IS IT GOOD? | Taylor Swift - Folklore Album REACTION

[@Folklore608]

As a fan -- I'm not sure I'll ever be able to express what it meant to get this album as a surprise four months into the pandemic. Working from home -- feeling isolated -- and she announced one morning on Instagram that the album was dropping that night. I can still remember clicking play at midnight in the dark -- and listening to the whole thing. What a gift. I'll never get over that she did that for us. She is ALL about the fandom.

[@Ivan-0000]

Wow ❤❤❤

[@robertthompson7242]

she's also a total workaholic who can't sit still. She expected to be touring; was primed and ready to go; all dressed up and the venues all shut down. Bad for her, but really good for us. folklore in July, Long Pond Sessions in September (ish?), and Evermore in December. The image of the piano as her lifeboat in Cardigan is totally true for her.

[@SarahHublerTheBeautyHub]

Honestly this album helped saved my sanity in 2020.

[@Folklore608]

@@SarahHublerTheBeautyHub 💯 Played it over and over. Slowly converted my husband and two tween boys into Swifties. Then we went to the Eras tour together. One of the best nights we ever had. Three hours and 15 minutes of pure joy.

[@inmyReputation-Era]

⁠This is exactly how I felt. I was already an introvert and thought I would be mostly unaffected by the shutdown. I couldn’t have been more wrong. I think it was the shift from choosing to stay home to being unable to see and touch family and friends. By the time restrictions were lifted in Missouri I was ready to hug a damn stranger. This album was everything to me and is still my comfort album.

[@Swiftiemom75]

Folklore and Evermore are definitely her two best written albums so far.

[@TopNotchWatcher87]

I agree. Evermore is my favorite :)

[@valerie..839]

You’re 100% right. Folklore is my favorite album from her

[@emmytea-uv5ne]

And Red.

[@Charli1996]

In your opinion.

[@FC-qb9wp]

That’s because those two are indie folk albums which means are heavily into storytelling but her staple singer-songwriter album in terms of storytelling AND Melodies/music is RED

[@pgaslys_]

actually swifties really like the bridges. i suggest dont cut those down

[@jonatannasli]

That's what I was thinking!

[@crystalkadletc1944]

The bridges are the best part for of all her songs

[@randallaquino1979]

1. The one 2:42 2. Cardigan 7:00 3. TLGAD 11:11 4. Exile 14:46 5. My tears ricochet 19:09 6. Mirrorball 23:29 7. Seven 27:00 8. August 31:11 9. This is me tryng 35:56 10. Illicit affairs 38:53 11. Invisible string 42:08 12. Mad woman 46:09 13. Epiphany 49:40 14. Betty 52:58 15. Peace 56:30 16. Hoax 1:01:26 The lakes???!!!😢😢 I know!!😭

[@Moonz_yel09]

Wish he did the deluxe version

[@avokittypup]

the lakes has been often missed...so fucking sad! I love it so much that I actually want a 13 minutes version of it! 🤍

[@emmavink]

I would argue that Taylor Swift is incredibly underrated by people who think they are too cool to listen to her. Especially those who've only heard a few of the radio hits.

[@IvyCowboy]

100000000 %

[@WesLinkz]

Actually very true that used to be me , only heard her radio hits

[@LanaJulie33]

Yes! Anytime anyone says they don't like her, I ask what songs they know and they are all radio singles. I tell them to go listen to an album and then tell me what they think 😂

[@emmytea-uv5ne]

I think that’s majority of people. Songs like Shake It Off, 22 and We Are Never Getting Back Together turned people off and gave people the wrong impression. It’s easy to assume what an artists music sounds like from what they heard and not want to check them out. I didn’t like Back To Black by Amy Winehosue (just not my taste), and after I decided to listen to her music, I realized she had so many great songs and she’s one of my favorite artists. I always liked Taylor and her singles because I was a young girl, but as I got older and my music taste changed, I stopped paying attention to her. After Folklore, I realized she was a great songwriter and has so many great deep cuts. Folklore was definitely the best decision she’s ever made career wise. It brought so many people who aren’t fans into her music.

