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New Track: Taylor Swift - "I Knew You Were Trouble."
Member Since: 12/19/2009
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Originally posted by thediscomonkey
Us Country kids and Her worshiper are 100% behind of the Lord, and we will drag Her too if She chose the wrong directions. This is one of those times.
Aren't most of Her stans buy more than 1 at least? I bought 4 CDs total of LP1. I overplayed the first three copies.
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The only albums I have two of is Speak Now and that is only because I found a vinyl of it while I was in Nashville that is also where I got her autographed debut album at
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Member Since: 3/27/2011
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I don't understand what urges Taylor so much that she keeps releasing complete pop songs as singles, yes they are smash hits but also likely to affect her album sales AND reputation. People look for Taylor when they need emotional, relatable music that touches their hearts and not mindless popstep, we have enough mainstream pop stars for that. But hopefully this song is at least better than WANEGBT.
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Member Since: 10/16/2005
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Originally posted by Lyzz the Monster
I don't understand what urges Taylor so much that she keeps releasing complete pop songs as singles, yes they are smash hits but also likely to affect her album sales AND reputation. People look for Taylor when they need emotional, relatable music that touches their heart and not mindless popstep, we have enough mainstream pop stars for that. But hopefully this song is at least better than WANEGBT.
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Yeah. She's clearly in a moment of trying to balance commercial success with artistic integrity. It's definitely motivated by the chart performance of the "Speak Now" singles, which paled in comparison to the "Fearless" singles.
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Member Since: 11/9/2011
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Originally posted by Lyzz the Monster
I don't understand what urges Taylor so much that she keeps releasing complete pop songs as singles, yes they are smash hits but also likely to affect her album sales AND reputation. People look for Taylor when they need emotional, relatable music that touches their heart and not mindless popstep, we have enough mainstream pop stars for that. But hopefully this song is at least better than WANEGBT.
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Because Scott Bor-****-ta wants more money. That's the only reason I can think, because SN & her side projects made me think that she's actually done with this Pop/mainstream stuff and ready for the next level.
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Member Since: 8/26/2011
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Im gonna wait to listen before I judge, I just hope it isnt so poppish. Not that her pop songs are bad, its just country pop is SOOO her element. Give that girl a little bit of banjo or fiddle mixed with acoustic guitar and and a light just goes on. Atleast we got Red and BA
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Member Since: 3/27/2011
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Originally posted by vuelve88
Yeah. She's clearly in a moment of trying to balance commercial success with artistic integrity. It's definitely motivated by the chart performance of the "Speak Now" singles, which paled in comparison to the "Fearless" singles.
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Regardless what the first single sounded like, it would've still been a big hit because of Taylor's starpower. I don't get why they thought WANEGBT would be a good choice, the song sounds like something Selena Gomez would release, I'm sure a track like RED could still do as well or even better as it still has clear Taylor elements in it and would also prevent negative effects toward album sales. Not to mention The Story of Us and Sparks Fly were those that underperformed the most along the singles of Speak Now.
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Originally posted by thediscomonkey
Because Scott Bor-****-ta wants more money. That's the only reason I can think, because SN & her side projects made me think that she's actually done with this Pop/mainstream stuff and ready for the next level.
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But album sales > single sales.
I need to hear Trouble first before having metldowns though, hopefully Taylor will prove me wrong.
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Member Since: 11/9/2011
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Originally posted by Lyzz the Monster
But album sales > single sales.
I need to hear Trouble first before having metldowns though, hopefully Taylor will prove me wrong.
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Keep in mind that Scott was THE Radio Guy. So, for him to have Taylor flopping at singles department must be driving him mad.
This direction will be good to him, but it will do too much damage on Taylor's side. Money-hungry, arrogant, Country music anti-Christ bastard he is.
(Now you know why I've been praying for Taylor to move to Nonesuch or Rounder)
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Member Since: 10/16/2005
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Originally posted by Lyzz the Monster
Regardless what the first single sounded like, it would've still been a big hit because of Taylor's starpower. I don't get why they thought WANEGBT would be a good choice, the song sounds like something Selena Gomez would release, I'm sure a track like RED could still do as well or even better as it still has clear Taylor elements in it and would also prevent negative effects toward album sales. Not to mention The Story of Us and Sparks Fly were those that underperformed the most along the singles of Speak Now.
