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It was alright. Very consistent sonically and rhythmically for sure. Three stars
She’s got a fantastic voice. Overall, the album has a very sad tone. Maybe that’s what she does. Sounds great, but I’m a bit bummed. 3.2/5.0
Not bad nor great
Never listened to much Lana but this was pretty good - only downside is that it’s impossible to hear anything without headphones
I didn’t hate it. I found it rather relaxing honestly. Not my favorite, but I would listen to it again. 3.5/5
Some haunting tones. Better and different than I was thinking it would be, 3
Fine. This did not connect with me. I’m familiar with a few of their other songs and those are good. Unclear why this didn’t grab me.
I don’t really know Lana Del Ray. This was nice enough. Maybe I’ll hear some more?
I never really got into Lana. This was alright, but not really my thing. It had flashes of above average-ness. Revisiting this at some point may not be a bad idea. Side note: is it weird that When We Fall Asleep Where Do We Go? isn’t on this list?
I don’t like the airy, breathy, is-this-really-singing thing that is quite popular right now.
I like her voice and some of the vocal melodies, but it's just bland. I feel like there are other records by her that deserve a spot on this list way more. It's not that it's bad, just bland compared to other stuff by her.
You know what it’s not bad. Not bad to listen to
Lidt meget med det samme tempo et helt album, også selvom det lyder vældig godt. Lille 3
Meget dreamy, høj standard. Håber ikke det her er det eneste LDR album på listen, for det er ikke det bedste.
Such a fragile voice
This was definitely listenable and an interesting album. I like a lot of Lana’s music. But there was something missing for me on this listen. I thought her use of falsetto or whatever you want to call it was interesting on White Dress, lots of Joni Mitchell influence on this album. But I don’t know if I would say I “liked” it. The best song on here in my opinion is Wild at Heart. I gave the album a couple listens. Maybe it’ll grow on me.
This is pleasant, in a samey kind of way. If there was a bit more variety in this I think it would get 4 stars easily, as it is it has to be a high 3. It’s nice enough.
Lana can sing and music sometimes good but some songs are dreary
Well, well. It's not every day that I get an album from the 2020s, is it? Why is this on the list? Like, this album specifically. I'm not questioning the presence of Lana Del Rey on this list. She is more than popular enough to warrant being here. But, like, there are quite a few albums of hers that I would think to include before Chemtrails Over the Country Club. Granted, I'm not exactly an expert on Lana Del Rey's discography considering the fact that this is the first album of hers I've ever listened to, but I know enough about it to say that an album like Ultraviolence or Norman Fucking Rockwell! would make more sense being here given the stronger legacies of those albums. Is it because this was her most recent album at the time of the last update to the 1001 Albums book? Is it because of Joni Mitchell cover at the end of the album? It's probably because of the Joni Mitchell cover at the end of the album. But, let's move past all of that. How do I feel about my first Lana Del Rey album? I'm not huge on it. I didn't hate this, obviously. There are things I can appreciate, but the experience at large didn't speak to me. I'm not really a fan of Lana's voice, at least not on this album. I'm fine with softer vocals, but this album veers a bit too much into breathy territory for my preferences. The production is solid, but the songs do tend to feel pretty samey, at least to me. The writing is good, I'll say that. There are some decent usages of imagery and some nice lyrical themes on the songs. I get the appeal of this, and I could absolutely see an improved version of this style working on a different album, but I don't think Chemtrails Over the Country Club is the album that's going to win me over on Lana. Not bad, but not my thing personally. 3/5.
LDR, or 'Lana Del Rey' as the cool kids are calling her, has some lovely floaty, folksy songs. Her excessively airy voice is hardly annoying at all. If my wife put this album on in the car, I would not turn it off.
Decent listen.
- Major props for the For Free cover
I really like her voice but the songs can get quite repetitive and after 45 minutes its starts to feel quite so very sluggish. overall a decent album but I might have to take it in smaller doses and listen to songs individually
I've not listened to LDR before and quite enjoyed it. Life and Eloise interrupted, so I only played a few tracks. May check out her stuff again some time.
Sadly far from my fave Lana, but still Lana
I have no clue why I enjoy Lana’s music but I do
its low tempo sad stuff, but it works. she has her way.
This is an interesting inclusion for the list. It's been about 5 years now, so I have the perspective of some time that a lot of the top reviews didn't. I can say that none of these songs are in Lana's top streams on Spotify, in case that surprises you. This album is fine, but I didn't hear anything extraordinary on my listen. I can hear that the sound is a bit of a departure for LDR, so I give her credit there. I think the vibe was probably appropriate for the pandemic (or just barely post-pandemic) world at the time and that might have skewed some of the critical reviews. In any case, I don't feel like I'll be revisiting this one often (ever).
Well... it's beautiful, but my goodness, absolutely every song sounds the same! It's like I'm listening to the same song for 45 minutes.
Gefällt mir gut, die Stimme, der Vibe, die zurückhaltende Instrumentierung, die random Stories. Mir gefällt Norman Fucking Rockwell! Oder auch Tunnel under Ocean Bv besser, die sind abwechslungsreicher, beissender, dramatischer... aber wahrscheinlich kriegen wir nur das hier zu hören. Hm. Sehr gute
This is as mediocre as they come
Not a lot of variety, but it is nice. I would have chosen Born To Die over this album. She has a very nice voice. Sometimes they went a bit hard on the compression though. My favourites were Dark But Just A Game and For Free.
Her voice isn’t bad I guess, but this was just boring.
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I haven’t listened to LDR since she released her first album. I really enjoyed this album. I really think most of her music sounds similar but there seemed to be some brighter moments on this album. She seemed to be a better place and the album is enjoyable. Not sure if I needed to hear this before I died. But it’s better than some I have heard already.
Lana’s voice is so beautiful, almost haunting. I enjoyed this album, I don’t think it’s her best, but it’s still good. The vape at the start of track 1 is iconic tbf. 3.9/5.0 Best Song: Dance Till We Die
I'm no expert but I'm fairly sure even Lana fans consider this a middling album.
Pleasant pop but that's it.
Good vibes when she's not singing high notes.
After much thinking i do not understand this woman and i love that about her
First Lana Del Ray album I’ve listened to in full Got given the vinyl of this a few years back. Wasn’t sure if I’d enjoy it but it’s nice. Very moody, her voice is lovely and the songwriting is decent. Haven’t listened to any of her albums since but I’m sure I will at some point. Favourite track: White Dress
The female version of Mark Kozelek
This was my first time listening to Lana del ray and honestly I enjoyed the landscape she created with her lyrics. Each song had a familiar structure to them with similar subject matter but songs like white dress and dance till we die still hold a place in my mind after listening. I think the main takeaway I got from this album is the production which I really enjoy, the acoustic stylings really keep me engaged and I think every song on here has interesting backing to go with Lana's lyrics. Fav tracks: white dress, chemtrails over the country, wild at heart, dark but just a game, and dance till we die
Wasn't bad, but needed a bit more edge.
No my favorite of hers but still pretty good.
3/5 fav: Tulsa Jesus Freak
Big bunch of meh
Quite good.
