Survivor

Kelpo kappaleita, mutta omaan makuun aika paljon filleriä. Kohokohdat 5/5, mutta kokonaisuus 3/5.

This is too much pop for me. A bit more soul-vibes would have done this album good. But then the group wouldn't have been as popular.

Rating: 4/10 Nah. Choice cut: Survivor

This album had all the hits I know by Destiny's Child (as a non-Destiny's Child/Beyonce listener), but where it really shined was with the songs I have never heard before. I always knew these three women were talented, particularly Beyonce with her world-wide stardom, but I was unfamiliar with just how talented vocally they really are. This album had a wonderful mix of catchy tracks, romantic tracks, and even a sad track or two. It was hard to pick a single favorite. I really enjoyed Bootylicious, Fancy, My Heart Still Beats, and Brown Eyes. Realistically though, I would listen to any song off of this album. They were all fantastic and gave me a new appreciation of the already legendary Destiny's Child.

Singles = Incredible Rest of album = Filler

It's more like 3.5 stars for me rather than 4. Idk why. I like a number of songs off it too.

First half of the album is amazing, but the whole record is let down by the second half of it - it drags on too long and ends up in a series of RnB ballads clustered together and crowned with a rather cringe Gospel song at the end. But had it only contain the fist half or at least interwove some of the later ballads it would have been a stellar record. Still the songs are bangers and meaningful and hold up today - the three members of this outfit kicked ass back in the day.

This album is simply cheesy and does not stand the test of time. Most of the songs sound the same, and I found myself skipping several before they were done. This is another album I can’t quite understand why it is on this list.

meh

holy heck, ladies are talented....... BUT there's a whole lot of typical late 90s self-hating internal misogyny going on here.

Beyoncé before she was Beyoncé. This is a really great pop R&B record to bring in the 2000s. The vocals are beautiful, the production is catchy, and it promotes female independence and women’s rights. I’m with it.

I was floating between a 2 and a 3… I settled for a 2 because even though there’s a few catchy hits, at the end of the day, if someone asked me, “hey wanna listen to this album from beginning to end?” I would say no.

Badass but not my sound :(

some highlights, but overly long and inconsistent. surprisingly dated.

Doesn't really hold up. The singles are mildly nostalgic and still bump.

Music by committee strikes again. Largely uninventive and par for the course pop r&b. Aside from its standout singles, this album is a wash of mediocre to bad song writing with performers stronger than their material, and to boot, it lasts 20 minutes too long. In light of the sea of pop r&b that developed in the 90s, more is required. I won't be fooled by an enjoyable cookie cutter. A cookie in the shape of a dinosaur is fun, but if there's no sugar in it, what is the point? But at the end of the day, I get it. It's an enjoyable genre, so enjoy this flawed child of it if you so choose. My rating is certainly on the nicer end of the band of reasonability. I just won't lie to Farrah Franklin, Michelle Williams, and the other one. 5.5/10 Favorite Song: Dance with Me

5/10 Look, they got bangers. But way more fluff than they should have. TLC would never.

I was NOT prepared for how much I would dislike this. To say it has not aged well would be charitable. It was an ordeal to get through twice. Far too long and the production makes the voices grating on every track. The awful ‘gospel’ medley, Bee Gees cover and the cringeworthy Nasty Girl and Fancy. The rest drags the couple of half decent tracks down with it

Survivor was actually a really good album. This album's structure kinda reminds me of the Christina Aguilera album Back To Basics with it starting with a very hip-hop/electronic like production kinda like the way DJ Premier did it in the album i just mentioned and with it later becoming a more ballad sort of album with some slower, more romantic vibes in contrast to Back To Basics' more moody vibe. This album does switch back to the other style though and even the slower songs still had more pop elements. I would typically dislike this but the pop elements actually helped the album feel more focused. The songs are still very catchy and memorable which does help make this album a really good listen. Best Song: Survivor Worst Song: Happy Face

independent women 1- 5 survivor- 5 bootylicious- 6 nasty girl- 5 fancy- 5 apple pie a la mode- 5 sexy daddy- 5 perfect man- 5 independent women 2- 6 happy face- 6 dance with me- 5 or 6 my heart still beats- 5 emotion- 5 brown eyes- 6. the chorus hits. just got a vision of cain singing this so i might now be biased dangerously in love- 5 the story of beauty- 5 gospel medley- 5 outro- 5

So many bangers. Knocked one point off because of the laughable Charlie’s Angels plug at the top

Some decent songs, and some really wierd ones. Maybe i’d like it more if i was a women

I actually enjoyed this one quite a bit. The beat on the outro was hilariously bad though, DJ toenail could’ve done better.

Couldnt finish it

Honestly, I really did like this album for the most part. Some really catchy songs I’d definitely listen to again. Didn’t like the religious shit for the final few songs, kinda came out of nowhere. Was a 4 now a 3.

All I can say is meh. Catchy, groovy, but nonetheless meh.

Some gems hidden in some slop

Ts pmo

A decent R&B/girl-pop record. Captures the pop sound of the early 2000s and influenced many pop outfits of the decade. Every song is catchy with melodious hooks and sing-along lyrics. Not very exciting or interesting but still fun and groovy to listen to. Loved the songs Independent Women Pt.1, Apple pie à la mode (favourite), Dangerously in Love and Brown Eyes.

Not my jam

Some bangers, but nasty shows us how far we have come since this was released

No, it's not offensive, and there is some soul in it, but it's also just a lot of showy pop fluff made to make a lot of money with silly lyrics and predictable song structures. I'd probably give it 2.5 stars, but I really can't give it 3.

Enjoyable. Does a good job explaining the hype behind Beyonce.

Not my style

Terrible mawkish formulaic tripe

This is such a weird album. Like many other reviews before have said, it goes from celebrating female empowerment on one song to bashing and slut shaming women on the other (most clearly in Nasty Girl). The beats were okay but nothing to write home about. Moreover, this album is LONG. The first three songs are somewhat enjoyable but after that it just turns into repetitive and annoying slop.

This didn't need to be 71 minutes long.

Solid first half, weak back half. A few classic songs from the early 2000s, but needed to be 17 minutes shorter.

Now, this album speaks to me. Especially such hits as Bootylicious, Nasty Girl, Sex Daddy, and Perfect Man. Beyonce has an amazing voice. The lyrics are repetitive at several points, which is a negative, but overall the vocals make up for it. 3.

This definitely sounded of its era to me in terms of production, and Beyonce's voice also sounded younger. Listening to this transported me to my late teens when this album was everywhere. Listening today, I felt the production seemed unfocused some of the time with the vocals getting buried under the beats. Beyonce has a good voice, but a lot of what she does here is vocal vamping and runs, while the backup singers are more so holding down the melodies. There were a lot of memorable anthems on here--none of which ever really spoke to me on a deep level. But I can appreciate the themes of empowerment and resilience and see that they could hit deeply for others. On the other hand songs like Nasty Girl and Fancy are critical of women so seem out of place with the theme.

Ive never listened to a Destiny's Child album. I'd kinda dismissed them as a superficial pop group when they came out. Listening to it all these years later though it's definitely different sounding from a lot of r and b that was out at the time. Still not really my type of r and b but overall not bad.

Good.

yassss gurl

On my birthday this shit?

Chatinho. Cansativo, muito longo. Mas a produção das primeiras faixas é interessante, apesar que liricamente os temas são bem vergonhosos e datados. O disco podia ter acabado na 11º faixa, Dance With Me. Depois dela o album inteiro descarrilhou completamente, e eu constantemente olhava pra ver se faltava muito pra acabar. 1.5/5

☀︎pas pour moi mais j’aime la vibe

The cadence and rhythm of the song, Survivor, makes me angry. Pass.

solid pop/r&b album all the way through.

I don't there's anything directly "wrong" with this album or anything, but I don't think I care much for the way it approaches being "feminist" when its so shallow about it, or that the chill instrumentals do fall for some of the typical tropes of pop r&b in this era, or that it's an hour long when you could cut it down to 30 mins and be done. Beyonce stands out the most ofc but that might also come from the fact that I know her voice so much already so... yeah this one is a dud for me, not the worst thing ever but it edges too close to some of the stuff I've liked the least so far.

Starts strong but feels the same to me after a while

Beyoncé giving me some of that jungle fever after listening to this

2.5 rounded up for nostalgia

Survivor - Destiny's Child I was happy enough with giving a 3, until it got to the end and the committed one of my ultimate sins in music.. a song that's just a list of thank yous. That's what linear notes are for. It makes the song have no re-listen value and just annoys me more than it should 2/5

Not in my edition of the book! 2001. 2 stars. Starts of strong and fades badly into background music for ladies hairdressing salons. Great vocals, but far too long for what it is. It speaks volumes that the best track on it ("Bootylicious") is a straight rip of Stevie Nicks "Edge of Seventeen".

