Blue Banisters - Pre-Release Thread: OUT October 22nd, 2021

[rightofjupiter 15,763]

6 minutes ago, MrFameKills said:

I haven't been able to keep up with the thread lately but has it been discussed that

 

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three songs mention cruel world

 

WW - i wouldn't know how cruel the world was

CB - it's a cruel, cruel world

Nectar - what cruel world is this?

 

if it signifies a theme in these songs it would make sense why she ended up picking CB and Nectar as the outtakes that would make the cut

 

also is CB about her mommy'ing her man?

 

 

 

ahh, anyways i'm really enjoying the album 

 

 

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Oooh I love this! I somehow hadn’t racked up just how many time that phrase is used- and since it’s one of my fav songs as well I loved the connection (also makes sense since a bunch of these are UV era outtakes). Love that Lana still uses so many of the same world building techniques she’s always used (repetitions of certain phrases/images/metaphors). 
 

I’ve been a total charlatan and listening to only the 5 unheard songs on the album but it must be said that nectar & CB are two of her greatest unreleased of all time and it’s just lovely to see them get their moment in the sun

 

[turquoisejewel 2,013]

Ok I couldn't resist and gaved in a bit 

I listened to Dealer and Thunder because I've been obssessed with the leaks so I might as well listen to the final versions while waiting for BB this Friday.

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I think each one and their demos serve for different moods.

Dealer (demo/pitched) sounds great although I definitely prefer the album version since Miles' voice sounds better, Lana's too, sultry and much clearer. I also like the pace of the final version better, a bit slower as if the listener is under the effect of something lol

Thunder demo is a serve and gives off those rockish-indie-alternative vibes + the intro is bomb, one of my faves from her! but there is TLSP written all over it. I would like it if she were to use it for live presentations (cough cough Colbert) and touring  since it's filled with so much energy. The album version sounds much more like a Lana Del Rey track, it's simply amazing how she reworked such an already great song! It's evocative and makes me FEEL something, specially when the violins come in and the melody escalates, then the back up singers joining Lana at the end <3 a change for the better imo.

 

 

[Doll Harlow 12,349]

Thunder is one of the best songs of her career. I'm obsessed.

[PatentLeatherDoOver 25,803]

POV: October 22nd on Instagram before 2 minutes before deleted if there’s a negative review on BB:

 

 

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“Thank you to all of the reviews saying that I hate wearing masks and glamorize the pandemic. I will continue to challenge those thoughts on my next two records out December 25th:

 

American Standards & Classics 

and Rock Candy Sweet.”

 

liked by Mike Dean

 

 

 

 

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Just now, Doll Harlow said:

 

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Thunder is one of the best songs of her career. I'm obsessed.

 

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Im staying at my sister's these days and she (a Lana fan as well) just warned me about getting kicked out if she hears me playing or singing the song once again :'(

 

 

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8 hours ago, LanzDelRey said:

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Why do I see no difference? lol I thought it was the same as the version available on streaming platforms.

 

 

8 hours ago, coldsparklingmountaindew said:

we already did. + that version isn't that new, this version has always been on the streaming versions and it's also in the alt. music video. 

 

y'all im dumb, i had only been listening to the original music video version this entire time 

it sounds SO MUCH better on the album omg

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1 hour ago, viagra said:

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1. Textbook 7/10
2. Blue Banisters 9/10
3. Arcadia 8/10
4. Interlude - The Trio 5/10
5. Black Bathing Suit 6/10
6. If You Lie Down With Me 6,5/10
7. Beautiful 5/10
8. Violets for Roses 7/10
9. Dealer 7/10
10. Thunder 9/10
11. Wildflower Wildfire 8/10
12. Nectar of the Gods 4/10
13. Living Legend 8/10
14. Cherry Blossom 6/10
15. Sweet Carolina 7/10

Overall: 6,8

Not a fan of the new songs at all. Putting Wild On You officially on any album is a sign of mental disease.

