Having now listened to #TTPD in full, I can say I feel exhausted by the journey. That album is at least 1 hour too long. It's no #CowboyCarter.
But great to see new music from Florence (that bit on the Florida! Track is, in my view, the high point of an album which feels mostly flat)
I haven't heard the album yet, probably won't ever hear it except whenever various songs trickle in through the membranes of my social media bubble. But I can tell you right now, I don't need a bearded white man in the Washington Post to tell me what I ought to think about Beyoncé’s country music album.
"And though some may forget because of her proximity to the glitz and glamor of Hollywood, Beyoncé is a Black Texan.
In that context, her critics are misunderstanding Cowboy Carter’s lush symbolism. She’s striving to communicate many things, of course, while also simply reminding all of us that Black cowboys and rodeo performers have been part of the social fabric of Texas, the South and the US for a very long time."
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I don't know why people are calling it a country album. The music is so versatile and layered. Beyonce is a true artist. She can't be categorized. #cowboycarter
Beyonce is an absolute master marketer. The very best. Even more than Madonna and Lady Gaga. Not since Grace Jones and Kate Bush has there been someone who knows how to move the market, get attention and reinvent herself. EXCELLENT ALBUM. BEY DAY!
"When Beyoncé’s 'Cowboy Carter' arrives next week, it’ll join a lineage of albums by stars including Ray Charles, the Pointer Sisters, Tina Turner and more."