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  2. Posted

    3 hours ago, keps2013 said:

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    i need her to give whatever energy she had during 2013 when creating the TROPICO film.

     

    Interscope needs to approve a budget this era. meaning I want music videos shot on film, cover art by nadie lee cohen (neil can take her usual promo pictures but he needs to sit out for the cover), short one/two word track titles that are capitalized, A CONCEPTTTTT.

     

    i need a 12-15 track album with transitions…

     

    concept wise, she has yet to touch Honeymoon. her most cohesive project next to NFR (in terms of sound)


     

    born to die was more cohesive than honeymoon

     

    honeymoon had jazz, trap, orchestras, acustic guitars. I dont think it was that cohesive at all. For me, her most cohesive albums to date are NFR and BTD. Production wise, melodically, lyrically. Total consistency throughout. 


    then I'd say UV and Chemtrails.

     

    then LFL, HM and OB, all of which kind of push for different things. But that's what makes them a unique listening expericce and a bit more sonically diverse. 

     

     

     

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  7. Posted

    1 hour ago, Obduration said:

    Chemtrails is top 3 Lana for me… and don’t yell at me but breaking up slowly is a good song even if Nikki lane sounds like that on it. This Taylor release just makes me wish Lasso wasn’t so far out…

     

     

    It's crazy. We're getting Billie, Lipa, Beyonce and Taylor all within a month. Ariana, Musgraves right before.

     

    But for Lana we have to wait till September (if even that, knowing her).

     

    That said, as long as the album delivers, I don't care when it comes out. I just need one good single by the summer.

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  8. Posted

     

     

    Just listened to the album. Seems to have fewer lows than Midnights. (Some tracks on that were so bad).

     

    But it also doesn't seem to have as many highs?

     

    What does everyone else think?

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  10. Posted

    20 minutes ago, SuperMegaStan said:

    i'm still not over the fact that all of her major show debut gets cursed :thumb3: from SNL, both Glastonbury gigs to Coachella headlining :deadbanana:

     

    She said in her IG post something about her tour manager leaving.

    "Emily for stepping up as tour manager when Pete quit for no reason after 15 years because he was butt hurt that I got 10 comped bikes for free from Wally and randomly decided he was more of a stage designer than a tour manager... Never got a phone call probably never will. Still grateful for the 15 years though. No worries – 37 days was more than enough time to put together an entire headlining set all by ourselves. Not stressful at all. Way to go Emily you fucking killed it with grace."

     

    That might explain why her nerves were shot and she didn't exude a lot of confidence during the show. Poor girl.

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  11. Posted

    2 hours ago, ChicaSkas said:

    Hi guys!

    I've always liked Lana, but I barely heard her on the radio and honestly my music life has focused elsewhere for the past decade, so I've not heard much Lana beyond ---

     

    -- Summertime Sadness Cedric Gervais remix. This song is what I know her best for. I really liked it and I remember ripping it at the time.

     

     

    -- Videogames --- there were a few remixes of this that captivated me and I remember thinking, why was this dude just playing video games when this gorgeous sultry girl was his literal actual girlfriend. I mean if she was my girlfriend I would not leave her alone that way. wow. anyway.... I'm BRAND NEW kinda, guys!

     

    Ripping/watching/enjoying Lanachella brought me here :D

     

    did you want to watch? I put it on my google

     

    I discovered new sound already that I'm super happy about:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Born to Die, it's her most approachable record. Then probably Paradise and Lust for Life.

     

    Then you can go into the really good stuff like NFR!, Ultraviolence and Ocean Boulevard.

     

    Leave Honeymoon, Blue Banisters and Chemtrails for last as these are her slowest and most hermetic records (more in the fans-only vein).

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  13. Posted

    13 hours ago, Rorman Nockwell said:

    Inspired by @Veinsineon

    Courtney used to be cool. I like Hole. I think Celebrity Skin is a brilliant album.

    But not anymore. Not after TODAY.

    https://consequence.net/2024/04/courtney-love-taylor-swift-not-important/

    I mean imagine saying that ^ about your friend. That is just plain mean.

    Lana once lent Courtney her entire house so she could recover from whatever the fuck addiction she had at that particular time.

    Fuck HER

    ETA: also she's just really, really wrong. Even if the Country Roads cover was the worst cover that ever covered, it doesn't negate the artist's entire body of work. She of all people should realise this.

    ETA2: also saying Taylor "isn't important" is actual brain rot. Even if you despise her and her music, she absolutely IS important, she literally contributes to a country's actual economy when she tours. Important =/= having to like her music or like her.

     

     

     

    Honestly, a lot of my friends are saying the same - that Lana should take some time off. The consensus seems to be that she's churning out a lot of songs, a lot of which aren't very good. Country Road is just one of many. Another one is that Blue Skies cover, which is equally awful.There's the collabs with some anonymous people, mid Antonoff project collabs, etc.

     

    And let's not forget how unnecessary Blue Banisters was. Courtney Love never had a filter, and I don't think what she said is THAT BAD.

