reputation
by Taylor Swift
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8.3

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  1. NolanLundgaard
    Mar 25, 2020
    3
    reputation by Taylor Swift: 2.18

    ...Ready For It?: 0.5 End Game: 0.25 I Did Something Bad: 0.25 Don’t Blame Me: 0.75 Delicate: 0.5 Look What You Made Me Do: 0.5 So It Goes…: 0.25 Gorgeous: 0.25 Getaway Car: 1 :) King Of My Heart: 0 Dancing With Our Hands Tied: 0.5 Dress: 0.5 This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: 0.75 Call It What You Want: 0.25 New Year’s Day: 0.75    reputation by Taylor Swift: 2.18

    ...Ready For It?: 0.5
    End Game: 0.25
    I Did Something Bad: 0.25
    Don’t Blame Me: 0.75
    Delicate: 0.5
    Look What You Made Me Do: 0.5
    So It Goes…: 0.25
    Gorgeous: 0.25
    Getaway Car: 1 :)
    King Of My Heart: 0
    Dancing With Our Hands Tied: 0.5
    Dress: 0.5
    This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: 0.75
    Call It What You Want: 0.25
    New Year’s Day: 0.75

    7/15 ~ .467 -> 2.18

    Wow, what happened? Taylor Swift used to be one of my favorite artists, but now she has started to conform to the popular drum track and Autotune area. These generic tracks are in almost every song, but luckily Swift’s ability to write amazing lyrics has not been phased out (for the most part). A lot of these songs have potential to be amazing, but either the annoying drum tracks (...Ready For It, This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things) or the overpowering electronic synths (Dancing With Our Hands Tied, King Of My Heart) prevent the songs from getting to where I would enjoy it more (For instance, I really liked the music part of Look What You Made Me Do, but not during the choruses when the lyrics turned pretty monotone and the drums and synth kicked in). A lot of the songs sounded similar as well. I understand why Swift would want to go in this direction, since now it’s the “popular” thing, but hopefully she will return to using real instruments like in Red and Speak Now (Spoiler-alert: Lover is a huge improvement over reputation.). Highlight: Getaway Car.    … Expand
  2. theexquisitepop
    Aug 31, 2019
    0
    this album is very mediocre. the songs sound exactly the same. absolutely no uniqueness in all of this album.
  3. SamV1sion
    Mar 8, 2018
    2
    Most of the songs on this album are boring. That's all I have to say. Without End Game it would have no credit.
  4. ybrikperez
    Sep 2, 2019
    0
    Too much drama! She can't make album without shading her ex or enemies. I guess that's her theme. I wonder what will be her next album be about? White girl privelege?
  5. Khira
    Mar 17, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Que pésimo album; todas las canciones suenan iguales tienen lo mismos ritmos de maldad y otras como 1989, y en las letras solo se puede diferenciar en la maldad y el egoísmo de taylor swift, sinceramente este es el peor album de taylor swift… Expand
  6. grigiohooker
    Dec 15, 2017
    1
    the worst album ever. one of this year's overrated highlight anticipated albums that is not really worth to wait. contains a lots of filler and autotune. the degrading of her journey in pop music is getting real.
  7. teddyass
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    The old Taylor always wore her heart on sleeve. However, the new Taylor sounds totally drunk, fake and super narcissistic.
    The lyrics went unprecedentedly awful. I can hardly believe they came from Taylor Swift, who used to be such a lyrics genius. Frankly speaking, "State Of Grace" or "Clean" is better than any song in Reputation. "Gorgeous" sounds like written by a 5 years old and    The old Taylor always wore her heart on sleeve. However, the new Taylor sounds totally drunk, fake and super narcissistic.
    The lyrics went unprecedentedly awful. I can hardly believe they came from Taylor Swift, who used to be such a lyrics genius. Frankly speaking, "State Of Grace" or "Clean" is better than any song in Reputation. "Gorgeous" sounds like written by a 5 years old and sentences like "My baby's fly like a jet stream/High above the whole scene" and "I'm so chill, but you make me jealous" are very ludicrous. The album is full of boring and unimaginative sex scenes. I can feel how hard Swift tried to sound sexy and mature. Unfortunately, she sounds more like a teenager who never had sex and thinks posting sex scenes on her Snapchat makes her cool, or an annoying woman who chatters without stop about her sex life in a club after a couple of drinks.
    Swift tried to make Reputation a dark album but her darkness is superficial. The theme of this album is shallow and uninspiring. Actually, there are only 2 things she keeps talking about, how other celebrities and the medias bullyed her and how perfect her current relationship is. Without delicate portrait or appealing love stories, the "angel boyfriend" figure in Reputation is plain and fake. The reflection on love and life in RED, the confidence, independence and self-awareness 1989 conveyed, all vanished in Reputation. Swift used the whole album to complain about being a celebrity. She is playing the victim all the time and trying to feed her fandom a utopian love story.
    Maybe she is too absorbed in her role playing. Maybe she paid too much attention to playing up to her fans. Maybe she ran out of her talents. Selling more than 1 million in a week won't change the fact that Reputation is a terrible album. People are buying it because she is Taylor Swift. She was the old Taylor. Watching critics and swifties praising "reputation" is like watching the real life "The Emperor's New Clothes". Everyone gets drunk by Taylor Swift's cheap spirits and tells each other it is nectar. Some of them are paid to drink, while others pay the drinks. And Taylor Swift individually instagramming each of the good reviews could be one of the biggest jokes in 2017. Who is she deceiving? The medias, the fans or herself? I'm afraid what will destroy her reputation is her weak music, instead of the medias, or any of her so-called enemies.
    Organized social media dramas won't make her a Bob Dylan or Beyonce. When it comes to music, people won't take the dramas more seriously than they take the Kardashians' butts. After reputation, I only have 2 questions. Where is the old Taylor and when will she come back?    … Expand
  8. 4idrab
    Nov 13, 2017
    0
    still wondering how TS became this overtly hyped pop star - bc let's be real, the woman doesn't have the vocals or stage presence to justify any of it. this collection of songs sounds uninspired and isn't going to be remembered in the long run. save your money, folks.
  9. Nervyh
    Nov 12, 2017
    0
    este álbum es una verdadera tragedia en la discográfica artística de Swift, la old Taylor a muerto y sus buenas letras y álbumes también, demasiado sobrevaloracion para tan poco xx
  10. Chakram
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    Ouch. Hugely frontloaded and overhyped album of 2017. At least 6 fillers. Sounds like songs rejected from 1989. Good lyrics tho but in general downgrade after 1989. Not much fun on this album. Darker in popish style but without character. It won’t be flop but #NotMyTaylorSwift. So do not count for songs like Shake it of or Blank Space. I like 5 songs on it - Look ..- Ready for it- So doesOuch. Hugely frontloaded and overhyped album of 2017. At least 6 fillers. Sounds like songs rejected from 1989. Good lyrics tho but in general downgrade after 1989. Not much fun on this album. Darker in popish style but without character. It won’t be flop but #NotMyTaylorSwift. So do not count for songs like Shake it of or Blank Space. I like 5 songs on it - Look ..- Ready for it- So does it - Gateway Car - Don’t Blame Me. She could basically release an EP not this full fillers compilation

