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what does lana know the least - her lyrics or her fans? 

i'm hoping the NFR acclaim will encourage lana to put the effort into some glam high budget videos for WHF

what does lana know the least - her lyrics or her fans? 

i'm hoping the NFR acclaim will encourage lana to put the effort into some glam high budget videos for WHF

i'm hoping the NFR acclaim will encourage lana to put the effort into some glam high budget videos for WHF

what does lana know the least - her lyrics or her fans? 

i'm hoping the NFR acclaim will encourage lana to put the effort into some glam high budget videos for WHF

looking back on the Honeymoon post-release thread a few months after release, it's shocking how much people didn't like the album 
 
the thing is, Honeymoon is obviously a mood album. NFR! very much isn't, so it has to be judged as a set of individual songs (that are compiled together in album form obv) as opposed to a big atmospheric piece, so i think any comparisons in quality between Honeymoon and NFR! are kind of redundant. it seems much fairer to judge its quality in comparison to BTD and UV.
 
 
 

i'm hoping the NFR acclaim will encourage lana to put the effort into some glam high budget videos for WHF

i'm hoping the NFR acclaim will encourage lana to put the effort into some glam high budget videos for WHF

our girl dating a cop is disappointing already; all around the world but especially in america cops are famously unjust, prejudice and dangerous power trippers that work to fill private prisons and often boost their own egos by abusing their power and upholding an unfair judicial system at the expense of innocent people's lives.
 
HOWEVER, the idea of "fuck all cops!!!" (as much as personally i totally agree with it) isn't something ALL people agree with even if they lean left politically and have a fairly good head on their shoulders because, hey, maybe they come across a cop that wants to change the system from the inside, maybe they come across a cop they believe to be fair and honest, maybe they come across a cop with a good heart in it for the 'right reasons'. because of this, lana dating a cop - should they fall under the 'good cop' category (if that exists) - would be disappointing yet still a little forgivable in my eyes and i'm sure the eyes of others.
 
but here's the thing: WE ALREADY HAVE CONFIRMATION SEAN DOES NOT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE THESE THINGS. he's a republican, a racist and judging by his insta likes, a little bit of a misogynist too. he's not a good cop. he's not even a good person. the idea of lana being with a republican and a racist breaks my fucking heart, especially with this newfound political consciousness of hers, and her still going ahead with this relationship when she has to be aware of who this man is by now speaks volumes.
 
sean is not just any unknown cop. he's not a nobody that we can only speculate on, who could be good, could be bad, could be neither. nah. he's a confirmed republican trashbag and that's gutting. this is what makes it all so much worse, and what makes me really question lana.

thank you, this smacked some sense into my broke ass! you're absolutely right, it wouldn't be much fun at night at all and of course we all know what to expect from a lana show already   

looking back on the Honeymoon post-release thread a few months after release, it's shocking how much people didn't like the album 
 
the thing is, Honeymoon is obviously a mood album. NFR! very much isn't, so it has to be judged as a set of individual songs (that are compiled together in album form obv) as opposed to a big atmospheric piece, so i think any comparisons in quality between Honeymoon and NFR! are kind of redundant. it seems much fairer to judge its quality in comparison to BTD and UV.
 
 
 

This. I don't know how else to explain and this discussion keeps going around and around, so:
 
Remember in primary school when you'd do a history project and you'd use teabags to discolour the edges of the paper to give it that aged look? You added an intentional imperfection to ADD to your project.
 
Okay, well ...
 
The volume changes in HTD (for example) are akin to your grandfather spilling his tea all over said history project on the morning it's due. It's an imperfection, but it wasn't intentional, and it doesn't ADD anything to the project, it detracts.
 
There ARE intentional imperfections that you could argue ADD to the vibe of the album or whatever, but there are also blatant, lazy, technical errors. There is a difference between the two, so stop excusing the latter by pretending that they are the former.
 
I get that some people here can't accept that Jack and/or sis aren't perfect, but Jesus.

