Reviews (page 8 of 11)
This is the perfect pop album. The only thing that would make this better is if the 1001 albums had the Taylor’s Version of 1989 instead of the original (some bangers in the vault tracks and the Kendrick Lamar version of Bad Blood makes me feel like I could conquer the world). My “solid 5s” for this project so far are The Pogues, The Beatles, and this. I contain multitudes!
From “Summer of Taylor”: A solid album, but the influence of Martin and Shellback as co-writers is starting to wear thin. Way too many repeated lyrics on a bunch of the tracks. The last 4 songs were a real drop off. Pleased to see it's a totally non-country album. The whole "this song is about one of my exes" motif is getting old.
The two people in this group, but not every potential reader of this review, will know that I just embarked on a “Summer of Taylor” last year and am therefore well acquainted with her oeuvre. I thought then, and continue to believe upon re-listen, that this is a weaker entry in her catalog. And I submit that “welcome to New York” is one of her worst songs, period. Highlights: style, shake it off (for at least a couple more weddings before I get sick of it), and bad blood
great album
I feel like I came into this with the honest intent to give it a fair shake, knowing I am not the target demographic. I did not enjoy it, but I understand why it has an audience. It is sort of the daytime tv or soap opera of music, simplistic writing and production, incredibly approachable, it lacks any real depth but that isn’t really what the audience is looking for. It is relatable, non-confrontational, and for much of her audience, nostalgic for their youth. The themes of troubled relationships or wanting for a better romantic situation than you have are universal, and obviously her personal life is incredibly public so fans who are engaged can follow her relationships just as they would the characters of a show. I don’t think her voice is anything special or unique, but it is good. The tracks, particularly the singles, are repetitive and anybody could sing along after a listen or two. For some people, that is the experience they want from their music listening, and though I want different things, I cannot fault them. I’m not going to sit here on a pedestal and pretend all my favorites are super unique or deep either, one of my top artists last year was Fall Out Boy, so, you know, glass houses and all that. With that said, my personal experience of the album was that it is rather shallow and unexciting. My closest points of comparison are Carly Rae Jepsen’s Emotion and Olivia Rodrigo’s GUTS, two albums I quite enjoy, and recognize as likely being influenced by Swift’s work (particularly GUTS). Emotion has the same synthy 80’s vibe of this album, but it is pulled off much better with more complex arrangements that make the instrumentals a treat on their own. Something about the percussion on 1989 sounds like everything was straight out of an audio sample pack on a drum machine, where EMOTION adds some sweeping sax and more filtered vocals to match the period it is emulating. Rodrigo’s GUTS borrows more from punk influences and has an edge that I understand Swift does get closer to in later records, but this album is so rounded at the edges that it doesn’t hit the same. Perhaps I will feel differently about her as an artist if I get to a more mature album of hers, as this one could not get out of a saccharine place even in the most derisive or “angry” tracks like Bad Blood. GUTS covers all the same themes, but it is more raw and honest, and frankly, the explicit language is a part of that to me. Basically, as one of my only points of reference for her work, 1989 is not a particularly compelling reason for me to delve further into Swift’s catalogue, as everything this album does for those that love it has been done better for me elsewhere.
First time listening, although given its popularity I probably recognised 6 or 7 tracks. I took the liberty of listening to Taylor's Version. I thought "Welcome to New York" was a particularly weak opener, both musically and lyrically. I'd also be quite happy to never hear "Shake it Off" again after it got overplayed to death a decade ago. Rest of the album was solid, I was genuinely surprised how much I enjoyed the back half of the album I was less familiar with, as well as the Vault tracks. Overall, while not exactly my cup of tea, I'd say this is a solid pop album with good production values that lives up to its reputation.
It’s an unadulterated pop gem
My only issues are that the album is a bit too long and I absolutely despise Shake it off. Ignoring those two things, this is a fairly decent album.
I agree that this should be on the list. I dont have any opinion about Taylor, but this is a pretty good album. 3/5
Pop Bible. Quintessential Taylor and a time capsule.
I was much more surprised by the sound scape than I thought I would be. There was a lot more smalle things in the songs that I found myself listening closely to. Also synth is always welcome.
Conflicted on this. Genuinely a great album, but some of the lyrics are a bit bare, so that knocks it down for me.
After nothing but 1960s - 1980's classic rock albums for weeks upon weeks with this list, this album came out of nowhere with such a jarring change of style, comparatively. Baffling how *this* album is considered a "must-listen" among the company of 90% nostalgic boomer rock; it's beyond me. Regardless, if you have been within a 50 mile radius of a radio or a speaker playing music during the last 10 years, chances are you know 50% of these songs already. While those biggest hits aren't anything I care much for, some of the lesser-played songs were a touch more interesting that I possibly might return for. This was the equivalent of being bored to tears with hearing mundane, tepid nostalgic stories from an older relative for hours, only for a rock to come crashing through the window. Nothing even remarkable, but it was just something so confusingly out of place that broke up the monotony ever so slightly.
Not my style of music but I can appreciate the enormity of the Swift phenomenon.
trash. unoriginal and talentless
Its generic pop stuff. Some songs sounded like Carly Rae jepsen whos better. Almost every song sounded the same. Cant imagine anyone out of high school listening to this one.
Pop con sintetizadores. Muy comercial. Ni fu ni fa.
Quality production and songwriting
Lots of great songs. I would definitley listen to the album again. So many recognizable hits along with other songs that could have been hits as well.
i can see why people like it, but some of it is really goofy 🤷♂️
cool
I get why this was and is so popular, catchy and simple...like so many. I tried, I really did. But bored quickly. A head bob is not really feelin it.
Not interested
Very pop-y. Not that I didn't expect it of course. Some bangers, some not-bangers.
