Her music, in my opinion, is just not as enjoyable to listen to as Janet, Mariah, or Whitney — and…
I just don’t feel the music holds up across the board. The celebrity part, sure, the mega brand, absolutely, but the songs… some very good…
Her music, in my opinion, is just not as enjoyable to listen to as Janet, Mariah, or Whitney — and even Madonna here and there. Beyonce is definitely, and deservedly, the pop ‘star’ of the moment (without a lot of strong competition), but I just don’t see how the work holds up years from now. Of course I am a little older and the artists mentioned above are more my time, so I might be biased about how I feel about Beyonce’s significance (as it relates just to the songs).
I just don’t feel the music holds up across the board. The celebrity part, sure, the mega brand, absolutely, but the songs… some very good, a few decent, and the rest nothing special. I just don’t see ranking her above the other artists mentioned — male or female.
Oh… she’s up there! No doubt about it. But at the top? No way.