Taylor Swift

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35 minutes ago, cellophane said:

Anti-Hero video!

 

 

So funny, so many memeable moments 

Sounds in some parts like Lana gave her singing lessons

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14 minutes ago, lanasbottom said:

and Lord with an E did it better too let’s be real  She might be highly obnoxious but Melodrama wipes the floor with MIDnights (so does 1989)

 

Not to mention Lorde’s abilities as a songwriter. It’s truly staggering that a 16 year old Lorde was able to write a whole album about growing up as a teenager who feels more radical, mature and forward-thinking than 33 year old Taylor Swift reminiscing about past relationships and revenge-fueled fantasies.

 

Which leads me to another point: why exactly is Taylor Swift perceived as one of the greatest songwriters working today? Sure, she’s capable of storytelling greatness and even poetry as proved by Folkmore but a crushing majority of what exists before those albums + Midnights is quite… average songwriting - even redundant at times. The songs structures are very much similar to one another, the metaphors she uses are often compared to Lana’s because a lot of times she does sound like she’s been studying Lana for a long time and also wants to dive into summoning contemplative, evocative Americana symbolism but is that really enough to label someone as one of the greatest songwriters of our time? Even melodically speaking, she’s come to a point where her melodies are starting to blend into one another, with several Midnights tracks resembling others from previous albums, uncannily so.

 

Now I don’t want to sound like a Taylor Swift hater even though it might be too late for that and I truly feel like she was misrepresented and mistreated by the media for years - it was nice to see her blossom into her Folkmore era where it was all about the music and nothing else. However it does feel obligatory to start questioning these labels we throw at people based on their merit at their peak moments/projects when they might not be progressing as one would expect from someone so highly perceived and admired as her for something she’s clearly lacking or showing flaws at.

 

Sometimes I feel like all the hatred and unfair vitriol that was directed at Taylor and the way she overcame that kind of prevents people from rightfully criticizing her (from a place of genuine respect and love for music) or questioning her lyrical prowess when she’s showed time and time again she’s a very uneven songwriter.

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1 hour ago, Sportscruiser said:

 

Not to mention Lorde’s abilities as a songwriter. It’s truly staggering that a 16 year old Lorde was able to write a whole album about growing up as a teenager who feels more radical, mature and forward-thinking than 33 year old Taylor Swift reminiscing about past relationships and revenge-fueled fantasies.

 

Which leads me to another point: why exactly is Taylor Swift perceived as one of the greatest songwriters working today? Sure, she’s capable of storytelling greatness and even poetry as proved by Folkmore but a crushing majority of what exists before those albums + Midnights is quite… average songwriting - even redundant at times. The songs structures are very much similar to one another, the metaphors she uses are often compared to Lana’s because a lot of times she does sound like she’s been studying Lana for a long time and also wants to dive into summoning contemplative, evocative Americana symbolism but is that really enough to label someone as one of the greatest songwriters of our time? Even melodically speaking, she’s come to a point where her melodies are starting to blend into one another, with several Midnights tracks resembling others from previous albums, uncannily so

Fr Melodrama and even Pure Heroine (considering her very young age back then) are excellent both sonically and lyrically, and miles ahead of what Taylor thinks she’s doing. 

 

On the topic of why everyone sees her as a god now is more than perplexing since, as you say, the material’s just not there i’m sawry 

She can write good songs and she’s good at making very catchy music/melodies but literally that’s it. When you see threads being made asking if children will study her in 100+ years like they do with Beethoven, Bach and Tchaikovsky you just pause and ask yourself if swifties live in another reality/dimension or are just in dire need of new meds…

She’s an okay songwriter, way below average singer and that’s literally it. Even as a performer everyone from Beyoncé and Gaga to Janet, Madonna and yes even Katy (on a good day) eat her alive in the stage department. I’ll never understand how nor why she’s viewed as some kinda musical genius when her best works are just cliché Lana Del Rey imitations 

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the breakdowns in this thread….

 

ot: my favorite tracks right now are Anti-Hero, Snow on The Beach  and Karma. i haven’t listened to the bonus tracks yet.

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do we have the alternate artworks in HQ? i wanna use the Mahogany one in my library but all I find is the CD and vinyl mockups from the website  

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5 minutes ago, letterblue said:

i haven’t listened to the bonus tracks yet.

dew it asap

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1 minute ago, Glitter Boy said:

do we have the alternate artworks in HQ? i wanna use the Mahogany one in my library but all I find is the CD and vinyl mockups from the website  

This one?

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4 minutes ago, Wait For Life said:

This one?

This is amazing, thanks a lot! I might use that one instead

I was looking for this one, probably mistook the name tho:

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3 minutes ago, Glitter Boy said:

This is amazing, thanks a lot! I might use that one instead

I was looking for this one, probably mistook the name tho:

LOVE this one. lmk if you find it so i can change mine too fjdjdjdj

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1 hour ago, letterblue said:

.............what are you doing? does she have you this upset? 

I’m writing a Taylor swift song…

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7 minutes ago, Glitter Boy said:

This is amazing! I might use that one instead

I was looking for this one, probably mistook the name tho:

Oh..

I have these too

I don’t even listen to Taylor so idk the names 

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9 minutes ago, Glitter Boy said:

This is amazing, thanks a lot! I might use that one instead

I was looking for this one, probably mistook the name tho:

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/taylor-swift/images/a/ab/MidnightsMahogany.JPEG/revision/latest?cb=20221008062840

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10 minutes ago, letterblue said:

LOVE this one. lmk if you find it so i can change mine too fjdjdjdj

Did this quickie remake lol hope it will do for now

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3 minutes ago, Glitter Boy said:

Did this quickie remake lol hope it will do for now

tysm 

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The 3 AM tracks cleared!

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I had a 2nd listen after a very underwhelming first listen, now with a clear mind and embracing the synth pop sound an I honestly really liked it! There's a few tracks that I kinda dislike, and now listening to the 3 AM tracks this album could've been way better than what the standard sets it up to be

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So who do we think bigger than the whole sky is about 

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The overlong interruption in the music video for Anti-Hero is overkill and annoying. Lana had a much better solution in the Chemtrails video.

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10 minutes ago, Party Favor said:

So who do we think bigger than the whole sky is about 

I’m listening to it for the first time as I type this and I’m SOBBING fuck this I’m out, she did that 

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why must everyone compare every synthpop album to fucking melodrama? melodrama was not any good to begin with