1989

Her hits are ok, but this is just generic pop music. Does not belong on this list. 2.5 stars.

Quite good, but much too long.

After listening to this, I can really see the appeal of Taylor Swift. Her lyrics are very simple, but portray a kind of bittersweet nostalgia that could really resonate with someone who has had the same kind of experiences. The music is pop as pop can be, with some songs harkening back to 80s synth pop, while others feel like the dirty pop of the 2000s. So it’s all very good if it’s what you’re into, but it’s just not for me.

Hearty, upbeat, hard to flaw.

very nostalgic least fav taylor album cute songs though !

Can't believe she wrote Wildest Dreams about Hugh Neutron

This is fine. I've liked some of her newer stuff much more than this. Some of these songs go on for at least 30 seconds longer than they need to. They're just repeating the same words and it makes me anxious for the thing to end. For a pop record, though, I’m not opposed to it. I think I’d love to dance to it, but I was listening to it at work, which is quite the clash of vibes.

For fear of SWIFT retribution... very 'pop-y' and if that's your thing this is great.

Honestly the first time listening. Listen to the original and not Taylor's version. There are a handful of great singles on this album. She's definitely an interesting and talented artist but the fanaticism is lost on me somehow.

Best songs: Blank Space, Style, Shake It Off, Bad Blood, Wildest Dreams

Шо, реально, сестрёнки? Тейлор уже тогда выстрелила? В смысле тогда = десять лет назад я слушал пару её песен, для общего развития. Мне показалось, что ну попса как попса. Красиво, но безвкусно. Попробуем ещё разок. Звук современный и хрустяще-прохладный, мелодии четкие, синты яркие. Всё перекручено так чтобы максимально кайфануть. И я кайфанул под начало альбома, скрывать не буду. Но вот к концу... что-то ухо замылилось. И ощущение, что слушаешь _продукт_ а не реального исполнителя. Что всё сделано специально для потребителя чтобы потребить. Простые мелодии, простой ритм, крайне чёткий звук. Но это ширпотреб

Kind of like a pop Enya. Some enjoyable, others lost in the clouds.

A lot of very catchy well crafted but slightly generic pop songs.

Not my usual bag but a very enjoyable collection of songs you can't help but sing along too. Fair play to Taylor, she's inspired a generation

Not really my style but I didn’t hate it. Millions upon millions can’t all be wrong

Fun Swiftie album

Very frog coded album, no I will not elaborate

I won’t lie, it's hype and better than I remembered. Really it's a 3.5/5 for me, but we can't give half stars. Fave track: New Romantics.

Perfect Pop.

Pop, dance, mid/fast, female, party, emotional, synths, much better than expected, not annoying, good beats/rhythms. The Intro of Clean reminds me sooo much on Kettcar - Landungsbrücken raus... someone has good scouts :D

Nicht schlecht.

Has a ton of hit songs in it. If you like those songs, you’ll probably like this album. To me, the hit songs are catchy but overall the songs are pretty middle of the road and aren’t really pushing future music in any sort of direction. Overall though, Taylor does get extra points for her empowerment of young girls and women and for taking back her own catalogue of music (that was a pretty punk/FU thing to do). Speaking of which, the link goes to the original album version but make sure you keep clicking through to Taylor’s Version.

Easy to see why its popular. First half of the tracks seem solid and catchy. but back half of the album seems to ramble on

Earworms for sure, but I'm not the target audience. It doesn't land any more than a hundred other random pop albums of its kind.

IMO, sound is over produced.

shhh, don't tell anyone, 7/10

I'm just not a swiftie

I guess there's a reason she's so popular. Cringed when this came up, but found myself tapping my toes and bobbing my head. Wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it, but won't dive for the knob if Shake It Off comes on either.

This album made her huge. I get it, I think.

I'll start by saying it's really cool how much control Taylor has over her own music, and by all accounts she works very hard to make it. I like the electro-pop direction/sound a lot, and don't think it's unfair to compare this to prime 80s Madonna or Cyndi Lauper except Swift wrote much more of the material. Her voice is appealing (nobody does an 'mmm' quite like Taytay), if lacking range, and I don't think it's technically possible for production to be more polished thanks to Miller, Antonoff, Shellback, et al and Taylor's reportedly high standards. That extreme polish is honestly one of the biggest demerits to me, not just for this album, but this type of pop music in general; at what point does the artist no longer really matter? I know Taylor hand picked this team to work with, and they really are talented artists in their own right, but there is something about manufactured, air-brushed, reconstituted from concentrate recordings that I find hard to swallow. Some of the magic of music is just lost when you make it this way. That said, "Shake It Off" is a straight bop (though I could do without that pseudo-rap breakdown), I appreciate the shade thrown on "Blank Space," and "I Know Places" has a welcome darker tone from most of the rest of the album plus what I assume is an homage to/imitation of Regina Spektor that didn't go unnoticed. A lot of the rest of the tracks are either generic to my ear, or would benefit from a more mature storyteller. Perhaps my younger self would identify more with the overarching theme of young love lost, but it just doesn't resonate with me. In all, not bad, but not for me.

3.07 per track. Pretty good pop to be honest.

Really gave this one a chance, due to how many swifties I seem to have as friends. It's ok. Catchy in parts, but I just can't connect with any of it, really feels like it just isn't written for me, which is fine. Not all music is. Arguably the most catchy song, Shake It Off, is inexplicably ruined by a terrible bridge towards the end which is a shame. Less poppy ones are amongst the better ones. 2.5*

Not my favorite era. Too poppy. I had a lot of big radio hits on it, but I'm not sure what all was so phenomenal about it that it had to be on the list. Probably just cause it out To Pimp a Butterfly.

I'm a millenial woman. I've never listened to a Taylor Swift album because I've never needed to - I knew all the words to half of these songs purely by osmosis. The Max Martin huge arena pop production here combined with her nursery rhyme hook sing along lyrics has obviously been a winning combination - these are surgically precise ear worms and 10 years later she's a damn billionaire. For me, "Welcome to New York", "Bad Blood", and "Shake It Off" are some of the most annoying songs I've ever heard. On the other hand "Style", "Wildest Dreams" and "Clean" give it to me. The rest are decent, straightforward pop jams. Everything is 3:30 and perfect for shouting along to in the car (or the sold out stadium). I listened to the original version first and then followed it up with Taylor's version. They mostly sound the same. Oh, but there's nearly a whole album of extra songs "from the vault" tacked on at the end. None really stood out to me, although it was fun to read "Slut!" on the tracklist. I've chosen to live in an alternate universe where the supreme pop album of the 2010s is E•Mo•Tion.

What I'd expect from Swift. Very well done, obviously high quality both in music and lyrics. Just definitely not for me.

Just fine

so full disclosure, i opted to listen to 1989 (taylor's version) - not sure if that is in standing with the spirit of this project or not, but as i understand it, i think taylor swift fans consider the "taylor's versions" canonical now over the original releases. and so i think it's fair to listen to the artist's "preferred" version over the original. and i'm not familiar enough with the original to really know a difference one way or another. all that aside, this is just a good pop album. taylor swift is not usually my kind of music but it is undeniable that she has a knack for writing a great hook. this whole album is just hooky as hell, from front to back. clearly this music resonates with a significant portion of the population, it doesn't quite with me, but i appreciate the artistry here. there's a reason she is the most famous person in the world.

