2011 was all set up to be the first year of Lady Gaga's enduring reign as the undisputed heir to the pop throne. While she was certainly everywhere this year, her anticipated coronation never quite achieved critical mass. Born This Way was a big reason why. By far the most anticipated pop album of the year, this overly serious slab of '80s bombast failed to deliver a single track with the earworm staying power of the hits from her monster debut. The song that threatened to come closest was the title track, a pandering would-be gay anthem that borrowed liberally from Madonna's "Express Yourself." If our Lady wishes to sit long on the throne, she'll have to do better.
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