Speak Now World Tour Live

If you’ve never experienced Swift perform up close and in person, *Speak Now-World Tour (Live)*—recorded on various stages and arenas during her 2011 global tour—is as close as you can get. The impassioned “Sparks Fly” kicks off these 16 collected performances against the wild cheers of her devoted fans. Swift’s rendition of “Mine” is a standout track, serving as a reminder that there’s a lot of old-school country pop in the roots of her songwriting. (Check out the rabid crowd singing along to the chorus of this one.) Fans can always expect Swift to deliver awesome and unpredictable covers in her shows, and she delivers the goods here with a gorgeous acoustic reworking of Kim Carnes’ “Bette Davis Eyes” and a take on Train’s “Drops of Jupiter” that upstages the original.

It’s some kind of minor miracle that no one has ever asphyxiated on glitter at one of Swift’s shows.

Taylor Swift - Speak Now World Tour review: Taylor Swift’s enchanting live component to Speak Now proves she is a force to be reckoned with on the stage as well as in the studio.