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Taylor Swift&#039;s 2008 album &quot;Fearless&quot; (right) foreshadowers her rise as a soon-to-be pop star, whereas her 2012 album &quot;Red&quot; (left) shows off catchy choruses that prove Swift was already on her way toward her true pop sound on 2014&#039;s &quot;1989.&quot; (Big Machine Records)

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Hear This Not That

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Hear This Not That: Taylor Swift&#039;s &#039;Fearless&#039; shows promise, &#039;Red&#039; launches her to stardom - Daily Bruin

Hear This Not That: Taylor Swift&#8217;s &#8216;Fearless&#8217; shows promise, &#8216;Red&#8217; launches her to stardom

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Music fans can find it hard to decide which albums to stream and which to skip, considering the surplus of new music released. Each week, A&amp;E columnist Sean Lee will compare two albums and recommend which one students should listen to.

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Hear This Not That: Taylor Swift’s ‘Fearless’ shows promise, ‘Red’ launches her to stardom

By Kun Yong (Sean) Lee

Oct. 23, 2016 5:27 p.m.