Survivor

First three tracks are solid, rest of the album is pretty forgettable. Not essential at all. 2.5 stars.

2.5

Has a clutch of famous songs at the start that range from good to naff but still kind of good that I’ve heard on the radio a million times anyway. After that the quality tanks faster than Tank Girl leading a charge of tanks off a cliff. Just empty, soulless R & B dreck and cynical, lazy filler.

Very puzzling entry. Is it because Beyoncé is involved? Quite possibly. Best songs are the singles and Samantha Sang/Bee Gee’s cover. This album also showcases Beyoncé’s biggest flaw: her tendency to over sing. LOTS OF FILLER. 2.5 stars

I wasn't expecting to hear such overt Christian themes in this album

early 2000s pop in all its glory

Some songs were hit or miss, but overall I liked it.

Such great sounds. Beyonce is top form here, but the group makes it sound right

This is pretty good but it's not for me. The first 3 songs all hit the mark but my fave is Apple Pie A La Mode.

I'm not at all the target audience for this, and that's ok. The singles from this album were absolutely inescapable, so it's a testament to Destiny's Child talent that I don't loathe them - generally hearing them come on the radio would be a relief compared to whatever else was getting played to death. Fave tracks - "Independent Women Part 1" from the singles, "Happy Face" from the songs I hadn't heard before...

This record was released 23 years ago...and this is the first time I've ever intentionally listened to a Destiny's Child album and it's also the first time I've ever heard two (+) consecutive Destiny's Child/Beyonce songs in a row. Honestly the only observation I have is how little r&b/pop music has changed since then. Easy to see the appeal for a certain demographic of young, impressionable females when it was released but I've already moved on

Started with some bangers and ended with a weird rendition of Jesus Loves Me 3/5

Actually a nice diversion from the otherwise very bad or old albums. This is an absolute materpiece of an album compared to what I sometimes get. I jammed to pretty much every song and I knew quite a lot of them. The thing here is that it's not really ABSOLUTELY amazing but it's pretty good on its own. I would give it 3.5 stars but I can't give halves, so I will give it the benefit of the doubt for getting me to bop to most of the songs.

Wow! What a confident stride forward. The harmonies are tight, and the vocals bring a lot of energy. There’s a fierceness that reminds me of TLC’s swagger. The production is sharp and catchy. It feels empowering, with a lot of heart behind the words. The blend of R&B with pop sensibilities works really well.

Lot of hits on this album. Solid outing.

It’s got that trademark bloat of most pop albums in this era. Clean production and can hear its influence on all R&B after it but still not my stuff. Even this one isn’t even my favorite of destiny’s child and I’m ambivalent about the group as it is. Rating: 2.5

Good pop music with an R&B slant. Not my preferred genre but not bad.

Very fun to hear something different on here. I think the first half of the album is clearly stronger. All of the mega-hits are in the front of the album. While it's clear from this how talented Beyonce is, I don't think I would have been able to predict how massive her star would become, and how great her solo albums would be if I had only heard this. Would do a 3.5 if possible.

no thanks

This album's ok but way too self-indulgent at 16 tracks. Given how repetitive the sound was, they could have chopped off five or six tracks and had a really good album. Instead, I kept wondering when it was all going to end.

The radio hits brought back early 2000’s memories but that’s about it.

Here's a number from country Star snub Beyonce and those other two singers. I think one of them was caught trying to text Nelly using Microsoft Excel and was sad and disappointed tgat he didn't return her text. And the other? Well, her name is Michelle. I only know this because they talk to each other through thus re Ltd a d they always have to name drop one another. This is album is huge.. In the sense that there is a shit ton of fat that needs trimming... The fact that they started their album with a song from a soundtrack really starts this album off bad and it sets the precedent. What is this album even about? Why is this on this list? There's arguably 3, maybe 4 hits in this record and the rest is forgettable. And there are 3 members in this trio, and two of them are forgettable. Why is this on here? Was the 2000s that shitty for music? I'd say yes... At least for mainstream music. In Nasty Girl Beyonce, steals the "Woah Woah oh oh Woah oh" part from Tarzan Boy and it's absolutely awful. Beyonce is a good singer... Maybe more so now than prior. But some little things that she does in the 2000s is just cringey. Perhaps it was the time? Those vocal runs that her and other female artists from this pop era do (Christina Aguilera comes to mind) is the most painful thing to listen to. Come to think of it, this album sounds like the three of them are in competition to see who has the better "woahhohhhhohhhwoahhhh" - it's very Iver used and very annoying. Spoiler alert: they all lose. What is this album? "I'm independent. I don't need love. Wait! I love you. You are my everything. Wait I don't need you. I have my girls.. But I know you love me. You show it. Also, I'm strong and I'm courageous... But I'm also timid and shy when I see you in the grocery store. But remember I'm independent! I'm a survivor! But praise Jesus and blindly follow him" This album is bad. Aside from the hits.... If you wanna call them that. I personally don't see how they hold that status.. All poorly written songs. And for relatively talented singers, it's hardly shown. Unless you love those vocal runs that go..up and down and up and down. God forbid you sustain a note. Someone should've abort Destiny's Child.

⭐️⭐️

I remember this band and album being a big deal when it arrived, but never listened to it. Listening to it, it's obvious they were talented even then, but tough to deny that knowing what Beyonce has been up to since. Overly long which is a classic issue during the CD era, but this was fine, if not all that interesting to me.

Couple ok tracks. Couple of brutal ones

2/5

Good stuff, great harmony, solid songwriting, lots of powerful woman theme.

So long, but still pretty entertaining

Boring club music, aside from the first ear-worm tracks.

Honestly, a 3 is generous. That B side is rough.

Don’t care for R&B. They all have great voices, though, so I was able to enjoy some of it. The big hits from the album come off as annoying for me. Standouts: Nasty Girl, Independent Women Pt. II, and The Story Of Beauty.

Auto-tune? Check. All songs sound exactly like each other? Check. This album has no place on a list like this? Checkmate.

This has so much more whooomph than Tay-to Swift or even Chirstina Al-see-ya-later. This is dynamic, raunchy and fun, it also features real ballsy vocals insteasd of just shouting in tune. And come on, 'Bootylicious' is just an all time banger. Trails off in the second half though, becomes a lot more over-produced boring soul, and the opening product placement is jarring. But a deserving pop nugget despite the conflicted "look at my bum / put some bloody clothes on woman' lyrics.

