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I don't listen to much R&B but this album is great. Soothing, soulful, comforting.
Ноунейм залупа, которую зачем вообще включили сюда
ok
Good vibes
Powerful themes, angelic singing, and beautiful piano. The transitions on this album were so seamless and perfect. However, the songs were kind of samey and none of them really jump out, making it hard to actually pick a favorite. Favorite Track: Borderline (An Ode to Self Care)
4/10 Best songs: F.U.B.U., Scales As the album very clearly states: "this shit is for us." I, unfortunately, am not part of "us," which makes me conflicted about whether or not I should even be reviewing this album. Anyways! I don't really like the album (it's too downbeat, repetitive, and some parts just bash you over the head because they are oh-so meaningful, which makes me irrationally annoyed), but I do think the production is great and I wouldn't be surprised at all if people find it important and meaningful. I just find it a bit dull and obvious, too lowkey and unemotional, with pointless interludes. Not my favorite.
Bello, ci stavano anche le 4
4 maybe a bit more.
Nice message packed into "Fitting Room Music". Boring beyond boring. Nothing about this is remotely rememberable.
This is a strange one for me. Solange has a nice voice, even if it is relatively unremarkable. She probably is good enough to get a record deal without her famous sister, though she undoubtedly gets elevated company support via that relationship. That’s not her fault, of course, take advantage of it when you can get it. That said, this is far from a great album, certainly not worthy of inclusion on this or any other best album list. This is evidenced by this having exactly a 3 star rating across all users as of the time of this review. I can’t help but think that its inclusion is because people want to seem like they are cool by listing it. When you listen to it, really listen to it, there is nothing here that is different or special vs. what countless others could produce. I could name 100 female singers who are better than her off the top of my head. I think my problem is what she sings about and the lack of real character or pain her voice just doesn’t jive. Add in the interludes which are just dumb. If she was doing them, fine. But other people making the atatements they are, when she is getting as favorable treatment as she possibly could? It just doesn’t track at all. It all adds up to someone trying way too hard to be anything other than ordinary, which is all that she is. Not that this album is horrific. Again, she is a decent singer. I like piano based tracks but all of the playing sounds pretty homogenous and a bit sleepy. Don’t You Wait was probably my favorite on this. 2 stars.
To jest wielowarstwowe
Very good album. It’s not my style, but I enjoyed it. I also thought the concept was very important. 4 stars
Cool
Pretty easy and languid R&B and soul. Solange seems very interested in her albums reaching a very niche audience but one that will understand her. It’s not me.
4.5/5
Slow, low key R&B isn't really my thing. There are some more interesting sounding tracks on the album, but all together I wasn't really into it. The lyrics and messaging are good and will resonate with some. I'm not the target audience here. It's nice pleasant listening overall, but not anything I'd seek out. I generally hate spoken word interludes on albums as they tend to throw off the flow, and that kinda irked me here, but it actually wasn't too bad; the segues between songs were pretty well done. Hate to bring it up but it's the elephant in the room: I wonder if this album would exist without the Knowles name attached. That's all I got, 2/5.
Not for me
10/02/2026 *1. rise - her singing is absolutely lovely, love the drums and bass together. piano is nice as well. 2. weary - bass is nice again. as nice as it is, it sounds like something that would play in the back of a primark... 3. interlude: the glory is in you - spoken word interludes.... ok.... *4. cranes in the sky - drums are nice in this one with the strings.... really liking this one. love her voice in the chorus. 5. interlude: dad was mad - more political now... 6. mad - liking this one but not mad about the rapping sections... her voice is so lovely <3 all of the songs are starting to get a bit samey, which isn't great this early on.... beat and piano is very 24 hour lofi study music 7. don't you wait - liking it, but would maybe like it more if it had louder moments.... her singing is very soft, would maybe stop it being so monotonous? 8. interlude: tina taught me - wonder where these clips are from... will look it up after listening. 9. don't touch my hair - like the horns in this one... not as big a fan of the sound of this one. a bit too inoffensive and mellow and a bit repetitive towards the end. *10. interlude: this moment - love the power of the horns at the start... 11. where do we go - love the piano immediately. very samesy still... 12. interlude: for us by us - 13. f.u.b.u - like the horns again. feels like the one explicit song on the album... lyrics stand out more than some of the other songs though. *14. borderline (an ode to self care) - piano and bass are reaally nice together. beat is nice. bit repetetive again... 15. interlude: i got so much magic, you can have it - 16. junie - like how all the tracks are fading into one another. still a bit boring. 17. interlude: no limits - 18. don't wish me well - low organs(?) at the start are nice. like the kindof ominous vibe. verse just started, ominous vibe has already evaporated. 19. interlude: pedestals - 20. scales - nice, but over this album at this point... 21. closing: the chosen ones - horns are nice again. as much as listening to this was nice, it felt a bit bloated and definitely fizzed out massively towards the end. the constant gentleness in her voice was lovely, but the album then lacked a lot of power, which made it feel a bit monotonous. really liked the interludes and the first and fourth tracks though!
Nicely written and recorded. Not facile pop. Borrows a load from some outstanding contemporaries without being as essential
It's better than I expected, but I'm not sure it's special. HOLY SHIT - they selected this album but there is no Lemonade by Beyonce? No Blonde by Frank Ocean? That is extremely wild. Those albums were released the same year. Blonde is a masterpiece that resonates over culture and music to this day, and Lemonade was an extremely massive hit that moved mountains when it was released. They selected 3 albums from 2016 and while Blackstar absolutely deserves to be here, they easily could have dropped their FIFTH Leonard Cohen album and included Blonde - an album you absolutely need to hear before you die. Even though I'm almost 850 albums in, I'm considering just stopping. This project has lost all legitimacy.
Nepotism. 3. Just kidding. This isn't really my thing, and I'm not sure how qualified I am to critique it. I loved her voice, and liked much of the album. But didn't really love any of it. Can't go as high as four, and don't want to go as low as three. So 3.65
very refined and relaxing R&B here. lots of very graceful tracks with lots of interludes every few songs... i can definitely hear why this album got to the top spot on the billboard, with its production value and large center on identity. this album also has a large number of features from other artists which is cool too!
The supporting cast of special guests helps to keep this one fresh
Gotta admit, I didn't listen to this super closely. I can hear the family resemblance, a little.
I had never listened to her before. She sounds a bit like a next generation Sade. I like the inclusion of spoken word.
She's got a great voice, interesting that it progressed to a lot of black life subjects, learnt a bunch!
Any sleepier and I might have passed out behind the wheel.
Not for me.
Not bad, interludes between pretty much every song create an interesting flow. Seems frontloaded maybe? Almost funny how similar her voice is to Beyonce's Deserves another listen but I know deep down that I won't
didnt really enjoy this on AM top 100 either, maybe the message is just missed on me but i just felt like this dragged a lot. I say this as someone who would actively describe themselves as "woke" but this kinda feels like its here because its "woke" and not because its a good album. i find the songs to be just a bit boring and dont really enjoy her voice that much 1/5
It was fine, but forgettable.