It’s a good album. Just not for me.

Kinda fun

3 big singles, I still don't like Survivor, and then meandering attempts to recreate that success.

Incredible singing with tight harmonies, great production and all-around wonderful performances throughout. A pleasure to listen to, although this type of music is not my go to genre. That being said, "Happy Face" lifts my spirits high. I'll be adding that to my Happy Tunes playlist.

picks: survivor, independent woman, nasty girl

Certainly an album that has music on it. It starts off relatively strong, by virtue of having all its hit singles up front, but the album gets worse and worse as it goes on. It's all servicable and enjoyable enough to keep it from a 1 star but there really isn't much to this album otherwise. I don't really care for Destiny's Child and this certainly didn't motivate me to look further into their music. The runtime is also a bit too long and the album overstays its welcome.

An album with 30 songwriters, 22 producers, 14 mixers, 22 engineers, 3 arrangers, 3 keyboardists, 4 guitarists, 4 stylists/make-up artists (!) and 1 vocal consultant. Don't get me wrong, none of these people did a bad job by any means (well, barring the lyrics for Nasty Girl perhaps). But boy, does it sound like none of them ever talked to each other about what they were actually creating for longer than approximately 30 seconds.

Pop Acts Stop Putting All Your Best Songs First Challenge: It can't be done. The opening four tracks are absolutely sensational, from a banger perspective, and then it's just some extremely 'will this do' work for the remaining 40 minutes? I mean, I do know why they do this, it's for money reasons, but don't they know that 24 years later some twee little Indie nerd will have to listen to this for a Project?

Not my kind of music but I get why people like it.

A good album, I like Survivor and Bootylicious the most.

First four tracks were banging. If it kept that quality it’s easily a 4-5 star. Unfortunately it dipped after that and I HATED Brown Eyes and everything that cane after.

good

3 belas vozes juntas com a melhor produção de r&b do começo dos anos 00 só podia ser um clássico mesmo!!!! emotion top 5 covers do planeta!!!

I guess this is on the list as representative of the era and for being Beyoncé's origin, but it's manufactured pop and boring. The end of Sexy Daddy had some orchestral instruments, which caught my attention, and the same for Independent Woman Part 2 which had cartoon sound effects and instruments, which were fun and interesting. However, although this was a bit of a nostalgia trip for me, there was a reason I haven't heard or sought out these songs for 20 years or more. I didn't like this music at the time and I don't like it now. "Gospel Medley" arrived like a wrecking ball, dropping hardcore Christian praise songs in an otherwise pretty secular album, cementing the fact that this was an American group. Mad. Then the final Outro dropped it another star, hated it.

Banger after banger after banger. Weird to open with the Charlie’s Angels song and the album is way too bloated like all other albums of this time, but Destiny’s Child could really smash out a pop hit couldn’t they.

Talk about front-loaded - it begins with three all-time bangers, but then gets a bit patchier (and surprisingly slut-shamey).

I totally forgot that my weekly Italian night dinner song was inspired by this album: "I don't think you're ready for spaghetti, I don't think you're ready for spaghetti, I don't think you're ready for spaghetti, my pasta is too delicious for ya babe" Thanks Destiny's Child for helping me annoy my family since the 2000's. 3/5

This is really cheesy early 2000's RnB pop, zero depth whatsoever. Beyonce in particular has to be the most overrated vocalist of the last twenty years Almost un-listenable and definitely not my kind of thing

Kicks off with a bunch of bangers, followed up with what feels like rom-com-ready r & b. Bit of a mixed bag, fine overall

A commercial success but it's really not that great.

The htis at the front go pretty hard, but the rest is kinda bland, R&B of its era, drags. 4* The outro where they all circlejerk each other hasn't aged well, has it? Highlights: independent women p1, survivor, bootylicious

i don’t even know what genre of music this is. maybe just a heavy mix of pop and R&B? some good stuff here and there but overall nothing special and a little too god-heavy for my liking

Absolutely needs to be on this list. But uh. I basically agree 100% with the top review it’s weirdly inconsistent in its message. Be sexually liberated but only in the way we find acceptable. Be independent and strong and also DESPERATELY want a man. Parts of this album sound like a million bucks and then others sound like a teenagers first demo. Weird.

Destiny's Child: "I'm a baddie with a sexy booty and you can't handle all this jelly" 😏 Also Destiny's Child: "Sluts are gross" 🤮

Nice

Man, do I hate RNB.

Survivor – Destiny's Child – 2/5 An old memory from childhood, but never really my style. It was hugely popular at the time, and I remember hearing it everywhere, though it didn’t leave a lasting impact on me.

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High-end R&B very much rooted in its time – and not at all timeless. It's way too showy and tries way too hard generally, and will cause precisely no one to forget Aretha or the Supremes or, lord knows, Mahalia Jackson. Easy one to skip and one won't need to hear on one's deathbed or, most likely, any sooner.

Question: I feel like people might be over-exaggerating how some parts of this album have aged. Like, yeah, there's a stretch on this album that's not... Great, exactly but I don't think people should be acting like it stands for the **whole** album. Actually, before I get into that, I should probably explain how I figure Destiny's Child. Which is really more how I figure Beyoncé at this point in time than anything else. Yeah, I'm one of those people who largely sees Destiny's Child as "that group Beyoncé was in." "Beyoncé and the other two," as it is. And, I mean, can you blame me, exactly? Beyoncé has long been such a towering figure in pop culture that I can find it a little hard to look too lightly at anything she's done. Now, sure, the weight of her celebrity and fame doesn't bare down on me as hard as, say Taylor Swift's does — I'll get to **her** some day — but I still wind up with the perception that she's, like... A goddess among artists. What she does is **important**, damn it, and is worth **serious** consideration. And it's not like I don't think that's wrong, necessarily; I generally hold LEMONADE up in that high regard. But, I'unno, it can put a stress on to make sure I'm talking about her "right." (And I"m pretty sure I didn't before when my group got her self-titled, but that's besides the point.) Which brings us to her time in Destiny's Child. I won't lie, there's something about her being in a group that, like... Humbles the perception, I suppose? Even though I still wind up centering her in my thoughts, she doesn't feel as unreachable as she would be in her solo material. Is that the other members bring her down to "our level," for what that means? I don't wanna be too dismissive of them, but, like, to be frank... Maybe a little? And it's not their fault, of course; when you're put next to someone so big, it's easier for them to get down than to have you raised up. That's not to say they're slouches, though. Even if I can't pick their voices out or, like... Name them without looking them up, they manage to hold their own. Honestly, they're keeping pace; they're clearly way more than just back-up singers for big Queen B. Like, damn, all three of these women are amazing singers — enough so that it justifies them showing off with that acapella gospel medley at the end. Believe me, if they weren't, or if there just wasn't anything to their voices but power and tricks, this track would've been intolerably self-gratifying. Y'know, "You think you can just roll up and impress with nothing but your voice? Get outta here." But for real, it's a nice way to bring some of that religious humbleness onto an album of what I'd otherwise describe as "bad bitch music." You know what I mean: the kind of music for women who are strong, independent and sexy; who love their man, but refuse to take any shit from them. "I could have another you in a minute" and all that. It's what Beyoncé's career would largely be built out of before she evolved into stronger feminism and black power. I mean, the first three tracks spell it out well: "Independent Women", "Survivor", "Bootylicious"... Throw in something from later on the album, like "Brown Eyes", and you have the whole picture. Well, almost. Here's the part where we get into what I figure is most people's problem with this album. Y'see, after those first three songs, which are nothing but kind and supportive of their fellow ladies, we suddenly get "Nasty Girl" and "Fancy", which, if they're about anything, are about hating other women. For being a "nasty girl" — which, I think, is the nice way of saying "dirty-ass how" — or for stealing "my man/style..." Y'know. It's, well, a sharply nasty turn for the album to take. And what makes it even stranger is that this general topic is never addressed again after these songs? As far as I can tell, anyway; unless I missed a stray shot somewhere. And, like... Look. I get it. On an album with such strong "girl power" feminist vibes, it's bizarre that they'd dedicate any time to putting down other women. It's not **not** a point against the album. To me, though... I guess the best way I can put it is that it's not unexpected. That just comes with the territory of "being a bad bitch." In my mind, there's always gonna be an inevitable crossover with being a mean girl, and, y'know, part of that entails being shitty to other women. We've all seen the movie; you know what I mean. So while I'm not really happy with this kind of stuff being here, at the same time, I'm not gonna have a fit about it. I mean, in general, unless they're particularly egregious, I don't like getting all up in arms about "problematic elements" of older art. I don't see much value in it besides you're deliberately trying to score "I'm a good person" points. Besides, there's other things about this album I'm not 100% on. For instance, as good as "Independent Women Part I" is, I don't jive with the decision to have it tie **so strongly** into the old CHARLIE'S ANGELS movie. I mean, to the point where the song — and, in fact, the **entire albums** opens with name dropping the lead actresses? That seems a little far for synergy. And since we're talking about "Independent Women", "Part II" is just... So bizarre to me. For the most part it's good, but between the old cartoon theme sample and the literal clown music interpolation in the verses... Like, why? Why was **this** the **original** version? It feels a little like a joke, frankly. And also, I'unno, "Sexy Daddy" just didn't do it for me. Maybe the most "It coulda been left off song" here — I mean, jeez, at least "Nasty Girl" had the random "Tarzan Boy" interpolation. That's something, at least. But all that aside, I can't act like I don't like this album a lot. As I said, all the women on here are great vocalists. Their chemistry together makes the whole thing. Plus, goodness, there's a lot of great production on here. The title track derives a lot of its power from the women, but gawd**damn**, does that beat ever drive. It's propulsive. Plus, hey, I really dig the ballad material that's on here. I can be a real sucker for them, and, mm, "Emotion", "Dangerously In Love" and "Brown Eyes" all hit the spot. Particularly "Brown Eyes"; it's a piece of Quiet Storm, and, gawd, the keys and synths on that are great. Top it off with a good ol' key change, and it's absolutely one of my favorites. In total, yeah, this thing has its rough spots. Parts that, for sure, haven't aged well, if they weren't already stinky to begin with. But that's not the whole album; the rest of it consists of largely enjoyable, empowering "bad bitch music," and I feel it'd be a waste to throw the baby out with the bathwater. I mean, take THE INCREDIBLES. That's a film with some... Undeniably Randian beliefs. Practically impossible to ignore. And that's, y'know, **not great**. But I wouldn't trade that movie for the world. Now, sure, that's not a perfect comparison; THE INCREDIBLES is a straight 10/10 in my eyes, where I'd say this album is more... I'unno. An 8/10? 7.5, at worst? But you get what I mean. If you're able to look past its one glaring issue, and I understand not everyone can, it's a good time. And certainly, I think it's more worthy of being here than Beyoncé's self-titled was. Seriously, over LEMONADE? All because it was the first to be surprise-released and also a video album. I mean, come on now. Does Beyoncé's self-titled have "Formation"? I don't think so...

