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I can't be arsed rating seeing as both had rates recently, but surely there's only one winner here. One's the new classic, and one's actually a classic.

It is amazing and I'm convinced it won't get old. I know I'll still be jamming to this a year from now when it's one of my most played songs.

Very difficult to call but I'll go with 1-1. Usually the occasion would get to arsenal, but we are in form and Chelsea are looking pretty flat lately. Giroud and Hazard to score.

Last fm represents what Lanas fans are listening to, it's a sample size of tens of thousands and it clearly implies that despite being the older album BTD has many more fans than UV. Yes yes not commercially focused, artistic underground opus, blah blah. This argument is as boring for me as it is for everyone reading it so bye!

Firstly it really shouldn't matter what the critics say when forming your opinion on pop music. That they are "professionals" doesn't make their vote count for double. Secondly UV has 74 on Metacritic, which is not universal acclaim, vs 62 for Born To Die so hardly a huge difference and the latter was definitely not "received negatively". Also a quick glance at last fm shows that four of her top five most played last week came from BTD including the entire top three, so it's not a minority opinion...

Juventus vs Real Madrid Barcelona vs Bayern Munich Robbed of an amazing final. Though I'm sure it won't be without drama.

Napoli vs Dnipro Sevilla vs Fiorentina All Italian final please!

^ amazingly apt description. perfect.

Perhaps 2.5, because Sad Girl has an amazing middle 8 and Money Power Glory has a good chorus but shit verses.

There's nothing "artistically rooted" about Ultraviolence. It's the ultimate style over substance album, poorly written songs masquerading as deep because they're all down tempo and backed by rock instrumentation. Born to Die managed to balance the darkness of her lyrics with glorious, cinematic production and soaring melodies. UV is nothing. It's just dark for the sake of it. It contains precisely one memorable song, which is the lead single which not coincidentally sounded nothing like the rest of the album.

some weekend predictions: Everton 1 - 2 Utd Palace 2 - 0 Hull Arsenal 1 - 1 Chelsea City 2 - 1 Villa West Brom 0 - 2 Liverpool Southampton 1 - 1 Spurs

That sounds amazing.

What a deathly boring two games tonight. Hopefully Juve and Real don't draw each other so we can get rid of both in the semis and have the Barca Bayern death match we deserve :D

BURN THE PAGES. god's SAKE

I agree, Bayern aren't consistent enough to threaten Barca. At least not without Robben.

Barcelona look fantastic and Neymar is truly back on his game now. I can't see any other team defeating them on this stage this year. Bayern casually slaying.

Predictions for tonight? Barca v PSG 2-1 Bayern v Porto 3-1 (Bayern win in extra time)

OMG Jonjo! My very first thought during my first play was "oh it's like basement jaxx". I can't believe someone else thinks the same! I'm hearing Romeo and Good Luck in there.

God, Peanut Butter Jelly is utterly SENSATIONAL <3 Early contender for song of the summer.

Not on Drugs isn't instant at all and it's not really a grower either. It's just a good album track which never should've been a single.

Okay so this is now firmly in 12/10 territory.

CACKLING!

Classic FA cup thriller tonight! Ecstatic for the gooners obv, there was a time I was convinced we wouldn't get there. Poor Federici though.

This is so tight. Got a bad feeling Reading are going to produce something in the last ten minutes...

Falcao starting for Utd, Rooney in midfield. Chelsea replacing Willian with Oscar.