DouglasReese

I didn't see a post like this anywhere, so if there is, if a mod could just merge it into that one, that'd be pretty slick. But if not, here we go. 
 
Top 5? Top 10? Top 100? Whatever it may be, what are your all-time favorites?
 
I'm going to get a bit excessive and post my 100 favorites. 
 
01. The Velvet Underground and Nico. The Velvet Underground.
02. Ultraviolence. Lana Del Rey. 
03. Animals. Pink Floyd.
04. Revolver. The Beatles.
05. Led Zeppelin IV. Led Zeppelin.
06. Nina Simone Sings the Blues. Nina Simone.
07. Siamese Dream. The Smashing Pumpkins.
08. Hounds of Love. Kate Bush.
09. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. Neutral Milk Hotel.
10. After the Gold Rush. Neil Young.
 
11. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Kanye West.
12. Rain Dogs. Tom Waits.
13. The Cars. The Cars.
14. The Graduate. Simon and Garfunkel.
15. White Album. The Beatles.
16. ​The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan.
17. Either/Or. Elliott Smith.
18. Pet Sounds. The Beach Boys.
19. American IV: The Man Comes Around. Johnny Cash.
20. ​Nevermind. Nirvana.
 
21. Pink Moon. Nick Drake.
22. The Smiths. The Smiths.
23. Kind of Blue. Miles Davis.
24. Born to Die: The Paradise Edition. Lana Del Rey.
25. The Velvet Underground. The Velvet Underground.
26. Straight Outta Compton. N.W.A.
27. Illinois. Sufjan Stevens.
28. Blue. Joni Mitchell.
29. There's a Riot Goin' On. Sly & the Family Stone.
30. Blue Album. Weezer.
 
  31. Love and Rockets. Love and Rockets. 32. Frances the Mute. The Mars Volta.
33. Let It Bleed. ​The Rolling Stones.
34. Demon Days. ​Gorillaz.
35. The Wall. Pink Floyd.
36. Illmatic. Nas.
37. Power, Corruption & Lies. New Order. 
38. ​Starsailor. Tim Buckley.
39. The Dark Side of the Moon. Pink Floyd.
40. Dummy. Portishead.
  41. Days of Future Passed. The Moody Blues. 42. Blood on the Tracks. Bob Dylan.
43. Unknown Pleasures. Joy Division.
44. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. The Flaming Lips.
45. Remain in Light. Talking Heads.
46. OK Computer. Radiohead.
47. Faith. ​George Michael.
48. Transformer. Lou Reed.
49. Queen of Denmark. John Grant.
50. Fragile. Yes.
  51. Americana. The Offspring. 52. Modern Vampires of the City. Vampire Weekend.
53. Boots. Nancy Sinatra. 
54. The Idiot. Iggy Pop.
55. Ocean Rain. Echo & the Bunnymen.
56. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Beatles.
57. ​A Flock of Seagulls. A Flock of Seagulls.
58. Is This It. The Strokes.
59. The Seer. Swans.
60. What's Going On. Marvin Gaye.
  61. The Downward Spiral. Nine Inch Nails. 62. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Elton John.
63. Funeral. Arcade Fire.
64. The Infamous. ​Mobb Deep.
65. Back to Black. Amy Winehouse.
66. ​Isn't Anything. My Bloody Valentine.
67. Alopecia. Why?.
68. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. The Smashing Pumpkins.
69. Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. blink-182.
70. Tea for the Tillerman. Cat Stevens.
  71. ​Dookie. Green Day. 72. Too Bright. Perfume Genius.
73. Mezermize. System of a Down.
74. Daydream Nation. Sonic Youth.
75. Purple Rain. ​Prince and the Revolution. 
76. Goon. Tobias Jesso Jr.
77. She's So Unusual. Cyndi Lauper.
78. Young Liars. TV on the Radio. 
79. In the Court of the Crimson King. King Crimson.
80. The Blueprint. Jay-Z.
  81. (What's the Story) Morning Glory?. Oasis. 82. Fairytale. Donovan.
83. Sweet Baby James. James Taylor.
84. Black Holes and Revelations. Muse.
85. Strange Days. The Doors.
86. Post. Björk.
87. Disintegration. The Cure.
88. Get Rich or Die Tryin'. 50 Cent.
89. Psychocandy. The Jesus and Mary Chain.
90. Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz. Miley Cyrus.
  91. The Virgin Suicides. Air. 92. Letting Off the Happiness. ​Bright Eyes.
93. Goblin. Tyler, the Creator.
94. Under Construction. Missy Elliott.
95. Metallica. Metallica
96. FutureSex/LoveSounds. Justin Timberlake.
97. Dead Man's Bones. Dead Man's Bones.
98. Buddy Holly. Buddy Holly.
99. Treats. Sleigh Bells.
100. Like a Prayer. Madonna.
 
