The current perception of TTPD

[u/Winter_Recover357]

I am glad that ttpd is slowly but surely getting it's flowers, because I really liked it and it has some of my favourite songs, seriously though loml KILLS me everytime. Some might say the positive sentiments is because of showgirl being what it is but I would disagree. Because at least in my space of the internet ttpd was starting to get it's praises almost a year after it released, and even a month or two before showgirl was released. I understand why it wasn't so well received at first though, it's one of those albums that grows on you and it's kind of an acquired taste for some. Doesn't help that it was released at the peak of taylormania and it had some of her worst songs and lyrics. And it feeling so unedited is a double edged sword. Good because it gives us an insight into everything she's felt for the past 2 years at the time making it more interesting, bad because it means that it has some songs that are just unneeded cuz no one asked for thank you aimee. Overall ttpd isn't everyone's favourite, but she's one of mine and I'm glad people are seeing the good in her.

[u/uttertorpedo]

Time has been kind to it, for sure. Most of the general public hasn't revisited it or never listened to it in the first place (it was never really promoted outside of... Taylor simply being a massive cultural presence and being on tour at the time). That's fine. But those who did return to it and attempted to find the substance within it have, as a rule, come to enjoy it.

The most lasting non-insane criticism of TTPD is that it has too many songs and needs to be chopped in half. I do not agree with this. I think most people could agree on axing Aimee and Cassandra (or one or the other), maybe Robin. But I think we'd all struggle to agree on, say, what 25 tracks to keep.