album Taylor Swift - 'Speak Now (Taylor's Version)'

[Aiya]

2 minutes ago, Juanny said:

I think Pitchfork might give it an 80 or 79. But I hope for BNM obviously! It gave Speak Now OG an 82 in the retrospective review, so I can't imagine they'd give much worse considering these are the same songs... There are some downgrades, but SNTV is absolutely an upgrade overall in production and the vaults tracks are really great. 

It has let downs like Sparks fly and Enchanted OG are better, but overall it’s the best TV so far and Vault tracks are truly flawless. Still her best album I’m afraid 

[Bonicap]

Billboard's numbers for the first 4 days are 400k pure sales and 175k SEA/TEA.

HITSDD's prediction is 475k pure and 225k SEA/TEA.

So it needs to sell 75k pure copies in 3 days to meet the prediction and debut with 700k.

[Steve Johnson]

Pitchfork is surprisingly very late. Are they giving 5.0? 

[Chartman]

Unless your name is Adele, Billie, Ariana or Beyonce, the expectations for female artists are below 100k debut week (US sales) these days. This is for a brand new studio album, highly promoted with a hit single.

 

Taylor‘s first week, rerecorded album, no hit single, no signed copies: 700k

[mael]

The bass guitar in Foolish One

 

[Aiya]

1 minute ago, mael said:

The bass guitar in Foolish One

 

Exactly and that lalala is stuck in my head

[simmnfierzig]

4 hours ago, Bonicap said:

We need someone smart to do a projection of how many units this will move in the remaining 3 days. Come on @simmnfierzig 

225k streams that HDD is using does seem a bit high, but estimating pure sales is extremely difficult. And even more so without knowing how many of the so far moved units were from pre-orders.

 

~700k total does seem right to me

[SinnerCity]

36 minutes ago, simmnfierzig said:

225k streams that HDD is using does seem a bit high, but estimating pure sales is extremely difficult. And even more so without knowing how many of the so far moved units were from pre-orders.

 

~700k total does seem right to me

Jesus Christ, Taylor is truly her own and only competition at this point. 700K first week is beyond impressive 

[vuelve88]

Timeless is such a sweet song. I kept on skipping it, but now I love it. 
 

 

[Michael196]

 

 

Edited July 12, 2023 by Michael196

[franklin]

3 minutes ago, Michael196 said:

 

 

deserved higher than Fearless TV but slay a biT

[My20sBlues]

RED is still that girl for Pitchfork as it should

[Feetree]

When Emma falls in love has such a 2010 Taylor quality to it

Im in love 

[Taylor fanboy]

Foolish One is Girl At Home done RIGHT.

 

Speak Now WINS again!

[NEX]

8 hours ago, Michael196 said:

 

 

Such a great review even if the score is a bit low 

[Ampersand13]

I get some of the negativity surrounding Sparks Fly (TV) but with every listen I love it more and more just as much as the stolen version. I think the only track that is going to take just a bit more time getting used to is Enchanted (which isn't botched by any means)

 

How this woman managed to put her entire p***y  soul into Last Kiss, Dear John, Mine, Back to December, Story of Us, Better Than Revenge and the vault tracks There really isn't a single song I don't thoroughly enjoy 

[lasthauntedkiss]

9 minutes ago, Ampersand13 said:

I get some of the negativity surrounding Sparks Fly (TV) but with every listen I love it more and more just as much as the stolen version. I think the only track that is going to take just a bit more time getting used to is Enchanted (which isn't botched by any means)

 

How this woman managed to put her entire p***y  soul into Last Kiss, Dear John, Mine, Back to December, Story of Us, Better Than Revenge and the vault tracks There really isn't a single song I don't thoroughly enjoy 

so true 

[305]

11 minutes ago, Ampersand13 said:

I get some of the negativity surrounding Sparks Fly (TV) but with every listen I love it more and more just as much as the stolen version. I think the only track that is going to take just a bit more time getting used to is Enchanted (which isn't botched by any means)

 

How this woman managed to put her entire p***y  soul into Last Kiss, Dear John, Mine, Back to December, Story of Us, Better Than Revenge and the vault tracks There really isn't a single song I don't thoroughly enjoy 

Why is there negativity? I love it! (This is my first SN experience as I never listened to the OG)

Sidenote: I love your username as I recently learned learned an ampersand is 

[lasthauntedkiss]

the way i thought i wasn't going like this version at first and ending up liking this more than the og 

[Ampersand13]

Just now, 305 said:

Why is there negativity? I love it! (This is my first SN experience as I never listened to the OG)

Sidenote: I love your username as I recently learned learned an ampersand is 

I think some fans are just so attached to the original (understandably, it's an absolute highlight) and find it more difficult to accept some of the slight changes. Getting to experience some of these songs for the first time must be magical! I wouldn't even bother listening to the OG if you'd never heard it before Taylor's Version.

 

Thank you! I love a good ampersand, incidentally it's also the (un)official fan name for Aly & AJ stans 

[Taylor fanboy]

I’m used to all the TVs now but I really can’t help myself from pointing out what’s missing every second.
 

The explosive fireworks-like string(?) sound from the old is missing on the last chorus of Sparks Fly TV.

Edited July 12, 2023 by Taylor fanboy

[LanaXtinaFan]

Long Live is one of her best songs ever. How did I not know this song existed.

[Klein]

6 minutes ago, LanaXtinaFan said:

Long Live is one of her best songs ever. How did I not know this song existed.

It truly is a special song in my heart. It's so celebratory, and I can't wait to lose my entire self screaming the lyrics at The Eras Tour.

[Enrique523]

1 hour ago, LanaXtinaFan said:

Long Live is one of her best songs ever. How did I not know this song existed.

It's literally my favorite Speak Now song, even above Enchanted. I find it THAT good.

[style17]

wrong thread 

Edited July 12, 2023 by style17