I have a lot of questions because Beyonce would never okay this if it actually was on her album right? Or would she? I love the slightly more urban hip hop soul vibe versus her more EIL adjacent hip hop sound which I grew tired of.

10 hours ago, Joaco95 said:

well, she shortened songs and cut others to fit in the damn deluxe vinyl (mind you there a BLANK SIDE on the last vinyl), ruined the production of three unavailable bonus tracks in streaming for a reason and still refuses to release 20 years old visuals in 4K

if she care so much about archive, she wouldnt change that much her catalogue or she would be faster at remastering and releasing things

she could easily go an re scan all the videos there were done in film

she needs to learn from Moo's handling of her catalog this decade, the MC30 project and beyond have been some of the best examples of a veteran doing that

Edited 10 hours ago10 hr by cloudbusting

14 minutes ago, cloudbusting said:

she needs to learn from Moo's handling of her catalog this decade, the MC30 project and beyond have been some of the best examples of a veteran doing that

So true. The Lambs have been eating good this decade.

Yeah she could and should do something similar to Mariah and Taylor.

There's two things I'd like:

• Definitive versions of existing albums, remastered, with vinyls. No alterations.

• Reimagined or resung versions of albums. New vocals, live instruments, or just reworked.

Looking across her catalogue that could create a very steady pace of releases for 15 years or so

47 minutes ago, cloudbusting said:

she needs to learn from Moo's handling of her catalog this decade, the MC30 project and beyond have been some of the best examples of a veteran doing that

ugh her going back to the fantasy tour japanese special tv master film to remaster in hd????

beyonce could never

11 hours ago, Crayzik said:

Is she looking for Everything Is Love 2 beats? Because that sounds like a Blueprint beat.

14 hours ago, Iyanla, Fix Me said:

I can't believe Alien Superstar is a song that actually exists. It's such a career highlight. I hadn't listened to it in a few weeks and was completely floored.

the youtube arts & crafts channel ass music underneath it

11 hours ago, Crayzik said:

11 hours ago, Crayzik said:

No way she's keeping stuff anticipated by others.

7 hours ago, ScorpiosGroove said:

i mean a lot of that backlash is also her own fault. if she made smarter decisions and finally started reading the room she wouldn't constantly get dragged for dumb **** that could've been avoided

she used to have bomb proof PR and nowadays it's like she doesn't have a team at all and just makes one faux pas after the other. you don't try to peddle 1k wooden boxes during a "celebration" and "gift for fans" in this economy without getting massive backlash. the old beyoncé used to be smart enough and/or care enough to know that

The negativity started well before the wooden box (which she didn't force anyone to buy) or the lack of 4k visuals (that confuses me as much as everyone).

Since the announcement, people complained about:

• BDAY20 happening in general

• Morning Dew being included

• Incorporating act aesthetics

• Being a cash grab

• The imagery supposedly being AI even though she's anti-AI

• The cost of physicals, even though they're actually on par and even lower than competitors for what's included

And when it ended up being a remastered project with multiple new and reworked tracks, people still complained about the merch drop, some of the changes, and now the lack of 4k visuals.

I understand why people are disappointed, and I complained about some of the above as well (mainly the omission of tracks as I'm a completioninst, and the changes of Back Up and Welcome To Hollywood), but we need to stop nitpicking every little thing.

I feel that for the past few years every little thing she does is more criticized than celebrated, and mainly within her own fanbase. She didn't need to release this at all, or give us Donk after all these years, but she evidently felt like celebrating one of her best eras and giving new music to fans.

The execution definitely could've been better, but I'm happy to have new music from her and the three bonus tracks added on streaming services.

The way he (and they as in The Carters) will forever have this allegation held against them unfairly is so…

2 hours ago, Waterbender said:

The negativity started well before the wooden box (which she didn't force anyone to buy) or the lack of 4k visuals (that confuses me as much as everyone).

Since the announcement, people complained about:

• BDAY20 happening in general

• Morning Dew being included

• Incorporating act aesthetics

• Being a cash grab

• The imagery supposedly being AI even though she's anti-AI

• The cost of physicals, even though they're actually on par and even lower than competitors for what's included

well yes that's what's gonna happen when you start doing random side quests and cash grabs nobody asked for when you know damn well what your fans actually want

and side note but y'all better stop running with the "she's anti AI" narrative because she's clearly not (as proven by the very obvious AI use in the B'day upscales, the fully AI generated Cecred UK insta post and some Renaissance interludes) and it'll come back to bite y'all sooner or later

Edited 12 minutes ago12 min by ScorpiosGroove