Taylor Swift - "evermore" album (deluxe) stream + comment party

[The Greatest Show]

Its a nice album but folklore was better. The guy from Bon Iver should always sing as deep as he did in Exile. Not a fan of their new collab and that was the song i was most excited about. 

[Arianna]

Champagne Problems is my jam.

I also like Willow, Gold Rush. No Body No Crime & Long Story Short. I’m sure it’ll grow on me. Folklore is perfection in my eyes. 

[Urbanney]

Only got 4 songs in. 

I liked folklore. I thought it was long and I only was able to listen to it in full once, but it was calm to put on in the background. 

But this is too much. Another whole hour of the same sounding songs. I’ve been a Lana Del Rey fan since 2012, so I’m used to liking music that is supposedly “boring,” but my god, 2 hours of folklore-esque music is just too boring. I don’t get it. Maybe it’s because I’m not one to pay much attention to lyrics. 

Good for Taylor that she was able to continuing profiting off this sound and able to probably get another #1 critically-acclaimed album, but this is just not for me. 

[Isla]

This album gets better with each listen. It's crazy to think how instant it was for me compared to Folklore but maybe it's cause I knew what to expect sound-wise this time around. I still love Folklore though. 

[Puppy]

It’s an okay album to me. It definitely feels more upbeat and I like some songs but it still can’t beat it’s big sister. Folklore feel more authentic than Evermore to me. 

[JonJon92]

On 12/11/2020 at 12:09 PM, Greg_del said:

Only on track #3 and...
 

 

I’ll pass. Her time is gone

Folklores weeks at number one, album sales, and 6 Grammy nominations say otherwise. 

[SS91]

I’m on my 4th or 5th listen and ****. It grows on you. I love evermore. Not quite as much as I loved folklore yet. Folklore I felt was more diverse actually but this one has a lot to say. I’m obsessed. 

[MamboDoesItBetter]

On 12/10/2020 at 12:08 PM, ICouldntThinkOfOne said:

Its been deemed her best album, in regards to lyrical content, experimental sound and overall ballsiness of it?

To be fair, what’s so experimental about it? Nothing new and it’s like she’s trying to put on a “Look! Take me serious! I’m making deep music others have done better...” Tori Amos, Jewel, and Sarah McLachlan are artists that come to mind when I want to hear real deep music she’s trying to copy. The lyrics sound trite like a school girl’s diary.

[MamboDoesItBetter]

On 12/11/2020 at 9:09 AM, Greg_del said:

Only on track #3 and...
 

 

I’ll pass. Her time is gone

Sounds too try hard and corny. I did like “Reputation” tho.

[ICouldntThinkOfOne]

2 hours ago, MamboDoesItBetter said:

To be fair, what’s so experimental about it? Nothing new and it’s like she’s trying to put on a “Look! Take me serious! I’m making deep music others have done better...” Tori Amos, Jewel, and Sarah McLachlan are artists that come to mind when I want to hear real deep music she’s trying to copy. The lyrics sound trite like a school girl’s diary.

Any genre change is going to be an experiment for an artist. To build your career on country, and become an hugely successful award winning artist is one thing, but to gradually evolve to pop and then completely switch directions is a risk she took that worked in her favour. To go from Stadium Pop to Indie Folk music (a new sound), particularly when all your contemporaries are trying to make people feel good while dance music is risky.

 

The recording process was practically blind too as, due to restrictions, they could not travel or meet, meaning the intimate music was made in a completely isolated space.

If you do not like it that's fine, but that doesnt change the fact that she won critics over, won listeners over, had huge sales and had chart success. Nowadays, artists are lucky to get one of those things.

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2 hours ago, MamboDoesItBetter said:

Sounds too try hard and corny. I did like “Reputation” tho.

I love reputation, but if anything, that is her most corny and tryhard album to date, so I'm not sure what you're talking about.

[S jones]

On 12/11/2020 at 10:00 AM, Arcticlover said:

To me taylors voice is amazing and she's been getting better with time and she sings live. And that's quite objective you can check what most vocal coaches say. I don't think most people would say the same about Britney. She can't dance so what ? She writes her songs she's talented and she's involved in her art and takes part in the whole process. Yes Britney is a legend but you can't discredit Taylor sorry. 

TS is a genaric pop star! None of her album is a trend setter. She follows the trend to get number 1 like Katy Perry and Rihanna. Whereas Britney is a trend setter. She create stuff and people follows it. 

[S jones]

Just now, Sourab Patodi said:

Britney

 

Just now, Sourab Patodi said:

TS is a geomatics pop star! None of her album is a trend setter. She follows the trend to get number 1 like Katy Perry and Rihanna. Whereas Britney is a trend setter. She create stuff and people follows it. 

I mean generics ^^

[TSmidnighTS]

Ok. I am becoming more and more obsessed with evermore as I listen. Gold rush is becoming my fave i think. It's got that underlying pulsing beat. The lyrics are incredible.

"I don't like that falling feels like flying till the bone crush" was such a mind ****

[Arcticlover]

33 minutes ago, Sourab Patodi said:

TS is a genaric pop star! None of her album is a trend setter. She follows the trend to get number 1 like Katy Perry and Rihanna. Whereas Britney is a trend setter. She create stuff and people follows it. 

Britney WAS* a trendsetter. Taylor didn't follow any trend when she created folklore.

[DollyParton]

Excuse me? Didnt she like very recently released Folkore? I dont understand

[Isla]

Ivy is creeping up to be one of my favourites. It is so LUSH sounding.

[ICouldntThinkOfOne]

10 hours ago, Sourab Patodi said:

TS is a genaric pop star! None of her album is a trend setter. She follows the trend to get number 1 like Katy Perry and Rihanna. Whereas Britney is a trend setter. She create stuff and people follows it. 

Chromatica - 90s and early 2000's dance music 

Future nostalgia - 90s and early 2000's dance music.

 

Smile was a dance record, ariana released a pop record, miley released a 80s inspired pop rock record...with a feature from an artist that released a successful dance record .

 

Taylor released an acoustic folk album?

 

What trend did she follow?

[Bigno]

Adding on to the convo: she used to annoy me. Her over controlling ways were cringey to say the least. There was just a thread of constant anger against people who didn't well, bent to her. But honestly, I see her differently after these two albums. As a person, I don't know, but as an artist. I see her as a real artist now and not because she came up with a folksy record. It is because the amount of dedication the narrative of those two albums required is something not everyone would do. Also, it is the first time she has a real message that goes beyond the offended poptard who finds ways to pretend she doesn't care about being the prom queen, when that is all she wants. I never cared if Katy Perry broke her heart or if Harry Styles had nice hair. This narrative though, the somehow self-referential, but way deeper and poetic Folklore and Evermore show that she can see beyond the prom queen glasses. You need empathy towards the characters you build up for them to have real emotion, which is what she accomplished thus time. 

Yeah, she had some solid songs, but nothing great or grand. They were formulaic and occasional. 

[Justaboy]

On 12/11/2020 at 3:59 AM, BabkaAutorka said:

She's literally nothing special when it comes to singing... 

But gurl knows how to market though. In that aspect, she is a genius, to create this facade image, just like Beyoncé. 

I used to love Beyoncé. Even fancied her in my teenage years during her Crazy in love era. But I just find her unbearable these days, just like Taylor. Not genuine.