Paradise - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll

[blackenedrussianpoetry 1,902]

Fascinates me a lot- about how Lanz wrote the majority of the record while living at Chateau Marmont… got me thinking of a living corpse/zombie- raised from the dead ground

[Nectar 274]

The world needs to show Blue Velvet more love, I rarely see it mentioned

[RinaS4turn 44]

this topic is about the entire PARADISE era

 

 

Why did I create this topic? 

 

Paradise is my 2nd favourite album (after dykttatuobv), and i wanted to have a nice little corner on the internet dedicated to it. 

 

So feel free to share any photo of lana from the paradise era! 

 

[Embach 23,221]

It's very awesome that you love Paradise album and era but we already have a thread dedicated to the album and era as a whole!

 

[lanaismamom 11,310]

still so many mysteries around this piece of art that need answers…

like were any of jfk, hollywood, i don’t wanna go, starry eyed and young and beautiful finalized for paradise or the versions we’ve got are the latest from paradise sessions, or if there are any tracks on paradise that are originally from btd era or older besides yayo, or if there are completely unknown paradise outtakes….. 

[ComebacktoCalifornia 3,202]

I really want to know are there any Outtakes left bc it was planned to be an albums o there's gotta be unless it's a honeymoon situation 

[blackenedrussianpoetry 1,902]

4 hours ago, ComebacktoCalifornia said:

I really want to know are there any Outtakes left bc it was planned to be an albums o there's gotta be unless it's a honeymoon situation 

Only heart shaped box the official cover

[Embach 23,221]

AS OF TODAY, PARADISE HAS 1 BILLION STREAMS ON SPOTIFY!!!!!!!

[MamaDelGhey 2,177]

On 6/4/2023 at 1:52 PM, Wait For Life said:

Spotify doesn’t distinguish EP’s 

Hmmm 

[Terrence Loves Me 71,813]

This is an EP not an LP, lets bring this argument back cus im bored

[shadesofblue 7,501]

14 minutes ago, Terrence Loves Me said:

This is an EP not an LP, lets bring this argument back cus im bored

I’ve always seen it more as an EP & online it says EP’s are 4-9 songs long. Different sites say different things like some say 4-6 and others 3-5.
So I guess Paradise can be considered an EP since it has 9 songs. But the BTD edition is an LP since disc 2 of the Paradise part has 10 (which includes burning desire) 

[lanaismamom 11,310]

6 minutes ago, shadesofblue said:

I’ve always seen it more as an EP & online it says EP’s are 4-9 songs long. Different sites say different things like some say 4-6 and others 3-5.
So I guess Paradise can be considered an EP since it has 9 songs. But the BTD edition is an LP since disc 2 of the Paradise part has 10 (which includes burning desire) 

it’s 9 tracks with burning desire, and initially paradise has always been an idea of extended version of btd, it started as album of btd outtakes than it became an album when to those btd outtakes some newer songs were added like i don’t wanna go, demos of body electric and american, jfk, hollywood, and it became an album , lp (even lana mentioned that it was supposed to be an album at one point) and then it was all cut and released like that, but it’s definitely an ep 

[shadesofblue 7,501]

2 minutes ago, lanaismamom said:

it’s 9 tracks with burning desire, and initially paradise has always been an idea of extended version of btd, it started as album of btd outtakes than it became an album when to those btd outtakes some newer songs were added like i don’t wanna go, demos of body electric and american, jfk, hollywood, and it became an album , lp (even lana mentioned that it was supposed to be an album at one point) and then it was all cut and released like that, but it’s definitely an ep 

Oh oops idk how I miscount that but then yeah it’s an EP case closed 

[lanaismamom 11,310]

5 minutes ago, shadesofblue said:

Oh oops idk how I miscount that but then yeah it’s an EP case closed 

i always count y&b as the track 10 too

[Brooklyn Fetus 1,956]

On 1/6/2024 at 6:56 AM, blackenedrussianpoetry said:

Only heart shaped box the official cover

if thats true i wish it leaked but the way she sings live 

[Daytona Beach Sparkler 3,352]

Thinking abt how Lana had no business going so hard on an EP like.... A 10 minute cinematic movie production level music video for Ride, a 20 minute campy film masterpiece known as Tropico, beautifully crafted lush songs, and so much more. Her mind amazes me 

[cherrytropico 10,292]

i’m still team Paradise Is A Whole Album And Era Separate From Born To Die 

[Escapism 5,482]

6 minutes ago, cherrytropico said:

i’m still team Paradise Is A Whole Album And Era Separate From Born To Die 

and you are correct! 

[Terrence Loves Me 71,813]

1 hour ago, cherrytropico said:

i’m still team Paradise Is A Whole Album And Era Separate From Born To Die 

It's hard to distinguish it as it's own era when all of the production is the same style as Born to Die though. I mean the songs have their own flare and they're much more lush and orchestral but sonically it's the same as Born To Die and uses all of the same samples. With new era's she always changes it up, that's why (to me) it doesn't make much sense to class it as a seperate era/lp. It works amazingly as a great EP to close the BTD era with though, a fantastic piece of work either way