Honeymooner

Greetings! I haven't posted here in ages. I have listened to "Lust for Life" and I like most of the songs. I wondered if anyone else caught some of the references to other songs in hers. For example: "Love" -- she says "Don't Worry Baby" several times, perhaps a reference to the Beach Boys song of that name? "Cherry" -- several occurrences of "Rosemary and Thyme," possibly a nod to Simon and Garfunkel "Scarborough Fair" (the words "Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme") "Coachella" -- the words "Stairway to Heaven" come up during the chorus; possibly an homage to Led Zeppelin? "Tomorrow Never Comes" -- this one has a couple. I heard "Tiny Dancer" a few times (Elton John song), as well as what sounded like "Lay Lady Lay" (Bob Dylan) Any others?

Don't forget, most people, celebrities included, don't usually just plunk down the entire cash value for a house. They generally do what the rest of us do: Go to a bank, get a loan, and finance the house. Banks will happily loan money to people with lots of money, because they know they'll get it back. And she'll probably get a ridiculously low interest rate. And since mortgage interest is tax-deductible, that's another reason not to pay cash for a house. So, if she's worth $15M before buying those houses, she's still worth $15M after, plus more, because now she has the value of those houses in her portfolio. The reason I even know this is that many years ago, I worked for an IT consulting firm, and one of our clients was a mortgage broker. One of the broker's clients was former San Diego Padres baseball hall-of-famer Tony Gwynn. He bought a nice house in Poway (suburb of San Diego), and he could have easily paid cash for it, but he financed it to get the tax break.

I haven't been on the forum in a while, but I just popped in and saw this post, so I thought I'd contribute my opinion. Hope y'all don't mind. I personally like BTD/Paradise the best. I love Chamber Pop... that's why I like those albums so much. It's also why I like songs like Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain" and Coldplay's "Viva la Vida." My second favorite LDR album is Honeymoon, followed by UV. (I'm not including any pre-LDR albums.) She is definitely exploring different things. UV was a HUGE departure from BTD/P, and HM is, at least in my opinion, not the return to the BTD/P style that people were touting it to be. I see it as somewhere in between BTD/P and UV stylistically. That said... see next comment. I think a lot of people will agree with this, especially in terms of her vocal quality. Her voice has come a LONG way since BTD/P... she's more solid, more confident, sings more strongly, better vibrato, etc. As far as the "quality" of her music goes, that's subject to everyone's interpretation (including mine). It seems like with each new album, she's trying something a little different. Hopefully, that will continue with the next one. I'd love to see another BTD/P-style album myself, but I'd also be happy with whatever she puts out (as long as it's not rap, LOL). I'm with you on that one. One thing I've noticed over the years is that, other than concerts, she has pretty much stopped making public appearances (in person, or on TV). Whether that's her own doing or that of her record label, I couldn't say... just something I've observed.

Where can I buy the 8-track?

Is there a date yet? I'd love to go if I can. I'm only 2+ hours away in San Diego.

Thanks, you saved me from having to fast-listen to all the songs again

Anyone catch the references? In "Terrence Loves You," there are several occurrences of "Ground control to Major Tom," an obvious nod to David Bowie's "Space Oddity." And in another song, I forget which one now (was listening to Honeymoon on the way to work today), there's a reference to "Hotel California." Lana has good taste.

I'll agree with most people here. To me it's a little like BTD and a little like UV, but really has its own unique sound.

They're spamming, not stanning. LOL

Wow, you mean I'm not the only one here who likes "Lucky Ones"? I would love to hear that live. And "Flipside," although it would just be her and Blake; the other guys would just be sitting around watching, LOL.

I'm always right!! Except, of course, when I'm wrong... It's just a guess. She may have just forgotten about having sung it in the past, too... though you would think one of her band members would have reminded her... LOL

I saw a video from last year of her singing "Old Money" a capella, although she only sang a small part of it. However, she and the band DID perform it in Mexico City last October (that was the live debut of the full song), and she performed it again at her very next concert at Hollywood Forever (I was there!). It's such a beautiful song, especially hearing it live... that's why I was disappointed that she didn't perform it in San Diego. But she apparently did perform it later in the tour.

Maybe she forgot that she had sung it last year? LOL... Or perhaps she meant she had never done it on the Endless Summer tour... who knows. This IS Lana we're talking about, after all.

Oh I understand, just didn't want you to get your hopes up and then be disappointed. FK is a bonus track anyway, and I've never heard her perform any bonus tracks at a concert.

Soundchecking a song doesn't necessarily mean she'll be performing it, though. I heard a sound check at my show that wasn't performed during the concert.

