This album is a good mix of songs, with a general theme of relationships. The album: I don't understand the logic behind the belief that songs in a slower tempo are all miserable. The artwork inside the sleeve and on the discs themselves is beautiful. There are four records, each with between three and five songs, which is slightly annoying as you have to change sides/records too frequently.
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The records: The sound quality is perfect and the records are free of imperfections. Ultraviolence is one of my favourite Lana Del Rey albums, so I was thrilled to be able to purchase it on vinyl. This is one of those late night/had a bad day joints you really have to be in the mood for. Just not what I was expecting from someone with all this fanfare. Bonus tracks 'Black Beauty' and 'Guns and Roses' round things out, but 'Florida Kilos' sounds inspired by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.Īgain, don't get me wrong- it's not bad at all. Songs like 'Money Power Glory'- a response to her rise to fame- and 'F-ed My Way Up to the Top'- based upon an unnamed female singer who first mocked but then copied her style and became successful with it- sorta adds to this impression. Her recent sniping on Twitter about her interview with The Guardian about being quoted as saying she wishes she was dead (since deleted, but still around) indicates someone who's flailing about, feeling a little adrift like when things aren't quite under your control. Add a few dashes of Portishead-esque ambience and reverbed guitar accompanying the minimalist beats and her often slurred vocals and this album isn't dream pop so much as stoned pop.
Other than 'West Coast' and 'Brooklyn Baby', which are positively uplifting in comparison to the rest of the work, and you've got one for sitting around in your parent's basement wearing tie-dyed t-shirts and gazing up at the ceiling. Musically, each song is almost indistinguishable from the others- they almost all sound the same. Listening to this one I have to agree with another review who wonders if it all wasn't a result of her then producers- Rick Rubin, for example.
By that I mean lyrically engaging, if at times off-beat, and musically intriguing and adventurous, unafraid to take risks. To my untrained ears, LDR comes across as a Regina Spektor/Bjork hybrid on her previous work. Funny how this seems to be some kind of growing trend nowadays. Not saying 'Ultraviolence' is a bad cd, but very different from what you'd be used to from her. And when the first thing that comes to mind is Phil Spector messing with Paul McCartney's songs, that ain't good.
I'm not a Lana Del Rey fan, so had to listen to some of her previous work to get a feel for the vibe before checking it out.
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