If you could change one of Lana's albums...

[GodBlessMe 2,141]

The title says it all. If you could change something on one of her albums (aka, BTD, Paradise) what would you do??

 

For example:

 

-Change the artwork.

-Change the tracklist.

-Different singles.

-Etc.

[Creyk 11,495]

Make BTD a 20-song album, many of the outtakes are really good songs

[TRENCH 15,350]

Prevent the songs on BTD from being overproduced like Dark Paradise and TIWMUG

 

if you count LDR AKA LG ,I would change the name because no one know what exactly it's called 

[GodBlessMe 2,141]

Make BTD a 20-song album, many of the outtakes are really good songs

Lol actually I would make it shorter and take out DP, MDM, DMD, Lolita and TIWMUG...

[GangstaBoy 3,930]

BTD

 

I would add YCBTB and use the demo version of TIWMUG, the one that sounds really hip-hop like -cause, let's face it, it's x10 times better than the album version.

 

In terms of artwork I would fix the horrible mistakes of the lyric book and add all the pictures from the cover session.

[James19709 632]

Paradise

1. Ride
2. American
3. Cola
4. Body Electric
5. Blue Velvet
6. Gods and Monsters
7. Hollywood
8. JFK
9. Yayo
10. Bel Air
11. The Man I Love
12. Burning Desire
13. Chelsea Hotel No. 2
14. Summer Wine (with Barrie O'Neill)
15. Summertime Sadness (Radio Mix) (Extended Version)

[slang 1,509]

I don't know if this is a change per se, but I'm wondering what happened in the parallel universe where LDR just left LDRAKALG on itunes to see what would happen with it. Would this have interferred with creating BTD?

 

Also I would have liked to see AFFA at the end of the Paradise EP as Bel Air, while pretty, is not a very good closer. AFFA would have made a brilliant coda given its relation to Ride (sonically and thematically).

[Lirazel 700]

Lol actually I would make it shorter and take out DP, MDM, DMD, Lolita and TIWMUG...

but... TIWMUG is necessary for BTD! Say what you want about the music, but the lyrics are iconic and they are the best ending to the record's narrative. It shows how self-aware Lana is of how destructive and unhealthy her taste in men can be.

[GodBlessMe 2,141]

but... TIWMUG is necessary for BTD! Say what you want about the music, but the lyrics are iconic and they are the best ending to the record's narrative. It shows how self-aware Lana is of how destructive and unhealthy her taste in men can be.

That's actually true... But DMD, MDM and DP are still shit! TIWMUG and Lolita fits the themes of BTD very well lyrically but they still need better production....

[Lirazel 700]

That's actually true... But DMD, MDM and DP is still shit! TIWMUG and Lolita fits the themes of BTD very well lyrically but they still need better production....

I'll have to agree with you on DMD and MDM. I used to hate the first one (it grew on me, but is still not a favourite). MDM will forever be boring - I often forget it's on the record at all!

Personally I love Dark Paradise, but I find it weird how much the lyrics changed from demo.

[Pancake Karma 176]

Lol actually I would make it shorter and take out DP, MDM, DMD, Lolita and TIWMUG...

So basically all the good songs...

[Rayse 657]

Not let Cedric Gervais remix the shit out of summertime and not have that be a single

[GangstaBoy 3,930]

That's actually true... But DMD, MDM and DP is still shit!

 

Watch your tongue

 

 

 

 

Million Dollar Man is one of her finest songs, it has an amazing jazzy vibe and the lyrics are genius

[silver starlet 1,371]

I love BTD the way it is but I think it would be interesting to see how it would've turned out if all the songs were like the demos

[BENTLEY 3,492]

That's actually true... But DMD, MDM and DP is still shit! TIWMUG and Lolita fits the themes of BTD very well lyrically but they still need better production....

 

You are wrong. Bye 

[Atom Heart 1,928]

Make Paradise a full length LP.