Liked her previous work. A lot of jazzy vibes here but some songs are exceptional
Every ear locates the line where smooth becomes boring at a slightly different place, but any album that is consistent in its pacing and spare in its production is going to open itself up to this criticism. The final determination depends on which way we turn the gem in the light to see what reflects and refracts for us, since it's often the other facets of the record that inform our decision. I appreciate this record's reserve and subtle choices, but I am not floored by it. Listening to this album 10 years after its release, I think there's a version of it that's close to what we have here but that comes in at a tight 42 mins and is sequenced to move us more. This circles back to the line of thinking between smooth/boring — when your songs are this similar, where the differences are small, the sequencing is even more critical. I think this record ultimately lets us down and jeopardizes its longevity by not being leaner and more intentional with its macro editorial decisions.
Notable for its ability to be inoffensive and yet completely unengaging in almost every regard. I get the intent and the narrative but I actually have to be interested in the music to follow along with it, and frankly I'm not.
Listening session: march 1st, while running errands Listened to before: no Thoughts: going into this I kept in mind that Solange has had advantages because of het sister, but this album was actually quite nice to listen to Favourite tracks: Cranes in the Sky, Mad & Borderline (An Ode to Self Care)
Прикольно, но всё-таки за этим столом я лишний
First time hearing her... literally. Girl... what are those harmonies? This is rich as fuck. I love neo-soul, contemporary R&B, it's so full of breath and space to exist. Maybe not innovative for its time, but it's solid, well done and pleasant. One note: usually it's hard to like a rapper in such a fairy/magic vibe, but Lil Wayne? The man got the vibe. This album is a warm room with good lighting. But it's a bit repetitive,I don't know if that's intentional, like a meditative thing, but it made it feel monotonous at points. A little more dynamic range would've taken it further. Extra point for Elevator Queen, luv anyone who punches Jay-Z.
Not for me. Ordinary at best. Nothing new. Pseudo racism wisdom inserts to pad it out.
Soft-spoken alternative R&B built from airy synth pads, minimal percussion, warm bass pulses, and spacious, uncluttered production, paired with hushed, intimate vocals, moves like sitting alone in a quiet room after a long day—calm, deliberate, and emotionally focused, prioritizing mood and reflection over immediacy or dramatic release.
lowkey langweilig, die themen sind aber wichtig
Better than her sis.
Nice times and words but not my style really :) thx
I can appreciate Solange has a great voice and the production on A Seat at the Table is pretty crisp. This album is not for me, I am not a fan of R&B and I don’t believe this is bad but I don’t like listening to this. There is the odd beat that draws interest but as a whole I’m bored by what’s happening, it’s not interesting and I don’t care for it. 2 stars
Great voice, nothing special musically
An understated neo-soul album with a relaxed, chill, almost dreamy vibe; while lyrics and themes are heavily grounded in reality, difficult truths, and empowerment. The vocals are the selling point, with a pretty, wispy tone and backup vocals that add really rich harmonic and melodic textures. The songs are spacious, but my problem was I didn’t consistently feel that groove deeply - the songs didn’t draw me into the pocket. That really made a lot of the songs uninteresting to me, starting to blend together as the album went on. I could see what people enjoy, and didn’t dislike it, but am unlikely to think of it much again.
Not really my favorite style of music, but I enjoyed this.
One that could grow on me with further listening.
Unexpectedly good. I like the interludes a lot, especially from Master P. Love that guy, well used to high school anyway. Sitting at 3.5 solid stars..going to tip it over after another listen on day #2.
Cool sounding album, with some great social commentary. Dig the interludes, and there's obviously musical talent here.
Ahí nomas
I liked the interludes and thought they were more interesting than the rest of the album, which admittedly isn't saying much. "Where Do We Go" was okay and the driving beat was nice. The rest of this was bland and uninspiring. It was more exciting lyrically than musically, but I feel like she could have pushed more with the lyrics also. Her voice is pretty, but nothing spectacular.
This was a very well constructed album, everything flowed together intentionally. Not my style, but I respect that design. 3/5 stars.
This seems like a more chill Beyonce to me. If you described this album to me, I would think it was right up my alley. Nothing here makes me think this is a must listen album. Confused as to why it is in the list. Not groundbreaking and not influential, rather it is influenced by others. I really like the themes discussed on the album, but it still does not make me want to re-listen. Even lil Wayne and Q-Tip doesn’t save it for me.
Pretty generic R&B.
Like all the latter-day Beyoncé albums, this is the dull, navel-gazing bullshit of people privileged by their fame and class trying to make "art" without thinking too hard about what art actually is. Better than Beyoncé's crappy albums, at least.
I'm kind of surprised we don't get any of Beyonce's most ambitious albums on this list? Anyway, A Seat at the Table feels less immediate than the songs I've heard from Beyonce's albums, but I like it! Nothing really stuck out in particular honestly, but I'm just a fan in general of how neo-soul albums sound and Solange has a good voice.
Абсолютно не мое. Еле высидел. Теперь не буду писать "не мой жанр", так как открыл Эрику Баду, ее музыка для меня в миллион раз интереснее.
Жесть, этому альбому уже 10 лет…. Помню как его хайпили во время выхода. Спустя декаду звучит так же приятно, лайфово, актуально и красиво. Хорошее все-таки было десятилетие. Второй ее альбом 2019 года тоже классный. В тысячу раз вайбовее всего творчества систы….
Красивый взрослый альбом, с каждым прослушиванием все больший отклик во мне находит. Намного интереснее всего, что делала ее сестра. Жаль, что Соланж давно ничего нового уже не выпускала. 4 отметеленных Jay-Z в лифте из 5
Лучшая песня: хз Худшая: хз Лучше, чем любой альбом бейонсе, что я слышал, но ничего особенного. Понятно, почему его сюда добавили, но если я слушаю NWA, я им верю, а миллионерше дочке миллиардера-продюсера - не очень
Вайб определенно присутствует, но всё ещё не мой. Хотелось бы поставить альбому больше, но не могу. Забавно как все объединились в шейде бульёнсе.
хорошо, но видимо не совсем мой жанр музыки, поставил бы 3.5 если было можно
Этот альбом удачно вышел в эпоху хайпа вокруг интимного рнб. При повторном прослушивании обнаружила, что активно слушала его в год выхода, но ничего особо о нем не помню. Бейонсе стёрла память людям, чтобы они забыли о куда более талантливой музыке её сестры? Но показалось, что альбома слишком много, к концу уже начала уставать, но в целом на уровне недавнего lp от Эрики Баду для меня. Здорово, что в челендже есть и новые альбомы, я думала, что подборка закончилась на 2015
Красиво, фоново, скучновато. На фоне безликих блюз-рок альбомов из списка - альбом 2016 года в стиле нео-соул выгодно отличается и сначала я даже хотел поставить 4, но увы - по мне не дотягивает. В целом звучит приятно, но очень много скипов для меня. Еще хочу вставить слово в защиту Бетонце. Думаю, если бы она хотела записать такой альбом - она бы с легкостью записала, но она находится на мейнстримной стороне музыки и выбирает хиты. За что ей и спасибо (не считая последнего кантри-альбома).