Besides the hits, it's only kind of okay. 3.5 bumped down to 3.

I’m at a 4.5 that I’ll bump up to a 5. Honestly, I don’t really feel like I have that much to say in terms of fully justifying that rating – I’m a lot more prone to like this stuff than the average user of this site, and I’m unabashedly a sucker for late 90s / early 2000s pop like this, in all of its vaguely overproduced & self-important / self-indulgent glory. It’s what I grew up on, and it’s just my sort of style, I dunno. One of these days, I might absolutely tear into one of these types of albums, but only if it’s so aggressively bad or mediocre that it overrides any love I have for this stuff. It might be a toxic bias, but it is obnoxiously fun to me, and I won't apologize for it. I do feel like I have to talk about the music, and I think there’s a bit of warranted praise in giving this the bump to a 5 – obviously, Beyonce steals the fucking show here in a way that foreshadows her superstardom (& by foreshadowing, I mean it’s about as subtle as a solar eclipse), but Kelly Rowland & Michelle Williams’ vocal harmonizations deserve some love too. When they take lead, they don’t really miss a step, and each track generally has a really nice flow to it that feels seamlessly smooth. Instrumentally, this is my style of production, and while there’s not necessarily a lot of variety, each track does bring its own kind of mood that still feels sort of distinct. Lots of heavy melodies on the more ballad-y tracks; Brown Eyes, in particular, is from the same guy who did all of Mariah Carey’s big 90s hits, and his fingerprints are all over that – wouldn’t surprise me if that’s a reworked Mariah track. In terms of the hip-hop influence, this album sort of succeeds in its simplicity; Independent Women, Pt. 1 is the prime example here – it’s just a few orchestral-ish hits, strings & some drums, but it’s incredibly effective. By the way, shoutouts to the Edge of Seventeen sample on Bootylicious & the Tarzan Boy / Push It interpolations on Nasty Girl. Lyrically, I think this album *really* hits on its choruses, which all noticeably feel really good when they come in the second time; I’m not sure what this phenomenon is, but every great pop artist has it, where the brain sort of subconsciously downloads the melody / flow of a good chorus the first time, and really vibes with it the second time. It’s in spades on this album, and that’s partially why I enjoyed it as much as I did. On the flipside, of course, is Independent Women Pt. 2, which is honestly pretty good save for the Tom & Jerry-sounding sample in the chorus, which just murders the vibe of the track in a bad way. As far as the verses go, they’re generally pretty good, though a few tracks are certainly a bit more basic & repetitive (or horny) than others, and a few of them feel a little overly petty by today’s standards. That last track felt a little awkward knowing that Destiny’s Child basically went on hiatus right after this album’s promotional stuff, and it did rub me the wrong way, sort of like the self-indulgent track on Christina Aguilera’s album we got about a week ago, but at least it’s showing love to each other & not sort of proclaiming your presence forever while fans say your praises. As far as why I’m not at a flat 5, that sort of plays into it, but there are a few tracks that go a little too long, or overdo the production in a way that buries the vocals & lyrics in a way that didn’t click for me… but I enjoyed this a lot. It’s certainly not enough to bump it down to a 4, and I feel good about giving it a 5. As I said earlier, it might be a toxic bias for me; I can understand this getting a 3, or a 2 if it's THAT grating. I will, however, lament that some of the reviews on this site can’t find the same enjoyment that I can out of these turn of the century pop albums, but c’est la vie, I suppose.

A pop monster and the beginning of the beyonce myth. Lots of filler here, but some stone cold Millennial dance classics. Bootylicious launched a thousand ships, ya'll don't even know.

Who rule the world? Oh wait... wrong album. Say my name? Damn it, wrong again. Whatever, its all likable with strong bop after banger, laying the foundation for every major hit of the 2000's pop genre.

Love it when an album starts off immediately with all the big singles, and then just gets progressively worse and more boring as it goes on. My ears were begging me to end it by the last few songs. As a full album i have no idea why this would be considered essential.

Too religious

Sometimes it’s exactly what you expect. It felt like any other 2000s pop album with a few catchy radio songs among many filler tracks you will quickly forget. I struggled to get through the long runtime. It just was not for me.

noone survived.

I don't need an hour of Destiny's Child but the first quarter of this record is hands down some of the best pop of its decade. A few tracks spread throughout the remaining quarters help prop up the rest for casuals like myself.

An album of high highs and very low lows. It gets off to a great start with the first 3 tracks, but then fumbles with a slut shaming song that completely goes against the theme of what we've heard so far. And the album ends with 25 mins of terrible ballads, an a capella gospel song and then 4 minutes of them thanking each other.

***A good album. Many tracks sound alike.

Yeah, OK. They sound great, and some of it is really fun to move to, but overall it's not a genre that I enjoy.

Beyonce has a great voice but I couldn't get into this album

Somehow I never heard the whole album before and maybe now this is my favorite Beyonce? On the first song, it sounds like the backup singers are singing "I farted" - that's pretty funny. Adequate BeeGees cover later on. I like the anthems way more than the ballads.

This is one of those few albums where I regret reading about it as I listened to it, mainly because all the tedious drama surrounding Destiny's Child changing lineup (and the purported source of the album's title) and all the call-out and tear-downs in the tracks (which I wouldn't have caught if I'd just listened) really tinges my appreciation of the album. On the other hand, it's not a particularly interesting album (to me), so I *do* appreciate reading that Beyonce was far more involved in the writing and producing of most of the album than I'd have guessed otherwise. I just wish that our exposure to Beyonce in this collection was her more recent--and far more interesting and creative--albums (thankfully we *do* get her 2013 "Beyonce" album, but not her more recent releases). This Destiny's Child offering doesn't really fall into that category, and the videos for the singles on this album only reinforce this, sadly. ("Survivor" and "Nasty girls" in particular, although "Independent women, Pt. 1" had the unfortunate result of reminding me of how awkward the movie "Charlie's Angels" was.)

TIL that I dig Destiny's Child! What a groovin' album! Lots of fun, did flag in a few places, but I enjoyed this album tremendously.

This is a great example that just because something is popular, that doesn't necessarily mean that it's good. This was a rough listen. The first track sounds hilariously dated due to the Charlie's Angels tie in. You already know the first 3 tracks because they were played to death on the radio. If you expected the female empowerment to continue after those three you're going to be sorely disappointed. The next track is slut shaming, followed by another track hating women. Next they're simping over some guy. An album should be a coherent whole and this is all over the place. Add in that the backing tracks sound terrible when you focus on them rather than the voices. This isn't just something I didn't need to hear before I die, I never want to hear it again.

