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yesssssssss new Taylor Swift album and new single!!! Red - October 22nd

Aug 14, 2012#1

Charlie Don't Surf

The wait for two months for the new album is going to suck, but at least I can play this song on repeat like a billion times until then

Aug 14, 2012#2

GasBandit

That you adore Taylor Swift unironically is the most ironic thing to which I think I have ever been exposed.

Aug 14, 2012#3

Gilgamesh

Personally I'm MUCH more excited about PSY's 6th Album release.

Aug 14, 2012#4

Charlie Don't Surf

GasBandit said:
That you adore Taylor Swift unironically is the most ironic thing to which I think I have ever been exposed.

I have no idea what this means, as I try to peel the layers of the ironi-nions, I start crying and just listen to Dear John again

Aug 14, 2012#5

ThatNickGuy

I don't think I've ever listened to any Taylor Swift before. Now I wish I could still say that because that song's pretty terrible.

Aug 14, 2012#6

Zappit

I am so curious as to what guy gets burned by America's Most Wholesome Skank this time. She just can't seem to put out new material without a failed relationship behind it.

Aug 14, 2012#7

GasBandit

Zappit said:
I am so curious as to what guy gets burned by America's Most Wholesome Skank this time. She just can't seem to put out new material without a failed relationship behind it.

All you'll ever be is mean.

Aug 14, 2012#8

ThatNickGuy

Zappit said:
I am so curious as to what guy gets burned by America's Most Wholesome Skank this time. She just can't seem to put out new material without a failed relationship behind it.

Worked for Alanis Morrisette.

Aug 14, 2012#9

Charlie Don't Surf

lol @ slut shaming and calling Taylor Swift a skank for owning her sexuality in the 21st century

Aug 14, 2012#10

Covar

Much more of a pop sound than before. Hope the albums not like that.

Aug 14, 2012#11

Charlie Don't Surf

Covar said:
Much more of a pop sound than before. Hope the albums not like that.

Each album usually has had a couple straight out poppy songs. Fearless didn't sound like "You Belong to Me", Speak Now not wholly like...umm... I'm blanking. I guess "Better than Revenge"? Not sure that was a single.

Aug 14, 2012#12

sixpackshaker

This is still what I think about when you guys talk about Pop-Music on here...

Aug 14, 2012#13

Charlie Don't Surf

I actually unironically enjoy the Music Reviewing chapters of American Psycho

Aug 14, 2012#14

Zappit

Charlie Don't Surf said:
lol @ slut shaming and calling Taylor Swift a skank for owning her sexuality in the 21st century

Now it's not really bashing - one of those guys was John Mayer, who looks like the God of Syphilis. THAT guy is full-on slut, which goes beyond skank. It's just that Swift's act feels old, Charlie, and that she's just using guys for her music. I don't see that as owning one's sexuality. I see it as abusing it. To me, owning one's sexuality means actually putting it to work in a relationship that has a chance. Taylor Swift does not appear to do that.

Aug 14, 2012#15

Charlie Don't Surf

Zappit said:
Now it's not really bashing - one of those guys was John Mayer, who looks like the God of Syphilis. THAT guy is full-on slut, which goes beyond skank. It's just that Swift's act feels old, Charlie, and that she's just using guys for her music. I don't see that as owning one's sexuality. I see it as abusing it. To me, owning one's sexuality means actually putting it to work in a relationship that has a chance. Taylor Swift does not appear to do that.

I didn't know you knew her personally and knew all of her motivations

also it's very sex-negative to assume that anyone who enjoys and has a lot of sex has an STD

Aug 14, 2012#16

Gilgamesh

Charlie Don't Surf said:
I didn't know you knew her personally and knew all of her motivations

Do you?

Aug 14, 2012#17

Cajungal

Not a fan but you enjoy when it comes out.

Aug 14, 2012#18

Zappit

Charlie Don't Surf said:
I didn't know you knew her personally and knew all of her motivations

also it's very sex-negative to assume that anyone who enjoys and has a lot of sex has an STD

No, I don't know her motivations, but I doubt that there aren't many people who do. However, her music is a business, and the point of business is to make money. She's got a formula that works, and it just happens to require a public break-up. I do think that money is a big motivator. She did just hook-up with a Kennedy.

I happen to think that it's a very negative attitude towards sex that one can look at a...how should I say it..."manizer"? That works. Anyway, to look at anybody who just uses other people and sees it as empowerment - there's a failure to see the bigger picture.

And really, busting my balls over a John Mayer joke? I never even said he was riddled with venereal disease. He just looks that way.

