EdgeofTeeth Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 It deserves around an 80 but I don’t see it going far below 90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popularmoonlight Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 18 hours ago, Ice Cream Skies said: The Guardian's reviewer was already salty about America Has a Problem not being political, so... I think a lot of these annoying reviewers will have an issue with that. I see it between 83-86. That's so funny to me because these losers kept complaining about her being too political, and when she's not... They complain too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottasadae Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 I see 105+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abeille Posted July 29, 2022 Author Share Posted July 29, 2022 Updated to 88 with 8 reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bey Admired Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Complex about to come through with a good score if this is anything to go by: https://amp.www.complex.com/music/beyonce-renaissance-first-impressions-review/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatyPrismSpirit Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 rolling stone gave it a 4.5? they gave special by lizzo the same score and that was literally worse than this album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V$. Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 6 hours ago, KatyPrismSpirit said: rolling stone gave it a 4.5? they gave special by lizzo the same score and that was literally worse than this album !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Rose Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 7 hours ago, KatyPrismSpirit said: rolling stone gave it a 4.5? they gave special by lizzo the same score and that was literally worse than this album NME giving this 80 when they give every other album a 100, to the point that many were asking to remove them from metacritic (i think billboard was removed for the same reason) Thankfully they are weighted very low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillycilla Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 What’s taking so long with the reviews?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Hayes Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, Blue Rose said: NME giving this 80 when they give every other album a 100, to the point that many were asking to remove them from metacritic (i think billboard was removed for the same reason) Thankfully they are weighted very low They also gave folklore an 80, always failing to give the 100 to actually deserving albums. Dont see this below 85 as final score. Its too good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abeille Posted July 30, 2022 Author Share Posted July 30, 2022 The P4K review is probably coming on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starshine Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, Luke Hayes said: They also gave folklore an 80, always failing to give the 100 to actually deserving albums. Dont see this below 85 as final score. Its too good. Tbf Taylor and Bey are held to higher standards than most pop girls. Renaissance is being compared to Lemonade as a point of reference and Taylor had her other 2 AOTYs to be compared to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Cream Skies Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 I'm surprised there's only been 8 reviews so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enchanted0 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 They're all waiting for the review from p4k and will revise their score based on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glamrock<3 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 (edited) I'm very happy to see she's at least receiving 8+ scores, as I understand why critics may not rate it as highly as Lemonade (the experimental sound may not be everyone's cup of tea). But, it deserves no less than an 80+ score as it's still one of the best albums of this year. I do predict her final score will hoover around 84 or 85. Edited July 30, 2022 by glamrock<3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glamrock<3 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, enchanted0 said: They're all waiting for the review from p4k and will revise their score based on it I wouldn't be surprised.. heck, I'm awaiting their score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrudenceHCharmed Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 17 minutes ago, Starshine said: Tbf Taylor and Bey are held to higher standards than most pop girls. Renaissance is being compared to Lemonade as a point of reference and Taylor had her other 2 AOTYs to be compared to. What if when the artist have bad albums as the standard then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glamrock<3 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 8 hours ago, KatyPrismSpirit said: rolling stone gave it a 4.5? they gave special by lizzo the same score and that was literally worse than this album It makes you wonder about these "scores"... this album is much better than Special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starshine Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, PrudenceHCharmed said: What if when the artist have bad albums as the standard then? Leniency and a pat on the back for trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloröx Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 39 minutes ago, sillycilla said: What’s taking so long with the reviews?!! It's weekend, only The Observer and SputnikMusic at some points publish their reviews on weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloröx Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 I'm more interested with year-end lists so we will see whether it can sustain the critical success like Lemonade, Folklore and NFR! or it flops like 30 and TUN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danes Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 (edited) I'm predicting a strong 80-85 when it's all said and done. This won't end up being a 90+ like Lemonade but that's okay, still acclaimed. Kinda curious about Pitchfork's score. I'm fearing they will give it a 7.5-8.0 and no BNM but we'll see! I'm not a stan but I'm here for her this era. The album is long but I had no problem sitting through it. Edited July 30, 2022 by Avariko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillycilla Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, Avariko said: I'm predicting a strong 80-85 when it's all said and done. This won't end up being a 90+ like Lemonade but that's okay, still acclaimed. Kinda curious about Pitchfork's score. I'm fearing they will give it a 7.5-8.0 and no BNM but we'll see! I'm not a stan but I'm here for her this era. The album is long but I had no problem sitting through it. They already gave Virgos Groove BNM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danes Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Just now, sillycilla said: They already gave Virgos Groove BNM Which is a very good sign! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceRandolph Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Similarly, Kate Solomon of idubbed the album as a "dazzling tribute to underground and underappreciated black culture" and as a dancefloor record aimed to heal the "the pain and anguish" of the COVID-19 pandemic.[48] The way music criticism has basically boiled down to pre-prescribed narratives that are already determined by the time the publication writers have gotten the outline of what an album is trying to accomplish combined with a sociopolitical angle of how to contextualize the album to bolster its importance and worthiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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