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

[Morningcrow]

 

  On 3/26/2023 at 9:38 PM, The Stargirl Pinky said:

Do you recommend a specific vinyl player? I’m thinking about stopping by my local record store and buying one too

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My thoughts.....Audio-Technica AT-LP60X (approx. $150) is the lowest i'd go if hoping to spend as little as possible. It's going to be more kind to your vinyl than a Crosley (or similar) could be. It's a good starter turntable.

 

If you can spend around $300 though, that's where you can start getting excited about the sound and there's some good options for that price....The Audio-Technica AT-LP120X ($350) is very popular, as is the U-Turn Orbit (The "basic" starts at around $200, but if you go with the Orbit "Plus" (starting at $300) you can customize it and upgrade features until it costs you up to around $500). 

 

I really like the Fluance brand of turntables and I have their RT82 model. One cool thing about the Fluance turntables is that if you start with at least their RT82 model ($300) you can upgrade after purchasing (if it's something you later decide you want to put more money into to improve the overall sound) or you can just start with their higher end models like the RT85 (for $500). For a little less, Fluance also offers the cheaper RT80 ($200) and RT81 ($250) that cannot be upgraded later, but they do include a built in pre-amp so that you don't have to purchase one separately.

 

So anyways, i'd take a look through what Audio-Technica, U-Turn Orbit and Fluance offer and see what you like (U-Turn in particular offers several different colors and Fluance offers a few).

 

I'll shut up now.

 

[Venice]

A lot of the repetitive phrases throughout the tracks make the album more cohesive to me and the meanings of those parts more special 

[Venice Jesus Whore]

Paris, Texas makes me want to cry

[Churchome Rep]

I read that the Rhode Island mausoleum Lana references in Fingertips is real and is in disrepair/abandoned, similar to the tunnel under Ocean Blvd. But I can also see the mausoleum being a private family thing

 

Much to analyze about that connection

[Francesco Carrozzini]

So, judging from the number of views on her Youtube channel (not that it means anything, just making some assumptions [also not counting the singles])

• The 2 shortest songs are between the top5 most streamed ones (candy necklace, sweet, paris texas, peppers and margaret)
• I am gagged by the amount of views of the pastor interlude  I personally haven't listened to it bc I'm not into unsettling stuff lol
• Grandfather being the least streamed (on youtube), only losing to jon batiste interlude, also has me gagged. Maybe the title is too long? idk
• She really picked the right single bc everybody is loving candy necklace, that makes me happy
• Has Peppers gone viral yet? 

[The Stargirl Pinky]

  On 3/26/2023 at 9:41 PM, missamericatrash said:

 Audio Technica!! They aren't cute like ones at Urban Outfitters, but in my opinion they are the best quality. Also any of their headphones 

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  On 3/26/2023 at 9:42 PM, sadness is a butterfly said:

AudioTechnica LP60 is about the lowest priced one that’s good. As long as it’s not a suitcase player! I started with an LP60 and then bought a preowned Orbit UTurn.

 

The LP60 has a built in preamp so you can just plug it right into powered speakers for the easiest configuration.  

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  On 3/26/2023 at 11:10 PM, Morningcrow said:

 

 

My thoughts.....Audio-Technica AT-LP60X (approx. $150) is the lowest i'd go if hoping to spend as little as possible. It's going to be more kind to your vinyl than a Crosley (or similar) could be. It's a good starter turntable.

 

If you can spend around $300 though, that's where you can start getting excited about the sound and there's some good options for that price....The Audio-Technica AT-LP120X ($350) is very popular, as is the U-Turn Orbit (The "basic" starts at around $200, but if you go with the Orbit "Plus" (starting at $300) you can customize it and upgrade features until it costs you up to around $500). 

