reputation
by Taylor Swift
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8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 4572 Ratings

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  1. evii1975
    Jan 2, 2018
    6
    Despite many great moments, Reputation fails to hold up to Swift's high standards. For every good moment, a bad seems to come. The album is definitely too long, clocking in at 55 minutes, which could be cut down by removing the poor songs. However, compared to a lot of current pop music, Swift remains strong and is a front runner in the game. Unfortunately, this album was extremelyDespite many great moments, Reputation fails to hold up to Swift's high standards. For every good moment, a bad seems to come. The album is definitely too long, clocking in at 55 minutes, which could be cut down by removing the poor songs. However, compared to a lot of current pop music, Swift remains strong and is a front runner in the game. Unfortunately, this album was extremely over-hyped and in the end wasn't very good.… Expand
  2. u137288reddit
    May 6, 2018
    4
    Reputation is lesser than the sum of its parts, unfortunately. It's weird to give it a 4 since over half the songs on here are very well-done (props for making Ed Sheeran actually tolerable), but the album doesn't do what it's trying to do: show Taylor in a positive light. It flips between petty bitterness and wistful melancholy so fast that it feels ingenuine. If this album had beenReputation is lesser than the sum of its parts, unfortunately. It's weird to give it a 4 since over half the songs on here are very well-done (props for making Ed Sheeran actually tolerable), but the album doesn't do what it's trying to do: show Taylor in a positive light. It flips between petty bitterness and wistful melancholy so fast that it feels ingenuine. If this album had been released a la "I Am Sasha Fierce" with the two aspects of the album split up? It would have been great. But instead, we get Taylor Swift trying to show herself as a real person, and managing to completely and utterly fail at that aspect.… Expand
  3. Sebastian2018
    Jan 13, 2018
    9
    a great return, although the album is more dedicated to other people than to herself and her tastes, her videos are iconic and the lyrics of her songs are art
  4. EulanMallari
    Jan 20, 2018
    5
    Very boring, very monotone. I don't know why Taylor Swift didn't grow from her 1989 album. Honestly, it's a step backward.
  5. JhosepKingsley
    Jul 22, 2018
    10
    If you thought that Taylor was dead then you were right and that is that she killed herself. No more sweet girl with cowboy boots or organic sounds. Swift reinvented himself completely and made a small leap from Pop to electro pop and is that with very little experience I manage to do it exceptionally. reputation contains sounds quite synthetic and novel but completely enjoyable andIf you thought that Taylor was dead then you were right and that is that she killed herself. No more sweet girl with cowboy boots or organic sounds. Swift reinvented himself completely and made a small leap from Pop to electro pop and is that with very little experience I manage to do it exceptionally. reputation contains sounds quite synthetic and novel but completely enjoyable and amazing, all without neglecting the wonderful composition that characterizes Swift.… Expand
  6. emiliosenn
    Jan 22, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Her bravest and more mature sound ever. End Game, Delicate, Gorgeous, Dress and New Year's Day the best cuts from the album.… Expand
  7. hieubqt1711
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    I never thought she would put out this concept in her album. She is the QUEEN.
  8. Austria
    Jan 30, 2018
    8
    This album shows Taylor's dark side, which is appealing to older age groups as well (21-30). I'm pleasantly surprised, that the whole album would be the mediocre and mainstream style of LWYMMD (my least favourite song). Compared to other albums, it's definitely not great, I'd say that 1989 was probably her strongest album along with Speak Now. I'm disappointed that she switched genresThis album shows Taylor's dark side, which is appealing to older age groups as well (21-30). I'm pleasantly surprised, that the whole album would be the mediocre and mainstream style of LWYMMD (my least favourite song). Compared to other albums, it's definitely not great, I'd say that 1989 was probably her strongest album along with Speak Now. I'm disappointed that she switched genres again, but after all you rarely see people doing it, so I admire her for that.

    7.5/10 but I'll give 8 on this.    … Expand
  9. Retle65
    Feb 18, 2018
    4
    *sigh*

    Pop Music 2017 is horror, almost all of the songs are about love or are about Kanye

