Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Alright, let me go IN.
A lot of you are confusing what's COMMERCIALLY best and ARTISTICALLY best. Commercially best is what sells the most to the general public, the kind of decent but trendy and conformist music that she does with Daydream and Music Box. She switched it up with Butterfly and it ended up selling only half as much as Daydream, but the critics welcome her fresh display of artistry, deeming it her magnum opus. Butterfly was right in the sweet spot of commercial and artistic success. She couldn't make album like that again because she lost her commercial sense, even though her talent and artistry was always there.
Fast forward 10 years and she did it again with TEOM. It's an incredibly trendy album; she took whatever was the hottest in 2005 R&B and took it up a notch, resulting in a massively popular album. She failed to replicate the same level of success with E=MC2 and Memoirs because she deviated too much from the trend. 2008-2009 is all about electronic dance and we all know it's sooner she dies than makes a dance pop album. The music on E=MC2 and Memoirs are decent, but they don't sell well because they're not trendy.
MIAMTEC stands a better chance of being better received commercially, as R&B is starting to get popular again, and she's smart enough to throw in numbers like Thirsty, YDKWTD, etc. In 2014 it's all about ratchet anthem and bouncy throwback pop (Blurred Lines, Happy.) Artistically this album stands right up to TEOM. Tracks like Faded, #Beautiful, etc. are more innovative than anything that's on TEOM, or E=MC2, or Memoirs for that matter. I think the critics will like this album and it will sell well.
Taking everything into account, commercial and artistic potential, I put this album just below Daydream, Butterfly, and TEOM. Daydream was 20 years ago and TEOM was 10 years ago. That is saying a lot. She has really come through with this album and it deserves being one of her best.
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