Track 3 - “watch me shake my booty” Track 4 - “eww look at that skank”

It starts off okay, but there's so much better in the genre. Like with country, the stuff that makes it on the radio tends not to be the best stuff. D'Angelo's Voodoo came out the year before and showed what R&B was capable of when someone was actually reaching for something. To highlight the contrast, Rolling Stone ranked Voodoo at number 28 on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Survivor doesn't appear on that list. Survivor is the album critics skip over even within the Destiny's Child catalog. The album that made them famous isn't even their best work, let alone a benchmark for the genre.

Good first 4 tunes the rest is meh

LOT'S OF HIT SONGS THAT ARE CATCHY GREAT RYTHYM AND VOCALS

I was very excited to get a pop album and I don’t believe I’ve ever listened to a Destinys Child album from start to finish. In all honesty I didn’t think anything was incredibly amazing however I do see incredible talent but I don’t see a massive amount of influence unfortunately. It was good though and a nice break.

I love looking at an album's wikipedia entry, specifically the personnel section - I enjoy knowing who the players are, who might have snuck in a solo here or a drum part there .... bitch the list for this album is no fewer than 74 GODDAMN NAMES LONG. SEVENTY FOUR. How can anything with 74 people contributing to a pop album be anything other than manufactured pablum. I'm not usually one to call something commercial tripe but this is lowest common denominator pandering - the express purpose of this record was to sound so fake, so false, so sterile and compressed with zero dynamics, so *constructed* - there's no soul or honesty to this at all. hate it. 2/10 1 star

Although the music isn't great, the top reviewers are definitely giving girl groups like Destiny's Child too much flak. The music, while technically generic early-2000s pop, is undeniably catchy - particularly the opening trio of songs, Independent Women Pt. 1/Survivor/Bootylicious. The sound is reminiscent of some mega-popular pop and R&B acts from the 80s and 90s, and clearly takes inspiration from these. The percussive rhythms are complex and engaging in the former part of the album, and the textures are really ear-catching. Unfortunately, there are a few reasons to lose interest after the first three songs. The fourth, Nasty Girl, is lyrically very off-putting. And, excluding a couple of highlights, most of the remainder of the album introduces absolutely nothing new to the party. It's a pretty long album, too, and this isn't to its benefit. The chord progressions are pretty cool in the first few tracks and in Fancy, but later on they become very generic. The drum machines rapidly grow old as you keep listening. Mini-skits appear at the end of some tracks, and I'm not a fan of those at all. (I also doubt I'm the target audience for this music. And my policy is that the best music can connect with people from all backgrounds.) 2/5 Key tracks: Independent Women Pt. 1, Survivor, Fancy

The singles on this are undeniable, but holy shit was making my way through the rest of this album a chore

Survivor starts strong with Independent Women and the title track and then fades fffasssst and it’s over an hour long and they don’t have enough for half that. 4.3/10

Getting a real hot streak of decent albums lately. Like it’s all 3s give me something I can get enthusiastic about. This is alright though, enjoyable enough.

great at the top but falls off very badly in the second half. Some very bad ballads there.

I’d love to rate this as low as possible, but I have to admit, there were a few tracks with some solid music production. That said, the vocals were hard to get into, especially when they’re all singing together—it just didn’t do it for me.

Easy 5, classics and bangers galore

This album should have been left on the cutting room floor. No amount of vocal gymnastics can disguise weak songwriting. Couple that with a totally mixed message about femininity by including a song about girl power (Independent woman) and 'slut'-shaming lyrics (Nasty girl). A terrible album and really not worth over an hour of life.

Never listened to the full album before but just like I thought, it’s fire!

I'm not going to diss you on the Internet.

Nein, damit kann ich nicht nicht anfreunden.

2.3 - I was into it at the start, but after the big hitters it really nose dived for me.

I was surprised at how well some of the hits had aged. Although it's weird that the first words on the album are name checking the stars of Charlie's Angels, Independent Woman goes hard. Bootylicious also a bop, and Emotion quite a nice slower cut. In between though not much to write home about - ok songs, decent production that again doesn't sound too dated, but couldn't really pull out any deep cuts of note. Fave Tracks: Independent Woman Pt 1, Bootylicious, Emotion 3.3/5

Totally not my thing, but being "forced" to listen to the album I must say it is really well made and the vocals are great (Beyoncé and the others, and their harmonies). Musically not daft either. I got a bit tired of it towards the end but I feel for its legacy it deserves a place among the 1001. Great album if you're into slick, well (overly?) produced commercial, poppy soul I suppose. Not my taste. But well made.

I was not ready for that jelly

Not into this at all. This is from an era of pop music that I kind of purposefully missed when I was younger, and even though there are some pop artists that are similar that I really do like now, this isn't one that's going to stick. 2/5

Whoa, this album is weird. There's like some girl power shit, some "girl, put some clothes on" shit, and some "god fucking rules" shit. The singing is tight, but this is way more Girls5eva than I expected. 2/5

Crap

¿¿Por qué no se acaba?? ¿¿Por qué son todas las canciones iguales?? ¿¿Por qué esto dura una puta hora?? ¿¿Por qué está esto entre los 1000 álbumes que hay oír?? Debe de ser porque era popular en la época o algo, pero es de los pocos desde que empecé que me ha dado genuino dolor de cabeza. Se iba a llevar un 2 pero es que lo siento pero qué puto coñazo chaval.

Three bangers to kick it off, plus Emotion later on, but otherwise it’s alright.

Not my favourite style of music.

Surprised by how religious the ending of the album was. From bootylicious to godbewithus!

Nope. Not a fan of this pop by the numbers corporate stuff.

I'm not into it. I think it's for kids.

Survivor makes a classic mistake in loading the front of the album with absolutely iconic songs that will be listenable for generations to come, and then not being able to follow it up with anything else nearly as good for the rest and majority of the album. Maybe a rich person's problem to have, because a lot of acts would dream of having one song as impactful as Independent Women Pt 1, Survivor or Bootylicious, so you can't knock them for it, but I guess spreading them throughout the hour-long record might've made it seem like a stronger piece of work, but Emotion is the only song that really delivers anything close to it later on and that's a cover. It has a high floor of a solid 3 because of those first three songs but I don't know that the rest of it pushes it up to a 4, even though the group and Beyoncé were elevated into superstardom off the strength of those songs. Anyway, it could've been a lot better, they showed their strengths and then didn't do enough of it.

