Pretty Dull

i feel like west coast is objectively, one of her best songs  i don't even think there's a single ultraviolence or honeymoon track here...

it's official: music publications should never be allowed to write any articles about lana again, since they clearly CAN'T GET ANYTHING RIGHT!

NFR! is one of my favorites as well, but it is very much super accessible and palatable to the individuals who hate everything that Lana authentically is. 
 
Anyways, I love the Blue Banisters video 

i don't think anybody's slandering nfr or saying that it's bad, we're just saying that it's more "easy to digest" compared to her other albums

Everyone in this thread writing think pieces on NFR
 

Hopefully I uploaded this correctly 
 

Woo hoo!!! That's a great review. 4 stars! 

This site is actually the only place I know about where that consensus (fortunately!) doesnt exist. NFR kinda started a civil war between Lanaboarders which hasn't still ended I think, hahahaha

I was listening to nfr today & How to Disappear came on and I started cackling. The production of that song is so fucking funny, the circus sounds, the bells I started laughing cause I forgot that version existed. It makes me think of fleas dancing in a circus 

Just goes to show that 'NFR!', while it has its qualities and I can understand the appreciation it gets, from an OG fan perspective it feels like her most digestible album; I don't want to say it's watered down, because there is definitely some Lana-isms in there, but it's definitely not as controversial as a body of work than albums like 'Born To Die' or 'Ultraviolence'. You either like Lana as she is or you don't, this whole "I like it when she's not really doing her thing" to dismiss her earlier work is so silly.
 
I genuinely believe that 'Blue Banisters' is a beautiful album, but it's definitely not made for the masses.

I think critics and everyone liked NFR because it was a watered down version of Lana so it was easier to digest. It’s a cute album, easy to listen to but to call it her best or to try to act like nothing will top it is just silly. Lana said it herself, if everyone likes it maybe it’s not that good. Again, it’s a cute album but it’s like a watered down version of Lana. 

These posts remind me of a conversation I had with a friend after NFR came out. They really liked the record and I said something like, “wow, that’s great, you should definitely check out some of Lana’s other albums, like Ultraviolence and Honeymoon!” And they had the audacity to look me in the eye and say , “no thanks, those albums are too Lana, like they’re too melodramatic for me.” I was quite perturbed by that comment and can vouch for what everyone is saying about the general public being more receptive to a record that veers away from what they typically associate with Lana (hence, my friend using ‘Lana’ as a descriptor in and of itself). 
 
While I love NFR and think it’s an amazing record, people’s dismissal of her other 7 records is exactly my issue with the culture. Beating a dead horse, I know — but the entire point of Question for the Culture was valid, and is applicable to any woman (and I guess a bit further, any person) existing in any space, professional or not (I can attest to this personally).

Welp….Lana is fucked 

The Walmart of producers, cheap and affordable. 
No offence to him, I think he's a talented musician and he's made great songs for and with Lana, but lately he seems a bit... artistically tired.

Like Lana said herself: if everyone likes it, maybe it’s not that good!!

Thank God Lana makes music for herself and her fans and not for so called music critics who seemingly live in their little echo chamber—thinking they make and break careers.

it's honestly stupid to compare every album she's ever made/will eventually make to nfr, is she supposed to do the exact same thing for the rest of her career? are all of her past albums completely irrelevant garbage because she made a record which they think is valid enough?  artists grow, shift, change, & experiment, it's such a foolish pedestal to put her on, especially since lana's hinted at the fact that she wasn't happy about people respecting her only when she made an album which was "happier" and more "gp friendly", they could only respect her artistry if it didn't push the boundaries and go beyond the comfort zones of the today's music landscapes, there will never be another lana del rey, or born to die, or ultraviolence, she created something truly unique & special, yet they only respect her vision if it's one they can be comfortable with  

"premature evaluation" is correct, i'm starting to feel like i was too harsh on the album after i first listen, but i'm thinking that i'm going to warm up to it a lot more (even though i haven't listened to it since it first leaked)  give it time, all of her albums will be considered classics in time  

still vouching for every member to have a "favorite ldr song" section for their profile/member tags, i think it would be really cool to see everybody's favorite lana song(s) and to express our own
 
@May kinda does have a point, like, i don't feel like anything we request gets implemented, of course some ideas may not work with the website itself, or just simply aren't the greatest ideas, but i feel like it's pointless to even suggest anything because nothing happens

Tbh I haven’t really seen people using the likes function for validation, on other sm yeah I’d totally agree but this is just lanaboards…. I don’t think anyone is taking this site that seriously  As for the passive aggressiveness, it’s either silently “like” the post, or take away the likes and encourage others to respond with words as you said, which I think would cause even more drama  it’s not like this is Instagram where likes mean “you’re attractive” etc that gives people debilitating issues, we’re just discussing Lana and related topics, it’s not personal like that.. I don’t see the likes being an issue and I “like” having the option to use it lol. But good idea, if a user is having an issue with that maybe Elle or the mods can “hide” the like feature for them individually? 

Personally I like it, if I wasn’t online during a discussion it lets me still kind of interact w the convo/other users even when the subject has changed or if I don’t feel like posting a reply/expanding on it for whatever reason, it also lets you show support to your friends, or people who are going through a hard time, or lets you celebrate with others etc… Liking posts also lets me go thru all my “liked” posts in one area to find something more quickly than searching for it (cuz we all know how well that search function works ). If you meant addictive/toxic as in checking who liked what post or posting for like-bait, I think that’s the individual’s problem they need to work on independently. I don’t use the like function like that so it doesn’t feel fair to take away something I find quite useful because someone else doesn’t use it responsibly. I honestly don’t want or need to formulate a whole reply to every post I like, so just “liking” it is perfect for me, I would prefer if we kept it 

I unfollowed the Honeymoon account when it became inactive, so this whole Honeymoon IG revival has been deeply embarrassing to me as a stan. 

she’s just posting about her album to her fans it’s not that deep lol it’s not like she’s doing heavy promo she’s just sharing some stuff

lana posting about her album on her private account isn't even that deep anyways, it's like like we're missing any updates, just let her be, honestly

ppl being mad about lana using a private account: