Taylor Swift

[maysparkle 2,419]

1 hour ago, zombie girl said:

idk, it kind of makes me sad because i feel like all taylor albums besides the pandemic ones (which were 10/10 all the way through) have a mix of about 5 really really good songs, 3 or 4 bad songs, and the rest are just okay and help build the context and sonic landscape of the album as a whole. but the really good songs made up for everything else because they are that good. midnights has the least amount of high moments out of all of taylor’s albums. i can’t see myself ever putting this album on again and wanting to listen to it when i could listen to any of her other albums instead. the whole thing is just okay (or bad; i’m not even gonna talk about karma and vigilante shit). previous taylor albums that i haven’t been the biggest fan of in their entirety could’ve been improved upon a lot by cutting down the track list. this one can’t even really be improved with that because there are no stand out songs

Man I’m really regretting my preorders now lol

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4 minutes ago, maysparkle said:

Man I’m really regretting my preorders now lol

chill, this is one persons opinion. have some faith in her.

[star Iux 5,983]

I haven't listened to Midnights yet, but I think that Taylor needs to go back to the storytelling she did in Folkmore

 

Everybody is sick of her talking about 2016 & how much she loves Joe

[Mer 61,222]

5 minutes ago, Aberdeen Beauty Queen said:

Everybody is sick of her talking about 2016 & how much she loves Joe

 

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This album has neither of those things. The lyrics are actually quite heartbreaking, though they lack the purple prose that I think made folklore sound so "grownup". It's wayyyy more experimental than Lover and has less "safe" songs. The lyrics are weird and campy. I really think it's a solid body of work, and has good cohesion and direction. The aesthetics of what she wore to award shows matches the sonics better than the aesthetics of the photoshoot tho, imo. 

 

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1 minute ago, Mer said:

 

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This album has neither of those things. The lyrics are actually quite heartbreaking, though they lack the purple prose that I think made folklore sound so "grownup". It's wayyyy more experimental than Lover and has less "safe" songs. The lyrics are weird and campy. I really think it's a solid body of work, and has good cohesion and direction. The aesthetics of what she wore to award shows matches the sonics better than the aesthetics of the photoshoot tho, imo. 

 

ohhhh ok ty, I assumed karma was about 2016 & sweet nothing was about joe lol

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2 minutes ago, Mer said:

 

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This album has neither of those things. The lyrics are actually quite heartbreaking, though they lack the purple prose that I think made folklore sound so "grownup". It's wayyyy more experimental than Lover and has less "safe" songs. The lyrics are weird and campy. I really think it's a solid body of work, and has good cohesion and direction. The aesthetics of what she wore to award shows matches the sonics better than the aesthetics of the photoshoot tho, imo. 

 

 

wow thank you for your detailed description of the sound, i'm looking forward to listening tomorrow! 

[Mer 61,222]

Just now, Aberdeen Beauty Queen said:

ohhhh ok ty, I assumed karma was about 2016 & sweet nothing was about joe lol

 

i don't get her relationship with joe tbh because rep was largely written before she even dated him, and ever since she's been with him she's released some of her saddest songs (DBATC, folkmore, and now maroon/question...?/etc.). I'd love to know the muses of Maroon and Question...? tbh because they sound like past exes. 

 

Karma and Viglante Shit are def about Scooter Braun I think 

Just now, letterblue said:

 

wow thank you for your detailed description of the sound, i'm looking forward to listening tomorrow! 

 

like you said, it's just one opinion! YMMV! <3 

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Ok but I have to know, does Lana actually sing or is she in the background 

[Sportscruiser 11,893]

I disagree that Meningitis is a cohesive album. There are moments of sonic whiplash where you go from the sweet & sad cottage-core of Folklore to the aggressive production of Reputation (specially in Vigilante Shit and Karma) to the bombastic nostalgia of Lover/Melodrama. The whole thing is basically an amalgamation of past sonorities and approaches that are awkwardly disjointed but glued together nonetheless. It’s not adventurous nor does it need to be BUT we’ve seen her tackling these soundscapes better before, in other projects.

