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People dragging a song where she literally says Your interest really made stacks is kinda iconic

i feel like if any other alternative female artist experimented like lana did with this album, with polarizing vocal styles, tempo-changes, "scream" vocals, & confessional, thought-provoking lyrics, etc. they would receive praise & acclaim, but when lana does anything that's not in the perfect little nfr "she's changed & she's happier now!" box she gets draggd & laughed at, people really need to forget about the lana del rey "image" which she was perceived as in 2011 and see her as the person & artist she actually is

Who gives a fuck what Anthony Fantano thinks I mean seriously people

why do people always care so much about what that bald man says,, he’s literally some guy with a youtube channel. there are so many men that hate lana’s music lol what makes him so special why is his opinion and music taste so important to people

The thing which I will never understand is why in the actual fuck people underrate Text Book so much? This is literally an incredible song and one of the best from the record

From last week during my first BB listen

The only youtube reviewer that matters is ajay. The others, well :

Lana when she finds out that Polydor is doing this

Lana rn

By asking for a video for every song except Dealer. Only then will she do it. Reverse psychology

I had a stroke reading the last 20 pages

i geniunely don't understand how anybody could rate ultraviolence 2/10 unless they had a personal issue with her i can understand that ultraviolence isn't for everybody, it's definitely not your typical alternative/rock album, it's filled with emotion, catharsis, melodrama, & experimentation, but i feel like a 2/10 would be for a record which is straight-up uninspired or completely boring, or geniunely bad, such as poor production or if the singer couldn't sing, the production of ultraviolence is gritty & raw, and lana's vocals aren't classical "perfect" vocals, but it's obvious she made a geniune effort, it's a major progression from the baroque-pop sound of btd & paradise, she tried something totally different and i think it suited her very well, and honestly, you can't say this album is a 2/10 when it has WEST COAST, that just doesn't add up

I’m so glad melon gave BB the same score he gave HM. Its a sign its the new magnus opus.

I don’t see anyone ever praising the title track… It’s my favorite song on the album, it’s so simple but the lyrics are just striking

it’s just nice when Spotify acknowledges Lana’s power just thinking about the gay intern who posted this

What off key vocals is he even referring to other than the second verse of Arcadia, and the yelling on BBS/Dealer? "Off key vocals in almost every pocket of the album"? Bitch, where? Honestly, all the things he doesn't like about the album - how raw, messy and varied it is, are my favorite things about it. I would say it's definitely the most Hardcore Lana album yet, in that it's closest to who she is as an ~actual human being~, so clearly she just isn't for him. He may not like the execution, but he can't say she didn't experiment a bit here. Also, rolling my eyes at him falling into the Twitter-esque interpretation of Text Book and basically calling her a fake ally. He fell for every single bit of the critic bait.

Don't you see fuckface Fanato will never understand her? That goes for all the other stuck up rats who review albums and think they're some sort of grandeur music critic when in reality the only people watching them (for the most part) are 14 year olds and other insecure men who need to adopt opinions as their own to seem more interesting. Also, I'm cackling at the only person here agreeing with him being the Lana body shamer who said if we like BB we aren't real fans. The jokes are writing themselves

Naaah, it’s simply the old/new effect. I fucking love the four singles (all of them), but these days I’m not streaming them like I used to do before, just because now we do have brand NEW songs catching our attention! This also influences the poll, in a way or another (that’s why I haven’t voted yet lol). It’s just that, and it kinda happens every time

I never understood how people actually care about a YT review and actually don't listen to a record once they trashed it. wtf

jenny jumped into the pool

I highly doubt he's ever gotten wild and fucking crazy like the color blue

Actually, the more that I think about it...Black Bathing Suit and Dealer are pretty much trolling the press, and he fell right into it.

emile bringing a huge fat blunt to smoke with mike while they make magic on LDR9 bussy bops confirmed

i love swan song

i feel like sweet carolina’s lyrics are under appreciated. it’s the way that she’s essentially talking to us and telling us that everything will be alright

look what the mailman just dropped and right before the listening party, even though it's happening via streaming I love that I have the physical copy with me lmao, she's so beautiful

manifesting a tiny desk performance with songs from blue banisters and chemtrails

After watching the bald man's review and reading some posts on Reddit over the past few days, I find it ridiculous/funny that people are not getting Dealer. Like I could understand someone not liking the sound but saying she's failing to belt or that her higher register is shaky when she is OBVIOUSLY screaming/yelling and not trying to sound "good" is just silly to me. How can people not realize it, it's like they shut off their brains when they listen to Lana's music? lol

