Lust For Life - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll

[Super Movie 51,867]

3 minutes ago, Nectar said:

Did we ever find out why she left TNBAR off of LFL? I know she filmed a music video for it and everything. 

I'm pretty sure it was because it leaked, but it could've been for other reasons as well

[LifeOnMars 7,933]

9 minutes ago, Super Movie said:

I'm pretty sure it was because it leaked, but it could've been for other reasons as well

Oh I see. That sucks. I think that song fits so much better on LFL than it did on NFR. 

[shadesofloveduthenandnow 20,612]

What if she left Yosemite and TNBAR off because the album would simply be too powerful with them so she replaced them with lesser tracks (not counting Change bc she’s also a top tier LDR song)

[Evergreen 8,685]

[brandon 13,342]

22 minutes ago, Writer In The Dark said:

we were robbed of a high budget video because the army was being annoying… i can’t believe this 

 

but just based on concept.. god bless america  or when the world was at war maybe?

[Beautiful Loser 49,681]

Daisy Chains Summer Bummer might not be the best song out there but when you're in the mood for it, it SLAPS

[13beachess 7,620]

When A$AP joins Lana in the Groupie Love chorus... it's angelic to me    
"You are my babe" 

 

 

 

51 minutes ago, Clampigirl said:

Daisy Chains Summer Bummer might not be the best song out there but when you're in the mood for it, it SLAPS

 

That's the truth of today  

[13beachess 7,620]

fuckk since the last few days I'm SO into this album right now 

 

LFL sweetie, u're rly not as bad as ppl think u are ilysm 

[Make me your Dream Life 88,886]

I keep thinking about the title track demo and maybe even getting a concept album w that kind of overall feel. 
 

like both versions for different reasons, but I’m hoping she revisits the former’s sound so so much more

[Let the Light In 18,864]

I remember her sharing a picture of tracklist where the album tilte saying Lost for Life where "o" is crossed out and replaced with "u". Maybe that represents how the overall concept for the album has changed.

[bluechemtrails 27,325]

9 minutes ago, Thoth said:

I remember her sharing a picture of tracklist where the album tilte saying Lost for Life where "o" is crossed out and replaced with "u". Maybe that represents how the overall concept for the album has changed.

That's interesting because I caught an interview recently where she pronounces the title as if it's spelled with an "o". I thought I had misunderstood.

[Let the Light In 18,864]

17 minutes ago, bluechemtrails said:

That's interesting because I caught an interview recently where she pronounces the title as if it's spelled with an "o". I thought I had misunderstood.

 

It was this picture:

 

[LUCARTPOP 71]

Has anyone noticed how Get Free ended with a beach/shore & seagulls atmosphere, and her making NFR the next record with the album cover being her on a boat in the ocean by the beach? Idk I thought that was clever. 

[Deadly Nightshade 12,948]

I wish she followed that retro futuristic theme we could see in the video clip of Love throughout the album. Also these mini details in the production of 13 Beaches  and Heroin give this spacey feel and make the songs unique and would pair perfectly with more futuristic imagery  

[GroupieLove 2,621]

With summertime (sadness) finally starting, i've been diving back into this album and I found myself listening to it a lot lately. I wore this album out back in 2017 and kinda forgot about it after NFR. It's never been one of my favorites but it was the first Lana album I listened to and the one who started my stan journey as you can tell by my username. I've also grown to appreciate its messy tracklist and its chaotic soundscape, i think there's a charm to it and she pulls it off rather well. I remember being very critical of the "politically charged" tracks for being kinda clumsy lyrically (couch Roachella cough) but I find them pretty reflective of the time they were released in and its so interesting listening to them now, given how the political climate changed especially in the US these last years. And ofc the bangers still bang. This album will always have a special place in my hear for its nostalgic value  <3

[Vertimus 9,673]

It's funny, if Lana meant LFL was for Stans, then she really failed, as Stans seem to vastly prefer UV and especaiily HM. 

[GeminiLanaFan 49,400]

11 minutes ago, Vertimus said:

It's funny, if Lana meant LFL was for Stans, then she really failed, as Stans seem to vastly prefer UV and especaiily HM. 

Stans here aren’t loving LFL for sure (many of us at least), but it did very well outside of LB: it’s the second album, after BTD, to have reached 1B streams, it went number 1. Many didn’t mind that it was “incohesive”… Which makes me remember that LB is not the whole Lana fandom and some of our opinions might not be shared by a vast majority of her fans. 

[Venice Peach 54,376]

9 minutes ago, Vertimus said:

It's funny, if Lana meant LFL was for Stans, then she really failed, as Stans seem to vastly prefer UV and especaiily HM. 

I think that more than for the fans it was the label's attempt to get another "big" era after HM being very lowkey. 

If it ended up being as intended at the start with the witchy aesthetics and space sounds (that are still on some songs) it would probably be higher on stans rankings cause I think 80% of us really like Cherry, 13 Beaches, Heroin etc. but didn't really care that much about the middle part of the album (even though it has grown on me a lot and I enjoy it as a whole when I put the record on from start to finish)

I really like the title track but the demo version was way more original and interesting to me so it's a loss we didn't get a whole album with that sound 

[Vertimus 9,673]

1 minute ago, GeminiLanaFan said:

Stans here aren’t loving LFL for sure (many of us at least), but it did very well outside of LB: it’s the second album, after BTD, to have reached 1B streams, it went number 1. Many didn’t mind that it was “incohesive”… Which makes me remember that LB is not the whole Lana fandom and some of our opinions might not be shared by a vast majority of her fans. 

I love it, with exceptions, and didn't mind the incohesive quality. 

[GeminiLanaFan 49,400]

4 minutes ago, Vertimus said:

I love it, with exceptions, and didn't mind the incohesive quality. 

I really love it too. Some songs are weaker or I don’t connect as much with them, but they all are very enjoyable to listen to. I get why it was considered a bit “all over the place” by some (HM being her most cohesive album, just released before her least cohesive sure didn’t help), but my life was a bit messy as well, so I connected with the vast majority of the songs on it. 

I really hope LDR9 is going into a bigger sound and production, with a couple of good singles. She needs to have a “hit”.