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Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
Understood. I like them both equally. -
Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
Maybe it will contain some or all of the 'new' songs Lana wrote from BB, but which were pulled from it sometime about June-July. But it's been widely assumed that her next album release will be the Americana/Folk/Country project, or her collaboration with Zella Day. -
Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
In a good way, at least for me. -
Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
Yup, she said she thought it needed more studio time, that it was one the bare side, instrumentally. -
Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
Me too. I haven't tired of it in the least. It still sounds absolutely fresh to my ears, like all her best music. -
Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
Not so; I'm not a big fan of NFR! at all, but I love COCC. -
Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
Thanks--yeah, it's definitely not a LDR production. -
Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
Are you referring to the 'slowed with reverb' version? -
Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
I don't think 'Beautiful' is one of the stronger songs in her catalog, but it fits nicely on BB. Welcome. -
Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
I continue to see Lana as an artist's artist, and increasingly so, and thus not a middle-of-the-road taste like Taylor Swift and Adele. It's similar to when Tori Amos was doing amazing work in the 90s, but the public ignored her and embraced Alanis Morissette instead. -
Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
I'm also a big LFL fan--it has some of her most memorable songs: '13B,' 'Heroin,' 'WTWWAWWJKD,' 'White Mustang,' 'Summer Bummer' and 'GBA,' and I liked 'TNC,' 'IMF,' and 'Cherry' well enough.I also wish they had stuck to the original concept----I Iiked the original version of 'LFL' so much more than the pop single it became, and wish they hadn't cut 'Serene Queen,' such a dynamic track. 'BB' the album reminds me a lot of LFL--it weaves in and out of all kinds of places, emotions and mind spaces, and there's a sense of personal happiness at the core of some of the songs (like 'VFR' and 'Arcadia'), while she confronts her demons head-on in others. It has great pop hooks on 'BBS,' 'IYLDWM' and 'VFR.' I've made peace with the older songs that have been included, though I preferred the original version of 'Thunder.' For me, 'BB' is her most satisfying album so far. It breathes. There was, for me, a kind of sterility on a lot of songs on some of her older albums, a flat emotional affect, which came across to me as if Lana was in a state of emotional paralysis. I didn't see evidence of that on 'COCC,' especially on the title track, and I don't see it on 'BB.' -
Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
Exactly, it's 'wholesome' without being mawkish, queasy or 'mellow.' I haven't tired of it yet either, not one bit. 'BBS,' 'IYLDWM,' and 'VFR' only continue to grow on me, and 'Aracadia' went from 'blah' to 'great' in my valuation. -
Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
What I like most about BB (the album) is the overall range of emotions that arise from it----it seems to me, in that regard, like her 'healthiest' and 'happiest' album yet. Maybe facing her demons head-on in WFWF allowed some serenity to follow. COCC was also a definite move in this direction, and, emotionally, in retrospect, seems like the perfect precursor to BB. I like the emotionally-tortured Lana of 'Old Money,' '13 Beaches,' 'White Mustang,' etc., and the haunted Lana of 'Swan Song,' but I like this Lana best so far. -
Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
Because they're Shepherd's Pie, and Lana is Beef Wellington. -
Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
But one day down the road of history, they'll be seen as the Pop Princesses they are, and Lana will be a Legend, an artist's artist, which they certainly are not. Right now, Lana does have a world of fans, literally. Those that can only follow vapid commercial trends, the loss is theirs. Let them sleep on. -
Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
I have two friends who claim not to be able to hear the melodies on IYLDWM and VFR, and I believe them, but find it impossible, after 6 or 7 listens, if not less, to at least begin to hear the melodies and 'hooks' of both. -
Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
What I love about both COCC and BB is that, overall, Lana sounds at peace with life and with herself, and, within that context, she doesn’t sound complacent or boring. It’s not a great many contemporary artists that can write songs about day to day life and living without those songs being dull, but on a lot of songs on both albums, Lana sounds serene and centered, and I find myself happy at this, and inspired too. -
Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
The playful horns at the end...perfection. And the horns get more playful towards the end. In whatever form it previously existed, I'm glad it never leaked. -
Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
For me, IYLDWM is Lana’s sexiest and most sensual song. That she doesn’t overdo it makes it perfect. -
Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
I think it's interesting how many BB tracks could have comfortably fit on COCC and sustained the mood---Arcadia, VFR, CB, 'Thunder,' SC, 'Beautiful.' I can't decide whether I love IYLDWM or VFR more. Even if I hadn't heard the 3 singles way before, they would still be my favorites. -
Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
Thanks, Niko. Another member also pointed out 'Mr. Brightside' in 'Thunder,' but I'd consider both bands 'alternative,' and not from the so-called classic rock era, which I guess would span from 1962 through 1979 or 1980. Determining that is difficult, with the rise of Punk in America and England about 1975-1976, which eventually morphed briefly into New Wave, which was a short but exciting time in popular music. We do know Lana is a Nirvana fan, so we can start looking for post-classic rock era references as well. And since she's covering the 'American songbook,' we may start to see references to songs from the 1920s-1960s. -
Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
It's probably been subsequently noted, but a week or so ago I said there were no classic rock era lyrical references on BB, but I was wrong. 'Comfortably numb' of course is a direct Pink Floyd 'The Wall' reference, one I should have picked up on when the 3 singles were released. This is how to do it right. Have it genuinely mean something within the context of the song and not just be a throw-away line. -
Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
'Arcadia,' which has really grown on me, is 'Looking For America''s big sister. -
Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
Got it-----Thanks! -
Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Vertimus replied to Elle's topic in Post-Release Threads
So what is this BBS line about: "Your interest really made stacks out of it for me."