Taylor Swift - Reputation (November 10, 2017) Album • Page 73

Oh man can you imagine a parallel timeline where the verses in Look What You Made Me do weren't so fucking cringey? Song would be GOAT-tier. It's still a banger but the cringe is strong with this one.

 

i think there are prob good melodic ideas floating around in "dancing with our hands tied" but they are pummeled to death by that synth

 

"dress" is so fucking good

 

i'm actually angry that 4-5 of these songs are wonderful

 

I'm pretty meh on Getaway Car.

But I am generally not the biggest Jack Antonoff fan.

 

Pummeled to Death by That Synth would have been a fitting title for this album.

 

This is fine so far. It’s no 1989 tho.

 

"feeling so gatsby for that whole year" just ruins "this is why we can't have nice things" for me

can't begin to explain why that bothers me so much and the kennedy nostalgia of "starlight" is my fuckin jam (what a marvelous tune!)

 

I think the album's good. It's not great, but I've only been a casual fan of her career and definitely don't like the old albums like some people do. This feels like a nice addition and follow-up to 1989. Some good stuff, some skippable songs, but I see no reason why it'll be a "flop" or anywhere near the worst album I've heard this year (still The Used).

 

also like.... "here's to you / because forgiveness is a nice thing to do" is.... horrible writing

 

How did I not realize Ed was going to be rapping on "End Game"? This is horrifying.

EDIT: Oh god, she rapping too. No Taylor no.

 

That also sounds like the name of a Cobra Starship song

 

the lyrics on "new year's day" are so wonderful, i do miss the old taylor

 

Super meh first impression for me.

 

I mean, it's definitely not going to be a flop and it's definitely not the worst album I've heard this year. Second half is way, way better than the first. But I think it's overproduced and underwritten pretty much across the board, and it's definitely the least I've liked a Swift record on first listen. "New Year's Day" really makes me wish they had shown a little more restraint with the production/arrangements throughout.

 

"please don't ever become a strange whose laugh i can recognize anywhere" is like... wow

 

I guess I just have bad taste because I’m really enjoying this so far (just finished up Delicate.)

 

Audibly burst out laughing at the chorus of "I Did Something Bad".

 

I'd argue the opposite, it's perfectly produced for what the intention of the songs are. There's so many cool little things going on ("Don't Blame" is a great example). I love dark synth layers, so I'm right in the wheelhouse for stuff like that.

 

That's a hit IMO.

 

it's def the best song in that half of the album

 

This is how I picture her team today

 

Well, no one can say she hasn't changed her sound.

 

I fucking love Bad Blood.

 

This record definitely is not The Canyon