Honeymoon - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll

[naachoboy 7,993]

not sure what this means 

I meant that if the sound of the vinyl cuts while listening lol 

[Pluto 1,581]

I meant that if the sound of the vinyl cuts while listening lol 

No, it's like annoying surface noise   I haven't heard any complaints of it being noisy so hopefully I just got a bad copy and the replacement will be better

[Pluto 1,581]

Ok I hate that Freak and Art Deco are on different sides of the vinyl, the fade is so good on the cd/mp3 

[theeternalstars 4,576]

I think Lana is in Florence's levels - she went massive in her last record but it's not selling that much right now. But she has a huge following and can continue to be headliner and still relevant somehow and so on. Marina has never reached that level

HBHBHB did better than ceremonials in first week in UK (and reached #1 in UK and the US). Plus Ship To Wreck did quite well and Queen of Peace is getting really strong airplay on Radio 1

 

Lanas sales are not brilliant, IMO, but that's because HBHBHB is more upbeat and immediately catchy than HM ( precisely none of my friends have expressed any interest in listenjng to HM)

[letsescapelizzy 672]

yeah true, Flo is doing quite well and HM as a record, is very much more niche of an artist/album, like

someone here posted recently..

I love HM the album, with the exception of 4 songs on it, i gladly skip, but the ones i like, I love.

 

No one i know, listens to Lana. Its me alone. lol.. but thats ok, i see her greatness..

[wittycatchphrase 1,399]

The only song I'm not feeling is Religion, which is perfect because my iTunes skips it like I didn't pay for it

[graham4anything 2,859]

I just heard that Pope Francis dropped a surprise record...I wonder if all of the places it is being sold at will count for the Billboard 200?

 

He may score a #1 album, and he has been doing mega-publicity.

 

If only Lana was Pope

[DeadAgainst 1,515]

I just heard that Pope Francis dropped a surprise record...I wonder if all of the places it is being sold at will count for the Billboard 200?

 

He may score a #1 album, and he has been doing mega-publicity.

 

If only Lana was Pope

 

Your cult leader and your jazz singer

 

So you can get two turntables and play DJ when you crossfade the two trax

 

[NikodemDeVault 227]

WW sales: Honeymoon 206,000 (debut).

[Jean 4,117]

Not sure if offtopic or not, but VH1 played HBTB mv few nights ago

[AKA Lizzy Grant 2,238]

Lyrically the best song on HM: Terrence Loves You

Sonically the best on HM: Salvatore

Overall the best on HM: The Blackest Day

[Coney Island King 26,002]

WW sales: Honeymoon 206,000 (debut).

 

these official?

 

surely she would have a bit higher than that? wasnt her U.S sales said to be near the 150, 000 mark alone?

[NikodemDeVault 227]

these official?

 

surely she would have a bit higher than that? wasnt her U.S sales said to be near the 150, 000 mark alone?

source: https://twitter.com/chartnews/status/649304000744001536

[Thunder Revenant 20,943]

in all honesty i think musicians are slowly starting not to care about the sales aspect of the industry and focus on the actual music! i don't blame them. i mean that's the way it should be. why do fans care so much? Lana genuinely cares about music...and release pretty often in comparison to a lot of artist.

Less interviews, TV and radio appearances, music videos etc etc because the artist doesn't care for promo anymore is a problem.

If an artist stops caring about sales and this means he will do stuff which usualyl wouldn't sell that well, that's ok. But if "caring for sales" means fans get something to see/hear, I'm definitly here for promo.

[WaitForLife 5,233]

Did HM out sold UV in first week or not?

[SuperMegaStan 9,985]

Did HM out sold UV in first week or not?

nah, UV sold like 180k solely in the US in the first week.

 

edit: UV sold 356K worldwide. 

http://www.mediatraffic.de/albums-week27-2014.htm

 

edit: and BTD debuted with 327K

http://www.mediatraffic.de/albums-week07-2012.htm

[WaitForLife 5,233]

This would've been the best video for UV. It Shows how lighten up it is and creepy at the same time

[brooklynbaby91 1,385]

Correct me if I'm wrong, cos I don't know shit about shit, but it strikes me as super weird that an artist can reach the higher parts of various charts in many countries, but there's little imperative from her label to do more, to make some money?

 

I know Lana, as the artist, has her preferences in terms of promo, but surely she has some contractual obligations to, I dunno, promote her (rather big) release? Strike while the iron's hot, that sort of thing? Aren't some label bosses twitching, even just for another MV or a couple more interviews?

 

I always thought the mighty dollar trumped all...?

 

She probably does and they have the power to put pressure on her, but at the end of the day, if Lana doesn't want to do it, she's not going to. She seems like the type who would rather be penalized by her label than do something she doesn't want to do.

 

We heard that there was a lot of conflict between Lana and Interscope during UV and I feel like Interscope has given up on her in terms of promotion and trying to be commercially friendly. I'm starting to think this really will be her last album with them.

[leaked_version 10,499]

She probably does and they have the power to put pressure on her, but at the end of the day, if Lana doesn't want to do it, she's not going to. She seems like the type who would rather be penalized by her label than do something she doesn't want to do.

 

We heard that there was a lot of conflict between Lana and Interscope during UV and I feel like Interscope has given up on her in terms of promotion and trying to be commercially friendly. I'm starting to think this really will be her last album with them.

Eh, for what I know Polydor released this album, not Interscope. Or maybe not, but I see Polydor everywhere, like even at the end of the video, no Interscope whatsoever.

 

I can, however totally understand Interscope if they lose interest and let the album just sell what it sells. Why putting effort into something when she refuses to be marketable. Like even marketable towards a possible targeted demographic. The music industry is a buisness after all and Lana has peaked commercially with BTD.

 

I just struggle to see her strategy

[Coney Island King 26,002]

 

I just struggle to see her strategy

 

thats the thing, i really dont think she has a proper one in place.