I listened to this album for the first time this afternoon and on first listen, I like the album but I don't think it's as good as Red. At the moment, stand out tracks for me are:

- Welcome to New York

- Blank Space

- Style

- Out of the Woods

- Wildest Dreams

- Wonderland

 

Hoping more will grow on me with another listen.

It's been a strong year for albums actually, and this is another to add to the list. Really strong and I've just bought the standard (Sainsburys naturally didn't have the deluxe and I live near nothing else!)

 

This was the exact same with me :D

Anyway having first listen in a few moments- will comment on here about it after

I went into listening to a few tracks as someone who dislikes Taylor lmao I know wtf but apart from her personality, her music can be incredible! I've only listened to a few tracks but Welcome To New York and Wildest Dreams are great! Whoever chose Shake It Off to be lead single when those tracks are levels ahead is an idiot but I guess it's worked well for sales and whatever but Wildest Dreams is amazing, sounds like a Lana Del Rey song!

 

Out Of The Woods doesn't live up the speculation unfortunately and Bad Blood's chorus is terrible/cheesy but the verses are insanely good and the bridge is the best bit, feels like Ella's Ghost (with the chorus being insane and the verses not feeling right) I can't wait to hear more tracks tbh (especially Style and Clean)

Solid album actually but Welcome To New York is dire :puke: Out Of The Woods though :wub:

I went into listening to a few tracks as someone who dislikes Taylor lmao I know wtf but apart from her personality, her music can be incredible! I've only listened to a few tracks but Welcome To New York and Wildest Dreams are great! Whoever chose Shake It Off to be lead single when those tracks are levels ahead is an idiot but I guess it's worked well for sales and whatever but Wildest Dreams is amazing, sounds like a Lana Del Rey song!

 

Out Of The Woods doesn't live up the speculation unfortunately and Bad Blood's chorus is terrible/cheesy but the verses are insanely good and the bridge is the best bit, feels like Ella's Ghost (with the chorus being insane and the verses not feeling right) I can't wait to hear more tracks tbh (especially Style and Clean)

 

speculation?

FIRST LISTEN (giving 11's to any track that is worth 11)

 

10 Welcome To New York

10 Blank Space

10 Style

11 Out Of The Woods

10 All You Had To Do Was Stay

11 Shake It Off

09 I Wish You Would

10 Bad Blood

11 Wildest Dreams

11 How You Get The Girl

10 This Love

09 I Know Places

10 Clean

 

Just stunning :wub:

The iTunes success for this is astounding, she has 6 (soon to be 7) tracks in the US top 10, the entire album in the Canadian top 20. And the album is #1 just about everywhere - Taylor is definitely the biggest star in the world! :wub:

This is probably my album of the year too after a few days of it sinking in <3 The holy trinity of 2014 is this, The New Classic and x tbh.

 

x, Bombs Away and The Common Linnets for me. Those three are all WAY better than my favourite album of last year (Avicii's True).

FIRST LISTEN (giving 11's to any track that is worth 11)

 

10 Welcome To New York

I think not, you missed one :smoke:

 

Also, not that 10 is hate but in general I seriously cannot at the hate for it :( it's incredible! I thought she couldn't beat Shake It Off on this album.

speculation?

 

some of my friends who have heard the song (about 6) have praised it and 2 even agreed it's the best thing since I Knew You Were Trouble. I meant speculation from my perspective

Edited October 27, 201410 yr by Sociopath

I think not, you missed one :smoke:

 

Also, not that 10 is hate but in general I seriously cannot at the hate for it :( it's incredible! I thought she couldn't beat Shake It Off on this album.

 

It will likely become the 6th song to get an 11 (bad blood is an 11 now also). It is really close. I just did my iTunes update in my personal chart thread. WTNY is 11th

 

Wildest dreams is very close to overtaking shake it off for me. WD could possibly be her best since enchanted. It is stunning :wub:

Edited October 27, 201410 yr by Ultraviolence1989

FIRST LISTEN (giving 11's to any track that is worth 11)

 

10 Welcome To New York

10 Blank Space

10 Style

11 Out Of The Woods

10 All You Had To Do Was Stay

11 Shake It Off

09 I Wish You Would

10 Bad Blood

11 Wildest Dreams

11 How You Get The Girl

10 This Love

09 I Know Places

10 Clean

 

Just stunning :wub:

http://i.imgur.com/ql36v6G.gif

Random comment but the album booklet is the nicest I've seen this year. Lovely paper (sorry, print geek observation), clear text, soft but effective colours, great pictures and the foreword is really interesting to read too. Love the included wallet of photos too. This is definitely an album worth buying physically.

'Blank Space' is apparently the next single. Good choice.

She's not exactly short of hits on the album though, could go with any of them really!

Edited October 27, 201410 yr by Cremey_SZN

Out of the Woods NEEDS to be a single. God it's good

 

One of the best pop albums of the year, easily.

 

'Blank Space' has been confirmed as the second single

Edited October 27, 201410 yr by jase.

It's been a strong year for albums actually, and this is another to add to the list.

 

When Go!Go!Go! album was released ?

When Go!Go!Go! album was released ?

 

Not the first thing that came to mind but it was strong for a kids pop album.

I fully endorse the concept of this album ('screw the personal emo bull and stuff each song with about 10 hooks' realness). Based on a few listens;

 

09 Welcome To New York

09 Blank Space

09 Style

10 Out Of The Woods

08 All You Had To Do Was Stay

10 Shake It Off

09 I Wish You Would

07 Bad Blood

09 Wildest Dreams

08 How You Get The Girl

06 This Love

07 I Know Places

11 Clean

08 Wonderland

06 You R in Love

06 New Romance

 

Clean is my clear favourite <3 (single please!).

Edited October 28, 201410 yr by LexC: TheRe-Up

Not the first thing that came to mind but it was strong for a kids pop album.

My knowledge in the current music is very bad.

So most signature albums of 2014 for me are "Radio Go!Go!Go!" , "7" and "Wanderlust"

This is the best mainstream pop album since Teenage Dream.