My thoughts on this album is no way an attack on Taylor, or her artistry. I liked some, and disliked some of this record. This is simply my opinion, I tried to keep it as respectful as possible during my TS journey, I would hope you will do the same. Just here for the music man. Enjoy. Red (part 1) 2 hour uncut reaction on Patreon now: patreon.com/L4urynking?Link
I feel like this is normal no one expected you to walk into an album and like every single song, some of them you love, some grow on you and some just don't (the tour and the music videos also help)
You’re not disrespecting… you’re also not wrong. This is one of the reasons I am excited for Taylor’s Version of this album. She was still contracted with Big Machine during this time and they wanted her to always be “proper, pretty and sweet”. This is the last album she made with them.
hmmm interesting point. i was worried because shellback and martin wouldn't be coming back but i didn't consider that BRM may have been holding her back on the original
Sure! I think they definitely held her back, in many aspects of her performance. This is also the first album where she used “fowl” language, though the usage was light as opposed to her newer albums. I think she touches upon it in later works, like “But Daddy, I love Him”, where she speaks to the way other people perceive her behaviors, or how they feel they have a say in her life and what she chooses for herself, at all. As a fan, I enjoy her evolution as a person and how it impacts her art and writing. She’s obviously very self aware, which might not always be a great thing, because we as listeners wouldn’t want that to hold her back, but the awareness also impacts the art. And that, more often, in her case, increases her abilities. I think that’s part of what projects her forward. The vault tracks on Reputation will be some of her best writing, as she was so alone in that moment (partly by choice). All she had were her thoughts and her feeling were intense, I imagine.
Lol honestly that song made me a fan of Taylor back in the day when I didn’t know the full drama and only knew her for 1989 pop album which was way popular in my country than her country songs
About "I did something bad", the "ra ta ta ta ta ta ta " part is funny 'cause she had a dream about this "noise". She went to the studio, recorded, and they added to the song. There is a behind the scenes/ making off of this song, you should watch!
I Agree. Even as a fan when rep album first came out I didn’t really like half the songs due to auto tune and how heavy of digital-sound the production is, but after watching the reputation tour (+time making my taste in music change a bit) I frikin became obsessed with those songs I didn’t like much at first. Reputation sounds so good as a live version. I still dream of Taylor releasing a live album of it 😭
I watched several reactors do a couple of songs from the concert a few times. I decided to watch the whole concert on my own. It was amazing. It obviously didn’t include every song.
Taylor invited Cari Fletcher to her 30th birthday party. When Cari arrived, Taylor was holding a drink. 'It's an old fashioned', Taylor said. 'It's a man's drink'. 'Well, you're the effing man', Cari replied.
I didn't love Rep when I first heard it but I think it's kind of a grower. It's definitely not like anything else in her discorgraphy and I think ot really benefits from seeing the concert and her performing it in stadiums. LOVED YOUR REACTIONS, DON'T LET SWIFTIES SCARE YOU INTO NOT BEING HONEST IT'S TOTALLY FINE TO NOT LIKE EVERYTHING. I'm crossing my fingers for Red. That is some sad girl young Taylor.
Me too. At the time, this was growth and outside of the box BMR wanted to keep her in. I have been a Swiftie since seeing her in a parking lot performance in 2006. Like a proud ol' auntie I kept telling people - just watch. This girl is going to get angry and mature & magic will happen. I have dragged many people over the years to see her or listen. But this concert was so incredible. I was so frigging proud. Taylor has let me re-live so much of my girlhood through full womanhood. Like therapy and talking with a bestie mixed in one.
@@theConquerersMama i am glad she bring so much happiness to u although i have been a fan since only a year but i cant wait to listen to more of her old stuff
seeing someone loving look what you made me do is actually so refreshing because most people don't like it, even a lot of taylor fans😭 (including me lmao)
I feel like LWYMMD, in majority, is a "you had to be there" song. I personally like the song on its own, but the lore behind it, the music video being the first thing Taylor had put out in years, and the fact that it was Taylor fighting back in a way we hadn't see before made the song super iconic. I also think that radio overplayed the song and that helped nothing.
When I first heard it, it's tainted by a personal trauma in my life where my friend committed the most violent act against someone, murder, and blamed them for causing them to do this to them and it's just. This song is forever tied to that moment in my life even though I've the years I've started to soften on finding it a little more catchy and fun. It's still not ever gonna be a song I think really is a great sentiment to be spreading 😅 -- I like angry Taylor and fighting back Taylor but this particular song's lyrics are ones I kinda just never will fully be behind. It's SO interesting to see different people's reactions to each song though for sure!!
It’s funny that you said Getaway Car sounds like a one night stand song because it’s a rebound song. It’s basically about hopping into a new relationship to get away from your past one and it of course doesn’t end well because of the way it started
It's okay to not like every song on an album, don't worry about it, even swifties don't like every song she has made! But I really appreciate that you like Dancing with our hands tied because that's my favorite from this album and also Dress (and Don't blame me which is amazing when she sings it live). I don't have the feeling that you dislike the album because you liked more songs than I thought. Reputation isn't her best work but this era has brought a lot for Taylor (and her fans) because of the Kanye and Kim situation, she reclamed her name and reputation. Her comeback was truly amazing. Maybe Reputation will be a grower for you (or not and it's not a big deal!). I'm going to bet on which songs you will like or dislike for your next TS reaction! I can't wait for you to react to Midnights, specially the 2nd song Maroon which is my favorite and I think you're gonna like it. Great reaction as always and I loved your little dances!
Swiftie here. I appreciate you're honesty and I don't think you're wrong. I like reputation but it has always felt like something wasn't 100% there with the production. When she does these songs live its a totally different experience.
I feel she has always been restricted by BMR when it comes to the language and the production she can put on the album but the tour is where she shines and everyone told her Reputation would be the most flop album and tour of her career but eventually it went on to become one of the highest grossing tour in USA
I thought you were gonna hate this album, but you loved a lot of songs. This album for me is great because of what it represented at the time and also today.
