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Fan Base: Archived: Taylor Swift (#1)
Member Since: 9/17/2012
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Originally posted by Taylor Swift
She's said in a few interviews that people don't want to hear her rap. But she likes to be the chorus in a hip hop song for hip hop artists. |
I wonder when she'll serve her rock era tbh.
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Member Since: 7/23/2012
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LP5 will be alt-pop/rock 
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Member Since: 1/19/2012
Posts: 8,596
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I want a country rock era with hints of acoustic sound. She better not bring those crazy beats of 22 and never ever.
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Member Since: 7/23/2012
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When fans fill up football stadiums, the last thing they bargain for is heartbreak.
Unless Taylor Swift is in town. The 23-year-old superstar, whom we can go ahead and call the biggest in the world, makes it hurt so spectacularly.
On Saturday night, the girl from Reading, Pa., pulled into Heinz Field -- where she sang the national anthem as an unknown 16-year-old -- with a tour that takes production values to the next level, all in glorious "Red." There were red dresses, red shoes, red lip gloss, red lights, red carpets, red guitars, red piano, red everything in her red zone.
Taylor Swift set list
"State of Grace"
"Holy Ground"
"Red"
"You Belong with Me"
"The Lucky One"
"Mean"
"Stay Stay Stay"
"22"
"Our Song"
"Everything Has Changed"
"Begin Again"
"Sparks Fly"
"I Knew You Were Trouble"
"All Too Well"
"Love Story"
"Treacherous"
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
The cherry-flavored eye candy was out of this world, starting from the top with "State of Grace," which had her in silhouette behind a billowing red curtain that dropped to reveal her in outfit No. 1 -- sassy in white top, black hot pants and bowler hat, red shoes.
Aside from the fact that she is a pop/country star who can actually sing, write, play multiple stringed instruments and dance (but not too much), she has another thing going for her as a live performer: "the look." During "State of Grace," which sounds strikingly like stadium unit U2, she paused and gave us that cool mascara-ed, blue-eyed glare she may have gotten from Catwoman. In those Cover Girl moments, she lights up the big screens like a Hollywood starlet.
While Taylor may be awkward on those dates with famous boys, generating untold adorable songs, you'd be hard-pressed to find someone (outside of Springsteen and Chesney, no coincidence) who seems more happy and natural on a stage.
After rocking through an electric "Holy Ground," complete with flying drummers beating light-up drums, she spoke to the crowd of 57,000 -- a Heinz 57 who made the Steelers' house look like Arrowhead with all the red, plus the glowsticks and lighted signs -- they they were in her kitchen. She talked about how she compares emotions to colors and how red represents "the crazy emotions."
"Thank you for letting me write the soundtrack to your crazy emotions," she said.
We don't need to tell you that her soundtrack, image and the way she relates to young girls has none of the trashiness of a Madonna, Britney, Ke$ha or Rhianna (not that they aren't talented and fun in their own ways).
Musically speaking, she's come a long way from "Tim McGraw." She's admittedly all over the place, stocking her live set with a variety of styles and roles to play. "You Belong With Me" had her in a short red dress on a catwalk, part of a '60s-style girl group. "The Lucky One," an ironic commentary on fame, was a red-gowned red-carpet affair surrounded by paparazzi.
"Mean," directed at the haters (who no doubt feel this review is kind of gushy, which it is), started with her sitting on a trunk and picking at a banjo before jumping up to join the band on one of the evening's more countrified moments.
For "Stay Stay Stay," she found a cool connection with the Lumineers' "Ho Hey." For "22," she found a closer connection to the fans by having her boys crowd-surf her across the floor as she slapped hands and sang with teenage fervor.
Taylor also can sit down alone with an acoustic and be real, which she did on the B-stage with the peppy "Our Song." Opener Ed Sheeran joined her there for a sweet duet of their co-write "Everything Has Changed," and slowly made her way back serenading her fans with the lovestruck "Sparks Fly." She even went out of her way to kiss a little girl!
The new album also had her hooking up with Swedish masters Max Martin and Shellback, leading to the thumping dance-pop gem "I Knew You Were Trouble," one of the night's showstoppers, launched with an electric fiddle solo. It was a masquerade ball scene with Taylor arriving in a white gown that was ripped off for a black romper for the electronics to kick in hard and angry. It was quickly offset with her on piano for the power ballad "All Too Well" and the lavish Renaissance ballet for "Love Story."