Sehr geiler Sound, hat mir unglaublich gut gefallen - 5 Sterne
Musik ganz ok, die Interludes fand ich langweilig und selbstgefällig.
Same wie Thomas
Nice voice, ok songs, nothing stood out. Kind of dated. Kind of tired.
Enjoyed, wouldn’t return.
Nice R&D album. Unfortunately I am not a R&D lover.
She has a nice voice, but there is nothing here that suggests it should be anywhere near a list like this.
Yeah but nah no really
Inoffensive but symptomatic of the need to add semi popular shite in later editions of the book to justify a reissue.
- Kunne godt lide det
I enjoyed this more than most of what I’ve heard from Beyonce actually
I get why I never actually paid attention to this before, but it was surprisingly pleasant to focus on.
nepotism at its finest
Started off really strongly with Rise, which immediately caught our attention and had us ready for a high-quality album. Unfortunately, it didn't live up to this initial high and we found the rest of the album slightly mediocre.
This sounds like Christina Aguilera on benzodiazepines. This is the most boring and restrained shit I have heard in my life.
Bey's sister got pipes.
loved this, her voice is so good
Not bad, just not good. A bit of a yawn fest
some really good R&B music in here. really love the melodies and smooth vibes. too many interludes though, it took me out of the flow of the album. love the harmonies and vocals. she can really sing! 7/10
This was ok! Pretty but didn't pull me under or ear worm its way into my memory.
Beyoncé: easy listen Her sister: exciting listen Real Talented family fr fr
I knew this was popular, but hadn’t listened before. Really nice, and Cranes in the Sky was a highlight.
Cool, experimental and interesting. I don't think I'll come back to it, but I enjoyed it.
It's fine, but it seems like the critical claim was mostly for the lyrics. Nothing on this album is as good as 'Losing You', which is a genuinely great song.
The sentiment of this album is really strong, which means that the backing track has to be bland. Solange’s vocals are Beyoncé, but she is a thousand times more impactful.
In this game you cannot be too extreme (Throbbing Gristle, Einstürzende Neubauten, etc) or too subtle. If you listen in there is so much to discover in this album's arrangements never mind the personal and political in the lyrics.
This is ass. Nice voice but she’s just doing stuff with it with no intention or structure
216/1001 Solange - A Seat at the Table Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❎ This is absolutely fine. Whilst I agree with the sentiment of the lyrics, it's watered down by the somewhat samey style of music that's carrying it (not that I dislike it at all). It's not surprising to me in the least, that the only song from the album I've heard prior to this is Cranes In The Sky, which is really the only standout track.
Better than Coldplay
Listened to half one day and the rest another and really just never got into it. There were a couple of things I liked, mainly with the delayed guitars. Wouldn't relisten, I kept finding myself waiting for it to be over:/
Solid album Unique listening experience with the structure and interludes Celebrates blackness and culture She has a great voice I liked When I Get Home a little more
It’s a vibe
This is fine, I suppose. It's tasteful, but nothing sticks. It bores me.
An unexpected gem. Really enjoyable rnb with elements of soul.
3.5/5. A well produced modern R&B album which deals in themes such as self healing and black empowerment. Was maybe a bit longer than it needed to be IMO but when it hits there is some great songs to be found like “weary” or “FUBU.”
Actually, I liked it more than I thought. Message was strong. Laid back musically. Maybe at times, too laid back but it suited the material better than throbbing synth pop beats. Too many interludes made it bloated but this was an okay album, even though it's not in my wheelhouse.
Great voice but I could care…not much.
Soulful
Loved the style and sound, production was a bit too much at times and I’m not big on the interludes, but still good overall
relaxing and beautiful
I like it. I appreciate the more stripped down arrangements compared to other similar pop albums. I could have used more Q-Tip on that one track.
Was going to give a 3 for the nice music but the commentary on the Black experience and history elevates it.
If she wasn't Beyonce's sister would this album have ever been made? I'll give it to her that she wrote all the lyrics herself. That said, there were a couple of songs I enjoyed on this album, but overall for me this was a flop.
I loved this album. That said, I don’t think I’d ever listen to it again. But I loved the vibe and the production. I couldn’t even pick out a single from the record, but it flowed from front to back extremely well. After sitting on my thoughts overnight, I confirm my stance. This is a really good album.
Has some ok songs. Would be good background music if it wasn’t for the spoken sections.
I liked the activism in this album, but I can’t say the same for the music itself. I don’t know what it was; it could be the slow tempo, the unexciting melody, or how similar all of the songs were, but it just didn’t hit. It was still a good listen, though. I really liked the way they faded the songs together; it was really well “built” as an album. It felt so much shorter than it was since I lost track of how many songs I’d listened to, because I didn’t even know when a song started or ended. It was just that well blended.
FINALLY an album I like from a genre I love! Solange is Solange. The dialogue interludes created an atmosphere that evokes this feeling of the power and history of being black - so beautifully put together! 'Cranes in the Sky' is just so amazing. This might be the first album that I agree everyone should listen to before they die - it's a very important listen - it's what being black is all about.
Really nice with a great mix of funk, neo soul, psychedelic soul and contemporary R&B!
Un bell’album rnb, non sono sicuro rientri tra i 1000 album da sentire prima di morire
Ok, I can give it credit for being an important document for black women and black people in general, but I’m neither of those things and I’m judging this on musical merit. It’s shit. It’s like a LiveLaughLove sticker in musical form. It’s for people that have French bulldogs, or drive poverty spec white Range Rover Evoques on finance, or live in new build greige boxes on soulless estates. And it’s 51 minutes long, and has 18 producers credited on Wikipedia - something something cooks something something broth.
Destiny Childs lite? No thanks.
Did not enjoy this but better than some of the others I have listened to hence the 2 star rating defo would not recommend
Even with 3 breaks, I found this album interminable. Solange's singing style is fine enough but her voice is so thin. She doesn't demonstrate she is capable of anything bigger and more dynamic. This becomes grating especially with a 51 minutes long album. You wonder if this was over praised due to her last name being Knowles. The production is pretty good but seems wasted here.
No Thanks!!
This isn’t my genre, but Solange has a pretty voice and I liked the vibe of this album
The spoken-word passages are powerful and moving. The songs are horribly dull.
Fav song borderline
Solange’s voice is gorgeous. It’s so delicate but also powerful. The Sampha feature is amazing I didn’t know they had a song together but their styles work so well combined. It’s hard to explain what’s so nice about this album but it’s beautifully constructed and it feels very clean. Lil Wayne feature is fun too. Fav songs: weary, cranes in the sky, mad
Fine. Can't believe this is on here but not beyonce yet!
