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Frodo

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Oct 27, 2017
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  • iamdjwsI woke up today more weird/sad/glad/emotional than I have been in a really long time. There aren't too many pics of me crying out there so I thought I would share one and it would make me feel better. I'm going to smoke a cigarette now. And don't worry I'm ok I promise :).

What goes behind the thought process: "Okay, I'm crying. Let me take a selfie to show it to my IG followers"?
 

overcast

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Oct 25, 2017
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So, since Swift's album is okay at best that means St. Vincent won pop aoty barring Carly Rae dropping a Christmas album? (kehlani and SZA close behind).
 

catboy

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Oct 25, 2017
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What goes behind the thought process: "Okay, I'm crying. Let me take a selfie to show it to my IG followers"?
to be fair it seemed like Gaga dumped him and the rest of the ARTPOP team completely as part of her "ARTPOP never happened" era so hearing she's now working with them again is... funny
 

luca

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Oct 25, 2017
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I'm going through Carly Rae Jepsen's Emotion for the first time finally after I didn't got the time yesterday, stuff came up. I think I'm listening to this at the wrong time as I just lost my grandmother, but that aside, I really like that all of the songs are very upbeat. It's very "girly" though singing about boyfriends, being the light in the dark and such but there's not really anything that is bad so far. If something, I really like how the lyrics are written, and I'm very fond of how she uses her tongue to finish some words, and she delivers all the sentences in a very eery way that is good for my ears. It's still a bit too sweet, but maybe I can handle it, I don't know. I'm only up to "Your Type" so I'm still going through it the first time, and then I'll have to give it a listen again.

My initial thought is that I really like "Emotion," "I Really Like You" and "All That." "Gimmie Love" is pretty good too. I don't know if I really like the stories of these songs, but they're kind of catchy.

I find it funny that in spite of the sweet and innocent presentation, half the songs are about thirsting for the D. "I Really Like You" is explcitly about how much she wants to fuck this guy but doesn't want a relationship
Oh God you're right.
 
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forpush

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Oct 25, 2017
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I find it funny that in spite of the sweet and innocent presentation, half the songs are about thirsting for the D. "I Really Like You" is explcitly about how much she wants to fuck this guy but doesn't want a relationship
 

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I'm going through Carly Rae Jepsen's Emotion for the first time finally after I didn't got the time yesterday, stuff came up. I think I'm listening to this at the wrong time as I just lost my grandmother, but that aside, I really like that all of the songs are very upbeat. It's very "girly" though singing about boyfriends, being the light in the dark and such but there's not really anything that is bad so far. If something, I really like how the lyrics are written, and I'm very fond of how she uses her tongue to finish some words, and she delivers all the sentences in a very eery way that is good for my ears. It's still a bit too sweet, but maybe I can handle it, I don't know. I'm only up to "Your Type" so I'm still going through it the first time, and then I'll have to give it a listen again.

My initial thought is that I really like "Emotion," "I Really Like You" and "All That." "Gimmie Love" is pretty good too. I don't know if I really like the stories of these songs, but they're kind of catchy.

Sorry about your grandmother. :(

If you really want to go down the Rabbit Hole, don't forget about Max Landis' thesis on all thing CRJ: https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/8eddc5_7b95bc84db01477cad073f37bee1fe62.pdf

My favs from the album are: Run Away With Me, Gimmie Love, Your Type, LA Hallucinations, I Didn't Just Come Here to Dance - but when I listen to it I don't skip anything.
 

LiQuid!

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Oct 26, 2017
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So y'all better support the greatest called Kimbra. New Album dropping, new songs are dope, and I'm going to see her for the 3rd time when she comes to the US again.
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Oct 27, 2017
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i miss the Fame Monster era tbh, her music was pop perfection then

throwback to that planned Kanye West + Lady Gaga tour that would have been LEGENDARY
 

WaffleTaco

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Oct 25, 2017
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Taylor Swift's Reputation

Taylor Swift is if anything if not controversial. In the past three years, since her transformation into Pop Queen with 1989, has there been very little good PR for her. Her infamous breakup with Calvin Harris, and her coiling herself around Kanye West has provided non-stop articles. This has resulted in what is known as "Reputation." Swift's most personal album yet, which is quite ironic considering she usually sings about love songs, a very personal topic in itself. However, her music usually never wanders from songs where one can insert themselves in it. Sure, she may talk who the song is about during interviews, but she only ever hints of it subtly through the lyrics. The only song that even addressed her public persona is the lead single from "1989" called "Shake It Off," in which she tackles how the she is perceived by her inability to stay with a man. That single was a massive success. "Reputation" is addressing contemporary issues, almost the entire album. After all . . .the old Taylor is dead . . .or is she?

