Taylor Swift

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        Hello everyone! So today I thought I would write something a little different. I know for sure that Taylor Swift's music does not apply to the 20th century but I wanted to talk about her and her music a little for today's post.
       As we all know, her new album, 1989, just came out and won 2014's greatest album. I have been a fan of Taylor Swift since I was 11. I think one of the reasons I have been a fan of Taylor for so long is that her music is always changing. Her first album, Taylor Swift, had her deep country music with a little bit of innocence considering she was only a teenager when that album came out. Her second album was the one that got her the most famous, Fearless. Many think she was still country on this album however even here her music was slowly migrating to a country pop style. Her third album, Speak Now, was an album that she really proved herself. The music on this album was more mature and more creative and the amazing thing is that she wrote this entire album herself. We should at least give her some credit for doing that considering other people in the music industry at her age then. Her fourth album is the one that took big jump in her music, Red. Now many give her a lot of crap about this album saying that she was sounding too different or too much like other artists. The thing is, it was inevitable for her music starting to change to more pop and farther away from her country style. She was growing up. She wasn't that same sixteen year old we once saw.
        I'm going to share a personal story actually with this album. I was in eighth grade when this album first came out. I was nervous about high school, applications, I was having rough friendships and a really low self esteem of myself. I was very frustrated with schoolwork, extra-curricular activities my friendships and how I viewed myself. So when I first heard about the Red album, I was not too sure if I liked it. However, this album kept me going and pushed me through that rough year. People said her music was too "pop" on that album. But honestly, there were only three songs that had that true pop beat to it. She was only playing around and trying new styles in each of her songs. She would try an alternative sound in one song, then a raw acoustic sound in another to a happy ukulele song. I personally needed her music on that album after a long day of school. And once I saw her Red Tour in concert I knew this was my favorite Taylor Swift album. I understand if you disagree but only I can know what I felt at that time and what I needed. And that was the Red album.
       Ok now that my short story is over I think we should go to her most current album, 1989. This album is a major hit for her. More and more people like Taylor Swift's new sound now. I do really like this album however I do grow tired of it easily. I like that she's trying to change and if you read her note in her album book she says that she would never written a complete pop sounding album years ago until now. Taylor expressed how she is just changing and life is opening her to see new things. I thought her idea behind this album was thoughtful and different because she knows that it's new music and it's new for her, personally, too. However, I don't feel the same connection as I did like her previous albums. I admire this album and cannot wait to see her perform it on tour but it's not my favorite album.
        It doesn't really matter what I think in the end because it's her music and her life. But I feel like people should not hate on her and realize that she's come very far in her music. Yes she may date a dozen boys in two months and will write about them in her music non stop but that's what her music is for her. That's the way she copes. And even though many do not want to here it, they should at least give her some respect for how successful she's been. I don't want you to feel like you should feel forced to like her but YouTube a song and give it a chance.
       Well that's all from me today. And I'm sorry this post didn't match up to my blog theme but I felt an urge to write about one of my favorite artists.