I'm not a massive fan of pop music, and less so of R 'n' B, that said, I have a formula for assessing whether an album of this style has any merit and that is to imagine what would be left to listen to if the vocals are removed... In this case, there's very little substance to the music, in fact it's barely more than a backing bedtrack; a few pops and beats. She can sing, that's not in question, but as an artistic package, this album is weak. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ Unremarkable ★★☆☆☆ (3/10) Total reviewed : 206 Already owned : 46 Purchased : 8 To buy list : 6 Nope : 146
Chill r&b
Almost 10 years old, but it still sounds as fresh as the day it dropped. 4.5 bumped up to 5.
I’m at a 5. This is, much like “Untitled (Black Is)”, an album about black positivity, black excellence, and black affirmation. I am a half-Filipino, white-passing male. I once again fully acknowledge that I can’t ever fully relate to this album, or the black experience, but I can continue to listen and do my part to make this world a better place, and that includes lifting up albums like this that so deeply acknowledges what it is to be black, both in the positives & the negatives, and share a better understanding of that experience. It does a pretty good job of expressing that experience – while it doesn’t feel as vividly & as dazzlingly painted as what SAULT did, this takes a much more confidently feminine approach, portraying a sort of softer simmered anger about the day-to-day microaggressions that simply come with being black in this country. It’s not going for the jugular here; it’s just asking to be heard out, and it’s more than worth hearing out, from both a messaging standpoint & a musical standpoint. It’s certainly worth hearing out from a production standpoint; Solange is not her sister and it shows, with this album drawing more from the indie hip-hop scene of the 2010s, with a touch of TPaB’s jazzier influence in there. The synth / bass / percussion work that underlines a lot of these tracks is quintessentially 2016 to my ears, and with the recent trend going around, it does feel kinda nice to go back to this style. The main 12 tracks here are all pretty good; Solange’s vocals shine through like a star, occasionally pretty comparable to her sister in its most tender harmonies. The lyrics are great, and I don’t think there’s ever a dull moment of repetition like that; it’s constantly moving forward, much like she is on “Don’t Wish Me Well”. All of the features here kill it, even if I wish some of them had more to them (Andre 3000 on “Junie” is criminally underutilized & Q-Tip feels barely present on “Borderline”), but the whole album flows really well with Solange as the star. I’d be remiss to not mention the interludes at some point – sure, it’s a little strange for Master P’s life story to take over most of them, but I think it works as a good contrast to show a bonafide success story, & with his own relationship to the family, it fits pretty well in the context of the album. I do think there might be a few too many interludes in a way that messes with the pacing of the album, but it’s never egregious. They certainly don’t ruin the quality of any of the main 12 tracks, with the transitions between them usually flowing well. Ultimately then, I’m at a 5. It’s not a super dazzling cultural phenomenon of a 5 like her sister dropped earlier in 2016 (it is criminal that “Lemonade” isn’t here given some of the hand-in-hand themes at play here), but it’s a tightly written, tightly composed album that still shines uniquely in its own way, & one that I think is worth being on the list. It’s a super strong album without a single miss throughout the 51 minutes here. The floor is a 3 if you just don’t vibe with it musically.
Surprisingly good pop album. This exceeded my expectations and I would listen to it again.
Liked the production and message
My daughter listens to a lot of “pop radio,” and I think Solange is as good as, if not better than, most of the so-called divas I overhear several times a day. In addition to a seat at the table, she definitely deserves more air-time around here.
I agree with the statement, but I didn’t find the music very compelling.
Good singer. Songwriting is uneven. All the interludes detract from the music. 3.5*
Didn’t listen
Women on this list are so rare, so I’m really trying my hardest to like them when an album pops up, but I just can’t. There’s no way. It’s just too boring for me, too samey in places. I’m still trying to understand how this guy picks the albums. I’m not saying this woman isn’t talented just because it’s not my style. Maybe other people dig this. I’m just saying there are so many incredible women who didn’t make the list, and I just don’t get why. Like, no offense to Solange, but I’ve never heard of her (I’m not American). This is the first time I’m finding out she’s Beyoncé’s sister, who, mind you, only has one album on here (one with Destiny’s Child too, I think), while some guys have five to seven albums. Lady Gaga has none. Shakira has none. Whitney Houston has none. Cher has none. Shania Twain has none. RIHANNA HAS NONE, AND SHE IS ARTIST NUMBER SIX IN THE WHOLE FUCKING WORLD ON SPOTIFY. The list can go on for days. You don’t have to like the work of these women to recognize that they are more influential than, no kidding, 40% of this list (maybe even more, but I’m not trying to exaggerate too much). As a woman, I’m just so disappointed in this guy and his list. Barely any representation for women, for other countries, other ethnicities. It’s just British and American crap over and over and over again. I’m so fucking tired. Even the genres aren’t that diverse. The same three seem to be more prevalent on here, and I HATE IT.
such a sweet sound 4.5
Boring AF
I found this to be a bit boring. Otherwise it's alright.
An introspective soul/RnB album with some social commentary. The album is pretty atmospheric, so it would probably create a chill vibe if that’s what you’re looking for.
Nice voice and production, but boring to me. Kinda bland R&B. 2*
I'm almost starting to believe people only made R'n'B in the past 10 years
Honestly cant remember a single song after listening to it
BeYAWNce
Holy interlude. Tons of filler. With a good voice and a sister like Beyoncé I can see why she’s so sad. Couple songs added to the rotation.
This album is very well constructed and meant to take you on a journey of sound, empowerment and grief. And I do think it does that. Her voice is like an angel and the sound was chill and relaxed. However with the way the interludes and tracks drifted in and out of each other there were no stand out songs and it all blended together. It got kind of old after a while and the album is very long.
3/5 Amazing, soothing vocals. The entire album was incredibly chill, and it was made clear the political stance it took. However, nothing jumped out at me and it was as a result, quite boring musically. I was wanting it to end after a certain point.
3.5
superb album. deserves its spot on the list. i loved how you can really see the work that solange poured into this and how interwoven the story she is trying to communicate with her features and collaborators. the interludes (fav was the tina interlude) fit in well with the piece and it really explores the inner workings of the album, the message, and solange herself. top tracks: crane in the sky- love that bassline. funky song that is very melodic. where do we go : these harmonies….. borderline: love the jazzy piano!! fubu: slow, very smooth
This is so disrespectful to other albums. Nowhere being a classic. 3.96
really nice, 3 stars
Her voice is beautiful however every song sounds basically the same. Booooooooooring.
Mmh...I like it...surprise myself
El disco es tan excitante como la portada. Es decir, nada. Un continuo de ritmos lentos y coros repetitivos para dar un sermón insoportable. El recurso de la sección de metales con un tipo recitando la última idea que ha tenido sobre el mundo está ya un poco gastado. Para algo así hecho con gusto me pongo a Gil Scott Heron.
Solange is a new artist for me. I know she has a famous sister, and that some critics liked at least one of her albums. No, this is not for me. I get that others see the value in her voice, the production and the samples, but for me it gets soo boring.
