Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life (sync tonight 5.40pm)

[POP!]

"God Bless America" - the unofficial sequel to "National Anthem"?

 

[Iguana]

perched to see if this album will coax a single 10 out of @IguanMoreSleep

We have some great stuff still to come!

 

[POP!]

@RJN - have you heard this album before? Any others you haven't heard before?

 

[Iguana]

I can't tell if God Bless America is meant to be sarcastic or not. The gun shots kind of make me feel like she's gaslighting us

 

[RJN]

this is basically the most musically diverse Lana Del Rey album so if you're struggling to differentiate... which of her other records do you know well?

Well I was obsessed with her first album at the time. My sister and I would listen to it every day on the way to school for months. But I never got into Ultraviolence, and never gave it, Honeymoon, or Lust for Life much of a chance. I got really into Norman Fucking Rockwell and listened to it a lot last year. I just have a blind spot for everything in the middle.

I know there are different sounds to her music, but it kind of all makes me FEEL the same.

It's not blending that much today, especially reading the opinions. And I really like the one I'm on now (God Bless America)

 

[Iguana]

09 Love
07 Lust For Life
09 13 Beaches
09 Cherry
08 White Mustang
08 Summer Bummer
06 Groupie Love
04 In My Feelings
08 Coachella - Woodstock In My Mind
08 God Bless America - And All The Beautiful Women In It

 

[Tisch]

Oh sorry I was napping. Iguana was playing this on his phone and it was the backdrop to some lovely REM dreams. <3

10 Love
08.5 Lust For Life
09.5 13 Beaches
08 Cherry
08 White Mustang
07 Summer Bummer
09 Groupie Love
06.5 In My Feelings
10 Coachella
09 God Bless America

 

[Jark]

the gunshots how CHEEKY. this album is definitely a turning point for her in that she starts telling the stories of other people and dipping more into the mythology of Americana, as opposed to being the protagonist and focal point of her own unhealthy psychodrama. like Love, this a vaguely happy song.

09 Love
08 Lust For Life
10 13 Beaches
07 Cherry
07 White Mustang
08 Summer Bummer
10 Groupie Love
10 In My Feelings
08 Coachella
09 God Bless America

 

[RJN]

@RJN - have you heard this album before? Any others you haven't heard before?

I've probably listened to this, Ultraviolence, and Honeymoon once or twice each. The other two many times

 

[POP!]

09 Love
10 Lust for Life
10 13 Beaches
10 Cherry
09 White Mustang
09 Summer Bummer
09 Groupie Love
07 In My Feelings
03 Coachella
07 God Bless America - And All the Beautiful Women in it

 

[Jark]

playing Lana Del Rey ON YOUR PHONE? at least hooked up to the soundsystem I HOPE. the disrespect otherwise!

 

[POP!]

But I never got into Ultraviolence, and never gave it, Honeymoon, or Lust for Life much of a chance.

GURL.

 

[POP!]

OK we are back to the max tracks after a midsection slump.

 

[Iguana]

LANA ALBUM RATE

1. Ultraviolence
2. Norman Fucking Rockwell
3. Born To Die/Paradise
4. Lust For Life
5. Honeymoon

 

[Tisch]

10.5 When the World at War

Those post-chorus high notes are sublime.

 

[POP!]

I was truly astonished at the vox in "When the World Was at War..." when I first heard it - I think I cried!

 

[Tisch]

OK we are back to the max tracks after a midsection slump.

Same for me. The two long titled ones are a great back to back duo

 

[Iguana]

playing Lana Del Rey ON YOUR PHONE? at least hooked up to the soundsystem I HOPE. the disrespect otherwise!

I am now but it would have been a bit RUDE while he was asleep!

 

[POP!]

LANA ALBUM RATE

1. Ultraviolence
2. Norman Fucking Rockwell
3. Born To Die/Paradise
4. Lust For Life
5. Honeymoon

Accurate, TBH.

 

[Jark]

Well I was obsessed with her first album at the time. My sister and I would listen to it every day on the way to school for months. But I never got into Ultraviolence, and never gave it, Honeymoon, or Lust for Life much of a chance. I got really into Norman Fucking Rockwell and listened to it a lot last year. I just have a blind spot for everything in the middle.

this is the exact same journey I took with Lana. major fan during Born to Die/Paradise, was totally turned off by Ultraviolence (West Coast aside) and then basically lost interest for years and dismissed her as a one-trick pony, got into Lust For Life after the NFR era began, and then went back to the stuff I'd missed. I LOVE IT ALL NOW.

except Honeymoon. Fuck Honeymoon.

01 Norman Fucking Rockwell!
02 Lust For Life
03 Ultraviolence
04 Born to Die/Paradise
05 Honeymoon

 

[Iguana]

was totally turned off by Ultraviolence (West Coast aside) and then basically lost interest for years

Pfft and you had the AUDACITY to "welcome to the world of Lana" me!

 

[Tisch]

Pretty much every album since the debut has taken a while, then suddenly clicked. It's the same every time. Even Honeymoon, though that remains bottom of my list.

 

[Iguana]

09 Love
07 Lust For Life
09 13 Beaches
09 Cherry
08 White Mustang
08 Summer Bummer
06 Groupie Love
04 In My Feelings
08 Coachella - Woodstock In My Mind
08 God Bless America - And All The Beautiful Women In It
09.5 When The World Was At War...

