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  7. Posted

    59 minutes ago, Crys10 said:
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    I caved in and listened to only Taco Truck and it really fucking is THAT bitch!!! I’ve been waiting for a song like that since VB and I’m so freaking happy with this song. It really is one of the best songs :trisha::hair::heidi: wig snatching genitals bursting body thrusting song :kum:

     

     

    THANK YOU!  I missed the fun lana singing shit to beats. 

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  8. Posted

    So, the Rolling Stone just published an article listing out 50 Best Lana Del Rey songs:

     

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-lana-del-rey-songs-1234696106/

     

    Here's what songs from OB made it:

     

    Did you know that there's a tunnel #41

    A&W #32

     

    But honestly, it's a pretty rando list so I wouldn't think much about it. For example, they have Freak at 23. :pft:

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  9. Posted

    5 minutes ago, Lanaparadiserey said:

    I wonder if we will get a video tomorrow or Friday??? I really hope we do but I doubt it

     

    Honestly, I doubt it. Maybe a home made video for The Grants. Otherwise, she would have teased it.

     

    I think they wait to see how the sales are doing and what song is the most popular one and then interscope will cash out. Kinda like Doin' Time.

     

    i can't believe we might have a solid album without videos, wheras we got three different videos for her worst album (Blue Banisters) that no one even saw.

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  10. Posted

    9 minutes ago, wilting daisy said:

    if you don't like titles like "fingertips", "peppers" and "taco truck", i wonder how you'd feel about titles like "blue jeans", "video games" and "cola" like this is such a classic lana way of naming her songs. if she's pretentious now, she always has been

     

    Can we stop dissing that faux tracklist? I think the poster got the message. 

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  12. Posted

    22 minutes ago, Sportscruiser said:

    This actually might be her best tracklist to date. The only thing I’d change would be the names of the interludes.

     

    I agree. It's super intriguing with titles like Paris, Texas, Fishtail and Taco Truck x VB.

     

    But nothing tops Born do Die's and Norman's titles imo. Norman Fucking Rockwell, Venice Bitch, Born to Die, National Anthem, Summertime Sadness, Blue Jeans, The greatest, California - those were the best imo.

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  13. Posted

    16 minutes ago, Jeanne Dielman said:

    Yet another 4/5 review from a British publication. It counts for AOTY. 

     

    https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/lana-del-rey-did-you-know-that-there-s-a-tunnel-under-ocean-blvd-album-review-b1069079.html

     

     

    Ugh, why do all reviewers need to start their review with lines like this one:

    "Ever since she emerged as America’s dark sweetheart over a decade ago, Lana Del Rey has been dogged by accusations that she’s a phoney."

    I mean, a decade and nearly 10 albums after Video Games and those "phoney" accusations, you'd think they'd put it behind already.

     

    Also, the review is sooo porely written, it's embarrassing. 

     

    "Peppers with its electronic hip hop beat and a strange chorus"

     

    He's paid to write reviews but that that's the best he can say? How is that a "strange" chorus? Compared to "Fuck me to death?" which isn't? Ugh. Whoever said we shouldn't give a damn about reviews is right. I'll hold off on Pitchfork and Fantano, the rest are all shit.

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  14. Posted

    1. NFR!

    2. Born to Die (the highs are just too great even though the album isn't all that good)

    3. Ultraviolence

    4. Lust for Life

    5. Did You Know that there's...

     

    6. Chemtrails Over the Country Club

    7. Paradise

    8. Honeymoon

    9. VIolet Bent Backwards Over the Grass

    10. Blue Banisters

     

    Never listen to AKA so I'll place that in 11. Kill Kill is solid though.

