RideOrDie Posted March 20, 2023 Author Posted March 20, 2023 A week before release, we’re brought into a record label office basement to listen to Lana Del Rey's new album to review. There are drinks and snacks; the crunchy kind, to be chomped on during the masterpiece. We settle in, someone hits play and the tinny speakers deliver the album without much more fanfare or care than you would playing it for the millionth time through your cheap in-ear headphones. People go to the toilet missing entire tracks, twiddle thumbs, scribble notes. We listen once, and leave to give it a rating and comment on its merit. We’re the critics, and when Lana sings “I know you hate me” on the final track, it feels pointed. But it’s a wonder that she doesn’t hate us more." this self sabotage...
ontherocks Posted March 20, 2023 Posted March 20, 2023 13 minutes ago, GentleDance said: when sputnik gives her another 30 Girl, if they have a personal vendetta against her, that's on them. Their ratings don't even weigh heavy. They are just a bunch of communists
beautiful player Posted March 20, 2023 Posted March 20, 2023 Hopefully the severe tankage makes her ditch Erickson and Antonoff, and bring back Nowels. It feels like she keeps chasing NFR 2.0 which is unfortunate, because her albums used to feel trailblazing by themselves.
Tyrion_LMG Posted March 20, 2023 Posted March 20, 2023 If this ends up being less acclaimed than MIDnights, one of the worst Jack projects…
RideOrDie Posted March 20, 2023 Author Posted March 20, 2023 17 minutes ago, BlackAura said: Margod saving the album, tasteless fomos LOST. a certain racist insider lost i fear
nasa Posted March 20, 2023 Posted March 20, 2023 16 minutes ago, RideOrDie said: People go to the toilet missing entire tracks, twiddle thumbs, scribble notes. We listen once, and leave to give it a rating and comment on its merit. We’re the critics, and when Lana sings “I know you hate me” on the final track, it feels pointed.
nasa Posted March 20, 2023 Posted March 20, 2023 Imagine going to the toilet and missing Kintsugi or Grandfather when the real toilet break should have been Poppers
RideOrDie Posted March 20, 2023 Author Posted March 20, 2023 1 minute ago, nasa said: Imagine going to the toilet and missing Kintsugi or Grandfather when the real toilet break should have been Poppers i don't see the problem
nasa Posted March 20, 2023 Posted March 20, 2023 1 minute ago, RideOrDie said: i don't see the problem that's how the light gets in babe, you should let some light in
RideOrDie Posted March 20, 2023 Author Posted March 20, 2023 Just now, nasa said: that's how the light gets in babe, you should let some light in the peppers hater trying to give me taste... i've seen it all
Chemist Posted March 20, 2023 Posted March 20, 2023 9 minutes ago, Tyrion_LMG said: If this ends up being less acclaimed than MIDnights, one of the worst Jack projects… You know damn well that critics hold Lana to incredibly high standards in comparison to Taylor. This was particularly evident with 'Midnights.' If Lana had created an sonically similar album, she would get 20's and 30's across the board
Tyrion_LMG Posted March 20, 2023 Posted March 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, Chemist said: You know damn well that critics hold Lana to incredibly high standards in comparison to Taylor. This was particularly evident with 'Midnights.' If Lana had created an sonically similar album, she would get 20's and 30's across the board I hate critics and Taylor privilege from them. An album like Midnights would have never reached that score if it was released by another singer.
Club classic Posted March 20, 2023 Posted March 20, 2023 18 minutes ago, RideOrDie said: a certain racist insider lost i fear
Prince Tommy Posted March 20, 2023 Posted March 20, 2023 (edited) 29 minutes ago, beautiful player said: Hopefully the severe tankage makes her ditch Erickson and Antonoff, and bring back Nowels. It feels like she keeps chasing NFR 2.0 which is unfortunate, because her albums used to feel trailblazing by themselves. Lana "this was completely unlike nfr it was easy to make and I wasn't worried about it being perfect etc etc" You: "It's like she keeps chasing NFR" ~~~ Fishtail and Peppers arent bad at all, theyre lowkey bops tbh, but I wish the album ended with Margaret and she'd found a way to either put them earlier on the record or scrapped them. Edited March 20, 2023 by Prince Tommy
Darius Posted March 20, 2023 Posted March 20, 2023 Yeah, it does feel like the album actually ends at Margaret and the last 3 are for TikTok/streams
HotHeaven Posted March 20, 2023 Posted March 20, 2023 4 more days so I can listen to it there is so many mixed reviews in here tho, yall are scaring me
beautiful player Posted March 20, 2023 Posted March 20, 2023 Just now, Prince Tommy said: Lana "this was completely unlike nfr it was easy to make and I wasn't worried about it being perfect etc etc" You: "It's like she keeps chasing NFR" She literally recycled Venice ***** in TTxVB & sampled NFR in A&W. Margaret sounds like a Taylor Swift-ified Love song. Jack is proving to be a one-trick pony and Erickson is responsible for some of her worst work (see: Beautiful, Violets for Roses). No Nowels, No Acclaim. Anyway, Let the Light In is stunning. Their voices blend so well together
Kimi Posted March 20, 2023 Posted March 20, 2023 Jesus it literally says they were eating crunchy **** or leaving the room completely and y’all still cream yourself over AcClAiM!!!1. They don’t even listen to the music like that, it’s all about narrative. How can you take it seriously.
Ice Cream Skies Posted March 20, 2023 Posted March 20, 2023 12 minutes ago, Darius said: Yeah, it does feel like the album actually ends at Margaret and the last 3 are for TikTok/streams It really doesn't.
Eeveelution Posted March 20, 2023 Posted March 20, 2023 Some of you already letting critics dictate your opinions. Peppers and TT are great songs.
ontherocks Posted March 20, 2023 Posted March 20, 2023 What acclaim has provided Nowels with his same old Dido soundscapes he recycled for 20 years?
babyboy44 Posted March 20, 2023 Posted March 20, 2023 the start of the second verse on Candy Necklace is literally the pre-chorus of **** it, i love you
State of Grace. Posted March 20, 2023 Posted March 20, 2023 19 minutes ago, beautiful player said: No Nowels, No Acclaim Her most acclaimed record has 11 Jack songs and 2 Nowels songs (3 if you include his secondary producer credit on HIAB). L argument.
babyboy44 Posted March 20, 2023 Posted March 20, 2023 25 minutes ago, beautiful player said: She literally recycled Venice ***** in TTxVB & sampled NFR in A&W. Margaret sounds like a Taylor Swift-ified Love song. Jack is proving to be a one-trick pony and Erickson is responsible for some of her worst work (see: Beautiful, Violets for Roses). No Nowels, No Acclaim. Anyway, Let the Light In is stunning. Their voices blend so well together this. As much as I love jack, i need Nowels to come back
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