How could "Midnights" be my favorite Taylor Swift Album?!? Review

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[@chloeheung]

I love the way you said people who don‘t like this album probably only like their idea of her music

[@sarivah_musicdiary]

Or maybe they just enjoy different things in music... Syncopation, unusual harmonies, chord progressions, bass lines and such? I really wanted to like this album because I like her as a person and I believe her lyrics can be good. But her music is just not my cup of tea. It's the kind of music that makes me feel suffocated when I hear it in the supermarkets. So square it makes my round mind hurt...

[@rollypratt642]

He is spilling tea everywhere and honestly someone had to ☕️

[@chloeheung]

@@sarivah_musicdiary yes sure everyone has different tastes. I think "people only likes their idea of her music" is also a way to say people have different tastes in music. it just focuses more on the mindset of swifties who don't like this album. Maybe in their mind they have a perception of what Taylor's music should sound like.

[@sirsimonthesentry4787]

@@sarivah_musicdiary I hear you. I want to like Ed Sheeran, HAIM, and a few others but I haven’t been able to get there . I keep trying but I might never get there. I do love folklore, and evermore, maybe because when they came out, I was in a really hard place and they helped me. They let me cry, and they were very healing for me. What is pleasing to one person’s ear, isn’t to another.

[@khoavo510]

@@chloeheung though when it was phrased like that it makes it sounds like the fans who didn't vibe with this album as much as many others are not "true fans" instead of simply the case of them might not like the new sound due to people's different tastes in sounds. As an example, I've been a fan of Taylor since her Speak Now days and I couldn't vibe with many reputation songs (arguably THE fan favorite album of hers) because I don't really like the sound she was going for on many tracks. So does that makes me not a fan of hers and only like the idea of her music? Imo, no, I'm still her fan and I still get excited about new album releases, I just don't like certain things and that is ok.

[@StephanieAly]

Swiftie here - you hit the nail on the head when it comes to certain Swifties hating on Midnights. There’s a clash rn between fans who have been around for a while and a subsection of fans who came into the fandom bc of everlore and aren’t used to her genre shifts. If you’ve been around for a while (or even if you came in at everlore and went back and listened), you understand that Midnights is just as true to Taylor as every other album she’s done, both lyrically and in terms of her continued evolution as an artist.

[@estrellasalazar5329]

yess yes and yess, I became a fan this year (crazy) but I became a fan thanks to All too well 10tm, and then Reputation, how? Tiktok lmao. I began with Rep, (1 whole month or more) then speak now, and then folklore, I fell in love with all of those, I jumped to Fearless and Red and at the end I discovered 1989 and Evermore. I am a new swiftie but I am in love with Midnights because I am a Tay fan all albums together. As an extra note I would say Midnights is the kind of album that gets better with every listen and at first look maybe you wouldnt fall in love, (that is what happened to me at least) I liked some songs and others did not get me, but i listened to them again and I understood, now im completely in love with it, binging all day

[@kerennoyman1988]

Who are the swifties that don't like Midnights?!?! I'd fight with them. Honestly I've been a fan for 12 years and I guess when RED, 1989 and reputation came out I was really confused by the change in music and I guess at this point I just 100% trust Taylor , I know she just knows what she's doing

[@StephanieAly]

@@estrellasalazar5329 I've been a fan since the beginning and was relieved at the genre shifting that started with Red bc I'm not really a country person, and now I just get excited with each new album to see which genre it's going to be. Like you said, some are definitely growers! Rep and Lover took me the longest to vibe with, idk why - it was really only this year that I found myself going to them as often as I do her other albums. I fell in love with the sound of Midnights immediately but needed a few listens to really appreciate a couple of the songs. I'm glad I made a rule this time to listen to the album without skips for the first week bc I think that was my problem with Rep and Lover!

[@StephanieAly]

@@kerennoyman1988 Right?? And now I get excited about the genre switching, like what's she going to tackle next? It's also nice bc it truly means there's an album for all of my moods

[@tudormiller887]

Yep! I was there right from her first album. Speak Now is her best album for sure.

[@axlgzrdmattick]

Wow 1 hour and 11 minutes of prof sky talking about Taylor Swift? Amazing.

[@JoaoPedro-lb6mr]

talk about walking backwards

[@chitranshubehra1794]

@@JoaoPedro-lb6mr why? The album is great she's is an amazing artist why be salty?

[@lanceperez194]

I feel like alot of people have cried to “Anti-Hero”. I had a good round of catharsis to it last night. Which to me is the true hallmark of a great song.

[@mamab4720]

A doctor whom I hold a lot of respect for here on KZbin (channel @Dr. Ramini) specializes in educating on narcissism, and narcissistic abuse. She was giving props to Taylor on her channel for the song "anti-hero". Taylor has dated her share of narcissists, she's told us through numerous songs over the past decade and sadly she has also told us how she's suffered. Now through her music, she is educating us all.

[@annaarampatzis1079]

I only discovered Taylor Swift after the release of Red TV last year, but I have since fallen in love with her music, her lyricism, her humor and her overall artistry. I can telI you cried at the very same bits as you did, and for exactly the same reasons.

[@estrellasalazar5329]

just like mee, since Red TV

[@mollymccracken2740]

Swiftie here, I am loving this album! I haven’t heard the criticism yet. Im grateful for that 😅

[@Xxxbloom11]

I’m so glad you like it. I think a lot of the people who don’t like it were new fans from the folklore/evermore era. They forget she never continues to make the same music, she changes her sound like every album. She’s weird and cheesy and that’s why a lot of us love her!!! I’ve been a fan since 2008 and Red was my favorite album, but I think it’s midnights now! Thanks for the review!!

