Taylor Swift: Folklore

Taylor Swift has achieved a level of success that is hard to fathom and even harder to compare. Certainly there were performers before her who have had similar and even greater success than she at her age. Elvis, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones come to mind. Some may argue that she is more popular.

However, when you think about the marketing vehicles that are present today to reach a wide audience that were not present 60 years ago, she has a distinct technological advantage that she has leveraged to amass such a following.

That said, she is undeniably a great artist. Given her trajectory and work ethic, she has the ability to surpass every artist of all time. That is, as long as she keeps evolving.

Folklore was a continuation of a shift in Swift’s musical approach that rolled into the mega album Midnights. Her maturity as a songwriter, singer, and performed continue to evolve. Most important is that she’s driving that evolution. Not becoming satisfied with fame, fortune, and her previous work.

Folklore is a good vinyl pressing for a mass produced album. There are a few songs that sound compressed. However, there are songs that sound very dynamic and possess great detail. The record is reasonably quiet. It did need to be cleaned a few times to remove dirt and production residue. Once cleaned, the record performed reasonably well.

TRACK LIST
1 The 1
2 Cardigan
3 The Last Great American Dynasty
4 Exile
5 My Tears Ricochet
6 Mirrorball
7 Seven
8 August
9 This Is Me Trying
10 Illicit Affairs
11 Invisible String
12 Mad Woman
13 Epiphany
14 Betty
15 Peace
16 Hoax
17 The Lakes

Swifty or not, this is a very good record that sounds good when the needle drops and one that is worth the investment. 💰

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