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Originally posted by swissman
I think it is a brave piece of work and is really great, but it just doesn't compare to the detailed brilliance of 4 and B'day. Maybe it was IASF's length or the fact that not every song was super strong, but those other two albums are SOLID albums with very little room for criticism. I think that if Beyonce was in control (managing) then that the album would have been stronger (but I guess the era wouldn't have been).
Also some of the I Am ... songs are a bit cheesy, and Scared of Lonely did not fit on the Sasha side of the album.
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I disagree with the detailed brilliance of the 2nd and 4th albums.
IASF is that brilliance of her deciding to go against what was expected as far as the I Am... sound goes.
It was meant to be something stripped, bare, acoustic. Her previous albums didn't have that.
The one that doesn't have those brilliant artistic moments for me is DIL.
IASF is also brilliant in the fact that it has those songs inspired from true rock and acoustic artists like Smash Into You, Disappear, That's Why You're Beautiful.
I really appreciate that side of the album because it's her saying I can sing any and every genre and I dare you to say anything about it. That to me is artistic brilliance and freedom.
It has those same elements that 4 and B'day have but on a different spin.
The album that really lacks for me could have been made by anyone, but I do understand that it was laying a foundation for her artistry. It served it's purpose as establishing her as a solo artist, but other than that, it did absolutely nothing in the grand scheme. It's the albums like B'day, the I Am... side, 4 that's helping shape her sound and create those magical elements that are unique to B's music.