Some of these songs were meant more for her shows; they really come alive then and make more sense. If you think you liked Don’t Blame Me on the record… wait until you see it on her Reputation Stadium Tour. So good. Many of her songs do sneak up on you lol
love your comment on how this album could've been elevated by having experienced hip-hop producers in the industry in it! it's true and you're right to say it
As a huge swifty i dislike how fans always recommend Rep after first time listeners enjoy an album like Folk/Ever because what makes yall think a Cowboy Like Me lover equals an End Game lover 😭😭😭😭
@@deaditeera ya me too but if you tell someone who is just listening to Taylor that they'll love rep because they love folklore you're wrong 😭😭 both are loved for different reasons and shouldn't be handled with the same expectation
I'm a pot-smoking, beer and whiskey loving, accountant Swiftie, and 49 years old. Reputation is my favorite Talyor album. I love a strong powerful woman.
dancing with our hands tied so underrated, i personally like the album version, but the fans love the acoustic version. the flow in this song sooooo good!
SAMEE!!! tbh the studio version is objectively better and it perfectly fits the theme "dancing with our hands tied" because the genre of that song is literally electronic DANCE music 🖤
If you haven’t seen the Look What You Made Me Do music video it is a MUST, probably her most insane video to date and LWYMMD was the first single from the album and this album was kind of a surprise drop, so we went from 1989, to her disappearing and the world hating her and fans were wondering if she would ever come back, to a snake video with no sound or caption, and then a post that said “First Single Out Tomorrow Night” then that Sunday she debuted the video at the VMAs.
Watching these songs live on the Reputation tour is fire! (For example, Don’t Blame Me- OMG!) Enjoy the album, you’re so lucky to just be getting into it now! Also for Endgame, the music video will help give the song more perspective and you’ll prob end up likening got!
@@AdityaJain-cc7yk I’m so happy that on her tanking video she just released of this album- she said Endgame is probably her favorite music video ever! Yes!!
you're totally fine! i appreciate the candid review. reputation didn't really grab me until i watched the reputation live tour. the songs definitely hit different there . not saying you'll change mind or anything but these songs live are for sure a lot better. but i loved the reactions to the songs you did like and appreciated the critique on the other ones.
To me the album cover is so on point. The choker, the bullet hole, the stitches, the tabloid headlines and the unapologetically unbothered expression! Mmmh yes! Perfect 👌🖤
43:00 " she loves alcohol:" girl yes "I was supposed to be sent away but they forgot to come and get me I was functioning *alcoholic* till nobody notice my new aesthetic" - From TTPD album, track "fortnight"
Taylor makes it known that she loves an old fashioned. It's a classic old school cocktail, timeless and a little glam, and I always felt like she was pushing it as sort of a signature in a way, like her signature red lip.
I actually enjoyed this reaction ALOT and I’m a full blown Swiftie who gets her dopamine from people reacting to Taylor. This was genuine and honest and extremely funny. You were underwhelmed by some of them sure but that made it all the more enjoyable when one of the tracks hit you. Alot of Taylor’s later albums are no skip records so I get why this disappointed you but if you look back you’ll see you liked at least half of it so that’s still a win I think. BTW the Rep Tour Film and the Rep Eras Tour performances are absolute fire and make the album all the more enjoyable imo.
You needed to listen to this album before midnights and TTPD because she has broken up with the guy she was this in love with 6 years later. It just cuts more
Ok, finnnneeeee. I subscribed! 🤗 I'm usually not a fan of react channels bandwagoning on the fame of Taylor because it feels like it's for the views while so many Swifties for years have been fighting in the trenches about her talent! But I can tell you're genuine and taking a real interest in her art and are able to be critical/respectful when there's a song you don't like, but also praise the music that you do. I appreciate your analysis, critique, and openness to Taylor's art!
Love your candid review. My initial impressions were the same. After watching the live Rep tour these songs hit totally different in live performance. Even the music video for End Game made me a fan of that song.
Midnights is the joint album. Folklore and evermeore are stoned. TTPD is narcotified. Did you know that TSwift frequents a black owned cannabis club with Questlove? They also hung out with Bun B there. Scorn that man whoever that is haha
The little dance during Look What You Made Me Do is litterally me at the eras tour during that exact same song! You should watch the music video! So iconic
Justice for Dancing With Our Hands Tied 😭❤️ thank you for loving this song, the moment I heard it, it was an instant favourite if not my favourite song ever 🥹it gets overlooked too much ! So thank you 😭
36:54 girl, I’m falling in love with you with your honest and legit feedback! A lot of these songs when first listened to in 2017 post 1989 and her 2.5 year disappearing act, had me speechless in that I thought she had lost her mind. Then I listened to it again and fell in love with the album 💿 and still jam out to it on the regular next to folklore and evermore
I actually appreciate your understanding of production… because I have none. Haha Your take is interesting. Everyone is looking forward to her re-record and vault tracks for this album.
Lauryn, you're doing great so far. We know this is your opinion and it is your initial reaction so it's cool. Don't worry about what others will say. You do you boo. I'm a fan of Taylor and her music. I don't like every song of hers nor do I like one specific album of hers either. Everyone is different. And that's the best part. Just like how she has all these albums with different sounds that get you into different moods. It's a rainbow really lol. They're all great in their own way. And as time passes by, you might end up liking songs you didn't like on first listen. You never know. But we appreciate you for even taking the time to sit and listen to the albums. On a side note, "Look What You Made Me Do" literally said that to you. It broke your headphones 🤣.
I love that you said you felt so sexy during Look What You Made Me Do, because the song actually interpolates the 90's song I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred! She gave them songwriting credits on LWYMMD too. 😊
Hey Lauryn! I loved your reaction. Please don't feel like you have to like whatever other Swifties like - everyone has their own opinion, songs they love and dislike, sounds they prefer more than others, lyrics that feel closer to home. For me Reputation is a hit and miss album, but I still really like it. I'm a Folklore girlie so...