Yeah, this album is too long, and too dull for most of the hour. Gets off to a solid start (probably the 3 Destiny's Child songs I know best?), but after that there's really nothing that catches the ear. It's tonally very strange - flits between songs that are very much girl power focused, but gets pretty close to slut shaming in a few places too.  As Phil says, the strength of the start gets it a 3, but can't be giving it anything more than that.

This album is stocked full of early millennium nostalgia. A bit front loaded... Pretty much the last half could've been removed, overall bringing it down.

3.25

This is such commercial late 90/early 20s content. It sounds fine enough for what it's doing but this feels like the goal of releasing it was to make money and that's it. It's soulless and if this all music was I'd never listen to any.

You know the moment that a model stops does a look then walks away? This is like the audio equivalent of that over and over and over again. That or a Micahel Bay movie. Just a stepping stone to push Beyonce. Souless is a good word for it.

Listened to this twice and feel like there's more I'm missing. I like the voice and general vibe though

I just can't stand to listen to these early 2000s pop-records anymore - it's soul, it's rhythm, maybe even Hip-Hop (yuk!). And there is attitude in spades. But the parts don't come together to any coherent whole. And, as always, melody is completely AWOL. 1.5/5

The first three singles are iconic. The rest were generic

Quality but not made for me and not my style. The thank you song at the end was weird considering they broke up after this.

Wasn't horrible, just didn't enjoy this.

Middle school nostalgia vibes. I can see why the first three songs are the only ones that they put on the NOW! albums.

Uninteresting

Just terrible music.

Fun, but Beyonce has so much better.

First album I tapped out and didn't finish. I don't think it's aged very well.

Not every song works and its commentary on feminism is unrefined, but I do appreciate the sassy energy the girls bring

This album makes no sense in terms of theme. Musically it's just a product of the end of the 90s where we were so use to singers not singing that when someone sang relatively ok we worshipped them. Beyonce has a terrific voice, but the endles and aimless runs are insufferable

Ehh

For me it feels pretty standard girl group sound of the time. That’s not necessarily bad, but I spent do much for me. Beyonce would go on to make some of my favorite things. Destiny’s Child is just fine 2.5/5

Dominated by Beyonce, but that's not a criticism. Contains such classics as "Survivor" and "Bootylicious", but apart from "Gospel Medley", the other tracks they all to blend into each other.

This is what I thought it was. Came out strong and then faded into oblivion.

Meh. I knew a couple of the songs because of how famous they are, but this just isn’t my style of music.

Overall, it was fine but didn't inspire me. Definitely a couple jams but the rest was meh. Normally I would give a 3, but I am insulted by the insinuation that I can't handle "this jelly." They don't know me!

This album goes kinda hard, my favorite songs are Bootylicious, Sexy Daddy, and Independent Women II. This is definitely more my style of girlbossing, as compared to Taylor Swift from a few days ago. It's pretty poppy, but I like the R&B sound a lot more than 1989s synth-poppy anthems. I wasn't pulled in by every song but there were some real bops in here. 6/10

Decent album.

Good.

Question?

Not for me 1/5

Drivel

Did not listen but giving 3 stars 6/10 (3/5)

I thought I’d hate this. I did not.

This sounds exactly like I thought it would. I didn’t need to spend an hour of my life listening.

ihan kivaa muutaman bisiin sitten niitä tulee muutama lisää ja sen jälkeen vielä kymmenen lisää... pikku vinkki tuleville albumintakojille: kun edetään niin kuuntelijan huomio vaikeampi pitää.. tässä vaiheessa pitää muuttua laulu vähän... älyttömäksi... voidaan mennä vähän kreisimpään suuntaan.. tässä vanilja jäätelöä kun nuoleskelisi tunti putkeen... vähän pettymys näiltä suklaisilta naisilta hehheh.... KIITOS LOORDI... hard rock halleluuuuujjaaaaah... halllelluuuuujaaaaahh.... haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllleluuuuuuuuuujaaaaaaaaa...... nastya girl

I was at the first show they did as a trio as part of a festival in 2000. I didn’t know who they were at the time, but I remember talking to a friend after their set and saying I thought the woman in the middle was a standout and seemed like she could have a pretty good career in front of her. Seems like I underestimated her a bit.

While I appreciate the underlying R&B nature and the hiphop influence, the pop urges dominate too much for me. The repetitiveness makes me lose attention, not carry me. Strings just bother me.

Great album

This started so well - the three singles really fired me up and were upbeat, fun and danceable. No wonder they were the singles. Then it just became very repetitive and dull and sounded tedious. From Brown Eyes onward I just felt nauseated. I wanted to like this more but I don’t even want it as background music. Those first three are bangers though.

Independent Women Part 1 and Survivor are great, catchy anthems and had me thinking the album might be a 4 or 5 but the rest of the album was disappointing. Although well sung and produced, the lyrics felt off. And the last song was just too much.

This was okay. I'll admit, I had assumed Destiny's Child was going to be more bubblegum and less substance, and I was wrong about that. But, in the end, this was too heavy on vocal aerobics and too light on tunes with hooks to do much for me. And, sidenote, I had recently watched a video with guitarist Waddy Wachtel, journeyman guitarist who played the "Edge of Seventeen" riff, tell the story of hearing the Destiny Child tune for the first time where they sampled that riff and being smitten and loving it. I was glad to hear that for myself. I thought it was the low point of the record.

There were some startlingly bold and bizarre harmonic choices throughout this album. So, props for that. I just don't think they ever really worked in the songs' favor, and often just sounded plain bad. Also, the best songs on here were good rather than great. Bootylicious, for example. (I'd heard it before, but this was the fist time I gave it a serious listen.) It started off promising, with its meme-ready opening. And the chorus is kinda fun. But it never developed. (Compare it to the masterpiece that is Sisqo's Thong Song, which features one of the greatest key changes in music history, and I think you can see what I mean.) Finally, the lyrics on this album are all over the place, (from kinda-feminist to slut shaming) and never poetic. I often feel like I'm overly harsh on pop albums, especially pop albums from this era. And I tried to like this one. I just couldn't get there.

Just beautiful but probably about 4 songs too long.

Sounds like generic 2000s music. Might have been a good album in that time but, now it doesn't sound good.

I won't let the nostalgia overcome my senses. There a bunch of number 1s on here, but I don't really like them. I just remember them.

It gave me a headache.

Decent pop album. Nothing remarkable.

Definitely an inconsistent album, more lows than highs.

The lyrics had little to no relevance for me. I'm very picky with Pop and RnB music. Generally, I really dislike Beyoncés singing voice. And yet: very fun listen, really enjoyed it.

