LDR Album Process Discussion

[ImenaOphelia 9,663]

3 minutes ago, SummerDrummer said:

Speaking of lfl, has no one got their hands of the WTWWAWWKD official instrumental? it's been too long

the fact we've got fucking SNIPPET of an INSTRUMENTAL 

[Say Yes to Heaven 27,514]

6 minutes ago, Say Yes to Heaven said:

When people start realizing Lust for Life years of creation and conception is almost exactly similar to UV in terms of how much content and changes were made between early songs and released songs  Like those are literally her top 2 most interesting eras to look into... 2012 - 2014 and 2015 - 2017

She was also SOOOOOOOOOOO inspired during both of these eras.. and actually by the same stuff just creatively interpreted differently! UV was cults, 1970s, and drugs... LFL was charles manson, sharon tate, 1960s, and the likes.. It's so cool seeing the same general subject matters, inspirations, and concepts but through two opposite spectrums! 

[For K 9,171]

It’s so insane to me that there is probably an EXHAUSTIVE list of LFL-era songs that we just have to pray to the leak gods get released 

[lanaismamom 11,544]

do u remember how several days ago we were high as hell when found out about life is beautiful exists and felt like that was actually serve and saved that day and now this.... this is really big and important what bozs doing....endless thanks to him for this festival of pleasures and fun and love

[HeyBlueBaby 3,332]

1 minute ago, lanaismamom said:

do u remember how several days ago we were high as hell when found out about life is beautiful exists and felt like that was actually serve and saved that day and now this.... this is really big and important what bozs doing....endless thanks to him for this festival of pleasures and fun and love

Father BOZ doing everything he can to keep us fed during this drought. We stan forever 

[hotshot2am 18,781]

5 minutes ago, pin up galore said:

when i try to add them to their designated year album they don’t snap in and just create another of the same one  

 

I use https://kid3.kde.org to fix the metadata before importing to Apple Music. 

[BlackoutZone 4,701]

26 minutes ago, IanadeIrey said:

@BlackoutZone I know LFL questions are off the table, but is there anything new that you can share about the original version of The Next Best American Record and/or its music video (the version with the “you did it all for fame” lyrics)? Thank you.

This is something I'd gladly discuss, but it would be mostly speculations mixed with facts.

 

Rich Lee was commissioned to direct music videos for 2 first singles of LFL - Love and The Next Best American Record. Love was obviously done first and sometime in late 2016/early 2017, before BAR video was recorded, someone must have either hacked or scammed Rich obtaining Love music video as well as reference audio for the BAR music video. This led to both spreading and leaking causing massive drama behind the scenes and ultimately scrapping BAR as a whole. We are "lucky" they only leaked this late, cause who knows if that happened earlier Lana might have never recorded the MV at all.

 

There is however the other side/reason to it that might be even stronger imo. The original TNBAR version is clearly shady and putting a lot of guilt on Barrie for the fall of their relationship. I feel like later at that time she came to realization that she might have been too hard on him - or even more, perhaps they happened to meet/talk and become friends on good terms again. The BAR video was built fully around the lyrics of the demo so when she realized she definitely wouldn't release that song without changing its narrative, the music video must be discarded. Since it was a really good visual that Lana loved and it would be a waste to just scrap it, they reused it for White Mustang. But yes, the full video was ready to be put out for The Next Best American Record.

 

This also might be one of the reasons for other LFL tracklist changes, but I don't know that.

 

[Lasso 13,197]

not me crying to the LFL demo now

 

[Say Yes to Heaven 27,514]

1 minute ago, BlackoutZone said:

This is something I'd gladly discuss, but it would be mostly speculations mixed with facts.

 

Rich Lee was commissioned to direct music videos for 2 first singles of LFL - Love and The Next Best American Record. Love was obviously done first and sometime in late 2016/early 2017, before BAR video was recorded, someone must have either hacked or scammed Rich obtaining Love music video as well as reference audio for the BAR music video. This led to both spreading and leaking causing massive drama behind the scenes and ultimately scrapping BAR as a whole. We are "lucky" they only leaked this late, cause who knows if that happened earlier Lana might have never recorded the MV at all.