Hits even i have heard of

Taylor Swift is everywhere, aargh! This album is synthy ubiquitous pop; can’t avoid it, but can’t deny the syrupy sweetness of Shake It Off and Bad Blood. The rest of the album is mostly meh, filled with quotable one liners about break-ups, ex’s, etc. that were well designed to be quotable one liners. The first few songs are pretty solid, with Blank Space probably the most notable, before the absolutely horrible Out of the Woods. The mega singles follow, and then the back half of the album is so so. Overall better than your average pop album, but this doesn’t rank as a classic.

There are undeniably a few 4 star songs on this album, catchy, fun ear worms like 'Blank Space' that send up Swift's own reputation with fun, anthemic charm. But midway thru the album, the anthemic, sing-along poppiness starts to wear thin. It's obvious she's more than capable of writing great songs, but it's also obvious she's not willing to really bear her heart, get personal, or SAY anything at all really...so it all just kind of blurs into a lyrically simple mish mash of ghosts and wine-stained dresses and tears and glitter. Her music is safe, ensuring she offends no one. But it's also boring.

Not really my type of music but the success of it merits a 3 IMO.

The haters gonna hate, hate, hate… 😂 If I like it? No. If I understand how she is one of the best-selling artists of all time? Maybe. And, yes, I listened to Taylor’s version. [0124/1001]

Liked it more than I expected. She has a great voice.

Not a fan. 3/5

Fellas, if you're in a pinch and need to give "your favorite Taylor Swift song" to somebody on Hinge who swears they're the only person who asks this, just pick a song on this album. It'll make her happy, and you've definitely heard the song before, even if you didn't know it was by her

I feel ashamed to say this but its a really good cheeezie pop album.

Extrem gut produzierte Pop-Liedchen

Pop con sintetizadores. Muy comercial. Ni fu ni fa.

Ik moet eerlijk zeggen dat ik hier een beetje naar uitkeek. Kleermaker Gezwind is één van de grootste artiesten van het moment, maar ik ga dit als stoere, semi-oude snob natuurlijk niet draaien tenzij het algoritme een Walther P5 tegen m'n voortanden zet. Ik ken wel wat hits aangezien we hier in het dorp tegenwoordig ook gewoon radio, televisie en internet hebben, maar ik heb nooit een album van haar aangezet. Wat me meteen opvalt is dat ze op dit album nummers heeft met meer dan een miljard Spotify streams, die ik niet ken. Dat vind ik best verbazingwekkend. Ik ben blijkbaar echt het contact met de jeugd verloren. Eigenlijk ken ik van dit album alleen Shake It Off en Bad Blood (m'n favoriet). Na vandaag moet ik concluderen dat ik het prima popmuziek vind, maar ik word niet weggeblazen. Een paar tracks klinken alsof ze hyperbewust geschreven zijn voor de aftiteling van een film (bijv. Wildest Dreams). Ik lees vaak wat een geweldige artiest ze is, maar dit album is zo overgeproduceerd dat je dat eigenlijk niet echt kunt horen. Qua zang is het inwisselbaar met Becky Hill of Ellie Goulding bijvoorbeeld. Als ze dit echt zelf schrijft heeft ze wel gevoel voor catchy shit. Qua cijfer een beetje lastig. Dit is heel goed te hebben en soms best leuk. Op de popschaal zou ik Toy-Box - FanTastic een 5 geven. Dit is wel iets minder goed. Een drie voelt laag, een vier voelt hoog. Even een nachtje over slapen.

Favorite track: Out of the Woods

Not too bad, enjoyed songs like Style and This Love. It’s a shame that in today’s Pop world, that you waste the last minute of every 3.5 minute song with constantly repeated lines. But, she’s got a great voice…

Ok - not a big fan of pop music queens in general but I think I understand why she is so popular

6/10 Starts very strong but the second half isnt quite as exciting. Also the lyrics are meh Highlights: Blank Space Shake it Out Out of the Woods

3/5

These songs are not as annoying as some other of her songs. TPAB > 1989

The songs I had heard before were the best ones on this, but there were a few more that were still good that I didn't know. Not totally consistent sound over the album, which was not bad as it keeps it fresh. Easy listen with some real catchy songs. 6/10

Right, going in open-minded. Gonna focus on all the positives, let's do it OK, thought the opener is fun but a little dull I've heard Blank Space before. It's a great song! Oh yeah, I've heard Style before as well. Yeah, really fun chorus! Great bridge as well! Out of the Woods isn't for me. To me it sounds like a spoof of a pop song. Like something they'd play at the end of an episode of Smack the Pony. not mad about All You Had to Do Was Stay. The thing is, I'd love all the songs I'm not enjoying if I was a pop song. Which is to say they're all great pop songs! But it's not what I'd choose to listen to so even great examples of it are boring for me. Shake it Off is great. Probably gonna be my favourite on the album. I've obviously heard it plenty of times before but focusing on it here, the drum groove is brilliant! The open high hats make the song if you ask me. Builds really well, chorus is really fun. The 'rap' bit will never not sound ridiculous but who cares, it's a great song. I've heard that the snares on I Wish You Would are inspired by She Drives Me Crazy, the Fine Young Cannibals song. I love that song. I can hear the resemblance here. Especially in the last few seconds. Don't think anyone would've been able to notice it if it wasn't revealed though. Still, it's a nice song. Feels like a bit of a filler to me. Heard Bad Blood before as well, of course. Again only now noticing the great drum groove. Simple but really effective. Never loved this song. Liked it a bit more on this listen but not one of my favourites. Oh, I've heard Wildest Dreams before as well! Christ she's everywhere. It's nice. I don't know that the strings work with the bass. Don't think those things mix so well. Good song though! How You Get the Girl: Oooooh OK did not like that. Sounded like a country artist doing a cover of a 00s song by a manufactured band of 16-year-olds. Thought This Love was boring. Oh no, album. Please don't totally shrivel away. I Know Places: Well I sincerely hated the verse and then the chorus came in and totally saved it. Still didn't enjoy it but could've been a lot worse without the decent chorus. God, it's the 'I, I, I, I'... felt abusive. Clean was really boring. I really tried. It's not for me. But I can appreciate it.

I don't like the dance era of Taylor, but sue does still have very good music. Just not my Swift Style. The harmonies are on point

Very popular.

Not my piece of cake

Daughter loves her. And this was not bad at all!

Decent album

I liked the re-recording. It's poppy and Taylor's big genre jump.

Catchy songs. Enjoyable listen. I doubt I'd listen again because it's not my taste.

A solid 2/5, but the singles, which are undeniably well crafted and catchy, drag it up a star. The album tracks are dull and forgettable though.

It's Taylor Swift, I am indifferent to her music, I wouldn't go mad but I can say that she can sing well and knows how to appeal to her audience

It was fine. Very well-produced and crafted. Just kind of bland. There's no edge, no unique viewpoint, it's like, "safe music."

Pure pop perfection

Some classic pop songs that stick with you, and great storytelling in the lyrics which means you never get bored. I wouldn't listen to the whole album again, though: for me, pop is best in small doses.

I don't live in a cave so am aware of Taylor Swift, but hadn't listened to any albums of hers. I found this to be perfectly decent pop music with a nice bland message and seemed well produced and packaged. I've no idea why she is as lauded as she is, but it wasn't bad.

It's unspectacular pop. I listened to Taylor's version.

