Disc A contains tracks 1-3, B 4-6, A 7-9, B 10-13. Review: Instant classic - I have been a fan of Taylor Swift approximately since 2007, after I heard her debut LP that was released in the year 2006. Since then, I have listened to all of her records and I was able to witness her changes throughout the years. I always wanted to write a review about Taylor Swift’s 1989 album, but I thought it would be best to do it after that “era” was over. Now, after almost a year and a half after its release, I decided to write a track-by-track review. First of all, 1989 is Taylor Swift’s first documented pop album. She always flirted with the concept of pop songs but she never went full-out with it. When you listen to 1989, you notice that it is a pop album, but it is far from bubblegum-pop meaningless songs that make no sense at all. As the album title suggests, she was inspired by the music and ideas that were flowing in the decade she was born in, and you can notice that in some songs. Every song on the album is perfectly crafted, they all have her signature heart-on-her-sleeve-open-diary songwriting but you can notice that she has grown as a person by reading the lyrics, something I highly recommend. This album includes the following songs: -Welcome To New York: it is the perfect song to start the album with. Right from the start you can tell that it is a pop song and it sets the tone of 1989. Taylor sings about how moving to the magical and eclectic city of New York changed her and her perspective. -Blank Space: it is one of the best lyrically-written songs on the album. This song is about the man-eating image the media has created of her. Instead of sitting in a corner and cry, she decides to take on that idea and create a catchy song about that fictional character that was created of her. -Style: if there is one song in 1989 that definitely sounds like the 80’s, this is it. In this one she sings about that kind of relationship that always comes back around (“they never go out of style”) and you can hear a Miami Vice vibe hear that is perfect for this song. -Out Of The Woods: this is one of the many highlights of the album. It has a chorus that really makes you feel what she was feeling (“are we out of the woods yet?”) and it is written so perfectly it will be hard to get it out of your head. -All You Had To Do Was Stay: in this song, Taylor does something she has never done before: she incorporated a high-pitched “Stay” in the chorus. The song tells the story of how her lover broke all of his promises and she tells him that the only thing he had to do was stay, but it is too late for him to return. -Shake It Off: probably the most up-beat song on the album, “Shake It Off” is an ode to her independence from everybody else's opinion. In this instant hit, Taylor declares that she is aware of all the things that she is criticized for, but she is not going to change who she is in order to be more liked, she is just going to “shake off” the haters. -I Wish You Would: this is a very innovative song from the point of view of the narrative: it constantly goes between the point of view of two people that were in a relationship and how they wish the other one knew how they really feel. -Bad Blood: This song is about betrayal, and how Taylor was affected by the other person’s actions. It has some strong beats that really makes this song stand out. It would be great if the album also had the version with Kendrick Lamar. -Wildest Dreams: a slow-paced song in which she sings about a relationship that she knows she is going to end sometime soon, so she wishes that her partner remembers her in the best way possible (“standing in a nice dress, staring at the sunset”). It is a great song that starts with a minimalistic sound then develops into a larger-than-life song and then goes back again to that intimate sound. -How You Get The Girl: a funny, upbeat song about how a man has to win her heart back. It almost feels like a step-by-step guide met a fairytale, and that is awesome. It is one of the most full-out pop songs and she nails it perfectly. -This Love: this slow song feels like it could be sung by millions of people in a stadium while still feeling intimate. It paints the situation of how she felt her lover had gone but he reappeared out of the blue. -I Know Places: when you listen to this song for the first time, you might say that it is different from what she has done before: and it is exactly that. You can feel that this song is almost like a movie (it even has the sound of a movie starting and stopping at the beginning and at the end of the song, respectively). It is a great song about the fragility of a relationship at the beginning and how she wishes to keep the media away from them given how publicly known she is. -Clean: the song that closes the standard edition of the album, Clean is a masterpiece. In this song, Taylor refers to her relationship as something not healthy for her. She has grown out of it and she wishes to get “clean”, just like an addiction. It really makes you stand in her shoes and it is beautifully written. All in all, 1989 is an amazing album that rightfully won “Album Of The Year” at the Grammy's. I completely recommend it because it shows that Taylor Swift knows who she is and you can see it reflect on her music. Now, all there is left to do is to eagerly wait for her new music and smashing hits. Review: Physical product arrived in perfect condition. The music is fantastic. - If you like Taylor Swift and 1980s-inspired synth-pop production with dense synthesizers, programmed drum machines, and processed electronic backing vocals, this album is a no-brainer. The songs still hold up and remain in my rotation of music I play, which is telling. I often use music as a distraction during times when I'm experiencing high levels of anxiety and/or depression. Music that stays in rotation for a long time is particularly effective for me.