She is really good at producing this one specific type of style and song. If you're in to that sound, this album is probably a gold mine. I found it a bit repetitive and wish the instrumentation was featured a little more prominently.
Me gustaron más los dos primeros sobre todo, pero es agradable de escuchar y me he guardado la canción que da título al disco. Este 2026 parece que hay uno nuevo de ella.
She has a good voice. I wouldn’t seek this out again to listen to it though as it is not really my preferred style of music.
Does she live up to the hype? No but she still is a solid artist
Fine. Kinda reminded me of recent Taylor Swift all sad and melancholy like. Her voice is solid just doesn’t do anything for me, same with the songwriting.
I've heard of Lana Del Rey for a while but never listened to her work before. if this is her best, it's kinda boring. vocals were bland & borderline irritating. music had decent arrangements but still an overall boring listen. 2.5 stars
Overproduced Joni Mitchell wannabe. What a shame. She has a decent voice. At least she picked the right artist to be inspired by. Pleasant enough, but the production gets in the way of the music. Even though it sounds stripped down, the overtones are annoying and frustrating to me. Is that auto tune I hear? 2.5 stars
I understand why she's the queen of tumblr some greats songs, some truly boring
7/10. I love Lana, and this is a really good album. It feels soft, cinematic, and very her. There’s a calmness to it that works really well, even if it doesn’t hit as hard as some of her other projects.
and what if this was my favorite Lana album. what then
fun but wouldnt be my choice of an LDR album
I like how it doesnt sound as over polished as other pop but yeah i struggle with so many samey ballads
It's not bad. But listening to the whole album in one sitting is a little depressing. Plus, it's not raining or cloudy, so it's not a good day to listen to this :-( Hence the 3 stars. If this had happened on another day, it would easily have been a 4
Her most honest album, a classic. Favourite track: Dance Till We Die
Not bad
I've never really been a Lana fan. Even at the height of her popularity, I just never understood it. I find it pretty but boring and very one-note. Maybe I'm not melancholic enough to really get it. That being said, these were decent, consistent, albeit boring songs. But I didn't find them antagonistic. So, for the girlies, I will give her a solid 3.
not my thing but she is good
It's good but the whole album sounds the same
Fine album that I'd probably appreciate more if I paid attention to it. As background music, it was fine but forgettable.
Meh. Good voice. Fine enough music. Not my thing though.
Perfect rainy day type of album. Her voice man why does it lower my heart rate fr 😮💨😮💨
Too breathy
Alright, I guess. Solid record, but feels a bit samey after a while. Feel like this wouldn't be on the list if it wasn't a new record in an era with a shortage of great records that see big audiences.
This is a good album. I appreciate her lyricism and songwriting, which is a bit offbeat and unexpected. But the songs are a bit monotonic — all airy and with the same reverb. It’s a sonic theme taken a little too far. A 3.
Chemtrails Over The Country Club is a pretty good album. This is the most recent album to come out on this whole list and it shows here. Everything about the production does feel very modern. I felt that the music was actually quite nice, very slow moving and easy listening. However, the one issue this album suffers from is that it plays it very safe. There isn't really much that sticks out here and leads nearly every song to end up sounding the same which causes the album to drag along even at 45 minutes. This album isn't bad at all and i can 100% see why Lana Del Rey is so popular but it does start to drag which brings my enjoyment down. Best Song: Breaking Up Slowly Worst Song: Dance Till We Die
I enjoyed it but wasn't super excited over it.
I do like Lana Del Ray and I think the opening two tracks are great - she can write a really great chorus. But then the album sort of peters out and gets a bit meh.
The first couple of songs had me skeptical and mildly annoyed, but after that, Lana del Ray and producer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Jack Antonoff pulled it together and really delivered, with a fantastic cast of supporting musicians, and great arrangements. 3.5/5
The first song really question whether or not this was even gonna get three stars. Luckily the rest of the songs are much better. I really find breathy whispering , singing voice, extremely irritating.
Nice Pleasant But mediocre
6 / 10 - Americana / Singer-Songwriter - sehr gute Produktion, am besten mit Kopfhörern zu hören um alle Instrumente/Harmonien/Ausschmückungen zu hören - Sehr cooler Vibe - "Dark But Just A Game" ist ein Banger, sticht aber als einziger Song wirklich hervor Favs: - Dark But Just A Game
Like it 3/5
Atmospheric pop. I must say I only knew Lana DR superficially but I always loved Blue Jeans and Video Games with their retro sound, great vocals and cinematic atmosphere (the videos helped a lot). OK, I saw a streamed concert once and her live singing was awful which is a pity. Unfortunately, this album disappointed, its all too vanilla for me. It still has a great sound, relying on Lana's voice, but the songs themselves just don't do it for me. Still fine.
Better than Coldplay
Dreamy, ethereal, melancholy. Sad girl with longing and a little weirdness, not unlike Billie Eilish, though Lana may have gotten there first.
Yes, very nice. I love her voice and I'm a big fan of the Norman Rockwell record, not sure how that entered my limited orbit but it is great. This is perhaps limited by the songs, as opposed to the performance. By that I mean the songwriting is not a full bore pop song brilliant, which I think is her forte. A good record regardless, and an enjoyable listen.
I recall when Lana Del Rey first appeared, she copped a lot of flack for not being 'authentic enough', being an industry plant, etc. Most of this was thinly veiled gatekeeping by (mostly male) critics which had a strong undercurrent of sexism. I was aware of a number of her singles and didn't mind what she did. But it wasn't really for me because this is not really for me -- I'm a bit too old, a bit too rock, maybe a bit too male, definitely not American enough -- but that's OK. Not everything has to be for me. Now that she is seven albums into her career, I think we can safely say that Lana Del Rey is not a mere industry puppet. There is a body of work with a consistent world view with its own language, iconography and aesthetic. Maybe that's what initially confounded her critics; Lana Del Rey is obsessed with imagery; she loves the trashy and glizty and what might sit behind it. Combined with her Gen Z detachment and stone-faced irony, I can see how that might read as 'fake', but I really think it is her genuine artistic aesthetic. It's not that different to Tom Waits - does anyone believe he is a alcoholic carny? -- it's an artistic framework, a personal mythology. It's a beautiful, spacious and tasteful music bed that sits unobtrusively under her vocals. This is an easy album to listen to, although I find that it doesn't stick well in my memory. I have listened to it three times through today and could not sing back any of the tracks. It's a good album with a well-defined artistic vision. I find it hard to say that an album this recent is a 'must listen'. Let's give it three stars and see how history treats it over time.
Fine
not my favorite of hers but liked
Kinda never misses
It's good, every track is good, lovely moody ethereal sound, but it's all the same. If a picture tells a thousand words, this is a thousand words to describe a picture. Not a story, not a scene, just an picture. It's a beautiful picture with intricate details and textures, but it ain't Norman Fucking Rockwell.
Get past that first song and you hear an amazing voice. Sadder but still a decently Good album
а мені воно шосб не йде
I wish I could see the rationale for including this one instead of like...any of the other excellent LDR albums?
