 Rick Massimo , reviewing the concert for The Providence Journal , wrote that as a musical theater , the Monster Ball was not that exciting , but " that leaves the music , and when you lay two hours of her songs end @-@ to @-@ end , it 's easy to see the vision , the intelligence and a serious songwriting talent at work . " Jay N. Miller from The Enterprise was impressed with the show , saying that the music was somewhere between industrial disco and house music with a rock edge , but " always danceable " . Philip Borof from Bloomberg Television reviewed the concert in New York 's Madison Square Garden and found it average , calling the crowd decked in various costumes as the " most entertaining " . Toronto Star 's Ben Rayner appreciated the show , exclaiming " hot damn , that was one hell of a show Gaga brought to the Air Canada Centre Sunday night and suddenly it doesn ’ t seem redundant to add one more voice to the Lady Gaga choir . " Mariel Concepción from Billboard felt that Gaga " may be best known for her gaudy outfits and over @-@ the @-@ top stage shows , but at her hometown headlining debut at Madison Square Garden last night , the pop phenomenon proved she 's a regular girl at heart . " The Seattle Times staff writer Marian Liu declared that as " one of the most anticipated touring acts of the year , [ Gaga ] stimulated the crowd 's senses on Saturday night in a way few artists can . She brought spectacle and backed it up with soul . " The Guardian journalist Alexis Petridis reviewed the opening show of the European leg , and commented that " it takes a certain je ne sais quoi to open your show doing something that looks suspiciously like mime on a rickety metal staircase while wearing an outfit with shoulderpads the size of the deck on a small aircraft carrier . " 