| ASIN | B00P2HSETA |
| Best Sellers Rank | #224 in CDs & Vinyl ( See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl ) #103 in Pop (CDs & Vinyl) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (14,701) |
| Date First Available | November 3, 2014 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Label | Big Machine |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | Big Machine |
| Number of discs | 2 |
| Original Release Date | 2014 |
| Product Dimensions | 12 x 12.6 x 1 inches; 1.05 Pounds |
C**S
Instant classic
I have been a fan of Taylor Swift approximately since 2007, after I heard her debut LP that was released in the year 2006. Since then, I have listened to all of her records and I was able to witness her changes throughout the years. I always wanted to write a review about Taylor Swift’s 1989 album, but I thought it would be best to do it after that “era” was over. Now, after almost a year and a half after its release, I decided to write a track-by-track review. First of all, 1989 is Taylor Swift’s first documented pop album. She always flirted with the concept of pop songs but she never went full-out with it. When you listen to 1989, you notice that it is a pop album, but it is far from bubblegum-pop meaningless songs that make no sense at all. As the album title suggests, she was inspired by the music and ideas that were flowing in the decade she was born in, and you can notice that in some songs. Every song on the album is perfectly crafted, they all have her signature heart-on-her-sleeve-open-diary songwriting but you can notice that she has grown as a person by reading the lyrics, something I highly recommend. This album includes the following songs: -Welcome To New York: it is the perfect song to start the album with. Right from the start you can tell that it is a pop song and it sets the tone of 1989. Taylor sings about how moving to the magical and eclectic city of New York changed her and her perspective. -Blank Space: it is one of the best lyrically-written songs on the album. This song is about the man-eating image the media has created of her. Instead of sitting in a corner and cry, she decides to take on that idea and create a catchy song about that fictional character that was created of her. -Style: if there is one song in 1989 that definitely sounds like the 80’s, this is it. In this one she sings about that kind of relationship that always comes back around (“they never go out of style”) and you can hear a Miami Vice vibe hear that is perfect for this song. -Out Of The Woods: this is one of the many highlights of the album. It has a chorus that really makes you feel what she was feeling (“are we out of the woods yet?”) and it is written so perfectly it will be hard to get it out of your head. -All You Had To Do Was Stay: in this song, Taylor does something she has never done before: she incorporated a high-pitched “Stay” in the chorus. The song tells the story of how her lover broke all of his promises and she tells him that the only thing he had to do was stay, but it is too late for him to return. -Shake It Off: probably the most up-beat song on the album, “Shake It Off” is an ode to her independence from everybody else's opinion. In this instant hit, Taylor declares that she is aware of all the things that she is criticized for, but she is not going to change who she is in order to be more liked, she is just going to “shake off” the haters. -I Wish You Would: this is a very innovative song from the point of view of the narrative: it constantly goes between the point of view of two people that were in a relationship and how they wish the other one knew how they really feel. -Bad Blood: This song is about betrayal, and how Taylor was affected by the other person’s actions. It has some strong beats that really makes this song stand out. It would be great if the album also had the version with Kendrick Lamar. -Wildest Dreams: a slow-paced song in which she sings about a relationship that she knows she is going to end sometime soon, so she wishes that her partner remembers her in the best way possible (“standing in a nice dress, staring at the sunset”). It is a great song that starts with a minimalistic sound then develops into a larger-than-life song and then goes back again to that intimate sound. -How You Get The Girl: a funny, upbeat song about how a man has to win her heart back. It almost feels like a step-by-step guide met a fairytale, and that is awesome. It is one of the most full-out pop songs and she nails it perfectly. -This Love: this slow song feels like it could be sung by millions of people in a stadium while still feeling intimate. It paints the situation of how she felt her lover had gone but he reappeared out of the blue. -I Know Places: when you listen to this song for the first time, you might say that it is different from what she has done before: and it is exactly that. You can feel that this song is almost like a movie (it even has the sound of a movie starting and stopping at the beginning and at the end of the song, respectively). It is a great song about the fragility of a relationship at the beginning and how she wishes to keep the media away from them given how publicly known she is. -Clean: the song that closes the standard edition of the album, Clean is a masterpiece. In this song, Taylor refers to her relationship as something not healthy for her. She has grown out of it and she wishes to get “clean”, just like an addiction. It really makes you stand in her shoes and it is beautifully written. All in all, 1989 is an amazing album that rightfully won “Album Of The Year” at the Grammy's. I completely recommend it because it shows that Taylor Swift knows who she is and you can see it reflect on her music. Now, all there is left to do is to eagerly wait for her new music and smashing hits.
L**Y
Physical product arrived in perfect condition. The music is fantastic.
