Bosque Posted February 24 Posted February 24 10 minutes ago, Watson! said: all this mental gymnastics just because you don't want to accept the obvious. people should have the chance to purchase the whole project without buying 5-10 different variants. Mental gymnastics? I’m merely pointing out the fact that if people spent all the time they write essays about Taylor (an artist they claim not to care about) online working instead, they could easily buy all her merch, which is concerning. No one owes you anything, and no one’s forcing you to buy anything. 1 1
#Beautiful Posted February 24 Posted February 24 as someone whos been collecting physical music memorabilia for most of my life ive been annoyed by how wrong taylor has been doing physicals post pandemic
Watson! Posted February 24 Posted February 24 4 minutes ago, Dephira said: Mental gymnastics? I’m merely pointing out the fact that if people spent all the time they write essays about Taylor (an artist they claim not to care about) online working instead, they could easily buy all her merch, which is concerning. No one owes you anything, and no one’s forcing you to buy anything. well some of you spend your time defending someone who doesn't know you exist.. there is a lot of critisicm online against practices from greedy companies (eg for unnecessary subscriptions etc). I don't know why Taylor should be excluded from this criticism. 4 1
The7thStranger Posted February 24 Posted February 24 (edited) One standard, one deluxe, maybe one super deluxe at the end of the era. Anything other than that is just greed no more who the artist is. I'll never get over Madonna's Hard Candy deluxe edition with a bag of .50 cent peppermints, two remixes, and a $10 increased price tag. Edited February 24 by The7thStranger 1 2
Michael196 Posted February 24 Posted February 24 Most are selling lazy 7" single vinyl while she's churning new full albums left and right for the same price, some people need to know their place... I've been following her for over a decade and own several physical music products from her, but haven't gotten anything from the past few releases, yet still enjoy her as much as I always did and don't feel like I'm missing on anything, therefore anyone that feels that way is their own fault, no one else can blamed for it. 2
Gaia Posted February 24 Posted February 24 19 hours ago, Shimenawa said: Just stream the music and stop giving your money to a billionaire This is the problem Swifties don’t realize. Instead of bitching at “casual fans” upset with a Billionaire using cheap tactics to get even more money, shouldn’t you want your billionaire fave to stop these tactics for sales and money and just treat her music like it’s “art” like they do so claim? Her fans really push this narrative that she’s so “genuine” and “love music” but everything she does gives the impression her music is just a product to make money. She would sell more than anyone else with just a regular and deluxe version so why does she insist on these tactics? Absurd. Her hardcore fans are deranged to encourage it. It’s “eat the rich” until it’s Taylor. Then it’s “mind your business and just don’t buy if it you don’t want it” 4
Chris Posted February 24 Posted February 24 Someone saying Taylor releasing all these editions to buy a new jet. 1
Maroonx Posted February 24 Posted February 24 LOL stop stannng, stop complaining, and don't buy it. simple as that. If she loses a couple of fans, nothing will change x 1
dirrtydiana Posted February 24 Posted February 24 3 hours ago, Gaia said: This is the problem Swifties don’t realize. Instead of bitching at “casual fans” upset with a Billionaire using cheap tactics to get even more money, shouldn’t you want your billionaire fave to stop these tactics for sales and money and just treat her music like it’s “art” like they do so claim? Her fans really push this narrative that she’s so “genuine” and “love music” but everything she does gives the impression her music is just a product to make money. She would sell more than anyone else with just a regular and deluxe version so why does she insist on these tactics? Absurd. Her hardcore fans are deranged to encourage it. It’s “eat the rich” until it’s Taylor. Then it’s “mind your business and just don’t buy if it you don’t want it” This. I cannot imagine religiously spending my hard earned money on a product with subpar vocals and high school lyrics as if it were my job. much less defend her and show off her achievements as my own as if I were the one making money from them like her, or as if I was on her payroll 1 1
Temporal Posted February 24 Posted February 24 I mean, they kinda have a point... it's not about the multiple covers, and it's about the tracklist being separate for each of these editions when it seems inevitable at some point later down the line, she'll put all of them onto a single version of the album. No, no one is being forced to buy all the versions, but I'd also be annoyed if I could only buy a purposefully "incomplete" version of the record.
