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Taylor Swift's Folklore album is amazing

Posted on 7/24/20 at 9:06 pm
Posted by Ssubba
Member since Oct 2014
7157 posts
Posted on 7/24/20 at 9:06 pm
It's like an album from an alternative timeline where Swift matured the Red (2012) sound instead of going down the pure pop route. (No disrespect to 1989). Standout tracks are exile, august, and betty, which might end up being an all time great Swift song. Not a bad song on the album. Jack Antonoff will end up being a music legend, if he isn't already.

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This post was edited on 7/24/20 at 9:07 pm
Posted by olddawg26
Member since Jan 2013
25499 posts
Posted on 7/24/20 at 9:11 pm to
Her first line of being on some new shite, and imagining her in some petunia floral skirt just had me cringing off the bat. I’ll listen more.
Posted by Lawyered
The Sip
Member since Oct 2016
34931 posts
Posted on 7/24/20 at 9:39 pm to
There are some real gems on this thing... and it’s gotten me in the feels...

Last great American dynasty
Illicit affairs
Invisible string
Epiphany.

Some of my favorite standouts so far..

But yes it’s Taylor doing what she does best.. not this super hyper pop overproduced shite that she’s done in her last couple of albums

Edit: shout to OP that we both listed our favorite standout songs and neither of us listed the same song. I think that’s interesting.
This post was edited on 7/24/20 at 9:40 pm
Posted by auggie
Opelika, Alabama
Member since Aug 2013
29810 posts
Posted on 7/24/20 at 11:42 pm to
I don't know.. It's a good song, nicely done, but it's still about some high school stuff. Yeah, I know, there's a lot of money in that. Damn though, how old is she now?
Posted by TIGERSTORM
parts unknown
Member since Feb 2009
4717 posts
Posted on 7/25/20 at 12:42 am to
I really like this album.

Exile, My Tears Ricochet and Last Great American Dynasty are my favorite at the moment. I really feel the Aaron Dessner influence as some of the music feels like The National. I wish she would put out more music like this.
Posted by Ssubba
Member since Oct 2014
7157 posts
Posted on 7/25/20 at 7:21 am to
The Last Great American Dynasty is pure fun that sounds like it was ripped right off Red. Swift's strengths has always been lyrics, emotion, and storytelling. I knew nothing about Rebekah Harkness before this song, but Swift is able to craft a beautiful tale that is clear and concise, even if it sounds like she copied too much from Harkness's wikipedia page.

The Lana Del Rey influence can't be missed. The moody album art and stylized lower cased track listings is a straight from Norman F*cking Rockwell.
Posted by ItzMe1972
Member since Dec 2013
11503 posts
Posted on 7/25/20 at 9:22 am to
"The moody album art and stylized lower cased track listings is a straight from Norman F*cking Rockwell"
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You should give Emerson, Lake & Palmer a try.
Posted by DaleGribble
Bend, OR
Member since Sep 2014
6821 posts
Posted on 7/25/20 at 9:30 am to
Is this entire thread sarcasm? I hope so. Taylor Swift is a no talent count.
This post was edited on 7/25/20 at 8:18 pm
Posted by Ssubba
Member since Oct 2014
7157 posts
Posted on 7/25/20 at 10:20 am to
Give it a shot of you didn't like her last two albums, much closer to Red.
Posted by FinleyStreet
Member since Aug 2011
8000 posts
Posted on 7/25/20 at 10:40 am to
quote:

Taylor Swift is a no talent count.


She's made so much money on so little talent. I envy her.
Posted by Lawyered
The Sip
Member since Oct 2016
34931 posts
Posted on 7/25/20 at 11:47 am to
Ssubba we are getting a lot of hate and downvotes ITT...

If people didn’t like her, I don’t know why everyone’s clicking the thread . It’s not difficult to avoid
Posted by Ssubba
Member since Oct 2014
7157 posts
Posted on 7/25/20 at 5:35 pm to
I anticipated the onslaught as soon as the first down vote came in.
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
40944 posts
Posted on 7/25/20 at 5:56 pm to
There are hundreds of female singers that have mined that same exact sound for the last 30 years. So many that I can't tell them apart. Add Taylor to that list.
Posted by DaleGribble
Bend, OR
Member since Sep 2014
6821 posts
Posted on 7/25/20 at 8:17 pm to
quote:

She's made so much money on so little talent. I envy her.



A lot of people have. Oprah, Rosie, Whoopie, and Ellen immediately come to mind...unfortunately.

Hell, for that matter, look at Hunter Biden.
Posted by ItzMe1972
Member since Dec 2013
11503 posts
Posted on 7/25/20 at 8:24 pm to
This is a "Music Board."

That's why you're getting all the downvotes.
Posted by greenwave
Member since Oct 2011
3878 posts
Posted on 7/25/20 at 8:59 pm to
It’s so good. Lol at the she has “no talent” people.
Posted by olddawg26
Member since Jan 2013
25499 posts
Posted on 7/25/20 at 9:58 pm to
Post some of your music so I can hear real talent.
Posted by hogfly
Fayetteville, AR
Member since May 2014
4922 posts
Posted on 7/25/20 at 11:48 pm to
"No talent"" "Lame" "teenage shite"


You know how I know you haven't actually listened to the album?

It's solid and really enjoyable. Good lyrics and excellent production work from Dessner and company.
Posted by olddawg26
Member since Jan 2013
25499 posts
Posted on 7/25/20 at 11:58 pm to
She can write a damn song. I’ve played on 20+ albums and have 3 of my own. Play most of the music.

If you’re looking for a person with no talent in today’s scene, Taylor is well down on that list.
Posted by AngryOtter
Member since Jun 2020
38 posts
Posted on 7/26/20 at 8:32 am to
On a first listen the songs can sound repetitive, especially just casually listening. If you're able to re-listen and really focus, though, the themes and the lyrics are great. Definitely stronger than her last few albums (not that they were bad).
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