album Lana Del Rey - 'Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd'

[Mariah's Glove]

4 minutes ago, CottageHore said:

Maybe I’m just a brat, but it’s so reductive to me how literally every single cover story during every single era, the person writing about Lana always spends the first 10 paragraphs discussing her origin, the misunderstanding in the beginning, the critical reception, bla bla bla. Like, I get that it’s relevant to her character arch as an artist but how many times do we need to hear about it? So much has happened since and we really don’t need a biography anecdote every time she’s on the cover of a magazine. We wanna know what’s going on now, I fear. 80% of that article was reiterating things we’ve known for 11 years and very little was actually said about her inspiration, her new music, etc. 

 

Where’s the creativity from these columnists?  (stfu and let me fume)

 

ya, people are really out of ideas when it comes to writing about her  its always the same "she was hated in the beginning...but now...she is loved..." etc etc BS talk about how she started out as a character and is now her trUe SelF!1!1!!

 

its dumb and uninspired, but music journalism is **** anyways so its not surprising

[stjosephprey4us]

16 days!!  (Until she announces LDR10 )

[NOW]

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"She’s reached a point in her work, which is really my favourite place to work from, where there’s nowhere to go but way out into the ******* wilderness artistically. Go chase radio? That’d be so stupid. Go chase trends? So stupid. She created all the trends. It’s a freeing place, if you can accept it. The only place to go is to be a leader.”

And he should say it

 

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After a decade of feeling unexcited after the critical response to her debut album Born to Die, the greatest American songwriter of the 21st century is finally inspired about her career and life again.

It's giving hit Base thread topic 

Edited March 8, 2023 by NOW

[NOW]

The fact that her best album is essentially a blend of everything she's ever done...makes sense, it just all makes sense...

 

[VeniceBeach]

13 minutes ago, NOW said:

And he should say it

 

It's giving hit Base thread topic 

You know what to do 

[Whore of Babylon]

17 minutes ago, NOW said:

And he should say it

 

It's giving hit Base thread topic 

not a single lie

[Whore of Babylon]

grandfather please stand over the shoulders of my father while he's deep sea fishing for all the things he's wishing

[Beyonnaise]

1 hour ago, CottageHore said:

Maybe I’m just a brat, but it’s so reductive to me how literally every single cover story during every single era, the person writing about Lana always spends the first 10 paragraphs discussing her origin, the misunderstanding in the beginning, the critical reception, bla bla bla. Like, I get that it’s relevant to her character arch as an artist but how many times do we need to hear about it? So much has happened since and we really don’t need a biography anecdote every time she’s on the cover of a magazine. We wanna know what’s going on now, I fear. 80% of that article was reiterating things we’ve known for 11 years and very little was actually said about her inspiration, her new music, etc. 

This is true and kind of a scream. What's shocking to me is that I was recently reading back some articles from UV and Honeymoon and even then they were just relitigating the Born To Die drama and saying she may have been misjudged, and then pretty much all the Lust For Life and NFR press did that even more so  Like no wonder she still has a chip on her shoulder about it, it's literally brought up every time she puts out music. Every album and its theme is assessed through the prism of how she and her image have evolved with critics since Born To Die. Imagine journalists doing that to Beyonce with Dangerously In Love or Taylor with her debut  

Edited March 8, 2023 by Beyonnaise

[NOW]

I agree on the rehashing of BTD era's sentiment and I guess I don't blame them...those were some insane times to be living in — to be overwhelmingly adored by the gp on one side and then torn apart on the other by the American media and critics. It's also how so much of the world knows her and it did define so much of the world after so it's an era that just sticks.

 

I do love the refreshing optimistic tone she's been putting out in the last few interviews and speeches. She's happy, doesn't know where she's headed next but she's fully inspired, and is settled into the mundane routine of family life. Who would've expected that from her in 2014?

 

Also very curious to see how those changes influence her future concerts...if she ends up surprising us and completely switching it up.

