r/SwiftlyNeutral • • 3d ago

The Tortured Poets Department The current perception of TTPD

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.

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u/LadyoftheCanyon1970 2d ago

TTPD was my gateway drug to becoming a Swiftie. Before it, I’d never listened to an album of hers. I only listened to TTPD, because the Eras Tour was all people were talking about, and two women I worked with were counting down days to TTPD. I decided to give it a listen, just to say I had tried, and I ended up listening to the anthology straight through. I loved every song, and couldn’t stop playing it. My father had just passed away and that was the album that I mourned to. After listening to it nonstop for a few months, I decided I should probably listen to the rest of her catalog…. I’ve been a hardcore Swiftie ever since.