base talk 1 Decade Ago: Beyoncé surprise drops her self-titled album. Thoughts on it today?

[dirrtydiana]

Can’t believe it’s been a decade. One of her best and one of my faves of her work

[Devin]

haunted, blow, mine, partition, jealous, flawless remix >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 

[Cheers]

I forget what most of the tracks were tbh. But I still like Drunk On Love, Love Drought,Partition, Flawless remix, I Miss You, Mine from what I remember.

[Badgalbriel]

That's her best album! I was lucky to see her live in concert that year. I still remember the experience as if it happened yesterday. Of course, my date happened before ST dropped, but that really made me love that album. 

[Comedor]

The most iconic and fun moment in pop culture in the last 10 years.

 

 

[crf13]

Haunted is her best song! 

[Born to Run]

27 minutes ago, Alexz said:

I feel like she needed this release with the eighteen music videos for free because the quality wasn't there so she needed a gimmick. The album hasn't endured the test of time, it’s dated and very of its time.

Dated? You don't even know what you're talking about.

 

[Armani?]

14 minutes ago, Cheers said:

I forget what most of the tracks were tbh. But I still like Drunk On Love, Love Drought,Partition, Flawless remix, I Miss You, Mine from what I remember.

[Cheers]

1 minute ago, Armani? said:

Oh wow those are good songs. I thought your R&B loving ass would appreciate them more  

[Kimi]

Her second best album after Ren

[Armani?]

2 minutes ago, Cheers said:

Oh wow those are good songs. I thought your R&B loving ass would appreciate them more  

It's not on the album

[NOW]

OP updated with link to the original ATRL thread + a handful of initial reviews

Edited December 13, 2023 by NOW

[nadiamendell]

Her best album and last one with REAL hits. 

[nostalgic]

XO is still THAT underrated bop and needs a Cruel Summer tier revival. 

[poki]

My favorite Beyonce album 

 

Whew I remember the lead up to this album. Pepsi deal, Grown Woman, Standing On the Sun, Bow Down / I Been On and the leaked music video for it...but no news, no talk, I used to guest browse back in 2013 and people were desperate to understand what was her plan.

[PrudenceHCharmed]

HAUNTED is her best song of all time. 

[Odette Violet]

"I woke up like this" the memes it created online. Legendary 

[Trash]

Sirvió coño

[naval23]

Literally the most iconic drop in history and she changed the game with this release. 

 

The fact she would've sold 950k+ if she had a full week and only had 3 days and outsold her biggest first week sales ever on a surprise release 

 

Everyone knew where they were that day - I remember it being exam time and seeing so many social media statuses about the album 

[Prodigal Self]

PEOPLE DIED

[ANG3L]

This album literally changed my life

[ANG3L]

I wish I could go back in time to listen No Angel bridge for the first time 

[GraceRandolph]

54 minutes ago, nadiamendell said:

Her best album and last one with REAL hits. 

What was the real hit?

[Vespertine]

10 minutes ago, naval23 said:

Everyone knew where they were that day - I remember it being exam time and seeing so many social media statuses about the album 

Yes! I remember the next day of work + class / finals review being really rough because I stayed up so late listening, watching the videos, and texting with friends. Probably posting on here too.  

 

Probably still her best album. 

[JBJT2786]

Literally the reason why I'm here. I found ATRL cuz of the release. It was a moment in time I can't forget and I still use the album ( expect for Blue and Superpower) every other month.