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REVISITING & RE-REVIEWING MY CD COLLECTION — #56

BEYONCÉ EDITION.

Knowing now that Renaissance was meant to be the second album to be released after Cowboy Carter, I think it was a genius, smart idea to release this album first for many reasons. We were (still are) in a pandemic and dark times were becoming undeniably rough for us. People were losing our lives, we were living in persistent fear and worry, and had to deal with a new normal. Sonically, this album was a feel ... read more

REVISITING & RE-REVIEWING MY CD COLLECTION — #55

BEYONCÉ EDITION.

A very, very, VERY important album for the culture, for the industry, for women, for black women. Another 100-scored Beyoncé album, but by a long mile the superior album compared to her self-titled album, all elevated by such an enticing concept, visual component and the overall candid story about how infidelity can lead to emotional turmoil. We've been let inside the respectfully vague world of ... read more

REVISITING & RE-REVIEWING MY CD COLLECTION — #54

This is when the music industry changed. 5% for the worst, and 95% for the good of musical innovation, self-identity, and re-establishment. For the past few years, artists have used self-titled albums (usually a tactic for a debut album) as a re-introduction or a declaration of evolution. Kehlani has done it just about a month ago and created a body of work vastly different from her past four albums, and so many artists have followed ... read more

REVISITING & RE-REVIEWING MY CD COLLECTION — #53

BEYONCÉ EDITION.

Another album where I have the standard edition instead of the deluxe edition. Ironically, I prefer the standard edition's tracklisting more, so that's what we're going for. "4" is definitely Beyoncé's most mainstream album out of her first four, but it's also still her most overlooked. A stronger follow-up from "I AM... SASHA FIERCE", while still having the ... read more