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this song is filled with such raw emotion, it's almost ~unlistenable~. the bridge, especially the 'one gun on the table/head shot if you're able' makes me feel so sad. this is the fantastic lyricism of lana that i fell in love with when i first became a fan. i just wish flipside and ith were available on a cd somewhere together.

As much as I hope that she doesn't do any old songs at all, it's most likely that she'll do a few tracks from BtD. I'm expecting Summertime Sadness and Video Games/Born to Die to be performed, but I'd prefer Young and Beautiful. From UV, I think it'll be West Coast, Ultraviolence and a stripped version of Money Power Glory. Maybe Old Money too, if we're lucky.

Is This Happiness and Flipside killed me through their sadness.

The Japanese iTunes version had ITH and Flipside, but I'm not too sure about the CD/Vinyl version.

Well I hope it stays around 80/81! If not, 75 would still be pretty good.

Lana's current score on Metacritic is 81 which, according to here, signifies Universal Acclaim! Let's hope it stays at this level or goes higher!

I kinda agree with you! However, I think the verses are Lana lamenting the loss of their relationship, but the chorus is Lana just saying 'honestly, I'm fucking better without you'; she isn't putting up a façade. Despite this, the way she sings in that drugged up, wasted voice kinda suggests that she's turned to substance abuse to help herself out. The music supports this view, imo, as it gradually gets heavier and heavier as Lana gets high, but when the drugs wear off, the music becomes less extreme and Lana's sadness about the relationship's end is exposed.

WOWHD is currently selling the deluxe edition for £7.49, but it might have gone back to £8.99.

just listened to the album straight through again, this time including flipside and ITH. it made me break down in tears. this album is so beautiful and personal. i can hardly relate to any of the lyrics, but the way that lana sings about her own life is so tragic, especially on ITH and flipside. oh my.

Wonderwell and Knockin' on Heaven's Door are only live ones. Heartbreak Hotel is also a live cover, but nobody has it. I haven't hears about Dance Me to the End of Love before, though...

After Paradise but prior to tropico. I hated Lana, couldn't stand Born to Die (song) or Video Games. I thought she was annoying, boring and far too melancholy. Then I saw the Paradise edition on Spotify and thought I should perhaps listen to some other tracks before writing her off completely. I liked her music, but it's only from February 2014 onwards that I REALLY started to feel passionate about Lana and her music.

Chelsea Hotel No. 2 has always amazed me, along with Blue Velvet. I used to love Goodbye Kiss, but I listened to it so much that I car stand it anymore lol.

I don't think you are. I personally adore that album, but there's quite a few fans who feel let down and dislike UV. Personally, I believe your statements about UV are more applicable to BtD than UV. Lana is such a talented lyricist, yet I feel she abandoned this wonderful ability when writing for BtD. Don't get me wrong, there are some pretty good tracks on there (National Anthem, OTTR, Lolita, Blue Jeans), but I feel the album as a whole is a bit amateurish. I think she really stepped up here game for UV and I believe her fantastic lyricism shine through on the album, especially on tracks like Brooklyn Baby, Is This Happiness, Flipside and Old Money. :flutters:

*17 (Radio Mix of West Coast )

Flipside is a beautiful end to UV. It puts a nice bow on the album's 17 tracks of bliss.

I heard it is the Jewish spelling of the word.

Here is the FemaleFirst review. Though they didn't like the album and gave it only 2/5, I'm satisfied with the fact that they actually reviewed the album for the music, instead of taunting Lana. They even go on to say that they wish they could be a fan of Lana, but they just don't like her music.

I just hope that Ultraviolence will provide her with hope and help to dispel the negativity. If it gains acclaim, Lana might finally be able to put aside the personal attacks that came from BtD.

can anyone else hear Lana smiling during the lines about her parents????

not yet, I don't think

I've never heard Nina Simone's version before, but I really really liked it! It's so stripped and ~smooth~, kinds what I imagine UV was before Auerbach became involved. Nina's singing (especially the last verse) sounds a lot more natural than Lana's did. That being said, I like the cinematic spin Lana put on her version.

I just hate how a lot of these reviewers personally vilify Lana. There's a difference between reviewing someone's music and explicitly attacking someone; I feel that a lot of Lana's critics overstep this boundary. I wonder what their views of her music would be if Lana released it anonymously.

the ONLY things I don't like about UV are: -Sad Girl was a bit of a let down. the verses are so sexy and sensual, but the chorus is weak. Lana fell into the trap of 'I'm a sad girl', which I was worried she would do, given the title of the song. -Guns and Roses' chorus is lyrically weak. The verses are cool, but the chorus is so repetitive and boring. I would've preferred a remastered AFFA, similar to BB, in its place. -The lack of the 'Let the light in/It's a cruel cruel world line' from Cruel World. It's only a minor issue, I can manage without it, it's just that I don't understand why Lana sang the lines if they weren't intended for the track. apart from that, i'm in love, i'm in love, i'm in love...

yes, i do! i like it, it's a nice, subtle reference to Fucked My Way Up To The Top

tbh ultraviolence is worth buying just for Florida Kilos