Beyoncé Country Album

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Anonymous wrote:Unlike most of you here, I'm a big country music fan. For me, Beyonce doesn't have the voice to pull off country. I want to hear the pathos! When Dolly sings "Jolene," I can hear how this woman is truly begging Jolene to not take her man. That emotion is what makes that song a classic. Beyonce's Jolene is just a parody of a classic. It could never stand on its own.

+1. The way Dolly shows the true insecurity of a woman who feels like she is nothing but ordinary is what country music does so well. I feel the same about classic blues. People singing about ordinary lives, in a way that you know you've had that same feeling, and giving it some dignity.

Exactly. Which is why Beyonce will never capture the feeling of country. She thinks she is the best thing in the world. Her arrogance (and her sour grapes) knows no bounds.

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Anonymous wrote:Beyoncé must be one of the most overrated entertainers of all time. She doesn’t completely suck, but she’s certainly nothing special.

This. She does not have the voice of a Mary J Blige, not in the same universe. But she's good at using stripper poles in her shows so there's that I suppose.

Huh? I'm a MJB super fan. I'd never put her in the category of a powerful voice. Now if you would have said Adele, I would have given you that.

Little secret, not all the best entertainers of all time will have the best voices of all time and not all best voices of all time will be the best entertainers.

Michael Jackson and Prince are GOAT like figures (and great singers) but not the best voices in their genre. Taylor Swift is not even top 5 voices of her peers but she's a GOAT in her genre/category. Same with Usher. You can't deny Beyonce is the same. Drake is far from the best 20 rappers, but he's still a star nonetheless. Why the Beyonce hate?

Not loving someone and thinking they’re overrated is not the same as hating them. JFC. I don’t think anyone hates Beyonce but some of us find her music, dancing, and even looks “blah” at best. And we simply don’t understand this societal Beyonce worship.

Yes, hate is not the word. She is annoying like a mosquito. Her talent is completely overrated. Her vocal style is annoying. That would be fine except that she and her husband are so over the top in their arrogance and you can't escape them. Maybe they don't get all the awards because they don't deserve all the awards and they should just shut up about it.

Same jay zs rant at the Grammies was a disappointing display of entitlement and lack of class. Beyoncé has plenty of well deserved Grammies.

So one sentence is a rant? Get over yourself

Everything they do these days is about their manufactured grievances.

Beyonce's next album should be called Sour Grapes.

Will she sit on a horse stomping on grapes wearing a toga? And then the Beyhive will all start wearing togas?

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I finally got to listen to the whole album and I don't get a country vibe from it at all.

If anything, to me, it reminds me of Janelle Monae's album Dirty Computer from 2018ish.

I was expecting more country from Country Carter and feel like I'm left with an album that doesn't have a clear identity. Disappointing.

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She couldn't sing country if any real country star sang it for her that album is awful she cannot sing country music at all!!! Why is she getting all this hype for the worst music ever!!

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Anonymous wrote:She couldn't sing country if any real country star sang it for her that album is awful she cannot sing country music at all!!! Why is she getting all this hype for the worst music ever!!

You're clearly in the minority. Most industry experts are saying it's her best work to date. It's okay, you don't have to like what others like.

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I think this is her best album. It’s more like Madonnas Music album. Americana mixed with dance music rather than full blown country

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Anonymous wrote:Beyoncé must be one of the most overrated entertainers of all time. She doesn’t completely suck, but she’s certainly nothing special.

This. She does not have the voice of a Mary J Blige, not in the same universe. But she's good at using stripper poles in her shows so there's that I suppose.

Beyoncé and Mariah Carey are technically better than Mary but Mary knows how to make a song cry. Beyoncé can’t do that. Mariah cannot either. I don’t feel anything when she sings Hero. Celine has that emotion. Mary J Blige can too. Beyoncé does not. You can be a technically great singer but not know how to emote.

Miley Cyrus sounded better than Beyonce on their country duet. Her vocal timbre and color is better for the song .

PP said "voice" if MJB, emotion.

And if the song Protector doesn't make you cry....

It doesn’t make me cry. It’s a beautiful song. Probably my favorite off the album but Beyonces voice doesn’t pull at the heartstrings in my opinion. Something about it is hollow.

