This outfit looks so much better in motion.

 

Just wish it was one piece though.

 

 

16 hours ago, Embustera said:

I have mad respect for Solange , her instagram stories about Palestine. 

Holy **** your icon You BEEN ahead of us. 

since its been 15 years, its safe to say…

 

 

Sweet Dreams

Single Ladies

If I Were A Boy

Smash Into You

Diva

Ave Maria

Broken-Hearted Girl

Scared of Lonely

Video Phone

Satellites

Radio

Halo

Ego

Hello

Disappear

TWYB

59 minutes ago, Devin said:

since its been 15 years, its safe to say…

 

 

Sweet Dreams

Single Ladies

If I Were A Boy

Smash Into You

Diva

Ave Maria

Broken-Hearted Girl

Scared of Lonely

Video Phone

Satellites

Radio

Halo

Ego

Hello

Disappear

TWYB

you should NOT feel safe saying most of this actually 

 

 

#1 is correct at least 

Diva 

Video Phone (album version)

Sweet Dreams/Why Don’t You Love Me

Single Ladies

Ego 

that’s it

 

5 minutes ago, cloudbusting said:

you should NOT feel safe saying most of this actually 

 

 

#1 is correct at least 

oop @Hallad173 downvote incoming when he logs in

 

Just now, Mitsouko said:

Diva 

Video Phone

Sweet Dreams/Why Don’t You Love Me

Single Ladies

Ego 

that’s it

 

oh-

 

36 minutes ago, Mitsouko said:

Diva 

Video Phone (album version)

Sweet Dreams/Why Don’t You Love Me

Single Ladies

Ego 

that’s it

 

very rarely are you wrong but here we are

 

no i won’t share my ranking because then i can’t be quoted about it when people inevitably disagree

 

8 minutes ago, cloudbusting said:

no i won’t share my ranking because then i can’t be quoted about it when people inevitably disagree

 

I do wonder how IASF would've been received by critics as a solid one disk album, the double disk marketing gimmick worked in terms of press but i think it made the album weaker sounding that it actually is.

 

I think this would've been a respectable late 2000s pop album tracklist.

 

1. If I were a boy

2. Halo

3. Sweet Dreams

4. Single Ladies

5. Disappear

6. Diva

7. Smash Into You (or Broken Hearted)

8. Why don't you love Jesus

9. Ego

10. Scared Of Lonely

11. Ave Maria

 

 

6 hours ago, Titanbaddie said:

I do wonder how IASF would've been received by critics as a solid one disk album, the double disk marketing gimmick worked in terms of press but i think it made the album weaker sounding that it actually is.

 

I think this would've been a respectable late 2000s pop album tracklist.

 

1. If I were a boy

2. Halo

3. Sweet Dreams

4. Single Ladies

5. Disappear

6. Diva

7. Smash Into You (or Broken Hearted)

8. Why don't you love Jesus

9. Ego

10. Scared Of Lonely

11. Ave Maria

 

 

Really valid point! The double disc made total sense branding-wise and the era at large for sure roped in a huge Pop/GP audience for Bey.

 

I too have always felt there was a strong singular, largely uptempo album within its tracks. IMO, it'd go something like:

 

1. Hello

2. Sweet Dreams 

3. Radio

4. Single Ladies

5. Diva

6. Ego

7.  Why Don't You Love Me

8. Scared Of Lonely

9. If I Were A Boy

10. Brokenhearted Girl

11. Halo

 

Because I'm kind of extra, I'd go as far as to say there's even a loose theme in that sequence of tracks that she could have used promotionally speaking (to give the album a "story)". Maybe even with interludes:

 

-- Love & Infatuation -- 

1. Hello

2. Sweet Dreams 

 

-- Self Love / Swagging Out After Being Done Wrong / Single Life --

3. Radio

4. Single Ladies

5. Diva

6. Ego

 

-- But Still Hurting --

7.  Why Don't You Love Me

8. Scared Of Lonely

9. If I Were A Boy

10. Brokenhearted Girl

 

--  Mourning the Girl She Once Was As She Moves Forward --

11. Halo <<< song is vague enough to fit the spec of "rebirth" and taking the essence of the old/pure her that's been lost on her journey forward. 