Krass schlechte Quali ? Aber gute tracks

It sounds a little dated now. Emotion is a great tune and a real precursor to Beyonce's solo stuff

This is good for a song or two, but wears thin upon listening the whole way through. Favorite song was Survivor.

So bad..

6/10

71 minutes of slutty pop hell. No thanks.

An era defining album but gets tiresome after a whole album.

Day418- who knows how people will judge this in fifty years but it’s better than some albums i’ve heard on this list

Nostalgic but not my style

Legendary

whatever

Not my jam, but I can see it being good

An incredibly front loaded album. Survivor is certainly an ubiquitous track from this era, but I don't think the rest of the album performs. I didn't hate it, but don't think this is a must listen *album* just for a few singles.

Wow this something! Supremely well produced and engineered R&B Pop. It's the pinnacle of commercial manipulation. It's so good at what it tries to be - who can deny that?

You nasty girl you nasty you trashy you classless girl you sleazy you freaky

Destiny's Child set the stage for 2000s R&B. It's decent, but not my favorite album I've listened to. My main criticisms are that there isn't a clear throughline in the music and that there seems to be a lot of filler songs. Best Songs: Survivor, Bootylicious Worst Songs: Sexy Daddy, Independent Women Pt. II

oof, this aged way worse than i expected. besides some good pop production that definitely slaps, you really don't get anything great on this album. stylistically and theme-wise all over the place and just... so much weirder than i expected. 4/10

It’s objectively funny to start a commercial album with the theme song from a movie. First three songs are absolute bangers then it starts to get repetitive. Overall a *pretty good* listen.

Glitzy, glamorous, and relatively boring to me. I don’t like early aughts R&B too much with the exception of D’Angelo. Standout track is: “Gospel Melody”

Found this to be an overproduced album. I don’t need yo hear any of this again.

Kakav blast from the past! 🥹🫶🏻 Nikad neću zaboraviti sreću kad smo si sestra i ja kupile ovaj album. Poslušala sam ga barem par tisuća puta 😂 definitivno jedan od najboljih R'nB albuma ikad meni osobno. Nasty girl mi je oduvijek bila među dražima, tako da ću je i sad odvojiti. Visokih 3/5, 6.5/10 za nostalgiju.

Why is there an American pop album on my 1001 Britpop albums list? Is this thing broken? It's hard to ignore the cultural influence Destiny's Child (and the Spice Girls) had on pop in the early 2000's. However, unlike other major events in 2001, the world seems to have ultimately moved on from pop diva groups, and by consequence that makes this album feel extremely dated. Still, they managed to squeeze two unforgettable classics out of this thing, that's better than most popstars of the 90's-00's. Nothing in this album screamed out to me as jaw dropping or inherently original, though the first couple of songs are clear 2000's pop classics. I also feel Beyoncé is really carrying this album. There's plenty of gaps in production, and it's clear that Beyoncé was the glue for this group. That's probably why she's the only one who went onto superstardom post-breakup of Destiny's Child. Though, she did sell her soul to the Illuminati and feasts on juvenile adrenochrome to keep her youth, but I don't want talk about that bit. For self-preservation reasons. Overall, I think my sister would hang me from a tree if I gave this anything under a 3. So that's what it WAS going to get... UNTIL Gospel Melody. Minus 1 for that dreary abomination of a song, Jesus fucking Christ what an absolute slog of a song cunt. Listening to that song was like sour warheads in my mouth, and much like sour warheads, left me feeling a bitter taste for this album. There's few times I say this, but the CIA could very easily and effectively extract any secrets out of me by forcing me to listen to Gospel Melody. Strap me to a chair and play that shit on repeat, and by the second loop you'd break me. Fuck you, ladies. Apart from that, not bad, really. Enjoy your 2.

Survivor And Other Assorted Girlboss Songs I think the inclusion of this on the list is the novelty more than the album itself. The overall style and presentation is definitely very cheesy & gaudy but can't really be taken too seriously given the genre. A lot of samey tracks once it is done with its more front loaded first half. Also I get that it's pop music so it's inherently going to be more commercialized than some of stuff on this list but the Charlies Angels tie-in stuff really made this feel like more of a product than anything I think I've listened to on here so far. That being said it also made it pretty funny

An album I did not expect to enjoy outside of the title track. Production value and beats absolutely a product of its time that I look upon fondly every time I turn a radio on on a Friday to hear Fatman Scoop (PBUH) back announce the same 7 tracks by Outkast, TLC, and Destiny’s Child that he played last week.

6/10

Destiny's Child spoke and thus, so began twenty plus years of hearing their music remixed in night clubs. Survivor and Bootylicious are bangers, evergreens that have entered the canon of nightlife music. Nasty Girl is fucking WILD to listen to. It is insane to have songs about female independence and empowerment and then have basically slut-shaming/internalised misogyny: the song FOLLOWING Bootylicious which was a hit back against the insane anorexic culture of the early 2000s after Beyonce had been attacked in the media for weight gain. Not to mention the story of SA that inspired The Story of Beauty, this album isn't just inconsistent in its theming, it's practically schizophrenic. Normally for this kind of album I would say "ah whatever, it's just trying to have a good time" a la my reviews for ZZ Top and Def Leppard but this is different. To have songs named Independent Women and Survivor which are so obviously about female empowerment makes this feel kinda gross. All that aside, I have always loathed production in early 2000s music, much like the period itself it is bawdy, bloated and tasteless. It's my own personal bias which I'll freely admit but prevents me from enjoying this album outside of the nostalgia factor of a select few songs on here. Outside of the big hits, I did not enjoy this. Highlight: Survivor, Bootylicious

Three bangers at the start and then they start hating on women in Nasty Girl?! What the fuck

not for me

Starts off good. Gets really shit towards the end. Lyrically dated

Incredible time period! incredible time for music! excellent production amazing talent, just awesome.

Absolute banger - alternates weirdly misogynistic with girlboss tunes

Springy, slinky and full of jams. Not my typical music but a great album to listen to.

I’d never listened to the full album before, but just as a side effect of having been alive in the early 2000s, I’ve heard most of it by osmosis. For the pure nostalgia value, it was nice; I don’t think I need to revisit it anytime soon, though. Aside from the hits, it felt like there was too much filler. 2.5

Histórico para un pequeño sub set de personas por allá al inicio de los dos miles, pero su presencia en los charts es innegable. Cómo álbum de pop r&b va muy bien también, aunque la producción no ha envejecido muy bien.

Mid.

I didn't care too much for this album, but the hits are undeniable. After listening to it all the way through, I'm wondering, was Destiny's Child specifically used as a launching vehicle for Beyonce's career? Because I honestly couldn't tell you one moment on this record where the other 2 get to shine.

Destiny’s Child’s third album—and first as a trio—soulfully survives as a showcase of sublime vocal chemistry that turns personal tribulation into R&B triumph.

How dare you.

Much more my daughters' jam than mine, but three obviously talented ladies.

icons being icons. gonna go listen to lemonade now

This isn’t my usual genre, but I gave it a fair shot. In short, the album starts strong but gradually loses momentum. It’s far too long, with too much filler weighing it down. Favorite song: The opening trio—Independent Women, Survivor, and Bootylicious—are the undeniable hits. Great pop tracks! Least favorite: Everything from track 4 onward, with Nasty standing out as one of the weakest. Album artwork: A cool cover, at least!

Decent listen

I can't imagine kicking off an album with 3 solid bangers that never get old, then having the rest of the album plod through with nothing of substance at all.

This wasn't too bad. Just sounds really dated, cool though. Like a 3.5.

The only way I’d ever listen to this album would be because of this exercise. Tough listen. And that’s all I’m going to write about this one.

2/4/25. Still a classic and fun to listen to all thes years later! Not my favorite genre, but still have many of the words in my head.

All the songs sound the same. The girls are talented singers. The songs kinda suck tho.

Besides randomly hearing a few random singles, I haven’t spent any time with this bands output so this was an interesting one for me. Have to say, more likes than skips. Great harmonies, fun lyrics here and there and for sure the platform that would boost a mega star in to the universe as well know her to rule today.

This sounds like what it is, which is a huge bummer. It is an interesting relic of radio-pop-in-the-CD-era that it’s top loaded with all three huge singles, but that’s about all I got to say about it.

I got so tired of this so fast. Sorry, not interested in this probably because it was played to death on radio, tv, movies and pop culture in general forever

The unnecessary runs always make me laugh

Zieke banger, heb hele tijd lopen swingen

I'M A SURVIVOR!!

I liked this more than I thought i was going to, though it's ridiculously front-loaded and tails off a bit after that. The first three tracks are pretty great though.

