The way I see it is some people just won't accept that anyone from this generation can be labeled as a legend. Beyoncé has the makings of a legend. I'm not even gonna bother saying why because there's no need. I'm not say she's one right now, but she will be in time. She's an inspiration to many aspiring singers. She's always labeled as someone people look up too. Not many from this generation are.
Some people say she has nothing on Tina Turner. Now I know she's a legend and all, but performance wise I think Beyoncé is better. Who else sings and dances live like she does? No one else do is like she does on stages. Some people need to stop being so narrow minded and stop thinking that Beyoncé can't match people from the past because she can. Some of them can't do what she does.
IMO Beyonce has a better back catalogue than Rihanna & Lady GaGa, including Say My Name Independant Woman
Survivor Crazy In Love
Irreplacable
Listen
If I Were A Boy Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Halo
She is an incredible singer dancer, and an amazing peformer and last night she put Gaga and Rihanna to shame.
I think in the future Bey will be remembered for her -
Crazy In Love, Single Ladies, Irreplaceable (to the elft to the left) dance routines.
Her rather select and grande back catalogue thus far. For mixing up genres and being very consistent sales wise, singles wise and performance wise very much evolves.
She offers a new style of performance. Madonna, MJ, Elvis have THEIRS and Beyonce is very much for NOW she exceeds contemporary beliefs in performance :cool:
And definitely as one of the three strongest vocalists of the current generation (P!nk and Xtina being the only other two)she uses her three octave vocals VERY well! with a soulful and fun energy!
With the likes of Kath Perry - will be the first female to hit the mark in the 52-year history of The Billboard Hot 100.
Then there is RiRi with more no.1 hit singles than her, adele has the ballad scene wrapped up and GaGa, well she is just huge
Beyonce is a great performer but I everytime I see her I think 90s.
the hair swings, the "sing it with me" the booty shaking, enough.
and christ if i see "We Love Beyonce" chart on the music channels i will scream. "Q" just put TWO films on Sunday all about Bey.:mad: She's everywhere at the mo, on front of mags, adverts, etc. Smells like desperation with over saturations :yawn:
She has all these artist breaking records she hasnt and she had JHud stealing her film and awards, its hard to not to think its time she retired.
well why not, she has nothing left to prove, she's not getting any younger [nor is Jay-Z], time for kids :cool:
With the likes of Kath Perry - will be the first female to hit the mark in the 52-year history of The Billboard Hot 100.
Then there is RiRi with more no.1 hit singles than her, adele has the ballad scene wrapped up and GaGa, well she is just huge
Beyonce is a great performer but I everytime I see her I think 90s.
the hair swings, the "sing it with me" the booty shaking, enough.
and christ if i see "We Love Beyonce" chart on the music channels i will scream. "Q" just put TWO films on Sunday all about Bey.:mad: She's everywhere at the mo, on front of mags, adverts, etc. Smells like desperation with over saturations :yawn:
She has all these artist breaking records she hasnt and she had JHud stealing her film and awards, its hard to not to think its time she retired.
well why not, she has nothing left to prove, she's not getting any younger [nor is Jay-Z], time for kids :cool:
Can any of those girls you mentioned do it on stage like Beyoncé does? NO. That's all I gotta say.
I really don't think she deserves to be classed as a legend. She's so dull on stage, does the same things over and over again and just has no stage presence and never captivates me when performing. Legends and icons are supposed to have a massive impact on music and she just hasn't....
This obviously just my opinion before others come back and claim how amazing they think she is.
If it's comparisons we're after she reminds me of Diana Ross more than anyone else. Her part of Deena in Showgirls wasn't a mistake. Beyonce's life and performance style mirrors Diana's in a lot of ways.
You can't really tell who is a legend and who isn't unless they sell the amount of the Beatles or Michael Jackson in their youth. Longevity accounts for a lot. Tina Turner is rightly regarded as a legend but only came back to real prominence in her forties and fifties as did Cher.
