Gen Xers - Do you find Taylor Swift’s music bland?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Agree. Gen Xer (born in 76). It’s like if I grew up with this music in my formative years (HS/college/20s) I would get the attachment. But I truly am mystified by the insane popularity. She’s not bad or anything, and clearly she has quite the following. But she’s honestly pretty mid, as the kids say, in terms of lyrics, voice, appearance, music.

Many of the female pop singers are average looking these days in terms of appearance. Chappell Roan, Billie Eilish, Meghan Trainor, Miley Cyrus, Tate Mcrae, that seems to be what their fans want. The music is also pretty bland.

Chappell and Billie are not what I would call bland at all. Nor Taylor. Maybe we different definitions of it? To me, when music is inspiring in some way or makes me feel things, it is not bland. I am not as familiar with Meghan or Tate. Miley is great but maybe on the bland side to me? Still like her!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Agree. Gen Xer (born in 76). It’s like if I grew up with this music in my formative years (HS/college/20s) I would get the attachment. But I truly am mystified by the insane popularity. She’s not bad or anything, and clearly she has quite the following. But she’s honestly pretty mid, as the kids say, in terms of lyrics, voice, appearance, music.

Many of the female pop singers are average looking these days in terms of appearance. Chappell Roan, Billie Eilish, Meghan Trainor, Miley Cyrus, Tate Mcrae, that seems to be what their fans want. The music is also pretty bland.

Chappell and Billie are not what I would call bland at all. Nor Taylor. Maybe we different definitions of it? To me, when music is inspiring in some way or makes me feel things, it is not bland. I am not as familiar with Meghan or Tate. Miley is great but maybe on the bland side to me? Still like her!

None of it is memorable. Nobody will be listening to it in 20 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was born in 86, so I guess older millennial.

I find it really boring.

You are peak, regular degular millennial actually

[Anonymous]

She's no Black Sabbath.

[Anonymous]

Gen X here (1975). Taylor Swift makes catchy songs like Brittany Spears. Nice depending on the occasion. If I want real music, I listen to Lauryn Hill.

[Anonymous]

I would never go out of my way to listen to it, but I'll bop my head to it when it's playing in the background at TJ Maxx or whatever.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree. Gen Xer (born in 76). It’s like if I grew up with this music in my formative years (HS/college/20s) I would get the attachment. But I truly am mystified by the insane popularity. She’s not bad or anything, and clearly she has quite the following. But she’s honestly pretty mid, as the kids say, in terms of lyrics, voice, appearance, music.

Many of the female pop singers are average looking these days in terms of appearance. Chappell Roan, Billie Eilish, Meghan Trainor, Miley Cyrus, Tate Mcrae, that seems to be what their fans want. The music is also pretty bland.

Chappell and Billie are not what I would call bland at all. Nor Taylor. Maybe we different definitions of it? To me, when music is inspiring in some way or makes me feel things, it is not bland. I am not as familiar with Meghan or Tate. Miley is great but maybe on the bland side to me? Still like her!

None of it is memorable. Nobody will be listening to it in 20 years.

Except that Taylor has been around for nearly that long, clown.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Agree. Gen Xer (born in 76). It’s like if I grew up with this music in my formative years (HS/college/20s) I would get the attachment. But I truly am mystified by the insane popularity. She’s not bad or anything, and clearly she has quite the following. But she’s honestly pretty mid, as the kids say, in terms of lyrics, voice, appearance, music.

Many of the female pop singers are average looking these days in terms of appearance. Chappell Roan, Billie Eilish, Meghan Trainor, Miley Cyrus, Tate Mcrae, that seems to be what their fans want. The music is also pretty bland.

Chappell and Billie are not what I would call bland at all. Nor Taylor. Maybe we different definitions of it? To me, when music is inspiring in some way or makes me feel things, it is not bland. I am not as familiar with Meghan or Tate. Miley is great but maybe on the bland side to me? Still like her!

None of it is memorable. Nobody will be listening to it in 20 years.

Except that Taylor has been around for nearly that long, clown.

And most people, except for her die hard fans, would struggle to name a song.

[Anonymous]

I only like her early super-catchy hits like You Belong With Mre. She’s moved away from that style. I’ve tried to listen to her albums and yea, they all seem to just run on and blue together. (Technically I’m an old millennial).

[Anonymous]

Older GenX here and I really enjoy music. I have a young adult DD so I’ve listened to a lot of TSwift over the years. I also like her business and marketing savvy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I only like her early super-catchy hits like You Belong With Mre. She’s moved away from that style. I’ve tried to listen to her albums and yea, they all seem to just run on and blue together. (Technically I’m an old millennial).

Same age and feel the same way!

[Anonymous]

I find her current hits mostly boring musically, but I heard them several times on a long car drive this week and decided I do like "anti-hero" a lot.

[Anonymous]

I honestly think it has a lot to do with the modern way of producing and sound engineering music. Injecting same ish sounds into everything that's released at a certain time to keep it accessible sounding, 0 dynamics because everyone listens with earbuds, production approaches that are too slick. Like the audio equivalent of a smartphone.

[Anonymous]

Younger Gen X here (‘77). I hated her music when she put out her first album. Too country/childish for my taste. But when she made the switch to pop music, I found myself liking some of her songs that were in the radio—Style was one I distinctly remember liking at the time—and I think her music has gotten better over the years. Some of her lyrics are really clever and relatable. Even if I can’t relate now to whatever heartbreak or relationship issue she’s singing about (since I’m married with 2 kids), I remember being in my 20s and early 30s and going through similar things. Right now I’m really liking I Can Do It With a Broken Heart. My heart isn’t broken but that song basically sums up middle-aged life too — the whole concept of having to put on a front, be productive and get through everything you have to do regardless of whatever you might be going through because it’s what’s expected and people rely on you. Oof.

[Anonymous]

Old gen x never really listened to pop music and certainly would not listen to Taylor. She reminds me of Madonna in term of influence but I did not listen to her either.

I was always left of the dial and Taylor is not left of the dial.

What I find amazing is a lot of the high schoolers who are in bands listen to a lot of the same things I listened to in my youth. Very few people listened to those bands back in the day. So it is crazy hearing these kids playing these bands!