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are you referencing the 2014 show in San Francisco??? That show is iconic for all the wrong reasons, I remember hearing a lot of stories and that one girl that did this show recap back in the days, it was wild!
 
I've personally seen Lana three times, but each time in Montreal, so I've seen the same crowd at front row pretty much, don't really interact with people there tbh, most of them annoy me a little lol.

Not that one! 2017 post LFL. That girl’s video made me scared tho lmao. I left my glasses and wedding ring in my hotel because I was afraid I’d lose them... It wasn’t quite as bad as that girl made it seem but still just stupid pushy the entire time. Worse than Lollapalooza.

are you referencing the 2014 show in San Francisco??? That show is iconic for all the wrong reasons, I remember hearing a lot of stories and that one girl that did this show recap back in the days, it was wild!
 
I've personally seen Lana three times, but each time in Montreal, so I've seen the same crowd at front row pretty much, don't really interact with people there tbh, most of them annoy me a little lol.

Don't remind him
No one wants to think about their parents doing it

Agree, looking back now, I feel like Lust for Life never existed, like Love came on shuffle the other day and I was confused for a moment, then I remembered what song it was, this entire album fell into complete oblivion to me. I honestly expect NFR to follow this path too. Like it's been what two months since its release? The only song I actually listen to every other day is the title track, and sometimes once every blue moon I'll listen to The greatest, but that's about it. Such a forgettable record.
 
The accolades on NFR are the cherry on top to me, like imagine being this interesting and polarizing artist and for years you get little to no media coverage, but when you do it's because you said something "controversial" or that people are out to bash your newly released album (because yOu ArE nOt AuThEnTiC !!1!). Now all of a sudden you get this weird round of applause from the very same people that "hated" you all along, basically praising you for releasing what is your most subdued and least "controversial" album thus far.
 
NFR is the joke that keeps on giving for me. 

I hate horny people

The first time ever I listened to NFR was on FLAC files, can't get any "better" than that, and it sounded unfinished and tinny.
 
To each their own, but to me, NFR lacks depth, it sounds like I'm listening to Demos or like the unfinished version of an album. Some of fans here like the "organic"/unfinished approach on NFR. But personally, I don't. I don't mean to sound pretentious, but it sounds hella iffy to the audiophile that I am.

Agree, looking back now, I feel like Lust for Life never existed, like Love came on shuffle the other day and I was confused for a moment, then I remembered what song it was, this entire album fell into complete oblivion to me. I honestly expect NFR to follow this path too. Like it's been what two months since its release? The only song I actually listen to every other day is the title track, and sometimes once every blue moon I'll listen to The greatest, but that's about it. Such a forgettable record.
 
The accolades on NFR are the cherry on top to me, like imagine being this interesting and polarizing artist and for years you get little to no media coverage, but when you do it's because you said something "controversial" or that people are out to bash your newly released album (because yOu ArE nOt AuThEnTiC !!1!). Now all of a sudden you get this weird round of applause from the very same people that "hated" you all along, basically praising you for releasing what is your most subdued and least "controversial" album thus far.
 
NFR is the joke that keeps on giving for me. 

Been inactive for ages and ya'll are still talking about which season each album relates to PLEASEEE

Oh, so she cut an NFR song - one of the best from that album, no less - from the set list of the NFR tour, instead of any of the BTD songs she's been singing for the past seven years?
 
I see.

The dress is beautiful and doesn't need a belt, much less such a huge one like the one she wore. 
 
Those boots are another story. 
 
At least her hair and makeup are on point. 

the belt...... im gonna k word her

The first time ever I listened to NFR was on FLAC files, can't get any "better" than that, and it sounded unfinished and tinny.
 
To each their own, but to me, NFR lacks depth, it sounds like I'm listening to Demos or like the unfinished version of an album. Some of fans here like the "organic"/unfinished approach on NFR. But personally, I don't. I don't mean to sound pretentious, but it sounds hella iffy to the audiophile that I am.

Hey Elle / mods!
An idea I had but not really sure where it fits?
It's so cool that we have these discussion threads for L4L, Honeymoon, WHF. I was thinking you should make one for AKA too, like an official discussion thread for the album as a whole and then there would be a place to discuss any thoughts about that body of work as a whole

Is it safe, is it safe to be who we are?

It's official. Lana has slipped off my list of favourite artists.
This is pretty much the first time an artist has been involuntary 'removed' from my favourites list, because she didn't do anything I hate (besides support homophobic churches) and I didn't mean for it to happen, it just sorta did since NFR was released.
And I did try to stop it, but it feels like there is actually no reason to be a stan anymore, let alone just a fan.

I don't know if this is the right thread, and it's probably been adressed before somewhere. But does anyone actually have a theory or maybe some tea so spill about what happened with Lana and Stella's personal (and professional) relationship?

Welcome to LanaBoards, if you don't like an album you're a "Stupid bitch". Simple as that, no explanation, did I get it right? 

Oh wow people on this fucking website, why do you guys feel so damn threated by fucking Opinions?! You literally have nothing better to do or say, no better arguments, just "Stupid bitch" like???
 

I'm sorry Ma'am, but I won't take this bitch seriously. He disregarded/overlooked her entire discography up until she released her most subued record (much like all these so called critics that now claim to revere the musical genius Lana is/has become? ), the one on which she sounds less like "Lana Del Rey", probably why he likes it so much though. Anyway, Fantino Rice can rot. 

tea

I liked it when it came out but have had 0 desire to listen to it since about October. Meh is how I feel about the album now. It was the opposite of a grower for me. 

But that's the thing though... I felt like the musical outros on NFR! were kinda weak. Like in The greatest, it was weak to me, just lonesome piano notes? On Venice Bitch the musical interlude/outro makes up for more than half of the song, and it felt unnecessary long to me almost corny. I know this is an unpopular opinion, I know a lot of fans now revere VB has one of her best track, but to me it's a cute song, but just because it's 10 minutes long, doesn't make me think it's revolutionary for Lana as the instrumentation is very random in it. Also, Cinnamon Girl, that outro was very anticlimatic to me, same for How to disappear (but that goes for the entire song too).
 
I would definitely love her to get more bridges on WHF in lieu of these musical outros, but to each their own I guess.

True. But at the same time the vast majority of songs on Honeymoon had bridges and it remains her most complete album too. Lyrically, or from a a song construction perspective, I find that there's something missing on a lot of tracks on NFR! (aside from the production/mastering). For instance, to me, California ends too abruptly, or like Hope is just very repetitive and drags on for way too long. The Next Best American Record, imho, despite not being as good as the demo version, is probably the most complete song lyrically on this record, and you know why? *Bridge* 
 
She and Jack definitely traded bridges for long musical outros on this record, I felt as though it was completely unnecessary at times, felt like kind of a drag to me personally.
 
For White Hot Forever (LDR6, LP6 (?)), I hope she has a completely different approach to making music than what she had on NFR!.

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