Tuesday’s Album Releases: Beyonce

Usually, there’s at least one album I’m excited to hear each Tuesday.  Although the music industry is undeniably filled with a lot of crap, there are almost always some good artists that manage to highlight a week of bad releases.  While not all of the artists releasing albums today are ‘bad’, I can’t say I’m excited about any of them.

In case you didn’t yet notice through Beyonce’s new Myspace billboarding, she has got a new album out.  Apparently, she is displaying her alter-ego in this release, “I Am…Sasha Fierce“.  First of all, I kind of hate the word ‘fierce’.

Secondly, I kind of hate Beyonce.  Beyonce has long referred to her on-stage persona as “Sasha” and now she’s given Sasha her very own album.

Sound nuts to you?  Don’t worry; it sounds nuts to me, too.  Her single, “If I were a Boy”, is boring.  She decorates the songs with her usual unsolicited arpeggios.  I can’t say I expected anything more…but considering the album is oriented around her alter-ego, it would have been refreshing to hear something new and different out of Beyonce.

Other totally exciting album releases today:

David Cook, “David Cook“

Billy Ray Cyrus, “Back To Tennessee“

Dido, “Safe Trip Home“

Mudvayne, “The New Game“

Nickelback, “Dark Horse“