The songs maintain the lovelorn essence of 2008 while syncing up tonally in a striking way with her two 2020 releases, folklore and evermore. It essentially makes Fearless (Taylor’s Version) the perfect retrospective follow-up for Swift.
After a protracted fight, Fearless (Taylor’s Version) restores the singer’s ownership of her second album, both musically and legally.
‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ both celebrates and stays true to Swift’s ‘Fearless’-era.
An invitation to witness one of the greatest artists of all time breathing new life into a vital piece of her early work, and reintroducing it to a new generation of fans for the very first time.
Her thirty-something voice is richer, deeper and more sure of itself. She embodies her earlier country affectations, but only to a point.
With her voice sounding far stronger than the original as it’s aged into her own unique blend of country, pop and indie, there’s something beautiful and important about hearing these songs sung again that really goes above opinions on the album.
Fearless (Taylor’s Version) is both an art project executed serendipitously and a strategic move the industry will be poring over for some time.
Fearless (Taylor’s Version) is both a power move and a poetic force.
Fearless (Taylor's Version) serves the purpose of offering new versions that could be substituted for the originals for licensing purposes. It's to Swift's credit that the album is an absorbing (if long) listen anyway.
Fearless remains encumbered by two significant liabilities: The technical aspects of Swift’s singing and an insular point of view that attempted to cast the then 18-year-old as the protagonist of not only her own life, but of everyone else’s. The now 31-year-old’s re-recording of the album resolves just one of those two issues.
I'm not biased....I SWEAR I'm not biased.
Before I start talking about the actual re-recording, I need to express once again my eternal love for Taylor Swift and her masterful music. I have been a swiftie since 2012, and back then I was a completely different person from who I am right now. I pretty much grew up listening to her songs, so to be hearing this album all over again with a Taylor that grew up just as much as me, is so fucking emotional. Lately I have been so sad about growing up ... read more
It is indeed a veritable collection that pays homage to its original tracks with a tinge of vocal maturity after more than a decade. Those looking for a reexperience of the late 2000s to early 2010s will be surely delighted with the additional of the From The Vault tracks with its more polished production that is still thematically consistent with her trademarked Fearless sound. For those who listened to her casually back then, it is a delight to see the subtleties in the reimagined production ... read more
Liked the rock influences on some of these tracks. Not as big of a fan of the country or the pop stuff tho. I respect the quality of the production. Some of these songs seem very similar ngl, and as I listen to it, I'm getting a bit bored. I have a headache. This isn't a bad album by any means, but it's not my jam, and it is very boring to listen to.
Highlights: Fearless, Hey Stephen, You Belong With Me, The Way I Loved You, Mr. Perfectly Fine, Don't You