The promise fulfilled by When I Get Home
This was fine. I feel like I appreciate this even though I am white but also because I am white, I felt that I couldn't appreciate it to it's fullest abilities. I like the song "Cranes in the Sky." One of my yoga instructors at Core Power, Jennifer B, alwayasss played this song and it reminds me of her and Chicago and Core Power.
Not my thing
Really unique production, awesome features including Sampha! Definitely was feeling this one
Some really solid songs on here. Gotta admit, however, that the interludes didn't add much to the experience for me.
The subject matter sounds great, but I remain unfamiliar with R&B as a genre so it all sort of washes over me. I did figure out that R&B sounds terrible through tinny phone speakers though - I'll listen to future R&B albums through hewadphones or decent speakers. I enjoyed it much more once there was some decent bass.
So I have never listened to this album before, admittedly because she is Beyonce’s sister, and I just am not a fan of Beyonce. So when I saw this pop up, I acquiesced and said sure, let’s give this album its fair shot. I must say Solange’s voice is so much better to listen to. If I had one issue here, is that I felt the album started off a bit weakly, but it gets stronger as it goes on. Don’t think this will be one I go back to often, but I’m glad I finally listened to it, because it was enjoyable. 3.5 / 5
South London soul type music, good at what it does but not me.
Babymaking music
TPAB if it fucking sucked:
Low 3. Bored
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This was really interesting. I expected it to be striving to be a pop album of songs written to be “hits”, but it’s original, different and brilliant for what it is. I would have never been exposed to this had it not featured on this list. A worthy 3.
Just not a fan of this vibe. I can't tell if it is "good" but I don't like it, or if it was a not good, or I just don't get it.
Not my style but a lot of talent here. 1/5 didn’t finish the album 2/5 didn’t keep the album 3/5 kept it and will listen when songs randomly show up on shuffle 4/5 kept it and will listen to it again front to back on my phone 5/5 buying the vinyl
Between 2006-2017 I listened to very little music. In high school I basically listened to only 4 bands and some random scraps of music I picked up from commercials or YouTube videos. In 2009 I stopped listening to music all together and became exclusively a podcast guy. It is funny to me now that one of the rare albums I actually listened to during the dark age was this album. Somehow SOLANGE KNOWLES pushed through the barrier?
I can appreciate this but just not for me.
A wonderful, musical insight into the experience of so many Americans.
Not nearly as bad as I was expecting after I visibly winced when this generated, but I would never willingly listen to this again. Quite generic.
Great voice, strong message, not enough variety in the music. Just an hour of mid-tempo R&B that just faded into the background. The interludes were interesting, and brought more context to the themes of the album, but don't help raise it above a middling album for me.
Very cool and chill, also very funky and groovy. I liked it a lot!
Hadn't heard this one before, really liking a lot of these songs
Went into this with a more negative frame of mind since I really don't care about Beyonce or pop music, but was pleasantly surprised by it. This is probably better than anything I've heard by Beyonce, but it's still not my style of music at all.
I guess according to this list I hate soul music? Which couldn't be further from the truth really. I have heard of her before but only now learned she is Beyonce's sister, if that matters. Music is alright, production is slick as most pop records these days really so I can't increase rating based just on that. Probably 2 stars for this one, dont even care to finish listening to it.
Don't get me wrong, she has a great voice. But it sounds so over produced, I feel like it was created to be nominated for a Grammy. Side note. After reading the album article, it did win a Grammy, so I guess I was right.
It was fine. I liked the sound of it a lot but there wasn’t a lot of variety between each song so it was hard to pick out individual songs that I liked more than others
I recently have had this, and The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, which at face value may be somewhat similar. However, not so! This is so much more interesting musically, lyrically, production, the whole thing. Some of the guest spots can be a bit annoying, and the interludes and some of the songs drag a bit towards the end of the record, but I really enjoyed this.
This one started off real strong. I felt it lose potency along the way, and by the last few tracks I was hoping it to finish. Maybe I need to let the details seep in a little more, or maybe it'd actually be beneficial to shave off 5 minutes somehow. I find it very strong conceptually, being brought to the adult table, listening in on family and the hows and whys we are often excluded from at a young age. In that sense it's a beautiful piece, very emotionally aware, very open and intimate. 3.8/5
very pleasant listen
A well produced neo-soul / R&B fusion, full of introspection on black culture and identity in America. Ahead of it's time at release in 2016, predating the reckoning of BLM that would come a bit later, for better or worse. The sonic space of the songs is rich yet contained, with indie influence from the likes of Dirty Projectors/Vampire Weekend/Chairlift collaborators. The interludes are very welcome, speaking to Solange's theses and connecting everything together. Nothing aside from Cranes In The Sky jumps out as a sticky melody to me but impressive as a whole.
She has a pleasant enough voice, I liked it more than the last soulless hard sell album on here by her sister. There is nothing here that makes me dislike it, but nothing of interest either, the music is so pedestrian I have no interest in listen if she has anything to say. It’s not my thing and leave it at that. 2 Star
Even without considering that I don’t usually listen to R&B, this album didn’t really appeal to me, and I didn’t find any tracks that left a lasting impression. Sorry!
What a beautiful voice but its very repetitive and nothing ever jumps out at you. The interludes are weird and obviously have a very strong theme but feels like just illustrates the lack of story telling if you feel they are needed to spell out what should be said through the music. Having said that I still enjoyed it.
themes of racial identity and struggle. interesting stuff.
Boring
"If you don't understand my record, you don't understand me, so this is not for you." Fair enough. But since I had to hear this before I died, I'll give it a review anyway. Maybe as an artistic statement this would be OK, but musically speaking, it's not particularly interesting nor enjoyable. I don't think we've had another album whose songs felt THIS samey over and over again. Furthermore, I get that the interludes are adding context to the songs, but if the songs, themselves, were stronger, then there wouldn't be a need to prop them up so blatantly. We've seen this interlude/skit formula a number of times now, and in all cases, it just ends up derailing the flow and detracting from the overall experience. So yeah, I guess I don't understand this; ergo, this was not for me. Here. You can have it back now.
I couldn’t really get out of my mind that these were songs AI created if you asked. It all felt so repetitive, and generic. A superficial approach to topics that should have more weight to it. Disappointed in this one.
It's fine r&b. It was enjoyable but not something that really blew me away. That said, I don't love this genre so maybe it's me?
seriously ??
I only really knew "Cranes in the Sky" going into this, and I did like the album, but it’s just not really my thing. It's refined and subtle, and there's a real calm, crafted feel to the whole thing. But for me it stayed more in the "I respect this" zone than something I'd come back to a lot. "Cranes in the Sky" is still the standout, and hearing it in context does make it hit a bit harder, but the rest didn't fully click with my tastes. Really well made, just not quite my scene.
Not for me.
She has a good voice, but nothing about this music drew me in. Just seemed like standard R&B singing over random noises.
Every song sounded like a chorus and a rap song, like filler. Also, how many interludes does one album need?