Whew. 

https://vimeo.com/151264560
 
Vimeo told me this was embedded here and got about 25 clicks from users here, but I couldn't quite find it on the forum. (Damn, it's huge. And damn, how have I not known of its existence?) If anybody can link me to that spot, that'd be awesome - but I also just wanted to start a thread for it. I've never done a video essay, but I plan on doing more (I'm currently putting some together for the films of Sofia Coppola, John Carpenter, Eric Rohmer, Don Hertzfeldt, and other filmmakers). It says something about my thoughts for Del Rey when I put her up with names such as them. Thought other Lana fans would appreciate what I think about her and such. 
 
Oh, and hi new frequent forum I shall visit! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W89ghwJi2c

Well, fuck. There we go. Okay. 
 
SAMPLES (in order):
Fassbinder
Bathtub Full of VHS
Awkward (Part II)
Carew Tower (When Pigs Fly)
Fairuza Balk
Red Graduate
TESLA

I didn't see a post like this anywhere, so if there is, if a mod could just merge it into that one, that'd be pretty slick. But if not, here we go. 
 
Top 5? Top 10? Top 100? Whatever it may be, what are your all-time favorites?
 
I'm going to get a bit excessive and post my 100 favorites. 
 
01. The Velvet Underground and Nico. The Velvet Underground.
02. Ultraviolence. Lana Del Rey. 
03. Animals. Pink Floyd.
04. Revolver. The Beatles.
05. Led Zeppelin IV. Led Zeppelin.
06. Nina Simone Sings the Blues. Nina Simone.
07. Siamese Dream. The Smashing Pumpkins.
08. Hounds of Love. Kate Bush.
09. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. Neutral Milk Hotel.
10. After the Gold Rush. Neil Young.
 
11. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Kanye West.
12. Rain Dogs. Tom Waits.
13. The Cars. The Cars.
14. The Graduate. Simon and Garfunkel.
15. White Album. The Beatles.
16. ​The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan.
17. Either/Or. Elliott Smith.
18. Pet Sounds. The Beach Boys.
19. American IV: The Man Comes Around. Johnny Cash.
20. ​Nevermind. Nirvana.
 
21. Pink Moon. Nick Drake.
22. The Smiths. The Smiths.
23. Kind of Blue. Miles Davis.
24. Born to Die: The Paradise Edition. Lana Del Rey.
25. The Velvet Underground. The Velvet Underground.
26. Straight Outta Compton. N.W.A.
27. Illinois. Sufjan Stevens.
28. Blue. Joni Mitchell.
29. There's a Riot Goin' On. Sly & the Family Stone.
30. Blue Album. Weezer.
 
