There are only three things a great artist needs to do: Have great songs. Sing effortlessly in tune. Sing with complete abandon and faith in the music. Lady Gaga's got the last two points taken care of, but, in her drive to do something incredible, crazy, and meaningful, she forgot about the first and most important point. She forgot to write good songs. The Fame/The Fame Monster were spotty but they had their fair share of great songs (Just Dance, Poker Face, Paparazzi, Bad Romance) and quite a few decent ones. Born This Way, on the other hand has only one truly great song, The Edge of Glory, and two other passable ones, You and I and Born This Way. The rest of the album is interesting but utterly forgettable. She also didn't help her cause by giving the one great song a terrible music video. Adele, Beyonce, Britney Spears, and even J-Lo released better albums this year, and, when you're trying to be the biggest pop star in the world, fifth best amon...