This album released during my first semester of college and I could not go anywhere without hearing Shake It Off, Blank Space, or Bad Blood. I grew sick of those songs quite quickly, but always had an appreciation for Style, Out of the Woods, and Wildest Dreams. This is the first time I've listened to it in 10 years, so I decided to check out Taylor's Version. I was expecting to like the songs I used to like, roll my eyes at the songs I used to roll my eyes at, and get bored of it all somewhere during the bonus tracks. But Taylor's Version really elevated this from a notable but played out pop album (probably a 3.5) to a 5 for me. The reimagined production breathes new life even into those songs I used to feel faint disdain for (just compare the toms on Bad Blood to the original). In the bonus tracks, Taylor re-embraces the chillwave influences that made Midnights an intriguing surprise a few years ago, and this section actually became a highlight for me instead of a drag.
Absolutely slaps. Best Target music ever.
Ok
4.5/5 album that I round up to a 5/5. Listened to Taylor's Version, don't think there are that many differences, though.
Meh
I've been meaning to listen to a Swift album for a while (vaguely know a few of her songs but haven't deliberately listened to her albums before). Quite enjoyed the 80s pop vibes; good for background and for listening to more closely. Will admit to shimmying to "Shake It Off" while feeding pigs today. Also: FINALLY some more female voices in this list. We're at #78 and there have been 4 bands with female vocals, and 3 solo female artists. Less than 10%... Although, to be thorough, I would also go through this list for other "minority" groups like non-white, non-cis. Also #2: I really respect how Taylor has reclaimed her music from the machine. No wonder she's such an icon for those trying to stand up for their rights and identity. Will keep exploring her catalogue.
Different from what I expected. Better in some ways. I'm not a person who can connect tightly to the work here but I get why folks do. Taylor has lyrics that are a little bit like life therapy. Good therapy. I'm never going to be a girl born in 1989 progressing through the America experience, with boyfriends and loves and lessons of life being full of ups and downs - but if I was, this would be a lovely balm to coping with the shit times, and a lovely anthem for celebrating the great times. It's got music and style and complexity behind simplicity and it's done exceptionally well. It deserves its place on this list. It doesn't work for me because a)I'm not that type of girl (alert: I'm a guy, over 50, greying and partnered - so thinking in that way has me feeling uncomfortable) b) Tailors voice grates on me. Just the pitch. I'm embarrassed at that, but I don't like Barbera Streisand for the same reason. c) some of the musical tricks she uses are repetitive, but that might just be her style, and I'm just unlucky at not being excited by them. That's all the complaints or issues I have. They are minor and selfish, but this *is* my personal review. 3 stars. Will listen to again, but not with intent or expectation. Just lightly.
the title of this album is apparently a reference to her “rebirth” as an artist (as in 1989 was the year she was born). as her career started as more of a pop country artist, this album helped elevate her into the stratosphere and the start of her becoming a household name. in this album, she is both timid and fierce, both longing for love and glad that it’s over, depending on the song. she is both fragile and über confident. this is a solid example of what modern pop music has become.
Some of these lyrics are corny trash but it’s mostly pretty catchy. Not my genre but I see the appeal.
This is what I imagine Christian rock sounds like to devout Catholics, but instead for basic girls
Biden propaganda smh /s
Guess it’s a fine pop album, but it feels pretty vapid. Not sure why I needed to hear this before I die.
I swear to god I’ve never been so happy to see taylor swift in my life, finally something familiar!
Ever since I started taking antidepressants, I live for pop music. This is quintessential Taylor Swift pop. And god, I love a good breakup song. As someone who was a young teen when this album came out, some of the songs feel stale/overplayed. But I can’t deny how fun of a listen this is.
Style is an excellent song, Blank Space is cool, Shake It Off is alright. Everything else is filler.
Pretty good but I’m not listening to this again
Pretty decent radio friendly princess pop. Blank Space is great.
The formula works
Strong 3
Still don't get it.. Formulaic/corporate feeling, great system I guess
just not a T swift fan. Respect that she has built the following she has, just not for me.
This was always my favorite Taylor Swift album. I’m not a huge fan of this type of pop music but this was pretty good. I probably liked this a bit more because Ryan Adams did a cover of the total album in his style which brought a lot more out of the songs to me. I’ll never be a swiftie, but I do like 1989.
I applaud her for her huge commercial successes. However, having auto-tuned voices, drum machines and 2 verses and a chorus where you repeat the same 2-3 words over and over and over again, does not make for a great album.
Look, she's a good singer. The songs are catchy. One or two struck a chord, maybe. But it's overall not my style.
I can't deny, I spent years blindly hating on Swift. Over the last few years I've been trying to get rid of that mentality. In terms of her specifically, seeing the things going on at and around the eras tour is cool. This is the first time I've actually bothered to sit down and earnestly listen to her music. With all that said, I do think she's not for me, and that's ok. I will also say, this album is a ton of fun. That's ok too. Music can just be fun. Shake it Off is an undeniable banger. So while I don't see myself buying her albums any time soon, I will have fun whenever her music comes on.
Love it, always have
I am not a Swiftie.
Not my kind of music. That being said, I can understand why people like her so much. For a pop record, it was good, but again just not for me. 3/5 Won’t listen again
I can’t say I’m that familiar with her work. I know a few of the really big singles. Love Blank Space, Style and Wildest Dream. Bad Blood and Shake It Off are fun. I know Taylor gets a lot of hate, but honestly this is a fun, enjoyable album, and she is talented. All of the songs were enjoyable and fun to an extent. This is a 5 - great example of a pop album.
Good album, but not to my taste.
Not giving Scooter the streams. I've heard it a hundred times. Our girl doesn't miss.
Welcome to New York... OK thanks, but no thanks. Blank Space is a catchy hit but when I actually read the lyrics it sounds like Taylor Swift is the biggest player and isn't afraid to dump your ass. Style is so obviously about Harry Styles that I knew that and didn't even know she and Harry dated but, girl, it reads like a 16 year old's break up poem (no wonder the tweens are infatuated with her - she speaks to them like she is still one of them). Out of the Woods - another breakup song. "You were lookin at mayyyyyyyyy." All You Had To Do Was Stay - oh good another breakup song. I'm starting to think I would need to be a teenager going through a breakup to like this album. Stay! Stay! Stay! Stay! Ok now that you're broken up with... Just shake it off. This song, Blank Space, and Bad Blood are the hits off this album for good reason. They're catchy AF. Nothing too unique really. Actually they're very standard pop songs. Soooo formulaic. Instant moneymakers. I Wish You Would - oh good... another breakup song! Bad Blood - fuck now I'm a Swifty. Band-aids DON'T fix bullet holes! I was hoping there would be more breakup songs on this album. Poor Taylor must have gone through some shit. It makes me sad she is two years younger than me and about 1.1 billion dollars richer than me all because she got broken up with a lot - worth it I suspect. Wildest Dreams - breakup song but fuck it's good. It's giving Lana Del Rey. How You Get The Girl - you don't want this one... it only ends in heartbreak apparently with this one. Am I ever going to listen to this entire album again? Absolutely not. Am I ever going to hear the major hits and kind of like them... Yes. I can't give this one star because of that so two it is.