[@Xxxbloom11]

Also! Thank you for saying there’s really no difference except for the instruments. I’ve been trying to explain that to some friends of mine. A lot of people are acting like the writing declined from folklore but I’d argue the writing is just as good, if not better. She knows how to write a song!!

[@Xxxbloom11]

Sorry I feel like I’m writing a twitter thread! Last comment! But yes, I agree, you should listen to reputation!!!

[@joaquinlopeztorres1071]

why if someone doesn't like an album there has to be an explanation or excuse for it as if it's wrong not to enjoy something?? maybe ppl just didn't find this record all that interesting/good and that's fair, just as much as someone who liked it. gatekeeping Taylor Swift has to be one of the lamest things to do

[@rileygarrett8541]

Don’t worry about mixing up Folklore & Evermore! Lots of us Swifties just refer to them together as “Folkmore” too, it’s quicker lol

[@mathfreak2521]

Or everfolk like he said 😂

[@hollybeck605]

I think you hit the nail on the head with your description of Swifties loving her because a lot of us have grown up with her. She spoke directly into our brains when we were young and silly and just obsessed with love. And now she speaks to us as we're older and more mature and it's like we've all grown up with each other. We've gotten as excited about her songs singing about Romeo and Juliet as you have gotten about this album because you connected to it so much. I noticed you haven't reviewed 1989 or Reputation. Her two most pop albums before this one. I'll be interested to see your reviews when she re-records. I do have to disagree with you on the earworm thing. I have been singing "It's me! Hi! I'm the problem. It's me!" since the second I first listened to this album at midnight. I can't get out of my brain. 🤣 But the self-depreciating nature of it speaks to me. Genuinely hope it makes it to the radio. Karma btw may have been a miss for you but for us she was f*cking with us. The word itself has to do with a long long rabbit hole of theories probably mostly on Tiktok and Reddit that fans have been deep diving into since Reputation. It's why when she announced the song during one of her late night title drops she laughed maniacally. She's clowning us hard and we love her for it. Sweet Nothing wasn't my favorite but another background is that it was the only song she wrote with Joe her actor long term boyfriend (songs about him date back to Reputation) It's sweet and feels very pure. But that probably matches their point their at in their 7+year relationship. It shows they're content and fulfilled. And your excitement about this album... I got to be honest... It kind of sounds like you're a swiftie. 😉 Sidenote: thanks for being so vulnerable here! 🫂 My favorite songs of all time: Speak Now: Enchanted and Long Live, Fearless: Forever and always. Red: Holy Ground, and All Too Well (10 min). 1989: Style, Wildest Dreams, Clean. Rep: Getaway Car and King of my Heart. Lover: Death by a Thousand Cuts. Folklore: half the album. Evermore: again like half the album. Midnights is my first no-skip album from her so favs are undecided/slightly impossible. 😁

[@marabu_00]

I think there are 2 types of Taylor fans: those who understand and appreciate her continuous musical direction change and those who are fans of a certain Taylor specific genre. I think the key to her evergrowing success so far into her career (besides her sheer talent) is that with each change in her music she garners new fans. The downside to that is that those fans then expect the same type of album in her next project.

[@Paulaynfanzon]

Considering the countless records that midnights just broke, I don't think most of swifties hate it.

[@XEveryoneLovesEmilyX]

Question...? Is not romantic at all. I got the Impression the friends were laughing AT her not with her.

[@EricAriel5]

I’m a Swiftie and I love the album. I think people think everything she does has to be a sad,deep lyric and not anything happy. Well I listen to melody AND the lyrics. She doesn’t have a bad album,she has a way with words regardless if the song is country,pop or synth pop,etcAaron Dessner worked on the 3am edition tracks. If someone is just listening to the sound,you’re missing the lyrics,which when you listen to TS you must pay attention to lyrics.

[@onassa1478]

If you compare her lyricism in Speak Now, 1989, Red, or even Lover and Reputation which sound the most similar to Midnights, still Midnights is not her best album lyrically. And melodies and production wise, well, have you paid attention to 1989 production?????

[@brunanovello281]

In my Braziling corner of her fandom it’s a huge hit! I loved it to an overwhelming degree hahaha when I finished listening to it at almost 2am here, I had to lay down in bed in the dark in silence for 30 minutes, I think my ADHD brain was a bit overstimulated… I had a viceral reaction to it and I’ve been a fan since Speak Now (2010), it’s such a textured album, is like you can experience it with all senses… ps.: I really do think you’re a swiftie 😂❤

[@carlosdavidefreitas3977]

Lembro que quando vazou tava todo mundo descendo o cacete nele, depois que lançou oficialmente foi só aclamação(isso pq ouviram só a superfície do disco). E isso aconteceu com o RENAISSANCE da Beyoncé também, idêntico. Depois que vêem os números, as críticas caem.

[@Ash1ey_31a1ne]

It's so satisfying to hear someone gush over this album. Swiftie or not, you get it & getting it is what matters. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the 3am tracks.

