Thunder Revenant

You see, I think many people just would have NEVER had the cult leader theory if it wasn't for the fact that we knew it was originally for UV. So it's not really about interpretations but interpretating what you WANT to see. I don't even dismiss that those cult things might be in the video because I really believe UV would have been a cult-wives video and the shots from the HM trailer really seemed cult-esque. But the way we HAVE it it has nothing to do with a cult. Really, nothing. The way the cult girlies are used makes it obvious they are intended to be parts of the hallucination and the whole Freak song has nothing to do with cults. I think you should not always over-interpet stuff, because I think Freak is what it seems to be: a video about an LSD trip. FJM acts weird and that mateches the Freak aspect. Long time drug addicts often have symptoms where they seem to be "mad", so it still matches the LSD thing. People just desperately WANT a cult leader video (I also hoped for one) and the scenes somehow match it because they were most likely MEANT for a cult-leader-video, but the way it IS right now, the way it is cut, the scenes that are used ... it really doesn't seem to be FOCUSSED on any cult-related story.

I'm not talking about what it could be, I'm talking about what it is. And the way it is, it has NOTHING to do with a cult. Of course, in the original the dancing girls COULD have been cult wives (especially this one scene from the HM trailer seems very cult like) but the way we have it right now, those girls are definitly supposed to be LSD hallucinations. Being in a desert and the clothes FJM and Lana wear are not really any cult-esque, could just be redneck territory aswell.

I don't know hwere you all still get the cult vibes. The only cult-esque part is the one with the girls dancing in a circle, which was not even included in the final video. The whole video being about being high on a drug makes actually much more sense.

The Other Woman is her best cover, it's one of the best songs on UV and fits the album PERFECTLY! It's a great closer aswell. However, DLMBM is just ... hm. Swan Song would have been a perfect closer but DLMBM just feels like the obligatory last-track cover. Her vocal performance is nice but the production is soaking out all of the life.

Oh, well i did not want to come it across as if I would state it as a fact, it's just my opinion. I like HM, but it's just ... subpar compared to the other stuff she put out. And one of the reasons I think so is that the production is extremely undiverse and ... somehow lazy, at least that's my opinion. It's a good album but being a Lana fan I'd expect her to be capable of more. However, as much as I don't want to bash her it's terrible to see how some people here overrate her, and I'm actually already a quite big fan. Lana's lyrics are nowhere near "exceptional good" and she's not a "trailblazer".

Well, I think that comparison is kind of unfair since you can do a vice versa comparison by picking any less interesting lyric from BtD and compare it to a better one of HM, but yeah, I get what you want. I actually don't have any problems with the chorus not having to much lyical content, there are a lot of great songs which chorus just contains one sentence that''s repeated or something like that. I guess it's just the overall "wording". BtD had songs that really had a lot of text compared to HM. Ultraviolence had songs that had more simple lyrics, but in this case they were focussed on transmitting an atmosphere or her vocal qualities. But on HM, it often seems that there is no focus on neither the lyrics nor the atmosphere or delivery, no stunning lyricism nor exploding choruses or instrumentals that are pushing any boundaries. Every song is a nice song, but they often make you expect that the next song on the album will be a different one again, which ios sadly not really the case. It's like Lana got inspired by Adele's "I'm not gonna do ANYTHING new or diverse" mentality, the problem just is that unlike with Adele, people will not buy Lana's stuff without listening to it.

Having your own artistic universe is fine, but you should expand it. Just look at all the unreleased songs: Of course they were never meant to be heard so they can't be counted for the "official LDR universe" but you can already find almost all of the tropes she explored so far within them, meaning she ticks to the same topics for at least 8 years now. Of course each album had it's own little thing going on, BtD was the romantic "Lolita in the hood" topic, Paradise had some more Americana stuff going on, UV was about being "the mistress on the side" for an abusive man and HM had some more "thoughtful" base, but in the end her themes are quite limited. Not that I want her to sing a feminist anthem, but it would be a big progress if we had an album that's not mainly circled around relationships