2024-03-18...
Great album with lots of huge hits. Catchy tunes, not 100% my style but still a fun listen that’s massively popular. Can’t fault, 4.5/5
I wouldn’t consider myself a swifty but there are some bangers on here. She’s so multitalented it’s crazy. Oh what I would give to be a teenage girl again. 9/10
This music is like recent Disney Pixar movies. It checks all the boxes that are needed to make a huge profit but lacks any kind if soul or meaning. These songs are shallow pop anthems to be chanted by braindead followers of the Swift Cult. They lack any kind of substance and while they all sound vaguely different, they follow the same basic outline making them repetitive within their own lifespan. I will never understand this music but I understand why it’s popular. 3/10
This was my first time listening to a full T Swift album and damn can she write a pop song! There’s not a dud on this album. Lyrically it’s not super relatable to me personally but it doesn’t matter, the songs are just good. I was pleasantly surprised by this album. I knew the hits, but pretty much any song on here could’ve been a single.
Alles toll produziert und massentauglich. Sicherlich auch 1-2 Songs, die sehr im Kopf bleiben. Ich habe den (extrem großen) Hype um Taylor Swift bis heute aber noch nicht verstanden. Wahrscheinlich weiß ich vieles über sie nicht, achte zu wenig auf die Texte. Dass sie ein großer Star ist, verstehe ich. Ich verstehe aber nicht, was sie nochmal eine Stufe höher stellt als andere große Popikonen. Ich finde sie und ihre Musik insgesamt etwas langweilig. Sorry..
- So ein kleiner Swifty bin ich ja! - Ich mag das Album ziemlich gern und es konkurriert mit Red bei mir um ihre beste Platte - Einfach ein super Pop Album mit mehreren Welthits, das ich mir vereinzelt durchaus immer mal wieder anmache - Es bleibt aber am Ende, dass es insgesamt nicht ganz meine Musik ist Rating: 3,75
- Natürlich ein heftiges Hit-Gewitter und man merkt, wie sehr Taylor Swift mit Schemas und einem bestimmten Konzept/Stil afbeitet. Denn muss man nicht mögen, kann aber nicht leugnen, dass es funktioniert. - Ich habe große Sympathien für die Person und das Phänomen Taylor Swift. Musikalisch ist und bleibt es am Ende generische Popmusik, die aber enorm ins Ohr geht und ziemlich gut geschrieben ist. Außerdem schafft sie es, das bspw. dieses Album, wie ich finde, eine sehr authentischs und persönliche Handschrift trägt, was die Platte von vielen anderen Pop-Scheiben unterscheidet. - ich weis nicht, ob noch folklore als album von ihr kommt, aber das mag ich etwas lieber als 1989 3,75/5
Hat mir sehr viel besser gefallen, als gedacht. Werde ich sicherlich ab und zu mal wieder reinhören.
Not a Taylor swift fan, it was ok
no
if i said my opinions on this album i'd get doxxed, kidnapped, and hung up in the forest to starve
good only because its super nostalgic
taylor is never bad, just boring
Listened to this while playing Set A Watch. I lost. Of course I've heard music before...but this was the first Taylor Swift album that I've ever listened to. Not gonna lie...I totally loved it. A few groan inducing moments...but overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the vibe and poppiness of the listening experience.
An obvious banger, -1 star for not Taylor’s version
Bleh. I can see why she goes on tour and makes $1,000,000,000 but this bored me. Some of the songs were catchy I guess, but it’s mostly pop drivel.
Production on this is just horrible, way too much use of cheesy vocal effects, poorly used synthesizers and generic pop lyrics. If the goal was to make a bad remake of a bad 80's synth-pop that I guess it's a success.
I’ve tried, I mean really tried, several times, to like Taylor Swift. But I just don’t get the hype and why she’s a critics darling. The songs are kind of OK catchy pop tunes that are fine, nothing special. But they are rather forgettable.
I've listened to this a lot over the years. A bunch of great pop songs. I think this was the first Taylor Swift record I listened to all of.
It's a good to great pop record with some smash hits. And with two daughters who are both Taylor Swift fans, there could be a whole lot worse to be subjected to.
The best pop album in recent memory, and the one that made me begrudgingly admit Taylor's the reigning queen of pop. She just speaks to my inner 14-year-old girl, dude.
Her hits are ok, but this is just generic pop music. Does not belong on this list. 2.5 stars.
Bubble gum for teenage girls.
Quite good, but much too long.
Y’all don’t wanna know how close I was to rating this 5 stars 😈 I’m Swifty neutral, but I think this is the moment in time where I realized she was going to be around forever. This album felt like a seismic shift, a statement, a cultural moment. Over half of the songs on this album were major hits - when does that happen anymore?!? They were inescapable, and I was blasting them on the radio just like everyone else. I’m not invested in Swift like other people are, but I truly believe this is a pop masterpiece. It was a delight to listen to, and I listened to it like three times yesterday.
I found this to be more annoying than anything. However, a few songs weren't terrible.
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.
Didn’t listen
very nostalgic least fav taylor album cute songs though !
no. im not listening to it i dont want it on my recently listened to she doesnt need my streams anyway
Fav T Swift album hands down.
Cracker of an album but not 5 stars for my taste
Can't believe she wrote Wildest Dreams about Hugh Neutron
A couple of the album tracks are just okay, and a couple of the hits do get on my nerves, but otherwise this is pretty excellent pop music. If there’s one thing I always have to credit Taylor Swift for it’s her ability to move between styles and registers for each project, which goes back to her songwriting. Best song: Wildest Dreams
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.
