‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ by Taylor Swift | Album Review
Taylor Swift continues her venture in rerecording her albums with her pop smash debut 1989.
As many know by now, Taylor Swift’s masters to her first six records were purchased out from underneath her by Scooter Brawn. In an effort to gain back financial ownership of her works, Swift has been rerecording the entirety of these albums while sprinkling in quite a few unreleased songs she had written during these eras to add to these records. So far, we have gotten “Taylor’s Version” of Fearless (2008), Speak Now (2010), and Red (2012). Finally, we have made it the definitive album that took Taylor from country-pop superstar to pop stardom.
The new production from Christopher Rowe (who did a fantastic job with her prior rerecordings) both improves and takes away from the magic of the Max Martin originals. I think “Blank Space” and “Style” suffer the most from these changes. “Blank Space” brings out the percussion far too much, which distracts from the playful synth-pop sound of the original. “Style” just feels flat when placed beside the 2014 original. Several tracks feel much better with this new touch.
I was never a fan of “How You Get The Girl,” but this new recording brings out much more of the electronic production while pushing back the…
