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

[MJx 443]

1 minute ago, nosorangegrape said:

The Grants - an intro song that overstayed its welcome SKIP

DYK - pretty good and love the optimistic tone of the second half

Sweet - im not a lyrics guy and she doesn't say anything interesting or new here. boring songwriting too SKIP

AW - first half > second half but still one of the better songs of the album

Both interludes are skips obviously
Candy Necklace - i love the snippet she shared and that is still the best part of the song. i was iffy on it but it grew on me. not the best tho

Kintsugi - I get this one confused with sweet cause it's forgettable. I also get Shrek - Hallelujah vibes from it. I do have to say I enjoy the lines about folk songs and her blood relatives. Among her most controversial ideas put to music. SKIP

Fingertips - Love this one. I love the gentle up and down wave ascending and descending spiral staircase melody and rhythm. It seems to me that Fingertips started out like a Violet track but ending up being songified more. The sparkle censor kinda ruins it cause it takes me out of the song, ready to pay attention, but i'll tolerate.

Paris, Texas - Enjoyable but not among the best so I flip flop between listening or skipping. MAYBE SKIP

Grandfather - pretty 90s sounding. among the top songs of the album but it leaves me wanting more

LTLI - makes me think of todd rundgren and i love it

Margaret - broken social scene/feist house of strombo lover's spit intimate basement performance. love this one too. on a side note, i wouldn't mind if she took some inspo from them for her next album

fishtail - someone here said it's reminiscent of kiss it better and i do like kiss it better but i just don't care for this one. it's not an awful song, it's just forgettable. SKIP

Peppers - love this one but I wish she had sampled a bit more from Angelina and didn't muffle tommy's voice. Also the talk-singing is really just a vehicle to bring you to hands on your knees. In the album, it's among the better songs, but in her discography it doesn't rate very high.

Taco Truck - caribbean blue in sweater weather i love that specific part because it reminds me of her earlier days. the x VB part ruins it obviously because Venice Bitch is extremely overrated and generic hip hop beats isn't a cool and interesting addition. neither is get high, lake placid. Like peppers, in the album it's better but in her discography it's not so high.

 

9/16 songs to listen to. 56%. A failing grade.

ur post is a SKIP tbh

[cherrytropico 11,076]

15 minutes ago, evalionisameme said:

In honour of the new album- variety ranked her albums  no comment!

 

8. Lust For Life

7. Ultraviolence

6. Honeymoon

5. Norman ******* Rockwell!

4. Born to Die

3. Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd

2. Blue Banisters

1. Chemtrails Over the Country Club

is there a reason why critics hate ultraviolence so much? they consistently rate it low when it has her absolute greatest songs like shades of cool, west coast, brooklyn baby, cruel world, ultraviolence, old money… 

[past the bushes 30,936]

6 minutes ago, nosorangegrape said:

Kintsugi - I get this one confused with sweet cause it's forgettable. I also get Shrek - Hallelujah vibes from it. I do have to say I enjoy the lines about folk songs and her blood relatives. Among her most controversial ideas put to music. SKIP

not you only associating Hallelujah with Shrek 

[living legend 3,171]

FISHTAIL IS THAT GIRL

 

[bluechemtrails 26,734]

I'm curious to see what comes next: new single (Candy Necklace), visualizers / music video(s), or LDR10 announcement?

[brandon 13,317]

14 minutes ago, GeminiLanaFan said:

I don’t get why she censored mother when whore, fuck, and bitch aren’t  

i mean, I know motherhood has some sort of sacred (and often overrated ) status apparently, in the culture, but wtf?

i took it as like… she didn’t even wanna give patty the satisfaction of calling her her mother 

 

the censor feels more symbolic than anything lol

[13beachess 7,614]

I really wish there was transitions between the songs instead of too many seconds of bare silence 

[evalionisameme 13,889]

5 minutes ago, cherrytropico said:

is there a reason why critics hate ultraviolence so much? they consistently rate it low when it has her absolute greatest songs like shades of cool, west coast, brooklyn baby, cruel world, ultraviolence, old money… 

It’s more acclaimed than all of her others pre NFR but retrospectively they tend to pay it dust 

[hotshot2am 18,781]

At this point it might make sense to make a stereo downmix of the Dolby Atmos files if they don't know how to fix the mastering 

[The Grants 13,489]

FJM voice is sooooo addictive 

[Brooklynbaby 2,724]

Have I missed a chapter, is she engaged 

[evalionisameme 13,889]

32 minutes ago, Marius said:

Halsey, Kendall Jenner, Taylor, Lili Reinhart, Kennedy Wlash stannig the album 

All basic B*tches  

we need some acclaimed people stanning

[Candle in The Wind 65]

Now that one of her best works of art is out, can all the cocc and bb haters please recognize that those last 2 albums were beautiful and are right up there with this new album in the same sweet and personal genre... because for me, it was the culmination of those 2 that led to this PERFECT album and I am so happy!!! I am proud to say that I have always loved cocc and bb

I'm also relieved that she is feeling better about herself in this world where no one really deserves someone like her, she shines in her new songs.