I kind of liked this one but I felt like it was missing something to be truly great. Having heard Lordes 'Melodrama' and Taylor Swifts 'evermore' and liking them both I'm starting to think that I might just enjoy stuff Jack Antonoff produces Standouts White Dress Chemtrails Over The Country Club Wild At Heart 3/5
This was mellow. So…mellow. Her lyrical mastery is without question, which was kind of a surprised considering that it was somewhere between sing-songwriter and country storytelling. Having been an appreciator of some of her other works, this felt like a swift change of direction (maybe quarter life crisis, like Neil Young’s On the Beach). Breaking up Slowly was an example of this. I liked the song Yosemite best, though Wild At Heart was a close contender. I enjoyed listening to this album but often I pair musical needs to mood. If I was having a Sylvia Plath mood, this would be my jam, otherwise I can’t think of any time I would pine to listen to this.
Random thoughts: * I respect choosing Lana Del Rey but I feel like choosing Chemtrails is some recency bias. Basically all these songs sounded like worst versions of the songs on Born To Die. * Do you remember when she debuted on SNL and everyone thought is was maybe a prank? I’m glad to see she’s gained some cred over the years. * there was one song I liked, Dark But Just a Game but the other songs didn’t match her earlier stuff. * I still think Video Games is a great song. * Good artist choice but wrong album.
I'm not familiar with Lana Del Rey's work, except for a couple of her biggest hits. Based on one listen "Chemtrails over the Country Club" is enjoyable, but in places so uneventful that I get a little bored. Is this really the Lana Del Rey album that every one should listen to?
First Lana Del Rey album I’ve listened to. It’s good, but she’s one of the most overrated artists of this generation
This was the first time I listened to Lana Del Rey all the way through. It won't be the last. The album overall was good! It felt a little "one note-ish" at times, but I love the way she sings on some of the songs. It's definitely not for everyone but this is one I can see listening to some of those songs again for sure. Biggest Hit - Chemtrails Over The Country Club Biggest Miss (if I had to choose) - White Dress Hidden Gem - Dark But Just A Game
I was really conflicted over this one. Have never heard any of her songs before and really liked it. At first hear it seems quite generic of its time but there is much to lift it from her contemporaries’ efforts. It was ruined a bit for me by putting a Joni Mitchell song at the end. Not needed, Lana’s songs are great by themselves.
In the summer of 2019 I was erroneously added to a Twitter group chat full of British teenagers eagerly anticipating their GCSE results. It turned out to be a group of misfits who had all bonded over their love for Lana Del Ray. I announced my arrival with the howdoyoudofellowkids.gif, they welcomed me as a new member of their clan, labelled me with the moniker 'Anne' and spent 24 hours asking me about my worldly wisdom and asking me of my opinion on LDR. After that, I left the group and never spoke to them again. I hope you did well in your history GCSE, Rachel.
Nice, but it’s actually hard to listen to an album made up entirely of ballads. Although the aesthetic of the album is interesting, and Lana definitely has something special about her. 5/10
They're all nice songs, but with so little variety this alternative soundtrack to Twilight gets dull quickly
This is some super whiny shit. You realize how much you miss the 90s when Lana Del Rey and Taylor Swift and Beyonce are the feminist voices in popular music now. Tulsa Jesus Freak is better. I like the music better than her voice...and I feel like I need to actually listen more closely to her lyrics. She's like the 2020s version of Fiona Apple. I like the original better but I feel like I need to give this a more in depth listen.
This is what you would expect from Lana Del Rey with a few surprises. I enjoyed this album. I think the second half was better for me than the first, but there were some good moments in the first half as well. The first half mostly sounds like classic Lana, which is fine, however there isn't much variety sonically. The instrumentals sound like Lana instrumentals and she sings in her unique voice, which is in her deeper register and is lush, sultry, velvety, a bit languid, dreamy and hazy and offers a nostalgic feeling. This isn't bad cause her voice is amazing, but for many fans of hers you have heard many songs that sound like this. The song White Dress (a stand out for me) sees her switching between this voice and her breathy, soft falsetto. It offers a nice contrast and sounds amazing. The second half of the album sees her experimenting with new sounds and is a bit more up tempo and I enjoyed her trying new things. Overall, this is a solid album where you get some classic Lana mixed in with some new sounds.
Enjoyed this more than I expected myself to. There's some really nice melodies and good songwriting here. Would like to check out more of hers in the future.
Such a soft album. Lana has a beautiful voice, I didn’t really connect with the songs lyrically but I enjoyed the musicianship.
1. okay, ive always liked lana del rey but never done a deep dive. just a few songs here and there. here we go. Okay this is a bit of a regina spektor tori amos vibe. It's alright. 2. sounds exactly like the last one 3. Yeah she really zeroed in on a specific kind of music and tone and voice, and, um, never really branched out at all. Not that she has to. But some of those earlier songs had so many flourishes, great lyrics, a little more energy i think. Maybe im wrong. These songs just sound the same. 4. Could not differentiate from anything else even if i wanted to. 5. Okay this one's good! It has personality. 6. Okay hell yeah, this one's really good too. 7. This one's good too. Sort of more sentimental, which i like. 8. Okay, back to not very good. Im gonna skip this one. 9. no, not good. Alright im giving up honestly. IM ALLOWED TO BECAUSE IT'S MY TIME THAT I CAN SPEND HOWEVER I WANT.
I've never listened to Lana Del Rey before, her voice is so haunting. On a different day, in a different mood I feel this album could be a 4 or a 2, but after two listens I think it settles on a 3. The songs all sort of sound the same and maybe it's that second listen that soured me a bit.
I thought I might like it and I really tried, but I gave up in the end. Just not my vibe, I didn't get it at all.
The lyrics on the opening track were such a word salad, stuffed into a verse, that I could see it being a SNL skit. It’s on the cusp of being funny for how absurd it is. She’s a talented singer but I find this album very one note. I wish I liked her more and that there was more variety here.
I don't really like it, but it's honestly not as bad as I thought it would be.
I was familiar with this artist from her radio hits, and frankly I was not looking forward to this. However I found a set of song more charming than they had a right to be. The songwriters and producers seemed to have found more interesting things of her to sing and she sings more interestingly. Her delivery is more breathy, nuanced, and dynamic than your typical pop singer and the production serves her style by being unobtrusive and allowing her to stretch out. The songs are minimal and pretty. All that’s to say though that it was only mediocre and not bad.
The epitome of Lana Del ray. I preferred the songs nearer to the beginning and i got pretty bored of the album nearer to the end. I also don't like this romantic attitude around addiction. That being said, definitely one of the better pop (?) albums around.
Not her best work by far. You can tell she was in her weird tradwife christian era here... But idk I didn't dislike this at all and it has very nice qualities and instrumentals.
I'm not entirely sure what I think of this... I know I hated the first song but the rest of it was okay. Sort of made me feel like a basic, attention seeking white girl who's feeling sorry for herself. Didn't really pay much attention to the lyrics but other people seem to praise them. Also hadn't realised how popular this woman is.
The first song sounds like she's learning to whisper for the first time.
I had never heard an album of hers before and music-wise, it was really relaxing, a new experience. And although I enjoyed some songs, I don't think I'll be listening to her other albums any time soon. I'm afraid to say I don't get the vibe.
