"Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass" Spoken Word Poetry Album - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll

[American Whore 47,609]

Some poems sound so low quality. LA is the best one so far.

the audiobook from itunes is in 128kbps

[Crimson and Clover 22,120]

just had sex to sportcruiser lol

[Lustrouslines 5,188]

Paradise is Very Fragile has this dark and lonely undertone to it, it’s like fast visions of a past life flash before your eyes. I love it so fucking much.

[bougainvillea 295]

I actually love that the vocals on some of the poems sound like they were recorded on her phone, it lends them a grittier quality that I appreciate. 

[WaitForLife 5,025]

LA and Violet are the best. It's really moody and put me into sleep.

[Lemonade Tears 1,574]

I'll say this again. & I'm not asking for a dl link, but I do wish it was on Apple Music or there was a download code sent from LDR when you buy the vinyl like her normal albums. I bought 2 and have only heard LA bc it's on Apple Music....

Yes I bought the book and the vinyl but I can't listen to the whole thing. It's so frustrating cause everyone is talking about how good it is...

[HighbytheSea 4,783]

Second listen through: Bare feet on Linoleum feels like such a dark harbinger. It gave off such sinister vibes and it would almost feel not of the same project if Paradise is Fragile didnt act as a solid transition into that kind of modern paranoia. Shes cutting those veggies with a butcher knife. And Sportcruiser-that shit just isn't fair. It is way too close to the heart in its first lines, becomes a deeply personal and beautiful tale of our Lana, and then crushes you again at the end. It is not fair and the showpiece of it all to me. Land of 1000 fires, what a BABE. Excellent. Salamander has actually changed for me and now I feel I need to sit with it. The picture it paints is darker than I felt in my initial listen and now my emotions are conflicted. This POET!

[Log Lana 911]

I've almost finished it, there're only 3 poems left 

 

I started this morning, listening carefully to the tracks and then taking a break once in a while to avoid stroke risk 

[ilovetati 15,295]

I can’t believe how much better this is than I expected. She truly never disappoints outside of IG.

[VeniceBiatch 1,703]

Land of 1,000 Fires instrumental gives me Lust for Life trailer vibes

[Mer 52,148]

Sportcruiser makes me feel like I’m sitting on Lanas patio late at night, and she’s telling me this deeply private story...

[theweightofthehours 1,836]

Sportcruiser is beautiful. I have yet to listen to the audiobook version, I just read the poem. I really really liked it, a lot more than 'LA'. LA has some really good lines but as a whole it didn't do much for me.

[Off To The Races 2010 demo pls 19,335]

LA left me speechless not gonna lie. Can't wait to listen to the audiobook

[annedauphine 34,573]

Can't wait to be obsessed with the book for a few months then put it on my coffee table and never open it again for fear of damaging it

[naachoboy 7,977]

I can’t believe how much better this is than I expected. She truly never disappoints outside of IG.

and the thing is we are here for her art not the shit she says outside of it so yeah! 

[annedauphine 34,573]

put it on Spotify challenge I wanna listen to it

[Creyk 11,497]

It would be nice if Lana saw these pages of the thread - I think she would be happy that so many of us appreciate this side of her work.

[PARADIXO 31,615]

IM ABOUT TO LISTEN

[FallingCherry 7,731]

Has anyone mentioned that Sportcruiser is about the same guy as MAC? There’s definitely a connection between NFR and Violet. Past The Bushes Cypress Thriving seems connected to HTD, Bare Feet on Linoleum to Hope...

[Nobody 21,298]

Oh man I hope the Dalai Lama's spoken word album doesn't beat this for the grammy. Dalai Lana >>>