[jaesana 3,605]

29 minutes ago, evalionisameme said:

In honour of the new album- variety ranked her albums  no comment!

 

8. Lust For Life

7. Ultraviolence

6. Honeymoon

5. Norman ******* Rockwell!

4. Born to Die

3. Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd

2. Blue Banisters

1. Chemtrails Over the Country Club

This is so whack lmao 

[wilting daisy 3,395]

14 minutes ago, GeminiLanaFan said:

I don’t get why she censored mother when whore, fuck, and bitch aren’t  

i mean, I know motherhood has some sort of sacred (and often overrated ) status apparently, in the culture, but wtf?

i think she just doesn't feel comfortable talking about her issues with her mother so publicly like she probably knows we'll all know anyway but it might go over the heads of the more causal listeners. or it could even be a way to minimize drama with her mother. same thing with censoring "cop" in a&w. and this isn't the first time she's censored "mother" either. she also did this in the audio version of bare feet on linoleum on her poetry album. my guess is she wants to get this stuff off her chest but its also so personal it makes her shy.

[serenequ33n 200]

Been dancing to peppers on repeat all morning 

[picoblvd 260]

22 minutes ago, nosorangegrape said:

The Grants - an intro song that overstayed its welcome SKIP

DYK - pretty good and love the optimistic tone of the second half

Sweet - im not a lyrics guy and she doesn't say anything interesting or new here. boring songwriting too SKIP

AW - first half > second half but still one of the better songs of the album

Both interludes are skips obviously
Candy Necklace - i love the snippet she shared and that is still the best part of the song. i was iffy on it but it grew on me. not the best tho

Kintsugi - I get this one confused with sweet cause it's forgettable. I also get Shrek - Hallelujah vibes from it. I do have to say I enjoy the lines about folk songs and her blood relatives. Among her most controversial ideas put to music. SKIP

Fingertips - Love this one. I love the gentle up and down wave ascending and descending spiral staircase melody and rhythm. It seems to me that Fingertips started out like a Violet track but ending up being songified more. The sparkle censor kinda ruins it cause it takes me out of the song, ready to pay attention, but i'll tolerate.

Paris, Texas - Enjoyable but not among the best so I flip flop between listening or skipping. MAYBE SKIP

Grandfather - pretty 90s sounding. among the top songs of the album but it leaves me wanting more

LTLI - makes me think of todd rundgren and i love it

Margaret - broken social scene/feist house of strombo lover's spit intimate basement performance. love this one too. on a side note, i wouldn't mind if she took some inspo from them for her next album

fishtail - someone here said it's reminiscent of kiss it better and i do like kiss it better but i just don't care for this one. it's not an awful song, it's just forgettable. SKIP

Peppers - love this one but I wish she had sampled a bit more from Angelina and didn't muffle tommy's voice. Also the talk-singing is really just a vehicle to bring you to hands on your knees. In the album, it's among the better songs, but in her discography it doesn't rate very high.

Taco Truck - caribbean blue in sweater weather i love that specific part because it reminds me of her earlier days. the x VB part ruins it obviously because Venice Bitch is extremely overrated and generic hip hop beats isn't a cool and interesting addition. neither is get high, lake placid. Like peppers, in the album it's better but in her discography it's not so high.

 

9/16 songs to listen to. 56%. A failing grade.

LFL is way too low

not reading all that happy for u or sorry that happened

[Honeyyoung 17,096]

14 minutes ago, 13beachess said:

I really wish there was transitions between the songs instead of too many seconds of bare silence 

she doesn't give a fuck about them since nfr tbh, but i do hope we get a transition masterpiece like honeymoon again in the future

[ShadesOfViolence 6,662]

34M debut???

IM DUMBB SORRY

Edited March 25, 2023 by ShadesOfViolence

[Crazy Husband Thief 3,904]

The bops winning 🤭🤭🤭