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Fan Base: Archived: Taylor Swift (#1)
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Originally posted by CountryFriedChick
I don't its grown on me a bit but the  was for Nathan Chapman not for the song 
btw your Formusic on Ukmix right? do you have any idea why Nothingfails seems to be pressed about Tay right now? |
Good then !!! but why do you Nathan chapman for a song that you dont like ?! XD You betta stan for the best song of her career tbh, it s just so Taylor, not in a bad way, it s not a Love Story 2.0, it s just out of this world, it s just magic 
yeah I am, i thought you already know it by then 
Well i don t think he s pressed actually, he was never a fan but he ain t a hater though, Taylor is not his cup of tea but he has always acknowledged her phenomenal success, he s just a bit "snobbish" when it comes to music & charts.
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Originally posted by Ashrock
Good then !!! but why do you Nathan chapman for a song that you dont like ?! XD You betta stan for the best song of her career tbh, it s just so Taylor, not in a bad way, it s not a Love Story 2.0, it s just out of this world & magic
yeah I am, i thought you already know it by then
Well i don t think he s pressed actually, he was never a fan but he ain t a hater though, Taylor is not his cup of tea but he has always acknowledged her phenomenal success, he s just a bit "snobbish" when it comes to music & charts. |
I guess I see that too. I'm kinda like that too but I just hate how he always has to get the last word in even if it means repeating the same thing 5,000 different ways 
About Nathan I don't for that song but his impact on the album. Out of the top 10 songs on the album I would say that for me most of them are Chapman productions. Its just his work with Taylor seems to be the best for me and his work on her other 3 albums is quite exceptional as well 
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Member Since: 8/27/2012
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Arguably the best review till date
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Taylor Swift has taken a lot of heat lately for becoming too much of a Pop artist. At the beginning of her career, it was clear she was Country. Swift opened for Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, and a few other Country artists. The Twang to her voice and instrumentals left her easily in the Country genre, and as many music fans were concerned, that was that.
But “that” wasn’t really “that”, in the end. Slowly, but surely, Swift’s songs included more and more Pop elements; instrumentals included more electric tones, violins occasionally got ditched for synths, and through three amazingly successful albums, the line between Country and Pop got extremely blurred. The blurred Country/Pop line, mixed with a few other factors including Swift’s disinterest in pleasing her critics that would have her revert back to her “country roots” during her amazing young career eventually culminated in “Red”, Swift’s fourth studio album.
From the top of the album, the aforementioned blurry line is obvious. “State Of Grace” is a big, rock-esque track to open with, and “Red” appeals to country fans through a “more country-than anything else” instrumental, but the vocal effect used in the chorus seems more “Top 40” ready than any other genre. Three easily identified pop hits stand out quickly: “I Knew You Were Trouble”, “22”and the already multi-platinum (wow.) smash hit, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”. “I Knew You Were Trouble” incorporates some hints of dub-step over a common-sounding pop instrumental for the kind of end result that has Billboard written all over it, “22” not only provides an obvious age group with an anthem, but does it in a way that mostly every pop fan will go crazy for, and “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” has already been all over charts in its short existence.
I, for obvious reasons, expect that the main chart damage done by “Red” will be (or already has been) done in the first eight songs. That’s not to say that the rest of the album won’t contain hits, but good Pop music always charts, and the majority of easily identified Pop hits come in the first eight tracks of “Red”. Well, maybe the first nine. I’m still making my mind up about “Stay, Stay, Stay”, Swift’s track about “Daydreaming about real love” (I never knew about the whole messages in the lyrics book thing until now… see “sidenote” at the end for an explanation). The fun tone of the song over a happy sounding instrumental could make for a “feel-good” hit, but I’m not sure yet.
One thing that sets “Red” apart from other “Pop” albums is that the two features on the album seem to be there only because they actually add to the overall project. This appears to be an obvious thought, but in a world where features seem abundant solely to grab attention, Swift’s approach is refreshing. “The Last Time”, featuring Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol is a very impressive duet that builds over uplifting strings to a soft finish. I could see this track being the favorite of a few fans. The other feature on “Red”, “Everything Has Changed”, features Ed Sheeran, the quadruple platinum selling UK singer-songwriter, and is also well placed and executed. Sheeran and Swift work very well together on the song, and the track impressed on its own after its release on iTunes.
