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Post by Active Aggressive on Oct 3, 2022 11:51:08 GMT -5
Renaissance Pose 1-4 vibes, but either way, I am excited for new Taylor. I feel it in my bones that this one is gonna be special.
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Post by ethanhunt on Oct 3, 2022 13:08:12 GMT -5
Wow. Swifties are the most ungrateful, entitled fans. I'd actually fear for her life if she were Rihanna. Midnights is out in 2 and a half weeks. Is there nothing you can listen to (or even...do) til then without whining? I mean I don't really care about having something to listen to. Wasn't exactly expecting to get a Taylor Swift album this year. And I'm obviously still excited for the project. Taylor is my favorite artist. I just don't understand why this is what she opted to do with the rollout. I'm sure I'll forget all about all of this once we have the music. I just think about how stirring and effective the Folklore and to a lesser extent the Evermore were and I wish she were able to generate the same kind of hype for this record. Of course none of it matters as long as the music is good.
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Post by Troublemaker on Oct 3, 2022 18:24:03 GMT -5
These same people who are preordering the signed copies, didn’t they also buy the unsigned ones? Or maybe the better question is how many copies is she signing?
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Post by SabrinaFan on Oct 3, 2022 19:29:06 GMT -5
Man I hate this album rollout. Why even announce the album ahead of time if we're not gonna get a single. To me the only reason for Taylor to announce ahead of time is to force a radio hit. The track list reveals in of themself are fine. But the inconsistency and not knowing when they're coming and this newest one being a different format just ugg. Obviously anticipating the album greatly but everything about this lead up feels like a total flub to me To be fair, we don't know if we're not getting a single yet. It could still happen this Friday or the following Friday (or heck, maybe even on album release day). However, I do agree with you it would be better if her tracklist reveals were daily rather than MWF. It also would have been nice if maybe she played a short snippet from each song during the tracklist reveals to build up the hype a bit. Regardless, I'm still excited for this album even if we don't know all that much. Totally just my opinion, but sometimes the element of surprise can be fun. There's no doubt she could have handled the album rollout better but nonetheless I am looking forward to this.
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Post by Marooned@Midnight on Oct 3, 2022 23:49:47 GMT -5
People are talking about how this album rollout is botched, meanwhile units are flying off the shelves before it’s even released with what, 32 of the 38 available versions completely sold out before release date? Y’all keep worrying about her rollout and she’s gonna just laugh her way to the bank.
Would I love a single and video? Absolutely. But I’m sure we will get that soon, even if it’s album release week itself. She has proven that she doesn’t need campaigns or rollouts to break records and deliver a quality product. I’m just excited that we are getting a new album AND it’s right around the corner.
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Post by Dylan :) on Oct 4, 2022 1:16:20 GMT -5
I actually think I prefer the idea of hearing the album all at once rather than a single. For example, I’m happy I heard Cardigan and Willow all as one with the album rather than a single before. It keeps the sound of the album secret until the last second. However, I do feel the time between the album announcement and the release has been too long. I appreciate her doing Midnight Mayhems as she wants to mix things up, but I agree that it’s not enough to satisfy the need for content from the album (we’re so greedy though lol, Taylor is feeding us album after album). I agree that talking about each track would be better than, as someone else said, just throwing random words at us that apparently have a meaning to something
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Post by imbuemyblue on Oct 4, 2022 1:39:52 GMT -5
I don't think anyone is worried about her sales or being ungrateful. Pretty sure every Swiftie in the world knows they lucked out by falling in love with (one of?) the most prolific artist(s) working today. Being that we are on a chart related board, we are inclined to speculate on whether or not this business strategy is ideal. And speculating is fun!
She is clearly coming to dominate the latter half of the year, lead single or not (ME! was a bad lead single and certainly didn't hurt the opening or the album's subsequent legs), but the greedy part of me would have enjoyed her dominance during this total dead zone on the Hot 100. :)
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Post by Joe1240 on Oct 4, 2022 2:00:58 GMT -5
It's not that there isn't anything to do or listen to, it's that most of us aren't hyped for this album. We know basically nothing about it. And that's totally fine when you announce an album a few days before release like evermore and folklore, but when there's a month and a half between announcement and release and all you're doing is giving us meaningless titles? How is anyone supposed to be excited over that? At least describe the track or give backstory on the track each day so we have some context. Otherwise she's just spouting random words at us. I don't think it's at all rude or selfish or whining to just say that we're bored and don't care about this Midnight Mayhem thing. Honestly, I'd rather she just be completely silent entirely about it. At least that would have built up mystery. I Agree with you on this but rollout has been better than the Lover Rollout back in 2019.Remember that one? we Swfities didn't know the release date of the album until a few months after the lead single came out that year and we were just busy guessing Easter eggs from Interviews and the Me! Music Video. The bright side about this rollout we at least know the album will be here in a few weeks.
