September 09, 2004
WHO TO BLAME? WHO CAN BRIEF US? WHO WAS IN THE ROTC WITH BEYONCÉ?
What is missing from the new Destiny's Child single? The Jerkins martial favela beat is tight. The synth stabs are OK, if three steps down from "Crazy In Love"'s Wagnerian Chi-Lites heralding. Is it the singing? No—B is fine, the gospel one doesn't fuck it up and Kelly sounds great. If you ask me—and clicking is always asking—the problem is this: Maybe Beyoncé is spending too much time on her grandma's clothing line, maybe she's losing valuable time making small talk with Japanese film crews waiting to film Shawn's Out box of gently used kicks, but whatever the distraction, B does not have her melody gun set any higher than "Trip subject and then say 'Excuse me.'" For "Apple Pie" and "Survivor" and "Crazy," Mrs. Carter had that R&Bazooka on "Propel subject skywards like a can of RC Cola left in the sun for a week." We hear none of the special Beyonsáuce that keeps DC two floors above 3LW and Blaque. So don't call it a comeback.
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