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The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore | Review thread (Metacritic: 39/100 | P4k: 4/10)
A 39 on Metacritic is actually insane lol. At this point it's really hard for me to believe there isn't some kind of very obvious organized hate campaign happening around Taylor. And before anyone starts, no, I'm not saying every critic has to like the album. Obviously people are allowed to dislike it. But there's a huge difference between not liking something and this constant need to absolutely destroy her every single time she releases anything. Taylor is held to standards that are beyond absurd. She can never just make a fun pop album and enjoy making music, everything has to be groundbreaking, career defining, culturally important, lyrically perfect, completely different from anything she's ever done, but also somehow still sound exactly like what people already liked from her?? And if she doesn't do all of that at once, suddenly she's lost it or the album is some massive failure ๐it feels way too coordinated sometimes, especially when hating Taylor gets these outlets endless clicks, engagement and attention. The funniest part though is they have to be scrambling watching how little these scores actually matter in the real world๐ like they can give her a 39, write 500 articles about how awful the album supposedly is and yet people are still streaming it like crazy and she keeps breaking records, like clearly people are enjoying the music lol People have been predicting her downfall for YEARS and somehow she just keeps getting bigger.
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Taylor Swift
- Taylor Swift
Those are not facts. That's YOUR opinion.- Taylor Swift
And now she's not miserable and found what she's been dreaming and wanting her entire life?? Some of you hate that she's finally happy and doesn't depend emotionally on ya'll and it shows- Taylor Swift
I remember how awesome it felt literally running straight to atrl whenever Taylor dropped something new and actually being excited to discuss the music with everyone, like you'd listen, freak out over certain lyrics or production choices, argue about favorites, change your ranking ten times in the same dayโฆ it was just fun... Now it feels almost impossible to have that kind of conversation because every release immediately gets flooded with people desperately trying to be Pitchfork critics, acting like their personal opinion is somehow an objective assessment of her artistry. Yeah of course people can dislike the songs and nobody is saying everyone has to love everything she releases, but there's such a huge difference between saying "oh yeah this isn't for me" and acting like "oh no these songs are objectively bad" "she needs to take a break" "she's lost it" "as a swiftie i'm growing out of her" etc etc etc....Likeโฆ no...YOU don't like them, but your personal reaction is not some definitive statement about the quality of the music???? Meanwhile, I genuinely think these songs are great, and more importantly, they fit so naturally into the TLOAS world. They don't feel random or disconnected from the album at all. If anything, hearing them makes the whole era feel even bigger and more complete to me. They have that same theatrical, colorful, exaggerated energy that makes TLOAS so fun.- Taylor Swift - 'The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore'
She clearly meant this because of Midnights 3am version and TTPD The Anthology- Taylor Swift - "Patient Zero"
Nah I remember the comments- Taylor Swift - "Patient Zero"
Well she did something cool and original for TLOAS and people complained so- Miley about not touring: "People will come to me, I don't need to drive to you"
Some of these reactions are so funny like at some point you have to realize celebrities do not owe you anything. It's not Miley's fault people are broke, in debt or can't afford to see her she's not mommy & daddy and she's not responsible for making sure everyone gets access to her just because people are fans. She found what works for her and clearly has zero interest in forcing herself to tour just because people think she should, so maybe instead of being mad that she figured out how she wants to live her life, people should go figure out what makes them happy in theirs- MILEY - 'Bass Persuades'
Miley is honestly such a genius when it comes to music, she's ridiculously versatile, and one thing I've always loved about her is how much she actually feels the music. She's never afraid to experiment or completely commit to whatever sound she wants to explore. My only real complaint is that I wish it were longer but that's just a personal observation. It's easily one of her best albums for me, maybe tied with Plastic Hearts for me. She keeps proving that she really can do whatever she wants musically. RANKING (as of now and not counting the remix) Bass Persuades REDLIGHTS Innocent Ways Different Religion Snow Let's Get Married Aftermath Orbit Neon Signs- Petition to remove P!nk as UNICEF Ambassador with 200k+ signatures and counting
I swear the world is experiencing mass psychosis- Taylor joins SVU, drops cryptic clues
- Taylor Swift
- Taylor Swift
I've been awakened from my slumber- Rock in Rio crowd goes off for Demi
Brazilian fans are just something else, they go hard for their faves - Taylor Swift
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