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

[@michael]

I listened and now I’m voting Rob De Santis

[Sadie Saxton]

Probably in her top 3 albums for me

1. NFR

2. UV

3 DYKTTATUOB

though BTD is close

 

I think my top 5 are (in no specific order)

1. Kintsugi

2. Paris, Texas

3. Grandfather

4. Fishtail

5. Sweet/A&W (can’t decide)

 

honorable mention to Fingertips for PHENOMENAL songwriting and Margaret - and LOVE the VB send off 

 

[State of Grace.]

Okay so after 2 listens: 

 

1. Fingertips

2. A&W

3. Paris, Texas

4. Grandfather

5. Kintsugi

6. Ocean Blvd

7. Candy Necklace

8. Taco Truck x VB

9. The Grants

10. Fishtail

11. Let The Light In

12. Margaret

13. Sweet

14. Peppers

 

I'm still so overwhelmed but I love a good trauma dump. I absolutely LOVE every song here and I can see my ranking changing over the week as I do a deep dive into the lyrics. The interludes are a bit long but I'm so in love with the instrumental on the pastor one so idc what he's rambling about.  This album is such a triumph and it's definitely one for the diehard liddo anals. I wouldn't be surprised if she even loses some listeners after this. 

 

[brokee]

Hearing VB in a new album was a spiritual experience. i love that song so much 

[Ice Cream Skies]

2 minutes ago, State of Grace. said:

 This album is such a triumph and it's definitely one for the diehard liddo anals. I wouldn't be surprised if she even loses some listeners after this. 

100% agreed.  More excellence for us.

[bye]

Kintsugi and Margaret try their best to ruin the album. Honestly feel like it wouldve been received better overall if not for those two, literal bloat.

[squishy]

paris, texas is so pretty

[duybeeGAshantiGA]

33 minutes ago, Chemist said:

Not Slant ruining the “Lana’s acclaimed again” party like that 

The way they think being the outlier the stand out is cool. No they are not. Im sure they were bullied when they were in highschool to hold this grudge toward our white beautiful lady. I hope they continued to be bullied

 

 

Edited March 24, 2023 by duybeeGAshantiGA

[Ice Cream Skies]

On my first few listens:

 

1 - The Grants - 10

2 - Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - 10

3 - Sweet - 10

4 - A&W - 10

5 - Judah Smith Interlude - 7

6 - Candy Necklace - 10

7 - Jon Batiste Interlude - 6

8 - Kintsugi - 9

9 - Fingertips - 8

10 - Paris, TX - 9

11 - Grandfather please stand on the shoulders of my father while he's deep-sea fishing - 10

12 - Let The Light In - 8

13 - Margaret - 10

14 - Fishtail - 10

15 - Peppers - 11

16 - Taco Truck x VB - 9

 

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Edited March 24, 2023 by Ice Cream Skies

[Hannah Hunt]

literally everything but those god awful interludes is perfect lmao

[Mariah's Glove]

Margaret is so 

 

not even jacks croaking could ruin a song that sweet

[Dystopian]

sitting on the sofa feeling super suicidal
hate to say the word, but baby hand on the bible,|i do
feel like it's you the one who's bringing me down


 

[suburbannature]

14 minutes ago, bye said:

Kintsugi and Margaret try their best to ruin the album. Honestly feel like it wouldve been received better overall if not for those two, literal bloat.

Not when those two keep getting highlighted 

[CottageHore]

On second listen Fishtail is SNATCHING ME.

 

I was on the stairs
Ella Fitzgerald in the air
Feelin' hella rare
Baby, if you care
Baby, don't you dare say
You'll braid my hair, see

 

[Ice Cream Skies]

people tried so hard to make Margaret a filler/flop when it's probably the most acclaimed song from the entire album outside of A&W so far.

[CottageHore]

6 minutes ago, Dystopian said:

sitting on the sofa feeling super suicidal
hate to say the word, but baby hand on the bible,|i do
feel like it's you the one who's bringing me down


 

That part. 

[CottageHore]

It’s only been one listen so who knows how this will stand the test of time, but this will easily nudge COTCC out of the Top 3 and might surpass NFR for my second favorite album.
 

Will UV be shaking in her boots down the line too? That #1 spot is approaching  

[Ice Cream Skies]

grandfather  i'm in tears

give this song her flowers

[@michael]

I just can’t believe it, let me process for a minute

[CottageHore]

 

1 - The Grants - 8/10

2 - Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - 9/10

3 - Sweet - 9/10

4 - A&W - 10/10

5 - Judah Smith Interlude - 5/10

6 - Candy Necklace - 10/10

7 - Jon Batiste Interlude - 6/10

8 - Kintsugi - 9/9

9 - Fingertips - 9/9

10 - Paris, TX - 10/10

11 - Grandfather please stand on the shoulders of my father while he's deep-sea fishing - 200/10

12 - Let The Light In - 9/10

13 - Margaret - 9/10

14 - Fishtail - 10/10

15 - Peppers - 6/10

16 - Taco Truck x VB - 9/10

 

 (after 2 listens) 

[JoeAg]

just as i had suspected! i like the title track way better in the context of the album 

 

and Sweet is already making its way to being one of my all time fav Lana songs 

[CottageHore]

2 minutes ago, Ice Cream Skies said:

grandfather  i'm in tears

give this song her flowers

The biggest punch I’ve gotten from a Lana song since OTTR in 2011. Perhaps her best song? I’m not even joking. 

[Dystopian]

7 minutes ago, CottageHore said:

That part. 

the melodies on this song. she's so sick.

[Mariah's Glove]

The way the “aaaaahhhaaaaa…ahhhhaaaaa” from Venice ***** creeps in as the bass builds

[LustSpell]

This is the experience of being an American ***** is possibly one of the rawest lines she has written. So glad I waited to hear it in context of the album