Edited March 8, 2023 by NOW

[Azealia Banks]

And lol at her saying that she didnt promote Blue Banisters because she didnt want people to listen to it 

[NOW]

2 minutes ago, Azealia Banks said:

And lol at her saying that she didnt promote Blue Banisters because she didnt want people to listen to it 

I just threaded that

 

 

[nasa]

i realised grandfather is her best song ever, it’s true

[ontherocks]

3 minutes ago, NOW said:

I just threaded that

 

 

Good thread for cheap drags tbh

[popmusicisdead]

Grandfather is a masterpiece but i'm just listening to sample/instrumental right now because I don't want to listen to the leak anymore 

 

 

[NOW]

23 minutes ago, ontherocks said:

Good thread for cheap drags tbh

We'll let them have this one because the next few weeks will be fun

[CottageHore]

18 minutes ago, popmusicisdead said:

Grandfather is a masterpiece but i'm just listening to sample/instrumental right now because I don't want to listen to the leak anymore 

 

 

Maybe this has been addressed but I’m in and out of group consciousness, so would you say the sample is heavy and noticeable or pretty reworked and subtle?

[Ice Cream Skies]

2 hours ago, CottageHore said:

Maybe I’m just a brat, but it’s so reductive to me how literally every single cover story during every single era, the person writing about Lana always spends the first 10 paragraphs discussing her origin, the misunderstanding in the beginning, the critical reception, bla bla bla. Like, I get that it’s relevant to her character arch as an artist but how many times do we need to hear about it? So much has happened since and we really don’t need a biography anecdote every time she’s on the cover of a magazine. We wanna know what’s going on now, I fear. 80% of that article was reiterating things we’ve known for 11 years and very little was actually said about her inspiration, her new music, etc. 

 

Where’s the creativity from these columnists?  (stfu and let me fume)

 

I'm with you. Everyone's like "That was such an amazing interview!" I'm like, really? They could have cut like 75% of it talking about her ******* backstory again. I wanted to know more about the album, or Lana's thoughts on her own music. 

[NoOneDiesFromLove]

Happy one week since the first leaks

[Scott Borchetta]

6 minutes ago, CottageHore said:

Maybe this has been addressed but I’m in and out of group consciousness, so would you say the sample is heavy and noticeable or pretty reworked and subtle?

It's copy pasted except after it builds strings and drums come up and makes it sound grander.

But it's essentially the same instrumental with ha vocals and additional production during the chorus.

[popmusicisdead]

11 minutes ago, CottageHore said:

Maybe this has been addressed but I’m in and out of group consciousness, so would you say the sample is heavy and noticeable or pretty reworked and subtle?

essentially, she's singing over this track.

apparently Fishtail does the same thing to AK - Wanderlust.

[CottageHore]

8 minutes ago, Scott Borchetta said:

It's copy pasted except after it builds strings and drums come up and makes it sound grander.

But it's essentially the same instrumental with ha vocals and additional production during the chorus.

 

2 minutes ago, popmusicisdead said:

essentially, she's singing over this track.

apparently Fishtail does the same thing to AK - Wanderlust.

Whew this excites me because I love both instrumentals and find them ethereal, calming, and interesting 

[kikugalanet]

2 minutes ago, popmusicisdead said:

apparently Fishtail does the same thing to AK - Wanderlust.

Fishtail just samples the melody, Jack redid the instrumental from scratch.

[popmusicisdead]

Just now, kikugalanet said:

Fishtail just samples the melody, Jack redid the instrumental from scratch.

good. because it's too Youtube video ambient background music for me personally. i do like the piano though.

[ontherocks]

Why are some of y'all claiming she's not promoting this album? She absolutely is. What is she supposed to do? Blow bubbles out of her ass? Idgi

Edited March 8, 2023 by ontherocks

[Mariah's Glove]

The grandfather sample is used wonderfully I think. It serves as a beautiful base to the song, but very much stands on its own with all of the additional production on top of it.
 

I’m very happy with how it seems like all the samples are being used, I was super worried about that at first but I think it’s a cool new style in her music