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6 minutes ago, Klein said:

Debut - perfect single run

Fearless - great singles

Speak Now - perfect singles (though, there was not much single worthy material)

Red - greatsingles

1989 - perfect single run

Reputation - LWYMMD perfect, Delicate perfect, the rest is not ideal but more in terms of rollout than the choice themselves

Lover - terrible

folklore - great single

evermore - great single

Midnights - great singles 

 

"She sucks at picking singles" is only applicable to Lover tbh.

 

Red great ? Choosing only max Martin songs especially for the International markets make them feel like she was the female One direction and damaged her image in these markets for years.

And really didn't represent the whole album

 

It's fun how She said She felt She could have win AOTY with Red when the 80% of the voters were probably convinced was an album full of i knew you were trouble. 

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1 minute ago, vale9001 said:

Red great ? Choosing only max Martin songs especially for the International markets make them feel like she was the female One direction and damaged her image in these markets for years.

And really didn't represent the whole album

 

It's fun how She said She felt She could have win AOTY with Red when the 80% of the voters were probably convinced was an album full of i knew you were trouble. 

Begin Again was literally the second single and it came out before the album. 

Red and The Last Time were also singles.

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Midnights definitely did not have great singles lets be real now. Anti-Hero was a great lead-single choice (and the obvious "hit" on the album), however Karma (feat. Ice Spice) and Lavender Haze were poor single choices.

 

Should've gone with Anti-Hero > Maroon > Midnight Rain 

 

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2 minutes ago, vale9001 said:

 

Red great ? Choosing only max Martin songs especially for the International markets make them feel like she was the female One direction and damaged her image in these markets for years.

And really didn't represent the whole album

 

It's fun how She said She felt She could have win AOTY with Red when the 80% of the voters were probably convinced was an album full of i knew you were trouble. 

Without the pop songs, Red is an AOTY album. The pop songs were way too bubblegum and barebones. I don’t think most Grammy voters actually listen to the entire album either 😂 

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Just now, vale9001 said:

 

Red great ? Choosing only max Martin songs especially for the International markets make them feel like she was the female One direction and damaged her image in these markets.

And really didn't represent the whole album

 

It's fun how She said She felt She could have win AOTY with Red when the 80% of the voters were probably convinced was and album full of i knew you were trouble. 

What image did she have in international markets for it to be damaged? :deadbanana4:

 

Releasing the pop singles, even though they are definitely not my favorites from the album, gave her the opportunity to expand her audience. Outside of that she released Begin Again (a masterpiece), Red (a masterpice), The Last Time (a masterpiece), State Of Grace as promo single (a masterpiece). 

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1 minute ago, KatyPrismSpirit said:

Midnights definitely did not have great singles lets be real now. Anti-Hero was a great lead-single choice (and the obvious "hit" on the album), however Karma (feat. Ice Spice) and Lavender Haze were poor single choices.

 

Should've gone with Anti-Hero > Maroon > Midnight Rain 

 

The reason Anti-Hero was chosen was because someone else convinced her to pick it. That wasn’t her original choice 😭 

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Just now, QueenSerenity said:

Without the pop songs, Red is an AOTY album. The pop songs were way too bubblegum and barebones. I don’t think most Grammy voters actually listen to the entire album either 😂 

Mind you, the Red pop songs are still some of her best pop songs to date and aged like fine wine. (I actually prefer them over the entirety of Lover and reputation and most of 1989 & Midnights :mandown:). 

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Just now, QueenSerenity said:

The reason Anti-Hero was chosen was because someone else convinced her to pick it. That wasn’t her original choice 😭 

Oh, I just know Taylor would've picked Question..? as the lead if nobody was going to stop her :rip:

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Mind you, the Red pop songs are still some of her best pop songs to date and aged like fine wine. (I actually prefer them over the entirety of Lover and reputation and most of 1989 & Midnights :mandown:). 

Well that is your unique opinion because the consensus is that the Red set is the most boring on Eras tour.

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1 minute ago, QueenSerenity said:

Without the pop songs, Red is an AOTY album. The pop songs were way too bubblegum and barebones. I don’t think most Grammy voters actually listen to the entire album either 😂 

Without the pop songs, 'RED' has no hits outside of country radio and would never even be nominated for AOTY just like 'Speak Now' wasn't, in addition to Taylor not branching out internationally, which would've led to diminishing results for '1989'. :lakitu:

 

3 minutes ago, KatyPrismSpirit said:

Midnights definitely did not have great singles lets be real now. Anti-Hero was a great lead-single choice (and the obvious "hit" on the album), however Karma (feat. Ice Spice) and Lavender Haze were poor single choices.

