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Poll: Is Beyoncé (album) Overrated now vs then?
View Poll Results: Is Beyonce (Album Overrated?
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Yes. The album isn't aging well.
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23.31% |
Yes. I only liked a few songs.
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49 |
30.06% |
No. The Best Album of all Time.
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46.63% |
Member Since: 12/7/2011
Posts: 18,969
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This is pretty much Beyonce's Butterfly in that sense. Timeless and will transcend through time as a fan's most favourite album.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
Posts: 3,130
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Tu ne t'intéresses pas au sexe ...
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Member Since: 1/3/2014
Posts: 6,966
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Originally posted by Sazare
Well it's not like the score on Metacritic would change even if the album had aged badly.
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Well, regardless, albums don't age after only 3 months. ATRL is full of middle-schoolers, I swear.
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Member Since: 1/2/2014
Posts: 18,038
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Member Since: 12/4/2010
Posts: 6,582
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Originally posted by YonceIsFierce
So now that ATRL thinks the album is overrated, what next?
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LMAO, I'm not responsible for what others think......
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Member Since: 7/7/2011
Posts: 6,937
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Originally posted by ciara
To me it's overrated in the sense that most of the album consists of the same concept of a previous Beyonce song. The only song to really show growth to me is Haunted and Ghost.
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Personally i think you're just a salty Ciara stan but even if i were to pretend to play along for a second, your reason is BS!!
Pretty hurts, jealous, mine, superpower, blue and heaven all delve into themes Beyonce hasnt previously explored. Add those to the ones u mentioned, that's basically half of the album. Love, sex & feminism on the other hand will forever remain a staple in her discography.
There's not exactly a telephone book full of topics that mainstream singers explore anyways so why you'd hold that against Bey in the 1st place is puzzling ... Well maybr not so puzzling "Ciara"
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Member Since: 11/11/2009
Posts: 4,457
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The album is not overrated. First of all, there isn't even a number #1 single that has come out of the album. Selling 3 Million albums is great, but I think it would have to be doing Adele numbers to be seen as overrated commercially. No critics have called it the best album of any time, they simply gave credit where it was due, and I think 85 is a perfect score for the album (that's only a B on a letter scale).
This album hasn't been praised only because of the innovative release strategy. I think the thing that has made both critics and Beyoncé fans praise the album so much is because it's the first time Beyoncé has truly let down all of her walls and given us something completely personal. You actually hear Beyoncé the PERSON in this album, not just Beyoncé the STAR. It's a great work of art because it's quality music and her most organic album to date.
If anything, like someone else said in here, the album is being overshadowed by the praise from the surprise release strategy. I think a lot of people just see this as a "fun" album now, but in the future people will realize how much more there is to it, especially with songs like "Superpower" and "Haunted".
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Member Since: 9/13/2012
Posts: 3,203
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If anything, i love it more than ever.
Its her best album & my favourite female album...ever.
Its everything I wanted Bey to do. It has everything I look for. But thats just me.
It deserves all the success it can get/gonna get/it's getting.
BOOM.
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Member Since: 6/5/2011
Posts: 3,159
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It's a good album..but lets be honest it was all HYPE.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
Posts: 34,855
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Originally posted by Teezy
Well, regardless, albums don't age after only 3 months. ATRL is full of middle-schoolers, I swear.
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Many of the reviews on Metacritic were pretty immediate as the critics had absolutely no advance listens and they rushed to get their reviews out while the album was still hot. A lot of opinions can change over the course of three months.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
Posts: 3,130
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Originally posted by Walley
The album is not overrated. First of all, there isn't even a number #1 single that has come out of the album. Selling 3 Million albums is great, but I think it would have to be doing Adele numbers to be seen as overrated commercially. No critics have called it the best album of any time, they simply gave credit where it was due, and I think 85 is a perfect score for the album (that's only a B on a letter scale).
This album hasn't been praised only because of the innovative release strategy. I think the thing that has made both critics and Beyoncé fans praise the album so much is because it's the first time Beyoncé has truly let down all of her walls and given us something completely personal. You actually hear Beyoncé the PERSON in this album, not just Beyoncé the STAR. It's a great work of art because it's quality music and her most organic album to date.
