The double album feels deeply personal, self-serving, and self-reflective. At this point in her career, she has nothing left to prove BUT a lot to express. This seems to mark the end of a turbulent chapter in her life, providing a cathartic closure to what appeared to be a manic phase. Taylor herself has mentioned that the album was born out of a dire need to channel her emotions and cope with her experiences, including ending a six-year relationship and navigating the aftermath of a highly publicized and criticized involvement with Matty.
I believe Cassandra is about the Kanye/Kim Phone call Situation. No one believed her when she said that she didn‘t agree to the lyrics in famous and when the truth came out no one apologized to her and the haters stayed quiet
This album is a grower, and there’s so much more backup stories, and I think that those stories will make you have another opinion, so leave it some times to grow.😘
i’m sorry but i don’t understand how you don’t like when she writes super poetic lyrics that are hard to understand because “she’s doing too much/ she’s trying too hard” but when she writes simple lyrics that are digestible you find it shallow and corny
@jasonpaulkim i understand where ur coming from but it has poets in its name for a reason she even said the songs come from poetry sje has written in the past 2 years.
@@The_black_dog.13.14 i understand the concept of the album and like i said at the end of the vid I get y ppl like it and what it's trying to do. I just don't like it lol
I always thought in The Prophecy that the point is that she cursed herself and now regrets it. Because, as you said, Eve was the one that bit the apple.
The album is a grower. I know it has very complex lyrics and metaphors to be digested at the first listen. Like for example there are some songs you weren’t paying much attention to like “How Did It End”. It would be great if you give your ranking after you listen to the album multiple times! And I LOVE your videos man keep it coming ❤
i do give my rankings after a few listens lol thts y a song like so high school, which was my fav at first is actually my second fav etc. that said i think rankings and in general feelings abt an album change all the time so def time for the album to grow on me
You miss something bro in the black dog there is a lover reference I wounded the good and I trusted the wicked Clearing the air, I breathed in the smoke ---- daylight Six weeks of breathing clean air I still miss the smoke ------- the black dog
Unpopular opinion but I honestly prefer the first half over the anthology. I agree with people that say she needs to move on from Jack but I also think she needs to cut ties with Aaron because a lot of these songs feel like blander inferior versions of songs from folklore/evermore. The first half at least had guilty as sin, ICDIWABH, loml and Florida which are all more memorable than anything off the anthology imo.
honestly i dont think its abt moving on from producers. they just dont seem to want to try anything crazy new. if they wanted a new sound im sure jack i capable lol
your honesty and commentary are genuinely the best things about your videos so obviously this vid was another banger per usual 🗣️‼️ I’m really happy you liked Peter bc it’s a truly underrated song on the anthology and it deserves more love in my opinion. I definitely like the anthology better than the standard edition tho. Another interesting thing about the tracklist is that in the tracklist it goes Cassandra, Peter, the Bolter, and then Robin. The initials for the three names are CPR. the bolter is put between Peter and robin as a reference that since Taylor is the bolter she bolted before she could finish the CPR (“stopped cpr after all it’s no use”) so that just something cool about the track list. kind of disappointed I hate it here and iggyb are so low cuz they’re my faves from the anthology but the black dog and Peter being so high make up for it. your explanation at the end about Taylor making it more for swifties than anyone else was really good though, couldn’t have said it better. thanks for delivering yet again, Jason !!
Okay finished the video haha I agree with you. To me both albums are a bit too slow... Not as good as folklore/evermore slow. That being said she released the album when I was coming to term with the idea of ending a pretty unhealthy relationship where I felt tolerated so in that sense I appreciate the album only because I can relate to it. I couldn't even listen to some songs without feeling sick. Unlike other albums of her there isn't a lot of songs that I actually listen to. Maybe the prophecy, black dog, how did it end but that's it. The lyrics do come across as a tiny bit pretentious and I wonder if it's because she was being praised as THE songwriter and she pushed that a bit too far. Swiftie here so I'm not disappointed, but i agree it's far from being her best work
Personally I didn’t like the standard of TTPD there were some songs like down bad that i loved, but it didn’t really offer much different stuff from taylor I felt like, but the anthology I loved although I fully understand what you are saying even if I disagree.
