Jump to content
Elle

Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll

Blue Banisters  

887 members have voted

  1. 1. What are your favourite tracks from Blue Banisters?

    • Text Book
      238
    • Blue Banisters
      276
    • Arcadia
      264
    • Interlude - The Trio
      138
    • Black Bathing Suit
      487
    • If You Lie Down With Me
      427
    • Beautiful
      179
    • Violets for Roses
      276
    • Dealer
      463
    • Thunder
      476
    • Wildflower Wildfire
      328
    • Nectar of the Gods
      276
    • Living Legend
      318
    • Cherry Blossom
      227
    • Sweet Carolina
      261


Recommended Posts

2 minutes ago, Candy Necklace said:

If middle age means you lose all the edge you have and you can only make piano ballads then I don't want it :brigitte: 

Well, I'm thinking of the history of modern popular music, with artists like Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, Paul McCartney, Carly Simon, Joni Mitchell, Eric Clapton, Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Eminem, Will Smith, John Legend, and others who have written songs about their families, especially their children. These usually come--naturally--when they're over 30 and experiencing family life. In my experience, most such songs--like Sweet Carolina or Tori Amos's Ribbons Undone--are largely met with derision or apathy. 

 

For a long time, on her Wikipedia entry, there was a quote from Lana in which she said, "I grew up in a Carly Simon household," so I've been saying here for years that such an influence, conscious or not, is going to eventually come out in Lana's music as she enters middle age--which she is (I understand that anyone can add or take away things from a Wikipedia entry).

 

I see the Carly Simon influence on 'Love,' 'White Mustang,' 'Love Song,' 'Let Me Love You Like A Woman,' 'White Dress,' 'Arcadia,' 'Beautiful,' 'Violets for Roses,' 'Blue Banisters,' 'Sweet Carolina,' Sweet,' 'The Grants,' 'Let the Light In,' 'Margaret,' 'Hollywood Bowl,' and even 'Suburban House,' which Lana didn't write, among others, some more, some less. 

 

I'd also like to see Lana leave the piano alone for a while and give us something with more of a pulse, and not just one or two songs. 

 

 

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.


  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    No registered users viewing this page.

×
×
  • Create New...