[@crystalkadletc1944]

Omg this is sooooo true

[@morganxo4]

idk if anyones pointed this out BUT my tears ricochet is about scooter braun and each line of the chorus correlates to a song on each of the albums he stole from her: i didnt have it in myself to go with grace (state of grace from red) and you're the hero flying around saving face (superman from speak now) and if i'm dead to you why are you at the wake? ('the old taylor is dead' from repuation) cursing my name (the way i loved you from fearless) wishing i stayed (all you had to do was stay from 1989) look at how my tears ricochet (teardrops on my guitar from debut) and of course the line "and when you can't sleep at night you hear my stolen lullabies" like the albums he stole from her. she's literally a genius

[@sashabowerbank5445]

😮 oh my god she is, I never knew this, thank you!!!

[@robertthompson7242]

Like how you tied all the lyrics in!! I have always thought it was more about Scott Borchetta than Braun. He was selling Big Machine anyway(he started fishing for offers in 2012), and he had over a decade of refusing to renegotiate the terms of her contract. Braun just comes in for extra hate because he bought the company, but not selling her the masters was Borchetta. The bs BMLG put her through with trying to block her from using her music at the Artist of the Decade award show in 2019, and refusing to license her using her music from the Rep tour in her documentary didn't help, but I expect that to be more from Big Machine's management (Braun didn't change anything at Big Machine, Borchetta still runs it). Sour grapes because her leaving lowered the value of the company. . . . . just guessing, though. Oh, extra hate --- didn't mean she didn't already have reasons to dislike him before that! bc she did.

[@sirsimonthesentry4787]

I believe it is about Scott, NOT Scooter. She has said that it is about someone who can go from your most loved, trusted resin to the person who hurts you the most and suddenly becomes the person who betrays you. She was never good with Scooter, ever.

[@morganxo4]

i totally thought i wrote scott thank you for correcting me LMAO

[@mahnoormajid6545]

Agree with the others it was more about Scott and BMLG than Scooter, since it was Scott she trusted like family. Also, the ‘jewels’ line refers her albums too, since they went Platinum/gold/diamond etc!

[@Zal-hh7pi]

So fun fact: Majority of this album and Evermore album are written from other people's perspectives. Like she's telling their stories. Also, Last Great American Dynasty is the story of the woman who owned Taylor's house before she bought it.

[@Joey-rock]

Exactly, hence the title: the lore and stories of the people (in the album). The record it's actually not folky music at all

[@WesLinkz]

Thanks for the info! I noticed a lot of these were stories tying into the "folk" lore. So Cool

[@Cucumberstopickles]

@@WesLinkzyes Taylor bought the Holiday House here in RI and the song is about the previous owners. The lyrics are rumors about the young wife of Bill who owned Standard Oil.

[@robertthompson7242]

not the immediately previous owners, though. Harkness died in the 1970s. But she has a lot of real life connections to the story -- including St. Louis, where her grandmother was from; performing arts, music, gossipy neighbors and media, and celebrity friends. . . . and cats. It was actually a cat that Harkness dyed green to piss off her neighbor. 😍

[@nursedee71]

Don’t forget about the teenage love triangle…cardigan, Betty, and August.

[@Ethanbball7]

I’d recommend checking out the Long Pond Studio Sessions of this album. It’s stripped down even more. Pretty much just Taylor, Aaron, and Jack in the studio. There’s also little interview tidbits of them explaining the songs.

[@RMA-b9k]

The Long Pond Studio Sessions (released Nov 25, 2020 on Disney+) was the first time they were able to play the album together in person (Sept 2020) because of the pandemic. She started working on Folklore in March (national lockdown) from tracks Dessner (some from him past files) sent her & they all worked online compiling it. It dropped July 24, 2020.

