As Taylor Swift continues to successfully re-record her old albums to regain ownership of them, fans stay thrilled to hear them every time. At midnight on Friday, October 27th, 1989 (Taylor’s Version) was released. This is her 12th studio album, with 21 tracks that highlight some of the most significant events in her life since she was born in 1989.
One of the main differences fans have noticed between the original record and Taylor’s Version is her vocals. There have been many claims that they are stronger and richer. For example, in songs like “I Know Places,” her vocals have very much matured and improved. Sophomore Aine Corridon agrees: “You could really hear the difference in her voice and the production quality.” Corridon is more fond of Taylor’s Version, since it has advanced from the original.
Another surprising thing fans discovered on the album was the inclusion of different artists. Songs like “Bad Blood-Remix,” had other artists like Kendrick Lamar featured on them.
Sophomore Nayja Njenga mentions that her favorite song was, “probably ‘Bad Blood,’ because it featured Lamar.” Njenga has been a fan of Lamar for a really long time, and to see him featured with Swift had her excited to see her favorites working together.
Adding on, listeners also think the vault songs, which are previously unreleased tracks written around the time of the original record, are very exceptional. Specifically, songs like “Now That We Don’t Talk” rekindle her old love stories and how they affected her.
Corridon discussed, “I also liked the vault songs on this album; I thought they were different.” The vault songs on this album were like no other in unanticipatedly brilliant ways.
Overall, it seems like fans really like how the album turned out: “I thought that it was really good, I was not unhappy with it,” Corridon continued, “and I’m [satisfied overall,], but I still feel like there are some areas where she could still do better.” And Njenga adds, “It’s a great album. It was exactly what I expected, and I’m happy with what it was.”
Fans can’t wait to see what Taylor has to bring next. They are all ready for the next release or re-release of another album.