She's in her prime .

This probably belongs in the music thread, but what's the consensus on Taylor Swift? I watched a special where she performed with Def Leppard and some of the tunes were kind of, I don't know, catchy. The lyrics were kind of typical teenage lovelorn angst stuff, but I was kind of impressed a high school girl can write her own material.

artie_fufkin wrote:

This probably belongs in the music thread, but what's the consensus on Taylor Swift? I watched a special where she performed with Def Leppard and some of the tunes were kind of, I don't know, catchy. The lyrics were kind of typical teenage lovelorn angst stuff, but I was kind of impressed a high school girl can write her own material.

Some of her stuff is to over the top teenage girly but the special with Def Leppard was awesome, IMO.  She is pretty talented if you ask me for a teenager.  The show you are talking about is called crossroads on CMT.  I find it pretty interesting to see country guys do songs from the 70s and 80s.  Jason Aldean took a gay Brian Adams song and made it really good.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYT1mtfCzcY

Glad you're paying attention Fors.  I have a niece that posted something on facebook - she was lip-singing to a song I can't imagine any 15 year old should ever hear - & my sister & I worried ourselves sick trying to figure out how to get our half-brother to see her page!  I eventually had my oldest son speak to him personally, since they were in the same town at the time.  I don't know if anyone ever saw her video but someone sure should be paying attention to what she listens to!  They're in STL & I'm in Colorado so I don't have much input unfortunately (shocked)

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Webstergrovesalum wrote:

Glad you're paying attention Fors.  I have a niece that posted something on facebook - she was lip-singing to a song I can't imagine any 15 year old should ever hear - & my sister & I worried ourselves sick trying to figure out how to get our half-brother to see her page!  I eventually had my oldest son speak to him personally, since they were in the same town at the time.  I don't know if anyone ever saw her video but someone sure should be paying attention to what she listens to!  They're in STL & I'm in Colorado so I don't have much input unfortunately (shocked)

It's not that difficult.  I'm the only one with the I-tunes password.  If they want a song on their I-pod, they have to come to dad first.

I'm fairly flexible about what they can listen to, but I figure it's a pretty good idea to at least keep the lines of communication open on the topic.

artie_fufkin wrote:

"The show you are talking about is called crossroads on CMT."

I thought it was kind of funny when the interviewer asked Joe Elliott and Phil Collen what they thought about Swift selling four million albums last year. The Def Leppard guys took it in stride, but they sort of had that look like Spinal Tap when they're gathered around the radio and the disc jockey says they're in the "'Where are they now?' file."

Def Leppard must be willing to do anyhting for money if they will get on stage and let Swift sing their songs.

artie_fufkin wrote:

forsberg_us wrote:

I'm fairly flexible about what they can listen to, but I figure it's a pretty good idea to at least keep the lines of communication open on the topic.

I'm so technologically-ignorant I originally ceded control of the ITunes store to my wife. Then I came home one day and the 10-year-old was listening to the Rage Against The Machine song that has the chorus "Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me" about 157 times in a row.

This is another one for which you almost want to make an exception:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=video&cd=2&ved=0CDYQtwIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dpc0mxOXbWIU&ei=VBaYTP-YEIT78Ab2mo0x&usg=AFQjCNEVJKpfXGUAqkH1MwOvCl5kt27JJQ

artie_fufkin wrote:

"Def Leppard must be willing to do anyhting for money if they will get on stage and let Swift sing their songs."

Their popularity isn't waning. Their audience is becoming more selective.

I like them and dont understand when people say a band has sold out to become more popular.  It is retarded.  After all the reason people play is to heard.  Playing stuff that more people like is logical.  Just because somebody likes their music before other people did doesnt make that person cooler no matter how they try and word it.

It's pretty amazing that Taylor Swift sold four million albums because no one goes platinum anymore. Let this soak in: 11 years ago, Garth Brooks sold two million copies of that album he did as Chris Gaines. Two million! That's probably about 300,000 by today's standards.

tkihshbt wrote:

It's pretty amazing that Taylor Swift sold four million albums because no one goes platinum anymore. Let this soak in: 11 years ago, Garth Brooks sold two million copies of that album he did as Chris Gaines. Two million! That's probably about 300,000 by today's standards.

That four million is an old figure.  By the end of 2009, Swift was over 10 million in album sales.  20 million in paid downloads.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS238032+08-Sep-2009+PRN20090908

It'll be interesting to see how her career tracks as she gets older.  At some point in time she's going to have to stop singing about teen angst, and when she does I wonder if her fan base will continue to listen.

forsberg_us wrote:

That four million is an old figure.  By the end of 2009, Swift was over 10 million in album sales.  20 million in paid downloads.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS238032+08-Sep-2009+PRN20090908

It'll be interesting to see how her career tracks as she gets older.  At some point in time she's going to have to stop singing about teen angst, and when she does I wonder if her fan base will continue to listen.

That's pretty great. And she does it on talent rather than charisma or controversy, because she's damn boring.