If you like Taylor Swift and 1980s-inspired synth-pop production with dense synthesizers, programmed drum machines, and processed electronic backing vocals, this album is a no-brainer. The songs still hold up and remain in my rotation of music I play, which is telling. I often use music as a distraction during times when I'm experiencing high levels of anxiety and/or depression. Music that stays in rotation for a long time is particularly effective for me.
L**O
Buen producto
Exelente
K**I
Love!
Love this album so much, came quickly with no issues in perfect condition .
M**.
VINYL DOUBLE LP
This review is for the LP (vinyl) edition Very nice gate-fold sleeve The inside of the gate fold contains all the lyrics and Polaroids from the CD book...but here it is presented as one big collage...which is great to look at... Vinyl is pressed on two LP's That surprised me. The LP is only 48 minutes long...and they could have pressed it on one LP, but the quality would have suffered. ideally and LP side should be no more than about 21 minutes. But it also gives these tracks a chance to breathe. The first side includes -- Welcome to NY / Blank Space / Style (an optimistic set up) Side two begins with Out of the Woods - a little paranoia after the sugar high and then Stay......which culminates in the Shake it Off portion of the show....end of side 2 Side Three includes I Wish You Would // Bad Blood // Wildest Dreams - this is a nice set of songs Side 4 is the longest----4 tracks ---it begins with How You Get The Girl -- It's nice to have a break between Wildest Dreams and this track... then This Love....I know Places....and Clean I bought the album on CD the day it came out because I was in the mood for a pop album and I had heard of Taylor Swift but I was unfamiliar with her music. I don't normally even buy CD's since I don't have a CD player at home....but I happened to buy a car the day before and it had a CD player in it...so I bought this CD to try out the speakers and I was really surprised at how much I liked each song....I let the album play over and over again while i drove around the back roads.... I liked it enough to get a proper copy of the album on Vinyl so i could play it at home. Having heard the CD many, many times I was surprised by the depth of the sound of the Vinyl...The harmonies seemed clearer and the overall mix of the instruments seemed more balanced and less shrill... While i enjoy the album as a whole...it feels like a more coherent story unfolds by listening to it in sections...breathing between song sets... I'm not a POP music enthusiast. I generally listen to old field recordings of early blues and banjo breakdowns. But I do enjoy Pop music that seems to be doing something or saying something different... I haven't quite put my finger on it...but Taylor Swift ain't no dummy and this LP has a sound and a presence to it that bids the listener to return to it again and again... I've always thought that Cyndi Lauper's LP "She's So Unusual" is the first great 80's record...and now I think Taylor Swift's 1989 might be the last great 80's record... I don't quite understand it...but I like it...and the Vinyl version is worth having....
S**N
Great cd just broken case
While I love having her cd’s and it is hard to get my hands on the originals, this cd case was cracked all over. I will have to see if I can find a different case to put this in.
P**E
came in perfect shape
love
S**N
Received the vinyl in excellent condition, I love the care that Amazon/vendor took to pack the vinyl very nicely. Love the sound, a very good pressing indeed!
B**O
Ótimo. Um AOTY de qualidade desses. Só hits. E em vinil o som fica melhor ainda.
J**A
Midnight You come and pick me up, no headlights Long drive Could end in burning flames or paradise Fade into view, oh It's been a while since I have even heard from you (heard from you) And I should just tell you to leave 'cause I Know exactly where it leads, but I Watch us go 'round and 'round each time You got that James Dean daydream look in your eye And I got that red lip classic thing that you like And when we go crashing down, we come back every time 'Cause we never go out of style, we never go out of style You got that long hair, slicked back, white T-shirt And I got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt And when we go crashing down, we come back every time 'Cause we never go out of style, we never go out of style So it goes He can't keep his wild eyes on the road, mm Takes me home The lights are off, he's taking off his coat, mm, yeah I say, "I heard, oh That you've been out and about with some other girl, some other girl" He says, "What you heard is true, but I Can't stop thinkin' 'bout you and I" I said, "I've been there too a few times" 'Cause you got that James Dean daydream look in your eye And I got that red lip classic thing that you like And when we go crashing down, we come back every time 'Cause we never go out of style, we never go out of style You got that long hair, slicked back, white T-shirt And I got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt (a tight little skirt) And when we go crashing down, we come back every time 'Cause we never go out of style (we never go), we never go out of style Take me home Just take me home Yeah, just take me home Oh, whoa, oh (Out of style) Oh, you got that James Dean daydream look in your eye And I got that red lip classic thing that you like And when we go crashing down (now we go), we come back every time 'Cause we never go out of style, we never go out of style
I**)
Sister loves taylor swift so I got her this cd, sadly the first one arrived all broken. I returned it (still had to pay all the shipping fees). Second one only had a little scratch.
D**N
Fast deliver
