taylor swift red poll

i realize i should want to read these conversations, but y'know ...

If that young man has Taylor’s scarf he should return it.

— Dionne Warwick (@dionnewarwick) November 15, 2021

lmao read the 1 star reviews on this

https://www.target.com/p/taylor-swift-red-taylor-39-s-version-target-exclusive-vinyl-4-lp/-/A-84294181

looool

Red (Jake's Version)

So it’s a 4LP set mastered at 45 rpm, when it could have(?) fit on 2 LPs at 33? Is that a sound quality thing, or a nefarious plot to ring up 2x the number of “discs” sold(?)

that's typically a sound quality thing i think?

I assume it's sound quality + they could fit the 16 album tracks on two discs and the bonus tracks on the other two. They would have needed 3 LP's anyway at 33, because it's over 2 hours long.

Man, I bet that vinyl sounds awesome

(when played at 45, lol)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ujcUumou9c

idk from experience i do not think taylor swift's team cares about vinyl pressing

the records of hers i have on vinyl sound extremely not awesome

And you would hide away and find your peace of mind
With some indie record that's pressed much better than mine

Well they sure care about CD sound quality (have I mentioned it sounds awesome?)

It occurred to me today that even after hearing, as ambience, "Blank Check" and "Wildest Dreams" and so on some thousands of times over the past seven years, I still so strongly associate Taylor with "You Belong With Me" and "Love Story" and "Fifteen" and all of Speak Now

And yet, "We Are Never Getting Back Together" is chronologically, at this point, mid-period-- six years after her debut, nine years ago.

"Blank Check" --> "Blank Space"? Ha ha (I like yr title, tho)

Ha lol whoops. I never listened to 1989 through Lover for pleasure, just research I guess

https://www.stereogum.com/2167771/taylor-swift-iheartradio-taylors-version/news/

“Whenever Taylor re-records a new track, we immediately replace the old versions. Our stations will always deliver songs that artists are eager to share and fans want to hear,” said Tom Poleman, Chief Programming Officer for iHeartMedia. “Listeners have made it known that they cannot wait to hear Taylor’s Version of each track. We are thrilled to provide a platform to share those with them, as well as the stories behind the songs from Taylor herself.”

She and iHeartRadio are pretty sympatico.

I find it annoying that the implied choice (not on ILM per se, just in general) is between caring about all the autobiographical detail and not being invested in the songwriting at all. One of the best aspects of the shift in her songwriting in the last two albums (especially on Evermore) is the sense that that binary is no longer applicable. "Ivy" and "Cowboy Like Me" are two of the very best songs she has ever written, and both clearly have nothing to do with her own life.

I was discussing with Brad a while back all the questions I wish TS would get asked in interviews, basically all of which would dig into her songwriting craft. A big question I had coming out of Evermore is whether she feels like, if she is writing from the POV of a fictional character, her lyrical vocabulary changes. Which of course she would never actually be asked by an interviewer.

― Tim F, Monday, November 15, 2021 4:10 PM (two days ago) bookmarkflaglink

otm

"Ronan" may be the saddest song I've ever heard.

it's been pretty funny/cute seeing my 12yo niece "discover" Taylor Swift

don't think she was really into music much before this

https://www.twitter.com/bloodbuzz/status/1460047771537494018

"Holy Ground" should've done better.

Agreed, but I feel like the really underrated deep cut on this album is “I Almost Do”, which I think is also secretly really sharp songwriting.