What are you listening to?

[Liep]

The new Taylor Swift single. Uhm. I see what they were trying to do, but.

Also, Selena Gomez did the re-use old classic in new pop song much better with Talking Heads. Of course, Right Said Fred was never good.

[The Brain]

Has Taylor Swift ever done a decent song btw? All songs I've heard are poopy.

[Drakken]

Has Taylor Swift ever done a decent song btw? All songs I've heard are poopy.

Most of her singles from her last album were fine, IMHO. Blank Space and Shake It Off are great pop tunes.

Katy Perry, now... she needs an intervention, fast. Her career is self-mutilating.

[Liep]

Has Taylor Swift ever done a decent song btw? All songs I've heard are poopy.

I liked a few songs of her last album.

[Liep]

Baby In Vain - More Nothing

[The Brain]

A problem with Shake It Off is that I can so easily.

[garbon]

The new Taylor Swift single. Uhm. I see what they were trying to do, but.

I felt like the chorus bit was like a temp placeholder that they forgot to replace. "Now let's mix in her saying the name of the track over and over."

[garbon]

Has Taylor Swift ever done a decent song btw? All songs I've heard are poopy.

Most of her singles from her last album were fine, IMHO. Blank Space and Shake It Off are great pop tunes.

Haters going to hate hate hate?

[Savonarola]

The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones - Now! (US Version) (1965)

Like most British Invasion releases in the US, this is cobbled together from other sources.  Most of the album (8 songs of 12) is covers, which show a wide range from early rock and roll, to blues to R&B.  For the most part the covers are much better than the Jagger-Richards composition, with the sole exception of "Heart of Stone" their first top 20 hit that they wrote and performed themselves. 

[Eddie Teach]

Has Taylor Swift ever done a decent song btw? All songs I've heard are poopy.

"Love Story", "I knew you were trouble when you walked in" and "Blank Space" are ok.

[The Minsky Moment]

The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones - Now! (US Version) (1965)

Like most British Invasion releases in the US, this is cobbled together from other sources.  Most of the album (8 songs of 12) is covers, which show a wide range from early rock and roll, to blues to R&B.  For the most part the covers are much better than the Jagger-Richards composition, with the sole exception of "Heart of Stone" their first top 20 hit that they wrote and performed themselves.

Plus you always have to look carefully when the Stones claimed writing credit in those days.  For a while Jagger/Richards claimed writing credit on "I'm Alright" despite borrowing it from Bo Diddley.

[Savonarola]

The Beatles - Help! (1965)

After recently listening to "Rubber Soul" then this I see what a enormous advance "Rubber Soul" really was.  This is more a collection of songs than an album (probably a necessity given it's the soundtrack to a movie.)  Still there's some great songs here; Ticket to Ride, Help, and Yesterday.  There are a couple covers, one "Act Naturally" is one of my favorite Ringo songs.  The George songs (I Need You and I Like You Too Much) are alright; it's obvious he's still way out of his league.  (Admittedly being called out of the Lennon-McCartney league isn't much of a criticism.)

[Savonarola]

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - Going to a Go-Go (1965)

A real rarity from 60s era Motown, when singles were the focus, this is an entire album that's worth listening to.  There are four singles on this  (Ooo Baby Baby, The Tracks of my Tears, Going to a Go Go and My Girl Has Gone); but every track is great (and almost all are found on Miracles "Greatest Hits" compilations.)  Smokey's singing is simply gorgeous, the band is on fire and the Miracles are, as always, solid throughout. 

[garbon]

Fifth Harmony - Down

[Eddie Teach]

Would have liked it better if it was a 311 cover.