Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter ALBUM REVIEW

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  • @pointpaa
    @pointpaa 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5140

    can't wait to hear Beyoncé doing hyperpop and rage hip-hop on her next installment !

    • @MAmin-ze1mw
      @MAmin-ze1mw 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +301

      With a Carti feature!! WEEHH! 🦇🧛‍♂️Seeyuh

    • @joshuasutton983
      @joshuasutton983 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +178

      She should do a rock album, jazz album, and boom bap album.

    • @rolandorodriguez45
      @rolandorodriguez45 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      I think that I had the same thought as you 😂😂

    • @k00_ma
      @k00_ma 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      legit tho if she did stuff similar to what she did on utopia, id be so down for it

    • @itsjonathangray
      @itsjonathangray 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

      Nah, it'll be grunge, lol. 😂

  • @jamesburgess2k
    @jamesburgess2k 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2121

    She's going to do a Death Metal album next and will be riding a horse skeleton with fire coming out of its eyes on the next album cover.

    • @jess-jd5iz
      @jess-jd5iz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +136

      Manifesting this 🙏🏾🙏🏾

    • @gabriellecas8308
      @gabriellecas8308 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

      need this bad

    • @caretakerrr123
      @caretakerrr123 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

      that’d be dope to say the least

    • @pshsa5
      @pshsa5 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

      That's why she's teasing the mosh pit on Bodyguard. Get ready, y'all. 🪩🤠😈

    • @dor4376
      @dor4376 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      So i'm not the only one waiting for that to happen😂 i'm pretty sure she could learn to growl in one hour. Imagine the features 😅

  • @ethan7293
    @ethan7293 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +924

    Levii’s Jeans DOES have depth. Back in Destiny’s Child day, no fashion houses wanted to dress them. They were seen as the curvy black girls from Texas. Beyonce says they even considered them “plus sized.” The first brand to dress them was Levi’s Jeans. That’s why there’s lines in the song like ‘you don’t need designer’ and ‘all dressed up in a plain white tee.’

    • @Whiskey_wayne
      @Whiskey_wayne 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

      you guys are fighting for your life in the comments trying to add substance to this album

    • @EternityxForever
      @EternityxForever 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Whiskey_wayne You seem like the only one fighting for your life commenting under dang near every comment lol it's kinda pathetic how much attention you crave

    • @ethan7293
      @ethan7293 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +292

      @@kevinrudy stop acting like books and film don’t need context to explain things too. It’s literally just art…

    • @Whackadoo1
      @Whackadoo1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +205

      ​@@kevinrudy That's very disingenuous to say. Albums and songs have context behind all the time that may not be privy to a listener if they don't research the context or meaning. In one example, The Benefit of Mr Kite by The Beatles is literally about Paul and John reading off the billing of a carnival poster they found. It's a silly, psychedelic pop song about a poster.
      Of course Levii Jeans can have context behind it that the average listener may not know offhand. Stop playing or being dumb please.

    • @grassygrapejuice
      @grassygrapejuice 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kevinrudyare u dumb?

  • @bootleg_24
    @bootleg_24 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1466

    im disappointed that you didnt wear the hat the whole video

    • @matheussemiao2592
      @matheussemiao2592 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

      Dude's got to proudly show the Mellon head

    • @leecalmdown
      @leecalmdown 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      i know right! it looks great on him

    • @sunnyorange180
      @sunnyorange180 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@leecalmdown he looks great in everything 😍😍😍

    • @emomu
      @emomu 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      he's too scared adrianne lenker would copystrike him :/

    • @speccx
      @speccx 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      who

  • @123rockfan
    @123rockfan 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2811

    third album needs to be a blend of jazz, soul, and hard rock. That would go so hard

    • @SteadyNUnremitting
      @SteadyNUnremitting 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +95

      No. Rock, heavy metal & alternative rock

    • @orlock20
      @orlock20 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

      If she is going to do that, she should sit down with Beth Hart who is a multi genre artist and she knows the people that can make it happen. They were in different categories on Star Search, but the same year. Beth Hart won her category.

    • @badbadgilead2552
      @badbadgilead2552 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

      jazz, metal, soft/psychedelic rock, soul - I think its all possible

    • @theshowdown9355
      @theshowdown9355 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      My guess is that the third album will be Afrotunes, Amapiano and other African genres.

    • @ossiejon-nwakalo8644
      @ossiejon-nwakalo8644 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      The next album apparently will be a collab with jay z again

  • @jygglypuffdaddy
    @jygglypuffdaddy 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +931

    "Look at that horse" literally the best line on the entire album. High camp.

    • @Tanwolly
      @Tanwolly 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Fantano fans are so unfathomably cringe.
      “High camp. This needs more camp unironically. Beyoncé’s seamless blend of genres and fusions is truly a sonic adventure through pop electronic country gabagoo🤓”
      This isn’t a country album in anyway whatsoever. It is a straight pop album with a tiny bit of hip hop lmfao.

    • @FlorenceBstrd
      @FlorenceBstrd 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +136

      @@Tanwolly huh hip-hop when she sang opera? Come on

    • @jygglypuffdaddy
      @jygglypuffdaddy 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +121

      half the album is very straightforward country and the rest is deeply rooted in it, some people are telling on themselves with ignorant comments

    • @dor4376
      @dor4376 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

      ​@@Tanwolly that's why she said: it's not a country album, it's a Beyonce album 😉

    • @sigmalpha_testostronewolf
      @sigmalpha_testostronewolf 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Tanwollythere are two songs on there that sound even remotely hip hop, yall are so dumb ugh

  • @midlaho
    @midlaho 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1228

    beyonce's career is so interesting to me. for an artist her age and stature you'd expect her to settle into legacy act status and kind of phone in her music and just ride off of the success of her previous music but as time has gone on she's become even more versatile/adventurous/experimental with her music all while still achieving massive commercial success with it.
    4, in my opinion, was the catalyst for her current career trajectory. making an r&b album in 2011 amongst a sea of generic edm showed that her ONLY priority was to make music that she was proud of and if it sold well then that was also a bonus. 4, self titled, lemonade, renaissance and now cowboy carter? whew she's amazing

    • @dakotak51
      @dakotak51 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +100

      Agreed i was thinking about this same thing the other day. For those veeeery few artists each generation that get to hold the spotlight, she's one that I can be proud of looking back for pushing things forward.

    • @bruh......2005
      @bruh......2005 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +94

      Agree with this take, not to say that Beyoncé was bad before, She had some amazing bangers but that's the thing....She was a hit artist, not the kind you would listen to a whole album for. And honestly I'm glad she changed her career trajectory instead of having many hits and becoming washed out like alot of pop artists from the early 2010s.

    • @Grr8jon
      @Grr8jon 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +56

      I feel like she's actually getting better. I can't listen to her first albums, but the last 4 - are so good.

    • @Grr8jon
      @Grr8jon 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      ​@@bruh......2005yes, good way to put it. I enjoyed a song here and there, but now she's putting out albums that are great.

    • @peterm.4355
      @peterm.4355 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Her ego is too thirsty for those precious Grammys.

