the way my jaw dropped when they say folklore and evermore😭😭😭😭😭

THE GASP I GUSPED WHEN I SAW FOLKLORE AND EVERMORE

picking 22 over style IS a criminal offense tho 🤣 love your bracket videos

Lover over 1989 is WILD

The disclaimer 😂🤣😅 Ya’ll were prepping for war going into this video haha

The constant disclaimers. 😂😂 Even all of us gays live in fear of Swifties! I'm a folklore and evermore stan but like reputation, they aren't everyone's cup of tea. HOWEVER, if someone tells me they don't like Fearless, Speak Now and/or Red, I will take it very personally. Those albums got me through high school! 💛💜❤️

folklore and evermore have a LOT of songs from Taylor's personal experience, but it's folded into other concepts and therefore less obvious. Jack says as much during the long pond session when he calls a song very folklore because "it's not about you but it's all about you."

Dancing with our hands tied is the energy I NEED from TS11.... please... A little midnights/ reputation baby... PLEASE. Just like, 11 tracks is fine🤞

When you started the video by saying "Taylor Swift's gonna be number one", there was a brief moment in which I thought you guys were gonna finally acknowledge debut supremacy and I was surprised but so so happy. But that joy couldn't last, could it

It is a wild to consider folklore and evermore non-autobiographical when at least 9/16 songs on folklore are either definitely about her, or could easily be about her.

I am so happy to see Fearless, Speak Now, and Red in someone else's top 3! Fearless-Red are the quintessential TS albums, and my 3 favorite! 💛💜❤

I'm not mad with y'all's choices. Speak Now is my personal favorite, but that might be the nostalgia refusing to allow anything else to be above it.

A Taylor Swift album bracket is INSANEE I love this so much thank you

I think people’s favorites tend to be very tied to when they became fans. Those who were fans early on in her career tend to have a lot more love for the earlier albums. But I didn’t become a full fledged Swiftie until very recently, so I have a lot of love for Midnights and the twins. I can appreciate the early albums, but only have a few songs from them in regular rotation.

folklore and evermore are personal albums to taylor they are just branded through storytelling.

Thank you guys so much for this! I always look forward to your reviews of anything, and this is great for you to take on Taylor Swift like this. I am a Swiftie, but I appreciate all of your commentary!

Yikes! Folklore, Evermore and Reputation are my favorites.

Would love to see your bracket rankings for the songs on each album- WITH vault tracks included!! That’s 10 videos right there. 😆😊

YESS DANCING WITH OUT HANDS TIED FOR ME IS THE BEST REP SONG SOOO UNDERRATED ❤

I’m 36 and didn’t become a Taylor fan until Rep, so you’ll never see me jumping on anyone’s throat for how they rank their favorites. That said, when you two mentioned that the first two mentions would get people to stop watching, I gasped and then LOL. The fact that she chose to write songs that aren’t all about her is precisely why I love those albums so much. Sure, I absolutely love when you can tell that a song is deeply personal to an artist, but I appreciate that she chose to try something new/different (for her) and it worked. Those two albums are masterpieces, but of course there will always be those who disagree. Nothing wrong with that. I appreciate the honesty! 😁

matt steele, you’re not alone! i would also choose lover over 1989

The way you both will just casually drop the most controversial opinion of controversial opinions every other 2 mins without a blink and then move on like the entire audience didn’t audibly gasp is hilarious 😂

Ok, so, I find it interesting to me that you both say that Speak Now is the most her. I wonder if the difference with where one places the albums depends on when someone got into Taylor. I got into Taylor's music during the Lover album. So when Folklore came out, it was mind-blowing! I always associate Taylor's songwriting with the style in Lover and Folklore, not necessarily Speak Now. She's a poet, and to me Lover and Folklore and Evermore and Midnights all have that very poetic writing style that is just different and more skilled for me than in Speak Now. I will still put Speak Now above Lover, but I cannot put it above Folklore, Evermore, or Midnights for that reason.

I was SO with you guys at the beginning. I really heard you!!! It's not personal. This is your taste. It's all Taylor. She's one of the all-time bests. Yes, yes, yes. I was ready to be so civil and understanding.... AND THEN YOU GOT RID OF EVERMORE FIRST. ACTUAL FIENDS!!!!!!

no way my two favoruite albums immidiately gets shouted out as the bottom 2 😭😭😭

The Little Cookie Sweater Looks Adorable. And Matt Didn't Showed His Arms, And I Am Still Mad About You Not Liking False God.

Agree heavily with this bracket. My top TS albums are 1. Fearless, 2. Speak Now, and 3. Lover. The first two got me through intermediate (middle school) and college (high school). Always loved the more dancy country/pop songs that I could perform in front of my mirror to 😅

I live for these brackets!! Such a shame you guys are not Lana stans huhu

Reputation surviving the elimination round made me feel like a winner on this day

My top 3 is folklore, evermore and 1989

the way I would put fearless last and folklore and evermore at the top is so funny.

