Pitchfork: Taylor Swift is a musical wunderkind

[Redstreak 6,653]

So let’s take a look back, with a nowhere-near-complete timeline of her prodigious peers navigating big expectations.

 

Taylor Swift:

 

 

 

Age at First Album: 16 (born December 1989, released Taylor SwiftOctober 2006)
At 16 She Was: Going five times platinum
Thoughts on the Age Thing: “[The labels] were afraid to put out a 13 year old. They were afraid to put out a 14 year old. Then they were afraid to put out a 15 year old. Then they were nervous about putting out a 16 year old. And I’m sure if I hadn’t signed with [Big Machine’s] Scott Borchetta, everybody would be afraid to put out a 17 year old.” – CMT, 2006

Before she was Taylor Swift, Pop Overlord and Master of the Squad (a squad peripherally including Lorde, BTW), Swift was a country singer known for her keen skill with observation. Like many budding country stars, she came up via the fair and pageant circuit—but by the age of 11, she was already approaching labels about a record deal. She started writing debut single “Tim McGraw” in freshman math class, and after school, she’d attend writing sessions with Nashville songwriter and longtime collaborator Liz Rose. And while country music loves its blonde ingenues, Taylor Swift was beloved as much by Southern teens as by critics, for its ear for detail and prickliness. Look no further than its opening line for proof: “He said the way my blue eyes shined put those Georgia stars to shame that night. I said, ‘That's a lie.’”

 

http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/a-brief-history-of-musical-wunderkinds-lorde/

[gagarox 1,495]

She needs to write a mature album about serious adult stuff and then maybe she will be taken seriously.. These teeny boppers like blank space and shake it off aint helping her case 

[RainingOnMe 7,280]

1 minute ago, alejandro24 said:

She needs to write a mature album about serious adult stuff and then maybe she will be taken seriously.. These teeny boppers like blank space and shake it off aint helping her case 

+ the fake feminism and the fake "helping your fellow artists."

Also, Pitchfork

 

[ItsTommyBitch 12,640]

Yeah I didnt love country vocal Taylor  Just because... cringe  

But I could put up with it for her better albums from that era; ergo Fearless, Speak Now.

Also, Red > 1989, but that's a minority opinion  

[Kermit 15,807]

This makes me wunder what kind of sh*t they're on

[kizurl 1,801]

Wheres the article link?

did u open this thread just to let the vultures in..

[ThisGuyTony 30,603]

I don't like country Taylor but I'm always amazed at how she was a teenager when she got her first hit / #1 album and has had a decade long career.  😳

[Redstreak 6,653]

6 minutes ago, ItsTommyBitch said:

Yeah I didnt love country vocal Taylor  Just because... cringe  

But I could put up with it for her better albums from that era; ergo Fearless, Speak Now.

Also, Red > 1989, but that's a minority opinion  

I don't know. Surprisingly on ATRL anytime a poll is done on what her best album is Red almost always wins.

[Andrea B 16,750]

8 minutes ago, alejandro24 said:

She needs to write a mature album about serious adult stuff and then maybe she will be taken seriously.. These teeny boppers like blank space and shake it off aint helping her case 

 

 

She's fine, all of her albums are critically aclaimed+ she's one of the most powerful artists, the music industry respect her work + Blank space is just a sarcastic fun song and shake it off is a fun song as well, 1989 has a lot of serious songs but I kinda agree because the girl is really talented, I'd love to see a mature era, she'll release her lead single in like two months 

[DelusionalGaga 29,579]

6 minutes ago, ItsTommyBitch said:

Yeah I didnt love country vocal Taylor  Just because... cringe  

But I could put up with it for her better albums from that era; ergo Fearless, Speak Now.

Also, Red > 1989, but that's a minority opinion  

Totally agree. Red is her most mature album and 1989 felt like a regression.

[Redstreak 6,653]

3 minutes ago, kizurl said:

Wheres the article link?

Added now, sorry

[Andrea B 16,750]

14 minutes ago, ItsTommyBitch said:

Yeah I didnt love country vocal Taylor  Just because... cringe  

But I could put up with it for her better albums from that era; ergo Fearless, Speak Now.

Also, Red > 1989, but that's a minority opinion  

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actually no lol the fan base knows Red is better than 1989

Red>Speak now>1989 

[ItsTommyBitch 12,640]

13 minutes ago, Redstreak said:

I don't know. Surprisingly on ATRL anytime a poll is done on what her best album is Red almost always wins.

I just think its the perfect blend of really good lyrics, good "bops", and beautiful tracks... Other than I Knew You Were Trouble  

1989 is pretty bop heavy - which is fine, they are all premium sized bops... but few hardcore bop-bop-bop records ever get into my favorites, and for me none of the songs other than like Clean are super emotionally interesting to me  

I'm ready for TS6 though  I didnt realize its been 3 years since 1989, feels like it just came out a year ago  The long term relevancy  Give me that Hip-Hop appropriation album  

[Quark 7,098]

I think she is only kind of good at songwriting. She has some well written songs but in general her topics are very repetitive and her material could use some improvement. She is just an OK singer and performer though. 

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