Tail between your legs is a reference to what dogs do when they're scared or ashamed so it relates back to the title "The Black Dog" thats just my interpretation of it :)
I am so tired of reading comments that defend this album with statements to the effect of "it is very complex lyrically". Nothing Taylor has ever written as been too complex for a person with a general education to understand. That's not a knock on her, it is actually her main strength and why I believe she is so successful. At her best, her lyrics are smartly written, while also being easily digestible. This is not the case on TTPD. Most of the lyrics are clumsy and lack any sort of editing or are laughably bad ( Whether I'm gonna be your wife or Gonna smash up your bike). The lack of focus or self-editing is not surprising since she released this double album in less than 2 years time from Midnights among working on other projects. Musically TTPD is tired and doesn't cover any new ground but rather recycles old sounds already explored. Uninspired and sounds as if it is AI generated lol. Taylor needs to part ways with Jack if she wants to grow as an artist at this point. Overall I feel that this album is justly criticized. TTPD is a bloated, self-indulgent (lyrically), dull (musically) mess of an album that mostly appeals to diehards as they are invested in her personal life. Unrelated side note: I love your videos and do believe you will become very successful on RUclips. Your talent for editing and growing skill of analyzing and articulating thoughts on pop music is easy to trace from your early videos till now. And you're only getting better! Love what you're doing!
As a swiftie, I wasn’t too impressed with either sides of this album (standard and anthology). There’s some good songs and a few ones I really loved but it was just too long, too messy and didn’t feel honest to me. I think she was thinking too much about how she’d be perceived or portraying something that really wasn’t her. Either way I don’t like the vibes or the aesthetics or concept. More honest songs on the second part of the album, I think that’s why I like better but yes I’m disappointed. The Albatross, So High School, How Did It End? and The Prophecy are my favs. I think if she combined the albums, edited the songs and song list down to normal album length it might have been really good. More isn’t always better, I hope she realises that soon. I’m totally overwhelmed with the content at this point like double album plus re-releasing all the old albums so close together is impacting my want for anything new and I think she’s overstretching herself musically. I want her to take a break at some point and only write when she’s doing something fun, new and creative.
Ngl, I feel like your burn out is definitely affecting ur videos and I don’t mean to make you feel bad but as a long time viewer now I can definitely feel ur lack of enthusiasm going into this album. Not just because your criticizing Taylor, because your content never restrained from criticisms but it normally at least feels like you want to be there yk? Addison Rae you may have not particularly liked listening to the album but during the video it still at least felt like you wanted to make the video and enjoyed making it, but here the video feels almost obligatory and passionless and I do think it’s a little distracting cause I just feel bad for you throughout the video. This isn’t meant to be hate by any means!!! I just think it would be beneficial for you to release content you actually want to rather than what you feel like you have to! Artist have been releasing left and right so I completely get why you would feel drained but just know you don’t have to cover absolutely everything as soon as it’s released and it’s better to prioritize the things you know are going to be fun for you to film AND for us to watch
Ngl, you wrote an entire think piece about how he doesn’t enjoy making these videos that make him money because he criticized Taylor? Be foreal, burn out for just pressing record and listening to music is crazy lol. Just say you didn’t like the Taylor criticism he gave which was completely valid. Who are you to tell him what he enjoys and not enjoys doing anymore? Do you know him personally? Exactly… I promise you, Taylor and any other artist can handle genuine criticism from music lovers.
