Red (Taylors version) - The album (Part one)
Added 2024-05-23 03:51:15 +0000 UTCuncut. This is just part one, i'm so excited to see how part two plays out. Please roast my jacket
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This is so funny because she hates fearless and loved 1989 and especially midnights (her favorite Taylor album now)
Michelle Vazquez
2024-08-13 08:09:26 +0000 UTCDid you know I knew you were trouble is actually about John Mayer? She wrote the song before dating Harry if you look up the timelines
Michelle Vazquez
2024-08-13 08:01:12 +0000 UTCI Just know Taylor's 3 first album lyrics by heart cause i used to listen to them soooo much when I was a teen but stay stay stay ... Man, I just sing along cause those words are engraved in my brain but I always laugh while singing, it's just so bad if you're past 12 years old😂😂
Noemi
2024-08-06 19:33:01 +0000 UTCI listen to it on the drive to take my daughter to work and back home at least 2x a week. It starts in my driveway and ends at the front of her building. Then back again. Right now I’m still deep in ttpd on shuffle.
RP
2024-07-01 21:12:36 +0000 UTCWatch the video for Everything Has Changed. Then listen to his song/watch the video The Joker and The Queen which features Taylor. It will hit harder and wreck you because you have to pay close attention to the people in both videos. Please please please! 🫶🏼🙏🏻🙌🏻🤪
Wendy
2024-07-01 16:35:31 +0000 UTCSwiftie level up: taking notes.
rissaannster
2024-06-06 17:38:04 +0000 UTCGotta react to some all too well performances! Her Grammy one, and SNL 10 min!
Brandie Wagoner
2024-06-05 21:43:26 +0000 UTCCan I PLEASE just say as a bi Swiftie who grew up with strict evangelical parents seeing you say 'I look like a pastor' is EVERYTHING TO ME. Yes, hell yes, this is my bi agenda! (I'll comment about the actual reaction, I subbed from YT and headed over here for this)! Edit: you're not tripping, people tend to discount Red because its 'older' and so Swifties tend not to suggest it early on because most 'new' Swift reactors feel like they won't appreciate it yet! But you are a GEM
Darsy Smith
2024-06-03 13:39:46 +0000 UTChope you crushed your interview cuz you crushed this reaction (my jacket roast)
Tracy
2024-06-03 03:07:26 +0000 UTCI honestly think Red missed out on the Grammy due to Stay stay stay
Cara M
2024-06-02 10:08:20 +0000 UTCBasically I can never listen to it once. The fun part about 22 is it comes after the 21st birthday fiasco referenced in ATW. That’s why the levity.
Cara M
2024-06-02 09:53:07 +0000 UTCI can’t wait for you to catch all the call backs to Red in other albums. This was important to do this now. Eeee! I love this journey we’re on! SO MUCH FUN!!
Cara M
2024-06-02 09:49:23 +0000 UTCMy partner and I measure roadtrips by ATW10’s. Like “we’re 3 All too Wells away from a snack stop”. It’s a great way to travel 😂
Cara M
2024-06-02 09:46:45 +0000 UTCHi Lauryn, just wondering when you're going to do Red Part Two?
Madeline Wise
2024-06-01 22:15:59 +0000 UTClove watching you becoming a full blown swiftie hehehe
capricornmom
2024-05-31 12:38:08 +0000 UTCHa ha ha ha ha ha are you really gonna smoke on camera because that would be amazing. I will light up with you. 😂
Becca
2024-05-30 02:00:00 +0000 UTCOmg. Your face during stay, stay, stay is my face. Same girl, same.
Paula Rahn
2024-05-28 22:43:02 +0000 UTCAnswering the ATW 10 minute version. I listen to the whole thing anytime my shuffle drops it in. Maybe once a week or two? I’ve been known to drunkenly interpretive dance to it if a crowd has gathered, so…
Paula Rahn
2024-05-28 22:26:41 +0000 UTCYes, she was going through a breakup during Red, it is THE breakup album.. which kinda labeled her “the girl who writes about her exes” but she was really, intensely hurt by that breakup, not to mention groomed. 1989 (with exception to the vault tracks which weren’t released until 2023) she made it a point to have a fun, friendship based album that was not focused on romantic relationships to try to shed that label. Obviously, it wasn’t enough which she elaborates on in the prologue of 1989 Taylor’s Version.
