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Mega64 Record Club Ep. 13 - Taylor Swift -RED (#99)
🕑 Added 2023-05-25 13:00:04 +0000 UTClol I asked AI to write the description for this episode of record club:
Welcome to Shawn's Mega64 Record Club, where we dive deep into the world of music and celebrate the incredible artistry behind some of the greatest albums of all time! In this episode, we're thrilled to explore the 99th best album of all time: Taylor Swift's "Red." And joining us as a special guest is none other than Shawn's talented daughter, Emma!
In this installment, we'll take an in-depth look at the musical masterpiece that is "Red." We'll dissect each track, exploring the emotional rollercoaster Taylor Swift takes us on through her heartfelt lyrics and captivating melodies. From the chart-topping hits like "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and "I Knew You Were Trouble" to the more intimate and introspective tunes such as "All Too Well" and "Sad Beautiful Tragic," we'll analyze the album's significance and impact on the music industry.
Shawn and Emma will share their personal experiences and perspectives on "Red," discussing the album's themes, production techniques, and the evolution of Taylor Swift as an artist. Get ready for insightful discussions, fun anecdotes, and passionate interpretations as we unpack the layers of this iconic album.
As always, Shawn's Mega64 Record Club encourages viewer participation! Leave your thoughts and comments below, and let us know your favorite tracks from "Red" and how this album has influenced your own musical journey.
Join us for a nostalgic trip down memory lane as we celebrate the 99th best album of all time, Taylor Swift's "Red," with special guest Emma. Don't forget to subscribe and hit the notification bell, so you never miss an episode of Shawn's Mega64 Record Club!
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B3rserk_Paints
Definitely my favorite episode so far!! Lol
Mana Ellarina
This one’s definitely a dad vid Shawn
Anomaly
Shawn I love these episodes with your family and I also really think you should invite Rocco's dad for one of these ;)
Kevin Barker
Love that Shawn is getting his family as guests for albums they love. Hope there's more of that in the future or just more guest episodes in general. (not that the solo ones are bad.)
Burke
Emma did a great job! It's interesting that "Taylor's Version" is what Shawn and Emma are referring to most of the time (and I'm sure it sounds basically the same) but I felt it necessary to listen to the original, just because *that* is what's on the Rolling Stone list. Not a Swiftie, regardless, but this took me back to 2012 for sure!
Thomas Hasse
This was so good. The dynamic you two have is so great. The "DUDE" and look Emma gave you was priceless.
Alex Marvi
But I wanna add that seeing you be a dad is always great so it's a fair trade
Alex Marvi
First album I didn't listen to. Just couldn't bring myself to do it. If it was half the length, or even just 40 minutes, maybe I could have justified it to myself. But I just couldn't do it this week
Tanner Gallella
You can get the Long Pong Studio Sessions record off of the Discogs marketplace (basically a wiki-esque website that inventories every record, CD, cassette tape, etc ever pressed). The prices are still similar to what you would have paid in a store on Record Store Day, so it hasn't been significantly scalped.
Stephen H
well I am so it cancels out
☠ 𝐯𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞_𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 ☠
don't read it
Paul LoBue
Emma did great! Awesome episode. I am not a tswifter either so this wasn’t really my thing but 22 does go hard and it was also fun to talk to my wife about this because she’s a swift nut too. But yeah it was pretty meh for me overall, 2/5 for me. What really surprised me was how good Stayin Alive actually is. It’s a song we’ve all heard a billion times but actively listening to it was like a different experience. That beat is so insane and the song definitely deserves to be a top 100 song of all time imo. So stoked for single digits next week. This will be the first album on this show that I am already familiar with prior to it being assigned.
Hawk9600
Yeah, he’s doing the recently ‘revised’ list rolling stone made a few years ago where it seems like they took the original list and just hit “shuffle”. It’s really inconsistent.
Hawk9600
Not diggin this automatically generated text thing :/
Jason
So cool that you had your daughter on! Emma did awesome 👍🤘
John Elizabeth Stintzi
Emma was a great guest!
Mary and Steve
NEXT WEEK’S GONNA RULE I had a feeling!! 💜🎸🏍️⭐️Thank you, Emma!
Mary and Steve
Stay Stay Stay sounded like a yogurt commercial or the royalty free music a youtuber puts in a wedding vlog
Mary and Steve
Welcome Emma!!! I really tried to set aside all preconceived notions for this one but I just was not in the right mindset for singer-songwriter-country-pop. This is super petty, but the way Taylor Swift pronounces trouble and never/ever really distracted me. She adds a few vowels or syllables or something so it sounds like ‘troubbool’ and ‘nevoor??’ Maybe this is a singing technique I am unfamiliar with. I listened to both the original release and Taylor’s version and found a few tracks to enjoy, though. I didn’t think the re-recorded version was very different, aside from her voice sounding more mature and confident. Also, I did create a Music League for anyone to join in. There’s an app and a website, if you get in and search ‘Unofficial Mega64 Record Club League’ it should pop up. I want to give anyone here the chance to sign up first and later it’ll go on the Mega64 subreddit.
Garrett Vacation 🔪💖🩸
Good album. Not my favourite she has released. There's a lot of country on here, which is fine since that's like her genesis or whatever but I'm much more into T.Swift when she goes full pop i.e. 22 Speaking of which, nothing more relatable at the moment for me than reminiscing about being 22 at 24 lol... Why do we gotta get old? 😪 ... Anyways. Stay Stay Stay is like, baby music. Worst song for me. I neglected listening to (Taylor's Version) so I'm unsure which is better. 💿💿💿/𝟓 Stayin' Alive is 💿💿💿💿💿💿/𝟓 Barry Gibb's silver jacket in the video is 𝟒𝟎 𝐱 💿/𝟓
Tyler Lajevardi
Listened to this with my wife. Honestly didn't hate it as much as I thought I would. There are some bangers, but Swift's writing kinda occasionally makes me want to slam my head into a wall. Probably 2/5. But for real though, this Rolling Stones list sucks hard. This album is #99. Take a look at the albums 100-200 alone and see how many got shafted for this thing. I can understand maybe putting it in the 400s, but Jesus man. They took Frank Zappa off of this list in this version, but put this in the top 100?! Edit: to put it into perspective, The Wall by Pink Floyd is at 129.
Kerkin
Hype for fun anecdotes
Kevin G
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