Do you like Taylor Swift? Her early work was a little too country

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Do you like Taylor Swift? Her early work was a little too country for my tastes, but when Red came out in '12, I think she really came into her own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. She's been compared to Kelly Clarkson, but I think Taylor has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor. In '14, Taylor released this, 1989, her most accomplished album. I think her undisputed masterpiece is "Shake It Off", a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of nonconformity, and the importance of criticism, it's also a personal statement about the artist herself!