Beyonce releases first album in six years RENAISSANCE

.......limited talent and not very creative.    

She is pretty amazing, and her music is as well.  Of course, she is black and female, so plenty (not all!) on of this forum will definitely categorize her as "hack" "low talent" "full of herself" etc without ever having actually listened to more than snippets of whatever they accidentally hear while out in the non-audiophile (real) world, presumably searching for a higher grade copy of Waiting For Columbus. If you do take the time to listen to a full album, say Yellow for instance, and don't like her music, cool! My advice at that point is to skip going into topic discussions about her (or other artists you DON'T like) to profess your dislike (to the point of insulting that artist's fans - that's some weirdly hostile psychologicial stuff right there) for her. It has to be exhausting, both physically and to your psyche, to constantly remind others of your standards of taste, and in the long run, it just makes you seem petty and crass. It hearkens back to the energy and zeitgeist of the night of July 12, 1979 at Comiskey. watch footage of that for the same level of thoughtful analysis of a genre. 

It's a tribute to 90's dance music.  Either you get or you don't.  Why some people are so proud that they don't get it is strange to me.

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For those that need to defend Beyonce is perplexing. Her ethnicity or gender has nothing to do with her popularity whether your an Audiophile/Melophile or both. It is simply about the content of her music. Many can develop an informed opinion if they don't listen to the entire recording. Personally I have listened to the complete recording of "Lemonade" which is considered her best work. It just does not meet my standards when considering all the great vocalists/musicians/orchestras that have been recorded.