Taylor Swift

[XeRocks81]

Eras Tour movie premiere day!   I'm seeing it tonight with a buddy of mine and his 11 year old daughter.  Should be a blast

[faizoff]

My daughter and wife are going tomorrow. I looked today and they've updated the shows in my nearby theater to 40 screens per day in the weekend. It's insane how many shows got added on.

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

is each city getting a different movie? is it just a normal concert film but cut from song performances from the entire tour, or just one show, or something else?

[Podaar]

Saw it with Mrs. P yesterday. What a show! Neither of us knew any of the music (except Shake it Off), but really enjoyed the presentation, choreography, cinematography, energy, and especially the fans in the arena. I dug the songs presented from Red, 89, and Midnight Eras. I found most of her songs had clever lyrics, but not a lot of variety in melodies. Not that her songs were samey, but she uses a pretty narrow melodic range and her approach to melody writing hasn't changed much over the years...or so it seems to me.

Anyway, what a personality, and what a concert! 

[XeRocks81]

is each city getting a different movie? is it just a normal concert film but cut from song performances from the entire tour, or just one show, or something else?

it was recorded over 3(?) nights in los angeles at the end of the first leg of the tour back in august of this year.   In editing the movie they cut a song (or two) in each section(except for Speak Now because there was only one), for time considerations I suppose. 

[XeRocks81]

hey what happened to Kevshmev? He usually kept this thread going but I see he hasn’t posted or been active on the forum in a while. 

[NoseofNicko]

I’ve been wondering that too…

[MirrorMask]

Well, looks like Taylor got a new boyfriend, do we really know Kev's actual identity?

 

[Stadler]

Well, looks like Taylor got a new boyfriend, do we really know Kev's actual identity?

 

That would be a hoot; our man Kev left us to date T-Swift!!! 

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

is each city getting a different movie? is it just a normal concert film but cut from song performances from the entire tour, or just one show, or something else?

it was recorded over 3(?) nights in los angeles at the end of the first leg of the tour back in august of this year.   In editing the movie they cut a song (or two) in each section(except for Speak Now because there was only one), for time considerations I suppose. 

thanks! gotta admit i kinda fell off the TS hype train after seeing my show in Denver, so i haven't been paying close attention to the rest of the shows or the movie release

[soupytwist]

Well, looks like Taylor got a new boyfriend, do we really know Kev's actual identity?

 

That would be a hoot; our man Kev left us to date T-Swift!!! 

I guess we can hear all about his flaws and failures on her next album then 😄

[Podaar]

I guess we can hear all about his flaws and failures on her next album then 😄

 

[Stadler]

"Welcome To St. Louis".

[faizoff]

Saw it with Mrs. P yesterday. What a show! Neither of us knew any of the music (except Shake it Off), but really enjoyed the presentation, choreography, cinematography, energy, and especially the fans in the arena. I dug the songs presented from Red, 89, and Midnight Eras. I found most of her songs had clever lyrics, but not a lot of variety in melodies. Not that her songs were samey, but she uses a pretty narrow melodic range and her approach to melody writing hasn't changed much over the years...or so it seems to me.

Anyway, what a personality, and what a concert! 

Daughter and wife saw it past weekend and they might be biased as big swifties but they just loved it. Daughter was sad that the nearly 3 hour concert movie ended. She wants to go again and I might go with her this time. I've read and heard from many non-fans it's an amazing experience in the theater with all that you described. I did go to her Reputation tour and at the time knew one or maybe two songs and I had a great time and was very entertained even though I felt kinda awkward in a sea of mostly preteen girls.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

Well, looks like Taylor got a new boyfriend, do we really know Kev's actual identity?

 

That would be a hoot; our man Kev left us to date T-Swift!!! 

I guess we can hear all about his flaws and failures on her next album then 😄

This morbid curiosity is about the only reason I would consider dating her.  But I would find a way to delete the master copy before it went to press.   

[Stadler]

Well, looks like Taylor got a new boyfriend, do we really know Kev's actual identity?

 

That would be a hoot; our man Kev left us to date T-Swift!!! 

I guess we can hear all about his flaws and failures on her next album then 😄

This morbid curiosity is about the only reason I would consider dating her.  But I would find a way to delete the master copy before it went to press.   

So you're saying you'd date her to find out your flaws and failures after the fact?  Haha, that's actually kind of funny.

[TAC]

Well, looks like Taylor got a new boyfriend, do we really know Kev's actual identity?

 

That would be a hoot; our man Kev left us to date T-Swift!!! 

I guess we can hear all about his flaws and failures on her next album then 😄

This morbid curiosity is about the only reason I would consider dating her.  But I would find a way to delete the master copy before it went to press.   

So you're saying you'd date her to find out your flaws and failures after the fact?  Haha, that's actually kind of funny.

DTF will give that to you right up front, and it won't even cost you a dinner!


My other thought is that Litho is obviously not married because you don't have to wait "after the fact" to hear about your flaws and failures. You get that kind of feedback in the here and now.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

Yeah, but you don't normally get songs out of it. 

[KevShmev]

Well, looks like Taylor got a new boyfriend, do we really know Kev's actual identity?

