10 minutes ago, giRLbye. said:

 

Well...not too much on 4.  It's a bit more sentimental than naming a fish a fish. We all know she's into numerology and 4 has always been special to her. Plus she said it was the Hive that practically named the album b/c she was going to name it something different. She gave homage to us. We pioneered the whole numerical stuff that everyone else is doing. Another credit to our legendary fanbase.

I know that the number means a lot to her and actually says something about the album (love) but the Hive having named it or not, that doesn't stop that on paper it's like naming your fish "fish".... just like all the other albums that have came later that are named their placement in the discography, it doesn't really do much and seems almost like trying to be different for the sake of it. Less so in Beyoncé's case given the importance of the number BUT, had she just had one song named 4 on the album that played with the number and better outlined it so that you could at least get the idea without having to read wikipedia trivia or be a superfan, then I think it would be a better used title. Like, she already plays with numbers on the album (1+1, the lyrics to Countdown) so having a song called 4 would actually make sense.

18 minutes ago, giRLbye. said:

 

Well...not too much on 4.  It's a bit more sentimental than naming a fish a fish. We all know she's into numerology and 4 has always been special to her. Plus she said it was the Hive that practically named the album b/c she was going to name it something different. She gave homage to us. We pioneered the whole numerical stuff that everyone else is doing. Another credit to our legendary fanbase.

but i think all of her album titles are at least a 7.5/10 so they're all great....it's just that one has to be at the end and I prefer the others more.

28 minutes ago, swissman said:

4 (I get her reasons but it has nothing to do with the music and also is kind of like naming your fish "fish"...it's like...okay?)

4 is such an iconic album title what

 

1. LEMONADE

2. 4

3. RENAISSANCE

4. BEYONCÉ 

5. dangerously in love

6. bday

7. i am.. 

 

 

8. Virtuoso Intellect (girl stfu)

Lemonade is just that girl.

 

She took centuries of tyranny, black & women oppression, systematic racism, generational problems, infidelity, and cyclical abuse - and simplified it into one word - Lemonade.

 

After centuries of abuse, blacks and women should be angry, bitter, and upset - but instead, they take all of that abuse and persevere, stand tall, succeed, and make it sweet.

 

So profound and incredible.

 

The other titles can’t relate.

 

This is why Lemonade Is regarded as one of the greatest albums of all times because it reached cultural depths that many haven’t even touched. 

 

 

Edited August 11, 20224 yr by simon

Why are we back to ranking **** one week into the album cycle...

34 minutes ago, Rotunda said:

8. Virtuoso Intellect (girl stfu)

 

14 hours ago, mariposa said:

I'm not joking, the EXACT same thing happened to me today as well  I even went into my Music > iTunes > Music > Bey folder on my Mac and the iTunes files weren't there. I was so pissed.

 

But I remembered a member posting in here a few days ago that they bought the digital album from her site and it still had the Day 1 version, so I bought it today and it turns out they're still sending out the original. Sucks you'll have to buy the album again but seems that's the only way around iTunes' f*ckery

omg thank u tho i will literally do whatever to have my lalalas back it makes the last 15 seconds of the song so transcendent right before BMS

3 minutes ago, qurl said:

omg thank u tho i will literally do whatever to have my lalalas back it makes the last 15 seconds of the song so transcendent right before BMS

C’mon 2 more album sales! 

It's the way I still can't name one single song that's my absolute favorite yet! I love the whole damn album! 

 

 

 

54 minutes ago, R.E.M. said:

Why are we back to ranking **** one week into the album cycle...

No videos. No performances. No promo.

 

Back to rankings we go.

Just bought 4 copies of Break My Soul! 
 

Stream ha! 

1 hour ago, Draper. said:

C’mon 2 more album sales! 

she really did get me

 

im sure someone has said this but those physicals with the first iteration of the album will prolly be worth a lot someday

55 minutes ago, Triton said:

Just bought 4 copies of Break My Soul! 
 

Stream ha! 

I'll do the latter, I no longer support Beyoncé's incompetence

 

 

1 minute ago, qurl said:

she really did get me

 

im sure someone has said this but those physicals with the first iteration of the album will prolly be worth a lot someday

Gworl I love and prefer the original versions of the songs but I doubt anyone is gonna pay thousands of dollars in 2047 to hear Kelis’ la-la-las.

as much as I think Drake would eat on Heated, I’m much happier we have her ad-libs and outro instead 

6 minutes ago, Daydream said:

Gworl I love and prefer the original versions of the songs but I doubt anyone is gonna pay thousands of dollars in 2047 to hear Kelis’ la-la-las.

they said the same thing about pokemon cards ya never knaur

Has she acknowledged the #1 yet?

14 minutes ago, Rotunda said:

Has she acknowledged the #1 yet?

Yes. Her IG post holding up a finger and she posted a note on beyonce.com

21 minutes ago, Rotunda said:

Has she acknowledged the #1 yet?

Which one? 

45 minutes ago, Rotunda said:

Has she acknowledged the #1 yet?

the official parkwood account posts chart data now on her behalf. they made posts on IG and Twitter.

 

beyoncé posted a note to her website acknowledging the success of the era and single and pics from her party (when she knew the album was going #1) so she's holding up her finger in one of the pics.

Edited August 11, 20224 yr by yonsé

in case y'all missed it:

 

parkwood is active on social now:

 

https://twitter.com/parkwood

 

https://www.instagram.com/parkwood/

1 hour ago, Rotunda said:

as much as I think Drake would eat on Heated, I’m much happier we have her ad-libs and outro instead 

This! It’s a highlight of the album. Listening to it right now… can you just imagine how it’s going to slay on the tour and the visual. I doubt she’ll actually sing it on tour but the dance breakdown she’ll have ready for it will be everything. 

49 minutes ago, Triton said:

Which one? 

I meant da single but ty everyone