Resemblance is UNCANNY *.*

Tracklist:

 

01 Video Games

02 Blue Jeans

03 Born To Die

04 Diet Mountain Dew

05 Million Dollar Man

06 Radio

07 Summertime Sadness

08 Carmen

09 Off To The Races

10 This is What Makes Us Girls

11 Lolita

12 National Anthem

Seriously it must be a special edition or something. Bonus tracks needed. We've heard more than half :huh:

 

So pleased Diet Mountain Dew is on the album. Hopefully a future single.

Lana is performing on Jonathan Ross tonight! (9:30pm ITV1) Does anyone know whether she's having an interview too?

"Video Games" was a grower on me and I really like it now but "Born To Die" is AMAZING. Clicked with me on first listen, shall have to get the album now.

There going to be a deluxe edition with 3 extra tracks and the videos for the 2 singles! Still SO excited for this album!

Looking forward to having a finished version of National Anthem. This is GOOOOD.

Just downloaded Born To Die for free from US iTunes :)

 

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/born-to-d...gle/id493395960

The billboard article is out. It's a good read and addresses (while not really answering) the whole "authenticity debate.

 

http://www.billboard.com/#/features/lana-d...52.story?page=1

 

 

Yikes.

She sounded like a MAN in half of Blue Jeans performance.

Blue Jeans is unwatchable. She should've performed it like this:

 

 

I don't think the full band helped with the TV nerves.

I didn't think she was great on Jonathan Ross the other week either. One not to pay to see live methinks.

 

And I thought an artist such as Lana would have a unique voice singing live much like the categories of singers like Adele, Duffy etc but poor girl..

For an artist who relies so much on character/allure, it really doesn't carry across in her live performances. The bouncing around between so many voices makes it really hard to watch when she should be sticking to that one sickly sweet voice of the Blue Jeans chorus and her movement around the stage is so awkward and clumsy. Bet her management team are not pleased.

As Chris has said BECAUSE she relies so heavily on character/allure, to me, she will only "work" live when it's stripped back and just her. Having a whole band muddies the waters. I hold no aligiance to her at all, but bare in mind she has stated repeatedly she suffers from terrible nerves and doesn't enjoy playing live. We'll see how she evolves over time with more gigs.

If she does have any longevity in her career (and that's a big if coz, despite loving her output so far, I see her as a bit of a one-trick pony) then she can always do a Kate Bush.

She was beyond nervous, and maybe this was all so overwhelming with the album being released in 2 weeks. Video games was good, but blue jeans was terrible, she should never sing that live again. Daniel Radcliffe was nervous and terrible too from what I've heard and that could have thrown her, but she had a bad case of nerves. Juliette Lewis needs her head read, she's was vicious. I love the lsnippet of million dollar man on oh no they didn't, honestly that acapella quite simply slays the doubters, the girl can sing and performance will come in time.

Saying that, I was quite impressed with her Jools Holland performance of Video Games which was the first live performance of hers I'd seen. But yeah. the Jonathan Ross one wasn't great and those examples posted above are a little embarrassing. :(

I think I'm liking Born To Die more than Video Games right now. Video Games is absolutely gorgeous, but something stops me from listening so much now, I hope Born To Die doesn't suffer the same fate. :(

Oh who cares whether she had a few dodgy tv performances. If the records are any good I will get them regardless of whether she is a good live singer. That hasn't stopped me buying everything Ian Brown has recorded. Would never see him live tho'.