Enyasurvivor
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Post by Enyasurvivor on Jul 23, 2020 23:22:53 GMT -5
This is definitely not the Taylor Swift album I wanted, but it is the Taylor Swift album I needed. Been tearing up with every song so far
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AmazDrag
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Post by AmazDrag on Jul 23, 2020 23:23:10 GMT -5
This album is exactly what I feared. Downtempo folk pop with pretty vocals but super boring. I’m gonna wait for her to do something with more tempo before checking her out again.
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Ernesto
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Post by Ernesto on Jul 23, 2020 23:23:24 GMT -5
What a gorgeous record "Cardigan" is, folksie and retrospective. Perhaps one of the best recordings from Taylor. I hope her album is a massive success and she continues following of the Dixie Chicks path being outspoken and supporting good causes.
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Post by ificanthaveyou on Jul 23, 2020 23:24:49 GMT -5
“Cardigan”. The video is... GORGEOUS. The song is... nothing special! “Folklore”: Thus far, I like the sound of the album; it’s very mature and laid-back. I’ve already heard at least two songs that I feel would’ve been a better lead single. The song gets better with every listen! I thought the same after my first listen, but it’s extremely memorable. I wish her lover appeared at the tail end of the video, just to transition into the next single when it’s released.
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matty005
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Post by matty005 on Jul 23, 2020 23:26:46 GMT -5
This album is exactly what I feared. Downtempo folk pop with pretty vocals but super boring. I’m gonna wait for her to do something with more tempo before checking her out again. I mean, I get it. But the album hasn't been out long enough for you to even listen to 2/3 of it, so....
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AmazDrag
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Post by AmazDrag on Jul 23, 2020 23:28:20 GMT -5
This album is exactly what I feared. Downtempo folk pop with pretty vocals but super boring. I’m gonna wait for her to do something with more tempo before checking her out again. I mean, I get it. But the album hasn't been out long enough for you to even listen to 2/3 of it, so.... im going to force my way til the end but the tempo has not changed 7 songs in. 💁♀️
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Janhova's Witness
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Post by Janhova's Witness on Jul 23, 2020 23:29:36 GMT -5
Most of it has been good so far, albeit a bit same-y
I’m loving seven 🥰
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Post by ificanthaveyou on Jul 23, 2020 23:29:56 GMT -5
I’m on the Bon Iver song right now. Amazing. Literal perfection.
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Snowbeast
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Post by Snowbeast on Jul 23, 2020 23:32:42 GMT -5
This is the best thing she’s ever done. Speechless. A star of her caliber to strip it down this raw. “I think I’ve seen this film before and I didn’t like the ending”.
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Snowbeast
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Post by Snowbeast on Jul 23, 2020 23:33:36 GMT -5
I’m on the Bon Iver song right now. Amazing. Literal perfection. Granted I haven’t heard the rest of the album, but this song is just...wow. It’s like “The Last Time” but raw, real and you feel like you’re in the room.
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JayBoozer
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Post by JayBoozer on Jul 23, 2020 23:33:46 GMT -5
Cardigan and last great American dynasty are already better than any slow song on Lover.
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Adrian C. 🍓
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Post by Adrian C. 🍓 on Jul 23, 2020 23:36:28 GMT -5
I'm halfway through this album and there's legit nothing here that I don't like. But "Exile" in particular is honestly on another level.
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Post by ificanthaveyou on Jul 23, 2020 23:36:55 GMT -5
I am speechless. I’ve gotten chills on three separate song’s so far. If she doesn’t win Album of the Year at the Grammys with this one, I will feel cheated.
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Snowbeast
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Post by Snowbeast on Jul 23, 2020 23:37:18 GMT -5
I’m crying. Wow. Only on Exile. This is the best, most raw, perfectly executed thing she’s ever done. THIS is 2020 Taylor Swift. Not fucking “Me”.
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Snowbeast
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Post by Snowbeast on Jul 23, 2020 23:38:03 GMT -5
I’m going to fall behind. Keep hitting replay on Exhile
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Post by ificanthaveyou on Jul 23, 2020 23:39:17 GMT -5
I’m crying. Wow. Only on Exile. This is the best, most raw, perfectly executed thing she’s ever done. THIS is 2020 Taylor Swift. Not f**king “Me”. And definitely one of her most sonically cohesive albums yet. Every song is different enough to stand on its own, but sonically similar enough to blend together so well. I will definitely be playing this entire album on repeat for months to come. Honestly can’t wait til Winter now because this will be my jam.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jul 23, 2020 23:41:28 GMT -5
Based on clips, this is her best. Looking forward to sitting with some edibles and digesting this after work tomorrow.
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Snowbeast
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Post by Snowbeast on Jul 23, 2020 23:41:50 GMT -5
Who releases their best fucking song on album 8? The amount of talent in this woman’s body. I just fucking can’t. A once in a generation artist.
(I’m still on Exile btw)
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Post by Ace on Jul 23, 2020 23:42:56 GMT -5
Maybe it's the wine but I'm 3/3 bawling so far...anyone wanna give me a hug?
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cjay
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Post by cjay on Jul 23, 2020 23:43:25 GMT -5
This is not the Taylor Swift record I wanted in July! However, I love her artistry And versatility. The songs are definitely nice. But I’ll keep listening to Cornelia Street and DBATC until she releases something with more tempo. I will be rooting for her AOTY nomination though. This is what I expected T9 to sound like. I knew she was going in this direction when I heard lover. I just didn’t think so soon.
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suitact
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Post by suitact on Jul 23, 2020 23:43:44 GMT -5
So her idea going into the future is becoming a Lana ripoff with weak vocals and poor melodies?
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Post by ampersand on Jul 23, 2020 23:44:40 GMT -5
Okay... I cannot unhear “You’ll find me on the toilet” on “mirrorball.” 💀
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nas
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Post by nas on Jul 23, 2020 23:44:58 GMT -5
Exile is making me cry. Wow. That is STUNNING.
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Post by Caviar on Jul 23, 2020 23:46:20 GMT -5
Sounds very Natalie Imbruglia White Littles Island. I’m getting into it.
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Post by ificanthaveyou on Jul 23, 2020 23:46:42 GMT -5
Okay... I cannot unhear “You’ll find me on the toilet” on “mirrorball.” 💀 Lmfao Sameeee!!! It made me kind of gasp for a second... I’m on the second half of the album and there are a few songs that I convince myself that I don’t like in the first minute and end up really enjoying. There hasn’t been a song I will skip on replay yet.
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Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815...
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Jul 23, 2020 23:47:20 GMT -5
Very cohesive sound.
From first listen, the songs that stood out to me are Exile, Seven, August, This Is Me Trying.
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forg
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Post by forg on Jul 23, 2020 23:47:21 GMT -5
Love Cardigan, it's the type of Taylor Swift song I really like.
Also listened to exile and that was so "in the moment" song for me personally right now.
Can't wait to listen the entire album
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Post by Push The Button on Jul 23, 2020 23:47:26 GMT -5
Everything that I hated about her last three albums has been left in the 2010s. I’m so happy!
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Janhova's Witness
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Post by Janhova's Witness on Jul 23, 2020 23:47:30 GMT -5
I’m crying. Wow. Only on Exile. This is the best, most raw, perfectly executed thing she’s ever done. THIS is 2020 Taylor Swift. Not f**king “Me”. Can we please not mention it in this thread, it’s a safe space
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Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815...
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Jul 23, 2020 23:47:44 GMT -5
Okay... I cannot unhear “You’ll find me on the toilet” on “mirrorball.” 💀 I heard the same thing!
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