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Mar 8, 2011She's not there yet, but the effort is fascinating, and hopefully she will keep on this path.
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I Am...Sasha Fierce does offer two compelling sides of the singer.
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It's the classic, more timeless R&B songs on the I Am portion of the album that seem like a much-welcomed stretch for the singer.
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For the most part, it works well and sounds fresh.
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The two halves wouldn't necessarily sound better shuffled together--both are pretty uneven.
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Though some of the slow songs have thoroughly memorable tunes, the lyrics are full of bland self-affirmation and saggy lines....But the "Sasha" disc boasts Beyonce's most adventurous music yet.
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Ironically, it's the more tame (and nameless) persona that's the most intriguing, commanding and sexual.
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The ballads are nice enough, in a syrupy, overwrought way. But slamming dance songs have always been Beyoncé's strength, so it's no surprise that the "Sasha Fierce" half of the album is the better showing.
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My advice is to skip directly to disc two, though I'm happy to report that the typically melismatic Mrs. Jigga shows a shocking degree of vocal restraint on the ballads.
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There are three good songs on this 11-track artifact, and deeply vapid though the split-personality bit is, the trick of dividing the album into two CDs does leave a 17-minute dance disc that can be played without gastric distress by any purchaser who isn't picky about diva gangstaism or videophone porn.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 533 out of 714
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Mixed: 80 out of 714
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Negative: 101 out of 714
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Sep 3, 2011Amazing album. The "I Am" side is perfect, there is no one with voice like the one she has.
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Aug 6, 2012
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Jun 10, 2011