Nectar

I would like an experimental Lana album where she tackles a genre so far from her discography such as a pure pop album, a country album, a disco album or even a pop-rock album. Her perspective is so unique that I know she's gonna create something groundbreaking if she does something like that. 

I really don’t like yes to heaven. When I first heard it I liked it a lot however now whenever I hear it I just skip past it. I don’t want to sound like a gatekeeper but since it went on TikTok I have just really disliked it (especially the sped up version).  I also don’t think she should have released it as a single, she has so many other unreleased songs which are a lot better in my opinion so she should of released them instead.  Xx

I don't think that NFR is her best album. I love NFR but there are other albums that deserve that title. But I do understand why people, fans and the critics called NFR her best album.

I prefer raw live shows without all the dancers and background singers. I miss the simplicity of her first tours.
 
I also don’t care about the fact that she doesn’t do proper promotion and just does what she wants. I feel like her fans somehow want her to be more like a mainstream pop star when it comes to promoting albums etc but I really don’t care about that and actually like the fact that she doesn’t do mainstream promotion.
 
However, I really miss the visual aspect of BTD/Paradise era. I love the beautiful aesthetic of BTD video and how beautiful (and red haired ) she looks on it. I love how visually beautiful is Blue Jeans video - I’ve read it looks like a perfume advertising and do so agree and love it. I love the storytelling of National Anthem. I love the “story” told by Ride MV, its monologue (one of my favorite lyrics written by her), her visuals and the video itself visuals. I love how sexy is Burning Desire.
 
I think she’s released good MV afterwards like West Coast and Shades of Cool, but for me they didn’t get even close to BTD/Paradise MVs. I thought that she would get there again in COCC but when they turned into werewolves I got so pissed lol it was so ridiculous and disappointing that I never saw that MV again
 
She’s become more mainstream in shows and less in MVs, the opposite of what I prefer lol

they hated jesus too 

I think it's a shame that she's getting really popular right now when her music is at its lowest, I mean she'll always make quality music but her first albums up to LFL were on such a level, frankly little artists managed to release records like that. (I haven't listened to Ocean...still I'm late) 
 
All those people who hated Ultraviolence back then, and Paradise, LFL the whole heyday of her career grrr, it kinda pisses me off to see trends on her on the networks now when the best is over. She wins, that's the main thing, but people didn't understand who she really was. She's not just an aesthetic person. 
 
Of the 3 albums: NFR!, COTCC, Blue Banisters remains my favorite. Not the best but definitely the most Lana. It's peaceful, a bit old in sound, underrated. I like the way it came out, all in discretion. An intimate side like AKA. 
 
"Say yes to heaven" is the most soporific, boring demo of all time, of all the demos I didn't want her to use this one but it's done and people are happy with it. 
It's a beautiful song but there is better. 
Fine China, Your girl, Cult leader (and others) cannot be trashed 
 
I find her writing a little overrated, I like this way of revealing himself now, while putting his Lanadelreyesque elements (the colors, the cities, the boyfriends, the cars, the family, the animals) but I think that she has done better in the past, Black beauty, Brooklyn baby, it goes straight to the point and it's beautiful to listen to.
I would like her to go further and open up a little more to the world while keeping her touch. 
 
I preferred when she hung out with guys like Barrie, she hung out with better musicians. Jack doesn't inspire her that much. 
 
The result of all this is that she seems happier, calmer and in tune with herself. She will have other moments in the future I'm sure. 

Arcadia is basically unlistenable
The lyrics are forgettable, repetitive and pointless, and the delivery is whiny 
The best thing about it is the actual title
I feel like Clayton probably told her it was good and/or secretly co-wrote it because I find it difficult to believe that she approved it for release
 

And she really doesn't. Someone already mentioned that the younger fans have no idea about Lana's impact from 2011-15/16. She was so enigmatic and the albums and Tropico really sent you into a completely different world. It was so exciting.
To me, all of that is gone. NFR onwards aren't that exciting anymore. I listen to BTD, P, UV, HM to dive into different worlds. If I need some pleasant noise in the background while studying I might listen to the rest.
I'm not attacking Lana. I hope she is happy where she and with what she is doing is right now. But a big part of her music and lyrics nowadays just don't hold a candle to her earlier stuff. Which is also the reason why songs like TNBAR (demo though), Bartender, Yosemite, Nectar of the Gods, Living Legend and Thunder (demo though) are album peaks - they weren't written recently.

I was thinking about it while listening to Paradise EP every day lately. I actually really like her diary-entry lyrics now way more than in NFR/COCC times. Her honesty really hits me hard.
 
BUT for real speaking of Paradise's lyrics... There are lots of allegories, symbolism and hidden meanings which allows you to interpret it in your own way. She was inspired by Whitman's poetry wich is way more interesting than Jenny jumping into the pool sorry 
 
And speaking of Jessica Lange's Gods and Monsters I love it. Some of you don't realize that she was playing a German woman in the 50s and this song suits her story well. I really appreciate her accent, she did a really good job.