 

The transition from Born To Die, her false ascent into heaven.

1. Ride

2. Angels Forever

3. Starry Eyed

 

Lana becomes saddened by her time away from Earth and is reminiscent of her past life.

4. JFK

5. Hollywood

6. Bel Air

7. Blue Velvet

 

Lana returns to Earth in search of the love/lust that she lost.

8. Body Electric

9. Gods & Monsters

10. Burning Desire

11. Cola

12. Yayo

13. American

 

Im debating whether or not to add the Tropico versions of the songs and their interludes to help the album bridge easier from start to finish.

[Guest Dot]

Lana Del Rey - "Nevada"

 

 

Track list should stay the same.

 

I love all of her 2010/2011 song and I would love to have them released on an album before the release of BTD. But I guess things would've been way different for her if that was the case.

 

BTD was pretty flawless overall, I think. I think more pictures in the booklet would've been reall cool, the same goes for Paradise. I think Without YOu should've been on the standard edition, instead of TIWMUG.

 

Single-wise I'd change a few things, though.

 

Video Games / Blue Jeans (Dual Single)

Off to the Races (Promo Single)

Radio (Promo Single) <- The Carmen video works for this just as well tbh.

Born to Die

Summertime Sadness (WW release)

National Anthem

 

Blue Velvet (Promo Single)

 

1. Ride, September 25th 2012

 

Body Electric (Promo Single), October 31st 2012

 

Bel Air (Promo Single), November 9th 2012

 

Paradise, album release (November 9th)

 

2. Cola, January 2013

 

Burning Desire (Promo Single), March 2013

 

Without You (selected territories), March 2013 <- in support of the Paradise Edition of BTD

 

3. Young and Beautiful (WW), April 22nd 2013 (+ video released one day later)

 

-> one or two TV performances

-> TROPICO film shooting in mid-late April

 

"Paradise Tour" launch, May 2013

 

Europe: May - July 2013

North America: August - September 2013

Europe: October 2013

South America: November 2013

 

4. Gods & Monsters / Summertime Sadness (Remix), July 2013

 

TROPICO video premiere after Lollapalooza

 

Then again, I think Paradise could've actually been a full-length album. The outtakes are really good.

 

[Guest Dot]

but... TIWMUG is necessary for BTD! Say what you want about the music, but the lyrics are iconic and they are the best ending to the record's narrative. It shows how self-aware Lana is of how destructive and unhealthy her taste in men can be.

Without You should've been the closing track of BTD and I think Lana shares this opinion, actually.

[Sitar 22,172]

Born to Die:

1. Born to Die

2. Off to the Races

3. Blue Jeans

4. Video Games

5. Hollywood's Dead

6. National Anthem

7. Radio

8. On Our Way

9. Without You

10. Million Dollar Man

11. Summertime Sadness

12. Driving in Cars With Boys

BONUS

13. Hundred Dollar Bill

14. Never Let Me Go

15. Last Girl on Earth

 

ideal

 

and Paradise:

1. Ride

2. JFK

3. American

4. Young & Beautiful

5. Blue Velvet

6. Hollywood

7. Cola

8. Body Electric

9. I Don't Wanna Go

10. Yayo

11. Bel Air

12. Burning Desire

BONUS:

13. Starry Eyed

14. Gods & Monsters

15. Because of You

[siren 20]

born to die:

1. born to die
2. off to the races
3. blue jeans
4. video games
5. national anthem
6. dark paradise
7. radio
8. burning desire
9. once upon a dream (minus the muted effect)
10. this is what makes us girls
11. american
12. bel air
13. carmen
14. ride

deluxe:

   15. million dollar man

   16. without you

   17. lucky ones

 

 

paradise edition/ep:

1. diet mountain dew
2. cola
3. summer wine 
4. body electric
5. blue velvet
6. gods and monsters
7. starry eyed
8. lolita
9. angles forever

 

change the cover for ultraviolence tbh