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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.

OMG that was literally the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the video!!!

Yessss
 
 
I seriously wonder how you can stay gay

Cruel World
What a Monster of an opener. The girl in her red dress is back from the races. She’s drunken too much and danced the night away in the pale moonlight.  But instead of going to bed she decides to continue partying into the early hours of the morning. Lana sings with an intensity never heard before as she laments over a lover long gone. She feels used, abused and hung over whilst stuck in a suburban nightmare. It’s perfectly packaged in a classic country rock styled arrangement thanks to Mr. Auerbach; complete with distortions and reverb.
Best Part: It’s all about the chorus but really the whole six and a half minutes are grand.
10/10
 
Ultraviolence
The sweet way Lana sings this song captures the sentiment of someone who’s become submissive to their abusive partner. She knows better but is compelled by him; almost brainwashed by his ‘love’ for her. A passive aggression is building up inside her; a poisonous rage ready to erupt at any moment. Watch out things may become ultraviolent.
Best Part: Cause I'm your jazz singer, And you're my cult leader, I love you forever...
9 /10
 
Shades of Cool
Lana goes full Bond girl in this jazz number. Her vocals soar and dazzle in the chorus. She loves her man but he’s a player and she is just one of his many conquests. She’s vying for his undivided attention but he‘s just having fun.
Best part: The chorus -Cause you are invincible, I can't break through your world
10/10
 
Brooklyn Baby
Written with Barrie this is a sweet ode to the Brooklyn lifestyle. It’s one of the few lighter moments on the album (and is a standout track) with a great guitar arrangement thanks again to Mr Auerbach.
Best Part: When Barrie joins in on the final chorus. It’s slightly eerie but very cool.
10/10
 
West Coast
This song oozes cool. Lana is on fire as she sings about her love down on the west coast. It’s not so much about what she’s saying but more about the sweltering hypnotic mood she creates as she sings.
Best Part: When the tempo shift for the chorus
10 / 10
 
Sad Girl
Another slow jazzy number. Lana is clearly a sad, sad girl as she sings about being a mistress and longing to have her man all to herself. But he’s off frolicking with other women and she’s left alone to be a sad, sad, bad, bad, mad, mad girl.
Best Part: The Bridge - Watch what you say to me, Careful who you're talking to... I’m on fire baby.
6/10
 
Pretty When You Cry
Just when you thought Lana couldn’t possibly get any sadder she brings forth this little number. Her raw emotive vocals sound even more vulnerable than usual. A slow brooding number.
Best Part: The Bridge - Don't say you need me when, You're leaving, you leave again, I'm stronger than all my men, Except for you
8/10
 
Money, Power, Glory
What a deceptive little number of a song. Lana sings with such conviction (I almost believed she wanted all my money) while taking the mickey out of her detractors; playing into the very hands of those who have accused her of being fake and superficial. Her vocals soar once again in a powerful chorus.
Best Part: But that's not what this bitch wants, No what I want at all, I want money, power and glory
9/10
 
F***ed My Way Up To The Top
Well I’ve learnt a lesson here - Dont F**k with Lana. This is a scathing retaliation to a certain pop star who apparently made light of her music style and then proceeded to copy it. She swiftly and royally brings her opponent back down to earth in a song that would never be played uncensored on radio goo goo or radio gaga. Her attitude cuts like a knife on this one.
Best Part: The sizzle before the chorus breaks gets me every time.
9/10
 
Old Money
Aah who knew money could be so beautiful and leave you feeling so empty... Born to Die’s fading glamour returns for one final bow before the curtain falls. Lana sings in her lower register reminiscent of her breakout hit Video Games. This song plays like a sequel to Young and Beautiful, the theme song from The Great Gatsby with Lana looking back on her past with tender memories of her faded carefree youth.
Best Part: Will you still love me when I shine from words but not from beauty.
10/ 10
 
The Other Woman
A jazzy cover closes the standard edition of the album. Lana sings about the other woman in her man’s life. Lana proclaims to be the true love in her man’s life and 'the other woman' will be the one who ends up all alone.
Best Part: When her vocals break slightly in the chorus.
8/10
 
Black Beauty
After an unfortunate leak; the song has been re-arranged into a moody slow rock number. It’s almost sad to see this song tacked on as a bonus track as this is my favourite track on the record. But I am glad it was officially released. Lana tries everything to win over her man who seems depressed and clueless about love. I’m almost sure this would have been a single if it hadn’t been leaked online a few months ago.
Best Part: The whole song
10/10
 
Guns and Roses
The only track I could do without on the record. It kind of plunders along in a moody electronic rock ambience but doesn’t really go anywhere for me. Maybe it’s a grower. Time will tell.
Best Part: When it ends
5 /10
 
Florida Kilos
A fun, somewhat out of place track, compared to the rest of the album. It’s the most pop sounding track on the record and has a Britney style vocal with an irresitable summer vibe.
Best Part: Yayo, yayo, yayo
8/10

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!

