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Btw how can you even compare her albums? They are so different sonically.
 
Lana never disappoints 

I honestly think "Love" was meant to set the mood for the album overall. It has the guitar, but it has the "wall of sound" hip-hop to it, as well. And then, from "Lust for Life" to "Coachella", it really is like a stretch of sexy, summer-driven hip-hop tracks and ends on a positive track that is political - and then, we get all the guitars, and the veteran folk singers (or related to them) rather than the contemporary artists that feature in the first half. I think it's very intentional that the last half is going to have a Woodstock-vibe, only through some of the familiar hip-hop additions that modernize classic sounds. "Tomorrow Never Came" sounds very 1967-71 rock. Definitely see where she's connecting the "two generations", and why she probably feels kids looking into vintage music may find it denser if they understand that history is sort of repeating itself through the anxiety of the current political American heat. It's exactly what she said she wanted to do with the album, and her chronology of the tracks seems to really suit that concept. Even at around the half-point of the album, if you count "Love" as just the intro/combination of the two sounds, and "Coachella" the track that moves the hip-hop into its poltical, folk-driven side.
 
Lana still doing concept, for sure. 
 
A SORT OF CHART (lol):
 
INTRODUCTION (folk guitar strings open the album, but blends into spacey, "wall-to-wall" hip-hop noises)
01. Love
 
SEXY, SUMMER-Y, HIP-HOP ("wall-to-wall" hip-hop noises)
02. Lust for Life
03. 13 Beaches
04. Cherry
05. White Mustang
06. Summer Bummer
07. Groupie Love
08. In My Feelings
 
THE BRIDGE (a more stripped back hip-hop beat, letting the album kind of cool off a bit before getting more poltically-minded)
09. Coachella..
 
POLITICAL "GANGSTA" FOLKY-Y ("wall-to-wall" hip-hop noises, but more laid back, with heavier guitar and folk featured artists)
10. God Bless America..
11. When the War Was at War...
12. Beautiful People, Beautiful Problems
13. Tomorrow Never Came
14. Heroin
15. Change
16. Get Free
 
It's like she takes us from "Coachella" to "Woodstock" by using that track as a bridge. As I predicted, the song works in concept of the album; but releasing it as a single is bizarre. From what we have in the snippets, this album seems to be very well-thought out. 

I have yet to hear anything of 8 tracks, but wow, this is a beautiful breakdown. "Retro Futurism" come through afterall Love is truly such a special song production wise and lyrically and I always knew it would be the perfect opener. There's such a theme of looking to the past in order to deal with the present and into the future throughout this era and i can not wait to hear how it manifests lyrically on the latter half of the record. When she talked about anxiety about the future and the state of the world in the Album Trailer, I really didn't get what she was saying - to me maybe she was even downplaying things... but if you consider Lana as being a fan of musicians who wouldve gone to things like Woodstock, of the more classic rock and folk music era of the 20th century... it really makes sense. She's right, its not like the people of that era didn't feel the world was ending too, but they still used music to make the most of things, and advocate and speak out as well as they could, and tbh they inspired a generation. I don't know if any of this is even intentional, but its lovely to think of in such a way and it really does make sense. 
 
I know she said the tracklist made a few changes in the last 3 months, If anything, it feels like Lana's experience at Coachella was actually really impactful and kind of shaped the current tracklist - perhaps the ordering of things and the replacing of a few tracks other than just the inclusion of Coachella. Even if I don't love the song (I just don't feel like the production on it makes much sense compared to the lyrics for Lana, but the last minute is heavenly) I've always defended that the concept --- of being at a music festival, celebrating life and joy and music, but having kind of flash backs to another festival where the focus was on Love & Peace, but in the middle of tensions rising yet again in the world... It didn't make Lana go all hippie "save the world kids, you're the future!" I don't think based on what we know of the track's lyrically, but its certainly quite profound and perhaps even a bit awe-inspiring. Like, "wow, this is happening again, and I don't want to just sit here and do nothing about it, but what can I, as a voice do?" Whether you think the track Coachella - Woodstock In My Mind was successful in conveying this or not, I think it's still really important. (And personally, I love the lyrics).
 
