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

[Vertimus 9,673]

6 minutes ago, 111 said:

 

i think it has something to do with how her vocals were processed in the mastering. the album vocals sound really muffled and whenever she goes high in her register we get cracklings. for example in grandfather from 2:24 to about 2:30 it is really messy. compare it to the leaked file we got and it sounds so much clearer and there are no audio issues. omg im absolutely fuming. 

I've been saying that for weeks about the vocals. They're much clearer now in high res, but still not clear, clear. Can it be that she wanted them that way, and not the way they are are the COCC title track, 'Arcadia,' and 'IFLDWM'? 

[Lanaparadiserey 23,995]

Let The Light In gives 60s-70s energy 

[PARADIXO 33,107]

Wow, even Pitchfork's review was disappointing. Why are all these reviews so poorly written? 

[CinnamonGay 10,527]

The standard vinyl cover and the target ones are super representative of the album...

 

I don't see how the pink and green fit in 

 

Maybe I should get the standard one as well.

[Dominikx4 25,418]

my files on deezer are fine and dont clip or crackle at all. im streaming lossless, not sure if the mp3s are faulty

 

edit: i actually dont stream lossless on my phone, so looks like theres an issue with the provider if the files arent good

[niandra lades 2,455]

Rockafella...

My umbrella...

God I love you baby

Fortune teller...

 

[Let the Light In 18,864]

23 minutes ago, 111 said:

 it's a nightmare  i'll try to get timestamps next time i listen through but they seem to happen when the db just goes a bit high and her vocals get a bit louder/higher. 

 

Can you post these timestamps here if you do so. We can write detailed email with them to streaming services so that they can quickly identify the issue.

[CinnamonGay 10,527]

Just now, PARADIXO said:

Wow, even Pitchfork's review was disappointing. Why are all these reviews so poorly written? 

 it's not as accessible as her earlier works. This is a very personal artistic record which only hot people can understand.

 

Imo this album will stand the test of time and be cited as a major influence for many years. Kind of how people look back and draw inspiration from Amy/The Beatles.

@Lustformoney what did you think of the album?

 

Also really waiting for @IanadeIrey's thoughts. 

[letmeloveyoulikeawoman 6]

candy necklace>>>

[caitonline 4,448]

my attempt at a ranking:

 

1. Paris, Texas (that piano... )

2. Grandfather 

3. Let the Light In

4. Taco Truck

5. Margaret

6. Ocean Blvd

7. Candy Necklace

8. Kintsugi

9. Judah Smith Interlude 

10. The Grants

11. A&W 

12. Sweet

13. Jon Batiste Interlude

14. Fingertips

15. Peppers

16. Fishtail (it's a grower for me, this will probably change)

[niandra lades 2,455]

Kintsugi it's beautiful... 

[Bootynugget 2,926]

not me liking fishtail just a little more than peppers, every theory i had pre-album is wrong lol 

[Jeanne Dielman 5,996]

AllMusic - 80/100

 

https://www.allmusic.com/album/did-you-know-that-theres-a-tunnel-under-ocean-blvd-mw0003879288

 

Still to be added on MC:

Pitchfork - 83

AllMusic - 80

Record Collector - 80

Slant - 60

Spin - 50/60 (I guess) 

 

Very positive reviews by Financial Times, Toronto Star, and Readrange, but unfortunately they don’t count for MC or AOTY. 

[Flowerbomb 65,595]

Just now, Bootynugget said:

not me liking fishtail just a little more than peppers, every theory i had pre-album is wrong lol 

 

Fishtail is that bitch

[PARADIXO 33,107]

2 minutes ago, CinnamonGay said:

 it's not as accessible as her earlier works. This is a very personal artistic record which only hot people can understand.

 

Imo this album will stand the test of time and be cited as a major influence for many years. Kind of how people look back and draw inspiration from Amy/The Beatles.

@Lustformoney what did you think of the album?

 

Also really waiting for @IanadeIrey's thoughts. 

 

Oh I mean, I haven't heard anything from it other than the singles and I already know this is her best album, and it definitely will stand the test of time. But it's so disappointing that people who get the privilege to get payed to analyse music and write about it come up with such lazily written stuff. They all go like this:

 

It's been a decade since Lana Del Rey born Elizabeth Grant did X Y Z and then A B C

The media treated her wrong, SNL, bla bla

On her ninth LP, she sings A B C and mentions X Y Z

"It's not about having someone to love me anymore"

A whole paragraph on the The Grants intro

No mention of any other song other than Fingertips until the end where they all feel the need to call Taco Truck a "trap remix of Venice Bitch"

Then they all compare the album to NFR!

And finish with some pretentious line

 

 

[bluedealer 4,935]

The title track is so beautiful it sums everything up 

like for real she's asking when it's gonna be her time for children/marriage/death/being loved  so many deep stories underneath the surface just like the tunel under ocean blv

[CinnamonGay 10,527]

3 minutes ago, Jeanne Dielman said:

AllMusic - 80/100

 

https://www.allmusic.com/album/did-you-know-that-theres-a-tunnel-under-ocean-blvd-mw0003879288

 

 

 

 

WAITING FOR THE 90S FROM LA TIMES, TELEGRAPH AND WHATEVER 

[Terrence Loves Me 72,892]

0.01 second into The Grants

[GetFree 1,861]

I saw Jack Antonoff last night in NYC walking with his friends on the sidewalk by me while I was sitting having outdoor dinner and I asked him for a photo and he was so cute 

[caitonline 4,448]

Just now, GetFree said:

I saw Jack Antonoff last night in NYC walking with his friends on the sidewalk by me while I was sitting having outdoor dinner and I asked him for a photo and he was so cute 

 

did you get the pic?