Ultraviolence - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll

[Wild One 3,306]

I need to get it off my head:

I really think there is a major problem with this record;

Both the era and the music itself.

 

It's obviously my own opinion but I find it rushed not so thoughtful.

I wanna begin with the good stuff:

We really got some masterpieces in there such as:

West Coast

Shades of Cool

Sad Girl

Pretty When You Cry

 

But other songs such as:

Money Power Glory

Fucked My Way Up to the Top

Florida Kilos

Guns and Roses

Black Beauty

Ultraviolence

 

Are not quite good or special.

The lyrics are quite repetitive, the melodies aren't 'listener-friendly' (example: Guns and Roses) and the music itself feels very rushed as I said before.

 

One track that is quite different from others is 'Black Beauty' cause the demo was indeed a beautiful take that was more focused on Lana's voice - it felt so raw and true; The final kinda ruins the entire atmosphere with the major 'upgrade'.

 

I didn't talk about Old Money cause this one isn't my personal favorite-

The verses are so beautiful and aching but then once again - UV Typical - the chorus is written so lazy and it fails to pick up from where the verses started.

 

At the end of the day, it's nice (sometimes) to go back to this record and getting filled up with memories from 2014 - but I personally think this isn't Lana's greatest album (HM and NFR! topped it for sure).

[Valerie 1,379]

https://pitchfork.com/features/article/2010s-readers-poll-results/

The people want UV, not Norbit Borefest.

[daphnedinkley 13,478]

West Coast........ a serve

[sjatib 5,172]

https://pitchfork.com/features/article/2010s-readers-poll-results/

 

The people want UV, not Norbit Borefest.

 

I haven't seen this. It seems that Kanye West isnt't that "gone", after all xd

[WaitForLife 5,238]

I wish we had another UV video.

[daphnedinkley 13,478]

I came down for dinner with my Mum the other day and she had this album playing in the background on shuffle and man, it really exemplified for me what a great set of songs this album really is. Like there's just so many strong, big, stand-out moments - West Coast, Shades of Cool, Brooklyn Baby, Fucked My Way, Ultraviolence, Sad Girl, Pretty When You Cry... even songs that I sorta dismissed before, like Money Power Glory and Black Beauty, I still absolutely LOVE. Love love love Florida Kilos too, I can see why it was demoted to bonus track since it's a v different vibe but I think it would've fit pretty well with Brooklyn Baby before it and FMWUTTT after it. I love this album soooo much!!!

[Liz Taylor Blues 18,738]

Some thoughts:

Cruel World:THE PRODUCTION. That bassline. You can tell the song was written over the instrumentals, rather than the usual other way and its glorious. The lyrics are heartbreakingly beautiful per usual. Repetitive, yes. Of course. But it is done in a way that works amazingly well. I get the feeling she’s throwing her man’s words back at him like they’re missiles.The way she changes how she sings the same lyrics from a genuine heartbroken tone to a baby voiced sarcastic way, she’s mocking him and I love it. Also, as a fan of Lana’s coked up white girl vocals THIS SONG DELIVERS THEM. An Accomplishment.

Ultraviolence: Aptly the title track, Ultraviolence is atmospheric perfection. Like The Crystals “He Hit Me And It Felt Like A Kiss” the productions is a happy beautiful that both contrasts and blends with the disturbing yet heartfelt lyrics. The bridge, like most Lana songs, is my favorite part transcending an already great song. I like the cohesiveness of the record with “lay me down tonight, in my linen and pearls” playing in the background near the end.

[PARADIXO 32,940]

 

 

 

Before Del Rey — who was a fan of Pulp Art Book — met Krug in 2014, she thought he was dead. “All these years and we’ve never figured that one out,” he says today. The two soon started shooting images for her third full-length, Ultraviolence, and ended up with over a thousand photos; they spotted the cover almost immediately, which happened to be the first shot Krug had taken. “It was understated, it was haunting,” he says. “I wanted it to feel like the end of a horror film, like the last thing you see before the credits.”

 

Neil Krug on the artwork for Ultraviolence

 

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8549680/photographer-neil-krug-lana-del-rey-tame-impala-album-art-interview

[anwdelrey 9,270]

I miss Neil so much

[daphnedinkley 13,478]

i've been slowly trying to rank all the songs of all the albums based on personal opinion and i'm finally gonna do UV.... this is bought to be one hell of a task tho cause MAN i love so much of this album, like honestly

1. West Coast
2. Florida Kilos
3. Brooklyn Baby
4. Sad Girl
5. Shades of Cool
6. Ultraviolence
7. Pretty When You Cry
8. Old Money
9. Cruel World
10. Fucked My Way Up To The Top
11. Black Beauty
12. Money Power Glory
13. Is This Happiness
14. The Other Woman
15. Flipside
16. Guns and Roses

[trailer park 249]

A marvelous album <3 and I just love the artwork. She looks incredibly beautiful and the background is simply perfect.

[UltraHeroin 8,803]

Her best album

[Ghost Town 307]

 

i've been slowly trying to rank all the songs of all the albums based on personal opinion and i'm finally gonna do UV.... this is bought to be one hell of a task tho cause MAN i love so much of this album, like honestly

1. West Coast
2. Florida Kilos
3. Brooklyn Baby
4. Sad Girl
5. Shades of Cool
6. Ultraviolence
7. Pretty When You Cry
8. Old Money
9. Fucked My Way Up To The Top
10. Black Beauty
11. Money Power Glory
12. Is This Happiness
13. The Other Woman
14. Flipside
15. Guns and Roses

 

 

where do you place Cruel World?

[Make me your Dream Life 87,821]

the title track, is like. a guilty pleasure, ngl. would NEVER do anything like that, ever, so I just sub the word hit w other words in my head. it's so beautiful to listen to

[Dark Angel 202,299]

here's my personal ranking lol

 

1. florida kilos

2. cruel world

3. shades of cool

4. ultraviolence

5. money power glory

6. guns & roses

7. sad girl

8. west coast

9. fucked my way up to the top

10. black beauty

11. brooklyn baby

12. old money

13. pretty when you cry

14. flipside

15. is this happiness

16. the other woman

[daphnedinkley 13,478]

where do you place Cruel World?

knew i was forgetting one!!   editing now lmao!

[CrazySister 2,239]

 

My ranking (of favorites), I guess:

 

1.Flipside

2.Cruel World

3.Money Power Glory

4.Ultraviolence

5.Pretty When You Cry

6.West Coast

7.Black Beauty

8.Is This Happiness

9.Guns And Roses

10.Old Money

11.Brooklyn Baby

12.Florida Kilos

13.Shades Of Cool

14.Sad Girl

15.Fucked My Way Up To The Top

16.The Other Woman

[13beachess 7,614]

I feel like this atm:

 

 

1. Is This Happiness

2. Flipside

3. Sad Girl

4. Old Money

5. Pretty When You Cry

6. Brooklyn Baby

7. Cruel World

8. Money Power Glory

9. Ultraviolence

10. Fucked My Way Up To The Top

11. The Other Woman

12. West Coast

13. Florida Kilos

14. Guns And Roses 

15. Black Beauty (I really really really prefer the demo)

16. Shades Of Cool

 

Like, I get that Shades Of Cool is better song than The Other Woman and Guns And Roses, but I personally like TOW and GAR more so... well, I like them more right now anyway. Don't kill me for this. I just haven't listened to SOC much lately, okay? I haven't listened to it that much since 2014 hehe

[Make me your Dream Life 87,821]

ok wait. Justice for SoC. those violins, and that bridge alone

[WaitForLife 5,238]

I re-listend to the Black Beauty demo and I love the album version way more now.