Rep is a grower for a lot of people, but it’s been my favorite since first listen lol. You may like the tour! But also you had valid criticisms and it’s totally fine to not fully connect with something, even if other people love it! Thanks for giving it an honest try!
I'm so READY for the re-recording of this album bc it can still be elevated. I love this album so much. The ONLY TS albums I'm not big on are three first 2 but that's more on ME bc I'm too old to remember high school and middle school 😂
i love seeing you go through taylors eras, always nice to see someone go that journey!! and also yes, i love your honesty, not everyone likes the same songs as much as everyone else, and thats totally fine!! also nice to finally see someone vibing out to look what you made me do, everyone hates that song but i find it to be so fun!! looking forward to the next reactions
lol i feel like king of my heart is a love it or hate it song. personally, i love it, though seeing the live performance of it first may have informed that. it's just really cute
I’m at king of my heart and your input is SO REAL. It’s important to recognize that Taylor was HATED prior to dropping this album she didn’t have the resources she has now or the ability to hit up a hip hop producer they woulda laughed in her face but I totally agree with you! I’ve loved Taylor since debut when I was in middle school but reputation and lover were skipped in my brain I never even paid them the time of day when they came out lol I had to go back once she dropped folklore bc I was like wait what
I LIVE for the fact that scrolling through comments, everyone is being so respectful-- and that is 100% because you were so respectful in your critique! To be fair, reputation SLAPS live. As a longtime Swiftie (think, calling the radio station to hear Tim McGraw by this girl named Taylor Swift kind of Swiftie) reputation took a bit for me to fully appreciate and understand as I'd drifted a bit during 1989...but live??? Oooooooooh, you will find an appreciation for the "skips" and the bops hit so fucking hard (the high note in don't blame me? goes higher live)..I'll join patreon in a heartbeat to see you see rep in all her glory
I’m so glad I came across your reactions, I love your vibe and you seem so genuine and thoughtful and fun - like it feels like we’d totally be vibing and having great conversation about the music if we were in the same room lmao I appreciate your honest reactions (and your usually correct (in my subjective opinion) takes)
I see a lot of people recommending the tour video, but I home you watch the music videos as well. Taylor is such a perfectionist and has such a clear vision for her music that every version she releases, live and studio recorded, adds depth to the music.
Don't Blame Me is phenomenal and it's absolutely incredible live 👏👏👏 and Dancing With Our Hands Tied might be one of my fave Taylor songs. Can't wait for Taylor's Version
Don’t worry even I disliked this album when it first came out (because we came from the pop perfection of 1989), but rep has long since grown on me and became one of my top faves. Great honest reaction btw!
If you watch The Eras Tour Movie at any point, she performed all of some of your favorite songs in the Reputation set (Ready For It…?, Don’t Blame Me, Delicate, & LWYMMD)!
To fully understand the impact and climate of this record, one has to take into account that the last album was 1989, which was just classic magic pop supreme, it was synths and colors, and fun and coming of age. She was on top of the world. This was a resurrection, after disappearing for so long. This was such a shock, a shattering almost of everyone’s idea of what a Taylor Swift album is. And on first listen it’s like a punch to the gut. And the deeper you get on it, the more you realize just how painfully vulnerable it really is. And you realize it’s still Taylor, under all that posturing. And then you listen again and you realize that these are emotions you are very familiar with, and she did it again, put honest words on very dark emotions that you felt at one point or another. Reputation is realizing we’ve graduated from fairy tales, cute love, coming of age, independence, breakups, to very real very relatable emotions of betrayal, fear of both being enough, insecurity, loss of reputation. Canon events for every woman. Taylor grew up finally and it was glorious.
I hear you on the stuff you said during King of my heart. In her defense, she was extremely raw and very distrusting of most people at that point. For her to come back at all was a feat alone. I think she needed to hitch her wagon to someone that she was comfortable with and that made her feel safe and understood, and Jack was that for her. I think rep TV might actually have some of the collabs you mentioned (hopefully)
Just watching your reaction has literally brightened my day. You are so REAL and I love it. Watching you dance & not give a shit was the best thing ever. One of the best reactions I've seen. Pouring a good stiff drink before you start Reputation is the wisest move. Keep being you.
As a swiftie it feels so refreshing to see someone genuinely listening to the music and giving their takes without going on either overpraise or total disregard. We love nuance 💖 Rep is also not my favorite but the Rep act on the eras tour made it grow on me a little
It’s so interesting to see a reaction from someone whose music taste is so different than mine, because this is my favorite Taylor album. I go back and forth between Reputation and Midnights-and TTPD is creeping up there too. I appreciate the different perspective, even if I can’t say I agree haha
I love your takes. Yes to her being unintentionally tone deaf sometimes, yes to diversifying producers, but carefully. Look at the magic that happened when she branched out with Aaron Dessner. And I loved when you said more drums on folklore, and YES to a rock album. She is allergic to drums and I am begging her to get live instruments in the studio. I love her and her music so much and I can't wait to see where she goes as she continues to grow.
There's a tiktok of Fletcher's where she talks about Tay drinking an old fashioned at her birthday party. She was inspired by that when she wrote, "I kissed a girl and I liked it Sipped her like an Old Fashioned (ah-ah-ah)"
Also, I loved that you also liked this This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things! I appreciate an honest and thoughtful critique. The people who upset me are like Fantano. He was just disrespectful
I love that you have an extensive musical knowledge of what productions sound like and critique when you wish the production was different. Not every song is for everyone; learning what others hear has me appreciating the songs differently. Don't apologize. Subscribed.