Mandi
2024-05-28 00:47:54 +0000 UTCSTAY STAY STAY is terrible lmaoooooo
Mandi
2024-05-28 00:40:59 +0000 UTCI think this is probably the first time I’ve listened to the short version of All Too Well since 10 minute dropped.. 10minute version has completely replaced the short version. I have accidentally played short version and out loud said “oh ew” and immediately hunt down the 10mv. And blondie played the 10mv EVERY night of the tour. She knows we love it
Mandi
2024-05-28 00:34:38 +0000 UTCDamn, smoke break was smooth af, I come back red eyed, red faced and still coughing.
Mandi
2024-05-27 23:57:53 +0000 UTCso i left a super long comment on a different patreon video breaking down the og vs deluxe vs TV version of the album lol, but for the record "begin again" is the best place to end because it's the original standard edition closer! it's the end to the cohesive story, and one of my favourite album closers. And for some extra info, taylor has dubbed red her only true breakup album, it's mainly thought to be about Jake Gyllenhall (although there is some debate over treacherous and ikywt being about Harry... then some Connor Kennedy by begin again) - of course it's all speculation since she never confirms. ALSO if you see this, when you listen to the deluxe tracks you should check out the og "girl at home" because taylor let elvira turn the rerecord into a dance remix lmao, it's not a well-loved song.... it's up there with "stay stay stay" lol.
elizabethjulia
2024-05-27 23:43:47 +0000 UTCSpeak now is a favorite, the songs are sooo long though, fearless as well.. our girl was a bit gratuitous in her younger years
Mandi
2024-05-27 23:35:48 +0000 UTCLoved this reaction! Lmao at your reaction to stay stay stay and also you getting the gnat. “You will suffer because of me.” Can’t wait for part 2!
Mequet
2024-05-27 22:26:18 +0000 UTCMan you need to react to Speak Now if you likethis album, it's so good. It has a lot more of those rock elements that you like
Rosie Bri
2024-05-27 20:01:45 +0000 UTCI never listen to the regular version of All Too Well anymore. The 10 minute version is just too good.
Noreen
2024-05-27 17:56:57 +0000 UTCRed came out in 2012. Taylor was between 20-22 years old when she wrote that album, twelve years ago now. Keep that in mind when you compare it to Folklore.
Madeline Wise
2024-05-27 16:22:10 +0000 UTCIdk if someone said this already, but fun fact is that on the album, 22 follows All Too Well bc in ATW she talks about how her 21st bday was ruined and it was so sad. So on the album, 22 follows and is such a fun, upbeat song bc when she turned 22 she was in a better place 🩷
Amy 💙
2024-05-27 13:22:37 +0000 UTCStay Stay Stay is funny to watch live on her Red tour. The song is actually serious because it's a marriage proposal disguised as a light bop.
Madeline Wise
2024-05-27 07:30:14 +0000 UTCThis performance in Paris, on a river boat on the Seine in 2013 is one of the best acoustic live performances of songs from Red you'll see. It's really great. You'll see. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W_278Mc0Lo&t=14s
Madeline Wise
2024-05-27 07:08:11 +0000 UTCShe performs some songs from the original Red album in August of 2012 including Treacherous with a little bit of a preamble before each performance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2obMo7y-rvA
Madeline Wise
2024-05-27 07:06:08 +0000 UTCOne of the most common critiques by critics at the time was that this album was not sonically cohesive. She talks about that at the talk she gave to a room full of industry insiders, engineers and producers after she won the Grammy for Album of the Year for 1989 in 2015. I highly recommend you watch it/react to that whole Grammy Museum interview/acoustic performance. It's great.
Madeline Wise
2024-05-27 07:04:23 +0000 UTCI think she knows this too lol. That's why the "it's so fun" sounds the way it does now 😂
Shanice Nowak
2024-05-27 01:35:20 +0000 UTCTop 5 off this half: Begin Again, Sad Beautiful Tragic, State of Grace, Holy Ground and ATW of course. Her live performance of 'Holy Ground' from BBC live lounge is so great. I'm super excited for Lover, it is top for me when curated. Yes, it has some of the lowest lows of her discography but it also has some of her best tracks EVER imho. Cornelia Street ftw ❤
bits
2024-05-26 23:39:43 +0000 UTCLovely great reaction!!! Stay, Stay, Stay is 90% of Swifties worst trash track lmao mine included so you're not alone. Since Swift is so huge right now I think it'd be epic if she released her 15 worst tracks with completely different wild production. Stayx3 may actually be really fun if it was harder, faster and way more punk. Technically Begin Again is the original album closer, that's why it feels like a chapter's end. What comes after is all bonus so there may be less cohesion. ❤
bits
2024-05-26 23:18:56 +0000 UTCI love how swifties are flooding your comment section with love. This is what it feels to be in this fandom ❤️ welcome. It's happy, free & confusing in the best way.
