Norman Fucking Rockwell - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll

[Creyk 11,677]

I think she'll be nominated but I don't expect her to win. It's really political and I just don't know if the good sis can get past Taylor, Ari, or even Billie ... 

I don't think being political is an issue. "this is america" was one of the big winners last year and that is as political as you can get.

[Rorman Nockwell 56,493]

I don't think being political is an issue. "this is america" was one of the big winners last year and that is as political as you can get.

 

Political as in ... it's a popularity contest. Popularity politics, if you will. 

[UltraHeroin 8,803]

If not AOTY, then at least Pop vocal album, that's a good category for her too. Ugh, I just know she'll get unfairly snubbed once again

[TrashMagiq 58,429]

Kacey won AOTY last year so who knows.. Lana might have a shot at winning

[Edelgard 1,819]

Kacey won AOTY last year so who knows.. Lana might have a shot at winning

NFR reminds me a lot of Golden Hour in the sense that it’s a perfect hybrid between styles. Dreampop country for GH and pop, folk, trap, piano whatever for NFR. The sound is really cohesive in itself and there are not really songs you can take from the album without missing something essential. With Lover you can just take out any song. Even Doin’ Time fits nicely in the first half.

[Shadowheart 3,797]

Kacey won AOTY last year so who knows.. Lana might have a shot at winning

lets pray that the talent will win once more

[Macintosh Manhattan 6,511]

Considering NFR is one of the best reviewed albums of this year I'll be really surprised if Lana isn't nominated for AOTY. I have no idea if she'll win though...

[CatchTheBreeze 1,681]

So this is my ranking (according to the NFR song sorter). I'm a bit surprised that NFR is at the end of the list...

 

1    Venice Bitch
2    California
3    The Next Best American Record
4    Bartender
5    How To Disappear
6    Mariners Apartment Complex
7    Love Song
8    Hope Is A Dangerous Thing For A Woman Like Me To Have - But I Have It
9    The Greatest
10    Doin' Time
11    Fuck It I Love You
12    Happiness Is A Butterfly
13    Cinnamon Girl
14    Norman Fucking Rockwell

[SuperMegaStan 9,978]

1 The Greatest

2 Mariners Apartment Complex

3 Venice Bitch

4 Norman Fucking Rockwell

5 Fuck It I Love You

6 Doin' Time

7 Happiness Is A Butterfly

8 Love Song

9 Cinnamon Girl

10 How To Disappear

10 California

12 Bartender

13 Hope Is A Dangerous Thing For A Woman Like Me To Have - But I Have It

14 The Next Best American Record

[Theo 318]

1. Happiness Is A Butterfly

2. Norman Fucking Rockwell

3. Fuck It I Love You

4. How To Disappear

5. Venice Bitch

6. The Greatest

7. California

8. Mariners Apartment Complex

9. Doin' Time

10. Hope Is A Dangerous Thing For A Woman Like Me To Have - But I Have It

11. Cinnamon Girl

12. The Next Best American Record

13. Love Song

14. Bartender

 

Surprised how low Cinnamon Girl ended up, I wish it had just slightly stronger beat.

[AllNight 93]

Shook, cuz I cast a vote for like nearly ALL the songs. Go NFR era!!!

[bunoner 5,725]

Have you noticed how Bartender, which is the only song on the album produced solely by Rick, has the WORST sounding vocals on the album? The man and his crew clearly cannot produce her vocals that well and they ended up sounding like what they do on most LFL songs (glitchy)

[WaitForLife 5,230]

I finally made single covers!

[sweetie 6,627]

Have you noticed how Bartender, which is the only song on the album produced solely by Rick, has the WORST sounding vocals on the album? The man and his crew clearly cannot produce her vocals that well and they ended up sounding like what they do on most LFL songs (glitchy)

 

That's weird, because Honeymoon has some of her best sounding vocals. 

[bunoner 5,725]

That's weird, because Honeymoon has some of her best sounding vocals. 

I don't disagree but you gotta take into account that Honeymoon vocals were heavily edited (EQ'd, reverbed etc.) so you couldn't really tell. However in LFL where vocals are clearer you can tell (especially in songs like Change, BPBP, Heroin etc.). In Bartender you can also hear her mouth noises which is also kind of throwing me off.

[theeternalstars 4,576]

Doin' Time is A-list on both BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2. A cross-generational radio smash!

[theeternalstars 4,576]

my album ranking after 12 days:

 

Venice Bitch=The Greatest

Cinnamon Girl=Norman Fucking Rockwell

Mariners Apartment Complex=Bartender

Fuck It I Love You=Doin' Time

Hope Is A Dangerous Thing For A Woman Like Me To Have - But I Have It

California

Love Song=Happiness Is A Butterfly

The Next Best American Record

How To Disappear

[UltraHeroin 8,803]

I don't disagree but you gotta take into account that Honeymoon vocals were heavily edited (EQ'd, reverbed etc.) so you couldn't really tell. However in LFL where vocals are clearer you can tell (especially in songs like Change, BPBP, Heroin etc.). In Bartender you can also hear her mouth noises which is also kind of throwing me off.

You can hear her mouth noises in Hope too. You can even hear her breaths in Hope. I like it, it low-key turns me on

[GeminiLanaFan 48,871]

HTD, on vinyl, sounds better. The production isn't perfect, as we all know, but the jingle bells and beats are a bit more discreet. 

[Kurac na Biciklu 2,359]

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