necessary sacrifice

Stevie Nicks always had both Fleetwood Mac and her solo career and both were at like the height when she was Lana’s age. She still didn’t tour as much as she does now. She even knows she tours more now because she when she’s not, she gets bored and starts aging faster. Also FM have done so many farewell tours and they've all admitted they’ll probably never stop and keep referring to their tours as the last one “just in case”.

Actually, I feel like it has more of a narrative than her other albums. It’s like her spiritual/political awakening. The first side she’s still kind of hung up on love, the second side is more her having fun and being cool which ends with her realizing the world is a mess, then the third side is her coming into that awakening seeing the world around her then goes into the fourth side of her trying to change and be better and finally ending in the death of ego almost. Idk it feels like a very linear story. But we all see different things in her albums.

I mean, I highly doubt Lana will be still touring at 71, but how much she tours now probably won’t determine how much she tours in a few decades. Stevie Nicks tours way more now than she did at Lana’s age.

I feel like when you listen to LFL on vinyl, it makes much more sense. It’s almost like it’s split into four little “suites” of songs that way. And the way each side opens works so nicely. And where the first disc ends and the second starts feels like the prefect break of act one and act two. Idk I think it flows nicely, especially since similar styled songs are grouped together and the transition between genres isn’t so jarring. Sorry, I know this belongs in the LFL thread but it felt like the time to say it.

I feel like the way she was feeling while writing The Greatest (and a lot of the songs for this album) could have led to her taking a break earlier this year. Maybe she just wants to balance her music career with enough downtime and everyday life to keep herself from having a breakdown. Maybe she knows she’d never be able to quit for good. Maybe getting enough down time makes her actually excited to get out and perform. I mean, I’d be pretty tired too after the eventful decade she’s had.

Just like with Swan Song, I doubt she’s really going to quit. She seems to not want to be famous really anymore, but she loves writing and creating music so much that I don’t think she’d be able to quit for very long. It’s almost like a cruel joke, having to pick between your art and your life. That’s why Joni Mitchell “quit” after almost every album just to return in no time with another. Some people are just born to create music and can’t stop even though they’re tired of the business and fame.

I once saw a strange prediction on twitter that Yosemite would appear two albums after NFR and it was just so random and unlikely that I’ve started believing it lol

I’m glad when Lana and Jack finally worked together, we didn’t end up with Lana over the typical 80s synths n stuff that people usually associate with Jack’s production. Tbh I originally expected something kind of like Bruce Springsteen’s 80s albums when I heard Lana and Jack would be working together. Instead they did something different from what either of them usually do and it’s so raw and honest. (I just kinda wish Taylor Swift or Lorde would do an album more like this with him)

Father John Misty! They would mesh so well together on a song and I’m kinda surprised they haven’t done one yet. They both have that similar retro but modern vibe and have very conversational tones to their voices. And even though I’ll probably get lots of hate for this, I’d also really like Lana to collab with Taylor Swift someday. They’re probably the best songwriters of our generation. Just imagine the song they’d write together.

I’m so glad she’s releasing the videos/songs this week. I figured it probably got pushed back a week after she released LFA, so I’m relieved that’s probably it. The Greatest and Fuck it I Love You finally on Spotify will help me last the final week. I’m so grateful.

There’s a dude at the bar in the clip that looks like George R R Martin... confirming that the “greatest loss” is in fact the iron throne

It will be the album cover

From the descriptions, I’m so excited for not only Bartender, but Happiness is a Butterfly. Those seem to be the most different and polarizing so far so I can’t wait to have my own opinion on them. Tbh I feel like the wait over this past year was relatively easy to get through but these past few days since the leak make everyday last a hundred years. This week and a half is gonna take forever to go by.

All UV editions are double vinyl. I am only familiar with the standard (black), the UO edition, and the deluxe. Idk about the picture disc one in the boxset. Both the black and the UO are the standard and will play on anything. The deluxe (bonus tracks & gatefold) won’t play on cheap record players without skipping. I’m not sure which one you’re referring to, but the deluxe sounds the best and the UO sounds the worst. Sorry about being so off-topic. Anyone can dm me about the different vinyls and their qualities if we want to continue this and I can try to help the best I can.

You need either a new stylus or to rebalance the arm, or if you have a shitty record player, you need to throw it out the window and buy a decent one. UV deluxe is a very high quality vinyl that won’t play properly on shitty record players. When I got mine, I thought it was defective and bought another and it was even worse. What a waste of money. When I finally got a decent record player though, no skips at all. I’ve read similar stories from other people about the UV deluxe vinyl too. The standard edition should play fine though on any player though and that’s cheaper to buy than a new record player.

It’ll probably be the album cover because the center label on the vinyl seems to be and it’s always been the same as the CD in the past.

1. Yayo 2. Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have - but I have it 3. Bel Air 4. The Other Woman 5. Get Free 6. This is What Makes Us Girls 7. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood

Omg as if it couldn’t get any better.... this really is gonna be my song. I’m gonna be sitting here with the Bartender lyrics trying to sing it to the tune of Summer Wine and figure it out myself

It’s so disappointing the album leaked. I know it always happens, but it still must hurt for Lana. I’m glad I have no interest in hearing the album in shit quality. I hope it doesn’t leak in high quality (I still won’t listen). I’ve been reading the lyrics though and imagining to myself what they’ll sound like, which is exciting! Luckily I can’t remember most of the sound clips we got. But based on the lyrics to Bartender, I’m even more excited to hear it. Still my most anticipated song.

The Greatest might dethrone Venice Bitch as the best song omg this album is gonna fucking destroy me.

The line about Dennis Wilson’s death is gonna have me ugly crying forever.

I’m most excited for Bartender. I have the clip of it stuck in my head all the time. And idk what I’m least excited for. I go through moments craving each song at different times, so there’s no songs I’m not looking forward to. Maybe Cinnamon Girl or Happiness is a Butterfly since we’ve heard more from those than the others, but I’m still super excited for them. I’m so excited for every song that I’m kind of relieved we’ve been slowly getting more pieces of the album before it’s here, so it should be less overwhelming the first listen.

Mentioning Yosemite in every interview is different than doing a whole magazine issue about her poetry book. She didn’t do a fucking magazine issue revolving around Yosemite lmao. You guys also used Yosemite as a reason why the whole album was scrapped and look how that turned out. The book is coming eventually whether you like it or not...

I didn’t mean to direct my whole post at you, sorry. I was agreeing with you that a leak wouldn’t hurt her sales. It would be much worse for a smaller artist for sure since they might not have a fanbase willing to buy the physical album either way. I was just adding that sales aren’t the part that matters with a leak specifically for Lana. It’s more about her having control over when and how her art enters the world. I think a leak would mostly just be harmful for her peace of mind and motivation. After keeping the album from leaking all this time, it would mostly just be disappointing for it to leak early, especially with less than three weeks left. But it’ll probably happen anyway though, it always does.

Yeah and Stevie Nicks owns Buckingham Nicks too. It doesn’t make a difference.. Owning doesn’t necessarily mean no permissions are required anymore. Most people involved in making it still would be involved in reissuing it. They just can’t rerelease it without Lana’s permission. There’s a lot more factors to reissuing music than just owning the publishing.