I'm just getting into you channel... and I LOVE your reactions and takes. I agree so much with you critiques. I'm not a swiftie but I do love me some Taylor. I think swifties love everything she does no matter what. From Red to TTPD there are tracks I love and others I can live without. Folklore and Evermore are my favorite albums for sure. And I couldn't agree more what you said about the production of this album. Excited to hear the Taylor's Version. Do you do music video reactions? Her videos made me like songs I thought were played out or that I didn't love at first.
I remember when this album dropped in 2017, the world was shooketh. I wasn’t a swiftie yet, but I can recall the drama and the crazy things leading up to this album and after it came out. And some people were so offended by her “new sound” and talked shit about her and this album. We saw a very different side of Taylor in this album and I’m loving it now.
we left the swiftie fandom in 2016/2017 during the whole reputation era but we came back during 2022 but reputation was a shocker for us. we loved it immediately but it was certain song we could relate to because of the situation of our friendships and relationship at the time. it felt like it explained everything for us in an intimate moment, we start sobbing sometimes because of these songs like folkmore (folklore + evermore). She’s just like me 😭😭😭😭 also your reaction is very sweet and it’s okay to not like songs, we don’t like certain songs.
My thoughts on this album is no way an attack on Taylor, or her artistry. I liked some, and disliked some of this record. This is simply my opinion, I tried to keep it as respectful as possible during my TS journey, I would hope you will do the same. Just here for the music man. Enjoy. Red (part 1) 2 hour uncut reaction on Patreon now: patreon.com/L4urynking?Link
I feel like this is normal no one expected you to walk into an album and like every single song, some of them you love, some grow on you and some just don't (the tour and the music videos also help)
Hopefully she would hire rnb producers (like you said and I agree) for Reputation Taylor’s Version.
someone give me Taylors number pls omg bc I need this now.
I'm pretty sure the re-recording for rep are done and ready so we shall see
You have nailed the time frame…rep came out 2017 (which would be recorded in 16). jack a is her bestie and producer on lots of her songs.
A non fan liking LWYMMD on first listen is RAREEE!!!
Like...saying I'm shocked is an understatement
A fan liking LWYMMD is more rare 😂
As the glimmer of comet in the sky...😉
Not just LWYMMD but also TIWWCHNT ?? Messy as hell
I'm a fan and I like LWYMMD
22:30 "she loves this man who she's singing about"
*cries in So Long lONDON
fr 😭
I've recovered from Joever but when rep TV comes out oh lord 😭
same sis SAMEEEEEEEEEEEEE
the way i bawled
SAMEEEE😭
You’re not disrespecting… you’re also not wrong. This is one of the reasons I am excited for Taylor’s Version of this album. She was still contracted with Big Machine during this time and they wanted her to always be “proper, pretty and sweet”. This is the last album she made with them.
hmmm interesting point. i was worried because shellback and martin wouldn't be coming back but i didn't consider that BRM may have been holding her back on the original
So it was a "g'bye and kiss my ass" kinda album then
Sure! I think they definitely held her back, in many aspects of her performance. This is also the first album where she used “fowl” language, though the usage was light as opposed to her newer albums. I think she touches upon it in later works, like “But Daddy, I love Him”, where she speaks to the way other people perceive her behaviors, or how they feel they have a say in her life and what she chooses for herself, at all.
As a fan, I enjoy her evolution as a person and how it impacts her art and writing. She’s obviously very self aware, which might not always be a great thing, because we as listeners wouldn’t want that to hold her back, but the awareness also impacts the art. And that, more often, in her case, increases her abilities. I think that’s part of what projects her forward. The vault tracks on Reputation will be some of her best writing, as she was so alone in that moment (partly by choice). All she had were her thoughts and her feeling were intense, I imagine.
I feel exactly the same way re BMR, I really hope she amps up the production on Rep TV (I do love the original but I reckon it has so much potential).
Yes!!! I can’t wait for Taylor’s Version to come out.
“all my friends smell like weed” taylor absolutely wants stoners as her fans
Antonoff is very 420 friendly lol
@@lka9900I want to smoke with Jack
midnights is such a stoner album also
@farter3644 for real. What do you think Lavander haze is about ?
I love that you read the prologue as well, not many reaction channels do that...
it really gives you more perspective to the full message of the album
Yes! took this suggestion from a subscriber, glad I did.
You are allowed to not like songs 🫶🏻 you are open minded and respectful, the tour DEFINITELY made me love this album more
oh? a LWYMMD enjoyer? it's a rare species nowadays
Especially on first listen!!
Lol honestly that song made me a fan of Taylor back in the day when I didn’t know the full drama and only knew her for 1989 pop album which was way popular in my country than her country songs
@@georgianav2002 that’s so interesting, I never thought that LWYMMD would be the song to turn people into fans, I’m happy for you!
WDYMM!!!?? THAT SONG MADE ME THE HARDCORE SWIFTIE THAT I AM:((( reputation brought a lot of swifties especially LWYMMD
@@sizarrebwar1444 I know right? For me Taylor made the Kardashians and Kanye famous, not the other way around 🤣🤣🤣
About "I did something bad", the "ra ta ta ta ta ta ta " part is funny 'cause she had a dream about this "noise". She went to the studio, recorded, and they added to the song. There is a behind the scenes/ making off of this song, you should watch!
I was looking for this comment that one of us swiftie need to let her in on this ra ta ta ta joke 😂😂
I think about the ra ta ta ta ta ta ta clip AT LEAST once a day 😂
I thought that clip was in miss Americana or no? Because they watched miss Americana
@@nikkis7375no its just the writing of rep
You HAVE to watch the live Reputation Tour version of this album, holy shit!! Please please watch it!! You'll freaking love it
I Agree. Even as a fan when rep album first came out I didn’t really like half the songs due to auto tune and how heavy of digital-sound the production is, but after watching the reputation tour (+time making my taste in music change a bit) I frikin became obsessed with those songs I didn’t like much at first. Reputation sounds so good as a live version. I still dream of Taylor releasing a live album of it 😭
Yes! Came here to say this. Please do.
