Beyonce albums poll

the mean part of me wants to say something about incoherence being a hallmark of every project Beyonce is involved in because she herself is incoherent as hell

the rest of me just wants to vote for 4, which is the only solo album of hers that I was interested enough in to actually purchase

I do love "Get Me Bodied", "Deja Vu" and "Ring The Alarm" tho

production on that original version of "best thing i never had" is the best

alright I am rejecting this cohesion vs songcraft binary

otm. it's not just that b'day doesn't have any lows--its highs are higher than 4's imo.

so ultimately b'day >>> 4 > dangerously >>>>>> sasha fierce

yall srsly like 4 the best smh

ilx gone soft SOFT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNCQUauSvkg

never forget

btw "Upgrade U" is still hot garbage

http://www.funnycoolstuff.com/images/hot-garbage-bag.jpg

it's not just that b'day doesn't have any lows--its highs are higher than 4's imo.

hmm top 4 on b'day, "suga mama"/"irreplaceable"/"ring the alarm"/"get me bodied (extended)" vs top 4 on 4, "countdown"/"schoolin' life"/"1+1"/"dance for you"

= i say that's still a victory for 4 (could've easily subbed in "love on top" obv)

alright fuck the lot of you – I voted 4.

speaking of "love on top" it took me until the xmas period to see the performance where she announced her pregnancy to the world (previously youtube kept taking them down) and HOLY SHIT it gives me life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IO1mlF13nI

I don't really care about any of the 4 bonus tracks all that much aside from the "Girls" remixes.

"I Miss You"/"I Care"/"Countdown"/"End Of Time" are all unfuckwithable tho

ha yeah I sleep on "Love On Top" a lot but what a great song

"Love On Top" is now my favorite Beyonce single.

btw did the audience not know she was pregnant before she performed that? b/c i'd been under the impression she revealed the bump on the red carpet beforehand

IIRC the audience doesn't actually get to see the red carpet

also I can't get over how much better "Flaws and All" is than "Irreplaceable", it will forever boggle my mind that the latter was a massive hit and the former wasn't

IIRC the audience doesn't actually get to see the red carpet

is this a euphemism for zygote

oh I can't even go where the shameful joke that popped into my head took me

well even if they didn't i assume word would still spread...

I'm convinced. My hatred of "Countdown" aside, 4 really is the best of this lot.

best performance from the 4 era imo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hovFYj4SFvc

whoaaaaaa.

I don't really care about any of the 4 bonus tracks all that much aside from the "Girls" remixes.

"I Miss You"/"I Care"/"Countdown"/"End Of Time" are all unfuckwithable tho

― Much Ado About Nuttin (DJP), Wednesday, January 4, 2012 12:23 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

why you say the opposite of right

lex's top 4 otm tho

yeah generally the VMA performance was a total surprise -- maaaybe there was some chatter on twitter or whatever for a couple hours beforehand but i didn't see it. even before the reveal i was already like holy shit this is one of the best live TV performances ever just for the way she was going in on those key changes.

i love how they threw in an extra key change for that performance

the video version & the live performances work so much better with the full stop ON TOP! at the end too, really wish the album version didn't fade out.

the bilboard awards performance of girls with all the crazy video stuff was pretty rad too

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Changed my vote to 4.

i wonder if Dangerously In Love will get any votes. does that have any album tracks worth hearing at all?

4

B'Day is one of those rare albums i'd pick if i had to put on an album during a party and not be able to skip any tracks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsvxMVKnlY4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5eVSOYVads

^jams imo

basically i've spent the past 9 years slightly disappointed beyonce doesn't do sexytime shit 24/7 on the basis of those two joints

I like "Be With You," which is not dissimilar to Ashanti joints from the same era.

B'Day is one of those rare albums i'd pick if i had to put on an album during a party and not be able to skip any tracks

― some dude, Wednesday, January 11, 2012 9:14 PM (27 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

i mean i kind of agree with this but i also kind of feel that listening to the whole thing is kind of like listening to a sledgehammer for an hour

"Be With You" is fantastic, yes.

Surm is right about the experience of listening to B'Day.

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Hey, I voted 4, so don't point any fingers at Minnesota.

B'Day is one of those rare albums i'd pick if i had to put on an album during a party and not be able to skip any tracks

― some dude, Wednesday, January 11, 2012 4:14 PM (5 hours ago)

otm

smh @ results, ugh

i also kind of feel that listening to the whole thing is kind of like listening to a sledgehammer for an hour

― surm, Wednesday, January 11, 2012 4:45 PM

Just experienced the same thing.

a) it's 37 minutes long and b) not every song is "Ring The Alarm"

I did eventually vote for it but I played it now and -- oof. I wasn't in the mood for it.

4 is beyonce's black album - more hit-to-miss than some are willing to admit, gimmicky, not going to age as well as some of her earlier material

hmmm but 4 has got the Introspective Moments.

pop died, didn't cry vs. no more manager daddy

These are the ones.