    Probably the most frontloaded album this year. I can tell that tabloid reviewers are scared being sued by Taylor Swift or something because this album is far from 81 points at Metacritics... most of the songs sounds like a rejects from 1989. Only 4 songs are worthy attention and tbh nothing groundbreaking is on this album. All this hype is just too much. Recommending Look.. Ready for it .. So it does ... Don’t blame me...and maybe Getaway car which is basically copy of OOTW or Style.... No hits. No Shake it off or Blank Space like songs... good lyrics in some of the songs but that wil be it... Shame    … Expand
  11. dess211925
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    A very bad production. It sounds so annoying. The same clichés lyrics and her vocal performance seems to be worse.
    It's Taylor's worst album
    Hope the old Taylor is not dead.
  12. FaxOnly
    Aug 30, 2018
    0
    Very desperate attempt to try and 'shade' Kim and Kanye, however the payoff is lyrically poor
    The few exceptions are Call It What You Want and New Years Day
  13. gustaqc
    Aug 31, 2018
    3
    Very disapointing work of art after 'Red' and '1989'. Every single song on the album sounds the same as the previous one. Just two stand out for me (New Year's day and LWYMMD)
  14. Jogas
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Asquerosidades, de canciones, Rango vocal pésimo. Aburrido, letra fea y repetitiva, mucho auto tune… Expand
  15. Anh_LeDuc
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    I tried to listen to her all new album's tracklist but finally I hafta say... This new album sucks. I dont like any songs at all. I bet she focused too much on her enemies like Kim, Katy, Kaney, Calvin Harris... and forgot about what the true music was. I used to be a loyal fan of her music, but now, Goodbye Taylor
  16. stayfrostyx
    Nov 13, 2017
    2
    Pop music's resident prostitute is at it again. Here are the two types of songs Taylor is capable of:

    1-Wah wah some celebs bullied me :(
    2-"My bby treats me so nice ;)"

    If you want an actual capable songwriter, go listen to Lorde's album.
  17. therealdrope
    Apr 19, 2018
    0
    Amontoado de bosta liquida, horrível em todos os sentidos, uma vergonha para a industria musical
  18. fredpasseri
    Feb 3, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Taylor Swift, I love you, but return to Country, please! Your pop is getting cloying.… Expand
  19. vusang711
    Nov 11, 2017
    0
    I was almost getting bored after listening to this album. Compared with 1989, Reputation is **** and dull af. Taylor keeps using the same materials and her songs are simply just about revenge. The catchy vibe of Taylor almost dies out as the songs sound just the same as others, making it so cheap and disappointing. Sorry but to anyone who says that "this is obviously the best pop album ofI was almost getting bored after listening to this album. Compared with 1989, Reputation is **** and dull af. Taylor keeps using the same materials and her songs are simply just about revenge. The catchy vibe of Taylor almost dies out as the songs sound just the same as others, making it so cheap and disappointing. Sorry but to anyone who says that "this is obviously the best pop album of the year", you guys are so biased. This is not even music anymore, this is more like a recyclable piece of trash.
    Sorry, but this is too disappointing. I really hoped for something better than Look What You Made Me Do but turns out it is even worse.
    0/10    … Expand
  20. lucasfreires94
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    Doesn't matter if it is selling more than 1 million in a week. the album is forgetable and cliche, it seems like any song of her last album "1989". Lyrics are hypocrates, keeps talking about what happened with Kanye West and it is so boring and with no inspiration.
  21. Edgarflores17
    Aug 29, 2020
    1
    Quiso copiar a KATY PERRY pero no pudo. un album lleno de rencor y malas vibras. y enerigia negativa por su letra.
  22. Zoey24
    Nov 11, 2017
    3
    This album is bad - much worse than I believe critics are making it out to be.

