13 minutes ago, Burn said:

What is everyone's first memory of Beyoncé?

 

Mine is seeing the Baby Boy video. I remember just bring fascinated by it and I knew she was a star right then. I would have been about 8 years old at the time.

Watching the 2013 Super Bowl Half-Time Show. I wasn't familiar with her music before that as I was a child and Bey has never had childlike appeal like Katy, Tay, etc. did but I was completely enamoured. I then began searching her videos up on YouTube and would do "marathons" watching one after another. 

Honestly, I do expect this to be the least successful era due to the lack of promo, but I bet the music is gonna EAT.

2 hours ago, Space&Time said:

Okay, back to Cowboy Carter. How about a survey. Quote your answers and let's discuss!

 

1. When you hear CC, do you think you will:

A) Be immediately blown away

B) It will have to grow on you

C) You are not going to like it (perhaps due to the genre)

 

2. Beyoncé will release the visuals

A) Within a week of the album release

B) Sometime within the era while it's fresh

C) Not until all 3 Acts are complete

 

3.Cowboy Carter will likely produce

A) Two more # 1 hits

B) Another #1 hit

C) A couple of Top Ten hits

 

4. Texas Hold 'Em is likely to be:

A) The worst song on the album

B) A cute bop and useful song to the tracklist

C) The most commercial song on the album

 

5. The CC era will likely be:

A) Her most successful since IASF

B) On par with Rennaisance

C) On par or below "4" status

1. When you hear CC, do you think you will:

B) It will have to grow on you

 

16 Carriages bores me and Texas got annoying for me after a few weeks,

but I was OBSESSED with RENAISSANCE so I know the album will have way better material.

 

2. Beyoncé will release the visuals

B) Sometime within the era while it's fresh

 

3.Cowboy Carter will likely produce

B) Another #1 hit

 

4. Texas Hold 'Em is likely to be:

C) The most commercial song on the album

 

5. The CC era will likely be:

B) On par with Rennaisance

i remember seeing her in Run The World (Girls) video for the first time. i knew about Beyonce before, but i knew nothing about her. the moment i saw that video something clicked inside me, it's like it was meant to be. i choose her to be my fave in that moment. i was still a child back then. i knew about Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Shakira, JLo, but i never payed attention to any of the pop girls back then. but the moment i saw that video, i entered the stan world and everything after that made sense

20 minutes ago, Burn said:

What is everyone's first memory of Beyoncé?

 

Mine is seeing the Baby Boy video. I remember just bring fascinated by it and I knew she was a star right then. I would have been about 8 years old at the time.

Bey as a solo artist probably CIL's music video on MTV, but my babysitter was a diehard DC fan. She just recently became a grandmother ☠️

 

it's not hard to see why he had Bey all hot and bothered 

1 minute ago, satellites.™ said:

Honestly, I do expect this to be the least successful era due to the lack of promo, but I bet the music is gonna EAT.

I'm conflicted because I could see it being pretty big just off the fact that country music just has more mainstream appeal than for the sake of an example house/dance music especially in the US. Texas being bigger than BMS is the receipt for that.

Also country music is having a major resurgence at the moment so her putting this out is literally perfect timing. Like she was definitely ahead of the curve with this. 
 

Everything kinda perfectly lined up for CC to be a success even if she does her usual hands off approach with promo. 

 

25 minutes ago, Burn said:

What is everyone's first memory of Beyoncé?

 

Mine is seeing the Baby Boy video. I remember just bring fascinated by it and I knew she was a star right then. I would have been about 8 years old at the time.

Mine is the Baby Boy video as well but the first time I was fully blown away by Beyoncé and remember it was when I was 9 watching her perform Sweet Dreams at the EMAs since those were the only awards my European self could watch on TV back then before bedtime  

43 minutes ago, Burn said:

What is everyone's first memory of Beyoncé?

 

Mine is seeing the Baby Boy video. I remember just bring fascinated by it and I knew she was a star right then. I would have been about 8 years old at the time.

I think I was 7/8 when I first heard Destiny's Child song Independent Woman Pt2. on a NOW Thats what I call music CD that my step-dad owned.....chile I would always take it out his CD rack and play it when I was dropped from school early and would be home alone! I love DC's sound to this day. They made some great songs.

Edited March 24, 20242 yr by Redporus

34 minutes ago, Burn said:

What is everyone's first memory of Beyoncé?

 

Mine is seeing the Baby Boy video. I remember just bring fascinated by it and I knew she was a star right then. I would have been about 8 years old at the time.

For me it was Survivor when that was at it's peak! We had a 'video hits' show that ran in Australia (kinda like MTV) and the video clip was getting played so often. I would have been about 5 years old and I remember thinking the music video was EVERYTHING and I was obsessed with the choreo and wanted to look like DC. Of course, I grew up listening to Bey after that, I strongly remember how huge CIL was, it was always played at birthday parties and such. I also remember Irreplaceable being MASSIVE. 'To the left, to the left' almost had it's own viral moment before social media was really a thing. 