  31. Love and Rockets. Love and Rockets. 32. Frances the Mute. The Mars Volta.
33. Let It Bleed. ​The Rolling Stones.
34. Demon Days. ​Gorillaz.
35. The Wall. Pink Floyd.
36. Illmatic. Nas.
37. Power, Corruption & Lies. New Order. 
38. ​Starsailor. Tim Buckley.
39. The Dark Side of the Moon. Pink Floyd.
40. Dummy. Portishead.
  41. Days of Future Passed. The Moody Blues. 42. Blood on the Tracks. Bob Dylan.
43. Unknown Pleasures. Joy Division.
44. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. The Flaming Lips.
45. Remain in Light. Talking Heads.
46. OK Computer. Radiohead.
47. Faith. ​George Michael.
48. Transformer. Lou Reed.
49. Queen of Denmark. John Grant.
50. Fragile. Yes.
  51. Americana. The Offspring. 52. Modern Vampires of the City. Vampire Weekend.
53. Boots. Nancy Sinatra. 
54. The Idiot. Iggy Pop.
55. Ocean Rain. Echo & the Bunnymen.
56. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Beatles.
57. ​A Flock of Seagulls. A Flock of Seagulls.
58. Is This It. The Strokes.
59. The Seer. Swans.
60. What's Going On. Marvin Gaye.
  61. The Downward Spiral. Nine Inch Nails. 62. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Elton John.
63. Funeral. Arcade Fire.
64. The Infamous. ​Mobb Deep.
65. Back to Black. Amy Winehouse.
66. ​Isn't Anything. My Bloody Valentine.
67. Alopecia. Why?.
68. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. The Smashing Pumpkins.
69. Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. blink-182.
70. Tea for the Tillerman. Cat Stevens.
  71. ​Dookie. Green Day. 72. Too Bright. Perfume Genius.
73. Mezermize. System of a Down.
74. Daydream Nation. Sonic Youth.
75. Purple Rain. ​Prince and the Revolution. 
76. Goon. Tobias Jesso Jr.
77. She's So Unusual. Cyndi Lauper.
78. Young Liars. TV on the Radio. 
79. In the Court of the Crimson King. King Crimson.
80. The Blueprint. Jay-Z.
  81. (What's the Story) Morning Glory?. Oasis. 82. Fairytale. Donovan.
83. Sweet Baby James. James Taylor.
84. Black Holes and Revelations. Muse.
85. Strange Days. The Doors.
86. Post. Björk.
87. Disintegration. The Cure.
88. Get Rich or Die Tryin'. 50 Cent.
89. Psychocandy. The Jesus and Mary Chain.
90. Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz. Miley Cyrus.
  91. The Virgin Suicides. Air. 92. Letting Off the Happiness. ​Bright Eyes.
93. Goblin. Tyler, the Creator.
94. Under Construction. Missy Elliott.
95. Metallica. Metallica
96. FutureSex/LoveSounds. Justin Timberlake.
97. Dead Man's Bones. Dead Man's Bones.
98. Buddy Holly. Buddy Holly.
99. Treats. Sleigh Bells.
100. Like a Prayer. Madonna.
 
Whew. 

I think the single magnum opus of Lana's career - from a one-track standpoint, not an album or completely aesthetic one - is her song "Sad Girl". The way it sounds like it's teleporting you straight to a jazz club in hell, with blue flames around that emirate orange when that chorus comes around. There's something terrifying about the way the song works David Lynch references in - almost reinventing imagery from Mulholland Drive's sequences involving the Club Silencio. And when the chorus is delivered after the bridge - with the production vanishing, the reverb on her vocals sounding like screams of emotional pain from the deep pits of hell, and the small, ironically hopeful strings - it becomes one of the only times in Lana's career where I cry every time I hear it. 

well this is...interesting

Because Novem did his. 


 
OFFICIAL tracklist, so that you can get a bit hyped. If you haven't already. 
 
And here's the opening track:
https://soundcloud.com/paul-reese-30998502/paul-reese-fassbinder-single

Because Novem did his. 


 
OFFICIAL tracklist, so that you can get a bit hyped. If you haven't already. 
 