  • @NikkuManAMVs
    @NikkuManAMVs 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1888

    Hated PURE/HONEY and now SWEET/HONEY/BUCKIN?! This is homophobic…

    • @vincentslashmarshall
      @vincentslashmarshall 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +189

      sister songs

    • @NikkuManAMVs
      @NikkuManAMVs 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +221

      Praying for a third version of HONEY on act 3 👀

    • @mati.p172
      @mati.p172 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      because actually "PURE/HONEY" ex aequo with "ENERGY" was the worst song on "RENAISSANCE"

    • @phag4eva
      @phag4eva 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      ​@@mati.p172it's easily church girl or move but alrighttttt

    • @ikexbankai
      @ikexbankai 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@phag4evait’s easily THIQUE. That song, ALL IN YOUR MIND, and either American Has A Problem or Pure/Honey should have been cut from the album and it would have been PREFECT. The track listing becomes too long and redundant on Renaissance towards. Taking the album from a 10/10 to a 8.5/9 out of 10

  • @fentanylfrog8403
    @fentanylfrog8403 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +963

    I hope Cal never leaves again, I missed him so much 😌

    • @sjeanmacleod
      @sjeanmacleod 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      Yaw hee!

    • @Guymanbot97
      @Guymanbot97 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      ​@@sjeanmacleod
      Yoo Hoo!

    • @adderon
      @adderon 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      He's stepping up

    • @sjeanmacleod
      @sjeanmacleod 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@adderon out of the whack Cal zone and livin' it up in the melon patch.

  • @emomu
    @emomu 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +835

    Act I -- pop/rnb/dance/electronic/hip-hop
    Act II -- country/folk/soul/singer-songwriter
    Act III -- rock/punk/metal hopefully🤞

    • @BL4DESS
      @BL4DESS 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      A metal beyonce album sounds risky. Idk whether to dread or love it.

    • @tlou_msmsmsm
      @tlou_msmsmsm 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +56

      Act III is gonna be Nu-Metal

    • @bannedplaylist
      @bannedplaylist 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +72

      @@BL4DESShow? she’s done don’t hurt yourself, and she had some rock moments throughout this album.

    • @hermano_mario
      @hermano_mario 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      She’s going full King Gizz

    • @treysonmcgrady4750
      @treysonmcgrady4750 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      Reggae and dancehall album next

  • @scottmceachern5673
    @scottmceachern5673 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1104

    I'm so glad Cal is back in full force.

    • @agapanthus2024
      @agapanthus2024 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      Not good enough he needs his own show. And we need the new CALassic 2

    • @HackysackTrav
      @HackysackTrav 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      That isn't Cal

    • @moc-king-bird
      @moc-king-bird 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      in full horse 🤠

    • @GustavoSilva-mn1dp
      @GustavoSilva-mn1dp 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Even Anthony looks happier

    • @aphexfinn
      @aphexfinn 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      in full horse🤠

  • @tlou_msmsmsm
    @tlou_msmsmsm 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2043

    SWEET HONEY BUCKIN on Least Favorite Tracks is a criminal offense.

    • @NikkuManAMVs
      @NikkuManAMVs 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +268

      Fr! Like…look at that horse!

    • @ianhh23
      @ianhh23 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +59

      He was twerking to that song on the reaction
      Edit: I just remembered he didn't listen to that track live 😭

    • @danyul4u186
      @danyul4u186 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +113

      LIKE A MECHANICAL BULL

    • @georgeandfriendsadventures5073
      @georgeandfriendsadventures5073 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Yeah there are definitely worse tracks

    • @arm6856
      @arm6856 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      like what ​@@georgeandfriendsadventures5073

  • @TheCamSays
    @TheCamSays 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +821

    If we’re going in different genres at this point, I want Bey to tackle a rock/metal album and see what happens.

    • @Souleyme
      @Souleyme 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Me too lol 😂

    • @ashleywilliams1988
      @ashleywilliams1988 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +181

      I’m like 73% sure (but 100% hopeful) that act 3 will be a Tina Turner/Prince-esque rock album. Ya Ya teases it and makes me want it so much!

    • @ishdjdjshdudhe
      @ishdjdjshdudhe 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

      Ironically there’s actually been some hints and speculation that act 3 is gonna be a rock album so you just might get that in twoish years from now LOL

    • @muskrat_glomus
      @muskrat_glomus 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

      there is a very high possibility we're actually getting a rock-album from her

    • @whip1720
      @whip1720 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@ashleywilliams1988I think that and a bunch more. She might do pop rock grunge heavy metal older rock all of that

  • @moonukki
    @moonukki 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +932

    My dad refused to listen to the album bc it was being touted by everyone as strictly country. I played it to him today and explained it’s a country/folk fusion album and he was shocked with how much he loved it lol. If I hadnt forced him to listen to it he would’ve ignored it,,, stubborn old men man

    • @gregnuttall7421
      @gregnuttall7421 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      Is that cause he’s a country purist or a country hater?

    • @fastfire1702
      @fastfire1702 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +133

      ​@@gregnuttall7421its cause he is a stubborn old men man

    • @qwer8907
      @qwer8907 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      Leave your dad alone stop imposing your views on your father

    • @mkjjoe
      @mkjjoe 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +118

      @@qwer8907 on the other hand he ended up liking something he would have ignored by stereotype, I guess it's best when people meet halfway

    • @itzjay116
      @itzjay116 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      I think I’m going to have to drag my mom through this. She listens to the radio and judges the whole album off of “this ain’t Texas”

  • @saphire2214
    @saphire2214 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +434

    Cowboy Carter was completed before Renaissance and was meant to be released as act i. She changed the release order, in order to release something a bit more uplifting just coming out of COVID. If you listen to the end of Amen, you can hear a smooth transition into Renaissance which makes more sense sonically.

    • @realfan3565
      @realfan3565 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

      Wanted to say the same thing but was too lazy to type.

    • @seatedovation4982
      @seatedovation4982 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

      No it doesn’t, cowboy ends with a full stop - and loops with itself. Leading from amen to Requiem.
      A lot of the songs on this album end with the same sonic sound
      The only way to have the transition is if you purposely change the cross fade to a certain amount which is not intention but general music tempo/fade

    • @finlayvicar4619
      @finlayvicar4619 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@seatedovation4982 Yeah it's not smooth at all

    • @koreaboo1437
      @koreaboo1437 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes I felt that way

    • @koreaboo1437
      @koreaboo1437 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@seatedovation4982yes it does

  • @jessicapirnat
    @jessicapirnat 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +286

    ALIIGATOR TEARS is such a highlight of the record. One of the best instrumentals on the album, Beyoncé’s lower register, and that bit at the end where she’s singing ‘I adore you’ over and over… UGH so good. Just For Fun is also wonderful imo

    • @demarcuslee10
      @demarcuslee10 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Exactly idk what he’s on…

    • @DannyMilianPart2
      @DannyMilianPart2 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Alligator Tears is the only song I like on the album

    • @merilee4998
      @merilee4998 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      It's really good! Goes to back to her Louisiana roots too, sounds like you're on the bayou

    • @nonalolagirl
      @nonalolagirl 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think that is her worst song to date. Can someone explain why they like it so I can understand why she included it and start to appreciate it more?
      I agree about her lower register and the intrumentals are very much Beatles inspired, so I do enjoy those bits but the lyrics are so weak and song feels misplaced after Spagettii.

