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The album name is fine--she reacts to lots of buzz-words, Paradise is a good one. Paradise is...
- Freedom in Ride
- Love in American
- Tainted in Gods & Monsters
- Everything in Bel Air
 
It's prevalent enough.
 
However, the name + the album artwork does not convey the right message, not at all good sir.

ironic shitposting is still shitposting

Well hopefully Lana's career won't end up being sell-out pop (0304) or lullabies!

Imma kick back and watch this train run out of steam while people project their guilt onto others, assume Lana's motives and intentions, and pretend to know how the music industry works. All, of course, over a tall glass of maple syrup lemonade, a mountain of spaghetti, and a slice of lemon pie cake.
 
NO, but 4 seriously guyz, this is, uh, insane. Pooling money together so that one person can make a trip to DC to hear some old recordings and then report back with a verbal description of them? There's liking an artist's music and then there's being pathologically obsessive. That said, i'm not trying to stop anyone here. Be merry and carry on.
 
To those who moralistically recoil at the mere thought of tracking down these songs, and cite the "personal" nature of her unreleased music as evidence for leaving it be: these songs are registered at the LOC, not sitting on an old hard drive of hers in oblivion. Throughout the years leading up to getting signed to a major, she has distributed her music, whether at shows, giving physical copies to acquaintances and colleagues, or putting them up online. And now she's a major artist. You think a signed artist has the agency to just release whatever music whenever they desire? What do you think record labels, label executives, and distributors are for? She's under contract, of which we don't know the terms--she can't just "release" her music as she pleases, so the argument that because she hasn't done so yet she must not want to, is meaningless. That is flawed logic and a gross oversimplification.
 
Maybe she doesn't care for that old stuff. Maybe she doesn't even think about it anymore. Maybe she's embarrassed by it given the age at which it was recorded. But again, Sirens was given out to people, and these other unknown songs are registered with the LOC. The fact of the matter is that she is now a public recording artist with a back catalogue of registered music. This business about her old songs being "too personal" is hogwash. The idea being discussed in this thread wouldn't even cause material to leak. Now that is another topic altogether--the moral implications of pirating intellectual property. Why don't we discuss THAT rather than making shit up?

You did! You'll be happy to know she's still a bitch and bouncing between three different men.

WHAT. DID YOU JUST USE A DAYS OF OUR LIVES GIF?!!!??[!?|!]!?1?!!! MARRY ME.

She once said that her managers choose her name, I bet she already forgot it, she's always lying you know

Germany is a big market for live gigs. Of course she'd do lots of shows. Her album has sold very well there too.

WHAT ABOUT THE USA!!!?????

I HATE Burning Desire

Million Dollar Man is horrible live. In fact, many of her live performances are very cringe-worthy. I don't say this because I think she's a bad singer, but because I think she's been choosing the wrong songs. Her iTunes set was much improved, in terms of vocals, but I still think they could cut MDM, pick up the pace of Radio and Without You, it would be much better.
 
In all honesty, she should work on her vocals for her faster paced songs. If she could perform Off To The Races in a different fashion than the Concert Prive performance (although I give her a pass for that because it was one of her first televised performances and the material was newer then), I think it could definitely be a crowd-pleaser and add a little life to her show.

Are the "other" tracks you found previously unnamed? Like, ever showed up anywhere else?

Hang on, I just read this thread and then remembered that we're in the Hate/Love Paradise Album thread and not the What's your opinion on feminism? thread.

I honestly just think bloggers and critics inevitably realized her album, and she, wasn't as bad as they thought they were and pulled the feminist card to justify their dislike for her.
 
"Well, her album is doing well and people love her even after we completely trashed her, but have you noticed she is ANTI-FEMINIST?!"

I don't understand why some of you people continuously try to push her into the role of a feminist when she's clearly not here for it. :imbeingsarcasticbitch2:

Wearing her quirky catch-phrases to death. Has anyone ever really stopped to look at the title "Gramma (Blue Ribbon Sparkler Trailer Heaven)"? Jesus Christ, Elizabeth, enough is enough! You know, I have a minute to kill, I'm going to make the whole AKA album with Gramma-esque titles.
 
1. Kill Kill (Florida Dark Surf Paradise)
2. Queen of the Gas Station (Neon Chevrolet Darling)
3. Oh Say Can You See (By the Dawn's Early Light?)
4. Gramma (Blue Ribbon Sparkler Trailer Heaven)
5. For K Part 2 (Rehab Daddy Issues)
6. Jump (Sonic Palm Tree Cocaine Heart)
7. Mermaid Motel (Miss America Gogo Dancer)
8. Raise Me Up (Mississippi South Pickup Truck Baby Doll)
9. Pawn Shop Blues (Hotel Jesus Meth)
10. Brite Lites (Jersey Dance Queen Lolita)
11. Put Me in a Movie (Little Girl Cinema Noir)
12. Smarty (Dope Criminal Pin-Up)
13. Yayo (Retro Boss Axl Rose Husband)
 
That came way too easy.

Uh-oh, I think some hot and sexy moderator might have disabled his posting...
 
Now let's drop it like it's hot in celebration of her Slovakian slayage.

I just want to remind folks that Lana Del Rey has given many subtle and not-so-subtle indications that she is not entirely happy with the way the AKA album turned out as a whole.

bad fades

making videos out of vintage clips for dummies

Ooh Baby look at all your high brow friends

Million Dollar Man is horrible live. In fact, many of her live performances are very cringe-worthy. I don't say this because I think she's a bad singer, but because I think she's been choosing the wrong songs. Her iTunes set was much improved, in terms of vocals, but I still think they could cut MDM, pick up the pace of Radio and Without You, it would be much better.
 
In all honesty, she should work on her vocals for her faster paced songs. If she could perform Off To The Races in a different fashion than the Concert Prive performance (although I give her a pass for that because it was one of her first televised performances and the material was newer then), I think it could definitely be a crowd-pleaser and add a little life to her show.

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I loved her gold tooth.