[@nursedee71]

Absolutely!!! I watched this before I downloaded the album from Spotify. I cried so much…exile tore me apart, this is me trying was written for me…my son was murdered on New Years Eve 2020 and every day I struggle with rage and depression and anxiety. epiphany also made me cry, I’m a retired nurse and have friends that worked COVID units and ICU during the lockdown. She’s such an amazing writer and I want to see her concert so bad!!

[@craftingranger7552]

If you like this you'll love evermore, the lyrics there are devastating

[@sarahgray6157]

One more thing, try listening to her albums a few times though even when you don't think you'll like some of the songs. I consistently have songs that i don't vibe with on first listen, but on the fourth listen, it's like they open up and reveal their beauty. Taylor's an album artist, meaning that each album is a journey of a feeling, an idea, a vibe, a time in her life.

[@LanaJulie33]

You should check out the album prologue and then give it another listen. The lore for this storytelling is wild! This was groundbreaking for her and only happened because of quarantine. Then, just 5 months after folklore dropped, she announced that its sister album evermore would be released that evening. Evermore also has a prologue to read before you listen. These are highly regarded as being some of the most poetic songwriting and storytelling albums she has ever done (yet!). Btw i enjoyed your performance breaks lol 😂

[@melissadavis4981]

26:08 I said the same thing about mirrorball when I first heard it and now I can't skip it, it's such a chill, relaxing song and I love it more every time I hear it. It's the same thing with this entire album, it actually wasn't my favorite like everyone else's but I kept coming back to it and falling in love with each song individually ❤

[@makkufrost]

Same, it was my least favorite to now being my favorite on my favorite album 😭✨

[@kindiing]

It ran the middle for me for so long and one day I really listened to it and that bridge felt like she was singing it about me. Ive loved it ever since

[@cocoon4478]

​@@kindiing The exact same for me! Especially the second part of the bridge. Love it ever since.

[@TomMoore-ny5qn]

It's interesting what people connect with and how their life experience shape how they see things. No shade to you or anyone else but the part you thought was funny in "Seven" is the part that makes me cry every time. I interpret those lines as a 7 year old seeing her friend living in a house with an abusive father and having to hide in a closet to stay safe. And this seven years old wants to save her friend but doesn't know how other than saying the friend could come live with her. Different childhood experiences. I relate to the friend she wants to help but can't.

[@NYandAZ]

Imo, her Covid albums Folklore and Evermore are her best albums by far. Exile and Epiphany are my two favorites, by far. I’m sorry that people are overreacting about your experience with an album. That’s crazy as music is very subjective. I’m just happy to hear you enjoying the album! New subscriber here!🙋🏼‍♀️ She was going through rough patches with her boyfriend of a few years by then, so there’s many songs that are pure folklore (like “Cardigan”, “Betty” and “August” - it is a fictional love trilogy where all songs come from a different person’s perspective from the three people is so good) but some are about war, the pandemic, her awful issues with Big Machine who has her “stolen lullabies” in her song Masters and heartbreak. This album, out of the two, is superior to any others. Fantastic choice. Really showcases her vocal range. 🎉❤👏🏻

[@Swiftiemom75]

Taylor was born in Pennsylvania, her family then moved to Nashville to start her music career. Now she has an apartment in NYC, homes in LA and London and also a summer home in Rhode Island.

[@robertthompson7242]

Don't forget her Nashville homes (the estate, and the condo off Music Row) if you're making a list 💖

[@EricAriel5]

I love her work with both Jack and Aaron. Jack she’s worked with since the 1989 album.

