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I've noticed with Ultraviolence that if you don't understand Lana as a person, then it's difficult to enjoy this album. And I think that's why the reviews differentiate so much; this album is much more in depth, and requires more of a comprehensiveness towards Lana's persona and past in order to make sense, in comparison to BtD.

Idk, knowing how Lana is, she probably thought it would be much more dramatic. I believe this is a metaphor - when you go in prison, your life is sort of over. Lana contradicts herself pretty much all the time so she's the least reliable source lol. What kind of crime you have to make to be on death row? I remember reading on songfacts that he was running an illegal electronic business.
 
Edit: Here it is:
Speaking to UK newspaper The Sun, Lana explained the background to this track: "It's a song about a man who thought I was one of the most exotic things he had ever seen and me indulging in his appreciation and love. On the outside he was handsome and wholesome, but under wraps he was running an illegal electronic business which ended up taking him and his friends under, hence the chorus — 'You look like a million dollar man, so why is my heart broke?'"

Angels forever

Mad, sad, depressed, suicidal.........ULTRAVIOLENCE ERA TBH 

i cant believe anyone would choose uv over btd

This is not really lana-related per se but I don't like Dan's production. I mean I LOVE the songs so far but his production seems to be lacking a little something. Lana does a great job in terms of performing the tracks in-studio and writing them and all of that, but I sometimes find Dan's production a little lacking... I can't put my finger on exactly what I find so off about it... 
 
My god I miss Emile Haynie. 

I can't even be bothered to read the critics reactions. Why? Cos the only opinion that matters to me about it is mine.
BTD is my fave album of the last decade probably. It's immense. It's luscious. It's painfully beautiful.
UV is almost painful for me. Most songs sound the same . Most vocals are poor in comparison to BTD. The songs and her vocals have lost their beauty for me. I like 3 songs so far. Really hoping it's gonna be a grower. As I've said before, I am a huge Lana fan but not a Lizzy fan. The record company must be crapping themselves.

Over the daddy thing.

I know there is artistic license with Journalism but she really doesn't help herself on the fraud front
when she lies about things that can be so easily disproved. There are so many photos in the public domain of her and her dad at all those conferences around the time of AKA why pretend she had no relationship with him for years when iit'sit'st"s just not true and there is evidence that she is bullshitting. She is just providing cannon fodder to those who question her authenticity.

BTD >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> UV

the album is underwhelming as fuck

It was discovered on this website that Lana del Rey was a member of a group called the Atlantic Group (a part of Alcoholics Anonymous) in her past. The Atlantic Group is infamous for its cult behavior and for its treatment of young female members. I think it's obvious it's about them, especially given the reference to deadly nightshade, also known as A. belladonna which was used as a treatment for alcoholism. In fact, several of her songs reference AA or AA's ideas.

but wouldn't this theory  then imply that she had a relationship with JJ? which is obvs impossible b/c he died in the 70s lmao.
 
i think she references another cult leader, tho. Not jim jones imo.
 
 

There was a theory that I saw in a thread earlier that says that the Jim she's referring to in this song is Jim Jones, the cult leader of The People's Temple. I think it makes more sense for her to reference that in the context of the song rather than an actual lover.

Hm, well, "Brooklyn Baby" is nice but I'm a bit underwhelmed - "Ultraviolence" is my favorite of the new songs so far. And I'm asking myself if the entire UV-album will contain only slow(er) songs like the once we know yet? I'm still hoping for at least some faster tracks!

Uggh there she goes again about party dresses.

FMWUTTT has been totally ruined for me when she started slut shaming. I'm really disappointed.

omg she talks about the guru again. can you post the german version so i can read the original as well? thanks!

All of her interviews are the same. It's like all she wants to do is bask In negativity. blablablabla people hate me blablabla why am I so misunderstood in the media blahgdashaghdg   
 
 poor me I'm such a victim 
 
is there seriously nothing else to talk about?

The way all the vocals are done... I don't know 

I'm not to upset that she cancelled because I hated that they messed up her name. It's just disrespectful.  It would have been nice to see her perform on TV tho, on the other hand her TV appearances were mostly controversial. I have two theories on this: they rescheduled for the first week of the release (that would be optimal from sales point of view) or she's so nervous that she doesn't want another strange performance like the SNL was. She clearly has an psychological problem with this pop stardom thing: she's avoiding big shows, TV, she always says in the interviews that she's a loner, that nobody likes her except her fans...it's strange, she wanted something but when she's so close to get it she doesn't like it or/and she's afraid of it (damn SNL and backlash, these things really got in her head)  

Can't wait for leak and mess what comes with it...
LQ snippets, HQ 1sec snippets, twitter fake leaks aka packed Lotus, MDNA, Born this way... ppl who say "interscope is watching your timeline", ppl who say "report @... because he wants to leak album" but they first dl it and spread the link, nervous ppl here, ppl who have album on atrl, ppl who are pretending that they have album on atrl, ppl who say "leak it pls!" to that person on atrl, ppl who say "dont leak it!" to that person on atrl,
idontwannalistentoitbeforeofficialrelease people, disappointedbecausehaynieisnotthere people (aka me ) and more...
 
It's always so much fun!

On being sent to a boarding school:
 
"I barely remember those days"
 
then
 
"Most of what I wrote on Born to Die talks about those years"
 

Whoever this professor of hers was, he must be a manipulative fucker... reading Lolita to a teen and making out with her... sounds like abuse to me. I'd punch his face. Even tho Lolita is my fave novel since I was 12, someone playing Humbert disgusts me.