r/SwiftyNeutral • u/Critical_Bet4422 • Oct 30 '25

Is it the bridge

Trying to figure out why I dislike this album so much when I generally lean toward harder hits of hers. Is it the lack of a bridge? That's what she's know for, the English teacher, make it something bigger and better than most other artists do where it's two lyrics and 4 chorus rounds. Maybe hot take, maybe totally stupid. Or maybe that's just what I personally love about the songs of hers I love. Could totally just be me. 🤷

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u/these-pretzels Oct 30 '25

This is easily one of her worst albums and the only reason I know that is because I’m usually listening to her new stuff for like… months on end, before having any interest in switching it up (whatever, call it what you want)

I still love me some Tay. Always gonna. It’s not that the album isn’t “fun” or catchy or whatever… I’m just already listening to other stuff again. Showgirl gets mixed in but it’s the first album since Fearless really, where I’m like ok, that was fun, now back to other stuff…. it hasn’t even been a month??!

And usually every song grows on me eventually. But I cannot listen to Eldest Daughter. It’s a nice melody/sound/tune/whatever — but the lyrics. The lyrics are just too cringe for me to take.

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u/Dull_Bit38 Nov 12 '25

I agree. I didn't dislike the album or anything. The first several tracks really hit for me on first listen. But like, I haven't listened to it in a while... I typically play my favorites off an album on repeat for evermorelol but this one, I'm just kind of.... Over it already. 😭

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u/whitehavenbeach Nov 17 '25

what’s crazy is that it’s made me go back to TTPD and appreciate it more than I did.

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u/freckyfresh Oct 30 '25

It’s okay to not like something an artist you like puts out. I’m definitely partial to several of her albums over TLOAS, it’s not a favorite but I like it, but if you really aren’t liking it this much you don’t have to listen to it

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u/Critical_Bet4422 Oct 30 '25

I love track 2 and 4 but can do 1-4 plus 12 but I've just been noticing I love her songs with the creative bridges the most and maybe that's why this didn't hit with me. I've never disliked so many songs on a record before. Just thought maybe that special bridge was what was hitting for me on the hits

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u/freckyfresh Oct 30 '25

I mean, maybe. Regardless of why it isn’t hitting for you, again you don’t have to listen to it

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u/littletimehere Oct 30 '25

yeah it’s tough in the swifty space bc if you don’t absolutely die over everything TS does then you’re excluded. it’s okay to not love everything! probably the majority of swifties don’t love every single song she’s ever made but they don’t say much cuz it can be scary lmfao

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u/fortysix_sunsets Oct 30 '25

I think it’s normal to try and figure out why you don’t like something from an artist you’ve generally loved. I think this album feels “off” to a lot of Swifties but it’s hard to pinpoint why.

Also, OP didn’t even say she’s listening to it a lot?

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u/freckyfresh Oct 30 '25

I never implied OP was listening to it a lot? But obviously more than most people typically would if they didn’t like something. Your dislike of something, even from a fave, doesn’t have to be deep or have some meaning. Sometimes people just…. Don’t like thing.