Unlike ALL you STANS, I am not going to JUMP to conclusions AND stamp this ALBUM as the 'ALBUM of THE YEAR' quite yet. The new material Beyonce has released thus far has been...what's the word I'm looking for? Amateur! I am a big Beyonce fan BUT we all know she can do better then what's been put out. I think she was trying to go for a more indie inspired sort of album & didn't know how to exactly create that sort of sound, so she stuck to what was safe. Basic R&B (1+1 & Best I Never Had) & a overused beat that has been sampled by the entire industry (Girls WHO run the WORLD). I am excited to hear the rest of the ALBUM, simply because I need to hear something different from Beyonce. If none of her other tracks can deliver then we may have a POSSIBLE flop on our hands. I'm just calling it what IT is. It's not about having the best Euro-Pop track or some overly produced dance track to top the charts. It's all about Originality & good music. Ask Adele! Shes topping the charts w/o any sort of sale-out pop sound. Beyonce is madddd talented AND deserves the best, IM just not thrilled exactly yet. #JustSaying. Best wishes to Beyonce, I'll be buying the ALBUM with hopes that I will hear better tracks then what i've heard thus far...