album Beyoncé - 'COWBOY CARTER'

[Draper.]

1 hour ago, Avenger said:

he loves Bey! 

I agree with him about the overall flow being weird and the spoken interludes feeling defensive. Sweet Honey Buckiin is great tho.

[Airhead]

2 hours ago, Mariah4life said:

This is the most fun reaction I've seen. When II Most Wanted come on 

 

 

I remember they went viral from the "COZY" lyrics. 

[Kristie Kuwa]

2 minutes ago, qegqeg said:

I agree about some tracks not standing on there own/being too short to go anywhere and therefore feeling kind of unneeded, but there's a Renaissance in there with some trimming. He's WRONG about SHB though  

No matter if people agree or disagree, at LEAST Fantano clearly listens to the projects he reviews and has formed an opinion based on the music and not outside factors/politics. This already gives him instantly more credibility than 90% of other publications

[Kingdom]

49 minutes ago, Draper. said:

I agree with him about the overall flow being weird and the spoken interludes feeling defensive. Sweet Honey Buckiin is great tho.

I disagree about this..the spoken parts from linda martell is what ties it up diff genres together beautifully......they were actually necessary.

[Draper.]

8 minutes ago, Kingdom said:

I disagree about this..the spoken parts from linda martell is what ties it up diff genres together beautifully......they were actually necessary.

I did not need Linda telling me that genres are a funny little concept to go from Cuff It to Energy or to go from Break My Soul to Church Girl and I don't think it's needed here either, it's a decision that won't get better with time either imo. 

[Doogle]

Yeah Fantano is pretty spot on but he is wrong about SHB. I've had Buckin on loop all day. Look at that haws!

[Doogle]

Just now, Draper. said:

I did not need Linda telling me that genres are a funny little concept to go from Cuff It to Energy or to go from Break My Soul to Church Girl and I don't think it's needed here either, it's a decision that won't get better with time either imo. 

I love Bey but it's like she felt the need to justify something with the interlude. Which I don't get because she literally made Lemonade 8 years ago with no issues lmao

[Kingdom]

10 minutes ago, Draper. said:

I did not need Linda telling me that genres are a funny little concept to go from Cuff It to Energy or to go from Break My Soul to Church Girl and I don't think it's needed here either, it's a decision that won't get better with time either imo. 

the difference is..CUFF IT, ENERGY, CHURCH GIRL are all dance songs, the genre was dance that is why it was not needed. on CC beyonce made the wildest switchups she has ever done in her career genre wise, that is why the Linda intro was necessary. Esp for none beyonce fans.

[verzden]

15 minutes ago, Doogle said:

I love Bey but it's like she felt the need to justify something with the interlude. Which I don't get because she literally made Lemonade 8 years ago with no issues lmao

Maybe she was expecting the gp to listen to this one lol 

[Draper.]

1 minute ago, Kingdom said:

the difference is..CUFF IT, ENERGY, CHURCH GIRL are all dance songs, the genre was dance that is why it was not needed. on CC beyonce made the wildest switchups she has ever done in her career genre wise, that is why the Linda intro was necessary. Esp for none beyonce fans.

To be completely honest, I don't get Spaghetti right in the middle of the album when she's gonna go back to Alligator Tears, Just For Fun and II Most Wanted that fit just right with the songs before Spaghetti. Specially when Spaghetti is not a stand out song either, It takes 40 seconds to begin and the outro starts 1 minute after.  Again, I agree with Fantano's commentary about the flow.

[Kristie Kuwa]

40 minutes ago, Kingdom said:

the difference is..CUFF IT, ENERGY, CHURCH GIRL are all dance songs, the genre was dance that is why it was not needed. on CC beyonce made the wildest switchups she has ever done in her career genre wise, that is why the Linda intro was necessary. Esp for none beyonce fans.

Lindas intro shouldve been treated like Dolly P (so its possible to skip it if one doesnt want to listen to it)

[OhMyAlf]

Genuinely wonder when I'll listen to anything else but this..  

[Cain]

32 minutes ago, OhMyAlf said:

Genuinely wonder when I'll listen to anything else but this..  

when act iii drops

[Kristie Kuwa]

2 hours ago, Draper. said:

To be completely honest, I don't get Spaghetti right in the middle of the album when she's gonna go back to Alligator Tears, Just For Fun and II Most Wanted that fit just right with the songs before Spaghetti. Specially when Spaghetti is not a stand out song either, It takes 40 seconds to begin and the outro starts 1 minute after.  Again, I agree with Fantano's commentary about the flow.

I think Spaghetti has a cinematic purpose - I envision her running wild and being totally badass after (imagining) killing in Jolene. I get Tarantino vibes from it for whatever reason

[Kingdom]

10 minutes ago, Kristie Kuwa said:

I think Spaghetti has a cinematic purpose - I envision her running wild and being totally badass after (imagining) killing in Jolene. I get Tarantino vibes from it for whatever reason

That is a perfect description of the album and very few reviews have gotten that....its like a western film direct by Tarantino. This exactly the type of music he would use to score his films.

[Crayzik]

7 hours ago, Mariah4life said:

This is the most fun reaction I've seen. When II Most Wanted come on 

 

 

The comment "You know what that does to my p**sy....I mean spirit" killed me

[Negiiiii]

Just now, qegqeg said:

Still waiting for her cheque to clear at Spotify headquarters 

And the press beginning of next week announcing her 8th #1 + all records

[Kristie Kuwa]

1 minute ago, qegqeg said:

~26M from 13 songs 

how do you know? It hasn't officially updated on the website for me

[Rotunda]

I wish she would just put the tracklist graphic on a shirt. That's merch I'd buy instantly. 

[Kristie Kuwa]

also updated for me now: 2 Most Wanted is stabilizing  That's literally all we could ask for.

 

26 mio from 13 tracks probably means around 33-34mio for CC

[nuclear]

22 minutes ago, Kristie Kuwa said:

also updated for me now: 2 Most Wanted is stabilizing  That's literally all we could ask for.

 

26 mio from 13 tracks probably means around 33-34mio for CC

Flop Flop Flop. Parkwood send the Spotify checks now 

 

[FameFatale]

Tyrant is my jam this morning

[Cosmonaut]

5 hours ago, Draper. said:

To be completely honest, I don't get Spaghetti right in the middle of the album when she's gonna go back to Alligator Tears, Just For Fun and II Most Wanted that fit just right with the songs before Spaghetti. Specially when Spaghetti is not a stand out song either, It takes 40 seconds to begin and the outro starts 1 minute after.  Again, I agree with Fantano's commentary about the flow.

This! Her sequencing is usually immaculate but the middle section of the album just throws me off. I rearranged it a bit and the transitions are SO much smoother.

 

...

8. Bodyguard

9. Levii's Jeans

10. Alliigator Tears

11. Smoke Hour II

12. Just for Fun

13. II Most Wanted

14. Dolly P

15. Jolene

16. Daughter

17. Flamenco

18. Spaghettii

19. The Linda Martell Show

...

[ToraeGilt]

40 minutes ago, Kristie Kuwa said:

also updated for me now: 2 Most Wanted is stabilizing  That's literally all we could ask for.

 

26 mio from 13 tracks probably means around 33-34mio for CC

It needs to start increase instead of stabilizing. 

[shark_heather]

I see so many tiktoks saying that she will announce the Tour on Friday , Tina liked also one post and im FREAKING OUT ! 

 

How am i going to manage to snatch Club Cowboy ? 

With Renaissance we were super lucky i remember smth happened and we could buy tickets a couple of days earlier , a member here tipped us