Actually really enjoyed this. Makes me think of the matrix and this sort of grimey 90s sound/ feel.

Wild the amount of success the first three tracks alone had! Such an exciting time in Hip Hop and RnB. After that, we dive into more b-side tracks like Nasty Girl, which has a nice midway ode (rip-off?) to Push-it by Salt-N-Pepa. As the album continues it struggles to match the pace of its openers. “Apple Pie A La Mode” isn’t any good and I found myself wishing the ambitious “Sexy Daddy” would end already. There is some redemption to be had with the “independent women” reprise, but not much. The outro where they dote on each other is sweet.

✅ this is okay. The singles are good, but all at the beginning of the album, and there's not much to sustain it after that. I saw another review that said it's about 20 minutes too long and I agree. It's jarring, given Beyonce's public image now, how much of the lyrics here are about other women being terrible. Not exactly a girl's girl album. I don't think this aged particularly well.

Pretty typical 2000's pop. Nothing wrong with that. But pretending it's good because of its cultural relevance is a disservice. It's not good. But is culturally relevant.

About as good as pop gets for me

The best songs were at the end of the album, except for the outro. Independent Women Pt II and Happy Face were pretty bad. I don't care for the diss tracks either.

Fine R'n'B Girlpower

This is just some pretty basic, and dated, dance pop. I guess it’s significant as part of Beyoncé’s origin story, but it’s pretty dull when taken on its own.

First three songs are the best, all others are like worse versions of them. Also weird to heard Beyonce sing about tearing other women down. Didn't age well..

This album is a classic for my generation and solidified Destiny’s Child’s lasting impact on music.

The voices and the production of the voices!!!

It's of course a classic! Legendary songs on here. I thoroughly enjoyed listening in full. Some of the ballady ones aren't my bag. Motivational girl power panache

It wasn't all bangers but was pretty darn good. Can't say I've ever listened to Destiny's Child properly but glad I have now.

Nah

Can't stand this shit. Just not for me....I wish I had my 71 mins back. 1/5

gud

Fun, but all the songs felt a bit too similar

Good

First 3 tracks are worth the price of admission, but the rest are not so much

Wasn’t feeling it, at least I’d listened to it all the way through, it wasn’t the worst on this list at least

So many hits. So many bangers. Really strong 2.

Somewhat judgemental about the Nasty girl, which sends a mixed message on the heels of Bootylicious. Interesting attempt at infiltrating a pop/dance/r&b record with some intellect, and it has some touching moments. Probably aimed at a different demographic, but kind of enjoyed it, even though I'm a proponent of DAD ROCK. Makes sense, their producer is Beyoncè's dad.

One thing about getting older is that you realize not everything is tailored for you. I recognize their talent, especially Beyonce. But this music isn't for me.

Definitely some catchy and memorable tunes. Aside from the pop, not a particularly compelling album and some songs really didn't do anything to impress.

😢

Their texts are feministics, at least for the time. Which I didn't remember. Still don't like their music though

Start is better than the end with the exception of the Emotions cover. It's a solid RnB/Pop album but not my scene.

Knew some of their popular stuff, but was not ready for the Gospel music. That was excellent and unexpected. It very much showed off their voices in ways that I would not have known about just having a passing knowledge of Destiny's Child.

I don't think the intention was to make a good album, which is a shame. The singles are absolute killers.

Same problem I have with a lot of albums from the late 90’s, early 2000’s, there are so many songs that they end up just blending into each other. And oh my god, was this a long one.

I don’t know what it is about their third album, but they seem to be a more focused unit. They’re still having fun like they did on their previous two albums, but they’re having fun making quality music. Not to say their earlier albums weren’t quality, just that this feels like it’s on another level. The biggest flaw here is the unjustified length of the project. Vocals are obviously flawless, but the production is a step up. The structure is better. The arrangements feel unique and original. Just better all around. 4/5

I don't think this is really horrible or anything, and i do recognize the cultural significance of destiny's child, especially in hind sight as the jumping off point for Beyoncé, but this whole thing just feels extremely cynical and barely even like an album. in terms of content and themes, there's absolutely no cohesion or consistency here-- to jump from Bootylicious right into Nasty Girl is some crazy whiplash, and then when you sprinkle in all the god stuff it doesn't feel like an album at all but just a mish mash of songs scientifically designed to hit as many segments of the population as possible. there's no overarching ideas and you really don't get the impression this is intended to be listened to as an actual album at all, you're just supposed to pick out your favorites and ditch the rest. again, not awful, but it gets a 1 for the cynicism of it and for barely even qualifying as an album

1/5

I have tried to listen to the album so many times. Yet I have never got past ‘Fancy’. I have the European CD, but it has all the original songs alongside a few new ones. Songs I had heard before: ‘Independent Woman Part 1’, ‘Survivor’, ‘Bootylicious’, ‘Nasty Girl’, ‘Fancy’ Favourite new songs: ‘Happy Face’, ‘Brown Eyes’, ‘Dangerously in Love’ and especially ‘The Story of Beauty’ I had quite a scathing review written, but instead I’ll take the message of the first part of the album and be positive. The album is more cohesive than many reviews here claim. It transitions from empowerment to upbeat love songs and ends on love ballads. Overall an interesting listen but far too long. I won’t be listening again. 6.5/10

Surprisingly good. Very upbeat and danceable. I give this 4 stars.

Meh. Not my cup o' tea.

I wonder if this is the album that started the trend of the overdone vocal flourishes in pop music?

All sound very nice and smooth but so smooth that after first five songs I just could not handle it any more. Even though first one was the brilliant Independent Women. Stopped there, did not believe in any signs that this music would have any soul or energy.

они милые и хорошо поют, но 1) кто-то чуть завышает, позже стали аккуратнее продюсировать, 2) вторично к например моим любимым шугабейбз, 3) в целом рнб как всегда не моё. конечно синглы из молодости пробивают, но как цельное скучновато

Takes me back. Catchy tunes, for the most part, but somewhat monotonous on the theme.

I mean, if the Lord fully sanctions Beyoncé’s bootyliciousness, not to mention her use of crappy syncopated fake drum nonsense on just about every track, who am I to disagree? I’m not saying, dear parishioners, that there aren’t a few bangers here. However, I just don’t see myself listening to this bloated paean to avariciousness-masquerading-as-girl-power more than twice. Destiny’s Child forever! Or at least for about 18 months until Be can go single lady and dump the rest of y’all for some real dollars.

