Unpopular Lana Opinions

[domandapiano 12,105]

As much as i like the sound of her lower register on record, it never sounds great live because I don’t think it’s her real range/where she’s comfortable singing. There is a reason absolutely nothing before Born to Die has as much low register singing, because I don’t think that’s her sweet spot. 
 

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[honeybadger 40,620]

i miss her voices... baby voice nyc accent country accent growling screeching i miss it all. she does them still but just less often

[Carmen Del Rey 2,075]

7 minutes ago, domandapiano said:

As much as i like the sound of her lower register on record, it never sounds great live because I don’t think it’s her real range/where she’s comfortable singing. There is a reason absolutely nothing before Born to Die has as much low register singing, because I don’t think that’s her sweet spot. 
 

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Yeah I don't think it was her natural voice either, she trained herself/lowered her voice AND dyed her hair bc she thought she wasn't being taken seriously. Her high notes are so pretty tho, incredible really.

[WildMustang 14,759]

15 minutes ago, domandapiano said:

As much as i like the sound of her lower register on record, it never sounds great live because I don’t think it’s her real range/where she’s comfortable singing. There is a reason absolutely nothing before Born to Die has as much low register singing, because I don’t think that’s her sweet spot. 
 

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exactly but it's insane that her deep unnatural voice sounds so good and iconic especially on btd songs, people usually sound weird when they sing in an unnatural register 

[past the bushes 30,938]

all those songs that are usually called "piano flops" are fucking great, ever since I listened to Bel Air and Change I wanted more songs like that, and I'm happy we got those in NFR and Chemtrails.

but yeah, I'll agree that after two albums we need a fresh sound, maybe some VB-like production? a dream 

[BluebirdXO 7,679]

13 minutes ago, past the bushes said:

all those songs that are usually called "piano flops" are fucking great, ever since I listened to Bel Air and Change I wanted more songs like that, and I'm happy we got those in NFR and Chemtrails.

but yeah, I'll agree that after two albums we need a fresh sound, maybe some VB-like production? a dream 

 

Bel Air and Change are definitely not piano flops. They're so beautifully executed. It's like a piece of heaven

[past the bushes 30,938]

5 minutes ago, BluebirdXO said:

Bel Air and Change are definitely not piano flops. They're so beautifully executed. It's like a piece of heaven

I mentioned them because I wanted more piano-driven songs after those two. of course they aren't piano flops, none of them are 

[BluebirdXO 7,679]

27 minutes ago, past the bushes said:

I mentioned them because I wanted more piano-driven songs after those two. of course they aren't piano flops, none of them are 

 

I was just agreeing with you 

 

Spoiler

About Change and Bel Air, because I hate Jack's piano flops

 

[KingJay 3,018]

Idk if this is an unpopular or a popular opinion, but I just wanted to mention it. Why didn't we get the interlude for the chemtrails video somewhere on the album. It's soooooo beautiful.

[BluebirdXO 7,679]

I don't know if this is an unpopular opinion, but I always avoid Art Deco because the "Baby, you're so ghetto" line seems a little bit racist and elitist 

[lili 3,177]

I actually like the opening lines of NFR title track.

[Venice 6,933]

I have no idea what it is, if it’s bc I’m a POC or maybe just because I’m a city person or whatever the case, but, I feel really alienated from the whole country/hillbilly (idk if that’s the right word lol) Lana vibe and just feel weird about it. I know she’s really deep into the country lifestyle rn so I just hope the new album won’t be focusing on a fake twang or like a banjo. LOL I’m probably exaggerating things in my mind for sure but I just really want the country era to end already. ?

[ShadesOfFool 20,141]

2 hours ago, BluebirdXO said:

I don't know if this is an unpopular opinion, but I always avoid Art Deco because the "Baby, you're so ghetto" line seems a little bit racist and elitist 

Yeah that’s a little cringe lmfao

[LanaBoi 1,810]

Most of Lana's best work has been with Jack 

[honeybadger 40,620]

2 hours ago, BluebirdXO said:

I don't know if this is an unpopular opinion, but I always avoid Art Deco because the "Baby, you're so ghetto" line seems a little bit racist and elitist 

 

i love this song but i HATE that line. i never sing it since it just feels wrong

[Super Movie 51,705]

2 hours ago, BluebirdXO said:

I don't know if this is an unpopular opinion, but I always avoid Art Deco because the "Baby, you're so ghetto" line seems a little bit racist and elitist 

I still listen to the song because I do enjoy the song itself, but I always skip that line. I've never liked it

[June Gloom 1,787]

  i originally wrote a lot more but i'm gonna try to parse it down to the basics

Spoiler

 

• quit asking for songs like cherry, california, OTTR as if they aren't her worst songs.  zach dawes has made a single good song with lana and it's unreleased (thunder- i can't speak on dealer obvi and considering how she talked abt yosemite i won't buy into the hype)
• money power glory, in my feelings, beautiful people w/ stevie, & breaking up slowly are extremely underrated and much better than some of the more beloved songs in this fandom (ultraviolence title track, white mustang, change, & NAWWAL- altho i love NAWWAL still)
• hope is a dangerous thing is one of her best songs PERIOD and people would love it 10x more if it wasn't released as a single in the middle of an information drought.   this and white dress are when she's felt the most sincere with her life story & both are catchy as hell (altho this for white dress isn't an unpopular opinion)
• wild at heart's sample is embarrassing, the fan panning of HTD is laughable when it's the better song of the 2, and i can't even blame jack for that considering...
• lana this era seems way more focused on the concept of her image, legacy & career than the things that actually built it (the MUSIC... the visuals) and it shows- it sucks because she has a handful of gems in this album amidst songs that feel either half-baked or phoned in.  comparing it to AKA is doing AKA's quirk and ingenuity a disservice, it's more comparable to may jailer- an unfiltered, unpolished heap of material that has potential but doesn't go anywhere.
• zella & weyes deserved better than to be stuck on for free but this is probably a decently common opinion- they sound great but this song just does not do anything.

 

 

[Charli cxc 11]

36 minutes ago, Venice said:

I have no idea what it is, if it’s bc I’m a POC or maybe just because I’m a city person or whatever the case, but, I feel really alienated from the whole country/hillbilly (idk if that’s the right word lol) Lana vibe and just feel weird about it. I know she’s really deep into the country lifestyle rn so I just hope the new album won’t be focusing on a fake twang or like a banjo. LOL I’m probably exaggerating things in my mind for sure but I just really want the country era to end already. ?

 

Same here! Although I feel like Lana has always been a country girl (living in trailer parks, the ride music video, etc;) but I get you with the whole hillbilly vibe. COCC has felt so "un-glamorous" unlike the previous eras. I think the biggest contributing factor to this is J@ck's cheap ass production- he fails to capture the cinematic/orchestral vibe that goes well with Lana's voice. Sadly, he doesn't seem to be going away anytime soon :/

[BluebirdXO 7,679]

I love Lucky Ones and the BTD version of Lolita

[Super Movie 51,705]

Although there are a few BTD demos that I like better than their final versions (mainly lolita and diet mountain dew), I think that all the final versions of the songs fit best on the album, and none of the demos would have fit. I know a lot of people wish that she would've just kept certain songs as their demo versions, but in my opinion, they're demos for a reason. I also don't think unreleased tracks like you can be the boss or us against the world would've fit on the album either.