Love this video!!! I agree with the last part that everyone has a wildly different ranking of her albums. Fearless is a great pick for her best album. I’m picking Red because of how much I relate to it!

You are 100% correct on how special it is that no Taylor fan will have the same album ranking! What a feat to have such consistent and varied work that can speak to so many different people in different ways! Fearless is my “least favorite” but truly love every Taylor album in different ways and I completely understand why it is so many people’s favorite! I think for a lot of people the nostalgia of Fearless plays a big part but Debut was that album for me!

If you were to add a 3rd album to your top 3 Taylor albums, what would it be? 1989 or Lover?

Here are my rankings (based on my current taste, including bonus tracks): 1. Folklore, 2. Reputation, 3. 1989, 4. Midnights, 5. Evermore, 6. Red, 7. Lover, 8. Fearless, 9. Debut, 10. Speak Now (I know I know I'm sorry, something about that era just never hit for me) I had the entirety of Fearless on repeat when it came out (when I was 11), but my taste has changed a lot and I don't revisit those songs much these days.

Oh I’m so on board with a lot of what u said 😅 FL and EM aren’t for me either. I agree - they should’ve been 1 album. You’re totally right about Lover feeling very Taylor. I do love it, I wish she’d had more of a moment. But you’re wild for putting it above 1989 💀 Speak Now seems to always peek its head as a personal fav. It’s the first TS album I think of. It’s skinless. I think the vault tracks are also the best so far 🥰 stunning! I’m a rep fan, but totally get that it’s not for everyone. And I very much can admit I just replayed the same 6 tracks over and over. But on stage that album still wins. I reallyyyy want a rock inspired album from Taylor 👀

Absolutely loved hearing both of your thoughts on Taylor's albums, even if I may not necessarily agree. I always love to see how different swifties feel about each of her albums and their reasoning for ranking them a certain way. Here are my rankings, but I fear how much they will change as soon as we get Reputation TV, Taylor Swift TV, and The Tortured Poets Department lol. I have been a swiftie since debut, when I was a toddler and my mom would play Our Song, Picture To Burn, and Should've Said No on the tv. 1. Speak Now 2. reputation 3. folklore 4. Midnights 5. 1989 6. Lover 7. evermore 8. Fearless 9. Red 10. Debut

OH MY GOSH I’m coming for you guys within the first 4 min of this. 😳

I gave up in round two when my bracket turned up evermore vs red💀

LOVE the flowers for Fearless!!

What tips Red over the top for me are the Vault Tracks. IMO they are the strongest of the rereleases (so far)

It’s sooo nice and refreshing to see a Lover defender 😭

Matt Steele you are INSANE for choosing Lover over 1989

Taylor's discography is amazing. However, her albums can feel incredibly long and bloated. There is *always* 3 or 4 songs that I cannot listen to and skip. But Folklore, to me, is her most cohesive *album* where each song compliments the one that came before and after.

My top 3 1989, Midnights, Lover

my top 3 being evermore folklore reputation 😭😭😭

The Getaway Car erasure is the only thing I took personally. That is in my top 10 Tswift songs of all time

Fearless has always been my fave album

I just need someone to acknowledge that Santa Clause Lane is a Hilary Duff song 😂🤣

1. folklore 2. evermore 3. Speak Now 4. 1989 5. Red 6. Fearless 7. Lover 8. Midnights 9. reputation 10. Taylor Swift

1.folklore 2.evermore 3.speak now 4.red 5.fearless 6.1989 7.taylor swift 8.reputation 9.lover 10.midnights

I love your brackets, would love to see a Janet, Mariah, or Madonna one!

I agree Lover is a better album than 1989. However, Clean is a better song than the entire Lover album. Does that make sense?

My 2 favorite albums are folklore and red because, let's be real: How can I possibly choose just one?😅 But even though folklore will always be so close to my heart, I think or at least I assume delusionaly that I understand the point you made about the twin sister albums. It's true if you want to really listen to an authentic Taylor Swift song, you gotta go back two Fearless, Speak Now and Red. These 3 albums are the most story based, heart-breaking, and personal songs she has ever written, in my opinion. After Red, the 1989 album was like an experiment in the studio where she started to appeal to the mainstream and went less lyrically driven in her music as far as I know, but feel free to correct me. And we all know what happened after that, right? Reputation was a revenge era! Then I think she had to tone down her dramatic and iconic 180 change up by disconnecting herself from the narrative of her next songs so that she won't get overexposed later on, in my opinion. Because of that, for some people, those 2 albums didn’t feel aligned with the "Taylor Swift vibe". Basically, they didn't feel so much personal to her. So, I can see what you mean 😊 By the way, I love your videos. They're so entertaining yet very educational ❤

My personal top 3 is Reputation, Folklore and Red ❤️

My four faves knocked out in your first four. 😂😂😂 it is what it is! We love her all the same ❤️❤️❤️

I agree with the Matt’s. Folklore and Evermore are great lyrical albums. But that’s not enough to make them the BEST in her discography. They are all lows and steady. They aren’t personal enough and just will not go down in music history. I’m sorry.