I listened to "Taylor's Version", and from the two or three songs that I do know from this album I must say that I agree with the criticism of the re-recording - everything somehow seems more "flat" than I am used to hearing (even when I am used to hearing those few songs over speakers in big box stores). It makes me think I would enjoy the original recording more (and I suppose that is technically the album included in the 1001 albums list), and maybe I will try that one out at some point. As it is, I like several of the songs at the start of this album... essentially I like the songs that could be Carly Rae Jepsen recordings, and overall I would much rather listen to any of her albums than this. This one especially lost me toward the end, when the instrumentation reverted back to what I would consider more "stereotypical" Swiftian singer-songwriter-country-pop, and I find all of that a bit bland, especially as a person who does not pay much attention to lyrics. I had no idea "Style" was a Taylor Swift song before this listen, so that should tell you how familiar I am with both her oeuvre, and mainstream pop music of the 2010s in general. Anyway, it's fine, just mostly not for me.

I was looking forward to hearing my first Taylor Swift album to see what the hype is all about. I can see why young women/girls would love it. It's not really for me, but there is some catchy stuff here. I'm less impressed by the instrumentation. It was nice to hear the saxophone on one song and I could make out some acoustic guitar, but it's mostly dominated by loud I assume computer generated sounds. For a modern pop album, it's a bit above average.

Obviously aware of Taylor Swift and this album. Not completely my thing but guess there’s a vibe and I don’t dislike it. Not library quality though. 3/5.

As good as modern pop is going to get for me. Years of listening to the Ryan Adams version helps a lot. 3.75

I’ll give her pop props for bringing it. Not my thing, but I get it. It was good to ride the stationary bike to.

Overall not a hard album to listen to. No doubt that Tyalor Swift is incredibly talented and has a great voice. It's not my typical genre but I can respect the talent. I'm giving it 3.5 stars. For people who are into pop I'm sure it's at least a 4.5.

My first foray into Taylor Swift! Will this turn me into a swiftie? I’ll let you know in 48 min! I listened to this while walking around Baltimore which gave a good vibe for it. I obviously knew some songs going in but it was more than I thought. Funny thing is I thought some of the non-singles or radio hits were some of the better ones. Especially liked Clean to end it off that had some smooth synth to it. That all being said I’m giving this a solid 3. Classic pop album that’s just a little too overproduced for my liking and made some of the songs sound the same. Definitely not bad in any way but I don’t really see myself coming back to it. Wonder how many (or any) more Taylor albums are on here.

Huge talent. Enjoyed some tunes.

Not a fan. Never listened to her before this. I listened to Taylor’s version. For pop she’s good, I’m not a pop fan so it’s just okay. First track “Welcome to New York” I did like because it was used in one of my favorite movies, which I didn’t know it was her.

Too much pop.

3.5 Welcome to NY, Blank Space, Shake it Off, and Bad Blood, iconic songs that define an era. Really good songs. Other than that the rest of the album sounds like generic Taylor Swift songs.

Oh my goodness. Im not a taylor fan, and I think i regretted this whole album listening exercise one song in. But it grew on me. Its littered with hooks and Im into it. I hate so much about it, but i cant deny that theres a lot to like about it too. Her lyrics are sometimes infuriating but the production and melodies make it kinda work. Im never listening to this again unless someone else plays it and then i will bob my head and mutter the lyrics under my breath

Tricky listen. Disclosure: I had to separate my current displeasure with swifties and how she weaponizes feminism against other women when it's convenient for her. I also had to take a moment to set aside previous biases and act like it wasn't her to listen to this. Plus I had to remind myself. I'm not the target audience. I did listen to both the 2014 version and the "Taylor's version" At the core of it she has a "sound" in this album and a vibe that she's going for and nails it. This was her first "pop" sounding album and she seems to understand it well. The re-recording seems to change some stuff but I can't tell if they were significantly different. The lyrics are definitely evoking that "movie romance" and I can see the appeal. Overall solid album but the some of the songs did kind of blend together for me. "Shake it off" was a stand out, "New Romantics" kinda had a similar vibe to "Safe and Sound" by Capital Cities. Was it a good listen? Yes. Would I seek it out? probably not

T Swift is good

I can see why people like her album. Upbeat and a good singing voice. Not for me personally.

Favorite Tracks: Style Out of the Woods This Love Clean

I like: Style Wildest Dreams Clean

Not bad, I was just pretty unimpressed. I guess it's just not my thing 🤷

This album doesn't do much for me, and I don't really connect with many songs. I realize that I am not the target audience, so I don't begrudge it for that. Even on the level of just appreciating pop music for what it is, there aren't a ton of songs that I would personally add to my playlists. It feels like music generated by an AI for a Netflix rom-com about a girl moving to the big city. Song going on my "1001 Songs" Playlist: Shake It Off. There are a couple of the hits that I don't mind, and I may regard them more highly if it weren't for overexposure to them. Shake It Off is the one that most makes me want to sing along, and it's a fun song.

Waarom zijn out of the woods, shake it off en bad blood zo VERVELEND Verder best oke, heel erg pop

2014 radio muziek, vond het prima om te luisteren maar niks sprong er uit. Sommige teksten wel echt tenenkrommend maar ach. 3 sterren lijkt mij hier prima

As an homage to 80s synth-pop, this is pretty good Shake It Off and Bad Blood can both die in a fire though, why they were chosen as singles is a mystery to me Favourite tracks: Welcome to New York, Blank Space, Style, Wildest Dreams, This Love

Never listened to a Swift album before. It was better than expected, but overall still not my thing. I respect it though. 2.75/5

It's like bubblegum for your ears. Sweet to listen too but tiring after a while. Fave track Blank Space.

Hmmm, it's very polished pop. I can admire the talent, and any individual song has something I can appreciate going on, but a whole album of it becomes a chore. If this came out 10 years earlier, before I retreated into a hermetic media bubble, I suspect I'd absolutely detest it for being overplayed. Fave track - "Shake It Off" I was familiar with from people singing it at karaoke, and it's quite a bop, sure. And let's say "I Know Places" from the songs I wasn't previously familiar with...

Conflicting feelings on this one, some songs were really catchy but some were really formulaic and unmemorable. It's tough for me to get really into an album where every song is about boys, even if there were some bangers.

Better than I expected. Still over-processed. But well-produced.

Glad to listen to this, and I think the production and songwriting is top notch. It's really noticeable that this is a vehicle for a few big bangers though, and the drop off from the singles to the filler is really large.

It's good for what it is, although it does sound a little dated. Although I have not listened to many of her other albums, I would be surprised of people thought this was her best. Some of the songs make me feel like I am in a department store.

This album is difficult for me to rate because I'm so familiar with it. It's between a 3 and a 4 but I did think it was a good album and maybe I would seek it out again if the songs weren't already so drilled into my mind and exhausted.