Great but it tails off

I may have missed the subtext here (or I wasn't listening) but having Independent Women Part 1, Survivor and Independent Women Part 2 separated by tracks such as Bootylicious, Nasty Girl and Sexy Daddy is a bit of a contradiction. 2 stars 'Cause my body too bootylicious for ya, babe

It’s very dated at this point, some bops but not for me

Definitely an album from the early 2000's

More a loose collection of singles than an album. Either way, not my style.

Very easy to overlook how mind-blowing Destiny's Child were at the time, especially those first three tracks, which married TLC-style harmonies and melodies with a streak of hip-hop aggression. But, holy crap, the rest is patchy as hell; lots of Beyonce demonstrating her (admittedly very impressive) vocal range to tracks that sound like they were recorded on a child's keyboard.

I used to listen to this record when it first came out and I was a mere lad of 16. Never did quite make it to the latter half though, as the first was laden with bangers. Tracks 1-5 are amazing, then Apple Pie à la Mode destroys the streak with some weird female cat-calling bullshit. After that we have another handful of bangers, and then it goes downhill from there, culminating in the god-awful Outro (DC-3) Thank You, which just seems to be a celebratory circle-jerk. Still, good fun overall.

This is torture

Iconic girl group. Top tier.

Lush and expensive sounding, with lyrics which are more interesting than I would have guessed from the singles. Thanking Jésus (& his dad) seems a bit unnecessary, as I don't think either actually had much to do with the success. But all three can clearly sing excellently, and one of them went on to be (arguably) the biggest star on the planet for a while, so hard to be too curmudgeonly! Not one I'll come back to, but probably a worthy inclusion on a list which can be pretty light on massive selling pop artists.

The singles were unavoidable in 2001, they weren’t great then and time hasn’t improved them

turned it off when a song called ‘bootylicious’ started playing

not really my thing, but the harmonies are breathtaking. but i can do without the oversinging that they lean towards when they are singing individually. having said that, they are incredibly talented.

Not my thing but some of this is undeniably catchy.

Hard not to be impressed with these catchy tunes. It may not be my favorite genre but damn...

This era of Destiny’s Child was always so confusing… Who was in the group? Who was out? Who is actually singing on the album? The one voice I can always clearly discern is Beyoncé’s, which isn’t necessarily a good thing because it has a warble to it that I find mildly annoying. But, you can’t argue with the fact that these ladies (in whichever combination) know how to sing and make bops, as clearly this album spawned multiple massive hits. I was actually surprised, however, that this album had such a religious bent to it. Not my thing. And sadly, all the more evidence that conservatives’ hatred of Beyoncé is rooted in racism.

This music isn’t very timeless, it puts us back right into early 2000s, even with the opening track celebrity shout outs. I didn’t love or hate those songs overplayed on the radio then and I don’t love or hate them now. Listening to the whole album was kind of boring for me. I was also really surprised to hear basically a slut shaming song in what I thought was a very female empowerment group, seemed very strange to me.

Very strong start to the album and was considering 4/5* for the first few tracks and then it really fell off. The gospel stuff at the end was awful too. Really dragged the whole thing down

Some good tracks from my childhood (shout out to my sis). Forgot they were so religious!

Solid pop album. Bit top-heavy. 58/100

First 3 songs great and then falls off other than Emoiron

I'll Pass

I gave this a lot of listening as it's not a genre that I am used to listening to. The singing and production are great, and there are some very good pop songs, with only a couple of duds. This one's just between a two and a three for me.

I had this album as a teenager. Beyoncé before she became Queen B. I don't think this music would hold as well it it wasn't for the massive nostalgic feels that it brings.

The absolute highlight of this album is 4 tracks in when Beyonce interpolates weirdo italo hit "Tarzan Boy" by one-hit-wonder Baltimora, a track that totally rips but sadly that album won't appear on this 1001 list. I did not enjoy these tracks when they came out, but was never able to place exactly why. Now, looking through the lense of nostalgia, I have to say while I'm enjoying the fun and a few of the production details of the tracks moreso than I did back then, this album still could have been quite a bit better. In short, all the sentiments feel cherry-picked for sales rather than coming from somewhere deep down. The least disingenuous-feeling moment is the end where they have an outro song where they take turns complimenting each other for 4 minutes. It sold great and helped in launching a massive career for Beyonce so it obviously resonated (partially because it was marketed to death) but for every empowering moment of independence or self-actualization, there's a ton of petty, trite, disempowering moments. Product of the era, I suppose, but even back then, I remember recognizing how thunderous an effective track "Independent Women, Pt. 1" is and what a loss it is to water it down by the constant shout out to the mediocre movie it was attached to (Charlie's Angels). What could have been a legit feminist anthem feels like it was only made to be a prop in a movie trailer, which is disappointing. With all the producers and songwriters on this there ought to be more personality here, but I'm walking away not feeling like I know anything about these women as people except that "they are the best, they look great, they'll get the man.." ect. Compare that to the era's TLC who have 3 distinct inner world's they attempt to explore throughout every album. Who is Kelly Rowland and Michelle whatshername..? I know zero about them and all I know about Beyonce in that era is that she was "furiously independent". Not when it came to writing a song by herself-- her father and manager even worked to be sure credit was taken away from the actual songwriters in Beyonce's interview responses. All in all there's some cool production choices here, the singing is fantastic, and one can't help but want to root for them in the era this came out, but overall this is lacking in cohesion and concept. I want more out of these 3. Now, as a courtesy to anyone reading, if you, like me, are in need of a palette-cleanser, might I recommend a 1985 smash hit entitled "Tarzan Boy" by the almighty Baltimora. We can imagine that in a more perfect world, somewhere out there, Beyonce is still singing along.

Some excellent and iconic tracks on here, but also a lot of filler - too long

Первая половина разъеб, последняя с кучей мелодичных лиричных песен мимо меня (они хорошие, но я уже настроился на первую!) Алкоальбом: Космополитен

Ну, поп. Ну, класс. У нас потом будет группа TLC, я чувствую, получится два идентичных абсолютно выпуска. Вокально классно поют многоголосия, хорошо звучит. Но по вайбу не моё. Да и звучит прям нафталиново дёшево из конца 90-х.

Small 3

Never really been a fan.

Some great songs. Loved the harmonies. Too many vocal runs.

Enjoyed it and love the Houston connections.

Heard most of these. At first I thought they were all starting to sound the same but then the back half of the album switched things up.

It’s ok. Some decent songs but the rest is completely forgettable. Does anyone else feel bad for Michelle and Kelly?