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  14. Posted

    Pitchfork review in case it wasn't posted:

     

    The Friday night headliner, Lana Del Rey, was in stark contrast to Doja Cat, though not always for the better. Her set was hampered by poor sound in her microphone, presumably due to the high winds at that time. Because of that, it never quite achieved the hermetic quality that benefits Del Rey’s music—the sense that all of history, American and her own, is happening at once, violently but slowly. Instead, this illusion was punctured, replaced by a smaller, concentric circle of history, one that only looped as far back as the beginning of her career, including her maligned 2012 Saturday Night Live performance. It was frequently engrossing and, as could be expected, a pointed comment on how celebrity corrodes. But unlike in her recorded music, it was complicated by the unshakeable sense that it was missing something that can never be recaptured, no matter how well we think we remember.

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  15. Posted

    14 hours ago, Make me your Dream Life said:

     

     

    Instantly adored:

     

    Blue Jeans

    Video Games

    Ride

    Gods and Monsters

    The Blackest Day

    Tomorrow Never Came

    White Mustang

    California

    Bartender

    White Dress

    Taco Truck

     

    I was mind blown by each of these and the song writings. They're so Lana. I have songs that I love more like Venice Bitch, but those are growers. This list above is when Lana is at her peak as a songwriter imo, lyrically and melodically,. "

     

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  16. Posted

    17 hours ago, Embach said:

    She's going to sing and host the SNL on May 4! Can't wait!


     

    this is such a great year for pop music, especially if youre a fag. Lana, beyonce, billie, taylor... everyone important is releasing a new album

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  17. Posted

    18 minutes ago, Anonymcomenter said:

    Illusion is nice! 
     

    but when does appreciation become a straight out copy?? 
     

    I know she has referred to Kylie Minogue as an inspiration multiple times, but the similarities are too much to count 

     

    first, the song sounds like a Kylie outtake (not mad about that) 

     

    it’s called Illusion and it’s the 7th song, same as a Kylie song by the same name in the Aphrodite album 

     

    the music video is a mix between Slow and All The Lovers… too much coincidences 

     

    However, all the twinks on twitter comparing it to Mileys ESV cover are truly delusional or don’t know their history… Madonna did that during Erotica era in the 90s… but I will say, that was a choice considering their beef over the Prisoner streams! She knew the girls on twitter would be fighting 

     

    anyways, love the song, the best of the bunch for me so far :bop: love a summer BOP

     

    Glad you love it. To me, it's almost like a Dua Lipa song created by AI.

     

    Sounds like any other song on the radio right now, very manufactured.  The other songs had a more unique touch and Keven Parker's influence was obvious. 

     

    But I still think that this album is going to be a really fun listen, and great for gymming.

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  18. Posted

    6 hours ago, Quincy said:

     

    Here’s the thing, as much as some of us sometimes want her to be more mainstream or feel that she is more mainstream than she gets credit for - at the end of the day, she’s herself. She’ll do and sing whatever the F she wants. 
     

    People respect that. It’s as if she’s gaining mainstream popularity, precisely for the fact that she’s not mainstream. She doesn’t follow the “norms” and expectations. She can write a record like Ocean Boulevard, fill it with the dreamy, laidback vocals of The Grants and Paris, Texas, but still hit you with an A&W or Peppers when you least expect it. 

     

    From what I’ve seen over the past year or so, and arguably the past few years if you include Chemtrails and Banisters, she’s in a different era. She’s not going to give anyone a Coachella-esque setlist, not even Coachella. 

     

    She’s not going to be forever young and the pacing has slowed down. The h@ting on the setlists is growing old. The board seemed to almost unanimously loathe her setlist from last year. She adds 3-4 new songs and it’s still “bad.” Yet we all keep coming back and the critical reviews from her performance last night seem to be almost universally positive. 
     

    It is possible for two things to be true at the same time. We can accept that the playlist is slower paced, her vocals are more subdued, the performance may drag in comparison to other popular artists. But, speaking of art, it is also true that her elegance and beauty are as strong as ever. 
     

    The problem with celebrities is everyone has an idealized, sometimes unrealistic expectation. We can try to mold a perfect Lana performance in our head, but at the end of the day, she’s going to do whatever tf she wants. 
     

    Is her setlist decision based on comfort? Familiarity? The new era she’s in? It’s irrelevant to me. I’m just thankful that she’s out here giving us art on a regular basis. 2024 has certainly been an active year for her. Things are going to continue to get crazy, for a long, long time. Even if it’s not always in the exact way that some of her fans want. 
     

    I’d argue that part of her charm is that she does what she wants. Not what others want her to do or what others think she should be doing. 
    :twirls:

     

     

    I hear you. But about this: "We can try to mold a perfect Lana performance in our head, but at the end of the day, she’s going to do whatever tf she wants. "

     

    The issue is we've all seen "perfect performances" from her many times, and we know she can do it. She sang at Glastonbury 10 years ago and she was great.

     

    An artist should move forward, after 10+ years in the business. So, obviously, if she renders a weird setlist with shaky vocals, people will be disappointed. Sure, she can do whatever the f she wants. But it's hard to go "WOW!" about a performance like this when Beyonce, Gaga, Lipa and others are putting on EPIC shows that tear the house down left and right with vocals that are out of this world good.