3.5
8/10 Favorites: Mad Don’t Wish Me Well
It is the instrumentation that lifts this album as much as anything else. Solange’s vocals are good but i fear against a normal pop/rnb production they would be lost in the numbers of similar artists. However the production on this is great and elevates each song to make them interesting and complement Solange’s vocals perfectly.
Despite being somewhat vaguely aware that Solange Knowles had a singing career of her own, my actual knowledge of her was limited to the fact she is Beyoncé’s sister and, once, whacked Jay-Z in a lift. Needless to say, I wasn’t sure what I thought when this popped up. Whilst it definitely falls into the category of albums which I question their inclusion in this generator, it was a very nice R&B album to have on whilst I pottered. I liked her vocal style, she kept her songs to a reasonable length, and had good artists as featured acts. It didn’t feel like there were 21 tracks to get through, nor did I find I wanted the album to hurry up. As always, I could do without the interludes, even if I did find one by Tina Knowles rather interesting to listen to. There were also way too many of them and I’m not sure that they added anything.
I obviously know who she is, but had never listened to anything by Solange. Somewhat unsurprisingly she has a lovely voice, so it hung on the instrumentation and songwriting for me. Well mostly, given I'm on record as finding interludes incredibly annoying. I still find interludes incredibly annoying. This is alright but not particularly interesting. I listened to it on a long train journey, and coupled with the gentle rocking of the train (something that always makes me a bit tired), this record really made me want a snooze. I only really perked up at one point. I am too white to type out the actual lyric, but at one point I thought she was singing "All my knickers around the world" and I had to check. Nice voice, just not for me. 2/5
Started at a boring 2 star effort, clearly lots of money spent on production but you can't really polish a turd can you. Got progressively worse as guest artists introduced their own mumblings.
mid
I’ve enjoyed some work in the past but stylistically this was just okay to me.
Cranes in the sky one of the best songs of 21st century Lacks a punch a bit overall but still great listen Cant fully relate to the message due to my demography Junie is great
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. It’s pretty good. All the political stuff was lost on me though.
Laid back smooth RnB. Easy listening, but without any edges. Boring to some extend
Not my favorite genre but this album was really well done. I like the weird instrument in Junie.
Wow. Great! Think Anita Baker, May J Blige, Roberta Flack, etc. Great voice, nice music. A bit racist, as expected……
In the words of a great poet “Now I be kickin’ shit like Solange in the elevator” This album is very smooth. The transitions between songs and interludes have a great flow, the drums and bass compliment her voice well and the featured artists do a good job. Any album that features Sampha is good in my book. Favorite songs were Cranes In The Sky, Mad, Don’t Touch My Hair, and Junie.
J’ai beaucoup aimé!
Good vibes and good beats but a lot of racial content made it hard to penetrate the themes.
Not really my jam/seemed a little repetitive, but enjoyed it. Nice vocals, good lyrics.
Pretty good album. Vocals are airy and lush, the production is clean bouncy and crispy, and the overall sound is very professional. The meaning and message of this album hits deep with topics about the KKK as-well as black culture/ community. Overall really good album 4/5.
I had heard of Solange before, but never listened to her. Glad I did, because this is great
Artiste inconnue. Rien d'original dans cet album terriblement long (21 morceaux !). Sa voix est plutôt agréable mais l'accompagnement ne présente rien de bien intéressant. Je me suis très vite ennuyé, tellement vite que je ne suis pas allé au bout. L'album sera vite oublié. =>1/5
Yes, yes, a thousand times yes! The most impeccable vibes. Solange had one album in her and it was this one.
Suena muy angelical, muy soul, armonioso, quizás no si siente una diferencia profunda entre las canciones, siento que es un álbum hecho para escuchar de principio a fin, porque suena como una sola canción
not for me
Já havia ouvido antes, porém, desta vez a sensação foi diferente. Consegui perceber melhor a voz deliciosa da Solange, em harmonia com a melodia incrível, criando uma atmosfera única. Album coeso e gostoso de ouvir. R&B de altíssima qualidade.
No
Not seeing this as anything special in the least
A good more modern day R&B / pop album. Had some good guest appearances too. I probably won’t ever listen to these songs again, but I didn’t mind listening to this all the way through!
This was pretty good and fresh after boring boring, rock music.
What a beautiful sound. The music is rooted in easygoing grooves with deep, funky bass lines. And Solange floats over all of it, sounding ethereal. The style is a mix of R&B, jazz, funk, and pop. It’s a distinct sound and I love putting it on and just soaking in it. Great album cover. I love how those hair clips look like butterflies.
When I saw this album cover I was immediately brought back to the time period when it came out, as I had a bunch of friends who loved this album and recommended it to me. Unfortunately it was put in the backlog and I never got to it but I'm happy to be listening to it now! Right away I'm pulled in, she's got a great voice, the music is a bit sparse but blooms in a really nice organic manner. I'm going to get picky already on the second track, "Weary". There's this type of drum beat that I like here that is very specific- a subdivided tom groove. It's nice! But when it goes throughout a whole song and never gives me any snare it ultimately feels kind of anticlimactic. This is a personal taste thing, but it's something that's always bothered me a little bit with these types of grooves- when you get teased that there's a snare coming (or some kind of higher pitched percussion sound) but it never comes. I absolutely love in track 3 "Cranes in the Sky", right at 1:33 the drummer loses the tempo slightly and they left it in. I love little human elements like these and I love the idea of leaving it in and not "fixing" it in a period of time where most music is overly quantized. Awesome! Unfortunately the more I listen the more I'm realizing that this album doesn't give me enough compositionally. There's so many good ideas in it, there's so many beautiful parts and layers, but I so often want Solange to just give me a good verse with good lyrics and to keep it in my head after the song is over. Too often by the middle part of the album did I find myself thinking "ah yea here we go another vowel vocal section with a bunch of layers that doesn't do much besides show me her technical prowess". I hate that I'm being a hater with it, but it's too much of a security blanket for her. Not sure what to do with the next part in the song? Just add in another "oooh" "aah" part with a bunch of layers and call it a day. Sometimes I feel bad for docking some points on these reviews when I'm mentioning a facet that might very well be that artists "thing" or "sound", but if I get a whole album where I expect a song to explode or move or change and I get given this same color over and over I really can't help but be let down. By the end I'm a little bit frustrated. Her voice is amazing; it is smooth, subtle when she wants it to be, and in the front of the mix when she wants. The band is very tight, and yet still very human and organic sounding. I just want some more composition, I want some more songs. Still, this album is a 4/5 for me. My critique is hitting an artist that has a great sound and my only frustration is that it could have been even better.
A 2016 period piece
I listened to this album a few times over different days. I feel like I should really like it, but I'm struggling to extract much out of it. Mostly I find it a bit boring, that is, hard to cling on to something and hear what everyone else is. This is one I plan to return to with fresher ears, but right now it's sitting pretty average.
I dig, however I don't understand what makes this significant enough for the list. Going 3, solid average.