[@Holdyehorses]

To me vigilante shit isn't a copy of a billie eilish song. It sounds like something from taylor's album reputation, which came out before Billie Eilish was popular. It has a darker pop sound which became popular with Billie Eilish however Taylors contributions to that sound have been underappreciated due to the lukewarm reception of reputation

[@lherz13]

Swiftie here--why is this my favorite review of taylor's discography ever?? you definitely earned my subscription 😊 two noteworthy quotes from the beginning of your video: @6:05 , @7:37 "she is a better artist than even her biggest fans really understand."💯

[@ozark885]

Fans who have been with her understand

[@5880041]

Huge swiftie, all the other reactions I watch are like eating candy for a sugar rush, but I always look forward to professor sky’s review because it is more like a filling healthy meal

[@lherz13]

@@5880041 that is an excellent analogy. Like I feel satiated 🤩

[@Maggielesetoiles6]

Your reviews are THE BEST! Thank you so much! It seems that you’re becoming a swiftie in the same way I became one - highly recommend listening to Speak Now (but only when she re-releases it) FearlessTV and RedTV

[@Maggielesetoiles6]

But also lavender haze is my other favorite on the album!!😅 😝

[@avapaine5516]

HI UNKIE :D as a wicked smart niece...loved the review! keep it up, sending love

[@AbigailGrayse]

I know you said the 3am version is for swifties, but those extra songs are so well done. It’s worth the listen.

[@chamiverse5076]

It broke tons of records and is about to debut with 1M+ copies.

[@tekken4granted913]

*I have been her fan since 2006 and those who hates the album are shallow fans. Or are they really a fan? I was shocked in my initial listen cause it was sooooo different. Then I fell in love with it. I am just blessed that I (and hardcore fans like me) to get new music from her. Her discography is sooo diverse, you can only love each song and album. No need to compare.*

[@nickh5021]

I would consider myself a Swiftie and this could be my favorite album. This, reputation, and evermore are my top albums. I need more time with it so that the novelty of the new album goes away and its also competing with the nostalgia factors that reputation and evermore have for me.

[@midnightreactions1224]

I could not agree with you more on so many thoughts and opinions. As a 60 year old who listens to so many styles of music, not a single artist moves me more than a TS song. Great review.

[@rollypratt642]

I’m not even 5 minutes in and I am already GAGGING. The idea that this album is not her best to date is misguided and wrong and you should say it!!!

[@brandiking2045]

I’ll comment again for the algorithm because the 7 extra songs are EPIC!! I actually prefer those songs to the main album. If you appreciate the depth of her lyricism in her long-term relationship, “The Great War” is an amazingly real song about bringing the past into a current relationship. Definitely, definitely worth the listen. She actually commented on the “extra” piece. She said that the main album is perfect and cohesive and complete as it is, though she wanted to share everything they created to get to those 13 songs. I think it’s such a beautiful addition to this album so much that they truly feel they belong together. Okay, end rant! Hoping for that analysis haha!

[@lizisblonde]

Labyrinth is my favorite track from the album as well! I feel like people skip over it, it's so ethereal and beautiful and her repetition of "oh no, I'm falling in love"/distortion of her voice truly FEELS like dreaming/sleeplessness.

[@guineverer23]

I liked this review. I was also really moved by You’re On Your Own Kid and Mastermind, and I adored her candor in admitting her pathological need to control everything and everyone, and her admission that this behavior is rooted in her childhood trauma and loneliness. I liked your analysis of Labyrinth; you brought out some themes that I missed. I will enjoy bringing that perspective to my next listen of the song. The thing I enjoy most about Taylor Swift is the lyricism, although I also think she writes beautiful melodies and creates epic harmonies, etc, etc. I enjoy Jack’s production too, and I was happy to get a whole album of them together. I’m not sure yet, but I think this album may wind up at the top of my ranking of her catalog (to date). It feels like she is evolving so quickly now. Each album seems better than the last. I feel sorry for the fans and other listeners who don’t appreciate this one. She is experimenting so much, stretching herself vocally, thematically…playing with production elements and style, and bringing all the elements of her previous successes to bear in this album which seems to synthesize all of it so coherently. It is a greedy thing to say considering we just got this gem, but I can’t wait to find out what comes next. Anyway, nice review. I can tell you are appreciating her more and more from album to album, which is what happened for me too. I think you will like some of the bonus tracks, but I actually agree with you that the core 13 stand alone just fine without them. Of the bonus tracks, Bigger Than The Whole Sky, The Great War and Glitch are my favorites. There are some who feel that Bigger Than The Whole Sky might be about experiencing a miscarriage. I don’t know if that’s true, but this theory tracks very well with the lyrics and tone, and the song really beautifully captures that experience. That reading did enhance my experience of the song. Thank you for a really thoughtful review.

[@fennebastiaansen4844]

I would consider myself an older swiftie (been around since Speak Now/Red), and I have to admit when I listened to Midnights for the first time, I was disappointed. I loved folklore and evermore instantly and my least favourite album is reputation, and Midnights feels, on surface level, much closer to reputation than folkmore. Now, after listening for a few days, I am just in awe of Taylor's maturity, emotional intelligence, honesty and CONFIDENCE on this album. Would definitely recommend listening to the 3AM songs though! Aaron Dessner worked on some of the tracks and they are great, especially The Great War, Would've Could've Should've and The Reader :)

[@myopia2020]

@Fenne Bastiaansen Yes! My first impression was the '3am' tracks are stronger than the album proper. The Great War, Would've Could've Should've and The Reader are my three favorites. The album itself grows on you and is MUCH deeper upon repeated listens. But to say that Lana Del Rey is 'featured' on Snow On The Beach borders on false advertising and will probably just alienate Lana's fans rather than reeling them in (which is certainly part of Taylor's intention). I'm not a Swiftie per se, just older (lol)

