“Having transitioned into a more grown-up sound, Beyoncé has gotten conceptual on us: Her third album offers two discs, a collection of heartfelt ballads credited to Beyoncé and a danceable set credited to "Sasha Fierce," the pop diva’s more brash, lady-empowering alter ego. Though some of the slow songs have thoroughly memorable tunes, the lyrics […]”
“Beyoncé follows other, uh, great ideas like Garth Brooks's proto-emo character Chris Gaines and T.I. vs. T.I.P with a split-personality 2xCD record.”