 

There is however the other side/reason to it that might be even strong imo. The original TNBAR version is clearly shady and putting a lot of guilt on Barrie for the fall of their relationship. I feel like later at that time she came to realization that she might have been too hard on him - or even more, perhaps they happened to meet/talk and become friends on good terms again. The BAR video was built fully around the lyrics of the demo so when she realized she definitely wouldn't release that song without changing its narrative, the music video must be discarded. Since it was a really good visual that Lana loved and it would be a waste to just scrap it, they reused it for White Mercedes. But yes, the full video was ready to be put out for The Next Best American Record.

 

This also might be one of the reasons for other LFL tracklist changes, but I don't know that.

 

WHITE MUSTANG OG TITLE !!

[misslonaxo 1,733]

1 minute ago, BlackoutZone said:

they reused it for White Mercedes.

 

I GIGGLED as a fellow angel

[ImenaOphelia 9,663]

3 minutes ago, hotshot2am said:

 

I use https://kid3.kde.org to fix the metadata before importing to Apple Music. 

for Windows i like https://www.mp3tag.de/en/

[BlackoutZone 4,701]

1 minute ago, Say Yes to Heaven said:

WHITE MUSTANG OG TITLE !!

Omg sorry again, I meant White Mustang. Piecing all that info is really tiring, my head is exploding today. I think I will stop at least for now

[shadesofloveduthenandnow 20,610]

Sooo ig leak Fine China (Rick’s Version) and Your Girl (final)!

[Let the Light In 18,644]

Just now, honeymoonwhore said:

not me crying to the LFL demo now

 

 

 It's funny how some things change in a day or even in an hour.

[Say Yes to Heaven 27,514]

your whiiiite meerrceedess... 

[Honeyyoung 17,096]

not the tunnel under ocean blvd going back to being forgotten.. lana do something challenge

[ImenaOphelia 9,663]

2 minutes ago, BlackoutZone said:

There is however the other side/reason to it that might be even strong imo. The original TNBAR version is clearly shady and putting a lot of guilt on Barrie for the fall of their relationship. I feel like later at that time she came to realization that she might have been too hard on him - or even more, perhaps they happened to meet/talk and become friends on good terms again.

i'm crying those aint jokes anymore im crying out all my tears rn i barely see what im writing

[West Coast 45,793]

My brain the past 24 hours trying to register all this information from 2013-2017:

 

[ImenaOphelia 9,663]

1 minute ago, BlackoutZone said:

Omg sorry again, I meant White Mustang. Piecing all that info is really tiring, my head is exploding today. I think I will stop at least for now

relax king! u've given us more info today than we'd had from like 2021 to now

[IanadeIrey 62,020]

9 minutes ago, BlackoutZone said:

This is something I'd gladly discuss, but it would be mostly speculations mixed with facts.

 

Rich Lee was commissioned to direct music videos for 2 first singles of LFL - Love and The Next Best American Record. Love was obviously done first and sometime in late 2016/early 2017, before BAR video was recorded, someone must have either hacked or scammed Rich obtaining Love music video as well as reference audio for the BAR music video. This led to both spreading and leaking causing massive drama behind the scenes and ultimately scrapping BAR as a whole. We are "lucky" they only leaked this late, cause who knows if that happened earlier Lana might have never recorded the MV at all.

 

There is however the other side/reason to it that might be even strong imo. The original TNBAR version is clearly shady and putting a lot of guilt on Barrie for the fall of their relationship. I feel like later at that time she came to realization that she might have been too hard on him - or even more, perhaps they happened to meet/talk and become friends on good terms again. The BAR video was built fully around the lyrics of the demo so when she realized she definitely wouldn't release that song without changing its narrative, the music video must be discarded. Since it was a really good visual that Lana loved and it would be a waste to just scrap it, they reused it for White Mercedes. But yes, the full video was ready to be put out for The Next Best American Record.

 

This also might be one of the reasons for other LFL tracklist changes, but I don't know that.

 

Thank you for this! Following on this, Lana mentioned in interviews that she liked the idea of “Lust for Life” as a parallel to Born to Die, but Lana allegedly told Eclipse that The Next Best American Record was indeed the title track for the album (until it leaked) - I don’t recall seeing any evidence of this, it was mostly hearsay/word of mouth - but can you confirm this? Was Lust for Life with The Weeknd a mere album track until these events transpired?