base talk 1989 Taylor's Version review thread | MC: 95

[Cloröx]

 

 

The Guardian: 5/5

Rolling Stone: 5/5

NME: 5/5

The Telegraph: 5/5

Variety: Positive

Clash: 9/10

Paste Magazine: 9.0/10

American Songwriter: 4/5

Evening Standard: 4/5

The Line of Best Fit: 8/10

Pitchfork: 7.7/10

The Independent: 3/5

 

Metacritic: 95 (8 reviews)

AOTY: 88 (11 reviews)

Edited October 30, 2023 by Cloröx

[Anvarie]

Someone explain to me how she’s releasing the same albums and somehow magically getting 10-15 points higher than the original scores. It’s giving her new hype and not a reflection of the material 

[Fastlane]

6 minutes ago, Anvarie said:

Someone explain to me how she’s releasing the same albums and somehow magically getting 10-15 points higher than the original scores. It’s giving her new hype and not a reflection of the material 

Because her team work hard with the press.

[More Than A Melody]

She was very in love with my man, according to the vault songs, so I give her a 10/10, personally (didn't listen to the album, just read the lyrics). I'll work on making it count for Metacritic.

[NEX]

5 minutes ago, Anvarie said:

Someone explain to me how she’s releasing the same albums and somehow magically getting 10-15 points higher than the original scores. It’s giving her new hype and not a reflection of the material 

The same way a lot of albums are getting perfect retrospective scores decades after their original release. The weight of a classic 

[Donquizote]

Original remains superior one me thinks

[Raspberries]

10 minutes ago, Anvarie said:

Someone explain to me how she’s releasing the same albums and somehow magically getting 10-15 points higher than the original scores. It’s giving her new hype and not a reflection of the material 

Because a lot of these album are beloved in retrospect, especially Red and 1989

 

We are also in an era where almost everything is reviewed less harshly than it was years ago 

Edited October 27, 2023 by Raspberries

[Mr_campbell]

11 minutes ago, Anvarie said:

Someone explain to me how she’s releasing the same albums and somehow magically getting 10-15 points higher than the original scores. It’s giving her new hype and not a reflection of the material 

vault songs sis 

[Anvarie]

Just now, Raspberries said:

Because a lot of these album are beloved in retrospect, especially Red and 1989

 

We are also in an era where almost everything is reviewed less harshly than it was years ago 

That’s a load of bs, it’s not like her vocals have improved or she’s reimagined these songs in a significant way. Tbh every time I listen to a TV song it sound significantly worse (production wise) it’s like the soul is gone. I think it’s because she’s not working with original producers 

 

Imagine if Beyoncé re-recorded I Am Sasha Fierce and critics suddenly gave it a 90. That’d make about as much sense as these Taylor albums getting rave reviews  

[taylamour]

13 minutes ago, Anvarie said:

Someone explain to me how she’s releasing the same albums and somehow magically getting 10-15 points higher than the original scores. It’s giving her new hype and not a reflection of the material 

Cultural context and respect for pop music.

 

As stated in the RS article, even Pitchfork reviewed the album years after it came out (they reviewed a cover album before the actual album). 

 

Most pop records would probably get a higher review now.  

[Cheers]

Lying ass critics

[thinking]

Poop from a butt could make a better album

 

[Hunter_13]

Queen 

[PoisonedIvy]

20 minutes ago, Anvarie said:

Someone explain to me how she’s releasing the same albums and somehow magically getting 10-15 points higher than the original scores. It’s giving her new hype and not a reflection of the material 

Because her albums have lasted the test of time. You guys don’t respect that people listen to her catalogue exponentially more than her peers but it’s a reflection of how much more timeless albums like Speak Now and Red are in comparison to albums like Femme Fatale, Bangerz, Artpop or Prism. The critic scores of the TVs are just reflections of the albums holding up so well even in their new replicated iterations. 

[PoisonedIvy]

1 minute ago, thinking said:

Poop from a butt could make a better album

 

Well why haven’t you released anything then? 

[Fastlane]

11 minutes ago, Anvarie said:

Tbh every time I listen to a TV song it sound significantly worse (production wise) it’s like the soul is gone.

Because she stamps these albums and she doesn't have time to think about re-recording taking into account world tours and new albums. And with each re-record, she feels that she is wildly tired and you can hear it in her voice.

 

Also, some instrumentals sound very cheap, as if they are free karaoke versions from YouTube.

Edited October 27, 2023 by Fastlane

[Raspberries]

8 minutes ago, Anvarie said:

That’s a load of bs, it’s not like her vocals have improved or she’s reimagined these songs in a significant way. Tbh every time I listen to a TV song it sound significantly worse (production wise) it’s like the soul is gone. I think it’s because she’s not working with original producers 

 

Imagine if Beyoncé re-recorded I Am Sasha Fierce and critics suddenly gave it a 90. That’d make about as much sense as these Taylor albums getting rave reviews  

No, it's not. There are plenty of albums throughout history that get middling/good reception at first but go on to get huge retroactive acclaim. Some are even panned at first and end up acclaimed masterpieces 

 

1989 and Red got good reviews, pretty typical for good/decent pop albums back then. But those 2 are her most acclaimed and beloved albums of the stolen albums by far. As long as the re-recordings weren't absolutely butchered they were going to be massively acclaimed 

[thinking]

1 minute ago, PoisonedIvy said:

Well why haven’t you released anything then? 

Idk but seems you have plenty of it to listen to based off your sig

 

[Raspberries]

7 minutes ago, Cheers said:

Lying ass critics

What does a Justin Bieber fan know about critical acclaim

[Digitalism]

The original it's still superior and there's no review that's changing that

Watch this get bad reviews from her fans and then the critics giving bad scores to reputation because of that

[Finkypop]

The STOMPING already 

[RenHonjo]

5 minutes ago, thinking said:

Poop from a butt could make a better album

 

This must be one of the dumbest thing ever written. Congrats 

[Dear Reader]

19 minutes ago, Fastlane said:

Because her team work hard with the press.

Your fav should be working hard. Period.
 

 

OT: Of COURSE 1989 will be acclaimed in retrospect but that's something too hard for you guys to understand.

[PoisonedIvy]

3 minutes ago, thinking said:

Idk but seems you have plenty of it to listen to based off your sig

 

A signature I chose as 16 year old teenager 10 years ago and haven’t updated since then is not at all reflective of the music taste I have today, because I guarantee you Ariana and Rihanna are nowhere near my most played artists this decade 

 

 

Edited October 27, 2023 by PoisonedIvy

[Fastlane]

Just now, PopA911 said:

Your fav should be working hard. Period.
 

 

OT: Of COURSE 1989 will be acclaimed in retrospect but that's something too hard for you guys to understand.

Besides the kindergarten link "your fave" there is nothing else to object?