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Like Taylor going Shadow the Hedgehog is just fucking hysterical.
Oh noooooooo. This should not be true, but it is.
Like Taylor going Shadow the Hedgehog is just fucking hysterical.
Welcome to New York is great, State of Grace like much Red is redundant and forgettableFor an album opener, this is much much better than Welcome to New York. I hope even the people who don't like it can concede that. Definitely a step lower than the masterpiece that is State of Grace though. I dunno. I kinda like that Taylor is releasing a trashy album ripped straight out of 2007.
It's one of those things where if you told me I'd need it, I'd be like "no that's fucking gross go away."Oh noooooooo. This should not be true, but it is.
Welcome to New York is great, State of Grace like much Red is redundant and forgettable
Great, so I guess the rest of the album will indeed go in this same direction then.
Christ, this one is even worse than the last single.
I just wanted more of 1989 goddammit! But no Taylor had to go "edgy" cos of some drama on Twitter and some other schoolyard arguments or whatever stupid shit >_<
This sounds like a low rent SOPHIE produced this. Something akin to it
Oh this new single is going to be even bigger than LWYMMD.
I feel like I love this in an ironic way, but not quite that far. Like I'm smiling so goddamn hard, and I don't know how to process this D:
I dig it, but I think for the wrong reasons?
Like Taylor going Shadow the Hedgehog is just fucking hysterical.
Oh this new single is going to be even bigger than LWYMMD.
lmfao
ViewsI like the new single a little bit better than the first one. The rap part is cringy as hell tho. This is shaping up to be Taylor's ARTPOP/Witness.
I must be weird, because I'm enjoying both songs so far. The few people I've spoken to about the songs have enjoyed them as well. I'd be surprised if her newest album isn't at least a commercial success, if not also a critic success given these two singles.
I agree they aren't good but the first one is stuck in my head.Wow, these two songs are so below average. Not even remotely catchy.
Reminds me of those few that reaaaaaaally held out hope Joanne was gonna turn Gaga's career around.just when i think her music couldn't get any worse
there are people that unironically stan for this vile fucking shit
just when i think her music couldn't get any worse
there are people that unironically stan for this vile fucking shit
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Let's not dig too hard on Joanne. She had a couple of decent tracks.Reminds me of those few that reaaaaaaally held out hope Joanne was gonna turn Gaga's career around.
The important word being "crap".These extreme reactions are so funny, best part is that you're going to be forced to swallow this crap for a long time because Swift is huge, so try to take it easy.
Song is goooood.
Just to be clear, reputation is 100% too big to fail: Swift is one of the few artists who still sells huge quantities of physical albums, and has an incredible relationship with retail. These singles are already all over ABC's promos, and the Taylor Swift Tix system prioritizes pre-orders so that fans will have already bought the album before they're able to respond to its content.
There's always a chance the harsher direction of this music will cut off her attempt at four-straight 1 million first weeks, but this is still going to sell more than any other album since Views (850k), at the very least. But I'd say the bigger issue is whether her sound/tactics with the pre-orders/long delay between albums creates more of an issue the next time she tries to launch an album cycle a few years from now.
Edit: As for "...Ready for it?" I do think that Martin and Shellback are enabling Taylor here, but mainly because they're obsessed with the sonic experimentation at the heart of pop music, and willing to allow her to rap in the interest of getting to play around in the rap/EDM intersections. I had hoped that they would work harder than Antonoff in convincing Taylor to just write a goddamn pop song, and at least she the chorus is better, but it appears that Taylor's got enough creative control to do whatever she desires.
That's unfortunate.
I agree that Taylor is too big to fail with this album. Reputation will inevitably be a massive sales success. As you say, I think the question will be what happens with the next album. Super anecdotal, but in my social circle, long-standing Taylor Swift fans are feeling uneasy about this new sound, and I wonder if she's pulling in new casual listeners with this direction. A gain of casual fans without loyalty while damaging relationships with the core base could have consequences down the line. But honestly, it's way too early to tell anything. We'll see how the album turns out and what people think.
Reactions below yours seem to be overall very negative, so where does that leave us?
She will probably (hopefully) experience a similar burnout that Katy and Adele did following their massive albums 21 and Teenage Dream. 25 only one had big hit (Hello) and Prism had 2 big hits compared to Teenage Dream's like 5. Gaga used up all her good will with Born This Way and we all know how ARTPOP turned out.
She will probably (hopefully) experience a similar burnout that Katy and Adele did following their massive albums 21 and Teenage Dream. 25 only one had big hit (Hello) and Prism had 2 big hits compared to Teenage Dream's like 5. Gaga used up all her good will with Born This Way and we all know how ARTPOP turned out.