[@mandyjay7748]

The 3am sound is an extension of the Folklore evermore albums. With the main album you need to purge that era to appreciate the artistry. It hits me different I swear

[@abzinthez5708]

I felt the same way on my first listen and really felt guilty like so unswiftie of me. I loved Folklore and Evermore too as i quickly picked my favorites on the first listen but Midnights didnt do it for me buuuuut after 2 days I am in awe! Im loving it more and more each time. I love The Great War 😍

[@axlgzrdmattick]

this has 10k views now,so u have to review 3am version of this album

[@oliviastein8301]

"She doesn’t want me to listen to scooter music, I don’t listen to scooter music” same king

[@lonesapphire]

I love Taylor's lyrics about her solid relationship. It reminds me so much of when I met my husband and truly learned what love really is. Not a miserable, stressful passionate thing but a beautiful, serene place where you're safe to be vulnerable. I was in an abusive relationship before and my idea of love was really messed up. So I love this grown up approach to an honest loving relationship. I can really relate to it.

[@mahanadir]

Excellent review!! If you listen to her album Reputation, you can see that she has made songs similar to Vigilante shit before so it is a little unfair if people think it's a Billie Eilish copy

[@marianaperujo2681]

I really believe that you didn't understand Lavender Haze, as you said, now she is in a mature relationship, she "finally kept a boyfriend" and now everyone is asking her to be a bride like it's 1950. She just wants to be in love, in the lavender haze (1950 phrase to play with the concept). She also says "I'm damned if I do give a damn what people say", the song it's a goddam feminist statement. Also, when she talks about her desk it implies that she has a job, she is not a 1950s woman. You can also check Midnight rain where she says "He wanted a bride, I was making my own name, chasing that fame"

[@ida574]

So, "Karma", the song doesn't personify karma. All those things are the things that are comming back to her because she has good karma. While the other people who have treated her bad doesn't get to have those relaxing thoughts or nice things because they have bad karma.

[@froil8489]

Midnights is one of Taylor's most mature albums and some people aren't ready for that conversation. I've been meaning to encapsulate my feelings on a broad scale about Midnights by reading comments and threads but people are hyper focused on comparisons and a "pop" moment or a "chorus" or "bridge" moment. That's the Taylor Swift staple. I get it. But you gotta take in art as it is served. It's normal to make comparisons but it can't be all one can do to fully take in an album. It's a personal opinion but most people have completely glossed over the album in its essence. Midnights is a very mature turn for Taylor's songwriting and sound. Probably even more than Folklore and Evermore, I feel. On those two, she was telling stories yet she maintained a familiarity which breeds in the rest of her discography, like a good bridge or a rambunctious melody or structure or chorus. The lyrics are like poetry. Midnights is purely confessional. It's unfiltered. It's Taylor Swift being herself without the boundaries of what people expect from her, I feel. A woman with a past. A woman who has seen life and also has a lot of growing up to do (as we all do). She's unabashedly herself in her late night musings. She's vulnerable. She's carefree. It's not a sonically perfect album because she didn't want it to be. It's raw and honest. I'm so frustrated with people comparing this with the rest of her legacy and forming opinions based on it. They are attacking Jack Antonoff for not lending a mature sound. Maturity isn't defined in music that rigidly. People have biases. I really like this record because it truly feels like she just went for it barring the notion that she needs to make a "type" of music to connect with people and be successful. She just made the album with synth sounds because that's the vibe she was going for and JA is well known for it. She was probably, in my opinion, balancing the vulnerability/honesty/rawness with the synth production on most tracks because she didn't want people to look at her through only one vision. So she expanded the musical landscape. Art is raw. It's not made for comparisons and irrelevant discussions of what people expect and what people get. It seems to me, that TS subverted expectations so much that most people are bewildered and taken aback and are forming opinions based on that! That's not how you listen to music people! Taylor is an artist. She's her own person. She's gonna evolve her style. People are expecting her to do the same thing they like and also surprise them within the limits of their own consumption of music, that's the worst way of listening to her music or any music as a matter of fact.

[@gyatiangel]

THIS!!!! F**king thank you. All the words I couldn't speak but what I wanted to say!!! Wish I could repost this on every single negative shallow prejudiced comment. I wish people would actually give this album a chance and not go on it with a preconceived notion. Every album of her deserved an era of its own so why not midnight? I mean how can you compare speak now to evermore? Or reputation to fearless? Why is poppy taylor not as good as folky taylor? I would even go far to say poppy one is my favoured but all in all doesn't mean you get to hate on her new work just because they aren't what you expected. Not true fans..... She has put so much blood work and tears on this she should be crowned and applauded for this gift that she shares with us. Ugh.. Entitlement of some 'swifties' makes me nauseous and mad as hell

[@froil8489]

@@gyatiangelthe way that people who are forming opinions based on what they expect out of Taylor and then getting disappointed is really frustrating tbh. The entitlement is really off the charts. I mean, TS is her own person lmao, she isn't making music for anyone's sake or expectations. It's okay to expect certain things but to put it in between what one feels about the album singularly is really immature.

