Rorman Nockwell

It really is feast or famine with this bitch, isn't it?

that is EXACTLY what I was discussing with @TheBoss. NFR has many technical faults. The one I'm very conflicted about is the outro of Cinnamon Girl. The trap beat is literally a demo.

Just to clarify, I'm not talking about the style of production. I'm talking about technical faults. They are two entirely different things. Technical faults should not exist when we are talking about the work of a multi-million-dollar artist and producer.
 
For example, I like LFL the least of all of her albums, but technically, the production was very good (or, at least, much better than NFR's). It was the style I didn't like.

Just to clarify, I'm not talking about the style of production. I'm talking about technical faults. They are two entirely different things. Technical faults should not exist when we are talking about the work of a multi-million-dollar artist and producer.
 
For example, I like LFL the least of all of her albums, but technically, the production was very good (or, at least, much better than NFR's). It was the style I didn't like.

Why is our girl selling ashtrays? She should be selling LDR vape pens.

I thought I might as well be really unpopular:
 
I do not like that she's mentioned this new album the same day as she dropped NFR. It makes me very uneasy and I really wish it was all a lie.
 
1. She's definitely working with Jack again, so we can expect more of all of the stuff I just bitched about.
2. She seems almost manic, and of course it's her prerogative, but doing two albums back-to-back + touring + 341232 soundtracks seems like a really great way to burn out.
3. The title, "White Hot Forever" is quite alarming ... I don't even know what to think. I am scared of the unknown.
4. I am downright TERRIFIED of what she's writing about, given her current influences, which include Beverly Hills social climbers and Churchome.

There's going to be fightin', but I'm going to say it:
 
Jack Antonoff simply isn't the genius that most of the people here think he is. I'm not saying he's untalented, and he's obvious good at playing a range of instruments, but imo, he tries to be ... pun intended ... Jack of all trades and as a result, I think the production of NFR suffered.
 
There are some very obvious flaws. For example, the vocals in HTD increase in volume noticeably at 1:25 when the jingle bells come in, and that mic change in Cinnamon near the start.
 
There's just a lot of "rookie error" type o' shit, yet these people get paid shitloads and they had plenty of time to fix all of this up.
 
They definitely remastered VB and MAC between their release and the album release. It just seems sketchy as fuck to be remastering two tracks that are less than a year old. The fact that they found stuff they could improve in that amount of time tells me that they didn't do it properly the first time. You remaster 10 years later when the technology has improved; not 12 fucking months later. It screams "mess".
 
I always got the impression that Lanz was very pedantic when it came to mixing and mastering, so I'm surprised she let this shit fly.
 
Jack, I do not love this chord production

There's going to be fightin', but I'm going to say it:
 
Jack Antonoff simply isn't the genius that most of the people here think he is. I'm not saying he's untalented, and he's obvious good at playing a range of instruments, but imo, he tries to be ... pun intended ... Jack of all trades and as a result, I think the production of NFR suffered.
 
There are some very obvious flaws. For example, the vocals in HTD increase in volume noticeably at 1:25 when the jingle bells come in, and that mic change in Cinnamon near the start.
 
There's just a lot of "rookie error" type o' shit, yet these people get paid shitloads and they had plenty of time to fix all of this up.
 
They definitely remastered VB and MAC between their release and the album release. It just seems sketchy as fuck to be remastering two tracks that are less than a year old. The fact that they found stuff they could improve in that amount of time tells me that they didn't do it properly the first time. You remaster 10 years later when the technology has improved; not 12 fucking months later. It screams "mess".
 
I always got the impression that Lanz was very pedantic when it came to mixing and mastering, so I'm surprised she let this shit fly.
 
Jack, I do not love this chord production

I thought I might as well be really unpopular:
 
I do not like that she's mentioned this new album the same day as she dropped NFR. It makes me very uneasy and I really wish it was all a lie.
 
1. She's definitely working with Jack again, so we can expect more of all of the stuff I just bitched about.
2. She seems almost manic, and of course it's her prerogative, but doing two albums back-to-back + touring + 341232 soundtracks seems like a really great way to burn out.
3. The title, "White Hot Forever" is quite alarming ... I don't even know what to think. I am scared of the unknown.
4. I am downright TERRIFIED of what she's writing about, given her current influences, which include Beverly Hills social climbers and Churchome.

alllllll of this. and also, can we talk about how cheap and tacky his keyboard sounds? none of his piano parts sound even remotely like an actual piano, they’re all this gross muffled digital sounding shit. listen to the greatest (especially the outro) or hope for some prime examples, or even mac (as much as i love that song...). and then, when you’re done, cleanse your ears with the clean, clear, classy piano in bartender, incidentally *not* produced by jack.