[@sherriromas5871]

Awe, for Seven it is so nice you found joy in it--it actually is partially about a friend who at the time she didn't get it (because she was seven), but was being abused (dad is always mad, hide in the closet etc). The song kills me. Same with Epiphany when you realize it was written during the height of the pandemic and it is about how health care workers will be suffering from PTSD for a long time to come, just like those who go through war--how no one can prepare them for the reality and the horrors. I think you would really enjoy watching Long Pond as she goes a lot into what inspired the songs and her collaboration with Aaron. All the songs you say you probley wouldn't turn on again, I felt the same way at first listen and now there are no throw aways on this masterpiece.

[@melissadavis4981]

I would say Midnights is also my favorite but these songs specifically I listen to a lot lately like you said, it depends on the mood

[@Swiftiemom75]

I love both Aaron and Jack. Depends on the sound of the songs. For Folklore and Evermore Aaron is perfect for a lot of them.

[@florana5961]

Arron is not so attractive his look, I prefer cool guy jack

[@Swiftiemom75]

@@florana5961that was a very strange comment. Who was commenting on their looks? I sure wasn’t. I was talking about their talents as producers and musicians.

[@florana5961]

But beautiful people are more likely to create beautiful music, right? Look Aaron 's look, his hair looks terrible, Jack is more stylish!

[@Swiftiemom75]

@@florana5961🙄

[@crystalkadletc1944]

@@florana5961weird thing to say. His looks have nothing to do with the excellent work he does.

[@melissadavis4981]

27:06 seven has also turned into my all time favorite song which is insane to me because I loved the intro and that was about it at first... again, like mirrorball I kept giving it a chance and it's so damn nostalgic to me now and I was thinking a few days ago that I think it's my all time favorite even though I can't recite the song at all 😂❤ so weird but facts

[@guildedfox1984]

Rebekah Harkness was the previous owner of Taylor's RI house... that there is the connection

[@Cucumberstopickles]

That calm laid back feeling of this album is because it was started on the 2nd day of lockdown during the pandemic and released only a few months later. It’s the perfect mood relaxed music for sitting at home. It’s also music that makes you think and is super relatable. Love your reaction.

[@Joey-rock]

Seven breaks my heart everytime. So, In case you didn't know, Cardigan/August/Betty are related s in they're part of a teenage love triangle, each song sung from the perspective of one of them. Betty sings Cardigan, the other woman, Augustine, sings August, and James sings Betty. I have a wild theory that the father in Seven is the same who sings This is me trying, since he is an alcoholic ('I think your house is haunted' = spirits = alcohol). When it hits you, it's so so heartbreaking, that sweet melody hiding the sad context of a broken home. And going even further, that he's also the father of Betty ('leaving like a father'). So the one who sings Seven is maybe James, meaning they're friends since childhood.

[@sarahgray6157]

I enjoy many of the producers Taylor's worked with. Jack has a great way with synths and interesting pop production. Aaron Dessner provides complex time signatures and melodies that challenge her songwriting. Max Martin is responsible for some of her first-class HITS. Nathan Chapman showcased her earlier country and rock tracks. They're all great, showcasing different aspects of her style and evolution.

[@sirsimonthesentry4787]

I personally like Aaron because he is the only one she writes to track for and is a true co-writer versus Jack or Max or anyone else who just adds/edits what Taylor has done. I think her writing to track brings something special out in her. She has said that when Aaron sends her music it makes her feel something specific and then that inspired her to write to that. I love that about their collabs.

[@joserodriguezcortes1454]

Your reactions videos are the best because I can actually feel as if we were talking throughout the whole songs and chilling

[@zoemn24]

I am so happy you reacted to this, it’s like I get to listen to it through your ears for the first time with you. Taylor gave me the best birthday present when she released this on my birthday because this album truly saved me at a time I needed it, she sang whole stories and took me to a different place for a while and I needed that so much. I’m forever grateful to Taylor for this album and Evermore.

[@dominicT1069]

Track 5 is always one of the super personal songs Taylor writes for her albums. My Tears Ricochet is about Scooter Braun, the creepy music producer who bought all of Taylor's master works (hence why she's re-recording her old work). Her tears really did ricochet.

