Illusions
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Post by Illusions on Oct 22, 2010 20:22:40 GMT -5
I think this album made me a fan! I'm halfway through the album. Enchanted, The Story of Us, Mean and Back to December. I'm disappointed by Dear John, tbh. Love: Enchanted Back to December The Story of Us Mean Speak Now Like: Sparks Fly Better than Revenge Haunted Innocent Okay: Long Live Hate: Dear John Never Grow Up Last Kiss
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Post by like2throw on Oct 22, 2010 20:36:00 GMT -5
SILENCE THE HATERS SWIFT, man this album will make people STFU about her album of the year win, she might win fucking twice in a row now that ive listened to this.
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Post by franklin on Oct 22, 2010 20:43:37 GMT -5
Innocent, Haunted, Sparks Fly, The Story of Us, Enchanted are my favs Dear John = letdown
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Post by maria4hitz on Oct 22, 2010 20:44:58 GMT -5
As I'm listening: Now I understand why Sparks fly was a fan favorite :) It's incredible.
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Post by Kyla on Oct 22, 2010 20:45:36 GMT -5
I love it! But it was definitely misrepresented in the early reviews. It's definitely not a revenge song or as harsh as they made it out to be.
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Post by circadian on Oct 22, 2010 20:48:51 GMT -5
Haunted is AMAZING!
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Hook
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Post by Hook on Oct 22, 2010 20:49:02 GMT -5
I can't believe it but I actually really enjoy this album. The Story Of Us, Mean, Better Than Revenge, and Back To December are the songs I like best.
Sparks Fly is pretty good. Dear John is not.
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franklin
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Post by franklin on Oct 22, 2010 20:50:35 GMT -5
I love it! But it was definitely misrepresented in the early reviews. It's definitely not a revenge song or as harsh as they made it out to be. exactly. I was expecting this crazy, intense song and its definitely not that. Still it is a nice song and she sounds great singing it...
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Post by fridayteenage on Oct 22, 2010 20:53:24 GMT -5
Reviews didn't say it's scathing but rather raw and heartbroken.
I've listened to the whole album but it's going to take a few listens to judge how much I like each song. It took a few days for me to process each countdown digital release. But I'm thinking it sounds like one of my favorite albums ever.
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Post by heartbreaklullaby on Oct 22, 2010 21:02:27 GMT -5
My favorites are Sparks Fly, Back to December, Mean, Enchanted, Dear John, Never Grow Up, Long Live, Haunted and Better Than Revenge.
Other songs on the album are great. The only one which I don't feel much is Superman.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2010 21:13:47 GMT -5
Love this album. Taylor can write some brilliant songs, and the reviews so far seem to be great :)
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Post by nas on Oct 22, 2010 21:15:02 GMT -5
My respect for her as an artist has really grown. I liked Fearless and still think it deserved AOTY of those nominated but I didn't love it. This is so much stronger. I love the musical diversity. Her vocals have so much personality here, she's able to convey her emotions and moods of the songs really effectively. It's not just about vocal strength, that's probably never going to be her strong suit, but she's learning more and more how to use her voice.
I can see her not being everyone's cup of tea, but I appreciate her straightforward style of lyrics. Even the tracks I'm less fond of somehow fit the album as a whole extremely well. My stand-outs are Never Grow Up, Mean, Haunted, Enchanted, Last Kiss and for a fun change of pace, Better Than Revenge. I think Long Live fits extremely well as a closer.
With all the stuff that came Fearless, success, backlash, all of it, she delivered. I'm impressed. Who knows how this will do commercially overall, but this could have fallen into a million traps as a follow-up to a mega-successful album, and it didn't. Good for her.
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Hook
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Post by Hook on Oct 22, 2010 21:16:01 GMT -5
"The Story Of Us" is my pick for the next pop single. I'm loving the international version.
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Post by Illusions on Oct 22, 2010 21:18:49 GMT -5
"The Story Of Us" is my pick for the next pop single. I'm loving the international version. I totally agree with you.
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Post by ListenToItTwice on Oct 22, 2010 21:21:54 GMT -5
The Story of Us; Long Live; Sparks Fly; Better than Revenge
LOVE!