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  15. Posted

    1 hour ago, Crazy Husband Stealer said:

    Track List if Lana didn't try to be pretentious:

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    A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd

    1. Memories
    2. Don't Forget Me
    3. Sweet
    4. American Whore
    5. Judah Smith Interlude
    6. Candy Necklaces
    7. Jon Batiste Interlude
    8. Kintsugi
    9. Two Seconds to Cry
    10. Suitcase (feat. SYML)
    11. Three White Butterflies
    12. Let the Light In (feat. Father John Misty)
    13. Margaret (feat. Bleachers)
    14. Fishtail
    15. Skinnydip (feat. Tommy Genesis)
    16. Lanita / Venice Bitch, Pt. 2

     

     

    Nah, soz. Her titles are better. And not pretentious, just more poetic / cinematic, e.g. Paris, Texas

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  16. Posted

    8 minutes ago, BartenderDeco said:

    some critics are so annoying

    theyll go give positions, midnights, happier than ever etc a 5/5 then give masterpieces like magdalene, nfr etc a 3/5 

     

    Happier than Ever got a 5/5? Lol.

     

    I like B. E. a lot, but I only played that record about 3 times. A few great songs aside, she has a long way to go to earn her 5/5s.

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  17. Posted

    16 minutes ago, Venice said:

     

    Awe okay! I'll just paste it:

     

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     (TIMES REVIEW)
     
    In the recent furore over the announcement of Glastonbury’s all-male, all-white headliners (the female and black members of the heavy rockers Guns N’ Roses don’t count, apparently), one high-profile figure weighed into the battle.
    Lana Del Rey appeared to suggest in an Instagram post that she might pull out of the festival in protest — in protest that she didn’t get top billing, that is. In truth, she doesn’t match the mass appeal of Elton John and the Arctic Monkeys, and she is still headlining the festival’s Other Stage, which is pretty massive.
     
    However, perhaps because of her voice-of-a-generation status with people who see something of their own dreams and torments in her, and her overly large influence on a generation of moody and introspective pop stars from Lorde to Billie Eilish, the impact of Del Rey’s persona outweighs the reach of her music.
     
    All this helps to explain why her latest album shows evidence of a thoughtful, complex songwriter underneath the all-pervading image of a Hollywood siren for the age of anxiety, but one whose excesses have not been curbed by herself or anyone else.
     
    A running time of 77 minutes is a stretch for any album, not least when within it is a lengthy and not particularly illuminating sermon with some giggling over it, and so many sad, languorous ballads that listening to them all in a row has not so much an emotional impact as a soporific one.
    Yet there are some brilliant songs in here too, with reflections on family, the distortions of fame and Del Rey’s signature subject, bad relationships, set against some of her most ambitious compositions yet.
     
    An a capella section followed by plangent piano, soaring strings and a heavenly choir of voices sets the tone on the opener, The Grants. It is seemingly a song of hope, with Del Rey asking, “Do you think there’s a chance for us?”
     
    The title track provides one of the most sophisticated moments on the album, with film score-style arrangements providing a backing to words about trapped beauty, doomed love and dashed hopes. “F*** me to death, love me till I love myself,” she sings, a quintessential Del Rey meeting point of eroticism and loneliness.
     
     
    It isn’t all tortured melodrama. “If you want some basic bitch, go to the Beverly Center,” she suggests on Sweet, capturing the everyday snobberies of Los Angeles life with catty humour. On A&W she seems to be mourning the loss of innocence that comes with age, not least when you are an internationally known queen of despair. “I haven’t done a cartwheel since I was nine,” she laments over minimal electronics, and you do feel her pain.
     
    The standard criticism levelled at Del Rey is that she’s a fake, an industry plant, a triumph of style over content. Actually, everything on this album feels and sounds real and from the heart whether it works or not.
    She addresses less than favourable impressions of herself on Grandfather, a mid-album highlight on which she acknowledges the belief that she was put together by outside forces, “like a Frankenstein of your dreams”.
    On a sweet song called Paris, Texas, which is reminiscent of the polite mid-1960s Gallic pop of Françoise Hardy, she sings about going to the Texas town with a suitcase in her hand after a failed relationship. Whether it is a work of fiction based on the cult film of the same name or a memory of a time when she could do exactly that without being recognised, the feeling driving it is authentic.
     
