July 27, 20177 yr Unfortunately, critical acclaim doesn't mean that much unless people are buying it in large numbers. :cry: This is the dumbest thing I've ever read on this forum. :cry:
July 27, 20177 yr 'God Bless America - And All The Beautiful Women In It' is the most important song this past week with everything going on in the US. Lana for president.
July 27, 20177 yr 'God Bless America - And All The Beautiful Women In It' is the most important song this past week with everything going on in the US. Lana for president. Yes! That and 'When The World Was At War' is it the end of America? Is it the end of America? It sure is Lana.
July 28, 20177 yr Really impressed with this album! Aside from the songs I already know, 'Cherry' and 'Get Free' have quickly become instant favourites :heart: looking forward to finding out which songs will slowly creep up on me on further listens. Getting this on vinyl as soon as it comes out tbh. (on top of our Joe picking up a copy of the 'Love/Lust For Life' heart shaped vinyl for me while on his trip in the U.S., wharra babe x) Absolutely floored that she had a Sean Ono Lennon collab on here *.* the Beatles fangirl in me is squealing.
July 28, 20177 yr Lust For Life is still my fave. But I'm always going to have a special connection with that one as it's the first track of hers I adore. I liked the album more than I thought I would. But I think (coming from a non-fan) I'd prefer the tracks at individual, separate times. As one, whole album though, it drains for me. All the tracks sound too similar for me to properly enjoy. I'll give it another go though!
July 28, 20177 yr Lust For Life is still my fave. But I'm always going to have a special connection with that one as it's the first track of hers I adore. I liked the album more than I thought I would. But I think (coming from a non-fan) I'd prefer the tracks at individual, separate times. As one, whole album though, it drains for me. All the tracks sound too similar for me to properly enjoy. I'll give it another go though! I definitely get when people say her albums merge into one because she has a very distinctive voice, but this is definitely her most devise album in terms of emotion, and I think most people find it difficult to differentiate an album with the first listen or two (I remember thinking this for Witness). I'd give it another go for sure! Summer Bummer playlisted on R1!
July 28, 20177 yr Also #1 on USA's building sales chart on HDD. With 69 percent reported. Isn't Meek taking that?
July 28, 20177 yr So pleased this has hit #1, I was really worried for it after the first midweeks but she pulled it out of the bag in the end - I've been streaming it like mad all week :wub: I don't think I've given my thoughts in here yet so now seems like a good time, it's probably not her most cohesive sounding album but all of the tracks are so strong and really sound brilliant as both standalone tracks and in the context of the album. I didn't have an immediate standout at first but Cherry has been the one of I've returned most to since, the expletives are so perfect for the track and it's easily one of her best ever tracks for me now. I'm also adoring Summer Bummer at the moment too - I think the 'white lies and black beaches' line that flows into the bridge may well be my favourite moment on the album. Finally, I think Get Free may be her most glorious album closer yet, the outro alone is spectacular and I adore the 'out of the black, into the blue' refrain :heart: In conclusion, I'd probably rank this as her second best album so far behind Ultraviolence but it certainly has the potential to leapfrog that. Unpopular opinion alert but Born to Die is my least favourite of hers :heehee:
July 31, 20177 yr HDD BUILDING ALBUM SALES CHART 100% IN 1. Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life - 81,637 2. Tyler The Creator - Flower Boy - 72,438 3. Meek Mill - Wins & Losses - 37,083
July 31, 20177 yr Yes! So well deserved! Hope it stays selling consistently. Especially with all the glowing reviews it's been collecting.
August 1, 20177 yr Ordered my 'Lust For Life' box set, to go with my others. Due out at the end of Sept. :wub:
August 2, 20177 yr The US #1 is actually not confirmed, there is data missing, I don't know if Lana has this after all :(
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