And here's the opening track:
https://soundcloud.com/paul-reese-30998502/paul-reese-fassbinder-single

https://vimeo.com/151264560
 
Vimeo told me this was embedded here and got about 25 clicks from users here, but I couldn't quite find it on the forum. (Damn, it's huge. And damn, how have I not known of its existence?) If anybody can link me to that spot, that'd be awesome - but I also just wanted to start a thread for it. I've never done a video essay, but I plan on doing more (I'm currently putting some together for the films of Sofia Coppola, John Carpenter, Eric Rohmer, Don Hertzfeldt, and other filmmakers). It says something about my thoughts for Del Rey when I put her up with names such as them. Thought other Lana fans would appreciate what I think about her and such. 
 
Oh, and hi new frequent forum I shall visit! 

I think the single magnum opus of Lana's career - from a one-track standpoint, not an album or completely aesthetic one - is her song "Sad Girl". The way it sounds like it's teleporting you straight to a jazz club in hell, with blue flames around that emirate orange when that chorus comes around. There's something terrifying about the way the song works David Lynch references in - almost reinventing imagery from Mulholland Drive's sequences involving the Club Silencio. And when the chorus is delivered after the bridge - with the production vanishing, the reverb on her vocals sounding like screams of emotional pain from the deep pits of hell, and the small, ironically hopeful strings - it becomes one of the only times in Lana's career where I cry every time I hear it. 

I think the single magnum opus of Lana's career - from a one-track standpoint, not an album or completely aesthetic one - is her song "Sad Girl". The way it sounds like it's teleporting you straight to a jazz club in hell, with blue flames around that emirate orange when that chorus comes around. There's something terrifying about the way the song works David Lynch references in - almost reinventing imagery from Mulholland Drive's sequences involving the Club Silencio. And when the chorus is delivered after the bridge - with the production vanishing, the reverb on her vocals sounding like screams of emotional pain from the deep pits of hell, and the small, ironically hopeful strings - it becomes one of the only times in Lana's career where I cry every time I hear it. 

I didn't see a post like this anywhere, so if there is, if a mod could just merge it into that one, that'd be pretty slick. But if not, here we go. 
 
Top 5? Top 10? Top 100? Whatever it may be, what are your all-time favorites?
 
I'm going to get a bit excessive and post my 100 favorites. 
 
01. The Velvet Underground and Nico. The Velvet Underground.
02. Ultraviolence. Lana Del Rey. 
03. Animals. Pink Floyd.
04. Revolver. The Beatles.
05. Led Zeppelin IV. Led Zeppelin.
06. Nina Simone Sings the Blues. Nina Simone.
07. Siamese Dream. The Smashing Pumpkins.
08. Hounds of Love. Kate Bush.
09. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. Neutral Milk Hotel.
10. After the Gold Rush. Neil Young.
 
11. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Kanye West.
12. Rain Dogs. Tom Waits.
13. The Cars. The Cars.
14. The Graduate. Simon and Garfunkel.
15. White Album. The Beatles.
16. ​The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan.
17. Either/Or. Elliott Smith.
18. Pet Sounds. The Beach Boys.
19. American IV: The Man Comes Around. Johnny Cash.
20. ​Nevermind. Nirvana.
 
21. Pink Moon. Nick Drake.
22. The Smiths. The Smiths.
23. Kind of Blue. Miles Davis.
24. Born to Die: The Paradise Edition. Lana Del Rey.
25. The Velvet Underground. The Velvet Underground.
26. Straight Outta Compton. N.W.A.
27. Illinois. Sufjan Stevens.
28. Blue. Joni Mitchell.
29. There's a Riot Goin' On. Sly & the Family Stone.
30. Blue Album. Weezer.
 
