there's one thing that I feel is absolutely crucial to unpacking this album and, in my humble opinion, you can't possibly understand it if you've not grasped this major, major point


there are no bad songs on this album

Preach!

long albums this good always make me wish all albums were this long; the only reason they aren't is that most artists couldn't collect 27 songs this good at any one time

The Levi Jeans song I did not like. A few of the songs in the second half I glossed over - doesn’t mean they are bad at all, but this album isn’t perfect. It’s really really good though.

I could do without the Levi Jeans song but I stand behind my post; everything belongs, even the interludes and experiments, just like on Vitalogy

There aren't a ton of albums out there that I've heard where the interludes feel as vital and necessary to the album concept as they do here. Also, they're all like super short. What do they add all together, like a minute and a half to the album? Maybe?

I mean, really the only "interludes" are the Willie Nelson spots. The others feel like parts of the songs they proceed; much like pry,to into corduroy. The aren't interludes or skits, they are intros that just happen to have their own track list number.

I feel its too recent to actually know if those interlude are vital or not to the album

*to the album concept

yeah, concept or whatever

lets see how all those little songs feel in a year...probably all those guys who got the vinyl are happy they dont have them.

¨fuck Bey i already got the concept three songs ago¨

I like the interludes, for the most part. They make the album feel like a cohesive artistic statement. (Getting nitpicky, the only one I'd personally cut is "Oh Louisiana" because the pitch-shifting is kind of annoying and the track just genuinely sounds bad)

Also I think this album flies by. It really doesn't feel 78 minutes long

Totally agree

American Requiem into 16 Carriages sounds nice. I like both songs.

I like the interludes. Does Desert Eagle count as an interlude? That one kind of annoys me.

Cut that one, Blackbird, and Levi’s Jeans and you’ve got yourself an album
(might try to contact Beyonce and see if it’s not too late to change it)

Interesting perspective here, praying for the author's safety: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/ ... n-williams

This led me to this performance by the author and damn, she's super talented

This is great!

Wow! She's a dynamo. Good find jorge.

fuck you beyonce!

I love tiny desk concerts

Sweet Honey Buckin' mixes chill country with dancehall / afrobeat, it's literally insane

Spectacular article and performance