I think her old songwriting (2018 and before) is far better than her current songwriting and it's somewhat frustrating that people are lauding her as a songwriting genius for her current work because honestly shit like BTD, UV and Honeymoon were actual fucking genius whereas I feel like a lot of the current diary-entry lyrics and automatic writing or whatever could be written by pretty much anyone and is only interesting because of the vivid world she created throughout the previous eras mentioned so people place it in that context and act like it's genius when to me it's more like margin notes
 

Breaking my silence simply to say, all you 16 year olds will never understand the impact of Lana’s artistry in early 2010s, before you were even in grade school. The only “problematic” thing about the Ride video and Lana’s early career in general is the headdress thing, but everything else, she was a nearly 30 year old woman perfectly capable of making her own decisions and she had a very strong vision for her art, which everyone absolutely ate up at the time. Obviously Lana still has insane impact, but it was different and a different kind of it 10+ years ago. She was just putting her truth into her music and visuals, while obviously slightly embellishing things in the name of creating an immersive world, just because something from over a decade ago makes you uncomfortable, that doesn’t mean any of your criticism of it is valid. Lana Del Rey wouldn’t be Lana Del Rey without the artist she was back then, and you sound exactly like what the gross journalists sounded like back then. The boomerfication of Gen Z and weird rise in purity culture is so real, no high school aged people should be speaking on how Lana approached her career before they could count to 100 unless they’ve made a conscious effort to understand her. If “grotesque” art from grown ass women bothers you then i don’t think Lana is the artist for you

I'm critical of Jack Antonoff, but I don't "hate" Jack Antonoff as a producer for Lana. I have issues with the execution at times, but I'm also a sucker for the NFR title track, Venice Bitch, White Dress, A&W, Grandfather, etc. However, I do think it's time for something new--regardless of the fact that he is a talented and versatile musician and how comfortable and chill she feels with him in the studio, we've heard the range and dare I say the limitations regarding his input to her music.
 
I think as an artist she'd do herself a service by getting out of her comfort zone. Like, not for nothing, the songs that actually left me shook and/or that truly felt impactful, besides A&W, were there non-Jack produced tracks: The Grants, Candy Necklace, Fingertips and Let The Light In.

Me personally I think she ate with the "News Flash!"  

I want to like Fishtail but the production for me sounds like it was finish, then recorded through a phone, and was then on the album. And as for Kintsugi, I haven’t seen but hype at all for it, at least since it was released 

Well this is definitely an unpopular opinion 

That entire era…

I think that album was so special because literally every outtake is album worthy. I think almost every song written for that album is a 10. Even Guns And Roses is actually a fantastic song imo

not really cringe but

Completely valid, it looks like it tastes like the most delicious, sweet and sour lollipop ever 

most of these cringe comments are making me miss the times when tiktok wasn't a thing

Unironically yes, and no. I personally kinda like that pre-fame vibe of A.K.A and her earlier songs so putting them into the spotlight kinda ruins the vibe / feel of the song(s) for me, but on the other hand, I do agree with you that gatekeeping is overall cringe, and that people should be able to listen whatever they want without people spamming the comments with "if you found this song from tiktok, you aren't a true fan" / "gatekeep this from tiktok!!!" or "if tiktok finds this, I will kill myself"

Unironically yes, and no. I personally kinda like that pre-fame vibe of A.K.A and her earlier songs so putting them into the spotlight kinda ruins the vibe / feel of the song(s) for me, but on the other hand, I do agree with you that gatekeeping is overall cringe, and that people should be able to listen whatever they want without people spamming the comments with "if you found this song from tiktok, you aren't a true fan" / "gatekeep this from tiktok!!!" or "if tiktok finds this, I will kill myself"

The Sun - Queen Of The Gas Station
Life, Health, Growth, Energy, Confidence, Clarity, & Positivity

 
The Moon - Yayo & Put Me In A Movie
Eternity, Immortality, Femininity, Illumination, Enlightment, "The Dark Side Of Nature"
 
 
Mercury - Jump
Flexibility, Intellect, Communication, Memory, & Capability

 
 
Venus - Kill Kill
Love, Romance, Beauty, Pleasure, Passion, & Creativity

 
 
Earth - Oh Say Can You See
The Foundation For Life, Stability, Strength, Prosperity, Fertility, & Growth

 
Mars - Raise Me Up (Mississippi South)
Aggression, Assertion, Masculinity, Action, Energy, Passion, & Physicality

 
Jupiter - Gramma (Blue Ribbon Sparkler Trailer Heaven)
Abundance, Luck, Authority, Wealth, Generosity, & Knowledge

 
Saturn - Pawn Shop Blues
Responsibility, Maturity, Organization, Structure, & Discipline

 
Uranus - Brite Lites & Smarty
Rebellion, Creativeness, Progressiveness, Individuality, & Originality
 
 
Neptune - Mermaid Motel
Intuition, Dreams, Spirituality, Glamour, & Artistry

 
Pluto - For K, Pt. 2
Transformation, Obsession, Rebirth, Darkness, Clairvoyance, & Reflection

 
(i tried my best, some of them have two songs bc there's only 11 planets/objects in our solar system, hopefully these make sense!)

A Star for Nick - May Jailer (Lana Del Rey)

A Star for Nick - May Jailer (Lana Del Rey)