Inconsistency is the word that first comes to mind. Some good pop/rnb songs on this one but also some songs that I wasn't bothered about. A nice discovery was Emotion, a cover version of the Gibb brothers song. All in all a pretty good album.

Some standout tracks, but overall pretty standard late 90's/early 2000's R&B.

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Solid 90s pop/r&b that reminds me of my sisters. Not bad overall, but afterwards I understood why Beyoncé went solo.

Maximalist R&B purely of its era, obvious in intent, fairly cheesy in execution and clearly intended toward a mass market (and thus disposable). Still, it's okay-decent ("Independent Woman" is best cut). The Gospel medley is unconvincing – Mahalia rolling over in her grave. But it's improbable that one will ever be listening to this again. And it's worth asking if or how or just how much this genre has advanced. One thinks not very much. This is/was a record worthy of nixing.

- why -

Never had listened to this album. Not my cup of tea mostly, but better than some other albums on this list I have had to give 1 stars to since I can't give zero stars.

I’ve never heard Nasty Girl, hilarious! Comedy!!!!!

In retrospect, Destiny's Child really seems like it was also the launching pad for Beyonce's career. It feels obvious as her father managed the band around a revolving door of group members, often with pretty bad blood between them. But really, this was the album that Beyonce first shined on, producing and writing most of the tracks. And arguably, it contains some of the most famous songs, including "Survivor" and "Bootylicious". All of the hits are tacked on right at the beginning. The singles were catchy and popular, and generally focused on women's empowerment and redefining beauty standards. That's really what makes the fourth track "Nasty Girl" particularly hard to listen to. The music is fine, but the slut shaming really undermines the message of the rest of the album and is a low point here. The rest of the album was an unknown to me going in. I expected a lot of filler, but there actually are some decent tracks throughout, particularly in the middle of the album. "Apple Pie a la Mode" and "Happy Face" stand out to me as good pop songs with a slight avant garde edge to them, though I suspect that they're generally skipped. The album ends with more ballady songs, which don't do much for me. Overall, "Survivor" has some serious flaws but just about works as a good pop album. It feels a bit harsh, but I think "Nasty Girl" knocks this down a point.

If you like this kind of music, it’s probably good. I don’t like this style of music.

It's important in the history of Beyonce and the early 2000's, but the album is a bit long.

This was like spending an hour listening to a group of teens, annoying and immature. The cover of Emotion is fine, and is the only redeeming moment on this album. Not good.

Pretty incoherent as to theme. Are those girls nasty or are they independent?

This was fun. The first half has a lot of bangers and although I don't like the sound of 2000s pop, this was a fun listen

Idk if this was really good or this album just came out right when my first memories of music were formed and it’s nostalgic. Either way, it’s got some BOPS

I feel like this album is rated so low on this website because a lot of people using this album are using it to get away from music like this. Not to say this album is terrible but it's just not my taste in music. I don't get why so many people love Beyonce because from my perspective everything she's done is just mediocre. Am I biased because I hate the 2019 Lion King, of course, but this album is still not that good otherwise. It's too much pop and not much else which is not what I like in music.

After meeting Len’s 7th wife, Karen. I’m not sure anyone’s too Bootylicious for him! 3.4

Suprisingly interesting - but Beyonce..

A definitive album for the genre at that time. The hots are well known but the rest of the album felt like filler

Lol what a wild ride this was. Pure early 2000s cringe but I really enjoyed it! The album opens with a few bangers in a row. I'm instantly transported back to my younger years, brushing my teeth with my Destiny's Child singing toothbrush lmao Some of the lyrics did not age well. And also got to laugh at them having Independent Women - yas slay queen, and then 3 songs later Nasty Girl - slut shaming lol. Sending mixed messages here 😂 Feeling very bootylicious after listening to this album 4 ⭐️

Harmonizing cry-singing is the black soul equivalent to white guitar solos. Apart from this annoyance the first 3-4 Songs set the tone. Most of the following tracks sound like generic Justin Timberlake. Extra Point for the nice re-use of tunes from e.g. Salt’‘n’Peppa on „Nasty Girl“

Eh.

N.Y.E. 2024 HL: title track, “Bootylicious”, “Dance With Me”, that acapella gospel ting Some of the best 2000s pop ever mixed with some of the most boring

Some bangers up front. Pretty weak otherwise, lyrically poor

rated up from a 3.5

I’ve lived in Houston for a majority of my life, but I’ve never listened to this album, which I guess might make me a shitty Houstonian. I remember Destiny’s Child really starting to get big maybe a year or so before this album came out, and I know the title track really well (it still slaps over two decades later). I’m not a Beyoncé superfan by any means, but she does have some stuff that I like. Also, how great is it that I get this album on Christmas day, when Beyoncé is playing the halftime show at the Texans game today? I’m not huge on R&B or pop music from this era, but I thought this album was fine. Yes, its impact on culture and music as a whole was monumental, but in my opinion, a lot of the R&B albums from this era are just too damn long, and somewhat boring as a result. The overall sound is okay, and I think Beyoncé, Kelly, and Michelle work really well together. All three of these ladies have really great voices and the performance chops that really made Destiny’s Child soar. Musically, there just wasn’t a lot about this album that I found that noteworthy. The obvious exceptions to this were the title track and “Bootylicious,” which uses the guitar riff from “Edge of Seventeen” in a really brilliant way. There were some other moments that were fine, but some of the songs felt really out of place with the majority of what was going on. Lyrically, “Nasty Girl” was the best song on the album. I was reading that this song caused some controversy when it came out, but I think it’s brilliant, and I love it when female artists push back on the ridiculous standards that women are held to. This album certainly wasn’t my favorite, but it deserves to be on this list due to its influence and cultural impact. I don’t think I’d listen to it again, but “Survivor” and “Bootylicious” are really fun jams.

Meh.

Smooth R&B album from the group, some good singles that stood out. Not entirely my style but enjoyable and smooth.

Fuckkk off

One of the most overrated albums of all time. Anodyne, over produced, commercially cynical, not a single song on this LP even compares to the likes of the Supremes. It would be harmless pap, but the cynicism just bleeds through so much.

In between writing and recording Survivor in 2000, Destiny's Child made the decision to pull a Wu-Tang and work on solo projects to be released shortly after. For Michelle Williams, that meant a 2002 gospel R&B album that did well on the gospel charts but found little success elsewhere. Meanwhile, Kelly Rowland found a hit with Nelly on Dilemma, which led to her album being slightly rushed in order to capitalize on the single's popularity. Her album Simply Deep did particularly well overseas, but that album's quality took a hit as a result of it being rushed. Beyoncé Knowles took the longest of the three for her solo effort, as she was busy co-starring in the latest Austin Powers movie (one of her first forays into acting) but would eventually release Dangerously in Love in 2003. Knowles dropped her last name from here on out and found unbridled success above and beyond the other members of Destiny's Child. And perhaps this was to be expected. Survivor has Beyonce's creative control all over it. Co-writing all the songs and producing the album as well, Beyonce had honed her talents and was in the perfect spot to launch her solo career. At it's strongest, Survivor has bonafide R&B hits like the first three tracks. At it's weakest, it's fairly competent but nothing special. Not to downplay the other members of Destiny's Child, but Beyonce really is the show-stopped here. Here vocal delivery and presence on every track is notable, and on top of that she was basically the whole package in live performances: the look, the moves, the charisma.

I really disliked the caterwauling vocals.

shows it’s age production wise, but it’s a well made album. was not expecting the edge of seventeen sample on Bootylicious

I grew up with this and thought I was was peak rnb. As an adult I now realise it for what it is. Decent hits but fairly mediocre.

FUCK BEYONCE , FUCK BEYONCE , FUCK BEYONCE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As sacrilegious as some may find it, I’ve never been the biggest Beyoncé fan. This extends to Destiny’s Child too. It’s all the diva warbling that I’ve never really been able to get behind. This album was catchy and interesting in parts, but the overuse of vocal runs did leave me a bit bored. I get it, she’s a really good singer. But good singing does not a great album make. The first three tracks are the better ones of the album with the rest being a bit forgettable. Not my cup of tea. Sorry!

The singles are good, the rest is filler

Amazing from start to finish. All the songs were absolutely amazing. They were all so good and captured multiple emotions like the songs Emotion, Brown Eyes, and Independent Women. Great r&b album and very soothing to listen to I might add.

Of its time.

Eh, not their best work

Of course I was familiar with Beyoncé and this group, but I had really never listened to them before. I thought some of these songs got a bit repetitive, but there nothing I really disliked besides the last song. A few of the songs I did like, but I probably won’t find myself listening to this album again. Although I find them to be very talented singers, it’s just not my thing. It is between 2.5 and 3 stars for me…I’ll settle on 3.

