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The Taylor Swift Appreciation Thread
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silentNate
28-01-2012
Originally Posted by geordielady:
“Taylor is in London today, no one appears to know what for but rumour has it adele's management have got her over to help knock up adele's next album, what with adele bragging she is going country.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...8200954&type=1”

There is footage o her visiting the Princess Diana memorial on the DM website iirc
silentNate
28-01-2012
Originally Posted by silentNate:
“Does anyone know what is written on her arm for this concert? Looked all over the internet and I'm still ”

Green Day

There is a surprise
geordielady
29-01-2012
The concert is a montage of many concerts put together so the lyrics on her arm vary from song to song and also as some songs are made up of various concerts you get to see different lyrics even in the one song.
silentNate
29-01-2012
Originally Posted by geordielady:
“The concert is a montage of many concerts put together so the lyrics on her arm vary from song to song and also as some songs are made up of various concerts you get to see different lyrics even in the one song.”

I figured they had taken different songs from different concerts but using various concerts for one song seems bizarre given the amount of work involved

The versions of Better Than Revenge and Back To December are really good, shame about the dance troupe though as I found them quite annoying at times
TheJ693
09-02-2012
Safe and Sound video is out monday
silentNate
11-02-2012
Exclusive sneak peak here

For those of us in the UK
markmc2k5
12-02-2012
Taylor wins another Grammy

Best Country Solo Performance - Mean
markmc2k5
12-02-2012
....and another

Best Country Song - Mean

So happy right now. Not sure I personally would have pegged Mean as a Grammy winning song but hey I'm not complaining!
Jeanie Gold
12-02-2012
Congratulations to Taylor! That's one more award to add to her shelf.
seal b
13-02-2012
I've just seen her performance at the grammy's. Her vocals were great! Such a good performance. The dress she wore on the red carpet was incredible, she looked stunning. 2 more awards to add to the collection
geordielady
13-02-2012
Yeah top notch performance from Taylor and her band, voice was supurb as well.
Its beyond belief that she did not win county album, bit of a joke really but suppose they cant let her sweep the board.
seal b
13-02-2012
Yeah, it was a real shame she didn't win country album. 'Speak now' really deserved it....at least she can let the sales speak for themselves.

I'm still surprised that 'mean' has done so well. I really don't think its close to being one of the best songs on the album. Its all about personal preference but I think Dear John, BTR, Sparks fly, Enchanted, Mine, Last kiss and Story of us are much better. I guess it cos its Taylor really going back to her country roots.
Rodney McKay
13-02-2012
Just popped in to say well done To Taylor on her wins last night, well deserved. She looked stunning as well.
Jeanie Gold
16-02-2012
Hello! My copy of the Speak Now Tour DVD arrived today, I'll watch it tonight and post my review later.
silentNate
18-02-2012
Originally Posted by Jeanie Gold:
“Hello! My copy of the Speak Now Tour DVD arrived today, I'll watch it tonight and post my review later. ”

I really enjoyed it though I preferred the stuff with her on the acoustic guitar as I found the dance troupe annoyingly twee
Jeanie Gold
18-02-2012
OK. I'll start off with saying that I'm not a massive fan of Taylor, although I own her 3 albums. I bought Fearless just after the Platinum Edition was released in 2009, then I bought the Taylor Swift (1st) album when I saw it while browsing HMV one day, then I pre-ordered the deluxe edition of Speak Now. So I own all three. My favourite out of them is probably Speak Now although it has tough competition from Fearless. I haven't seen Taylor live, and judging from TV performances and YouTube tour videos, her vocals can be very shaky sometimes, but she is very young and still has plenty of room to improve.

I hope it's okay to do this song by song.

Sparks Fly: I was a little disappointed with this opening, when compared to the amazing opening on the Fearless Tour with 'You Belong With Me', I felt this was a little bit dull. Just a simple rise to the stage floor. It got the job done though and it was a nice performance.

Mine: 'Mine' isn't my favourite song from Speak Now but this performance made me gain a new appreciation for the song.

The Story Of Us: This song is one of my absolute favourites from the album and after the single was overlooked (although it was a little bit of a sequel to 'You Belong With Me'), I was hoping for something big on the tour. It wasn't at all massive BUT it got the job done and the performance didn't at all draw away from the amazing song, but unfortunately it didn't add much to it either.

Our Song: Possibly one of my favourite songs from her debut, the performance was cute and had me feeling as warm as when I first heard the song.

Mean: The intro was one of my favourite parts of the show, a nice cute little country barn performance.

Back to December (Medley): I remember Taylor's Speak Now release TV special and I remember her playing this song on the piano in the park underneath the bridge. Her piano skills are good and her vocals were on point, and the medley with 'Apologize' and 'You're Not Sorry' was absolutely genius, it really worked and enhanced the performance by a mile.

Better Than Revenge: Possibly my favourite song from the album, the performance of 'Better Than Revenge' was absolutely AMAZING. It showed a catty side of Taylor that we saw earlier with 'Picture to Burn', but didn't see much on Fearless. I loved watching Taylor's fights with her dancers, and as she got to the bridge I was absolutely hooked and devastated when it ended. I was captured in the moment.

Speak Now: Another favourite from the album, the performance was everything I had imagined it would be. It really worked and was pulled off well, the transforming stage was phenominal and this song highlights how Taylor can put on a show just as much as other singers can.