Album started off strong but then faded

Feel like this would be 5 stars if it were 40 minutes and they cut out the filler like the gospel medley and the outro where they read first Corinthians lol

Strongest songs were the first three singles. Album let down by Nasty Girl Favourite track: Independent Women pt. I / Happy Face

meh

I enjoyed this for what it was. There are some straight bangers on it but it's still middle of the road for me.

Great Friday vibes that have me feeling empowered and independent this AM!

This album is dripping with commerciality. The songs' messages jump from emancipatory feminist encouragement to praising one's own secondary sexual characteristics to slut-shaming, only to end up with the desire for male attention. On a musical level, there is little to criticize apart from the lack of memorability. Which is also probably a good thing. At least I won't be thinking of this anymore in the near future.

The four opening tracks are all incredible. There then follows 45 minutes of some of the blandest, most mediocre music you'll ever hear.

Some of the greatest R&B tracks ever surrounded by d-grade ballads and some questionable lyrics. I was leaning towards 4 but *juuuust* can't get there

Not really me. It’s ok

Good album, didn't like the end.

Big early 2000s vibes. Enjoyable but way too long and samey. First track and maybe one of the others stood out... I think it was Emotion I enjoyed.

A great album for it's genre. Not one that I would graviate to, but the beats are sharp and the harmonies are tight.

Started off hot but lost me towards the middle and end. Some of the lyrics made me laugh. Probably won’t listen again besides the popular songs 2.8/5 Goldman probably loved it though.

Didn’t fully finish it, but I really liked it! I never fully got into the early 2000s musics besides some of the boy bands. Now I see why everyone was so obsessed with this group. They are just phenomenal singers and the harmonies are in point. Favorite song was Bootylicious. Added to my Spotify playlist.

The three big hits right off the bat and then generic filler for the rest. Even the hits don’t hold up very well in lol, sure they are catchy, but lyrically it is simple and repetitive. This is music that I wouldn’t seek out but if I came across a song I might let it play.

i don't know how to feel about the album, like i get it's a product of its time but I really don't think it's aged as well. some of the songs are very badly written. but i give credit where credit is due, the first half of the album has bops! fave song: independent women pt1

Nah this aint it.

When I was in high school, I was really into the classic rock bands, like Led Zeppelin and The Who. I was convinced that I had superior taste because of it. One of my best friends was very into Destiny’s Child, and I used to poke fun at him for the commercial, girly drivel he was listening to. I feel so embarrassed for my younger self. It was a reflection of internalized sexism, a belief that this music was inherently unserious, simply because it wasn’t made for straight, white men. Thankfully, I outgrew that mindset. So many people on this site clearly haven’t, and I think that’s a shame. This is a good album. It’s not the sort of thing that I am apt to listen to, and that’s okay. Sometimes music just might not be FOR you. That doesn’t make it trash.

Muy bonico cantan.

I just have no interest in listening to this. I can’t stand people that come off like they they think they are the greatest. Well, aside from Oasis. Beyoncé is very unlikeable. I am giving this 3 stars because I don’t doubt it’s ok. I’m just not listening.

As a 7 year old boy when this album first came out, it's safe to say I missed the boat on my appreciation for Destiny's Child. But hearing it now as an adult I can see the power and influence that this album brought to all women. I wanted to give this album a 5 as it has a really strong start, powerful messaging, and some great songs throughout. But it does feel like it has just a tad too many filler tracks in the middle.

Actually a very sweet record. Has many high points among its very poppy and non-pretentious setlist. Good production that doesn't feel too 2000 in my ears. And of course, great vocals and blend from the girls. Nice indeed

The beats are cool on some of these songs, but this really is not for me.

It’s crazy that Beyoncé really ended up being Destiny’s child after all.

Beyonce was destined to be Beyoncé

So many filler songs. This album could have been 10 songs and been much better. Really want to give it a 2.5 but I am bumping it up to 3 because of Beyonce

some bangers and a lot of filler. could i write poetry to this? n

This album is 100% guaranteed to make women dance together in groups and sing along.

All the reviews on here are spot on. Starts with 3 bangers, then goes nowhere.

Some bangers buy definitely too long

Very nostalgic. I owned this on cassette and used to listen to it walking to school on my Walkman haha. I think if it weren't for that I'd have rated it much lower.

I don't want to call this trash, but it's definitely a timepiece from the 2000s. Hasn't aged well either.

Why is this album on here?

Undoubtedly the album that set Beyoncé, Michelle and Kelly onto divergent paths while remaining tethered for however long it would take, Survivor is the document of a trio not only determined to prove detractors and defectors wrong but to stamp their place in the history books. And, for the majority of the record, that's exactly what they did. A ceaseless run of incredible pop bops characterizes the album's magnetic appeal before it is brought down by balladry that, although understandable in its positioning in the tracklist, threatens to derail Survivor's momentum. But ultimately, given what came afterwards, Destiny's Child proved that they were here to stay; if not together then, in a myriad of ways, forever. Favorites: Independent Women Part 1, Survivor, Bootylicious, Nasty Girl, Fancy, Apple Pie à la Mode, Perfect Man, Independent Women Part 2, Happy Face, Dance With Me, Emotion, Dangerously in Love.

#GIRLPOWER✊

It’s not to my taste

Favourite tracks: survivor; independent women pt1; bootylicious

I don’t see the appeal honestly. They all have beautiful voices- but they all belt out the notes at the top end of the registry and - well that’s just screeching. No balance, and frankly it’s unpleasant. It’s also hard to actually decipher the lyrics at that range, which turns out is a blessing since most of the songs are just celebrating slut culture. Beyoncé did well to leave this mess.

Cheap hip-hop-pop polished to the point that it doesn't have any personality at all. The three women are pretty good singers - but the songwriting is so weak that it just doesn't even matter how well the songs are sung. The only spark of good songwriting on this album was the Stevie Nicks sample.

Front loaded with some fun ones. Fell off about halfway through and didn't end up finishing.

I had this CD as a kid... let's see if it's still holding up after all these years. It does not. 1/5

I did enjoy hearing the 3 big hits again. Also enjoyed "Brown Eyes"

A disjointed and poor second half pulls the rating down

Not as great as I was expecting

Fun album. I'd forgotten just how good it is.

3/5 not my taste but this had some great songs on it; good energy.

I’m a survivor, lend us a fiver. If it don’t get better, lend us a tenner.

but i'm always ready for jelly lime flavour, preferably

Very repetitive sound. Their voices work well together, but every song sounds the same (outside of three songs beginning with Emotion). 2 stars

It's good but not great. It's too long. All the hits are in the first 15 mins then it's a way of attrition with those bloody vocal harmonies.

