album Taylor Swift - 'THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT'

[Holiest Dreams]

1 hour ago, KarmaCat said:

Fortnight is such an easy listen, it may not be the mega smash of the moment but mark my words it will pull a "Lover (song)" in longevity and will just forever chart in the lower regions until eternity!

I don't really get this thinking tbh. I mean I agree it'll have longevity, but what about its performance would make you need to preface this with "it may not be the mega smash of the moment"

 

It may have a ton of sudden (questionable…) competition on the charts, but it's very much one of the mega smashes of the moment. We all agreed Anti-Hero was a huge smash and this is doing quite a bit better, so

[bluebirdsforever]

Fresh Out The Slammer truly went from being one of my skips to one of favs omg..

[Achilles.]

Tortured Poets has just entered my top 20 most played albums of all time, replacing Troye Sivan's Blue Neighbourhood (which was the only album by a male artist in my top 20).

 

It also enters my top 5 most played releases of the 2020s, replacing Halsey's If I Can't Have Love I Want Power. It trails folklore, evermore, Midnights, and SOS.

 

Everybody say "thank you, The Anthology."

 

[sasashite]

16 minutes ago, bluebirdsforever said:

Fresh Out The Slammer truly went from being one of my skips to one of favs omg..

I knew FOTS would be this type of song.

[Buffy]

She needs to release at least 3 more songs to radio. This album has legs.

[Migs30283]

8 hours ago, PurrKaty said:

Only expected to drop 1 spot on the Hot 100 next week because of the new Posty/Morgan song. We love a stable queen  

there's 2nd batch of fortnight cd single being shipped

[IBeMe]

3 hours ago, Archie said:

Is ICDIWABH confirmed to be the next single? I hope not. She always makes the cringiest songs singles. Guilty As Sin should be next!

while my fav song with msot single potential is Guilty As Sin? I do think she should capitalize on Broken Heart's hype. If she doesnt make it the 2nd single it might fizzle out by the time she does make it a single. It has potential to have a top 10 residency tbh. Guilty As Sin can definetly wait and be the 3rd or fourth single because it hasn't been mega streamed yet by the GP so it will have potential to smash down the line whereas Broken Heart needs to be released ASAP since it is being consumed A LOT by the GP already

 

Singles: 

 

1. Fortnight

2. I Can Do It With a Broken Heart

3. Guilty As Sin?

4. Down Bad

 

end era or release So High School & But Daddy I Love Him to different radio formats 

[IBeMe]

2 hours ago, Buffy said:

She needs to release at least 3 more songs to radio. This album has legs.

sadly i'm worried she will only give us one more single and then just move on the the Rep TV or something  This album still has so many hits left in it. Broken Heart, Down Bad and Guilty As Sin all gave great potential tbh

[305]

Why did it rise so much on US Spotify

[fridayteenage]

if she ever releases a physical of the anthology, i assume so high school would be a single

[Tusk]

17 minutes ago, 305 said:

Why did it rise so much on US Spotify

Nothing else released in the past few months is worth listening to but this 

[Buffy]

The names on TTPD could possibly be in reference to different wine brands and some lyrics could be alluding to her "type" of men. A viral Reddit thread. Read it and check the comments. She's a mastermind 

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/TaylorSwift/s/IKZ4WB6XS0

[burninredhot]

hthaze getting dragged again we won 

 

 

[Walk_Away21]

4 minutes ago, burninredhot said:

hthaze getting dragged again we won 

 

 

I like a lot of the album but he did spill a bit. He's allowed to criticize / not love it. Especially on an initial reaction. 

[Walk_Away21]

4 hours ago, bluebirdsforever said:

Fresh Out The Slammer truly went from being one of my skips to one of favs omg..

She kinda put hidden narcotics in it omg same

[burninredhot]

3 minutes ago, Walk_Away21 said:

I like a lot of the album but he did spill a bit. He's allowed to criticize / not love it. Especially on an initial reaction. 

He's clearly a clout chaser dc if he liked it or not 

[IBeMe]

what frustrates me a little about some reviews is that A LOT of the albums lyrics are humorous / meant to be funny or sarcastic but it seems like NO ONE is picking up on that except the fans which is so annoying lol. Either that or these ppl are picking up on it but just choosing to act like they arent so they can score points of loling at her for certain lyrical choices. Like the amount of ppl taking the charlie puth, chocolate bars and smelling like babies or weed lines so seriously or out of context is WILD AF lol. I genuinely just don't get it

[chiliam]

4 minutes ago, IBeMe said:

what frustrates me a little about some reviews is that A LOT of the albums lyrics are humorous / meant to be funny or sarcastic but it seems like NO ONE is picking up on that except the fans which is so annoying lol. Either that or these ppl are picking up on it but just choosing to act like they arent so they can score points of loling at her for certain lyrical choices. Like the amount of ppl taking the charlie puth, chocolate bars and smelling like babies or weed lines so seriously or out of context is WILD AF lol. I genuinely just don't get it

this, the sarcastic humor to go with depression theme is what make this album so special for me, cause i`m also use humor to cope with my depress moments in life.