It was surprisingly good actually, I was expecting... I don't know what but this was way better than I thought it would be.
Fine. A little non descript
Let's get the one detail out of the way when discussing Solange that is gonna loom over. She is indeed the younger sister of Beyoncé. In fact, she started as a backup dancer for Destiny's Child before signing to their father's record label, and her first solo release was very much in line with the hip-hop-inspired R&B of the era her sister thrived in. But that's where the comparisons largely stop. Solange followed up with a more tasteful retro-throwback record and subsequent EP, and then this record won a ton of critical acclaim. So, what did we get with A Seat at the Table? Well, this is the kind of record that I feel is going to work wonders in terms of the content more than the presentation. With that said, let's start with that content. If there's one aspect that remains true throughout the listen, Solange is direct in her social commentary, sprinkling in both well-spoken connecting interludes and some surprisingly poignant guest verses from Lil' Wayne on "Mad" and the team-up of BJ the Chicago Kid and The-Dream on "F.U.B.U.". That commentary in question being healing and self-empowerment, by black women, for black women, reclaiming an inner peace in spite of a world that would choose to ignore, erase, or marginalize them. Now, I have to admit that I'm not the intended audience - I'm a white guy, plain and simple. But that doesn't mean I can't respect and even appreciate the plight, especially with how straightforward and insightful Solange cuts into. From dealing with the frustration to explain herself to a friend on "Mad", to being done compromising herself to satisfy other people on "Don't You Wait" and "Don't Touch My Hair", to carving out her own path and choosing to leave people behind on "F.U.B.U.", the larger theme is Solange moving on, not caring if a white audience that may have loved her previous work won't get on board with this new direction. On the flip side, with cuts like "Junie" opposite and uncredited André 3000 about cultural appropriation, and her mother's spoken interlude "Tina Taught Me" about how black positivity is not the same as reverse racism, it's clear she's not against white culture enjoying or embracing her music... it's just that they're not going to be the focus anymore in her life. This album is very acute in its uncompromising position, probably the closest I could get to feeling how black audiences feel when culture ignores them entirely. I don't mind being on the outside looking in to try and understand. Also helping matters is how much I like the production throughout this record - the sharper snares that crop up on "Rise" as Solange accepts her own vulnerability, the presence of cello on "Cranes in the Sky" as she searches for her escape, the sandy yet blocky beat on "Mad", the brash piano strokes against the kick beat on "Where Do We Go", the heavy presence of synths and supple bass on "Don't You Wait" that also show up on the funky "Junie" and the sharper electronic tinge of "Don't Wish Me Well". Even if I wasn't much into the wiry synth on "Don't Touch My Hair", it's still got a nice driving beat as Solange shared her cadence with Sampha. But, this is where the presentation comes in, and I wish I could connect more. Solange herself has a very pleasant voice to listen to, yet I didn't feel as gripped by her as much as I'd like to be. It really feels like the content was the focus of this record more than any performance to help elevate or accentuate it. That problem also feeds into the pacing of this album. While it runs under an hour, it feels longer, between Master P's interludes in the second half that come off oddly juxtaposed to the more meditative pace of the surrounding tracks, and the penultimate "Scales" that ends things on an oddly downbeat note, even if I liked the interplay between Solange and Kelela. Then again, it's possible the target audience for this record won't care about pacing or atmosphere, and that's fine. After all, Solange established on this record that she does not care what I or anyone else thinks about her musical direction, which, again, I liked for the most part. A Seat at the Table is the sort of thought-provoking, well-produced experience that can lead into a larger discussion. Even if I feel the album could be trimmed down for a more effective impact, that doesn't stop how poignant and forward-looking Solange has established herself.
Smooth grooving, but it felt like one song repeated with tweaked lyrics
Eh.
Nice RnB sound with solid rap features throughout. Solid throughout with a little bit of repition throughout.
This and the two Untitled Sault albums from 2020 capture the most recent moment of protest and optimism, which has been sadly more than stomped to nothing. But these are also the types of albums that can inspire us to create and keep fighting for a better tomorrow. An absolute gem that brings the best out of Solange and her supporting cast. And the Master P narrative doc interludes was a brilliant touch.
Clever, ambient, R&B. Nice and dark! Favourite tracks: Cranes In The Sky, Mad
It’s not bad
Funny how I think 9 years ago is modern. Decent modern soul sounding record, doesn't rise above anything I've heard. Nothing particularly stands out. 3.5 rounded down Heard before? Some songs Owned: No: 29/113 (25%) Will I get? No
Very powerful message throughout but I just couldn’t get into it at all. It’s lowkey really boring
Positives: beautiful voice, lovely harmonies, important subject matter. Negatives: repetitive, vibe is too relaxed for the subject matter, couldn't really tell the songs apart.
the best parts were the snippets of Minnie Ripperton stylings, and the casual harmonies that sounded like a warmup. pleasant, but not memorable
Nope.
Weary and cranes in the sky are the stand outs. The album as a whole is pleasant enough but never quite hits the heights of those 2 songs. More to come hopefully
Ralph Schumacher does soul. Nepotism never sounded so good.
The lowest of low 3s. This was at least a bit. More interesting at times than her sister. But my overriding memory was of most of the interludes which ain't saying much. And the fact the album had no melody. The one with Kelly Rowland was about the closest this album got to melody. I think Junie briefly threatened something then promptly gave up.
“ The one with Kelly Rowland was about the closest this album got to melody. I think Junie briefly threatened something then promptly gave up.” this part from Dan’s review made me laugh. This was different from what I expected it to be. I liked it better than I thought I would, yet not memorable at all for me.
There were some nice bits in this, but it felt more like a sketchbook of demos than an album. I'm sure it was intentional, but none of the songs seemed to fit a normal structure and as such just felt like a bunch of jams on a part or 2. Interspersed with some guys saying stuff. It wasn't awful, but it didn't capture me.
RnB Singer Songwriter Album. Schön zu hören, angenehme Atmosphäre, tolle Stimme. 4/5
OK. 2/5
Production and vocals are phenomenal, tracks flow together seamlessly. 1st half of the album is the standout to me on first listen. Mad, Rise, and Cranes in the Sky are my most memorable tracks
At last, the good Knowles.
Surprising to find a good modern album on here! I'll take it.
Hey, that's a great neo-soul/alt RNB record! This is not my kind of stuff, but I enjoyed it all the way.
Buen disco de música negra. Lastima que se explote la imagen femenina de Solange que tiene una estupenda voz. Excelente grabación, se nota que estamos en 2016. Pierde con escuchas sucesivas y tiene el handicap de ser la hermana pequeña de Beyonce.
Very cool and soulful. I dig this.
Accidentally hit shuffle on this one and then had a really hard time working out which songs I had and hadn't heard, which means it has a coherent sound but also that it's very samey. Thought the themes of anger and defiance weren't really suited to this sort of soft spacey r and b. Don't wish me well was the best track mostly because the music had a bit more to it. Despite all of this I did think it was pretty good for a genre I'm very much not in to, so while I wont listen again one spin was okay.
