base talk Would you say so far Taylor's versions are an upgrade or a downgrade from the OGs?

[queenoftheclouds]

Upgrade for the Most part

[znake]

Downgrade , maybe because the nostalgia , I prefer Original versions

[Jotham]

Aside from a few songs like WANEGBT, the re-releases are upgrades imo.

[Cameltoe Chariot]

I've found a few of them like Fearless TV and Red TV to be decent, but the 1989 TV is god awful 

[Strawberry Bubble]

it depends on the album. Red TV is 100% an upgrade for me, specially holy ground. 

[JonginBey]

Downgrade.

[Blade Runner]

ATRL don't even listen to her and is constantly praying for her downfall, but it's here talking out of its ass about a "downgrade". lol

Edited November 30, 2023 by Blade Runner

[Vespertine]

BOTCHED

 

But the Red TV vault tracks changed my life, so at least there’s that. 

[Into The Void]

Downgrade 

[on the line]

As a newer fan (started during rep), they are definitely upgrades (except for Speak Now). I understand if you are nostalgic as an old fan, but the TVs are the better album by far. 

[Bosque]

Most of them are upgrades or on the same level
 

its funny how most people who always call them downgrades are usually Taylor haters, like what are you even doing listening to those songs so much that you can pick out the minute differences. 

[flashfox]

I only listened to the 1989 TV and it was a massive downgrade.

[Galah]

Sidegrade. I think it’s too mixed to definitely rule it one or the other.

[SoSickOfThatSOL]

An upgrade!

 

I became a fan since folklore and started revisiting her past discography besides the singles for the first time ever. I really disliked 1989 and the only other album that loved was Red. When the re-recording process started I loved almost every single song. The production improved and the grown vocals elevated the song. Now I even like the too-pop 1989 (TV).

 

Also, nothing’s perfect in life, there’s always something that we won’t like. For me, they’re minimum, the botched: WANEGBT, New Romantics and SIO. 

[aesthetic bih]

I like certain aspects of the TV but imo not a complete replacement. I still try my best to stream the TVs more though

[LSD]

There’s nothing unique or special about Taylor’s version. It’s a cash grab 

 

[Alexz]

Downgrade. Specially the oldest where her voice was young and fresh.

[RobynYoBank]

The quality of the recordings are higher (especially Fearless, Red), but the minutiae in the delivery of the originals is often not replicated. They both have their charm. 1989 is the exception - it is simultaneously the rerecording that sounds the most similar to the original on most sound systems, and under closer scrutiny sounds worse than the original IMO.

[Bey_Rihstan]

1989 TV is the only one i've listened to and the OG is better production wise 

[362]

the only upgrade was Fearless tv

[Klein]

Most of the songs are either upgraded or the same (which is the whole point).

 

There's a few songs that were botched though: WANEGBT, IKYWT, GAH, BTR, Mean and Style. 

[loveisdead9582]

For me, it’s a mixed bag. Each album had some that were better, some that I enjoyed the same, and some that were downgrades. 

[Taylor fanboy]

Upgrade. The misses are growers (e.g. WANEGBT, Style).

[GreatestLoveofAll]

... well the Love Story TV is superior ill say that!

[UnusualBoy]

Downgrades for the most part.