 

I really like the Fluance brand of turntables and I have their RT82 model. One cool thing about the Fluance turntables is that if you start with at least their RT82 model you can upgrade after purchasing (if it's something you later decide you want to put more money into to improve the overall sound) or you can just start with their higher end models like the RT85 (for $500). For a little less, Fluance also offers the cheaper RT80 ($200) and RT81 ($250) that cannot be upgraded later, but they do include a built in pre-amp so that you don't have to purchase one separately.

 

So anyways, i'd take a look through what Audio-Technica, U-Turn Orbit and Fluance offer and see what you like (U-Turn in particular offers several different colors and Fluance offers a few).

 

I'll shut up now.

 

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Thanks besties!! I’ll probably treat myself to a nicer end one in the coming days, I think it’ll be worth the investment in a higher quality product

[Blossom]

  On 3/26/2023 at 9:52 PM, Selfloathinpoet said:

I feel like Lana's weakest producer is drew Erickson, I don't want him to be involved in the next record, I loved what he did on this one tho.

 

Next album being produced by Mike Dean, Jack Antonoff and... Who else would you add and why? 

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whoever added/or left the crackling in Fingertips and Grandfather can be discarded 

(however, those songs are still two of my favourite) 

[hotshot2am]

  On 3/26/2023 at 11:18 PM, Blossom said:

whoever added/or left the crackling in Fingertips and Grandfather can be discarded 

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That was a new mastering engineer that didn't work with Lana before  At least they fixed it now on streaming.

[Blossom]

  On 3/26/2023 at 11:21 PM, hotshot2am said:

 

That was a new mastering engineer that didn't work with Lana before  At least they fixed it now on streaming.

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Omg its fixed? I heard the crackling on Spotify  but let me go check this out...

[honeybadger]

  On 3/26/2023 at 11:15 PM, Churchome Rep said:

I read that the Rhode Island mausoleum Lana references in Fingertips is real and is in disrepair/abandoned, similar to the tunnel under Ocean Blvd. But I can also see the mausoleum being a private family thing

 

Much to analyze about that connection

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i'm not sure why it says that on genius since there's not really evidence she's talking about that specific mausoleum  it's an interesting thought but if you google "rhode island mausoleum" it's the just first result to come up

 

mausoleums are often the burial place of an entire family / group of family members, so i just interpret the lyric as contemplating familial deaths

[Terrence Loves Me]

I'm not sure if i like the grants very much, she repeats the same line and melody too often and gets annoying

[Yameena Khatri]

Can't wait for the hype to die down and the album to age few weeks to know what actually people think about it. 

[Francesco Carrozzini]

  On 3/26/2023 at 9:52 PM, Selfloathinpoet said:

I feel like Lana's weakest producer is drew Erickson, I don't want him to be involved in the next record, I loved what he did on this one tho.

 

Next album being produced by Mike Dean, Jack Antonoff and... Who else would you add and why? 

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William Orbit  trip hop trance orchestral masterpiece when?

[hotshot2am]

  On 3/26/2023 at 11:22 PM, Blossom said:

Omg its fixed? I heard the crackling on Spotify  but let me go check this out...

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@Let the Light In said it's fixed on Spotify and I wasn't able to hear it anymore on Apple Music.

[Let the Light In]

  On 3/26/2023 at 11:24 PM, Im a ghost now said:

 

William Orbit  trip hop trance orchestral masterpiece when?

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Only if it's Ray of Light William Orbit, not MDNA one.

[Blossom]

  On 3/26/2023 at 11:25 PM, hotshot2am said:

 

@Let the Light In said it's fixed on Spotify and I wasn't able to hear it anymore on Apple Music.

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oh shit ur right -  I just listened to Fingertips and they did remove the crackling!!! 

[The Grants]

each time I appreciate taco truck more and more 

[Terrence Loves Me]

omg ive just noticed we got an ocean blvd theme 

[blvd]

let the light in is my new obsession hello

[Dark Angel]

i hope lana and jon batiste keep working together, candy necklace is most definitely a new all-time favorite of mine, i hope the next album sounds like that, haunting, meditative, sardonic, harrowing, introspective, abstract, yet bright