Really tough to listen to. How this bounced Beyonce into superstardom is odd. Crappy songs, crappy lyrics...just ugh.

I recognized many of the songs at the beginning of the album. Even though I recognized the songs, I would not say they are particularly good. I do not know the last time I had really even heard them. The rest of the album was not good at all. It was entirely way too long. The album is better than a two, but not really a three.

The cognitive dissonance I experienced listening to Bootylicious followed immediately by two bitch tracks dissing some other woman for being trashy and telling her men don’t want no “hot female” is truly staggering. I don’t know how you can so proudly declare that you’re women of integrity while scantily dressed and simultaneously slut shaming other women. The early 2000s truly were a hellscape razor’s edge of double standards and internalized misogyny that was impossible for women to navigate. The message from Destiny’s Child seems to be a jarring mashup of “do as I say, not as I do” and “it’s empowering to use your sexuality to make money, but ONLY if you’re in Destiny’s Child. Otherwise, you trashy and you need to get some clothes on girl”. This album is saved from a 1-star because it tried to be empowering, Independent Women is an anti-goldigging anthem that resonates, but hypocrisy abounds and the message became muddled quickly.

Totally forgot they had a tie-in to Charlie’s Angels. Sounds a little strange these days, considering how big this song was. Beyoncé still sounded like Beyoncé, so far in advance of her solo career. She dominates the record so much, it’s easy to see that she never really needed a group. Never got into this band back in the day. They were a nice follow up to TLC, but without the edge. Must admit, the “rapping” bits here are rather lacking. The music is okay. The best thing on this album is Beyoncé’s voice. While I was never the target demographic for this album, I can understand its place in pop music. It had a big impact and launched a major pop star. Why there is no Whitney Houston on this list, I will never understand.

Pretty terrible

Finally one I don't dread playing! Too bad its dull for me. The good songs are overplayed and the bad ones are has-beens lol.

The hits are great. The rest of the album feels bloated. Very much a product of its time. You get hints at the superstar Beyoncé was about to become.

This was a weird one. Some incredibly ubiquitous songs. Really inconsistent and sometimes kinda upsetting lyrics. Amazing vocals. Odd choices in the backing music.

This album is so full of judgy weird like internalized misoginy I had no idea

The harmonies, the vocal runs, the chaotic beats mixed with smooth melodies all result in one of the most enjoyable albums ever made. 5 stars for sure.

2.5

The evolution from Nasty Girl to Partition is proof that human beings are capable of change. I'm a little surprised, but I'm gonna have to give this one a dislike!! (2) The first three songs are killer, defined a generation, etc etc but after that it's a reminder of the profound girl-on-girl misogyny of the early 00s and I assume the label also really preferred a Black, female, group to keep such a conservative base to their lyrics in order to balance out how risky they might have seemed for sales.

This was fine, knew more songs than I expected I thought Bootylicious was the Macarena at fist Nasty girl is very pick me / not like the other girl, but also thought it’s 100% me to me when I’m wearing anything lower than a crew neck The gospel melody and the outro was a strange change of pace from the rest of the album

Only love and respect for Queen Bey, but this isn’t anything more than an average R’n’B album. I’ll go with three stars since there are certified bangers on this album, but it’s really got way too much filler as well.

Eh. Not for me. 00s overproduced pop/R&B had its time and place for some people. But I don't feel like I'm missing anything in life by skipping over this one.

Lol, what's this doing here? Ok it's the biggest pop song of the year for sure, there's already a Bouncy solo album in the book and it isn't Lemonade (which I still haven't got around to) so she's covered. Always found destiny's child confusing, songs about independent women and loving your body, songs slagging off women for the same reasons, songs saying if you're gonna be my man then you gotta pay all my bills. Independent, woo! I've already heard the culturally significant songs (song?) on this record 6 billion times, and so has everyone else in the planet. Obviously clocked the Eye of the Tiger sample in Bootylicious but hadn't clicked the connection with album also being called Survivor, so that's fun. 20 years ago I had absolutely no idea what they were on about jelly for either. I see, jelly is your arse! Why are you spoiling jelly for me? Nasty Girl, um, yeah. The messaging is all over the place here. If she puts her clothes on how on earth are we going to get put off our jelly and ice cream? And I thought you guys called it jello. Jelly is what you call jam. The arse comparison makes even less sense now. Jam doesn't wobble. Haha what the hell is Jungle Nights doing in there at the end! What a mess. Nah, there's nothing else here I needed to hear. The same sort of songs over and over for an hour. Brown Eyes the absolute nadir. Ultimately I prefer stuff like Aaliyah's hits to this as while they've had healthy exposure they haven't been played into oblivion like this has.

This may be controversial but I’ve listened to Beyoncé’s Renaissance album repeatedly and admittedly, it’s good. I prefer Survivor though. I enjoy the early range and … naïveté in this better than later Queen Bey. It’s a refreshing and I enjoyed hearing her work as part of a trio than a standalone performer.

I really wanted to love this album but I was pretty disappointed by it. I thought having Bootylicious and Nasty Girl back to back was a truly bizarre choice. Like gurlllllllll you can’t spend a whole song talking about being bootylicious and then instantly jump into slut shaming someone the next song! Wild times in the early 2000s. But I will say, the insult “I don’t fancy you too much” is pretty solid and I hope to use it someday lol

I've gotta say, it's got some serious vocal prowess. The harmonies are tight, and the production is good. That said, it didn't quite captivate me like I hoped. The back and forth of female empowerment and slut shaming is wild! Overall its fine for background vibes, but it didn't have that wow factor. Still, there are some gems in there.

Fun album, I don't know if I would listen to it regularly but I definitely get the appeal.

More like destinys butthole amiright?

First three tracks are absolute bangers. As a new father, I can now appreciate why our parents were not huge fans of DC when we were teenagers. Everything is sexy this, bootylicious that.

Gonna get some hate here…. Beyoncé needed to leave Destiny’s Child if she was going to develop from this Star Search crap. The beats sound like they were produced by an 8year old on meth with a drum machine and a Casio keyboard (ex: Sexy Daddy, Independent, pt2). Due credit: Beyoncé co-wrote every song on the album. But as a lyricist, she had a lot of growing to do. If you want to write songs about overcoming and being independent and strong, the lyrics need to be better than “I’M TOUGH!” and “I BUY MY OWN THINGS!” At least not a full hour of that.