    • @nonalolagirl
      @nonalolagirl 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@DannyMilianPart2 The only song?! you wilding🤣

  • @connorw2k
    @connorw2k 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +284

    The vocal bits with Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton made me think of the country radio station in GTA V

    • @roxannemapache826
      @roxannemapache826 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Same!!

    • @jamiedisu727
      @jamiedisu727 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

      I think that was the point l. Whereas Renaissance was supposed to be a DJ set, this is supposed to be a country radio station (KNTRY RADIO)

    • @MinecraftCow345
      @MinecraftCow345 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jamiedisu727I’m hoping she frames the alleged metal/rock/Beyoncé album as a live concert, imagine the collaborations starting off the track list as faux ‘openers’

    • @LadyAstarionAncunin
      @LadyAstarionAncunin 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same!

    • @thisisforvids
      @thisisforvids 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Yeah. To hear Fantano Bitch and moan is annoying, but not really surprising. He complains "people who like music only want to hear music!!!!" Uhm, I like music but I also like theatre & arthouse... her album IS cohesive. Try removing the interludes and listening through -- it's less cohesive.

  • @Gnolle082
    @Gnolle082 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +186

    Listening to this album then listening to mgk’s new album right after was probably the biggest instance of whiplash I’ve ever experienced in my life. It’s like having the best meal you’ve ever had in your life, then the next meal is just a bowl full of needles.

    • @JD-hx7yd
      @JD-hx7yd 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Is the new MGK and Trippie record really that cheeks? Wasn't holding high expectations for it just wondering how bad it is compared to their other works.

    • @GerbsCE
      @GerbsCE 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      What do you mean? Their albums are on the same level.

    • @JD-hx7yd
      @JD-hx7yd 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      @GerbsCE Pointless question IMO. OP clearly meant they enjoyed the Beyonce album more than the mgk one, therefore implying they don't think both albums are on the 'same level'.

    • @LadyAstarionAncunin
      @LadyAstarionAncunin 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂💀

  • @Robyn_Retro
    @Robyn_Retro 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +215

    The BUCKIIN’ section of SWEET ★ HONEY ★ BUCKIIN’ is by far one of my favorite moments of the record. It references her CMAs performance that was the catalyst of it all (‘patience is thin, hormones is right at the rim, you was just going in’) and the general criticisms in such a Beyoncé way. Referring to her haters as hissing snakes that get stomped down (or as she says it, ‘dine’) when she’s buckin’, doing her thing, letting go. Plus the beat on that is tough!

    • @yveje9720
      @yveje9720 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I’m coming home in the intro she’s saying hello country is where I came from!

    • @Whiskey_wayne
      @Whiskey_wayne 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Omg referring to her haters as hissing snakes was SO ORIGINAL I don't even think a sixteen year old songwriter could come up with that analogy. This truly is the pillar of metaphorical songwriting

    • @sonjaswanson8951
      @sonjaswanson8951 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Buckin gives me the campy vibes of Renaissance that I love so much

    • @khemikims4058
      @khemikims4058 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      ​@@Whiskey_wayneWho said it had to be original? Like. Who are you fighting? Your own demons?

    • @EternityxForever
      @EternityxForever 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      @@khemikims4058 🤣😂 That person's been going through the whole comment section replying negativity to ppl lol It's kinda funny but also sad at the same time

  • @tinhippi
    @tinhippi 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +296

    the electronic tracks toward the end of the record were a really pleasant surprise. ii hands ii heaven is a career highlight for beyonce imo. also really loved the miley duet!

    • @chiarosuburekeni9325
      @chiarosuburekeni9325 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I personally disagree. I feel like why would you do that, thematically? Did you run out of ideas for the country motif? Like it’s just kinda weird and ruins the cohesion of the heehaw aesthetic

    • @bannedplaylist
      @bannedplaylist 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@chiarosuburekeni9325bc this album was recorded before renaissance. so those last couple of tracks would be a good choice to transition into renaissance which is house themed but it also allows listeners to listen to the trilogy in different orders

    • @ashleywilliams1988
      @ashleywilliams1988 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      I think it makes sense if the report is true that Cowboy Carter flows into Renaissance. If true, the second half of CC makes more sense thematically. Even if it’s not true, I don’t find the switch that jarring since it still caries motifs like the Dolly/Patti nail percussion.

    • @sophiewitch
      @sophiewitch 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

      ​@@chiarosuburekeni9325It's a fusion album. As part of a trilogy focusing on reclaiming black genres. She didn't run out of ideas. She continued to execute her idea. She fuses country with hip hop, dance, and folk all over the album.
      If you think her fusing country and dance is running out of ideas, you're missing the entire point of the album.

    • @Purplefoxsoul
      @Purplefoxsoul 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      @@ashleywilliams1988 Cowboy Carter was originally supposed to come first but since we were mid-pandemic Beyonce chose to release Renaissance first because "we all needed to dance."

  • @NikkuManAMVs
    @NikkuManAMVs 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +183

    Easy AOTY for me. She’s done it again. I can’t wait for Act 3!
    American Requiem alone is just insane. Who would’ve thought the girl that put out Halo would do this.

    • @georgeandfriendsadventures5073
      @georgeandfriendsadventures5073 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      We’re still 1/4 through the year, still more albums to come

    • @lithw01
      @lithw01 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Halo is a strong song with strong vocal tho

    • @NikkuManAMVs
      @NikkuManAMVs 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @@lithw01 sure, but it’s pretty generic compared to everything she’s done post self-titled

    • @Whiskey_wayne
      @Whiskey_wayne 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      AOTY is such a spineless Beyonce stan take. It's April dude. Grow up

    • @georgeandfriendsadventures5073
      @georgeandfriendsadventures5073 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Whiskey_wayne Yeah ikr it’s 1/4 through the year, and plenty of great artists have yet to drop

  • @Nutshell_Music
    @Nutshell_Music 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +272

    Anthony is so good at choosing the worst “worst track”

    • @astoldbynickgerr
      @astoldbynickgerr 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    • @summerwoodsmusic
      @summerwoodsmusic 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I remember when he picked Ring A Bell as the worst track on Bottomless Pit, and it’s literally my favorite Death Grips song!

    • @ihaveapanda7608
      @ihaveapanda7608 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@summerwoodsmusic i think this everytime i look at his worst track pick. Ring A Bell is one of the top dg of all time

    • @atticuslanderholm1516
      @atticuslanderholm1516 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sweet honey buckin was by far the worst track on here, idk what you’re talking about. What’s worse? Pretty much the only skip on the album, it’s a mess

    • @Nutshell_Music
      @Nutshell_Music 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ⁠@@atticuslanderholm1516i’m boutta blow your mind. I didn’t even listen to this album lmao

  • @nickabockanumber9699
    @nickabockanumber9699 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +167

    Sweet honey buckin being least favourite is a crimeeeee

  • @ahkwaheart
    @ahkwaheart 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +595

    If this album was called "Cowboy Carter VI" it would've been a 10.

