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Sometimes I think Lana set the bar too high for herself when she made Born To Die and Paradise. Everyone knows that Born To Die is perfection. You can literally listen to it from beginning to end without skipping songs. 
 
I just feel like something is missing in Honeymoon, its good. But something is missing    

i don't think HM is better than BTD. HM might be great but BTD is awesome

Let us remember that this song is stuck between Honeymoon and TLY. Freak is probably going to give us what we're looking for from this song/killjoy

I actually like these parts

I hope Kieron steps his basic ass beat ass up for the other songs. Cuz the muddy trap high by the beach beat was something a child could do. (I LOVE THE SONG DONT GET ME WRONG) but...... still.

TL;DR: Rick Nowels & Kieron Menzies
 

the album cover art has grow on me, but its not the best, its not beautiful, mysterious, and simplistic, it feels just thrown together at the last second but it has grown on me and now i see it as a cover art and nothing iconic

This is whining on a very high level BUT

I don't like her low registers as much as on her older material (VG, BD, BV). Lines like "We both know, the history of violence surrounding you" or "You are what you are, I won't change you"  sound off.
 
Her "mid" register sounds great though, like "... will never grow old" ,"or whatever you want to do" or "I'll let you be bad" are all such good vocals.

my thoughts are dark blue
when I think of you

She said in the Beat1 interview that she reads the comments for about a week so I'm not making this up lol She knows what's up. 
 
 
You don't understand how important Lana's music is to me. She's all I listen to, on repeat constantly. I have multiple playlists and it hurts me to say that I already skip Honeymoon and I barely listen to HBTB anymore, it's just so basic. It's good but it's missing that unique magic touch she had before and it's even more obvious when they start playing in the middle of her other material. I had "Afraid" "Honeymoon" and then "Burning Desire" and I think Afraid (an unreleased demo) and Burning Desire (bonus extra track) are still way more interesting even after hearing them hundreds of times  then "Hollywood" starts and it shits on the 3 tracks we heard ("I was BUILD to last" no skipping!). There's nothing going in Honeymoon and the beat in HBTB is barely there, it's forgettable. I blame Rick because her vocals are better than ever. 
 
off-topic Anyone know where we can find official Lana Del Rey merchandise? I'm looking for a T-Shirt that was for sale during the Endless Summer tour. PLEASE!!!

OMG this post is THE truth, I agree 100%. The production of the 3 tracks we heard is so lackluster. There's no hook, it doesn't grab you. It's like Rick and that other guy are trying to make a "jazzy" sound and then a "trap beat" but they don't have enough experience with those genre so it sounds so basic. Where are the Mark Ronson tracks? They had 10 songs MONTHS ago. She scrapped them already? Rick is good to make demos but then she has work with someone else for the final product. 
 
I'm still amazed at the beat of stuff like Blue Jeans and I listen to everyday. In fact, I went out with my friends today and we were blasting Off to the races, Blue Jeans and Born to Die at full bass in the car and it still sounded so HOT (I usually listen to it on my phone with headphones). 

I kind of hope its a single in the future, could be good for lana

HM and TLY instrumentation is so broken and so awkward, scared that many track will be like this

I still love Ultraviolence the best and if she were to revisit a concept or musical style, I would rather it be the live-sounding psychedelic rock Auerbach production.
 
I feel the production on Honeymoon so far is really weak. On HM, there isn't enough percussion and you can't really stay alert through 6 minutes of mostly strings and piano and the verses are far too monotonous. On HBTB, I love the trap influenced beat but think it could be more prominent. I think the production for the bridge of TLY is pretty much perfect but is somewhat generic for the rest of the song. I also dislike the jarring layering of her voice at the part where she sings "And I still get trashed..." (also dark blue dark blue). Overall, of the songs so far, the melodies are ok(HM verses/HBTB chorus) to good (HM chorus/HBTB verses) to brilliant (HM bridge/TLY bridge) but the production is uninspired. I had heard great things about Rick Nowels.
 
Though Emiles production is divisive, Born To Die wouldn't be the record it is without it. The samples and hip hop elements juxtaposed with the orchestral elements really made the songs unique and amazing. Ultraviolence production was a symphony of layered rock sounds with guitars and heavy drums (while being varied, eg Old Money, FMWUTTT) and it was one of the areas where critics applauded. However, production for this album is worrying. Although Lanas voice is powerfully beautiful, the songs released so far suffer from there not being great instrumentation to complement it. Sometimes I like to listen to the instrumentals of songs from BTD/UV. I don't see myself particularly wanting to listen to the instrumentals of the songs released so far.

i mean...there's better covers on coverlandia....and THAT is saying something.
 
the cover wouldn't look so bad if it was zoomed in

I strongly dislike the HBTB music video (although it has a few nice moments) and the song itself does absolutely nothing for me... Haven't listened to it for days now

Honestly I'm sick of the Honeymoon era because everything has been a mess and the songs have all disappointed me.
I like the song Honeymoon and HBTB is alright but TLY is such a disappointment I could cry.

Terrance loves you, Terrance loves you, daaaaaark blue~~

Terrance loves you, Terrance loves you, daaaaaark blue~~

Terrance loves you, Terrance loves you, daaaaaark blue~~

Terrance loves you, Terrance loves you, daaaaaark blue~~

Terrance loves you, Terrance loves you, daaaaaark blue~~

Terrance loves you, Terrance loves you, daaaaaark blue~~

Terrance loves you, Terrance loves you, daaaaaark blue~~

Terrance loves you, Terrance loves you, daaaaaark blue~~