There's going to be fightin', but I'm going to say it:
 
Jack Antonoff simply isn't the genius that most of the people here think he is. I'm not saying he's untalented, and he's obvious good at playing a range of instruments, but imo, he tries to be ... pun intended ... Jack of all trades and as a result, I think the production of NFR suffered.
 
There are some very obvious flaws. For example, the vocals in HTD increase in volume noticeably at 1:25 when the jingle bells come in, and that mic change in Cinnamon near the start.
 
There's just a lot of "rookie error" type o' shit, yet these people get paid shitloads and they had plenty of time to fix all of this up.
 
They definitely remastered VB and MAC between their release and the album release. It just seems sketchy as fuck to be remastering two tracks that are less than a year old. The fact that they found stuff they could improve in that amount of time tells me that they didn't do it properly the first time. You remaster 10 years later when the technology has improved; not 12 fucking months later. It screams "mess".
 
I always got the impression that Lanz was very pedantic when it came to mixing and mastering, so I'm surprised she let this shit fly.
 
Jack, I do not love this chord production

I thought I might as well be really unpopular:
 
I do not like that she's mentioned this new album the same day as she dropped NFR. It makes me very uneasy and I really wish it was all a lie.
 
1. She's definitely working with Jack again, so we can expect more of all of the stuff I just bitched about.
2. She seems almost manic, and of course it's her prerogative, but doing two albums back-to-back + touring + 341232 soundtracks seems like a really great way to burn out.
3. The title, "White Hot Forever" is quite alarming ... I don't even know what to think. I am scared of the unknown.
4. I am downright TERRIFIED of what she's writing about, given her current influences, which include Beverly Hills social climbers and Churchome.

I thought I might as well be really unpopular:
 
I do not like that she's mentioned this new album the same day as she dropped NFR. It makes me very uneasy and I really wish it was all a lie.
 
1. She's definitely working with Jack again, so we can expect more of all of the stuff I just bitched about.
2. She seems almost manic, and of course it's her prerogative, but doing two albums back-to-back + touring + 341232 soundtracks seems like a really great way to burn out.
3. The title, "White Hot Forever" is quite alarming ... I don't even know what to think. I am scared of the unknown.
4. I am downright TERRIFIED of what she's writing about, given her current influences, which include Beverly Hills social climbers and Churchome.

I agree.
 
I'm feeling pretty controversial so I shall now proceed to make the following unpopular statement:
 
The Greatest is overrated whilst Fuck it I love you is underrated. Two weeks ago I would've laughed at anyone who said that but I'm sayin' it.
 
Put it in your vape and smoke it, ladies.
 
I have a few others but they're about the rest of NFR so I shall refrain from posting 'til it's released so I can fight with everyone and not just the people who listened to the leaks.

It really is feast or famine with this bitch, isn't it?

It really is feast or famine with this bitch, isn't it?

Dream collabs: no one, i want another solo album

It really is feast or famine with this bitch, isn't it?

This will be extremely unpopular, possibly as unpopular as my opinions about the swearing in Cherry, but:
 
I really don't like "the culture's lit" lyric in The Greatest. I think it detracts from the beautiful, serious tone that the rest of the song has, and I think it's only there because it rhymes with the next line ("and if this is it").
 
I don’t think there is any hidden meaning, or if there is, it’s so hidden that that lyric sticks out like a sore thumb.

Seeing as sis definitely reads here and steals all our brilliant ideas,
 
Sis was on a boat for the NFR cover because the sea represents freedom,etc.
 
So she can take that one step further for WHF and BE. A. MERMAID on the cover:
 

Okay, I'm gonna speculate, and ofc I'm probably wrong, but whatever:
 
She's followed a few country musicians on insta lately, and she's still got "Hey Blue Baby" and that other song up her sleeve, so I wouldn't be surprised if this album is country-ish.
 
I'm not gonna say I'd be super thrilled about it, but eh.

It really is feast or famine with this bitch, isn't it?

This is HILARIOUS.
 
I can't with this bitch ...

I reckon this is why she favourited that Dru saves Gru from Laser Attack Despicable Me 3 video on YouTube, 'cos it features the giant character fucking shit up.
 
I wish she had a laser in her forehead like he had, though. That would've been fun.

Twitter won't let her get away with it
 
But I agree 100% with everything you said. I want the rawness, the blood, the chaos, everything.