The Deuce: I definitely think I'm the biggest Swiftie here

Happy Taylor Swift new album eve - Sounder October 2, 2025, 11:35:53

Sounder is not the biggest swiftie on the board* - Taz Yesterday, 19:04:41
- This all sounds like MAGA for Swifties. * - doubledown Today, 7:29:08
  - The difference is we're right about everything and MAGA are wrong* - Taz Today, 10:24:22
  - It's a cult* - Stu Today, 7:38:36
    - When I said my relationship with Taylor Swift was personal - Sounder Today, 10:25:47
      - you don't have a relationship with Taylor Swift - IlliniSax05 Today, 11:00:08
        
        Sounds like a killer TSwizzle song. * - haighter Today, 11:01:32
      - She's like a plastic human being* - Stu Today, 10:41:57
        
        OK Boomer* - Sounder Today, 10:46:07
    - Cults are really having a moment these days. * - doubledown Today, 7:45:13
      - I think there's a reason for this - Sounder Today, 10:23:55
- If you're suggesting it's you, Bitch please* - Sounder Yesterday, 19:05:39
  - I think you are the biggest Swiftie on the board that needs everyone here to think you are the bigge - Dilbert Today, 1:14:27
    - The actual biggest swiftie on the board^^^^^* - Taz Today, 8:41:59
    - I didn't start any of this - Sounder Today, 1:37:52
      - "I definitely think I'm the biggest Swiftie here" - jjlocke923 Today, 7:43:59
        
        I said I didn't start this, and I didn't - Sounder Today, 10:30:02
        
        luzl* - bbonb Today, 10:28:18
  - SWIFTIE FIGHT YESSSSSSSSSS* - voiceofreason Yesterday, 21:05:33
  - IDK I'm at least top 5, but maybe not number 1 - Taz Yesterday, 19:06:50
    - I definitely think I'm the biggest Swiftie here - Sounder Yesterday, 19:10:30
Not surprisingly, it's growing on me - Sounder Yesterday, 18:11:12
- Ruin the Friendship might be the best song on the album* - Sounder Yesterday, 18:25:23
  - I actually think it might be Eldest Daughter, but Actually Romantic is more entertaining. - voiceofreason Yesterday, 18:55:34
    - Eldest Daughter is classic Taylor Swift* - Sounder Yesterday, 19:00:45
    - Life of a Showgirl is a great song* - Sounder Yesterday, 18:58:46
Alright. I've listened a few times. I like it!* - DiamondDazzle Yesterday, 12:34:31
Stop it. Last one was rough. This one is just bad. - digs October 5, 2025, 22:22:56
- Not that it matters what this 50 year old thinks, but I’ve heard the album twice now due to my wife - voiceofreason Yesterday, 11:31:23
  - I think it is just fatigue - digs Yesterday, 12:29:49
    - This album is what you’d get if you asked AI to generate 12 random songs in the - doubledown Yesterday, 12:31:59
      - Also, she made a big deal out of calling it Life of a Showgirl - Sounder Yesterday, 12:32:53
        
        did you expect the album to be filled with vegas showtunes? - IlliniSax05 Yesterday, 12:55:35
        
        No, but I expected it to have more of a stylistic theme with a wink and a nod - Sounder Yesterday, 12:56:49
    - I honestly thought that going back to the Swedes would be magic - Sounder Yesterday, 12:31:17
      - Mind power, Swede. Mind power!* - Sammich Yesterday, 12:32:29
  - I’m critical of this album for the same reasons as Sounder. I think it’s weak. - GhostofPokeyStixPast Yesterday, 12:19:10
    - She needs to fuck up this relationship and then start a fight with Eminem or something. * - doubledown Yesterday, 12:22:55
      - It certainly would seem that Taylor being in a great place in her life - Sounder Yesterday, 12:29:11
        
        plus she was kinda busy the past couple years* - Sammich Yesterday, 12:30:58
        
        That's the crazy part, though, she wrote TTPD in the middle - Sounder Yesterday, 12:32:12
        
        Not really that surprising. Heartbreak is songwriting meth. Phil Collins - doubledown Yesterday, 12:35:46
        