Personally now, I want some kind of video - whether it be homemade, or studio funded, etc. for a track on the latter half of the record
I get the feeling that Lana doesn't feel overly satisfied with how her videos were handled in the UV era and the HM era, but so far (other than the album cover ~) I feel like LFL has been on point aesthetically and so far there seems to be evidence that Lana and her management are on the same wave length in regards to her videos. Love and LFL are imo some of her best videos, especially the former (it just needed one gay couple )

btw am I the only one who is so happy we're not getting a cover this time around? I haven't seen anyone else mentioning it

Aren't we so blessed to stan Lana instead of some other basic bitch?

Refusing to listen to any snippets because i really want that experience with the full album
 
However- Lana really did that with Summer Bummer and Groupie Love. Truly the Freak+Art Deco trap infused, double-punch of this album!!!!!! these were the only two songs i was worried about disliking and.... well i love them More excited than ever for L4L

I think we should never expect a 2.0 of anything. Every album should have it's own sound... we thought this would be BTD 2.0 but oh hell noo Lana came THRUUU

I won't listen to the snippets but I'm really excited for the album now after reading all of your reactions/descriptions. The 21st can't come soon enough!

I won't listen to the snippets but I'm really excited for the album now after reading all of your reactions/descriptions. The 21st can't come soon enough!

ugh I'm gonna be a boring bitch and wait for the album release. I ruined HM when I went to the UO listening party and also Ultraviolence when the snippets were uploaded on those random sites LMAO 

i am so living for the fact that lanaboards will now be a super happy and excited place to be for the final week!!!!!!!! it's been so hard with yall being so negative and doubtful all the time
 
LANA ALWAYS COMES THROUGH thats why she is our queen

THEORY: Album title is a sarcasm
 
-Not that long ago she mentioned in one of the interviews that the smiles in "Love" music video are sarcastic.
-Now she posted the tracklist with Lost For Life.
-Also the front of the album cover screams joy and happiness, but the back of it seems dark, sad and tired.

It's free if you have iTunes on your computer or your iPhone. And you do not need to sign up for Apple Music. I don't think there is another option.
 
Follow this link: http://applemusic.tumblr.com/beats1/ and when you click it, it will open the music app on iPhone or itunes on your computer and will automatically play. It's a live radio station so it's on at all times so you can experiment now to make sure it's going to work for you.

What kind of drugs are Titanic and Poppy on?? I still don't like the song but the video is so over the top trashy that it's kind of fun.

Yes, please, it's her best song!

What kind of drugs are Titanic and Poppy on?? I still don't like the song but the video is so over the top trashy that it's kind of fun.

The sperm cells floating into the illuminati eye was so weird
 
They're really trying to force this whole illuminati thing with her huh, it worked better when she was just making weird cryptic Youtube videos that scared people.
 
I get her persona is a mockery of pop culture and this song is too but it sounds like something I'd hear on Disney Channel     it's catchy and cute but not something I could see myself listening to, like Lowlife was

Exactly, like we've literally gotten so many different music genre's from her. She's served us folk, rock, hip hop, jazz, pop etc.. the list goes on. It's incredible how her voice can fit so many styles. I don't know many artists that can pull off as much as she can

this. i don't even like rap but idgaf if she includes it in a few songs because we are getting an entire album. lana isn't afraid to try several different sounds and i love that about her. 

i know this has already been said but im adding to it. please stop asking for lanas stuff to leak, she worked so hard and anything bad that has happened is not down to her but down to her management and she has no control over it. if you were lana how would you feel? sorry i just needed to get that off my chest

That's the only kind of loon that is acceptable

masterpiece

I won't listen to anything else than Summer Bummer and Groupie Love until the 21st. I'll pre-order the CD, get it on the 21st and listen to it for the first time in my room, curtains closed and candles lighted.

This interview is really great, I liked it. And it's very interesting to read something about her creative songwriting and producing process. I hope she'll be co-producer on LFL too since I liked the production of HM so much!

It's a shame though... Every song in Honeymoon deserved to be done live (except DLMBM lol), especially Art Deco, Religion and TBD   (Maybe sometime in the future?)
 
Obviously she won't perform Honeymoon or LFL songs on festivals but she could do it on her tour.