base talk Do you agree that 1989 > Teenage Dream?

[Virgos Groove]

1 hour ago, CherryBay said:

1989 was way too safe and focused on young audience 

TD at least was different in places and had something for everybody that's why TD was so successful era with 6 no.1 in the end

And TD wasn't? Why are you acting like Katy released Erotica?

[Støned]

1989 was bland, safe, and has no personality. Even reputation (which I truly disliked) has more personality to it. 
 

TD, on the other hand, is the album of my youth. The singles run were immaculate, and I have yet to see another album serving an awesome era as that.

[ICLDXU4HS]

Of course not.

[Erreur2 La Nature]

1989 is terrible. TD is amazing.

[Raspberries]

Of course. 1989 is fun, perfect pop without dumbing it down to a mind-numbing level (sans maybe 2 songs)

 

A majority of Teenage Dream sounds good, but the lyrical content on a majority of the album is terrible

[alfonso12]

Nope, Teenage Dream, ET and The one that got away are better than any song in 1989 imo. 

[Raspberries]

21 hours ago, CherryBay said:

1989 was way too safe and focused on young audience 

TD at least was different in places and had something for everybody that's why TD was so successful era with 6 no.1 in the end

Almost everything about Teenage Dream was focused on a young audience  Ffs, the tour movie was literally in the kids section of Netflix

[WhateverYouWant]

Yes and no. Teenage Dream (song) is low key pop perfection and better than anything on 1989. But 1989 is the better album as a whole. 

[on the line]

I'd say they are pretty evenly iconic, but a slight edge to 1989 for its AOTY win and how massive it's rerelease was last year.

 

Both are iconic pop albums from that era.

[alexrex]

That I can agree 

 

Plus I'd take 1989 Taylor over the 2024 faux tortured poet any time.