Lady Gaga. You’ve probably heard of her. Not least because she keeps thrusting albums upon the pop world, without actually giving us anything new.

OK, that was a tad harsh. We take it back, sort of.

First came The Fame, Gaga’s debut album, then Fame Monster, which was pretty much The Fame but loads better - if only because it had Bad Romance on it. And now we have The Remix, which does what it says on the tin, featuring remixes of Lady Gaga’s released tracks and a smattering of others from both of her previous albums.

With news having recently broken of her forthcoming ‘shocking’ album, we can be sure that Gaga hasn’t just run out of material but she’s certainly rinsing everything she can out of her current stuff before hanging it up to dry in preparation for the 2011 release. And why the hell not? She’s Gaga, which means she can get away with it.

Being Lady Gaga obviously has its perks. Aside from the paychecks, the Grammys and the ability to wear something that resembles a lion's mane without getting so much as a second glance (what can we say, we’d like to try it), you draw big name collaborators like Stuart Price, Marilyn Manson and Pet Shop Boys to pad out your remix album with. It all sounds pretty promising on paper, doesn’t it?

Manson features in one of The Remix’s better tracks, Lovegame. Growling his way through the chorus, he gives the repetitive original a bit of an edge. Similarly, Frankmusik’s summery, up-tempo take on Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) betters the plodding nature of the song, whilst the Pet Shop Boys’ remix of the same track adds those familiar 80s-style synths, because, well, what else would they do. Still, it does sound better than the original.

But that's not the case for the majority. While we like the live, slowy version of Pokerface (ie. the version that was performed in Glee) and the Latino feel of Stuart Price's Paparazzi, the fact is that most of the tracks are just good versions of even better originals. Although we firmly believe that Bad Romance just shouldn't be touched. Ever.

Predictably, there’s nothing groundbreaking about The Remix, but it is a decent collection of songs and is a good alternative to those tired radio edits, when you fancy some dance-floor friendly renditions of a few Gaga favourites.

It'll also keep fans happy until her next release, which - fingers crossed - will have brand spanking new songs on it. Having said that, The Gaga might just whack out another remix album before the year is through.