Although I’m not really a fan of slower songs (but do acknowledge their importance), Swift does a very good job using them to showcase her improved vocal capabilities. In songs like “Sad Beautiful Tragic”, “Treacherous”, “Begin Again”, and “I Almost Do”; Swift accompanies more vulnerable concepts with the always-impressive subtleties of her voice that have been heralded since the beginning of her career, and it is clear through these songs that her voice is really improving.
Overall, “Red” impresses as an album that should appeal to all of Taylor Swift’s fans. Country fans will find the slower paced songs to be to their liking, and Pop fans will find the more synth-laiden tracks to be just what they were looking for. In fact, I’m sure some fans will cross the genre border that Swift tip-toes and find a liking for most of the songs on the album, whether they bought it as a Country or Pop fan. But the real genius of “Red” comes in the fact that while Swift makes some Country, some Pop, some (arguably) Folk, and some Rock songs; she never feels spread too thin, or as if making her album appealing to all these genres was a conscious effort.
The project as a whole feels very natural, speaking to Swift’s incredible songwriting talents among other things. With four Billboard chartings, estimated first-week sales of over one million copies, and nine of the top twenty iTunes singles as of this moment, “Red” will prove to be a brilliant multi-genre effort from Swift, and in the end, it doesn’t matter if you call it Country, Pop, or some crazy mix of every genre known to man. Taylor Swift is a great artist making great music. Enough said.
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http://whatculture.com/music/taylor-...red-review.php
4.5 /5 
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Originally posted by CountryFriedChick
I guess I see that too. I'm kinda like that too but I just hate how he always has to get the last word in even if it means repeating the same thing 5,000 different ways
About Nathan I don't for that song but his impact on the album. Out of the top 10 songs on the album I would say that for me most of them are Chapman productions. Its just his work with Taylor seems to be the best for me and his work on her other 3 albums is quite exceptional as well |
You just have to come with the right arguments and not to act like a fan and you ll get the last word but actually if I were you I ll give up, let s not fool ourselves, Taylor is "VERY" commercial now
Well I m "snobbish" as well but Taylor is my only weakness 
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I just realized that Jason had 7 songs chart on country songs this week. I wonder how many Tay will have?
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Member Since: 5/9/2012
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Originally posted by CountryFriedChick
I just realized that Jason had 7 songs chart on country songs this week. I wonder how many Tay will have? |
Is his album on Spotify?
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Is his album on Spotify? |
Yeah 
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Member Since: 1/19/2012
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The lyrics of Girl at Home is simple yet very magnificent! 
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Can t wait to see updates about Red's sales to be honest !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!it s like I LIVE for this , I ve being for this moment to come after 6 years of stanning for her, she was becoming my favorite female act since 2008. This 2 days sales of 600k ain t good news imo but I assume that Billboard really underestimated Red's numbers 
. A million debut without Brit's record will sound as a FLOP as The Spirit Indestructible at this point to me 
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Member Since: 7/15/2012
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Taylor and Conor broke up according to US. Not surprised if this is true.
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Member Since: 7/15/2012
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Originally posted by wownow
Just noticed that Matt Nathanson has deleted the "thief" tweet.
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Good because it was not doing anything for him.
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Originally posted by honey827
Taylor and Conor broke up according to US. Not surprised if this is true.
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GET THAT EXTRA-PROMO GURL !!!!! Every F*cking copy counts now 
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Member Since: 5/9/2012
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Well if its true, then it seems there were no hard feelings between them. I'm ready for Conor's "All Too Well" 
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Member Since: 11/9/2011
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It's because of distance tho. Understandable. Now you two stay away from each other. Taylor, work on it again with Jakey. You two looked so cute.
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Member Since: 5/18/2012
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Originally posted by thediscomonkey
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is it really trustworthy?  i dint want her to break up so soon tbh... she just started writing songs about him like Starlight and Begin Again.. 
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Taylor should date Matt Nathanson now 
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Member Since: 5/26/2012
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Originally posted by thediscomonkey
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During the week of release of Red
Oh what if there s a sextape actually ?! Conor will upload it as a revenge,
I know I m completly paranoid
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Member Since: 5/18/2012
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does anyone have a list of RED secret messages?  have they been decoded yet? 
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Member Since: 9/16/2011
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Not sure I believe "the friend of the singer-songwriter" but if it is true, I was saying all along that the distance would be the cause.
Since when was Corey Monteith of "Swift's other exes" status? 
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