    • @uoadwfou
      @uoadwfou 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +107

      If this album was called "To Cowboy Carter a Butterfly" it would've been a 10.

    • @vayalelyn4277
      @vayalelyn4277 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Wait you listened to Daughter of Darkness?

    • @ahkwaheart
      @ahkwaheart 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@vayalelyn4277 yea

    • @vayalelyn4277
      @vayalelyn4277 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@ahkwaheart kinda respect bro, that shit long af

    • @davidemarconi9146
      @davidemarconi9146 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If this album was called “Tickets to Cowboy Carter”, it would’ve been a 0

  • @Elizeusarvin
    @Elizeusarvin 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +385

    Beyonce proving again why she's one of the few major artists from the nineties to still be relevant. This is era is the DEFINITION of artistic reinvention.

    • @ryanmeagher6143
      @ryanmeagher6143 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      It’s just great marketing, not the second coming of Christ. Everyone is so dramatic lol

    • @Whiskey_wayne
      @Whiskey_wayne 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      "This is era is the" what?

    • @jujuliliath
      @jujuliliath 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ryanmeagher6143if that was the only reason i’m pretty sure more problematic or overly exposed artists from that era would be relevant topics, but 99% are not. it’s okay to admit an artist’s impressive longevity, and beyoncé is one of the names for that

    • @RadicalTadpoles1000
      @RadicalTadpoles1000 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@ryanmeagher6143but I mean, the albums are also pretty damn fucking good lol

    • @ryanmeagher6143
      @ryanmeagher6143 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@RadicalTadpoles1000 I find it overproduced as hell personally but to each their own. I just think people latch on to their current generations stars and want to imagine everything they put out is the most amazing thing done yet.

  • @hiya1569
    @hiya1569 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +118

    Personally, I felt like the amount of times she justified herself on this album was completely intentional and necessary. Yes, she drills it into the ground but that's just the life of a woman of color. And even still, people are crying to the masses about how she isn't country and shouldn't be doing it

    • @martinebonita2658
      @martinebonita2658 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I think the point that tnd was making was that those haters were going to hate regardless of her justifications.

    • @nct127songsarebops7
      @nct127songsarebops7 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah. She wrote it after cma

  • @meganevans3899
    @meganevans3899 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +62

    That's a fair criticism honestly but I took the "bloated" feeling as all additional world building. Bey doesn't usually have this type of record flow but with the knowledge that she built this record before renaissance I think it makes total sense why she padded it with heavier handed marketing and a wide range of guests. To me its almost a cinematic experience, even more so than her previous records that actually had movie companions. I think it's just another iteration of her expansive abilities

  • @yolinhoz1724
    @yolinhoz1724 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    small correction: SPAGHETTII actually samples and could be considered (?) a brazilian funk song! while she is rapping in the song (spazzing may i add), the instrumental is basically brazilian funk to its core.

    • @Hohorik
      @Hohorik 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🤠🔫👈🏻

  • @nonalolagirl
    @nonalolagirl 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    While I do see the Dolly Parton parts as a co-sign, I honestly think the addition of Willie, Dolly, Linda, and other country artists as overall appreciation and her way of honoring some of her favorite artists. Even Blackbird and many of the Beatles inspired undertones throughout the album speaks to her great love for the music.
    Tie in the meaning of the song Blackbird, what Linda Martell went through in the industry, and what Willie and Dolly mean to the Black community as they've been great allies, then you fully understand many of the choices that she made, none of which had anything to do with appeasing her haters or the white American audience that opposes her movements through multiple genres.

  • @BenjaminDover2024
    @BenjaminDover2024 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +304

    Cowboy Chuchesta album when

    • @edmundpope6415
      @edmundpope6415 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Fax we need more chuchesta of any form in general

    • @JamesKovacic
      @JamesKovacic 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      The New Cowboy Calassic

    • @Nick-ft4dk
      @Nick-ft4dk 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      OMG HE ACTUALLY RELEASED ONE

  • @betinafortes3145
    @betinafortes3145 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +136

    The comments on here complaining that CC didn't sound like a country album completely missed the point. She did not intend to make one, at least in the conventional sense of the genre (and even expressly stated so) ☠️

    • @terrenspencer4439
      @terrenspencer4439 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      She is marketing it as a country album 😆

    • @betinafortes3145
      @betinafortes3145 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

      @@terrenspencer4439 just because she's wearing cowgirl outfits, it's already marketed as a quintessential, conventional country album? That's precisely her point. A record/song can have country influences AND STILL be blended with sounds and influences from other "genres". Of course it will not sound like traditional country music! That's why Spaghettii is there on the record with Linda Martell saying at the beginning "Genres are a funny little concept". While I understand labels are there to help comprehend things a bit easier, labels and genres shouldn't be used to limit and confine how particular art should sound like.

    • @terrenspencer4439
      @terrenspencer4439 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@betinafortes3145 Totally agree with you that she can blend genres etc. however, my point was that she is listing it in the Country genre on streaming services. Why put it in the “Country” genre if she doesnt believe it to be a Country album?

    • @betinafortes3145
      @betinafortes3145 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      @@terrenspencer4439 I think that's more on the current limitations of existing streaming platforms. She doesn't exactly have that much of a choice other than to pick what's the most predominant influence on the record, which is evidently country, because that's how streaming platforms work. Again, this goes on our (or society's/humans') tendency to lean and cling on labels [genres]. But I don't think that limitation takes away how Beyonce created something entirely different and something that cannot be simply said to be country.

    • @terrenspencer4439
      @terrenspencer4439 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@betinafortes3145 I get that but I’d argue the album is 75% pop and 25% mix of other genres so why not just list it as a pop album? Especially since she doesn’t consider it a Country album?

  • @giovannidejoie8618
    @giovannidejoie8618 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +82

    The reason why post malone was accepted with open arms by the country scene despite being a pop artist his whole career & beyonce isn’t is simply because of race…it’s kind of weird when you think about the history of country..black people created it & now they want to gatekeep it cause it’s the only mainstream genre not dominated by black people at the moment

    • @fernandoparadacastillo5901
      @fernandoparadacastillo5901 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      I'm not american so i'll never truly understand the historic issues they have with racism, but i would argue that the fact she's a woman is a strong reason too.
      I've seen many examples of women artists that become immaculate by sacrificing overall popularity and exposure (Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Nina Simone, Erykah Badu).
      And then, when someone wants to be more defiant, she gets hate from all sides, like Madonna and now her.
      There must be other things that make people don't agree with them, like their business moves, personal beliefs or their politics, but those issues are very rarely mentioned or cause any negative effect when the artist in question is a full-grown heterosexual man. You need the police waiting at his door for the hate to come.
      It's a racist world, and a very misogynistic one too.

