ontherocks Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) 7k differece to the #2. No joke, a Lana stan on Twitter: "oh my God, how many physical copies is that???" Edited March 28, 2023 by ontherocks
Poete Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 Just now, ontherocks said: 7k differece to the #2. No joke, a Lana stan on Twitter: "oh my God, how many physical copies is that???"
Ice Cream Skies Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 Blue Banisters did just fine for her 2nd album of the year when a pandemic was still raging. Yes, her team completely ****** up on getting the physicals out for release week, but... Oh well. If anything, she just served as a Critical Darling and has stretched Lana's streak of 80+ Metacritic albums to 4 within 3.5 years, which is a huge feat, tbh. (still not my fav album tho)
SupremeGoddess Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 31 minutes ago, killer_rose said: If you are talking about the top 3/4 in her discog, GOD Banisters then you need to take your meds. the way these fomos completely disrespect one of her greatest artistic accomplishments time to accept there wouldn’t be a Tunnel without BB i’m so glad I can enjoy both records and see them for their brilliance imagine missing out on the BB highlights
Ice Cream Skies Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, ontherocks said: 7k differece to the #2. No joke, a Lana stan on Twitter: "oh my God, how many physical copies is that???" It's so funny. Lana and her team could have done some signings or literally *one* appearance and covered that gap, but it's whatever. Those stupid K Pop fads will always hustle for a higher spot. Lana's not that girl, lol.
suburbannature Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 2 hours ago, stjosephprey4us said: Okay so I finally have an album ranking. In terms of best to worst albums (vocals, production, theme, lyrics, narrative, etc.): 1. Norman (overall job well done) 2. BTD (literally worked on over and over until perfect) 3. Paradise (very solid and tight production) 4. Tunnel (mixing issues and too many samples) 5. Chemtrails (too short) 6. Lust for Life (not a lot of passion in it) 7. Honeymoon (unclear narrative) 8. Ultraviolence (repetitive choruses) 9. Blue Banisters (YouTube to mp3) And you told someone to ignore my opinion
suburbannature Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 Why does she always pick the worst weeks to release...flashbacks to Drake surprise release blocking her too
ontherocks Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 3 minutes ago, Ice Cream Skies said: It's so funny. Lana and her team could have done some signings or literally *one* appearance and covered that gap, but it's whatever. Those stupid K Pop fads will always hustle for a higher spot. Lana's not that girl, lol. Boob boxset dropping tomorrow
Poete Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 Just now, ontherocks said: Boob boxset dropping tomorrow 300k+ debut secured
Ice Cream Skies Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 1 minute ago, ontherocks said: Boob boxset dropping tomorrow Right? Her team is so silly sometimes. This album only has half the variants Chemtrails had, too.
WildAmerican Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 at least they shipped some of the merch early so it counts for opening week. originally my box set said it would ship mid april, but it went out this past Monday
ontherocks Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 Just now, Ice Cream Skies said: Right? Her team is so silly sometimes. This album only has half the variants Chemtrails had, too. Didn't she say she didn't want to release the boobs out version because she wants to do something else first? Idk anymore, but 120k is amazing. Her streaming numbers could have been a bit better though. But Overall, an amazing result
josesuxx Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 7 minutes ago, SupremeGoddess said: the way these fomos completely disrespect one of her greatest artistic accomplishments time to accept there wouldn’t be a Tunnel without BB i’m so glad I can enjoy both records and see them for their brilliance imagine missing out on the BB highlights I think BB is her weakest album as a whole but this is absolutely true like Text Book, WW, Blue Banisters and Black Bathing Suit set the ground for Ocean Blvd.
State of Grace. Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 It's kinda funny how shook some of us were by her vulnerability on those Blue Balls songs only for her to drop an entire album where she's even more unfiltered
NOW Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 Earthquakes being reused for A&W had me slightly shook...she really takes years to execute concepts
Ice Cream Skies Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 21 minutes ago, ontherocks said: Didn't she say she didn't want to release the boobs out version because she wants to do something else first? Idk anymore, but 120k is amazing. Her streaming numbers could have been a bit better though. But Overall, an amazing result Oh yeah. Anyone who tries to come for Lana for debuting at #3 is an absolute fool. The actual stats are insane: Highest first week sales since 2014, first week sales of 120K with a Q1 release, #1 in the UK, Universally Acclaimed on MC, BNM on Pitchfork... She really won. She should be proud.
