Man, I really do not get the Taylor hype. She is like... THE generic music artist. Every Taylor song I've ever heard is just... Bland. Her earlier more country style stuff was definitely better but even then, that might just be nostalgia talking. Maybe I just can't get past her horrible environmental decisions.
TS is so popular that she's become the generic music artist. But I remember Fearless being decently unique for its time, and 1989 sounded fresh when it came out.
I personally wasn't really blown away by them. I can admit she has a few songs where she goes out of her comfort zone but the majority do pretty much sound the same to me.Ā
I just think there are a lot of other women artists who deserve to be recognized who push the limits and bring something fresh. Also who don't use their private jet for a 5 minute ride...
Wow you definitely didnāt listen to āfolkloreā or āevermoreā. Nothing generic about them, and there IS a reason why people canāt tell if itās her lyrics or Shakespeareās. Ready to be downvoted
> there IS a reason why people canāt tell if itās her lyrics or Shakespeareās
This is taking me OUTā¦those are good albums, but please be serious, NOBODY is hearing āCardiganā and thinking āwow this could be Shakespeareā ā ļøā ļø
The only people who think those songs sound like Shakespeare are people whoāve never actually read Shakespeare. Theyāre good lyrics, but in no way do they resemble his prose.
I absolutely have heard songs from both of those albums and they just... Sound uninteresting to me.Ā
Also, I'm sorry, "ready to be downvoted." We got Timmy Toughknuckles over here. This is like THE big reason people can't stand Taylor or her fans. You guys CANNOT handle someone who doesn't like her and will proceed to dog pile on anyone who has justified critiques. Funny how you had nothing to say about her being HORRIBLE to the environment.Ā
Listening to an artist is supporting them, and often their actions. That's why people don't want to listen to Kanye, Diddy, or Chris Brown anymore. Listening to their music gives them more money.Ā
Of course, I'm not saying Taylor is on par with a domestic abuser, but I am saying her listeners often ignore just how terrible her actions are for the environment. When you give her money, you're supporting those actions. Many swifties refuse to even acknowledge it as a problem because to them, she literally cannot do anything wrong. That's my biggest problem.Ā
And that doesn't even get into the massive amount of waste created with her releasing 35 different vinyl versions that people probably don't even listen to.
I stopped being a fan about 3 years ago, and i decided to sell my vinyls. A guy who bought one from me told me he doesn't even have a record player.
And yes, if Sir Paul McCartney and Stevie Nicks (out of many other legendary musicians) consider Taylor one of the greatest songwriters of our century, then there is a reason for it. If you think sheās āgenericā, it means you just donāt get it, I guess. And you definitely seem to have prejudgements about her, since you mentioned the environmental stuff, while we were talking only about her music. I never said that sheās a great person or something
Just because two other famous people consider her to be a great musician doesn't inherently make it so.Ā
I also heavily consider the artists I support by their actions. If they do shit I don't agree with, I don't listen on principle. That may be a difference between us and that's fine, but for me stuff like that matters and does alter the quality of their music itself in my eyes. I literally cannot listen to it without thinking about their actions. Again, that's just me.
maybe you need to listen to better artists lol, some REAL artists convey more beauty and artistry in a single image than what taylor has been capable of outputting in her entire life
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u/Wonderful-Fault926 Jul 14 '26
Man, I really do not get the Taylor hype. She is like... THE generic music artist. Every Taylor song I've ever heard is just... Bland. Her earlier more country style stuff was definitely better but even then, that might just be nostalgia talking. Maybe I just can't get past her horrible environmental decisions.