[@gerardovazquez6441]

This record is musically irrelevant. Regarding the lyrics, I hate confessional art because it appeals appeals to the sick side of curiosity Your morbidity is the largest capital that TS has People who don't read poetry call anything poetry

[@brandiking2045]

As a “swiftie” that adopted that term during the folklore/evermore era, I had a really mixed reaction to this album. It’s been growing and growing and growing with more listens. I prefer dark and moody and soft songs so the pop felt meh. The songs take a while to “shimmer” 😂 I loved this review!! Thank you 💗 Also congrats on the baby! I have a 6 month old and ruined my sleep schedule for this album release 😅

[@Mel-jl8dt]

Many people call midnight one of her worst album but to me the 1st time I listened I was impressed but it was definitely a grower. The more I listened the more I fell in love. Kanye doesn't shift culture anymore, he even lost his fans with his behaviour this year unfortunately. But back to Taylor. I do agree it's on the same level as folklore and evermore. Lyrics wise it's different but just as good

[@gerardovazquez6441]

I once heard the Mexican filmmaker Arturo Ripstein say: You have to be very careful that your gaze is not affected by the circumstances if not by the work I don't know why looking at this review I remembered that phrase

[@ethanlammar5554]

Day 23 of Asking for you to Review the song Achilles Come Down by Gang of Youths

[@StephanieAly]

Now that I’ve listened to all of it - really appreciate your perspective! I’d be curious to know if your overall perception of Vigilante Shit and Karma (thematically) would change looking at them through the perspective of he battle with Scooter Braun. Vigilante Shit feels similar to Billie, yes, but it also feels like a direct descendant of Reputation for me and is obviously about Scooter specifically

[@Larissa-xu9ux]

After watching your video I had to go back to the album and listen to (and digest) it all over again. This morning I was watching your Motomami video, just wondering if you were going to post something about Midnights. So yeah, it was a wonderful surprise when I saw your video. "You're on your own, kid" is so beautiful, it makes me emotional too. I just want to say that I really appreciate your channel. I'm always revisiting your Evermore video (and also the ones about stromae, rosalia...).

[@EricAriel5]

Yes she’s still dating Joe,for 6 years now,they wrote “Sweet Nothing” together on this album.

[@yvetterodriguez2550]

@ 41:52 speaking of a painful relationship, listen to WCS (Would've Could've Should've). It came off as a really personal and painful song to write into words and somehow create a song about that experience. That shit not only makes me cry but it also angers me that there are people out there who have had the same experience as she did and are still dealing with that kind of pain. A pain that no one can heal. A wound that can never close. The kind of pain you will carry for the rest of your life. She sets the tone and imagery for that song when you go see the lyric video for it. As she goes on telling her pain, you can hear how her sadness grows into anger to then finishing off by what it felt like a big F U to that person she was speaking of. It's such a powerful, profound and heartbreaking song. That to me stood out from the entire album.

[@MatthewDAgostino]

Loved your review (and your dogs). Your impressions really resonated with me. Atmosphere and restraint, that really is the formula that makes this record shine. Love it. Thanks for an hour 6 minutes of quality content.

[@LaiseAyres]

Funny you'd think vigilante shit is like a Billie Eilish song. For me, it would fit right in Reputation era, thematically. It also reminds me of No body no crime, from Evermore.

[@ashleywright927]

Smooth talking hucksters ahaha not lobsters

[@ana_lynn_w2959]

My theory is a lot of fans that dislike this album are the ones who became a fan only when Folklore and Evermore came out. They like that style and that is okay. BUT if you like Lover, 1989, and Rep but dislike Midnights then there is a issue with that.

[@petermaclean8880]

Labyrinth? The best? Yes. I think this video and I will get along well. Like. We don’t always, but I always enjoy very much what you do, thanks.

[@justcutiecats2733]

Well Billie Joel said Taylor Swift is the Beatles of our generation. I have no choice but agree tho. She's still going strong almost 20 years her career and her peers fade away.

[@gerardovazquez6441]

Some people confuse success with excellence.

[@claudiaa753]

I believe most swifties love the album (as I absolutely do!) but people with negative opinions tend to be louder

[@Jquinn718]

Professor Skye….we got you to that 10k 🎉🤭 see you again soon!

[@Sebentheyargimachine]

Hi, hello, hey, hi. I would love to clear the air on some of the things which, from what I've realized, the occurrence of your unfamiliarity with comes up quite a lot: first being her involvement on the creative process and the tabloid side of things. Then, I want to leave my thoughts on you as a music reviewer(very positive)! Firstly, I would love to say that she is not dating a woman and is not bisexual or pansexual whatsoever. The reason why I wanted to say this is that, there has been very uncomfortable speculations about her sexuality and accusations of her queer-baiting specifically referenced in line with the song Lavender Haze, from what I've read in some review of Midnights. The song, as she put it, is about “[her] relationship of 6 years that [she] had to dodge from weird rumors, tabloid stuff… and [they] just had to ignore it. This song is about ignoring it to protect the real stuff.” Yes, it is the guy on Lover! I had to mention it to not leave any room for any weird unsubstantiated rumor. The other thing is her songwriting process. The co-writers she has in the room with her generally take the role of an editor and people who channel her thoughts to form a coherent story. For example, for the song All Too Well, she'd already written most of the song when she called Liz Rose to help her out to edit her ideas that just kept flowing off of her. The pop songs, or the bangers, as the kids would say, Max Martin and Shellback mostly weren't involved in the process of writing lyrics, but throwing off melody ideas, which is made mention of in the making-of videos she's released for Reputation, the album. The sessions with Jack, from what I gathered, are mostly her and him building on top of what she's already written and executed. When she features an artist, they mostly write the part they sing in the song. Okay, wrapping up; this review was literally just so beautiful. I really don't know how to channel my thoughts on how intimate and through you've communicated your thoughts on each song. You've exchanged so much insight on the production of some of the songs like Labyrinth that I haven't picked up on that made my understanding flourish. You voicing your personal connections to songs not only elevated the review, but also is very much aligned with the general theme of the record as being intimate and vulnerable. I also think your take on "You're own your own, kid" is what I think Taylor intended the song to be about rather than it being a "crush" song. She said the album is about the 13 sleepless nights scattered through her life, and I don't think she stays up late thinking about a damn crush from 10 years ago. 😅 All in all, I'm so amazed by your skills of masterminding a review.😉Keep up the good work. And wishing you and your family happy, beautiful days!

