Jay07 Posted February 25 Posted February 25 58 minutes ago, Dephira said: You really need to stop acting like putting out albums is somehow a bad thing for a musician to do it's embarrassing and cringeworthy What's cringe worthy is treating music like fast food that you keep pumping out to keep your streams up and your pockets full. It's impossible to keep the quality up if you are constantly pumping out content and it was obvious in Midnights, the 1989 TV release etc. Your fellow stans literally say these things. 6 3
Pink Ranger Posted February 25 Posted February 25 It’s definitely too much, multiple covers sure everyone is doing that, but tracking exclusive songs onto each version is just mean, the hardcore fans probably feel like they “need” to buy all the available copies to extent their collections and have all the music possible. the worst thing is you know a couple of months after the album is out she’s going to release another version with all the songs from all the different variations on one mega album to get more coin extremely smart but she could sell ice to eskimos so she doesn’t need to do it
unino Posted February 25 Posted February 25 if the fans want it then let them have it. for the gp the tracks that matter are the one that on the main version. those extra songs are just extra and kind of left over. they're not the main piece and won't be perceived as one. most or no critic will listen and rate them. most of us won't even know they exist. it's literally for her fans. 1
ATRL Moderator MissedTheTrain Posted February 26 ATRL Moderator Posted February 26 20 hours ago, suburbannature said: We're talking physical variants of Tortured Poets, not Midnights. But if you want to throw in CDs, streaming and downloads (and digital is kind of a random thing to throw in since we're talking physical here, and it's also a bit redundant to put both streaming and downloads?) into the mix...my point still stands. You could make these charts for so many of her peers and you'll find more physical editions. Rina Sawayama, for example, had 26 variants of her latest album. Olivia Rodrigo had 14 of Guts and 12 of Sour. That's just a few examples. Taylor had 6 total vinyl variants of Midnights, which believe it or not, is on the lower end of the spectrum compared to others. 2
ATRL Moderator MissedTheTrain Posted February 26 ATRL Moderator Posted February 26 8 hours ago, Jay07 said: What's cringe worthy is treating music like fast food that you keep pumping out to keep your streams up and your pockets full. It's impossible to keep the quality up if you are constantly pumping out content and it was obvious in Midnights, the 1989 TV release etc. Your fellow stans literally say these things. If you don't like her music, that's your prerogative. Millions of other people do. As for "releasing music every 2 months"....she's explained over and over why she's re-recording her first 6 albums. Outside of the re-recordings, she's released: 2020: folklore and evermore 2022: Midnights 2024: The Tortured Poet's Society A new album every other year is a pretty normal schedule. 1
Sannie Posted February 26 Posted February 26 Taylor's incessant greed is going to be her ultimate downfall. She blew up after Folklore because people related to her but nobody can relate to a money-hungry artist who is now a billionaire asking for more money. She is going to shoot herself in the foot because it is never enough for her. 5
LosingHimWasBlue Posted February 26 Posted February 26 On 2/24/2024 at 12:03 AM, KatyPrismSpirit said: i mean who cares even? eternal sunshine has 7 covers and nobody complains 1M++ copies debut secured
The Music Industry Posted February 26 Posted February 26 26 minutes ago, Sannie said: Taylor's incessant greed is going to be her ultimate downfall. She blew up after Folklore because people related to her but nobody can relate to a money-hungry artist who is now a billionaire asking for more money. She is going to shoot herself in the foot because it is never enough for her. folklore literally had 8 variants. 1
Cleanromantic Posted February 26 Posted February 26 Those two Britney stans still losing their minds in here 2
Lemon Posted February 26 Posted February 26 9 hours ago, Jay07 said: What's cringe worthy is treating music like fast food that you keep pumping out to keep your streams up and your pockets full. It's impossible to keep the quality up if you are constantly pumping out content and it was obvious in Midnights, the 1989 TV release etc. Your fellow stans literally say these things. Why are you putting direct correlation between putting out material frequently and it not being good, especially when, for one example, both folklore and evermore were created within six months? This is dependant on the artist and how they are inspired. You are essentially stripping someone from actually being legit inspired and passionate enough to create complete pieces of work making it illegitimate just because they come in succession. 1
Lemon Posted February 26 Posted February 26 40 minutes ago, Sannie said: Taylor's incessant greed is going to be her ultimate downfall. She blew up after Folklore because people related to her but nobody can relate to a money-hungry artist who is now a billionaire asking for more money. She is going to shoot herself in the foot because it is never enough for her. No one relates to Taylor Swift’s lifestyle or her superstar status. People relate to everyday life/common human experience in material created by her. I would think this would be obvious after so much time later.
