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

[Fingertips 72,043]

Can we get to 1,000 pages before Blue Banisters drops at midnight, East Coast? 

 

 

 

 

[plastiscguy 63,438]

Just now, Thunder said:

Can we get to 1,000 pages before Blue Banisters drops at midnight? 

 

 

 

 

I wonder if the mods will let us be on our last day, or will torment us by moving the posts one last time

[prettywhenimhigh 49,331]

1 minute ago, Thunder said:

Can we get to 1,000 pages before Blue Banisters drops at midnight? 

 

 

 

 

 

only if elle and the mods don't mind if we shitpost and gifgate  

[Veinsineon 76,894]

Do we think LDR9 will continue this cycle? Or start a new one like with LFL

[Fingertips 72,043]

1 minute ago, prettywhenimhigh said:

 

only if elle and the mods don't mind if we shitpost and gifgate  

how about

 

 

[CinnamonGay 10,527]

1 minute ago, 1212 said:

theres ur answer. wwafawdwg isnt a mature record nor does it try to be.

 but she should receive some backlash for it. 

None of the parents are going like "OMAGAAA THIS BLONDE GREEN ALIEN IS SPOILING OUR KIDS".

 

but alot of them, including certain female alt singers jumped on the hate LDR train when she debuted with BTD

[Fingertips 72,043]

1 minute ago, Veinsineon said:

Do we think LDR9 will continue this cycle? Or start a new one like with LFL

Depends on how bad the reviews are. If they trigger her, it will continue. If they don't, I can see her pushing forward. 

[Honeyyoung 17,096]

4 minutes ago, Veinsineon said:

Do we think LDR9 will continue this cycle? Or start a new one like with LFL

what cycle?

[Rust Dress 40,200]

who thinks we should ignore bad reviews and talk about positive reviews instead. i for sure agree 

[Platinum Greenwich 13,847]

32 minutes ago, DCooper said:

in which a mass neurosis called "wokeness" is rampant.

 

cringe

[Poor Stacy 11,996]

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[Dark Angel 202,394]

i'm still thinking about the very unprofessional review we discussed earlier and i just want to say, why do people think lana's vocals are "whisper" vocals? she literally doesn't have a whispering vocal style... even in her earlier albums, she used a variety of different ranges & singing styles, and i wouldn't consider any of it a "whisper", i feel like they say this because they haven't actually listened to any of her work and they just base it off of a select few songs, like video games (which isn't whisper-y, it's just very calm & low), they say it to dismiss her as a genuine artist & talented singer who can pull off a lot of ranges & styles, billie eilish is whisper-y, yet she hardly gets criticized for her whisper singing style! 

[prettywhenimhigh 49,331]

5 minutes ago, Thunder said:

how about

 

 

 

 

but at the same time I'm not looking for a mod queue rn I want to be able to freak out on the post release thread tonight  

[whitelungswhitepalms 10,090]

Idk how I feel about a German reviewer calling wokeness neurosis  

[Super Movie 51,705]

3 minutes ago, Surf Noir said:

i'm still thinking about the very unprofessional review we discussed earlier and i just want to say, why do people think lana's vocals are "whisper" vocals? she literally doesn't have a whispering vocal style... even in her earlier albums, she used a variety of different ranges & singing styles, and i wouldn't consider any of it a "whisper", i feel like they say this because they haven't actually listened to any of her work and they just base it off of a select few songs, like video games (which isn't whisper-y, it's just very calm & low), they say it to dismiss her as a genuine artist & talented singer who can pull off a lot of ranges & styles, billie eilish is whisper-y, yet she hardly gets critizied for her whisper singing style! 

I feel the same way, especially for an album like Blue Banisters. Lana is doing anything but whispering with her vocals on the album. Like...

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Did they listen to Dealer?? Or BBS?? Or Living Legend?? Or literally any song on the album??

 

[Dark Angel 202,394]

Just now, Super Movie said:

I feel the same way, especially for an album like Blue Banisters. Lana is doing anything but whispering with her vocals on the album. Like...

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Did they listen to Dealer?? Or BBS?? Or Living Legend?? Or literally any song on the album??

 

 

lana's whisper is so powerful it actually sounds like a scream!  

[Honeyyoung 17,096]

3 minutes ago, Surf Noir said:

billie eilish is whisper-y, yet she hardly gets criticized for her whisper singing style!

i mean i wouldn't say that, she is criticized by that even now but yeah the only moment that i can imagine lana in a whispery voice is white dress and not even that it's just so high register than her voice doesn't even come out in moments

[Poor Stacy 11,996]

3 minutes ago, whitelungswhitepalms said:

Idk how I feel about a German reviewer calling wokeness neurosis  

 

The funniest thing is that Lana's "wokeness" has always been half-baked, even on this album. I'm not shading her - I actually love that she owns her ~problematic~ qualities. The "BLM" line eventually gets eaten up by the "masks off!" vibe of Violets for Roses. So to critique her on "wokeness" in any way would be very weird. Although I'm not surprised reviewers would get lazy and resort to that, since Text Book is Track 1.

[Alison by Slowdive 26,150]

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[Dark Angel 202,394]

3 minutes ago, whitelungswhitepalms said:

Idk how I feel about a German reviewer calling wokeness neurosis  

 

maybe it depends on the kind of "wokeness", maybe it's not the kind of "wokeness" which is geniunely wanting the world to be a more inclusive & better place for everybody, but the kind of wokeness who gets offended over the way lana buttons her flannel or criticizing her for not talking about the gentrification of brooklyn in "brookyn baby", a song about brooklyn hipsters

 

if that's what they meant by "wokeness neurosis"