Vertimus

For me, that's true many times over.

I would nominate HIAB, which I consider her worst released track; the 'happiness is a butterfly' part is beautiful and then all that rabbit in the alley **** and 'youhoo' stuff comes in and ruins the song completely. It sounds like two different songs badly mashed together, the second being a bomb.

I've been saying this here about OB--the album--since its release; I'm glad you hear it the same way. Some or most members find its sound immaculate. Let The Light In is almost ruined by the muffled sound, and it's my favorite on the album which, admittedly, I don't care for much.

Full agree— The Greatest is up there with Yayo, Cola, Ride, Video Games, Old Money, 13 Beaches, Heroin, Yosemite, and If You Lie Down With Me in my book—among the best of her [released] songs to my ear. It would have made a perfect album closer, just as 13 Beaches should have opened LFL.

A brave thread indeed.

It's amazing how much we think alike. I don't understand the love for OB--the album and the single. It's badly produced and engineered to my ear, two songs seem like rewrites of earlier songs (not including Taco Truck), her vocals aren't great (especially on Grandfather) and the second half of Margaret is a mess. I place OB at the bottom of my listing of her albums. I don't care for the graphics either. As I said in the Tough thread, for me, trip-hop Lana is one of the best Lanas, and I remain more a fan of her earlier work than her latter, though I've been able to find 3-4 songs I like well enough on most of her post-LFL records, OB being the exception and BB, the album, working best for me with such stunning moments as If You Lie Down With Me, even if it was originally written for or about the time of UV, and WFWF. I don't care for the BB title track or the silly bridge, but I like everything else.

Me too.

Great song, great choice.

Violets For Roses. One of my Top 5 Lana songs too.

Perhaps…these are a precursor?

Trip hop Lana is one of the best Lanas.

Tori Amos too.

I mean in terms of the production, mastering, and clarity. Not the song itself.

100 times better than most of OB, sound-wise.

I've been following this case since it surfaced in the late 90s. That he got away with it for decades is amazing; there have been numerous programs about it, often two-or-three-parters, on Oxygen and I.D. Discovery, as well as network news shows. But they've got him now. It was wonderful of Lana to write this tribute/memorial to the victims. Now we just need a HQ version.

I believe that's correct. Noon EST. Will it leak today?

Extremely heavy and timely. Thank you, Elle.

And it looks countryesque.

I remain faithful, regardless of LDR's history with such things. And we get Tough in a few days.

I’m glad to learn that Patti Smith covered summertime sadness in Ireland. I think we can count another music legend among Lana’s fans. Joan, Bruce, Patti, Courtney, Stevie….Lana has genuine fans and admirers among the legends of folk, classic rock, punk, alternative, and contemporary music.

Looking forward to it. Lana's on a roll.

I have to admit, here and there I could barely tell what song she was performing. But her public profile has never been higher and I hope this means Lasso in 3 months.

She's got her hair bump back. She looks fantastic.

I could easily see ITTJ on Lasso, even unreworked. It's one of her most amazing unreleased songs, and songs like it are the reason most of Ocean Blvd didn't impress me.

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