Beyonce's released some of the best R&B singles this decade, but her albums have always been uneven. Her first solo album, Dangerously in Love, suffers from being too long. B'Day shorter, mercifully, aside from a couple bonus tracks. Beyonce's weakest trait is generally her slower songs. Generally, with more upbeat tracks she can plow through them by force of personality (or just plain force), but B'Day only has a couple ballads. "Irreplaceable" is among her best songs, which automatically makes this an improvement from Dangerously in Love. It still ends on a bum song (unless you count an extended mix of "Get Bodied"), but the 9 songs before it overshadow it.
Unfortunately, someone thought more is more, since the album was eventually supplemented with several meh bonus tracks (including an underwhelming duet with Shakira) and a disc of songs in Spanish. After listening that version on LaLa, I would give it a B. This review is based on the original album, which I was able to find for about $3.
Unfortunately, someone thought more is more, since the album was eventually supplemented with several meh bonus tracks (including an underwhelming duet with Shakira) and a disc of songs in Spanish. After listening that version on LaLa, I would give it a B. This review is based on the original album, which I was able to find for about $3.
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