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Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Pre-Release Thread: OUT March 24th, 2023

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West Coast    44,779

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I'm a Taco Truck truther, but not a reworked/demo/trap beats Venice Bitch enthusiast :oic:

 

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drewby    9,213

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1 minute ago, longtimeman said:

Well I cracked and listened to the leak, and although I might save more listening until I have the CD in front of me, I'm going to take this chance to bow out of being around here. I really don't need to hear a bunch of dumb takes on songs expressed by children. I do want to give a shoutout to Eclipse, though, for proving with his opinion of Kintsugi that leakers are great at reading emails that aren't intended for them, but generally don't know the first thing about life or music.

This was... really unnecessary

even if it's true in pre-release threads most of the time

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trailerparkdream    1,191

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I said I was gonna drug myself to sleep but my bf gets up for work in less than 5 hours and I have a free day tomorrow so I’m thinking abt making coffee and staying up instead so I can explain to him asap that I unexpectedly listened to the album tonight minus candy necklace 😭😭😭😭 then I want to send him my fav songs so he can listen to them otw to work 😭

 

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Obduration    6,322

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Just now, hyaluronicacid said:
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and if I said it was her best album since honeymoon

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It would be a spill! NFR is also great but this is better for sure

 

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taco truck    27,110

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Damn she really needs to stop with the fucking whisper vocals because her high vocals sound AMAZING on Paris, Texas

 

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Telomeres    386

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3 minutes ago, selfbeyondtheory said:

Okay, initial thoughts:

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1. The single releases should have been (1) A&W (2) Let The Light In and then (3) Ocean Blvd, a week before album drops

 

2. The album is definitely less traditional than I was expecting, and I was expecting an untraditional album (in terms of verse/chorus structure)

 

3. Let The Light In is one of her best songs

 

4. Fishtail is absolutely terrible, I'm sorry. I love cinnamon girl and feel this is in the same realm, but it's just so sloppy, all over the place and doesn't really build to anything significant, it just feels like a bunch of false starts stitched together over lazy vocals and undecipherable lyrics. And why would they choose to autotune some of the vocals, but then not autotune the part about painting red flags green when she's clearly off-pitch

 

5.The vocals are pretty hard to decipher for most of the album which I think is a big problem considering how wordy it is. I shouldn't have to read the lyrics to understand what she's saying when it's a self-professed "diaristic" album where the lyrics are so important

 

6. Despite the previous negative comments, I think it's a solid album and I'm pretty impressed. I'm actually not sure what to make of it all right now, and I'm reserving judgement until I've sat with it a bit, but I'm feeling positive/hopeful that with a few more listens it will be one of her best works for me. I felt the same way when I first heard fingertips, and now I love it.

 

7. Taco Truck's first-half IS the song, and it should have gone on for a bit longer, but it's a great way to close out the album.

 

8. I'm noticing a lot of repeat lyrics which I think is really great because it helps the album feel cohesive, like she's battling with the same thoughts during the whole record, and coming at them from different angles until she's worked through them.

 

9. The interludes are great, but seem very random. I think the Jon Batiste interlude would have been better if it was half the current length, and was actually an outro rather than a whole track. As for Judah, I think it's pretty strong but I'm not sure what she's getting at by putting it in there, and I find that really interesting and confronting. My only gripe is that if you're going to have a spoken word interlude THAT long, make his vocals clear enough that we don't have to struggle to hear him. This is a consistent issue on almost every track.

 

10. Kintsugi had very clear vocals (as did The Grants, Taco Truck and a few others) so it can be done. And I liked Kintsugi a lot but it too could have been but shorter.

 

11. Final initial thoughts: I like that Lana is playing with being more experimental, but experimental can also have its downsides, particularly that it can come across as meandering and overdrawn, and lacking a concentrated vision. Also, experimental can sometimes come across as cagey, like the artist is using so many layers of metaphor and symbolism that the meaning is diluted to everyone but them, and that's okay but it doesn't have the same impact when you have to figure out what's going on. And that's my main point with the album: there's a lot of figuring out to do, whether it's literally what she's saying because the vocals are mixed weird, or figuring out why she put this track in that spot, and why this track is so long when it's not immediately clear what the purpose it serves is. I do like it, a lot, but need to sit with it a few times before I can really review it.

 

 

the taste, the flavor. such lovely and thoughtful insights! :oprah:

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uvbabe    4,730

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My favorite tracks:

 

#1 Grandfather, truly a masterpiece, the beginning of a new era, something so intimate and personal done in the most beautiful way, I have no words. 

#2 DYKTTATUOB, goosebumps, beautiful, magical, can't get enough

#3 Kintsugi, Stevie Nicks kinda of track, cute, happy, makes you smile after a bad day, makes you enjoy the little things like the sunlight and the wind in your face as you go back home

#4 Margaret, sorry you guys don't enjoy it as much but I adore it, it's like something you sing drunk with your friends, when it's too late to do anything else but you're just not tired, and the night is ending, the sun is going up again, but you still feel full of energy to go on 

#5 Sweet, Disney princess song, I love the lyrics and I love the way she sings 

 

I adore A&W, The Grants, Fingertips and Let The Light In so much too. Paris, Texas... still not there. I like Peppers because it's fun and old school Lana.

 

Fishtail and Taco Truck are the only tracks I didn't like. Fishtail sounds like a demo. Taco Truck is cute but the VB part was so pointless. I don't see myself listening to these tracks in the future. 

 

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esotericfaerie    789

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3 minutes ago, Enco said:
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This take is kinda crazy like why are u focusing so much on the production like enjoy these blessings lana has sent your way 

 

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because the production is what’s taking me out of the song? the blending between the sample and lana’s verses was done sloppily. if people can complain about the “boring piano ballads” then i’m going to complain about peppers 

 

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taco truck    27,110

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Fishtail is terrible lmaooooo proves just because it’s a bop doesn’t mean it’s a good bop:tommy:

 

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Crimson and Clover    22,026

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Just now, littleredpartydress said:
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you are moving QUICK :bebe: 

 

how did that work with jacks wailing

 

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I like his vocals so it was quite nice actually :xgiggle: felt like I was having sex in a tent next to a campfire 

 

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maysparkle    2,381

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So is everyone still a Jack hater or did he actually do some awesome production this time? (I don’t hate his work but I know a lot of people do)

 

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