TEMPORARY Chemtrails Over the Country Club - Pre-Release Thread: OUT March 19th, 2021

[barttttender 5,249]

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Ok, after listening to the album a bunch of times, here is my ranking:

 

1. WHITE DRESS (one of her finest tracks ever, alongside Ride, Venice Bitch, West Coast and NFR). I mean, the storytelling, the melody, the voice, the point she's making, the novelty - it's all I need in my life right now. Favourite part - 'music business conference'. Leave it to Lana Del Rey to make the word 'conference' fit in a ballad, and make it sound iconic)

2. WILD AT HEART (just gorgeous, this should have been the first single, with a big ranch-like setting, horse riding, etc)

3. CHEMTRAILS OVER THE COUNTRY CLUB (I still prefer the rock cover by Hayley Mary and think this could have been the new Blue Jeans for Lana with a different production, but the slow version works perfectly within the context of the album and the LSD part is stunning)

4. TULSA JESUS FREAK (this song is sexy, mysterious and, simply put, an instant Lana classic. It's also got the best title on the record)

5.  YOSEMITE (sad, gloomy, happy, devastating, beautiful, complex - there's so much going on this song, that I almost forgive Nowels for the god-annoying reverb he aways ads to Lana's voice that also almost ruined Bartender. Best part - 'candle in the wind', and I don't care that she's milked that metaphor for all its worth)

6. NOT ALL WHO WANDER ARE LOST (folksy, chill, sweet, gentle, perfect for relaxing on a porch (which I now wish I had)

7. DANCE TILL WE DIE (sweet, gentle, wise, with a killer bridge - what's not to like?)

8. DARK BUT JUST A GAME (This track kind of says everything White Dress already said, but in a much less interesting way. I'm not a big fan, but I still prefer it than the last three tracks on this list, and I love the difference in the tempo and beat; it makes the album more dynamic)

9. BREAKING UP SLOWLY (I like the these two women just jamming together, it works well within the album. But it feels very short and incomplete, and I can see myself skipping it more than listening to it)

10. FOR FREE (I'm generally NOT a fan of Lana's covers, and I could have done without this one, but it works within the album and it's an okay closer. Definitely don't see myself playing it much though (I genuinely think The Other Woman, Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, Summertime, Chelsea Hotel, You Must Love Me, You'll Never Walk Alone are some of the worst tracks in her career; with the exception of Doin' Time and Goobye Kiss, which is her best cover so far. This one kind of sits in between)

11. LET ME LOVE YOU LIKE A WOMAN (after everything Lana's written over the years, this feels like something she banged out in between lunch and dinner. Like a Mariner's wannabe., or an early draft of that song. Even the dreamy guitar arrangement sounds similar. I do not understand why she's chosen it as the first single, and I think it's one of her weakest singles ever, probably only outdone by Freak. I was worried that THIS was going to actually the best song on the record, and I'm so glad it's  one of the worst )

 

But even the tracks I don't like that much work so well within the album, and it's definitely a good album on the whole. 7.5/10

 

Thanks for reading:)))

 

 

 

[peach perfume 710]

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Okay I kinda caved and I’ve listened to TFJ, Yosemite and White Dress at this point I am IN FUCKING LOVE so far. I’ll definitely do a ranking once I’ve listened to the whole thing but whew...it’s beautiful 

 

[The Greatest 8,805]

8 minutes ago, domandapiano said:

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The way she sings “down at the men in music business conference” has literally been playing in a loop in my head since I first heard it. I can’t stop thinking about it. 

 

I hate it so much I’m sorry y’all it’s the one part of the song that has me like angry

[Pico Ocean Boulevard 41,453]

3 minutes ago, domandapiano said:

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The way she sings “down at the men in music business conference” has literally been playing in a loop in my head since I first heard it. I can’t stop thinking about it. 

 

 

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Same. I  haven't listened to White Dress for a few hours now but that one line is still playing in my head  

 

[Lentilus 25,720]

1 minute ago, Pico Boulevard said:

 

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Same. I  haven't listened to White Dress for a few hours now but that one line is still playing in my head  

 

I listened to the album while taking a shower, candles on, music loud......I collapsed on the floor multiple times. My water bill is gonna be high but it was worth it. 

[MrFameKills 11,123]

Day 3 of White Dress making me reminisce of some hot summer down in Orlando i was never part of...summer, summer's almost gone

[Chestnut Fox Sexy Jesus 3,026]

1 minute ago, PARADIXO said:

 

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I'm so glad you loved For Free! It's personally one of my favorites. As for Breaking Up Slowly having more potential, I do agree -- I'm honestly against the "yes-men" theory some fans have, but that's exactly where a producer should suggest the main artist. If he had such a grand vision (he's one of the most on-demand producers at the moment), he should've come up with some guitar solo or give Lana some more chords to make the song more complete and lengthy. Love it as it is, but definitely had more to offer. Same with Not All Who Wander Are Lost.

 

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For Free, right?! I'm so glad someone else appreciates it. It's beautifully played and the girls' voices fit so well. Nothing is out of balance. It's just beautiful.

As for BUS, please listen to the song Lonely Hands or Draw Your Swords by Angus and Julia Stone - imagine drums like those on BUS. It would have been a highlight!  

