Lanacritic | NOW: Ultraviolence

[lazybooklet 575]

Too early but I'm too excited for this

 

Ultraviolence

Mind me for being delusional but this album is one of the best album of all time. Everything is perfect: melody, theme, lyric, music style. This is what Lana called future jazz and I have to agree with that. There are a lot of 5 to 6 minute songs, but for some reason it doesn't sound boring and repetitive like some other artists' works. Dan Auerbach's work on this album is brilliant - all the reverb, the guitar, the ghostly sound effect, etc. which complements well to how rock Lana wanted the album to be. I do have to say that they are a good match. The coherence of this album is very good as well, it transitions, almost you can't feel any significant difference when listening to the whole piece, even if some songs were not produced by Auerbach. I have listened to this album constantly since it was released last July (10 months already!) and this is the only album to date of Lana that I haven't get bored yet. The only thing that I don't like about this album is that Money Power Glory & Fucked My Way Up to the Top seems to be a little bit out of place - both lyrically and melodically, but I don't mind that much. One thing that worth mentioning is that The Other Woman, as every other cover Lana did, is of a high quality - she expresses herself in the songs, and make it fit her style. That's why I have always preferred Lana's cover to any of the original version. 

 

Overall, this album is so exceptional to the point that I am not too sure if Lana can ever make an album this good again.

97/100

Favourite tracks: I like all of the songs but if I really have to pick then: Sad Girl, Old Money, The Other Woman

[PARADIXO 33,090]

 

Positive: 12

Mixed: 1

Negative: 0

Total reviews: 13

 

Most positive reviewer(s): @@Creyk

Favorite song(s): "Gods & Monsters", "Ride", "Bel Air"

 

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NOW: Ultraviolence

[PARADIXO 33,090]

Lana's "lack of inspiration" gave us her best album to date-- it even includes her best song ever.. With an incredible production by Dan Auerbach, Blake Stranathan, Greg Kurtsin, Daniel Heath, Lee Foster and Lana herself, Ultraviolence feels chaotic, warm, dark and extremely melancholic. 90/100.

[ilovetati 15,299]

Ultraviolence is a perfect 10/10 for me. Her best work and I'm very excited to see how she continues to evolve with Honeymoon

[Subversive 2,215]

I wanted to make a track-by-track review but I would give every song a 10/10 . So it's a 10/10 for the record . One of the most underrated albums of all time and we all know it deserved every fucking award that exists .

[Macintosh Manhattan 6,512]

Cruel World - 9/10

Ultraviolence - 7/10

Shades Of Cool - 10/10

Brooklyn Baby - 8/10

West Coast - 10/10

Sad Girl - 4/10

Pretty When You Cry - 10/10

Money Power Glory - 9/10

Fucked My Way Up To The Top - 5/10

Old Money - 8/10

The Other Woman - 3/10

Black Beauty - 8/10

Guns And Roses - 5/10

Florida Kilos - 10/10

Flipside - 8/10

Is This Happiness - 9/10

 

Truly an amazing sophomore record.Somber and far more alternative than her -at times- over produced debut album Born To Die. A definite sign that Lana's sound overall is evolving and becoming far more complicated. Favorite tracks from the LP are Florida Kilos/West Coast/Pretty When You Cry and Shades Of Cool. 

[NikodemDeVault 227]