Destiny's Child has a couple songs that I'd call classics of their era of R&B. none of them are on this album. I can appreciate that this is an attempt at a pro-female, pro-empowerment statement from the group, but it feels extremely self-centered in ways that undercut that message. especially odious in this respect is "Nasty Girl" which, with its central lyrical theme essentially just being pick-me slut-shaming, basically invalidates this as a feminist record. plus, I hardly feel any group cohesion between these three women; this is basically a Beyoncé album with some contributions from two other singers who might as well be anonymous, given how subservient their contributions feel. "I'm a survivor", in many other contexts, would be a powerful statement, but then you remember that all Beyoncé's talking about surviving is a few lineup changes, something that almost every band goes through at some point. her vocal antics on many of these songs are legitimately in that Christina Aguilera tier of obnoxious (weirdly on brand with her current-day self-centered girlboss billionaire politics), and they feel so unearned given how little these songs have going for them compositionally and sonically. this is extremely plain R&B that's as deep as a puddle and sounding more and more anachronistic as time goes on. strong 4/10.

Didn’t love it.

The best song are at the start and then it meanders on until the end

When this came out in my teenage years I absolute despised it. My youthful, Australian country music-infused mind thought this was the epitome of obnoxious American trash music. Nowadays, I suppose from gradual exposure, an opening of my once-closed mind, and the realization that much more obnoxiously trash music exists out there, I can tolerate Destiny’s Child. I wouldn’t re-listen any time soon, but I admit to bopping along with Independent Women and Survivor.

Trying to have an open mind for every album but this really isn't for me. I don't normally care too much about lyrics but they are really bad on this record. I'm not sure how it made this list, maybe within it's genre it is deemed essential but I won't be returning to it or any of the songs.

Finally an album from my childhood. Would usually rate a 2 but it gets a sad extra star for being nostalgic.

I’m not the biggest Destiny’s Child fan, but I do love me some Kelly Rowland. This album is definitely a classic in their discography for fans, but also one that doesn’t transcend past the period it was released. A very pop heavy album with R&B/Hip Hop sprinkled in, it’s a fun romp but one that I fully understand why it was eventually removed from this list.

better than I imagined, I have to say

Not my thing

Well, a second day of 2000's female R&B. It is the second day of an album which is more modern (for this list) that feels just "fine" to me. The first song has a lot of Charlie's Angels references which does place me directly back in the early 2000's. I can feel the constraints being in this group put on Beyonce and it feels like the "I can live without you" songs are not just directed at men. Survivor does have a great keyboard riff on it, though I could have gone without the last 8 seconds of the song which are not played on radio, mostly because it is cheesy and needless. I find it interesting that Beyonce's first solo album was named after a song on this album that she also put on her first solo album (Dangerously in Love). Nasty Girl is a pretty misogynistic song if you ask me. Had a man performed it then I would imagine a great deal of controversy would have erupted. I can see why Back to Basics is on the list, as Christina Aguilera made a change to her sound and expanded her horizons creatively. I am a bit more confused as to why this album made the list. It's not even critically considered Destiny's Child's best album and critics just seemed to be "meh, it sold a lot of records" about it. It feels like the justification for inclusion is the number of records it sold but I don't think this album is in the same league as other R&B albums released during this time. This book struggles more with the inclusion of modern music. I don't know why Happy Face is on this album. It's very basic and should have been on the cutting room floor. When I thought the song was petering out, I looked and it had 2 more minutes. That's one minutes of moaning/screaming and the chorus being repeated over and over and over and over and over and over...followed by "I'm flying!" for another minute. It's a disqualifying song just on its own. I don't know what the purpose of the Gospel Medley is and the Outro is just the group thanking each other. There is, yet again, no reason to include this song. I can't imagine any person who listened to this album more than a few times ever listened to these last two songs. This isn't their best album and shouldn't be in the book.

As someone who was a fetus when this style of r&b was popular, I recognized all of the synthetic instruments on this albums as the same ones they use for video games. So listening to this album felt like I was fighting Regigigas on my DS while Beyoncé was singing in the background. Also what’s up with all the weird interpolations?? Tarzan boy? March of the gladiators? This album feels like I'm having a fever dream inside of the Wii shop channel.

The serendipity on this project continues, as I have had the most physically painful 24 hours of my entire life. Dont shave with dull rotorary razors children. This album has so many goddamn bangers. The really bad lofi synth samples are a little outrageous but its goddamn beyonce on this. She kills it. Though I am docking a star for the two god songs back to back. blegh.

Independent Women Part 1 Survivor Bootylicious

Why is this album even on here?? Enought said.

Suprised that I enjoyed this so much, aside from the awkward memories from adolescent dances 😂

Beyonce definitely already had her power magic in these early days which took solid pop songs and made them something more. Anthems maybe? Dangerously In Love is the deep cut I'm glad I heard from this album. Some true R&B soul on there. Excellent vocals. I can dig. 2.5

An insane choice to put "Nasty Girl" out as a single, and an even crazier one to put it on the album right after "Bootylicious". Whiplash.

Rnb og pop hits, men ikke det store indtryk som helhed

No.

Pretty good. It is incredible how legendary Beyonce was even at the age of 20 here, taking part in the production, writing, and arranging of every original song here. This album is a little bloated and feels a little artificially and commercially pumped up to a full hour when it could've been a tight 40 or 45. The harmonies are godly though and the production is super forward thinking in a (now) super retro sounding way

This is pretty good, very similar to TLC. I think it's a bit better due to some better hooks, but it's still an album of R&B love songs. There are classics here like Independent Women and Survivor, but I enjoyed a number of other songs, with my favorite being Emotion. I can really see why this was popular back in the day as the trios singing really makes this a nice listen.

Probably more relevant for the drama immediately preceding this album and the rise of Beyonce than the actual album itself.

They are very talented, but I think Destiny’s Child is a “greatest hits only” kind of band for me.

The first two songs have held up surprisingly well. After that....eh. 2/5

the messaging on this album is so confusing…following “bootylicious” with a song about some poor girl who’s apparently a huge skank honestly made me laugh like why would you say that… i really liked the outro when they were talking about how much they love each other though. peace and love on planet earth obviously i love the hits and think they’re great especially to dance to but there’s also something that i can’t help but find inherently silly about sitting down and listening to a whole album of r&b/pop/dance music while i’m doing boring office work. THAT’S NOT THEIR FAULT of course but i was thinking about it. i think if i understood more about the process of making this kind of music i would appreciate it more. fav tracks: independent woman pt I, bootylicious

beyonce after several songs of nasty comments: you take my kindness for weakness :) this is soooo fun and really does feel like a time capsule. the production is very very 2000 and the anger at their former groupmates is palpable.... but also you can sense the affection the three of them have for each other throughout the album and how much fun they're having together. I love that despite coming in HOT for the first half of the album, it evolves into a very loving and thankful sentiment by the end; the outro with them telling each other how blessed they are to be in one another's lives is so sweet. i don't know enough about r&b history to appreciate where this might fall on the normal/daring spectrum, but there were definitely some moments that were unexpected in this kind of album; the techno/laser sounds in the outro, the circus riff/motif throughout Independent Woman Pt II, and (this part isn't unexpected because obviously it's insanely famous so I guess I'm changing it to UNUSUAL) the stevie nicks sample in Bootylicious that works so well with the r&b beat. (also shoutout the random beatles reference in the outro <3 michelle ma belle <3 ) Trying to really hear the extremely familiar and ubiquitous songs on this album is really a challenge, but I do think my appreciation of the composition of the first three tracks has grown from this listen through. they really are masterpieces!! Fav tracks: Independent Woman Pt I, Survivor, Bootylicious, Apple Pie A La Mode

I thought that the first part wasn't great, because it felt like listening to some generic radio station with popular music, which was actually okay compared to what came next. The ballads. Atrocious.

Thought I would hate this but than this album threw banger after banger at me (this might be nostalgia speaking here). The second half is not nearly as strong though

Girl group.

A well produced album but I'm not a fan of the music.

7.5/10

I was kind of disappointed, to be honest, I hadn't heard this record, but I had heard of this record, and it really didn't do much for me.

It was alright. 3 stars

Ok so im already a Queen B fan so im a lil biased but ive only ever heard the hits from destiny's child so we'll see how it is Independent woman Pt. 1 Survivor Bootylicious Apple Pie A la mode

Not gonna lie, especially after that My Heart Still Beats, I can’t help thinking “Now I see why Beyoncé was pegged as the breakout star. Kelly and Michele are great but Beyoncé is the clear standout. Still, very good album. Would be better if it wasn’t so long, overstays it’s welcome after awhile. But great stuff here, from the hits to B-sides like Emotion. Didn’t know they had joints like that. Honestly, just when I thought the album lost me, the b sides go crazy.

