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MAESTRO SWIFT

Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift (2006)
(New, in progress…)
1: 4.3
2: 4.4
3: 3.5
4: 3.7
5: 4.4
6: 3.5
7: 3.5
8: 3.3
9: 4.6
10: 3.9
11: 3.6
Album Rating: 3.9/10 >>> 4.1/10

Fearless - Taylor Swift (2008)
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Album Rating: 4.2/10

Speak Now - Taylor (2010)
1: 5.4
2: 5.3
3: 4.9
4: 5.0
5: 4.7
6: 4.8
7: 5.0
8: 4.3
9: 5.4
10: 5.8
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12: 5.3
13: 4.8
14: 4.8
Album Rating: 5.9/10

Red - Taylor Swift (2012)
1: 5.4 >>> 5.6 >>> 5.8
2: 5.1 =
3: 4.1 =
4: 5.5 >>> 5.4
5: 5.9 >>> 6.0
6: 5.0 >>> 5.3
7: 4.3 >>> 4.1 >>> 4.4
8: 5.2 >>> 4.9
9: 4.1 >>> 4.8
10: 3.9 >>> 3.5
11: 3.8 >>> 4.0
12: 4.8 >>> 5.1-5.3 >>> 5.9 >>> 6.3 >>> 6.5
13: 3.7 >>> 4.3 >>> 4.7
14: 3.2 >>> 4.0
15: 3.8 >>> 4.0
16: 4.0
Album Rating: 5.2/10 >>> 5.0/10 >>> 5.2/10 …maybe around 5.5, though it also may be too inconsistent and disparate and the choices for duets with Sheeran and Lightbody were moronic (even if the Sheeran one, surprisingly, manages to be more listenable), both upset the flow and personality of the work, and reek of a cash grab and crossover appeal as their only reason to exist and not artistic, emotional, conceptual, thematic reasons … the other problem one can’t help but ask after a few listens is: do we really need 16 tracks of this to get the point across? Does Taylor Swift really have so much to say that she is threatening the run time of Blonde On Blonde? Red probably has higher highs than Speak Now and is more “mature” and a more expansive expression of talent, stylistically and emotional content, but Speak Now is more qualitatively judicious, snappy and to the point, efficient, and doesn’t have those two duets which — again (sorry I’m a little annoyed) — serve to insult the intermittently compelling mirage that Red is actually making a more personal statement

All Too Well (10 minute version): 6.7/10?

1989 - Taylor Swift (2014)
(All new)
1: 5.2
2: 5.4 >>> 5.6 >>> 6.0
3: 5.5 >>> 5.4 >>> 5.6
4: 5.6 >>> 5.9
5: 5.2 >>> 5.1
6: 5.1 >>> 5.4
7: 5.8 >>> 5.5 >>> 5.9
8: 6.0
9: 5.6 >>> 5.8
10: 5.4 >>> 5.2
11: 5.6
12: 5.8
13: 5.6
Album Rating: 6.1/10 >>> 6.4/10

Reputation - Taylor Swift (2017)
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Album Rating: 5.7/10

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BEATLES…

Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles (1967)
1: 5.8
2: 5.8
3: 4.3
4: 5.8
5: 4.4
6: 6.3 >>> 6.4
7: 6.4 >>> 6.2
8: 6.8
9: 6.6
10: 5.4
11: 5.2
Album Rating: 6.9/10

Yellow Submarine - The Beatles (1968)
(All new except #1)
1: 5.0
2: 6.6
3: 3.4
4: 5.0 >>> 5.1
5: 6.2
6: 5.2
7: 4.2
8: 4.8
9: 4.0
10: 4.8
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Album Rating: 4.8/10 >>> 5.2/10???

Abbey Road - The Beatles (1969)
1: 5.8
2: 6.2 >>> 6.3
3: 5.1
4: 5.9 >>> 6.0
5: 4.8
6: 5.9 >>> 6.0
7: 6.3 >>> 6.1
8: 5.8
9-16 (medley): 6.6
17: negligible
Album Rating: 7.0/10
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Since you're rating the Yellow Submarine soundtrack, this is possibly the best time to revisit the film and rate it? Should be especially helpful in evaluating the second side.

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The Velvet Underground and Nico - The Velvet Underground (1966)
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2: 7.0
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4: 7.8
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6: 7.2-7.3
7: 7.8
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10: 7.0
11: 7.3-7.5
Album Rating: 9.2/10

White Light/White Heat - The Velvet Underground (1967)
1: 7.0?
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6: 8.8?
Album Rating: 8.7-8.8/10

The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1968)
1: 5.9 >>> 6.0
2: 6.0
3: 5.8
4: 6.0
5: 5.4
6: 6.1
7: 5.9 >>> 6.0
8: 4.5
9: 6.3 >>> 6.1
10: 9.9 😉 …ok, fine, actually: 5.0
Album Rating: 6.9/10

1969 Velvet Underground Live With Lou Reed - The Velvet Underground (1969; released 1974)
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Album Rating: 7.8/10

Loaded - The Velvet Underground (1970)
1: 5.0 >>> 4.8
2: 6.0
3: 5.8
4: 5.2 >>> 5.0
5: 5.1 >>> 5.0
6: 5.5 >>> 5.3
7: 4.8 >>> 4.5
8: 5.4 >>> 4.6
9: 5.2 >>> 5.0
10: 5.2
Album Rating: 6.0/10 >>> 5.8/10

Squeeze - The Velvet Underground (1973)
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Album Rating: 4.0/10

The Doors - The Doors (1966)
1: 7.0
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Album Rating: 9.2/10

Strange Days - The Doors (1967)
(Note: most of the ratings are somewhat tentative, still under review…)
1: 7.0
2: 6.3
3: 6.3
4: 6.4
5: 6.4
6: 6.4
7: 6.5
8: 6.3
9: 6.3
10: 7.3
Album Rating: 7.9/10

The Stooges - The Stooges (1969)
(Still under review… tentative for now…)
1: 6.8
2: 6.5
3: 7.0
4: 6.2
5: 6.0
6: 5.8
7: 5.8
8: 5.8
Album Rating: 7.8/10 >>> 7.4/10???

Fun House - The Stooges (1970)
(Still under review… tentative for now…)
1: 6.0
2: 6.4
3: 6.8
4: 5.9
5: 7.1
6: 7.1
7: 7.1
Album Rating: 7.7/10
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[MadhattanJack]

No Squeeze? People will think you're a "Reed purist."

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Thoughts on Bad Blood? I'm intrigued to see it rated the highest.

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