Taylor Swift
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Her lyrics can be inane. And if you hear her in every store you go into it can get annoying. I certainly don't hate her. But I really don't need to hear Shake It Off ever again.
If you want to crap on her lyrics or the content of her songs, okay, but at the end of the day every '70s and '80s rock band just sang about sex, drugs, and their dicks. "I wanna give you every inch of my love" screeched Robert Plant back in the day. I like Zepp, but why would we hold something like that up while knocking Swift's lyrical content? Same with 'Girls, Girls, Girls'. It's about strippers in case the lyrics were too deep for ya.
I guess some may not get that it's not just a man's world out there. Girls and young women need their entertainment too. Most girls aren't going to be into Motörhead and Point Break. Swift has been the thing in music for so long that she's clearly not overrated. And if she's got 70 Grammys by the time she retires, that's not her fault, it's the fault of the rest of the music industry for not stepping up.
I guess some may not get that it's not just a man's world out there. Girls and young women need their entertainment too. Most girls aren't going to be into Motörhead and Point Break. Swift has been the thing in music for so long that she's clearly not overrated. And if she's got 70 Grammys by the time she retires, that's not her fault, it's the fault of the rest of the music industry for not stepping up.
Motley Crue are horrible lol. I think Swift is okay. But popular doesn't always mean good.I like her earlier stuff better. Her new songs sound manufactured and overproduced to me. My sister is really into her.
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Two of her best songs are duets, with Bon Iver and The National (best band going at the moment), Anti Hero is decent. Beyond that I don't get it at all.
I'd rather watch her dance on a pole than sing...
No way she does it better than Madonna in the Open Your Heart video.
Well, my point in bringing 'Girls, Girls, Girls' up is because it's still well-liked by some older folks, it still gets radio play, and not always, but sometimes people who act like TS is a simpleton who isn't talented are more inclined to listen to something simple themselves, like 'Girls, Girls, Girls.' I'll take your word on her new music being overproduced, but pop usually is in general. I also think she isn't above criticism. There are countless singers with far more talent who will never have the shine she has, but there is something there with her, and I don't think it's all media or label driven. 98 Degrees were pushed on the masses and we saw how that worked out. Timberlake was as well, but he thrived and survived the boy band craze. Some artists have "it". TS is one of those. At the end of the day, I think it's fine to say Prince and Michael Jackson were both talented, but so is Taylor Swift and Beyoncé.
Aimee Mann deserves to be way more popular than TS, but that is not the world we live in.
I'll take her any day over the boyband and "white girl singing like black chick" era of pop music. That era from the late 90s into the late 2000s was the worst for the pop genre.
While she’s not my #1 music choice, I like her music. I think it’s catchy. I think she’s beautiful too.
This pretty much nails it. Auto-tune and incredible marketing, and not having to produce songs that require actual "music" = instruments. I will admit her appeal is contagious if you can't overlook the songs, and this is what sells. In terms of a musical artist, she doesn't crack any top list, imo.
My wife went to her concert in Nashville a few weeks back. It was storming and got delayed, concert didn't start until 10:15pm (scheduled for 8:00 I think). Swift then did like a 3 hour concert in the rain and finished around 1:30am or so. She's not my cup of tea, but she's got my respect just from that.
In my opinion, her music is the drizzling shits and written for teenage girls. The subject matter is the same and has been for at least 15 years.
I’m not her target demo, so I never got the appeal, but I can’t knock the hustle. She seems to be doing well for herself.
I’m not her target demo, so I never got the appeal, but I can’t knock the hustle. She seems to be doing well for herself.
Not a fan of her music, but she is a singer songwriter and multi instrumentalist and I respect that.
Never found her attractive when she was younger but baby all grows up...she has a woman's body now, not an effeminate boy body...
Never found her attractive when she was younger but baby all grows up...she has a woman's body now, not an effeminate boy body...
Does remind me of Madonna in that she has turned above average talent into a fortune with brilliant marketing
That's her true long term career. She can't sing without studio and autotune. Her songwriting is elite for country. Her voice and looks? Meh not a fan.