For the climax, she went to overused circus theme for "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together." Like everything else, though, it was dazzling with Taylor as ringmaster in a Wonderland of dancers, including men in stilts twirling red umbrellas. Ultimately, she took a cherry-picker over the crowd with everyone belting out the chorus as the place exploded with fireworks and confetti.
It's fitting and comical that she would sign off with a song, another Martin-Shellback-Swift production, that celebrates breaking up with such glee. Someday, her prince will come, but in the meantime, Taylor's emotions make beautiful theater when they're crazy, fire-engine, ketchup "Red."
For openers, we got a taste of Bieber-wannabe Austin Mahone, country hopeful Joel Crouse and British indie-folk-rap star Sheeran. He did his impressive one-man band routine, looping tracks on hits "Lego House" and "The A Team" group-sing and also covering Britney's "Baby, One More Time." Wearing a customized Steelers jersey. On the Steelers' field. You folks who look for Steelers omens can take your time pondering that one.
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Too much acclaim.
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Member Since: 12/26/2011
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Originally posted by WayTooHonest13
Taylor is the first person Hunter Hayes follows on twitter.  |
Speaking of, my dream last night consisted of Her performing ATW at the next Grammys playing a guitar, crying hysterically, me crying hysterically, and Hunter Hayes crying and having to leave the room 
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Member Since: 8/9/2012
Posts: 6,580
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LP5 will be Folk/Alt Rock, with a bluegrass collab with Alison Krauss
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Member Since: 8/26/2011
Posts: 15,572
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Originally posted by boyswifty
LP5 will be Folk/Alt Rock, with a bluegrass collab with Alison Krauss
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Oooooh Yes! 
I also think a collab with Kacey Musgraves would be amazing. Tyler i always helping out upcoming country acts 
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Member Since: 8/23/2011
Posts: 477
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I'm secretly hoping LP5 is an R&B album with a Miguel collaboration and production from Timbo, TNGHT,
and Yeezy
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I wouldn't be disappointed by an Alt Rock/Folk album with Kacey Musgraves and Hanson collaborations.
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Member Since: 3/14/2013
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Let's spam Taylor for making her to create an album full of State Of Grace/Haunted/Eyes Open type of songs!
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Member Since: 8/27/2012
Posts: 8,678
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Originally posted by shadesofwrong
Let's spam Taylor for making her to create an album full of State Of Grace/Haunted/Eyes Open type of songs!
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Even if half of the songs are like them, it would be a perfect LP. I don't think spamming will help us in anyway 
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Member Since: 12/19/2011
Posts: 2,955
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I'm back from vacation (and have been having trouble getting on ATRL all day) but the Fearless rate will be starting in the near future so keep your eyes peeled!
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Member Since: 6/28/2011
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Member Since: 5/9/2012
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Member Since: 10/31/2011
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Starlight is so gorgeous. I can't with The Lord constructing such a perfect chorus melody.
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Member Since: 12/26/2011
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Originally posted by Kibbles
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That is so cool 
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Member Since: 11/29/2010
Posts: 19,664
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Taylor has many queen-like traits so i am not surprised. Generous, beautiful, gracious.
There is royalty even hidden in ha name. 
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Member Since: 12/13/2011
Posts: 26,638
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Originally posted by muddysquirrel
Taylor has many queen-like traits so i am not surprised. Generous, beautiful, gracious.
There is royalty even hidden in ha name. |
Lord.
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Member Since: 7/23/2012
Posts: 8,113
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The Taylor Swift Videography Rate
 The Videos to Rate
Tim McGraw-
Teardrops On My Guitar-
Picture To Burn-
Our Song-
Should've Said No-
I'm Only Me When I'm With You-
Change-
Love Story-
White Horse-
You Belong With Me-
Fifteen-
The Best Day-
Fearless-
Crazier-
Mine-
Back To December-
The Story Of Us-
Mean-
Sparks Fly-
Ours-
Safe&Sound-
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together-
Begin Again-
I Knew You Were Trouble-
22-
Everything Has Changed-
Red-
Highway Don't Care-
Both Of Us-
The Rules
Rates must be PM'd to me on a scale from 1-10.
Must rate all videos to participate.
The Schedule
7/8- Rate is Posted
7/10- Rates must be submitted to me by private message
7/12- The Rating Ceremony
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Member Since: 7/23/2012
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It's a masterpost of gifs so you may have o await a while for them all to load...
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Member Since: 6/7/2009
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Another 14 adds for Red this week! 
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