I am struggling with how to rate this one. I know the Ryan Adams remake really well, and not this original work… I agree this record is produced super well. It’s like listening to glitter. 2 tracks in I can already say I don’t really like her voice - like her vocal delivery is grating to me Adding to that I HATE the Lorre-style pronoun citation of some words haha makes me want to puke But I do understand why people like this. Def well put together. I believe I read that she wrote these songs ‘unplugged’ haha just her and a guitar in a room - I feel like I might have liked that record better Out Of The Woods is a legit track in every way None of the weird Lorde pronunciation, heart-strings story, the ‘sparkles’ are even dialled back a bit from ex: Welcome To New York The DRA version is great also, prob because the fundamentals are so solid. All You Had To Do Was Stay is a great contrast haha - well written song but poorly executed IMHO In that case the DRA version is better by some margin Haha I don’t think I’ve ever heard the real version of Shake It Off haha this is a bit ridiculous IIt’s well done for sure, but it def feels like a rip off (Miley, Pharrell, prob others) - perfect ‘period correct’ pop music though I think I’m coming to the conclusion that the thing I dislike about this record is actually Max Martin & Shellback If I picture that Tay Tay made this herself I feel a bit impressed actually, but I know it’s hit-maker mass market sausage I think this has to be a 3 - I’ve been challenging myself all morning to take a stand and either go with a 2 or a 4 but I can’t - it’s much more enjoyable than a 2. Even though it’s not ‘my thing’ enough to be a 4, it is very well done and my level of enjoyment of the DRA remake shows how good the actual songs are.

This is so american i can not

HL: “Clean”, “Your Wildest Dreams”, “Blank Space” alright

Better than I expected. I’m not into that style of music but must admit that it was an enjoyable listen.

Durchgängig gefälliges Pop-Album mit wenigen High-, aber eben auch keinen Low-Lights.

Pop. Alegre.

Welcome to New York // Blank Space // Style // Shake It Off // Wildest Dreams //

I’m not a Swiftie, but I can admit that Taylor has some catchy songs. I didn’t care for most of this album, but there are a few songs I’ll definitely listen to again. Solid 3 because even though a lot of this isn’t my taste, it’s at least fun and catchy.

Catchy no doubt just feels cookie cutter

I wasn't all that impressed by Taylor Swift whenever I'd hear one of her songs on the radio. She seemed like just another generic pop singer. But, to be honest, after hearing a full album, I do have to recognise her ability to write catchy songs, and she can definitely sing. Musically it's a bit middle of the road though, not bad, not great. 6,5 out of 10

-1 for welcome to ny

This is a little poppy for me. I can appreciate the catchiness of the tunes and the production. I really do not relate to a lot of the lyrics. I have not spent anytime with Taylor to this point and based on this, I don't really expect too. I am going to check out the Ryan Adams version for comparison.

Fun

The hits are nostalgic for me from college but the other songs on the album are just okay.

A noteworthy album for a few reasons. Partly for being such a successful break from Swift's previous country albums. Partly for arguing for pop music as a serious form of artistic expression. And partly for attempting (unsuccessfully) to challenge the rise of streaming music platforms. To me, this album ticks all of the right boxes for a good pop album, but it's unlikely to be one I'll revisit.

I really like some of her lyrics, but am not a big fan of the simpler music

I really don't get the hate for Taylor Swift. Her songs are well written and she's a great performer. I didn't enjoy all of these songs, but the high points (Style, Out of The Woods, Shake It Off) really are great. Towards the end I found it all starting to sound a bit repetitive, but I did enjoy the last song with Imogen Heap.

Taylor freakin' Swift. Where to start? I feel like a lot of people find this album easier to bash because of the reputation (and demographic) of the artist's fanbase, while at the same time know that this isn't exactly groundbreaking stuff. I was like 7 when this came out, so I'm gonna score it the "nostalgia point". I see all this hype around Swift, and I think "maybe I'll like her, this sounds interesting", and then I'll pull up the album and the tracks are like "Bad Blood" [radio pop you hear at the dentist's]. 3/5, maybe 3.5/5

OK, so I'm not a "Swifty", I'm definitely not one of her fans, but there again, I don't hate her music, it's all just very bland and repetitive. Taylor was a singer first, and then learnt how to play guitar and piano, which is perfectly fine and natural as a growing artiste, and it's a credit to her that she didn't fall into the music factory image of a scantily clad pouting girl bopping about to her songs with the baps having out and a thread of material yanked up her front bonnet. So where am I going with the review of this album 1989.... Well it is ram packed with some of her best singles, and the ones on the album are better than the radio edit versions played on the radio, and the girl can definitely sing.... so that's all positive... but the music is manufactured, the lyrics repetitive, and all very commercially marketed for that teenage schoolgirl pop music market. Talor has evolved from this album, but sadly for me, her music, although listenable, will always sound manufactured for a market, and not a creation of an artistes musical direction.

All good songs but too poppy for me, I prefer Ryan Adams cover of the album.

Pleasant but not really my thing

very pop and not my style but deece

idk I guess I just don't get it, her lyrics are.. good? her songwriting is pretty cool, production is super normal and uninteresting, bad blood is an atrocious song, but some good soundscapes and melodies. Just feels super middle of the road to me I don't understand what the fuss is

Ok never listened to TS album. Its all very proficient and expertly produced and snappy but its all a bit sanitized. 3

I grieve for the artist Taylor Swift would have been if she didn’t get so successful so young and nail down such a focus group-formula so early. I don’t think this is Taylor Swift’s level best. I think she’s being artistically lazy. Maybe I’m wrong and this is the best she can do. Or maybe this is what she consciously aspires to. Can’t argue with her success.

Album was ok she is not my favorite artist but was way better than any of the rap.

Poppy. Not my favorite type of music but overall, fairly enjoyable.

One of my daughter's favourite artists, but not someone I knew well before this - other than the hits. A good album, but too poppy for my taste. Better than a lot of the nonsense around now though!

2,5/5, but isn't annoying enough for a 2

No są tu jej 2 hity, ale z tego co pamiętam to nie jestem 11 letnią dziewczynką.

This is one talented lady. Not my style, and in fact, this was the first and only time I have ever listened to a Taylor Swift album, or even deliberately listened just a song. That said, I get it. I don't need to like it to see (hear?) the appeal. And then to re-record her entire catalog, that whole story was pretty wild. She's a boss. I'm no Swiftie, but she's got my respect all the same.

Really enjoyable listen. The singles from this are top notch and the rest were alright too. Blank space is one of the greatest pop songs of all time and yes, I know that’s a big statement to make.

I thought that Taylor Swift was C&W, but I had to check that the opening track "Welcome Yo New York" wasn't Lady Gaga; the entire album was pop music and could have been by any female artist, Not bad, but nothing blew me away either.

This is the catchiest collection of bad songs I think I’ve ever heard.

exactly as expected. it reminds me of a less good MGMT blank space

I haven't listened to this in a while. My daughter was a Swift fan. I had heard Fearless and Speak Now, but didn't think much of her. It wasn't really country that spoke to me and I, still to this day, find her songwriting to be trite and ego-centric. However, this album, specifically Ryan Adam's version of it, got me to rethink Swift. Like I said, her lyrics still don't really speak to me, but I've come to enjoy her pop confectionery and even embrace her ability to make self-centeredness seem okay. I really came on board with those albums that folks from The National helped with, but this was the point where it becomes unsuprising that I have four of her records on vinyl now. This is the other one I really want and will buy her version when it shows up.

Some strong anthemic moments on this album, but the overall sound tended to get a tad monotonous. Still, a pleasant listen.

3.5

Good pop

Do you seriously think this is a must-listen? For what reason?

not her best album but also not her worst album

I appreciate TS being able to make fun of herself in Shake It Off, and sort of in Blank Space. There are a few good songs, but mostly just kind of boilerplate narcissistic pop.

pretty good. very easy to listen to, really strong melodies that are instantly catchy. lyrics aren't anything special and the synth elements feel dated to me (obviously would've been shithot in 2014). back of the album feels like it drags

meh...

Not a Swiftie but still a good artist.

