I recently purchased Lady GaGa's
The Cherrytree Sessions CD at Borders and I just thought I'd put in my opinion of her since I really like her and I wanted to add a little to this thread.
A lot of people pirate from artists because they don't think that their songs/CDs are not worth buying but I just want to say that buying her
The Cherrytree Sessions CD was completely worth every penny. It is excellent.
The CD is basically a live recording of the following 3 songs: "Poker Face," "Just Dance," and "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)"
Poker Face: This version of the song only contained just Lady Gaga's voice and her piano playing skills. This is my favorite song in the CD because she shows how versatile her voice is and how creative she is. Some people think that her voice is pretty dull since a lot of the original version of Poker Face consists of monotonous repetitions, but in this live version she really shows her vocals by slowing the song down, changing her singing style once in a while, and adding in piano. This version is totally different from the original album version, it is wonderful.
Youtube link for Poker FaceJust Dace: In this version it is just Lady GaGa's voice with her DJ Space Cowboy. There are no special vocal effects added in and there are no back up vocals so you get a clear sound of what her voice sounds like. It's not something totally different from the original track, it's just what the song sounds like without special effects added in. Her real voice is actually a lot nicer than her electronically modified voice in the original one and it sounds very refreshing and clean since there is not a lot to it.
Youtube link for Just DanceEh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say): This version of the song contains the vocals from the original, but the background music is replaced with Space Cowboy's beat boxing and some electric piano. Again, this is a very clean version since there really isn't a lot to it and you can really listen to her voice. I guess the reason why they used the original vocals instead of live ones like with the other two songs is because the original vocals were (for the most part) not electronically altered in any way.
Youtube link for Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can SayI really recommend checking the songs on this CD out on Youtube/purchasing the songs. A lot of people complain online that her vocals in her live performances are terrible, but that's because she's dancing and singing at the same time (which obviously makes it a little more difficult to sing). If you really want to hear a good example of her live voice then you need to listen to these songs because they show her true vocal abilities.