    • @zachariah7114
      @zachariah7114 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@fernandoparadacastillo5901next time you have a chance to talk, don’t

    • @fernandoparadacastillo5901
      @fernandoparadacastillo5901 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@zachariah7114 you should follow your own suggestion, works better on you.
      Edit: But you know what? You're right. Why do i have to take sh*t from a complete unknown in a faceless social media platform? I got better things to do with my life, and i have people that love me for who i am and appreciate what i think. I'd rather share my life with them than waste it here with faceless embittered people like you.
      Adiós 😘

    • @godofnothing428
      @godofnothing428 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@zachariah7114you missed with this one

    • @derekbronson6323
      @derekbronson6323 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      there's black influence in country music but you don't know what you're talking about if you think "black people created country music." country music's primary roots lie in the folk music of the british isles. there is a huge list of early country songs, such as barbara allen, bury me not on the lone prairie, waiting for a train, leaving dear old ireland, who's going to shoe your pretty little feet, lord harding, the maid freed from the gallows (also known as gallows tree, hangman hangman slack the rope), green valley waltz, the gypsy laddie and many more, and there are also early country recordings of african american songs, no denying that. but there are far more that were inherited from the british isles.
      "but what about the banjo?" one instrument that is used in country music being derivative of a black instrument doesn't mean that actually you invented that genre, by that logic jazz was invented by belgians because the saxophone came from there. and yea i said the word derivative because when the banjo started being used in minstrel shows, an extra string was added to it. it was inspired by african instruments, no doubt about that, but even then it's not 100%.
      no doubt that throughout its history country music has borrowed from jazz and blues but if borrowing ideas from other genres/cultures means you invented it that would mean whites have "every right" to perform black music, except in modern discourse almost no one thinks of it that way. i'm aware and don't disagree with the fact that racism against african americans is systemic, and so it makes sense to highlight black achievements. but that's not what we're talking about here; we're talking about what group primarily pioneered a genre, and yea it's overwhelmingly white musicians. you do not need to erase the identity of for instance the scots irish, a group who did struggle in america, not nearly as much as black people, but "less bad" doesn't mean okay, and that's not okay.
      america's musical history has been a weird dance we've been doing racially to paraphrase wynton marsalis. and it absolutely does go both ways if we're being honest, soul music borrowed elements of country music in the 60s for example, ray charles did an entire album of country covers. drift away by dobie gray was a huge hit, and that was a cover of a country song. the genre of southern soul has incorporated country music quite a bit, but it's still a black genre. or even look at hip hop and detroit techno incorporating aspects of synthpop. no denying prejudice against black artists exists but this is a massive overcorrection.

  • @crazziii_
    @crazziii_ 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    Cowboy Carter was written, and was supposed to be released, first. Hence why the album gets more experimental towards the end and would naturally flow right into Renaissance

  • @jamesgrandjean6138
    @jamesgrandjean6138 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +109

    Look at that horse, look at that HORSE, LOOK AT THAT HORSE 🐎
    I literally can’t stop smiling at that part. You have no swag, Mr F

    • @Hohorik
      @Hohorik 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Pretty as hell,
      Á naturale;

    • @user-yj7cu5sk2w
      @user-yj7cu5sk2w 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Hohorikdining on FARCE.

  • @myles7453
    @myles7453 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +161

    If you ask me, this is Beyonce's best.
    From tracks like the opener, Ya-Ya, Blackbird, Bodyguard, Tyrant ii Most Wanted, Daughter. It's addicting.
    Also, I was shocked that you listed S/H/B was your least favorite, I loved that track.
    This album has me hyped for Act 3, which I hope is the rock album people are predicting.

  • @bubbles2215
    @bubbles2215 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    I really, genuinely hope album 3 is a rock album. But I really loved this one.

  • @cmmangione368
    @cmmangione368 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    In American Requiem Beyonce states “that in order for things to grow, they need to change” - which I think serves as the thesis for the album. I even think the covers are used to portray this point. Blackbird has subtle changes, but Jolene becomes a story of revenge and anger with the following song Daughter.
    But I think that sonically follows on the album: she presents country as it was, then as it currently is, then as what it could be in the later part of the album.
    The Willie Nelson radio dial is one of my favorite parts, as the songs move between gospel/blues, rockabilly, then more traditional country/ early rock in roll, all by black artists. Which serves as a reminder of the ways black artists have inspired and been stolen from.
    This is a lot, I wasn’t expecting to be so touched by an album. Don’t even enjoy country that much. I watched Lemonade after this. My life is just better now.

  • @BigOwl51
    @BigOwl51 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +167

    Pro tip: if the same country fans who listen to Morgan Wallen, Hardy and Jason Aldean hate a country album, it’s probably amazing.

    • @BigOwl51
      @BigOwl51 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

      @jessie6600failed bait

    • @Dog-999i
      @Dog-999i 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @jessie6600Better question: Why do you think that SunnyV2 makes good videos?

    • @Whiskey_wayne
      @Whiskey_wayne 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@BigOwl51non answer and avoiding the question because you don't know how to answer

    • @Whiskey_wayne
      @Whiskey_wayne 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The worst possible logic I've read in this comment section

    • @andreastory800
      @andreastory800 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oop- 😮

  • @vincentslashmarshall
    @vincentslashmarshall 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    sweet honey buckin as your least favorite is WILD

  • @douglasw10
    @douglasw10 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    About YAYA, to me it really sounds like an early janelle monaé song, archandroid but more rock

    • @fierclyrae9537
      @fierclyrae9537 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Soooo Tina Turner?

    • @69avenue
      @69avenue 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Its got Tina written all over it, but i can HEAR wut u mean

  • @ichangedthename
    @ichangedthename 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +199

    If this album was called “To pimp a cowboy” you would have gave it a 10!

    • @czkarate
      @czkarate 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      wow how original

    • @MMXKHXCP
      @MMXKHXCP 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just shut up

    • @martinebonita2658
      @martinebonita2658 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Y'all are never bored

  • @CeePlayss
    @CeePlayss 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Beyhive here! Even though I personally disagree with your critique re: Sweet Honey Buckin' (hahaha I jokingly thought - "he might need a little more seasoning in him to see the vision on that one" 😅), I genuinely appreciated your review and agreed with all the other critique!!

  • @ambergardner5223
    @ambergardner5223 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I love Riiverdance and II Hands II Heaven! I feel like a lot of this album isn't so much straight up country so much as country influenced in the instrumentation. I enjoy it.

  • @happypuppyyumyum
    @happypuppyyumyum 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    I dont think the interlides were to pander to country fans or beyonce haters, its more to set up the atmosphere of the album. Shes celebrating the country/americana genre and showing the history of it. I thoughy she sounded confident throughout the whole record.

  • @OrangeCircIe
    @OrangeCircIe 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +85

    It’s fine to have your opinions, but I don’t think it’s right to give the album a 0/10 just because it wasn’t called Yeehawncé

    • @Robbay363
      @Robbay363 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I normally hate Fantano comment humor, but this one made me laugh.

