Beyoncé released a new album “COWBOY CARTER” on March 29. The album was not country but someone trying to pawn this off as country. It was later posted on Beyoncé’s Instagram that this was not a country album but her style of country.
The album features a lot of different artists ranging from Dolly Parton to Post Malone and various genres of music from country, pop, hip-hop, and R&B.
Songs like “SPAGHETTI” and “YA YA” which has a lot of pop and rap in it changes the country feel. There are upbeat tunes along with the rap lyrics that make this just an everyday Beyoncé song.
The beginning of the album held a lot of progress because it started slow with sounds like the guitar, a soothing melody, and the rhythmic and constant sound. The first song ends with the tune of the next song. This sounds amazing when you are listening to the album all together but once it’s out of order that smoothness ends.
As the album continues that slow start of the album is replaced with a more faster and upbeat tone. That is where the line between country and pop starts to blur.
The song “DAUGHTER” became a favorite for me. The song has a dark and mysterious sense with the plucking of a guitar held in the beginning. Beyoncé is singing in a low tone which makes the song seem more serious.
The religious tones in this song are heard all throughout. Beyoncé sings about not being like the choir boys and having to be cleansed by the Holy Trinity.
There is a portion of the song in which Beyoncé sings an Italian concert song “Caro mío ben” composed by Tommaso Giordani. The song is about the pain and sorrow of a loved one. It creates a contrast from Beyoncé’s low singing to a higher tone that she uses.
The song that is not my favorite in the album is “SWEET HONEY BUCKIN”. The song features Shaboozey. It has an upbeat tune with drums being heard in the background along with the higher tone that is being sung in.
The reason for it not being my favorite was the too many different changes of tunes that are heard in the song. It’s confusing. It starts with the higher note with Shaboozey having a little rap flow while Beyoncé is singing. It then switches to choir feel with the background singer and Beyoncé holding out the notes longer. The song ends with the pop tones that just make no sense.
The album could have included a little more of a country sound but overall is still a great album to listen to.
