MidnightsAtPeace Posted January 27 Posted January 27 I hope Midnights wins AOTY so I can see the look on yall's faces who think it shouldn't win
Klein Posted January 27 Posted January 27 I don't know if it was my comment that prompted the previous posts, but I actually would love for Midnights to win AOTY. I was just sharing why I think it will unfortunately not. 1
Cleanromantic Posted January 27 Posted January 27 6 hours ago, littlebodybigheart said: swifties truly are the only fanbase that trash their own fave in order to play “pick me” to the other fanbases like you just don’t see anybody else doing that **** Yes, "pick me" swifties are as annoying as Gaylors imo. They **** on everything she does in an effort to be seen as "impartial" and "unbiased". I hate how big this fandom has become to the point where we have a "not like other fans" fans 1 1
ATRL Moderator wehavetostan Posted January 27 ATRL Moderator Posted January 27 I’d prefer to see her win SOTY for Anti-Hero than AOTY for Midnights 1
Extremely Stable Posted January 27 Posted January 27 8 hours ago, By the Water said: Y'all really think she'll look at the album that spent 64 weeks in the top 10 so far as a failure? The whole "Midnights doesn't deserve to win AOTY because she has better albums" argument is hilarious. Last time I checked she's not competing with her other albums and even then, Red and evermore both lost this category while Speak Now wasn't even nominated. Swifties are the only fanbase I've ever seen that was against their fav winning an award and I'm interested to see how this crowd will behave when certain albums that have zero shot at winning lose as expected Swifties are truly a special breed of fandom. Like they're Taylor's worst enemy and hater at this point 1
Cleanromantic Posted January 27 Posted January 27 When did @Safe&Sound become this annoying . They should be banned for the constant trolling threads they open to get her dragged... 4
Extremely Stable Posted January 27 Posted January 27 1 hour ago, Cleanromantic said: When did @Safe&Sound become this annoying . They should be banned for the constant trolling threads they open to get her dragged... He has always been that way. He sets her up to be dragged.
LittleFreak Posted January 27 Posted January 27 When is she gonna announce Rep TV? I can't wait any longer
Magickarp Posted January 27 Posted January 27 Trav isn't my type but WOW, WOW, he looks SO much better with hair 1
Mandalore Posted January 27 Posted January 27 29 minutes ago, Magickarp said: Trav isn't my type but WOW, WOW, he looks SO much better with hair We prefer this more mature look. TS11 can not come sooner. I need to listen to what this face conjures up in her creative mind. 2
TaylenaStan Posted January 27 Posted January 27 This sums up pretty well why i think Midnights doesnt deserve album of the year 7
enchanted0 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 Ew. Midnights gonna win anyway so I couldn’t care less
alestevens Posted January 27 Posted January 27 Hope Midnights wins. It's my fave albern off the nominations. If it doesnt win, hope it goes to SOS and no one else. Hope we get a TS11 announcement if it wins too!
Badgalbriel Posted January 27 Posted January 27 Y'all are boring af. Midnights deserves AOTY and that's it.
Solaria Posted January 27 Posted January 27 I relistened to Debut today and why did no one tell me this album is actually good? TS11 Country album I kinda support it I fear 1 3 1 1
Hunter_13 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 15 minutes ago, TaylenaStan said: This sums up pretty well why i think Midnights doesnt deserve album of the year I hope the Olivia and Sza stans and whoever else finally pick you. 4
Cleanromantic Posted January 27 Posted January 27 That annoying YouTuber is the definition of a pick me swifty . Midnights is actually a pretty solid contender for aoty looking at the competition. Out of the albums I listened to: Olivia's Guts is dragged down by the weak ballads. Miley's is forgettable. Lana's dragged on for too long and has no reply value. She deserved to get a nom for Norman ******* Rockwell. I won't be angry if SOS won, but the narrative that it's a stronger record than midnights is such hypocritical bs, especially lyrically. It's a great album though so I won't be mad, but I want Midnights to win just to see the oth/pick mes meltdown and lose it. 2
TaylenaStan Posted January 27 Posted January 27 3 minutes ago, Hunter_13 said: I hope the Olivia and Sza stans and whoever else finally pick you. Yes because thinking that Mid doesnt deserve AOTY means im a hater now and Taylor isnt my fav artist of all time.. you know you can be a fan and not stan every single album/song they put out 1
Cleanromantic Posted January 27 Posted January 27 Just now, TaylenaStan said: Yes because thinking that Mid doesnt deserve AOTY means im a hater now and Taylor isnt my fav artist of all time.. you know you can be a fan and not stan every single album/song they put out But the OMH (obsessed midnights haters) genuinely act like their opinion is correct and we shouldn't dare say otherwise, or else we're brainwashed. You can hate it all you want, just quit acting like your taste holds more value than the rest of us. 1
TaylenaStan Posted January 27 Posted January 27 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Cleanromantic said: But the OMH (obsessed midnights haters) genuinely act like their opinion is correct and we shouldn't dare say otherwise, or else we're brainwashed. You can hate it all you want, just quit acting like your taste holds more value than the rest of us. I mean sure in the end this is pretty subjective. You can think that its the best album of 2023 and us ''OMH'' can think that it isnt. I simply posted a video that explains all the reasons why i think that it doesnt deserve it. Just saying ''Midnights sucks thats why it doesnt deserve AOTY'' is annoying, i agree. But in the same way dismissing all kinds of criticism as hate is also annoying. Like literally 5 or 6 Taylor albums are probably in my personal top 20 albums of all time, i simply think that Midnights is just okay. Edited January 27 by TaylenaStan
