Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll

[CinnamonGay 10,527]

If this album scores <80 on metacritic it's a crime against humanity 

[evalionisameme 13,889]

I wouldn’t say any of the reviews have been nasty tbh, I do think the scoring to the reviews is odd though- some of the glowing reviews only have 70 or whatever and some of the reviews where they’re panning it are giving 3/5? Are they scared to make the score reflect the reviews lmao

[EndlessSummer 3,523]

Lana put the variety review in her insta bio

[Dominikx4 25,413]

2 minutes ago, honeymoon is alive said:

well, somehow lana predicted this reception from the critics and didn't care 

you guys are so dramatic is2g, were getting GOOD reviews and this forum is acting as if we have a 40 score on MC

[barttttender 4,981]

7 minutes ago, DCooper said:

 

Self-indulgent seems like such reductive criticism for an album like this. It's literally a twisted journey to the center of her heart and mind, like it should be "self-indugent." She's exploring her soul with no filter and it's a sight to behold.

 

Well, I do agree with some parts of it, e.g.

 

Some of the lyrics are so conversationally baggy they appear to have been improvised on the spot, notably Kintsugi (an overstretched six minute metaphor about Japanese pottery being the secret of life) and Fingertips (five minutes 48 seconds of fretting about her family and the mystery of death).

[ArtDecoDelRey 15,284]

Just now, EndlessSummer said:

Lana put the variety review in her insta bio

AWWW I LOVE HER

[palemoonbaby 15,105]

fact i didn't even finished listen pastor thing and after 2 minutes i skipped to Candy Necklace 

it was big no for me

[littleredpartydress 49,871]

"You wanted me sadder,” she sadly, sadly breathes on a sad little song about a man sadly not turning up for a date, and I wonder if there is anyone on earth who really does want her sadder? Indeed, is it possible to be any sadder than Lana Del Rey in a blue mood?"

 

oh i just know he is an incel 

[honeymoon is alive 21,165]

Just now, EndlessSummer said:

Lana put the variety review in her insta bio

we pray that they gave her a 100

[mlittle11 12,214]

1 minute ago, littleredpartydress said:

"You wanted me sadder,” she sadly, sadly breathes on a sad little song about a man sadly not turning up for a date, and I wonder if there is anyone on earth who really does want her sadder? Indeed, is it possible to be any sadder than Lana Del Rey in a blue mood?"

 

oh i just know he is an incel 

why did they assign a man who’s never been touched by a woman to review a lana album???

[DCooper 36,916]

Just now, barttttender said:

 

Well, I do agree with some parts of it, e.g.

 

Some of the lyrics are so conversationally baggy they appear to have been improvised on the spot, notably Kintsugi (an overstretched six minute metaphor about Japanese pottery being the secret of life) and Fingertips (five minutes 48 seconds of fretting about her family and the mystery of death).

 

Sorry but a critic dismissing Fingertips tells me all I need to know 

[Pink Flamingo 17,145]

14 minutes ago, Jeanne Dielman said:

Fuck. 3/5 from The Telegraph. Flashes of brilliance, but Lana at her most self-indulgent. Lol. 
 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/depeche-mode-honour-dead-lana-del-rey-self-indulgent-weeks/

This album will never go above 80, we receive a good review then a bad one 

[Poor Stacy 11,996]

2 minutes ago, CinnamonGay said:

If this album scores <80 on metacritic it's a crime against humanity 

 

it seems odd to me that it's so hard for her to stay above 80 w/ this album. Midnights cleared 85 so easily and that's honestly a piece of trash compared to this.

[DCooper 36,916]

2 minutes ago, littleredpartydress said:

"You wanted me sadder,” she sadly, sadly breathes on a sad little song about a man sadly not turning up for a date, and I wonder if there is anyone on earth who really does want her sadder? Indeed, is it possible to be any sadder than Lana Del Rey in a blue mood?"

 

oh i just know he is an incel 

 

Omg I didn't even bother with the review after I saw the "self-indulgent" bs, but this is baaad. How could they publish that sentence and not feel stupid?

[honeymoon is alive 21,165]

this album isn't for everyone, we have to be realistic and realize some people don't have the taste 

[cominguplavender 295]

2 minutes ago, palemoonbaby said:

fact i didn't even finished listen pastor thing and after 2 minutes i skipped to Candy Necklace 

it was big no for me

kinda wanna listen to it while on a walk and get really creeped out or something

[Poor Stacy 11,996]

Just now, honeymoon is alive said:

this album isn't for everyone, we have to be realistic and realize some people don't have the taste 

 

Yep. Like I've said a hundred times, this is definitely an album for the diehard Lana fans. Maybe it'll be a cult classic down the line. But the normies and casual listeners and even BTD stans are not going to get it. Oh well. This is her deepest album yet, and quite clearly a challenging listen for some people...

[Pink Champagne 9,480]

3 minutes ago, littleredpartydress said:

"You wanted me sadder,” she sadly, sadly breathes on a sad little song about a man sadly not turning up for a date, and I wonder if there is anyone on earth who really does want her sadder? Indeed, is it possible to be any sadder than Lana Del Rey in a blue mood?"

 

oh i just know he is an incel 

Why be so mean about it 

[NikoGo 60,816]

3 minutes ago, littleredpartydress said:

"You wanted me sadder,” she sadly, sadly breathes on a sad little song about a man sadly not turning up for a date, and I wonder if there is anyone on earth who really does want her sadder? Indeed, is it possible to be any sadder than Lana Del Rey in a blue mood?"

 

oh i just know he is an incel 

this is pathetic 

 

they have such a strong opinion on her and they refuse to change their mind at all

 

”I know I know I know you hate me” indeed 

[one time beauty queen 18,411]

whilst the curiously titled Grandfather Please Stand on the Shoulders of my Father While He’s Deep Sea Fishing challenges perceptions of her as an industry construct, “Frankenstein’s wet dream”, whilst calling for spiritual protection for herself and her family. 

 

thats not even the lyric wtf