RainDreamer Posted April 26, 2022 Posted April 26, 2022 I do not agree, ****** my way to the top is an anthem. West Coast alone is one of her best works.
JoeAg Posted April 26, 2022 Posted April 26, 2022 oh and Old Money and Arcadia also feel like sister songs… her mind
Bosque Posted April 26, 2022 Posted April 26, 2022 Some songs are okay but the production could be a lot more bold and interesting
Brando Posted April 26, 2022 Author Posted April 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, JoeAg said: i could do without Pretty When You Cry, it’s always felt very fillerish to me and i don’t get the praise for it and her cover of The Other Woman is kinda of meh. but other than those, i f*cking adore the album, every track feels timeless and summery. Money Power Glory and Old Money are both just flawless i think she’s definitely improved on the lyrical front as the years have gone by and refined her vocals quite a bit, but i really don’t understand how the vocal melodies could be considered “horrible.” she’s such a right on melodist, and her only album where that’s really faltered is Lust for Life I don't know, maybe it's the vocals, but something is not clicking in a lot of UV songs 2 minutes ago, JoeAg said: Money Power Glory and Dealer feel like sister songs to me btw I would have said Tomorrow Never Came & Dealer were closer in sound
beautiful player Posted April 26, 2022 Posted April 26, 2022 It's her second best album, after Honeymoon. So no, you're in the wrong here.
Brando Posted April 26, 2022 Author Posted April 26, 2022 8 minutes ago, JoeAg said: i think she’s definitely improved on the lyrical front as the years have gone by her pen improved considerably. for example Black Bathing Suit is just on another level compared to her older stuff
JoeAg Posted April 26, 2022 Posted April 26, 2022 6 minutes ago, Brando said: I would have said Tomorrow Never Came & Dealer were closer in sound because of the duet element kinda, but Dealer and Money Power Glory have that somewhat psychedelic, smoky productional atmosphere
dirrtydiana Posted April 26, 2022 Posted April 26, 2022 Is there one of her albums you think should be praised instead?
JoeAg Posted April 26, 2022 Posted April 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, Brando said: her pen improved considerably. for example Black Bathing Suit is just on another level compared to her older stuff true! i love that song so much
Brando Posted April 26, 2022 Author Posted April 26, 2022 Just now, JoeAg said: because of the duet element kinda, but Dealer and Money Power Glory have that somewhat psychedelic, smoky productional atmosphere i would say in sound more than because it's a duet
Brando Posted April 26, 2022 Author Posted April 26, 2022 1 minute ago, dirrtydiana said: Is there one of her albums you think should be praised instead? COCC gets trashed as her worst album by so many members here when it has several career highs and it's very solid throughout apart from like 1 skip. Easily her second best album that doesn't get any due credit because it's "yeehaw country" or w/e
Ewan Chaos Posted April 26, 2022 Posted April 26, 2022 Kinda agree but I never really liked Lana until NFR (which is my favorite followed by COCC) so I thought part of it was just me needing to go back to her "older" music to give it a second chance.
dirrtydiana Posted April 26, 2022 Posted April 26, 2022 1 minute ago, Brando said: COCC gets trashed as her worst album by so many members here when it has several career highs and it's very solid throughout apart from like 1 skip. Easily her second best album that doesn't get any due credit because it's "yeehaw country" or w/e I think that’s the current album of hers I’m on, having only listened to it once I think I agree
On The Bound Posted April 26, 2022 Posted April 26, 2022 I really like Ultraviolence but I've always failed to see what prompts the universal praise it gets from the Lananators It's flawlessly produced but kinda her worst album lyrically and there's a lot of filler for me But any album that gave us Brooklyn Grammy can't be ragged on too hard
JoeAg Posted April 26, 2022 Posted April 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, Brando said: i would say in sound more than because it's a duet hmmmm but it’s so much brighter sounding like Tomorrow Never Came is Beatlesesque and favoring acoustic guitar, while Money Power Glory and Dealer feel way gloomier with darker synths and more narcotized idk. it’s like Tomorrow Never Came feels like weed, but Money Power Glory and Dealer feel like downers and cigarettes
Brando Posted April 26, 2022 Author Posted April 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, JoeAg said: hmmmm but it’s so much brighter sounding like Tomorrow Never Came is Beatlesesque and favoring acoustic guitar, while Money Power Glory and Dealer feel way gloomier with darker synths and more narcotized idk. it’s like Tomorrow Never Came feels like weed, but Money Power Glory and Dealer feel like downers and cigarettes i may need to relisten, but i always thought TNC and Dealer had a similar hazy sound
Protocol Posted April 26, 2022 Posted April 26, 2022 It was an awesome statement to make at the time, big FU to the critics, but I think the insistence on recording every track live with a band and the way Dan Auerbach produced it makes it a bit hard to listen to sometimes. Like, some of the sounds are pretty grating.
Brando Posted April 26, 2022 Author Posted April 26, 2022 10 minutes ago, On The Bound said: I really like Ultraviolence but I've always failed to see what prompts the universal praise it gets from the Lananators It's flawlessly produced but kinda her worst album lyrically and there's a lot of filler for me But any album that gave us Brooklyn Grammy can't be ragged on too hard "cause my boyfriend is pretty cool, but he's not as cool as me, cause I'm a Brooklyn Baby..." nice melodies in that song, but i can't stand the lyrics. She has similar lyrics in Black Bathing Suit, but they are delivered with a different conviction and they work well unlike in Brooklyn Baby
EDEJtheArtist Posted April 26, 2022 Posted April 26, 2022 (edited) imo Ultraviolence is her best album I love how cohesive and thematic it is, and I love how raw the production feels. My Lana trinity is UV, NFR, BB Edited April 26, 2022 by EDEJtheArtist
Mikeymoonshine Posted April 26, 2022 Posted April 26, 2022 I think at the time it felt really fresh and creative but I do see how it's perhaps not as good as some of her other projects. However it's definitely not worse than LFL it has some of her best songs in it.
Brando Posted April 26, 2022 Author Posted April 26, 2022 8 minutes ago, Daddy said: How dare you, Marlon!? it's time to shatter beliefs in false prophets 10 minutes ago, UnusualBoy said: It's her most overrated for sure. let's go with this
NOW Posted April 26, 2022 Posted April 26, 2022 It is not ok to be this loud and wrong, Brando. UV walked so Reputation could RUN. I still blast BB and West Coast back-to-back in the car and it’s phenomenal.
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