like as much as i want it to happen, you’re never getting a black suits or bloodsong cast album, joe. adjust album accordingly to preserve some of ur better work.

+ spirit song

+ bandaids and cigarettes

+ blue hair

+ lovesong of blood

- prisoner’s christmas song

- muther’s r speshul

I think is fair to point out how different some songs are in the re recordings, and Red TV is the biggest difference for me. Now, i say it to everyone i know how hard is must me to make the re recordings, the time that it must take and how even how boring experience must be. I'm proud of her for this project and will always listen the TVs but yeah Red is really rough.

I'm gonna be honest, Speak Now is my favorite so far but is was the easiest one to reproduce cause it was all Nathan production. 1989 TV is good too, Jack did amazing but the Max Martin songs are,,, there. I like it but the spice is not there. Chris did his best, i'm sure, but he's not Max Martin. So 1989 TV has vocalllls but someeeee songs took more time to get used to. Still better than Red TV.

Also, i accept 1989 TV for what it is cause Rep TV will drop, and i need to have my mind ready. I know it won't be the same. I know i'll have some get used to do.

For me, I have no qualms listening to the originals because I own the CDs. If I was a streaming girlie, I'd definitely be a rerecordings exclusive girlie, even though some of them are rough for me.

As a whole though, I think 1989 is the closest. Shake It Off is the only one I feel very negatively about; and as you said, there seems to be a pattern where (barring Holy Ground which wasn't produced by Max) for whatever reason, the Max Martin songs seem to be the roughest for me personally. Like all the respect to Shellback and others for supporting this project (because I genuinely think it'll be life changing for the whole industry) and doing the best they can, but the 'Max magic' is missing. Like he's one of the most well known and praised producers in the industry and for me, the difference between the versions is showing me why, you know? But yeah for me, the differences in 1989 (mostly due to technology - the background vocals are clearer etc) mostly make it better, but 1989 is also my least favourite Taylor project, so like I can understand why people who have it higher up may dislike the changes.

But yeah like I said, I know with RED there were a number of factors likely involved (implied issues with Joe becoming distant [arguably in a Jake like way] starting in 2021, the changes in Fearless being accepted/praised, potentially the plan being to get them out asap at the time etc), but yeah between me feeling it was emotionally void comparative to the original and not liking the changes made, it really just is unlistenable to me personally and again, it was rough for me as someone whose favourite album from her, and one of my favourite albums of all time, is RED (2012). In saying that, I will die on the hill that I still think RED (Taylor's Version) has the best vault songs so far. Like I agree with Scout that it feels like that's where all of their time was spent and it shows.

But yeah the above also makes me a little worried for Reputation, I'm not going to lie. Because like again, there are external factors that could influence it here if she was working on it from late 2022 (when she legally could) up until like August this year. But I'm willing to give her the benefit of the doubt and wait to hear it before passing any judgments.