Me parece un típico álbum de pop de los principios del 2000,esto no es algo negativo para nada.

Sounds like a parody

"Survivor" is the third studio album by American girl group Destiny's Child. Prior to the album, group members LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Robinson departed the group and were replaced by Farrah Franklin and Michelle Williams. Of course, the group still retained Beyoncé Knowles who produced and co-wrote almost all the songs on this album. Other producers included Anthony Dent, Damon Elliot, Mark J. Feist, Rob Fusari and Keybeats. The music is R&B/pop incorporating elements of dance, funk and hip hop. The lyrics address dynamics between women, self-esteem, independence and romantic relationships. The album had generally positive reviews and, commercially, hit #1 in the US and UK. The album opens with "Independent Women Part I" which was used and partly written for the movie "Charlie's Angels." A start-stop beat and melody. Strings in the background. Soaring lead and backing vocals. Nice production. It's about empowerment. The lead single "Survivor" was written after a radio station wondered how Destiny's Child is going to survive after two of the three members left. Of course, the real answer is that you have Beyoncé but the girls also address this in this song. Quick beats layered with a hip hop beat. Looped strings. This is a really good song. The guitar riff from Streie Nick's "Edge of Seventeen" carries on throughout "Bootylicious." Complex beats. "Come dance with me tonight. I don't think you're ready for this jelly." They continue to successfully and creatively use samples of two songs in "Nasty." More layered stop-stop abd electronic beats. The melody is a sample of Salt-N-Pepa's "Push It." And, they finish with another melody sample of Baltimore's "Tarzan Boy." You knew a ballad was coming and we get it with a cover of the Robin and Barry Gibb's "Emotion." Acoustic guitar. Finger snapping beat. Strong vocals by Beyoncé as she expresses wanting her man back There is a high level of production with the beats, melodies and vocal arrangements. There are a catchy songs. Very strong lead and backing vocals. It does suffer the cd-era trend and should have been trimmed a bit. Overall, this a solid R&B/pop album of its time. Beyoncé would obviously go on to bigger things but this one is worth a listen if just for their hit songs.

This one just didn’t click for me. Basic and boring R&B backing tracks with uninteresting melodies. At least there are a couple of cool samples.

The first three songs absolutely slap and then it’s all just a bit forgettable and the tone is really inconsistent. Dangerously in Love is the other standout song, but the version on Beyoncé’s solo debut is better. Nasty Girl and Sexy Daddy are both very cringe, with the former just being pretty mean, and the last two songs are just very preachy. As a vehicle of Beyoncé’s singing prowess, it’s effective, but as an album it’s pretty subpar and really not worth checking out past those three classics

That wasn't terrible. It suffered from the weaker songs. I feel like no pop album should be an hour long, it just hasn't got enough to keep you engaged. For starters the last two songs should be completely erased from history. Didn't ask to go church, didn't ask for a nonsense credits track at the end. Mental stuff. Delete the other faff and it's a decent pop album which offers a snapshot of pop at that time, not particularly to highlight it, but more of a museum-esque "at this point in time" view. 2.5*

Starts with a hell of a 3 punch - Independent Women into Survivor into (especially) Bootylicious But then it just doesn’t really go anywhere, the tunes disappear, and there’s this really weird production choice that has the girls singing over the top of each other in such a way that you can’t hear them properly. A disappointment

An album I had time to listen to a few times today and it got curiously worse every time I listened to it. Once you get past the hits it's very lazy by numbers pop/RnB. Outro is terrible.

I'm just glad I didnt start with albums like this, otherwise I wouldve given up in listening the much better ones down the line

Had a few hits but its far from a top 300 album. Most songs sound too much alike too repetitive samples, same rhythm and beat mostly. Great use of the harmonies really good voices on all 3 members. Too pop its not for me but I can see the production value and talent on this album. Most songs they over do the voice show off and it talkes away from the album flow. Looks like who has the greatest voice competition and it doesnt sound natural.

Hmmm. How do you say anything bad about Beyoncé? And her crew? Catchy stuff, no doubt, but empty of anything interesting for my ears.

Such a snapshot of music of the early 2000s- hooky songs that were played in every club, bar, and school dance. I’ve seen countless people sing these songs at karaoke. Have never listened to this entire album and probably won’t again though.

There's probably a great 12-track album here, and there are a couple of timeless pop classics. But can't look past how looong it is.

The hits still hit but I was never into their deeper cuts (2.5/5)

The album starts off with three solid hits, which is the only part that I enjoyed. After that, we get some of the worst lyrics I've ever heard (Nasty Girl and Fancy), exhausting vocal runs that go on forever (and I actually like Beyonce!), with some cheesy crap sprinkled on top (Apple Pie, Sexy Daddy, outro). The rest of the album is a real snooze fest, with the exception of Brown Eyes, which was somewhat enjoyable due to its predictable but well-executed 90s ballad sound. Really disappointed by this one; I expected better given the singles this album had. 2.5/5 stars

Usually I find R&B insipid. This was generally better than that, with their big hits carrying some energy and good vibes, but then it fell off. 2.5/5

The beginning of this album had me kinda into it, the first few tracks were pretty great. Things went off a cliff from there, Nasty Girl was hilariously bad and kinda surprising as they were just singing about building women up and being independent and now you’re chastising women for how they choose to dress? Then later there is the odd decision to do an Independent Women, Part 2 which wasn’t good and then there’s a few more canned tracks to extend the pain. Then the ugly bow to top it all off is the cringey Thank You Outro which was so dumb it was kinda funny. At least this album provided some chuckles. This sucked 2 stars

Throwaway pop music.

Each individual song is SO REPETITIVE. It really takes away from the good parts. ‘I’m not gon’ compromise my Christianity’ may be the most hilarious pop lyric ever. Elsewhere the lyrics are downright disgusting. How, with no irony, are there feminist songs alongside posturing and slut shaming? All this only four songs in! How utterly vile this is, in a uniquely American sense. First album that’s straight up /offensive/.

Onhan tämä aikamoinen voimapoppiklassikko! 4/5

Aika huonosti vanhentuneet aiheet kyllä tällä levyllä. 2/5.

Not super keen on the production, but it does hold some classics.

A low point in my life!

I listened to this when it came out 20years ago, it’s good. Not re-listening to it though.

Kelly Rowland and Michelle deserve more recognition, imo. Lots of super dancey tracks beyond the well known singles. Not a huge fan of the gospel elements on this one

Like most pre-teen girls, I loved me some Destiny's Child. As an adult listening to the full album, the hit singles (Independent Women, Survivor, Bootylicious, Emotions) are still a guilty pleasure, but the rest of the album is meh. The gospel/preachy songs are weird...

not really interesting at all thematically but talented nonetheless. fun 2000s vibe

Not bad - wasn’t really feeling the vibe tonight but not complaining.

So steril und überproduziert wie die "Musik" sind die Darstellerinnen. Nichts menschliches ist zu hören und zu sehen. Irgendwie unwirklich.

Is it great? I dunno. Is it super fun? Hell yeah.

Some good throw back songs here. I can appreciate their talent and the quality, but not my thing.

First ever Beyonce! production is really good. 7/10

I thought the gospel medley was nice. The rest just kind of irked me. Not necessarily terrible but this isn't for me at all.

Now I love both female vocals and R&B, that being said this album does not satisfy me. Beyonce is vastly overrated and this music is the worst kind of canned pop music I have heard on this list thus far. This isn't a musical statement, it is a product mass-produced for teenagers to be sold for a profit. The songs here do not elicit any emotional response and are generally irritating. Can these ladies sing? Yes, they can sing, but for me, this is soulless-soul music. The best song on the album is the cover of the BeeGees' "Emotion", and even that falls flat.

Not my kind of music. 1/5

I dont think you’re ready for this jelly!! This was awesome! So many classic hits and a couple new finds like Brown Eyes, too! The outro thank you song is so lovely, the sisterhood almost made me tear up. 😢

Genuinely hate this era of pop production. Too loud, Squished and grainy. Stunning opening three songs although it starts to feel bloated after that. 8/10 Important for more than Beyonce

I got what I expected: a dated pop album. Lost count of how many records from the era sound like "Survivor". I admit that the title track is a good song. A few others are just standard 2000s singles. "Survivor" started Beyonce's career for better or for worse. 2 stars for "Survivor".

Starts off with a couple of catchy tunes but turns to yawn very quickly

Highlights: Independent Women Pt. I Dangerously in Love Undeniable talent, but R&B has never been for me. If this album were a bit shorter I would like it better, but too many of the songs feel like padding for time. Which is crazy because this thing is over an hour long, they had room to cut back. Oh well, I guess I wasn't ready for this jelly.