The album starts out, guns blazing with the Taylor rapping on ". . . Ready for It?," an immediate counter-balance as to how one leaves off 1989's "Clean." The sound is something Taylor has never done before. Long gone is the cutesy pop-country that made her a start and here is the "matured" Swift who ultimately fulfills her transformation into the "bad girl," she is claimed to be. This sound is the primary basis for this album, a mid-2000's overtone, that seems to almost pay homage to Britney Spears. After all, it has been a decade since Spear's infamous breakdown, which was also a detriment to her reputation. Taylor address this head on with both mocking Kanye to mimicking his use of auto-tune. She embraces who the public see's her as on "Look What You Made Me Do," making a parody of how she is viewed. However, one can note that not every song is like this.

The album is not exactly divided in it's sound. Around six of the songs seem as if they are from another album entirely, those being "Gorgeous," "Getaway Car," "Dancing With Our Hands Tied," Dress," "Call It What You Want," and "New Years Day." The last song actually ends the album, which seems to hint that this was just a temporary noise, that Taylor will be back eventually, but the question on everyone's mind is . . .what is she going to do next?

The album is not her best, but certainly not her worst. The choruses are fun and catchy, and it is nice to see her try and evolve as both an artist and as a person. In my opinion, as I said originally, it seems we are finally get a peek behind the curtain of who Taylor actually is. For myself, it ranks #3 in her discography, behind Fearless and 1989. I give it a 84%, which as of this moment puts it at #5 for my end-year list. My favorites included: "I Did Something Bad," "Don't Blame Me," "Look What You Made Me Do," "Dancing With Our Hand Tied," "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things," and "New Year's Day."
 

Vazduh

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Oct 25, 2017
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NME reported it. Idk, are they usually wrong? Either way, it's going to be interesting, depending on who they work with.
 

Meows

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Oct 28, 2017
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I like Republican way more than I was expecting. My expectations were set way low and I was thinking it would probably be my second least favorite after the debut album. I can see myself listening to it in full more than 1989 - which I don't really use outside of half the singles, How You Get the Girl, I Wish You Would, and Clean.

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rhandino

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Queen of Pop Carllah Rae Jesus is going to launch a brand new single on thats going to be called Play it on Repeat that its going to debut on The Jimmy Kimmel Live along with her new look~

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Serving J-pop idol tbh.

Lorde must be clutching his Diary because Melodrama could be debunked as AOTY if Carly, Bjork and Susanne release before the end of the year.

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Serving J-pop idol tbh.

Lorde must be clutching his Diary because Melodrama could be debunked as AOTY if Carly, Bjork and Susanne release before the end of the year.

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Make sure to support her.

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Oct 27, 2017
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Queen of Pop Carllah Rae Jesus is going to launch a brand new single on thats going to be called Play it on Repeat that its going to debut on The Jimmy Kimmel Live along with her new look~

Perched for her single and the album. It's been too long ;_;

Also, this came on shuffle and I forgot how much of a bop it was. The Veronicas are queens.
 

MANUELF

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Oct 25, 2017
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I wonder if all her fans will support her or they will only use her as their indie artist and show they arent mainstream
 

Kismet

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Nov 9, 2017
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Xtina is making new music? Her new look is great. She usually looks like someone in drag. This looks somewhat more natural, ducklips and all.
 
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synapsidal

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Oct 25, 2017
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I only kept the following songs from RIPukeation:

End Game
Delicate
Look What You Made Me Do
So It Goes
Dancing With Our Hands Tied
Call It What You Want
New Year's Day

The old Taylor really must be dead...
 
Oct 27, 2017
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This is a very random compliment, but I really like "Call It What you Want"'s placement in the context of Reputation. I think it cements that idea Taylor is fine with her image being wrecked, that she has someone who she genuinely feels for and likes her back, and "New Year's Day" is a solid closer that imo shows that Taylor has grown a decent bit with her perspective on love. The rest of the album has plenty of hits and misses though.

The tracks I love:
  • Call It What You Want
  • I Did Something Bad
  • Getaway Car
  • Don't Blame Me
  • Dress
Tracks I like:
  • Gorgeous
  • New Year's Day
  • Dancing with our Hands Tied
Ambivalent:
  • King of My Heart
  • This Is Why Can't Have Nice Things
  • Ready for It?
  • So It Goes....
  • Delicate
"Oh no baby, what is you doing?" Tier:
  • Look What You Made Me Do
  • End Game
I'll give Reputation.....a 6.5/7 out of 10. A messy, overproduced, personal, and (highly enjoyable) trainwreck of an album. It's a fun ride, clunkers and all.