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.

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.

It's brilliant. Whole video looks so good and fresh. It's so creative, I love it. The visuals are great (especially during the chorus), pool scenes are arleady iconic. I'm overwhelmed.   

I love it! It may be my favorite video from her. Mark Mahoney is by far the classiest of her "daddies". I also love the vivid use of color, from the cityscape, to the swimming pool, to Lana's Coachella dress. 

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!

I adore BTD, and was SO excited about UV, but was gutted after I heard it as i couldn't hear any melodies, her voice was poor and shrill and I was completely unimpressed.  I am a Lana fan, not a Lizzy fan so didn't like the 'new' sound.
HOWEVER - I LOVE the album now!  It works best for me on my ipod; that's where it clicked into place.  The album is not so instantly accessible as BTD, and needs a few listens in my opinion.  I wanted more NA and SS etc, and there aren't any of those on UV.
But it's like an onion, peel the first layer and there are many more to discover.  It's beautiful, it's flawed, her vocals are 'real' and raw. 
Relieved I love it and my disappointment has past.

That would be perfect it fits her soooo well.

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!

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**

My thing.
 
Stars goes from 1-5.
 
Cruel Worl
 
This one of my favorites. I love her vocals and the way she is almost screaming at some parts. I also love the lines "Got you bible and your gun, and you like to party and have fun... Get a little bit of bourbon in ya.... And go crazy". Amazing song and amazing album opener. *****
 
Ultraviolence
 
I really do like the song. I like the production with the piano and the strings and I like som of the lyrics and the speaking part is awesome. However I feel like she had a chance to tell a really great story through the lyrics but she didn't really succeed like she did with Cruel World. ***
 
Shades Of Cool
 
The guitar solo is the best part of the song. It's unbelievably amazing! I do like the line "when he calls, he calls for me and not for you" but I think that the lyrics in this song are some of the weakest on the album. Thematically it's the same as "Sad Girl" and "Pretty When You Cry" but I feel like those songs told the story from a way more interesting perspective. But I think the amazing production makes up for the bad lyrics... ***
 
Brooklyn Baby
 
This is one of my favorites too. The lyrics are very strong and the production is amazing! The male vocals in the end is one of the best moment on the whole album. My favorite lines are "They judge me like a picture book, by the colors like they forgot to read" and "My boyfriends in a band/ he plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed/ I got feathers in my hair/ I get high on hydroponic weed/ my jazz collections rad/ I get down to beat poetry/ I'm a Brooklyn baby"! Such a good and happy song!!!! *****
 
West Coast
 
I love this song too and I fell in live with it the first time I heard it. I love the way it's slows down in the chorus. My favorite line "I can see my baby swinging/ his parliaments on fire and his hands are up/ on the balcony and I'm singing/ ooh baby ooh baby I'm in love". I love the picture it paints and it's one of the only up-tempo songs (West Coast, Brooklyn Baby and Florida Kilos) and is has a good summery vibe. The only bad thing is the mixing which is, in my opinion, horrible....Especially in the chorus. ****
 
Sad Girl
 
This is also one of my favorites. I love how jazzy it is and the her vocals are amazing! The chorus is a bit repetitive but I don't mind because the production and the vocals are so awesome. *****
 
Pretty When You Cry
 
This song is so heartbreaking and sad. It almost makes me cry every time I listen to it. "I wait for you, babe/ that's all I do, babe/ don't come through, babe/ you never do/ cause I'm pretty when I cry". The guitar in the end and her high notes are so good too. ****
 
Money Power Glory
 
This is my favorite song on the album and probably my favorite song ever. I love the guitar in the bridge and her high notes in the chorus are so good. The lyrics are also amazing!!!!! "Freedom comes from the call but/ that's not what this bitch wants/ not what I want at all/ I want money power and glory/ hallelujah/ I'm gonna take them for all that they got".*****
 
Fucked My Way Up To The Tup
 
Amazing vocals again. However I think that the song lacks lyrics and it's way too short. I don't care who it's about because in the end it's the music that counts and nothing else. The "lay me down tonight" part is very beautiful. ***
 
Old Money
 
This song is so beautiful. I like the lyrics all the way through and the production is amazing. I have really missed the strings so I'm glad that they are not totally gone. *****
 