[@gerardovazquez6441]

How lucky you can have such strong opinions about the sexuality of people you don't know personally. i really envy you.

[@elisamaer9914]

What a wonderful , insightful review ! Thank you so much.

[@quentinmartini683]

Watched the review with my mom (she LOVES Taylor Swift) and she was cracking up at your jokes and yelling “Yes he gets it”! At the screen. You earned a new fan yesterday

[@professorskye]

That’s great!

[@karenpaolalopes9524]

Professor Skye as a die hard Swiftie I hereby declare YOU ARE SWIFTIE!!

[@nfbconnect]

This album is a masterpiece. I’ve only heard/read extremely positive reviews but everyone connects to music in a personal way so who knows 💃

[@ricraft8781]

actually users reviews are all about it being mid, mediocre, generic, boring, lazy, metacritic's reviews don't matter at all, if you like it then good but it's just not true that there are only positive review, on album of the year and rate your music people are not liking it

[@upscaleavenue]

I appreciate your reflections. You have a very thorough knowledge and awareness of sound. It's refreshing to a hear a more intellectual and personal reflection on her work, rather than the glib and melodramatic attitudes of so many music reviews on here. I also resonated with your comments on the theme of vulnerability. I agree, and I would add that it's also a meditation on play and on having fun - so many people either take her too seriously, or they don't take her seriously at all. Art created at midnight isn't supposed to be taken seriously; it may be your best work, but it may not be. She seems to be calling attention to the reality that when people take art too seriously, they fail to fully appreciate it.

[@_khorshid]

What you said about "You're on your own kid" was the best review I have heard about a song.

[@professorskye]

Thanks for the kind words

[@achillessings4428]

This is so therapeutic! I also love that you noticed the dream pop association.

[@mollymccracken2740]

I see you, but those 3 am tracks are incredible.

[@marilynantilla7968]

The album is getting awesome reviews from major critics & breaking sales records. Too bad for the haters. Anyway, I appreciate your video & your honesty. (I'm also happy for you that you found someone to make you happy) Lastly, as a long time OG Swiftie, my fave album is always going to be Speak Now.

[@mdb9933]

Mastermind is about Taylor confessing to seducing her body of fans, the body she wanted, to fall in love with her. It's not about a specific man. It's about you - her fan - who now belongs to her. And you knew it when you first met her, where everyone met her, in the same room - a music venue where she often physically touched her fans. The dominos falling are all the albums she wrote. They fall in a line because they are released chronologically. The wise women are women that seek fame. They are pawns, the only chess piece that can become another chess piece, as she takes on many personnas in this lover's game - the game of fame. She had no friends as a kid so she schemed like a criminal making the music that would become the wind in our sails and the liquor in our cocktails. It does seem effortless. All because we smiled at her. We all knew she was a mastermind and we were going to love her. Checkmate. Everyone wins!

[@bobbyrw1398]

You did good.

[@neontyler6663]

This album really reminded me Lorde’s Melodrama so much ! And i love it ❤❤❤

[@Violet316]

I have been a fan since her first album, Midnights took me a couple of listens, the first listen, my brain couldn't wrap around it at midnight, but I felt I needed to give it a second listen. So after a good night's sleep, I listened to some more than twice, and so glad I did.

[@zubooks]

Great reaction, thank you! I have just listened to Midnights once, but I liked it a lot. Those synthesizers are pretty great. I think Mastermind might be my favourite for now. Up until now, I'd been listening a lot to This love and Clean, from her 1989 album. I like both of them for their dream-like quality, which I'm reminded of a bit in some parts of Midnights. I think you might like them too.

[@Chipelin]

Not a swiftie, not gonna front, but I've listened to champagne problems like 20 times this month. Completely unaware that new album is coming. And here we are prof. Here we are...