Aug 14, 2012#19

Charlie Don't Surf

I'm not sure how else to intrepret God of Syphillis

Aug 14, 2012#20

Bumble the Boy Wonder

I don't see it as her using relationships to make better music, I just see it as someone who may have been hurt real bad at one point, and is using the pain (not always pain, sometimes hopeful!) to make some catchy songs.

I won't be buying the cd or anything, but I probably won't change the radio station until I hear it for the fourth or fifth time and yell at my radio to stop playing the same songs.

Aug 14, 2012#21

Zappit

Charlie Don't Surf said:
I'm not sure how else to intrepret God of Syphillis

He just looks that way. Dude just needs some vitamins.

Aug 14, 2012#22

blotsfan

I'm pretty sure there are songs by other artists about how John Mayer is a douche.

Aug 14, 2012#23

linglingface

I like Taylor Swift, but I'm not sure about this song... :-/ I'll probably buy the album, though!

Aug 15, 2012#24

GasBandit

The song is not testing well among the listeners of my employer's country station.

Aug 15, 2012#25

blotsfan

I'm not a big taylor swift fan in general, but that was horrible. I hated that stupid talking in the song. I don't always mind when singers do that, but I thought that was really poorly done.

Aug 15, 2012#26

LordRendar

Can`t listen to the song here in Germany.Curses.

Aug 16, 2012#27

Frank

Her music is like listening to texts by bitchy ex-girlfriends.

Oct 18, 2012#28

Charlie Don't Surf

IT LEAKED AND I'M LISTENING TO IT RIGHT NOW

It's really really really really really good :aaah:

Oct 18, 2012#29

Steve

Not a fan of her music but there's a place for her in the music scene. At least she writes her own songs and plays an instrument. Can't say that about a lot of musicians on the pop scene right now. Well, I'm not 100% sure she plays any instrument but think I've seen her strumming on a guitar in a video.

Oct 18, 2012#30

Cajungal

D'aww Charles. You remind me of my niece.

Oct 18, 2012#31

Hailey Knight

He reminds me of my ten-year-old cousin.

The girl one.

Oct 18, 2012#32

Gilgamesh

Cajungal said:
D'aww Charles. You remind me of my niece.

Oct 18, 2012#33

Shakey

I heard her song on the radio the other day. It reminds me of avril levigne.

Oct 18, 2012#34

Bowielee

Oct 18, 2012#35

Espy

What is this I don't even

Oct 19, 2012#36

Charlie Don't Surf

Quotemander Prime said:
He reminds me of my ten-year-old cousin.

The girl one.

I'm not sure if this is meant as an insult, gender roles are bullshit and I take no offense to being compared to a girl

Oct 19, 2012#37

Ravenpoe

Charlie Don't Surf said:
I'm not sure if this is meant as an insult, gender roles are bullshit and I take no offense to being compared to a girl

Haha you listen to girl music!
*goes back to listening to La Roux*

Oct 19, 2012#38

Charlie Don't Surf

Ravenpoe said:
Haha you listen to girl music!
*goes back to listening to La Roux*

I LOVE LA ROUX

Oct 19, 2012#39

Ravenpoe

Charlie Don't Surf said:
I LOVE LA ROUX

Then you, sir, have excellent taste.

Oct 19, 2012#40

Bowielee

I agree with Le Roux. Bulletproof is on my major listening rotation.

Oct 19, 2012#41

GasBandit

Imagine if Taylor Swift and Adele dated briefly just so they could break up... imagine the song it would produce.

Oct 19, 2012#42

Hailey Knight

Charlie Don't Surf said:
I'm not sure if this is meant as an insult, gender roles are bullshit and I take no offense to being compared to a girl

I had to specify because they're twins.

The boy's too busy listening to Justin Bieber.

Oct 19, 2012#43

sixpackshaker

Charlie Don't Surf said:
I'm not sure if this is meant as an insult, gender roles are bullshit and I take no offense to being compared to a girl

You have the musical taste of a child, is the way you should take that.

Oct 20, 2012#44

Charlie Don't Surf

sixpackshaker said:
You have the musical taste of a child, is the way you should take that.

better than the intellect of a child

Oct 20, 2012#45

sixpackshaker

Charlie Don't Surf said:
better than the intellect of a child

I can not begin to say how ironic that is...

Oct 20, 2012#46

Gilgamesh

sixpackshaker said:
I can not begin to say how ironic that is...

Funny that you used the word Ironic when talking about Charlie Don't Surf

Oct 20, 2012#47

Hailey Knight

sixpackshaker said:
I can not begin to say how ironic that is...

I'm guessing you also read Charlie's retort to the tone of "I know you are, but what am I?"

