Reviewing Taylor Swift's TTPD: The Anthology in 10 seconds or less

In 10 seconds or less, my review of Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology. If you haven't heard it, check it out for yourself and let me know if you agree with my appraisal.

[agirlwhosalsoadog]

Alright sir let’s see you beat a 300+ mil release day streaming record with your voice and poetry 😢 Womp womp

[rae-everything]

Ruff is always nice lol. Literally probably too soft as a reviewer. He still gets called a "hater" and fake for criticizing Taylor super briefly. Fans of billionaires are the worst thing about the modern world.

[jonsmith]

You know it's bad because Ruff is a pretty positive guy and rarely trashes things

[toxicsugarart]

I actually preferred the second half over the first (which is different for me because I usually get really bored with slow sad music) but that’s just me lol

[Grumpyblues]

As someone who usually loves Taylors Swifts music.. yeah the second half of the album didn't need to exist when it all sounds the same

[thecinematicmind]

I’ll stick to Folklore and Evermore instead.

[quantumwitcher]

So many worthwhile songs in there. Yall are missing out

[falemuelm]

I blame the production in all honesty. Antonoff and Dessner has some interesting things going on, but they just never push the songs just enough to make them distinct. That said, Swift most definitely had a large say to how things turned out, so it's her fault ("vision") just the same.

TTPD was hella consistent though. Whether anyone sees quality in it or not, it IS consistent heh

[Lwhale.]

I told my Swiftie friend, “It’s decent but it’s - little too similar to Midnights for me”, to which he said “well, what about folklore / evermore?!” But, like, folklore / evemore came in rapid succession in 2020 when nothing was happening in the world. Between Midnight and TTPD, she had a whole world-shifting culture-resetting world tour, so I honestly think it’s a little fair to expect more from her this time around.

[Whatsit_Tuyah]

Buh- but you just need to buy all 400+ vinyl variants to truly understand it, duh 🥺🥺

[zoefoley]

I actually really love this album but all the critiques are 100% valid because what are some of these lyrics? 😭

[altairwithnoS]

Personally I quite enjoyed this album, but I understand your disdain for it. The songs' production can sound monotonous, and Taylor Swift is certainly not the first person that springs to mind when I think of the phrase "tortured poet."

[Srrgi]

The anthology is such a good album, it has great lyrics and production similar to folklore or evermore but I’ll say she definitely made it for her and the fans so not everyone is gonna get it

[annaphallactic]

Swift writes better as an underdog. Perhaps the asylum she was raised in gave her too big a case of Main Character Syndrome and now it's affecting the quality of her work. 😢

[envan]

I sat through all 122 minutes of this across 3 days. I refuse to let those 2 horrible hours go to waste, I WILL make content about this ultra-bloated mess

[collidingwithmars]

I haven’t listened to the record yet, but I’m a music teacher and a lot of my students are swifties. Seems like no one’s really a big fan of this one across the board

[NotsofatTheGamer]

The only thing getting tortured is me listening to the record

[marinouechat]

finally people who agree! i'm sooo disappointed. i liked a lot of songs from taylor's previous albums but this album was just so boring to me. also it seems to me that she was just trying to prove a point: she was right for ditching her ex (who was such a bad man and a liar etc etc etc!!!😢😢😓😞💔) and so right for choosing mr. kelce like they have so much chemistry 😍😍😍 they fit so right together yes!!!
that's the narrative she was pushing (or at least that's what i get when listening to the album) and it's annoying to be honest. like we were all there when you wrote these sweet love songs songs about joe lol and we remember.
i feel like they (taylor and jack) were trying to do an album similar to what lana does (slow, emotional, intimate), but it didn't work at all. it was bland and boring.

i listened to it 1 time, only liked the track loml, then the day after i listened to the songs from The anthology (long version) and i stopped at imgonnagetyouback because wtf is this cheap and boring version of get him back by olivia rodrigo 😐
sorry for the rant

[arunavabal]

Rolling Stone : 100/100
Ruff Criminal : 😭💔

[krunkformula]

Here come the Swifties with torches and pitchforks 😂😂😂