[@disgaeajean13]

You’re at 11k views wHERE IS THE 3AM VERSIONNNN hahahahahaha

[@st0r4g36]

Taylor actually mentioned that she also wanted to explore the visual side of this album, so I'm not sure if it is a complete visual album or not but I think we can expect really complex music videos/movies for a few song that were directed by her. I think it's gonna be great for you to check them out

[@mandyjay7748]

I listened to the album with the lyric video and you can really appreciate the visuals. Already without visual, the songs paints a picture in your head every time. She was intentional with the main album with imagery I swear

[@Ryanexplorer1]

Haters are just envious. Because UNTIL now I repeat UNTIL NOw 2022 TS still sell million records. 1.2-1.4 wow

[@MissteriousMisstress]

You mentioning her dating JohnFKennedy the third is hilarious- she dated Connor Kennedy in 2012 (Swiftie here)

[@sassyzoeangel]

If you don’t want to emotionally go further than the 13 midnights album then you’re definitely not gonna want to listen to any of the 3am tracks bc oh boy! Did she save some of the most brutally beautiful ones. It opens with the Great War which you would probably love at least thematically since it’s about how her self destructive tendencies almost destroyed this great love. Essentially that big hurdle from new love to enduring love. Bigger than the whole sky should probably come with a warning sticker for pregnancy loss; just beautifully devastating. And would’ve could’ve should’ve oof. Laden with religious imagery and her struggle with concepts of faith and goodness, similar to Maroon she’s looking back as a grown adult (the same age now as the guy at the time)on a very formative and damaging relationship when she was 19. A must listen if only to hear her sing “give me back my girlhood, it was mine first”; a concept she’s been talking about a lot lately. High infidelity will probably hit a nerve; touching on one of the bad relationships that didn’t hold her safely. “There’s many different ways to kill the one you love; the slowest way is never loving them enough” anyway I respect not wanting to see them as part of the album but if you want some good songs to listen to they’re a must. Oh and it’s not lobsters 😂 it’s hucksters!

[@raylynne5280]

I don't know how she wrote any of her other albums but I do know during the pandemic (when she wrote Folklore and Evermore) she was basically getting instrumental tracks from Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner and was writing lyrics over them, sometimes based on simply the story the music told her. And her album Speak Now was completely self written, she was getting hate from critics (one in particular) about not being able to write her own music because she had other writers on her songs. One of the songs on the album, Mean is actually supposed to be about that critic. So I mean I'd assume it would be fairly similar to what she did with the last two but who knows. Also her boyfriend, who goes by the pseudonym William Bowery, has helped write several songs which I think is the CUTEST!!!

[@tudormiller887]

Check out the documentary Miss Americana. I guarantee any Haters will change their negative views about her..

[@onassa1478]

I get your point. But I've loved the shifts among Speak Now, Red, 1989, Reputation, Lover, Folklore, Evermore. Midnights is a genre change. But it just isn't as great as Folkmore or 1989 or Speak Now. It's not even about Midnights being a pop album, no, no, 1989 was synth pop and it was PHENOMENAL. Midnights isn't bad. It just isn't great for me. Definitely isn't better than 1989. It's not even the sound effect experimentations that threw me off, no, I loved that she experimented. Because that's Taylor, Taylor switches up, that's what she does. It's just that the production isn't polished. Taylor Swift - trademark is her storytelling, lyricism, no matter what subject or concept. And her melodies. Midnights has some great Taylor lyrics, but the album on the whole feels choppy, and the songs themselves feel choppy. Lover was a happy album but it had great tracks like Lover, False God, Cornelia Street. It's not the lack of anger, angst, heartbroken ness. Because we do have tracks like Anti Hero, You're on your own kid, Vigilante Shit, Would've Could've Should've. Also, yes, songs without her storytelling are also great songs, it's the top tier lyricism for me I guess, or the lack of it. Idk, maybe it'll grow on me. Anti hero made me cry. I couldn't actually get into Folklore right away but I still could appreciate the brilliance of Folkmore.

[@farahfoufou6317]

This is her best album

[@goblinfolk]

i would love if you heard Dirt Femme by Tove Lo. aside from Motomami its my favorite album released this year

[@Luisluispenalivecommx]

You really should listen to the 3:00 am, the best songs on the album are there, High Infidelity, Bigger than the whole sky, W,C,S. Trust me, it will be awild ride

[@BigD151065]

Love watching your reviews and commentary. I fully agree that Midnights is her best album. The artistry is overwhelming. There is no comparison to other music made these days.

[@claudinem6207]

OMG I’m late to the party but….Thank you. I’m here for Taylor’s journey and I don’t care what genre she sings. I’m 100 percent in love with all her albums for different reasons. 👏

[@tienwang113]

after multiple listens, I feel like the emotional flow of the album would be smoother if some of the songs could be reordered. for example, labyrinth->karma->sweet nothing->mastermind doesn't make any sense to me, imo it should be labyrinth->mastermind->sweet nothing-> karma, which shows taylor starting to find love again, her realizing her doubts were for naught, a peaceful new equilibrium with her lover, and a goofy, happy song to close things out. but that's just me lol

[@Swiftilia]

Thank you for your unbiased innocent straight from your mind thought... let's go LABYRINTH stans

[@PratyushaMishra]

Evermore was my favourite but Midnights is now my new favourite!!! 💖

[@farhanasafran8124]

Your videos always feel like the recording of a live lecture that your tech inept professor uploads 3 seconds after the live ends and idk that's so soothing to me

[@jericsuson5250]

"The way your blue eyes shined. Put those Georgia stars to shame that night."

[@miniminimoni]

just finished! great insights ❤ i love when people appreciate and understand her artistry because most just focus on the subject of her songs instead of how these songs were actually crafted. and i knoooow you said you won’t review/listen to the 3 am tracks but i really really really think “could’ve would’ve should’ve” is a must listen 👀 just check it out!

[@MsSera21]

tbh Antihero could be in Deadpool if they wanted it to be, Taylor is friends with Ryan Reynolds wife. Pitch it!