vale9001 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 i think most people do not want Mid to win (and it won't as it won't SOS) is cause actually they respect her as fans and know she can do better. And with that I don't mean it's bad just as she won one for her most selling country album, her most selling pop album and her indie pop project I trust she can win for another wow project, something is new etc.. Midnights seems more a transition album made to have something new before going to tour. Winning a 4th time now could make harder and harder for it to happen again in the future for something could feel more special. It's not like a "now or never" situation, i feel she will be there again. 1
taylorrrr Posted January 27 Posted January 27 Chris Martin (Coldplay) told the audience at his concert that he wants Taylor to play 'The 1' when she's in the same venue. Even her album cuts are known among musicians 2
vale9001 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 (edited) 15 hours ago, By the Water said: Y'all really think she'll look at the album that spent 64 weeks in the top 10 so far as a failure? The whole "Midnights doesn't deserve to win AOTY because she has better albums" argument is hilarious. Last time I checked she's not competing with her other albums and even then, Red and evermore both lost this category while Speak Now wasn't even nominated. Swifties are the only fanbase I've ever seen that was against their fav winning an award and I'm interested to see how this crowd will behave when certain albums that have zero shot at winning lose as expected swifties are also the only fanbase their fave already won 3 times lol of course if this would be for example her first album with a chance to win since 1989 or even fearless 99% of fans would root for it, since this is not the situation and we are not 13 years old it's ok and mature to think "oh "i'm ok if other artists I respect win one time too" Taylor will have another chance in the future again" Edited January 27 by vale9001
Klein Posted January 27 Posted January 27 I like the Swiftologist's channel. I appreciate to consume Taylor content that is a bit critical, even if I don't agree with some of the things he says. But in the Midnights AOTY, it's filled with points I disagree with: First, he says that whatever Taylor was releasing, it would have been a massive success, and so success is insignificant in its nomination/win at the Grammy's. And to that, I say no. Sure, she was 100% going to have an AMAZING debut for the album. But I don't think the longevity would be there if the project didn't resonate with the public. We can see this with folklore and evermore, where evermore sold significantly less, or even with the re-recording of 2023. 1989 TV is so much more successful than Speak Now TV because the music is what people are gravitating around. Even with all the success Taylor is seeing since The Eras Tour, Midnights having this kind of longevity all around the world is not just indicative of Taylormania but of the quality of the record, or at least the appeal of the record for the public. He says that Midnights doesn't deserve to win next to Fearless, 1989 and folklore because these 3 introduced a significant shift in her career. And I can kinda understand this one. Midnights is not taking her into an unfamiliar place regarding her career. But what does that have to do with the quality of the work itself? Adele won for both 21 and 25 and these albums are not that different. The point that makes my blood boil is when he says there's no career highlight on Midnights. Tf?! Maroon, YOYOK and WCS are most definitely career highlights and, if you count it as part of the album (which I do), You're Losing Me too. And the worst part is that he actually insist on that multiple times in the video, ESPECIALLY when LWYMMD is cited as a career highlight "based on the music itself". The whole reason why LWYMMD is this defining hit song is because of style over substance... which is what he's dragging Midnights for. When he's talking about Anti-Hero's chart performance, it's clear he doesn't understand the charts, because there's only one week when the remixes made a difference : its 3rd week, when it would've been #2 instead of #1. Considering he's ranting about needing to know what people were really listening to to assess the impact of an album, I think there's no case that can be made that the GP wasn't tuning in for Midnights. So, argument out. He's arguing that the visuals are mid and that it plays against Midnights being deserving of AOTY, but what does that have to do with the quality of the album? He's saying the critical reception of Midnights is lukewarm, when it has 85 on metacritic. I fundamentally disagree that the previous albums should be taken into account when deciding whether or not Midnights deserves AOTY. It's not like folklore/evermore have anything in common with Midnights that we can use to actually compare them anyway. Also, he mentions that folklore is a quality jump in songwriting compared to Lover, and that the quality of the songwriting drops between folklore/evermore and Midnights. To that I say... well yes! But the quality of the songwriting also dropped between Red and 1989 and that didn't stop 1989 from winning AOTY. Finally another point I agree with: Anti-Hero is not a defining hit for her career. I don't see AH having that kind of sustained longevity over the years/decades, or even making the same kind of impact, as songs like LS/YBWM/WANEGBT/SIO/BS etc... Then he argues that Midnights has non-specific writing, which I think it's true for at least a few songs. But then he makes two other points that I disagree. First he says the vagueness of the writing is jarring compared to what we know about Taylor, and to that I say, once again, what does it have to do with the quality of the record? Just because Taylor has mostly used extremely specific songwriting during her career doesn't mean Midnights shouldn't be AOTY because she's doing something different from before. Second, he says that for most songs, the feeling/message is not clear, or that you can't associate an emotion to it. And I think it's only true for Labyrinth and Question. Everything else is pretty straightforward in terms of what she wants to convey. We just don't necessarily know who it's specifically about. Anyway, all that to say I don't agree with his points. This video reads just as an opinion, but not a well-written argument about why Midnights doesn't deserve AOTY. It's almost as if he wanted Midnights to be something or give something specific, and is disappointed it wasn't the case. 12
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