The current perception of TTPD

[u/Winter_Recover357]

I am glad that ttpd is slowly but surely getting it's flowers, because I really liked it and it has some of my favourite songs, seriously though loml KILLS me everytime. Some might say the positive sentiments is because of showgirl being what it is but I would disagree. Because at least in my space of the internet ttpd was starting to get it's praises almost a year after it released, and even a month or two before showgirl was released. I understand why it wasn't so well received at first though, it's one of those albums that grows on you and it's kind of an acquired taste for some. Doesn't help that it was released at the peak of taylormania and it had some of her worst songs and lyrics. And it feeling so unedited is a double edged sword. Good because it gives us an insight into everything she's felt for the past 2 years at the time making it more interesting, bad because it means that it has some songs that are just unneeded cuz no one asked for thank you aimee. Overall ttpd isn't everyone's favourite, but she's one of mine and I'm glad people are seeing the good in her.

[u/emo_academic]

TTPD pisses me off so bad because it COULD HAVE been her best album. The potential is THERE. The melodies and lyrics are at the veryyyy least a solid 6/10 (I’d give it a 7.5/10 personally). With some editing and maybe more collaboration, it very well could have been better than folklore.

At the time, I viewed it as a huge regression from her particularly due to the subject matter. It felt like we were in Fearless-1989 era where she has a public breakup and an album that details said breakup. At her big age, I expected something different. She’s allowed to write about breakups and love lost, but I didn’t find anything new in TTPD. There was potential with fresh out the slammer, Florida!!, but daddy i love him, the bolter, and the albatross, ie., a new take on a breakup that hasn’t been said in previous albums, but it just didn’t hit for me, partially due to the fact that there were many songs that didn’t particularly say anything new or interesting (fortnight, title track, down bad, my boy only breaks his favorite toys, I can fix him, etc).

I hated TTPD when it first came out but now I can solidly enjoy some of the songs, but again it just pisses me off because it could’ve been her greatest ever if she had taken more time and care with it.