 

Spoiler

Girl, where is this movie...because we are BORED af LMAO

 

Edited November 13, 20232 yr by Cbreezy

Sweet Dreams

 

 

Broken Hearted Visuals

 

 

Smash Into You

 

 

Scared of No Visuals

 

 

If I Were a Visual

 

 

 

Pure Honey now over 90M streams on Spotify. The trailer helped the album streams slightly, so I hope the film  makes a bit of a difference on that regard. 

1 hour ago, Draper. said:

Pure Honey now over 90M streams on Spotify. The trailer helped the album streams slightly, so I hope the film  makes a bit of a difference on that regard. 

She could release a live album on streaming platforms, that would for sure connect people to the rest of her discography. Just an idea.

not the ******* rankings again are y’all ever tired ? 

Just now, Tangane said:

She could release a live album on streaming platforms, that would for sure connect people to the rest of her discography. Just an idea.

I think that’s a given, but maybe not December 1st. Having it for preorders that day and releasing it in like February with vinyls and a streaming release (announced later) could be a possibility. But that’s actually kind of smart and she doesn’t act like that with releases (and that’d push act ii even further so we don’t want that). The live album being a Christmas present is also a possibility. 

 

But to be honest, the interlude and Break My Soul sound perfectly mixed in the second trailer (compare it to the mix of Cruel Summer Live for example…). It’d be criminal not to release a live album. 

9 hours ago, Titanbaddie said:

I do wonder how IASF would've been received by critics as a solid one disk album, the double disk marketing gimmick worked in terms of press but i think it made the album weaker sounding that it actually is.

 

I think this would've been a respectable late 2000s pop album tracklist.

 

1. If I were a boy

2. Halo

3. Sweet Dreams

4. Single Ladies

5. Disappear

6. Diva

7. Smash Into You (or Broken Hearted)

8. Why don't you love Jesus

9. Ego

10. Scared Of Lonely

11. Ave Maria

 

 

TBQH, while critics tore the idea apart, she didn't milk this gimmick enough. The Platinum edition should've been a FULL double-disc album (with the appropriate runtime) to qualify for double certification. I'm surprised Matthew didn't do that, especially because she had so many demos laying around afterwards.

 

Forever To Bleed (IA), Control (SF), I'm Alone Now (IA), Black Culture (SF), Beat My Drum (SF), and Roc (IA) would've all made suitable bonus tracks.

I Am… So Fillery did NOT need any extra tracks - the duality theme was good in theory but poorly executed. It needed to be condensed down to the best of the best (maybe 5 for each?) and that would’ve made it a stronger body of work

 

like individual songs are fantastic, it’s just sloppy as a project

56 minutes ago, trainsskyscrapers said:

TBQH, while critics tore the idea apart, she didn't milk this gimmick enough. The Platinum edition should've been a FULL double-disc album (with the appropriate runtime) to qualify for double certification. I'm surprised Matthew didn't do that, especially because she had so many demos laying around afterwards.

 

Forever To Bleed (IA), Control (SF), I'm Alone Now (IA), Black Culture (SF), Beat My Drum (SF), and Roc (IA) would've all made suitable bonus tracks.

The fact that many/all of those you listed are better than some of the tracks that made the final. With a bit of polishing up, they could have been amazing additions, I agree.

It's funny we talk about IASF as her worst and needing an edit yet the standard edition was 11 songs (not including bonus tracks).

 

It'd be interesting if she approached this with her perspective and artistic skills of 2023...but the 2008 version does very much feel like just a bunch of tracks split between ballads and uptempo. I'd think if she tried this now, the two discs would feel like separate albums and not necessarily be limited in tempo but subject matter and mood.

not more rankings

 

we are in the trenches again

kinda happy Karen’s getting the Beyoncé media treatment now, takes the pressure off of her, redirects the "b-b-but she’s overrated" comments to the deserving artist and brings Bey one step closer to her dream of becoming the unknown indie artist she yearns to be 

Okay I actually NEED to see Alien Superstar's Music Video 

Edited November 13, 20232 yr by Redporus

On 11/11/2023 at 7:18 AM, Redporus said:

Wait deh you a yardie?

absolutely. sound like you are