[@dreameroptimist02]

I can't believe how much I agree with you. And yess of course it's one of her best projects ever, arguably her best. I felt really connected with you coz I also cried listening to the track5 you're on your own kid. It hurt me too, that song seriously hits home. From my first listen of the album, track 5 is top rank. And of course mastermind and AntiHero. And she is a people pleaser personality type person, just like she said in mirrorball. Mastermind made me teared up too but then the last chorus made me feel so happy for her. Finally she found the one who love her for who she is. I love your videos, you're smart. And about vigilante shitt, after the first time i heard i was really thinking about your reaction to it. Coz I liked it, people are saying the Billie eilish thing, i mean i can see that but that song is more than just that. And you also agreed. That's really cool. And yesss labyrinth!! I loved it so much. It feels so dreamy like an escape room and yess the organs and synthesizer. I love it. Loved you review. I agreed with you mostly. Thank u so much

[@mamab4720]

Congratulations on the new little one! Thank you for the great review. I am a later-in-life (GenX) Swiftie I love this album! In "Labyrinth" she uses pieces of the speech she gave when she received her honorary doctorate of fine arts in May from NYU. She told the new grads "breathe in, breathe through, breathe deep, breathe out."

[@midnightreactions1224]

I could not agree with you more on so many thoughts and opinions. As a 60 year old who listens to so many styles of music, not a single artist moves me more than a TS song. Great review.

[@Maggielesetoiles6]

Taylor has Christmas songs on every album 😝 she LOVES Christmas and grew up on a Christmas tree farm

[@sa8die]

happy holidays,.

[@quinndior]

Hi skye, free game: Bon Iver is pronounced like "boney verr"

[@janellebaer8029]

People literally think that lyrics are automatically shitty bc it’s a pop song. Like if you actually listen to the words, stories, themes, it is obvious that her lyrics are consistent through all albums and are at the same exact level as folklore and evermore.

[@millyvan4629]

A) you’re wrong and 2) just listen again 💖💖💖

[@rma4266]

Intriguing viewpoint on the response of her new album by her fans, it was also reflected in the critical reviews she's gotten- ranging from 48 - 100. She has always managed to be a polarizing topic. It's interesting how she experiments with her various interests in different genres/themes that may not always reflect her demographics interests. Her ability to elicit a response from you regarding the topic of control was eye opening. Her knack to somehow relate to her fanbase (of different ages and etc) & to incorporate social media while introducing them to her various influences has been a skill she has been able to hone. She likes to respond to her image in the media or different trends through her music. For example, in Anti-hero, there was a meme regarding her image about how she should write how she was the problem (regarding her love life & public image). Also the sexy baby reference may refer to a term how certain celebrities are perceived as... ("[A sexy baby is] someone who derives their power from being both sexy and babyish, but, crucially, is not a baby," Vice said in 2018.) - so basically a person who can do no wrong? In contrast, verses those who convey the the opposite- like you mentioned her- a BossB* :) or assertive personality. In Mastermind, it's clever how she references one of the simplest games (dominoes) to a complex game (pawn -chess), very layered. In a way, she may also be applying this to her relationship with the public, especially the fans. MM is a game played by two parties- she drops easter eggs & challengers them. Lol- kinda cool your dogs cameo on Make a Dog's Day (specifically Rescue dogs)- good plug.

[@rma4266]

Lol, she must like working with Red teams- she sang on Birch & Renegade (made me think of Exile) with Big Red Machine (members - Aaron Dessner & Justin Vernon) & probably Red Hearse (Jack Antonoff, singer Sam Dew and producer Sounwave).

[@karasu9]

"I will say the s word once in this video" hahaha amazing

[@bluaurora8635]

As a Swiftie I am so in love with this album!!!!! Maybe my favorite!!!! On first listen I wasn’t sure though, also I had a raging day long headache and it was midnight and I was very tired. But after a few listens it just keeps getting better and I’m in awe.

[@ThisIsMeMorgan]

Wow. I came In a Swiftie and I’m leaving a Prof Skyeftie (bad joke I know). I LOVE your love of music. It is just oozing out of you and this is what the industry is missing. People are allowed to criticize music but I feel like it often comes from a holier than thou perspective, where they know the cool stuff the stuff that ACTUALLY sounds good and so this is bad. But your love of music itself just fills this entire discussion with so much passion! I feel like you hit the nail on the head with the idea that the release of Folklore and Evermore caused some people to think “oh she’s making REAL music now” they delegitimize her other work and see this album as bad because she turned away from the “REAL” music she just made and when back to pop, when the artistry is still here and thriving. I am a Swiftie who is also incredibly happily in love and Sweet Nothing had me balling like a baby. The line “on the way home I wrote a poem, you say ‘what a mind’ this happens all the time” is what set me off. The feeling of finding the someone who fully appreciates you, your talents, your quirks, your YOUNESS is euphoric. That emotion tied with the atmosphere is stunning and I can’t help but tear up every time.

[@termin09]

My interpretation of You're on Your Own Kid is about her chasing her dreams of wanting to be an artists (in the context of the song the dream is personified). Swifties let's talk cause I'm losing my mind over my interpretation.

[@destinykendall7999]

Yes i think of it as song about her career/life overall

[@5880041]

I did too on first listen, but I appreciated the added layer of it being about the appearance of “success” more generally - at work and in relationships - that professor skye’s take added for me

[@anandkkuno]

Taylor swift is currently is a 6 year relationship with her boyfriend who also wrote sweet nothings with her. The boyfriend also have written song together with Taylor on her Folklore album. I also love your dogs❤😂