Taylor Swift releases ‘1989’ (Taylor’s Version)

[Jordan Miller]

Thoughts, Exhale?!
The 5 new songs though omg

 

 

[Adriannn]

I’m listening in order and I hope the vault tracks are good because I need a cleanser for all the butchering I’m going through 

[Xanax]

Omg they sound so good! I love Style, Bad Blood, Out of the Woods, and the Vault Tracks! Soooo amazing!

[Wendy Williams]

[Circuit]

Disappointed is an understatement. Quality control issues aside, 1989 is known for its pop bible caliber bangers. Nothing about these vault tracks is that. They should have stayed in the vault.

I can’t believe how anticipated this was  Still holding out hope for the double album

[nux1989]

Disappointed. The mixing is a bit odd for me. 
And the vault tracks are very b-side-y. Can't believe they hyped "sl**!" so much and it turn out to be a mellow song.
(and also the capitalism. I thought re-recording is supposed to be meaningful, not money grab)

Edited October 27, 2023 by nux1989

[Broccoli Spears]

Please tell me this is the last? How much money does a girl need!

[pieceofphil]

With some songs the sound stage sounds so wide, but it's kinda uncomfortable listening to....

[princessmimi]

2 minutes ago, Broccoli Spears said:

Please tell me this is the last? How much money does a girl need!

Alot apparently 

[nux1989]

23 minutes ago, Broccoli Spears said:

Please tell me this is the last? How much money does a girl need!

2 more to go  

[AII]

2 hours ago, Adriannn said:

I’m listening in order and I hope the vault tracks are good because I need a cleanser for all the butchering I’m going through 

Just like all her versions, the songs sound like cover versions like when you're in an Asian restaurant and then a song comes on that you know, but it's sung by a local Asian singer that you've never heard of before and it just sounds really weak and cheap . 😫

[Neydelinska Spearsi]

Edited October 27, 2023 by Neydelinska Spearsi

[princessmimi]

Is there a reason why she keeps re-recording her albums even some that aren’t even a decade old?

I mean yes I know she started doing them cause she had no ownership over her masters but now it seems like she’s doing it cause she knows she’ll get money off of it and frankly the recordings of the original albums are MUCH BETTER than the re-recordings.

idk if it’s the quality of the production or whatever but her voice literally sounds the same in them. The re-recordings however  are not as good as the original versions in my opinion.

What is the point of all of this? 

[Neydelinska Spearsi]

4 minutes ago, princessmimi said:

Is there a reason why she keeps re-recording her albums even some that aren’t even a decade old?

I mean yes I know she started doing them cause she had no ownership over her masters but now it seems like she’s doing it cause she knows she’ll get money off of it and frankly the recordings of the original albums are MUCH BETTER than the re-recordings.

idk if it’s the quality of the production or whatever but her voice literally sounds the same in them. The re-recordings however  are not as good as the original versions in my opinion.

What is the point of all of this? 

 

to get her masters back

[pieceofphil]

6 minutes ago, princessmimi said:

Is there a reason why she keeps re-recording her albums even some that aren’t even a decade old?

I mean yes I know she started doing them cause she had no ownership over her masters but now it seems like she’s doing it cause she knows she’ll get money off of it and frankly the recordings of the original albums are MUCH BETTER than the re-recordings.

idk if it’s the quality of the production or whatever but her voice literally sounds the same in them. The re-recordings however  are not as good as the original versions in my opinion.

What is the point of all of this? 

In all honesty what do you expect? Re-recording Pop perfection is a fight you'll always lose. It's about the masters and for the older albums I gotta say, they are far more enjoyable with the grown up and trained voice from now.

[Kiss my]

Not bad - you can tell her voice has improved 

But some of the mixing is… a choice 

[KrisJ]

Fleecing her dumb fans to buy the same **** again and again 

[The one and only king]

2 hours ago, KrisJ said:

Fleecing her dumb fans to buy the same **** again and again 

So true her fans are so dumb 

[i sometimes sing live]

I don't know how I'm going to feel about "Reputation (TV)" when it's out because it's the album I've listened to the most, but I'm glad I hadn't really been listening to "Red" or "1989" that much prior to the release of their respective rerecordings because they sound completely fine to me.  "Clean", "Style", and "Blank Space" sound a little off, but not enough for me to be bothered by it. "I Know Places" sounded off at first, but her growling, "AND WE RUN," immediately made it better than the original in my eyes. My favorite song – "You Are in Love" – actually sounds better to me because of how prominent the synth is during the chorus now. The bridge was definitely weaker, but the rest was *chef's kiss*. If anything, this rerecording just made me realize how meh "1989" actually is. I mean, it's a good album, but there's a lot of so-so songs on it.

Edited October 27, 2023 by i sometimes sing live

[i sometimes sing live]

As for the vault tracks, I have only listened to "Sl-t!", and I liked how 80s it sounded. I've seen so many comments saying the vault tracks are giving "Midnights" rejects, and I would honestly not be surprised – in fact, I suspected some of the "Red" vault tracks were written recently too. Also, I still haven't listened to "Speak Now (TV)".

Edited October 27, 2023 by i sometimes sing live