First listen I barely noticed this as she whispers over the most inoffensive background soft jazzpop imaginable. Decided to give it another go and there were some moments I enjoyed, but you just have to listen really closely for them. I sort of wish she'd come and get me with a bit more conviction. It's better than I initially thought but I could definitely fall asleep to it and not really notice.
This was a solid album. Would listen to songs on the radio but not compelled to buy anything or see live. Three stars
Este disco de Lana del Rey está lleno de muy buenas canciones y esta lista sí me ha transmitido un mismo sentimiento y un viaje de 45 minutos. Lo volveré a escuchar sin duda
21st Century Country girl.
2/23/26. This album journey is a reminder to withhold judgements until I genuinely listen to an artist. This applies to how I felt about Lana Del Rey as I assumed her music was boring and pretentious. It's still not my typical style, but this beat my expectations! Cool arrangements with a mix of acoustic guitars and strings, and she does have a beautiful voice and unique style.
This 2021 Lana album got me thinking about the modern music industry. Most albums on this list are included not just for their musical quality, but for their cultural significance. It’s hard to assess the impact of anything from around 2010 onwards. First, because it hasn’t really had time to settle into the public consciousness, and second, because our monoculture is long gone. Success is now about targeting niches, not the masses. Take Taylor Swift. Her No. 1 hits are largely unknown outside her fanbase, but they reach the top because Swifties will buy multiple versions of the same album and stream her songs religiously. Like many other people my age, when I check the Top 40 every few months, I often don’t recognise a single track and struggle to imagine much of it being remembered in 5 years’ time (with some exceptions, of course). Coming back to this album, it’s well-made, but not really for me. I’m certainly not a fan of Jack Antonoff being credited on almost every track. If I’m listening to Lana, I want to hear her songwriting alone, not her alongside a professional songwriter who also works with Taylor, Sabrina Carpenter and Lorde. No wonder so much popular music today sounds so similar.
LITTLE TOO LONG, JUST LIKE IN REAL LIFE 3/5
Never listened to Lana Del Rey before, but this was quite nice. Not sure it belongs on this list, but maybe I'm the wrong audience
Good album but no way is this as good as norman fucking Rockwell which is far superior
yes, she's talented. yes, antonoff sounds good here. but no, we don't need 11 ballads of you whining. NFR was so much better
The opening is a little weak but the rest of the album is fantastic. Strong SEC vibes…
Really grew on me
I enjoyed this more than some of her more feted work. The songs were decent enough and I quite enjoyed the mood. However, I think her popularity is more rooted in vibes than actual substance.
Much better than I expected, but the feel of most of the songs is very similar. Some more variety in tempo and instrumentation might improve this a lot.
I really want to give this album a 4 star...but I just can't get there.
Either this list is gonna include more Lana Del Rey than expected or this selection seems a bit questionable. Not bad by any means just not a standout even among the limited amount of her discography that I've explores.
Actually, didn't expect to see this album here... not her best, not the NFR but still good
definitivamente lana del rey. gosto mais da era popzinha sadgirl dela do que disso aqui, viu. não é ruim, mas não me agradou mto. NÃO É MTO CARNAVALESCO aí não me hypou
“The thing about being on the road Is there’s too much time to think About seasons of old As you pour yourself a drink” I have been meaning to explore Lana Del Rey beyond her excellent debut for a long time so was excited going into this. “Chemtrails Over The Country Club” is significantly less poppy than “Born To Die” but Lana’s voice is as strong as ever. She has a rare ability to express power and fragility in the same breath which I associate with Florence Welch. I always find that this quality hits me hard whenever I hear it. This combined with the grand echoey instrumentals gave me a sense of melancholic nostalgia which I really attach to. That said, it doesn’t surprise me that Lana herself was a little disappointed how this turned out. She lamented not having one more big enthralling hit on the album and I’ll be honest I don’t think there are any songs like that on here. She never quite gets to the grand and captivating places that anyone who has heard “Born To Die” knows she can reach. Still, I really enjoy her voice and her vibe and am bought into her enough to get a lot out of the record.
Listenable
Lana Del Rey definitely belongs on a list like this. She’s a big name star who defined the beginning of the social media era. Is she authentic or manufactured? Does it even matter if the music is good? I would’ve thought her earlier work, which was more in the spotlight, would’ve been the selection (and maybe another of her albums will show up on this list- I haven’t checked). The reviews tend to cite that this was added to the 1001 must listen canon like two months after its release. That’s like how criterion collection always default adds Was Anderson movies as those come out. I think this was a misfire. I listened to the Norman Rockwell album after Chemtrails, and I thought that one had more impact. Both are ‘late’ in her career albums. In other words, this is a case of right artist, wrong choice. It’s like giving Leo an Oscar for The Revenant. Then again, maybe I don’t know shit about shit. My two cents, compared to the early albums and even the one just before this, Cemtrails is Lana del Just Ok.
I didn’t expect to hear she’s way more folk/ singer songwriter than pop music. I never really got her popularity - I feel like there were alot of people doing this kind of thing better with less commercial sucess. The super soft vocals are cool but wish she contrasted it with some bigger moments sometime in the album. The minimal ambient vibe is cool but get a bit boring to me. “ For Free” was the best song. The other singer on the third verse sounds exactly like Joni Mitchell it’s crazy. And the piano sounds like River. Thought it was bold to do a song so much in Joni’s style and looked it up and it’s actually a cover of a song on “Ladies of the Canyon” Other favorites: “White dress” and “lost but just a game.” “Not all that wander are lost”. Worst song: “breaking up slowly”
It is definitely a vibe. Its pretty cool but she gets so much hype i feel shes a little overrated. Still good background music for the right occasion but i dont find it super interesting
It's good, but her later stuff is way better. Check those out instead of this one.
god himself could sing the words men in music business conference and it would sound good, unfortunately that's how this album opens. It picks up however, The titular single is quite strong, "let me love you like a woman" is the star of the album, followed closely by "breaking up slowly". Overall its good, but its not quite there, the dull partsd are dull and the better tracks all feel like they are just missing a tiny something. Overall its a 3.6 - after all no album which features the lyric on the opening track "When I was a waitress wearing a tight dress, handling the heat I wasn't famous, just listening to Kings of Leon to the beat" can score higher than a 4, still a great album in parts.
Das war überraschend erfreulich. Ich mag Popmusik nicht, aber es gibt viele Elemente hier, die mir gefallen.
Enjoyed it more than I thought it would, definitely wasn't like the pop stereotype I thought it'd be? Interesting lyrics, instruments and vibe. There was actually a song or two in there I'd definitely listen to again
3- Stars (7/15)
Meh.
Sad girl background music.
it's okay . . . not sure why I need to listen to it tho
I was NOT expecting a Lana Del Rey album on this 1001 list, so I am very surprised. I have always grouped her into a ‘basic white girl’ music artist which I still stand by, but I will say she is a in a higher calibre compared with others in this category. To start the piano and guitar instrumentals are quality, after listening to mainly older albums from 1001 you can really appreciate the production and sound quality of modern music. The sound is very slow, sombre and deep sounding album with a soft textured but powerful voice making a nice harmony. However, it did start to become a little bit samey sounding, I think it’s all good tracks to listen to but due to their slow tempo it’s quite soothing which was lowkey putting me to sleep. Whole thing felt like one big lullaby but in a nice way, there’s this classical felling to the sound. As musical art I think it’s great, as music that I would listen to on the regular not so much the as the mood is very sombre and sorrowful so I feel like I would need to be in that sort of mood to connect with the music and actually want to listen to it. I wasn’t a fan of the whispering type signing in the first song it just sounded off to me but standout songs I would say perhaps, ‘Wild at heart’, ‘Dark but just a game’ and ‘Dance till we die’.
