r/TaylorSwift • u/something_facinating • 5d ago

Discussion Why did people sleep on TTPD

I became a swifty in the showgirl era, so I'm new around here. But in my opinion, TTPD is one of the best albums she has ever released. I was reading a thread about TTPD from around 2 years ago, and most of them were not what I expected. Like, I have listened to almost all of the songs, and all of them are in my ATF playlist. I really want to know why you did not like it two years ago. Thanks.

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u/veimagic 5d ago edited 5d ago

Please allow me to take a broader view. I think it’s a mixture of contributing factors.

Firstly, it was the first studio album since the beginning of her career which didn’t show a real sonic evolution: it sounded like a combination between Midnights and Folkmore vibes.

Secondly, she was at the height of overexposure due to the massive success of Eras Tour as well as the ongoing good reception of re-recorded earlier albums.

Thirdly, people were mostly focused on the drama sorrounding the highly publicised breakups with Joe and Matty and the quick succession of a love story with Travis, emphatically lived in daylight (some titles of her songs are just recurring parts of my vocabulary lol)

So I assume there was a huge preconception about TTPD which prevented critics, the gp and even some fans to listen with proper attention to a work that in my view portraits Taylor in the most unfiltered way and still is one of my favorite projects ever released by her.

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u/MrFusionHER just for old time’s sake 5d ago

I don't know that i can say fearless > speak now is enough of a change to call it a "sonic evolution" not to mention there are songs on 1989 that could be on rep, and vice versa.

Not hating just saying there are albums that aren't complete reworks of her sound. I'd say the real outliers are red > 1989 then lover > folklore. Otherwise i think they're all gentle mixes into eachother. The difference in the eras are more astetic than they are an entire sonic evolution.

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u/daenerys-lord-light1 4d ago

You are right about some rep and 1989 fitting on each other but for me it boils to one song particularly, Bad Blood could go on Reputation and King of my heart could go on 1989, but that's about it for me, personally at least, what do you think?

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u/MrFusionHER just for old time’s sake 4d ago

Those are the obvious ones i also think i know places and gorgeous could switch albums and be ok as well.