I actually screamed when I saw this was the album of the day, finally some FRIGGIN BOPPPPPSSSS. While I want to give this a 5 (because these women are KWEENS and Destiny’s Child was my SHIIITT back in the day), I have to give it a 3 because it really falls flat for me after the first few songs! Hard to pick a favorite between Independent Woman and Survivor - I know they’re the most popular but they really are the best. I also wanna say I LOOOVEEE the song Dangerously in Love, but the one from Beyoncé’s first solo album, not this one lol (sorry Michelle and Kelly). It’s kind of hilarious/really off-putting how at first they’re like “yasss independent women!!!” and “yasss bootyliciousss!!!” so you’re feeling all empowered and then you get to “Nasty Girl” which is like “you a nasty SLUT get some clothes on get some pride you nasty FREAK HO!” Likeeee let’s pick a lane here, ladies… I know it was 2001 but slut shaming was never and will never be tolerated in my book! Why tear down women when we could terrorize MEN? So hard for me personally to bounce back from that…

This was so nostalgic for me, so I loved it. The first 3 songs are absolute bangers, the rest of the album a little repetitive and not as great. These poor gals getting cheated on left and right.

No thank you

Wooo yass queens SLAY

Such a stupid style of music.

Probably a great r n b album.

Apart from a couple of commercial pieces of bubblegum pop, this album is blah, blah, blah…

Three wedding disco belters (if that's your kinda thing)...then ...warble, warble, warbly-warbly-warble Not for me

This shit slapped front to back. This is tight, colorful, memorable pop + r&b. Stellar. The ultimate compliment i can give an album is the honor of going to its Wikipedia page to see who has production credits on it. They produced the hell out of this album. It’s obviously a Y2K pop album (rimshot snare, the use of a triangle/bell shake, synthetic strings everywhere). But the lead on Perfect Man? That intro to Independant Woman II? Cmoooon this is masterful.

Classic turn of the century R&B sound. I knew a few of the songs in the beginning; the end got odd, with some Christian themes. Some of the lyrics wouldn’t fly today.

No lo escuche

Some interesting keyboards, especially on Survivor and Fancy but compelling little riffs throughout. Outro even sounds like a Detroit house beat from the 80s. Just too much filler in the middle to be great but this is still a success.

2.7

J'ai trouvé ça pas pire au début, mais avant la fin de l'album, leurs voix me tombaient sur les nerfs.

Anapologetically 2000s - plus it's refreshing to listen to music by Beyoncé that was considered great based on its' merit rather than her status. Enjoyed this a lot, will definitely go back.

This feels far too long. Some of the songs feel like they don't need to be there.That being said, İ never thought I'd say it but there some ok songs in this and I understand the appeal. Brown Eyes and Dangerously in Love gives Buoyancy a chance to show off her vocal prowess. This album is living proof that DC is definitely better than Moby.

Got halfway through. Just didn't need to hear any more, I was close to losing my mind

beyonce more like Loncye

Not my vibe

Mehhhh, aj nije jedinica, ali skoro Najbolje pjesme: 1. Survivor 2. Independent Women, Pt. 1

Ritmos de soul y hiphop elegante. Buenas voces femeninas. Algo de ritmo. Le ha faltado algo más de intensidad

There’s some filler in the back half which stops in from being wall-to-wall hits, but it gets pretty close. In hindsight you can really appreciate what a seismic impact this album had on the sound of pop music for the decade after it came out. I mean it was huge at the time too, but you can’t really just the size of the impact crater when you’re under the asteroid.

My father once commented on Destiny's Child around the time this album came out, which was a rare occurrence, as he normally wouldn't show any interest in pop music. He said that he found their cheeks unsettling as they were just so big. He went as far as suggesting that it made him feel a bit hungry, as the three singers reminded him a little of hogs fattened up for slaughter. Anyway, this album was awful. I think the lowest point was "Sexy Daddy", fart noises from a Casio keyboard and a caterwauling vocal performance that was literally torture to listen to. Definitely a 1 star experience from start to finish. If this music made my father consider cannibalism, then I think he would have agreed with this assessment.

Un album entretenido para pasar el rato. Interesante para conocer los orígenes de Beyonce.

Amazing production but definitely strange

I knew the hits from this album, but never listened to the whole thing. This definitely doesn't warrant being on the list. The first song (or two) and "Emotion" - people should hear those so that they at least know who Destiny's Child was. Outside of that, this album is mostly drivel. Weird melodies and no real lyrical substance. Listening to the whole thing did make it clear why it's Destiny's Child and not Destiny's Children. Michelle and Kelly were barely noticeable.

It avoids one star because the first three tracks are pop classics. But that is an awful album. They knew it as well as they just dumped the three singles as the start and then left the rest of the album to be filled by an AI with the instruction to generate insipid, inconsistent, dated r n b. I shudder at the thought of this.

Even with the nostalgia, I couldn’t get into this one.

I recognise all the hits, but I'm not into them. It is hilarious how you have a bunch of female empowering songs, followed immediately by a song slut shaming someone and telling them to put more clothes on. Hmm. It's a 'meh' for me overall, with one or two tracks that elevate it a bit. I can't relate to most of it and it doesn't really move or inspire me in any way. 'Happy Face' is probably the best and most interesting track for me, and that is by far the least listened to song on the album according to Spotify, go figure. I guess I'm really not the target demographic! 2.5 rounded down.

This album can’t decide if it should be open or puritanical about sex. The back and forth between lyrical slut shaming and championing the independent sensual women makes perfect sense given the time the album was made. Musically, it’s fine. Basic R&B with competent singing and corny interludes to make a huge industry band seem homespun. This album was absolutely massive when it came out but has aged very poorly.

Very fine

1.7 - definitely remember several songs from this when it came out, but not my thing.

Bootylicious!

All the women who independent…ABSOLUTELY!

Wow! Why have I waited so long?

Who’d a thought an album with the Charlie’s Angels theme would appear on this list? Sure, it isn’t the original series theme, it’s still a pretty great song and even though I might be reviewing with the benefit of foresight - these women are national treasures. There’s a few songs I don’t exactly love (i.e. “Nasty Girl” seemed a bit shamey), but still a great album.

This brings me back to my childhood. Everything is so different now –even Beyoncé‘s voice has changed.

No

Not saying the album is bad… just not for me lol. I listened to it front to back twice, and I just couldn’t get into it. I guess I’m not very bootylicious 🫤

Meh