Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter ALBUM REVIEW

A bit bloated and defensive with its country direction, but still a great installment in this trilogy.

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Team: Jeremy - Lead Edits / Anthony - Final Cuts / Austen - Proofing, Posting
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FAV TRACKS: AMERIICAN REQUIEM, 16 CARRIAGES, PROTECTOR, TEXAS HOLD 'EM, BODYGUARD, JOLENE, DAUGHTER, SPAGHETTII, II MOST WANTED, YA YA, RIIVERDANCE, II HANDS II HEAVEN, TYRANT, AMEN

LEAST FAV TRACK: SWEET ★ HONEY ★ BUCKIIN'

BEYONCÉ - COWBOY CARTER / 2024 / PARKWOOD / COUNTRY POP

Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?

[pointpaa]

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

[rockfan]

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

[jamesburgessk]

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.

[ethan]

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.’

[jygglypuffdaddy]

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

[midlaho]

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 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

[bootleg_]

im disappointed that you didnt wear the hat the whole video

[NikkuManAMVs]

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

[fentanylfrog]

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

[tlou_msmsmsm]

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

[emomu]

Act I --
Act II --
Act III -- rock/punk/metal hopefully🤞

[TheCamSays]

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

[scottmceachern]

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

[moonukki]

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

[connorwk]

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

[jessicapirnat]

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

[saphire]

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.

[Gnolle]

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.

[nickyheart]

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

[hiya]

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