I understand that it's scary, but honestly, if Taylor kept on doing the same style, then the songs would have kept sounding the same. Would you want to have 5 albums sharing the same style? In order to stay successful, artists have to re-invent and develop and push themselves. Max might not be the best lyricist but he is a GENIUS composer and his talent is something that is being taught to producers around the world. Taylor must have learned SO much about song structure, melodies, vocals while working with him.
While it's true that she could have gone Alternative or Folk, but if she doesn't do this fun music now, when will she? When she's 50? It's like you're asking a young person to not travel, have fun, dance, experiment and do everything they're supposed to do. When her commercial career starts to fade away, she will then focus on being more artistic. If I were Taylor, I would have done all of what she's done.
I hope you realize once you taste pop music, there's no going back. Mainly because pop artist are overexposed and it takes you only one bad era to get completely forgotten. I feel that she might release another pop album in 2 years and then decline in popularity. After that, she'll probably come back to country and continue to have a minor success in local radio stations.
Before any of her releases, I've always had somewhat of an idea what was going to be on the album. But, with 1985, I have no clue. The Wonderful Unknown
I hope everybody can see the risk that she is taking with this album and be proud of that fact. Like Cheetawings just stated, if she was doing it for the success, she would've stuck to her "Fearless formula"
Before any of her releases, I've always had somewhat of an idea what was going to be on the album. But, with 1985, I have no clue. The Wonderful Unknown
I hope everybody can see the risk that she is taking with this album and be proud of that fact. Like Cheetawings just stated, if she was doing it for the success, she would've stuck to her "Fearless formula"
EXACTLY! Before, we could always anticipate a "2.0" version of a song but now, we have absolutely NO idea what is going to come! I'm just way too excited and nervous and 4oeurfhv
Sis, I stan for Pop Taylor, Country Taylor and Country Pop Taylor
The song has been repeating for more than 12 hours and I just couldn't get enough of it
MM has produced some of the best pop ballads in the 90s, I hope he delivers again this time
Sorry, with some of the genre talk in this base, I'm not really sure anymore
I hope you realize once you taste pop music, there's no going back. Mainly because pop artist are overexposed and it takes you only one bad era to get completely forgotten. I feel that she might release another pop album in 2 years and then decline in popularity. After that, she'll probably come back to country and continue to have a minor success in local radio stations.
I don't understand your point much.. You said there's no going back then you said she'll come back to country??
This is her first #1 there, right?
Definitely don't look as bad as it did 2 hours ago 
