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Everyone should listen to this new album by arguably the worlds most popular singer
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this post was submitted on 16 Sep 2024
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I mean....I'm pushing middle age and can't name one Taylor Swift song. If four songs were played, and 3 of them were Swift's, I'd still probably not be able to pick it out.
Nothing against her or the genre of music, just has never seemed like it would be my cup of tea.
This is why i think people should check out her newest album. Radio will only play her poppyist hit songs. She only has like a lot of top charting pop songs.
Shes a lot more mature with her music the last few years and it shows, just listen to her newest album you will see a difference from your expectations.
Uh excuse me, grown ass men in their 30s, which is what i am, listening to taylor swift is an unpopular opinion, that doesn't mean its factual, just un popular.
But since you like my girl swifty whatd your favorite album/ song
Edit; spelling
30 year old man here. Pretty much all of her songs I listened to against my will just because of how much they're on the radio. Can't deny some are pretty catchy and get stuck in my head though. I like her old romancy songs like Love Story. I'm a sucker for romance.
So you already listened to her newest album right, right?
Even as a teen i liked her, but i grew up in Nashville and i know people who wemt to school with her, so we have a kevin bacon number of two.
I don't think so. I'll probably get a decent amount of time hearing it on the radio at my gym though.
They dont play her newest music because its not pop enough. But to each their own. You're missing out though.
Counterpoint. Maybe it wasn't the folksy music that resulted in her musical maturity and it was her hitting a milestone age. It's a well known fact that artists crossing the 34 year old barrier mature significantly and often hit their artistic stride. You can actually Google "mature rule 34" to see more examples of this!
Hey. That sounded like you knew what you were talking about about, so I Googled "mature rule 34" and it turns out, you do know what you're talking about about. I'm learning so much down this rabbit hole.
Alright, I tried but I'm going to call it quits after I had to listen to "generic pop song 1 through 5". If that is her best album then I haven't been missing anything. I'll go back to listing to Avril Lavigne for my teenage girl music.
Fucking unpopular opinion forums are always like "I think extremely popular and well known thing is good"
Well, you've got my upvote, since this is unpopular opinion. I don't hate her music, I just find it so bland. Like faster speed elevator music. I'm not trying to hate on her, or say you're wrong for liking her music, but I am part of "everyone" and I don't care to listen to it.
No. If theres any album everyone should listen to, its not from Swift. Listen to something more meaningful
What are you talking about? All music should be listened to from everyone
Ecit: spelling, okay i edited a bunch
If I don't like it, why am I forcing myself to listen to it?
So in another decade she'll be playing jazz? I can wait.
I think everyone should listen to her presidential recommendation
If only this were an unpopular opinion.
You talking about Tortured Poets Department? Jokes aside about recommending a popular artist as an ‘unpopular’ opinion - I actually do disagree. I’m a pretty solid Swift fan but TPD doesn’t really do anything for me. I’ve listened to the whole album a couple of times and I found the songs all kind of samey and forgettable.
If you want to introduce people to Swift, I’d vote for “All Too Well” which I think is just such a brilliant, relatable song about unrequited love.
Edit: Currently relistening to TPD and I have to admit Florida!!! is better than I remembered.
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Hmmm, I kinda agree this is an unpopular opinion to an extent.
I would, however, argue that it's relatively rather than objectivly unpopular, so expect a lot of disagreement.
I also kinda agree. Not for the way you said things (which never actually says why everyone should give her a listen, only general opinions about the recent album and her catalog), but I tend to be in favor of trying any major artist at least once, purely as a way of connecting to other people.
Music can bridge gaps. If there's millions of people into a given artist/band, there's a reason for that, even if it's something that you view as a negative. Sharing the experience, even if you don't enjoy it, at least gives you a chance to share something with others to a limited degree. That's always a good thing, and that's even for objectively bad music/art/literature.
I apologize, i tend to only post when i drink and thats when the barrier that prevents me from being social is gone.
The only thing i need to say is listen to her newest deluxe album . If you're 4 songs in amd don't like it? Drop it.
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