I was going to suggest that !!!
I watched several reactors do a couple of songs from the concert a few times. I decided to watch the whole concert on my own. It was amazing. It obviously didn’t include every song.
Yeah i agree🎉
Babe her FAVORITE drink is an old fashioned 💅🏼
Came to say this.
“Wear you like a necklace…” says it all 💅🏾
Taylor invited Cari Fletcher to her 30th birthday party. When Cari arrived, Taylor was holding a drink. 'It's an old fashioned', Taylor said. 'It's a man's drink'. 'Well, you're the effing man', Cari replied.
When Ed Sheeran started singing and she said “oh brother 🙄” I SPIT out my lemonade 😭
I still don’t getting the hate to that part lol like Ed started RAPPING 😂🤌🏻
I didn't love Rep when I first heard it but I think it's kind of a grower. It's definitely not like anything else in her discorgraphy and I think ot really benefits from seeing the concert and her performing it in stadiums.
LOVED YOUR REACTIONS, DON'T LET SWIFTIES SCARE YOU INTO NOT BEING HONEST IT'S TOTALLY FINE TO NOT LIKE EVERYTHING. I'm crossing my fingers for Red. That is some sad girl young Taylor.
Exactly
Totally a grower. I did not like it at first and now it's my favorite. Same thing with TTPD lol
There are only two kinds of people one who thinks reputation is ok and others would defend it with their life . Iam the latter
Same! Rep and Folklore girl here.
@@WrenTaylor1016I will never get this combination 😭
Me too.
At the time, this was growth and outside of the box BMR wanted to keep her in.
I have been a Swiftie since seeing her in a parking lot performance in 2006. Like a proud ol' auntie I kept telling people - just watch. This girl is going to get angry and mature & magic will happen.
I have dragged many people over the years to see her or listen.
But this concert was so incredible.
I was so frigging proud.
Taylor has let me re-live so much of my girlhood through full womanhood. Like therapy and talking with a bestie mixed in one.
@@WrenTaylor1016 same here
@@theConquerersMama i am glad she bring so much happiness to u although i have been a fan since only a year but i cant wait to listen to more of her old stuff
seeing someone loving look what you made me do is actually so refreshing because most people don't like it, even a lot of taylor fans😭 (including me lmao)
I only like it live😂
@@saharah101 Why though? The studio version sounds so much better
I feel like LWYMMD, in majority, is a "you had to be there" song. I personally like the song on its own, but the lore behind it, the music video being the first thing Taylor had put out in years, and the fact that it was Taylor fighting back in a way we hadn't see before made the song super iconic.
I also think that radio overplayed the song and that helped nothing.
When I first heard it, it's tainted by a personal trauma in my life where my friend committed the most violent act against someone, murder, and blamed them for causing them to do this to them and it's just. This song is forever tied to that moment in my life even though I've the years I've started to soften on finding it a little more catchy and fun. It's still not ever gonna be a song I think really is a great sentiment to be spreading 😅 -- I like angry Taylor and fighting back Taylor but this particular song's lyrics are ones I kinda just never will fully be behind.
It's SO interesting to see different people's reactions to each song though for sure!!
and including me too (a stan) but i LOVED IT LIVE both in rep and eras tour.
It’s funny that you said Getaway Car sounds like a one night stand song because it’s a rebound song. It’s basically about hopping into a new relationship to get away from your past one and it of course doesn’t end well because of the way it started
love your honesty!! i don’t think i would’ve liked reputation at all if i had heard folklore/evermore and ttpd first
And me on the other hand I am not a Evermore/folklore girly I listen to some songs on both those albums but Reputation is my album
It's okay to not like every song on an album, don't worry about it, even swifties don't like every song she has made! But I really appreciate that you like Dancing with our hands tied because that's my favorite from this album and also Dress (and Don't blame me which is amazing when she sings it live). I don't have the feeling that you dislike the album because you liked more songs than I thought. Reputation isn't her best work but this era has brought a lot for Taylor (and her fans) because of the Kanye and Kim situation, she reclamed her name and reputation. Her comeback was truly amazing. Maybe Reputation will be a grower for you (or not and it's not a big deal!). I'm going to bet on which songs you will like or dislike for your next TS reaction! I can't wait for you to react to Midnights, specially the 2nd song Maroon which is my favorite and I think you're gonna like it. Great reaction as always and I loved your little dances!
You’re a real one, thank you 🥹I think midnights will win the next poll
Swiftie here. I appreciate you're honesty and I don't think you're wrong. I like reputation but it has always felt like something wasn't 100% there with the production. When she does these songs live its a totally different experience.
When she does rep live she tailors the songs for her band, which gives them more of a rock and roll feel that works for well for her.
I feel she has always been restricted by BMR when it comes to the language and the production she can put on the album but the tour is where she shines and everyone told her Reputation would be the most flop album and tour of her career but eventually it went on to become one of the highest grossing tour in USA
Those high notes in her live concert is something to behold
I’ve never seen her live but I love watching clips of how over time she can hit that note higher and higher
We are not wrong when we yell on the tour "Taylor take me to church" because that is what she does in the tour version of Reputation IDSB and DBM
@@ravinajigyasi6772she doesn't play idsb but yeah
I thought you were gonna hate this album, but you loved a lot of songs.
This album for me is great because of what it represented at the time and also today.
Some of these songs were meant more for her shows; they really come alive then and make more sense. If you think you liked Don’t Blame Me on the record… wait until you see it on her Reputation Stadium Tour. So good. Many of her songs do sneak up on you lol
Her ovulation songs will hit every damn time!
