Reputation from Jeanne Dielman - Page 8 - LanaBoards

Jeanne Dielman liked a post in a topic by The Sun Also Rises in Unpopular Lana Opinions February 12

I've seen sooooo many people saying Peppers, LTLI, Margaret, etc should have been the singles and I could not disagree more!

They are all amazing songs (yes, even Margaret, I said what I said) with great re-playability and the potential to go huge on the radio, charts, tiktok etc (as we've seen)

HOWEVER she/her team made the right choice choosing The Grants, Candy Necklace, Title Track, and A&W as the singles. Not only are they some of the absolute best songs on the album, thematically it makes far more sense and sums up the "heart" of DYKTTATUOB which is about legacy, grief, death, desire, existentialism, etc. Choosing any other singles would have done a massive disservice to the album and although it may have charted better, it wouldn't have gotten the critical acclaim it has so far.

I know so many people want Lana to make more "bops" buttttt DYKTTATUOB is one of her best albums (imo) BECAUSE it has dark songs as well as slightly more classic 70s sounds like LTLI, simple love songs like Margaret, and bops like Peppers/Fishtail.

Jeanne Dielman liked a post in a topic by PARADIXO in Unpopular Lana Opinions February 12

AKA as an album is better than the two LPs that came after it

Jeanne Dielman liked a post in a topic by Embach in Unpopular Lana Opinions February 12

Long essay, read it if you want to. And if you don't want to read it, then don't. It is controversial though, I think. I really hope that people won't start hating on me here after that long statement because I said it, for example, in TikTok or Twitter, I think that people there would eat and burn me alive...

I love NFR album but Ocean Blvd album with all the depth and complexity of it makes NFR album seem very shallow and vanilla. Not that NFR album is bad, of course not, but Ocean Blvd album just explored the topics in a very comprehensive and profound way what kind of lacks in the songs of NFR albums (except Hope Is A Dangerous Thing). That's why I also find NFR as very polished album (like more polished version of Lust For Life and maybe COTCC albums) and that's why it's also her most "universal" accessible album. That's also the reason why general public (whether the people are teenagers or middle aged) loves it the most out of all of her albums.

Also, I have seen many Lana fans, either here or in social media (Instagram, Reddit, Twitter, YouTube, Twitter) rank her top 3 albums mostly as NFR, Ultraviolence and Honeymoon and saying that they're all in the same league and her strongest. While the list is not bad (I do have to admit that Ultraviolence and Honeymoon are in my top 3 as well), sadly I don't find NFR in the same league as Ultraviolence and Honeymoon. I think that Ultraviolence and Honeymoon are one of her strongest works BUT it's also her most original and unique works. These albums are something that CANNOT be created by anyone else but Lana herself. But even if Lana tries to do a 2.0 version of those two albums, I think she even wouldn't be capable of doing these again in the same flavour and design because these albums captured the magic in the studio which just cannot be repeated again. These albums just caught lightning in the bottle and they're all in their own unique universes which makes these albums special either by their sound, melodies and topics. It's just something that makes Honeymoon and Ultraviolence so ahead of their times and out of all Lana's albums timeless and out of all Lana's albums, they're in a very high league. They're not really 100% polished, they're raw in some parts but it's something that it's done flawlessly. These albums are so essentially Lana, they have her "handwriting" all over them. That's something what NFR doesn't have, sorry. Not that it's a bad thing, of course. But I feel like NFR is an album which could be done by any indie rock band but I think it's also because the album has very strong Jack Antonoff signature style in it. That's why I also think that NFR is an album it's also album which "lacks" the Lana element the most. I think NFR album's strongest parts are the lyrics but as I have mentioned earlier, some of the lyrics can seem really shallow and aren't as deep now as it was. It has some strong moments like in Hope, Mariners, How To Disappear or The Greatest but my problem with NFR's lyrics are that these could be written by anyone and they all seem to be in the style of...I don't know, like Instagram captions or Pinterest, where like all the "motivational life quotes" are collected together and sewn together into one song. But it doesn't make the album bad, I think the album itself is amazing and very listenable because in all its simplicity, it has relatable moments and it also very nostalgic. It's like that kind of album you listen to when you're going on a summer trip or go to a beach to enjoy life and have fun.

Also I have never seen NFR as a sad album. There are sad moments, like in Hope, The Greatest and California (like in every Lana album to be honest) but overall I find the album as light, hopeful and optimistic. Like trying to live in the moment and enjoy it as much as possible while accepting the life as it is (TNBAR, Venice Bitch, Mariners, Love Song, Doin Time, FIILY).

Here's my two cents. It's just my opinion, you don't have to take it seriously...

Jeanne Dielman liked a post in a topic by Embach in Unpopular Lana Opinions February 12

If someone said that Ocean Blvd is Lana's best album, I wouldn't argue with them because I think in retrospective, this really might be her best album if we consider how she has progressed in her music with lyrics through the years.

Jeanne Dielman liked a post in a topic by Rocket0212 in Unpopular Lana Opinions February 12

Let Me Love You Like A Woman is a cute girl and top 5 on COCC. Everybody hates her just because Lana released it as 1st single with ugly MV.

Jeanne Dielman liked a post in a topic by Elle in Lana attending the Super Bowl at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV - February 11th, 2024 February 12

Another round of Lana cameo photos -

Embach liked a post in a topic by Jeanne Dielman in Lana attending the Super Bowl at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV - February 11th, 2024 February 12