Dave Grohl rant was utterly moronic and counterproductive, as was the supportive in-stadium reaction.
1) She’s built her career on playing live (and, yes, making some ERRORS) even when it meant taking heat from critics. So the implication is bizarre.
2)I know she’s “pop,” but she’s also a prolific songwriter who’s long made honest music with real instruments. So she’s neither a soulless pop act nor the “enemy” of a traditional rock band. Even if you have that middle school “pop is lame” mentality, someone like Taylor should be exempt. She’s “one of the good ones.”
3) Her Eras Tour is a music-first, cardio-intensive masterclass that inherently warrants respect from fellow performers. It has also ignited a new level of interest in a live stadium music experience across so different demographics, thereby making true “rock concerts” even more appealing. Bands that want to play long, elaborate, high-energy shows with MUSIC as the centerpiece benefit from the success of The Eras Tour.
It’s here. It’s yours, it’s mine, it’s ours. It’s an album I wrote alone about the whims, fantasies, heartaches, dramas and tragedies I lived out as a young woman between 18 and 20. I remember making tracklist after tracklist, obsessing over the right way to tell the story. I had to be ruthless with my choices, and I left behind some songs I am still unfailingly proud of now. Therefore, you have 6 From The Vault tracks! I recorded this album when I was 32 (and still growing up, now) and the memories it brought back filled me with nostalgia and appreciation. For life, for you, for the fact that I get to reclaim my work. Thank you a million times, for the memories that break our fall. 💥🐉🏰 Speak Now (MY VERSION!) is out now.
https://t.co/m3KNl71qrY
📷: Beth Garrabrant