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Post by justlurkingaround on Oct 24, 2010 18:39:56 GMT -5
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Post by Taylor. on Oct 24, 2010 18:42:11 GMT -5
This review is a B-, I'd count that as a positive review with a few criticisms.
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Post by Kyla on Oct 24, 2010 18:42:37 GMT -5
I read that second one earlier. Well, not all of it. But the guy who wrote it obviously isn't a fan of Taylor in general. Considering he critiqued her personality and persona as well. Whatever...
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Post by Stephen on Oct 24, 2010 18:44:18 GMT -5
What I'm interested in is what they're going to send to country radio, because other then Mean and maybe Back to December, I'm not sure anything will hit.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2010 18:46:37 GMT -5
Mean is the most country friendly song so I could see that working there. I think Back To December would be appropriate for pop, hot ac and ac due to Decemeber approaching and the ballad fitting nicely in winter. I'm also hopeing for an Innocent release but I am fairly certain that it won't happen :(.
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Post by Typo on Oct 24, 2010 18:57:16 GMT -5
Uhhh. "Innocent" is the only weak link to be found on Speak Now, IMO. what do you guys think the singles should be? 02. "Speak Now" 03. "The Story Of Us" 04. "Sparks Fly" 05. "Mean"
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Post by circadian on Oct 24, 2010 18:58:44 GMT -5
Haunted: [...] Probably the best melody she's ever done. [...] I was JUST thinking of the same thing... I totally agree with you, Haunted's melody is top notch
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2010 18:59:26 GMT -5
Speak Now is my least favourite track off the album. The cover art for it is brilliant; however, If find that some of her annunciation in it drives me crazy. It seems like an album filler to me .
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Post by circadian on Oct 24, 2010 19:07:17 GMT -5
I say...
01. Mine 02. Back To December 03. The Story Of Us (Pop)/Mean (Country) 04. Sparks Fly (Pop)/Speak Now (Country)
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Post by Black Jesus on Oct 24, 2010 19:14:08 GMT -5
I think Innocent is one of the stronger tracks on the album. I loved Haunted too.
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Post by maria4hitz on Oct 24, 2010 19:29:35 GMT -5
I say... 01. Mine 02. Back To December 03. The Story Of Us (Pop)/Mean (Country) 04. Sparks Fly (Pop)/Speak Now (Country) The same but in different order :) 01 - Mine 02 - Sparks fly (pop) - Speak now (country) 03 - Back to december 04 - The story of us (pop) - Mean (country)
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Post by maria4hitz on Oct 24, 2010 19:30:51 GMT -5
I think Innocent is one of the stronger tracks on the album. I loved Haunted too. I agree. :)
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Post by Kyla on Oct 24, 2010 19:39:38 GMT -5
Another review... blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2010/10/album_review_taylor_swift_spea.htmlAbout Belle (allegedly): "She's an actress/But she's better known for the things that she does on the mattress," Swift meows. She sounds unsure what those things are, exactly, but that just makes it worse. Oh, how I wish the media got ahold of those old myspace conversations between Taylor and her friends. Everyone who views Taylor as naive and a prude would have their world rocked...
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Post by π Eloquent β’ on Oct 24, 2010 19:46:59 GMT -5
Oh, how I wish the media got ahold of those old myspace conversations between Taylor and her friends. Everyone who views Taylor as naive and a prude would have their world rocked... I'm now intrigued.
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Post by Gravity. on Oct 24, 2010 19:48:22 GMT -5
Oh, how I wish the media got ahold of those old myspace conversations between Taylor and her friends. Everyone who views Taylor as naive and a prude would have their world rocked... I'm now intrigued. Me too. Was Taylegend a snarky girl back in high school?
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Post by Kyla on Oct 24, 2010 19:51:58 GMT -5
Me too. Was Taylegend a snarky girl back in high school? Yes, yes she was. Just google 'Taylor Swift old myspace comments'.
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Post by Taylor. on Oct 24, 2010 19:54:13 GMT -5
Weren't those fake?
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Post by Kyla on Oct 24, 2010 19:57:44 GMT -5
No. You can still go to her friends' myspaces and see most of them.
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Post by freeman on Oct 24, 2010 20:06:19 GMT -5
^Link? I would like to read what people are talking about...It's always interesting to see different sides of people that we never see.
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Post by Kyla on Oct 24, 2010 20:13:35 GMT -5
^Link? I would like to read what people are talking about...It's always interesting to see different sides of people that we never see. Here's a link, but the drunk one is fake (photoshopped) and they don't have a lot of the ones I remember seeing: socialbutterflies.wordpress.com/2009/06/07/taylor-swift-drunk-as-hell/There wasn't anything bad. Just showed that she has a snarky side. She cussed in some of them and made a few sexual-related jokes. They made me like her even more when I saw them. I think we don't really see that side of her because she's smart and she knows that wouldn't be very good for her. But I don't think she's changed. Emma Stone's mentioned her 'sick' sense of humor. And Selena said a couple weeks ago that Taylor called her a prude. lol But maybe since she's getting older, she's getting a little more comfortable with showing that side of her (see: "Better Than Revenge").
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Post by maria4hitz on Oct 24, 2010 20:51:00 GMT -5
I love how the release of Speak now is boosting the other two albums and previews singles on Itunes :) Fearless is #56, Taylor Swift is #129 and Fearless platinum edition is #168.
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Post by Cerbius on Oct 24, 2010 21:15:24 GMT -5
Can't wait to see what the one-day sales predictions are going to be. It's gonna be massive for sure.
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Post by tsr on Oct 24, 2010 21:25:38 GMT -5
Can't wait to see what the one-day sales predictions are going to be. It's gonna be massive for sure. This. I also can't wait to see how many songs she'll have in the iTunes top 10 when the album is released.
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Post by Taylor. on Oct 24, 2010 21:28:14 GMT -5
I'm curious to as which song will be the most popular. I'm assuming it'll be 'Sparks Fly' since that's the fan favourite, but it'll be interesting to see.
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Post by Cerbius on Oct 24, 2010 21:31:07 GMT -5
I think 'Sparks Fly', 'Enchanted' and 'The Story Of Us' are gonna be the top three songs on iTunes, not necessarily in that order. Those that have already been released as promotional singles are going to be at a disadvantage.
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Post by Taylor. on Oct 24, 2010 21:32:25 GMT -5
^ I wouldn't be surprised if 'Dear John' was somewhere near the top just because of the amount of publicity it's gotten.
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Post by Kyla on Oct 24, 2010 21:34:17 GMT -5
This. I also can't wait to see how many songs she'll have in the iTunes top 10 when the album is released. "Dear John"s going to be up there for sure. With all the curiosity and speculation around it. I'm interested in seeing the one-day sales too, but they were pretty off last time. I think they predicted 500k for Fearless, and it did almost 600k. Plus, it being released on a Monday makes it harder to predict, I'm sure.
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Post by tsr on Oct 24, 2010 22:07:19 GMT -5
The album is now on iTunes.
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Post by Cerbius on Oct 24, 2010 22:08:55 GMT -5
The album is now on iTunes. Let the games begin. :kii:
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Post by CammyCan on Oct 24, 2010 22:09:25 GMT -5
TargΓ©t had the albums on a cart that I passed by when looking for Q-Tips. I jacked one and bought it early. Listening now!
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