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I've never been one to have this sort of opinion on her before but I kinda miss the "old Lana" tbh...like pre-NFR Lana. Even though I love her last 4 albums, her aesthetic, sound, and mystique in her earlier career was so much fun.

I heard she's over.

Idk, it's pretty solid still Boys Ain't Your Right Omanko I Blame Myself Night Time, My Time 24 Hours You're Not The One I Will Kristine Wait, it's actually one of the best albums of all time........come back Sky Ferrari

She has alluded to it in several songs....she's been linked with multiple people at once....Idk, at the very least, she's had open relationships in the past. Even her latest album kind of touches on these topics

I think it's pretty clear that Lana does not practice monogamy. In several of her songs, she alludes to this, being content with sharing a lover or being shared. That's why when the sleuths in that Lana-relationships thread claimed she cheated on Barrie had me laughing. And after her relationship with Jack I think she clearly has open relationships

Well, she has several photos with Kandy Muse back from the UV days so I believe this.

That just made me think like, maybe NFR is so loved by people because her songwriting kind of hit a sweet spot....still quintessential Lana style, but matured and refined a lot, the production also reflected that. Truly a once in a lifetime record.

I'm bored so I'm gonna list the Lana songs I use the least from each album: BTD: Carmen, MDM, Lolita, Lucky Ones P: I don't really use it at all if I'm being honest, but I use Cola often and American too lately. UV: I think overall I've used Pretty When You Cry the least off this album, I haven't heard it in full in a long long time. Now that I think about it, I don't use Tracks 7-9 much and never did besides back then I stanned MPG HM: HBTB. I never use it when I get Honeymoon cravings. LFL: GBA & WTWWAW....especially the latter, at least GBA has melodies and vocals I like NFR: This ones hard because I use the whole album more or less. I probably go for VB the least simply cause of the length COCC: Tulsa, I've never been a fan of the song, and I cannot explain why. BB: A few I don't touch.... DYK: Love every song but I don't touch The Grants for personal reasons lol That was fun. Btw, I like p much all of these songs, I just use these ones the very least out of them all. I do need to start giving love to some of these and switch up my rotation lol

Kintsugi and Fingertips haters make me even madder when you take into account that these two songs are very personal, transparent and honest. During COCC she made a video talking about how she wasn't going to let people tell her story for her, that the popular narratives were fictitious, and the real story was more beautiful than what they say. Fingertips is the result of this. Talking about it all: her siblings, being sent away, resenting her mother, wanting a child, suicide, death/loss of a partner.....I mean, she covered so many bases. As a long time fan I'm very moved by it. Like, sure a lot of this stuff we've known or has been inferred....but it's different when she actually sings about it It's storytelling, it's songwriting, it's poetry. Those just here for "bops" and "cinematic production" or whatever it is they're not getting....you're just not gonna appreciate or understand the true magnificence of the songs if you don't genuinely love Lana's writing and story. I love hearing her sing about this shit, it feels really personal and touching and I feel every word, it's truly music for the soul. Idk how some people cant see how BIG these two songs are for her. They're so important. But thats just me

Yeah, that production and those lyrics date it for me. It's very much a product of its time. Thankfully there's better songs on that EP

I like Dreamer but it aged a lil poorly just my opinion I still use Babygirl, Roll With Me and White Roses sometimes tho

Well.............night time my time wasnt that good anyway

I'm listening to Born To Die and I'm just emotional rn. I think it's UV turning 9 doing me in right now. I just can't believe it's been THAT long. I literally grew up listening to her music and still use it daily. Thinking about at these albums and eras, and listening to the music itself, makes me feel so fucking nostalgic and it's so overwhelming tbh. Personally and as a fan. She's had such an amazing career and released some of the greatest pieces of music in our generation. She really did the thing and I'm so proud of her. She has such strength and resilience it's unbelievable not to mention her immense talent. It's just in her DNA and it's been so so so beautiful to witness her grow and change through the years. I really hope I can thank her in person one day for that impact she's had on me through music.

How can anyone call her discography consistent when it’s all one-off singles, two “mixtapes” (one failed debut, and one disposable EP) and now a “debut” album with material from different scrapped projects and sounds nnnnn. You can be a stan and still not be delusional. Kim’s career is a MESS.

Kintsugi haters literally have no taste buds. Acquire some intelligence and maturity and maybe you can enjoy the songs

Agree! And it’s a shame she isn’t too fond of the creative process she had going on with Dan. I think she said he pushed her too much and she didn’t find it helpful. But the results were A+. Being a fan during that time was the best. I wasn’t too involved with the fandom like posting on here or anything but just the media that was coming out about her and the mystique and hype she had after Born To Die and especially West Coast was everything. She was truly the coolest most bad ass woman in music. Still is btw. UV will always be #1 in my heart. She captured true nostalgia which was felt then and 10x harder now.

