Taylor Swift: Teenager delivers pop disguised as country

Outside of gender, the only trait the headliners for this year's Country Music Festival at Soldier Field Parkland seemed to share was mass starpower. Playing Saturday and Sunday, respectively, Gretchen Wilson and Taylor Swift were studies in contrast. While Wilson's candor, spunk and grit oozed character, Swift was largely fantasy, the sonic embodiment of bubble baths and rose petals.

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