I have not (consciously) listened to a Beyonce song or album since "4" back in 2011. Now I feel like I have missed a lot, so where do I start? 

Everyone is welcome to listen to Beyonce. What is it you liked about her old music and why did you stop listening?

Just now, SoundsandSongs said:

Everyone is welcome to listen to Beyonce. What is it you liked about her old music and why did you stop listening?

I love a traditional album rollout, but she hasn't done one since 4. I know no one does them anymore today, but still.

Start with BEYONCÉ (2013) and work your way up from there.

6 minutes ago, prettyinpink940 said:

I have not (consciously) listened to a Beyonce song or album since "4" back in 2011. Now I feel like I have missed a lot, so where do I start? 

Don't.

Watch the visual album for BEYONCÉ (2013)

 

 

Edited April 6, 20242 yr by Yakult

Avoid her at all costs

Just now, prettyinpink940 said:

I love a traditional album rollout, but she hasn't done one since 4. I know no one does them anymore today, but still.

That's understandable. Beyonce has gotten a lot more experimental over the years but if you want something that most people love:

 

Bops:

Bodyguard and Leviis Jeans - Cowboy Carter

Cuff It - Renaissance 

Drunk in Love and XO - Self Titled

 

Ballads:

II most wanted - Cowboy Carter

All Night - Lemonade

 

Experimental songs to start:

Alien Superstar - Renaissance

Daughter - Cowboy Carter

The way Beyoncé is making people listen to her new music again now. The impact

Btw Start with Cowboy Carter 

Edited April 6, 20242 yr by Princess Aurora

Start from the singles (or most streamed songs off the albums).

Click play on Apple Music/Spotify

4 kinda set the groundwork for everything that followed it. I'd say go in chronological order, maybe listen to the singles from each album first and then dive into them properly.

Edited April 6, 20242 yr by State of Grace.

Do it chronologically and skip the side stuff like The Gift

Listen to the albums you haven't listened to in full. Don't press play on random songs and skim through, get the full experience. 

Go in chronological order and just listen to each album from start to finish. BEYONCÉ, Lemonade, Renaissance and now Cowboy Carter are just on another level from her older albums so you're in for a treat.

 

The Gift (The Lion King) is worth a listen, but it's not essential.

Not sure why you need advice? Just start where you left and go from there. It really ain't rocket science 

15 minutes ago, Princess Aurora said:

The way Beyoncé is making people listen to her new music again now. The impact

Btw Start with Cowboy Carter 

+30m spotify monthly listeners since 2022 Renaissance release. She's at 77.1m now, before she was struggling to even reach 50m. Gen Z and Alpha are truly discovering her.

Edited April 6, 20242 yr by SoundsandSongs

1 minute ago, SoundsandSongs said:

+30m spotify monthly listeners since 2022 Renaissance release. She's at 77.1m now, before she was struggling to even reach 50m. Gen Z and Alpha are truly discovering her.

True but also I noticed that with this album and Renaissance, many people are rediscovering her music again. Mind you a few years prior Crazy In Love had a sorta revival 

Can y'all imagine to actually relive her work from 2013 to now? Not just the phenomenal albums, but the live performances as well?

With the release of "Cowboy Carter" Beyoncé is sending out a very clear signal this era is over and she's become relatable to multiple demographic groups again. So I'd go directly from "4" to CC.

do self titled -> renaissance-> lemonade -> cowboy 

If you have listened to all the album's before 4, start with ST and work out from there. 

 

If you hadn't maybe do the singles of her first albums first then listen to the all the albums in chronological order. You will think to yourself... 

 

Good luck, if you can stomach her experimental and weird songs, you're in for a treat. 

How is a traditional rollout important to your listening experience? Just curious I've never had this issue before and I cant see how it'd impact MY listening experience.

 

Does this mean you cant listen to old albums which rollouts you didnt experience too?

Listen to the Miley x Beyonce duet and them the whole album. 

Listen to self titled from 2013 and renaissance from 2022. Also tyrant and buckiin from the new album