[@robertthompson7242]

Taylor co-produces her albums (all of them after her debut); individual songs are co-produced with people she is working with at the time (so, early albums mostly Nathan Chapman, songs from Red to Reputation include Max Martin and Shellback and Jack Antonoff (but Clean was Imogen Heap). Lover had some tracks with Joel Little; folklore was mostly Antonoff and Aaron Dessner; Evermore was mostly Dessner. On her re-records, she had her tour music producer fill in for Chapman, and brought in some of the original producers to replicate their work (and using new production on her Vault tracks). Easiest way to find who wrote with her or produced a particular track, is to go to her discography on Wikipedia and check the track list.

[@byfelicia0319]

Mirrorball is one of my faves! It feels like spinning in a pretty dress on an almost empty dance floor at the end of a night out. It’s effervescent, like the feeling of soda popping on your tongue. Mirrorball is for the Paper Rings, Bejeweled girlies.

[@erindiemert936]

I know you heard her rhyme cardigan with car again!! Can't believe there was no comment! ...But I am impressed that you related the cardigan in Betty back to August. Also, epiphany is about healthcare workers during Covid - as close to a war as I've ever been. It's incredibly accurate to have been written during early Covid. I am an RN and worked through it all. Most of us have PTSD, in some form or another, and find this song difficult to listen to.

[@sarahhackman2245]

I always liked Taylor and was a casual fan, but folklore left me floored. I had not appreciated her writing talent or her flows prior to this album. It made me dig in more and realize her involvement in creating her work. Been a swiftie ever since the Long Pond Studio Session recording of folklore dropped. (It’s in Disney+)

[@hellojohnmusic]

We will need you to revisit this in one month please to see how your opinions on each song has changed + what connections you have since found out/made from each song in relation to any aspect of her personal life. 😊

[@RedFox57]

Justice for the lakes 😔(it's on the deluxe version. you should def react to it and also the lakes original version!)

[@crystalkadletc1944]

The lakes is my favorite 😢

[@vitnersantos]

the editing gave me whiplash

[@maddymarie4311]

i was WAITING for this one!! thanks so much ❤❤ pls keep reacting , your one of my favs!

[@WesLinkz]

Thank you! Will do!

[@echoasuncion4456]

she wrote this in quarantine. It started out because she’s bored and has nothing else to do and became and album very quickly

[@xunknownx.m.6421]

I do agree some people in all fanbases expect everyone to like everything from their fav artists, it's to each their own preference..I like honest reactions so I enjoy watching your videos..I myself as a swiftie have a few songs I don't listen to more than once or twice and some where I listen to on repeat..

[@panchorr1444]

It's difficult for me to choose my favorite Taylor's album, but Folklore is among the top three that I like the most without a doubt. How nice to see you here again handsome 😊 please continue making Taylor reactions 😉

[@melissadavis4981]

Came up in recommended, excited!

[@jackito0]

This album hits me hard. There's a documentary where she performs all of the album and also talks about every song and the meaning of each on. Jack Antonoff said that "my tears ricochet" was her best writting until that point.

[@tayllor28]

I totally agree that music is a mood. I've always tried to figure out how to word it but it really is that simple. Sometimes I LOVE songs because I want to be in that vibe and sometimes it's just eh. Like how real you are, subscribed

[@victoria.n7055]

I personally think Folkore is one of her best album and one of the best to introduce her as an artist and songwrting ❤ this album and her lyrics are just so special to me and really get me through some hard things this year you just connect with her lyrics and i think its beautiful ❤

[@heavenbarras8262]

Cardigan, August, and Betty is a teenage love triangle. Cardigan is Betty’s POV, August is the other girl’s, and Betty is from James’ POV. But fun fact, Betty, James, and Inez are the names of 3 of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds daughters. Taylor used their names with Blake and Ryan’s blessing.

