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angel galore liked a post in a topic by Poor Stacy in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
It's frustrating because the album deserves higher than an 81 or whatever it ends up with on MC because of biased critics who clearly don't like her volunteering to review her work. She was guaranteed a low score on their site out of the gate. And other positive reviews, like the 100 from Gigwise or the rave review from The Quietus don't even count.
In the long run, you're right, it really doesn't matter at all. It's more a frustration w/ sites like Sputnik having "merit" on MC when it's just a forum full of incel neckbeards who hate Lana (and seemingly most female artists).
One of the replies from another reviewer is "Brace yourselves, Twitter is coming", which just shows they're doing this for attention. It has nothing to do w/ the quality of the music. It just bugs me. If the site didn't count on aggregate sites I wouldn't care at all.
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angel galore liked a post in a topic by honey dew in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
I don't think she believes that everything she does is genius or perfect, I think it's that she's just exploring her writing craft and seeing what comes out automatically, and she puts it on the record because she's into the idea of just "getting it all in one take", literally and metaphorically.
She said herself that she thinks Fingertips isn't a good song (hard disagree) and that she's past the point of expressing, she's just writing. She has more of a spiritual impetus now and believes that she's not the sole auteur, that her work is more channeled from elsewhere and therefore needs to be just the way it is for some kind of karmic reason.
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angel galore liked a post in a topic by PARADIXO in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
This album makes me so sad. I just had to stop at only track 3 because it's way too much.
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angel galore liked a post in a topic by blackpalmtrees in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
People who prefer the pastor interlude over the jon batiste interlude… what happened to y’all as children? Is it the religious trauma that’s lowkey giving you stockholm syndrome or is it just bad taste?
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angel galore liked a post in a topic by fishtails in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
I'm so happy to see how successful this album is
I think I said this before, but this just shows how important visuals are and with these gorgeous covers I imagine people are buying the album just because it looks pretty and they're curious about it
I mean, I've never bought a vinyl before and for this release I've bought every single variant, plus some cds and cassettes just because the covers are gorgeous
I imagine people who are walking through target, vinyl stores, maybe UO or anywhere else this album is sold might just be captivated by the cover and decide to buy it because it's so pretty...it also makes it more appealing to the GP when they see something so aesthetically pleasing pop up on the "New Releases" on streaming services too lol
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angel galore liked a post in a topic by Bootynugget in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Probably very late to rankings but here's my unpopular one:
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angel galore liked a post in a topic by honeymoon is alive in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
she's not here to play, so glad she's breaking her own records and getting high numbers on streams, sales and critics. she really deserves it
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angel galore liked a post in a topic by littleredpartydress in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
where did all the chart girlies go
like we had to read your idiotic garbage nonstop in the pre release thread and now that this album is smashing you've vanished
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angel galore liked a post in a topic by BoardingSchool in Instagram Updates
I was mentally connecting her homage to Elizabeth Short with the part of Get Free where she sings about “I’m doin’ it for all of us” like Amy and Whitney and “all the birds of paradise who never got to fly” bc she could’ve died like them but didn’t.
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angel galore liked a post in a topic by Rorman Nockwell in Instagram Updates
This ship has sailed cos she definitely reads here sometimes
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angel galore liked a post in a topic by Crimson and Clover in Instagram Updates
i don't really know the context of this nor do i want to know but "she had slashes on her boobs" is crazy like the girls and the gays really need to work on their scientific terminology if they want to be taken serious sheesh
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angel galore liked a post in a topic by grandpas glass in Instagram Updates
this, and their biographies seem to have even more parallels, such as that Elizabeth Short also spent some time in Florida or that she worked as a waitress
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angel galore liked a post in a topic by mssainttropez in Instagram Updates
Basically, Lana isn’t glamorizing Black Dahlia’s murder. She’s paying homage to her because they started out the same. Black Dahlia had dreams of becoming an actress while Lana had dreams of becoming a singer. Early in their career, they both didn’t have a stable home. Rather than Black Dahlia being known as the girl who was gruesomely murdered, Lana wants to show that she had this dream every since she was little of becoming a Hollywood star. Her comment also implies that what happened to Black Dahlia could’ve happened to her and other women as well, but it didn’t. Since it didn’t happen, she’s going to continue living out her dreams and creating her legacy.
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angel galore liked a post in a topic by fishtails in Instagram Updates
I think in Lana's comment she's saying that she (or any woman really) could have ended up just like the Black Dahlia
Elizabeth Short (the Black Dahlia) moved to Hollywood and was an aspiring actress, so I think Lana feels she relates to her in some ways. In fact, some of the rumors about Elizabeth Short said she was basically living on peoples couches, with no real home (much like Lana once did when she was a struggling musician)
There's a lot of parallels between them like that, the most obvious one being that both their names are Elizabeth lol
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angel galore liked a post in a topic by BartenderDeco in Instagram Updates
tbh that comment pisses me off so much cause i think one of the main reasons she deactivated her main was to escape the hate and have an account with only fans and love. i don’t want her to leave honeymoon cause people will start hating on that account too
whoops nvm it was on the lb account
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angel galore liked a post in a topic by 111 in Instagram Updates
not her contacting Ellen and also commenting on the lanaboards insta hello? she better NOT type in lanaboards.com on her ipad is2g she'd quit music after witnessing the mental illnesses here... 90% of this website should NOT be seen by her
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angel galore liked a post in a topic by Elle in Instagram Updates
Oh. My. God. 😭
screamingcryingthrowinguphelp x
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nosorangegrape liked a post in a topic by angel galore in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
i'm still scared about this because when i first heard it i was definitely like ummm what?? but after sitting with it for a while i think it could be a good addition to the album, i interpreted it as her affirming that she regrets the way she handled the situation and that she had good intentions. she's been subtly hinting at it/trying to explain herself for a while but i think it was important for her to address directly. there are so many ways people could interpret it wrong but hopefully people see it for what it was, anyways the general public didn't seem to care about the lines in text book which are arguably worse in my opinion so i think we'll be okay!