 

[PARADIXO 33,110]

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Okay this is going to be personal and sad but White Dress hits right in my heart  I've been obese my whole life and some years ago I changed everything about my habits and lifestyle and that made me get sickenly obsessed with my body -- it's much better now but it's still exhausting to constantly do things in order to reach such a superficial goal. Sometimes I think retrospectively and feel like I was better when I was just a fat kid with long hair living in his Pink Floyd Tame Impala Harry Potter fantasy world. "Miss doing nothing the most of all..."

 

That doesn't take away the fact that I love exercising, it's something I've always wanted to do but I was so ashamed of myself. Lana loves doing music and being appreciated but still 

 

 

[Poor Stacy 12,095]

1 hour ago, PARADIXO said:

Chemtrails synesthesia!

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White Dress - light grey

Chemtrails - light blue, white

Tulsa - moss green, pine green, sage green

Woman - chocolate brown, beige (like sand), white

Wild at Heart - golden orange

Dark - black, white

Wander - lilac, melon orange, mint

Yosemite - indigo, eggplant purple, white

Breaking Up - orange, yellow

For Free - coffee brown, orange, white

 

<3

 

Fall album indeed 

 

 

 

 

Suddenly a few of the variants are making complete sense to me. 
 

 

White Dress (light grey)

Chemtrails Over the Country Club (dark grey-blue)

Tulsa Jesus Freak (peach)

Let Me Love You Like a Woman (smoky grey)

Wild At Heart (gold)

Dark But Just a Game (black with a hint of dark green)

Not All Who Wander Are Lost (pale yellow)

Yosemite (dark grey)

Breaking Up Slowly (inky grey-black)

Dance Till We Die (dark pink-maroon)

For Free (silver)

[Make me your Dream Life 88,903]

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wd .    .   . WD .  when they were white hot listnin to rock all day long to the beat if i could go back we were talkin bout life sittin outside til dawn such a SCEEEEEEEEEHHHHEEEEEE HEEEE HHEEEEEEEEN  look how i do this it kinda makes me feel kinda makes me feel like maybe i was better off 

 

[Lentilus 25,720]

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wd .    .   . WD .  when they were white hot listnin to rock all day long to the beat if i could go back we were talkin bout life sittin outside til dawn such a SCEEEEEEEEEHHHHEEEEEE HEEEE HHEEEEEEEEN  look how i do this it kinda makes me feel kinda makes me feel like maybe i was better off 

 

Again....you created art with your colorful gif expression!!

[past the bushes 30,940]

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is the line "go through the dark to get to the dark" in any of the songs? yes i've listened but i'm sure y'all listened to it more 

 

[Make me your Dream Life 88,903]

1 minute ago, Lentilus said:

Again....you created art with your colorful gif expression!!

I am a medium. my soul, it feels. 

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 yup 

 

[Poor Stacy 12,095]

Just now, past the bushes said:

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is the line "go through the dark to get to the dark" in any of the songs? yes i've listened but i'm sure y'all listened to it more 

 

 

Nope!

[Ultradealerence 5,312]

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so i heard the album again but this time with my bf who’s not a diehard fan, and he was amazed by white dress with her different singing and the songs he faved are dark but just a game and not all those who wander are lost.  

 

[Lustformoney 41,499]

im so battled, i dont wanna listen anymore before it drops but its literally a torture idk what should i do

[ArtDecoDelRey 15,284]

i have a question for the people who have heard the leak in full (preferably multiple times)

 

If I go into the album with this sonic atmosphere/vibe, will I be dissapointed?

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oh say can you see

pawn shop blues

chelsea hotel no 2

i talk to jesus

wild on you

west coast radio mix

is this happiness

religion

beautiful people//beautiful problems

tomorrow never came

happiness is a butterfly

 

[PARADIXO 33,110]

Just now, ArtDecoDelRey said:

i have a question for the people who have heard the leak in full (preferably multiple times)

 

If I go into the album with this sonic atmosphere/vibe, will I be dissapointed?

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oh say can you see

pawn shop blues

chelsea hotel no 2

i talk to jesus

wild on you

west coast radio mix

is this happiness

religion

beautiful people//beautiful problems

tomorrow never came

happiness is a butterfly

 

 

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I think that's a great pre-Chemtrails warm-up playlist! Very similar vibe

 

[Make me your Dream Life 88,903]

2 minutes ago, Lustformoney said:

im so battled, i dont wanna listen anymore before it drops but its literally a torture idk what should i do

u should listen

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to WD  yuuuup

 

[barttttender 5,249]

18 minutes ago, PARADIXO said:

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Okay this is going to be personal and sad but White Dress hits right in my heart  I've been obese my whole life and some years ago I changed everything about my habits and lifestyle and that made me get sickenly obsessed with my body -- it's much better now but it's still exhausting to constantly do things in order to reach such a superficial goal. Sometimes I think retrospectively and feel like I was better when I was just a fat kid with long hair living in his Pink Floyd Tame Impala Harry Potter fantasy world. "Miss doing nothing the most of all..."

 

That doesn't take away the fact that I love exercising, it's something I've always wanted to do but I was so ashamed of myself. Lana loves doing music and being appreciated but still 

 

 

I feel ya. I used to love just sitting at my desk and writing. Now I write advertisement for money and feel so burnt out and just want to go back to those simpler days. The song is perfect in the way in which it makes you rethink your life and when you were happiest.

 

You look fit though - so at least there's that:)