Welcome to New York - first listen: 1.3/3 Blank Space - fl: 1.9/3 [FAV.] Style - fl: 2.0/3 Out of The Woods - fl: 0.9/3 All You Had To Do Was Stay - fl: 1.5/3 [STINKY.] Shake It Off - fl: 0.6/3 I Wish You Would - fl: 1.6/3 Bad Blood - fl: 1.4/3 [BEST.] Wildest Dreams - fl: 2.9/3 How You Get The Girl - fl: 1.0/3 This Love - fl: 1.5/3 I Know Places - fl: 1.6/3 Clean - fl: 1.6/3 Final Verdict: Wildest Dreams is a masterpiece I'll take it to the grave idc. Lame start but strong finish. Overall an inconsistent album.

This album is pretty good. Some great songs with catchy beats and well written lyrics... Also, there is Bad Blood, which is terrible. Taylor is a smart lady. Adding Max Martin as co-producer made this album, and her, unstoppable. Don't scoff at this album just because it is newer pop music. There is at least something here for everyone. 3.5/5

Shake it Off and Bad Blood are as bad as Style and Wildest Dreams are good. Very uneven for sure but I can understand its inclusion in such a list. There are better pop albums to represent the 2010s, but it's hard to ignore its impact overall.

Idk man, I know she's wildly popular for good reason, but I find that her singing lacks interesting vocal melodies. Sounds...generic?

I liked it more than I thought I would. There are some catchy songs.

I like this better than "evermore" and her indie folk stuff but I still don't LIKE it. "Shake It Off" is a standout track though. I definitely prefer T Swift the more fun and carefree she gets. Conversely, the low stakes melodrama of "Wildest Dreams" gave me a significant impulse to skip the track. And the breathy double-tracked stereo-panned vocals on "This Love" made me feel like she was giving me an incredibly awkward and somewhat unwelcome ear massage. I wish she would do something that would truly surprise me. Like really let her inner freak out somehow. Or maybe just take some of the studio polish off. This is so slick I can't get a grip on it.

Bit disappointing, if I'm honest. Knew a few of the songs (Shake It Off, Blank Space, and Bad Blood), but had never listened to the album in full. The singles are catchy pop, the rest of the album is... not catchy pop. First track is pretty painful, the synth sounds amazingly dated, vocals are mega over produced and the song is so repetitive and boting, and once you got past Bad Blood it really fades away. Makes a 3 on the strength of the singles, which are really catchy and great pop, but not brilliant.

Tavallaan ihan ok toimivaa isoa ja tuotettua poppia, mutta kuitenkin samalla liian poppia! Jos tällänen tosipoppi tippuu niin mikäs siinä mutta minä ehkä kuuntelen madonnaa mielummin. Tavallaanhan nää on jo nyt ihan kunnon korvamatoja, mutta hieman kunnanhimoisemmalla soundipolitiikalla kun näillä retroilla kasarisynapreseteillä tää vois nousta tosi korkeelle. 3/5

Hitit tuntuu freesimmiltä nyt kuin ilmestyessään. Varmaan nostalgia-arvoa osa. Levynä vähän liian pitkä ollakseen aika menevää ja puhdasta poppia alusta loppuun, mutta on tää 3/5.

No onhan se ihan sinänsä toimivaa poppista. Ei oo oikein mun maailmasta tekstit ja biisit muutenkin aika yksinkertaisia, mut kaipa se nyt ihan mitat täyttävä tuote on. 3/5.

The more I hear pop albums the more I’m reminded of the quote from the meeseeks in Rick and morty - “We’re not supposed to live this long! It feels weird!” I think it’s inherently difficult to write an exceptional pop album. The genre is more suited to the EP. The singles on this were great but I thought it was about to end like 4 times.

Ok Taylor. We have really come a long as way from country superstar. Blank Space is a hit but her lyricism is so....textureless? Its like if you took Hailey Williams, put her at like 90% output, and make her sing lyrics written by a toddler. Style I can get behind. I'm not super impressed with Out Of The Woods, though I am such a fan of Jack Antonoff normally. Shake It Off kicks so much ass as a club banger, burn the house down tune. Bad Blood is a song that I want to dislike but it's fine and enjoyable, though jesus her lyrics are so damn bland. Wildest Dreams I think is the first track on the album where there is this distinctive texture that is definitively Taylor, and it feels like her voice as a performer stands up to the task of carrying a pop song on its shoulders. I Know Places sounds like a rejected Linkin Park song. Man, I am conflicted about this album. When it is good its great and when its not good it sucks hard.

I hardly ever listen to pop music of this era these days, but this project has allowed me to break out of my comfort zone a little bit. This came out when I was in 4th grade so I have a little bit of nostalgia for the radio hits. Apart from the singles, the rest of the album was actually pretty alright too, definitely worth checking out again sometime. There were certainly a couple bad moments but overall my expectations were shattered. I'd be open to checking out more pop albums that came out during my childhood sometime. Got a little bit bored near the end and didn't finish the last 2 or 3 tracks, but overall I'd give this a 6/10.

Only knew shake it off but this has got a bunch of great pop songs on it An enjoyable listen

Just a good modern pop album but not much more than that, I prefer some of her later work

Better than expected. Well produced, nice vibes. Can't identify with the all the teen heartbreak themes though

I think this is the first time I’m hearing her music. Probably heard it in the background before, as popular as she is, but this is the first time I’ve paid any attention. Well produced, and I can see the appeal, but not really up my alley.

Svenskproducerad 10-tals-pop, soundet som dominerat poptopplistorna i vad som känns som hela mitt vuxna liv. Väldigt snäll, lättillgänglig pop, mest om kärlek och hjärtesorg. Ljudbilden gör dock att det temat inte riktigt berör på djupet. Många låtar jag skulle älska att skriksjunga till på dansgolvet, men inte tillräckligt med skav eller mörker för att jag ska fastna på riktigt. Ibland är det lite cringe textmässigt, som i stora delar av 'Wildest Dreams', eller hela "they are the hunters, we are the foxes"-grejen i 'I Know Places', som annars är helt okej. Tyvärr några låtar som jag helt enkelt inte tycker är så bra. Här finns främst 'Bad Blood' och 'How You Get The Girl'. 'Clean' är en fin avslutning! Gillar också 'Style', 'I Wish You Would', och såklart 'Shake It Off'. Och, när allt är sagt och gjort är ändå 'Blank Space' en rejäl banger. Har velat mellan en tvåa och en trea, men känner mig schysst för tillfället. Bästa låt: Blank Space.

not her best album

I enjoyed that more than I thought I would, given how far away from the target market I am. And enjoyed listening to the Ryan Adams cover of the whole album. That is pretty unusual

Correct mais pas trop mon style

Welcome To New York- 4 Blank Spaces- 1 (Mind Parasite) Style- 1 (No) Out Of The Woods- 3 All You Had To Do Was Stay- 5 Shake It Off- 4 (+3 for those saxophones 🤤) I Wish You Would- 6 Bad Blood- 2 Wildest Dreams- 5 How You Get The Girl- 5 This Love- 5 I Know Places- 6 Clean- 7

Good, not great.

Sad girl music for sad girls. Several earworms and certainly 5 stars for the people it’s intended for.

