Beyonce - Cowboy Carter

[Roughhouse Dandy 11,935]

I think it's definitely a country album but not the country that's on the radio and not strictly country. 

It's all the sounds you hear driving through the south, so I'm gonna call this a ✨️Southern✨️ album. 

[Rat Boy 43,633]

5 hours ago, phantasmas said:

I lied in my work chat and said our supervisor will let you out early if you buy Beyonce's album and some people actually did

my work as a stan is done for the day 

Omg they’re going to beat you up

[spector 1,919]

my top 5:

1. daughter

2. tyrant

3. bodyguard

4. ii most wanted

5. flamenco

[LadyxGaGa 2,505]

I CANNOT WAIT I PRAY TO GODS THAT SHE TOURS THIS ALBUM TOO

[LadyxGaGa 2,505]

like even if u don’t vibe with the album IMAGINE ALL THE SONGS LIVE !!

[LadyxGaGa 2,505]

16 minutes ago, Rat Boy said:

Omg they’re going to beat you up

LMAO imagine taking this up with ur superiors and being like so i bought her album can i go home???

[Morphine Prince 106,926]

Solid album. I love how it blends genres. 

Various highlights. Definitely one of the most interesting albums of the year. 

[vanna shintuyu 10,876]

15 hours ago, River said:

I'm literally voguing to it for weeks *secretly*

you, secretly

[nodandsmile 10,931]

"BODYGUARD" is a hit single waiting to happen... I said the same about "Cuff It" first time I listen to it!

I guess TikTok would have to do its thing again...

[nodandsmile 10,931]

that one, Jolene (that song is just a classic) and Ya Ya are easily the standouts for me

"LEVII'S JEANS" is a cute bop too!

[StrawberryBlond 14,953]

I have to hand it to her, this is undoubtedly her most experimental work. While it may be a Beyonce album, it's the least removed from anything she's ever made. I also appreciate the immersive quality to it. I drifted off into another world while listening to it and it stayed with me long after it was done in a way her previous albums didn't. But the truly good songs are few and far between. Ameriican Requiem was decent, Ya Ya was great fun and I love how it fused genres, Jolene was an amazing re-write (though if the lyrics were changed to this extent, why wasn't it just listed as an original song with a heavy sample instead of giving it the exact same name?) and Daughter SLAYED me. Seriously one of the best songs she ever made and the darkest too (is Becky with the good hair still around? I'd run if I were her). But other than this...every other song just missed the mark for me, some of them were too long and outstayed their welcome and the heavy amount of interludes were completely unnecessary and for the most part added nothing except to stuff the already long tracklist. Maybe she's trying to reference Janet Jackson with all these interludes but most people find them annoying, especially if 2 run back to back. I was impressed by how country it was though, it wasn't pure fusion or mostly RnB with a country influence like I was expecting, she threw herself into this full force. 

I may not be a big fan of it but it's undeniably interesting, so I can respect it. I don't know what the overall public and fan perception will be from this because it's not the Beyonce a lot of people want and I could see many being completely bewildered by these artistic choices and won't be able to vibe with it at all and wonder if they want to pay big money to see her sing these songs live. But again, I applaud her for knowing that but taking the risk anyway. 

[Cavadour 2,499]

On 3/28/2024 at 12:15 PM, Teletubby said:

she changed lyrics to Jolene probably to get credit for it

Dunno, but it's the only thing I don't like in that rendition...

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Edit: Half way through the whole thing. I think it will be the frist Bey album i'll listen in full. Sure I will come back to it. I'll probably skip Spaghettii (I loathe rap and hip hop. Yeah. I know. Nobody's perfect). The best thing, way bey-ond the country spill is her f*cking VOICE! I always loved it but couldn't stand the style most of the time. Here it's totally heavenly ! These harmonies are fantastic...

[nATAH 51,215]

streets are saying physical editions are missing tracks, is this true?

[LordByron28 1,135]

II most wanted and Riiverdance should be the other singles off the album, imo. II Most Wanted will probably be big and the most single friendly song left. Riiverdance is a good blend of genres and sound that she was going for and the most radio friendly track left, imo. Yaya and spaghetti are too short for radio and are moreso tik tok friendly. Yaya might work as an urban single but I’m skeptical. 

[Teletubby 152,198]

46 minutes ago, NATAH said:

streets are saying physical editions are missing tracks, is this true?

vinyl are missing 5 tracks

CDs are missing 4 tracks and Flamenco turned out to be track that was promoted as bonus track in the webstore