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I love Shirley for defending Lana, and I hear the similarities.

I need a "Cruel World" video, stat. I imagine Lana's wig flowing, tossed into a rage of wavy, sultry curls, in the breeze as she walks along a desolate landscape. I can see her snatched into one of her iconic Ultraviolence era v-necks, a bootcut jean, and a pair of cow-whore boots. Minimal makeup and only diamond studs in her ear.

Lol@ "Sad gay." Im a sad gay, Im a sad gay, Im a baa-aad gayyyy"

Now, you said this! This is exactly how I feel. I like that Lana is growing up, and that she is expressing this through the music. It is one of the primary reasons I like the album so much. It is all about transition, and through that transition, a move toward liberation. I know that Lana wants to be as free as she possibly can, and I am ALL here for that.

I have finally listened to the album in its entirety, and I must say "Sad Girl" is my absolute favorite. It reaks of so much blues and soul, much of what I have never heard from Lana before. "Cruel World" is my second favorite. She comes across as a pained siren who has recently lost her mind, and I love the liberties she takes in expressing this. She is FREE. There is a fire in the vocal, an agression. As someone else stated earlier in this thread, she literally screams at varying degrees throughout the song when communicating each lyric. It is an amazing song, and I loved it immediately. I would have loved a "rock break" during the bridge, a la "Shades of Cool." "The Other Woman" has also left an impression on me as of now. Lana shows her ass, especially in the middle of the track, where she shoots off that vocal acrobatic that lets us know she has not missed a single vocal lesson. She sings this song with such control and grace, and in that way she pays a wonderful homage to the iconic Nina Simone. All in all, I agree with others who say this album, for all of its beauty and power, is an acquired taste, an album that must be listened to quite a few times to pick up all the nuances.

I get a sort of Disney princess feel from the scenes of Lana in the simple, belted, white walking dress. Even the way she is emoting reminds me of Aurora from the iconic Sleeping Beauty. Yes, Lana, clasp your throat, sell the garment, sell your femininity and the elegant pain you feel due to your love living in his shades of blue. So sensual. And get into the red lip she is serving in the pool, to seem like cherries in the spring. Black Beauty reference for those who truly get into the Mother.

This is how I feel about it. Exactly, how I feel. It is just such a FRESH video.

What I am loving about the contents of this album is that I can see these songs being sung by Lana many years into the future. They have great replay value and will stand the test of time. You can tell that while, sure, creative license was used to create many of the stories on the album, there is a certain genuine nature, an authenticity...these songs are close to Lana.

Yeas @ Creyk! I would just about lose the little bit of weave I have sewned in this scalp if Lana gave us sonething like that. I need her to give me a Premises tease with "Sad Girl," "Ultraviolence," and "Old Money." Stat!

Am I the only one who could easily heae a Chrisette Michelle or Ledisi sing " Sad Girl" ? It is so rich and soulful of a sound, and for me it hearkens to the days of Martha and the Vandellas, especially that little "well,well" Lana dings in the background of the "but you havent seen my man" pre-hook. Is Lana going to give us a narco- R and B albun next? Lol!

Lana has entered a sort of iconic status with this video. My goodness, if it is not so creative and well-directed. I agree that some of the effects were unnecessary, but as a whole, I found it to be spellbinding. She looked great. Was I the only one whose heart started pounding around the "banshee rock duet" portion of the bridge, where Lana starts her 70s style dance routine and wig whip? This video was everything I believe it should have been. Again, my goodness.

I have yet to listen to the entire album, for I will be purchasing it later today, but am I the only one who is getting absolute life from what I perceive to be an elegant, dark retelling of one woman's romantic life, psychosis, and trials? OMGoodness. I just cannot take it. I have only listened to "Cruel World" and "Sad Girl," outside of the promo singles because I just could not help myself, and I am caught up in a beautiful raging of feminine power. It is breezy, gloomy, gutta, and so delicately told, this story Lana is conveying. Work! **Snaps fingers three times for the mother**

Thanks you two. Lol@ "it was a mess." It gave me life, especially the last review or so that described Lana's recent music as the elegant trappings of a tactless female or something like that.

I am sorry if this question comes across as irrelevant to the thread, but was there not a thread created for the Ultraviolence reviews of critics? It seems to have disappeared.

True. It bothers her, I assume, because she does seem to put so much of her soul into the music she creates.

I knew my girl was going to bring the fire. She is such a cunt bitch. She knows that MANY of her fans are gay males, so she knows to work it out as much as possible as to accomodate us. Lol! Yeas@ Lana swinging her wig in the red party dress, while the daddy looks on. Eating!

Why is it so hard for these critics to give Lana her life? She is an artist who is doing something no one else is and has conveyed a sound no other has. I am not saying that the critics should not be critical, but geewiz, the girl deserves better reception. Damn. Are they hearing the same songs we all are?

I have not listened to Ultraviolence, outside of the little micro snippets and three promo singles, as I refuse to ruin the experience of listening to the queen's latest before it is technically released to the American public, but I can EASILY say Born to Die has nothing on Ultraviolence. It was a little too hip hop and playful for my liking. I like the vicious darkness of Ultraviolence, from what I have heard. There is such stark maturity present in Ultraviolence that was not at a premium in "Born to Di," albeit "Video Games," "Born to Die," and a few others.

"Intensely" is the adverb I would definitely use in this case. She is INTENSELY intelligent. I love that about her, and she seems to be so much of her own person. I like that she is evolving and that her sound is progressively slaying in its maturation. I just can't say enough about the girl at this moment.

Oh, my! This is exactly how I would describe Lana's genre of music, narco-swing. @ Lana swaying to the beats while creating the productions, work, bitch! This part in particular gives me absolute life because it is the exact thing I thought of after listening to WC, SoC, and UV: This is the interview I wanted. It is comprehensive, Lana seems more articulate in communicating her feelings, and I love the way the writer describes the songs. Thank you for posting this.

I honestly do not remember. I think I got my original life from "Yayo," the version from Paradise. But I believe that I truly became a fan when I heard the Lizzy Grant release. She slayed that entire album.

I agree. What could it possibly build into for six minutes? The glory of it all!

AM I the only one whose soul shivers when Lana says, "Cause I was filled with poison, but blessed with beauty and RAGE." The way she says rage is perfectly ultraviolent. I think the lyrics of this song are so bare and basic bexause they are not meant to be the star of the show. It is the atmosphere of the instrumentation along with the tone of Lana's voice that is on center stage.

"Cruel World" is giving me complete life. I just can't! When Lana is ON, she is ON. Yes, for the stripped back delivery.