Crazy Husband Thief

Pianos are cheesy imo. They are nice every now and then but they don’t need to be the only audible instrument within a song.

Tell em!

I swear some of you just don't like her fun songs. OP: This is actually quite hard. There are a few songs I don't listen to as much as I used to but I still consider them "my faves". I think I really can't stand Summertime Sadness anymore. It's probably her most overplayed song. I get why it's so popular though...It was one of the songs that got me into her and I still think it's one of her best but it's been very worn out.

Although I'm not the biggest fan of the album, I'm actually quite surprised it's not as well received as NFR. This album totally feels like Grammy-bait. I'm assuming they don’t want it to seem like bigger competition for Midnights. Taylor's team must have come through with another big check and free jet flights. 😒😒😒

Please…she'll most likely do the same old BTD and Lust for Life songs over anything from HM, BB, NFR, COTCC & OB

I feel the same way. I think I really could have done without Chemtrails and Blue Banisters. This album would have been a cute follow up to NFR but right now I’m just sick of the current direction because it hasn’t been as flexible and versatile as her pop production. It’s too limited and too much of the same old same.

The difference: They are allowed to have that opinion. It does not give you the right to insult them. Sure, it might be a controversial and provocative opinion but from what I’ve seen, their criticism was far more nuanced and definitely not as extreme. If you don’t like it or their content in general, scroll past it or ignore them. If that doesn’t work, block them. It literally is that easy.

We have literally just had this thread locked with a mod message clearly stating that EVERYONE is welcome here. That includes ppl who like her older music more than her newer music.

Can you stop with this garbage? You and this other person keep insulting people who don’t enjoy the new album and I have seriously had it with this utter toxicity. Stop it please and accept that people can have different opinions and tastes.

While I may not love it as much as my top tier albums…

That was something she said that I absolutely do not agree with. I think if something receives universal acclaim, then it could definitely be considered good/great. It means that a lot of people with subjective tastes and different preferences seemingly agree on the quality of an album. If something receives mostly mixed or very contrasting reviews, then I would consider the album in question “divisive”. This album, in terms of reception, reminds me a lot of Honeymoon. Back then you had people that loved the muddy trap songs but hated everything else and vice versa.

Screaming at this being the very anti-thesis to my ranking. 💀

I see where you’re coming from and I agree to a certain extent but this discussion is totally subjective. In my opinion, the song wouldn’t get nearly as much shit if she scrapped it from the tracklist and saved it for a second poetry project.

To you it might be. Thankfully, taste is subjective and not everyone has to feel the same way about a song or music in general.

Singing over a piece of music with seemingly no rhythmic or melodic connection. Stream of consciousness/thoughts type of songs…

It changes all the time but today I would say: 1. Ultraviolence 2. Paradise 3. Born to Die 4. Lust for Life 5. Norman Fucking Rockwell 6. Honeymoon 7. Ocean Blvd 8. Chemtrails 9. Blue Banisters I mean I definitely appreciate it from a lyrical standpoint but when I listen to music, I always pay attention to melody and production first and then lyrics. The song's production and the "non-existent" melody are what throw me off cause it isn’t particularly intriguing imo. But that really just boils down to subjectivity. Some people care more about lyrics…

In My Feelings is definitely one of my least faves from LFL but I could easily make it through that song. Listening to ********** more than two times was honestly hard to manage. Lyrically stunning but as a song? In terms of melody it goes absolutely nowhere. It reminds me a lot of a song that Björk would write and I can't stand her music either.

First impression ranking (might change):

3 Disc Anthology Box Set: Teenage Wasteland Wayamaya (2007) Every Man Gets His Wish (2009) Never Let Me Go (2010) On Our Way (2010) Paradise (2011) Oooh Baby (Are You Ready) (2010) Meet Me in the Pale Moonlight (2010) Queen of Disaster (2011) Back to tha Basics (2011) Prom Song (Gone Wrong) (2010) Driving in Cars with Boys (2010) Puppy Love (Marilyn Monroe) (2011) Take Me to Paris (2011) Hollywood's Dead (2011) Damn You (2011) Because of You (2011) TV in Black in White (2011) Femme Fatale Kinda Outta Luck (2010) Dangerous Girl (2010) You Can Be the Boss (2010) Hundred Dollar Bill (2009) Children of the Bad Revolution (2010) Us Against the World (2010) Trash Magic (2007) Caught You Boy (2010) Playground (2010) Live or Die (2010) Beautiful Player (2011) Serial Killer (2011) She's Not Me (2010) Jealous Girl (2010) Playing Dangerous (2010) Backfire (2010) Angels Forever Angels Forever, Forever Angels (2013) You & Me (2011) Cult Leader (2013) Serene Queen (2016) Your Girl (2013) Wild One (2012) I Talk to Jesus (2014) Dragonslayer (2013) Hollywood (2012) JFK (2012) If I Die Young (2015) Crazy for You (2014) California (2014) I Don't Wanna Go (2012) Yes to Heaven (2015) Fine China (2013) Life Is Beautiful (2015)

Lana read the iconic thread by @BlackoutZone and was like “Oh well…let’s give these little fuckers SYTH and Fine China final”.