She has a nice voice. Must suck for her to be compared to her sister all the time. She has a much smoother voice than Beyonce, and this album is pretty slick. Perhaps no stand-out tracks, could have done with something bombastic like Beyonce. Think she suffers from a lack of good production too, unlike Beyonce. Not great, she's no Beyonce.
I'm not the right demographic for this, but I did like the message. Nor is it my type of music stylistically, bit too soulful and RnB ish for my taste. She has a good voice though. Oh it's Beyonce's sister!.... Doesn't change anything for me 2
It was pretty good but got a bit boring
Mostly inoffensive.
Good atmosphere and nice to listen to, a couple of the early tracks were extra unique and engaging to hear before the album settled into something a little more consistent but it's still worthwhile
27/1001 First listen. Before: Okay, I’ve read the wiki and reviews. Beyonce has a sister in the biz. I’ve not heard of this at all. This is jazz, soul and r&b. Historically not a good thing for me but I have an open mind. Oh and it’s a double album. Fuck me. After: Not near as bad as I was expecting. Length was not a problem either. The interludes were alright. Better than skits. This quote from The Guardian sums it up for me. "there's little punch or pop charm to the album, which boasts a surfeit of luscious textures and feisty attitudes, but a shortfall of killer melodies." 4/10
I let out a sigh of relief when this popped up. Very good album and I really wish she had more stuff
Very lyrically focused. Strong message and theme. Not my favorite
☀️
Cranes in the Sky will have you crying in the checkout line.
A beautiful, intimate, quiet journey of womanhood, love, and racial politics. Love it as much as I did when it came out nearly...10 years ago (yikes). I've always felt like this album was a creative outpouring of feelings and stories kept inside for so long that it needed 21 tracks to share it all. I'd give it a 4.5, but rounding up.
Smooth, evocative, earthy
music for girls to put on makeup to
Sweet album
I’m pretty sure I’m not the target audience but I did not really like this album. The music seemed generic, the talking interludes were weird. Not a fan.
Que álbum legal!! Muito bom, todos os interludes e músicas. Eu gosto muito de álbum bem feito, e esse é um deles. Além de alguns interludes, gostei muito de Rise, Don't Touch My Hair, Junie e Scales
i need to relisten deh keknya (nangis), but it was such a vibe sih
Pretty good. A lot more Soul than Pop on this one in my opinion. Solange has a pretty voice that makes her very easy to listen to. This album was peaceful, upbeat, and never once bored me. However, like many others have said, it is very one note, samey, and will not stick with me for a very long time. It’s a middle-low 3, as nothing really stood out and grabbed me, but the vibes were immaculate. It was extremely easy to get through the day with, and I would even check out more of her music. My favorite song on the album is “F.U.B.U.”. That song was catchy as hell. A big criticism I have for a lot of Pop/Hip-Hop albums is the implementation of skits spread throughout the course of the album. I’ve mentioned that to death already. This album has a few of them, but for the most part they’re non-intrusive and work well. For that, I’m awarding a few bonus points to this album. Overall, yeah, I thought A Seat at the Table was pretty good.
Great album. Don’t love all the singing and instrumentals, they have a certain jazzy vibe that’s a bit too discordant for my liking. But the thematic nature and flow of the album is excellent. I think it would reward on relistens
I couldn't tell for the first three songs that I actually was three separate songs. This is a well crafted album with lofty conceptual goals but I think the problem here is me. I'm just not into R&B as a genre.
Chill
Mostly quite ordinary R&B, not much to raise one eyebrows at. I enjoyed some of the more electronically oriented tracks like ’Junie’. Did she have the put an interlude track between each regular track, though? Became old very fast and felt extremely pretentious. Not anything I would consider list-worthy material exactly. Weak 3.
Sometimes I wonder if the person who made this list knows there’s music beyond R&B from the last 10 years that’s worthy of praise. This isn’t from an artist who was famous in the ’90s (the other “genre” of new music on this list), but instead more R&B. I’m honestly not the biggest fan of R&B—I often find it pretentious and meandering. This one was no exception. While the subject matter seemed important, it failed to really grab me. The best parts were when it reminded me of SAULT, whom I’m a big fan of. The guest rapping was also a highlight. Lil Wayne did a surprisingly good job on “Mad,” although it sounded like he was trying to emulate Chance the Rapper a bit. 3 stars.
Soulful. Cameos by Masta P! 4/5
ok, she has a voice a bit like beyonce. Musically it was fine. played well in the background while i did work. would I rush to listen to it again? probably not.
Oh a quite new one, I don’t think it’s bad but do I really need to listen to this?
Beautiful soul music with a thoughtful message. I'm glad I gave it a listen. It gave me a lot to think about. However, I am not sure if I will return to it again in the future.
285/1089 - The overall vibe/tone of the album is cool and Solange is a great singer but the songs are a bit too repetitive for my taste. Not sure if this is a high 3 or a low 4. Idk if this is on my end but things seem to be clipping/very fuzzy when they get loud.
Really into Solange's angelic voice and consistent grooves. It's so smooth that it very occasionally gets tiring. Would be a perfect 30-40 minute album. Fav tracks: Weary, Cranes in the Sky, Junie. Saved a song: Y RYM: N
Not my thing.
I enjoyed this. The vocals are reminiscent of some late 90's R&B like Lauryn Hill, with some more modern and electric beats accompanying them. Good vocal arrangements and thoughtful lyrics.
It was good. No star track jumped out and I probably won’t spin it again but it’s a decent album.
I wonder if this would still be on a list created in 2025. Parts are interesting, but overall kinda meh. I like the EP that came out before this (True) more. Blood Orange produced, if I remember correctly.
A really good independent find for me when it came out, and then I found out who her sister was. Solange stands all on her own
Relentless drivel, one star. This sounded like an average, horrendous R&B album, but sung by someone with literally no talent for singing whatsoever.
17 credited producers in addition to the artist is too many producers. Maybe that explains why, despite a compelling lyrical story to tell, the music is pleasant but goes NOWHERE.
This is #day443 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… what the actual fuck is this? Ah, Beyoncé's younger sister, I see. One of the key words under this record is "smooth." As smooth as my shit in the morning, I'd say. There's no way you must hear this before you die; I couldn't even get through it. Welcome to the same shelf her older sister landed on a couple of months ago. This is a 1 out of 5. Looking forward to #day444.
Not bad. Not sure why they put her up with queen bee though
Great album. I liked! Never heard before.
I can picture this album being played by a lounge singer at bar of an airport hotel. It’s perfect and enjoyable background music.
I distinctly remember this coming out and enjoying it while being a bit confused by the level of praise. I very much enjoy the record, and Cranes In The Sky is untouchable, but the amout of interludes drags this down a bit for me. Still, a worthy inclusion for the genre and the time. 3.5/5
I think I just don’t like R&B
beautiful and rich sound