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I just listened all the way through and I feel... cleansed. I really needed that. The album was very immersive and almost hypnotic for me, it's like I'm still in Lana's dream world and I haven't snapped out of that headspace yet. I don't understand how people can really hear NFR and not feel emotionally moved. Here are just some initial thoughts: I got literal goosebumps during Love Song and Cinnamon Girl. I actually like the production on How to Disappear. I thought it was just a stripped back piano ballad when the Apple version came out and now I think the beats added something extra and exciting to it. I hated on Hope earlier in this thread, but I appreciate it a lot more now that I gave it a closer, more respectful listen. It truly is poetic and personal. I like how she's been ending albums with thought-provoking tracks like this, signaling where she currently is mentally. This album is a mix of everything that makes Lana so good. I do see the Lizzy Grant vibes that everyone's talking about. There's also bits of Born to Die in there with tracks like HTD. Bartender reminds me of those deep Paradise-era vocals that I love so much. Venice Bitch is an echo of the melancholy psychedelia of UV. And while she does stick to certain themes in lots of the lyrics, none of the album feels truly recycled to me. NFR very much has its own unique, cohesive sound and I can understand her vision. This is the return of the brilliance that I feared we'd lost with LFL. I hereby declare Norman Fucking Rockwell to be a masterpiece! (I do feel a tinge of guilt because 4 or 5 days ago I was telling myself I'd be strong and refuse to listen to l***s. I didn't listen to the l****d version of LFL at all. But this time we just waited too long and I had to. I'm not going to listen again until Friday so it'll still feel fresh.)

I changed my mind the other way around. I cried the first time I listened to LFL and I listened to it everyday for almost a year. I thought it was so deep and shit. Then I realized how many songs I had to skip and that it just wasn't as good as I'd thought when there was still the hype of it being new.

Akshally I'm a Leo sun with an Aquarius moon and a Sagittarius rising who has more nuanced opinions about astrology than "lol Gemini's are two-faced"

My chaotic self liking a bunch of differing opinions because it's hard for me to pick sides

I caught on now lol

I agree, VB or The Greatest would've been more fitting. And how is everyone reviewing the whole album?? What did I miss? I'm going back pages and pages and I'm still confused

I always seem to come to this thread when there's some wild discourse going on. I didn't like the dig at Kanye West, I'm not gonna lie. I wish she would stay out of the Hollywood drama to try to look woke. But it doesn't really taint the song for me.

Today my cousin said he'd wanted to get me Lana's poetry book for my birthday. He checked Barnes and Noble and was confused that it wasn't in stock yet.

That little dress and boots was one of her best looks everrrr

Mine: Venice Bitch > Fuck It I Love You > The Greatest > MAC > Hope > Doin Time

Good thing FIILY is also one of her best tracks ever!!

All the gays who were saying Fuck It I Love You wasn't good based on the snippet are looking like clowns now It's such a bop and so beautiful at the same time. Her teary smile at the camera crushed my heart

As a "Latinx" person from El Paso myself, this is ridiculous. The fact that she took the time to make this beautiful song in the middle of all she's been doing this week meant a lot to me. Your profile pic represents u

I just logged in and... what the hell is going on in here

Aww agreed, it's been a sad girl summer for me and I've been really lonely, but coming to this forum genuinely makes me laugh and smile.

Lol I've noticed how few mentions of Hillsong we've seen in this thread since she finally started feeding the gays

I just had to look at an alphabetical list of her songs to figure out what NA is I took some fat bong hits right before the first time I heard TNC and it made me ugly cry. I was surprised to find out it's so hated

Traumatic, I still have nightmares about it Edit: I just remembered looking at the insta comments of a pic of that outfit and someone said "She needs more gays in her life" sdjffjg I died

Yeah there were some tragic looks during that tour. I have a feeling she's gonna step it up this time around, based on the cute outfits we've seen from recent shows

Agreed, but do you remember that one time during LATTM when fans asked her to sing Radio and she seemed so pissed? That time when she was in her red sweater, ponytail and boots. She forgot the words and basically gave off the impression she hates the song now :/ Made me sad because I still love it Now THAT'S a song I wish she would perform live

As someone who's never been lucky enough to see Lana live even once, it's weird for me to hear someone say they're tired of hearing a song of hers in person... I can kind of understand though? I watch all the videos of her tours and I do wish she'd change the setlist up a bit. I could do without Blue Jeans and Off to the Races (sorry). But Video Games should always be there

Doin' Time definitely seems misplaced and awkward, but otherwise, I'm pretty pleased with everything! HIADT makes more sense to me now. I still would've loved Venice Bitch as a closer, but I understand why she put it where she did. Most excited for Cinnamon Girl! We're really going to have it in just a few weeks!!!!! Agreed! I thought it was a boring song when we heard the Apple version but now I like it!

My immediate gut reaction to the standard cover was "Ugh." I thought it looked like a cheesy fan edit and that the guy was photoshopped into it. But it's growing on me the more I keep seeing it. I'm gonna order the Target exclusive because I can't quite afford one of the vinyls. At first the tracklist annoyed me because we've already heard a lot of it, but the trailer made me forget how bitter and pissed off I've been at her. She's serving the retro aesthetics we all love again! I got emotional during the Venice Bitch part, I forgot how beautiful the song really is. It definitely deserves inclusion on the album despite being almost 1 year old. I'm truly excited again!! I think once the album is released, it'll be a masterpiece and we're going to understand why it was kept so strictly under wraps. I won't be mad if we don't get new singles next week. I'd be happy to just wait until August 30 and it'll be more of a surprise!

I haven't logged in about a month and I'm overwhelmed at how much I have to catch up on. Had to come back after the cover and tracklist came out