GeminiLanaFan

I don’t think it was « ahead of its time » but it sure was an iconic trendsetter: another way of viewing feminism, in being able to tell your story and how you are feeling, no matter how unpopular this might be with the times. I get the criticism she got with this album because it sure wasn’t what we were expecting from a woman to write. But after a few records, you get that BTD was a chapter in her life, when she was 20. So, no, you can’t expect her to be in full « feminist mode » (who can honestly say that their relationships in their 20s were all healthy? It comes with a better understanding of who you are as you get older, and nobody is there at 20), and nobody was getting how hyperbolic or cynical many lyrics are on BTD and UV (like on National Anthem and Money Power Glory). That being said, that critic was way too harsh. The reviews score of BTD is fair and should have been that from the start.

I don’t mind piano ballads at all, if the voice is good. I read on Twitter that the song was good and that 30 would be more in the vein of 19 : less vocal pirouettes and deeper lyrics (which I’m fine with: maybe she won’t break her vocal cords again on tour this time around).

Lol piano ballad… but nobody won’t bat an eye

Are you psychic? Cause this is surreal!!!

As soon as one receives its copy in advance

To the exception of LFL, I always prefer the final version to all the demos she made. LB gets carried away way too much when a demo leaks and is called « better than the final version » or « better than half of the LFL album » (the LFL slander is old, get over it. If she had released another album like HM - which was the OG version of it, based on the demos - I’m sure many would have found it boring and too much « one note », just like what is said of Chemtrails).

If BTD was the exact same, I don’t think so. Occidental societies have taken a shift into cancel culture and she would be heavily criticized by woke culture for not being « feminist » enough, even though she is telling her own story and that chapter is one of 20 year-old young woman in the 2000s. i do wonder though what the musical scene would look like today if we never had Lana, especially on the alt-pop scene.

Gurl, same. I believe that the only line dating back to the UV era from that song is, well, Let me love you like a woman. I really think that song was in her phone notes and not much more, like a very early draft. A bit like Hope, that she had been writing for three years before meeting Jack. maybe If You Lay Down With Me (Lie Down?!? Not sure) was just also a rough draft…

I Love that so many of the older songs on BB either come from her Barrie collabs or the TLSP side project

Totally agree with you and let’s face it, drama is half the fun of being a Lana Stan (whether coming from her or this site), but it’s been something else for the last two weeks

God, tensions run high in this thread for the last two weeks… I am just so fucking happy for this project, I don’t even have the feeling to rage with anyone (it’s not really my type anyways). I have so much faith in the producers of this album so far. I hope I won’t be proven wrong.

I’m glad she didn’t change NotG since it’s already perfect. Thunder was near perfect so I have something to look forward to in the small changes they did. Living Legend and Cherry Blossom are the songs that I don’t connect to that much yet (Cherry Blossom has too many versions and none is final - I rarely connect to the demos sadly - and my version of Living Legend is so shitty, I don’t hear half of what she’s saying, and knowing how specific is that song, I pretty much always skip it even if I like the Wawa Wawa part)

Who knows? BUS didn’t have the Nikki featuring until almost release I think (even if we knew from the start it would). I really hope Miles is on Dealer: it was one of the surprises of the song and he gives it such a surreal vibe. Also… maybe Black Bathing Suit is the Jesse R song they recorded in 2017 since no featuring have been indicated (maybe there’ll even be one for Sweet Carolina). I wouldn’t be mad about it at all, I love that song as well.

I know that nothing is 100% sure about that song anyways… But the title, plus the interlude before it makes me believe it’s going to be a « Cherryesque » song or something like that.

I was bit « bummed » yesterday when we found out the Sweet Carolina was 3:30. Plus I prefer a short but perfect song to a lullaby that drags on and on. Besides, Cherry is 3:00 and is perfect as it is. So maybe SC won’t disappoint.

BBS has me hyped if what we heard is true. And a more « bopish » song will be welcomed on BB. interesting that both that track and HBTB are track 5 of their respective albums… (HBTB, by the way, is way underrated with the GP, that song should have gone viral already).

10 seconds is 10 seconds He found them on a registration site. Go see his other post

So BBS the longest track?!? Interesting Sweet Carolina, at 3:22, is a surprise to me

Did he say that on his Discord? October 22 can’t come any sooner.

Ok bestie, we are def twins from another mother. I was just saying the same thing the other day ❤️ Chemtrails hits so much more these days, with its subtleties. And I agree that BB has many spring elements…

Ok you hear that too?!? I thought I was the only one! And fuck does it negate the whole song when you hear that

Wasn’t the instrumental the same as Quiet Waiter Blue Forever?

I want a snippet! (Can’t believe I am writing this) And a fake date for the cover album!

Probably nothing, but the link to BB doesn’t include Spotify…

Watch her post a Picsart selfie with a fake date for her cover album