             UV
01. Cruel World - 6/10

02. Ultraviolence - 6/10

03. Shades Of Cool - 10/10

04. Brooklyn Baby - 9/10

05. West Coast - 10/10

06. Sad Girl - 7/10

07. Pretty When You Cry - 7/10

08. Money Power Glory - 10/10

09. Fucked My Way Up To The Top - 7/10

10. Old Money - 10/10

11. The Other Woman - 7/10

12. Black Beauty - 8(I prefer the demo version)/10

13. Guns And Roses - 5/10

14. Florida Kilos - 3/10

15. Is This Happiness - 9/10
16. Flipside - 7/10

Total Score: 76/100


I know that I`m late, but I`m so bored now...
Lana Del Ray
01 Kill Kill - 6/10

02 Queen of the Gas Station - 9/10

03 Oh Say Can You See - 8/10

04 Gramma (Blue Ribbon Sparkler Trailer Heaven) - 7/10

05 For K, Pt. 2 - 8/10

06 Jump - 6/10

07 Mermaid Motel - 6/10

08 Raise Me Up (Mississippi South) - 7/10

09 Pawn Shop Blues - 9/10

10 Brite Lites - 6/10

11 Put Me in a Movie - 6/10

12 Smarty - 7/10

13 Yayo - 8/10

Total Score: 71/100

BTD 

1. Born To Die - 10/10

2. Off To The Races - 10/10
3. Blue Jeans - 9/10

4. Video Games - 9/10

5. Diet Mountain Dew - 7/10

6. National Anthem - 8/10

7. Dark Paradise - 9/10

8. Radio - 7/10

9. Carmen - 9/10

10. Million Dollar Man - 7/10

11. Summertime Sadness - 9/10

12. This Is What Makes Us Girls - 10/10

13. Without You - 8/10

14. Lolita - 9/10

15. Lucky Ones - 7/10

Total Score: 85/100
 

Paradise

01 Ride - 10/10

02 American - 9/10

03 Cola - 8/10

04 Body Electric - 8/10

05 Blue Velvet - 7/10

06 Gods and Monsters - 8/10

07 Yayo - 6/10

08 Bel Air - 7/10

09 Burning Desire - 10/10

Total Score: 81

[Wild One 3,306]

Cruel World - 7/10

Ultraviolence - 7/10

Shades Of Cool - 8/10

Brooklyn Baby - 10/10

West Coast - 10/10

Sad Girl - 8/10

Pretty When You Cry - 6/10

Money Power Glory - 7/10

Fucked My Way Up To The Top - 5/10

Old Money - 9/10

The Other Woman - 8/10

Black Beauty - 9/10

Guns And Roses - 6/10

Florida Kilos - 3/10

Flipside - 7/10

Is This Happiness - 7/10

 

Really great album, my favourite tracks are: West Coast, Brooklyn Baby and Black Beauty   

[Slumdog 817]

Lana's "lack of inspiration" gave us her best album to date-- it even includes her best song ever.. With an incredible production by Dan Auerbach, Blake Stranathan, Greg Kurtsin, Daniel Heath, Lee Foster and Lana herself, Ultraviolence feels chaotic, warm, dark and extremely melancholic. 90/100.

 

Are you talking about West Coast?

[BENTLEY 3,495]

Cruel World - 2/10

Ultraviolence - 9/10

Shades Of Cool - 9/10

Brooklyn Baby - 10/10

West Coast - 10/10

Sad Girl - 10/10

Pretty When You Cry - 9/10

Money Power Glory - 8/10

Fucked My Way Up To The Top - 9/10

Old Money - 10/10

The Other Woman - 10/10

Black Beauty - 2/10

Guns And Roses - 6/10

Florida Kilos - 8/10

Is This Happiness - 10/10

Flipside - 8/10

 

This album was a huge disappointment for me but some time has passed and I like it now.

 

[PARADIXO 33,090]

Are you talking about West Coast?

Yes

[LittleFool 1,912]

Ultraviolence

Cruel World - 7/10

Ultraviolence - 9/10

Shades Of Cool - 9/10

Brooklyn Baby - 9/10

West Coast - 10/10

Sad Girl - 8/10

Pretty When You Cry - 10/10

Money Power Glory - 6/10

Fucked My Way Up To The Top - 7/10

Old Money - 10/10

The Other Woman - 9/10

Black Beauty - 8/10

Guns And Roses - 7/10

Florida Kilos - 9/10

Is This Happiness - 7/10

Flipside - 7/10

 

Favorite Tracks: Shades of Cool, West Coast, Pretty When You Cry, Florida Kilos

 

Total Score: 83/100

 

