See, this is where it gets complex. Just reading this thread is hilarious.
The sheer and utter delusion when it comes to Beyonce’s Beyhive is what makes people so overly critical of her and I don’t think her fans realize it.
Bey is dope. The best female entertainer of this era. No question. But when people start trying to equate her to MJ and Prince and people like that, it just creates a situation for her to get dragged.
Bey doesn’t need to be compared to them. She can be great on her own merits. And I wish her stans realized this instead of doing the fukkin most all the time.
I'm not overly critical of her. I never denied that she's a good live performer, she's just not on the level of the people I named. Look at Sammy Davis, Jr. who could sing well, dance well, play multiple instruments(he was doing that long before Prince), in addition to doing comic impressions all in the same show. Or The Marvelettes who had complicated dance routines, yet could still hit high notes without breaking a sweat.
James Brown, Jackie Wilson, I mean the list goes on and on.
I keep hearing Bey fans go on and on about her singing and dancing well at the same time when she's not even close to the first to do that! Nearly every singer/dancer from the past did that well and better than her. So, it just shows either an ignorance of musical history or disrespect towards it.
Beyonce is sort of like this generation's Tina Turner, only her dancing isn't as good and her voice isn't as soulful. She also has some Diana Ross/Janet/Michael elements sprinkled in, but she doesn't match the all-time greats in live performance.





how old are you? seriously. Madonna,