She has a very distinct voice and some of the songs were great.
It was fine, Lana. At times, pretty good.
not even a top three lana del rey album, so I'm not sure why this one is here. she has some 5s in her catalogue. this one still good tho.
First two are absolutely ethereal. Love the wistfulness, especially coming through on the wispy voice of White Dress. Third track is good. Track 4 is pretty dull BUT I love the tune going up at the end of "bittersweet", and love how they have her sing Verse 2 twice and layer it, so we get hear "want" alongside "need" in verse 2; smart way to show the depths of her longing even though intentional, reminded me of the Beatles song where one sang the wrong line by mistake but they left it in; made this song feel oldschool/rough-and-ready in the way I like. Really cool chord progressions in 'Dark But Just A Game' - reminded me of the Beatles again. The rest are very samey, though.
Lana on my first day, pretty cool
2/3. Was it really a surprise that I liked this album? What a sultry voice she has, it really draws you in. In contrast to some others I've listened to recently, this album sounds like it should all sound the same and bleed together, but it just manages to keep things fresh. Maybe the hype was right all along.
Honestly expected to hate it, but I like the vibe. Feels very mysterious, very nostalgic.
Best Song: Dance Till We Die. The best song for actually fitting that melancholy vibe. Worst Song: White Dress. I'm less of a fan of her voice when she squeaks up into that falsetto. Overall: I like Lana Del Ray's manner of singing, but listening to this album made me realize I prefer it in smaller doses, intermixed with other music. Listening to a whole album of hers in one shot starts to feel fatiguing. Sure the breathless delivery is nice, but eventually you start yearning for even just a little bit of breath.
very special one
Album #1,015 When she starts singing on the first track, White Dress, in that whispery vocal style, I said out loud "Oh no, I have to endure 45 minutes of this crap." Thankfully, she doesn't do much of that the rest of the album. Some of the songs are even pleasant to listen to. Still a little too minimalist for me. There was some good singing on the last track, For Free. I just don't know who was singing which part, as it is featuring two other people I'm not familiar with.
yeah… not a fan favourite either
I liked this album, but it's also rather bland and uninspired. Mixed feelings on it, honestly. Lana Del Rey is very clearly a talented singer-songwriter, but I needed a bit more out of this album. Nonetheless, a solid 3 stars.
Vocals are hit or miss, as she kinda loses me with how often she leans on the falsetto. Appreciated the downbeat nostalgic vibe though. Yosemite’s pretty good
This was way too overproduced and used too much electronic instrumentation to be a folk album, so I don’t know what you’d call it, but it’s not folk. Ai has a good voice I suppose, but listening to that high of a register for that long gets old. Favorite part was the trailing instrumental at the end of Chemtrails…. Clever little trick. Favorite track Yosemite, least was easily White Dress. It was just awkward.
Felt like Aurora and Lorde
Enjoyed this, just not my favorite from Lana
Not for me. Ok background music.
I like Lana but this one was nothing special
Incredible vocals, not a lot of creativity to be found on the melodramatic minor key ballads from front to back on this album. Even minor breaks from this formula are celebrated in tracks like Dark But Just a Game. Why throw on this album over Born to Die?.. The influence from Born to Die is clear, it gave us Billie Eilish for God's sake!
Surprisingly good
3.5
Of all the LDR albums….this one?
It’s good, I like some of the vocals on different songs but it’s not one of my favorite albums from her.
Hab leider nicht so viel mitbekommen, dass Raclette hat so laut gebrutzelt. Aber was ich gehört habe, war gut.
Stimmiges schönes Album. Hängen geblieben ist aber trotzdem nicht so viel.
Sehr schönes Album, bevor ich aber mehr geben kann, muss ich es glaube ich nochmal hören.
Lana's got a pretty voice, but every song is kinda boring here thh
I was told this is not her best album and after listening to it, I have no reason to doubt it. It's not awful. I understand some people love it. I just don't like it very much myself.
Certains autres albums de Lana Del Rey me titillent plus.
J’aimerais aimé Lana Del Rey et il y avait de bons flash mais je trouvais ça un peu trop soporifique à mon goût. Je devrai y retourner dans de meilleurs dispositions.
como me aburre lana del rey zzzzzzzzzzz
I've been meaning to listen to more Lana Del Rey. This is clearly very good but I'm still finding what I have before - I find it hard to connect with the songs emotionally, a lot of it feels a bit detached and artful to me. I think that's a me problem though. I'll give this another listen at some point.
I like glimpses, but it suffered from the modern disease that songs don't do too much/enough and productionis king. I know melancholy is kind of her thing but still. I kind of like what she does and think there is talent here, but it's like there is only 1st and second gear. It's good but too much of not much, and produce the life out. Still, Like it more than thought, could have liked more, newish album probably should have been given space to see if really should be on here. 3 Star
Good stuff, I enjoyed this after listening for a few songs.
Very cozy
Overall: 6/10 This is my first time really listening to Lana. She has a nice voice, and I like her style for the most part. I find her lyrics to be incredibly cringey at times and that's truly stopping me from loving this. Also, this seems like a weird choice since this is her album I've seen discussed the least in pop culture. Fav Song: Dark But Just a Game
I do like Lana Del Ray and this album, but this seems like an odd pick for this list
#795. For some reason, I found this 45 minutes of sad girl pop to be fairly pleasant to listen to. 3/5: decent
It’s good but limited. Everything on it is good as an individual track. But the pace never changes and the vibe is consistent throughout.
I'm not mad about this album being included in this list. But it's slow as hell. Sounds nice and good but just too damn slow and sad.
3.18/5 Stars Top Songs: Wild at Heart, Dark But Just a Game and Not all Who Wander are Lost
This was cute and cheeky
Good but I was depressed at the end of it as usual.
Good album but not for me.
Honestly I liked it. Easy to listen to in the background. Musically, probably not the best album we've had so far. But I'd listen to this again, for sure.
Not my cup of tea, I hear Summertime Sadness and Young and Beautiful, but they aren't playing..
Soft and quaint pop from the softly-sung sugar-and-cream era of popular music where Billie Eilish can be queen and Beach House's Space Song can be a TikTok sensation Not the most distinguishable album from its kind but it's pleasant to receive from the list
# Playlist Track - Chemtrails over the Country Club # Notes - Uninspired, really. Lana's first albums are much more varied. - This one feels like a suuuuper long and bored teenage "sigh".
First song? great. Rest of the album? Idk might take more listens
3.5 (45:28,11 tracks, 2021, seventh album); Americana/folk Not a bad album, I think people misunderstand Lana Del Rey when they criticize her for being boring. The genre is not pop or rock, she is recording in the genre. It's definitely a stripped-down sound that not everyone will find interesting. I'm not a huge fan of Lana but this album was pleasant enough, there weren't any stand out tracks. The album wasn't as good as her previous Norman Fucking Rockwell.
