I kinda lived for the IASF era
The performances slayed, the singles slayed, the album (sales) slayed, her movie slayed (the box office) etc. Eveything was just pure slayage except for the music
I mean, it's a decent album but it's her worst by far. It's not so much that the songs themselves suck, they just don't work together as a package. I guess she tried to fix that by splitting it in two but it didn't really change much.
It was definitely the era where she solidified her position and established her brand though. She was performing at the Oscars, Kennedy center, Inauguration etc
And the Single Ladies phenom taking the world by storm, ugh. In retrospect, that era was amazing