@@Anthony-lb7qd I don't mind taylor critism at all and never have on his channel. He's always been blunt about his feelings like how he doesn't like Reputation and other opinions. It's more so the vibe he gave off of not wanting to film this. He also stated in a community post that he WAS burnt out so it's not really an assumption I'm making when he himself has said he's been experiencing burn out.
longtime swiftie, folkmore worshipper and am seeing her in two weeks, yet i don't know the lyrics to more than two or three songs from this album and atp i don't care to 😭 this album had months to grow on me but it just didn't and that's fine imo. i feel the same as you, if not more negative.. there are some great lyrics here and there but when you have 30 songs that are packed full with overreaching "poetry" it tends to end up sounding convoluted . definitely not everyone's cup of tea !
imgonnagetyouback felt like a reference to a Billie Eilish song that has the same style of title which has no spance between the words. And then, in May, Taylor BLOCKED BILLIE for debuting at Billboard 200 because of all of those years Billie shading Taylor. Hence, "Im gonna get you back."
@@jasonpaulkim damn...idk why u couldnt connect w it bcz trust me i was 8 tracks in and I was like...is this her best album or wot? the album kept growing on me upto this day. What is the exact thing that u aren't liking? I expected the album to sound dark with idwlf, seven and the lakes vibes (I GOT THEM)
Been a fan since her beginning but this one was kind of a miss for me. Her songwriting is amazing and this album is no exception but overall I wasn’t blown away by this album and found a lot of it to sound the same after a while.
Was about to be upset by your reaction until 10:35 of the video when you got honest about your reactions and i mean get your bag by all means and i'll just understand that if you dont get the lyrics, the vibe, the reference and the theme of channeling poet/poetry then you just dont. Some of it are a grower type of song. Over all i finished the part 1 and part 2 of your reaction.
I think Taylor said “I got cursed like Eve got bitten” because Eve bit, and Taylor cursed As well as “1830s without racism” even though that’s all the 1830s was, she was trying to make a point to say she wanted to be nowhere I think :)
I haven’t even watched the video just yet but I just wanted to comment to say that when i googled “ttpd anthology” this video was one of the very first things to appear :) Edit - I hope this video is positive because there’s literally no likes compared to views and it seems people in the comments are VERY negative 💀
The double album feels deeply personal, self-serving, and self-reflective. At this point in her career, she has nothing left to prove BUT a lot to express. This seems to mark the end of a turbulent chapter in her life, providing a cathartic closure to what appeared to be a manic phase. Taylor herself has mentioned that the album was born out of a dire need to channel her emotions and cope with her experiences, including ending a six-year relationship and navigating the aftermath of a highly publicized and criticized involvement with Matty.
I believe Cassandra is about the Kanye/Kim Phone call Situation. No one believed her when she said that she didn‘t agree to the lyrics in famous and when the truth came out no one apologized to her and the haters stayed quiet
ahhh yea tht makes sense too
This album is a grower, and there’s so much more backup stories, and I think that those stories will make you have another opinion, so leave it some times to grow.😘
i will!
Why is everyone in the comment section so negative rn 😭
because he’s b!tching that the album is so poetic and so hard to understand for him… like dude? be for real
i’m sorry but i don’t understand how you don’t like when she writes super poetic lyrics that are hard to understand because “she’s doing too much/ she’s trying too hard” but when she writes simple lyrics that are digestible you find it shallow and corny
who said i find it shallow and corny? speak now 1989 all have "shallow" lyrics and theyre some of my fav stuff from her
oh that’s totally mb i js saw your reaction at some of the cornier lyrics and misunderstood
@jasonpaulkim i understand where ur coming from but it has poets in its name for a reason she even said the songs come from poetry sje has written in the past 2 years.