Top 3: Red, 1989, Midnights

everbore is sooooo dull. It's SOOOO overrated by everyone. I think it's my least favourite by her, yes, including debut! Which was exactly that... a cute debut. The problem with 'Lover' is that the tracklist order is a damn MESS so it takes you out of the album when listening to it.

Did y’all react to the ERAs your move?

I do understand Folklore and Evermore not being everyone's cup of tea, but I'm sorry, there's just no denying that they are objectively two of Taylor's best albums to date. Ya'll must've been on something when you made your brackets.

I'm convinced you guys never listened to folklore and evermore CAUSE WHAT

The way you're afraid of Swifties ... It's adorable 😇😊

I know we're not being mad but Folklore/Evermore bottom two is a crazy take.

Steele and I have the same feelings about Lover vs. 1989

Justice for Folklore, Evermore, and Midnights! ❤

Omg I have soooooo many opinions on this video 😂 But I am reminding myself that we all have different opinions so I'm going to keep them to myself haha. I absolutely love that Taylor has an era or a song for everyone! This video made me laugh so much ❤

I cried the first time I heard “Look What You Made Me Do.” Not in a good way. When she declared that the old Taylor was dead I just lost my mind. It was so sad 😭

❤ when are y’all going to react to the Eras tour?

As a reputation girly i feel personally offended but i definitely understand rhe criticism

Oh no Matts… how did we disagree so much??

gagged at the fact that folkmore didn't grew on you lmao i hated both when she released but now folklore is my favorite album by her.

"Our opinions are not every swiftie's opinion" - yeah, we know :P I'm gonna be honest, y'all *always* talk about how Folklore and Evermore are not personal, and that you love the personal aspect to Taylor's writing. I personally just don't get this at all. Folklore and Evermore are *very personal* in that they talk about deep subjects from a personal point of view of a fictional character. They *are* personal. Taylor isn't limiting herself to her own experiences, she can explore different topics. That is the sign of a *great writer.* Also, you listed like half the album of Folklore as songs you like and then said "it's got some highlights", lmao. Oh, the irony. Just let yourself love Folklore!

Lover over 1989 is absolutely deranged.

Oh but Folklore and Evermore ARE so personal! It’s just woven into the storytelling. You should totally watch a breakdown of these two albums.

I know this is late, but I agree that Lover is better than 1989. Fearless is also better than Rep.

Have y'all ever reaction to the Eurovision winner Loreen? Euphoria and Tattoo? you guys would eat it up. so dance. so pop

as soon as you guys started talking, I knew that folklore and evermore we’re going to be in the bottom 4😂 but you guys are the only people I found that agree with my opinions on those two albums. I love them, but they are definitely not my favorite, especially for the fact that you two mentioned of the instrumental was not made by her and i just doesn’t feel completely Taylor because of that

Matt Steele literally said “1989 is going to take the entire thing so I want to knock it out now”

Matt Steele is right - we Lover apologists will no longer be silenced!!!

I gasped at folklore evermore. But art is subjective

my tears ricochet, tolerate it, right where you left me are personal idc

I can live with this love you guys

Yes to Fearless 👏🏻

Don't say "no one would choose this" I am a Lover Stan and I support this!!!!!

my eyes got so big when you said london boy shouldve been cut.

0:06 spoiler alert! I didn't wanna know at the start of your video that debut was gonna be #1 😱

Your highlights of speak now include speak now but not back to December???? Grl

Until the vault tracks of 1989, I would have also chosen Lover. Without the vault tracks, It's Lover for me. With them, 1989.

Fearless is my least favorite, and it winning over my absolute favorite Rep had me raising eyebrows 🤣 And then it winning the entire bracket, I gasped 😳 But I love listening to people's opinions on albums, and what they like/why ☺️

PERFECT ALBUM OF THE YEAR WON AGAIN

Evermore out first is truly criminal, I’m not a crazy swiftie like that but y’all… the songwriting… not even mentioning Ivy, tolerate it, evermore, cowboy like me… the CRAFT. That shit was in different AREAS. Only hotties get it I guess!

Predicting it now ... Speak now is going to win okay I was wrong

me with evermore as my favorite album. AND I OOP---

RED TV on top is CORRECT!!

Folklore and Evermore being bottom two? Lover over 1989? Taste has left the chat.

Red is my top album and speak now is second and midnights is third

matt palmer, your theory is VERY close 🤭

i just know that 1989 is going to win, yall love that album, but i have a feeling Steele might fight for speak now edit: Oh my goodness, it didnt even my top 4, woah, Palmer was so gracious for that lol

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