Wow. It’s really crazy that it’s been 9 years. I feel so fucking old. I still remember listening to Brooklyn Baby on my headphones, walking down the street on a hot summer day. This music changed my life. Thank you so much Lana for giving me the soundtrack to my life and enlightening me through your music. I spent that entire summer streaming this album, and playing Florida Kilos to DEATH. Wow what an album and what a moment that was. I wish I could experience listening to this album for the first time again.

Her best era of all time. People died

Oh, I never followed Brooke that closely, outside of the hype from Das Me. I know she worked with Nicola for Opulence but I wasn’t interested in her. I liked XXXTC though, and there were some good songs on the album. I think it’s pretty good party music. There are some duds tho, I liked Freak Like Me on first listen but it’s kind of unlistenable trash. Is her work with RCA songs like Volcano, My Sex, etc? Yeah those songs were good It’s sad because I see her getting down about herself on Twitter about her music career sometimes nnnnn. But it’s almost like what did you expect sis you made your image so sexual and one note for so long now. I think she could have been something but she was mismanaged or had little marketability.

Why does everyone hate Sexcorsism? I thought it was fun. I'm surprised she doesn't have more stans tbh...I would think the Charli/Shygirl/Sophie crowd would support her.

Tbh, I think the divisiveness on NFR is wild to me. It's a really good album, one of her strongest to me. I'll admit, since 2021 I haven't used it like that, but I'm starting to get back into it lately. I think the change in her songwriting, and the big change from sound after LFL had some people shooketh. Still, I think an album like this was always a no brainer from Lana....I always expected her to go that route, same with COCC. That's why some criticisms for her last few albums genuinely shock me, because this was always where she was headed to me. I like that her music has matured and her approach is more subtle. The last few albums have given us a lot of beautiful moments from her that are very pleasing to me as a longtime fan. And DYK is probably up there with her best but it may be too soon to tell. In no order, I believe her best albums are: BTD (cmon, it's a classic), UV, HM, NFR, DYK. I do consider Paradise essential listening as well. The sound of Cola, American, Ride, Gods & Monsters was such a moment.

Some spills! Can I reply? Cause this is fun lol. Dark Paradise is pop perfection to me. It's that post-chorus leading into the bridge for me, she put crack in it. I think it meshes perfectly with the earlier songs on the album as well. Million Dollar Man and Carmen are a little forgettable for some reason, I don't know why that is, because I like both tracks, they're just not favorites. I did see a negative opinion about Million Dollar Man in this thread last night and went to listen to it and I still enjoyed it. I think the production is "classic Lana" and I still live for the vocals lol. Carmen has really pretty melodies too. I think the other tracks on BTD are just stronger. 24 is criminally underrated. That bridge? I can't. It and Swan Song both deserve more recognition, they are stellar tracks. The build ups are insane. White Mustang has always been a favorite of mine. When I think of LFL it's one of the first tracks that come to mind still. I honestly never had strong feelings towards NBAR when it leaked. I do like both versions though. I've used NFR version more just cause it's there, I like the lyric changes in the chorus, and I like that dancefloor type of sound in the chorus, or whatever you call that lol. Can't remember if it's in the demo or not. Love BBS. Someone called it cringe, and I can see why, but I live for the rage. The verses are heavenly and then she loses it in the last couple minutes, it's great. I love Nectar of The Gods so much, it just sounds so soul aching to me. I do kind of hate the title, I wish she named it Wild on You or something. Finally, Fishtail is a BOP sis! Please play it on an endless loop until you are convinced. There's crack in there.

Whew the opinions on this last page! LFL could have really been something, like Honeymoon's darker sister, but I appreciate the album for what it is and use often. Lana felt in touch here. I think the phrase she used to describe Honeymoon was a "vanity project", and I think she sacrificed that with LFL to serve the culture at that time. She made some beautiful songs out of her wanting to inspire hope and change with this album instead. I will always love and appreciate that about LFL, though it's not a perfect album, it's fun and quite thoughtful. NFR might be overrated by a hair but I think it deserves the praise. She should make more songs with instrumentals like Mariners, VB, and The Greatest. That's why I loved Peppers and Taco Truck. That sounds just works so well with her. COCC & BB are different stories. But I agree about Tulsa So overrated, every other song on COCC is better than it.

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

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