@@The_black_dog.13.14 i understand the concept of the album and like i said at the end of the vid I get y ppl like it and what it's trying to do. I just don't like it lol
@@jasonpaulkim lol
I always thought in The Prophecy that the point is that she cursed herself and now regrets it. Because, as you said, Eve was the one that bit the apple.
i seeeee
The album is a grower. I know it has very complex lyrics and metaphors to be digested at the first listen. Like for example there are some songs you weren’t paying much attention to like “How Did It End”. It would be great if you give your ranking after you listen to the album multiple times! And I LOVE your videos man keep it coming ❤
i do give my rankings after a few listens lol thts y a song like so high school, which was my fav at first is actually my second fav etc. that said i think rankings and in general feelings abt an album change all the time so def time for the album to grow on me
at 7:45, “very folklore-ish yeah?” im here to say, yeah, yes it isss
lmao
Yaaaaay I'm happy you get to do I was curious to see what you think of it
Ps: black dog means depression and it's the name of an actual pub
yayyy and ohhhhh i didnt know tht
You miss something bro in the black dog there is a lover reference
I wounded the good and I trusted the wicked
Clearing the air, I breathed in the smoke ---- daylight
Six weeks of breathing clean air
I still miss the smoke ------- the black dog
🤯
Yess "this is what i came for"
Get it the rihanna song that taylor wrote for her "this is what u came for".
Unpopular opinion but I honestly prefer the first half over the anthology. I agree with people that say she needs to move on from Jack but I also think she needs to cut ties with Aaron because a lot of these songs feel like blander inferior versions of songs from folklore/evermore. The first half at least had guilty as sin, ICDIWABH, loml and Florida which are all more memorable than anything off the anthology imo.
honestly i dont think its abt moving on from producers. they just dont seem to want to try anything crazy new. if they wanted a new sound im sure jack i capable lol
your honesty and commentary are genuinely the best things about your videos so obviously this vid was another banger per usual 🗣️‼️ I’m really happy you liked Peter bc it’s a truly underrated song on the anthology and it deserves more love in my opinion. I definitely like the anthology better than the standard edition tho. Another interesting thing about the tracklist is that in the tracklist it goes Cassandra, Peter, the Bolter, and then Robin. The initials for the three names are CPR. the bolter is put between Peter and robin as a reference that since Taylor is the bolter she bolted before she could finish the CPR (“stopped cpr after all it’s no use”) so that just something cool about the track list. kind of disappointed I hate it here and iggyb are so low cuz they’re my faves from the anthology but the black dog and Peter being so high make up for it. your explanation at the end about Taylor making it more for swifties than anyone else was really good though, couldn’t have said it better. thanks for delivering yet again, Jason !!
haha cool detail! and so happy u enjoyed it regardless of our differences in opinion!!
Okay finished the video haha I agree with you. To me both albums are a bit too slow... Not as good as folklore/evermore slow. That being said she released the album when I was coming to term with the idea of ending a pretty unhealthy relationship where I felt tolerated so in that sense I appreciate the album only because I can relate to it. I couldn't even listen to some songs without feeling sick. Unlike other albums of her there isn't a lot of songs that I actually listen to. Maybe the prophecy, black dog, how did it end but that's it. The lyrics do come across as a tiny bit pretentious and I wonder if it's because she was being praised as THE songwriter and she pushed that a bit too far. Swiftie here so I'm not disappointed, but i agree it's far from being her best work
very well put! i def think its possible to be critical of something and still kinda like it as a whole :)
Personally I didn’t like the standard of TTPD there were some songs like down bad that i loved, but it didn’t really offer much different stuff from taylor I felt like, but the anthology I loved although I fully understand what you are saying even if I disagree.
yes we can agree to disagree!
Tail between your legs is a reference to what dogs do when they're scared or ashamed so it relates back to the title "The Black Dog" thats just my interpretation of it :)
yea i agree
The black dog is an actual bar that the owner said they have certain blonde visitor there often. Believed to be Joe
i see
Appreciate the honest review. Sometimes, we do not vibe with songs, and that's okay. I'm glad you genuinely enjoyed some!
glad u feel that way!! yeah some of the songs were great!
@@jasonpaulkimI don't blame you for not liking some of them because I'm the same way lol
I am so tired of reading comments that defend this album with statements to the effect of "it is very complex lyrically". Nothing Taylor has ever written as been too complex for a person with a general education to understand.
That's not a knock on her, it is actually her main strength and why I believe she is so successful. At her best, her lyrics are smartly written, while also being easily digestible.
