Thunder Revenant

Really likevthis final version. I always really liked the "Ultraviolence Demo" woth the strings, the percussion and the sound effects but I think they really did a great job with all those subtle details. I know someone will drag me for it, but I really miss the time when she used to do tracks like this, that were not intentionally chaotic, lowfi or whatever

Love that its out but what is that ugly ass cover ...

So did I, what's the problem hun?

Imagine coming to a thread titled Unpopular Lana Opinions and getting triggered by a post

I don't think this is about ABBA as artists

We all know this was rigged because of the Abba anniversary, right? I mean, they chose Loreen to make it believable but ... it was just way too obvious.

France was good, the rest was sone of the most bland amd boring rip-off acts I have ever heard. I really wonder how these bleak tracks can induceany feelings beyond indifference in anyone. And why do they all think that screaming equals emotion. Also, not Lana promoting the worst act of the evening because of Ed & Ben ...

I'm not agsinst the idea of swapping between BTS/ "proper" video clips for story telling purposes (actually really like the concept), I just feel like the execution here is really really messy

So ... wtf is this. I mean yeah, playing with the BTS/ not BTS vibe is a fun idea but ... this was weird. I'd rather have a shorter more conventional video tbh

I feel the one problem with Melanie that after her debut, she did nothing but degress. Let's be real - Crybaby was a power move. The playful production, the over-metaphorical lyrics, the haunted doll visuals - even though the "edgy alt pop" age on Tumblr was already coming to an end by that time, with other prominent icons from the era having already moved on to a different style, Melanie really managed to pinpoint the nerve of this generation. Releasing an overdramatic, visual concept album to a fanbase that cherished Born To Die, Electra Heart, American Horror Story and Alice: Madness Returns was very very smart. However, even back then I felt like she overplayed it. The idea of getting a video for each track was cool, but in practice it really dragged out the era. Also, a lot of the later clips were mediocre in quality and too "on the nose", even though the concept was not very subtle to begin with. And then, Album 2 was basically a rehash of a concept that already felt stale and overextended. For someone posing in diapers and baby chairs, sje really took the whole Crybaby thing too far and the narrative (which was already a bit too much on album n.1 imo) felt awkward and weirdly fetishized. Also, the musical aspect was just heavily neglected, it was all about the videos (and the cringworthy "movie") and keeping up the Crybaby act at any cost. Portals feels like she was desperately trying to find an alternative concept , so we now have that halfbaked fairy theme that does not really make sense and is 50% Björk ripoff and 50% the vibe of those weird elf-figurines that are sold in pseudo-spiritual crystal shops. The concept is weak and the music is even weaker - there is no substance to it, no interesting vocals, no nice melodies. Just try hard provocation and a rushed package that already feels pretty dated.

The package is nice but DYKTTATUOB is the worst sounding vinyl I own The first time I put it on I was afraid something might be wrong with my record players needle

Definitely Alexandra Savior. Other artists you could enjoy (depending on which Lana era you prefer) are Widowspeak, Fiona Apple, Elysian Fields, Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions/ Mazzy Star, Lera Lynn, Jesse Jo Stark, Miynt and Hooverphonic.

1 Honeymoon 2 Born To Die 3 NFR 4 Ocean Boulevard 5. Chemtrails 6 Ultraviolence 7 Blue Banisters 8 Lust For Life

Honeymoon Ultraviolence Norman Fucking Rockwell Blue Banisters Paradise Born To Die Ocean Boulevard Lust For Life Chemtrails Over The Country Club

West Coast, Cola, Blue Jeans and Cherry Also the Thunder demo

They took the fire out of it and messed up the mixing of the climax part

Yes

Totally here for this. But do these registrations really mean something? Like I think quite a few other unreleased tracks are on there with "release dates"

a lot of artists remove singles once the album is out from their artist profile.

I actually think the standard & target covers catch the albums vibe pretty much on point

This statement is a huge red flag my dear

My dad just enthusiastically sent me a voicemail of a track he heard on the radio he was sure I would love as it is "very Lana" It was Candy Necklace

I mean - there is plenty of music and artists for that? It's not like the things you describe ever belonged to her core vibe.

Pretry sure that is entirely made up. We know Lana worked on an album that contained thr original Black Beauty version before moving to UV it Tdopico was never an album

Whut ... rock sound?