♫ [ALBUM REVIEW] Beyonce – I Am…Sasha Fierce
Author: Staff | Date: November 16th 2008 | Filed: Album Reviews
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Columbia Record’s leading superstar Beyonce (or Sasha Fierce) is days away from releasing, I Am…Sasha Fierce. The album is slated to be a double disk album with plenty of ballads and get busy tracks. Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to sit down and listen to the whole album. I’m still in disbelief that she gave, “Sasha,” a last name. It takes away from the aura of “Sasha,” being a diva. The cliche part is that “Fierce,” is an obvious outreach to her homosexual fanbase. Nonetheless, Beyonce brought just enough to keep her fans at peace with this project. When reviewing this album you must remember Beyonce stated, “I’ve recorded over 100 tracks for this project.” So, clearly this review is going to be critical.
LISTEN: Beyonce – Halo
DISC ONE: Beyonce opens up the project with, “If I were a Boy,” The track itself is an attempt to be critical on gender roles within relationships. Originally, when I heard the song, I wasn’t quite sure if I saw potentional within the song. However, the video brought this track to life. “Halo,” “Disappear,” and “Ave Marie.” are the ballads that stood out to me. And, I’ll be waiting for the, “Ave Marie,” video.
LISTEN: Beyonce – DIVA
DISC TWO: Beyonce opens up the second disc with, “Single Ladies,” which in my opinion sounds like a B’Day throw away. But, we’ll just pretend that Beyonce really did record 100 tracks. Simplicity really worked well for this video and it makes the song that much more potent. “Radio,” follows and I’m not quite sure about this track. In fact, I’ll just call it how I see it. This track is such a filler. “Diva,” has been referenced as the female version of, “A Millie,” and all I know is my friend went crazy when she listened to this track. So, Beyonce can definitely see this song as a huge single. “Sweet Dreams,” has been on the net for ages now but, it leaked as, “Beautiful Nightmare,” and I LOVE THIS SONG!!! The beat is very thriller-ish and I want her to make an extremely dark video for this song. “Video Phone,” was cool.
LISTEN: Beyonce – Sweet Dreams
OVERALL, the album was kind of a bland disappointment. The problem is that I expected so much from this beautiful, talented, and savvy young lady. Beyonce’s voice is magic to my ears but the issues I have with her is her material. Beyonce has the potentional and voice to at least put out one timeless album. She’s an amazing performer and has one of the best voices of our generation. But, does she want to be known for releasing mediocre music? The ballads were nice but nothing about them registered as classic. I definitely think the album is enjoyable and everyone should be able to take something from it, which is what I stated, from the jump Beyonce gave her fans just enough.
Dan Vaimoso
November 17, 2008 at 3:44 PM
Finally a Review of this album.
Anywho. I think Beyonce’s target audience this time around was that of Rihanna’s fanbase. Rihanna reaches all types of people, and although Beyonce is more well-known, her music has got her stuck in the more urban-side of her fanbase.
If you listen closely to her ballads, her pronunciation isn’t the same as her Dangerously in Love/Destiny’s Child days.
I love the album though. I give it 5 Stars.
Def. an upgrade from B’Day.
gayley
November 17, 2008 at 7:09 PM
halo is sooo sweet am dedicating this to my baby!
NPhillyPeach
November 18, 2008 at 12:46 AM
I listened to the whole albumn a while ago (the Deluxe Version) and I love it! I gave it 5 stars. The only songs I thought maybe didn’t belong were Ave Maria, Satellites, and Smash Into You. The rest of the songs I felt were amazing. I understand that she wanted to do more ballads but I’m just thinking about the tour and what that will be like with so many slow jams. I think Halo is beautiful and Radio is not a filler!! That is one of my favorites on the album. It’s a feel good song, that takes you back to your childhood, when you were too young to go to parties and the DJ felt like your best friend because he knew exactly what you wanted to hear, when you needed to hear it, you truly were in love with your radio. I got the idea behind the song. Suprisingly Diva isn’t one of my favorites. I wanted so badly to like this song, but it’s just not there, kinda the same way I feel about A Milli. Overall the album is great to me, definitely worth the money when it comes out and true Beyonce fans will never be disappointed with anything that she does anyway. My favorites though are Halo, Disappear, Ego, Hello, Broken Hearted Girl, Radio, Sweet Dreams, and Scared of Lonely, basically the whole thing.
I AM....JOJO
November 18, 2008 at 12:38 PM
I just listened to the cd (deluxe version) and it was not at all what I was expecting! I like like 5 songs out of the whole cd, single ladies, halo, diva, if I were a boy, and broken hearted girl. Overall I give the cd a 21/2 and I am such a huge Beyonce fan. But I think she could have done so much better.
BABii
November 21, 2008 at 9:10 PM
ii BELiiEVE THA ALBUM iiS BEAUTiiFUL [[&&]] TiiMELESS ii GiiVE iiT 5 STARS.. BEY0NCE NEVER SEiiZES T0 AMAZE ME
paul m
January 26, 2009 at 9:23 PM
i liked it
Adonis
January 27, 2009 at 7:14 AM
I CANT BELIEVE YOUR REVIEW THIS SI THE BEST ALBUM I HAVE EVER HEARD IN MY 18 YEARS OF LIVING ON EARTH…
SATELLITES- IS FLAWLESS
DISAPPEAR- IS JUST OMG
HALO AND BROKEN HEARTED GIRL- ENOUGH SAID
SINGLE LADIES-BOMB AS HELL
DIVA IS A HIT NO MATTER WHAT
AND FINALLY
THATS WHY YOUR BEAUTIFUL- ONE OF THE BEST SONGS EVER
ANGEL
February 27, 2009 at 3:04 PM
4 All u guys up there who said it wasnt all dat,either u don’t no gud songs or u’ve never known true luv becaus beyonce songs usually cut really deep and she’s very beautiful……….Don’t compare her 2 rihanna her voice is amazin an so was her album.THE BEST OUT FROM HER I LOVED IT