music news Pitchfork drags Texas Hold 'Em; calls it "car-commercial music"

[Infatuation_Junkie]

 

5 hours ago, Comedor said:

We asked Beyonce for a commercial song and received just that.

Comment of 2024! 

Edited February 13 by Infatuation_Junkie

[Machete]

What's the big deal? The negatively compare it to BMS, which they also didn't like but ended up acclaiming RENAISSANCE.

Edited February 13 by Machete

[Breathe On Moi]

10 hours ago, Cain said:

I gave the two songs a listen but idk why she’s talking about being underpaid and working 9-5 and stuff. It actually feels really writercamp’d cause like… you’re Beyoncé, no one relates to you singing that

I’m not here to fight or anything, but weren’t you all dragging her for being too “God-like” and “above everyone” pre-Renaissance, and that singing about stuff like that made her not relatable? and that everyone was over her better than everyone attitude? and now this? 
 

chile whatevs 

[XAMJ]

If this is the “country” sound Beyoncé is going for then she can keep it

 

it’s cheesy country pop 

[Zefierce]

14 hours ago, QueenBLadyG said:

There's no such thing as "too many" writers. Whatever amount a song needs to be complete, in the eyes of those creating the piece, is the amount that was necessary. It doesn't take away a damn thing from it. 

 

Only complete snobs would say otherwise. There's no rule that says a song should only be considered a SONG when it's written by one person specifically. Thats asinine logic.

6 writers too many.... out of the 6 writers listed.

[Archetype]

On 2/12/2024 at 11:16 AM, Rev8 said:

Surprised P4K has something bad to say about her

Maybe they laid off the people who were on Beyoncé’s payroll.  6 months ago, they would have called claimed “Beyoncé innovates new country RnB pop fusion in groundbreaking new song”.

[aesthetic bih]

It's not Bey's fault car/truck commercials' fetish over using country music to advertise their sh*t 

 

But yeah, Texas Hold 'Em is boring so maybe the lashing is warranted. 16 Carriages >>>>

Edited February 13 by aesthetic bih

[Life Savers]

Halsey spilled. 

[Bimbo]

16 Carriages is just so superior and feels effortless... releasing them together just made THE look even worse

[modeblock]

yeah, it's giving of monsters and men, and I thought that before reading anyones comments about the sing. 

 

16 Carriages, on the other hand, is a gorgeous masterpiece 

[modeblock]

also who gives a **** if the song has 40+ writers or just 1, if it sucks it sucks. if it's good it's good, no matter how many people had a hand in its creation. 

[perfillusion]

After years of pointless ass-kissing bankrupted them, they finally said **** it, let's just tell the truth.

[OrgVisual]

20 hours ago, Breathe On Moi said:

I’m not here to fight or anything, but weren’t you all dragging her for being too “God-like” and “above everyone” pre-Renaissance, and that singing about stuff like that made her not relatable? and that everyone was over her better than everyone attitude? and now this? 
 

chile whatevs 

oops u spilled. They dragged her when she flaunted her wealth, and now she's not relatable   

[bjorn]

[Stimulus]

The review wasn't nearly as bad as this thread title makes it look. Most of it described Beyoncé's vision and the song's influences, and only the last paragraph criticized the song for being superficial. I agree that Texas Hold 'Em is like the Break My Soul of Act II, using dance as a way to transition listeners between Beyoncé's albums.

[Soda Pop Queen]

and what about it? 

 

Most of her leads are always slow-burn receptions. 

[Just a Gay on ATRL]

Most country music sounds like this song - is that car commercial music too? Seems unnecessarily vicious.

[Maroonx]

let's face it though, most mainstream artists release songs which are meant to be radio friendly... I don't see anything wrote with that.

 

fans are gonna love it, haters are gonna hate it... so idk

[SuperCiC1]

well, I actually liked the song. 

[Jaguarqueef]

5 hours ago, Just a Gay on ATRL said:

Most country music sounds like this song - is that car commercial music too? Seems unnecessarily vicious.

Yes, modern Country music is often soulless, which is their point.

 

I don’t know if Beyonce's act 2 is gonna land the same because country music’s biggest strength is in its story telling, and Beyoncé's song writing team has been rather weak since Lemonade…

With Renaissance, the lyrics didn’t matter as much because dance music is meant to dance.

Of course, I’m going to give Act 2 a chance!

[MatiRod]

14 hours ago, Archetype said:

Maybe they laid off the people who were on Beyoncé’s payroll.  6 months ago, they would have called claimed “Beyoncé innovates new country RnB pop fusion in groundbreaking new song”.

She already did that with “Irreplaceable”, which Ne-Yo originally conceived for a country artist 

Edited February 14 by MatiRod

[Erreur2 La Nature]

I mean it’s more tolerable than the second song in my opinion but it’s not saying much. It’s a really rare thing to see medias not being forced into licking her feet though. 

[Flanders]

It's good to see that they don't just categorically worship everything she puts out. The song is ok, not amazing. 16 Carriages is great though

[Miley Cyrus]

Beyonce = DRAGGED

Now Taylor next in April Sh!tpork don't let me down  

[45seconds]

19 hours ago, Jaguarqueef said:

Yes, modern Country music is often soulless, which is their point.

 

I don’t know if Beyonce's act 2 is gonna land the same because country music’s biggest strength is in its story telling, and Beyoncé's song writing team has been rather weak since Lemonade…

With Renaissance, the lyrics didn’t matter as much because dance music is meant to dance.

Of course, I’m going to give Act 2 a chance!

16 carriages immediately prove you wrong.