 

Ok, let's try, based on about 20 full plays (5 in HQ):

1. Textbook 9/10
2. Blue Banisters 10/10
3. Arcadia 10/10
4. Interlude - The Trio 9/10
5. Black Bathing Suit 10/10
6. If You Lie Down With Me 9/10
7. Beautiful (String version) 10/10
8. Violets for Roses 8/10
9. Dealer 10/10
10. Thunder 10/10
11. Wildflower Wildfire 8/10
12. Nectar of the Gods 8/10
13. Living Legend 9/10
14. Cherry Blossom 9/10
15. Sweet Carolina 8/10

Overall: 9,1

 

[Doll Harlow 12,349]

34 minutes ago, PatentLeatherDoOver said:

I thought I saw someone mention this but can’t find the reply:

 

I don’t really care a ton about his opinions, but I’m really interested to see Anthony Fantano’s thoughts on this record given his wildly varying responses to Lana’s discography. 
 

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After watching his past critiques on Lana’s music, I think he might give it a 6 or light 7. A lot of stylistic choices he’s criticized in the past seem more apparent on this record, but we’ll see! 
 

My guess is that he’ll enjoy Thunder/VFR but hate Beautiful and Dealer. I think he responded fairly positively to the triple singles, too

 

 

I'm struggling with figuring out his score for this album. It has several strong points so I can't see it getting less than a 6. He gave LFL a 6 and BB is definitely better than that one. I will be disappointed if it does get a 6 or less because it definitely deserves at least a 7/8.

I agree that he probably won't like Dealer, lol.

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7 minutes ago, sjatib said:

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Im staying at my sister's these days and she (a Lana fan as well) just warned me about getting kicked out if she hears me playing or singing the song once again :'(

 

 

 

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Play WW instead… since she‘s raging at you  or Dealer at full volume 

 

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44 minutes ago, MrFameKills said:

I haven't been able to keep up with the thread lately but has it been discussed that

 

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three songs mention cruel world

 

WW - i wouldn't know how cruel the world was

CB - it's a cruel, cruel world

Nectar - what cruel world is this?

 

if it signifies a theme in these songs it would make sense why she ended up picking CB and Nectar as the outtakes that would make the cut

 

also is CB about her mommy'ing her man?

 

 

 

ahh, anyways i'm really enjoying the album 

 

She also mentions the line "thanks for that" in Arcadia and 

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Black Bathing Suit 

 

[DCooper 34,326]

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People who don't like Dealer concern me 

 

[yourolllikethunder 4,837]

Guys can someone please tell me if Thunder still has any indie rock vibes or were the drums and guitars removed and replaced with only…

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strings and piano? I really hope it still has that jangly indie rock vibe at least a little! IM NERVOUS

 

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There's a lot of connections lyrically within songs on the album that I've noticed. Here's a little "masterlist" I've complied of some of the ones I picked up on. I feel like these really point to the themes of the album.

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Lana's Parents: "I was looking for the father I wanted back", "You got a Thunderbird, my daddy had one too" "God, I wish I was with my father" - Text Book

"I'm not friends with my mother, I still love my dad" - Black Bathing Suit 

"My father never stepped in when his wife would rage at me" - Wildflower Wildfire 

 

Cruel world: "I wouldn't know how cruel the world was" - Wildflower Wildfire

"What cruel world is this, nectar of the gods?" - Nectar of the Gods

"It's a cruel, cruel world, but we don't care" - Cherry Blossom

 

Painting/art: "Paint my banisters blue", "Now when weather turns to May, all my sisters come to paint my banisters green...and grey"  - Blue Banisters 

"What if someone had asked Picasso not to be sad? Never known who he was or the man he'd become, there would be no blue period" - Beautiful 

 

Phones: "Please don't try to find me through my dealer, he won't pick up his phone", "555-987-455, now you've got a busy tone, all circuits are busy" - Dealer

"I call you up twice, hang up the phone, call again, I wanna talk" - Nectar of the Gods

"You name your babe Lilac Heaven after your iPhone 11" - Sweet Carolina

 

Fire/burning: "I'm scared of the Santa Clarita fires, I wish that it would rain" - Blue Banisters

"My lips like the fire licks the bay" - Arcadia 

"Burn by fire without trial like a stowaway" - If You Lie Down With Me

"Cause if you're on fire, you're on fire, just keeping burning" - Thunder

"I wouldn't know what hot fire was", "hot fire, hot weather, hot coffee, I'm better", "not to turn into a wildfire to light up your night", "I'll do my best never to turn into something that burns/I promise that nothing will burn you" - Wildflower Wildfire 

 

