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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/15/arts/music/lana-del-rey-still-stirs-things-up-with-ultraviolence.html
 
 
if anything it guilt-tripped reviewers into giving her better scores

A write spelling "storey" though

it's nice to see we're coming into an age where celebrities more openly call out bullshit journalism. 
 

#iconic

All the people sending him hate already

good for her for speaking out publicly about it, I bet mom + dad grant were ready to 5150 ha after reading that headline
 
[now tell us who fwwuttt is about pls]

I know some people prefer that she just ignore it, but I'm glad she is sticking up for herself. 

probably something like this
 
 
 

Bless ha generosity
 
Response track to Summertime Sadness tbh

How do you say 'slé'?

 
 
No but seriously, judging by my mediocre french skills, this seems to be a song title indeed. It gives me NA and HDB vibes, but I'm not quite sure how she's going to 'translate' these kind of songs into the supposed Ultraviolence sound. Anyway, I'm excited

Thanks
 
-you're getting to see her live? Ahhh I am superbly jealous. At least the USA fans have the chance of running into Lana. My country is completely off the Lana map!-
 
I love that there are many voices of Lana. If you listened to the different parts -low, mid-range, head voice (high pitch)- you wouldn't think they all from the same person!
 
 
And just to help anybody out a little, though Wikipedia will do a better job than me, the female voice is generally divided into 3 categories. Soprano the highest, Contralto the lowest, and Mezzo-Soprano is the middle ground, sort of a soprano with a bit of smokiness. This is where Lana supposedly sits.
 
Now, E3 (the E note below middle C), is considered an amazingly low not for a female to hit. And Lana can access B2! That may not sound like much of a stretch, but has anybody tried to hit that lowest note in Ride? (C3) that's no easy feat! And impossible for some people -which does not mean lack of vocal talent, don't worry-
 
Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Lana's lower range, is that she is a mezzo soprano! This is the same vocal classification as Taylor Swift, and Selena Gomez. Yeah. Chew on that.
 
And we can't forget about that high note in Cola. Gave me shivers! I didn't even know she was capable of that. Some other remarkable points were the live Mermaid Motel performances (just love it), and on Off to the Races.
 
 
Here are some videos documenting Lana's vocal notes, I suggest everybody watch, and fall in love.
 
Full Vocal Profiles
 
 
 
Lana's B2
 
 
 
C3
 
 
 
High D6
 
 

Yes, see I thought she was a natural contralto at first, (given what I do know on the subject) and actually, the article on DivaDevotee originally stated that she was a contralto, but has since change it to mezzo-soprano on account of people arguing that her lower vocals sounded forced/strained live, that her mid range sounded best, etc. I personally think her upper sounds best. Well, it's my favorite I guess.
 
But I really do think Lana is a great singer. And just to be able to reach the lower notes that she does is amazing, I still like the sound of her lower chest register myself. It's one thing that makes or breaks her with people I find. My friends make fun her her low vocals, but its what drew me to her in the first place. Just as she had hoped for in her audience.

I searched, and did not find any topics on Lana's vocal range and style, so I thought I would start one being that I am a bit of a vocal range fetishist. (Which is hilarious because I know fuck all about music theory and can barely recognize notes by ear)
Anywhoo!
 
This is Lana's vocal profile on DivaDevotee. What do you think?
 
 
Lana Del Rey
 
Vocal Type: Mezzo-Soprano
Vocal Range: 3 Octaves and one note (B2-C6)
Whistle Register: No
Vocal Pluses: An emotive and expressive voice that uses Lana Del Rey's ability to act more so than her ability to hit notes to convey emotion. This is helped by her phrasing and brilliant intonation that maintains that the lyrics are always clear, audible and understandable.
 
Lana Del Rey's lower range is dark and full with a slight smokiness and is often utilised with a languorous tone and a quiver to the voice. The mid-range- hear Dark Paradise- is of medium weight, and has a sweetness and youthfulness that is not present in the lower extremes of the range. Her upper register is easily accessed and is mostly used in its warm and breathy timbre, contrasting with the lower end of her range. However, Lana Del Rey has demonstrated an ability to solidify the notes in her head voice, to create a more resonant tone- Born to Die.
 