    Starting out, the subect material on this album is absolutely childish. Song titles such as "Look What You Made Me Do", "I Did Something Bad", "Don't Blame Me" and "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things" are all juvenile names of songs written by a middle school pre-teen girl but instead are the titles of    This album is bad - much worse than I believe critics are making it out to be.

    Starting out, the subect material on this album is absolutely childish. Song titles such as "Look What You Made Me Do", "I Did Something Bad", "Don't Blame Me" and "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things" are all juvenile names of songs written by a middle school pre-teen girl but instead are the titles of songs off of Taylor Swift's 6th studio album. Swift goes for a supposedly more mature lyrical content in these songs, but in doing so only makes her seem more childish and shallow in her songwriting prowess. The lyrical content here is absolutely her weakest yet, with no defining features, and laughably simplistic looks at mature topics - just showing how out of her depth she really is.

    On that subject, this album also eschews the more bright, poppy sound off of 1989, replacing it with a "rougher sound". However, this sound is worryingly close to the gross bass, synth heavy dirge of the late 2000's, being uncomfortable to listen to, and offering no unique or redeeming qualities. Not only this, but Swift's instrumental choices match the lyrics in the sense that they remain woefully mismatched with her songwriting strengths. With this album, Swift tries to sound like Rihanna, but fails in every single way. While I appreciate her for taking a new creative step, this does not fit her character, style, songwriting, or production capacities whatsoever.

    While this album is at the least, competent, the uncreative lyrics and composition make it that most songs on here will be ones that you won't want to go back to. Hopefully, Taylor can learn from this for her next album, and develop more of the mature pop sound demonstrated on 1989 hits like "Wildest Dreams" and "Style", rather than the muddy, convoluted songs of "Look What You Made Me Do" or "..Ready For It?".    … Expand
  23. delunac
    Nov 10, 2017
    3
    Some good songs don't save the album to become very predictable and repetitive both lyrically and sonically. Highlights on Don't Blame Me, the most risky track on the album, and on This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things, one of the most annoying songs I have ver heard.
  24. 5453845558
    Nov 10, 2017
    0
    This is definitely terrible, boring, useless, overrated album as always. I cant pretend it's a masterpiece, this is not art. She is trying to repair her bad reputation she has created herself and it's not convincing.
  25. EosBuddy
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    Just one word "trash" , she's trying too hard to be cool but end up sounds damn lame and tragic. I so regretted listening to it and totally wasted my precious time ..
  26. bailey0209
    Nov 10, 2017
    0
    Some songs have a catchy beat, but the lyrics are garbage and the new taylor is very fake and narcissistic. I would rank this ahead of Red but behind every other album of hers.
  27. juniorey
    Nov 15, 2017
    1
    depois desses singles... nem precisa ouvir pra saber que é bomba kkkkkk aiai, francamente so não dou 0 pq aparentemente o site não permite. não sei como vende tanto.. francamente... gosto é uma coisa estranha
  28. elpintor
    Nov 16, 2017
    2
    A total self-centered garbage fire. The lowest point in the Swift's career. As a mediocre trap/pop record, it lacks of soul. There's nothing much to say about Reputation.
  29. Jasiu
    Feb 4, 2018
    0
    The most overrated album of 2017. Very frontloaded. Very good lyrics tho but other than that This album has nothing special to offer.
  30. TiagoLibra
    Apr 6, 2018
    0
    This album sounds like a generic mess from the beginning to the end. 'reputation' has no personality and it could be recorded by any basic pop singer from the mainstream. Cloying!
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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 28
  3. Negative: 1 out of 28
  1. Q Magazine
    Nov 22, 2017
    60
    Sometimes overly busy album. ... Swift soars when she is most herself. [Jan 2018, p.112]
  2. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Nov 22, 2017
    60
    Part rumination on engaging with the pop icon and part deep end even after eating the meal, Reputation keeps the ball in the air, argues for moving forward, even if it’s herky jerky.
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  3. Clash Music
    Nov 21, 2017
    60
    Swift’s unencumbered analysis of the tectonic shifts within her personal and public life are equal parts razor sharp and self-indulgent. But as a pop album, Reputation is never revolutionary, the adrenalin rush heady but ultimately short-lived.
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