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She really can't shut up and read the room, can she? She's a deranged and insufferable narcissist who needs to be brought back down to earth. All the ass-licking and acclaim since NFR has clearly gone to her head. Staff Note: User was warned for this post.

You're actually doing artists a disservice by heaping tons of praise on their so-so/decent (3.5/5) albums at best. Lana and Jack are capable of so, so much more. This album having almost the same score as NFR on Metacritic is beyond ridiculous.

“Dark but Just a Game” sounds like a beguiling combination of ’90s Fiona Apple and Beatles piano-pop over a light beat.'' https://consequenceofsound.net/2021/03/album-review-lana-del-rey-chemtrails-over-the-country-club/?new=true Hmm, they're not that far off.

''Many of the songs on Chemtrails are about leaving L.A. and starting over in the suburbia of flyover-country, a reaction to Del Rey feeling burdened by the weight of fame. I know this because she literally says she’s “burdened by the weight of fame” in the song “Dance Till We Die.” As always, LDR is telling us exactly what’s on her mind. Maybe it’s time to take those words at face value.''

How Lana Del Rey became the most polarising woman in pop She's been accused of fakery, glamourising violence, and setting back women 'hundreds of years'. Is she misguided or just misunderstood? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/lana-del-rey-became-polarising-woman-pop/

''If your aim is to do good, you must live with the fact that not everyone will read your intentions as such. Lashing out at your critics only invites more drama. If you don’t give a shit, don’t give a shit. It’s frustrating hearing Lana sing about the weight of fame in “Dance Till We Die” in the face of avoidable controversy. It could be lighter for her if she adapted a bit and explained herself less. But keeping the same energy is core to the Lana Del Rey experience. The paradox remains alluring.''' https://www.vulture.com/2021/03/album-review-lana-del-rey-chemtrails-over-the-country-club.html

''But what if … there is no game? What if the truth is that Bob Dylan is a wonderful songwriter and musician who also happens to be a basic baby boomer from Minnesota who thinks women in lingerie and “Cheeseburger In Paradise” are pretty awesome? And what if his ability to not be self-reflective and live comfortably with these contradictions by simply just being in the moment and doing whatever the hell he wants is the central attribute to which his audience responds? “People pay money to see others believe in themselves,” Kim Gordon once said — what if that’s the essence of Bob Dylan (and Lana Del Rey)?''

So many new reviews to read, hopefully some interesting ones! Word on the street is that Sputnik is going with 1.5/5

Not many artists, especially female ones, could say that Trump presidency needed to happen and get these reviews months later. Y'all should be grateful and not cry about 7/10 scores. Not to mention the fact that this album doesn't deserve NFR's scores.

They're so far up her arse,

https://diymag.com/2021/03/19/lana-del-rey-chemtrails-over-the-country-club-album-review This is the best review, so far. Especially the last paragraph.

Let Me Love You Like A Woman alone disqualifies it from BNM consideration.

Critics are being quite generous with this, so far. Slant is the only somewhat interesting review, but it still doesn't go there.

''...Norman Fucking Rockwell was the culmination of almost a decade’s worth of singular slow-burn pop for the singer, and still the best demonstration her considerable talents.'' ''Del Rey’s follow-up, Chemtrails Over the Country Club, is stylistically a continuation of its predecessor’s ballad-focused tract, but it doesn’t cut quite as deep.'' Great review.

Goddamn, man-child. You fucked me so good that I almost said "I love you" is one of the greatest opening lines of an album ever. Not that I would expect someone who thinks Honeymoon is a masterpiece to understand that.

It's not a bad album at all, but her songwriting, especially on the first four songs, is all very by the numbers and its what drags the album down. She needs to experiment more with songwriting and try to go out of her comfort zone more often.

I would recommend some songwriting courses because ''one of the greatest living songwriters'', as they call her, didn't exactly show up on this album.

You don't say!

Here's my ranking of Lana's albums! 1. Career-defining magnum opuses Norman Fucking Rockwell 2. Extremely well-produced albums where artist's instincts and ideas are right, but fall short of greatness due to being undercooked (lyrical shortcomings) Chemtrails Over The Country Club 3. Albums that lack cohesion and are jarring to listen to, but have surprising amount of good songs and lyrical moments Lust For Life 4. Decent, but overhyped fan favorites Ultraviolence 5. Albums that have short expiration date, but at least one great, career-defining great song Born To Die 6. Inoffensive albums that you only listen to once and then forget they exist Honeymoon

One of the most jaw-dropping moments on Chemtrails even caught its own creator by surprise. It came when Lana was in the studio and she heard Jack Antonoff “noodling” around on the piano. “I just stepped up to the microphone and started ad-libbing an entire song, which was only somewhat modified with layered vocals,” she recalls. “That only happens once in a while, and it also started off as kind of a joke [with] me not really knowing what I was saying or singing about.” The resulting song was christened White Dress.

“Jack’s technical skill is off the charts musically, his chords are fantastic if you’re ever stuck for inspiration,” she continues. “On top of everything, he’s just genuinely hilarious which is really important. We have each other laughing a lot.”

Not bad. They immediately get bonus points from me for Honeymoon ranking.