Tina Turner was great but she was never on B's level. Beyonce does not put a foot out of place and her voice doesn't falter whether she's leaning back til her head touches the ground or twisting her neck at 100 miles an hour, her voice stays consistent.
Well, except the time she stood on Tina's foot when they performed together
I think its quite evident that Beyonce has not reached Tina's level, when they performed together EVERY review I read said that Tina gave a better performance than Beyonce.
she's not a legend. she's not been around long enough for a start
I do not think that she is a legend anyway. A lot of her songs are repetitive such as 'Check on it,' 'Beautiful liar,' 'De ja vu' and 'Green Light.' Each of them sound similar and the videos are also quite similar. I think that she is quite talented and is probably a good live performer but I do not think that she is absolutely brilliant.
Well, except the time she stood on Tina's foot when they performed together
I think its quite evident that Beyonce has not reached Tina's level, when they performed together EVERY review I read said that Tina gave a better performance than Beyonce.
4 years ago. Not only that but Tina's career didn't even jump off until her 30s and she did not have the impact Bey had. People look at the past through rosy glasses but in terms of how much Bey's accomplished, she's already surpassed Tina in terms of performance and she's not even 30 yet.
She has all these artist breaking records she hasnt and she had JHud stealing her film and awards, its hard to not to think its time she retired.
well why not, she has nothing left to prove, she's not getting any younger [nor is Jay-Z], time for kids :cool:
Female artist who has spent the most weeks at No. 1 this decade
Female artist with the most Top 5 hits of the decade
Female artist with the most Top 10 hits of the decade
Female artist with the most Top 40 hits of the decade
Only artist in history to have all her studio albums début at the number one spot in the Billboard 200.
Female artist with the most Grammy awards won on a single night with six.
First and only female artist to have 9 singles in the UK Top 75 off one album.
Highest paid black actress in the history of cinema.
Destiny’s Child is the biggest selling female group of all time.
It makes me laugh at how people seem to use the word 'legend' so willy nilly, c'mon Beyonce is simply not a legend! Jeeez! :rolleyes: People don't understand the word clearly.
and??? so what if it does..shes only singing one line from it, they are still good songs..whats wrong with using a sample of a song you like, 90% of R&B and Hip Hop beats are samples from old songs..its all part of the culture.shes bringing them to a new generation
what are you apolagising for..
A good singer, perhaps even a great singer but to call her or pretty much anyone else in the music world past or present a "legend" is hyperbole plain and simple.
In fairness you could confortably just have a DS music sub forum dedicated to hyperbole, where people call singers that have had a few good albums legends, any album that doesn't make it to number 1 a "flop" and so on.
and??? so what if it does..shes only singing one line from it, they are still good songs..whats wrong with using a sample of a song you like, 90% of R&B and Hip Hop beats are samples from old songs..its all part of the culture.shes bringing them to a new generation
what are you apolagising for..
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Some people say she has nothing on Tina Turner. Now I know she's a legend and all, but performance wise I think Beyoncé is better. Who else sings and dances live like she does? No one else do is like she does on stages. Some people need to stop being so narrow minded and stop thinking that Beyoncé can't match people from the past because she can. Some of them can't do what she does.
Say My Name
Independant Woman
Survivor
Crazy In Love
Irreplacable
Listen
If I Were A Boy
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Halo
She is an incredible singer dancer, and an amazing peformer and last night she put Gaga and Rihanna to shame.
Crazy In Love, Single Ladies, Irreplaceable (to the elft to the left) dance routines.
Her rather select and grande back catalogue thus far. For mixing up genres and being very consistent sales wise, singles wise and performance wise very much evolves.
She offers a new style of performance. Madonna, MJ, Elvis have THEIRS and Beyonce is very much for NOW she exceeds contemporary beliefs in performance :cool:
And definitely as one of the three strongest vocalists of the current generation (P!nk and Xtina being the only other two)she uses her three octave vocals VERY well! with a soulful and fun energy!