The voice has a clear and pure tone and an overarching character that makes the voice easily identifiable no mater what part of the range Lana Del Rey is singing in.
 
Vocal Negatives: Some have called Lana Del Rey's lazy drawl "soulless" and "hollow". Also, her live performances have been criticised for being pitchy and unpolished, resulting in accusations that she is unable to actually sing.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hearing Lana's earlier work as Lizzy, especially live, I almost wonder if she may be a soprano? I think her voice sounds best while singing ridiculous high notes!

High Notes (From lowest to highest)
 
C5    (Blue Jeans, Kinda Outta Luck, Dier Mtn Dew,This is What Makes Us Girls)
C#5  (West Coast, Summer Wine, Dark Paradise, Video Games live in American Idol)
D5    (American)
Eb5  (Million Dollar Man live at Hackney Weekend 2012)
E5    (Heart-Shaped Box cover)
F5    (Tired of Singing the Blues)
F#5  (National Anthem live at the Itunes Festival 2012)
G5    (Off to the Races)
G#5  (Cola, Million Dollar Man live version)
A5    (Tired of Singing the Blues, Axl Rose Husband)
Bb5  (Yayo live at the Cutting Room 2007)
B5    (Off to the Races live at Mod Club, Toronto 2011)
C6    (Cola live 2014) Vocal Fail
C#6  (Cola)
Eb6  (Kinda Outta Luck) Non-sung and non-impressive
G#6  (Million Dollar Man live) Non-sung and non-impressive
 
Low Notes (From Highest to Lowest)
 
F3   (Blue Jeans)
E3   (American, Bel Air, Off to the Races)
Eb3 (Yayo)
D3   (Burning Desire, Young and Beautiful)
C#3 (Summertime Sadness, West Coast)
C3   (Ride, Million Dollar Man live, Blue Velvet)
F#2 (West Coast) Vocal-fry and non-impressive
 
 
 
For those that want to know. 

Lana has Scottish roots like me
 
I like this interview.

I can only hear clicking (old film) noises???

Cedric gervais has a message for you guys, he's excited too  

Apparently I can hear the sound of a flute lmao 

Ok yeah that's what I was hearing! But it was like a pan flute or something weird idk

Once a friend told me that all of those who listen to Lana needed a certain courage to take in her melancholy.

 

I looked around and found that most friends who listen to LDR (before Summertime Sadness became a dance song) have stories on their back. The sad types of stories.

 

I still remember the first time I heard Video Games. It was a wave of sadness, loneliness, emptiness with a sparkling feeling of love for life.

Love, even through despair.

Once in our youth we all go through that One love story, the one that made us the happiest but broke us the hardest, the one that made us grow up or dead overnight when it ended. The night when it ended for me, that's when Lana Del Rey came into my heart. I couldn't resist her seductive melancholy. She makes me want to be her: you may break me, but I'll fall like cherry blossoms--in the most beautiful way.

 

"It's you, it's you, it's all for you, everything I do...I tell you all the time, Heaven is a place on Earth with you, tell me all the things you wanna do."

 

For me to cure myself, I spent some serious time on making this cover of Video Games. I am a musician, and as a musician you hear a thousand songs a week, then you become pickier and pickier. But this song is that one in a million that forever stole my heart.

Here's the link if you're interested.

https://www.youtube....h?v=lCela6VJ3UI

 

Lana cures. She sings out my sadness and makes me feel like everything is fine. Listening to her is almost like being on the operating table, she cuts out my heart and removes my sadness.

 

And you? What's your story with Lana?

Thanks, you're right! I can definitely hear some sort of humming now

Turn the volume up to the max and try using headphones, there's definitely some music/singing playing faintly in the background.

I can only hear clicking (old film) noises???

AMERICAN IS PERFECT GOODBYE
 

When I first heard Gods & Monsters, it made me think of her denying the Illuminati tbh... and I've dones my google homework infact, a friend and I caused ourselves internal terror over the summer with our aquired Illumiknowledge 

We don't talk about that