Oh swifties BEEN asking her to serve us R&B and rock album fr
Man I dream of that Rock version of Red &/or Sparks Fly
love your comment on how this album could've been elevated by having experienced hip-hop producers in the industry in it! it's true and you're right to say it
I so wish she would do that with the re-record but I doubt she will
right
As a huge swifty i dislike how fans always recommend Rep after first time listeners enjoy an album like Folk/Ever because what makes yall think a Cowboy Like Me lover equals an End Game lover 😭😭😭😭
I am both a Cowboy like me and an End Game lover, and I can totally see how that's not how it works for most!
I honestly love end game and cowboy like me and ihve been stanning taylor since her og RED era
Love both of those songs but okay
@@deaditeera ya me too but if you tell someone who is just listening to Taylor that they'll love rep because they love folklore you're wrong 😭😭 both are loved for different reasons and shouldn't be handled with the same expectation
@@nonopleaseno7941 truuuee
I'm a pot-smoking, beer and whiskey loving, accountant Swiftie, and 49 years old. Reputation is my favorite Talyor album. I love a strong powerful woman.
I think youre more of a midnights and tortured poets person
Yeah but mostly the 3am midnights tracks and the anthology not all of ttpd
we shall see
It’s actually so hard to tell, because for me folklore is my favourite and reputation is in my top 5 while evermore isn’t😅
@@lenaolishevska4070 wait that’s crazy 😭
@@lenaolishevska4070Folkore and Evermore > Reputation 😅
dancing with our hands tied so underrated, i personally like the album version, but the fans love the acoustic version. the flow in this song sooooo good!
Me too I loveeee the instrumentals on the album version. The synth and electronic drum sounds were just perfect.
DWOHT is one of my fave song of TS and what actually nailed my decision to fully enter the fandom
SAMEE!!! tbh the studio version is objectively better and it perfectly fits the theme "dancing with our hands tied" because the genre of that song is literally electronic DANCE music 🖤
DWOHT was my surprise song and i must say, acoustic Taylor never misses ❤
@@camillasoares9289 thats rare! i want to experience that!
“Dancing With Our Hands Tied” is one of my favorite TS songs, I’m so glad someone else loves it 😭
ikrr its so heartwarming to see another dwoht fan its literally one of the best TS songs out there 🥺
If you haven’t seen the Look What You Made Me Do music video it is a MUST, probably her most insane video to date and LWYMMD was the first single from the album and this album was kind of a surprise drop, so we went from 1989, to her disappearing and the world hating her and fans were wondering if she would ever come back, to a snake video with no sound or caption, and then a post that said “First Single Out Tomorrow Night” then that Sunday she debuted the video at the VMAs.
Watching these songs live on the Reputation tour is fire! (For example, Don’t Blame Me- OMG!) Enjoy the album, you’re so lucky to just be getting into it now! Also for Endgame, the music video will help give the song more perspective and you’ll prob end up likening got!
End game music video is not good at all it's one of the worst taylor music video
@@AdityaJain-cc7yk I’m so happy that on her tanking video she just released of this album- she said Endgame is probably her favorite music video ever! Yes!!
you're totally fine! i appreciate the candid review. reputation didn't really grab me until i watched the reputation live tour. the songs definitely hit different there . not saying you'll change mind or anything but these songs live are for sure a lot better. but i loved the reactions to the songs you did like and appreciated the critique on the other ones.
Same here! Totally agree
To me the album cover is so on point. The choker, the bullet hole, the stitches, the tabloid headlines and the unapologetically unbothered expression! Mmmh yes! Perfect 👌🖤
43:00 " she loves alcohol:" girl yes
"I was supposed to be sent away but they forgot to come and get me
I was functioning *alcoholic* till nobody notice my new aesthetic"
- From TTPD album, track "fortnight"
Was being a functioning alcoholic her new aesthetic or did she stop being the alcoholic because she had a new aesthetic but nobody noticed it
I love that line 😂😂
Taylor once said that she can go to 0 and then drink two mojitos and think she’s a wizard. So yes, she likes to drink occasionally
She loves her whiskey! And yes, she drinks old fashioned 👀
And from the vibes...yep she would totally love you
Exactly!! The guy who commented that it’s an idiot lol. She even said it on one of her song: “My friends all smell of weed or little babies”
@@r_a9066 they also tend to forget she's an adult, smh
Taylor makes it known that she loves an old fashioned. It's a classic old school cocktail, timeless and a little glam, and I always felt like she was pushing it as sort of a signature in a way, like her signature red lip.
EDIT: By the way, her signature lip is Elson, by Pat McGrath. SOLD OUT of course lol
OH your reaction to Dancing With Our Hands Tied is EVERYTHING. So glad I found you!!
Taylor went to a weed party, so the answer to 0:01 is yes
I actually enjoyed this reaction ALOT and I’m a full blown Swiftie who gets her dopamine from people reacting to Taylor. This was genuine and honest and extremely funny. You were underwhelmed by some of them sure but that made it all the more enjoyable when one of the tracks hit you. Alot of Taylor’s later albums are no skip records so I get why this disappointed you but if you look back you’ll see you liked at least half of it so that’s still a win I think. BTW the Rep Tour Film and the Rep Eras Tour performances are absolute fire and make the album all the more enjoyable imo.
You needed to listen to this album before midnights and TTPD because she has broken up with the guy she was this in love with 6 years later. It just cuts more
Ok, finnnneeeee. I subscribed! 🤗 I'm usually not a fan of react channels bandwagoning on the fame of Taylor because it feels like it's for the views while so many Swifties for years have been fighting in the trenches about her talent! But I can tell you're genuine and taking a real interest in her art and are able to be critical/respectful when there's a song you don't like, but also praise the music that you do. I appreciate your analysis, critique, and openness to Taylor's art!
Side note, you skipping "when a man talks shit than I owe him nothing" did kill my soul a little. That's my favorite line! lol
Love your candid review. My initial impressions were the same. After watching the live Rep tour these songs hit totally different in live performance. Even the music video for End Game made me a fan of that song.
GIRL. YOU HAVE TO REACT TO DON'T BLAME ME, READY FOR IT AND I DID SOMETHING BAD ON THE REP TOUR ITS SOOOO GOOD LIVE🙏🏻🙏🏻
This!