 

Should've gone with Anti-Hero > Maroon > Midnight Rain 

 

"Maroon" as single? :rip:

It's basically just words spoken without any catchy melody, it would've bombed as a single and on radio.

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9 minutes ago, vale9001 said:

 

Red great ? Choosing only max Martin songs especially for the International markets make them feel like she was the female One direction and damaged her image in these markets for years.

And really didn't represent the whole album

 

It's fun how She said She felt She could have win AOTY with Red when the 80% of the voters were probably convinced was an album full of i knew you were trouble. 

What image internationally? Also I Knew You Were Trouble is like one of her biggest hits WW. :rip:

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Just now, QueenSerenity said:

Well that is your unique opinion because the consensus is that the Red set is the most boring on Eras tour.

Actually, the title for the most boring set on The Eras Tour goes to the folklore set. It's literally just her standing in the cabin singing snoozefest songs and then running around the stage for some unknown reason during the August performance. It is such a mess and goes on for way too long. 

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1 minute ago, Feanor said:

Without the pop songs, 'RED' has no hits outside of country radio and would never even be nominated for AOTY just like 'Speak Now' wasn't, in addition to Taylor not branching out internationally, which would've led to diminishing results for '1989'. :lakitu:

 

"Maroon" as single? :rip:

It's basically just words spoken without any catchy melody, it would've bombed as a single and on radio.

Maroon is the BEST song on Midnights tho, it deserved single recognition. Even if it would've flopped. Plus Maroon is so well written, I can just imagine a music video listening to that song alone. 

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1 minute ago, Timeless said:

Actually, the title for the most boring set on The Eras Tour goes to the folklore set...

...said no one ever

 

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Releasing Karma as a remix with a feature was a horrible mistake. Lavender Haze also had boring music video

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4 minutes ago, QueenSerenity said:

Well that is your unique opinion because the consensus is that the Red set is the most boring on Eras tour.

 

1 minute ago, Timeless said:

Actually, the title for the most boring set on The Eras Tour goes to the folklore set. It's literally just her standing in the cabin singing snoozefest songs and then running around the stage for some unknown reason during the August performance. It is such a mess and goes on for way too long. 

:clack:

Actually the most boring set on The Eras Tour goes to Lover 

 

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6 minutes ago, QueenSerenity said:

Well that is your unique opinion because the consensus is that the Red set is the most boring on Eras tour.

i disagree tbh, i was complaining about the Red set last year but after attending recently i did a 180 switch. i loved the energy and how much fun it packed with the 3 pop singles + ATW10 as the final catharsis

 

as much as i like other Red songs it wouldn't really have worked well

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IN MY TORTURED CAPS LOCK DEPARTMENT ERA

 

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Best Eras sets:

 

1. Lover

2. reputation

3. evermore

4. 1989

5. Fearless

6. Midnights

7. Acoustic set

8. folklore

9. Speak Now

10. RED

 

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3 minutes ago, Timeless said:

Actually, the title for the most boring set on The Eras Tour goes to the folklore set. It's literally just her standing in the cabin singing snoozefest songs and then running around the stage for some unknown reason during the August performance. It is such a mess and goes on for way too long. 

:clack:

Her Illicit affairs performance has literally gone viral on TikTok 😂 

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RED pop singles were essential for her breakthrough in europe.. and lets be real even if you dont like WANEGBT/IKYWT/22 they still obviously make the most sense as singles 
Also isnt WANEGBT still her biggest song in Japan for example :rip:

The only botched single rollout in her career remains Loser

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I understand why the title is all in caps. Usually departements are written like that on the stamps for example. It's just the aesthetic

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1989 remains as the album with the best singles by a landslide.

 

Shake it Off

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Bad Blood (Remix)

Wildest Dreams

Out of the Woods

Is It Over Now?

 

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RED singles run was insane. I remember it was impossible to escape 'I knew...' and this whole era just felt so big.

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2 minutes ago, KatyPrismSpirit said:

1989 remains as the album with the best singles by a landslide.

 

Shake it Off

Blank Space

Style

Bad Blood (Remix)

Wildest Dreams

Out of the Woods

Is It Over Now?

 

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Would be a landslide if Debut didn't exist. As is, 1989 just has the best by a small margin. 

 

Red singles run is also amazing. 

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