    This is cancerous content

    This is something worse than Witness and Witness is atrocious
  10. prestonhung
    Jul 26, 2018
    6
    Although 'reputation' is glamorous and dark, it contains somewhat undeveloped production and lyrics. Songs like "Delicate" and "King Of My Heart" are generally useless in my opinion. Songs such as "...Ready For It?" and "So It Goes..." deliver unique messages and are, at the same time, very well-produced; and songs like "End Game", "Look What You Made Me Do", and "Dancing With Out HandsAlthough 'reputation' is glamorous and dark, it contains somewhat undeveloped production and lyrics. Songs like "Delicate" and "King Of My Heart" are generally useless in my opinion. Songs such as "...Ready For It?" and "So It Goes..." deliver unique messages and are, at the same time, very well-produced; and songs like "End Game", "Look What You Made Me Do", and "Dancing With Out Hands Tied" provide listeners an extremely powerful vibe and atmosphere.
    Strongest Tracks: "...Ready For It?", "End Game", "Don't Blame Me", "Dancing With Our Hands Tied"
    Weakest Tracks: "Delicate", "Dress", "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things"    … Expand
  11. leostarboy
    Sep 7, 2020
    7
    The way Taylor makes a pretty drastic change works up to a point well. But songs like "Ready for It", "End Game" or "Look What You Made Me Do" make this album fall into a repetitive cliché and flat lyric. Despite everything, the album comes out with a rather interesting theme, a rebellious, diva who takes the pop world by the antlers and crowns herself as a chameleon artist. "Getaway Car",The way Taylor makes a pretty drastic change works up to a point well. But songs like "Ready for It", "End Game" or "Look What You Made Me Do" make this album fall into a repetitive cliché and flat lyric. Despite everything, the album comes out with a rather interesting theme, a rebellious, diva who takes the pop world by the antlers and crowns herself as a chameleon artist. "Getaway Car", "Don't Blame Me" and "I Did Something Bad" are the best songs on the album.… Expand
  12. MilesW1998
    Feb 26, 2018
    7
    While it may not be as good as Fearless, or 1989, I'd still say it was a good album with a few bad songs, but overall a solid album nonetheless.

    Best: End Game, Getaway Car, King Of My Heart, Call It What You Want

    Worse: Gorgeous, New Year's Day
  13. Morguein
    Mar 6, 2018
    6
    Sin duda los singles no ayudaron en nada para la promoción del album. LWYMMD es sin duda una de las peores canciones del 2017, ready for it no ayudó mucho tampoco. Pero igual el disco se mantiene decentemente con temazos que algún que otro debería de haber sido utilizado para promocionar el disco.

    Lo mejor: Dont blame me, I did something bad, Delicate, Get away car.
  14. TurkeyBoi
    Feb 8, 2019
    2
    This album sounds like finding out you have a terminal disease. Oh sure, yeah, it sounds horrible when you first hear it, but as time goes by, it slowly dawns on you how terrible it actually is, and that trumps the feeling you had first hearing it, because on this record, you are forced to hear Ed Sheeran rapping (already a punishment in it's own right), but you get second handThis album sounds like finding out you have a terminal disease. Oh sure, yeah, it sounds horrible when you first hear it, but as time goes by, it slowly dawns on you how terrible it actually is, and that trumps the feeling you had first hearing it, because on this record, you are forced to hear Ed Sheeran rapping (already a punishment in it's own right), but you get second hand embarassment from how utterly un-self aware Taylor Swift is. Just phone it in.… Expand
  15. JRivera28
    Jun 3, 2018
    10
    Taylor Swift es una de las cantantes pop más vibrantes de la actualidad y Reputation es el claro ejemplo de esto.
    Reputation es un álbum que describe las diferentes facetas de un ser humano, desde la parte cálida y delicada asta el odio la rabia y la justicia propia, Reputation se postula como uno de los mejores trabajos del 2017 y un execelente álbum para conocer a Taylor Swift.
  16. Paradigma
    May 6, 2018
    10
    This album very emotional, impregnated with the evil and love in each song...... not to express it in words. Delicate - the best song of this album.
  17. iamkakaindecent
    Apr 9, 2018
    7
    I love you, my grade will be 7 because it's a downfall due to your predecessors.
  18. gabrielcipriano
    Dec 21, 2018
    9
    Taylor is a great artist and songwriter. The album has its flaws, but they are few and far away. The lyrics are great, and the change of production of each track makes the album good and soft to hear.
  19. MahdiBzs
    Jul 19, 2018
    5
    This Album is awful But She Can Be Better In Future . Delicate & Call It What You Want are great song in this album & look what you made me do is an awful song in music career of taylor swift
  20. nicolasfederick
    May 22, 2018
    10
    just iconic album. bye ...........................................................
  21. dathoangtu
    May 27, 2018
    10
    Love it :)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))77))))))))77777777777777777
  22. will-i-am-57
    Jun 1, 2018
    7
    On reputation, Swift balances a darker, more vengeful tone with a sweet, romantic sentiment, which can sometimes cause the listener to be confused. The constant see-saw between affectionate love songs and vengeful songs (presumed to be about either her exes or her longstanding feud with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian) are jarring at times, and make the work seem disjointed. However, theOn reputation, Swift balances a darker, more vengeful tone with a sweet, romantic sentiment, which can sometimes cause the listener to be confused. The constant see-saw between affectionate love songs and vengeful songs (presumed to be about either her exes or her longstanding feud with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian) are jarring at times, and make the work seem disjointed. However, the songs themselves are very good pop songs on their own. The standouts on the album see Swift at her most vulnerable. "Delicate" explores a scenario many people encounter, how to balance timing with a new love interest. Similarly, "Call It What You Want" is a sweet love song, in which Swift proclaims she is proud of the man she is seeing and details how he has helped her through a troubling time.

