I Am… Sasha Fierce
A conceptual double album splitting acoustic, vulnerable adult-contemporary ballads from high-energy, metallic, and futuristic dance-pop alter-ego anthems.
November 12, 2008 · Music World Music (2)
A conceptual double album splitting acoustic, vulnerable adult-contemporary ballads from high-energy, metallic, and futuristic dance-pop alter-ego anthems.
November 12, 2008 · Music World Music (2)
A clean acoustic guitar scrapes against one ear while cold, metallic synthesizers thud in the other. You are caught between a quiet, tear-stained bedroom and the blinding strobe lights of a packed dance floor.
“Beyoncé has gotten conceptual on us.. Though some of the slow songs have thoroughly memorable tunes, the lyrics are full of bland self-affirmation and saggy lines.”Read review
“The steady pace deadens any subtleties; even delicate, sophisticated tracks such as ""Satellites"" bleed into one underwhelming purr.”Read review
“Had an opportunity to be a great record. Instead, it’s merely good. And for a diva such as Beyoncé, that’s not entirely acceptable.”
“Beyonce’s third album doesn’t start well. Or end well. Or do much well in between... the dullness and torpor that cloaks everything here is shocking.”Read review
How does I Am… Sasha Fierce sound next to the rest of Beyoncé's catalogue?
This record deliberately pulls back on the relentless, high-octane anthems of her past to settle into a more restrained, medium energy that allows the acoustic instrumentation room to breathe.
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