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Anonymous wrote:Beyoncé must be one of the most overrated entertainers of all time. She doesn’t completely suck, but she’s certainly nothing special.

This. She does not have the voice of a Mary J Blige, not in the same universe. But she's good at using stripper poles in her shows so there's that I suppose.

Huh? I'm a MJB super fan. I'd never put her in the category of a powerful voice. Now if you would have said Adele, I would have given you that.

Little secret, not all the best entertainers of all time will have the best voices of all time and not all best voices of all time will be the best entertainers.

Michael Jackson and Prince are GOAT like figures (and great singers) but not the best voices in their genre. Taylor Swift is not even top 5 voices of her peers but she's a GOAT in her genre/category. Same with Usher. You can't deny Beyonce is the same. Drake is far from the best 20 rappers, but he's still a star nonetheless. Why the Beyonce hate?

Not loving someone and thinking they’re overrated is not the same as hating them. JFC. I don’t think anyone hates Beyonce but some of us find her music, dancing, and even looks “blah” at best. And we simply don’t understand this societal Beyonce worship.

Yes, hate is not the word. She is annoying like a mosquito. Her talent is completely overrated. Her vocal style is annoying. That would be fine except that she and her husband are so over the top in their arrogance and you can't escape them. Maybe they don't get all the awards because they don't deserve all the awards and they should just shut up about it.

Same jay zs rant at the Grammies was a disappointing display of entitlement and lack of class. Beyoncé has plenty of well deserved Grammies.

AOTY is treated like a songwriters award and that’s why Beyonce hasn’t won. Beyonce is less songwriter and more album curator. She conceptualizes the album but brings in others and samples songs to create it.

The academy could create a second AOTY to award concept and achievements in production. She’d be a shoo-in for that.

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Anonymous wrote:Beyoncé must be one of the most overrated entertainers of all time. She doesn’t completely suck, but she’s certainly nothing special.

This. She does not have the voice of a Mary J Blige, not in the same universe. But she's good at using stripper poles in her shows so there's that I suppose.

Huh? I'm a MJB super fan. I'd never put her in the category of a powerful voice. Now if you would have said Adele, I would have given you that.

Little secret, not all the best entertainers of all time will have the best voices of all time and not all best voices of all time will be the best entertainers.

Michael Jackson and Prince are GOAT like figures (and great singers) but not the best voices in their genre. Taylor Swift is not even top 5 voices of her peers but she's a GOAT in her genre/category. Same with Usher. You can't deny Beyonce is the same. Drake is far from the best 20 rappers, but he's still a star nonetheless. Why the Beyonce hate?

Not loving someone and thinking they’re overrated is not the same as hating them. JFC. I don’t think anyone hates Beyonce but some of us find her music, dancing, and even looks “blah” at best. And we simply don’t understand this societal Beyonce worship.

Yes, hate is not the word. She is annoying like a mosquito. Her talent is completely overrated. Her vocal style is annoying. That would be fine except that she and her husband are so over the top in their arrogance and you can't escape them. Maybe they don't get all the awards because they don't deserve all the awards and they should just shut up about it.

Same jay zs rant at the Grammies was a disappointing display of entitlement and lack of class. Beyoncé has plenty of well deserved Grammies.

AOTY is treated like a songwriters award and that’s why Beyonce hasn’t won. Beyonce is less songwriter and more album curator. She conceptualizes the album but brings in others and samples songs to create it.

The academy could create a second AOTY to award concept and achievements in production. She’d be a shoo-in for that.

DP. I get what you're saying. Doesn't it feel like Beyonce isn't the one conceptualizing and producing her albums, though? As others have said, her emotion isn't layered across her body of work--or even across an entire album. It feels overproduced. Her shows look overproduced. Her videos, her image, feels like she is performing someone else's vision. Maybe it's Jay Z's, but it seems more theatrical than one person's. There has to be a group (including Beyonce, sure) that comes up with most of it.

Honestly, *other than* the work that is strategically released and curated, does anyone have a sense of Beyonce, the woman? Her vision of her career? I won't include her family because they've chosen to be exceptuobally private about their family and I respect the heck out of that choice.

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^^ that word is exceptionally! "exceptionally private"

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Anonymous wrote:I finally got to listen to the whole album and I don't get a country vibe from it at all.

If anything, to me, it reminds me of Janelle Monae's album Dirty Computer from 2018ish.