NOW Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, Ice Cream Skies said: Oh yeah. Anyone who tries to come for Lana for debuting at #3 is an absolute fool. The actual stats are insane: Highest first week sales since 2014, first week sales of 120K with a Q1 release, #1 in the UK, Universally Acclaimed on MC, BNM on Pitchfork... She really won. She should be proud. It's a full-blown repeak we're seeing here and her/her team aren't even pushing it to its fullest potential. They have an easy ALT/AC hit on this album (LTLI) that they have yet to tap on and several potential viral hits in the form of (Paris, Texas/Margaret/Peppers). 120k is fantastic and a lot of her variant vinyl is delayed to next week. Hopefully this sees NFR! levels of stability.
ontherocks Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 22 minutes ago, Ice Cream Skies said: Oh yeah. Anyone who tries to come for Lana for debuting at #3 is an absolute fool. The actual stats are insane: Highest first week sales since 2014, first week sales of 120K with a Q1 release, #1 in the UK, Universally Acclaimed on MC, BNM on Pitchfork... She really won. She should be proud. The only thing that would make it a perfect era would be a tour in NA and maybe Europe. She can play arenas if she wanted in places like New York, Cali, Texas, Boston, Chicago, Phoenix, London and Berlin. The rest could be big theaters and really sing songs from the last four records with very little pre NFR material. That would be amazing
Darius Posted March 29, 2023 Posted March 29, 2023 I literally NEED her to come to NYC. Ugh. I'm not a fan of festivals AT ALL.
TheGreatMrY Posted March 29, 2023 Posted March 29, 2023 The Grants has been in my head all day. I'm even warming up to the horrible intro.
CottageHore Posted March 29, 2023 Posted March 29, 2023 The meltdowns in here. Ya’ll, 120k is INSANE. Like yes, it’s annoying because this would be a #1 if that racist thumb and that horrible group or person or whatever didn’t drop, but what does a #1 really mean anyway? Lana doesn’t give a ****, so why should we. Let’s celebrate Lana’s second biggest opening week ever. We haven’t seen her move this many numbers in 9 years. Her REPEAK IS HERE!
NOW Posted March 29, 2023 Posted March 29, 2023 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Darius said: I literally NEED her to come to NYC. Ugh. I'm not a fan of festivals AT ALL. Idk how reliable this is but someone at the pop-up shop asked her dad and he apparently confirmed there will be a tour. I bet he's going to be the opener. Music video/Tour backdrop concept: During Grandfather, they use footage of her dad fishing in the middle of a tropical storm Edited March 29, 2023 by NOW
zasderfght Posted March 29, 2023 Posted March 29, 2023 I've sat with this album for awhile (and I think that's super important with a project like this one!), and this is my ranking so far. I still don't know where Lana's first 2 albums rank. 1. NFR! I know this is the obvious choice, but it truly is Lana's best album. It's one of her lengthiest projects, but it never feels too long or like it overstayed its welcome. The title track, Mariners Apartment Complex, F- It, I Love You, Love Song, and more are highlights. Also the rare pop album that starts and ends pretty strong. 2. DYNTTATUOB Very close to NFR! It has a lot of highlights like the title track, The Grants, A&W, Candy Necklace, Fingertips, and Grandfather, although not quite as good. Maybe it has to do with the fact it's very ballad-heavy and lengthy at times. 3. COCC This one gets way too much hate. White Dress is my favorite Lana song, the title track is one of her best, Wild at Heart, Not All Those Wander, and Dark But Just a Game are great. 4. Lust for Life Another horribly overheated Lana album. The second half is actually really good, and Love was a great song/single. I think people hate this one because of songs like White Mustang and Woodstock, but what Lana album (or any pop album) is without its fillers? 5. Honeymoon Music to Watch Boys To, Art Deco, 24, The Blackest Day, Religion, and Salvatore are all great. It's just not as good as L4L and COCC since Lana was still trying to hone her craft. 6. Blue Banisters The first 3 tracks? Fantastic. Same with IFYLDWM, Arcadia, and Wildflower Wildlife. The rest? Pretty typical Lana. Nothing stands out nor is anything outright terrible.
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