Listened to the original version. I don't know if this is my favorite Taylor Swift album but it's undoubtedly the one that launched her from stardom towards something beyond. No, I don't really need to listen to Shake it Off or Bad Blood every time but the section from Blank Space to Out of the Woods is pop perfection. The back end features some more subtle synth pop including the sleeper hit Clean to close proceedings. 13 songs, naturally.
8/10
As an extremely casual T Swift fan, this feels like maybe her best front to back album? The production is very cool, the sequencing is strong, and the bops are bops. No smarm to post here, this is a very good album, and I'm having fun listening to it.
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
I was surprised to learn that TS maybe isn’t completely terrible. If I ignore the juvenile subject matter of the songs and the fact that vocals sound kind of the same on every track, this album sounds pretty good.
Oh boy. I don’t think it really matters what I say about this. Because for some, it won’t be enough, and for others it will be too much. I can think of people I know personally who would not appreciate what I’m about to say. Even having this album still on the list is wild, considering the climate regarding her in the industry right now. You could maybe make the argument for this being the most polarizing album on the list altogether. People either absolutely love it, or can’t stand it. I honestly dreaded having to listen to this all the way through. I don’t want to force myself to listen to anything I’m not going to enjoy. But I pride myself in listening to every album all the way through. This album is massive. Straight up. There was at least five songs on here that I have heard multiple times in my life, almost always involuntarily though. And I’ll start by saying that Blank Space and Style are decent songs. More so the latter. But they are two of the many big hits this produced, so I would hope they are good. But truthfully everything else sort of blurs together for me. This is not a record I ever see myself putting back on. There is like a 0.5 percent chance of that ever happening, and I can’t even imagine what mood I would be in for that to happen. The way I see it is that when you have all of these amazing albums that exist in the same space as this, there isn’t any reason for me to give this my time. This divulges too much into modernized pop tropes that I am not a fan of, and I can’t force myself to like this. I fully respect Taylor’s hustle, because she has done her thing and I can’t bring her down considering the monumental and record breaking numbers she has achieved with her music. She’s bigger than I’ll ever be, but I do not consider myself a fan of her music. It’s nice to have this experience at least, because now no one can tell me I’m missing something. Rating: 4/10
But samey after a while but loads of great songs individually. Made for singles
Not the biggest TS fan, some catchy tunes, but ultimately not my stuff.
Kind of like a pop Enya. Some enjoyable, others lost in the clouds.
not listening to this. I do not like taylor swift not giving her any of my time.
I know TS had begun her journey away from her country beginnings before this album, but this one felt like a much more dramatic shift into pop diva territor, and highlighted the powerhouse she was becoming
Look, its inoffesnsive. Musically it has a drive, is formulaic and has a hook at the right time in the right place in each song. Lyrically, Swift articulates positivity and mut be doing something right to be the biggest selling artist in this day and age. She has caught the zeitgeist and I see her, culturally, as the ressurection of girl power in the way the Spice Girls originally were. Do I get why she is a billionaire on the back of music like this? Not at all. The music is predictable and has no interest to me. Will I remember any of these songs in an hour? Absolutely not. In fact, I'm surprised I've no recollection of any of these songs even though - a few years back - I played a few times the Ryan Adams cover version of this whole album.
If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known this was Taylor Swift's fifth studio album. The album where she sheds her country skin and reinvents herself as a pop icon. This album came out in 2013, before my daughter, who knows the words to every Taylor Swift song, was born. This may not be my cup of tea, but credit has to be given where credit is due, and I did find myself singing along to a song here and there. My six year-old knows her stuff.
(Siiiiiigh)
Fuck this shit
Fresh and energizing; clever lyrics
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
Qué buena es en todo. 5/5.
Not really my style but I didn’t hate it. Millions upon millions can’t all be wrong
Pop zest. If you told me the entire 21 song album was 1 song I'd believe you
Solid album, loved the transitions
I've been interested in sitting down and listening to this album for a while. It's one of the most highly regarded pop albums of this era, but this is not a particularly good era for pop (or perhaps this is just what all crusty old guys start to think when they get older and the world of music has passed them by). The production on the album is excellent. It sounds great without being too clean. Her voice is great, and the songs are really good overall. I started to feel a bit bored of it by the end, but that's also pretty par for the course on pop albums. 4/5 I was really torn on this one, but I think it's actually a good album
For all the Taylor Swift haters out there, sorry, this one slaps. Not a big Swift fan myself but this is the only of her albums I had listened to in its entirety previously. It’s a bouncy, dance picky me up on a slow day. Seriously crammed with hits and ear worms. Also I am a sucker for a good driving song and Style fits the mold for me. Good stuff.
This was Taylor's "graduation album," stepping away from her country/teen/love songs/romance/fantasy, announcing that she was a pop star to be taken seriously. And that she made a video for almost all of the songs is amazing. And the proceeds from "Wildest Dreams" went to wild life conservation. How wonderful. .
I've tried really hard to *get* Taylor Swift. I don't get the draw. She's clearly talented and her music seems to come from a personal space, rather than just being some shit written by someone else. I don't begrudge her her success... I just don't like pop music.
Shit album made by a shit person
I know she’s a big star/sensation - but the album seemed corny AF to me - only made it in 5 songs
Pivotal 2010s pop album. I think it might experience the Seinfeld effect where it was so important as to become the norm, and now does not sound distinct.
most of the songs were catchy with flashy production but just felt really shallow and sauceless and then the last three songs were actually quite nice and made me wonder why the entire album wasn't like that
First change the album version to Taylor’s. Great pop songs mixed in with ballads.