This is not the case on TTPD. Most of the lyrics are clumsy and lack any sort of editing or are laughably bad ( Whether I'm gonna be your wife or
Gonna smash up your bike). The lack of focus or self-editing is not surprising since she released this double album in less than 2 years time from Midnights among working on other projects.
Musically TTPD is tired and doesn't cover any new ground but rather recycles old sounds already explored. Uninspired and sounds as if it is AI generated lol. Taylor needs to part ways with Jack if she wants to grow as an artist at this point.
Overall I feel that this album is justly criticized. TTPD is a bloated, self-indulgent (lyrically), dull (musically) mess of an album that mostly appeals to diehards as they are invested in her personal life.
Unrelated side note: I love your videos and do believe you will become very successful on RUclips. Your talent for editing and growing skill of analyzing and articulating thoughts on pop music is easy to trace from your early videos till now. And you're only getting better! Love what you're doing!
great points all around! and thank u!! very kind of u to say :)
cheers !!!
i think you should try listening to the main album again to see if your opinions has changed after 1 month (:
maybe lol
SO EXITED FOR THIS VIDEOOO
WOOOOOO
yess I was waiting for this video
yayy!
Basically her Donda it’s like a 7/10 good songs but WAY too many skips
once again another great video!
one of my favourites is so high school
it slapsss
believe me, TTPD is growing on me so much that right now it became my TOP 30. 1) is 1989 2) folklore
wow lol i mean only time will tell i guess
I do want to say the whole album is a grower. My ranking went from a 5 to an 8 for the anthology. For the standard it went from a 4 to a 9
wowww lol alr ill give it time
As a swiftie, I wasn’t too impressed with either sides of this album (standard and anthology). There’s some good songs and a few ones I really loved but it was just too long, too messy and didn’t feel honest to me. I think she was thinking too much about how she’d be perceived or portraying something that really wasn’t her. Either way I don’t like the vibes or the aesthetics or concept. More honest songs on the second part of the album, I think that’s why I like better but yes I’m disappointed. The Albatross, So High School, How Did It End? and The Prophecy are my favs. I think if she combined the albums, edited the songs and song list down to normal album length it might have been really good. More isn’t always better, I hope she realises that soon. I’m totally overwhelmed with the content at this point like double album plus re-releasing all the old albums so close together is impacting my want for anything new and I think she’s overstretching herself musically. I want her to take a break at some point and only write when she’s doing something fun, new and creative.
Ngl, I feel like your burn out is definitely affecting ur videos and I don’t mean to make you feel bad but as a long time viewer now I can definitely feel ur lack of enthusiasm going into this album. Not just because your criticizing Taylor, because your content never restrained from criticisms but it normally at least feels like you want to be there yk? Addison Rae you may have not particularly liked listening to the album but during the video it still at least felt like you wanted to make the video and enjoyed making it, but here the video feels almost obligatory and passionless and I do think it’s a little distracting cause I just feel bad for you throughout the video. This isn’t meant to be hate by any means!!! I just think it would be beneficial for you to release content you actually want to rather than what you feel like you have to! Artist have been releasing left and right so I completely get why you would feel drained but just know you don’t have to cover absolutely everything as soon as it’s released and it’s better to prioritize the things you know are going to be fun for you to film AND for us to watch
Ngl, you wrote an entire think piece about how he doesn’t enjoy making these videos that make him money because he criticized Taylor? Be foreal, burn out for just pressing record and listening to music is crazy lol. Just say you didn’t like the Taylor criticism he gave which was completely valid. Who are you to tell him what he enjoys and not enjoys doing anymore? Do you know him personally? Exactly…
I promise you, Taylor and any other artist can handle genuine criticism from music lovers.