    Swift misses in situations where she tries to be too aggressive in songs such as "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things" and "I Did Something Bad." In "Bad," she proudly proclaims "for every lie I tell them, they tell me three, this is how the world works, now all he thinks about is me" and "if a man talks **** then I owe him nothing." The lyrics, coupled with the aggressive beat are a sharp departure for the preceding "End Game" and require the listener to adjust the mindset almost immediately. Swift proudly proclaims in "End Game" that "I got some big enemies", however I feel that the album dwells too much on this perceived slight by her enemies, and departs from what makes Taylor Swift's music transcendental.

    Highs from the album: "Delicate"; "Dress"; "Call It What You Want"; "Getaway Car"
    Lows from the album: "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things"; "...Ready For It?"    … Expand
  23. andres288
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This album is esentially a love story behind the caos, if you know what Taylor Swift was through on 2016 this is her way to canalyze all those experiences, proving she is a music genius and a brilliant songwriter
  24. joaopaulo
    Jun 18, 2018
    10
    Simplesmente um dos melhores álbuns já lançados nos últimos anos, Taylor Swift nunca decepciona e sabe lançar música pop a frente do tempo sem lançar porcarias de momento. IDSB merece ser single.
  25. johuuuuny
    Jun 26, 2018
    10
    Taylor Swift really blessed us with her beautiful and genius 6th studio album. She never fails to amaze me. Reputation is truly a Pop Masterpiece.
  26. aleckeith
    Jun 26, 2018
    10
    Although her sound continues to change, that is what makes her the artist she is. reputation may be the most unique album she has, yet still has the ability to captivate the listeners into that swift like trance. From start to finish, the album flows just like a visual album would. Not a single song is a miss, and although it may not have the huge radio hits like 1989, reputation isAlthough her sound continues to change, that is what makes her the artist she is. reputation may be the most unique album she has, yet still has the ability to captivate the listeners into that swift like trance. From start to finish, the album flows just like a visual album would. Not a single song is a miss, and although it may not have the huge radio hits like 1989, reputation is poised for longevity and contains a plethora of hidden gems that just need a little brushing off before their real beauty shines.… Expand
  27. JoanneGrant
    Jul 2, 2018
    6
    Taylor's worst album but that doesn't make this album bad. This album is kinda cool but some songs like "Look What You Made Me Do" or "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Thing" is kinda boring to me, and "End Game" was totally a bad song, featuring Ed Sheeran ruins the whole song. But still this is a good album and u should try "Delicate", "Gorgeous" or "Getaway Car". It's a shame that TaylorTaylor's worst album but that doesn't make this album bad. This album is kinda cool but some songs like "Look What You Made Me Do" or "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Thing" is kinda boring to me, and "End Game" was totally a bad song, featuring Ed Sheeran ruins the whole song. But still this is a good album and u should try "Delicate", "Gorgeous" or "Getaway Car". It's a shame that Taylor didn't choose "Call It What You Want" and "Gorgeous" to make a MV out of them… Expand
  28. Nazario08
    Aug 29, 2018
    7
    (Saga Das Músicas Blog) Taylor realmente provou que pode fazer o que quiser e ganhar muito em cima disso. Em relação ao conceito do álbum, é realmente muito inteligente, composições boas (algumas melhores que outras) e uma sonoridade incrível. Creio que este álbum foi o primeiro e o último a trazer esse tipo de arranjo musical, pois assim como "Paramore", Taylor tende a mudar o estilo de(Saga Das Músicas Blog) Taylor realmente provou que pode fazer o que quiser e ganhar muito em cima disso. Em relação ao conceito do álbum, é realmente muito inteligente, composições boas (algumas melhores que outras) e uma sonoridade incrível. Creio que este álbum foi o primeiro e o último a trazer esse tipo de arranjo musical, pois assim como "Paramore", Taylor tende a mudar o estilo de suas músicas a cada CD, uma vez que isso à permite um tempo maior de mídia.… Expand
  29. gabrielfalb
    Aug 6, 2018
    10
    This album was amazing. The lyrics are not that good, but some are beautiful. The songs are amazing, she's trying another music genres, "I Did Something Bad" is something brand new, never heard before. "New Year's Day" and "Call It What You Want", the last two songs, are masterpieces. "Look What You Made Me Do" was not so critically-acclaimed, but I particularly liked it.
  30. Heyitschinesse
    Aug 8, 2018
    10
    Este álbum muestra el lado versátil de Taylor, cada canción es mejor que la otra y la forma en la que las compuso, el mensaje que transmite en cada canción, es simplemente perfecto, este es su segundo mejor álbum.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

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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