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I think that one of the main strong points of the album is that there is a lot of different moods going on, but they're all so cohesive together. You have the broken Lana in Pawn Shop Blues adjacent to the Lolita-esque Put Me In The Movie. Suicid storytelling is juxtaposed in Jump with the romanticising of For K Part 2. The album is a masterpiece, can't rate it highly enough.

Second favourite album of Lana's (behind UV)
But this record has my favourite song of all time: Gramma. It's just so easy to listen to whatever mood I'm in. Idk how to explain it but the chorus can switch from being my defiant anthem, my vulnerable sing along or just my jam. I'm not explaining it well but it just has this quality that can warp itself to suite me at any time.

This album is so incredibly DIVERSE and UNIQUE. Nothing like this exists.
This was Lana's sign of pushing musical, lyrical, and artistic boundaries within popular music.
 
Every single song is a knockout, to be honest. A.K.A. has flawless continuity, yet you can easily differentiate each track.
The lyrics, while not as strong or poetic as Sirens, still paint a beautiful Americana image and nostalgic feelings.
 
The album is a fusion of so many different genres and influences.
There's indie, pop, rock, folk, and electronica.
 
She created an image and a name for herself with Lana Del Ray.
 
One of her best works to date, in my opinion. I prefer it over Born To Die.
 
Favorite tracks:
For K Part 2
Queen of the Gas Station
Kill Kill
Jump
Raise Me Up

I was amazed by this album when I heard it (a few weeks after BTD became my top album). I love how established her vision was that early, and how songs like Gramma are so unique.

Probably one of my favorite albums ever, I prefer it over anything she has written. My beautiful Lizzy had such a vibe to her, but she wasn't feeling it so she's at where she's at now... Nevertheless, rock on Lana Del Ray, and happy birthday. You've changed my life forever, you 13 songs, you.     

What I find so interesting is that the music of this album doesn't fit the time it was released...this album doesn't feel like it was recorded in 2008 or released in 2010 while electronic music and Adele & Rihanna were topping the charts
 
This album is not just from another era but another universe

Kill kill and mermaid motel are absolutely amazing! Those two really define the 'surf noir' type sound to me. Imagine if she focused on more stuff like that.. Those are really beautiful songs, lyrically, sonically.... Thematically .
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lol

Aw, 5 years old?! My heart..... This is probably my favorite Lana album and this post is a great ode to it. Very nicely written. 

This is my favorite album by Lana. As Chuck said in the Galore Interview ( I think) as a songwriter it was her top moment creatively speaking. The lyrics are so genuine and the album offers so much diversity than anything she ever released after this. My favorites songs are Kill Kill, Pawn Shop Blues, Gramma and Yayo

What I like the most about this album is the fact that no label or record producer forced her to write a specific type of music or appropriate lyrics. Lana Del Ray represents her music taste back in that time when she sat in her trailer park and wrote it. The sound is super unique and 100% Lana. In my opinion it reveals much about her personality, her affinity to kitsch, lolitas and death and was an important step on her way to success. I wish she would embrace this masterpiece instead of denying it but I guess she would get in trouble with Interscope if she played songs out of that album live. Nonetheless imagine mysterious songs like Mermaid Motel, Jump or Kill Kill on stage   While BTD, Paradise or even UV might appeal to a broader audience, Lana Del Ray has an undeniable authenticity to it and makes me believe that it actually reveals Lana's deepest thoughts uncensored (at least those she had back in 2008) since she didn't really spend a lot of time wondering what the public is going to say about it. 
I think there's no need to talk about amazing lines like "Palm trees in black and white, last thing I saw before I died" (this opening line has the same effect as "My pussy tastes like Pepsi Cola" in some way but on a higher level imo) or "I said it's nice to love and be loved but I'd rather know what God knows".