Starts strong but much of the same

Highlights: Hard to pick. It's consistent. There are some especially annoying ones to avoid like "Out of the Woods" and "Welcome to New York." Some specific notes apart from the obvious: 1. What's driving this more than the 808s and synths is that it is *festooned* with vocal tracks -- not as harmony, but as in Swift has a platoon of Swift hype-men at all times. 2. Although she's in the '00s-Present school of "loud = good" vocal performance, she's more effective at emoting than Katy Perry, granted Perry is working against anti-anxiety meds. 3. Despite there being a definite cookie cutter songwriting, every bridge completely dumps all the energy out of the song. You make all these hooks and do all this production and can't write a single decent bridge? What's up with that? But the obvious: Swift is extremely okay. There is nothing surprising here. The problem is all the people still trying to prove her excellence. She gets credit for being young. She gets credit for writing her own songs (partially). She gets credit for being marginally smarter than other pop songs by providing enough detail that the lyrics are effectively the script for the music video. She knows how to lean on a little wordplay to confuse confusion with profundity. None of this is meaningful.

Sounds great production and vocal wise. I think it's very well made pop music but I don't find it very interesting.

Alright. Some jams

Decent. Prefer Ryan Adams version

A cromulent pop album that dies in the final 1/3.

im really confused

Perfected Pop Anthems. Undoubtedly well constructed pop songs that get stuck in your head. A little too perfect.

6/10

I'd long lost any interest in pop music by the time this came out, but it was hard to escape. I was working in a university call centre with a bunch of "early 20s uni call centre" types - girls who liked going dancing on weekends, gay guys, dorky chicks - so shit like this was constantly on the radio in the room. This was where "change a word, get a third" was in full swing; I remember reading all about it and how it didn't seem to affect her popularity, even though apparently her authenticity was what had made her unique. I'm guessing what most of her fanbase *really* likes about T-Swift is that she sings about the trials and tribulations (and fantasies!) of "homely" girls. We're all princesses deep down!! We'll conveniently ignore that Taytay is one of the most attractive women on the planet, and that to get famous her rich parents paid her way into a whole heap of modelling and recording work haha. She's super-hot and super-well connected - just like you! In any case this was acceptable enough as pop music? Shake it Off is catchy, the rest didn't really grab me in any way. Modern pop with its retro-but-not-retro synth sound bugs me in a way I can't put my finger on. And it's pretty generic - if I didn't know I was listening to Taylor Swift I wouldn't be able to tell you if this was Lorde or any of those other chicks doing this exact same sound at the time. Guess that's the deal T-Swizzle made when she got Max Martin to write the songs - she went generic and had to hope her established status would carry it into the stratosphere. And it did, so she's got that working for her, but honestly? This is just bog 2010s pop music. It isn't bad, it just doesn't leap out in any way. I dunno, 3/5?

Decent Pop album

Good

Ryan Adams’ versie blijft beter, maar toch een goed plaatje ondanks de kauwgomballen mix!

Ryan Adams heeft dit complete album naar zijn hand gezet en alle nummer van een totaal ander arrangement voorzien. Daardoor hoor ik nu in dit origineel ook veel beter dat het goede liedjes zijn - iets wat Ryan dus duidelijk ook was opgevallen. Toch zal ik deze zoetige pop productie - in tegenstelling tot Ryans versie - niet snel nog eens aanzetten.

Energiek. Ik kon dit goed hebben, al is het mierzoet.

мне такое не нравится просто

one of the best pop artists of my generation. fun and easy to listen to.

I might have gone in with too high expectations, but it wasn't as good as I expected. I think there are a good amount of really good songs on this album, but they're diluted with overly poppy songs that don't fit super well. Favorite songs on the album were: Welcome to New York, I Wish You Would, and I Know Places

Took all of my willpower to give this a shot. I'm not a fan of this type of pop music to say the least, but since Taylor writes her own songs I figure she's at least a step ahead of her competition. The hits you've heard because they've been playing in every grocery store and on every other commercial for the last 8 years. The filler was better than I expected and when she falls back on her strengths (earnest lyrics, straightforward melodies) the songs are good.

An album following the Big Swedish Pop Tunes (tm) formula. Listen to the highly processed vocals. Each song employs a melange of trendy and modern sounds. Lyrics engineered to engage listeners in the target demographic.

Encore des âneries américaines étalées sur quarante-huit minutes. Même l'entourage proche de cette chanteuse m'a avoué en "off" avoir honte de cet album, et on les comprend.

Taylor Swift est affreusement banale, tout comme sa musique, ce qui en fait donc une artiste plebiscitée par Robert et les amies décérébrées de robpassemoiunebière.

I enjoyed this more than expected

Alright, but there are definitely better Taylor Swift albums out there.

I guess it is reasonable that I should listen to this album at least once in my life. The album starts out poppy and enjoyable, effervescent. But by the third song, Style, I was starting to feel like maybe I'd had enough sugar. By the time I got to "Shake It Off" which is objectively catchy I was already over the whole album. I need to clear my palette to see if I could enjoy the rest of the album if I take it in small doses. OK back from lunch. No, still not loving it. It's solid; I can't deny this is top flight pop. Maybe I'm just too old to vibe along with the bitter "you're gonna be sorry for what you did" and deep self-centeredness that lies beneath the candy shell of this perfected, hooky, pretty music. Best thing you can do for yourself is forgive and forget. Indeed I wish I had figured that out sooner. Also, everything isn't always about you. Even if you are Taylor Swift.

Bunch of classics on this one. Very pleasant to listen to, but not really my thing.

Typical 2010 pop (duh) Some nice songs (/classics) but in general too pop-y for me

Honestly not a great album but some of the bops do bop and I like that. Wouldn’t say it’s bad tho

Very catchy. I can recognise so many of these tunes. Guess they were playing everywhere. But as forgettable after you stop listening to them.

Not bad, better than I thought it would be. Some good songs on this album.

Pas mon style habituel, mais la production est parfaite pour le genre. Un beau renouveau qui en a surpris plusieurs. Je pense que ce qui m'a le plus surpris à la lecture sur cet album est de découvrir que les hits ont été produits par Max Martin, producteur Suédois qui est à l'origine de tellement de gros hits de la pop des années 2000. Un bon choix pour surprendre tout le monde.

An very good pop album, upbeat catchy lyrics were enjoyable. Took me by surprise.

Taylor Swift is one of those singers that I seem to know by osmosis. I'd never listened to this album, yet knew most of the songs. It's a fine contemporary pop album. 3.5

Yes, massive, also a couple of super catchy tunes, but also a bit too obvious and worn out. I don't think I'm the target audience for this kind of music

This album must have moved seemlessly from this to kidzbop.

Pas mon style habituel, mais la production est parfaite pour le genre. Un beau renouveau qui en a surpris plusieurs.

Bubbly, catchy pop songs. Pleasant enough to listen to. Top notch for contemporary pop, but it mostly left me a little cold. Fave Songs: Bad Blood, I Know Places, This Love, Wildest Dreams, I Wish You Would, Shake It Off

Some well written pop songs. A whole album of it is too much though, and some of the weaker tracks can get cringeworthy

Classic metal album. Bits of pink and speed in it as well

Decent modern pop

It is impossible to deny the talent of Taylor Swift. It is equally difficult to deny how good the entirety of this album is.

Pop moderno y elegante. Buena voz. Canciones sencillas y con estilo. Bien elaboradas

Hmm going into this thought this was a 1 star. However the production on the album in genuinely good and the singles are at least as good as some of 80s pop or rock I've given 3 stars to. Still massively not a fan as she's so manufactured and bland both in personality and musical content but can see why some like her. See a lot of reviews here criticizing all lyrics being about the same thing but same can be said for a lot of albums. Overall 2.8 Technically good but overall soulless

Annoyingly good. Close to a 4.