  31. Love and Rockets. Love and Rockets. 32. Frances the Mute. The Mars Volta.
33. Let It Bleed. ​The Rolling Stones.
34. Demon Days. ​Gorillaz.
35. The Wall. Pink Floyd.
36. Illmatic. Nas.
37. Power, Corruption & Lies. New Order. 
38. ​Starsailor. Tim Buckley.
39. The Dark Side of the Moon. Pink Floyd.
40. Dummy. Portishead.
  41. Days of Future Passed. The Moody Blues. 42. Blood on the Tracks. Bob Dylan.
43. Unknown Pleasures. Joy Division.
44. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. The Flaming Lips.
45. Remain in Light. Talking Heads.
46. OK Computer. Radiohead.
47. Faith. ​George Michael.
48. Transformer. Lou Reed.
49. Queen of Denmark. John Grant.
50. Fragile. Yes.
  51. Americana. The Offspring. 52. Modern Vampires of the City. Vampire Weekend.
53. Boots. Nancy Sinatra. 
54. The Idiot. Iggy Pop.
55. Ocean Rain. Echo & the Bunnymen.
56. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Beatles.
57. ​A Flock of Seagulls. A Flock of Seagulls.
58. Is This It. The Strokes.
59. The Seer. Swans.
60. What's Going On. Marvin Gaye.
  61. The Downward Spiral. Nine Inch Nails. 62. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Elton John.
63. Funeral. Arcade Fire.
64. The Infamous. ​Mobb Deep.
65. Back to Black. Amy Winehouse.
66. ​Isn't Anything. My Bloody Valentine.
67. Alopecia. Why?.
68. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. The Smashing Pumpkins.
69. Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. blink-182.
70. Tea for the Tillerman. Cat Stevens.
  71. ​Dookie. Green Day. 72. Too Bright. Perfume Genius.
73. Mezermize. System of a Down.
74. Daydream Nation. Sonic Youth.
75. Purple Rain. ​Prince and the Revolution. 
76. Goon. Tobias Jesso Jr.
77. She's So Unusual. Cyndi Lauper.
78. Young Liars. TV on the Radio. 
79. In the Court of the Crimson King. King Crimson.
80. The Blueprint. Jay-Z.
  81. (What's the Story) Morning Glory?. Oasis. 82. Fairytale. Donovan.
83. Sweet Baby James. James Taylor.
84. Black Holes and Revelations. Muse.
85. Strange Days. The Doors.
86. Post. Björk.
87. Disintegration. The Cure.
88. Get Rich or Die Tryin'. 50 Cent.
89. Psychocandy. The Jesus and Mary Chain.
90. Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz. Miley Cyrus.
  91. The Virgin Suicides. Air. 92. Letting Off the Happiness. ​Bright Eyes.
93. Goblin. Tyler, the Creator.
94. Under Construction. Missy Elliott.
95. Metallica. Metallica
96. FutureSex/LoveSounds. Justin Timberlake.
97. Dead Man's Bones. Dead Man's Bones.
98. Buddy Holly. Buddy Holly.
99. Treats. Sleigh Bells.
100. Like a Prayer. Madonna.
 
Whew. 

I think the single magnum opus of Lana's career - from a one-track standpoint, not an album or completely aesthetic one - is her song "Sad Girl". The way it sounds like it's teleporting you straight to a jazz club in hell, with blue flames around that emirate orange when that chorus comes around. There's something terrifying about the way the song works David Lynch references in - almost reinventing imagery from Mulholland Drive's sequences involving the Club Silencio. And when the chorus is delivered after the bridge - with the production vanishing, the reverb on her vocals sounding like screams of emotional pain from the deep pits of hell, and the small, ironically hopeful strings - it becomes one of the only times in Lana's career where I cry every time I hear it. 

It was my favorite track when I first listened to Ultraviolence. I haven't seen Mulholland Drive (it's on my list though), but I like you picturing the mood of the song as "jazz club in hell". What comes to my mind is the movie Raise the Red Lantern by Yimou Zhang. The lyrics, the mood, the aesthetic, the asian instrument in the song's intro...
 
It wouldn't fit in the soundtrack as the movie is very traditional Chinese, but the misery of both women (the one in the song and the one in the movie) is very similar.
 