maybe but it was officially released 5 years ago

Elizabeth Grant's debut album Lana Del Ray, also known as Lana Del Ray a.k.a. Lizzy Grant, was released five years ago! The album, released by indie label 5 Points Records, was produced by Grammy winner David Kahne (Paul McCartney, Regina Spektor, Tony Bennett, etc). Lana Del Ray is a sexy, dark and moody combination between indie rock and indie pop with blues, jazz and electronica influences, making it her most diverse record. The first track, "Kill Kill", sets the mood of the whole album — a creepy, melancholic, tropical fantasy with weird lyrics such as "I'm in love with a dying man." Beginning with the indie rock thing, "Queen of the Gas Station" is an up-tempo song about wanting a simple but at the same time romantic relationship. "Oh Say Can You See" is a great proof that Lana Del Rey can sing. The super melancholic, blues-influenced ballad features one of her best vocal performances; you really can feel the pain and loneliness in her voice, especially when she cites one of Nirvana's classics, "Come As You Are". The mid-tempo electronica track "Gramma" is a lyrical masterpiece and its sound is just magical with those accordions and trip hop drums. "For K, Pt. 2" is one of Lana's sexiest songs ever. With a jazzy blues rock production and a marvelous chorus, "For K, Pt. 2" is, clearly, a highlight. "Palm trees in black and white, last thing I saw before I died" may be of the most popular lines between her fans. "Jump" feels powerful and probably cinematic because of that simple yet incredible line. The jazzy "Mermaid Motel" is Lana Del Ray's darkest, sexiest, weirdest, most mysterious and well-produced track. The lyrics are just incredibly exotic and the progressive production makes it even creepier. Truly a masterpiece. "Raise Me Up (Mississippi South)" is an amazing indie rock piece about feeling the power to "talk what you want" and "how you want". After this sonic monster, "Pawn Shop Blues"' first chords take you to a different place — a different side of the artist and the album where everything is just calm, extremely sad or melancholic and sincere, with painful lines such as "It's nice to love and be loved but I'd rather know what God knows." Along with "Mermaid Motel", "Brite Lites" is another super weird song about, probably, breaking up. The most Lolita-inspired song on Lana Del Ray, "Put Me In a Movie" features one of the loveliest melodies and vocal performances, which is just creepy since she's singing "Come on, you know you like little girls." The production is incredible, too. "Smarty" is Lana Del Ray's "Fucked My Way Up to the Top" — sexy, shady and clever, but this one is probably better. The bridge is, without a doubt, an album's highlight. The last song is the fan-favorite "Yayo", a super romantic, sad, cinematic stripped-down ballad with one of her best lyrics ever. Everything about this song is perfect; the emotion in her voice, the atmospheric production, the piano and the amazing "Hello, Heaven" part. "Yayo" defines what Lana Del Rey is — sonically, lyrically and thematically. Surely one of the best masterpieces.

 



 



 



 

What's your favorite song? Least favorite? Do you like the album?

Smoking ain't cool kids, it just looks it. 
I honestly think it's going to wreck her voice in 10+ years. Same with drug use and a heavy lifestyle, have ruined a lot of great artists. 

Ultraviolence may be long, heavy, sad, dark and slow but it feels like a big party to me lol.

I don't like the Endless Summer Tour poster. I mean the picture of her (and Courtney) are great, but the colors are kinda tacky

I honestly think that Prom Song, TV in Black & White, and Paris are her best songs. I love all of her work but those 3 really are the 3 songs I listen to most from her discography. 
Also I worry about how smoking will affect her in future years a lot. 

Unpopular opinion: Lana is a master manipulator. I think a lot of the controversy that surrounds her is precisely calculated. There always seem to be just enough commotion for people to talk about her yet not quite enough to make them abandon her. Idk..too many things seem to "randomly" pop up at convenient times.

I don't really know where to post this...
I wonder what happened between Lana and Jaime King. They def had a falling out. Modern day proof: Jaime isn't following Lana on instagram anymore (GOSH I swear I do have a life.) It just seems odd. And now Jaime is besties with TS. I mean, gimme some truth

I LOVE Cruel World, Sad Girl & Pretty When You Cry so much, I want them to be replayed endlessly in my mind when I die    god bless
I don't dislike any of her songs tbh, idk why but everytime I hear her "bad" songs over and over I start to like them lol
 
I don't think her and Francesco got a lot of chemistry but I like them together ~visually~
 
I wish she'd choose Father John Misty to tour with her instead of Courtney Love but w/e
 
I  don't like to think about her in a sexual way, it makes me uncomfortable 
 
About her fans...
-I really hate when people say they "miss" Auburn Lana, like wtf she just died her hair, she sure looked pretty and at that time she was kinda closer to her fans but stop whining about it over and over again
- I can't believe when people say AKA is her best album...
- I hate when fans make a big deal when someone calls her Del Ray
- I hate when people think they're better than other fans just because they knew Lana before/she follows them
- I don't like when fans criticize Lana and want to make other fans to change their mind towards that topic, I prefer to live in my perfect-Lana bubble thank u

Her magnificence it don't make sense to you ...

Can we talk about her favourites
 

It always makes me happy reading "soon people will care about smart and challenging songs like yours." 

About pussy taste, I have a trashy anecdote. It's not gonna be my fault if you throw up in your mouth. Read at your own risks:
 
 
 
 

 
 

I'm not sure that makes her a lesbian, it's a play off Cola. "My pussy tastes like Pepsi cola" y'know.

this is complete bullcrap, right?