First listen thoughts on Renaissance?

[Snow 27,279]

Well? Was it what you expected it to be?
Was it better than your expectations? Or was it worse?
Will you be listening to it again a second time?

[Chris 56,828]

so far, the first three songs all have the same lyrical content. they could all be one song tbh

edit - Cuff it is nice and break my soul sounded better upon my second listen but still not that amazing

edit2 - plastic off the sofa is surprisingly refreshing

edit3 - Thique is my fav off the album.

edit4 - the album could grow on me, if i had the desire to play it again  

[Strobo 2,308]

One of her best, most adventurous works ever!

Some artists wish they could release an album full of back to back experimental bops like this so effortlessly.

Side note: Am I the only one who heard some DIL Bey here? The way she uses her falsetto and runs are giving me 2003yoncé and I'm living for it. The vocal production is the best she's had in YEARS.

[Kristina 13,996]

To be honest I didn’t even notice on the first three songs that the song had changed, it sounded like one long song  There were some other songs later on in the album that stood out more though. I will definitely listen to it more, it’s hard to take it all in on the first listen but I’m pretty sure it will grow on me. 

[Darth Sidious 11,562]

I’ve gotten to Cuff It, it’s the only one I’ve really played twice. 

Break My Soul has REALLY grown on me, and I sense Cuff it will too. We’ll see, I actually want to like this album. 

[Mr. Mendes 12,347]

2 hours ago, Kristina said:

To be honest I didn’t even notice on the first three songs that the song had changed, it sounded like one long song  

I would say this is probably intentional. This is an album that is meant to be played in a club and like Madonna's Confessions on a Dancefloor, I'd imagine the idea was for at least a few songs to bleed into each other (perhaps not in a non-stop mix like Confessions but in that vein) to be played together in that setting. That's a big thing in the club dance music world, especially in the 90s.

[Urbi 55,973]

Transitions on this album are fucking phenomenal. Nobel Peace Prize for people who were involved - NOW!!!

[Ho-oH 5,629]

I'm...blushing. This is the naughtiest, nastiest, purest, most honest, blackest and most free Beyoncé have ever come across through her music. This is probably her best album. It's so elaborate and all 16 tracks actually fulfill their jobs. I know that most of us here truly prefer 10 to 13 tracks at maximum for an album these days, but holy shit! The lyrical content, the thick grooves, the bombastic rhythms, the vocal experimentations, the boldness in her delivery of each songs...WOW!

[Chantoya Jo Jackson 749]

4,

    3,

      too.

          fucking.

                busy... 

Queen did it again! 

[Kylie 113,466]

Fucking love this album  I will play this so much, there is literally no bad song? I wanna bop to this in a club

[Mr. Mendes 12,347]

This is fucking incredible. There are one or two songs I don't adore, but I absolutely love the rest. This is such a unique, adventurous, out there body of work and it's what I've been waiting for from her for so long. I didn't expect to love it this much, but she turned it the fuck out. I am stunned. She served! 

[Unapologetic Bitch 8,806]

I need more time with it, i feel it will be kinda grower for me. its maybe not groundbreaking in music scope but definitely something new and fresh for B and it's really nice to see her doing something bit off her comfort zone, i also like the visuals a lot. Usually her albums are like half the tracks i like and half fillers I dont care for, but this time i feel like majority of album is gonna click with me and I might find 2 or 3 filler tracks max. Im looking forward to spending today with it.

[Princess Aurora 30,381]

10/10. This was such a surprise compared to the lead single  I'm so glad how they mixed House beats with Trap and Afro beats with her vocals, she can sing everything  . It's so well done especially the transitions. Good job  

[Mario Spears 5,201]

100/100

Phenomenal album. The vocals, the sonfs, the production and everything is GOD-tier. The transitions are also amazing, especially the one between Cuff It and Energy 🤩

Also there are no bad tracks, it's AMAZING from start to finish! 

[Unapologetic Bitch 8,806]

I have to say Alien Superstar is so damn good I had to stop my errands in the middle of a day, go to the nearest music store and pick up the album even though I already bought it digital before, because its worth it even for just that song alone (and my personal virgo anthem - Virgos Groove).

[plutoniano 16,388]

She did what she had to do. Honestly, no skips from me  I'm shook cause while my expectations were high she truly came for blood but made it sound completely carefree and laidback  

 

ngl I'm scared for my top3 albums cause miss Reneighsance might just sneak in  

[StrippedX 5,810]

On 7/29/2022 at 7:01 AM, Mr. Mendes said:

I would say this is probably intentional. This is an album that is meant to be played in a club and like Madonna's Confessions on a Dancefloor, I'd imagine the idea was for at least a few songs to bleed into each other (perhaps not in a non-stop mix like Confessions but in that vein) to be played together in that setting. That's a big thing in the club dance music world, especially in the 90s.

Tbh this album is very similar to Confessions now that you’ve pointed it out  we love it. 
I also don’t understand how y’all couldn’t tell the first three tracks apart tbh they’re not that similar 

[Empathica 258]

9 hours ago, StrippedX said:

Tbh this album is very similar to Confessions now that you’ve pointed it out  we love it. 
I also don’t understand how y’all couldn’t tell the first three tracks apart tbh they’re not that similar 

 

I fucking love Confessions. I love my favourites doing all dance albums with transitions.

Madonna did it with Confessions, Kylie did it with Disco, The Weeknd did it with After Hours and now Bey has done it too

[Gilly 12,318]

It keeps getting better and better with each listen  i havent played anything else since it dropped, its so elaborate and energetic, it may be my favorite BEYONCE album ever  

 

the only songs i cant get into are plastic off the sofa and church girl, but they are still cute. Either way, like i said, its such a grower, so I wouldn't be surprised if I end up obsessed.