 

[RJN]

this is the exact same journey I took with Lana. major fan during Born to Die/Paradise, was totally turned off by Ultraviolence (West Coast aside) and then basically lost interest for years and dismissed her as a one-trick pony, got into Lust For Life after the NFR era began, and then went back to the stuff I'd missed. I LOVE IT ALL NOW.

except Honeymoon. Fuck Honeymoon.

01 Norman Fucking Rockwell!
02 Lust For Life
03 Ultraviolence
04 Born to Die/Paradise
05 Honeymoon

I'm sure my Lana reassessment PHASE is coming soon

GURL.

I'll give that one another chance...

 

[POP!]

That final

When the world was at war BEEE-FOOOOREE
We just keeeeept
DAN-CIN...

Hypnotic!

 

[Jark]

When the World Was at War, We Kept Dancing is one of my favourite LDR tracks. it's so TRANSCENDENT! she sounds like a fucking HEAVEN SENT ANGEL sent to absolve us of all sin. as @Christmas Tisches said, those high notes - sleigh.

especially love the lyrical sentiment for the fact that she's never shown any particular ability or desire to dance.

09 Love
08 Lust For Life
10 13 Beaches
07 Cherry
07 White Mustang
08 Summer Bummer
10 Groupie Love
10 In My Feelings
08 Coachella
09 God Bless America
10 When the World Was at War We Kept Dancing

 

[Jark]

09.5 When The World Was At War...

STOP EDGING US ALREADY.

 

[Iguana]

Another lull section for me now here...

 

[Tisch]

LANA ALBUM RATE

1. Ultraviolence
2. Norman Fucking Rockwell
3. Born To Die/Paradise
4. Lust For Life
5. Honeymoon

1. NFR!
2. Ultraviolence
3. Lust For Life
4. Born to Die
5. Honeymoon

The lyrics to Beautiful People, Beautiful Problem are really gorgeous and the bass is sublime. It doesn't really work like it should for me. And I always laugh when Stevie Knick's voice comes in cos I'm not expecting it (and I'm not really sure this song is crying our for a feature at all)

 

[POP!]

09 Love
10 Lust for Life
10 13 Beaches
10 Cherry
09 White Mustang
09 Summer Bummer
09 Groupie Love
07 In My Feelings
03 Coachella
07 God Bless America - And All the Beautiful Women in it
10 When the World Was at War We Kept Dancing

 

[Jark]

love that she saved up all the FIVE MINUTE EPICS FOR THE END.

Stevie sounds like a fucking gremlin with a severe cold on Beautiful People which slightly dampens the appeal for me, and I don't really understand the MESSAGE either. a bit basic, but it's still pretty.

09 Love
08 Lust For Life
10 13 Beaches
07 Cherry
07 White Mustang
08 Summer Bummer
10 Groupie Love
10 In My Feelings
08 Coachella
09 God Bless America
10 When the World Was at War We Kept Dancing
07.5 Beautiful People, Beautiful Problems

 

[POP!]

So "Beautiful People..." is a bit drab until the "When it feels like a sugar rush......" bit.

 

[Iguana]

09 Love
07 Lust For Life
09 13 Beaches
09 Cherry
08 White Mustang
08 Summer Bummer
06 Groupie Love
04 In My Feelings
08 Coachella - Woodstock In My Mind
08 God Bless America - And All The Beautiful Women In It
09.5 When The World Was At War...
06 Beautiful People, Beautiful Problems

 

[POP!]

09 Love
10 Lust for Life
10 13 Beaches
10 Cherry
09 White Mustang
09 Summer Bummer
09 Groupie Love
07 In My Feelings
03 Coachella
07 God Bless America - And All the Beautiful Women in it
10 When the World Was at War We Kept Dancing
07 Beautiful People Beautiful Problems

 

[Iguana]

The four tracks I'd remove are Groupie Love, In My Feelings, Beautiful People and Tomorrow Never Came. So SUE ME

 

[Tisch]

Speaking of features... Tomorrow Never Came wins the back to back duets battle hands down. I cry everytim.

It's very different but holds up it's own in her ouvre no problem.

 

[Iguana]

09 Love
07 Lust For Life
09 13 Beaches
09 Cherry
08 White Mustang
08 Summer Bummer
06 Groupie Love
04 In My Feelings
08 Coachella - Woodstock In My Mind
08 God Bless America - And All The Beautiful Women In It
09.5 When The World Was At War...
06 Beautiful People, Beautiful Problems
07 Tomorrow Never Came

 

[POP!]

I waited for you
In the spot you said to wait
In the city on the park bench
In the middle of the pouring rain...

I dreamt a 1940s post-WW2 concept video featuring Lana as a widowed lounge singer giving us lewks and emotion...

 

[RJN]

I'm finding Tomorrow Never Came very beautiful. One of my favorites so far.

 

[Tisch]

(I hate the "now that I'm singing with SEANNNNNN" though )

10 Love
08.5 Lust For Life
09.5 13 Beaches
08 Cherry
08 White Mustang
07 Summer Bummer
09 Groupie Love
06.5 In My Feelings
10 Coachella
09 God Bless America
11 When the World was at War
07 Beautiful People
10.75 Tomorrow Never Came