Fun Swiftie album
Taylor Swift is a more effective pop singer than folk singer. That's not exactly a controversial take, but it's the first thing I'm thinking listening to this, as opposed to the first album I heard in this challenge, "evermore." I'm not saying she's a BAD singer, the songs pretty much stand well on their own as pop songs. I just don't think of her an "alt-folk" singer. Almost every song could have been hit; they're produced to sound like it. I like the synth-pop feel. I can hear the smidge of auto-tune (gah), but that's in everything now. All in all, this is one of her biggest albums, and it's Taylor doing Taylor. For what it is, the pop songs work and I imagine anyone could probably do these as well, as opposed to some songs you imagine only one person ever doing it ("Layla", "You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman"). They're catchy, and they do work. It's just... each song is missing something, something that makes it go from a good pop song to a great song. There's no quirkiness, nothing that makes it go float above the rest. The album is not a classic, but it's a good pop album. And for that it gets a 4. Top songs: "Out Of The Woods," "Bad Blood," "Shake It Off"
True story - my wife and I dressed up as Taylor and Kelce for a Halloween party but I was Taylor. I was so worried someone would ask me to sing something of hers that I listened to this album endlessly for about 2 weeks to learn some of her songs. I never got bored of it. It is damn good. I was well aware of it when it came out and it was then I really started to notice how talented she was. But now that I've listened to the album not just singles? Wow. And this was all to give a big middle finger to critics who said she wasn't country or pop. She showed she could do pop as good as or better than anyone. Just yesterday Bad Blood came on the radio while I was driving my 11 year old son and his buddy to hockey and his friend said Taylor is so over-rated. I told him nah, she's just rated...exactly right. She is the greatest music artist of our generation. If you still don't think she's that good, listen to the following songs and tell me those aren't super catchy, smartly written songs - Welcome to New York, Blank Space, Style, Out of the Woods, Shake it Off, I Wish You Would, Bad Blood, Wildest Dreams, How You Get the Girl. I pretty much named all of them on the album (9 of 13 and not just the singles). I also thought her softer songs (This Love, Clean) were really beautiful.
All hail the mighty queen of the earworm!! I'm not a huge pop fan, but there's no denying she's a clever songwriter and has a great voice. I initially listened to Taylor's Version for fear that my wife and daughter would disown me if I listened to the original release, but then I got their permission to listen to my wife's CD of the original, appropriately preventing Big Machine from earning additional streaming royalties (bow down to the Church of Taylor). The new version has a much fuller sound which I prefer. Anyway, even though I'm not a pop fan, there's no denying this is pretty much a perfect album and an easy 5. Favorite tracks: This may be lame, but the biggest hits are my favorites - Blank Space, Style, and Shake It Off.
Woo hoo! Taylor is a guilty pleasure. Listening to this should be fun. ;) So I guess I never heard this album before, which is a surprise. I certainly knew the many singles, but interspersed were a few new to me tracks I didn't expect. I'm more a fan of her early more Nashville roots, and this full shift to pop is hit or miss to me. I love some of her wittier and more self effacing tracks. And of course her signature tell a story songs. I'm not sure I really want this many images implanted in my head of her coital dalliances, however. Seemed like most tracks had some alusion to bumping nasties. I get it, she's all grown up now, message received, move on. Overall, a good album. Clearly a star maker with more than half the tracks being radio hits. Good on her, but only getting 4 stars. If I were being objective, it would probably have been 3. But what can I say, she's a guilty pleasure and I'm not that objective.
I’ve never been a big fan of country music, so I never paid much attention to Taylor Swift. I knew that this was her crossover album but didn’t know what to expect. The first song gave me a bad impression of a teeny bopper trying to be a hip hop artist. However, as the album continued I was impressed by the variety of grooves she established, sounding more rock and roll than hip hop. I also liked the harmonic progressions in the songs. Her voice can sound overly nasal at times, but she has good command of her voice. I would definitely listen to this again.
Very frog coded album, no I will not elaborate
There are some absolute bangers on here (Blank Space, Style, Shake It Off). The rest of the tracks are all very solid and catchy. She's a very gifted songwriter.
Not my jam!
2.5 a bunch of non-offensive pop songs that are plagued by over production
No
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.
I only liked four tracks on this project. How did this album win over To Pimp A Butterfly.
I know the Swifties are all about Shake it Off but for my money Clean is the stand out track
I was surprised at how bland this was. There were no dynamics and it sounded autotuned, whether it was or not doesn't really matter. I thought perhaps it was the system I was listening on, but listening to other music proved that to not be the case. beige
I really wanted to listen to understand the hype but I just couldn't stop skipping.. will try again another time.
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
Oh boy.... I don't know if I can do this album. I'll give it a try but not promising anything. Especially after the whole Super Bowl news. Okay, this first track is kinda catchy. Yeah sorry can't do this. 1 star. Gonna put on some real 80s music.
I don't know what I was expecting. But I was kinda excited, like "finally, maybe my eyes will be open to wonderful pop music I have acidentally missed; that's a chance to become less of a snob". but no, it did not work. the music is awful, as bland as possible, literally unbearable to listen to. I would love to love Taylor Swift, but this time I could not
Pure genius
So many hits. Great 80s sound. Easy to listen to and groove out to.
Nicht schlecht.
Thanks to my teenage daughter, I've heard most of these songs many times before. And the ones I haven't, aren't that great (so fair play to my girl for having great taste). "Blank Space" isn't just a brilliant Taylor Swift song, it's a brilliant song full stop. Plus, "Welcome to New York", "Now That We Don't Talk", and "Is It Over Now?" are all songs I enjoy whenever my daughter takes control of the car tunes. The main problem is, there's 21 tracks on this album, which will inevitably mean a few clangers. "Bad Blood" and "Wonderland" are the two that had my finger hovering over the skip button. Overall, Taylor Swift writes excellent pop music for teenage girls (and adults who still believe they're teenager girls). The songs are catchy, some of the lyrics are quite clever, and even though her music follows a fairly generic pop formula - she still feels original. Taylor Swift is doing her own thing, so fair play to her. Most impressive to me is that, unlike many of her contemporaries, she's a proper musician (not just a pretty face regurgitating somebody else's songs). And to top it off, she seems to make the most fragile Conservative fuckwits soil their man diapers, so she's alright in my book. If Taylor Swift is the gateway to my daughter becoming a lifelong music lover, then you can count me amongst her ridiculously massive fan base. 👍👍
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.