Shake It Off & Blank Space are 2 of the all time great pop songs. The rest is pretty decent.

Starts of surprisingly well. Good production, catchy tunes. But after a while, the songs start to look like each other and I start losing interest. Preferred it over Evermore.

Solid pop songs, but contains filler.

As over-produced, factory-made pop goes, this wasn't bad. Enjoyed the album tracks over the singles, probably due to the overplay of the latter.

Pop! Pop! Pop!

What I expected. Pure heavily produced pop music.

Ooh.

Pretty good pop album, maybe a track or two too long

Better than Elvis Costello

I had one of her more recent folkish album before this one on the list and I must admit that I prefered 1989. It's full of hits, there's a certain diversity between the songs nad its quite catchy. A pretty good modern pop album that deserves its praises.

Great pop folk, a lot of hits. No wonder she sold millions and have such core hard fans

Well done and nicely produced pop album. I appreciate this material much more than his recent folk album. It's not my type, but it's good. A bit generic though, absolutely nothing stands out from the rest of current pop music. 3 stars will do it.

Positiivinen yllätys! En tuntenut artistilta entuudestaan muuta kuin radiohitit, mutta tätähän pysty kuuntelemaan suhteellisen kivutta ja välillä musiikki vei mennessään.

nice album. listened to a lot of this songs when it released and it gives me vibes. not my style but still a good album. 6

Surprisingly enjoyable to start with but does become very samey and whiney as it progresses.

A decent pop album with some major hits. The album has its main theme of love affairs and feelings T Swift has about them. And then there’s just generic pop hits thrown in the middle. As an album it’s ok. This does better with just the few good single pieces. 5.8/10

Household party music lol

I am just not a Swifty. "Blank Space" is sort-of catchy, but I find it hard to see where the talent is in this album. Could be I am an old man and this is for young teens ?!?! Could be. C-

3, a guilty pleasure

I still just don't get the appeal of her Definitely belongs just due to popularity

It's just a really great pop album. Quality.

Préfère version Ryan Adams

I like Swift, and watching the kind of weaponized transition interesting Uber Pop was fascinating at the time. Shake It Off and Bad Blood are still bangers. At the end of the day a little mainstream for me and the veneer of production is so seamlessly slick that it doesn’t leave much to hold onto.

Pewnie 3+

very mainstream pop. okay.

Absolutely state of the art pop, but so over-engineered that the songwriting (quite strong) gets buried. Just too much going on. Bunch of truly great songs – “Welcome to New York,” “Shake It Off,” “Clean” – that would be better without all the window dressing or at least with a whole lot less. That Ryan Adams redid the whole record speaks to its strengths and shows the weakness of the production. 3.75 but rounding down.

Her voice is great and the songwriting is really really solid, but the super-clean production makes it sound really sterile. Honestly, a lot of the trap beats sound kind of dated already which I didn't expect. Still, it doesn't have very low lows and I have to admit the singles are pretty phenomenal. "Shake It Off" and "Bad Blood" make it pretty easy to look past some of the Disney musical-sounding singing on the parts of the album which I found a little grating.

As a slice of 2010s pop, this is pretty much the blue riband. Some very catchy, dancy numbers, but it didn't really excite all that much

Catchy

There's a lot to like here. Taylor can turn a phrase, fashion a hook, and be relatable. Intelligent lyrics rub shoulders with throwaway radio-friendly disco.

Aaaaaaaaaah finalmente un po' di poppaccio! È di un'orecchiabilità incommensurabile, per cui appena lo senti inizi subito a divertirti un mondo. (Il problema di sta musica per me è che al terzo ascolto smaga come un pacchetto di zucchero.)

18th February 2022 Listened while grounded on the runway trying to fly to Stockholm during storm Eunice. Full on pop-era. Taylor announces herself before shaking it off. 3.5 if I could.

Jag fattar typ grejen med Taylor, lyssnade på ett par fler låtar och allt är ju ganska bra - men inte min genre bara

I’m not a huge Taylor Swift fan, but I can appreciate her music and this was a good album. That’s it. It was good and I appreciate her personal solid storytelling (without going overboard) style.

This is the sound of Lyft rides to me. Well made pop songs. Doesn't really move me, but I can't say it's bad.

1989 by Taylor Swift (2014) Taylor Swift’s 25-year-old voice is remarkable for its saccharine, airy, and youthful appeal. While her range and tone are only mediocre (requiring a lot of reverb) and while she definitely lacks power, her elocution and diction are superb. She handles consonants with crispness and rhythmic exactitude. And the sweet croaks and glottal stops (e.g., the first eight seconds of “How You Get the Girl”) are executed with the precision of a well trained percussionist. Tonal lifts, bends, slides, and delicate slurs are richly ornamental, but they never obscure the pronunciation, even when she lays down multiple dubs (which is very frequent—listen especially to “This Love”). Every single word can be understood. Her voice is clearly the reason for her monstrous popularity. But musically, the melodies are unimaginative and the synthesizing is overwhelming. It’s expensive without being expansive.   Lyrics are self-centered and non-referential, without intelligence, depth, or even controversy. This is quite an accomplishment for the most financially successful female singer/songwriter of all time. Low level vocabulary and the near absence of poetic figures further diminish the quality of the songs. And her themes reflect ideals that lack maturity. One can justifiably lament the sad effect these lyrics had on her primary audience, adolescent girls and women who are stuck in adolescence. She could benefit by listening to the lyrics of a Judy Collins, Joan Baez, or Joni Mitchell.  After hearing this entire album, the serious listener feels like he/she (mostly she) has just spent 12 hours in a candy store with a credit card.  3/5

Meh

It's nice

This really is the perfect example of an pop album. Didn’t think I would like it, but it was not that bad actually. Some really catchy songs and some are to poppy for me. Favourite songs: - Style - Wildest dreams - Blank space

Enjoyed some tracks, hated others. First track very blah, blank space was great. Then the quality level of songs starts dropping . Shake it off was ok but not great and bad blood is an objectively bad song. After that things started to get a bit more interesting. Better songs although less catchy than some of the singles. Will probably give it another go in a few weeks to see if I feel the same.

T Swift? Seriously? Ffs It's catchy but it's nothing special.

superstar for a reason3

A bit one dimensional lyrics wise. I love shake it off, and am very familiar with the rest as my ex wife loved this album. The best of Taylor Swift's albums.

Positiivinen yllätys!

Allerwelts-Popmusik, kann mich nicht wirklich begeistern.

Liked some of these songs

I don't have anything against Taylor Swift, but not a lot for her either. Some catchy bubble gum pop tunes, but nothing special. 3 stars because I'm feeling generous.

She became really recognizable for the bubblegum dance-pop of the Max Martin creations: Bad Blood, Shake It Off and Blank Space. (6/10) FT: see above

wasn't as good as I remembered but it has some good tracks

it's fine. the mix/master is a complete mess and makes the album exhausting to listen to. decent pop.