Fabiola Barrios
2024-05-26 21:32:26 +0000 UTCalso... in terms of lore just fyi since I think i've heard you mention 1D haha... this was around the time taylor was starting to date harry, treacherous is rumoured to be about him (look up the secret message for the song and the story related to harry's tattoo of a lyric). 1989 is basically dedicated to him and being your twenties, but this was the era they kind of dated and and idk... something about 2013 taylor and harry still feels so iconic to me especially in hindsight lol. a major upgrade from jake gyllenhall's bs.
elizabethjulia
2024-05-26 02:41:43 +0000 UTCgirl red is a fan fav you're not tweaking it's jsut so hit or miss whether or not people appreciate it while reputation usually gives shock factor and epicness for newcomers to taylor but I LOVE that you love this so much. folklore red and 1989 are my top 3 taylor albums and treacherous is one of my top taylor songs of all time so to see you get it was EVERYTHING.
elizabethjulia
2024-05-26 02:39:33 +0000 UTCDon’t worry about not liking stay stay stay. It’s one of her worst songs from her whole discography 😂
Mary M
2024-05-26 02:03:40 +0000 UTCI just cant wait for you to watch eras tour!!!!!
Nicole laub
2024-05-26 00:34:38 +0000 UTCYou should do The joker and the queen from ed sheeran ft. Taylor. It’s another example on how their voices match beautifully. It’s a ed song with a taylor feature so it’s not on any of taylors albums ☺️ Also eyes open and safe and sound (taylors versions) are singles from this era. So you should listen to those aswell ☺️ made fpr the hunger games
Isabella Peterson
2024-05-25 22:25:13 +0000 UTCI always recommend Red as the first album any new to Taylor person listen to because it’s such a good mix of her styles
Mary M
2024-05-25 21:10:14 +0000 UTCMe thinking “fuck Lauren looks gorgeous” and then you saying you look like a pastor 😂💀
Mary M
2024-05-25 21:09:48 +0000 UTCI think speak now is winning :)
Lauryn
2024-05-25 15:05:03 +0000 UTCSince you're enjoying the rock elements of this album so much I highly recommend Speak Now as your next reaction, it also has a lot of rock influences I think you're going to love it
Sandra Kemper
2024-05-25 14:47:54 +0000 UTCThis album was nominated for album of the year and lost to Daft punk. We're not happy about that. Begin Again was a great closer of the standard album.
Richard
2024-05-25 13:05:39 +0000 UTCTaylor has changed up her sound so much that is why when people do rankings of all her albums the lists they come up with are so wildly different from one another. I believe that lyrically all of Taylor’s albums overall are great it is clearly her true gift but how much someone loves one album compared to another really depends on their preferences sonically. I especially find this to be true for newer Swifties. I love Reputation but also love Red. I personally find it difficult to ever make a definitive album ranking for Taylor because as fan since day one these albums and songs are so tied up in emotions and memories throughout my life that what is my favorite that day and what I choose to listen to really depends on how I am feeling or what I’m going through in the moment. I am enjoying your journey and true swifties don’t expect people to love every song. What is one person’s favorite is easily someone else’s least favorite and as long as you express those opinions respectfully I don’t think anyone will have a problem with you not liking something. Taylor’s discography includes over 200 songs believe me when I say there are strong differing opinions even amongst swifties in terms of what Taylor’s best songs are. Expect we all agree that ATW10 is top tier. Also I think listening to the full albums gives you a greater appreciation for the radio hits because it’s like of she can do incredibly deep lyrics and then hit you with an absolute bop with an ear worm hook that just gets stuck in your head. I find it rare for an artist to be as talented in writing both types of songs. I personally love me a glitter gel pen song.
KyraB
2024-05-25 11:36:23 +0000 UTCsorry to comment three times LMAO but have been commenting as i watch, my faves are treacherous, holy ground and state of grace, and on the back half better man is my fave!!! evermore is my #1 as well so im loving seeing your reactions to the other albums knowing we share a #1!!
