Your favorite Taylor Swift album?

[Wet Fire 7,506]

Speak Now 

Red and 1989 jointly second. Both masterful pop records. 

I don't like Reputation. The production is very conventional, derivative and safe. Compared to Taylor's synth/electro contemporaries like Gaga and previous works by Britney or Madonna, Reputation sounds very mediocre. It's just a pop album catering to mass appeal.

Folklore is not my type of music (not a fan of the type of pop music that focuses less on melody and more on ambience) but I do recognize it's a really great body of work and a reinvention done right. Evermore serves as a solid companion piece.

Midnights, again, is a creative standstill. Nothing new here, more like a rehashing and amalgamation of her previous sounds. But unlike Mayhem, which seems to reheat the creative nachos while being extremely forward-facing and innovative, Midnights kind of just stays there, doesn't hint at anything fresh or new. Except Anti-Hero which is Taylor's best song since probably Blank Space. 

TTPD will age much metter than Midnights. It is a great body of work. The only glaring flaw is that it's too diluted. It needed to be more polished, edited. You don't need to release everything you record!

Hoping TS12 brings back the good old pop bangers.

 

Edited Wednesday at 10:08 AM by Wet Fire

[Sorcerer 12,507]

Red. Probably her strongest and most emotional melodies. Her most rock-inspired songs.

Evermore is an underrated gem.

Midnights and TTPD are her worst.

Edited Wednesday at 10:19 AM by Sorcerer

[nATAH 49,433]

18 minutes ago, dynamite said:

Same, I actually listened to most of her albums in full recently to see what the type was about and I was so bored, she's basically Ed Sheeran in a wig.

I love All Too Well though.

I liked Out Of The Woods... my notes end there 

[TwistedTeeth 2,319]

2 hours ago, dynamite said:

It's difficult, they're all so violently mediocre 

I wish I could react to a post more than once 

Edited Wednesday at 11:17 AM by TwistedTeeth

[SimonBaetens 8,687]

Self-Titled and Midnights are the only ones I occasionally listen to.

[holy scheisse 22,274]

Folklore + reputation 

[dollardays 3,861]

Folklore was the only one I was able to finish I think

[Gagaism 11,806]

reputation 

[Flippy 12,887]

Reputation, 1989 & Red for me

[Nessun Dorma 7,543]

Folklore and Evermore are my favorites  I also love Red, Speak Now, Lover and Midnights.

[Nessun Dorma 7,543]

1 hour ago, dynamite said:

Same, I actually listened to most of her albums in full recently to see what the type was about and I was so bored, she's basically Ed Sheeran in a wig.

I love All Too Well though.

Did you listen to the 10 min version?

[dynamite 59,372]

7 minutes ago, Nessun Dorma said:

Did you listen to the 10 min version?

Yeah, it's my favourite one!

[meltedplastic 312]

none of them she sucks BOOOO!!!!!!

[Nessun Dorma 7,543]

9 minutes ago, dynamite said:

Yeah, it's my favourite one!

It’s mine too! Her ability to tell stories is what captivates me the most. This song in particular shows it. She plays with words and creates poetry with music. If you haven't listened to Folklore and Evermore, I recommend you listen to them. I don't know if you like their  musical style (they are primarily classified as indie folk), but there are several poetic compositions, very well constructed, that are worth checking out!

[dynamite 59,372]

Just now, Nessun Dorma said:

It’s mine too! Her ability to tell stories is what captivates me the most. This song in particular shows it. She plays with words and creates poetry with music. If you haven't listened to Folklore and Evermore, I recommend you listen to them. I don't know if you like their  musical style (they are primarily classified as indie folk), but there are several poetic compositions, very well constructed, that are worth checking out!

I will listen to them. I think I stopped before I reached those