In reply to Tray2.

Agreed, Beyonce's technique is flawless but her tone is generic. Put her voice next to the 90's leading ladies and it loses it's impressiveness.., what is praised today (riffs, runs and vibrato) was ten a penny back then. Even the worst 90's female vocalist could be trusted do a basic run. Kudos to Beyoncé though because she recognised that in today's era where hardly anyone has a reliable voice, her 90's foundation was an asset that set apart as possibly the only 'reliable' live singer amongst her peers, if perhaps not the most uniquely gifted vocally.