Rank Lana's Albums

[West Coast 45,793]

4 minutes ago, Cacciatore said:

 

You're at the top of my list of bans wait until I get that moderator status

 

Love you too xxx

[Make me your Dream Life 87,789]

33 minutes ago, crazyforme said:

Still don't know what you're saying but it actually makes sense 

always 

[blackestday x tough 5,331]

Honeymoon>COCC=LFL>UV>BTD>Paradise>>>>>>NFR

 

 

[whiteroses 860]

before listening to cocc:

 

NFR > UV > BTD > L4L > Honeymoon > Paradise

[rabbit 5,269]

Will update after the 19th, haven’t heard Chemtrails yet! 

Paradise and the NFR!=LFL placements swap sometimes, but rn:

HM>UV>AKA>Paradise>NFR!=LFL>BTD

Unnecessary and long explanation below:

Spoiler

UV used to be my absolute favorite, but over time it became clear that Honeymoon is just that bitch :,) Truly an incredible record, lush and cinematic, I’ll never ever forgot how floored I was hearing the title track and Terrence for the first time. We  knew after Bel Air and Old Money, but Honeymoon the album set her apart from her contemporaries. It’s perfect, enjoyed the whole way through. Makes me feel like I’m in a warm watercolor dream.

UV is just a fucking experience, Cruel World remains one of the best album openers of all time!! So excited to hear White Dress, and see if it really takes that spot. Everything about UV is excellent, wish that Florida Kilos was replaced with Your Girl or another UV era reject, but otherwise it’s perfect  Shades of Cool is still enchanting nearly 7 years later, and Sad Girl, MPG, Old Money, UV are career standouts. 

AKA and Paradise are funny, certainly not perfect, but just absolute perfection in terms of vibe and mood, and they hold on to a period of time without feeling too dated or stale (imo). And Paradise is this beautiful bridge, it marked a notable shift. In my mind, she had to swim through Paradise’s soundscapes to get to UV.

NFR! and LFL are “equal” because I couldn’t decide how to rank these two, they have very different “flaws”, but even out to a similar experience for me. Both albums contain some of her best work, but are then clouded by two different things:

NFR! is truly a great record, and it’s perfect for getting non-fans into her world. But I don’t find myself listening to it in the same feverish way as I did her past albums. Can’t really explain it further, it simply feels far away. Literally anyone could spot the talent, smarts, and effort behind it, it just didn’t get me in heart and soul like her other records have (including Lust for Life). That being said, VB, California, The greatest, Bartender, and hope are some of my favorite songs of hers. I see and appreciate Norman for what it is. It’s also one of the best road trip/beach day albums!

 

LFL would get that top 3 spot if there were less skips, and if the record followed the path of the Lust for Life demo, 13 Beaches, Heroin, Change, and Get Free. Will never get over those songs, another example of work that sets her apart from other artists. I also enjoyed Love, When the World..., bridge on GBA, and the “white lines and black beaches” part of Summer Bummer. But after hearing the demos for this record and getting a taste of the original vision, especially with the title track, it only made me long for a different project 

 

BTD will always be iconic, but I hardly listen to her anymore  Except OTTR, Million Dollar Man, Video Games, and Without You  
I’d love if she re-recorded BTD for a big anniversary, maybe as a limited vinyl or something.
 

 

 

[GeminiLanaFan 49,031]

1. NFR = 9.5

2. HM/ COcC = 9

3. UV = 8.5 

4. BTD / LFL = 8

5. aka = 7.5 

[popstar supernova 1,006]

Uv > Lizzy > Nfr > HM > BTD > LFL > COTCC 

[honeybadger 40,620]

my feelings currently (they change all the time)

 

honeymoon             10/10

AKA                          10/10

chemtrails               9.9/10      *0.1 point taken off because i haven't fully absorbed it yet

ultraviolence           9/10

paradise                  9/10

sirens                       8.5/10

born to die               8.5/10

nfr                             8/10

lust for life               8/10

 

even my "least favorite" albums by her are some of my favorites within the scope of my music taste so nothing here would really ever dip below a 7

[GeminiLanaFan 49,031]

3 minutes ago, honeybadger said:

my feelings currently (they change all the time)

 

honeymoon             10/10

AKA                          10/10

chemtrails               9.9/10      *0.1 point taken off because i haven't fully absorbed it yet

ultraviolence           9/10

paradise                  9/10

sirens                       8.5/10

born to die               8.5/10

nfr                             8/10

lust for life               8/10

 

even my "least favorite" albums by her are some of my favorites within the scope of my music taste so nothing here would really ever dip below a 7

Same! Nothing is below a 7. My « lowest » score would be 7.5 for AKA, because there are a couple of songs I really hate the production while I love the rest of it. 

[AphroditeBaby 912]

1. NFR

2. HM/UV (Really Cant separate sorry)

3. COCC

4. LFL

5. Paradise

6. BTD

7. AKA

[honeybadger 40,620]

1 minute ago, GeminiLanaFan said:

Same! Nothing is below a 7. My « lowest » score would be 7.5 for AKA, because there are a couple of songs I really hate the production while I love the rest of it. 

 

exactly!!! this why i can never rank her albums like 1, 2, 3 etc. because that makes it feel like i DON'T like the ones at the bottom and it makes me sad  i truly love them all

[rightofjupiter 16,592]

UV=HM=COCC

NFR

AKA

LFL

Paradise

BTD

[honeybadger 40,620]

6 minutes ago, Aphrodite said:

I can't rank them. They're all too good in their own way, one by one. 

 

same... i tried to rank them but my ranking is all within the 8-10/10 range currently and they all feel like 10/10 today.... they're just all perfect 

[YourGirl666 13,250]

1. NFR!

2. Honeymoon

3. COCC

4. Ultraviolence

5. Paradise

6. BTD

7. AKA

8. LFL

 

[lanascarlitos 828]

Lust For Life

Paradise

Born to Die

Honeymoon

NFR!

ULTRAVIOELNCE

Chemtrails Over the Country Club

AKA

[Glitter Boy 16,557]

Norman Fucking Rockwell! - 10

Chemtrails over the Country Club - 9.7

Ultraviolence - 9.6

Born to Die - 9.5

Lust for Life - 9.2

Honeymoon - 9.1

Paradise - 9

Lana Del Rey: A.K.A. Lizzy Grant - 8.9

[Churchome Rep 3,381]

UV > NFR! > HM > COCC > BTD/P > LFL

 

I think Honeymoon edges COCC because it’s more aesthetically realized, especially visually. 

[Venice Jesus Whore 4,471]

1. NFR!
2. Ultraviolence
3. AKA
4. Sirens
5. Honeymoon
6. Born to Die
7. Lust for Life
8. Paradise
9. Chemtrails Over the Country Club

[necessary sacrifice 8,865]

1. Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass

2. Chemtrails Over the Country Club

3. Honeymoon

4. Ultraviolence

5. Lana Del Ray aka Lizzy Grant

6. Norman fucking Rockwell!

7. Lust for Life

8. Paradise

9. Born to Die

 

...but all her albums are 10/10 masterpieces in my eyes 

[IanadeIrey 62,021]

I can never rank them, no matter how hard I try! I love them all so much and they each serve a different purpose in her career, that I'm usually in the mood for each record at different times x