You claim it's not touching self titled and 4. When it's clear to me that this album is four and self titled combined.
I liked 4. Loved her singing but I always felt it was lacking as an album. Boring at times. Lacked direction. I dug where she was trying to go but it was most definitely wasn't there yet.
Self titled was great. I enjoyed everything about it. But looking back on it now. It was really just Beyonce scratching the surface of where she really wanted to go.
Lemonade goes there. Lemonade is what we've all been waiting on from her. She was raw, emotional, honest, funny, dark, light, somber, blissful. She was just like, this is me, this is where I am right now and it feels good. She took us on a journey of life, love and marriage.
I don't see how you can be a fan of 4 and self titled and miss this master piece. But you're entitled to your opinion.