album Beyoncé - 'RENAISSANCE'

[The Next Day]

I don't think the album is entiterely apolitical. There are countless references to black and queer culture, a culture shaped by people who are still being murdered because of who they are. Celebrating your uniqueness under such circumstances is highly political. It's music to party to, but that's also what makes it subversive in a way.

[SimpleKindofLife]

25 minutes ago, allforyou said:

So based on the first listen it's a good album but it's her worst since Dangerously in Love. The thing that bugs me the most about this record is that sometimes the samples just get too overbearing and even annoying (I'm that Girl). Some of the other tracks fall flat to me (Church Girl and Energy). However, there are some great songs, Cuff It, Virgo’s Groove and Plastic Off the Sofa are so good  Her vocal performance really is the highlight for me

IASF may have some highs but it’s by far her worst. I’d say this album is better than that and Dangerously in Love at least

[ddddynamite]

Partial day streams (Spotify)

Streams not merged yet

 

Spoiler

RENAISSANCE (Explicit)

299,971

 

RENAISSANCE (Clean)

545,021

 

BREAK MY SOUL

1,604,416

ACAPELLA

69,590

INSTRUMENTAL

16,616

 

Edited July 29, 2022 by ddddynamite

[Machete]

SPOTIFY PARTIAL NUMBERS

Comparison to other partials -> and their eventual total debut:
Chromatica: 1,356,590 (12 songs) -> 48M
SOUR 953,080 (8 songs) -> 64M
Happier Than Ever 941k (11 songs)  -> 36M
Future Nostalgia: 533,591 (8 songs)  -> 29M
Rare: 505,746 (11 songs)  -> 25M
Manic: 192,277 (10 songs)  -> 17M

EXPLANATION  FOR CLEAN/EXPLICIT SPLIT:

Both the clean and explicit versions of the album are displaying different totals. Now this sometimes happens on Spotify for a release's debut, and the true numbers are combined. HOWEVER, it is very unusual for the clean album to be the one with the higher total, so MAYBE the clean number is the actual combined one. HOWEVER PT. 2, it was actually the clean version of the album that was pinned on her profile, and there is a +20K liked tweet about people listening to it by accident... so it is also a strong possibility that the numbers are truly separate.

So it's either an 845K partial day, or 545K partial day.

[bync]

This is her best album. No questions asked.

[Jennifer]

BDay (the 10 track standard edition) is still her best piece of work. It’s nonstop phenomenal. Self Titled is a very close second, also a masterpiece but does have a few filler tracks. 
 

Then I’d put 4 > DIL > Lemonade >>> SF 

 

Renaissance is competing with 4 for the 3rd spot. 

[CrimsonX]

alien superstar slaps. only song i've heard so far. just got home from work. so far so good.

[SimpleKindofLife]

I think this album is an extremely important listen because it really shows the intersectionality between black women and queer culture. Beyoncé knows the gays and theys ride for her more than anyone else so therefore this is a gift to us. Every one of her albums is different and this one feels like her triumphant celebration album after her days of morphing from a mega pop star to a moody vocalist queen mega artisté. I just don’t know a more versatile artist

[popularmoonlight]

2 hours ago, selena_lavigne said:

i know it's a me problem. i've been thinking this morning about different ways that people could interpret that marketing.

it does seem like a marketing tactic that could work with a lot of people.

it just doesn't work for me. and branding is something that i really care about.

 

anyways, Virgo's Groove really is that b****. i actually really like Energy too (don't see too much love for it on here) and Cozy. halfway through my 3rd listen 

 

 

girl it ain't overhype if its deserved hype lol why are you bothered by people praising a great body of work?

[skwonderfactory]

Just had my first listen of this body of work and wow, there’s a lot to process. Overall, I definitely enjoyed it but there were moments I felt there was too much going on. This is definitely her best vocally, her most experimental, and her most self-referential/self-aware body of work by a long shot. I appreciate the song references between one another and some of the clever lyrics throughout. “CHURCH GIRL” is the only song I am truly conflicted over and don’t see growing on me; the juxtaposition between the hook and the rest is just too much.