        Side note: how hot is Emily in Paris's mom - Sounder Yesterday, 12:39:46
  - I've been trying to hold off on my judgement - Sounder Yesterday, 11:41:33
    - Biggest Swiftie on the board and you still haven’t gotten through a 40 minute album? - OB25 Yesterday, 12:26:37
      - It was a very busy weekend* - Sounder Yesterday, 12:29:56
      - I went to the release party. Suck it, Sounder!* - Sammich Yesterday, 12:29:00
    - I don't understand the opinion that there's not any bangers on this album* - KCWildcat Yesterday, 11:47:15
      - My favorite songs are Actually Romantic and Life of a Showgirl* - Sounder Yesterday, 11:48:56
        
        And if MarvinGaye’s estate got paid for Blurred Lines, I hope Weezer is getting a credit for - doubledown Yesterday, 12:17:35
        
        and Demi Lovato for Fate of Ophelia - Sammich Yesterday, 12:27:53
        
        Is Demi still a total hot mess?* - Sounder Yesterday, 12:33:24
        
        Poot is the star of the family now* - Sammich Yesterday, 12:35:01
        
        TIL* - Sounder Yesterday, 12:57:46
        
        There are only so many pop song chord progressions* - Sounder Yesterday, 12:18:45
        
        Go listen to Beverly Hills, and then listen to Actually Romantic and come back - doubledown Yesterday, 12:21:48
Fave is probably Elizabeth Taylor. Least fave is Father Figure - Sammich October 3, 2025, 23:21:52
Is there really a song dedicated to Kelce’s penis?* - biclops October 3, 2025, 23:20:02
- No. It's about superstition, and how to unlock certain paired limbs.* - Sammich October 3, 2025, 23:22:42
I put narcotics into all my songs... - Taz October 3, 2025, 23:14:51
Why is Travis catching strays on this album? - Sounder October 3, 2025, 11:28:46
- were I a lesser man (or were I trying to make money from lesser men) - Sammich October 3, 2025, 11:44:19
  - This is the worst song lyrics I've ever seen* - Chilango October 3, 2025, 12:48:31
  - This might be the first time I've actively disagreed with you* - Taz October 3, 2025, 12:45:15
  - Look at you being all profound* - Sounder October 3, 2025, 11:47:12
- get off social media - IlliniSax05 October 3, 2025, 11:31:32
  - dotz - Sounder October 3, 2025, 11:39:23
Just listened through… I think this is her weakest album yet. - GhostofPokeyStixPast October 3, 2025, 10:11:38
- Completely disagree. Fun, happy, horny, effervescent - Smarch October 4, 2025, 18:16:20
  - Can we at least agree it lyrically weak by her own standard?* - Sounder Yesterday, 11:56:25
- Pro side: this is the best she's ever looked* - Sounder October 3, 2025, 10:58:35
  - Worked her way up to a 6* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes October 3, 2025, 11:27:12
    - She still looks like she's about 12 - Stu October 4, 2025, 7:49:08
    - WOULD NOT BANG* - VIV October 3, 2025, 12:46:15
      - Well yeah, I'm married and she's engaged* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes October 3, 2025, 12:47:27
        
        You wouldn't want Travis coming after you* - Taz October 3, 2025, 12:48:06
        
        Killatrav!* - Warrin'_Illini October 3, 2025, 12:50:50
    - Might be the most insane thing posted here in awhile* - Carl Spackler October 3, 2025, 12:00:00
      - I stopped trying to change people's minds on Taylor Swift quite a while ago - Sounder October 3, 2025, 12:01:36
        
        Says the person who constantly talks about things he doesn't like and/or "doesn't get" - IlliniSax05 October 4, 2025, 10:07:09
        
        So it's OK for people who like her to gush like schoolgirls at everything she does... - Illiniphil October 4, 2025, 7:45:59
        