 

That would be a hoot; our man Kev left us to date T-Swift!!! 

Just call me Travis.

[nick_z]

Well, looks like Taylor got a new boyfriend, do we really know Kev's actual identity?

 

That would be a hoot; our man Kev left us to date T-Swift!!! 

Just call me Travis.

 

[kaos2900]

So my 10 yo daughter went to the movie with a friend and she liked a few songs but I don't think she's gone full Swiftie yet. I've tried to listen to some of her songs. Can someone help me understand the appeal? Where should I start? I appreciate that she writes her own songs and is legit talented so wanted to give her a legit shot.

[Zook]

So my 10 yo daughter went to the movie with a friend and she liked a few songs but I don't think she's gone full Swiftie yet. I've tried to listen to some of her songs. Can someone help me understand the appeal? Where should I start? I appreciate that she writes her own songs and is legit talented so wanted to give her a legit shot.

She writes easily accessible pop songs with lyrics that are relatable. Most of her output is actually pretty good and inoffensive, but she has also written some absolute cringe inducing garbage. I would start with Red. Speak Now is also pretty good. Before you listen to her best album, 1989, immediately delete Bad Blood from the track list. This song was included by mistake.

[KevShmev]

So my 10 yo daughter went to the movie with a friend and she liked a few songs but I don't think she's gone full Swiftie yet. I've tried to listen to some of her songs. Can someone help me understand the appeal? Where should I start? I appreciate that she writes her own songs and is legit talented so wanted to give her a legit shot.

I would say give an album or two full spins (to see if it grabs ya).  I started off with Folklore and Evermore, her two 2020 quarantine albums, both of which are great for this time of year. The hooks on both are not immediate, but the slow burn of them are amazing, and when they grab you, they do not let go, and both albums are lyrical masterworks.

I feel you cannot go wrong either with Speak Now and Red (the originals).   Speak Now still has a bit of country, but has a strong dirty rock feel.  Red is where the country was mostly gone and the pop was starting to creep in; that album has a lot of variety and many of her best songs. 

1989 is probably her catchiest and most pop album, and it is a great record.  I don't listen to it as much as the others because I like my pop a little different, but it's a great album for what it is. 

[Stadler]

1989 has what I consider two of the greatest pop songs ever.  Not HER greatest pop songs, but in general.   "Wildest Dreams" and "New Romantics". 

[KevShmev]

And yet Wildest Dreams is one of the five songs from the concert that was cut from the film.

I get that she probably had to cut a little to keep it under three hours for reasons beyond her control, but it was still a slight bummer.  Regardless, the concert film is still most awesome (seen it twice..so far ).

[kaos2900]

Thanks all, I'll check those out.

[Deadeye21]

Went to Eras movie today to celebrate 1989 re-release. Damn, that was a really well done concert film. I love the added visuals at the start of each era, but everything overall was really well done. Must say though, I think that Matt Billingslea's drum kit is almost a hybrid of Neil Peart and Mike Portnoy's signature kits, just a bit scaled down.

[goo-goo]

Is 1989 the last of her re-releases?

[MirrorMask]

Is 1989 the last of her re-releases?

No, the self titled and the album Reputation are missing.

She re-recorded all her other albums for which she doesn't own the masters, gaining new artistic and financial control over them.

Now all that's left to take back is her name, and her reputation 

[KevShmev]

As I have said before, I am buying the re-recordings for the Vault tracks and to support the endeavor, but I have zero hope that the TVs of the songs from the normal album will be as good or better than the originals.  The originals of both Red and Speak Now are miles ahead of the re-records, but the Vault tracks from both those are pretty damn great.  I have been listening to the ones from Speak Now since they were released in July, and I can safely say that Timeless has become one of my favorite songs of hers.  There are five Vault tracks here on 1989 TV, and I am sure there will be some major gems.

[Zook]

I haven't listened to the whole thing yet, but aside from a few mixing choices, and vocal deliveries, the 1989 rerecordings are pretty good.

[SoundscapeMN]

Imogen Heap actually worked with her on the new version of 1989 (unsure how I feel about that, but I support Imogen Heap in whatever she does regardless how I feel about Taylor Swift and her music).

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy5yzRGATx7/?img_index=1

[kaos2900]

So it sounds like the originals are better than the re-records?

[KevShmev]

So it sounds like the originals are better than the re-records?

I am admittedly usually a slave to what I hear first, so not sure I am the best judge of this.  I heard Fearless TV first, so I prefer that to the original Fearless (although I think her vocals at 18 being a bit too rough around the edges is ultimately why I had some difficulty with the original), but I heard the original Red and Speak Now both before TVs of each, so I prefer those originals.

I have managed to listen to most of 1989 TV today and most of it seems about as good or close to as good as the original.  Some minor quibbles, but that could be more of a me thing than anything else. 

[HOF]

It's really hard to nail a re-record. You get into an uncanny valley type situation where the closer it is to the original, the more the differences bother you. I am not familiar enough with the albums she has re-recorded to tell you much about the differences, but it does feel like the Speak Now songs just weren't quite right. I think it probably has more to do with her being older and having a different voice now, but some of the energy seemed different as well. Haven't tried 1989 yet, which is the album of hers I'm most familiar with.