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Discussion: Does ATRL Support A Bully Culture?
Member Since: 3/15/2011
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Does ATRL Support A Bully Culture?
Look at the last page of this thread, it has gone as far as death threats which have been supported by many members. Whenever someone is threatened it comes to either bullying their fav or their family or themselves as an individual.
This needs to stop. Would our favs be proud that we drag each others?
Seriously, enough is enough.
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Her average album score is 67% on metacritic, that's pretty good from my viewpoint.
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4 was critically acclaimed, making it on many respected critics 'best of' lists.
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4 was included on several year-end lists by music critics and publications. James Montgomery of MTV News put 4 at number 20 on his list of "The 20 Best Albums Of 2011" calling it an "artfully anachronistic album."[207] Montgomery also noted "But given time, most (myself included) have come to love its classy flourishes and classically influenced roots. From big-boned ballads to weirdo world-music jams, 4 is clearly the disc on which Beyoncé makes her bid for artistic credibility."[207] The writers of BBC Online put the album at number seven on their list of "Top 25 Albums of 2011".[208] NPR also listed the album on the list of "50 Favorite Albums of 2011" and commented: "A record made up of amazing singles, 4 leaps beyond the restraints of its Top 40 cultural signifier to cultural significance, as Beyoncé celebrates her lasting, loving relationship with her man, as well as her fluidity as an artist who refuses to be thrust into any single box."[209] Rolling Stone listed 4 as the 25th best album of 2011 and commented, "The world's shrewdest diva turns on her star power full blast, indulges her oddball side and flaunts her mastery of seemingly every modern pop mode".[210] The Guardian also placed the album at number 4 on its year-end list claiming that it was "the sound of a pop star maturing" and a "sound of a world-class superstar, insisting she's in it for the long haul."[211] The writers of Spin named 4 the 39th best album of 2011 stating that it was "shifted into a totally different lane" and a "proof that Sasha doesn't need to be fierce to run the world".[212] They additionally put the album at number 2 on Spin's list of "20 Best Pop Albums of 2011".[213] Rap-Up listed 4 at number 5 on its list of "10 Best Albums of 2011".[214] On The Village Voice's year-end chart Pazz & Jop, 4 was ranked at number 26.[215]
Pitchfork Media put the album at number 27 on its list of the best albums of 2011[216] while The New York Times put 4 at number 10.[217] Amazon.com listed the album at number 2;[218] The New Yorker ranked 4 at number 10 on its list of "The Best Music of 2011: The British Singers"[219] and at number one on its list of "The Best Music of 2011: The American Singers", also giving Knowles the title of the best artist of 2011, writing: "Beyoncé doesn’t win the pop gold for America because she had the best single ... [She] wins 2011 simply for loving the job more than everyone else."[220] MSN, Digital Spy and Associated Press ranked the album at number 3.[221][222][223] Chicago Sun-Times put the album at number 6 on the list of "The 11 Best Albums of 2011". The writers commented that in the album, Knowles "wisely relaxes and explores a series of emotions as contradictory as the music styles underpinning their expression."[39] They also noted that 4, follows "B[eyoncé]'s usual pop formula and accelerates slowly through considerable creativity. She goes from 0 to 60 in about half an hour, gliding through some impressive balladry (not always her strong suit) before careening through the clubs of the world".[224] Mark Edward Nero of the website About.com, put the album at number 13 in his list of best albums for 2011, adding that "Beyonce remains one of the more talented, hardworking vocalists of our time, and it seems like this project is an example of her evolving into a more mature artist and person."[225] Consequence of Sound ranked the album at number 13, concluding:
In 2012, the album was ranked at number 37 on the women's list of "The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time" by Rolling Stone magazine. The writer of the publication further wrote "Ever since she broke out of Destiny's Child, Beyonce has been the world's favorite pop princess, whether she's in a feisty mood or making nice". "Countdown" was chosen as the essential moment of the album.[227]
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4 was acclaimed for a "pop girl" album.
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This upcoming halftime show has ya'll so uneasy today. #BatheInWindex
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Member Since: 3/15/2011
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Originally posted by madonnas
4 was critically acclaimed, making it on many respected critics 'best of' lists.
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But will she ever have a universally acclaimed album, labeled for her contribution?
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Member Since: 6/17/2011
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4 was one of the most critically acclaimed mainstream albums of its year.
It also has a 73% on metacritic which is a higher score than most what her contemporaries have ever gotten.
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Member Since: 5/15/2012
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Critics liked 4.
So yes she is capable of getting acclaim.
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Member Since: 11/6/2011
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well she's done it before so why not?
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Member Since: 8/23/2011
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She has the potential, yes. I think it could come later in her career though.
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"4" was critically acclaimed. "4's" Metacritic score also does not reflect it's position on year-end charts. Meaning, people who rated it lower initially, actually rated it higher later.
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Originally posted by JeremyALD
But will she ever have a universally acclaimed album, labeled for her contribution?
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what? she has credits on 4 for songwriting and production on every song
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Member Since: 3/15/2011
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Quote:
Originally posted by Amaru
4 was one of the most critically acclaimed mainstream albums of its year.
It also has a 73% on metacritic which is a higher score than most what her contemporaries have ever gotten.
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Is being 3% above Kelly's weak All I Ever Wanted album, acceptable for a King though 
I personally would like to see an album produced by Beyonce - that really shows her strengths as a vocalist, performer and a songwriter.
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Member Since: 8/22/2009
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4 was critically acclaimed, it made the top of MANY of the most respected year end lists.
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Member Since: 12/14/2011
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Originally posted by madonnas
4 was critically acclaimed, making it on many respected critics 'best of' lists.
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!! B'Day to an extent as well, and DIL made several year- and decade-end lists. But yes, I think she can reach even higher levels of acclaim.
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OP, just look up and down until the irony hits you.
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Member Since: 2/17/2012
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Originally posted by Robert
4 was acclaimed for a "pop girl" album.
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Not "just for a "pop girl" album, it was fairly acclaimed in general.
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Originally posted by Amaru
4 was one of the most critically acclaimed mainstream albums of its year.
It also has a 73% on metacritic which is a higher score than most what her contemporaries have ever gotten.
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What on earth are you talking about?  She was praised for her vocals on the album, and praised for writing all the songs (Pitchfork even noted that the one song where she didn't have writing credits was one of the worst written ones on the album).
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Member Since: 8/22/2009
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Originally posted by JeremyALD
Is being 3% above Kelly's weak All I Ever Wanted album, acceptable for a King though
I personally would like to see an album produced by Beyonce - that really shows her strengths as a vocalist, performer and a songwriter. |
Kellys album was only reviewed by 17 critics.
Beyonce was reviewed by 36.
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