Edited March 24, 20242 yr by BeyBronts

I bet certain right leaning publications and reviewers in the country field are just salivating at the thought of ripping into her. I remember the outrage from the hive with that redundant Renaissance review but I think this will only be worse. Y'all softer hive better brace yourself for the metacritic thread. 

28 minutes ago, yonsé said:

 

 

I was like 7 or 8.

!!!!

 

same i was a kid watching smart guy and was obsessed. 

19 minutes ago, satellites.™ said:

Honestly, I do expect this to be the least successful era due to the lack of promo, but I bet the music is gonna EAT.

Me too! I like country so I know I'll love the album. 

us black 90s babies we really grew up on many sitcoms and tv dramas referencing Bey. 
 

the definition of cultural impact. 

9 minutes ago, benyonce said:

I bet certain right leaning publications and reviewers in the country field are just salivating at the thought of ripping into her. I remember the outrage from the hive with that redundant Renaissance review but I think this will only be worse. Y'all softer hive better brace yourself for the metacritic thread. 

You sound too excited for some reason 

This gives 85+

19 minutes ago, Burn said:

 

it's not hard to see why he had Bey all hot and bothered 

You just KNOW he has charisma.

 

 

44 minutes ago, Burn said:

What is everyone's first memory of Beyoncé?

 

Mine is seeing the Baby Boy video. I remember just bring fascinated by it and I knew she was a star right then. I would have been about 8 years old at the time.

My aunt would play TWOTW and I fell in love with Bills Bills Bills. I bought a bootleg of the Survivor cd at a gas station when I was like 11 years old. That image was so striking to me, she is a goddess, I was drawn in and obsessed ever since. Bey used to always do these STRIKING fierce faces on the early album covers that just punched me in my guts.

 

 

 

 

6 minutes ago, satellites.™ said:

You just KNOW he has charisma.

 

JAY TAKE IT OUT ITS HURTING!

 

 

19 minutes ago, benyonce said:

I bet certain right leaning publications and reviewers in the country field are just salivating at the thought of ripping into her. I remember the outrage from the hive with that redundant Renaissance review but I think this will only be worse. Y'all softer hive better brace yourself for the metacritic thread. 

I'll wipe my tears with Lem/Ren's double 90+ slay 

 

it's a difficult score to get once let alone twice, not everyone has that to their credit

9 minutes ago, Beyle Street said:

You sound too excited for some reason 

This gives 85+

I re-read my post and it does read like that. Definitely not my intention. More so coming to terms with the fact I won't be reading any reviews or threads like that until I have fully formed my own opinion on the album. People tried it with the Ren leaks and I'm glad I read those posts in hindsight, not as it unfolded because look where we are now. Her best work to date.
 

57 minutes ago, Burn said:

What is everyone's first memory of Beyoncé?

 

Mine is seeing the Baby Boy video. I remember just bring fascinated by it and I knew she was a star right then. I would have been about 8 years old at the time.

I remember bopping to TWOTW singles on the radio in the car and when i was at my cousins' houses

 

god i was like 4? 5? it's crazy to think how long she's been present in my life

12 hours ago, CécredSpaces said:

Albums:

1. Lemonade
2. Renaissance
3. Beyoncé
4. 4
5. B'Day
6. Dangerously in Love
7. I Am... Sasha Fierce

 

 

Top 3 on DIL:

1. "Crazy in Love"
2. "Speechless"
3. "Signs"

 

Top 3 on B'Day:

1. "Deja Vu"
2. "Green Light"
3. "Suga Mama"

Top 3 on IASF:

1. "Sweet Dreams"
2. "That's Why You're Beautiful"
3. "Smash into You"

Top 3 on 4:

1. "Schoolin' Life"
2. "Dance for You"
3. "I Miss You"

Top 3 on ST:

1. "Mine"
2. "Blow"
3. "No Angel"

Top 3 on LEM:

1. "All Night"
2. "Daddy Lessons"
3. "6 Inch"

Top 3 on Renaissance:

1. "Heated"
2. "Plastic off the Sofa"
3. "Summer Renaissance"

 

 

Yall have such bad taste 

1 hour ago, Burn said:

What is everyone's first memory of Beyoncé?

 

Mine is seeing the Baby Boy video. I remember just bring fascinated by it and I knew she was a star right then. I would have been about 8 years old at the time.

Mine was Lose My Breathe video. I would keep watching it on MTV and be gagged each time. Then I discovered Naughty Girl and immediately purchased DIL album and got into her and DC 

Jealous remains the best she ever looked in a music video