GangstaBoy

Lana should hire him as an adviser for the next album 
 
But honestly for the first time I feel like the production of her album could be much better. Some choices are strange and the trap beat is unnecessarily overused. Some tracks like Summer Bummer or White Mustang in the first half could have been cut. It kinda weakens the cohesiveness and actual lyrical improvement seen in the second half of the album. 

You're truly disgusting.

You're truly disgusting.

You're truly disgusting.

Honey I love you and you're one of my favorite members but I'm almost disgusted right now.

THANK YOU. I know you weren't addressing me with this post but it applies to my point of view and the many replies I got for saying I think Fantano's reviews are accurate.
 
Deal with it people, Lana isn't perfect, her records are full of flaws. Do I agree with a lot of Fantano's critiques? Yes, but I'm still very fond of Lana's music and both BTD and UV are my favourite records ever. Stop being so blind and let people have their opinions wether you like them or not. 

I'll ignore this post minus the very last sentence.

I don't defend Fantano omg
 
Re-read what I wrote. I just happen to agree with a lot of his critiques. And I know he can be mean for no apparent reason sometimes, but I just skip that. Besides it's not like I worship the guy I just watch his reviews from time to time Jesus. This discussion is going nowhere so why don't you fuck me in the ass Constantine   

THANK YOU. I know you weren't addressing me with this post but it applies to my point of view and the many replies I got for saying I think Fantano's reviews are accurate.
 
Deal with it people, Lana isn't perfect, her records are full of flaws. Do I agree with a lot of Fantano's critiques? Yes, but I'm still very fond of Lana's music and both BTD and UV are my favourite records ever. Stop being so blind and let people have their opinions wether you like them or not. 

btd wasn't trap

Dunno why y'all mad about Fantano (whose opinions I often disagree with but still respect because he mostly manages to give his reasons why he evaluates a record that way) when the Pitchfork review is OUT - and Lana achieves her best ever score at 7.7 and gains a glowingly positive review.
 
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/lana-del-rey-lust-for-life/amp/
 
Let's aim for Best New Music for LDR6

The same reason people post and discuss their favorite songs/albums on this fucking discussion board. It's human nature to find similarities and look for different opinions to form their own personal bias. 
 
And your second point is true, you don't need to care about what he says. It's fine. You can love BtD for filth and not like his review- hell you can agree with his review and still like the damn album. There's no laws against it. 
 
But there's no reason to come for people who are interested in watching/reading reviews/critique's of whatever the hell they want. If you find it unproductive and a waste of time it's an even BIGGER waste of time to try and shut it down. 
 
And I can guarantee you Fantano is not a "rando scrub". You don't get a million subscribers with consistent active views and rake in minimum 30k to a potential of 500k for a salary being a washed out nonfactor music critic. He's referenced in many respected online sites and music articles. Hell, the guy is fucking employed via Complex. I don't even like him but it's just pure ignorance to try and disqualify the dude's character or what he's done and the impact he's made in his respective career

Couldn't care less about the ratings. I've seen all his Lana reviews and even though I'm a die-hard Lana fan and sometimes disagree with his overall harsh comments I can't help but agree with his critiques. I mean, try to be objective yourself, BTD IS overproduced and too glossy, UV is too homogeneous and the lyrics are way too repetitive. His Honeymoon review was quite positive and if I'm not mistaken, he praised the passion in her vocals among other things.
So yeah, he can be nasty and sometimes I don't quite agree with him but I think his reviews are accurate.

Like it or not Fantano's Lana reviews are always on point, can't wait for the full review. He's right about the worst tracks (except White Mustang ugh), I mean anyone with a teaspoon of good taste would agree on SB, GL and that Coachella mess being the worst tracks of the record and her entire career  I have mixed feelings about Cherry, since I really like the song but they could've done WAY better than those boring ass trap beats.
 
It's a shame because I feel like those fugly songs and the horrid trap beats kinda lower the quality of the record.