Oct 20, 2012#48

Charlie Don't Surf

musical taste != intellect

Oct 20, 2012#49

Gilgamesh

Charlie Don't Surf said:
musical taste != intellect

I think they were implying maturity not intellect.

Oct 20, 2012#50

Hailey Knight

I don't think I should get into any online spats unless I'm willing to put in the effort to do a good job.

And I'm not.

Oct 20, 2012#51

Gilgamesh

Quotemander Prime said:
I don't think I should get into any online spats unless I'm willing to put in the effort to do a good job.

And I'm not.

Pffft, just half-ass em. It's better that way. You get more vile/vitirol at you with less effort, it's fantastic.

Oct 20, 2012#52

Hailey Knight

Gilgamesh said:
Pffft, just half-ass em. It's better that way. You get more vile/vitirol at you with less effort, it's fantastic.

You don't say. I'm gonna go find something to do that doesn't make me want to slit my wrists.

I don't think I'm fit for human interaction right now. Which means it's still okay to wake up my wife! :troll:

Oct 20, 2012#53

Charlie Don't Surf

let's focus on what's important

this music video with furries

Oct 20, 2012#54

Gilgamesh

You know who's awesome?
Macklemore.
He can do cheesy/catchy/funny and still have a point/message

or he can pull your heartstrings while still having a point/message

Interested to see what you think about these two Charlie Don't Surf

Oct 20, 2012#55

Charlie Don't Surf

I got :40 into the first video before I confirmed that Eminem remains the only white rapper that doesn't make me cringe. Sorry

Oct 20, 2012#56

Gilgamesh

Charlie Don't Surf said:
I got :40 into the first video before I confirmed that Eminem remains the only white rapper that doesn't make me cringe. Sorry

That's a shame. Both videos convey a great message (the first one with humor the second with emotion) that is rare to find in today's music culture.

Oct 20, 2012#57

Charlie Don't Surf

Charlie Don't Surf said:
I got :40 into the first video before I confirmed that Eminem remains the only white rapper that doesn't make me cringe. Sorry

I guess I should say current white rapper. That's not fair, I love the Beastie Boys

Oct 20, 2012#58

Gilgamesh

Charlie Don't Surf said:
I guess I should say current white rapper. That's not fair, I love the Beastie Boys

Sidenote on Macklemore:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/09/macklemore-itunes-no-1-seattle_n_1950738.html

http://pulse.sfstation.com/2012/10/...is-advocate-gay-rights-thrift-store-shopping/

He's much deeper than -just a white rapper-

Oct 20, 2012#59

Charlie Don't Surf

That's cool that he's doing that and saying those things, BUT it doesn't change the fact that I dislike his music/style immensely

Oct 20, 2012#60

Gilgamesh

Charlie Don't Surf said:
That's cool that he's doing that and saying those things, BUT it doesn't change the fact that I dislike his music/style immensely

After 40 seconds, yeah I'm sure you got a whole sense of his music.

Oct 20, 2012#61

Charlie Don't Surf

I don't think I've ever heard a song and hated the first 0:40 and then it suddenly became awesome afterward. I'm going to listen to Frank Ocean's "Channel Orange" again to get my fill of GLBQ-friendly hip-hop.

Oct 20, 2012#62

Gilgamesh

Charlie Don't Surf said:
I don't think I've ever heard a song and hated the first 0:40 and then it suddenly became awesome afterward. I'm going to listen to Frank Ocean's "Channel Orange" again to get my fill of GLBQ-friendly hip-hop.

Unreal.

That's about all I can say.

Oct 20, 2012#63

Charlie Don't Surf

You're completely free to start a thread on that dude, and I will proceed to not post about Taylor Swift in it at all

Oct 20, 2012#64

Gilgamesh

Charlie Don't Surf said:
You're completely free to start a thread on that dude, and I will proceed to not post about Taylor Swift in it at all

You're absolutely right. Enjoy.

Oct 20, 2012#65

blotsfan

I'm with Charlie on this. Sometimes you just don't like a song.

Oct 22, 2012#66

Charlie Don't Surf

UPDATE the album dropped today and I bought it at midnight last night

Here's my first proto-review dealy

GREAT SONGS
State of Grace
All Too Well
22
Stay Stay Stay
Holy Ground
Starlight

GOOD SONGS
Red
Treacherous
I Knew You Were Trouble
We Are Never Getting Back Together
The Lucky One
Everything Has Changed

OKAY SONGS / Still need to listen a few times to get a handle on
I Almost Do
The Last Time
Sad Beautiful Tragic
Begin Again

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