  • @marthson4235
    @marthson4235 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +64

    Cowboy Carter will probably end up being my favorite Beyoncé album. Sure, it’s long but I feel like it had to be for what this album represents and I wouldn’t trim any of it down.
    ALLIIGATOR TEARS and JUST FOR FUN are my favorite tracks. It’s unfortunate you didn’t like them.

    • @yveje9720
      @yveje9720 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I love Just for Fun too and Alligator Tears imo Leviis was kinda weak if I had to remove something it would be that

    • @andreastory800
      @andreastory800 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes, love this two tracks!!

  • @dyll_pyckle
    @dyll_pyckle 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I really hope Part 3 is a jazz album. Or rock/metal/punk. That would go so hard. I'm not the biggest Beyoncé fan, but it's undeniable that she's making exciting projects/music! Such an interesting artist that I can't help but respect the hell out of for her constant reinvention. Renaissance was incredible and I can't wait to listen to Cowboy Carter!

  • @andy.78
    @andy.78 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +64

    a 20minute review!? Damn Beyonce really pulled out all the stops

  • @Jaredvaneducation
    @Jaredvaneducation 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Hey, I think while I kinda understand your biggest criticism said in the beginning of the video it overlooks the historical context those skits Willy and Dolly helped place. Long time from now on people look back on this album that weren’t around to enjoy it during its time they might be confused as to why people were upset with Beyoncé making a country album. I think the skits and co-signs were perfect especially for someone who doesn’t listen to Willy and Dolly like that. Also, I guess I'm a Miley Cyrus fan now? Like that was so good.

  • @c.saldana8345
    @c.saldana8345 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +78

    ALIIGATOR TEARS is legendary idgaf

    • @leecalmdown
      @leecalmdown 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      AGREE

    • @demarcuslee10
      @demarcuslee10 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Period

    • @kaudsiz
      @kaudsiz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You clearly don’t understand the meaning of words

  • @nonalolagirl
    @nonalolagirl 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    You have to remember that this technically was created before Renaissance. This is moreso the continuation of Lemonade, so many of the trap/krump/dirty south songs are the continuation of the track Formation and that antebellum, bayou vibe. I was able to connect many of the tracks directly to Lemonade like the graduation of the themes she's exploring there. They are not misplaced or disconnected at all if you know the "lore" or at least understand the big drawback that she is constantly doing since Lemonade to her african roots and heritage.

  • @melsyoutube
    @melsyoutube 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    17:50 it’s so funny watching you completely miss the point of sweet / honey / buckin lmao.
    it’s literally the perfect encapsulation of the concept of the album - a drunken stumbling through a radio station. it’s intentionally jarring, it’s supposed to push the boundaries of genre - “genres are a funny little thing aren’t they? to some, they’re simple. others may feel confined.”
    it’s also a great segue into renaissance, and it’ll be a highlight of the future film.

    • @2011hwalker
      @2011hwalker 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The album is a bit too self aware. It's quite try hard. That's said I begrudge artists attempting new things.

    • @aleenabradley9798
      @aleenabradley9798 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@2011hwalkerme when I don’t know what I’m talking about:

  • @nicolemciver914
    @nicolemciver914 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I've never heard someone sound *more* like they know what they are doing than Beyonce during SWEET ★ HONEY ★ BUCKIIN’

  • @Ceeayejayy
    @Ceeayejayy 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    I thought the interludes added to the overall experience - it didn’t feel like just listening to an album, it was a bit more immersive because of the interludes IMO. I thought it added some historical context to the albums genres she’s inspired by too. I’m pretty surprised you didn’t appreciate those. Sweet Honey is a complete masterpiece IMO as well - the first 2/3 of the song (sweet and honey) feel so full of joy that it honestly makes me want to cry lol and then the last section (Buckiin) is just SO incredibly energetic and fun. How can you not dance to that?

    • @Ceeayejayy
      @Ceeayejayy 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The only song I’m not a huge fan of is Alligator Tears. I didn’t like Levii Jeans at first but after a few listens, it grew on me.
      Definitely do a video on country as a genre, I’d be super interested in that!

    • @masonisgrey
      @masonisgrey 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Ceeayejayy you have the exact same opinion as me lol. alligator tears is just too poppy and it doesn't feel like it knows what it is. levii's jeans also grew on me but i didn't love it first listen.

  • @BigCF89
    @BigCF89 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Fantano is now corporate.

  • @codyjackson7579
    @codyjackson7579 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

    I know he had the disclaimer that there's more discussion to be had but i feel like he didn't even talk about the true and necessary depth of songs like Blackbiird or Alliigator Tears😢

    • @Robyn_Retro
      @Robyn_Retro 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Now I’m curious, could you expand on Alliigator Tears? That one I feel like I don’t fully get what it’s about.

    • @codyjackson7579
      @codyjackson7579 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      @@Robyn_Retro Alliigator Tears gets at one of the central themes of the album which is that genres are labels that limit artists, chiefly black artists and black women like herself. It is pointing out how no matter how impressive, innovative, and groundbreaking her work has been, she's always been painted into a box (whether it be RnB artist, someone who makes "black music," or someone who can't compete for album of the year). In this song, she's pointing out how much she has had to toss and turn, twist and perform just end up not being taken fully serious (which is why she ventures so far into country on this album, sort of as an "FU, I can body this genre" type of move, while also blending so many other genres, making the album incredibly difficult to pinpoint/box-in/label.

    • @Whiskey_wayne
      @Whiskey_wayne 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's because there is no depth to be found. You guys are trying hard to make this superficial album meaningful 😂

    • @andreastory800
      @andreastory800 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      ⁠​⁠@@Whiskey_wayneYou don’t have to like the album but it’s certainly NOT “superficial”

    • @artforbagels5039
      @artforbagels5039 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Whiskey_wayne how do you have so much time commenting the same shit over and over again? get a job

  • @augustdoessomething8292
    @augustdoessomething8292 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +125

    So the Adrienne Lenker album wasn’t important enough for the cowboy hat melon??!

    • @eliasmg9144
      @eliasmg9144 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wdym, it's right there, in the thumbnail
      /j (just in case)

  • @alejotinganell5653
    @alejotinganell5653 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +120

    📌 POLITICAL COMMENT:
    There's a BIG issue that makes understandable for Beyoncé to have approached this album quite differently than Reinassance. In Reinassance she delved in a genre that, even if adventerous for a pop artist, was a genre whose main target audiences include LGBT and black people. Audiences that are closer to a figure like Beyoncé, and were willing to enjoy her. When it comes to country though, there is a strong US settled white audience whose dynamics are very different from the ones of house/dance/R&B audiences. Specially on a country genre that various conservative communities have co-opted for their own agendas and are not going to be friendly with someone like Beyoncé. Beyoncé is a maketing genius at trying to please everyone and make room for her to be both able to avoid political anger and be as "neutral" as possible while stepping on political ground. I think that neutrality ended up making her shoot herself on the foot a little bit on this one. Still, great album.