     

    She was lovely and herself and beautiful, and we still love her. It's like watching a shy poet perform. But, technically,  for the price of these tickets, the show should have been better. Like I said before, when I saw her life during NFR, that miles better vocally, setlist- and choreo- wise, and that was 5 years ago. So, why is she regressing as a performer? 

     

    That is the beef The Guardian and others had with it. And it's not like she's universally praised for this.

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  19. Posted

    49 minutes ago, Crazy Husband Thief said:

    To be honest all of the following need to be cut and replaced:

    - Bartender

    - Pretty When You Cry

    - Cherry

    - Hope

    - The Grants

    - Arcadia

    - Candy Necklaces

    - Born To Die

     

    add:

    - Say Yes To Heaven

    - Radio

    - Peppers

    - Let The Light In

    - White Dress

    - Fishtail

    - Taco Truck x VB

    - Brooklyn Baby

     

     

     

    I second this. I would never cut Cherry and Born to Die as people love these. But Arcadia, CN, Pretty .Hope, The Grants and Bartender need to go. How many times has she performed Pretty lying on her back at this point - 700?

     

    My choice for the replacement woulda been any of these:

     

    SYTH

    Radio

    The greatest

    Let the Light In

    High by the Beach (the old choreo was great)

    Off to the Races

    Love

    Blue Jeans

    National Anthem

    Taco Truck x VB

    Cola

    Summer Bummer 

    Serial Killer

     

     

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  20. Posted

    5 hours ago, keps2013 said:

    need everything to be stylized in all caps..

    Lana Del Rey - LASSO

    1. RODEO

    2. HENRY, COME ON

    3. LASSO

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    Im requesting short one & two word titles too !!

     

     

     

    I like that. Again, it's something different.

     

    Capsl,  interludes ala Cowboy Carter, upbeat songs. One can only hope.

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  21. Posted

    1 hour ago, violettiaras said:

    He nust have had to cancel last minute, thats why she was whispering to Jon and probably why they improvised for a few minutes after Candy necklace. So heartbroken i wanted FJM so bad, but the freestyle was the highlight to me so…

     

     

    If FJM had been there, it would have elevated the whole thing massively. A more upbeat song, a duet, and third solid guest.  Having two guests was lackluster. 

     

    Hope he makes it next week. 

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  22. Posted

    2 hours ago, Make me your Dream Life said:

    Entrance - jealous girl, motorcycles check. 
    ss, west coast, DT, cherry - check. 
    even pwyc, the floor moment. 
    guest appearances, check. 
    hologram moment, check. 
    young and beautiful, even if there were issues, the moment was just made to be this ethereal thing, check. 

    for me, I think the moment somewhere in between the grants and ocean blvd, kinda made things feel a bit stagnant, which. it's ok, but I really love those songs, I don't think it translated as well live. 

    Jack just kinda being there with the hologram was like a, huh? moment. 
    it was shaky w Jon Batiste, bc I think people didn't know who he was?

    I think if they've gotten more footing, and let some songs kinda simmer and take their time, they should be ok. 
    also, change the sound system cus what the hell was that at some parts if not most? 

     

     

    The Batiste thing was awkward af. First, the stage and the crowd were already dead silent before he walked in and you could hear a pin drop. Then she introduces him and, like, few people know who she is. Of course, Lana being super shy, doesn't really ease him nor the audience into it.

     

     Then they sing a slow song that nobody knows about feeling suicidal. :facepalm:

     

    It's like bringing a friend to a birthday party who still has bandages on his wrists from their last wrist-slashing attempt. 

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  24. Posted

    39 minutes ago, plastiscguy said:

    I'm kinda confused, Lana clearly loves to have fun. She loves fun music, yet always chooses to sing slow songs and constantly think everyone hates her upbeat tracks... :bebe:

     

    I would understand if she only felt comfortable doing slower songs, but then again, there are many fan favorite ballads she pays dust. Is she that oblivious, or deliberately chooses to do the complete opposite of what the public wants?

     

    There are so many easy songs she could do, but she chooses not to. She could rely on the backing track and not even be bothered to lift a finger, let the crowd sing and the band do their magic, but no... :eartha2:

     

    I was thinking about this at the gym just now. The only way I can justify her setlist was if she was going for an outright ANTI-POP statement.

     

    Like, "I'm Lana Del Rey, I'm going to the best festival in America, and I'm going to bore everyone to death with obscure, slow songs that no one's ever heard of - just because I can. I'm going to prove to the world that real art doesn't need to be neither ubpeat nor familiar. And my dancers and I are going to shake our booties and dance on a strip pole to delicate piano. Take that, America."

     

     

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  25. Posted

    38 minutes ago, Edgartur0 said:

    I just think that if she's going to do so many ballads the least she can do is sing them 


     

    to skip the biggest hit among her ballads (SYTH) since, like, Lust for Life feat. The Weeknd was criminal. And it's such an easy song to play, too.

     

    The crowd woulda been lapping it up. 
     

    But bartender at coachella? Really? Ugh makes me so confused. Surely, the set list should be tailored to the paying audience, not according to what the artist likes to sing in the shower.

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