Norman Fucking Rockwell - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll

[PARADIXO 31,450]

people who think Venice Bitch should be shorter deserve the electric chair

 

the fact that some people say it should be 5 min long or even 4

[cherryblossoms 10,269]

My ranking after all this time

 

 

1. Norman Fucking Rockwell

2. Love Song

3. Fuck It I Love You

4. The Greatest

5. Bartender

6. The Next Best American Record

7. Happiness Is a Butterfly

8. Cinnamon Girl

9. Mariners Apartment Complex / Venice Bitch

10. Doin’ Time

11. How to Disappear

12. Hope Is a Dangerous Thing

13. California

 

 

[Make me your Dream Life 82,701]

Bartender stablizes the record. It's the objective, society collected perspective track that contrasts everything else by calming u back down. Its ironically in this sense a chaser after all the strong emotional liquor on the record

[FredRed 4,485]

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/09/13/here-what-norman-rockwell-museum-stockbridge-thinks-lana-del-rey-new-album-title/etwBbcXLh19wTgoiwCf2lI/story.html

 

This is super cool

Good article. It's true a whole group of people who have never heard of Norman Rockwell will now seek out who he was and get exposed to his art. Nice attitude by the museum. I wish the bozo Sublime fans who post, "I hope you all realize this is a cover" or some other nonsense would get that now there are a lot of people discovering Sublime that never would have before.

[CinnamonGay 10,513]

Someone pls link me to the instrument and music credits for each song? There was an image.. where she was credited for Horns for California. Like that.

Such a magical album. ..ages like fine wine ).

[FallingCherry 7,731]

Is anyone able to sing this line from FIILY without going out of breath ?

 

It turns out California's more than a juste a state of mind. I met you on the boulevard, wind through my hair, you blew my mind and if I wasn't so fucked up I think I'd fuck you all the time.

 

It's frustrating

It's not that hard but it requires good breath support

[Chiunzhan 1,472]

Is anyone able to sing this line from FIILY without going out of breath ?

 

It turns out California's more than a juste a state of mind. I met you on the boulevard, wind through my hair, you blew my mind and if I wasn't so fucked up I think I'd fuck you all the time.

 

It's frustrating

 

 

She doesn't sing it, she whispers it ala Selena Gomez, anybody could do that 

[HighbytheSea 4,783]

Will this post be top of page 200?? Who knows...but what I do know is that Venice Bitch is best on the album and we need to continue this debate. My god the instrumentation, the journey it takes you on, the memories you havent lived yet displaying on the dashboard as you cruise. The lyrics, the lived in feeling she personifies, as though she truly knows this kind of song needed to be made for those who need it. Epic. Beautiful. Venice bitch. Who's runner up or tied?

 

<keep in mind I adore this masterpiece>

The Greatest gets runner up

[Lentilus 25,412]

Will this post be top of page 200?? Who knows...but what I do know is that Venice Bitch is best on the album and we need to continue this debate. My god the instrumentation, the journey it takes you on, the memories you havent lived yet displaying on the dashboard as you cruise. The lyrics, the lived in feeling she personifies, as though she truly knows this kind of song needed to be made for those who need it. Epic. Beautiful. Venice bitch. Who's runner up or tied?

<keep in mind I adore this masterpiece>

The Greatest gets runner up

Def the greatest!!

[Ocean Boulevard 38,906]

Venice Bitch is like a warm hug but at the same time it gives you memories that you never had and every time i listen I get the longing to travel or to move to California. Sometimes I want to get drunk and dance to this song. The Guitar solo still gets in my soul and let me leave  earth

 

LANA DID THAT! A 10 MINUTE MASTERPIECE

[WildMustang 14,725]

And when at last

The day is done

I grab my keys

[LanaBoi 1,810]

Venice Bitch is amazing! Winter is over in Australia and we had a 30 degree day (Celsius), I was listening to the whole album, and it was all amazing. Venice Bitch is so nice in the afternoon when its warm. Also on afternoon drives. I could have a 30 minute version and would love it <3 

 

She really did bless us with an amazing album. 

 

I wish the greatest had more choruses and verses!! 

[Ocean Boulevard 38,906]

California is still amazing!I'm really in love with the second prechorus (You scared to win, scared to lose...)Soo good

[LanaBoi 1,810]

California is still amazing!I'm really in love with the second prechorus (You scared to win, scared to lose...)Soo good

 

 

California is really a masterpiece. It is beautiful and I agree, love that second pre chorus. California is the sister track to The Blackest Day imho. 

[CinnamonGay 10,513]

California is really a masterpiece. It is beautiful and I agree, love that second pre chorus. California is the sister track to The Blackest Day imho.

 

California is so amazing.. sister track to cruel World. Slow verses leading on to a bombastic chorus.

I feel like shes talking to me on a personal level with the verses..especially "you're brighter than the brightest star.. you dont ever have to be stronger than u really are".. and "war is really over if u choose".. helps me so much on my worst days where I'm just stuck to my bed.

[daphnedinkley 12,391]

So I think I've figured out my ranking finally! Though I'm sure it'll change soon enough.

 

edit: nvm I started typing it out and I still can't fkn decide     

Edited September 15, 2019 by daphnedinkley

[Ocean Boulevard 38,906]

California is really a masterpiece. It is beautiful and I agree, love that second pre chorus. California is the sister track to The Blackest Day imho. 

TASTE!

[viagra 1,642]

Greta Thunberg who? Lana is truly the environmentalist of our century. Queen of recycling the same lines, songs and videos over and over. She should be the one nominated for Nobel Prize of Peace

[MoonAgain 872]

this REALLY is a mood album omg like i truly like it but it's rare that i'm in the right mental/emotional state for it

[drowning mermaid 1,706]

hmm let me see if i can actually rank the songs

 

1. Mariners Apartment Complex

2. the greatest

3. Venice Bitch

4. California

5. Fuck it I love you

6. Bartender

7. Cinnamon

8. hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have- but I have it

9. Happiness is a Butterfly

10. Norman Fucking Rockwell

11. Love song

12. The Next Best American Record

13. Doin’ Time

14. How to disappear

 

kinda bummed happiness is a butterfly and love song ended up being so low on the list because i love them but i can’t put them any higher when so many of the songs are somehow even better