HeyBlueBaby

wow well i saw this thread on the main page and i just thought i'd say the reception to this album was quite sad to witness i feel like lana has come a long way personally and artistically and this album pretty much sums all of that up (for me)
 
i dont know quite how to describe what i mean by that, i just think of chemtrails as an album where she was just living in the moment and was at peace. technical critiques aside and i almost never judge lana's work by any sort of technical standard either but i think chemtrails is a fine body of work as is though i think it could have benefitted from 2-4 more songs like an 11 track lana album just feels wrong but we're spoiled, and the shortness adds to its charm in a way so idk...
 
i go back to chemtrails quite a bit for wild at heart and dark but just a game, i adore both of those
and not all who wander are lust is a great track, very underrated, songs like this, tnc, ltli are all very similar to me and are some of her best work go stream
 
while the era was truly a huge letdown especially after nfr it was pandemic times and post-qftc so there were some factors working against it and shes already an artist who just puts it out there and moves on 
 
all in all i look back at this album fondly all the mess aside the music itself is good, beautiful, and extremely serene.
subsequently, blue banisters also gets harsh critiques....i think there are some points to be made for that and its less upsetting for me to see bb shade. its majority unreleased and the rest are very beautiful tracks but lacked excitement
 
songs like violets for roses are beautiful, but listening it the first time just felt a little predictable
and thats not a bad thing either just saying
 
she did say this album was where she was where shes going where she whatever, so i take that into account with the fresh material off bb
still, bb is very enjoyable with some excellent songs i mean the whole album is great i think the weakest is beautiful but still enjoyable.
more than anything i would like a further explanation of bb and what the intention or thought was behind some decisions made for the tracklist
 
theres my tangent 
 

Great debut for an unreleased song that went viral months ago and had no promo. Lana will continue to rise in commercial success. 

Theory for who Jim and Bill are
 
I do think Lana uses these names for multiple people but I believe the OG versions of Jim and Bill are Mikey Martin (Jim) and Rob Dubuss (Bill)
 
Mikey Martin
 
In a 2006 post by someone named Dalene, she claims that Mikey Martin is an extremely abusive person who has relations with Lizzy Grant... obviously it lines up with abuse Lana said she has faced by someone named Jim (Ultraviolence, Beauty Player, Hundred Dollar Bill, Smarty, etc.)
 
TW: heavy claims 
 
Rob Dubuss
 
There's not much on him, but he comes to mind with Bill because him and Mikey were friends and they worked together during shows
 
 
The main reason I think they would have been Bill and Jim is because of this interview where Lizzy says she drives around with Bill and Jim going to 7/11's
I would assume she used these name to protect their privacy, but there's really no one else who would have been friends enough to drive around together with Lana, besides Jimmy Gnecco and Reeve Carney who were also all friends, but there's no claims of Jimmy or Reeve being abusive so that theory sorta falls flat... 
 
Lana allegedly dated both of them in 2006, staying friends with Rob and could maybe explain the song Get Drunk, as well as a couple lyrics in it...
 
"I am sleeping with your best friend
How do you like me now"
 
Rob and Mikey both dating Lana right after each other
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"Come on, get drunk
You know you wanna
I am and you can
Won't tell no one about it"
 
Rob, Mikey, and Lana were all apart of a group called "ROAD RECOVERY" comprised of entertainment industry professionals whose lives have been touched by addiction and other adversities and now wish to make a positive impact on the lives of others. Road Recovery hosted many benefit concerts where Lizzy also played at a couple times with Tim Barr as said in this interview https://www.theaquarian.com/2014/05/21/an-interview-with-silverbird-dancing-with-the-spirits/
It seems like these lyrics seem to be Lana telling Mikey or Rob who were in recovery to drink with her in secret. 
 
I think thats all...

Great debut for an unreleased song that went viral months ago and had no promo. Lana will continue to rise in commercial success. 

Great debut for an unreleased song that went viral months ago and had no promo. Lana will continue to rise in commercial success. 

Great debut for an unreleased song that went viral months ago and had no promo. Lana will continue to rise in commercial success. 

I hate the LDR Village website so much, at least on PC. It's really not user friendly at all.

Great debut for an unreleased song that went viral months ago and had no promo. Lana will continue to rise in commercial success. 

Great debut for an unreleased song that went viral months ago and had no promo. Lana will continue to rise in commercial success. 

Great debut for an unreleased song that went viral months ago and had no promo. Lana will continue to rise in commercial success. 

Tomorrow Never Came haters are tasteless rats

Great debut for an unreleased song that went viral months ago and had no promo. Lana will continue to rise in commercial success. 

Great debut for an unreleased song that went viral months ago and had no promo. Lana will continue to rise in commercial success. 

I hate the LDR Village website so much, at least on PC. It's really not user friendly at all.

Great debut for an unreleased song that went viral months ago and had no promo. Lana will continue to rise in commercial success. 

Great debut for an unreleased song that went viral months ago and had no promo. Lana will continue to rise in commercial success. 

Great debut for an unreleased song that went viral months ago and had no promo. Lana will continue to rise in commercial success. 

It was extremely underwhelming especially as the "lead" it was supposed to be for Problematique correct me if I am wrong
 
I like the production for sure but the lyrics fall flat to me, they're so impersonal and it goes no where for me, lyrically.
 
All the other one offs before and after FSN were way better.

Great debut for an unreleased song that went viral months ago and had no promo. Lana will continue to rise in commercial success. 

It was extremely underwhelming especially as the "lead" it was supposed to be for Problematique correct me if I am wrong
 
I like the production for sure but the lyrics fall flat to me, they're so impersonal and it goes no where for me, lyrically.
 
All the other one offs before and after FSN were way better.

Great debut for an unreleased song that went viral months ago and had no promo. Lana will continue to rise in commercial success. 

Great debut for an unreleased song that went viral months ago and had no promo. Lana will continue to rise in commercial success. 

Great debut for an unreleased song that went viral months ago and had no promo. Lana will continue to rise in commercial success. 

It'a the first verse and prechorus for me....
 
They miss the tortured little girl
Bet it's hard to believe it was fun to get you out of my mind
It's true, only fools can play the part
Mine was never a mother's kind of love
I won't protect you again
Say goodbye
Cut you out of my life for the last time (So wave goodbye)
All said and done
 


 
 

Great debut for an unreleased song that went viral months ago and had no promo. Lana will continue to rise in commercial success.