B'day (2006) Album Review

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Music critics combined give B'day a score of 2.6745 out of 4

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Entertainment Weekly

On her second solo album, BDay, the songs arrive in huge gusts of rhythm and emotion, with Beyoncés voice rippling over clattery beats; youd have to search far and wide — perhaps in the halls of the Metropolitan Opera — to find a Read more about B'day on Entertainment Weekly

All Music Guide

While Beyoncé does sound like she's in a bit of a hurry throughout the album, and there are no songs with the smooth elegance of "Me, Myself and I" or "Be with You," it is lean in a beneficial way, propelled by just as many highlights as the overlong Dangerously in Love. Read more about B'day on All Music Guide

Stylus Magazine

Beyoncé has a presence, a character which is totally unique to her, and B’Day’s utterly imbued with it. Read more about B'day on Stylus Magazine

Rolling Stone

On the most arresting moments of her second solo album - including the anguished, Sixties-tinged ballad "Resentment" and the punk-R&B single "Ring the Alarm" - Beyonce sings with enough frantic, quavering intensity to make you believe she really is Read more about B'day on Rolling Stone

PopMatters

B-Day... well… it’s not a work of genius. It’s a solid album, but I definitely get the feeling that this album might have been rushed a bit. Read more about B'day on PopMatters

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