[@nikkimemmott8872]

I’m really glad you liked this one! Was not sure how it would go based on how well you liked Midnights and Rep. If I really could only have one TS album forever, I would choose Speak Now, I think. My absolute can’t-live-without TS songs are on there. But day to day to listen to it, it’s got to be Midnights Til Dawn (or quite possibly TTPD). As you say, the mix of the great writing with the pop sound just really does it for me. That said, it would hurt me to part with My Tears Ricochet, Mad Woman, Ivy and Champagne Problems (Evermore). And 1989 just makes me so damn happy even if the writing isn’t at the same level as the later albums. Clean and Out of the Woods? Come on. But Speak Now and Midnights probably win in the end.

[@cindysmith-putnam8036]

The thing I appreciate the most about her is that each album is its own unique sample of a moment in time, showing her range, her lyrical genius, her growth and progression as a vocalist, her defiance of being labeled or narrowly defined by a single genre or style, and so I don’t bother to compare or rank them… they are all just uniquely beautiful, special and glowy to me, in their own distinctive and different ways.

[@kateisgreat85]

My only critique is her bridges are the best parts so I wouldn’t skip over those next time🫶🏻

[@anthonyserrado508]

next album reaction should be evermore or speak now. evermore is the sister album to folklore only coming out a couple months after folklore and speak now her 3rd album is completely self written and lots of songs are very strong lyrically and even production. I don't think you should do 1989 next because that's where a lot of her hits come from and idk save it for later when you have more "respect" for her. Or have more of a "connection" idk just personally I recommend holding off on it.

[@KatrinaMarie614]

Loving this! I think you’ll vibe with Evermore too, they’re sister albums

[@isabellaluques1268]

can't wait for evermore reaction, our amazing bon iver is there too

[@nach7882]

You may react to evermore next. For me, folklore has 'grayish' mood, while evermore has more dark vibrant colors like gold, blue, brown. Folklore is summer/autumn warm. Evermore is more winter cold, but with the heat of fireplace, the smell of coffee, and more depressing😂. I love both so much

[@benmarples528]

This album is good when it's raining, listen to it while looking out the window and there's a sort of mist with rain off the window, it hits so different and every song is good in that way!

[@sarahhackman2245]

I’m sure there’s other comments here but Betty (James’s song), Cardigan (Betty’s song) and August (August’s song) is a made up teenage love triangle story 😊

[@danameyer9198]

Don’t cut the bridges. That’s her gold. Also we don’t care how long videos are. We are at a listening party and it can take 3 hours if it needs to. 😂

[@MoobWorld]

You forgot to listen to the bonus track of folklore-the lakes! Please react to it, that song is my #1 in folklore, it sounds like a fairytale; the production, her voice, and the lyrics are just pure magic.

[@MoobWorld]

If you react to her album evermore next, please react to the lakes first, so it won't be left out. Thanks 🩶

[@MariaClara-gp7mx]

It's makes me sad when people missed that the POV of "Seven" is actually of a 7yo child. 😢

[@Cucumberstopickles]

Aaron Dessner & Jack worked with Taylor on this one. I discovered Aaron from Folklore and he is in the band The Nationals and owns the Long Pond Studios where Taylor Aaron and Jack performed all these songs live. You should review the Long Pond Studio sessions. They are amazing. Aaron is so unbelievably gifted. He wrote the music for the movie Cyrano! Aaron was also able to add Taylor’s grandmother’s opera singing in the background of Marjorie from the Evermore album.

[@308hannah]

“I feel this shit in my heart!” Yes! That explains exactly what’s it’s like to be a Swiftie! Lol 😂

[@tee272]

Epiphany is about her grandfather fighting at Guadal Canal and it being so brutal that he never spoke about it at all. Second verse is about medical personnel dealing with Covid and the trauma of that.

[@alesaccount92]

Folklore is imo her best album lyrics-wise.

