"Forever & Always" Makes Fearless Flawless

31 Oct 09

Not every one is crazy about deluxe album reissues. Why pay for songs you already have just to get a couple new ones, right? Well, I have three words for you: forever and always. On Taylor Swift’s new Fearless Platinum Edition, she has six new songs, one of which is the piano version of her “Forever & Always.” One listen gave me goosebumps. I’m kind of a sucker for piano songs and for songs that have only one instrument. So it was only natural that I’d like it. But I didn’t know how much until I put it on. Using such sparse music makes the lyrics so much more powerful. It’s kind of like the way a dash of salt on an orange makes the orange taste so much sweeter. You strip away the layers of guitars and you’re left with a beautiful, although heartbreaking, story. (Remember Sugarland’s “Stay”? I felt just as strongly about the way that song was arranged.)

The other five songs she’s added to this album are all potential hits, too. And all for different reasons. Some have her hitting new vocal heights, some cover more mature territory and some reinvent the teen-diary moments she’s so good at setting to music. Plus, the CD is really just the beginning. There is also a DVD with six videos (including her eight-foot-four-blond-hair-to-the-floor “Thug Story” from the 2009 CMT Music Awards), some great behind-the-scenes stuff and photo galleries.

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