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Haha. I always thought it was more like a leftover Avril Lavigne song.
"Red" is a better mix of Country appeal and Pop appeal. It's not as easy to sing along to as "WANEGBT", though.
Anyway, it will be exciting to see how this era develops.
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Member Since: 7/15/2012
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Originally posted by Lyzz the Monster
I don't understand what urges Taylor so much that she keeps releasing complete pop songs as singles, yes they are smash hits but also likely to affect her album sales AND reputation. People look for Taylor when they need emotional, relatable music that touches their heart and not mindless popstep, we have enough mainstream pop stars for that. But hopefully this song is at least better than WANEGBT.
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Honestly I felt that Speak Now was missing an element of fun that she had in Fearless. Now just going by the preview singles that she has released I think she has managed to balance a more fun danceable element with showing some greater emotional depth to her music. I can certainly connect with getting off the rollercoaster ride of an on/off relationship that you need to put out of its misery, starting to believe love is possible again after a bad breakup and just the swirl of emotion you can feel from falling in love with someone and the process of letting go . If the tracklist proves to be correct then there are a good number of songs that I am excited to hear. Taylor has taken a risk with this album and I guess we will see if it pays off in the long run. The only thing I want from Taylor is continued growth as a writer and that she tries to experiment which I think she has accomplished.
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Yay
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One thing we have to keep in mind is the radio royalty deals BMR has. Borchetta gets $ now from radio playing his artists songs. And what format is going to get him the most spins? Pop because they'll play the song to death. And what artist on his roster can "crossover" to pop? Taylor.
So there's that.
I do agree that any of her lead singles would have been huge. RED probably would have been just as big as WANEGBT and it wouldn't have broken her top ten streak on country and ticked off her core fanbase.
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Member Since: 3/3/2011
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Originally posted by Lyzz the Monster
I don't understand what urges Taylor so much that she keeps releasing complete pop songs as singles, yes they are smash hits but also likely to affect her album sales AND reputation. People look for Taylor when they need emotional, relatable music that touches their hearts and not mindless popstep, we have enough mainstream pop stars for that. But hopefully this song is at least better than WANEGBT.
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You are all doing the most. What the hell isn't emotional or relatable about WANEGBT?
Do you really think there are no people out there who can relate to:
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We haven't seen each other in a month,
When you said you needed space, what?
Then you come around again and say,
Baby, I miss you and I swear I'm gonna change,
Trust me, remember how that lasted for a day,
I say I Hate you, we break up, you call me, I love you
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Not sure if want.
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My body is ready.
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Member Since: 4/17/2012
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Originally posted by honey827
Honestly I felt that Speak Now was missing an element of fun that she had in Fearless. Now just going by the preview singles that she has released I think she has managed to balance a more fun danceable element with showing some greater emotional depth to her music. I can certainly connect with getting off the rollercoaster ride of an on/off relationship that you need to put out of its misery, starting to believe love is possible again after a bad breakup and just the swirl of emotion you can feel from falling in love with someone and the process of letting go . If the tracklist proves to be correct then there are a good number of songs that I am excited to hear. Taylor has taken a risk with this album and I guess we will see if it pays off in the long run. The only thing I want from Taylor is continued growth as a writer and that she tries to experiment which I think she has accomplished.
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Member Since: 12/6/2011
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Taylor is slaying everyone this era. I'm predicting near 500k first week sales for Red or even more
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Member Since: 3/29/2012
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I'm so excited
Hopefully it will be posted somewhere asap after the preview...hopefully I have a 10 min break from class at that time
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Member Since: 9/16/2011
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Originally posted by Violet
Taylor is slaying everyone this era. I'm predicting near 500k first week sales for Red or even more
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That's a very conservative prediction... Even Fearless debuted bigger than that.
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Can't wait for this!
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