Even though I agree that Lana is nowhere near an "Indie artist" status and I always facepalm when fans are talking about her being "jazz-like" (because doing some non-completely-pop-things borrowed from jazz music won't make you become a jazz singer), I also don't think she'll ever be a big popstar in the common sense (aka Terrible Swift, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears etc) and I agree that she should focus on putting out high quality music. She will NEVER be a big promoter, especially now that she found some kind of "excuse" for not promoting by uploading some boring videos to instagram. I also don't really know if I want a pure pop album from her and if a Born To Die 2.0. would work out at this point. Her performances are nice but not spectacular and I guess they only fascinate people who are already liking her music (and are capable of blending out hundreds of teen girls and gay men annoyingly singing along). So yeah, I can not see Lana being a pop star in the traditional way. She was too controversial in order to get the status of a "not as mainstream quality singer", like Adele, whose records are hyped without her having to put up with any effort anymore. So yeah, I think Lana should put effort in creating a good album, because in the end her music will matter the most for her career, as she's not really doing anything else with it. Since BtD we never got any exciting single treatment anymore so the initial record has to be great. HM sucked because even each song had a high quality, it seems like she didn't bother to do but one same sound (and tempo) for the same record. Both UV and BtD were exciting and, even though cohesive, diversive in terms of sound. She has to return to this album quality, no matter if she does it in a more pop-ish or more alternative way, the important thing is that she's DOING it. Oh, and I think she could have chances to become a fashion icon again, now that her looks keep improving more and more. However, this means she has to do much more (fashion) covershoots and care more for her outfits constantly.

SHe looks fierce. Love her hair and maekup, reminds me a lot of the BtD video

Lol, I'm not buzzed about a cringeworthy video with a level of tumblr-pretentiousness Lana puts out as if it would be something big and I am the one needing antidepressants? Not rly

I don't try to find a meaning and I know it's just "bonus" ... I just think it has the charme of a tumblr teenager posting about reading "deep, philosophical books" while listening to some "indie alternative musec"!

The clip is extremely cringeworthy and uncomfortable to watch tbh. Lana wearing that terrible fringe, acting all hipsteresque and doing extremely awkward moves to some music while demonstratively showing the book into the camera. The caption is even more pretentious, like wohooo you were reading ... nice thing but where is the point if it did not influence you or anything?

"Plot" ... "necessary" Don't get my wrong, I like Tropico aswell, but I can't understand why people often actually take it so serious.

Don't like her look at all :/ The hairstyle is terrible imo

Talking about taking an artist too serious ...

"Let the lights shine iiiiiin it's a cruel cruel wooooorld" *enters stage while the Cola string intro is playing* "Money is the anthem of success, so before we go out, what's your address?" *descends into the crowd while the National Anthem instrumental plays*

I hope we get some HQ streams. APart from that, I don't really care for her touring unless she suprises us all with an interesting playlist.

Paradise was much more exciting and satisfying

Multiple options here a) she did two songs for a soundtrack, this could mean we only get snippets and nothing's released officially b) she's really recording a new album, which means it could last a while until we actually get to hear something since chances are high it will be reworked or scrapped c) she's releasing an EP, which would REALLY be good news, because thatwould mean it could come out soon I really hope she went more rock-ish, like she hinted it during the BBC interview or she really did some more upbeat "NY songs"

How does an album have ... "earth"? Like ok, AKA sounds very organic andParadise & Honeymoon ... I can see the "air-y" thing about it. Ultraviolence also has an organic sound and I see how one could connect water/fire with it .... But you are overdoing it a bit in my opinion, like just because she MENTIONS an elemnt, this does not automatically give the album an "elemental feeling". Especially with Born To Die, which is not "organic" at all and the mentioning of fire is a quote.

written and recorded 4 upbeat pop-ish songs, 3 rock-ish songs and a cover of Do Right but became unsatisfied with them really quickly and scrapped them and also blew up Rick's PC so noone could ever leak them. now she's writing slow "inner monologue" tracks which she will record with Dan Heath.

As long as she manages to make the next album exciting again, I don't care how she does it. Both BTD and UV felt special, had their highlights, a wonderful style etc etc HM is nice but so f*cking unspectacular, especially since the tempo is dragging on after like Religion.

I'd LOVE to see Lana starring in a Christie adaptation x) Maybe even in the role of Arlena Marshall

She looks like the dead body in Agatha Christie's "The Evil Under The Sun" here ...