[@angiehh516]

Cardigan is my favorite song because of the vibe. But I love My Tears Ricochet too …because the writing is insane. I feel the betrayal she felt when Scott sold her masters to Scooter. Folklore is my #1 album from her.

[@kristi4936]

Love both Jack and Aaron. I feel like they both understand her and both create amazing songs with her 🫶🏼

[@JenniferDomitrovits-xu9df]

Hello! I agree with you about the writing on this album. I would strongly suggest you listen to Evermore. Many of us would argue the writing is just as good - possibly even better. The production is also fantastic. Like Folklore, it’s elegant and restrained. What’s a little different from Folklore is, if you really listen, a number of the Evermore songs have a more “layered” production. There’s a lot going on but, somehow, it remains subtle, allowing the lyrics to take center stage. Have a great afternoon!

[@JenniferDomitrovits-xu9df]

If you’d like to switch gears to a different version of Taylor, I highly recommend you check out the Reputation Tour version of Don’t Blame Me. I know you listened to the album, but the tour performance of this song is epic. Another something different would be the Saturday Night Live performance of False God. It’s kinda jazzy-sexy with a good bit of sax. Have a good day!

[@BrandyFisher-x6d]

I love your reactions! Looking forward to the next one! I think you will love evermore too!

[@heatherl.4782]

her best album! Long Pond sessions is a must watch.

[@ShelbyCassidy-nf6be]

"I think your house is haunted, your dad is always mad and that must be why" - she's insinuating that this little girl's father is an angry alcoholic. "House is haunted" - spirits = liquor

[@sarahhackman2245]

One of my favorite things about this album is the tracks disguised cleverly as romantic relationships but they are actually about business relationships (my tears ricochet & mad woman in particular). She was screwed over by her own label and the songs are about that. It’s so much more emotional than romance honestly!

[@reddvii2308]

It’s refreshing to see someone give an honest opinion about songs in her discography without sugar coating it; I think critical thinking is missing from a lot of her fandom these days. Good on you for staying true to your own tastes! I think Folklore is, along with Evermore, her most thoughtfully written in her catalogue, though I think each album tells a different story that can be appreciated separately from her others. Her diversity as a musician is one of the best things about her artistry. My personal favorite is Speak Now, as it’s her most emotionally vulnerable and honest album. My LEAST favorite, since you asked, is definitely Lover…overly bloated with some of her most offensive tracks. Good reaction, man!

[@r1tw1k]

I definitely prefer Aaron's production but that's likely since I feel like he inspires Taylor a lot more creatively. Jack is still an awesome collaborator in terms of consistency and it helps that him and Taylor are very close

[@wxwzrz]

I loved your comments on the songs! Please react to evermore, folklore's sister album some time if you can. These are definitely her best in songwriting.

[@gaylenwoof]

Folklore/evermore are my favorite album (I can't really pick a favorite between the two). Now that you've heard the album, you really, really need to see folklore: The Long Pond Sessions movie. Here are two sample clips from the movie: Taylor Swift - this is me trying (the long pond studio sessions) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWOop6V6jrd7rM0 Exile (Long Pond Sessions) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWa2gnx7eMqXirs Also: We might need to call out the National Guard, or a SWAT team, or something. You forgot The Lakes! 😧

[@JimHinCO]

Her best album: Yes! So many depending on the day/mood. I thought Midnights would stay #1 for me, but Evermore and Folklore are incredible. Reputation is an unmatched in-your-face vibe. The Torture Poets Department is unreal. Nearly impossible to pick...it's like saying, "What's your favorite cheesecake?" - um...YES!

[@earlisonline]

I never clicked so fast. Loool Anyways, this is the Taylor Swift album that really well-deserved the AOTY win. Evermore is a tad bit better but folklore is her turning point

[@amydarling9715]

NEXT: EVERMORE ITS THE SISTER ALBUM TO FOLKLORE

[@sirsimonthesentry4787]

There is a reason folklore won Album of The Year and evermore (the sister album released 6 months later also with mostly Aaron) was nominated for AOTY.