The flaws in NFR are obviously intentional though.. People just got different taste, different opinions, it doesn't make them "delusional". With that being said, anyone who hates on 'hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have - but I have it' is in fact delusional, cause 'hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have - but I have it' is objectively a masterpiece. It's a fact, you can't have "opinions" about the level of excellence of 'hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have - but I have it', cause its pure excellence is a fact. People are afraid to open up and accept true raw emotions. The honest emotional lyrics, the laid back production with full focus on her voice, the iconic title, everything about this song is objectively good and it's kinda embarrassing that people are still pretending that the song's anywhere near not a masterpiece. Thinking NFR is better than Honeymoon or Ultraviolence however, is a valid opinion, cause it's all about personal taste. You can't say one album's objectively "better" than the others, it depends on people's personal taste. I personally like the imperfections the record has, not everything has to be glossy. 

The title makes me crave at least ONE song with the Burning Desire sound 

This is a really interesting take. I feel super differently cause I feel like HM is almost more of a fantasy piece - what with all the big cinematic sound and talk of gangsters, sunshine, limousines and saaawwwfft iiiice creeeeaammm   - whereas NFR feels much more rooted in reality and earthy. I get much more of an UV vibe from NFR personally.

This is a really interesting take. I feel super differently cause I feel like HM is almost more of a fantasy piece - what with all the big cinematic sound and talk of gangsters, sunshine, limousines and saaawwwfft iiiice creeeeaammm   - whereas NFR feels much more rooted in reality and earthy. I get much more of an UV vibe from NFR personally.

This is a really interesting take. I feel super differently cause I feel like HM is almost more of a fantasy piece - what with all the big cinematic sound and talk of gangsters, sunshine, limousines and saaawwwfft iiiice creeeeaammm   - whereas NFR feels much more rooted in reality and earthy. I get much more of an UV vibe from NFR personally.

This is a really interesting take. I feel super differently cause I feel like HM is almost more of a fantasy piece - what with all the big cinematic sound and talk of gangsters, sunshine, limousines and saaawwwfft iiiice creeeeaammm   - whereas NFR feels much more rooted in reality and earthy. I get much more of an UV vibe from NFR personally.

This is a really interesting take. I feel super differently cause I feel like HM is almost more of a fantasy piece - what with all the big cinematic sound and talk of gangsters, sunshine, limousines and saaawwwfft iiiice creeeeaammm   - whereas NFR feels much more rooted in reality and earthy. I get much more of an UV vibe from NFR personally.

I kinda can't stand the piano songs, it's why I can only tolerate NFR in the smallest doses. My head-space wants something with Ultraviolence and AKA sounds. In my opinion NFR sounds helpless and I think it was meant to be the opposite. UV had this dark, throaty sound and NFR sounds expressionless, flat. NFR has barely any good slow crescendos, the intros are the absolute worst. Sorry, I know I'm shitting a lot on NFR. AKA had this thoughtful sound to it, not like the "introspective sad girl shit" sound, but AKA had this sound that I can't describe. AKA is pleasant and plays around with different sounds. I wish she would get rid of that trap beat added in HM era.

Honestly I’ve kind of had enough of her songs being piano/guitar based. I want her to use more exotic instruments like some of the songs on Honeymoon.

You mean corner Jack and make him listen to an album that is actually properly produced and mastered?! 
 

California is my favourite from the album too. With every listen i love this song more. It really gets in my soul. I can feel the emotion in my heart and the was she sings in the chorus..I can really feel that she would do everything for this person. Lana would even start to drink again (the liquor line). Actually this song /the feeling i get from it reminded me of brother. You don't know that but I'm lost my brother in the beginning of 2018 and it was a very hard time and I still miss him so much but I would do anything for him if he would come back to earth. And I would throw a party all night long if he would be here and I would hit up old places with him. It is not same situation like Lana describes in the Song but it reminded of my situation. This song is really a masterpiece.