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angel galore liked a post in a topic by SalvaWHORE in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
i mean, this is the album that any stans have been craving for a long time, i don't understand what is it about some of these people who still aren't satisfied
It has the "piano ballad" and the personal / family lineage go-indepth story telling from BB
It has the soft breath of folk country - americana music of COCC
It has songs that don't follow regular pop song structure, which she literally sings the poetry à la Violet within the music by that "automatic/impromptu" technique.
It has the 70s surf rock influence, endless Californian summer from NFR
It has the extra, that glamour "pop" + "trap" sound from L4L
It has the heavy & cinematic piano, strings & violins that y'all fell in love in HM
It has the dark, the twisted, the sickness, the cruelty of it all from UV
It has the trip-hop, vintage hiphop, upbeat and catchy slutty sing-talk that we all obsessed since BTD
It even has the "surf noir" "metal glam" the "trailer park" feels with lo-fi electric guitar that resides within Lizzy Grant realm
Yet Ocean Blvd still sounds like itself - There's literally nothing to complain You get to cry to it, get emotional to it, contemplate to it, smile to it, get heart-wringing to it, slut drop to it, twerk to it & praying in the church to it.
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angel galore liked a post in a topic by GeminiLanaFan in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Here’s how I see it:
- VB was part of NFR and on this album, the culture « died » with The Greatest. Which sorta mirrors the world we are living in. Before that, there was still hope and dreamy vibes to existence.
- VB on Taco Truck feels like strolling on Venice Beach in 2023, in a non-dreamy, almost menacing world. the world has changed, we are now entering a new « stage », with more uncertainties.
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angel galore liked a post in a topic by Beautiful Loser in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Grateful for another day of no one trying to drag Lana for the "regretfully also a white woman" line
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angel galore liked a post in a topic by one time beauty queen in Candy Necklace (feat. Jon Batiste) [Official Visualizer] - Out Now
woah, is it specifically based on this?
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angel galore liked a post in a topic by Make me your Dream Life in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
i started listening to this record with more intention/ less distractedly, and oh my god. BAWLING. I think, what this album tackles is kinda like a very unique perspective of a woman, that can translate to, many changes in life that one has little control over, to being hurt so much but still choosing to still keep the course and being a good natured person (despite the many things) and doing so in a way that the popular opinion might not understand and even hurl scorn for, but in a smart, classy and matter of factly kind of sense. she sings about family, themes of time, character, and identity. she comes out steadfastly, and shining.
like idk about ur guys' cycles of life etc. but this album sounds like the dreadful backstory of the sweetest person you've ever met, and in plainer language, the person that you sort of write off all the time's perspective. she sings of it quietly, and does it with care. and it's heartbreaking, cus if you've ever been in a position of getting a lot of undeserved flack after doing your best to be a person w integrity/ good character, you can hear the wisdom, the healthily accepted not so cheery facts of life, and the silent faith and confidence that a more quiet, and less boisterous person has.
in my own life, i think because people see me as sweet, and unassuming, they think i'm naive, or stupid bc of how happy and cheerful i can be, and for the most part, i am, I learned to allow myself that, but, very few people really know the amount of more, let's say negative things that i've gone through. i think they'd be surprised at how I can still keep smiling, and because of things i've gone thru, really emphasized the need to be a positive force. I won't scream it off the mountaintops cus that's my life, and I'm not gonna tell anyone, but this is online so I feel like it's ok to mention, it'll get lost in the thread, but I earned my happiness. and going thru harder times, I feel really appreciative of passing those tests of character.
this album, resonates w me in that way, and I think, it's a beautifully hopeful record, of how dare I say, people trying to be good, can still be seen, if even silently trying, and having that confidence of being who you are, without having anyone having to applaud/ praise you for it/ give you benefits for it. it's like an answer from the kind of people you might deem forgettable, the chance and comfort to being understood, and that's extremely powerful in our world, cus societally, majority of people are too quick to judge and have even less time and focus to really try to understand something, let alone step outside of themselves to really make space to connect (unless it was a peer/ group etc.)
I'm really happy for her. she's so real for this, and I love how we're celebrating it, if even just in fragments more thru music and sound.
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angel galore liked a post in a topic by Yosemite in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll
Where’s that insane promo you and that other user are talking abt? Are we so used to her never doing anything that we think this album rollout had a huge amount of promo?
Look at Dua Lipa — or even Meghan Trainor — that is an insane amount of promo. What we had were just crumbs, tbh 2-3 magazine covers, listening parties & 2 pop-up shops are not an insane amount of promo. We didn’t even have a single MV pre-release, let alone a MV on release day