Highlights: - chemtrails over the Country Club - tulsa Jesus freak - Dark but just a Game - Dance Till we die nicht mein Lieblings Lana Album, aber sehr schön, romantisch und persönlich + sehr coheisive
Elevator music
Not what I expected. Sonically, it sounds beautiful. Some of the lyrics are a little over the top for me. Overall, pretty good. My wife summed it up best: sad girl cigarette music.
Too sleepy and samey for me. Someone get this gal a cold brew!!!! I see why people like it but it’s just not for me Great album art and title though!
Nice in the background and foreground. Chill enough not to be distracting the complex enough for critical listening.
Decent
3/6
Coming from the electronic music world, the vast majority of my experience with Lana Del Rey prior to today had been the two remixes Cedric Gervais did for her back in 2013 and the several collabs with the Weeknd from his albums. If I’m being honest, I don’t think I had heard a solo original from her in at least 10 years, as the only ones I can distinctly recall ever listening to were "Summertime Sadness," "Born to Die" and "Young and Beautiful." That said, I’m not completely blind to modern music discourse and I know she’s been on a bit of a hot streak with critics on her last few albums – her music never really resonated with me before, but I’ve been wanting to dip my toes back in at some point. I imagined that my first full album from her would be NFR or Sunset Blvd (or maybe even Born to Die, for the nostalgia), but hey, I’ll take Chemtrails! This album made it immediately apparent that Lana’s writing had improved significantly over the previous eight years. Her vocal delivery also came across as more animated than I could recall and the stripped-back instrumentals gave her lots of space to shine. I won’t say every song smashed it out of the park, but Chemtrails over the Country Club had a decent number of highlights and I never found myself disliking what I was listening to. I was a bit torn between giving this one three or four stars, but I think I’ll go with the lower option since I could probably live without hearing it from cover to cover again (though I wouldn’t mind if someone else put it on). Listening to Chemtrails has given me a new sense of urgency to check out some of Lana’s other recent work and she doesn’t have any other Book Albums, so I just might have to listen to those in the next few weeks! Highlights: Chemtrails over the Country Club, Tulsa Jesus Freak, Let Me Love You like a Woman, Yosemite, Breaking Up Slowly, For Free
Am worried Lana is going to go full "trad-wife" loon, but absolutely love, love, LOVE her voice. Too soon for the list though no?
Alright but poo man’s tori Amos
Felt like I was slightly floating through this one. Didn’t mind it.
Beautiful voice with haunting melodies about manic-love affairs of fantasy. I get why people like her work, but can't separate the art from the terrible morals of the artists.
Eh
Smooth listening
Not bad, not good. Pretty meh
Had a hard time listening to full album.
Okay but I found it got reparative and a bit whiny towards the end.
It’s probably been about 15 years since I last listened to a Lana Del Rey album, and even though I’m not really a fan of her music, this was still a cool listen. It blends folk and Americana with indie pop and dream pop. The foundation is rooted in organic folk and Americana, but there’s also this nostalgic, ethereal atmosphere running through the album that brings out the dreamy, almost otherworldly element.
She’s dreamy but sharp-edged with a style that softly pulls you in and then bludgeons you
Schöne Stimmung, passable Songs, Yosemite ist mein Highlight.
Was quiet and eerie.
Not my usual jam, but actually quite like it
The Good: We get to visit the country club! The Bad: We don’t play golf… The Ugly: It seems that nobody does as their all stoned… I’d written an entire review on this album the day I was listening to it, yet, somehow, it seems that it did not save it… So, here’s the recap of my review in note form: Feels like I’m at a mall. Don’t want to buy anything. Not hungry either. Wanna go home and play something totally different. Nothing wrong with the voice, or production… Dimery, why the F do we need to listen to this, and countless other bland albums that really won’t make us feel better? 2 1/2* upgraded as the voice didn’t want me to hurt something...
I feel about as indifferent about this album as it seems Lana does. If I put this on as a background soundscape and treat her voice as an instrument, it's great. If I pay close attention to it, I'm as bored as she is.
I would do 3 1/2nif I could. Seemed weighted at the end which is nice. If she added bridges, at least for me, we would be talking 4-5 stars. Glad it was on the list.
Chemtrails Over the Country Club feels like Lana decided to ditch everything she had working towards with Lust for Life and NFR and return to the Honeymoon era of things, and like expected it is underwhelming. Underwhelming seems a bit harsh when you put it against two of my favorite Lana Del Rey projects, but the more this project went on the more I did like it, but I do wish it was more consistent for the first half of the album. The folk change is not a change I expected but came to admire more especially with the standout track Dance Till We Die, god I love that little saxophone. I am surprised at how much this album turned my feelings around and I feel like if anyone would give this a proper chance they'd agree.
This is my 417th album of my journey, and this is also the first 2020s album I've generated so far(and what I believe to be the newest album on the list). Overall, it's not too much different than her *Norman Fucking Rockwell!* album, except a little more mellow. It's not bad, and not bad to cruise around in your car listening to on a Sunday afternoon. Favorite Track: "Dance Till We Die".
c'etait super
Actually liked this one. Very calming and nice background music while I worked.
Taylor Swift if she made music for 16 year olds rather than 13 year olds.
It's a personal ick, her voice sound too many to me. And I can tell the difference, as on the last song Weyes Blood sings and her voice is ethereal and pleasurable
Pretty strong writing and intricate composition for what is essentially pop-ified music. It's a quandary that a lot of albums on this list (respect the more modern ones) are "worth listening to before I die" because they were enormously successful...and this influential. But, they were designed by committee to be that way. Not to say that Lana del Rey isn't a wild talent or that this album is bad. Merely to say that, if this was Wanda Del Reuben without the star power, it'd be fine. It would not be something on this list. About 30% of the albums here feel, I don't know, recursive? Self-referential in their credentialing? "See, I'm worth it! Says so because of who I am! It's on the label!" But, I just want to hear great news music I have never been exposed to. This list has also given me plenty of that. This album isn't it. Still good though. Suppose I'm just a year into this and giving every album a full listen every day is tough some days. I won't give Lana short shrift here though. Even though it's overproduced for my taste her essence still pushes through the caked on industry nonsense and kind of saves it for me. Good album.
LDR walked so Billie Eilish could run. She crafts her narratives exceptionally, but musically this isn’t her best.
Not the one I would have picked. Fine, but a snoozer. 2.5.
It's always nice to get a recent album in the rotation, and I've been curious to listen to a whole album by Lana Del Ray (my only previous exposure has been to her much earlier song and video "Video games", which I enjoyed). It's a nice enough album, and her voice is definitely distinctive, but I was disappointed by how repetitive it feels overall. The lyrics *do* vary across the songs, although the themes of melancholy and loss seem deeply entrenched, and most of the tracks sound very similar, and also pretty similar to the cadence and style of "Video games". There are a few sparks of a somewhat different rhythm in a few tracks, primarily in "White dress" and "Dance till we die", but even there it's like a flash of color in the monochrome. (And why does she keep repeating that she was at a "business conference" so much in "White dress"?)
