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Farber: Beyonce shows softer side and lyrical power

Beyoncé, woman warrior, finally lays down her sword on her new CD.

For her fourth solo work, assigned the informational title "4," a singer long obsessed with self-empowerment finally lets herself play pining wretch or devoted lover far more often than her usual role of answer-back queen or preening pinup.

She fleshes out the role not only in the CD's lyrics but in its pace, which mainly slackens into ballads.

The de-escalation of the Beyoncé Liberation Front didn't come out of nowhere. Despite the declarative, drag-queeny title of her last CD, "I Am Sasha Fierce ," that disk made key breaks with its predecessors. It worked in softer sentiments and more fluid melodies, breaking up what had been a nearly nonstop run of militaristic beats and heavily defended lyrics.

It's no surprise Beyoncé would choose to play that part for so long. Starting with Destiny's Child , she virtually defined the sound and style of modern women in R&B. She was confident to the point of being almost anti-­romantic, and sonically hard enough to stand up to the he-men of hip hop.

Now, however, with hip hop far less prevalent on the pop singles charts, there's no longer such incentive to play tough. Also, there's an inevitable desire by a star this talented to mature.

In some ways, she has done so masterfully: "4" extends the most emotional parts of "Sasha Fierce," with the role model for many songs being that CD's "If I Were a Boy."

Like "Boy," "4" takes its cues from classic pop, running roughshod over any remaining hints of R&B. There's just one exception: the very off-message single, "Run the World (Girls)."

Like Alicia Keys ' latest work, Beyoncé's "4" falls hard for pop of the '80s, with no end of allusions to Phil Collins (ick) and period corporate rock (ack!).

"I Miss You" contrasts a soft bed of synths and heavily echoed drums, à la such Collins' songs as "In the Air Tonight." In "I Care," Beyoncé's vocal mimics a guitar solo that could have spun off a Journey hit.

Luckily, the melodies of the ballads often redeem their quasi-cheeseball arrangements - enough, in fact, to earn the massive airplay they're likely to inspire. "Best Thing I Never Had" boasts a soaring tune and a clever lyric about dodging the bullet of bad love. "Rather Die Young," like many cuts, has a choir of Beyoncés that recall the harmonies of the Emotions.

Not every song shifts to a down, or mid-, tempo. "Countdown" has the percussive horns of old, while - stand warned - "Party" will surely be a top-down anthem for months to come. Otherwise, Beyoncé seems to have conceived "4" as a bid for Celine Dion territory, with a dewy Diane Warren ­ballad to prove it.

Gospel Hymn Lyrics - Isnt the concept of “god” and the bible ...

Isnt the concept of “god” and the bible ridiculous? Filed in Category - Christian Deals

So in my opinion the bible is idiotic, and created merely to put rules in order.

Science has already proved a scientific reason for our being, and the creation of the universe, yet many people still believe that god snapped his fingers and here was everything on earth and in the heavens.

In the bible it states that various people had visions from the holy spirit, or the holy spirit visited him. This was hundreds of years ago, for all we know these people could have had undiagnosed scizophrenia? Seeing as mental health was unheard of back then.

Also how about these so called followers of god, christians themselves seem to pick and choose which verses of the bible they want to live by.

” Hate the sin not the sinner” and “love thy neighbor” seem to not apply when dealing with homosexuals, a majority of christians “hate” them and voice there opinions when ever they can.

And the good old line that may christians use to scare people into religion is “Your going to hell!”

I thought when your going to commit to god, you must do it 100%? I truely believe that religion is a personal thing and should not be swayed by others.

I mind my business when it comes to discussion on religion because its up for that person to figure out what they want to believe.

However, it gets annoying when i tell a religious person that i am atheist and they yell in my face saying…..YOUR GOING TO HELL!

I could do with out the spit on my face and a burst ear drum…..

The concept of god is personal.

If someone chooses to believe in the bible, so be it. If someone chooses to believe in another idea of god, again, it’s their choose.

If you choose to not believe in god, that to is your choice. But don’t expect others to follow just because you said it was ridiculous.

edit: I understand your frustration when that happens. I used to feel the same way, then I realized that I had a choice. I could choose to be right or happy.

Wait a minute. Aren’t y’all the ones that think with a finger snap everything exploded into existence.

Yeah, talk about absurd. We came from nothing right? Absolutely NOTHING at all! Ha. Call that IDIOTIC.

Christians that hate the sinner instead of the sin are setting a faulty example. Don’t be misled by them.

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