Born to Die - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll

[Evergreen 8,997]

Austrian Albums Chart this week:

#9 (+14) Lana Del Rey - Born To Die

*highest placement since 2012*

A timeless classic

[takemybreath 7,618]

happy bday Born to Die

 

[Embach 48,347]

 

Thank you @The Missing Shade of Blue for reminding me that it's the 13th Anniversary of Born To Die! 

 

Happy Birthday to the one of the most iconic albums of ALL TIMES in the WORLD. An album which changed the music industry forever. Filled with beautiful lyrics and amazing production, cinematic visuals and timeless hits that are still popular today!

 

Thank you for changing our lives, Born To Die and to the impeccable team - Lana Del Rey, Emile Haynie, Rick Nowels, Justin Parker, Dan Heath and Tim Larcombe!

[The Missing Shade of Blue 3,042]

Tragically misunderstood at the time, but is now lauded as one of the most foundational albums of the 21st century, marking the dawn of a cultural shift that many failed to recognise until it was fully realised years later. Lana has always had an acute finger on the pulse of pop culture, often before everyone else can catch up. In hindsight, it's simultaneously cringeworthy and hilarious reading back on how desperately the media created so much over-the-top discourse regarding the concept of her authenticity, or lack thereof. It's still exhaustingly irritating how the very thing they mocked would become the blueprint for the next decade’s wave of artists. Lana still deserves so many more flowers.

 

ANYWAY

 

It took about two years, but this album eventually found me at the perfect time in my life. I'll always be so grateful to this album for getting me through some tough times. Carmen, Off to the Races, and TIWMUG are still my holy trinity

[Mer 64,012]

Strongest “debut” album of the century 

[The Missing Shade of Blue 3,042]

3 minutes ago, Mer said:

Strongest “debut” album of the century 

 

MAJOR LABEL DEBUT MAJOR LABEL DEBUT 

[whenyourestandingofface 564]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

[Honeytrails 2,742]

I find the album cover quite literally being Frankensteined together symbolic of what’s to come

 

happy birthday!