        Honestly, I find both of the groups to be perplexing - Sounder Yesterday, 11:44:17
  - Always an important factor when reviewing an audio medium.* - OB25 October 3, 2025, 11:22:24
    - Sex sells* - Sounder October 3, 2025, 11:25:20
- I have made the mistake in the past at not liking a Taylor Swift album on first listen - Sounder October 3, 2025, 10:44:48
  - Or just forcing it…..* - digs October 5, 2025, 22:24:39
    - I honestly don't feel the need to force it - Sounder Yesterday, 11:42:48
  - I didn’t like TTPD mostly because it was bloated. If you cut the fat to 12 tracks - GhostofPokeyStixPast October 3, 2025, 11:02:42
    - TTPD was telling a story of a particularly crazy period of her life - Sounder October 3, 2025, 11:08:16
      - are you mansplaining taylor swift now?* - VIV October 3, 2025, 11:11:54
        
        lol * - jjlocke923 October 3, 2025, 11:14:34
        
        dotz - Sounder October 3, 2025, 11:19:15
        
        Not in the least* - Sounder October 3, 2025, 11:13:14
- she is 35. Name a singer/songwriter who does their best stuff after, say, age 30 - bbonb October 3, 2025, 10:44:39
  - yeah, it's true when it comes to music (but not all disciplines). there are outliers, but yeah.* - cpsteine Yesterday, 18:23:07
  - Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks (age 34). I would argue that album, for him, at that time - Desert October 3, 2025, 11:06:37
    - This reminds me I still need to see the Dylan biopic* - Sounder October 3, 2025, 11:46:43
  - big reason why the 27 club is so mythologized - Sammich October 3, 2025, 11:03:16
    - that’s a good observation* - bbonb October 3, 2025, 12:01:42
    - It's interesting athletes also tend to peak at 27 as well* - Sounder October 3, 2025, 11:08:44
  - Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown / Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald* - bulldogmba October 3, 2025, 11:02:15
- Dotz - Sounder October 3, 2025, 10:32:21
- If you like TS, this album is more of it. * - doubledown October 3, 2025, 10:25:39
- it's easier to make resonant art about heartbreak than about being dicked down real nice* - Sammich October 3, 2025, 10:16:48
  - speaking from experience?* - VIV October 3, 2025, 10:24:45
    - Absolutely not! - Sammich October 3, 2025, 10:31:08
      - the correct answer was - VIV October 3, 2025, 10:32:49
- Just started! I like the Opheila song.* - DiamondDazzle October 3, 2025, 10:16:20
- The more money artists get, the weaker their art becomes* - JacobRDaugherty October 3, 2025, 10:15:03
  - The Bill Simmons efffect - Sounder October 3, 2025, 10:45:43
  - I don’t know if it’s money. I think it’s more once you’ve put out 100+ songs, there’s diminishing - snipes824 October 3, 2025, 10:29:25
    - Taylor is somewhat unique in that her music has evolved - Sounder October 3, 2025, 10:48:11
    - I think this is it. It’s really really really hard to be continuously creative * - IlliniRunner October 3, 2025, 10:47:00
    - I think it is when artists get into their smelling their own farts era that things fall off* - JacobRDaugherty October 3, 2025, 10:36:32
I don't like most of Taylor Swift's music. It's just not for me. And this album is no different. - doubledown October 3, 2025, 9:57:59
- I am not a Taylor Swift fan but my son likes Shake it off and Move it, Move it - JacobRDaugherty October 3, 2025, 10:38:36
- A pod I follow just did an ep called Doja Cat is the New Janet - Jackie October 3, 2025, 10:03:02
  - Take a listen. I bet you'll like it. * - doubledown October 3, 2025, 10:17:05
    - I thought she was horrendous on SNL this week* - Sounder Yesterday, 11:46:07
I listened last night. Nothing stood out to me, but it never does on first listen of - Taz October 3, 2025, 7:47:36
- See. Thats not a good thing. Great music gets you out of the gate * - digs October 5, 2025, 22:24:08
Review: Actually Romantic is a bop we'd all like* - KCWildcat October 3, 2025, 7:13:47
- Define "all"* - Stu October 3, 2025, 8:18:06
  - If you like any 90s alternative* - KCWildcat October 3, 2025, 9:16:13
    - Seether is neither loose nor tight* - Sounder October 3, 2025, 12:07:48
    - with your feet on the air and your head on the ground* - VIV October 3, 2025, 9:43:38
I don’t believe you aren’t sure when exactly it drops.* - DocWalk20 October 2, 2025, 20:12:41
I'm guessing midnight eastern* - KCWildcat October 2, 2025, 11:50:49
- Spotify has a countdown that ends at midnight.* - voiceofreason October 2, 2025, 21:24:48
- That's my guess as well, which means I can listen after curling!* - Sounder October 2, 2025, 11:51:16

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