    For the most part, all this sticks to the slow and sultry, although when guests pop up they change the mood somewhat. Father John Misty, who has made his name as a modern answer to the kind of louche songwriters 1970s LA was filled with, raises the tempo a bit on the catchy Let The Light In, while the Canadian rapper Tommy Genesis gives Del Rey a chance to veer toward hip-hop on the innuendo-laden Peppers.
    It expands her vision and helps to make at least half of Did You Know? a classic album that captures modern ennui in a way that is romantic and familiar. If only it weren’t so goddam long. (Polydor)

     

     

     
     

     

    THANK YOU! Truth be told, the album IS very long, and at least three songs should have been cut for a bigger impact. The review praises all the right songs though.

     

    Thank you!

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  18. Posted

    6 minutes ago, Harry Nilsson said:

    of the three, Lana is the top ranked artist on Spotify

     

     

    Can someone please paste that god-damn review?

    On 3/20/2023 at 12:35 PM, taco truck said:

    Then do the reviews mean anything in the first place? Tbh this is an unpopular opinion but the only reviews I find interesting/care about are pitchfork and fantano… GP opinion is more important in the music sphere for relevancy so im waiting to see how they will feel about it. 

     

    New review from Riff Magazine, whoever they are. Seems very positive:

     

    https://riffmagazine.com/album-reviews/lana-del-rey-did-you-know-that-theres-a-tunnel-under-ocean-blvd/

     

     

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  20. Posted

    On 11/4/2012 at 11:24 PM, National Anthem said:

    I can't believe no one has ever made this thread, so if there is already one, let me know. Anyways here you can state your favorite Lana song. This can be from any era, released or unreleased, or when she was using a different name.

     

    I know it's difficult but pick just your ONE favorite. Like the posts of others who posted your favorite. :)

     

     

     

    Mine is National Anthem.

     

    VENICE BITCH

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  21. Posted

    Hi, guys, 

     

    Since Lana is coming to her 10th album, I reckon it's about time that she released her "Greatest hits" collection aka "Best Of." Something along the lines of Madonna's "Immaculate Collection.," where only the absolute best songs are allowed.  Would love to see what y'all include!

     

    The only rule? The compilation is capped at 20 songs only. Other than that, you can do whatever you want and add whatever tracks you love the most.

     

    I'll start:

     

     

    1. Video Games

    2. Ride

    3. Doin' Time

    4. Young & Beautiful

    5. Love

    6. West Coast

    7. Norman Fucking Rockwell!

    8. White Dress

    9. Blue Jeans

    10. Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Boulevard

    11. Born to Die

    12. High by the Beach

    13. Mariner's Apartment Complex

    14. Summertime Sadness

    15. Chemtrails Over the Country Club

    16. A&W

    17. Lust for Life

    18. The greatest

    19. Ultraviolence

    20. Venice Bitch

     

    Songs I'd love to include but no space: Cola, Shades of Cool, Wild at Heart, Music to Watch Boys to, Taco Truck x VB, American, Summer Bummer, Don't Call me Angel, Off to the Races, Fuck it, I love you, Hope...

     

    Sorry, Blue Banisters fans, no space for any of those mediocre tracks on my list. 

     

     

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  24. Posted

    19 minutes ago, maysparkle said:
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    I love them all so much, but my favorite track right now is Let The Light In. I’m listening to it on edibles and it’s just so cute and lifting. I think her voice blends perfectly with Father John Misty’s and would love more collaborations in the future. I love her cover of Buddy’s Rendezvous.

     

    I’m also glad FJM worked with David Lynch. And now I’m thinking how cool it would be if she could work with David Lynch. I love the album he produced and co-wrote for Christa Bell. And of course Julee Cruise’s first record. I think he and Lana would make a dark but exciting sound together. Similar to what Trent Reznor did for Halsey. 🤔

     

     

    I agree with that. Lana and Lynch's collab would be fire. I'm surprised no one has put her in a movie yet. Her singing a song similar to that Rebeca Del Rio song in Mulholland Drive would be everything. She deserves a small role in a movie. But only with a big director like Lunch. 

     

    I also think she should have been a siren in the new Little Mermaid movie, like one of the sisters or something, with a small song. Maybe she should have reworked that song that all of Ariel's sisters sing in the original. 

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