Pop, melancholisch, 2021 -> 3
Svårt. Lyssnat flera gånger nu. Pendlar. En stunden gillar jag det väldigt mycket andra stunder, meh. Kräver rätt sinnesstämning. Det är vackert och stämningsfullt. Det blir nog en trea i slutändan. Men det hade lika gärna kunnat bli fyra, en annan dag.
My only point of reference for Lana Del Rey before this was Norman F**ing Rockwell*, and I cannot say I liked this one as much. Chemtrails Over the Country Club has the same dreamy, atmospheric quality she is known for, but it felt a little too muted and slow for me to fully get into. The title track had some nice moments, and her voice is always strong, but a lot of the songs just blended together without much to separate them. It is more background mood than an album that grabbed my attention.
6/10 She belts pretty 9-23-2025
A somber and moody record. Despite it's whispered vocals and droning instrumentals, the record is still engaging and enjoyable!
Pleasant enough
Nicer than anticipated.
3.5 stars
I do like the vibes of Lana Del Rey albums. I don't seek her out very often, but if I ever want to feel like I am forlornly looking out a car window remembering the better times in life, then this (or any album from her) is a good choice.
This album is better than I thought it would be. What critics deem to monotonous has some sort of slowly dragging you in feel if you're open to it. Otherwise, it is a nice background listen. It's very American in nature with all its topics and themes which isn't something you can get me with. As a European, I know way too much about America due its cultural dominance than I know enough about some of other European countries.
Off the cuff remark: I saw Lana Del Rey performing Video Games live, solo, on Jools Holland and was blown away. I bought the Born to Die album and was deeply disappointed. It felt hugely overproduced. This album has a similar disappointment about it. At times I feel like an old man, "what? Speak up, I can't hear you" it's an irritation rather than being "ethereal" or something? Is it the production again? Standout track: none, really Revisit?: maybe I need to.
Unexpectedly calm
it is poetically pleasant
nice, not my thing
Dark but just a game
Lana Del Rey is very attractive and has a great voice. Until now, I had only heard individual songs by her. Now there is a relatively new album. I am not sure why this particular album of hers appears on the list. Somehow, it was rather thin and boring. Lana Del Rey has made better recordings. 3/5
I like Lana Del Rey, but this album is so similar to the sound of Norman Fucking Rockwell. Everything it does, Norman Fucking Rockwell does better. Not bad, but I don't understand how it's novel enough to make this list.
Tiene sus canciones, aun no he terminado de escucharlo. Lana del Rey tiene su estilo, todas las canciones de este album son parecidas pero cada una tiene su toque, y no me refiero a la voz languida, son los detalles en la produccion, una saturacion aqui, un overdub alla que hacen que te quedes a escucharla entera. No obstante, le doy un "tré"
I liked the last two songs. She has a beautiful voice, but most of the songs were the repetition of one phrase. Over and over and over….
The lyrics were compelling. Could listen to this album occasionally.
Inoffensive. Nice voice and some nice songs. Perfectly listenable but somewhat forgettable.
Ok
Liked this more than I thought I would. Unique ethereal vocals and very laid back tunes. Not much in the way of a change of pace though but if slow ballads are your thing then you will prob like this more than I did
Já ouvi muita Lana Del Rey de tabela. Da mesma maneira que já assisti episódios avulsos de Fleabag de tabela, ou que já vi filmes do Godard de tabela, ou que já li Agatha Christie de tabela. Algumas pessoas me chamariam de “performative male”, ou talvez de rodado, mas a realidade é que eu apenas gosto de me inteirar no gosto das pessoas à minha volta. De qualquer modo, o ponto é que eu sou familiarizado com boa parte do trabalho da Lana, mas mesmo assim, eu reconheci este disco apenas por seu nome quando o gerei. Não reconheci sua capa, e olhando a tracklist por cima, também não reconheci nenhuma de suas faixas. Isso já não é um bom sinal. Eu particularmente gosto de Ultraviolence, de resto, não sou tão chegado nas canções dela. De qualquer modo, dei uma chance limpa e justa para este álbum. Afinal, eu pensei, talvez eu apenas não tenha ouvido nada dele ainda pois as companhias minhas que apreciam Lana ainda não tiveram tempo de ouvi-lo! É um disco recente e tudo mais. Mas não, não é o caso. Senti uma grande preguiça emanando da performance dela. São poucas as faixas, e os momentos nestas faixas, que eu senti que ela realmente foi inventiva em seu trabalho. De resto, tudo pareceu mais do mesmo. Nada atípico, o usual. Foi entediante em grande medida. Não é um assalto aos ouvidos (com exceção da voz tenebrosa que ela faz na primeira faixa) nem nada parecido. É normal, é morno, é frango com arroz branco. Agora entendo a falta de popularidade deste disco dela comparado com seus outros lançamentos – ela tem trabalhos vastamente superiores à este. E é bem estranho que este é o único álbum dela na lista! Bem, fazer o que né. Ao menos, os momentos bons são decentemente bons, o suficiente pra tirar este álbum do limbo da mediocridade suprema (abaixo de 3 estrelas). 3.5/5
My ex was really into Lana Del Rey. When I found out Lana married an aligator tour guide I felt I suddenly truly understood my ex. She does porn now (My ex, not Lana) oh boy was that a suprise. Anyway, the album was alright, I liked the last song but not as much as when Joni sings it.
I keep thinking I'll like her more. I dunno.
I'm not a huge Lana del rey fan but she's got a some good songs, this was a very somber album not a terribly great album but it was pretty good!
All the songs sound the same.
Kinda nice
Kinda interesting we've recently gotten 3 different modern albums in this female pop-singer/songwriter genre (Lorde, T Swift, and now Lana) all having the same producer, this Jack Antonoff guy. This album has a similar vibe to those other 2, but certainly closer to Taylor's Evermore. I'm no expert on Lana, but I really found the first couple of songs off-putting with the breathy singing. The vocals improved a lot in the middle section of this album with my favorite songs being Let Me Love You Like A Woman and Wild At Heart. I also enjoyed the simplicity of Yosemite. I would grade this similar to Evermore: solid album, but probably a bit too melancholy and lacks a true hit. High 3.
Pretty solid for singer songwriter
I feel like I should like Lana but every time I listen to her I get bored out of my mind. A few songs in and no different. Although I'm really enjoying Dark But Just a Game is a standout. Dance Till We Die is also very fun.
Weirdly listenable to.
My first Lana album. Thought it was a concept album at first. Heartful singing and stories. Good for a quiet, introspective night. Would try more of her stuff.
Very calm and lots of interesting whisper type singing (annoying??)
My kid is super into this album, this artist: the drama, the persona, the lyrics. So it was kind of fun to give it a listen. She has her lane and she knows what she is doing and she is super good at it. Her work is so American in this alt-pop unsettling nostalgic way that seems so different from the nostalgia for American that is so rife right now and unsettling for very different reasons. Very solid.
I liked that I heard some new sounds. Lana's high pitched squealing vocals are something I would try to imitate haha. Would I listen again? Yes but it wasn't that memorable for me. Dark but just a game was a good song.
Not the best, mellow but bland
Same with Lana. I respect her music and what she brings but her stuff is too soft and slow for me.
