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This album is a revelation. It's a total masterpiece. The run from "Texas Hold 'Em" to "Flamenco" is flawless, and, on it's own is the best album I've heard so far this year. Throw in "American Requiem," "16 Carriages," "Tyrant," and "Sweet * Honey * Buckiin" and this thing is a goddamn MONSTER.
What she's done with "Jolene" is brilliant. Going from her version of that song into "Daughter" just fucking wrecked me. Unreal.
This is an album that is immediately great and will only get better as it ages, I'm sure. This is one I think we're going to talk and come back to for a long time. This feels like one of those "canon" records.
Daughter is impressive yes, but i still kinda fail to connect to Beyonce on any level. She is amazing but at the same time i get bored easily with her work, which i never really dive into to be honest.
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 47163 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
VinylGuy wrote:
Daughter is impressive yes, but i still kinda fail to connect to Beyonce on any level. She is amazing but at the same time i get bored easily with her work, which i never really dive into to be honest.
Daughter is impressive yes, but i still kinda fail to connect to Beyonce on any level. She is amazing but at the same time i get bored easily with her work, which i never really dive into to be honest.
I always thought she sucked, until Lemonade
Seems her self titled is very good, according to my girl who is a die hard fan. Lemonade is the only album i listened front to back more than once, i has the song i like the most so i could agree with that yes.
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 3:35 pm Posts: 32290 Location: Buenos Aires
tragabigzanda wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:
Daughter is impressive yes, but i still kinda fail to connect to Beyonce on any level. She is amazing but at the same time i get bored easily with her work, which i never really dive into to be honest.
I always thought she sucked, until Lemonade
4 and Beyonce are very good albums, though a notch below Lemonade. There's a handful of songs on Renaissance that stuck with me but most of it felt comparatively inconsequential
I am listening to Cowboy Carter now. I'm only on track 6 (of 27!!!!) so there's a lot of album to go but I'm not really feeling it so far
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 47163 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
We made it about halfway through today and while there were some songs we liked, overall it felt super unfocused and meandering. Still, I fully expect to hear it all summer long around Montana so maybe it’ll grow on me.
The first two songs were definitely the worst. The Blackbird cover does nothing but take up space.
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 3:35 pm Posts: 32290 Location: Buenos Aires
tragabigzanda wrote:
The first two songs were definitely the worst.
Track 1 almost made me turn it off, extremely annoying. And I agree with your comments elsewhere about "16 Carriages" being tedious, I think that's largely due to the fact that it's literally two chords over and over. Baroque arrangements and production flourishes can't hide a flat composition.
I'm on track 17 now (which I'm really enjoying) and I've found a lot to like about the album after that rough start. "Just For Fun" and "Most Wanted" (the Miley Cyrus duet) have been some of my favorites
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