Haley B.
2024-05-25 06:12:13 +0000 UTCto answer your question about why so many ed songs - they are very close friends haha, have been since red era !!
Haley B.
2024-05-25 05:56:30 +0000 UTCI feel like 99% of Taylor's singles benefit from getting a bit of distance from when they came out and were M U R D E R E D by radio overplay. There will still be a couple that you still can't listen to, in my case see Shake It Off and Me!, although in fairness its mostly the cheesy spoken bridges that really cement those songs as skips for me.
Kat Bland
2024-05-25 04:48:44 +0000 UTCi knew that as an evermore stan you would love red so much, but tearing up during state of grace is SO so real 😭😭❤️ i’m so excited to see you continue on this journey
Haley B.
2024-05-25 03:08:37 +0000 UTCI listen to all too well 10 min version 4x week. it's my last song at the treadmill hahahahaha
gabi rasera
2024-05-24 23:29:17 +0000 UTCOMG THIS HAIR?????
gabi rasera
2024-05-24 22:44:42 +0000 UTCmy album ranking: 1- Folklore 2- TTPD 3- Evermore 4- Midnights 5- 1989 6- Speak now 7- Red 8- Lover 9- Fearless 10- Rep 11- Debut there are songs i love in every album there's not one album i don't enjoy i just have to be in the mood for rep/debut!!
Leah Close
2024-05-24 21:42:51 +0000 UTCLauren listening to stay stay stay: Does this song get better? Me outloud to my phone: No great reaction so far! I'm loving listening to red with you
Sylvia Turner
2024-05-24 18:29:09 +0000 UTCLoving your reaction to the red album so far. I wasn't a big fan of the reputation album at first until I watched the reputation tour. That completely changed my mind and I appreciated it so much more. Also, I would love to see you react to "We are never getting back together" the rock version.
Liz Acosta
2024-05-24 04:46:11 +0000 UTCso excited for TTPD, ive only heard great things after people have had time to sit with the album
Lauryn
2024-05-23 22:36:30 +0000 UTComg really? let me do some digging haha
Lauryn
2024-05-23 22:33:01 +0000 UTCTo be fair when Red first came out I listened to stay stay stay once and never listened to it again because I hated it. At the time it sounded super child like and cringe. Taylor has said that when she writes songs, she typically envisions herself writing them with a quill, fountain pen or glittery gel pen. This song is definitely a glittery gel pen song. She says that in those songs the lyrics don’t care if you take them seriously because they don’t take themselves seriously. Like a drunk girl at a party that tells you she likes your outfit in the bathroom. All that to say, when Red TV came out I was on a road trip alone, had gone through a tough breakup and so Red was my go to album. I had the album on shuffle and stay stay stay came on and I somehow found myself jamming out to it. Sometimes you need a bit of silly in the midst of all the heartbreak. Stay stay stay is by no means my favorite song but now all these years later I can say that it’s grown on me and I definitely jam to it when it unexpectedly comes up on my shuffle. You can’t help but be happy while singing along to the silly lyrics. I find that happens a lot with her more radio centric tracks like shake it off and we are never ever getting back together. We all need a silly glittery gel pen song every once in a while. Love your reactions!!
Stefanie A
2024-05-23 21:46:45 +0000 UTCRed is one of my least favorite albums but it has some of her highest career highlights (especially in the vault). Reputation like someone mentioned is a cult favorite because of the events leading up to it and how it was a completely different attitude, a moment of lashing out, female rage, which she really expands on in TTPD. Loved watching this reaction and so pleased to see you becoming a swiftie -- love the note taking, I can heavily relate LOL Considering you love this album so far, maybe Speak Now or Fearless may be better next moves.
Sandy
2024-05-23 20:49:10 +0000 UTCRed, Midnights, TTPD and Folkmore are all my top 5 albums but I can't rank them beyond that lol it just depends on my mood.
Liz N
2024-05-23 20:33:10 +0000 UTCThank You for the reaction! Album would be perfect without stay stay stay. I'm sorry but this song feels like something you hear in Walmart or Target. My fav from the album, and one on my fav songs from Taylor is def Holy Ground. It makes me feel alive. The Lucky One is about Taylor and not about her at the same time( like The Last Great American Dynasty). Starlight is song she wrote about Robert and Ethel Kennedy. Red is one of her best albums but in October- it's is her best album hahaha. Can't wait for part 2:)
Justyna
2024-05-23 19:49:03 +0000 UTCEd Sheeran opened for her on the RED tour, before he was really well-known in the states... They have 2 songs together on this album alone, another on one of Ed's. They're really good friends and it was Taylor who got him and his current wife together I think. Their dynamic is super sweet.
