Divisive Princess

Same.... I'm also mixed and I just can't wrap my head around some of it. I can't fathom how a black person can hear a word such as 'ratchet' or 'ghetto' and actually get offended by it. Same goes for Lana wearing the headdress in Ride and all the controversy surrounding that (not even gonna go there tho). There's a difference between someone getting a henna tattoo or whatever tf people find racist these days and someone doing something in genuine poor taste.

Here's where I'm at rn: 
 
AKA>>>>>>>>> UV = HM > BTD > P
 
So... I get that AKA isn't necessarily her best album, but I hold every song so dear and I don't think anything could ever top it for me personally. As far as UV goes, I've been a fan of Lana since a little before BTD, but I had yet to experience an album like that and feel the way I did for it. I can't even explain it. But HM is fighting for it's spot. The songs are so diverse and emotional and just.. sighhhh. BTD is another thing all together; nothing will ever be more iconic, and I love every single song on it. Don't even get me started on it, tbh. And I love Paradise, too. I like every song (except for Blue Velvet. Sorry bout it) and even though it's not my fave, I still consider it a true gem. I just love everything she does so much 

YOURE SO RIGHT! all it does is divide us even more. unless its racist like wearing ponchos and mustaches to represent mexicans. like the whole chola deal with lana was complete shit! honestly culture appropriation only is when its offensive, other than that people need to stop being little bitches and go on with their damn lives

I feel like Honeymoon is very much Paradise 2.0 in structure and tone, i can see why she compared the two of them when discussing the new album. Both albums offer a mixed bag of styles within a cohesive concept, whereas i feel BTD and Ultraviolence are less about variety and more about an extended idea over most of the album, they don't feel like they're broken into parts, but Paradise and Honeymoon feel like they have chapters. That's not a negative or a positive, just an observation.
 
Time will tell how the album stands up against her other releases, but it's certainly a strong album and a return to more of what i like from her. Ultraviolence is a brilliant album, i love it, but i didn't want Ultraviolence 2 for Honeymoon and i'm glad she changed things up for this release. The production feels less raw this time around, a bit more gloss has come back, and i like that, the production feels richer and more cinematic, but there are a few glimmering moments of Ultraviolence in there with a few of the more stripped back songs on the album.
Honeymoon feels like Lana coming full circle, even though it owes a lot to Paradise in it's structure, i can see pieces of all her albums on Honeymoon. With this being her 3rd proper LP release, it feels like a great closing album to 3 full length albums we've had so far, like a trilogy.
 
Lana has shown she has a few surprises under her belt when it comes to her creative output, maybe not so much lyrically, but musically i think we've seen some nice diversity with what influences her. She retains a particular sound which is familiar to her, she always has those very "Lana" sounding songs scattered throughout her work, but she also dips in and out of genres that keep each album sounding fresh. Born To Die was hip hop influenced, Paradise was more alternative pop, Ultraviolance more jazz rock and Honeymoon brings her back to a more alternative pop sound with a bit of muddy trap/trip hop thrown in for good measure.
 
I'm enjoying Honeymoon, there's a lot to offer, and even though lyrically the album may not be anything new from her, i don't mind, i'm less about lyrics with Lana and more about the mood and atmosphere she captures both in her music and her voice. She could sing about eating bbq chicken for all i care, as long as the song has great production [the type that takes me somewhere interesting like so many of her songs do], then i'm happy.
Honeymoon certainly feels more accessible than Ultraviolence, thanks mostly to Honeymoons bigger choruses and production on a few of the tracks, yet it feels more diverse than something like Born To Die, it feels lighter because it offers a mixed bag of sounds, which is probably why down the line Honeymoon may end up becoming my favourite from her. It feels less like a "mood album" and more of an easier listen.
 
 
Honeymoon - 8/10
Music To Watch Boys To - 10/10
Terrence Loves You - 7/10
God Knows I Tried - 8/10
High By The Beach - 8/10
Freak - 8/10
Art Deco - 10/10
Burnt Norton - 8/10
Religion - 8/10
Salvatore - 10/10
The Blackest Day - 9/10
24 - 9/10
Swan Song - 10/10
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - 7/10

Nnnnnn goodbye @ the Ride song/video hate in the HONEYMOON thread, I still tear up when I watch that video

he is always good pro´mo and she is a pro. some of you guys always portray Lana as this porcelain, super sensitive creature. she ain't. she can take it and she can dish out herself

Well, this is her first era since UV.

It's my favorite too, that bridge makes me cry without an effort, the lyrics just talk about the same moment I'm going through, it sucks to be in love 2 years with someone and then, it's over, and you still love him... ''isn't strange that you're not here with me?''
 

I want the Ride hate to stop right this second.

I want the Ride hate to stop right this second.

Wait... are people doubting this is about Francesco

I want the Ride hate to stop right this second.

i hate it when people say the Ride music video is pretentious, ITS A MUSIC VIDEO!! what do you want her to do?? strip and shake her ass like other artists??
the monologues are lana as an artist and lana has said many times that this is her and not pretend, lana is elizabeth grant. the music video and her persona are inspired by americana and scenery and beauty. honestly if yall think its pretentious, then all art is pretentious because all she is doing is expressing herselft through poetry and imagery. write a poem, take an art course or two, go to a museum and look at all the "pretentious" work done by artists who live by their art and make their life a living work of art.

The:
 
But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good,
Please lord, don't let me be misunderstood
 
part of DLMBM sounds so fucking amazing :kris:
Some of you are too hard on the song, I for one totally love it

Give me a break, DLMBM is a stunning song. It's among my favourites.

Can Lana stop doing nothing for months and then dropping a billion things in 20mins because my heart cannot take it fml

Do you guys even like Lana's music? Everyone seem to think everything she does is shit here 

I honestly really don't like her new haircut. I'm not sure if that's unpopular, but I just don't think it's flattering on her. It seems to age her a bit. Come back, 2012 hairstyles!! 

Can the 'blue nail polish' line in TBD be considered a nod to 1949 or is it just a coincidence? 

Someone please send me the album!! I'll mail you my first born

Someone please send me the album!! I'll mail you my first born

interviewer: and lana joins us now
lana: HHEEEYYYYY

You guys heard that angelic laugh of hers on the BBC interview? She's back! She seems so serene and happy. And Salvatore

Cant believe how genuinely happy she sounds lately YASSS Lana be happy