Flowers - "There were flowers that were dry, they were sitting on the dresser" - Blue Banisters

"Larchmont village (?) smells like lilies of the valley", "You made me trade my violets for roses", "God knows the only mistake a man can make is trying to make woman trade her violets for roses"  - Violets for Roses

"I'll lie down like a bed of wildflower and I'll always make the sheets smell like gardenias wild at your feet", "I'll be like the wildflower" - Wildflower Wildfire

"I push you high, cherry blossom", "dandelions in your hair, baby" - Cherry Blossom 

"You name your babe Lilac Heaven" - Sweet Carolina

 

California, places in California: "And I thought I found it in Brentwood" - Text Book

"I'm scared of the Santa Clarita fires, I wish that it would rain" - Blue Banisters

"My body is a map of L.A", "My chest the Sierra Madre", "Arcadia, all roads that lead to you as integral to me as arteries", "My curves, San Gabriel all day" - Arcadia

"LA, 'hey' on Zoom, Target parking lot (?)"  - Black Bathing Suit

"Larchmont village (?) smells like lilies of the valley", "like the Paramount sign sparkling just for me" - Violets for Roses

"California, homeland of the gods" Nectar of the Gods

 

Blue: "Standing blue with open arms" - Text Book

"Said he'd come every May just to help me if I paint my banisters blue", "All my sisters come to paint my banisters green, my blue banisters grey" - Blue Banisters

"Mail me when you get the blues" - Black Bathing Suit

"What if someone had asked Picasso not to be sad? Never known who he was or the man he'd become, there would be no blue period", "I can turn blue into something" - Beautiful 

"I get wild and fucking crazy like the color blue" - Nectar of the Gods

"Might be unprepared for having the baby blues", "If you're ever stressed out, just dance in the night, if you get those baby blues"  - Sweet Carolina

 

Angels/Heaven: "Spring, I sleep, Heaven knows" - Blue Banisters

"I stand straight like an angel with a halo" - Arcadia 

"I sing like an angel, my heart's like one too" - Black Bathing Suit

"Angelina on your sycamore tree" (it counts i don't care) - Cherry Blossom 

"You name your babe Lilac Heaven" - Sweet Carolina 

 

 

These are just a few that came to my mind, but I most likely forgot a bunch lol 

 

 

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5 minutes ago, PatentLeatherDoOver said:

POV: October 22nd on Instagram before 2 minutes before deleted if there’s a negative review on BB:

 

 

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“Thank you to all of the reviews saying that I hate wearing masks and glamorize BLM, Picasso, thunders, trucks and the pandemic. I will continue to challenge those thoughts on my next three records out December 25th:

 

American Standards & Classics 🇺🇲, Boom Like That💥 and Rock Candy Sweet 🍭.”

 

liked by Mike Dean and Nikki Lane 

 

 

 

 

 

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1 minute ago, yourolllikethunder said:

Guys can someone please tell me if Thunder still has any indie rock vibes or were the drums and guitars removed and replaced with only…

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strings and piano? I really hope it still has that jangly indie rock vibe at least a little! IM NERVOUS

 

 

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It still does imo

 

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1 minute ago, yourolllikethunder said:

Guys can someone please tell me if Thunder still has any indie rock vibes or were the drums and guitars removed and replaced with only…

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strings and piano? I really hope it still has that jangly indie rock vibe at least a little! IM NERVOUS

 

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I don't really get the rock vibe anymore unfortunately

 

[whitelungswhitepalms 9,661]

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You made me trade in my Violets for Roses

you tried to trade in my truck for Rolls(Royce?)

 

is that what she says or what genius says which is horses ? 

[Furor Poeticus 15,535]

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Watch all the hyper woke people come for her over the They're fucking broke and we're laughing about 'em line 

She'll have the last laugh as always

 

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4 minutes ago, DCooper said:

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People who don't like Dealer concern me 

 

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Even my fiance likes this one and he usually isn't the biggest fan of Lana

 

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Just now, cinnamongirI said:

 

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It still does imo

 

 

Just now, fine china said:

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I don't really get the rock vibe anymore unfortunately

 

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I guess I will just have to wait to hear it thank youuuu! heartening to know some think it still has a rock vibe. I suppose because it’s a rock song at heart in its fabric it will shine through regardless of exact instrumentation