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Appallingly not so good.
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“B’Day” isn’t an ingratiating or seductive album, but it is nervy and fascinating.
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Too bad only the icily sardonic Irreplaceable has any real weight or relevance.
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There are more winning moments on B-Day than there are weak moments.
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Beyoncé’s an artist who’s not sure how to sell her full personality and craft in lieu of selling what she thinks we want.
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It's still a career high, but B'Day could have been released at any point in the last three-and-a-half years and, in a year which has given us tracks like Justin Timberlake's 'SexyBack', it already sounds stale.
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New Musical Express (NME)Occasionally... she does hint at her past genius. [2 Sep 2006, p.21]
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While the mostly up-tempo disc never lacks for energy, some of the more beat-driven tracks (such as the throwaway "Freakum Dress") feel harmonically and melodically undercooked, with hooks that don't live up to "Crazy in Love" or the best Destiny's Child hits.
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Q MagazineHarmless fun. [Nov 2006, p.149]
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UncutB'Day sounds oddly de-energised. [Nov 2006, p.100]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 550 out of 722
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Mixed: 50 out of 722
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Negative: 122 out of 722
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MichaelHSep 2, 2006The most amazing album of 2006, she is the #1 R&B or Pop female out right now hands down.
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Aug 3, 2012
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LilyGSep 13, 2006