@@Anthony-lb7qd I don't mind taylor critism at all and never have on his channel. He's always been blunt about his feelings like how he doesn't like Reputation and other opinions. It's more so the vibe he gave off of not wanting to film this. He also stated in a community post that he WAS burnt out so it's not really an assumption I'm making when he himself has said he's been experiencing burn out.
longtime swiftie, folkmore worshipper and am seeing her in two weeks, yet i don't know the lyrics to more than two or three songs from this album and atp i don't care to 😭 this album had months to grow on me but it just didn't and that's fine imo. i feel the same as you, if not more negative.. there are some great lyrics here and there but when you have 30 songs that are packed full with overreaching "poetry" it tends to end up sounding convoluted . definitely not everyone's cup of tea !
very well put!!
missed this, glad to have a new vid!🎉
yayy!!
imgonnagetyouback felt like a reference to a Billie Eilish song that has the same style of title which has no spance between the words. And then, in May, Taylor BLOCKED BILLIE for debuting at Billboard 200 because of all of those years Billie shading Taylor. Hence, "Im gonna get you back."
mmmm kinda feels like a stretch tbh lol but whatever floats ur boat
"this album is swiftie food" I don't fully agree but I got a good chuckle
we can agree to disagree
did the main album grow on u? personally...its at the TOP
it grew on me a little but still one of my least fav from her i think
@@jasonpaulkim damn...idk why u couldnt connect w it bcz trust me i was 8 tracks in and I was like...is this her best album or wot? the album kept growing on me upto this day. What is the exact thing that u aren't liking? I expected the album to sound dark with idwlf, seven and the lakes vibes (I GOT THEM)
I think I like the anthology better than the standard edition, I look in people’s windows is my favorite song from this era
based
18:45 Still laughing over it! Thanks for being a so nice reacter!
Been a fan since her beginning but this one was kind of a miss for me. Her songwriting is amazing and this album is no exception but overall I wasn’t blown away by this album and found a lot of it to sound the same after a while.
agreed
Was about to be upset by your reaction until 10:35 of the video when you got honest about your reactions and i mean get your bag by all means and i'll just understand that if you dont get the lyrics, the vibe, the reference and the theme of channeling poet/poetry then you just dont. Some of it are a grower type of song. Over all i finished the part 1 and part 2 of your reaction.
LMAOOO ur so right, Down bad slapsss😍
Other than that yes I do have mixed feelings about the album too I love so many tracks but there are also so many tracks I don't like so
it has its ups and downs
@@jasonpaulkim honestly I think I've just created my own shortened TTPD album with like half the tracks. 10/10 would reccomend
I think Taylor said “I got cursed like Eve got bitten” because Eve bit, and Taylor cursed
As well as “1830s without racism” even though that’s all the 1830s was, she was trying to make a point to say she wanted to be nowhere I think :)
ohhh that actually makes sense. idk abt the 1830s part but def the eve part thank u lol
Read the lyrics. And read them again. I’m sure you’ll get there.
@@jasonpaulkim lol glad I could help
AYYYYYY JASON POSTED
peter and cososom my top in the anthology
I haven’t even watched the video just yet but I just wanted to comment to say that when i googled “ttpd anthology” this video was one of the very first things to appear :)
Edit - I hope this video is positive because there’s literally no likes compared to views and it seems people in the comments are VERY negative 💀
its not not positive...
@@jasonpaulkim I finished the video, overall really good even though I must disagree, I love the anthology 😂😤
@@cornroze we can agree to disagree! 😁
@@jasonpaulkim 🤝🤝
You better put "The Bolter" on top 3!!!!!!!
have you listened to five seconds flat by lizzy mcalpine
no but ive heard good things
Miss you bro
🥲
bro finally did it yayay
woooooo!!
Please please please talk about Are We There Yet by James Marriott
u really just dont wanna listen to gracie do u or do we now have a special connection and u dont want me to stop commenting
everytime u comment it reminds me tht i need to get to it
FINALLY YAYYY
woooo!
yapper
Damn 130 views in an hour bro fell off 😊
don't gotta be a hater buddy, he's doing good
fcuking hate this album so much
it's so forgettable
Worst.