Fearless (Medley): The medley of 'Fearless' with 'Hey Soul Sister' and 'I'm Yours' was perfect, as was the earlier medley with 'Back to December'. I've always enjoyed 'Fearless' but I wasn't a fan of the other two songs, but this performance of Taylor sat alone by a tree on her Ukulele was great. It had me bobbing my head and tapping my feet.

You Belong With Me: The performance was great, and the choreography was good. I was a little disappointed because it was a massive step-down from a lot of her previous performances of the song, but it definitely wasn't NOT entertaining.

Dear John: The song itself bores me to death but the performance was gripping.

Haunted: The perfect song was completely enhanced by an amazing performance. The gymnasts in the bells was a beautiful spectacle, and pardon the pun, but the whole performance was haunting.

Enchanted: The performance was enchanting and had both of my eyes glued on Taylor for the duration of the performance.

Long Live: A loving performance from Taylor dedicated '100%' to her fans, it wasn't a massive show but it really made me feel like she appreciated every single fan, so I guess the point came across well.

Fifteen: Dull. It would've suited being earlier in the show, because Long Live was a great song to end the show with before the encore.

Love Story: A little cheesy with the balcony flying over the audience but it made me smile, because that's cheesy and cute performances are what Taylor is all about.

OVERALL:
I feel like the setlist could've been improved a little, but the show was very enjoyable. There was an appropriate mixture of theatrics and just Taylor sat playing an instrument, and for a second tour it was very good. Her vocals were on point, not perfect but they were fine as they were, easy-listening and hardly ever had an off-key note. As most people say, Taylor's extensive 'OMG' breaks did eventually become a little tedious, but they were acceptable because they felt genuine.
silentNate
19-02-2012
Nice review, disagree about Dear John though as I rate it as one of her best songs. Pleased that you enjoyed Back To December and (my personal favourite) Better Than Revenge.
Jeanie Gold
19-02-2012
Originally Posted by silentNate:
“Nice review, disagree about Dear John though as I rate it as one of her best songs. Pleased that you enjoyed Back To December and (my personal favourite) Better Than Revenge. ”

Songs like Better Than Revenge is a direction that I hope Taylor explores a lot more on her next album.
silentNate
19-02-2012
Originally Posted by Jeanie Gold:
“Songs like Better Than Revenge is a direction that I hope Taylor explores a lot more on her next album.”

Apparently she is a fan of Green Day on the quiet.

I'm inclined to disagree as we have one Paramore already
Jeanie Gold
19-02-2012
Originally Posted by silentNate:
“Apparently she is a fan of Green Day on the quiet.

I'm inclined to disagree as we have one Paramore already ”

Yes but angry Taylor songs such as Better Than Revenge and Picture to Burn are where her talent lies!

But, Taylor said she's doing something different with her next album, that had be a bit excited!
geordielady
19-02-2012
New album is gonna be a lot more darker and moody, not so sure we will see songs in the style of better than revenge.
Jeanie Gold
19-02-2012
Originally Posted by geordielady:
“New album is gonna be a lot more darker and moody, not so sure we will see songs in the style of better than revenge.”

Like Haunted a little?
geordielady
19-02-2012
Originally Posted by Jeanie Gold:
“Like Haunted a little?”

Not sure TBH as no one apart from taylors record label CEO/president, her producer and band members have heard any of her new stuff. All we know is the songs will continue to reflect her life and relationships but seeing thats almost been so good for her guess its gonna be strange her bringing out a dark album when her life has been so bright

Haunted is one of the best and most complex songs on speak now so if she is gonna go that route i would be happy. Hope its not too drab though as taylor needs to keep her country rock roots in her songs, so dont wanna see a sombre acoustic style album or just an album of depressing ballads.
Scott Borchetta called her a genius after hearing her new material, her band members have also made comments on twitter that her new stuff is awsume so fingers crossed we are all gonna enjoy it.
Jeanie Gold
19-02-2012
Originally Posted by geordielady:
“Not sure TBH as no one apart from taylors record label CEO/president, her producer and band members have heard any of her new stuff. All we know is the songs will continue to reflect her life and relationships but seeing thats almost been so good for her guess its gonna be strange her bringing out a dark album when her life has been so bright

Haunted is one of the best and most complex songs on speak now so if she is gonna go that route i would be happy. Hope its not too drab though as taylor needs to keep her country rock roots in her songs, so dont wanna see a sombre acoustic style album or just an album of depressing ballads.
Scott borchetta called her a genius after hearing her new material, her band members have also made comments on twitter that her new stuf is awsume so fingers crossed we all all gonna enjoy it.”

Haunted is one of my favourite Taylor songs of all time.

Do you think that we'll be getting the album this year? I don't think I'll be able to wait till 2013.
geordielady
19-02-2012
Originally Posted by Jeanie Gold:
“Haunted is one of my favourite Taylor songs of all time.

Do you think that we'll be getting the album this year? I don't think I'll be able to wait till 2013. ”

Its on course for a Oct/Nov 2012 release so it looks likely it will be this year, but with albums nothing is set in stone. Acording to a recent interview she said she has around 30 songs she has written over the last 18 months in basic form which she has to cut back to around 16 for the new album, but she is still writing!. Maybe she should release a double album, what a bonus for the fans that would be!
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