ALSO king of my heart live/ acoustic versions I think you'd like better ❤️
Midnights is the joint album. Folklore and evermeore are stoned. TTPD is narcotified. Did you know that TSwift frequents a black owned cannabis club with Questlove? They also hung out with Bun B there. Scorn that man whoever that is haha
This is important background info that she needs to see lol
Why is she whispering? Why are we whispering? 😂
The little dance during Look What You Made Me Do is litterally me at the eras tour during that exact same song! You should watch the music video! So iconic
wasn't into the album and didn't even listen to it fully until i saw the live tour video - it's incredible and Don't blame me is even better
I love the live mixes for reputation WAY more than the album production. (I have also been LOVING your videos- you are hilarious)
Man it hits different to hear New Years Day now - it’s like she knew it would eventually end and held on so tight.
I know right, and even in cornelia street. It's like she was so scared too.
Justice for Dancing With Our Hands Tied 😭❤️ thank you for loving this song, the moment I heard it, it was an instant favourite if not my favourite song ever 🥹it gets overlooked too much ! So thank you 😭
The thing I still find kinda funny about this album was how it seems like it's supposed to be this petty middle finger, but it's mostly love songs
36:54 girl, I’m falling in love with you with your honest and legit feedback! A lot of these songs when first listened to in 2017 post 1989 and her 2.5 year disappearing act, had me speechless in that I thought she had lost her mind. Then I listened to it again and fell in love with the album 💿 and still jam out to it on the regular next to folklore and evermore
Hahaha Ed Sheeran sings “oh brother” me too
REPUTATION STADIUM TOUR IS JUST 🔥🔥🔥 AND U NEED TO SEE IT
omg an album with metro and Taylor would actually kill me in the best way possible
dancing with our hands tied is my fav from rep
mine too girl omgggg
SAME!!! i think at this point its my no.1 favorite song on Taylor's discography of all time
So underrated , she sang it tonight at Dublin show!!!
I actually appreciate your understanding of production… because I have none. Haha
Your take is interesting.
Everyone is looking forward to her re-record and vault tracks for this album.
Lauryn, you're doing great so far. We know this is your opinion and it is your initial reaction so it's cool. Don't worry about what others will say. You do you boo. I'm a fan of Taylor and her music. I don't like every song of hers nor do I like one specific album of hers either.
Everyone is different. And that's the best part. Just like how she has all these albums with different sounds that get you into different moods. It's a rainbow really lol. They're all great in their own way. And as time passes by, you might end up liking songs you didn't like on first listen. You never know. But we appreciate you for even taking the time to sit and listen to the albums.
On a side note, "Look What You Made Me Do" literally said that to you. It broke your headphones 🤣.
If you like Dress, find the video of her doing it acoustic at one of her LA shows 8/7/23. It’s 🔥
I love that you said you felt so sexy during Look What You Made Me Do, because the song actually interpolates the 90's song I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred! She gave them songwriting credits on LWYMMD too. 😊
Hey Lauryn! I loved your reaction. Please don't feel like you have to like whatever other Swifties like - everyone has their own opinion, songs they love and dislike, sounds they prefer more than others, lyrics that feel closer to home. For me Reputation is a hit and miss album, but I still really like it. I'm a Folklore girlie so...
FINALLY someone with good taste that likes dancing with our hands tied
Rep is a grower for a lot of people, but it’s been my favorite since first listen lol. You may like the tour! But also you had valid criticisms and it’s totally fine to not fully connect with something, even if other people love it! Thanks for giving it an honest try!
DANCING WITH OUR HANDS TIED IS THAT GIRLLL
I'm so READY for the re-recording of this album bc it can still be elevated. I love this album so much. The ONLY TS albums I'm not big on are three first 2 but that's more on ME bc I'm too old to remember high school and middle school 😂
Like I am not really too much into debut album and then Evermore and folklore but I refer to Reputation,Red,1989 way too much 😂😂
i love seeing you go through taylors eras, always nice to see someone go that journey!! and also yes, i love your honesty, not everyone likes the same songs as much as everyone else, and thats totally fine!! also nice to finally see someone vibing out to look what you made me do, everyone hates that song but i find it to be so fun!!
looking forward to the next reactions
Who hates LWYMMD that is one of the best tracks on Reputation
Girl!!!! This is one of my favorite albums from Taylor. It was so fun watching you vibe to our girl.
lol i feel like king of my heart is a love it or hate it song. personally, i love it, though seeing the live performance of it first may have informed that. it's just really cute
❤❤❤
I’m at king of my heart and your input is SO REAL. It’s important to recognize that Taylor was HATED prior to dropping this album she didn’t have the resources she has now or the ability to hit up a hip hop producer they woulda laughed in her face but I totally agree with you! I’ve loved Taylor since debut when I was in middle school but reputation and lover were skipped in my brain I never even paid them the time of day when they came out lol I had to go back once she dropped folklore bc I was like wait what
Girlll I’m pretty sure most swifty enjoy a new album with a joint or a drink too! Also Taylor herself has fully admitted to at least one of those
32:44(Sorry for my English) actually Taylor drinks old fashioned, fletcher even said that she was influenced by this in her writing on Girls X3
I LIVE for the fact that scrolling through comments, everyone is being so respectful-- and that is 100% because you were so respectful in your critique!
To be fair, reputation SLAPS live. As a longtime Swiftie (think, calling the radio station to hear Tim McGraw by this girl named Taylor Swift kind of Swiftie) reputation took a bit for me to fully appreciate and understand as I'd drifted a bit during 1989...but live??? Oooooooooh, you will find an appreciation for the "skips" and the bops hit so fucking hard (the high note in don't blame me? goes higher live)..I'll join patreon in a heartbeat to see you see rep in all her glory
I’m so glad I came across your reactions, I love your vibe and you seem so genuine and thoughtful and fun - like it feels like we’d totally be vibing and having great conversation about the music if we were in the same room lmao I appreciate your honest reactions (and your usually correct (in my subjective opinion) takes)
This album SLAPS live - whenever you watch The Eras Tour Movie, can’t wait for you to watch the Reputation era.