Lidia Dias
2024-05-23 19:24:58 +0000 UTCI knew you’d love Red!!!! 😍 After watching your folklore/evermore reactions I knew I had to get your Patreon, I was so excited to watch this album reaction. and to answer your atw question I don’t even listen to the short version anymore! I have the 10 min lyrics imprinted in my brain at this point it doesn’t feel right to not hear the full version lol
Danielle
2024-05-23 19:15:49 +0000 UTCThe Lucky One is about Joni Mitchell.
Joanette Fountain
2024-05-23 18:36:28 +0000 UTCI think you look great! Love your hair! I love Red so much! Such. Great album!!
Amy Versprille
2024-05-23 17:14:27 +0000 UTCTaylor said red is her one true break up album - she was going through her break up with Jake Gyllenhaal. I’m not sure if she dated anyone else around this time but for sure I know all too well is about him and I think the majority of the songs are about him.
Mariposaa13
2024-05-23 16:32:15 +0000 UTCHiiiiiii!!! So happy you’re loving the album🤗🤗 I knew you would after your Folklore/Evermore reactions, which is why I’ve been voting for it. I agree with the others that Rep is always so highly requested to reactors because honestly, people who don’t really know their music or can’t appreciate music outside of whatever their favorite genre is, typically like Rep over her earlier albums🤷🏼♀️ A lot of people start at 1989 and go forward. No one really wants to branch out and try to appreciate her earlier music. I guess I get it, if country isn’t really your thing at all, but Taylor’s country is not your typical country music- which makes total sense why she crossed over into pop. There’s more money to be made in pop music too, ofc. Aside from the sound though, Taylor’s pen is ALWAYS penning. She is ALWAYS in her lyrical/storytelling bag. And her production is typically stellar too (although I know you weren’t impressed with most of Rep’s production, I am excited to see what’s changed when she releases Taylor’s Version🤗). State of Grace is one of my absolute favorite Taylor songs. It’s SUCH a banger. ATW 10 is Taylor’s magnum opus in my opinion. Especially when you add the short film into the mix (it’s sooooooo good). Swifties listen to ATW 10 RELIGIOUSLY!!!!!!!!! I can only speak for myself- but I haven’t listened to the original since the 10 came out. Well, until today I guess 🤭 Stay, Stay, Stay reaction has me 💀. Don’t worry- the Swifties feel the same🫣🤭 So cheesy, cringey…definitely a skip. Holy Ground is one of my faves on the album also! I know you said that you liked the tempo and sound, but you should also check out Taylor performing it in the Live Lounge on YouTube. It’s a stripped down version, with Taylor on piano, but it is 🤌🤌🤌 “Now THAT is how you collaborate with Ed Sheeran” took me outttttt! They are close friends. I think he met his wife through Taylor actually. Begin Again was the final track on the OG album. The bonus and vault tracks are going to be about the same subject matter, they are essentially songs that didn’t make the cut on the OG album, but were written during the same era of Taylor’s life. Red was Taylor’s only true ‘breakup’ album, until TTPD. I cannot WAITTTTTTTTTT for you to listen to TTPD (but I do think you should go through the rest of her discography first). My guess for the vault tracks is that either Nothing New or Better Man will be your favorite. 🤩
Brandi Smith
2024-05-23 16:30:17 +0000 UTCGood news, if you liked the country/rock element then Fearless and Speak Now are so up your alley! Fearless is very country/rock but with Taylor's signature personal songwriting. And Speak Now is the closest we have to Pop/Punk Taylor, and the melodies and song structures on so much of it are inspired by Fall Out Boy and Hayley Williams (Paramore), which is why she asked them to feature on the re-recordings of Speak Now years later. As for 1989, considering you're a big Pop fan, you'll absolutely love it. It's widely considered one of the top 5 best Pure Pop albums ever made. Taylor was years ahead of her time with the 80's anthemic pop revival, so was Carly Rae Jepsen back then (2014-2015). But the sound only years later became popularised in a bigger way by The Weekend and Dua Lipa (2019-2020)
Gigi
2024-05-23 16:29:11 +0000 UTCimo fans have a soft spot for Reputation bc it was Taylor's first independence, going completely off of the expected sound for her, also fans love her larger than life persona and that was SUCH a moment to be alive when the rollout happened. She wiped all of her socials and surprise dropped the look what you made me do mv which kickstarted one of the biggest comebacks in music history. And i have that same love for it bc of that and bc it has very airtight melodies, but i def agree with all the recent reactors saying the production is outdated. House music and EDM are non existent in today's popular music at all, which makes Rep her most polarising to recommend
Gigi
2024-05-23 16:23:24 +0000 UTCIt’s so funny to me how you’re like I hate 22 and then you sing it because I feel that way about a few of her songs, and then they come on my shuffle and I sing along 😂
Mariposaa13
2024-05-23 16:15:03 +0000 UTCI came here to say the same thing!
