Blue Banisters - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll

[rhubysyrup 4,500]

black bathing suit. black bathing suit. black bathing suit. black bathing suit. 

[Fingertips 72,034]

QUESTION: Anyone who uses iTunes. I bought Blue Banisters, but the Tringles say "purchased" because I bought them as singles months ago. I want the singles to be a part of the album without changing the info. How do I fix this?

[littleseashell 2,499]

I've never felt more proud to be a stan. She just keeps getting better. Fuck whatever critics say, this is her BEST record. Period! 

[SalvaWHORE 33,938]

Does she say "one-nine-sixties - 1960s" or "one night sixties" tho? I saw it was "one night sixties" on Genius but does it make sense (sorry i'm not a native speaker guys) 

[West Coast 45,790]

Just now, Vanilla Icy said:

the piano work on this album has an emotion of its own like opening of beautiful just makes me tear up wtf 

this album literally made me genuinely enjoy a piano driven Lana song in a way that Jack Antonoff never could 

[PatentLeatherDoOver 25,780]

I always think about how Lana has described the closer of the record to be the jumping point for the album to follow. 
 

If Sweet Carolina is any indication of what’s next, I think we’re in for a treat. I can totally hear American Standards & Classics following a similar vein of production; with her recent posts about the covers album, I wouldn’t be surprised if it ends up being LDR9

[Dark Angel 201,027]

i'm honestly too lazy to do a full-fledged review so i'll just rate each track & share a few key thoughts...  

text book - 9/10

blue banisters - 8/10

arcadia - 7.5/10

the trio - 7/10

black bathing suit - 10/10

if you lie down with me - 6.5/10

beautiful - 6/10

violets for roses - 6.5/10

dealer - 7/10

thunder - 6.5/10

wildflower wildfire - 10/10

nectar of the gods - 7/10

living legend - 8/10

cherry blossom - 8/10

sweet carolina - 6.5/10

 

 

 

i'm still not a huge fan of iyldwm, beautiful, & violets for roses, i just can't seem to really "click" with them, iyldwm may just be a matter of warming up to it more, but beautiful & violets for roses don't interest me at all, i don't find anything intriguing or interesting about them, they are pretty, nice songs, but that's really it, pleasant, pretty piano ballads, i just don't click with them  also, not a fan of the reworked thunder, the instrumentals feel out of place, and maybe it's because i'm used to the 2017 version, but the piano & acoustic guitar just don't feel like they fully "fit" the track, also some of the vocals, especially near the second half of the track sound really muffled & strange, i think my last major issue is simply the fact that she included nectar, living legend, & cherry as they were, i really think she would of benefitted from reworking them, at least thunder sounds different, but i didn't really feel anything about nectar, cherry, or living legend being here, i do agree that this album feels more like a collection of songs/playlist rather than an album, i feel like i'm the only person who's not really fully feeling this, but it seems like everybody else is, which i think is amazing & great! i will say that black bathing suit & wfwf are absolutely incredible, i'm so glad we have them <3

[War In My Mind 2,999]

Okay just listening to Cherry Blossom and anyone who says this is a youtube rip is quite frankly this is them:

[lanaislatina 159]

this is truly her most complex record to date 

[West Coast 45,790]

The piano in 'Beautiful' is just breathtakingly beautiful, nevermind me not enjoying the song 24 hours ago 

[takeitdoen 10,627]

Keep her away from Jack and his cheap piano patches, this is the real deal.

[salvatore 21,769]

so is everyone ready to discuss the best songs out of the un-leaked nondemos batch

 

and they're very obviously and by a huge margin Beautiful, Sweet Carolina, and Blue Banisters

[Fingertips 72,034]

This is the love child of the best parts of Honeymoon, Ultraviolence and Chemtrails over the Country Club. 

[rhubysyrup 4,500]

started sobbing at living legend. crazy how Lana always drops albums right when I need them the most. 

[COCC 29,553]

5 minutes ago, Surf Noir said:

thunder - 6.5/10

I trusted you 

[ultravioli 145]

this album is so theatrical and playful, almost like regina spektor at times it's just ....wow. I'm not used to hearing her use her voice in so many different ways.

[Poor Stacy 11,994]

1 minute ago, Thunder said:

This is the love child of the best parts of Honeymoon, Ultraviolence and Chemtrails over the Country Club. 

 

Definitely. The sprawling pace of Honeymoon, the bluesy hints of Ultraviolence, and the road trip/family ties of COCC. 

[West Coast 45,790]

3 minutes ago, takeitdoen said:

Keep her away from Jack and his cheap piano patches, this is the real deal.

Jack's dusty, tin can piano shall never be heard on a Lana Del Rey project ever again. 

[Fingertips 72,034]

Just now, Poor Stacy said:

 

Definitely. The sprawling pace of Honeymoon, the bluesy hints of Ultraviolence, and the road trip/family ties of COCC. 

Exactly!

 

I don't know why this album got 100 times better now that it's officially out, but it has. 

[lanaislatina 159]

they way pitchfork would give this a 10/10  if she wasnt a pop artist