Barely move, we've arrived Lookin' sexy, lookin' fly Baddest chick, chick inside DJ, jam tonight Spotted me, a tender thang There you are, come on, baby Don't you wanna dance with me? Can you handle, handle me? You gotta do much better If you're gon' dance with me tonight You gotta work your jelly If you're gon' dance with me tonight Read my lips carefully, if you like what you see Move, groove, prove you can hang with me By the looks I got you shook up and scared of me Buckle your seat belt, it's time for takeoff I don't think you're ready for this jelly I don't think you're ready for this jelly I don't think you're ready for this 'Cause my body too bootylicious for ya, babe Enough said, really. 5/5

I always associate Destiny's Child with bowling alleys. It's probably because I was a kid when they were popular and went bowling a lot. Still, I've never dug into them much past the singles, and I find myself with a surprising amount to talk about. The production is nice but nothing insane when it's good, and odd when it's bad. It's turn-of-the-millennium RnB production, which I typically like, but the odd choices include the weird, almost carnival-esque sounds on "Independent Woman Pt. II", to the weird, beat-that-doesn't-align stylings on the outro track. Speaking of that track, it's weird to know that DC kicked two of their members out and then recorded a "friends forever" outro on this one. It's also weird since, aside from a few spots, Beyonce takes the lead for, let's generously say, 95% of the album. Lyrically, the album is also bizarre, from the slut-shaming "Nasty Girl" (which feels weird for Beyonce to sing about, honestly), followed by the "I dislike you" anthem that is "Fancy". "Sexy Daddy" also feels weird, but that could just be my Catholic upbringing flaring up again. Long story short, I find the singles solid (I especially like the sample flip of "Edge of Seventeen" on, of all things, "Bootylicious"), but there's absolutely nothing to dig in to past them here. It barely avoids the 1-start graveyard. Favorite tracks: "Bootylicious", "Independent Woman, Pt. 1"

This album seems confused on its own personality, and man if that isn't a turn off for any sort of R&B. Slut shame here, but my ass is too fat for you there. I need to be respected, but that guy is so fucking HOT. I don't carry an issue with any of the songs on there own, but as a whole package it is clear there is no actual message to any of these songs. Just what the songwriters came up with so the three could strut their stuff. Except, that isn't great either, as the album is so front loaded there is nothing to speak on in the last half-an-hour. You may as well skip it. The album is just a time capsule into the musical scene in the late 90s and early 2000s, and I see no reason to listen to it in any other aspect. The hits aren't even catchy compared to other R&B hits from the time, and it just leaves the album feeling soulless. Inoffensive, but soulless, and like a cash grab.

Talented artists. Just not my jam. Thought this would rate a 2.5 and get rounded up but by the end I was so tired of this...

Track 1: Independent Women, Pt. 1 (7/10) Very much a product of it's time, enjoyable and the ladies are talented vocalists. The Charlie's Angels shoutouts didn't age well at all. Track 2: Survivor (4/10) I've never liked this song. Generic early 2000s r&b garbage. Track 3: Bootylicious (8/10) On the other hand, banger! The only Destiny's Child song I'll defend, it has a fun chorus, I love the Edge of Seventeen sample and it makes me feel fierce as a cis white male with no butt. Track 4: Nasty Girl (1/10) Oh okay, we're just gonna slut shame after 3 female empowering anthems lol what a tone deaf, terrible song. Track 5: Fancy (1/10) What the H happened here? Another song about hating women. This is kind of lame. Track 6: Apple Pie À la Mode (3/10) This song is kind of weird but I actually didn't hate it as much as the last two. It's just the ladies simping over a hot dude. Track 7: Sexy Daddy (3/10) Filler garbage I'll never listen to again. No substance and not catchy enough for me to care. Track 8: Independent Women, Pt. II (2/10) Very strange reprise. Could have been cut out to shorten the runtime cause this is one looooong album. Track 9: Happy Face (6/10) Pleasantly surprised by this one, it isn't great but it's uplifting and showcases their vocals beautifully. Track 10: Emotion (3/10) I liked the acoustic guitar. Not much else to say. Track 11: Dangerously in Love (6/10) Pretty love song. Kind of blends in with nothing standing out besides Beyoncé's vocal performance. Track 12: Brown Eyes (4/10) I just don't care about this album at this point. I'm in physical pain listening to how generic these songs are. Track 13: The Story of Beauty (2/10) I'm glad it's a female empowerment song rather than a female hate song but that beat is so bad. Track 14: Gospel Medley (5/10) I'm very anti-religious so I should hate this more but it's generally inoffensive and I'd rather listen to an a capella gospel medley with beautiful singing than another generic r&b song with crappy beats. Track 15: Outro (DC-3) Thank You (1/10) Thankfully this is the last track cause I don't think I can handle any more of this. Overall: 3/10 This was genuinely so painful to listen to outside of a couple songs. Bootylicious is so good that it bumped up the rating. It's obviously a product of the early 2000's. Tonally all over the place and I can't stand the percussion on almost every track. Never gonna listen to this again. Fav Song: Bootylicious Least Fav Song: Nasty Girl

For the most part, a banger of an R&B album. I gotta say: "Nasty Girl" was seething with such intense internalized misogyny that my eyebrows were in my hair the whole time. It actually made me laugh out loud. And then there's a song later that seems to be about the cycle of trauma after a girl is molested by her stepfather, I guess? There are some strange tonal shifts on this album. I'm not sure I'd revisit in full. Highlights: Independent Woman, Pt. 1, Survivor, Emotion

i’m not doing this.

So this is where international superstar Kelly Rowland got her start

I hate early 2000s pop so much

Definitely a solid album, even if its not my cup of tea.

Booring

Neither good nor interesting. How was this popular?

DC Survivor with early Beyonk as the lead comes in low 2s. The first nine songs are very similar, have lame-repetitive lyrics, and just aren’t good. Nasty Girl is a perfect bad example. The album improves a little from Happy Face on, but is still not good. Here’s to hoping she doesn’t make the 1001 list or the too long album list again (2.4*s).

Overly commercialized, name dropping, 2000's cheese. I don't even know why this makes the list. There's no cohesion or idea behind it, it's terribly written, and it's contradictory from one song to the next. Are you bootylicious or independent? The song "Emotion" completely lacks just that. I remember it when it came out and I still don't like it. Low 1.0.

This must be on the list purely for the popularity at the time and the release of "Charlie's Angels" theatrical reboot. Only the 1st 3 tracks are decent and recognizable from radio play. The rest is lame R&B (Regrettable&Boring) complete with stereotypical slow song featuring star sprinkles and preachy prayer finisher. Everything about the group is overrated including the solo projects by members. Can't wait to get out of this list slump...1.3.

I recognized the first few songs which were radio/MTV hits in the early 2000's. It was a fine 15 minute opening, but the remainder of the album did little to keep me hooked. Overall Survivor didn't resonate me and did little to stand out. I'm not the demographic and this isn't a genre I listen to so its overall a forgettable listen that gets filed in the "meh" department. Not sure there's anything on here that warrants this to be included on the list. 1.9 stars

Helt ait ble litt mye dame ab og til

She's right. I wasn't ready for that jelly.

1.5 not good

I did not really like this that much, very repetitive and not in a way I liked. they have nice voices and it wasn't offensive or anything but just didn't enjoy it. I think I dont really appreciate y2k stuff

4/10 - idk it sounds like Beyoncé. Some of the songs were too sexually focused in my opinion. The rest were just not that interesting.

Can’t help but feel like I’m not really part of the target audience here

Mid

Starts off like a greatest of greatest hits albums but slowly loses impetus even though still a good listen - poptastic perfection at some points

I don't care if you're the whitest goober in the world, you CAN'T NOT (grammar be damned), enjoy the early 2000s bangers from Destiny's Child.

Please don't crucify me for not giving this album a 5/5. It had some bangerz like Independent Woman and Survivor but I struggled to get behind the rest of the album.

It always disappoints me to get these albums with way too many songs. Just release 10 songs and leave the weaker ones to B-sides etc. Beyoncé keeps singing too much of her vocal runs which starts to irritate me. It starts quite well with some of the singles. The Gospel Medley was pretty cool. It’s odd to hear that after listening to songs like “Sexy Daddy” but hey, I’ll take it. My highlight was a pleasant surprise. Not really into this but it had its positive moments. Highlight: “Brown Eyes”. 2.5 stars.

What I liked about the album... "Survivor", "Emotion" (sorry, I'm a sucker for a well written Gibb/Gibb song), and "Dangerously In Love". I kinda dig the a capella harmonies on "Gospel Medley", I just wish there was more emotion behind it. It doesn't breathe. What I hated... Pretty much everything else. (5.3) ★★½

The hits are good, the rest is mediocre. 2 stars