The Other Women
 
In my opinion this song is way too overproduced and a little boring. The vocals are amazing and I do like it but it is definitely one of my least favorites. **
 
Black Beauty
 
It's a lyrically masterpiece and I love how it's different from the leaked version. It's so beautiful and I don't get why it's not on the standard". ****
 
Guns and Roses
 
This is the worst song lyrically. The production is, however, amazing and I love the heavy drums. I just can't stand the repetitive chorus.**
 
Florida Kilos
 
I love the beach/ summer feeling this song has and the lyrics are awesome. Her vocals are kinda weird but is till really like it. ***
 
Is This Happiness
 
This song is so beautiful, sonically and lyrically. My favorite part is the when she sings "you're fucking crazy as the day is long" the way her voice goes from high to low is amazing! The chorus is kinda repetitive but it doesn't matter because her vocals are so amazing. I love the mix of strings and piano.*****
 
Flipside
 
This is probably my least favorite song. I kinda like the lyrics and the production is good aswell it just feels like the melody doesn't go anywhere.... **
 
Overall:
 
This album is my favorite album ever! It's way better than BTD both sonically and lyrically. I'm totally in love with it.
 
Ranking
 
Money Power Glory
Brooklyn Baby
Cruel World
Sad Girl
Old Money
Is This Happiness
Pretty When You Cry
West Coast
Black Beauty
Shades Of Cool
Ultraviolence
Fucked My Way Up To The Tup
Florida Kilos
Guns and Roses
The Other Woman
Flipside

It's the classic problem of one member of a minority group having the represent the whole group. People get all mad because the album isn't feminist because Lana is supposed to represent the "artistic, sensitive young woman of 2014" She doesn't do that "well" and..we all look bad I guess? And it upsets music writers, especially younger female ones, because they "want" to be able to go to bat for Lana, but they can't because she isn't playing into their Lena Dunham approved truth, and they don't know how to rationalize liking her, but not all the things she's saying. On the other hand, I think a lot of male music writers do defend Lana for all the wrong reasons...
 
In short: Crappy numetal albums don't represent every white male musician working today, so why do all female artists need to be homogeneously safe and empowering? Lana's truth isn't Lorde's truth, and yes Fiona Apple is always going to be a better writer than either of them (because that woman was sent down from the lyrical heavens) and everyone needs to read "How to be a fan of problematic things"

If Lindsay is reviewing it, Lana will be lucky to get anything over 4. But we all know that Pitchfork is going to give her a bad score no matter what, so why even bother about it?
 
It's just interesting how male rappers can make racist, homophobic, sexist or any other remark and get free pass for it. They can rap/sing about the most absurd and ridiculous things and barely ever catch flack for it. 
Lana's music can be good as theirs, but she won't get away with it like they do. 
 
And this oh she's inauthentic, she has stage persona bullshit is still the most ridiculous criticism here. Who is really authentic and genuine? Who doesn't have a stage persona? I understand why some may find Lana's act to be a bit over the top, but come on. When Video Games first came out in 2011, press acted like she was the first musician ever who developed new stage persona and new name. 

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!

"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.

Keep them pressed, keep them angry, keep them polarized, the reactions of a star with relevancy, all eyes on her, keep em coming, keep the thirst alive yessssss.

still laughing about this part of the guardian's review:
 
"It takes 50 seconds of Ultraviolence for the first bad-boy boyfriend to turn up – "you got your gun and you like to party" – and 80 before our old friend the red dress hoves into view."
 
our old friend the red dress

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.

I really like this interview. She comes off very well in it compared to some other recent interviews. It's nice to see that in a widely read venue like the NYT. But holy shit is she on a major media push right now.
 
The print version of this article comes out June 15, six days before she turns 29. So they got it right.
 
You and me both, kid.
 
Although I'm not sure I'd agree she's not a bit of a dilettante sometimes, it's nice to see a respected paper like the NYT say that much of the criticism of her was inaccurate. And it's nice to see her let the writer say that for her and not complain about it much or add to the inaccuracies herself.
 
I'll give the author a pass on the "studying metaphysics" part-- her major was philosophy, but it's possible she focused on metaphysics-- but the album title was just "Lana Del Ray". He even got the wrong title reversed. I'm not sure how he screwed this up. Even Wikipedia has this right now.
 
@@SitarHero Frame it. A perfect tagline for Lanalysis if there ever was one.
 
This specifically mentions New York City, which fits the theory it's about Atlantic Group. But I find the word "guru" interesting. Translations of some of the other interviews where she talked about this used that word, but I was curious to see if that word would show up in an English language interview. I'll post more of my thoughts about that later.
 
You guys are animals.   It's no wonder she wears those extensions.