(I just have to do the others for fun):

 

Lana Del Ray 

Kill Kill - 8/10

Queen of the Gas Station - 9/10

Oh Say Can You See - 7/10

Gramma (Blue Ribbon Sparkler Trailer Heaven) - 9/10

For K, Pt. 2 - 10/10

Jump - 7/10

Mermaid Motel - 10/10

Raise Me Up (Mississippi South) - 10/10

Pawn Shop Blues - 7/10

Brite Lites - 8/10

Put Me in a Movie - 10/10

Smarty - 6/10

Yayo - 9/10

 

Favorite Tracks: Queen of the Gas Station, Gramma, Mermaid Motel, Raise Me Up

 

Total Score: 85/100

 

Born to Die

Born to Die - 10/10

Off to the Races - 10/10

Blue Jeans - 8/10

Video Games - 7/10

Diet Mountain Dew - 5/10

National Anthem - 7/10

Dark Paradise - 5/10

Radio - 8/10

Carmen - 7/10

Million Dollar Man - 6/10

Summertime Sadness - 8/10

This Is What Makes Us Girls - 8/10

Without You - 8/10

Lolita - 6/10

Lucky Ones - 5/10

 

Favorite Tracks: Born to Die, Off to the Races, Without You

 

Total Score: 72/100

 

Paradise

Ride - 9/10

American - 7/10

Cola - 10/10

Body Electric - 8/10

Blue Velvet - 7/10

Gods & Monsters - 9/10

Yayo - 6/10

Bel Air - 8/10

Burning Desire - 9/10

 

Favorite Tracks: Cola, Gods & Monsters, Burning Desire

 

Total Score: 81/100

[lazybooklet 575]

Too bored so AKA

 

 

Lana Del Ray

 

A unique kind of indie.

 

A very spot-on debut album considering low-budget from Lana Del Rey. After years and years of development and experimentation (various early demos, folk style of Lizzy Grant and the Phenomena, Sirens, etc.), this album is a very cohesive and consistent, high quality work. (Perhaps even better than Born to Die!) An highlight is Lana's voice, no alteration, no reverb. The vocal is very natural and similar to what a demo sounds like. Kahne and Lana have done a very good work, the album's sound is very imaginative and personal, remind the listener of all those consistent imaginary throughout Lana's works. I don't like a few songs but the cohesion and other significant songs makes up for it. What a shame how underrated this album is. If this album was released more recently it would have got better recognition, because of how unique the sound is.

 

85/100

 

Favourite tracks: Kill Kill, Oh Say Can You See, Mermaid Motel, Yayo

 

 

[GodBlessMe 2,141]

I don't have time to write a review.

 

Flawless album 100/100

[PARADIXO 33,090]

Last day for UV!

[luminom 3,286]

ULTRAVIOLENCE, by Lana Del Rey

 

Cruel World - 10/10 flawless song omf

Ultraviolence - 9/10

Shades Of Cool - 7/10

Brooklyn Baby - 7/10

West Coast - 10/10

Sad Girl - 8/10

Pretty When You Cry - 10/10

Money Power Glory - 9/10

Fucked My Way Up To The Top - 8/10

Old Money - 10/10

The Other Woman - 6/10

Black Beauty - 10/10

Guns And Roses - 9/10

Florida Kilos - 10/10

Is This Happiness - 10/10

Flipside - 10/10

[PARADIXO 33,090]

Ultraviolence

 

 

Positive: 11

Mixed: 0

Negative: 0

Total: 11

 

Most positive reviewer(s): @, @@ilovetati, @@GodBlessMe

Favorite song(s): "West Coast", "Brooklyn Baby", "Shades of Cool"

[PARADIXO 33,090]

Would y'all like to review albums by other artists? It'll be fun

[Subversive 2,215]

Would y'all like to review albums by other artists? It'll be fun

 

Let's do this 

[Macintosh Manhattan 6,512]

Would y'all like to review albums by other artists? It'll be fun

Hell yeah that would be awesome