Me watching how the US, the UK and France always get Lana exclusive content and events whereas the rest of countries don't get anything
 

This lowkey witchy positivity anthem. I feel like it shoulda been called Solve et Coagula

How come she's able to write super complex and beautiful lyrics like
 
Finally, I'm crossing the threshold
From the ordinary world
To the reveal of my heart
Undoubtedly, that will for certain
Take the dead out of the sea
And the darkness from the arts
 
and THEN write stuff like this
 
You're in the bar, playing guitar
I'm trying not to let the crowd next to me
It's so hard sometimes with the star
When you have to share him with everybody
 
And it puzzles me, for she has the talent and the brains to write songs like Get Free and Heroin but she will be remembered only for her dim-witted lazy lyrics like Groupie Love and many others. On the other hand I want to remain positive so I'll end this saying that I love the second part of the record and that BPBP is my super favourite.

How come she's able to write super complex and beautiful lyrics like
 
Finally, I'm crossing the threshold
From the ordinary world
To the reveal of my heart
Undoubtedly, that will for certain
Take the dead out of the sea
And the darkness from the arts
 
and THEN write stuff like this
 
You're in the bar, playing guitar
I'm trying not to let the crowd next to me
It's so hard sometimes with the star
When you have to share him with everybody
 
And it puzzles me, for she has the talent and the brains to write songs like Get Free and Heroin but she will be remembered only for her dim-witted lazy lyrics like Groupie Love and many others. On the other hand I want to remain positive so I'll end this saying that I love the second part of the record and that BPBP is my super favourite.

How come she's able to write super complex and beautiful lyrics like
 
Finally, I'm crossing the threshold
From the ordinary world
To the reveal of my heart
Undoubtedly, that will for certain
Take the dead out of the sea
And the darkness from the arts
 
and THEN write stuff like this
 
You're in the bar, playing guitar
I'm trying not to let the crowd next to me
It's so hard sometimes with the star
When you have to share him with everybody
 
And it puzzles me, for she has the talent and the brains to write songs like Get Free and Heroin but she will be remembered only for her dim-witted lazy lyrics like Groupie Love and many others. On the other hand I want to remain positive so I'll end this saying that I love the second part of the record and that BPBP is my super favourite.

Going off what LTM said, I do find this sing is about e personification of heroin usage. I'm going to assume both Lana and her love had been oin the heroin use due to the legend of Manson family while they lived in topanga. When Lana says she's flying to the moon, it means she's getting so high she reaches the moon. When she says she put him on an aeroplane to a foreign land, she's meaning she was the one giving him the heroin and the foreign land is the state of being high. She hoped he would survive the usage of the drug, but he didn't, note the overusage of OK. Now on the second verse, Lana compares her lover to Manson, probably because his own use of the drug and the alluring of women. Now on the bridge, it just seems like a release of anger of living in topanga, as it is always hot there and the writing on the walls with blood and shit would be the realization of her heroin usage, with her own blood from the heroin needles. In the final verse, she claims she is going to get high again, but now the mood is different as now she is dreaming about marzipan and taking her medicine. She claims she is also getting back on the aeroplane, and she is going to get off on the marzipan. This may mean that she is now seeking treatment and she hopes to come back to her lover and now she is changed and no longer addicted. The ending line of saying she would be lying if she said she wasn't sick is of it is signifying her realization of her addiction. Just my interpretation

stevie nicks did that 

How come she's able to write super complex and beautiful lyrics like
 
Finally, I'm crossing the threshold
From the ordinary world
To the reveal of my heart
Undoubtedly, that will for certain
Take the dead out of the sea
And the darkness from the arts
 
and THEN write stuff like this
 
You're in the bar, playing guitar
I'm trying not to let the crowd next to me
It's so hard sometimes with the star
When you have to share him with everybody
 
And it puzzles me, for she has the talent and the brains to write songs like Get Free and Heroin but she will be remembered only for her dim-witted lazy lyrics like Groupie Love and many others. On the other hand I want to remain positive so I'll end this saying that I love the second part of the record and that BPBP is my super favourite.

How come she's able to write super complex and beautiful lyrics like
 
Finally, I'm crossing the threshold
From the ordinary world
To the reveal of my heart
Undoubtedly, that will for certain
Take the dead out of the sea
And the darkness from the arts
 
and THEN write stuff like this
 
You're in the bar, playing guitar
I'm trying not to let the crowd next to me
It's so hard sometimes with the star
When you have to share him with everybody
 
And it puzzles me, for she has the talent and the brains to write songs like Get Free and Heroin but she will be remembered only for her dim-witted lazy lyrics like Groupie Love and many others. On the other hand I want to remain positive so I'll end this saying that I love the second part of the record and that BPBP is my super favourite.