Bussea Posted February 26 Posted February 26 buy it if you want, don’t if you don’t. i’m so sick of people whining over literally everything I just hope she releases a version with all the tracks. and if she doesn’t I’ll just find them somewhere else and add them to my apple library 1 1
Harry_ Posted February 26 Posted February 26 idg why some swifties overreact. just customize the album on spotify.
watermelonshake Posted February 26 Posted February 26 I never have any issues because I just buy the one I think looks the nicest, I don't feel compelled to get every single one. And these will all be available on her website at some point before the album comes out, same as the others were. The bonus track thing is annoying, though. When I saw Olivia did that with her latest album I was like wait and watch Taylor do the same thing They will all be on streaming at some point anyway, I know that so I'm not that fussed overall.
superben Posted February 26 Posted February 26 On 2/24/2024 at 12:00 AM, BtDecember said: I don’t get why she is getting this hate when literally every mainstream artist do this. At least Taylor is selling different album covers with her variants, unlike some artists who would only change the vinyl colours and not the actual cover. I agree with this being not a serious issue, but she used to be praised for the most mediocre things, so it's no surprise she would also be criticized for some not-so-serious issue.
Leptine Posted February 26 Posted February 26 Maybe they shouldn't have supported all the different editions in all the last years to begin with, of course she's gonna continue to milk her fanbase in that way but also nobody force them to buy, this backlash is just pointless.
Hobbes Posted February 26 Posted February 26 It’s one bonus track per vinyl. It’s not like she’s releasing a 3AM edition amount of tracks per variant. Is it a bit money-grabby? Sure. But you’d have to be an actual idiot (or irresponsible) to buy a new variant for each song.
Watson! Posted February 26 Posted February 26 2 hours ago, Hobbes said: It’s one bonus track per vinyl. It’s not like she’s releasing a 3AM edition amount of tracks per variant. Is it a bit money-grabby? Sure. But you’d have to be an actual idiot (or irresponsible) to buy a new variant for each song. it seems there are a lot. that's why she does that. 1
JJZAW Posted February 28 Posted February 28 On 2/27/2024 at 7:20 AM, Hobbes said: It’s one bonus track per vinyl. It’s not like she’s releasing a 3AM edition amount of tracks per variant. Is it a bit money-grabby? Sure. But you’d have to be an actual idiot (or irresponsible) to buy a new variant for each song. Are you saying swifities are actual idiots and irresponsible? 1
STARFUCKER Posted February 28 Posted February 28 Would I be able to report Taylor to Trading Standards in the UK? I bought one of the exclusive Midnight's variants last year as it said it was "only available for 48 hours" however looking at her website 19 months later she still has it listed!
Jacobdaniel Posted February 28 Posted February 28 its funny to me that people go out of their way to buy EVERY version. my roommate has like 4+ versions of the Midnights vinyl hanging in her room yet she's three months behind on the electric bill. it's a mento illness
kexin Posted February 29 Posted February 29 On 2/26/2024 at 2:25 PM, brazil said: Why even buy physicals it's not 2007 its a nice way to support your favorite artists while also having the physicality of owning the album art and songs, which streaming does not provide
XXI. Posted February 29 Posted February 29 I think Taylor is in a somewhat of unique situation where she's re-releasing her previous records, touring, new music, and merch all within a very tight window. I think it's a bit unfair to say fans don't have to buy everything. Taylor does a really fantastic job of creating a culture of easter eggs and collectables across her album variants (different polaroids, the vinyls being interconnected and making a clock, etc.). She creates an element of demand to purchase all of them to complete the set. Of course fans want to buy every variant, and Taylor knows that.
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