torontowest91 Posted February 24 Posted February 24 who cares - buy a copy... stream the rest and enjoy??? 1
byzantium Posted February 24 Posted February 24 13 hours ago, SoulKiwi said: Why can’t they do what I do and buy the variant they like most then wait (forever) for them to be on Spotify? Truly a nonissue Hide contents Or find them on YouTube where they’ll be for a couple of minutes before they’re deleted All the non released songs are on Spotify as podcasts. Not hard to find at all.
ATRL Moderator MissedTheTrain Posted February 24 ATRL Moderator Posted February 24 "All of these editions" "tons and tons of variants" when it's likely to just be 4. Meanwhile, other artists are releasing 8-20. 4 1
byzantium Posted February 24 Posted February 24 39 minutes ago, ericlewis91 said: who cares - buy a copy... stream the rest and enjoy??? ATRL is incapable of enjoying anything though. 1
byzantium Posted February 24 Posted February 24 2 hours ago, Headlock said: Why does this have 12 pages You know why…
The Music Industry Posted February 24 Posted February 24 4 hours ago, Gaia said: This is the problem Swifties don’t realize. Instead of bitching at “casual fans” upset with a Billionaire using cheap tactics to get even more money, shouldn’t you want your billionaire fave to stop these tactics for sales and money and just treat her music like it’s “art” like they do so claim? Her fans really push this narrative that she’s so “genuine” and “love music” but everything she does gives the impression her music is just a product to make money. She would sell more than anyone else with just a regular and deluxe version so why does she insist on these tactics? Absurd. Her hardcore fans are deranged to encourage it. It’s “eat the rich” until it’s Taylor. Then it’s “mind your business and just don’t buy if it you don’t want it” Now why would wanting to maximize sales/want chart success somehow be completely incompatible with loving music and caring about your art? Y'all just love to come up with these false choices to push a narrative, and have the gal to blame others for doing it. Olivia's last album had 14 variants. Does it mean she doesn't care about her art? Halsey's last album had 13 variants. Does it mean she doesn't care about her art? Billie's las album had 12 variants. Does it mean she doesn't care about her art? Phoebe Bridgers' last album had 12 variants. Does it mean she doesn't care about her art? Katy Perry's last album had 10 variants. Does it mean she doesn't care about her art? Lana's last album had 8 variants. Does it mean she doesn't care about her art? Melanie Martinez's last album had 8 variants. Does it mean she doesn't care about her art? The Weeknd's last album had 7 variants. Does it mean he didn't care about his art? Ariana's upcoming album has 7 variants. Does it mean she doesn't care about her art? Or do we just keep this energy when it's someone we don't like/can't stand?
Rotunda Posted February 24 Posted February 24 Everything leaks/gets uploaded eventually tbh. If people want to physically own every single song that’s a them problem. 1
Raptus Posted February 24 Posted February 24 (edited) 7 hours ago, The7thStranger said: One standard, one deluxe, maybe one super deluxe at the end of the era. Anything other than that is just greed no more who the artist is. I'll never get over Madonna's Hard Candy deluxe edition with a bag of .50 cent peppermints, two remixes, and a $10 increased price tag. The box literally said Hard Candy on it and that's what you got, where's the problem? Queen never lies. Edited February 24 by Raptus 1
JonginBey Posted February 24 Posted February 24 Not the swifties on here trying to ostracize their fellow swifties for not having the “she can do no wrong” mentality. Strict cult. 3 1
Heldenzeit Posted February 24 Posted February 24 All that being said: I just ordered my third vinyl and the Albatross Deluxe CD. 1
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