If anything, like someone else said in here, the album is being overshadowed by the praise from the surprise release strategy. I think a lot of people just see this as a "fun" album now, but in the future people will realize how much more there is to the album, especially with songs like "Superpower" and "Haunted".
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Member Since: 12/4/2010
Posts: 6,582
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Originally posted by Bey'Knight
Personally i think you're just a salty Ciara stan but even if i were to pretend to play along for a second, your reason is BS!!
Pretty hurts, jealous, mine, superpower, blue and heaven all delve into themes Beyonce hasnt previously explored. Add those to the ones u mentioned, that's basically half of the album. Love, sex & feminism on the other hand will forever remain a staple in her discography.
There's not exactly a telephone book full of topics that mainstream singers explore anyways so why you'd hold that against Bey in the 1st place is puzzling ... Well maybr not so puzzling "Ciara"
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IN YOUR OPINION of course. As I said "Ghost" and "Haunted" are the only songs that sound different and they sound like something Beyonce has never done before..
Ghost because it's spoken word and Haunted because she finally does something electronic that isn't one dimensional and predictable, like that one song from I Am...Sasha Fierce with the similar hair she had on the video.
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Member Since: 11/11/2009
Posts: 4,457
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Originally posted by Sazare
Many of the reviews on Metacritic were pretty immediate as the critics had absolutely no advance listens and they rushed to get their reviews out while the album was still hot. A lot of opinions can change over the course of three months.
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Only 7 of the 34 critics counted on Metacritic reviewed the album within 2 days of it being released.
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Member Since: 10/14/2011
Posts: 3,934
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I love the album even more now than when it was only just released, and when there was all the hype and excitement over the brand new songs. I've started to appreciate the songs I didn't like so much at first, and I still love the songs that I did in the first place. The hype due to her release strategy and immense success actually distracted from just how brilliant the album actually is. If anything, the album is under-rated.
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Member Since: 2/24/2012
Posts: 30,779
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Originally posted by Brando
It's an 8/10. Both B'Day & 4 are better.
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This!!
But it's a 7 for me.
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Member Since: 11/16/2011
Posts: 11,544
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I don't think so.
She delivered on everything. She wasn't predictable, she didn't following trends nor was she restricted in her lyrical content. She incorporated real messages of todays generation (feminism, body image, self-confidence etc..) which hasn't been properly done by a pop girl since Janet's earlier days. She didn't allow outside forces to dictate how she would deliver her material & each song is a stellar visual to it. She was open, personal & relatable. Whether her fans & haters on ATRL agree or not, sales from GP & acclaim by paid professional critics state the praise is deserved.
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Member Since: 6/25/2011
Posts: 28,853
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Originally posted by Teezy
Well, regardless, albums don't age after only 3 months. ATRL is full of middle-schoolers, I swear.
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Oh my god!
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Member Since: 12/4/2010
Posts: 6,582
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Originally posted by superben
This!!
But it's a 7 for me.
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I give the album a 7.5
"B'day" is 9.5 and "4" is a 7.6.
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Member Since: 1/3/2014
Posts: 6,966
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Originally posted by Sazare
Many of the reviews on Metacritic were pretty immediate as the critics had absolutely no advance listens and they rushed to get their reviews out while the album was still hot. A lot of opinions can change over the course of three months.
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6 of the reviews from Metacritic for BEYONCE were done in Jan. and Feb. and 5 of them gave it no less than an aggregate score of 80.
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Member Since: 6/25/2011
Posts: 28,853
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Originally posted by Walley
Only 7 of the 34 critics counted on Metacritic reviewed the album within 2 days of it being released.
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Originally posted by Teezy
6 of the reviews from Metacritic for BEYONCE were done in Jan. and Feb. and 5 of them gave it no less than an aggregate score of 80.
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"All the reviews were counted after a few days!! "
Keep poking holes in their theory!
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