Renaissance vs. Cowboy Carter

[Blackout19 10,447]

Which album do you like more?
Renaissance is my favorite album from Beyonce. 

[Bronco 5,719]

Renaissance just hit the brief so much harder. 

Paid homage in a way that felt genuine, built on its inspirations & took those inspirations with it to the next level. 

Cowboy Carter just feels a little...stunty in comparison. 

[bionic 41,806]

renaissance is slay from start to finish

cowboy carter fell flat from track 1

[Auther 22,068]

I like Cowboy Carter more and have probably listened to it 5 times more than Renaissance. 

[Bradley 57,116]

Renaissance but then we had a whole massive tour around that. Let's at least wait until the CC tour begins.

[Ladle Ghoulash 16,162]

15 minutes ago, Bradley said:

Renaissance but then we had a whole massive tour around that. Let's at least wait until the CC tour begins.

IMO, even without the tour, Renaissance still clears CC.

[IllusionLover 6,484]

Risonnance all the way, Beyincé didn't do it for me tbh 

[EDEJ 33]

I love both RENAISSANCE and COWBOY CARTER imo they are both 10s but RENAISSANCE just speaks to me more and dance music is my favorite genre so I feel biased but that doesn’t take away from how much I enjoy COWBOY CARTER 

[Borislshere 52,671]

Waiting for the tour. I didn’t truly care much for Ren when it came out but once I saw the show, I fell in love. Still love CC now but not something I regularly listen to 

[Chesescake 3,647]

Cowboy Carter's tracklist should be shorter. Ameriican Requiem and 16 Carriages are some of her best.

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[Ziggy 10,724]

3 hours ago, Bronco said:

Renaissance just hit the brief so much harder. 

Paid homage in a way that felt genuine, built on its inspirations & took those inspirations with it to the next level. 

Cowboy Carter just feels a little...stunty in comparison. 

I think you can tell CC was made first. It’s a bit bloated and muddled in its intention and tbh I have a hard time finding a meaning on the merits of the music itself. The intent I understand but the intent of “reclaiming country as a space for Black artists” isn’t one that really reflects meaning. Like idk why these are the songs she picked, you know? Whereas with Renaissance it feels like a very hyper intentional, almost singular expression of celebration, sexuality, joy and pleasure through each track. And she is saying, “Black artistry has been making a space for these things for decades.” It’s brilliant. I struggle to find the same meaning in cc even if I like the songs.