13beachess 7,603 Posted May 13 finally had my first listen of the album. and umm I am very disappointed. </3 oh well, I wasn't super impressed of Houdini and TS when they were first released (but now I listen to them like daily) so maybe the rest will grow on me too. Hope so. Loooove the album cover tho!! It's so... neat! Even though (like basically everyone says) it doesn't really match with the music. 2 Quote If I get a little prettier can I be your baby? I believe in Flipside/Is This Happiness?/Your Girl supremacy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
13beachess 7,603 Posted May 19 On 5/4/2024 at 12:37 PM, Terrence Loves Me said: Happy for you is the best song on the album I'M NOOT MAAAD 0 Quote If I get a little prettier can I be your baby? I believe in Flipside/Is This Happiness?/Your Girl supremacy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
creditcardromancer 730 Posted June 9 I've listened to this album 20 times (according to Last.fm) since it came out which obviously doesn't include listening to it on vinyl or at work. It's really too bad some people can't let go of their expectations and just enjoy a great album for what it is. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barttttender 4,355 Posted June 10 6 hours ago, creditcardromancer said: I've listened to this album 20 times (according to Last.fm) since it came out which obviously doesn't include listening to it on vinyl or at work. It's really too bad some people can't let go of their expectations and just enjoy a great album for what it is. Sorry, but this album was a pile of.. A massive disappointment. I'm still traumatized by that one song that sounds like a trashy Eurovision song. It's not that I had high expectations - I just expected a decent record. Yet it seems that this album is completely flopping as it should be. If I were Dua I'd be embarrassed and hit the studio big time - especially since she''s dropped it between Cowboy Carter and HMHAS - two very strong record by artists who have obviously put in a lot more effort, not to mention have more talent in the first place. This Dua era is best forgotten asap. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
creditcardromancer 730 Posted June 10 11 hours ago, barttttender said: Sorry, but this album was a pile of.. A massive disappointment. I'm still traumatized by that one song that sounds like a trashy Eurovision song. It's not that I had high expectations - I just expected a decent record. Yet it seems that this album is completely flopping as it should be. If I were Dua I'd be embarrassed and hit the studio big time - especially since she''s dropped it between Cowboy Carter and HMHAS - two very strong record by artists who have obviously put in a lot more effort, not to mention have more talent in the first place. This Dua era is best forgotten asap. Everyone I've played it for irl actually likes it and has 0 interest in the beyonce or billie albums, it's only chronically online 14 year olds complaining about it lol. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
camera ready 543 Posted June 10 RO is a great album, Dua‘s best so far. Couldn‘t enjoy it more. Cowboy Carter was a joke! If this is what people call country music, then they haven’t listened to real country music yet. Not even to mention all these boring and bland interludes. And BE‘s album isn‘t a stroke of genius, it‘s been done million times before, nothing about this music and production is new, and the lyrics couldn‘t be more average. But why the need to compare it to Dua at all? Dua‘s the more talented singer, that‘s for sure! 1 Quote SPIRAL OUT with Lana & Camila https://www.famemagazine.co.uk/camila-cabello-joins-lana-del-rey-for-surprise-coachella-performance/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barttttender 4,355 Posted June 10 1 hour ago, creditcardromancer said: Everyone I've played it for irl actually likes it and has 0 interest in the beyonce or billie albums, it's only chronically online 14 year olds complaining about it lol. To each their own. I'm confident in my taste. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TRENCH 15,448 Posted June 20 On 6/10/2024 at 1:21 PM, camera ready said: Dua‘s the more talented singer, that‘s for sure! the type of thing i say when i'm on ketamine! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
camera ready 543 Posted June 30 https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0j79lpw/the-full-set-of-dua-lipa-at-glastonbury-2024 0 Quote SPIRAL OUT with Lana & Camila https://www.famemagazine.co.uk/camila-cabello-joins-lana-del-rey-for-surprise-coachella-performance/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DemonMic2003 8,367 Posted June 30 Not the cash grabby extended versions 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
camera ready 543 Posted July 2 Will this be available on CD/Vinyl or only for streaming/as download? 0 Quote SPIRAL OUT with Lana & Camila https://www.famemagazine.co.uk/camila-cabello-joins-lana-del-rey-for-surprise-coachella-performance/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
creditcardromancer 730 Posted July 3 On 6/30/2024 at 4:48 PM, DemonMic2003 said: Not the cash grabby extended versions A cash grab that you can't even buy? lol 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DemonMic2003 8,367 Posted July 3 49 minutes ago, creditcardromancer said: A cash grab that you can't even buy? lol Help- 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evalionisameme 13,707 Posted July 3 It will be interesting to see if her influences actually come out in the next record- the way this album was marketed as an alt pop record by her was so odd 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glitter Boy 16,436 Posted July 10 lol hyper late but I finally listened to the album. It's not as bad as y'all make it to be aside from Anything for Love and Illusion, I enjoy everything else at different levels. My favourites were Falling Forever, Maria, Happy for You, Houdini and Whatcha Doing. overall very cohesive and fun to listen to 1 Quote "I'm wild, I'm free, no man can handle me" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
camera ready 543 Posted July 12 Girl is back in the top 3 - deserved, but what did I miss? https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/ 0 Quote SPIRAL OUT with Lana & Camila https://www.famemagazine.co.uk/camila-cabello-joins-lana-del-rey-for-surprise-coachella-performance/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
West Coast 45,521 Posted July 23 I had time to listen to the extended versions, and I feel like it was a poorly executed "good" idea. It really had me thinking that sometimes less is more, it mostly felt clunky and it made the pacing more "awkward". Houdini extended is good, but the rest not so much. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TRENCH 15,448 Posted July 24 12 hours ago, West Coast said: I had time to listen to the extended versions, and I feel like it was a poorly executed "good" idea. It really had me thinking that sometimes less is more, it mostly felt clunky and it made the pacing more "awkward". Houdini extended is good, but the rest not so much. For me the extended version made the album better for me lol. The original felt short and lifeless; the extended version adds life to it. Honestly this record needed more live instrumentations 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
junegloom 116 Posted July 24 On 7/2/2024 at 7:29 PM, camera ready said: Will this be available on CD/Vinyl or only for streaming/as download? so far it’s a HMV exclusive CD release 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mer 58,371 Posted July 28 Radical Optimism has grown on me soooo much it’s the perfect summer album. I think she released it too soon in the season and too close to other conglomerate releases and it got overshadowed, but it’s a perfect summer album. If it came out in June I think it would’ve had a much “bigger” moment. 0 Quote ⊹ (:̲̅:̲̅:̲̅[̲̅:♡:]̲̅:̲̅:̲̅:̲̅) ⊹ 𓊔 I took the miracle move on drug 𓊔 ⚕️ The effects were temporary ⚕️ ⊹ (:̲̅:̲̅:̲̅[̲̅:♡:]̲̅:̲̅:̲̅:̲̅) ⊹ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites