Pretty Dull

some interesting/obscure information i found in the minor general questions thread
 
- the alt. title "trash sugar magic" came about because somebody during the ldr.fm era referred to the trash magic demo which is sometimes known as "the man i love" as "trash sugar magic"
 
- somebody claimed to have seen the "rehab" title on her myspace, but take that with a grain of salt
 
- "god bless america" was considered to be the title of lana del ray a.k.a lizzy grant, alongside born to die
 
- her father helped with the marketing of ldrakalg and said he enjoyed living vicariously through her
 
- she planned on re-released/re-recording kill kill and mermaid motel, obviously this never happened
 
- there's a mention of a rumored "oh say can you see" video, alongside queen of the gas station and smarty, we know that there's a qotgs video, but the other two are still not 100% confirmed, so take that with a grain of salt, just thought it was interesting that it was specifically mentioned alongside the other two which were rumored for years (now we know for sure one of those do exist)
 
- this seems to be another early version of the born to die tracklist which was posted by ldr.fm mods, without you, dark paradise, and hundred dollar bill seem to be the bonus tracks
 
 
resistance was included on an album titled "slam-complete studs collection", oddly enough, it seems like this album is from 1993? according to the post it was titled as "resistor" on the album (there was an amazon link to it, but unfortunately it no longer works)
 

 
- somebody from reeve carney's band mentioned lizzy grant, at the time, her myspace was called "therichwhores" so this was probably during 2007, he called her "terrific" and "really talented"
 
- "bollywood hawaii" which is the laptop demo of "maha maha" is titled that because that's the title that princess superstar gave the instrumental ("bollywood hawaii in space")
 
- the "final" or "alternate" version of st. tropez may just be a rumor, a rumored "better" version of betty boop boop was also mentioned but that could very likely be false
 
- allegedly a fan become friends with lana and she sent him songs, "future jazz" and "endless summer" which later become freak... very likely fake but still interesting  
 
- lana was planning to scrap west coast, but after dan auerbach reworked it, she liked it and decided to keep it for the album
 
i didn't go through the entire thread but i found some interesting things!

perhaps a lost h&m commercial featuring big spender? (it should let you play the video it did for me)
 
https://web.archive.org/web/20140131065848/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_wymgttNWU&gl=US&hl=en

You do not commit that long and hard for year as going through countless performer aliases and freelancing through dubious finances for a hobby lol

wtf are you talking about? she's a singer, music is her job, it takes work for artists to write music, record vocals, work with producers to get the exact sound they want, and decide what gets released, she also does the occasional photoshoot or interview, also, not to mention the fact that it can take hours, days, or even months just to do one song, she shouldn't have to do anything she doesn't want to do, her job can be difficult, being famous isn't easy, but even if her job was easy or more like a hobby, she still doesn't owe anybody anything 

why do people think music is just her hobby  does lana have another full time job that i’m unaware of?? her main source of income is making music and selling it. and it’s her JOB. her music was her hobby back when she was singing in bars for free while working as a waitress. her writing was a hobby when she was 12 writing poetry about autumn days and singing in choirs. 
people really love to undermine her artistry, fans or not. it’s really sad because she’s a genius and one of the best writers of our time and yet again people think she’s only doing this for her fans or for the public. was she doing all this for the public when she quite literally had no fans and was recording music in studios for which she had to pay? was she slaving away for the fans when she had no fans and was a nobody? damn right she wasn’t, she’s always done it for herself, we just happen to listen to it and like it

*Me everyday since March 24th 2023

right... no because i find those times so interesting theres just a lot i would love to know- any fun facts are welcome tbh

honestly we need some more lizzy grant tea in general, i'm sure it's a lot more elusive compared to tea/information about more recent eras when lana was already famous, but i know that there's things we still don't know

Do you mean this one? The original torrent got taken down on DimeADozen, I would have loved to look at the comments.

...lana sounds beautiful..nikki overpowers her in the chorus and we can barely hear Lana..
 
Just like BUS..

loud ass nikki lane

blue baby 

Hey all, 
 
I created using AI and Photoshop a wallpaper for laptop using the Nadia Lee Cohen photoshoot, DM me if you ever want it in HQ
 
http://lanaboards.com/forum/18photos/?do=add#
 

I do find it so interesting to compare the score to someone like Caroline Polacheck, who's last album was Godly, but the critics seem so much more receptive to the fact that Caroline herself is a genius than bestowing that on lana. They have a built in misunderstanding no matter how much she says otherwise that Lana, even with the recent praise, still has some sort of machine behind her, like it's not enough for them. Idk what more she can give them to make them happy, so fuck em. 

one thing that miss Grant is gonna do is record herself with a shitty laptop microphone and throw a ton of reverb and delay on those vocals 

Summer Bummer
Doin’ Time In My Feelings Dealer High By The Beach Cherry A&W Interlude - The Trio Summer Bummer (feat. A$AP Rocky & Playboi Carti) Freak Ridin’ (feat. A$AP Rocky) Peppers (feat. Tommy Genesis) Guns And Roses Taco Truck x VB Florida Kilos  
*edited after Ocean Blvd was officially released to add additional songs

I mean this in the nicest and least pretentious possible: I feel sad for people who don’t vibe with this album and don’t consider it her best work. It’s one of the best albums of all time and my personal favorite album of all time. I’ve never seen her songwriting so strong or so personal, so creative (and lord knows she’s always been incredibly creative). This feels like the most Lana album we’ve ever gotten and the most of Lana we’ve ever been given.
 
I understand people have different music tastes and have different experiences and personal ties to certain albums or music. But I really don’t understand how, if you’re a true Lana fan, you don’t like this album or don’t consider it one of her best. I NEVER thought she’d be able to top NFR or her other albums, but this feels almost like it’s in a different realm for me. And that’s not me knocking on any of her past albums because I think just as highly of them as I ever have - it’s more of a testament to how highly I think of this album. 

Let Me Love You Like A Woman. That one sure grew on me, like a rash. 😬
Fucking hate it but otherwise, not too many complaints. 

- "there's a fine line between genius and crazy"
- "there's a fine line between selling out and being bought"
- "there's a fine line between famous and being forgot"
- "there's a fine line between hope and delusion"
- "there's a fine line between broken and breaking"
- "there's a fine line between surviving and living"

May 14: Say Yes to Heaven (Sped Up) - Single
 

Love how much he pays attention to and picks up on nuance and intention.
I appreciate what he said about the Judah Smith Interlude and 100% agree with him. Honestly I think everyone's being a giant baby about this interlude and I think it's ridiculous that it's being removed from future pressings. Takes 1 millisecond to skip if it's not your thing. Like this dude pointed out, lots of this album is disquieting and uncomfortable. It serves a purpose and it's a fkn vibe.

OHHHH THIS WINS CREEPIEST LANA SONG EVER
 

Young and in Love 

Let Me Love You Like A Woman (Cocc Version)
 
scary how lame it sounds compared to the og version, i'm scared