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As someone who only listens to her albums Folklore and Evermore, this was better than I thought. Besides the many title tracks I have heard over the years on the radio there are actually some nice songs within this. I can't say I'd listen to or enjoy this as much and Folklore and Evermore, but it's a strong pop album.
I was surprised by this album...in a good way.
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.
I will not
Really good modern pop album. All catchy tunes, hits and non-hits. I think this Taylor Swift is going to be pretty good.
Good production. This is her best no matter how esoteric the swifties try to get
perfect POP record. If you check global reviews it’s either 5 or 1 . It’s clear that 1 are haters. So it proves that it’s a perfect pop album
One of the greatest pop albums ever written.
no comment
IMO, sound is over produced.
Hater det ikke, men er ikke for meg. Veldig generisk
shhh, don't tell anyone, 7/10
I'm just not a swiftie
It's mediocre pop music written by an adult teenager for teenagers and other middle-aged teenagers who never grew up past high school boys and crushes. I will NEVER understand why people think she's such a genius lyricist... Bob Dylan is an incredible lyricist, Taylor is just a product and nothing further. She's doing more planet to the damage than probably all of us on this site combined, but her "stans" don't care. They'll continue harassing Joe Alwyn while defending her dating a racist, bigot.
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.
4+
Great songs, so catchy and I was surprised I remember most of the lyrics of the hit songs
This is my first modern pop album from the list. I remember when this came out and it was a big hit! I am personally a fan of Taylors music going all the way back to her first few albums. Overall solid album. 4/5
First half was solid then really fell apart. Not a taylor fan but enjoyed it. 4
I guarantee the ratings on this are all either 1 or 5. I like the album a lot even though I don’t like much of Swift’s other stuff
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.
I was prepared to hate this album. I didn't. Does Taylor Swift live up to the hype? Nobody does. Does she have talent? Absolutely. She'll never be my favorite, but there are spots for her on several of my playlists.
A winner!
3.07 per track. Pretty good pop to be honest.
There is no world where you can convince me this album needs to be on this list
Just a solid tswift album. New Romantics is one of her best
I expected this to be pretty mid and I was still disappointed.
Not my cup of tea
I didn’t know they were allowed to put music people actually listen to on this list. It’s interesting comparing Taylor to the all time greats. In terms of ability to convey emotion, attention to detail in every aspect of the recording, and overall creativity she really is one of the best. And 1989 is Taylor at her best.
Catchy enough and I can see why it’s so popular but pretty sure 51 year old men aren’t the target audience here
i dont have much to say maybe other than it cant be a one star because it takes so little risk and is just fine and i dont think it will be anything more or less for me the only songs that i was interested by were wonderland and shake it off but that is about it
Funny record
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*
I mean, respect. Just not something I'd choose to listen to.
This is a solid, solid pop record. Great songwriting & production. Out of curiosity, I went and listened to the "Taylor's Version" re-recording of this and it's even better. This is one of a few 1k1 albums that has completely surprised me in a positive way; I never would have thought to give this album the time of day but am very glad I did.
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 think this is definitely Taylor Swift's best album in her poppy era. It takes me back to the end of my high school career and beginning of my college. I have fond memories of dancing to Shake it Off, jamming to Bad Blood, and badly singing along to Wildest Dreams. And Style is one of my favorite TSwift songs, if not my top. Some of the non-singles are a bit boring, which takes away a star for me, but still a very strong, well written/produced album that absolutely shows off how talented Taylor Swift is, as we all already know.
As far as pop music goes, this album is a 10/10. Great production quality and a shocking number of bangers.
Good songwriting. Lacking originality in the pop genre and album feels dated to 2014 with synths and overall sound. Some hooks quite good other uninspiring and repetitive.
i liked "evermore" more and i only kinda liked that one, sorry swifties, this was very generic stadium pop to me but I am also old. i loved janet jackson and liked madonna 30 years ago
Awesome. I ordered it as a vinyl… <3
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.
Incredibly heavy stuff
Just fine
Ugh - I hate how not shitty this is. It’s a fun listen. I’m now a Swiftie.
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.
Wasn't sure how I'd be able to feel anything from this -- haven't been into this kind of pop since 7th grade. First... wonderful production. If this kind of pop is like candy, I felt like I was at the factory. Buzzing with ideas but disciplined enough to make it cohere. The emotions behind the songs are simple with a little twist, just enough of an ironic edge to balance out the sweet. Nice work, young lady. Sure you will go far.
I've never knowingly listened to Taylor but this album showed me that I do know her music. It's not my thing, but I'd be lying if I said some of these haven't been stuck in my head all day.
Auðvitað bara solid Pop ... ekki fyrir hversdag en ....
Das ist also Taylor Swift?! Hatte schon von ihr gehört, aber noch nichts von ihrer Musik - warum auch?
Asexual garbage
I respect her for stuff she’s done, but this music isn’t for me. I went in with an open mind but these lyrics seem childish at best. Also, I thought she was a country music singer at one point?
There’s worse pop
Hits even i have heard of
Wenn Du nicht singen kannst wie Amy, oder nicht den Sex-appeal von Madonna und auch nicht tanzen kannst wie Shakira dann brauchst Du einen Mega-Apparat der Dich als Marke und Ikone erscheinen lässt. Das macht Deine Musik weder besser noch abwechslungsreicher. 1989 ist eintöniges blechernes Gesinge zu stetig wiederholenden Drums. Auch der Hit „Shake it off“ Schaft es nicht ansatzweise in mein Playlisten.. Einziger Hoffnungsschimmer ist „This Love“ was ein vielleicht brauchbare Stimme der Interpretin erahnen lässt.
Even the songs I haven’t heard were great
Objectively good. Some songs I really enjoy the lyrics. Overall too long and annoyingly pop.
