alexbeygul

I'm actually so mad now
 
ordered

Not me ordering my 4th vinyl variant of this album...

So excited to get the alternate cover with the red vinyl. 
And even though I dislike the official cover, I still wish I could have bought it just to have it. Too bad money is tight. Basically, I had to choose between the two. 
But guys the alternate cover is so dreamy & beautiful. It's my favorite cover of hers to date (even though it's not official). I hope Lana uses Neil Krug for her next official album cover because their collaborations are seriously stunning.

I know we're all fighting in here, lol, but if anyone wants the UO Exclusive, here's a 20% off code (your entire order, so add something else for free shipping!) - brings the price down to $31: XUO20XTASLX
 
 

I know you didn’t say that. Again, I said that I wasn’t speaking about anyone in general. Yes, the way this thread was going was in that direction, but I also said that people are entitled to their opinion. And I didn’t say that it damages the positive feeling, it’s just a tired shtick that infiltrates the threads and if you’re in the thread already, well it’s not ever fun to read a brash take. I’m not saying this at you btw because I actually enjoy your presence on this site! 

The way I received my little Surf Shop t-shirt four months after the alleged "shipping date" 
War flashbacks.

Idk why you are so hurt when it's basically YOU getting hostile and personal over an opinion  LOL.
It's not as if my opinion on her merch hinders you in any way to hoard whatever you want.
I mean - I never said anyone can not buy anything. That's the narrative some users here - the very ones who are getting personal and dramatic - push cause they can't live with me voicing my opinion that her merch is low standard and that I'm amazed people actually buy it WITHOUT ADDRESSING ANYONE IN PARTICULAR. And I really doubt having an opinion and not yassing everything for the sake of it damages the positive feeling someone else may have. Talking about fragility .
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what a nightmare this thread has turned into 

i would actually argue that things like the box are probably a really big part of her vision. it's not plastic, they're special stones with holy woods, etc.
 
considering her artistic development with wanting to be "witchy" it completely makes sense. and yeah, they're expensive but they're actually really lovely looking collector's boxes - and hopefully the wood and stones were sourced ethically. from what i've seen of other people's pictures they look completely worth it. i would say every era she's had something well representative of the era. flasks and lighters, coke necklace spoons, lyric bibles, all the surf merch from NFR. i don't think her merch is as bad as people want to make out.

i kinda dont get this whole argument cuz that member didnt lie theres a reason why they started selling a candle with a plastic rock for 100$

Anyways, 
stream Chemtrails Over the Country Club 
 
 

I like collecting Lana memorabilia, it's not that deep of a problem or conversation. Regardless of anyone's opinion of the cover, that doesn't diminish the album experience itself. When the cover for NFR was released, I was taken back by it, but guess what... NFR fucking slayed !!! 
 
Also, I do support indie artists on Bandcamp too. I'm an avid music lover, Lana just happens to be my fave and she happens to be backed by a music conglomerate.

I don’t really understand what’s so hard about understanding and respecting ur “artist” vision??? It’s HER FUCKING ART FOR GODS SAKE ITS HER WAY TO EXPRESS HERSELF Does dragging her 24/7 makes them feel like they’re so deep in art and stuff? That’s kida funny and seems to be very trendy over here now like the “im embarrassed” whenever she post something  lol

If she threw all her aesthetic abilities overboard - something which defined her as an artist in the past - then it's not nearly as inappropriate to voice disappointment as you are making it sound. This is not little 4-y-old Jenny I'm bashing for her drawing but an artist who really did the most lazy and visually unpleasing thing ever after being established as a visual mind 
 
And - merch that USES this very aesthetic is pretty much about it, isn't it?
 
whatever, I'm not going to derail the thread any further.

I personally think that collecting for the sake of collecting is totally fine, I think a lot of us do that on here (I legit bought both the gray vinyl edition and that iffy box set). There is nothing wrong with that. But at the same token, it is also completely valid to express criticism towards Lana's artistic and/or aesthetic directions with all her albums, let alone COCC. I for one think that the cover is absolutely terrible, literally her worst imho, but that didn't stop me from buying some merch? Just like I have a strong dislike for the NFR era, again, that didn't stop me from buying that expansive FNAC edition. 

It's not that- and I did say that you, as everyone, are free to voice your opinion.
My question is: do you have to be so negative all of the damn time? 
That whole argument you said "if the cover was shot on a professional camera, it would be a great picture" is bull. I don't quite love the cover- but I still don't quite hate it. W/ that said, if it were shot on a professional camera it would change 0% of the photo itself lmao it would still be Lana around her friends and it would still serve BTS-promo-pic vibes but on higher quality. 

I mean they are free to express they like it just as much as I am to say I hate it. 
I'm not stopping anyone to buy or like anything, I'm stating my opinion

girl why is the the album cover is giving you this much of a brain aneurism. its a cute neutral photo of her and her friends. it doesn't communicate anything of the sort. it's her vision and she wanted that as the cover literally so what. maybe some of us just enjoy the fun vinyl colours and quality music? its not all about aesthetics.
 
i feel like a lot of people on this site drag lana's completely fine aesthetical directions just because they want honeymoon 2 or ultraviolence 2 but guess what mimi? those days are gone and she's moved on. she's in her mid thirties. why does it matter if she's hot on the cover? its so shallow.

I-
Just giving my two cents: it's one thing to voice your opinion- which you are free to do - but it's another whole thing to act like a debbie downer 100% of the time and whenever people say nice stuff about the cover you come running to shit on it. 
People have different opinions about stuff so no one should be surprised that there are people who like- or actually LOVE - the cover.
I get it, you HATE the cover; you're an active member around here and I guess most of the people here know how much you despise the cover but you don't have to come say bad stuff every time some user says how much they like it. 
Just let people be excited about whatever reason they are excited for

all i have to say is i HOPE some of the proceeds of the TEN vinyl variations are going to her road crew and other tour staff who are out of work instead of adding to her fortune. 

oooh the girls are fightinn

I don't know about your financial situation and I genuinely hope you are doing well so lemme just say that - you should not buy merch just for the sake of supporting a rich mainstream artist from a huge, rich label
 
And nah I won't buy it since that only communicates that she really does not have to put effort into things like that and make her continue with covers like LMLY or COCC and low quality merch.
A lot of small artists have better merch with a bigger creative vision even though they have a much smaller budget to start with

Oh my FUCKING GOD! This sentence is art. 

they seem to have a few random things they've listed as "promotional", idk why he would list some of them and not others, so that also makes me feel like its real.
 
 
and? literally what is your point. maybe some people like the cover because it's not electric body's world? maybe some of us want to support an artist? maybe some of us like to collect things? big whoop for that pointless post. how rude.

I mean - if she would not use a terrible iphone pic as an album cover this would have not be an issue at all