Marcella
2024-05-23 16:14:50 +0000 UTCI never listen to the short all too well version - I listen to the ten minute version maybe 1-2 times a week sometimes more depends on my mood
Mariposaa13
2024-05-23 16:10:56 +0000 UTCI'm so glad you love State of Grace! It's one of my favorite songs of all time!
Melissa
2024-05-23 15:09:06 +0000 UTCThe Last Time appreciation 🥹🤌🏼
Madi
2024-05-23 15:00:18 +0000 UTCOnce I listened to ATWTMVTV I could NOT go back to the 5 minute song !!! It just feels like it’s missing lyrics now 😂 & I could listen to it daily
Madi
2024-05-23 13:19:35 +0000 UTCAll I listen to is ATW10 - it never feels like 10 minutes.
Jennie Stout 🐍🖤
2024-05-23 12:32:04 +0000 UTCI have to pause after I Almost Do to go to work 😒 I’m so glad you are enjoying this album! My dirty little shameful Swiftie secret is that even though I am an OG fan (discovered Taylor in 2006!) Red DID NOT resonate with me when it came out. I know, I know. Blasphemy! 😱 I have loved every single other album, but ignored Red for so long. I first heard All Too Well og in 2019 after a bad breakup and it changed my life 👏🏼 But I still was hesitant/anxious to dive into the rest of the album. It became a Big Thing™️ that followed me around until about 6 months ago when I was finally in a place to give it a proper listen. And. Holy. Sh*t. I’m obsessed!!!!!! ATW10 is obviously a banger (to answer your Q I listen to it often lol), but I also REALLY love State of Grace, Red, Treacherous, We Are Never, Holy Ground, Better Man, and Nothing New. I’m still getting to know the other songs, but I’m so glad this day has come 😭
Alyssa Thomas
2024-05-23 12:29:51 +0000 UTCI think REP was just such an iconic MOMENT. Like you almost had to be there. The entire lore. Like her disappearing for that year prior and all the history behind everything and how it all went down. When rep happened it was just completely different than anything she had done before and it is almost more about all of that than the actual songs. IMO most albums in her discography are better than rep but rep is so iconic. I think for a new fan it doesn’t make sense to recommend rep because we as swifties have a different attachment to it than somebody without any of the background info wohld
Jennie Stout 🐍🖤
2024-05-23 11:55:54 +0000 UTC"this is how you collab with Ed Sheeran" i died lmaooo
Bella Goth
2024-05-23 11:36:51 +0000 UTCYou're gonna love Speak Now for sure
Jamie Fargo
2024-05-23 10:10:24 +0000 UTCNot me forgetting that the Taylor's Versions have new prologues 😬 The original prologue explains the album more imo.
Liz N
2024-05-23 09:31:04 +0000 UTCi just know you’d love we are never ever getting back together live from the 1989 tour
Masaya Jansen
2024-05-23 09:26:48 +0000 UTCOnly 2 songs in but you’ll find we voted Reputation for it is a very different sounding album for her but the next choice was always going to be Red ✨🥰 soooo many underrated tracks on this album that didn’t get any air time! Also if you keep the blazer on the whole video - respect 🫡 hahahahah
Madi
2024-05-23 08:44:37 +0000 UTCAlso FYI, they told you to stop at Begin Again because that was the last track on the OG standard album. The next few tracks were OG bonus tracks, and the last 10 or so are “from the vault” tracks only on “Taylor’s Version”
Robert Ellis
2024-05-23 06:07:05 +0000 UTCI think you’ll love Speak Now TV based on some you loved on this
Robert Ellis
2024-05-23 05:46:47 +0000 UTCMost swifties skip Stay Stay Stay hahaha. Def in my bottom 5 of all like 300 Taylor songs. So don’t worry about that!