I don’t think anyone can dispute that this is a great pop album, even if you aren’t a Swiftie.
i think ive tried this album like 6 times based on recommendations but every single time im hit with the fact that she makes overwhelmingly millennial music and im just gonna have to accept that it almost always is not for me
Cohesive sound! Not a sound that I find interesting or innovative or even frankly enjoyable, but it sure was cohesive! What can I say. I fully went into this wanting to dislike it and I did dislike it. Boring production mixed with constant talk-singing that delivered lyrics so simple and unimaginitive that it had me double checking how old she was when she made this one (25!!!! 25 years old!) Generally fine, had me asking "who cares": All You Had to Do Was Stay, I Wish You Would, Wildest Dreams, How You Get the Girl, This Love, I Know Places, Clean Pissed Me Off: Welcome to New York, Shake It Off (her Meghan Trainor slay?), BAD BLOOD (the fucking stomp clap, give me a breeeaakkk. Just the most infantile rhymes and lyrics in this one with her grating talk-singing... it doesn't earn the final chorus but really seems to think it deserves it! "Did. You. Have to do this. I was thinking you could be trusted." KILL MEEEEE) Solid pop singles for the radio: Blank Space (decent chorus! cheesy generally.) and Style (boring but definitely my favorite song on here). I'm giving it two stars because I am trying to be nice.
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.
Swift has talent. This is true. but the contents/genre just isn't for me. I'm the wrong gender and way too old.
That’s right, same as Yes!
I really like Blank Space and Shake it Off. I kind of like Bad Blood. The rest of the album is ok. Altogether it's like a 3.5 album for me, but I'll round up.
Probably actually a 3.5 star. The first half is notably stronger (4-5 star songs) than the second half (2-3 star songs). But, I rounded up because it's ultimately totally listenable.
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.
Look , I’m not an avid Taylor fan, but let’s not pretend that half of this album isn’t pop perfection. The b-sides aren’t as strong as the singles; however, that back to back “Blank Space” into “Style” makes up for it. I genuinely think “Style” might be the greatest pop song ever created, and if not, it at least makes the top 5. Fav Songs: Style, Wildest Dreams, New Romantics Least: All You Had to Do Was Stay, How You Get the Girl
Not a Taylor fan.
No. Just no. If you're not an 11-year old, suburban preadolescent girl, this does not need to be on your bucket list. Why do I have to give it a star? This system needs to have a "no star" option.
Fuck that, j'écoute pas un album de Taylor swift à ma fête
I loved this when it first came out and listened to it A LOT for a few years. Then I got tired of it and never really went back. For this challenge I decided to listen to Taylor's version. I don't think I'll ever get back to obsessing over it, but it was fun to listen again.
This is as bad as her anual carbon emissions from her private jet
Good music, if I can ignore Taylor’s voice. I listened to her version instead, and it is a little lazy in production. All drums are drawn in.
Me encanta Taylor Swift y en concreto, este disco, todo un acierto. Lo he disfrutado mucho!
Welcome to NY: nah, just too, too pop Blank Space: my favorite on this album; it was the clever chorus that got me Style: one listen and done Out of the Woods: meh All You Had to Do Was...": didn't grab me Shake It Off: just north of meh I Wish You Would: no Bad Blood: just another anthem song, but a nice bass beat Wildest Dreams: second favorite on this album How You Get the Girl: same old, same old This Love: starts slow tempo--might this be a different cut? The tempo is different, but the pattern is the same. It's a nice song though. I Know Places: ok Clean: I like this one
Didn't realise I knew so many songs from it, great pop, some big hits here
Banger
Pass
can't deny her
Yuk
I now understand Taylor Swift’s appeal to her fans, especially young women. She is easy to listen to and upbeat. I am a fan now.
Who even writes these, a teenage girl or a commitee for teenage girl music?
Is this a fucking joke?
Listen, im not a T Swift hater alright. And i fully recognize that this is an album meant to encapsulate pop and produce hits and that it did. But to me, it succeeded so well that its to its detriment. These are very surface level pop songs that i have heard so much since they came out that i would be perfectly fine never hearing them again, and would prefer it for a few of them (bad blood and shake it off). Also, people say this is supposed to be an homage to the 80s sound but i honestly barely hear it, i think it has too many of the trappings of mid 2010s pop songs that will age these songs worse than they would otherwise. Its not objectively bad by any means, theres a few more underplayed songs i enjoy, but for me personally im never gonna want to put this on.
Love it!
Pure pop perfection. Even on songs I don't like (Bad Blood) I can really appreciate all the little production tricks that are hidden in the mix that add a lot to the song (also I just now noticed how empty sounding the first 2 choruses are on that song, so cool). Wildest Dream and I Wish You Would were big favorites, very well done catchy songs. Out of the Woods finally clicked with me after my 3rd listen and damn that song is good. So yeah, I think the 1 stars here are too harsh, this is a rare album to witness coming out
Gawd; first Beyonce then Taylor Swift? Really? As much as I think it is important to be a bit eclectic, I wish I would get more of stuff I will actually listen too... Of course I am open to new things... So far (4 songs in) as repetitious as expected. I can see the draw to voice and lyrics for pop, I probably listened to some of this kind of stuff, and some some of the rock I listen to goes in this direction, but it is quite droll and repetitious. I listened to 10 songs and no reprieve from the boredom Better than Beyonce is all I can say.
No.
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]
Tay Tay is cute.
T dawg.
Liked it more than I expected. She has a great voice.
One I already know I love. Listened to the Taylor's version option. One of the best TS
One of the first Taylor Swift albums that I thought “some of these songs are pretty good”
Not a fan. 3/5
These songs would be so much better with real drums on them imo. Otherwise the album is as good as radio pop can get.
En fait, taylor swift ça passe partout. C'est bien, c'est basic white gurl qq meme.
Undeniable pop, I guess
Never listened to Taylor's music before, but I'm glad I did! I thought given how lukewarm I have been to some of her biggest songs into the past, I'd feel the same about 1989. But I am pleasantly surprised. It runs for 48 minutes and most songs make that time just breeze by. The production is super light and fluid. You can clearly tell most of these songs were engineered by some of the best people in the business, and Taylor's songwriting is (for the most part) very heartfelt. She has a great way of telling a story and painting a picture in your head of what she's feeling. Welcome to New York is one of the most glamerous openings I have heard to the opening of any modern pop album I've heard in a while. All You Had Do Was Stay is easily one of my favorite songs so far, and Shake It Off is as they say, my guilty pleasure. Far too catchy for me to dislike it. Although it annoyingly sparked so many insta girls with toxic personalities to write off their bad actions as "haters gonna hate". What this album has going for me is its consistency in production, which I feel a lot of albums I've been listening to from this generator do not have, so it is not only a breath of fresh air to get an album that has this quality about it, but it's also nice to hear something that isn't rock'n'roll from a 70's band 10 times in a row. Buttttt... that consistency that I just talked about is also across the sorts of songs that Taylor writes. I would've loved a little more from the lyrics than just the ups and downs of the men she's dated. Not to mention Bad Blood has got to be one of the most overplayed and grating songs I've heard in a long time, and I thought maybe I'd changed my mind about that. But nope definitely not. ANYWAYS! Great record, not perfect, but still great. Here's hoping I get a few more modern records along the way... Probably won't, but I can live in hope!