I just know Potato Fanta says mad shit about Lana like he's stuck in 2012 where it was the national sport for music writers to shit on Lana Del Rey. On a more serious note, this guy just fundamentally does not understand Lana as an artist. He sorta became a fan of Lana overnight when she released 'NFR!' AKA her most digestible album (like most sycophant music writers have) and has been acting like it's the blueprint of her album ever since, but that's beside the point—this review was just seriously ridiculous. Mind you, this is the man that rated 'Born To Die' a 3/10 and 'Ultraviolence' a 2/10. He's literally only taken "seriously" because, for some obscure reason, he's like the only semi-famous music critic on YouTube?

Nectar of the Gods is such an LDR staple, a classic, unreleased or not. So glad it found a home! I remember at the Violet signing at B&N last October, Lana mentioned how prophetic her own poetry can be and how even her own songs can speak to her years down the line (and just two weeks later, she would record Text Book and the title track, two tracks integral to BB). All the leaked songs that ended up on BB, I have certainly gathered new meanings from while listening to them within the context of the entire record. It’s quite amazing to witness part of her journey with those tracks.

emile & mike are gonna smoke that giant blunt & create the title track for ldr9… “disco flamingo chateau marmont heaven”

Has Lanadelreyscloset on IG confirmed where Lana got her sycamore tree, the one she was talking about in Cherry Blossom?? Need to buy the same exact one thanks

Lana when someone asks her to trade her violets for roses

I love how Ajayll’s comment to the tempo changes was “this is the 3rd song in this song” SO TRUE BESTIE, TRIPLE THE SONGS TRIPLE THE PLEASURE TRIPLE THE FUN

Apparently this is unpopular now, but the singles from Blue Banisters are some of the best tracks she's ever released. Ethereal and sublime.

all circuits are busy, goodbye all circuits are busy, you're high

i remember when he gave ultraviolence a 2/10 or something, meaning the album is a triumphant masterpiece

I don't even understand how he couldn't like one single track aside from the other woman. like not even ONE ? not even west coast ? girl come on now

It’s actually mind-boggling to me how no critic has even bothered to look into the layers and layers of the lyrics. Like, I have read the reviews, and even in the positive ones (which I am not complaining about at all) each journalist offers such a shallow, surface level interpretation of the lyrics, with some critics making a laughing stock out of her. And when someone backhandedly and condescendingly mentions, “oh! This is Lana Del Rey telling her story,” it’s funny that they — someone with the privilege and esteemed-intellect worthy of a platform to write critically about music — still cannot get it. Somehow, Lana’s unrelated “controversies” can be woven into reviews, but context clues she’s littered graciously about the album to help piece its hidden narrative together are nowhere to be found. Tragic!

I think Violets For Roses deserves more praise & appreciation The melody, the production, her harmonies, the lyrics such a stunning song

He said I was bad Let me show you what bad girls do CAUSE NO ONE DOES IT BETTER!

The french store decided to ship my cd in this (useless) paper box. Of course it arrived damaged. If my signed card arrives damaged too I’m gonna lose my sh*t! So unprofessional http://

I get your point and I sort of agree, but you didn’t need to fat shame him… or anyone, for that matter

i just don’t think fantano as a fat and ugly straight man is really the demographic for lana.. he’s never gonna get that feeling of sexyness and the vibe in general while listening to her music JUST GIVE UP

Exactly. NFR is the best and worst thing to ever happen to her. Best, because it shines a light on how massive she could be if she played by the rules but worst because it reflects how unfairly she is treated when she steps out of the box

To me it feels like LFL was a transition between old Lana and new Lana. Born To Die, Ultraviolence and Honeymoon feel like a trilogy and Norman, Chemtrails and Blue Banisters feel like another and now it's completed. I don't have any predictions on sounds, lyrics or whatever. I just hope it's another change of pace., A new Trilogy so she can continue experimenting with new music and expanding her lore and catalogue

Oh wow the way I’m letting myself get my hopes up….. cmon girlies pls we need to put ALL our manifesting power into this . Do not waste a drop on anything else Edit: WAIT I just saw the pic I think it was a joke because that thing looks like a giant blunt and Mike is known for smoking a lot he just meant a smoke sesh…. We lost edit no.2: manifest it anyways