+1. This is why she should stick to writing about what she knows. |
| Why can’t she go back to writing about Jake Gyllenhall? I miss those days. |
Maybe this is sarcastic? But if not, what a truly strange take. |
| The more I listen, the more I love this album. Crack. |
So you'd rather her be miserable? Weird take. |
My kid specifically mentioned that "wood" was cringy. And that the Charlie XCX diss track was beneath Taylor. |
No. She's good. And her fans love her. Every artist has a "less good" album now and then. The thing is, what she's exceptional at is not just song writing it's creating a para-social connection with fans, marketing, and consistency. She doesn't disappear for a decade like some artists and then expect to return to the same adoring horde they had before going off into the woods or whatever. Taylor's good. She's got this. She doesn't need to try to be anything she's not. She proved that with the Eras tour. |
Be real. She wasn’t miserable. She was inspired. |
What she’s proved is that people love her for her, not for her music. |
No, I get it. She writes like an 11 year old would write. |
She puts in narcotics in all of her songs. |
Yeah, I mean it’s her 12th album. I personally think it’s going to grow on me in the coming days, but if it doesn’t do as well… I mean, she has nothing to prove at this point. And I do like how she changes up both her music and just whole vibe. she went for years not promoting albums in the traditional way (don’t come at me, I know she markets all her albums, I’m just talking about she doesn’t use the traditional venues like talk shows). And now she seems more settled and happy and wants to come out and do more interviews and traditional media which I’m digging. I truly think Travis is going to retire after this season and she’s already said she’s not touring the album. I think for those who hate her, you are going enter a time when you really don’t hear from her for a couple of years. I think this is sort of the last hurrah for her and she’s going out on her own terms. (I do think she’ll put out more music and tour in the coming years, I just think she knows it will never be like the lightning in the bottle Eras time again). |
| ^ and I like those narcotics |
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6-7 of the 12 songs are about travis. And he is not not a good muse. Boring AF as a muse.
Fate of ophelia is decent. Actually romantic will be in 1000 tik tok videos and has cultual.staying power that way. I dont get tge hate though. Its a mid album but not trash. Methinks she lost some of her ambition. The other possibilty is sge is she is respomding to the online world - you want to speculate on my sex life with travis - here is the worst sex song ever! Here is a song about sincerity vs online memes, but im gonna rick roll you in it. All your posting crap abput me just makes me wet. |
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I almost finished the album yesterday. Busy set of days.
My take is that 2-3+ songs stand out. 2 solid. A third sure, and a fourth. A fifth I can think of. Maybe more depending on mood, etc. She he earned the right to make any album. When you’re that rich and famous, you can just make *what you like.* The song about “I’m not a bad b****” is saying repeatedly, she knows she’s not cool, she doesn’t have to pretend to be “savage” or “fire” anymore. She’s a sweet and goofy person on the inside, and as a star, you have a public persona and then the way people really know you. This album is her being free, completely. I’m not saying she wasn’t free before. She’s just also free AND happy now. (Compare to Midnights, Folklore, where she was being herself but a little sad) |