I’ll try to keep my disdain for generic pop music aside but the majority of the album is very derivative both lyrically and musically. It seems to show the push and pull of a relationship and often comes with a very basic song structure. It is danceable and singable so I can see why some would like it, just not my thing. The best and only quasi unique pop song would be shake it off. That’s the only song from the first two thirds that stood out to me. The best two songs for me were the last two a slower guitar song (I know places) and a more retrospective down tempo slow burn (Clean).
Thanks for making me listen to this. She's beautiful, for sure, but I don't know ... I don't understand her popularity. 21 songs was a bit much for me.
Not my cup of tea (fully realizing that this 60+ dude is not exactly the target audience.
Just not for me. Much prefer CRJ or Charli XSX and other pop artists.
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
The kind of songs that make you wish you didn't know english. Her voice is amazing to listen to, and the music is interesting enough for pop music, but the lyrics are just not my thing at all. Favorite melody: Wildest Dreams.
You know this is the second Taylor Swift album I have listened to on this list, and I am just having a tough time with it. It just seems so incidental to me. Clearly it's well produced, written and performed, and is catchy, but it just feels empty and like pop churn. Officially do not get the whole phenomena.
An upbeat, happy album with plenty of tunes that make you want to hop up and dance around. Taylor sprinkled in a few, more substantive songs to round out the album. I can see why this album is so popular.
The fact that I know most of the words to seven different songs on here and I wouldn’t even describe myself as a “Taylor swift fan” is all that needs to be said about this album. Extreme relistenability. Taylor fucks.
At least 6 absolute hits on one album. The second half of the album drops off heavily. Taylor’s songwriting is undeniable.
There’s so many hits that it’s hard to deny the relevance of this album. The biggest flaw, as we discussed, is that the finish of the album is weak. But when you have multiple top ten hits, is the album really that weak? The first two thirds of the album is perfect for a road trip. It’s a five on this rating system but I might give it a four and a half if given the opportunity.
Tay...lor... Yeah! Banger after banger. When a single album has this many hits how can you not give it 5 stars.
Muy buen álbum Buen sonido, buenos ritmos y acompañamiento de voz perfectos, no me importaría ir a un concierto de Taylor
Album: 1989 Artist: Taylor Swift Year: 2014 (originally) later 2023 Genre: Pop Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Anyone that knows me will know that Taylor Swift is my favourite artist and 1989 is one of my favourite albums. I listened to 1989 (Taylor’s Version) because no stolen version in this house 🫡 Fave Song? You Are In Love Would I listen again? 100% without a question
I feel ashamed to say this but its a really good cheeezie pop album.
What is music? I heard it once described as audio decoration; as we decorate a wall with paintings and pictures and colours so we decorate the space around us with music. Music is also a very human endeavour. Mankind has made music and chanted since time immemorial. Poetic sagas and myths were passed along in rhytmic meter; where we now make a distinction between powerty and music it seems the ancients weren't quite so discriminatory. Indeed we remember things better to a beat and a rhythm; it remains a power mnemonic. I wonder often how the commodoiffication and industrialization of music has changed it. How long were ancient songs?
Extrem gut produzierte Pop-Liedchen
Blank Space, Shake It Off.
Heard the album before and loved it, glad to listen to it again.
If you gave this anything less than five stars you’re a miserable killjoy with a small peepee.
Pop con sintetizadores. Muy comercial. Ni fu ni fa.
Blank Space, Shake It Off.
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.
Its a pop banger
It's a perfect pop album.
not a fan of the over-produced stock instruments. Songs about surface-level love leaves me wanting more.
Taylor Swift just doesn’t miss does she!! I’m a huge Taylor fan and 1989 just doesn’t disappoint. Such a nostalgic sound to the Album I absolutely love it. It’s not Taylor’s best album but it’s for sure one of her best. An exceptional pop Album!
Maybe all of the hits have been too overplayed to be fully appreciated but this album was a bore. Wildest Dreams still slaps but didn't find anything new here.
Very poppy
Tay Tay is the BEST!
Every song is a hit but not my top swift album
I am not a TS fan, quite far from it, but I must say that this album is one of the better truly pop albums of this century. She, unfortunately for me, cooked here.
Taylor's best? A collection of killer pop songs.
Front to back bangers. I don’t know if I actually don’t like Shake it Off or if it just exceeded its replay value by being SO popular?
Not even a Swifty but I still remember exactly where I was when I first heard this album
Damn, I was so enjoying being snooty and saying how boring I found her. Great! Fun! I didn't realise how many songs I already knew through osmosis.
i like this album a lot since i like taylor swift but since i have listened to it before im not going to give it 5 stars as i do think that she has better albums for example speak now, folklore, evermore etc so for that reason i am going to give it 4 stars! but yes, my favourite songs on this album are probably wonderland and how you get the girl!
Annoyingly good
I just don’t get the hype. There are far better pop artists out there, but for some reason Taylor is the one that gets the push. Whatever I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I will just continue to keep on keeping on.
Favorite track: Out of the Woods
Not my kind of music, but is a good singer.
Ok, if you like pop
favs: Style, Wildest Dreams, Clean, You Are In Love (deluxe edition) worst: Bad Blood
The moment I started paying attention to Ms. Swift (actually it was Ryan Adams' cover of this album). On top of fully embracing pop, she actually writes more about herself (instead of relationships) and seems to have more substance as a result.