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Eliminate: Honeymoon

Ride: 237 (-) Blue Jeans: 124 (+)

14. Money Power Glory 13. Fucked My Way Up to the Top 12. Sad Girl 11. Pretty When You Cry 10. Cruel World 9. Is This Happiness 8. West Coast 7. Old Money 6. Ultraviolence 5. Shades of Cool 4. The Other Woman 3. Brooklyn Baby 2. Florida Kilos 1. Black Beauty (didn't include G&R or Flipside because I don't listen to them enough to have a real opinion of them)

Eliminate: Honeymoon

Lana Del Ray - 8 (+) Ultraviolence - 54 (-)

Ride: 238 (-) Blue Jeans: 123 (+)

this!!! exactly what I was thinking, too.

Lana Del Ray - 18 (+) Ultraviolence - 44 (-)

Lana Del Ray is my vote, and not just because it's my favorite. The fact that Lana created a mix of such diverse-sounding tracks (all of which can stand alone as incredible pieces), and still united them into a cohesive album with strong themes and aesthetics is genius, to me. The lyrics are incredibly strong and fresh, and both the production and Lana's vocals compliment each other (and whichever song they're featured on) perfectly. To me, she hasn't created an album since that was SO cohesive and had such strong tracks across the board. Her meeting David Kahne at that period in her artistic development was divine intervention, because I feel that he really coaxed something out of her already-mindblowing songs that elevated them even further. As for UV, I think it's an absolutely incredible album, undoubtedly, and I also think it deserves every bit of the praise it gets. Its lyrics are more powerful than AKA's, the theme of the album is stronger, and it shows a lot more maturity on Lana's part. However, I believe some tracks on UV are much weaker than others, which I don't see as the case with AKA, and the production also isn't quite as harmonious with the other aspects of the album as it is with AKA. Either way, they're both fantastic albums and really represent some of Lana's best work, imo.

wow, great find! the lyrics "stay, i'm sleeping/please stay, i'm sleeping" remind me so much of Velvet Crowbar: "put yourself on back to bed... you're like crack to me, i don't want to leave. i'm watching you sleep, afraid you'll stop breathing. my baby's on his eighth life, darling-- staying with him till the morning"

Lana Del Ray - 19 (+) Ultraviolence - 43 (-) i'll fight forever for #AKA

Lana Del Rey : 25 (+) Ultraviolence: 37 (-)

Honeymoon - 24 Music To Watch Boys To - 28 (+) God Knows I Tried - 8 Art Deco - 20 Religion - 23 Salvatore -15 The Blackest Day - 35 (-) Swan Song - 19

Lana Del Ray - 26 (+) Ultraviolence - 26 Honeymoon - 10 (-)

Lana Del Ray- 25 Ultraviolence- 14 (+) Honeymoon- 23 (-)

Honeymoon - 24 Music To Watch Boys To - 26 God Knows I Tried - 11 (-) Art Deco - 20 Religion - 25 Salvatore -15 (+) The Blackest Day - 32 Swan Song - 18

Win: Video Games

for whatever reason, Hollywood's Dead and Million Dollar Man always remind me of one another

Lana Del Ray- 26 (+) Ultraviolence- 13 Honeymoon- 23 (-)

Honeymoon - 24 Music To Watch Boys To - 26 God Knows I Tried - 14 (-) Art Deco - 20 Religion - 25 Salvatore -14 (+) The Blackest Day - 31 Swan Song - 17

Mermaid Motel - 19 (-) Kill Kill - 26 Yayo - 19 (+)

Lana Del Ray - 23 (+) Ultraviolence - 17 Honeymoon - 23 (-)

Lana Del Ray - 23 Ultraviolence - 14 Honeymoon - 25

Mermaid Motel - 20 Kill Kill - 26 Yayo - 18

Lana Del Ray - 20 Ultraviolence - 16 Honeymoon - 26