 

nowadays people just take everything at face value and dont want to have fun lol 

[Walk_Away21]

7 minutes ago, IBeMe said:

what frustrates me a little about some reviews is that A LOT of the albums lyrics are humorous / meant to be funny or sarcastic but it seems like NO ONE is picking up on that except the fans which is so annoying lol. Either that or these ppl are picking up on it but just choosing to act like they arent so they can score points of loling at her for certain lyrical choices. Like the amount of ppl taking the charlie puth, chocolate bars and smelling like babies or weed lines so seriously or out of context is WILD AF lol. I genuinely just don't get it

Tbh I think the issue (at least for me) is once people realize a lot of the songs are about Ratty, it leaves a bad taste in your mouth that clouds your initial listening experience. I honestly think that plays a role for the more online people.

[Squall]

Why is no one giving Peter its well deserved flowers? The song is so underrated

[Kyle-x]

1 hour ago, Buffy said:

The names on TTPD could possibly be in reference to different wine brands and some lyrics could be alluding to her "type" of men. A viral Reddit thread. Read it and check the comments. She's a mastermind 

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/TaylorSwift/s/IKZ4WB6XS0

Oh I really enjoyed reading this  

[Kyle-x]

46 minutes ago, IBeMe said:

what frustrates me a little about some reviews is that A LOT of the albums lyrics are humorous / meant to be funny or sarcastic but it seems like NO ONE is picking up on that except the fans which is so annoying lol. Either that or these ppl are picking up on it but just choosing to act like they arent so they can score points of loling at her for certain lyrical choices. Like the amount of ppl taking the charlie puth, chocolate bars and smelling like babies or weed lines so seriously or out of context is WILD AF lol. I genuinely just don't get it

I feel like a lot of the public refuse to believe she's in on the joke or that it's intentional. See: that video of her dancing in the Delicate video that goes viral on X every fortnight and everyone ignores the entire point of the video.  Most of her peers are always trying to position themselves as either untouchable or super self-serious artists or cool/aloof/unaffected whereas she's always positioned herself as a relatable counterpoint.

 

I think a lot of her being comfortable in embracing the things that make people cringe rubs up against people's own insecurities so they hate the parts of them they see in her. 

 

edit: I'm mostly just using this as a jumping off point for a general discussion on the way people receive her. It's okay if people genuinely don't click with a lyric or something nnn but people divorcing things from the context to **** on her or make her art seem dumb has become a common occurrence 

Edited May 15, 2024 by Kyle-x

[PoisonedIvy]

1 hour ago, burninredhot said:

He's clearly a clout chaser dc if he liked it or not 

If he was chasing clout he would incessantly praise everything and not actually express his genuine opinions. He's a music enthusiast and finds appreciation across many different artists in different genres, and it pains me when I see Swiffers try to besmirch his name just because he isn't enamored with 100% of her catalogue in the way we are  That's not how casual listeners (non-stans) consume music. 

[PoisonedIvy]

28 minutes ago, Kyle-x said:

I feel like a lot of the public refuse to believe she's in on the joke or that it's intentional. See: that video of her dancing in the Delicate video that goes viral on X every fortnight and everyone ignores the entire point of the video.  Most of her peers are always trying to position themselves as either untouchable or super self-serious artists or cool/aloof/unaffected whereas she's always positioned herself as a relatable counterpoint.

 

I think a lot of her being comfortable in embracing the things that make people cringe rubs up against people's own insecurities so they hate the parts of them they see in her. 

 

edit: I'm mostly just using this as a jumping off point for a general discussion on the way people receive her. It's okay if people genuinely don't click with a lyric or something nnn but people divorcing things from the context to **** on her or make her art seem dumb has become a common occurrence 

She literally says here she never wants to act cooler or better than anyone! 
 

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRwnRsxm/

[Achilles.]

1 hour ago, Walk_Away21 said:

Tbh I think the issue (at least for me) is once people realize a lot of the songs are about Ratty, it leaves a bad taste in your mouth that clouds your initial listening experience. I honestly think that plays a role for the more online people.

Yeah, this was so true for me. It's also part of the reason why The Anthology was much more instant. No hype or expectations to be met. And even though many of the songs are based on the same experiences as the main album, I feel that the writing on Anthology is oddly way less obvious about it—though I can't really explain how.