 

 

RENAISSANCE songs rankings after first listen:

 

1. “VIRGO’S GROOVE”

2. “SUMMER RENAISSANCE”

3. “CUFF IT”

4. “ALIEN SUPERSTAR”

5. “PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA”

6. “HEATED”

7. “PURE/HONEY”

8. “COZY”

9. “ALL UP IN YOUR MIND”

10. “MOVE”

11. “BREAK MY SOUL”

12. “I’M THAT GIRL”

13. “THIQUE”

14. “AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM”

15. “ENERGY”

16. “CHURCH GIRL”

 

Beyoncé discography ranking:

 

LEMONADE >> BEYONCÉ >>>> RENAISSANCE >> B’Day = 4 >>>>>> I Am… Sasha Fierce >>>>>>>>> The Lion King: The Gift >>>> EVERYTHING IS LOVE >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dangerously in Love

[Hivy]

 

 

 

 

 

[allforyou]

5 minutes ago, SimpleKindofLife said:

IASF may have some highs but it’s by far her worst. I’d say this album is better than that and Dangerously in Love at least

I'm part of the small minority that thinks IASF is a great album, I never got the hate towards it

[CaptainMusic]

34 minutes ago, Lose My Breath said:

Y'all, is this album going to kill it on streaming!?

 

Did she take over spotify like AM?

R&B artists do better on AM so I expect the Spotify numbers to be kinda underwhelming in comparison 

 

But the AM slayage is very promising for her first week  

 

Anyway, I gotta cool it down, HEATED

[Katamari]

i would say its her "worst" lyrically since DIL but who needs lyrics with production and vocal harmonies  this good  

[19SLAYty9]

Almost every song would be a better single choice than CG. Cozy? Alien superstar? Cuff it (probably the safest choice)? Plastic off the sofa? Virgos groove? America has a problem? Heated (probably the second safest)? Pure/honey? Summer renaissance? All would be better choices.

 

also… BMS has a shot at #1 this week… if she drops the vid it will.

[Lose My Breath]

Why are people streaming the explicit less than clean?

 

Mess

[Augmented]

MIGHT I SUGGEST YOU DON’T **** WITH MY SIS

(Ooh)

[Katamari]

1 minute ago, Hivy said:

 

 

 

 

 

not the best seth show stanning her best album

 

 

[Katamari]

1 minute ago, Lose My Breath said:

Why are people streaming the explicit less than clean?

 

Mess

when i went to the album the first time it was the clean version. i think that was the default for alot of ppl when they opened the album. didnt really care until "stretch marks on my ****" was censored i just had to know what she was saying 

 

[est. in 90s]

 

He's right and he should say it 

[SeeingStars1515]

I love the songs on BDay individually - and the album has aged well - but its all strong songs but none pale to what shes done the last 3 eras sonically. 

I like this album more than Lemonade, only because Lemonade didnt quite age well for me today sonically. Renaissance is just so sexy and well-produced. I think ST might edge it out solely because of the sonic change from previous albums, (I always 4 highly overrated - so much so that I forgot to include it in my previous ranking lol)

 

Current trinity: Heated, Virgos Groove, Cuff It 

Edited July 29, 2022 by SeeingStars1515

[CaptainMusic]

7 minutes ago, Hivy said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

[QueenBLadyG]

The clean version was my default. I had to search for the explicit version. 

[Destiny]

20 minutes ago, FreeXone said:

Something about the second half of Move. Move is THAT SONG.  

 

I feel like it could be her "Work" kind of hit like Rihanna. It is infectious. 

I didn’t care about MOVE at first but it’s legit had the most growth on me. I just listened to it reading/ singing along with the lyrics and it’s such a BOP. It could definitely be a dark horse hit

 

[QueenBLadyG]

Whole lotta playin' victim and the villain at the same time