We’ve listened to a lot of the pop divas this year, because that’s what my daughter’s been gravitating to of late. (Don’t worry, she also likes Twisted Sister.) I knew a bunch of songs off this album and like a fair few of them just fine. But yeah, when you compare this to some of her contemporaries, Swift really truly sounds like a teenager who can’t sing or write as well as the older, cooler, meaner girls who have already been through some stone cold shit. I understand why certain people of a certain age worship her. I need to listen to some of the more recent stuff, but I don’t know - I still suspect there are more interesting and talented pop stars to hitch my old ass cart to when I need a ride to Top 40 Town.

Much better than I was expecting but also a bit samey in the second half

Some of her decent early hits there Teenagey to me. but not shite like.

Great singer of the '90

Not my thing but I can still appreciate it.

Pretty catchy, but the clever lyrics can't cover up the repetitive themes. Tay Tay breaks up with more people *per song* than I have in my life time. Maybe the haters in Shake It Off have a point?

6/10 I didn’t dislike this entirely, but listening to a whole album of Taylor Swift made me realize what actually bothers me about her songwriting, which is the fact that the lyrics are like 80% cliche phrases and that I feel like I can predict what she’s going to say next

Took me right back to middle school and felt a little classic, I liked some of the ones I wasn't familiar with like Wonderland. But it's definitely too much in album format. 5/10 for me

virkelig velproduceret pop

Den helt gode pop, vild produktion, vilde ørehængere

really... of all recorded music... this doesn't suck but its not an all time 1001

I'm not really a modern-pop fan. It's not necessarily terrible, it just too often bores me. But I want to know everything :) so this was more than welcomed. It doesn't take long to really ... figure it out. More clichés than a Bon Jovi album, no adventurous or even unexpected musical turns, and is TSwift really a great - or good - singer? She *might* be - she does have a very nice/pleasant voice, but something that I notice at least in this collection is that she's not an *adventurous* singer at all (not necessarily in range, but in rhythm and taking many chances) but boy is she - and this album - produced within an inch of its life. It really is the equivalent of pixy sticks - remember those? A paper straw literally filled with flavoured sugar. You never get full, as you're sucking it down it's admittedly enjoyable, but like when you're getting the last of the sugar... almost immediately after the next song starts...I can't really remember much about the previous one. I will note two standouts: "Shake It Off" is one that's known even by me and dammit, it's good. TS gives something extra in this one - something about the rhythm of the lyrics and the way she delivers the lines, and just the absolute catchiness of it - it's a great pop song - period. "This Love" immediately stuck out to me as the best song on the album because it's really the only one that doesn't sound like many of the others - a really nice mellow feel based around a simple guitar pattern. I'd like more of these - I feel like 3 songs in this vein would have boosted my overall enjoyment of the album. With zero evidence :D I feel like this album people will either love it or slam it because it's the *most simple* of pop. I feel like both can be true at the same time. Maybe that's a good thing. As a music producer myself, I've found myself listening to each song a few times trying to figure out how some of the uber-smooth vocal techniques are done, it's quite enjoyable on that level and for me just edges it into 3 star territory. But the simplicity of the 4 chords songs just runs a little thin after a while - I could do a few songs - say, an EP - of this just gets a little long to go through the full album. One positive is that even though I know she's the biggest star on the planet I'm actually unfamiliar with most of her music and I'm curious to hear where she's gone after this. 5/10 3 stars

Great pop

This is better than some of the albums on this list. Some of the songs get caught in your head.

Good pop record, not my cup of tea exactly. Might be a case of a few too many songs on the album, trim it down to half the songs maybe.

Pop candy. Blank Space is such a killer tune, and Shake It Off is a modern classic. She has such a knack for songwriting and melody. This prompted a deep dive into 2 of her other albums, Fearless, and Red. Time for this 40 year old man to reconsider any foolishly-held notions about modern artists.

its pop, it was foot tappy, it was ok (this is anonymous isn't it?)

1 liked song - Shake it Off

I only listen to this all the time whenever my daughter is in the room. I can tell you that I hate this album because it's on all the time when my daughter is in the room. If there isn't a speaker nearby I still listen to this when my daughter is in the room, BECAUSE SHE'S SINGING it! Even still with all of these catchy ear worms, prancing and dancing and being silly like teenage girls can sometimes be, I'd still hang out with my daughter even if it meant listening to 1989.

Catchy, but not my style, nor Subject matter I could relate to.

This was an unexpected selection. I listened to most of it and I can appreciate what makes it good and why she's a star but aesthetically it's not for me

Para ser un album hecho con 24 años es un discazo. Cualquiera de los temas menos conocidos puede ser un hit. Se distingue muchisimo la produccion de Max Martin y Greg Kurstin porque todo parece fabricado para ser un exito. No soy fanatico de los discos de pop sobreproducidos y sobreingeniereados pero éste es lo suficientemente bueno para marcar la diferencia. Creo que lo que mas me gusta es que no es un album POP epico alla Lady Gaga o Maddonna donde todo es gigante e intenso, es un muy buen (late) coming out of age. Notas adicionales: -Shake it Off no está ni entre los 3 mejores del disco aunque entiendo por qué lo pondrian como single del disco. -Hay temas (Welcome to New York, por ej) que si la ponés a Carly Rae Jepsen mantienen el valor de produccion. -Fascinante la base synthwavey de Style -La tapa me parece timeless y va directo a /r/albumartporn -QUE TEMAZO THIS LOVE -Dice Kanye que de nada.

- Con "Welcome to New York" y "Out of the woods" me quedó claro que a Taylor Swift le gusta repetir palabras, repetir palabras, repetir palabras. - Siento que esto va más para una teenager que escribe en un diario íntimo rosa que para mi, pero un par de temas están buenos. - Ok, "Shake it Off" está bueno. Me dieron ganas de bailar y yo no bailo. - Bad Blood para mi está cantada mal a propósito: medio tribuneeeeera... que alarga las palaaaaaaabras.... para que la gente caaaaanteeeeeee. - "You are in love" es insufrible. Me da a momento emotivo de cumpleaños de 15. - Bottom line, a pesar de todo lo que dije, ¡me gustó! tiene buenas canciones y algunas son super pegadizas: 3/5 betzes - Comentario aparte: Taylor Swift es re intensa ¿no?

I was sorta familiar with this from the Ryan Adams cover version. His version is better. :) But Taylor’s is very good. It’s a very good pop album. It’s not a masterpiece. Her voice is good but not spectacular, the songwriting is occasionally spectacular but sometimes a bit cringy. Sorry Swifties, but let’s be honest - you’ve gotta be judicious with the 5 star reviews.

Some catch singles, nothing stand out

Very good record over all, I’m not really a fan of this style but it’s worthy of a listen. She’s a better songwriter than I thought

poppy but really solid

A very solid pop album, a couple of very strong tracks on here. Easy to enjoy.

An impressive pop album

Good pop album

I’m a Swiftie but this is only my 4th favourite Tay Tay album.

Listenable! Not quite my bag but I didn't feel compelled to turn it off. I wonder if this was the album where so much of what I hear in pop today started.

Better than I expected it to be, but it felt very empty and without substance. It is truly a pop album, in the sense that it is designed to get radio airplay and promote the artist as a Pop Star instead of as a musician.

fun

It's a great pop album, with a few absolute pop bangers (mostly the Max Martin/Shellback songs). However, there are quite a few less interesting tracks too (i.e. filler), and the album really tails off after Bad Blood. And as much as I do tend to love the Max Martin/Shellback stuff, they come up with some really awful bridges. Blank Space, Shake It Off, Bad Blood - all really weak bridges that just kill the momentum in otherwise excellent pop songs.

Styleeee