rightofjupiter

Ok this is so good!! I just sort of hate the sheik line. But the melody/production/voice and the rest of the lyrics are excellent. Sorry to beat a dead horse but yes this is the best thing she’s done since froot.

i just downloaded that new sound app that grimes collabed on (AI lullaby on Endel) and have used it the past two nights to great success, so highly recommend that. i have also fallen asleep a few times listening to violet (v soothing). i also really like the guided meditations (free at ucla website) for sleep; they have some in english and spanish: https://www.uclahealth.org/marc/mindful-meditations

i listened and think sonically it's really good! a return to form a la froot and TFJ. not a huge fan of the lyrics (they just feel lazy and sort of bland) but otherwise a bop.

interesting to learn that her book advance was 1 million (since she mentions donating a million dollars across the country, the first part of which was to the navajo water project as she previously mentioned). wonder if this was for both books or just for violet.

those were the glory years!! though i super loved the strange little girls and beekeeper tours as well. saw her in 96 and 98 (for choirgirl tour) which was also absolutely incredible. she is still and prob always will be incredible live. i also love how every night of a tour could hold so many surprises– she's the best at keeping setlists interesting and playing cult favs (wish lana would take a page from tori's setlist book lol)

BFP is a perfect and incredibly unique record, also one of my all time favs. the lyrics are next level. tbh tori's output up through beekeeper was absolutely iconic, esp her first six records. under the pink, choirgirl, and venus are probs my fav after BFP though i love scarlet's walk and LE too...would love to see a return to form from her one day but tbh at this point i don't think it's gonna happen. she will forever be an icon tho and i will never miss a show when she tours near me. BFP tour one of the best live shows i've ever seen.

I Talk to Jesus vs. Cherry Blossom

Dance for Money vs. Trash Magic (demo)

the greatest vs. fuck it i love you

roses bloom for you, plus an assortment of outtakes from honeymoon, ultraviolence, and NFR. i would also love to hear any of the early versions of NFR (the song) if they exist, bc i loved that little bit jack and lana tried to remember during the livestream. if there's anything else around from whenever i talk to jesus was recorded i'd love to hear that, and tbh also whatever other early demos there are for LFL songs (a heroin demo would be dreamy). i love the demos for LFL the song and beautiful people and it'd be cool to see if/how other songs on LFL changed when lana decided to try and make the record's outlook a little brighter. this is a very long answer and not a list at all but so it goes edit: i would also die to hear more concept demos (i love valley of the dolls) and her voicenotes from when she records vocal ideas for songs (this would never happen but still, can dream)

blasphemy!

west coast vs. cherry

i want the blue tie dye shirt but i already have the vroom vroom hoodie so held off (already spent too much $ this month). if it's around in a month or two i might get it anyhow tho.

We can go back to New York Loving you was really hard We could go back to Woodstock Where they don't know who we are Heaven is on earth I will do anything for you, babe vs. High up in the Hollywood Hills crushing violet pills You've been trying to write a novel about your cheap thrills You think you're Hunter S. Thompson I think you're fucking crazy as the day's long

terrence loves you vs. mariners apt. complex

The Other Woman vs. Season of the Witch

signed book plates would be so awesome! sigh

tough one! sad girl vs. music to watch boys to

to drive initial sales/scarcity vibes? idk

I would love to see her merch leveled up w some stuff like that! What a great idea. Wish she’d incorporated some of the photos or cover art from violet into the merch too

Color Blue vs. Sad Girl

i don't love the design work on this stuff (ie the illustration) tho i wonder if lana did it herself? in that case it would be more special. i did order the hope shirt tho cuz that's one of my all time fav lana songs– love that the lettering is embroidered on the front (tho wish it were embroidered rather than screenprinted on the back).

i agree with a few picks here, and others i can't argue with even though they're not my favs. but i would never put boys or what i like on even a top 25 list, personally.

Ride - 21 (-) Cola - 9 Body Electric - 20 Gods and Monsters - 18 Bel Air - 14 (+) Burning Desire - 8

along these lines, opening the show with anthems would absolutely GO OFF