Ultraviolence

I hesitated buying Lana's album for a day. That was a day of listening to this wonderful album that I cannot get back. I enjoy just about every song on the extended album, and I feel that Lana's voice has grown and become even more glamorous. While I do not think any of the songs move me as much as "Ride" or "American", my belief is that the album as a whole is outstanding. A very solid album, with back to back wonderful songs.I just wish that a few of her multitude of other wonderful songs would have been included on this album. "Never Let Me Go", "Angels Forever", "JFK", "Goodbye Kiss" (both versions, especially the BBC 1 live version), "Pawn Shop Blues", "Every Man Gets His Wish", and probably 30 other songs that I have heard Lana sing. Songs not yet released, but that are as worthy of purchase and as good as or better than songs released by the current popular artists. I would gladly pay $3.00 each to purchase at least 30 of her unreleased songs. There perhaps are many more than I have heard on YouTube or eLyrics. Of an estimated 40 unreleased Lana songs, I would be glad to purchase 35 of them. To me that is a reflection of the fact that she is a rather remarkable artist. I could not even imagine Fleetwood Mac/Stevie Nicks leaving that many songs of this caliber on the cutting room floor.I do hope that some of her already recorded songs get released in the near future. Why deprive fans of songs by the best songstress that exists. It is hard for me to accept that from my perspective the best singers of my generation take a back seat to Lana. Stevie Nicks, Linda Ronstadt, Agnetha Faltskog, Grace Slick, Barbara Streisand, Celine Dion, Madonna, and many others have a lot of wonderful songs amongst them. Can Lana come up with a total that surpasses all of them together? Perhaps so, at least in my opinion. And I have tremendous respect and admiration for the above singers. They are all great and had many wonderful songs among them through their career. My personal belief is that Lana is already right there at the top of the list. And has a lot of time in front of her to continue providing her fans with her glamorous songs.Most albums (other than greatest hits albums) that get released now days have 1 or 2 great songs, a couple of good ones, and then several that serve as filler. The first 3 Lana albums, this one included, are more in line with "greatest hits" albums. Just about every song is either great or at least very good. And from my perspective Lana already has enough wonderful songs recorded to fill up 3 or 4 more lovely albums.I do hope that the existing songs get released, and that she continues to put out exceptional music for the next several decades.I still have to wonder "Lana Del Rey, how you get that way"?

I admit that I was curious to eventually purchase ultraviolence by lana del rey after reading in an interview where she admitted to wishing that she had already died. Please know that like millions of others, I wish a happy life for her regardless of how long she lives. However, her honest admission surprised me because I actually saw the positive in what she was saying. I am in the camp who does not believe that she was trying to advocate or endorse suicide. Instead, I interpreted her admission to imply that she just wanted to be real to her fans in expressing that her life is not as perfect as it appears to be. Too many times, I have seen article features where it appears that a celebrity feels pressured (maybe at the advice of their publicist and/or other members of their entourage)to make their life or how they feel more glamorous than it really is. In my eyes, lana del rey was only trying to make it clear that there is a lot more to how she is feeling in her life that lies underneath the beauty and wealth that she is known for. As a result, I purchased ultraviolence by lana del rey on October 11, 2014 as a way to hear a musical sound from someone who is valiantly truthful with how she is feeling in life. There are multiple fantastic songs on ultraviolence, in addition to west coast such as shades of cool, Brooklyn baby, pretty when you cry, track number 9, and old money. The only thing that I would gently mention is that I just wish that there were some high energy songs as well, such as the behind close doors music sample that I heard in early 2014. I understand that she probably wanted to avoid deviating too much from the music formula that her fans love and is on her other music tracks, especially because some of the tracks such as Gods and monsters from her born to die collection represent her one of a kind music voice. However, I just feel that 2-3 tracks in the music spirit similar to behind closed doors would add a quirky yet exciting dimension. Aside from that, ultraviolence by lana del rey is a musically strong cd.

looks even better in person

Amazing record packaging! The record came spotless, no scratches or warped records, the paper sleeves no rips or little tears! There’s some little tiny scratches at the edge of the vinyl like shown in the photo but no problem! Doesn’t affect the sound of the vinyl! 10/10 great album!