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

[Sportscruiser 11,894]

11 minutes ago, barttttender said:

 

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No. The first half of the album is better than BB, maybe even Chemtrails, but it's nowhere near as gorgeous as Norman. 

 

Norman > The Grants

Mariner's > Ocean boulevard

Venice Bitch >>>>> Sweet

Doin' Time > AW

Fuck it I Love You > John Baptiste Interlude.

 

Maybe Father... is better than Love Song or just about the same level gorgeous. But it just doesn't top Norman (so far.), Yet to hear the second half properly without tags, but I don't think Peppers will beat The Greatest lol. No way, no how.

 

 

 

 

So we’re comparing albums based on parallel track placements? What the heck.

[marryingkind 2,492]

I want peppers and fishtail so bad 😮‍💨

[sadness is a butterfly 5,795]

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Can we wait to make comparisons until we have heard the entire album 

 

[tjf supremacy 773]

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listening to sweet again in the break room right now 

 

[hayden del rey 668]

okay i’ve heard enough of the album already, i’m gonna try and wait until the release date and avoid hearing anything else

 

but it’s so hard when i know the l*ak is out there 

[barttttender 4,927]

5 minutes ago, Sportscruiser said:

 

 

So we’re comparing albums based on parallel track placements? What the heck.

 

 

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No, I was comparing them in song quality. But basically, any song on Norman is better than any song on Ocean so far. Except maybe Grandfather... That track would have fit on Norman easily. If it had replaced Next Best American Record - damn, it would have been a 10/10 album instead of only 9.8 haha.

 

[ChaoticLipster 24,610]

I’m doubtful this album will be better than Norman, I actually like a lot of  BB and COCC. So might not be necessarily better than those even.  I think what’s happened here is the albums been hyped up by two leakers/insiders who have their own taste and we’ve run away with it. I think it will divide fans more than what was anticipated. But I do think there is at least something for all of us on this album.

[tjf supremacy 773]

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out of the five songs i’ve listened to so far from this album sweet is my favorite, but every song has been so ethereal 

 

[ultrabanisters 44,903]

nfr is at the bottom of my album ranking imo it's incredibly overrated so i have no doubt this album will surpass her 

[honeybadger 40,619]

18 minutes ago, hayden del rey said:

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i love the lack of rhythm and random melodies through the song

 

 

playing fast and loose with spoiler use … 

[Fingertips 72,034]

Here comes the cycle of hating her current music just to praise albums that you spent weeks and months trashing 

 

My ignore list is growing longer 

[barttttender 4,927]

Just now, ChaoticLipster said:

I’m doubtful this album will be better than Norman, I actually like a lot of  BB and COCC. So might not be necessarily better than those even.  I think what’s happened here is the albums been hyped up by two leakers with there own taste. I think it will divide fans more than what was anticipated. But I do think there is at least something for all of us on this album.

 

For me, it's already better than BB (although that's a low bar to reach). I didn't love a single song on that record..

 

The only tracks on Chemtrails that I really love to pieces are White Dress, Wild at Heart and Chemtrails, and I think Ocean Boulevard will have at least 3 that match it (so far, it's Ocean Boulevard and Father, Please Stand...) I don't remember the last time I listened to Honeymoon, so it'll probably be ranked higher than that album too.

 

I predict mid-tier Lana in my album ranking.

[the blackest day demo 755]

man I just wanna know what DNC was supposed to be 

[Lanaparadiserey 23,469]

23 minutes ago, Crimson and Clover said:

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I think this might be a contender. Idk your thoughts on NFR and some people my disagree, but this feels like its true successor. I feel like you can skip the past two albums and not really be missing anything (and this is coming from someone who enjoys COCC).you can look at them and see how they influence TUOB though and it’s really interesting. It’s improving from all of the problems I had with NFR/COCC/BB and it seems that the album will be a complex work that has to be listened to more than once  

 

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I fully agree, I think NFR doesn’t need all the upbeat sexy fluff (things that I love) in order to be an amazing and poetic album. I feel like it is going to be the same with this album, but there will those elements mixed in

 

[Eugene 26,664]

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only the first three songs completely killed Norman. 

 

[barttttender 4,927]

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only the first three songs completely killed Norman. 

 

 

What? Blasphemy! All three first songs on Norman are in my top 10 all-time, Venice Bitch being number one. I listened to that song on repeat for years lmao.

[marryingkind 2,492]

2 minutes ago, the blackest day demo said:

man I just wanna know what DNC was supposed to be 

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Nothing😍🥰😘

 

[boom like that 11,806]

[tjf supremacy 773]

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speaking as somebody who loves all of lana’s album equally, i definitely feel like i’m gonna have a huge soft spot for this album (like i do with chemtrails)

 

[Eugene 26,664]

1 minute ago, barttttender said:

 

What? Blasphemy! All three first songs on Norman are in my top 10 all-time, Venice Bitch being number one. I listened to that song on repeat for years lmao.

girl don't you know that we all have different tastes?