Plus she got the moves and can sing!
http://youtu.be/EmH4YlNdWAg
http://youtu.be/wbg6LBoWQyA
http://youtu.be/Uf98L_KfCW4
In da club - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4XKNXMMvi4 (better than the original)
Naughty girl - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRoHZoTQQdk
Woman like me - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afnC2Wqx60U (james bond theme styleee)
I think Halo is her best song of the ones people have mentioned
With the likes of Kath Perry - will be the first female to hit the mark in the 52-year history of The Billboard Hot 100.
Then there is RiRi with more no.1 hit singles than her, adele has the ballad scene wrapped up and GaGa, well she is just huge
Beyonce is a great performer but I everytime I see her I think 90s.
the hair swings, the "sing it with me" the booty shaking, enough.
and christ if i see "We Love Beyonce" chart on the music channels i will scream. "Q" just put TWO films on Sunday all about Bey.:mad: She's everywhere at the mo, on front of mags, adverts, etc. Smells like desperation with over saturations :yawn:
She has all these artist breaking records she hasnt and she had JHud stealing her film and awards, its hard to not to think its time she retired.
well why not, she has nothing left to prove, she's not getting any younger [nor is Jay-Z], time for kids :cool:
Can any of those girls you mentioned do it on stage like Beyoncé does? NO. That's all I gotta say.
This obviously just my opinion before others come back and claim how amazing they think she is.
You can't really tell who is a legend and who isn't unless they sell the amount of the Beatles or Michael Jackson in their youth. Longevity accounts for a lot. Tina Turner is rightly regarded as a legend but only came back to real prominence in her forties and fifties as did Cher.
Her amazingness is effortless, she doesn't need 24/7 attention to keep the public interested, her talent does that for her.
Irreplaceable.
Well, except the time she stood on Tina's foot when they performed together
I think its quite evident that Beyonce has not reached Tina's level, when they performed together EVERY review I read said that Tina gave a better performance than Beyonce.
I do not think that she is a legend anyway. A lot of her songs are repetitive such as 'Check on it,' 'Beautiful liar,' 'De ja vu' and 'Green Light.' Each of them sound similar and the videos are also quite similar. I think that she is quite talented and is probably a good live performer but I do not think that she is absolutely brilliant.
4 years ago. Not only that but Tina's career didn't even jump off until her 30s and she did not have the impact Bey had. People look at the past through rosy glasses but in terms of how much Bey's accomplished, she's already surpassed Tina in terms of performance and she's not even 30 yet.
Female artist who has spent the most weeks at No. 1 this decade
Female artist with the most Top 5 hits of the decade
Female artist with the most Top 10 hits of the decade
Female artist with the most Top 40 hits of the decade
Only artist in history to have all her studio albums début at the number one spot in the Billboard 200.
Female artist with the most Grammy awards won on a single night with six.
First and only female artist to have 9 singles in the UK Top 75 off one album.
Highest paid black actress in the history of cinema.
Destiny’s Child is the biggest selling female group of all time.
just a few from the top of the list -.-
Same as Crazy In love uses the main riff out of the Chi-Lites' Are You My Woman - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9xsr33UD8E
Nutbush - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-KD0bCk9HU
Other can be linked..
and??? so what if it does..shes only singing one line from it, they are still good songs..whats wrong with using a sample of a song you like, 90% of R&B and Hip Hop beats are samples from old songs..its all part of the culture.shes bringing them to a new generation
what are you apolagising for..
A good singer, perhaps even a great singer but to call her or pretty much anyone else in the music world past or present a "legend" is hyperbole plain and simple.
She's not had a long enough career for a start, she's only 4 albums into her solo career. That word is thrown around far too freely lately.
OP. none of what you mentioned are of legendary status yet, ask us in a decade:p
Beyonce has no signature track(not that that is important)but it's a good maker if you supposed to be a 'legend'
This is interesting
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,172552,00.html