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

[the greatest bitch 735]

3 hours ago, Honeyyoung said:

also i've grown to like sweet but i don't really think it makes sense on the album... it starts in the beginning of the tunnel as she's discovering her darkest fears, and it ends with her processing these problems and feeling carefree. i don't this sweet matches any of these parts

I think of sweet as the calm before the storm (a&w)  

 

 

[Honeyyoung 17,096]

2 minutes ago, The Stargirl Pinky said:

Yk I thought the same thing when I first heard it from the r0$3m34d l34k (naur it’s trew I listened Lanita I’m sorry ) BUT tbh I’m grateful that it l34k3d when it did because I got to spend a lot of extra time listening to Sweet and Fingertips which at first felt very  to me but I took a few drives into the wilderness taking my time around the highways’ twists and turns, reflecting on the music and soaking in my surroundings and both songs really clicked it was such a cathartic experience I feel like a lot of the songs on this record require us to be in the right headspace and settings to understand and enjoy them and I pray the same happens to you soon! 

 

i mean i do like it, i just think it doesn't fit in the album's narrative (and it also could be improved with a more cohesive melody and structure and more disney-esque violins, i actually think it's less structured then fingertips believe it or not)

[Morissetteus 1,541]

was this post already? 

 

[Mer 62,537]

I’ve been listening to the interludes way more than I expected. I don’t even skip them on shuffle 

[Pink Champagne 9,590]

35 minutes ago, Honeyyoung said:

also i've grown to like sweet but i don't really think it makes sense on the album... it starts in the beginning of the tunnel as she's discovering her darkest fears, and it ends with her processing these problems and feeling carefree. i don't this sweet matches any of these parts

I think Sweet plays well into discovering her deepest fears because it describes what she wants in a relationship and how she sees herself. And then we move onto to A&W where a guy was treating her as a side piece, completely opposite of what she describes in Sweet. The Judah Smith interlude completes this idea. 

[pinkelliot 273]

I really get major horror movie vibes from this album (and it's my favorite movie genre ) ! Especially from the 2 interludes (the laughs in the Jon Batiste interlude literally sound like Dracula is laughing or something ) and from Candy Necklace ! It makes sense that the music video is inspired by the Black Dahlia case

[wilting daisy 3,395]

2 hours ago, DLT said:

Am I crazy or wasn’t there several posts about Variety doing a ranking and placing COCC as #1?

 

I just ask cause the variety ranking I came across this morning was completely different. I wonder if they edited or if maybe another writer dropped a different ranking.  

they apparently messed it up and other than lust for life at the bottom, the rest of the list was backwards. 

[marcodelrey 1,844]

I'm being delulu as always, but what if...

[BethDufreneOnTheBayouByYou 9,496]

I just noticed the beginning of the JB interlude has the same ringing (?) noises as the beginning of The Blackest Day 

[The Stargirl Pinky 72,196]

Just now, Honeyyoung said:

i mean i do like it, i just think it doesn't fit in the album's narrative (and it also could be improved with a more cohesive melody and structure and more disney-esque violins, i actually think it's less structured then fingertips believe it or not)

Inch resting point! My first impression of the song was that it was too Disney/musical-esque (and I really dislike that kind of sound, I’m not really an animated movie/musical kind of guy lmao) and I honestly can’t explain how I grew to love Sweet since it fits into that description. It truly is love  How do you feel about Paris, Texas and Grandfather? I think they’re in that boat too and I’m struggling to really get into them. I don’t think they’re skips by any means but I can sense a roadblock preventing me from really soaking them up

[Lyly 13]

When I listen to Sweet and Fingertips (this one gave me goosebumps) I can't help to think about musical movies like Sweeney Todd or Into The Woods. 

 

Love this album so so much !! Lana will always be my favorite artist ❤️

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[sadness is a butterfly 5,796]

I will defend Sweet to the grave 

 

I think it ties into the first two tracks socially very well. They are a great trio. Sweet is a sassy little track, and talks about her worries but also shows her as confident in who she is. Basically, “I’m a catch!”. I love the high vocal parts too. One of my favorites on the album. 

[Crimson and Clover 22,550]

6 minutes ago, marcodelrey said:

I'm being delulu as always, but what if...

[one time beauty queen 18,485]

exactly i actually see Ocean Blvd-Sweet-A&W as a very cohesive storyline, heck there are even ways one could include The Grants in this, but we'll leave it out for now

 

but like Ocean Blvd is about opening yourself up to someone new, being vulnerable, sharing your deepest fears/secrets n hoping they'll accept and love you anyway- very much beginning of a relationship vibes... then Sweet comes, we find out they broke up at the beginning of it, but we also get to see into what the relationship was like to her at the peak when she thought they were gonna be end-game & was dreaming of the future...... n then there is A&W which is straight up the heartbreak, the downfall- she found out this man she loved was actually cheating on/with her

 

from "open me up, tell me you like me, fuck me to death, love me until i love myself" to "do you want children? do you wanna marry me?" to  "it's not about having someone to love me anymore, this is the experience of being an american whore"

 

it's so genius tbh.. side a is a full 10/10 for me... and on Sweet specifically: it just sounds so classic, so timeless. like that melody could've been ripped from the great american songbook istg 

 

[past the bushes 30,940]

7 minutes ago, marcodelrey said:

I'm being delulu as always, but what if...

not pearl watch me ring a bell being separate songs 

[Mer 62,537]

8 minutes ago, marcodelrey said:

I'm being delulu as always, but what if...

I could make that exact document in 5 seconds 

[Dark Angel 203,545]

2 minutes ago, Crimson and Clover said:

 

this fake leak is such a classic, these song titles are honestly so bad

[Three White Butterflies 27,492]

skippin rope in the bayou 

            bayou 

 

slip softly in terrain

   not that smart but I’ve got things to say 

 

 

 

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Updated rankings:

1. A&W
2. Paris, Texas
3. Fishtail
4. Peppers 
5. Candy Necklace
6. Taco Truck (alone)
7. Taco Truck x VB
8. Jon Batiste Interlude

9. Grandfather
10. Sweet
11. Kintsugi
12. The Grants
13. Ocean Blvd
14. Let The Light In

15. Margaret
16. Judah Smith Interlude
17. Fingertips

I tried so many times to get into Fingertips, but it’s just not possible. I’d rather listen to the pastor interlude which is way more pleasant imo .

[Mer 62,537]

11 minutes ago, marcodelrey said:

I'm being delulu as always, but what if...

Also not each bonus track being an average of 9.5 minutes long. “Say Yes To Heaven (Lana’s Version) [10 Minute Version] (From The Vault)”