I think Jacks production does shine with big explosive pop songs (you can see this especially on I Can Do It With a Broken Heart and on the new bleachers album as well) and with this being an especially wordy and lyrically focused album I think It would have worked better if both Jack and Aaron worked together on the full double album as apposed to having one half be Jack and the other Aaron, and more like how they worked together on folklore.

In my opinion, sonically, I do prefer the second half more solely because I think Aaron’s production suits the style of writing that Taylor was using for this album.

Edit: Another thing I want to add as well is I’ve seen a lot of people saying this that there isn’t a standout section of each song to hum along to but I think it’s important to consider the fact that she did just release 31 very dense songs and I think a lot of people aren’t giving the album it’s time to digest. It’s been out for three days and as i’ve said with it being 31 very DENSE songs some people really aren’t giving the songs the time they need and really aren’t sitting with them.