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The lyrics change make this superior to every other version.
 
Motel six, you're so sick!

I don't care who else's threads get the porn treatment, but don't you dare disgrace the name of Lana Del Ray a.k.a. Lizzy Grant with your basic, bland, white dudes that you can't even be bothered to post in quality high enough to see more than some blurry af pixels... disgusting 

GOT ME SHOOK

regarding the mystery of AKA's lack of sales or repercussion, i can't say i'm dumbfounded: her music was hard to classify, and thus was poorly marketed (5 points definitely didn't excel at that), starting by chuck's hideous artwork and the amateur design and fonts*. i think she would've found her niche with time, but it's hard to fathom that without the whole persona to accompany the sound she would have been the worldwide phenomenon she has become.
 
*they are now endearing to me, but objectively i don't think they are on the same level of quality as the music, and i can't imagine people being drawn to the album at a record store without prior information on it. whether we like it or not, aesthetics do play a part in intriguing you enough to reach for something unknown (hence the later success of LDR).

AKA is such a special album, her best work for sure.The songs are magical - they're like drug induced sparkly Nevada lullabies.

AKA is such a special album, her best work for sure.The songs are magical - they're like drug induced sparkly Nevada lullabies.

AKA is such a special album, her best work for sure.The songs are magical - they're like drug induced sparkly Nevada lullabies.

AKA is such a special album, her best work for sure.The songs are magical - they're like drug induced sparkly Nevada lullabies.

I listened to Lana Del Ray again tonight, for the millionth time-- my feelings haven't changed. This album is genius, and it definitely saddens me that Lana will likely never return to this set of aesthetics and style of music.
 
However, the genius of AKA is not *just* Lana. I give a sizable part of my respect for the album to David Kahne, as well. While Lana created killer melodies, lyrics, and concepts that would work extremely well under the guidance of any producer, Kahne had the perfect touch to push the songs from "excellent" to "god-like", in my opinion. 
 
It definitely deserves repeat listens-- some subtle flourishes Kahne brought in are best noticed after you've been bowled over a few times by Lana's handiwork with the stories told and pictures painted here. To me, the perfect example of Kahne's "Midas touch" on AKA is "Pawn Shop Blues". As evidenced by a live performance and a demo, PSB was a staggeringly beautiful, tender, and poignant track when Lana was doing it on her own. However, Kahne took it to another level-- while PSB in its raw state is mournful and brimming with sadness, Kahne's instrumentation gives it depth-- it goes from being a "sad" song to something better described as "bittersweet". With the angelic echoes and trembling guitars, Kahne doesn't detract at all from Lana's lyrics-- instead, he gives them deeper meaning and manifold facets. Pawn Shop Blues becomes, all at once, a hopeful look at living for a purpose outside of yourself, a melancholy assertion on the nature of love and loss, and a somber reminder of how one can lose it all for nothing. With these extra dimensions, the track becomes infinitely interesting, as it's hard to tell where the hope begins and the desperation ends. 
 
I'm rambling-- my point being, AKA is an absolutely genius record that I'll love 'til the day I die, and both David Kahne and Lana are geniuses for putting just the right elements in just the right places to create an album that is cohesive yet kaleidoscopic, and that has so many facets and subtleties that it demands repeat listens. Fabulous. Please continue sharing info and thoughts on AKA here, because it means the world to me and I want to know all there is to know about it!
 
Thanks for reading all this 

Omg if i had lunch with her i'd order cacciatore and soft ice-cream and wait for her to notice and look at her like...

These tropical ish lana songs make me wet

I hope the crowd is full of twinks more energic tomorrow
 

Aw, somebody is sad about Brexit 

Nice too see she has already replaced Frantrashco