I had a huge crush on her when I saw 'Til Tuesdays' Voices Carry video; I was 8 or 9 years old, probably. I almost have her entire discography. I don't have any of her soundtrack appearances except for Magnolia. =)
I could care less about her, but my daughter (16) has been a nut about her for 10 years, has been to 5 concerts, etc. She was offered $10000 for her two Nashville tickets, but told them nope (she has tickets to Cincinnati as well)
My wife drove them to the Nashville show and went to some bars around and then went to the stadium (it was at that football stadium). She said there was probably 25,000 just sitting outside the stadium listening
My wife drove them to the Nashville show and went to some bars around and then went to the stadium (it was at that football stadium). She said there was probably 25,000 just sitting outside the stadium listening
"Coming Up Close" is really brilliant. Also sang backup on Rush "Time Stands Still"
Seriously???
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Taylor Swift fans line up for hours outside Soldier Field for ‘Eras Tour’ merch
CHICAGO — The much anticipated ‘Eras Tour’ is descending upon Chicago this weekend and Taylor Swift mania has officially taken over. Swifties lined up outside Soldier Field Thursday mor…
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I can't imagine any straight dude regardless of age actually likes her for her music.
This. I mean to each their own, but there is a ridiculous amount of musical talent out there to listen to in every genre.
To me she is the female equivalent of a contrived manufactured boy band only there because of their looks.
That's silly. As functioning adults, let's get past the "if you like a certain type of music or artist you must be a gay" mindset. Perceived "manly" groups in the '80s wore makeup and dressed in drag/leather and did the occasional catchy ballad. Ronnie James Dio was a metal icon and wore dramatic blouses with big sleeves on stage and sang about sorcery. Never be embarrassed by the music you like.
As I've said before - not a fan of TS, but she's not manufactured. From my understanding, she began in country and perhaps saw how Katy Perry was doing in pop and moved in that direction. No one writes for her and while she's cute, she's not unbelievably hot either. Manufactured boy bands had their run for a few years and then went away. She didn't. Also, Justin Timberlake (not my type of music either) is insanely talented and loves Memphis blues.
I'm not making fun of anyone. I'm simply stating outside of adult men watching her because she's hot, I don't think there are many straight men into going to see a bunch of choreographed dance routine pop. Not sure how anyone could avoid hairband era makeup on dudes anyway. Yeah, Dio was a peculiar dude to be sure. But his vocal talent is undeniable and world apart from Swift's vocal ability. Sorry, her actual talent is very suspect to me. And I'm not saying that because i don't like the genre. For example, you couldn't give me a free ticket to see lady gaga, but her vocal talent is undeniable.
This is getting absurd
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Some Taylor Swift fans say they're wearing adult diapers to her shows so they don't miss any songs
Some Taylor Swift fans say they have taken to wearing adult diapers at the pop star's concerts, in order to avoid missing a single song on her setlist.
And people thought uk fans were crazy
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Taylor Swift fan from Louisville calls in sick to buy merch, does interview under blanket
If you're going to play hooky, you have to lay low.
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A show...nothing more. It definitely isn't a musical concert.
Is Taylor talented...perhaps, but she is predominantly the product of excellent marketing to the target audience. She knows the game and is playing it well, despite being subpar in the overall "musicianship" category, including vocally.
Should be less traffic for me going to Riverbend tomorrow for Noel Gallagher concert so thanks Taylor
I'd like to hear your review of NG. I've become a pretty big Oasis fan but the solo NG stuff hasn't really grabbed me. A little too soft, too singer/songwriter, I suspect too 'artistic' and taking itself too seriously for my taste. While there are at least 20 Oasis songs I think are damn good, I've only heard a couple of his solo stuff that I think measure up (vastly different genres, imo, at this point). I've actually liked more of Liam's solo material although it's pretty derivative of Oasis. I'd be interested to hear if he puts on a good live show. TIA
"Perhaps" she is talented...come on, that's just silly. Regardless if you like her or not, to deny or question her talent is being ignorant.
She makes music for teenage girls going through boy problems. Her music isn't really meant for most/any of us. I don't like a lot of shit but just because I don't like it doesn't mean its overrated.
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