Lemonade

Beyoncé’s Lemonade is a revelation from the superstar pop artist, a clear step above any studio album she did before it. Twelve tracks, well thought out, each one distinct from the others, with many changes in tempo and style and a few surprising for the artist. Within the variety there’s a certain purposeful flow as you make you make your way through the tracks; an emotional trail of a black woman that, whatever connection is alleged to the artist’s real life, feels real in its anger, sweetness, sadness. There’s the raw fury of “Don’t Hurt Yourself” the acceptance of “Sandcastles”, and the liberation of “Freedom.” There’s no obvious “best track”, or even best set of tracks—six people listening to it might very well pick six different songs as their favorites (my personal favorites are “Sorry” and “Love Drought”). “Daddy Lessons” was the track that most surprised me to hear her sing.The album is accompanied by a DVD film, an excellent bonus. It goes through stunningly well-crafted videos to the songs of the album. They’re not so much a collection of music videos, but a story of the music, inside a real cinematic experience. At the start of each song (and in some in the middle or at the end) there are monologues by the singer that were never uninteresting (even if I didn’t “get” all of them the first time through), but the visuals of the experience stand out just as much. A minor complaint would be a few of the songs are shortened in this video form, but I’m sure there were artistic reasons for that, and it is all compelling nevertheless.This has quickly become one of my favorite albums of this decade. I don’t necessarily love every song, but I love many of them, some have grown on me as I’ve listened to them more than once, and I can’t think of any of them that I think less of now than after the first time I heard it. Though I always liked Beyoncé’s music, Lemonade is where she comes into a class that very few pop stars reach. It’s a terrific journey. The album stands a lot for black women in America today, but if you’re anyone else (including a white guy as I am) you should certainly experience it too.

Love the album! Along with the visuals! I love it comes with the CD and DVD (visuals). Now that’s an album!

I've been a Beyoncé fan for a while, and while I usually associate her with infectious pop hits and the guilty bubblegum pleasures of Destiny's Child, I also love her more personal efforts on the LEMONADE album. While the "storyline" underlying this album is her sometimes rocky relationship with husband Jay-Z, these songs have a depth that makes them resonate beyond that very particular experience and become a celebration of resilience and strength in the face of adversity. Every track is good, but I especially like the sassy and playful track SORRY (which is definitely not sorry!), DADDY LESSONS is gritty and has a country vibe that's unexpected and really amazing (you should definitely check out the footage of her singing this song with the Dixie Chicks - so powerful!), and SIX INCH HEELS is sexy as heck! If FREEDOM doesn't motivate you to get off your behind and make something happen, I don't think anything will, and there are some moments in SAND CASTLES that are so raw and beautiful, and they remind you that Beyoncé really does have some phenomenal vocal talent! FORMATION is the big single from the album, and it closes the album with fearlessness. It's all pop music, but it's powerful pop music, a reminder that pop music can be catchy and entertaining and still have something important to say.

I just love Beyoncé and these song are some of her best. Especially Freedom! I love that song by her. Thanks, Bobbie

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I always said that every album Beyonce creates gets a little better than before. But this is, to me, her best work yet. Beyonce's Lemonade album really showed content maturity and diverse melody that I never heard from the artist. Her lyrics from this album steers away from her typical over sexed, exceedingly vulgar & raunchy content over a hip-hop beat. Here, she is able to paint a picture for her audience that portrays, what may be, a very turbulent and trying time in her personal life. This album, I believe, shows Beyonce as a true artist as she depicts her life in her music in a darker, but rich tone. Now, we still get classic Beyonce with her radio hits from "Formation," "Hold-Up," and "Sorry" in this album. But, Beyonce swings the genre pendulum from R&B, Pop, Rock & Country in the Lemonade album.No longer do we see the division between Beyonce, the person, and her alter ego Sasha Fierce that gave her the permission to express herself. Through her personal trials and tribulations, I believe, Beyonce was able to create pure gold through her musical expression and evolve into a true artist and a well versed & well rounded entertainer...YOU GO GIRL!