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American Songwriter
Everyone who listened to the original version of Speak Now is a little older and a little wiser. That matured, time-honed voice coming out of Swift in her latest re-recording is a mirror image of a fan base who has weathered the storm and come out the other end with her
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8.0
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The Independent
Even without the country twang, Swift embodies her younger self fully
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8.0
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Slant Magazine
If the original Speak Now highlighted what Swift needed to do to refine her artistry, Taylor’s Version proves that she’s actually done it
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Clash
With three of her original albums now in her own hands, she can now begin her infamous process of hinting at what she will do next, specifically teasing fans about which of their beloved albums will be next in her re-recording mission
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Sputnik Music (staff)
An admirable and very intimate effort that will be extremely rewarding to her most devoted fans
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8.0
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Rolling Stone
She channels the original's LP exuberance, does a little revising, and brings along some pop-punk pals
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PopMatters
Taylor Swift’s Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) is a nod to one of life’s central truths: you can’t go back in time, but there are always new paths forward
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The FT
Songs about looking back are given a new poignancy as the singer continues to re-record her back catalogue
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7.7
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Spectrum Culture
The third re-recording of Swift's back catalog offers fans an expanded version of the record, even if it doesn’t strike quite as passionately as it did the first time around
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Pitchfork
Taylor Swift’s catalog re-recording campaign continues with a thoughtful version of 2010’s Speak Now that tempers teen angst with the ageless quality of lullabies and folk songs
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Northern Transmissions
“Castles Crumbling” featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore would have been the standout, if not for the excellent “I Can See You”, a horny indie rock cut. Has Taylor’s voice ever matched a backing track so perfectly? It feels like this genre of music was what she was born to make — one can only hope she goes in this direction for her next studio album
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The Line Of Best Fit
If Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) represents just one thing, it’s that her fans will be there to support her as she reclaims her work, truly living the lyrics “Long live all the magic we made [...] One day, we will be remembered"
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The Guardian
The latest of Swift’s re-recorded albums suffers from the loss of her youthful voice – as well as her decision to alter lyrics out of step with today’s sensibilities
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