 
 
 
 

I think the single magnum opus of Lana's career - from a one-track standpoint, not an album or completely aesthetic one - is her song "Sad Girl". The way it sounds like it's teleporting you straight to a jazz club in hell, with blue flames around that emirate orange when that chorus comes around. There's something terrifying about the way the song works David Lynch references in - almost reinventing imagery from Mulholland Drive's sequences involving the Club Silencio. And when the chorus is delivered after the bridge - with the production vanishing, the reverb on her vocals sounding like screams of emotional pain from the deep pits of hell, and the small, ironically hopeful strings - it becomes one of the only times in Lana's career where I cry every time I hear it. 

watched this a couple weeks ago from the reddit post; really enjoyed it. thanks for putting it together. 

this is amazing  
you should share it on every LDR fan page and maybe sub it in different lenguages so it gets more reconigtion, like brazilian and spanish, italian too maybe 
 
If you could, pm or post somewhere a bigger interpretation of the West Coast video, I've been searching someone to give a nice idea and yours was on point. Your abilities of interpretation are awesome. Never had thought about the Born To Die videos like that, thanks for sharing

Did it happen to be Spring Breakers? I've always felt like it had the vibe of it, and if I'm not mistaken Harmony Korine is credited on the track, too. 

I think more than anything, the video for "Freak" validates this entire interpretation. 

I think more than anything, the video for "Freak" validates this entire interpretation. 

I think more than anything, the video for "Freak" validates this entire interpretation. 

https://vimeo.com/151264560
 
Vimeo told me this was embedded here and got about 25 clicks from users here, but I couldn't quite find it on the forum. (Damn, it's huge. And damn, how have I not known of its existence?) If anybody can link me to that spot, that'd be awesome - but I also just wanted to start a thread for it. I've never done a video essay, but I plan on doing more (I'm currently putting some together for the films of Sofia Coppola, John Carpenter, Eric Rohmer, Don Hertzfeldt, and other filmmakers). It says something about my thoughts for Del Rey when I put her up with names such as them. Thought other Lana fans would appreciate what I think about her and such. 
 
Oh, and hi new frequent forum I shall visit! 

https://vimeo.com/151264560
 
Vimeo told me this was embedded here and got about 25 clicks from users here, but I couldn't quite find it on the forum. (Damn, it's huge. And damn, how have I not known of its existence?) If anybody can link me to that spot, that'd be awesome - but I also just wanted to start a thread for it. I've never done a video essay, but I plan on doing more (I'm currently putting some together for the films of Sofia Coppola, John Carpenter, Eric Rohmer, Don Hertzfeldt, and other filmmakers). It says something about my thoughts for Del Rey when I put her up with names such as them. Thought other Lana fans would appreciate what I think about her and such. 
 
Oh, and hi new frequent forum I shall visit! 

https://vimeo.com/151264560
 
Vimeo told me this was embedded here and got about 25 clicks from users here, but I couldn't quite find it on the forum. (Damn, it's huge. And damn, how have I not known of its existence?) If anybody can link me to that spot, that'd be awesome - but I also just wanted to start a thread for it. I've never done a video essay, but I plan on doing more (I'm currently putting some together for the films of Sofia Coppola, John Carpenter, Eric Rohmer, Don Hertzfeldt, and other filmmakers). It says something about my thoughts for Del Rey when I put her up with names such as them. Thought other Lana fans would appreciate what I think about her and such. 
 
Oh, and hi new frequent forum I shall visit! 

https://vimeo.com/151264560
 
Vimeo told me this was embedded here and got about 25 clicks from users here, but I couldn't quite find it on the forum. (Damn, it's huge. And damn, how have I not known of its existence?) If anybody can link me to that spot, that'd be awesome - but I also just wanted to start a thread for it. I've never done a video essay, but I plan on doing more (I'm currently putting some together for the films of Sofia Coppola, John Carpenter, Eric Rohmer, Don Hertzfeldt, and other filmmakers). It says something about my thoughts for Del Rey when I put her up with names such as them. Thought other Lana fans would appreciate what I think about her and such. 
 
Oh, and hi new frequent forum I shall visit!