Critic: Malone's sandpaper voice doesn't add much but Welch's unmistakable siren seduces you like Florida sunshine.

What did you think of her shout out to pop star Charlie Puth in the title song saying he deserves to be bigger?

Swiftie: That caught me in shock. I'm not a big fan of his. He's a good artist.

Critic: That will boost his ego and probably his streaming numbers.

In the closing track "Clara Bow," named after the silent movie star who become one of Hollywood's first women sex symbols, Swift name checks Stevie Nicks and herself. What did you think of Taylor singing her own name?

Swiftie: I heard her name, and I was like "What?"

Critic: She became pals with Nicks after they duetted on the Grammys in 2010 when Swift had some pitch problems. Nicks contributes liner notes — actually a poem — to the album package. As for her self-referential verse at the end of the final song on the first second, well, you decide:

"You look like Taylor Swift/ In this light/ We're loving it/ You've got edge/ She never did."

After our conversation, Alivia planned to listen to the album again while finishing her math and science homework. On her Friday to-do list is a trip to Target to buy the clear vinyl version of "The Tortured Poets Department." But that was before she heard about the second half of the double album.

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