Board 8 > Lover impressions?

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I've listened to about half of the album so far and nothing really jumps out at me. My favorite up through the first nine tracks is probably Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince. I also liked Paper Rings and Cornelia Street, so it seems like the album is picking up around the 1/3rd area, as most Taylor albums do for me.

I'm not gonna hastily make a judgement because my gut reaction with Reputation was to put it in dead last and now I have it at #2.

@Snake5555555555
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i expected a rankings topic of past lovers
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Grimlyn posted...

i expected a rankings topic of past lovers

Nah, they all suck. Fuck them.
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Honestly, a huge, disappointing slog for me. Same old generic synth-pop beats that don't really excite me at all. Some of the lyrical writing is good though, especially in The Man. And I do like Paper Rings a lot. Feels like a Speak Now-era song that made its way on this album.

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well I assumed they would suck and fuck yes.
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Eddv posted...

well I assumed they would suck and fuck yes.

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None of them instantly jump out to me yet. I can definitely see some of them growing on me though; Paper Rings already is doing that.
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I've had some more time to listen to it and digest it. My favorites so far are:
The Man
Miss Americana
Paper Rings
It's Nice To Have A Friend
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Finished it up and listened to some songs multiple times, there were some decent ones later in the album.

Me! is annoyingly catchy. I want to hate it but I just can't.
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I ended up liking Cruel Summer a lot too. That punk-ish growl is oh so good.

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I have to listen to a song MANY times before I can say if I like it or dislike it but a first listen through seemed fine. The Man seems good.
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