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Post by daddy on Oct 4, 2022 6:40:21 GMT -5
Maybe Taylor and her team are waiting for the album to release and see if any songs take off naturally before picking a single?
I'd much rather this approach than a situation where they use their resources to push "Me" when we could have had a single like "Cruel Summer".
Plus, I think it's pretty obvious Taylor realizes her status as an album artist and is leaning into it. The older she gets, the less likely it is for her to have a massive airplay hit because of sexism and ageism. She's pretty much confirmed she realizes this.
I think focusing on the album as a whole and reinforcing her status as an album artist will benefit her much more than a single, especially in the long-run.
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Post by Taylor. on Oct 4, 2022 9:24:48 GMT -5
No idea how accurate this is, but:
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Post by Active Aggressive on Oct 4, 2022 14:05:00 GMT -5
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Post by kmbgs on Oct 4, 2022 15:22:46 GMT -5
I actually very much love the idea of no single pre-album, and just see what people like. I imagine she has multiple visuals planned and/or filmed so she can support what takes off accordingly.
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Post by taylor on Oct 4, 2022 21:12:46 GMT -5
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Post by kimberly on Oct 4, 2022 21:44:01 GMT -5
*nicki minaj voice* swifties, stay in school
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Post by taylor on Oct 4, 2022 21:50:42 GMT -5
*nicki minaj voice* swifties, stay in school They may not have got that right, BUT 10+7=17, and 2+2=4, and 17-4=13, so the lead is still coming October 7! (In all seriousness, I do think the lead is coming this Friday and it’s either “Anti-Hero” or the track she reveals tonight.)
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Post by taylor on Oct 4, 2022 23:19:32 GMT -5
Track 9: “Bejeweled”
2. Maroon 3. Anti-Hero 6. Midnight Rain 7. Question…? 8. Vigilante Shit 9. Bejeweled 13. Mastermind
”Bejeweled” joins the iconic Track 9 canon: “Should’ve Said No,” “You’re Not Sorry,” “Enchanted,” “Stay Stay Stay,” “Wildest Dreams,” “Getaway Car,” “Cornelia Street,” “this is me trying,” and “coney island.”
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Post by imbuemyblue on Oct 5, 2022 1:35:00 GMT -5
Oh wow, I never realized how much track 9's slapped. Giving 5's a run for their money!
400K is mighty impressive. Wonder how much she needs in actual album sales to clear 1 mil.... probz 650-700K? I'd say right now we are looking at 700K SPS as the floor. Your faves could never.
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Post by †ealsünset on Oct 5, 2022 1:42:22 GMT -5
Track 9: “Bejeweled” ”Bejeweled” joins the iconic Track 9 canon: “Should’ve Said No,” “You’re Not Sorry,” “Enchanted,” “Stay Stay Stay,” “Wildest Dreams,” “Getaway Car,” “Cornelia Street,” “this is me trying,” and “coney island.” And a fragrance too?
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Post by kimberly on Oct 5, 2022 2:55:59 GMT -5
yeah these reveals are definitely not random, lol. she plans everything.
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Post by imad on Oct 5, 2022 4:19:02 GMT -5
Sometimes you have to be a chameleon
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Post by Active Aggressive on Oct 5, 2022 7:51:58 GMT -5
Sometimes you have to be a chameleon Are these lyrics from the new album?
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Oct 5, 2022 10:11:39 GMT -5
O! This must be the single. I bet it’s callef Chameleon.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Oct 5, 2022 10:44:46 GMT -5
Track 9 was spoken into her right ear whereas all the others were her left?!? What could it mean?!???
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Post by Dylan :) on Oct 5, 2022 14:38:54 GMT -5
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Post by bat1990 on Oct 5, 2022 15:09:03 GMT -5
Is that counting pre-orders for Midnights?
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Post by kimberly on Oct 5, 2022 15:23:46 GMT -5
Is that counting pre-orders for Midnights? no. Red (Taylor's Version) -- 701,000 units folklore -- 531,000 units Lover -- 500,000 units
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Post by Au$tin on Oct 5, 2022 16:01:38 GMT -5
Track 9 was spoken into her right ear whereas all the others were her left?!? What could it mean?!??? It's a republican anthem
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Post by bat1990 on Oct 5, 2022 18:13:03 GMT -5
Is that counting pre-orders for Midnights? no. Red (Taylor's Version) -- 701,000 units folklore -- 531,000 units Lover -- 500,000 units Rollin' in the dough with no tour! She'll be over 2.5 million units by year's end if not 3.
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Post by Choco on Oct 5, 2022 18:13:54 GMT -5
A single would be nice. The title reveals don't really matter for anyone outside her stanbase. And people might be more inclined to preorder if they even knew what genre is the album.
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Post by Mayman on Oct 5, 2022 23:07:15 GMT -5
Track Eleven: "Karma"
2. Maroon 3. Anti-Hero 6. Midnight Rain 7. Question…? 8. Vigilante Sh*t 9. Bejeweled 11. Karma 13. Mastermind
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