Enjoyable with some really interesting melodies, falls short of her best work and white dress is irritating as
Another nice voice, but not really my kind of music.
I like the almost ambient, distant feel of the instrumentation on most of these tracks. Said features prime the listener into this odd state of depressed nostalgia that I can’t say I’ve experienced elsewhere. Lana’s vocals are easy on the ears too, barring a few choice moments on the album’s opener, “White Dress,” which I still enjoy more than I don’t. Still, the instrumental mixing I mentioned earlier, while hypnotic in its opening, undeniably well-produced and enjoyable, goes on to become the albums greatest burden as tracks blend together into a much less impactful mush near the center. For how it seems, certain tracks are positioned in the album to break up the repetitive sound, and they work to an extent, but still, the sheer amount of similar arrangements on offer cheapens the impact of the experience as a whole. In my opinion, this album would benefit greatly from a bit of trimming, as this kind of repetition is better served on an EP than a full release. 3.5
I’m a Lana fan, but this is one of her more boring albums. I like the duet with Weyes Blood though.
Melancholic voice in every song, but a solid album
Siento que tenía todo para que me gustara, pero no pasó nada. Tal vez me faltó tomarme un café antes de escuchar este disco, tal vez era de esos discos que suenan ricos cuando los pones de fondo mientras estás conversando con tus amigos, tal vez el summer time sadness que tenía en mente cuando apreté play nunca llegó.
meh
I get the appeal, and I can appreciate a few of her songs when in the right, melancholic-y mood, but by the end of the album I had this cloying feeling, it was too much. Anyways, this was my first time listening to anything by Lana Del Rey and I'm glad I did find her, but I'm not looking forward to listen to her again :) I really hope the next album has some drums in it!
Vibes
The first 60% of this was pretty good but I thought the last couple songs were the weakest. I have no idea why this is the album they picked for her when she has multiple that's way more critically acclaimed. Overall enjoyed it. Makes me wanna listen to her other stuff
An interesting mix of tracks. She has a magnificent voice but doesn't always let it shine.
3.
I haven't listened to Lana Del Rey before but the album name made me laugh out loud. The album itself is a good pop album. Very softspoken music but never dull. For me it would have been nice with some more energetic songs mixed in but it feels like that's not her vibe at all.
Initially when the album started off with White Dress, the High, Breathy voice was quite weird especially when mixed with the Jammed/Forced cadence of some of the pre-chorus/chorus lines. However, getting deeper into the album, the voice did start becoming quite haunting even if the tone of the album remained quite similar but things slowed down and took slower and more melancholic turns. It is able to hold itself just about at a 3.5/5 but definitely not enough to be bumped to a 4 and instead will be bumped to a 3 instead.
A 3.5, being an album that I will probably put on from time to time. A few weaker songs brings it down but the first half has some lovely tracks.
I feel that Lana’s and Frank Ocean’s music are quite similar. LA subject matter and vibe, passionate arrangements, a freedom in their vocal performances. This is probably one of my least favorite Lana albums though. Give us some NFR, list!
Melodically it feels like she has written all these songs before. I thought Norman Fucking Rockwell! was her best?
You know, I didn’t really expect to like this one as much as I did, but it’s quite good. I don’t like the weird whispering thing she does on the first song, but after that, the album actually gets pretty good. It’s a little overproduced, but Lana has an incredible voice regardless. This album is extraordinarily relaxing and vibey. I actually thoroughly enjoyed “Tulsa Jesus Freak” and “Dark But Just A Game” the most. Put this down as one of the albums that genuinely surprised me with how good I found it. Little fun fact, as of writing this, this album is one of just 2 that came out the same year as the last revision of the book that this site pulls from.
Didn't expect to like it, and I'm not going to go out of my way to listen to whole albums of hers, but I quite enjoyed it, very relaxing.
"Chemtrails over the Country Club" is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. Americana, country folk and folk are the Wiki-listed genres. I guess that works. The album was produced by Lana, Jack Antonoff and Rick Nowells. Album themes include friends and family, escapism, love, heartbreak, nostalgia and disillusionment. The album had wide-spread critical acclaim and, commercially, it reached #1 in the UK and #2 in the US. "White Dress" opens the album with a soft piano, drums and guitar. That's most songs by the way. Lana in a higher-registered voice sings about her younger self: waitressing, listening to the White Stripes and Kings of Leon and traveling with her boyfriend to a business conference in Orlando. The self-titled "Chemtrails over the Country Club" sees Lana go back to a deeper voice. She said this song was about family and friends. I picked up the contrast of chemtrails and country club life...is there something underneath the lives of those rich people? In "Tulsa Jesus Freak" she tackles religion to a certain extent. Not a total repudiation nor an endorsement of religion. One of the highlights of the album is the first single released "Let Me Love You Like a Woman." A dreamy ballad. Layered Lana vocals. Fairly traditional gender role lyrics. A critic compare this song to Mazzy Star. That's a nice comp. "Dance Til We Die" is an ode to Stevie Nick's, Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell. This is a more lush song with the mellotron and goes bluesy for a bit with the horns. A song about the curse of fame and the complexity of love. The lyrics and vocals are the centerpiece of this album. The music is for the most part subdued, minimal and chill. The themes mentioned in the opening paragraph pretty summarize her topics. What is unique is how Lana poetically describes things especially herself. She's traditional yet has a wild side. She's seems to have enjoyed the country club lifestyle yet questions the taint of the rich and realizes the curse of fame. Is she religious or not religious? She travels the US - Yosemite, Orlando and Tulsa yet doesn't really specifically comment on it. I guess I'm realizing she has lots of observations without any definitive answers. Life is complex. I do like this album. I don't know if this for everyone but if you are a folk or even pop music fan or like lyrics in general, this is an album worth checking out.
6/10
No soy muy de lana del rey de normal pero la verdad q este album no estuvo mal del todo
LdR's music dwells in the abject psychosis of Americana, surfing its fantasies and detourning its tropes. Chemtrails over the country club is a great line in this vein - speaking to both the ambient toxicity that haunts the American suburbs but also the deranged conspiratorial ways of thinking about the disquieting latent menace of living in the heart of empire. Her voice is whispy and ethereal; the melodies are seductive and elusive, approaching familiar moves before turning away. No hooks here, just mood. The music is the same, floaty swells of piano and acoustic guitar with strings and slides and backing vocals that rise and and fall. This album doesn't really have a stand out track and gets pretty samey, a bit boring with ballad after ballad and no beats to be found - she should be on the list, but this the wrong choice. In 2015 a friend said LdR is music for dumb guys with smart girlfriends and refused to elaborate, but it makes sense.
alright, not bad
= the Beatles
I like her voice and style. Overall this album isn’t my favorite of hers, but it’s not bad.
Let me Love You Like A Woman was actually written about Len Houmous after Lana and Len went out partying for the night. Len always saw her as more of a daughter he wanted (he had lots of other daughters he definitely didn’t want, and the feeling was and is very much mutual) but Lana saw it otherwise. They joked that of they married they could be Lana and Len Del Rey - Houmous. It was and still is very funny to think about that. 2.6 4/12 Let Me Love You Like A Woman