I loved hearing Old Money live at Hollywood Forever last year. She had only started singing it live at her previous concert in Mexico City. I was disappointed that she didn't sing it at her show in San Diego last month, but I was at least happy to have Brooklyn Baby in the mix. Interesting that she took that out in favor of Ride at this show. Maybe she wanted some more Paradise representation, since all she had at my show was Cola.

Speaking from experience. I'm on the West Coast (where they have a sayin'...) and I went to the show on May 16 in Chula Vista. I actually live pretty close to Sleep Train Amphitheater.

I think your best bet would be one of 2 things: 1) Have someone drop you off if possible (and pick you up afterward, of course, or hitch a ride with someone), or 2) Park off-site as close as you can (I had to park about a mile away) and walk in, and once the lots open, have your neighbor in line (you'll probably be friends by then, LOL) hold your spot for you while you walk back to your car and drive in to the parking lot. EDIT: Also, forgot to mention this, but the Silver VIP people get in first. At my venue, which has a fairly good-sized pit, the Silver VIP people almost completely filled the first 2 rows of the pit. There were people camping out the night before, but it didn't help them get to the very front, since us Silvers got in first. But at least if you get there early, it gives you a better shot at being at least *close* to the front.

As @@buster said, these are subject to change. My email said Courtney Love would be on at 7:30 and Lana at 8:45. The reality was 45+ minutes later: Courtney at 8:15, Lana at 9:45.

Hi! None, really... same company. Live Nation is the name of the company, and VIP Nation is, I guess you could say, the "subunit" of Live Nation that works with the VIP ticket holders.

@@kik Thanks for the great review! Sounds like you had a magical experience. I had a minor case of PCD after the first time I saw Lana last year at Hollywood Forever. This last time, though, I was fine. I was actually glad to be out because I was sore all over. The experience was worth it, though.

@@kik and @@buster: Whoever buys the tickets (i.e. the name they were purchased under) has to be present to pick them up. At my show, they checked our IDs twice: Once when they first came through the line looking for us Silver people, and again just before we went inside the gates. That said, I do remember seeing something in the e-mail I got saying that whoever purchased the tickets could contact LiveNation and have another person added on who is authorized to pick up tickets. There was a guy waiting in line with me whose mom had bought his ticket. Even though his last name was the same as hers, which made Natalie less suspicious , he still had to call his mom and have her text him a picture of her ID so he could show it to Natalie. In my case, I had purchased a total of 3 tickets. I figured my wife would use one if she went, and then I could sell the other one. Since she didn't go, I ended selling both, but since I was there, it wasn't a problem. One of my ticket buyers was already there when Natalie came through, so I told Natalie the girl was with me, and she got her wristband directly. I took the other wristband for my other ticket buyer, who showed up just before 5.

The sound checks at my venue were pretty early in the day. We could hear them from outside, but they were done before even the gold VIP people got in. The gift bag itself was a black bag with the Endless Summer tour picture on it, and it said "Lana Del Rey" above. It also had, for lack of a better description, a roughly 3'x3' banner inside that also says "Lana Del Rey" and has the Endless Summer tour picture. I tried to take a picture and post it, but the forum won't let me. :-/ I'm not 100% sure about the timing for Gold VIP. Your best bet might be to start a new thread to see if anyone else here has done the Gold VIP to see what they did. I'd imagine that you could arrive around 4:00 and ask one of the security people where the Gold VIP people line up. Natalie will be around there somewhere and will make sure you get your wristband. Also, a couple of days before the show, you'll get an e-mail from Live Nation which will include Natalie's cell number. You can call or text her if you're unsure (but only the day of, as specified in the e-mail you'll get).

Wow... that's quite a deal! If that holds true, then you're in a pretty unique situation and you should get first entry into the Pit and get an ideal spot! (I'd suggest right at the bottom of the stairs where Lana comes down off the stage... best shot at a selfie!!) Good luck!

I suppose that depends on the venue, but most likely, yes. They did at our venue, at least. But Gold VIP ticket holders had assigned seats, so they got to go in early and sit around... not sure what the point of it was, really. There may have been other perks that I'm not aware of, since I didn't have Gold VIP. I thought I heard that they get food brought over to them, too (foo was presumably included in the price, too). At my venue, one of the security guards came by around 11 AM or noon looking for Gold VIP people. It wasn't Natalie or anyone else from Live Nation. But that could be different for you; I have no idea. Whoops, forgot part of my answer. When us Silver VIP people were taken inside the parking lot area to wait outside the gate, the Gold VIP people were already there. They went in the gates about an hour before we did. What happened after that, though, I have no idea.