Robert Ellis
2024-05-23 05:35:12 +0000 UTCNICE. Red TV. Begin Again was the closing track on the original album. Always pay attention to closing tracks, they mean something. They are strategically placed/picked just like a track 5. Reputation it was NY Day, which ends the album about meeting JOe and dating to finally ending in real love. Evermore ends the album with the title track that details actually Reputation era how the pain she went through/depression at that time will not last forever. So, Begin Again was this album closer. It is one of her best closers, ending a heartbreak album detailing a toxic relationship with a song about being on a first date and starting over (it was nominated for a grammy). Then there were 3 bonus tracks. The rest, beginning with Ronan are vault tracks, not on the original album. If you re-listen to this part of the album again, notice that that track list is fast song/slow song/ fast/ slow/fast /slow. For the most part. it is meant to mimic the ups and downs of a manic / toxic relationship. Holy Ground is a fan fave (not necessarily mine) but the best version is acoustic on the piano. BBC Live Lounge_2019 on YouTube. https://youtu.be/gpT6Ua3FIp8?si=pCIYxNSWpo2dcScN Begin Again she does a nice Eras Tour mashup from Paris (she made the Begin Again music video in Paris). https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRKY2eHw/ Also, yes, Red is a breakup /heartbreak album. She was going through it. Written at age 20-22. Love hits hard at that age. This is her only breakup album until Tortured Poets. She and Ed Sheeran are besties. They have 4 songs together and there are probably more. There is another one on the vault tracks so it had been buried since 2011, so 10 years. I’m sure they have others buried in a vault in her basement. He opened for her, I think the Red tour and I think they have been besties ever since.
Starbuck1234!
2024-05-23 05:12:02 +0000 UTCYou liked Red but not Reputation... You're definitely going to like Speak Now and Fearless. Not sure about Midnights or 1989 considering they lean more into the Pop (and sometimes EDM) elements she used in Rep. Glad you liked Red though, this album is iconic, I prefer the first half but the second half is also very good (love Ronan!)
Nikolas Hernandez
2024-05-23 04:46:49 +0000 UTCAlso adding - I think people always suggest Rep bc it is so different but also means so much within the Taylor-verse. Everything that happened leading up to the album is what makes people love it so much
Marissa Boyd
2024-05-23 04:43:48 +0000 UTCSo I'm only up to your Treacherous reaction so I hope this comment ages well, but to answer some of your questions so far...Red is a hard album for Swifties to recommend to new listeners because it was HIGHLY criticized. The media reviews said it wasn't "sonically cohesive" because they couldn't put it in one lane. Country fans thought it was too pop, and pop fans thought it was too country. After 3 previous country albums (Taylor Swift, Fearless, and Speak Now) she had wanted to transition to more of a pop sound and her label wouldn't approve it. So she put out a country albums with pop influence and some of her biggest hits on the album (22, I knew you were trouble, we are never ever getting back together) reflected more of that pop sound. Because of that success she did a complete 180° to a full pop album for 1989 which is one of her MOST "sonically cohesive" albums. Also, quick warning if you read this before recording the sevond part of this reaction....the track Ronan should come with a trigger warning. It is about a 4 year old boy who passed away from cancer and it is a BEAUTIFUL song but utterly devastating. If you do end up loving Red and you are into her country sound I highly recommend reacting to Fearless (her second album that she wrote when she was 16/17 and is still to this day the most awarded country album of all time) or Speak Now (her third studio album which was 100% self written when she was 19/20 in response to critics not believing that she wrote her own songs after the success of Fearless) next. Sorry for the essay! I'm really enjoying watching you become a swiftie 🧡
Iliana Habib
2024-05-23 04:41:56 +0000 UTCI’m two songs in and just hoping so badly that you continue to love this album! It’s my absolute favorite and so many people don’t feel that way for some reason. Also.. we love the uncut, mess.. so keep it coming!
Marissa Boyd
2024-05-23 04:22:03 +0000 UTCHaven't watched it yet. But some of my fav songs are on this album. Holy Ground, The Last Time and I Almost Do are my favs outside of ATW10 on this album... so excited to see what you think.
Ellie
2024-05-23 04:06:47 +0000 UTC
