![]() Worth listening to: ".Ready For It?," "End Game (feat. God-tier songs: "Delicate," "Getaway Car" Remembering that it was the tour's setlist closer sends a cold shiver down my spine. My final grade* for "Reputation" is actually quite generous considering "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things" would fall dead last on my all-time ranking of Swift's songs, far beneath "Bad Blood" and every single one of her Christmas covers. Of course, all of Swift's albums have their comparative lows, but here we find the dregs - and the album's highs just aren't consistent enough to salvage the score. You may argue this effect is deliberate - camp, perhaps - but intentionality doesn't equal absolution. Swift's ever-sharp lyricism is too often overshadowed by the production, which tries to sound bold and maximalist but comes across instead as impersonal and heavy-handed. Her moments of sincerity, or even sincere badassery ("If a man talks shit then I owe him nothing"), are meager compared to spoonfuls of aggressive pop posturing. And despite glimmers of genius, the "Reputation" tracklist contains some of Swift's worst decisions to date. Indeed, I challenge anyone to watch the Reputation Stadium Tour's concert film on Netflix and not come away with intensified respect for bangers like ".Ready For It?" and "Don't Blame Me."Įven "Dancing With Our Hands Tied," one of my least favorite tracks in terms of production, shines in concert with Swift's acoustic rendition.īut the reality is that outside of those clips, "Reputation" exists as an album, not a live show. ![]() It often indicates a user profile.Īny Swiftie will tell you that "Reputation" was made to be played live. ![]() Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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