How hard would it really be for Rihanna to create her best album? None of the ones she has released so far have been that great. Personally, I'm waiting for Rihanna to release an actual cohesive body of work and not an album full of fillers with 3 or 4 radio hits on them.
Ch if you can't even take your stan goggles off and admit that Rated R is a great cohesive body of work (songs & imagery) then of course your perception will always be bias.
I don't believe you've listened to all of her albums fully.
Rated R and Unapologetic fulfilled that.
I've listened to all of her albums. I used to be a big Rihanna fan during her three eras. Rated R was a step down from GGGB for me, and when she released 'Loud' I realized she was more interested in being a radio star and not a respected musician. I didn't see any growth as an artist so I stopped supporting her. 'Unapologetic' is definitely a step up from the last three albums, but I still feel like she doesn't step outside the box enough. She's such an interesting person, I just imagine her music should be much more fresh and different.
Ch if you can't even take your stan goggles off and admit that Rated R is a great cohesive body of work (songs & imagery) then of course your perception will always be bias.
What stan goggles? Being a fan of Beyoncé doesn't make me biased against Rihanna. I've never listened to a Rihanna album and said "Wow that was an amazing album". It's more like "I liked tracks 3 5 and 9". About Rated R, there is definitely a THEME to the album, but it's not cohesive, in my opinion.