02 1+1

02 Love On Top

You voted 2 out of my 3 favourite songs on this album 2/10. :lol:

What a poor album in comparison to IASF :drama: Most of it is just SO forgettable, and the less said about Run the World, the better :P I will do a rate after a few more listens, but so far, Best Thing I Never Had, 1+1 and I Was Here and maybe Countdown stand out the most for me

My rate:

 

07 | 1+1

10 | I Care

07 | I Miss You

10 | Best Thing I Never Had :wub:

03 | Party :puke2:

08 | Rather Die Young

08 | Start Over

06 | Love on Top

10 | Countdown :wub:

10 | End of Time :wub:

09 | I Was Here

09 | Run the World (Girls)

 

OVERALL: 8.1/10

 

http://i54.tinypic.com/2hckthv.jpg

 

Larger version of the Deluxe Edition cover.

Really awful cover art... awkward pose, tacky fonts, strange colour scheme. I'm not actually being negative for the sake of it either.

 

Anyhow on a more positive note I'll do a track by track review for this later!

Anyhow on a more positive note I'll do a track by track review for this later!

Not really a positive note, seeing as you'll spend the whole review slagging the album off. :kink:

Whatever. I only ever write what I really think and frankly it does this forum a bit of good to have an objective opinion now and then.

Whatever. I only ever write what I really think and frankly it does this forum a bit of good to have an objective opinion now and then.

That's true. Feel free to share your, no doubt, objective review with us later. :D

Ok Here is my quick review :P

 

10 1+1 (Absolutely lush, her vocals, that guitar solo, its beautiful :wub: )

08 I Care (This is quite good, very much a grower for me)

02 I Miss You (tuneless drivel, how it is track three is beyond me!)

10 Best Thing i Never Had (Classic Beyonce track :wub: )

04 Party (Disappointing, the chorus is underwhelming! Andre's rap is quite good though, it got an extra point for that!)

05 Rather Die Young (Just sounds really dated, although there are some nice harmonies)

09 Start Over (Things are picking up again. Love the vibe and production

07 Love on Top (a chirpy little song which is quite catchy, although i think it goes overboard on the key changes)

09 Countdown (FINALLY, a good uptempo song, can see this being a single, although I can see it getting a rapper added :lol: )

08 End of Time (Another grower)

10 I Was Here (Wow, this is stunning. The ballads/midtempos p*** all over the uptempos on this album)

03 Run The World (Girls) (Terrible lead single, and one of the worst singles she has ever released. It has no melody and is just her rehashing the "independant women" and "single ladies" women rule bull$h!t)

 

Well overall i think it really is a disappointing album . I only really like 7 tracks, and the album SERIOUSLY lacks good uptempos. I wish they had removed I Miss You, Rather Die Young, and Run the World (Girls) and added some proper catchy uptempos. Also i think the tracklist is seriously lacking. I mean 4 ballads/midtempos at the start? I have every Beyonce album, but I won't be buying this (maybe the 14th deluxe version as we all know she will releasee a few :lol: ). She can do so much better though so as a fan I am disappointed :(

Edited June 16, 201114 yr by Crowan

Beyoncé will be performing live via satellite from the UK for the BET Awards.

 

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Confirmed Promotion so far:

 

US

• BET Awards (6/26)
• Album Release (6/28)
• Good Morning America, Summer Concert Series (7/1)
• Macy's 4th of July Firework Spectacular Special (7/4)
• CNN Piers Morgan Tonight (TBA)

EUROPE

• 3 France Concerts (06/20-23)
• Glastonbury Festival (6/26)
• X Factor France (6/28)
• Oxegen Festival (7/10)
• - T In The Park (7/9)

Some images from the album booklet have been released:

 

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http://images.orkut.com/orkut/photos/OgAAAJYJ3W889z7cbhCMsegIJkhjMyrOKLcsTXbqmM1aEmue48uIt2cYOOikaX5wCEV8xrI-PiQVSozvxykvT7IOClIAm1T1UO155NfR-RtG-nINu1XPnDJjSDGG.jpg http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZcXt158sTV4/TfovoQDeiTI/AAAAAAAABaI/IA12sUI-53M/s576/photo_6.jpg

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They don't exactly go with the 'personal'/introspective theme of the album do they? In the slightest...

I agree, they don't really suit the style of the album at all. They are rather lovely though!

I'm unsure what to do...I want the deluxe version of the album but way prefer the standard artwork (grown on me massively, love it as a cover now)!

They don't exactly go with the 'personal'/introspective theme of the album do they? In the slightest...

Couldn't agree more. I think they're amazing pictures, but they don't represent the album at all.

Ok, I feel I have given the album enough listens for a rate...:

 

03.0 '1+1'

05.0 'I Care'

08.0 'I Miss You'

08.0 'Best Thing I Never Had'

07.5 Party' (feat. André 3000)

03.5 Rather Die Young

07.5 Start Over'

07.0 Love on Top'

09.0 'Countdown'

06.5 'End of Time'

10.0 'I Was Here'

08.5 'Run the World (Girls)'

 

I'm hoping the deluxe tracks will be to the high standard of the majority of the tracks so that I can make a playlist with them and remove the few duds.

'Countdown' has grown on me so much over the last week or so! 'Party', 'End of Time' and 'Love on Top' continue to grow on me too.

 

I can't see anything overtaking 'I Was Here' as my favourite at the moment, although maybe 'Countdown' will in time.

After having the album on repeat since I downloaded it, I'm going to rate it again:

 

11.0 "1+1"

08.5 "I Care"

08.0 "I Miss You"

09.5 "Best Thing I Never Had"

08.5 "Party" (feat. André 3000)

08.0 "Rather Die Young"

09.0 "Start Over"

10.0 "Love on Top"

09.5 "Countdown"

09.0 "End of Time"

10.0 "I Was Here"

07.5 "Run the World (Girls)"

 

It's 100% by far my favourite album she's ever done, I'm just hoping that the deluxe tracks don't let it down. I have a strong feeling that the deluxe tracks will be the uptempos and they could be more mainstream than the rest of the album is.

As IF 'Run the World (Girls)' is your least favourite on the album! :o

As IF 'Run the World (Girls)' is your least favourite on the album! :o

I actually skip it. As soon as "I Was Here" finishes, I put it back to "1+1". I like the song but it's so unbelievably out of place on the album and pales in comparison the R&B goodness of the rest of the album. :wub:

I've been seeing people talking about Party quite a lot lately. It seems to be popular.

I actually skip it. As soon as "I Was Here" finishes, I put it back to "1+1". I like the song but it's so unbelievably out of place on the album and pales in comparison the R&B goodness of the rest of the album. :wub:

I guess I can understand that, it really has just been thrown on the end of the album.

I'm hoping some of the deluxe tracks will be similar to it in style to give it a bit more context on the album as a whole.