Taylor Swift's 'Red' is one of her finest albums yet | University ...

Posted on 28 October 2012.

The country music artist, Taylor Swift has recently released her fourth, and newest, album ?Red?.

The record contains 16 brand-new songs, ?State of Grace?, ?Red?, ?Treacherous?, ?I Knew You Were Trouble?, ?All Too Well?, ?22?, ?I Almost Do?, ?We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together?, ?Stay Stay Stay?, ?The Last Time?, ?Holy Ground?, ?Sad Beautiful Tragic?, ?The Lucky One?, ?Everything Has Changed?, ?Starlight?, ?Begin Again?.

The Pennsylvania native has been performing country music since she was 11.

The brilliant country girl can write song lyrics, sing country music, play guitar, piano, and the banjo.

Anybody who has heard this skilled songbird knows her unique way with people. If she talks to someone for more than a few minutes, she?s probably going to write a song about them sometime.

The talented country singer was signed to her record label, Big Machines Record at 18 years in 2007. Since then, the uniquely gifted musician has been entertaining and spreading country music to young fans worldwide. Her self-titled debut album, second and third albums, ?Fearless? and ?Speak Now? made her fans completely wonderstruck. All her albums were nominated for many music awards and won some as well.

Swift spent the majority of the last two years on her newest album. She did half of it mostly on her own and worked with her songwriters and band for the rest of it. With all kinds of love songs from upbeat tunes to romantic ballads, Swift definitely dazzles her fans with her new music.

The title ?Red? comes from the album consisting mostly of love songs and with romance, Swift saw all ?red?. Swift has learned plenty throughout her life especially since becoming famous and she puts what she has learned, and wants her fans to know in her music. The bright,? displays it?s important to go outside your comfort zone and try something different rather than do the same thing over and over again causing a repetitive pattern, resulting in a rut. She may seem structured but her rebellious side shines through her music. The musically artistic performer wants her fans to make and have their unique of way of standing up for themselves and doing what?s right.

After being released nationwide on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, the album has been a huge success within a week. Fans worldwide are already attempting to decipher the complex musical lyrics of this prolific composer.

The title is subtle, being a primary color, but Swift captures the essence of romance and her unique taste of vengeance with her fourth record. Even the blood red lipstick the blonde musician is wearing on the album cover implies Swift is definitely all grown up.

The album has only ?We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together? as a monstrous hit single with an instant viral music video with the repetitive negative confirming words.

Also included is a songbook with the lyrics of all 16 songs and photos of the country singer.

The CD also has a digital booklet with accessible DVD features of the recording and production of the album and three acoustic track versions.

The upbeat songs that give a vibrating pulse to listeners are ?State of Grace?, ?22?, ?I Knew You Were Trouble?, ?Stay Stay Stay?, and ?Starlight? make fans dance along to her exuberant voice.

She moves swiftly from friendly tracks of ?State of Grace?, and the title track, ?Red? to shouting ?I Knew You Were Trouble? next to the darling melody of ?22? then to the hushed drama in ?All Too Well?, and ?I Almost Do?, making the replay button seem irresistible to press.

The acoustic ballads featuring her unique banjo plucking include ?Treacherous?, ?All Too Well?, ?I Almost Do?, ?The Last Time?, ?Holy Ground?, ?Sad Beautiful Tragic?, ?The Lucky One?, ?Everything Has Changed?,? ?Begin Again?, and of course the title track, ?Red? all displaying her whispering musical light touch.

The harmoniously talented woman isn?t even 23 years old yet. There aren?t many performers in show business this accomplished. Her songs are structured such that any music lover becomes an instant fan.

The country beauty is known for leaping into romance without another glance and fortunately, because of her positive outbursts through music, she remains, for the most part, unscathed and still gorgeous.

Only a multi-talented musician like Taylor Swift can make something as simple as ?Red? be more scintillating than ever before.

I give Taylor Swift?s newest album ?Red?, nine out of 10 stars.

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