    • @jhansen658
      @jhansen658 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

      The lyrics on multiple tracks on this album make it clear she doesn’t care about being neutral. She’s been thumbing her nose at the industry/ppl who hate her for years now through her music lol.

    • @athenax
      @athenax 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      I don't think Beyonce cares about making people angry when it comes to politics. When she dropped her song "formation" and performed at the superbowl dressed in Black Panther inspired attire, she upset a lot of people to the point they were calling her a terrorist on Fox News and the Daily Wire 😂, she already pissed them off

    • @Moshimoshijade
      @Moshimoshijade 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      As a black person living in the south. There are many black people who listen to country here. There's definitely an audience for it and a space for beyonce.

    • @pissgod666
      @pissgod666 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      *slur*

    • @alejotinganell5653
      @alejotinganell5653 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@athenax There defenitely is an audience for Beyoncé, of course! One because of popularity and influence, she is huge and a billionare. Two because as you said, there is a black country (something some white people have tried to erase).

  • @baileybirdsong3432
    @baileybirdsong3432 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    i was agreeing with almost this whole video and then you called sweet honey buckin a nightmare hello 😭

    • @skayyyy1759
      @skayyyy1759 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I know, I really liked that track 😩⚡️

  • @hi_skitch
    @hi_skitch 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    her next album should be a 3-hour single-track harsh noise project

    • @cosasdefalloutboy7451
      @cosasdefalloutboy7451 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      3 hours of white noise

    • @Bartholomule01
      @Bartholomule01 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Maybe she could do a collab with Dreamcrusher to do a Noise record.

    • @Hohorik
      @Hohorik 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@cosasdefalloutboy7451cover would be her sleeping on a sleeping horse cuddling.

  • @Anatural4ever
    @Anatural4ever 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Perfect review!!!! I also gave it an 8!!! The only thing I disagree on is Sweet*Honey*Buckin....simply because I love Renaissance....this track fits perfectly in that world for me and is almost like a secret gift she's giving to fans of Renaissance who might have trouble getting into Cowboy Carter. But either way, you are spot on with your take on this album!!!

  • @calhih
    @calhih 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Honestly I wish she had more bluegrass like maybe Billy strings or sierra ferrell. I do like her feature with Brittany Spencer, a country artist and black lady from my hometown Nashville Tennessee!!
    I work at the grand ole opry / ryman!! Seeing bey rep country music is exciting

    • @brittanytiera3299
      @brittanytiera3299 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Agreed I was shocked no bluegrass on here.

    • @cheesecakelasagna
      @cheesecakelasagna 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@brittanytiera3299yeah, where's the research she mentioned? I'd be super interesting how bluegrass could sound in her world.

  • @T0mBr1dg3
    @T0mBr1dg3 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Hey everyone, writing from the future here. It’s so crazy to see a much humbler Fantano compared to 2034. In our time, he goes by the title “Lord Fantano” and the patches on his yellow flannel are made from goldleaf and Vantablack respectively. A little gaudy if you ask me but I guess the money really changed him. I guess he went and forgot where he came from.

  • @yveje9720
    @yveje9720 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    16 Carriages is so amazing on this record I totally fell in love with it again hearing it on Cowboy Carter

  • @eezo9316
    @eezo9316 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I was reluctantly cautious as I approached the album but it offered a perspective of my Southern roots greatly appreciated with that soul & rhythmic flow that timelined & told a story that everyone could relate to. Master piece.

  • @dannyjarold1056
    @dannyjarold1056 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

    i hate these hour long albums but i loooved this. it didn't feel as long as it was

    • @cecekays7980
      @cecekays7980 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      You n me both, i cant stand long albums, but Beyonce is an exception

  • @thenickyradiance
    @thenickyradiance 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +59

    calling Sweet Honey Buckin a “nightmare” is so dramatic and just.. incorrect lmao

  • @juanmoraesx
    @juanmoraesx 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I agree with your point on the interludes saying she doesn’t need to explain herself, but I kinda liked them as some sort of break on the big moments to give some context.
    Other than just “prove” herself, I’ll say she’s just trying to pay homage to them. But yeah.. these moments might be kinda boring in the future experience when you want to listen random tracks

  • @biggnome4653
    @biggnome4653 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I agree if the album got rid of some of the interludes it would be PERFECT. I just feel like tracks such as desert eagle and flamenco are really good and have strong ideas but they kind of feel pointless seeing how short they are. It would have worked better if she combined them into the other songs some way or made them more fleshed out.

  • @DavidBallin
    @DavidBallin 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    Renaissance strong 9 redux confirmed!

    • @komodogd
      @komodogd 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      he said this was close and it was a decent8 lol, he would prob give renaissance a light9 now

  • @ashleeerin1886
    @ashleeerin1886 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    OBSESSED with II Most Wanted. I’m now in love with Just For Fun and II Hands II Heaven

  • @cookieeaturface
    @cookieeaturface 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    My dad's a lifelong country fan, and was really resistant to trying this album, but I finally convinced him to give it a try and I'm happy to report that he did not enjoy it one bit.

    • @sammfshields
      @sammfshields 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hahaha

  • @JordanNMusic
    @JordanNMusic 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I’ve always had an appreciation for Country music but just never really my thing. Beyoncé has proven herself that she can go from R&B, Soul, Pop, Hip Hop, Electronic, Latin to now Country. And if Act III is a rock album I’m absolutely there.

  • @hannahchichester6089
    @hannahchichester6089 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    The vinyl and CD are trimmed down due to literally physical space. I’m so excited to listen to it trimmed down and hear what the other version of the album is. That said, great review as always and honestly in full agreement

    • @yuhgetintoit3190
      @yuhgetintoit3190 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Love this album and love her but the trimmed version is cutting The Linda Martell > Ya Ya > Oh Louisanna part of the album which is a highlight for me. Idk what she was thinking. Apparently it's the album in its original format

    • @NathanHautain
      @NathanHautain 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It's not trimmed due to space but because the 5 cut songs were added too late. CDs can go up to 1h20min, this album is only 1h18min

  • @billiealexander3480
    @billiealexander3480 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Hey this has been out awhile but have you reviewed Black Rainbows by Corinne Bailey Rae? Can't find it. Jazz/Punk/R&B.

  • @TreavorUnion
    @TreavorUnion 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I respect this review. In terms of album sequencing, I did want to hear just a little about two things:
    1) This being a Beyoncé album vs a country album, which she stated it is not a country album.
    2) That it was originally intended to be released before Renaissance. Cowboy Carter was supposed to be released as act I. Which makes sense thematically. Cowboy Carter feels like a Western offspring to Lemonade, with Renaissance being it's renegade and sassy middle child.
    Otherwise, valid points and I agreed with Alliigator tears and just for fun.

  • @soyelmismisim0
    @soyelmismisim0 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

    If this album was called "to Carter a Cowboy" it would've been a 10

  • @Blietzflame845
    @Blietzflame845 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Genuinely I feel like Beyoncé doesn’t get enough credit on her writing. I’d love a more singer songwriter album that’s reflective and reminiscent of songs like sandcastles.