[@sarahhackman2245]

Peace is my favorite track ❤ I appreciate the appreciation for it haha

[@andyjenkinson5070]

Just a point: If you never listen to a song again you miss the pleasure of a song growing on you😊. Thanks for your reactions.

[@sarahgray6157]

Also, though I really like all of Taylor's albums, folklore, reputation, and Midnights are usually my top three, in no specific order.

[@CountryMusicReact]

You can’t cut out the bridges lol

[@sevdaalmaz16ylonce6]

I can't choose which album is the best because each album has its own sound and distinctive features.

[@danarodriguez3816]

i’m not sure if you’re looking for recommendations but since you’re a fan of good lyrics and interesting productions im gonna push my Mitski agenda since her music excels in both of those areas! my favorites are Be the Cowboy and The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We :)

[@thisissmetrying]

you NEED to listen evermore AKA the sister album of Folklore

[@tabidavis473]

My all time favourite album is Speak Now. I think it always will be too

[@susansnyder9271]

Also, check out her music videos. They show another aspect of her talent. Also, her tour performance documentaries illustrate other aspects of her talent. Tour docs are 1989, Red, Reputation, and The Eras Tour. ENJOY!

[@thedivinefemme5285]

For me, which one is her best and which one is my favorite, are 2 different conversations. I can't decide if Midnights or Folklore is my favorite. It depends on my mood. But I can objectively say that I don't think Midnights is her best; it just hits me in a personal way that makes it one of my top 2, if not favorite. But best...I'd say Folklore OR Red. Again, depends on my mood!

[@echoasuncion4456]

in terms of writing, evermore is her best

[@crystalkadletc1944]

Evermore I gravitate towards the most. Champagne problems, long story short, right where you left me, Marjorie. So many beautiful songs

[@michaelsweetman4093]

A sexy man listening to this album, what a gorgeous combo

[@CAMPFIRESKY]

You would have been better served watching FOLKLORE - LONG POND SESSIONS . You get a background for each song and the stripped down version of each song. A great watch.

[@Rubz3211]

if you watch the illicit affairs live version she does at the eras tour you might change your mind about that one!

[@r1tw1k]

finally someone giving peace the respect it DESERVES

[@MmmShaik-i7c]

Great reaction! PS Your dog is so cute!!

[@shanon1100]

"You're welcome for that." Haha!

[@jenunboxed512]

It's commonly believed among the Swifties that mad woman is about the Kanye/Kim Kardashian situation.

[@grgracece13]

Loved this reaction!

[@nmswjm]

Folklore and Evermore demonstrate her incredible lyricism. Most of the stories are not personal… only a few are. For instance, Cardigan, August, and Betty all tell the same story, from 3 different perspectives. Cardigan is from the perspective of a woman looking back on events in her adolescence. August and Betty tell the same story but the characters are telling it in real time during their adolescence. THAT is brilliant songwriting.

[@Violet316]

We never know what Taylor is going to serve up, sometimes it might take a few listens, but in the end, we love it. I don't dislike any of Taylor's albums, my favorite album is Reputation.

[@crislanmartinez1053]

AL FIN ALGUIEN RECONOCE LO HERMOSA QUE ES PEACE, MI FAVORITA DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS😭

[@hemman4593]

I really like how you are so honest about the songs please don’t be be scared to say your opinion I know some fans are crazy 😂 but I really like when you tell us what do you feel about the album ❤️ can’t wait to see your reaction on the other albums ❤️

[@iGreenifys]

Youre gonna love the live version of this album on Long Pond sessions 👌

[@adamwassim9666]

if u think folklore writing is her best (which is true but line 2nd best) evermore set the tone sooooo high in songwriting it is literally one of the best album written

[@mbd8088]

The folklore album is about a love triangle: Betty, August (Augustine), and james. The song "betty" is from James point of view