 

Releasing a mid collection of different styles that doesn’t even elevate the past work she’s recreating feels like a major regression for one of the biggest music stars of our time, in a year that has been so strong for music with career best work being released by Beyoncé, Rosalía, Kendrick, etc. This might very well be her creative bankruptcy moment and she would be better off taking a bit of time off to really assert the type of artist she wants to be because this flip flopping between wanting to be known as a singer songwriter AND being this dramatic, controversial, cheeky mega popstar will eventually start working against her.

 

3 minutes ago, Party Favor said:

Ok but I have to know, does Lana actually sing or is she in the background 

 

Mostly background vocals. I feel like they’re slightly more discernible during the chorus and post chorus but everywhere else is a mere whisper under Taylor’s voice.

[Mer 61,222]

1 minute ago, Sportscruiser said:

career best work being released by Beyoncé...Kendrick

 

You see, taste is very subjective after all 

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3 minutes ago, Party Favor said:

Ok but I have to know, does Lana actually sing or is she in the background 

 

i haven't heard it but everybody else has said that she's in the background and hardly noticeable  

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2 minutes ago, Sportscruiser said:

I disagree that Meningitis is a cohesive album. There are moments of sonic whiplash where you go from the sweet & sad cottage-core of Folklore to the aggressive production of Reputation (specially in Vigilante Shit and Karma) to the bombastic nostalgia of Lover/Melodrama. The whole thing is basically an amalgamation of past sonorities and approaches that are awkwardly disjointed but glued together nonetheless. It’s not adventurous nor does it need to be BUT we’ve seen her tackling these soundscapes better before, in other projects.

 

Releasing a mid collection of different styles that doesn’t even elevate the past work she’s recreating feels like a major regression for one of the biggest music stars of our time, in a year that has been so strong for music with career best work being released by Beyoncé, Rosalía, Kendrick, etc. This might very well be her creative bankruptcy moment and she would be better off taking a bit of time off to really assert the type of artist she wants to be because this flip flopping between wanting to be known as a singer songwriter AND being this dramatic, controversial, cheeky mega popstar will eventually start working against her.

 

 

Mostly background vocals. I feel like they’re slightly more discernible during the chorus and post chorus but everywhere else is a mere whisper under Taylor’s voice.

 

Just now, Surf Noir said:

 

i haven't heard it but everybody else has said that she's in the background and hardly noticeable  

She def knew miss rey would body her vocally 

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3 minutes ago, Mer said:

 

You see, taste is very subjective after all 

 

Absolutely. There seems to be a tendency by most people to affirm what I said though. That’s why they’ve been critically acclaimed and still talked about to this day despite having been released months ago.

 

And I didn’t even mention smaller/less mainstream acts like Mitski, Perfume Genius, Bjork, etc. This has been a great year for music.

[Mer 61,222]

Midnights; the visual album. 

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4 minutes ago, Mer said:

Midnights; the visual album. 

I didn't know a visual album could consist of exactly 2 music videos

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4 minutes ago, Mer said:

Midnights; the visual album. 

Now see had she put out this trailer when the album cycle began (Or even just released a single), we wouldn't have had the bad surprise of it being Lover part 2 when it leaked. Cause we would have known from the get go it was gonna be pop Taylor again 

[Mer 61,222]

5 minutes ago, AlexIl said:

I didn't know a visual album could consist of exactly 2 music videos

there are more than 2 lol. 

2 minutes ago, Inferno Euphoria said:

Now see had she put out this trailer when the album cycle began (Or even just released a single), we wouldn't have had the bad surprise of it being Lover part 2 when it leaked. Cause we would have known from the get go it was gonna be pop Taylor again 

I feel like the VMAs outfit announcement made that clear for me. And Jack in the TikTok. 

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Just now, Mer said:

there are more than 2 lol. 

Only 2 were announced and this teaser doesn't look like enough visuals to support an entire thirteen-track album lol 

[Mer 61,222]

Just now, AlexIl said:

Only 2 were announced and this teaser doesn't look like enough visuals to support an entire thirteen-track album lol 

Apparently there’s 7 but idk.  

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The chaotic suprise will be another album, mark my words.