    • @andreastory800
      @andreastory800 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It’s crazy cause most of the time, it’s the producers or the people she samples that take over the credit. Remove them and it’s just Beyoncé and her main co-writer (The Dream)

  • @ryanxamp
    @ryanxamp 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    i have to rant because ppl will really listen to the 🗑by blake shelton, luke bryan, jason aldean, florida georgia line, morgan wallen, etc. (trucks, beer, corn, girl) all objectively terrible music, and have the nerve to criticize beyonces new album which is more country than any of that. i can feel myself losing brain cells anytime im forced to listen to bro country idk why tf it exists.

    • @karmicobsession1636
      @karmicobsession1636 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No such thing as objectivity in this context

  • @YupOkayThx
    @YupOkayThx 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I like these reviews, but I do think often times he digs for reasons not to like something that he knows the majority of people like/are going to like. I think the criticism of having Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton on the album coming off as insecure is kind of unfounded. From a marketing standpoint, their features added buzz to the album and got more people to take notice, and I think their parts add an element of fun to what could otherwise be seen as an album with a more serious tone.

    • @ToniWellons
      @ToniWellons 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I don’t think it was insecure at all!! If anything Beyoncé was smart enough to add country legends to the project to give it legitimacy and levity. Because ppl were already questioning if she’s country or not and showing that the legends are on her side and that she can achieve any style she needed to have them on their especially for the hard core white country community

  • @C23_I
    @C23_I 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Alligator Tears and Just For Fun are great wdym

  • @torashi._
    @torashi._ 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I don't think the singer-songwriter phase ever ended , but that the songwriting changed based on the type of subgenre she was dipping into. The whole thing felt like watching a movie or more accurately attending a play or even watching a documentary, a documentary that could be on country music and its black roots but also about america itself because it does so many things so well at the same time. Dolly and Willy did feel like they were on the albulm as confidence boosters but not of her going country to me but of the vision that she's offering to the ones who led her to feel like she had to break out of the chains they were trying to put on her. Change, the death of what was for the celebration of what is and what can/should be is found throughout this whole albulm to me and more... Anyway, all that to say that I could write a dissertation on the thoughts this masterpiece evoked me but there's a lot and it doesn't even start with the music itself and that while I agree on certain points the analysis that led you to these conclusions feels a little shallow to me but it's a testament to how good this album really is if it's still gets an 8/10 even when you feel like she lost the thread at some point.

  • @FireflameGames
    @FireflameGames 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    If it was called "To cowboy a carter" you wouldve given it a 16/10

  • @Alex-cw3rz
    @Alex-cw3rz 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    11:12 I think the issue for me is that the new lyrics make the song nonsencial, not just that what is the point of the song if you are so above Jolene. But the lyrics actually make it sound even more desperate and totally insecure on a level the original couldn't reach when it was trying it's hardest, by threatening violence etc. The I'm so badass and cool, while Jolene took your man and not just that the person it's written about moved on a decade ago and she's still worrying about her.

  • @robynk7698
    @robynk7698 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    It was a bit bloated but I think the highs on this album are some of the best in her career. High 8 for me!

  • @lolaripoll3062
    @lolaripoll3062 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I truly believe bey is going to do rock/blues/psychedelic fusion for her next renaissance instalment. She loves to play homage to the great artists that came before her and is a great music historian! She’s also always said how much of a Tina turner fan she is, shown her love to Prince etc etc. I just feel like it’s the next logical step in what seems to be the overarching story of these 3 sister albums; a music journey that pays homage to black artists in America

  • @vishuprathikanti9352
    @vishuprathikanti9352 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I do think this album has a LITTLE too much to be a 10/10 but some of these songs feel like the greatest Beyonce has ever made. Haven't heard it enough times but I could see it being my new favorite Beyonce album.

  • @cassandral.5840
    @cassandral.5840 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I will say on first listen some songs seem "out of place" or clunky, like Sweet Honey Bucking. But I promise you, when you listen to it more it all starts clicking and making sense. Even the interludes I can't imagine cowboy carter without cause they really DO tell the story and help keep it moving all in beautiful and different ways. Renaissance was an instant 10 for me and now, after a couple more listens, Cowboy Carter is at a 9.5.
    But if she drops music videos it will def go up 😅

  • @darkmana4428
    @darkmana4428 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    yknow antwan fantwan I've been following your channel for 11 years now (ever since the "In The Court of the Crimson King" classic review first dropped.) It's so nice to see how much happier you seem to have gotten over the years with your line of work and it's been nice supporting and discussing music with you and the fanbase as well this past decade.

  • @honestopinionspill
    @honestopinionspill 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Collab with Miley is my favourite ❤ Miley is credited as composer, writer and producer of the song so i hope she will make an entire album of songs like these 🥲❤️❤️❤️

  • @moonsinterlude
    @moonsinterlude 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    think anthony would give renaissance a 9/10 if revisted'; seems like he loves it more now

  • @sergioandresverdugomontene6150
    @sergioandresverdugomontene6150 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I believe the album’s flow is exceptional, brilliantly transporting listeners back to an era where analog reigned supreme-a time marked by a slower pace than today’s frantic hustle. The meticulous cuts and transitions set it apart, evoking a sense of renaissance where flow and continuity are paramount. The album’s arrangement leaves no room for complaints, seamlessly blending each track to create a cohesive and immersive experience.

  • @seanhiggins7842
    @seanhiggins7842 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Hype for the Beyonce Mongolian throat singing album

  • @DrRAZI99
    @DrRAZI99 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Bruh from that stream i thought he'd give it a 9

    • @123rockfan
      @123rockfan 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Well during the stream he didn’t listen to his least favorite tracks

    • @jlee902
      @jlee902 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      With this rating he should boost renaissance to a 9.

  • @eliakimbalolot241
    @eliakimbalolot241 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    She was criticized, per se, by the Country music industry, of course she's going to defend herself. Why do we highlight the fact that she's on the defense? Can't a person respond to hate?

  • @georgeandfriendsadventures5073
    @georgeandfriendsadventures5073 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    10 views after 0.1 seconds of the video being posted? Fantano fell off

  • @Denis-89
    @Denis-89 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I don't think you got the album. It was never about proving herself, ( she don't need that (, it's more about playing with the concept of genres, both being country and not being country. The interludes are there to create a narrative and a sense of camp humour which country is known for. It is not just random thrown in

  • @thekalenichannel1812
    @thekalenichannel1812 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Sweet honey buckin is one of the best songs on the album...

  • @arisandra
    @arisandra 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Cal returning regularly on reviews wasn't on my 2024 bingo card

  • @jeremyhamann9962
    @jeremyhamann9962 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Great review, Melon, but it’s crazy to say that the Willie and Dolly co-signs won’t help bring over non-fans to the album. They absolutely will.

    • @zachariah7114
      @zachariah7114 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      When did he say that, in those words?

    • @jeremyhamann9962
      @jeremyhamann9962 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@zachariah7114 5:48

    • @jeremyhamann9962
      @jeremyhamann9962 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@zachariah7114here: 5:48