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chill sis, the album has only been out for 4 days, it's not always about whether or not the fandom loves it. Remember: this album is doing all of these numbers without receiving any proper promotion, no radio plays, no playlisting, no hype at all to begin with, the social media is the only place to promo the album and give it more hype but Lana chose to sign off & deactivated all the socials ONE MONTH before the release, think bigger.
And one more important thing, billboard rules change like everysingle day, and sadly the first week physical sales does not even count.
Try to understand the situation shall we?
 

Reading short stories written by Nabokov as I have the album playing in the background on this rainy day, with no care about chart positions or album sales in sight 

Dealer update: yesterday it received 801,946 streams on Spotify 

Well…good morning in this thread! Blue Banisters truly is the best album of all time. No debate about it!

This sounds really narrow-minded. Blue Banisters surely isn't what makes us the fans of her like today, but it's what keeps us stay and keeping up with her, love her more for sure.
And you are actually thinking that Blue Banisters doesn't find its way to new fans for real? "Dealer" is currently trending on tiktok

I agree, but some of us might be 13, you never know. 

Not some twinks thinking that they’re the only true fans cause BB sounds nothing like what they’re expecting 
 
Anyway, I’m just so happy the album is still 9.7 on metacritic user score 

my vinyl arrived today and wow, this is definitely her most sophisticated cover... it's really really lovely to look at
the colours are so warm and inviting, the yellow goes really nicely with the brown and the white frame, her dress is silky and stunning, her bare feet make her look so relaxed, open and vulnerable and the dogs look so strong and protective, just beautiful
 
ultraviolence, born to die and blue banisters are by far her best covers 

if I’m being honest I’m tired of this shit
 

there we go baby, much better xoxo
 

these haters really trying make us trade our violets for roses 

I see the "real fan" dilemma muted from "I'm better cause I don't listen to unreleased" to "I'm better cause I dislike an entire album"  
 
Some of y'all are nuts, really.

i like this interpretation! i was thinking it symbolised others' projections onto her and their warped/romanticised view of her, including the idea of her being a "sad" and/or "bad" girl, etc.

So we're not true fans for liking the album, but you were literally on here a few months ago going on and on about Lana's body in a negative manner and you are? This just in: people are allowed to like new things and still be a fan of the artist! I don't care whether or not you like the album, this is a weird mentality for anyone to have on any musician. I agree that most of those songs you mentioned are outstanding tracks, but that doesn't take away from there being tracks people like on Blue Banisters too and to claim that it does makes absolutely zero sense. 
 
This is just a general thing to everyone, myself included: your opinions do not equal facts, and you shouldn't present them as such. Okay, rant over 

First of all, don't speak for all of us. None of the songs listed are what even got me into lana, it was actually her very early unreleased music and some of her Lizzy Grant work. The music on Blue Banisters is what makes us her fans, because it's her music. You're allowed to have your opinion, but don't project that onto us and group us together. A lot of us really fucking love the album. Sonically, vocally, lyrically it is some of her best work ever.
 
What you're saying about her earlier music, i.e. Born To die or UV or HM and how it's "cohesive" or "not a collection of songs" is absolutely incorrect. There are songs on Born To Die and all of those albums that were never made for those albums, therefor making them a collection of songs. So whatever point you're trying to get at is inconsistent and contradictive. Leave us alone, let us enjoy the music. And if you don't like it, say so but don't put words in our mouths. 

"If you like this album you're not a fan" girl go dig a hole

The album gets better and better on each listen, even the unreleased songs. It's weird because I've known Nectar and Cherry Blossom for two years, but something about them now feels so new to me. 

Dealer is honestly so cathartic I love it
 
I DONT WANNA LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVEEE

Oh that's fantastic! Why not mix the transition into BBS from the Trio though?? That hard cut to the crows seems to cry out for a mix.

something i love about a new album release is adding all the new songs to my giant lana playlist (all released albums) which i put on all the time...i do leave certain songs off it (one's i'd skip on the playlist anyhow) and beautiful did not make the cut.

Oh that's fantastic! Why not mix the transition into BBS from the Trio though?? That hard cut to the crows seems to cry out for a mix.

Thinking about Cherry Blossom as the finale to the journey, a lullaby to herself
 
Little ghost, blonde hair with lemonade tea
There's much to learn, and so much to see
 
Looking back to Lizzy from where she is now, speaking lovingly to her younger self who is on the brink of the whole adventure
Speaking back in time to all of her younger selves. Telling them all not to be discouraged by the cruel world she knows they will face
 
What we've got (her artistic gift) we've got to share
 
She is the little girl in the swing - Angelina, the little angel, and also the mother pushing her, guiding herself from the future
 


 
Then SC as an epilogue, to the mothers and children of tomorrow

The trap in Trio is a reference to L4L.  Where she was. 

Oh that's fantastic! Why not mix the transition into BBS from the Trio though?? That hard cut to the crows seems to cry out for a mix.

Has anyone noticed that BBS contains at the beginning a sample from The Trio by Ennio Morricone? So there is a connection to the interlude.