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Post by EPG on Oct 22, 2010 21:43:48 GMT -5
Downloading now. Kinda excited, ngl. lol
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Post by survivor020034 on Oct 22, 2010 21:48:21 GMT -5
I am not a very big taylor swift fan but decided to dl it and listen to it while i stay home and try to catch up on my homework and i cant believe how great this album is.... especially for someone who wrote every song! how crazy.... i hope this has huge opening numbers
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Post by maria4hitz on Oct 22, 2010 21:51:33 GMT -5
This deserves huge opening numbers. It's her best album yet imo. I can't even express how much I like it.
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Post by EPG on Oct 22, 2010 21:57:14 GMT -5
I just had to skip to "Haunted". I f-cking love! <3
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Post by Ryan on Oct 22, 2010 22:11:08 GMT -5
wow, this is a great album. seriously, really great one. i'm not even a big fan of hers but have to admit that she's one of the most talented young songwriters out there right now. even her vocal sounds improved much - at least on the record.
i can't believe how i love this album even more than i did when 'Fearless' first came out 'cuz i've never expected this to happen since it was like, flawless. this one is more diverse and consistent. this will open huge, sell millions of copies and even get some grammy love. great job, Taylor!
LOVE: Mine Sparks Fly Speak Now Mean The Story of Us Never Grow Up Better Than Revenge Innocent
LIKE: Back To December Enchanted
OKAY: Dear John Haunted Last Kiss Long Live
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Post by tsr on Oct 22, 2010 22:13:24 GMT -5
I'm trying to wait until Monday to listen to this but everyone is making it SO hard. Absolutely cannot wait until I have my hands on this album. All the praise it's getting is just making me more excited. I think it's going to be incredible.
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maria4hitz
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Post by maria4hitz on Oct 22, 2010 22:18:31 GMT -5
Haunted acoustic: :o :o :o
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Post by vipanonymous on Oct 22, 2010 22:19:14 GMT -5
Back To December, Mean, Enchanted, Innocent, Haunted, Dear John and Last Kiss are my favs.
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Post by like2throw on Oct 22, 2010 22:22:54 GMT -5
I wonder what the metacritic rating will be, not that it really matters but hopefully it can get 80s range.
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Post by Janhova's Witness on Oct 22, 2010 22:48:02 GMT -5
I love the album. I can't rank anything until I listen to it more, though. Early standouts: Sparks Fly & Last Kiss. Waiting for the re-release to buy this, though. Hopefully it won't have such a hideous cover, too.
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Post by Eqbk on Oct 22, 2010 23:28:03 GMT -5
I came in listening, thinking that I would most likely like it for the most part. I actually ended up loving it more than I thought. I am pleasantly surprised.
Quick question. Are all her songs remixed for the international version or just some of them b/c 'Speak Now' and 'Mean' sound the same.
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Post by Kyla on Oct 22, 2010 23:29:19 GMT -5
I came in listening, thinking that I would most likely like it for the most part. I actually ended up loving it more than I thought. I am pleasantly surprised. Quick question. Are all her songs remixed for the international version or just some of them b/c 'Speak Now' and 'Mean' sound the same. Just "Mine", "Story of Us" and "Back to December".
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Post by Taylor. on Oct 22, 2010 23:29:19 GMT -5
I came in listening, thinking that I would most likely like it for the most part. I actually ended up loving it more than I thought. I am pleasantly surprised. Quick question. Are all her songs remixed for the international version or just some of them b/c 'Speak Now' and 'Mean' sound the same. Just 'Story of Us,' 'Back to December,' and 'Mine.'
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Post by Cerbius on Oct 22, 2010 23:29:40 GMT -5
Quick question. Are all her songs remixed for the international version or just some of them b/c 'Speak Now' and 'Mean' sound the same. Only the ones that have a "US Version" on disc two. Edit: LMAO 3 replies at the same time
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Post by nighttime on Oct 22, 2010 23:47:53 GMT -5
"Last Kiss" is probably my favorite Taylor song ever. :)
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