I was expecting more country from Country Carter and feel like I'm left with an album that doesn't have a clear identity. Disappointing.

Its an acoustic, paired down version of her same music and then theres weird instances of lots of non-instrumental background. The only song I like is with Miley Cyrus but thats because their voices together are magic.

Its very whiplashy.

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Anonymous wrote:I finally got to listen to the whole album and I don't get a country vibe from it at all.

If anything, to me, it reminds me of Janelle Monae's album Dirty Computer from 2018ish.

I was expecting more country from Country Carter and feel like I'm left with an album that doesn't have a clear identity. Disappointing.

I got some country from it, but you're right about it feeling more like a concept album like JM makes.

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Anonymous wrote:I finally got to listen to the whole album and I don't get a country vibe from it at all.

If anything, to me, it reminds me of Janelle Monae's album Dirty Computer from 2018ish.

I was expecting more country from Country Carter and feel like I'm left with an album that doesn't have a clear identity. Disappointing.

I got some country from it, but you're right about it feeling more like a concept album like JM makes.

Hasn’t she given enough to the music industry that she can make a concept album at this point to explore a new side? In order to have longevity, musicians need to switch it up every so often. Who cares if it isn’t exactly what you would expect from country music? Give her some credit for exploring something new and not churning out another pop album. Why does she need to stay in your/the music industry’s box for her? People, musicians and artists need space to explore and create.

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Anonymous wrote:Beyoncé must be one of the most overrated entertainers of all time. She doesn’t completely suck, but she’s certainly nothing special.

This. She does not have the voice of a Mary J Blige, not in the same universe. But she's good at using stripper poles in her shows so there's that I suppose.

Huh? I'm a MJB super fan. I'd never put her in the category of a powerful voice. Now if you would have said Adele, I would have given you that.

Little secret, not all the best entertainers of all time will have the best voices of all time and not all best voices of all time will be the best entertainers.

Michael Jackson and Prince are GOAT like figures (and great singers) but not the best voices in their genre. Taylor Swift is not even top 5 voices of her peers but she's a GOAT in her genre/category. Same with Usher. You can't deny Beyonce is the same. Drake is far from the best 20 rappers, but he's still a star nonetheless. Why the Beyonce hate?

Not loving someone and thinking they’re overrated is not the same as hating them. JFC. I don’t think anyone hates Beyonce but some of us find her music, dancing, and even looks “blah” at best. And we simply don’t understand this societal Beyonce worship.

Yes, hate is not the word. She is annoying like a mosquito. Her talent is completely overrated. Her vocal style is annoying. That would be fine except that she and her husband are so over the top in their arrogance and you can't escape them. Maybe they don't get all the awards because they don't deserve all the awards and they should just shut up about it.

Same jay zs rant at the Grammies was a disappointing display of entitlement and lack of class. Beyoncé has plenty of well deserved Grammies.

AOTY is treated like a songwriters award and that’s why Beyonce hasn’t won. Beyonce is less songwriter and more album curator. She conceptualizes the album but brings in others and samples songs to create it.

The academy could create a second AOTY to award concept and achievements in production. She’d be a shoo-in for that.

DP. I get what you're saying. Doesn't it feel like Beyonce isn't the one conceptualizing and producing her albums, though? As others have said, her emotion isn't layered across her body of work--or even across an entire album. It feels overproduced. Her shows look overproduced. Her videos, her image, feels like she is performing someone else's vision. Maybe it's Jay Z's, but it seems more theatrical than one person's. There has to be a group (including Beyonce, sure) that comes up with most of it.

Honestly, *other than* the work that is strategically released and curated, does anyone have a sense of Beyonce, the woman? Her vision of her career? I won't include her family because they've chosen to be exceptuobally private about their family and I respect the heck out of that choice.

No single artist does all that and all these huge tours are overproduced. NO one can run their mini-corporation/brand, dance, sing, write all the songs, make the costumes, choreography and the scenes for a huge tour. It takes TONS of people. Think of all the bonuses Taylor gave to her staff (not just the truck drivers) as an example. It takes LOT of people to make these massive artists. They all look overproduced to me. I mean you are going to a music version of Cirque Du Soleil at this point.

Good for Beyoncé for keeping her work life and social life separate!