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Post by Panchali on Aug 8, 2020 21:05:54 GMT
Epiphany really haunts and depresses me. I can’t listen to that song.
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Post by biggerwow on Aug 10, 2020 5:24:48 GMT
The instrumental of invisible strings sounds familiar. Or is it the way she's singing? "Turn mystical turn" Idk but there's something about that song that reminds me of a song I've heard before but I can't think of a name.
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Post by BogoGog24 on Aug 10, 2020 13:14:21 GMT
I think I felt that way about a lot of the songs on this album, that they all sounded like something I’ve heard before. Seven kind of sounds familiar. It could just be because they are folk-based, they may have been inspired by other/traditional folk songs?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2020 13:15:22 GMT
Me too... I hear tiny bits from all of her records here.
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Post by BogoGog24 on Aug 10, 2020 14:25:19 GMT
I finally got a chance to hear the lakes! It's pretty good, it's very sad and romantic sounding. I think I need to give it a few more listens to grow on me. It sounds a little different than the rest of the album, but I also think it makes a better album closer than hoax.
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Post by BogoGog24 on Aug 10, 2020 14:35:52 GMT
I heard an interesting theory about this is me trying. Initially I thought it was about Taylor herself, then I read other theories it's about a recovering addict, then this theory says it's about Taylor again, which kind of reconfirms my initial thoughts. After the huge success of 1989 and her subsequently being "canceled," Taylor didn't know if she would ever make music again or if anyone would want to hear from her. "I had the shiniest wheels, now they're rusting," "I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere, fell behind all my classmates and I ended up here," "I didn't know if you'd care if I came back, pulled the car off the road to the lookout, could've followed my fears all the way down."
Also I think hoax could be about the demise of her relationship with Scott, not Joe. Especially the lyrics "My winless fight" (battle over her masters), "My best laid plan, your sleight of hand, my barren land, I am ash from your fire" (she built Big Machine, then he sold her work from under her, leaving her with nothing), "You knew it still hurts underneath my scars from when they pulled me apart, but what you did was just as dark" (Scott knew how Scooter had orchestrated the hate campaign against Taylor, but still sold her masters to him. He knew how broken she was during that time and then added to her hurt), "My kingdom come undone" (she built Big Machine, but had everything sold out from under her).
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2020 23:30:46 GMT
I heard those theories also but you put them into words very well. Can I post this elsewhere Bogo?
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Post by BogoGog24 on Aug 10, 2020 23:44:47 GMT
I heard those theories also but you put them into words very well. Can I post this elsewhere Bogo? Sure!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2020 0:05:42 GMT
I heard those theories also but you put them into words very well. Can I post this elsewhere Bogo? Sure! Thank you.
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Post by BogoGog24 on Aug 11, 2020 17:09:14 GMT
Got my folklore CD in the mail finally! I ordered #1 "in the trees" edition. The package also came with confetti shaped like white stars.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2020 20:32:58 GMT
I ordered the vinyl and it won’t ship for 16 weeks!
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Post by BogoGog24 on Aug 11, 2020 21:41:41 GMT
I ordered the vinyl and it won’t ship for 16 weeks! That could just be an estimate, maybe it will ship sooner. The album was a surprise release so they probably had to scramble to start manufacturing physical versions, plus factories could be closed or delayed due to the pandemic.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2020 13:45:03 GMT
I ordered the vinyl and it won’t ship for 16 weeks! That could just be an estimate, maybe it will ship sooner. The album was a surprise release so they probably had to scramble to start manufacturing physical versions, plus factories could be closed or delayed due to the pandemic. I hope you are right. I still have some doubts about how much of a surprise this was to everyone including her label considering all the different versions and the huge amount of merch accompanying the release. Maybe her own company is doing all that but you’d think the new label would have something to say about it all and want a cut .....
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Post by BogoGog24 on Aug 12, 2020 14:35:15 GMT
Tbh I don't know what the situation with her label is, I think they just distribute the album in stores and help distribute it worldwide. But Taylor and her own team seem to do everything else. 'Cause if you look on the CD it says "Copyright Taylor Swift" not Republic Records. She owns everything she makes, so I'm not sure her label gets anything. Since she also recorded this album in isolation it's possible she paid all the musicians and producers herself, rather than the label paying them, so they wouldn't be able to get any cut. But tbh I don't know how all that stuff works with labels and what not.
I think that her team might have known the album was coming, but they probably didn't get much more notice than the rest of the world. Her label knew only hours beforehand. The merch was all designed beforehand of course, but then there was that fiasco with the black-owned clothing line Folklore and they had to make a change to the merch, which could also be part of the delay.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2020 18:27:59 GMT
Yeah, either way Taylor is kicking butt right now. Such a powerful woman. Here is something you may like:
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