This Day in Pop: Taylor Swift releases 'Reputation' album in 2017 (November 10)

[Adriannn]

 

 

A day like today but in 2017, Taylor Swift released her most highly anticipated record to date. What would she say after everything went down? She splitted her narrative between vendetas and finding true love. As a celebration of this, my favorite album of hers, I would like to give my own thought about each track as they have been in constant rotation for three years now. Exhale, what do you think about this album? Favorite tracks?

...Ready For It: that's how an album is opened. I have to admit I still get chills because of that gargantuan production. She clearing her throat at the beginning reminded me of how I just wasn't ready for it

End Game (ft. Ed Sheeran & Future): while many find this collaboration quite cringy, I do enjoy it lots. The "big reputation" line is such an earworm. 

I Did Something Bad: it's like LWYMMD but on *********, lots of them. I think it would have been an outstanding lead single. Her performance of this song in the reputation movie in Netflix is ICONIC.

Don't Blame Me: I wish they would've kept the vocals of a clip that floats around the web where she is singing her *** off.

Delicate: a perfect pop song. Vibey tunes, clever lyrics. It deserved better in the Hot 100 and a decent music video. Joseph Kahn, bro, what happened here?

Look What You Made Me Do: hated it at first, later it grew on me; still, one of her weakest efforts. The music video, though, incomparable. I can't believe she said there are easter eggs here that haven't been discovered yet.

...So it Goes: and here we find the most painfully underrated song not only in this record, but in her entire discography. She only played it twice in the Reputation World Tour, and kept it for the credits in the movie, for crying out loud. The minute I heard it, I went mad about it. It's moody, smexy, playful, nostalgic, dark, hopeful. The whispery 1-2-3 knocks me down. It's the perfect jam for a steamy make out session.

Getaway Car: the song that escaped the single treatment. How many of us pictured a music video in our heads. This song will grow to be a staple, I even dare say that just like 'All Too Well', Taylor will keep bringing it back just because of how much we love it.

Gorgeous: cute, funny, playful... that's it

King of My Heart: I like it, but that's it.

Dancing With Our Hands Tied: I'm a sucker for songs with blue lyrics and upbeat production. Amongst the first track of this album (along with So It Goes) that truly captivated me.

Dress: claimed by many to be the s.ex.iest song in her catalogue (in my books, that's So It Goes). I enjoy it, though.

This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things: another grower. It's playful and cheeky, but I enjoy serious Taylor better.

Call it What You Want: there's something about this song and its soothing powers. Jack Antonoff once suggested to hear this one with headphones, and I'm so glad and took it to heart.

New Year's Day: beautiful lyrics, it's just that the melody doesn't really do it for me.

This is just a brief looking back to an amazing body of work: 

 

[PokemonSpears]

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[Blackout2006]

OMG i am getting IMMENSE nostalgia from this post! Going to school hearing everyone talk about LWYMD and how they hated the song, the song BROKE the internet and it was EVERYWHERREEE  I remember when someone played the song for a class party and everyone was like "NOOOOOOOOOOOO THAT SONG IS SO BAD"  THENnnnn the album came out  The album for a full week was the biggest thing, it felt like an event and was some of the biggest eras people have ever witnessed. 1.2 million copies sold in its first week everybody  It was such an amazing era, seriously. The tour was huge, my brother had the downloaded album, i would get the CD last year, it was so magical. Her last mega-successful album and the last time Taylor was that big (2013-2017)  

[SS91]

How does this post not have more love. This album is amazing. I will admit at first listen I hated reputation. But over time I grew on me and I understood it more. 

[redacted statement]

No one's doing it like Taylor - absolutely icosmic album. Stream "King Of My Heart" and "Dancing With Our Hands Tied":

This album came out when I was in Ireland on an exchange program, which was one of the best weeks of my life, so there's a lot of great memories tied to it. 

[Style.]

Stream the best song on the album, witches! 

 

[Adriannn]

5 hours ago, Blackout2006 said:

OMG i am getting IMMENSE nostalgia from this post! Going to school hearing everyone talk about LWYMD and how they hated the song, the song BROKE the internet and it was EVERYWHERREEE  I remember when someone played the song for a class party and everyone was like "NOOOOOOOOOOOO THAT SONG IS SO BAD"  THENnnnn the album came out  The album for a full week was the biggest thing, it felt like an event and was some of the biggest eras people have ever witnessed. 1.2 million copies sold in its first week everybody  It was such an amazing era, seriously. The tour was huge, my brother had the downloaded album, i would get the CD last year, it was so magical. Her last mega-successful album and the last time Taylor was that big (2013-2017)  

Yeah, I agree with this being her last mega successful era. I watch her concert on Netflix each month to strengthen my immune system. 

[Adriannn]

4 hours ago, SS91 said:

How does this post not have more love. This album is amazing. I will admit at first listen I hated reputation. But over time I grew on me and I understood it more. 

Many of the tracks had to grow on me too. It’s such a captivating album. 

[Adriannn]

1 hour ago, King Sleezy Style said:

Stream the best song on the album, witches! 

 

You never disappoint 

[Style.]

26 minutes ago, Adriannn said:

You never disappoint 

Ready For It is that bich, too! 

[Adriannn]

54 minutes ago, King Sleezy Style said:

Ready For It is that bich, too! 

[Adriannn]

5 hours ago, iAlwaysSingLive said:

icosmic album

[cheesybutgoodatit]

YES ***** we have a bad bad big big big big huge reputation

[thebritmaster]

Album of my life 

[Blackout2006]

4 hours ago, Adriannn said:

Yeah, I agree with this being her last mega successful era. I watch her concert on Netflix each month to strengthen my immune system. 

Yeah after this era, none of her eras were that successful. Yes they were successful but none of them could come up to that level Reputarion stationed Tay at 

[Towelney]

I loved it when it first came out and I still do 

[Jordan Miller]

One of my Top 10 albums!! So good  Thanks for posting this @Adriannn 

[Roxxy]

One of her best!

Although all her albums are A+ so there's not much to compare. Well, except maybe TS1.

[Adriannn]

1 hour ago, Roxxy said:

One of her best!

Although all her albums are A+ so there's not much to compare. Well, except maybe TS1.

Wait... was ‘You Are in Love’ our wedding song???

[Adriannn]

1 hour ago, Jordan Miller said:

One of my Top 10 albums!! So good  Thanks for posting this @Adriannn