I see a lot of people recommending the tour video, but I home you watch the music videos as well. Taylor is such a perfectionist and has such a clear vision for her music that every version she releases, live and studio recorded, adds depth to the music.
This concert was 🔥 You need to see it, live. You can still stream it. 🦋✌️
You’re so respectful when it comes to your criticisms, love that about you
I hated King of my Heart at first, but then I heard a acoustic version of it when she sang it live, and I loved that so much more
Don't Blame Me is phenomenal and it's absolutely incredible live 👏👏👏 and Dancing With Our Hands Tied might be one of my fave Taylor songs. Can't wait for Taylor's Version
Don’t worry even I disliked this album when it first came out (because we came from the pop perfection of 1989), but rep has long since grown on me and became one of my top faves. Great honest reaction btw!
If you watch The Eras Tour Movie at any point, she performed all of some of your favorite songs in the Reputation set (Ready For It…?, Don’t Blame Me, Delicate, & LWYMMD)!
To fully understand the impact and climate of this record, one has to take into account that the last album was 1989, which was just classic magic pop supreme, it was synths and colors, and fun and coming of age. She was on top of the world. This was a resurrection, after disappearing for so long. This was such a shock, a shattering almost of everyone’s idea of what a Taylor Swift album is. And on first listen it’s like a punch to the gut. And the deeper you get on it, the more you realize just how painfully vulnerable it really is. And you realize it’s still Taylor, under all that posturing.
And then you listen again and you realize that these are emotions you are very familiar with, and she did it again, put honest words on very dark emotions that you felt at one point or another.
Reputation is realizing we’ve graduated from fairy tales, cute love, coming of age, independence, breakups, to very real very relatable emotions of betrayal, fear of both being enough, insecurity, loss of reputation. Canon events for every woman. Taylor grew up finally and it was glorious.
I hear you on the stuff you said during King of my heart. In her defense, she was extremely raw and very distrusting of most people at that point. For her to come back at all was a feat alone. I think she needed to hitch her wagon to someone that she was comfortable with and that made her feel safe and understood, and Jack was that for her. I think rep TV might actually have some of the collabs you mentioned (hopefully)
Breaking your headset on the Rep album is totally appropriate!!!🫶💙🫶💙🫶💙🫶💙💙💙💙
"i wanna get drunk with taylor swift. i feel like she would love me. i would probably love her more" is so real ily
I love watching your reviews. You make the best faces and have quality comments and criticism . Also you are GORGEOUS 😍
Just watching your reaction has literally brightened my day. You are so REAL and I love it. Watching you dance & not give a shit was the best thing ever. One of the best reactions I've seen. Pouring a good stiff drink before you start Reputation is the wisest move. Keep being you.
LOVE the dancing with our hands tied appreciation
As a swiftie it feels so refreshing to see someone genuinely listening to the music and giving their takes without going on either overpraise or total disregard. We love nuance 💖 Rep is also not my favorite but the Rep act on the eras tour made it grow on me a little
37:12 the head nodding to the music turning into the head shaking in disapproval is taking me out
HAHAHHAHHHAHAHA YES
It’s so interesting to see a reaction from someone whose music taste is so different than mine, because this is my favorite Taylor album. I go back and forth between Reputation and Midnights-and TTPD is creeping up there too. I appreciate the different perspective, even if I can’t say I agree haha
So I already kind of have a crush on you and now I get TS reactions too!!!! Lord help me lol
I love your takes. Yes to her being unintentionally tone deaf sometimes, yes to diversifying producers, but carefully. Look at the magic that happened when she branched out with Aaron Dessner. And I loved when you said more drums on folklore, and YES to a rock album. She is allergic to drums and I am begging her to get live instruments in the studio. I love her and her music so much and I can't wait to see where she goes as she continues to grow.
There's a tiktok of Fletcher's where she talks about Tay drinking an old fashioned at her birthday party. She was inspired by that when she wrote, "I kissed a girl and I liked it
Sipped her like an Old Fashioned (ah-ah-ah)"
Also, I loved that you also liked this This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things! I appreciate an honest and thoughtful critique. The people who upset me are like Fantano. He was just disrespectful
I love that you have an extensive musical knowledge of what productions sound like and critique when you wish the production was different. Not every song is for everyone; learning what others hear has me appreciating the songs differently. Don't apologize. Subscribed.
Another “Dancing with our hands tied” stan 😍
I'm just getting into you channel... and I LOVE your reactions and takes. I agree so much with you critiques. I'm not a swiftie but I do love me some Taylor. I think swifties love everything she does no matter what.
From Red to TTPD there are tracks I love and others I can live without. Folklore and Evermore are my favorite albums for sure. And I couldn't agree more what you said about the production of this album. Excited to hear the Taylor's Version.
Do you do music video reactions? Her videos made me like songs I thought were played out or that I didn't love at first.
I remember when this album dropped in 2017, the world was shooketh. I wasn’t a swiftie yet, but I can recall the drama and the crazy things leading up to this album and after it came out. And some people were so offended by her “new sound” and talked shit about her and this album. We saw a very different side of Taylor in this album and I’m loving it now.
we left the swiftie fandom in 2016/2017 during the whole reputation era but we came back during 2022 but reputation was a shocker for us. we loved it immediately but it was certain song we could relate to because of the situation of our friendships and relationship at the time. it felt like it explained everything for us in an intimate moment, we start sobbing sometimes because of these songs like folkmore (folklore + evermore). She’s just like me 😭😭😭😭 also your reaction is very sweet and it’s okay to not like songs, we don’t like certain songs.