Lust for Life [CD]

Lust for Life was no doubt my favorite album of 2017. I just had to buy it in every form I could find- vinyl, cassette, and finally- this CD boxset which has 13 stunning litho prints and a casebound booklet found nowhere else. Proudest purchase as of lately :)

A few pops on one song but overall really good

UV and Honeymoon are my favorite, but Lana still did excellent work on this album, its different but still Lana, she is still finding herself in this new place that she is in, its more outward focused then her other albums, which is understandable, but I love her previous albums more. Still a work of art as always by our queen mother Lana Del Rey.

Giving this album 2 stars, because I simply do not like it. I dont hate it, but I dont like it. At all. Unfortunately, I bought the MP3 album. I wish I had waited and streamed it, because I cant return it. I loved Born To Die, and if everyone was honest about it, thats when Lana peaked. Its terribly sad that she peaked on her very first album, but there it is. It was cohesive, poetic, gritty storytelling music at its finest. Ultraviolence was darker and an attempt to flip the script on music as we know it. I couldnt get through the whole album, so I only purchased half. I was excited when Honeymoon came out, thinking that perhaps she was returning to her original style. It seemed like a more drug-induced/less depressed Ultraviolence. I purchased 2 songs from that album. THEN Lust for Life comes along and I am thrilled to see Stevie Nicks on here, as well as some other special guests I hadnt heard of. The cover + the guest singers made me think this would be a departure from the past 2 albums, and I was right - but, boy, it is NOT in a good way. This album is just clumsy. The rap doesnt fit. Again, trying to take a departure from music as we know it by flipping the script. It worked on West Coast. It doesnt work on Groupie Love (which is one of THE worst songs here) and Summer Bummer. The duet with Sean Ono made me sleepy. The incredible Stevie Nicks is featured in one of the worst songs on the album, and it makes me wonder what she was thinking agreeing to this. I had such high hopes when I saw her name in the track list. Anyway ... this album is indeed a departure from her previous style. Born To Die was creative genius. Ultraviolence was like walking in a depression haze, which isnt altogether bad. It had moments. I still half loved it. Honeymoon was mystical, drug induced nonsense. Lust for Life is the in between of all that - the waking up sober to the news moments, the buzz wearing off to a Beatles song moment, the black withdrawal moments, and the hazy high moments. The thing is - without comparing this to any previous album and having it stand on its own - this album is clumsy, not cohesive, feels contrived rather than like free-flowing art, and utilized some really bad ideas. Im sorry. It just stinks.

This is one of the best vinyls I have ever purchased! It wasn’t warped in the slightest and plays like dream!! And the photos from this album are SUPERB!!

Great album! I love Lana Del Rey’s voice!!

Lust for life may not be Lanas most popular album but it’s worth many listens.

My girlfriend wants to go see LDR. So, I bought tickets and 3 of her CDs: Lust For Life, Ultraviolence (which I owned previously and like) and Born to Die. Well, this CD should be titled: Been There, Done That, as it just seems to me to be the same rehashed sound. Honestly, I barely distinguish any song (other than where she has a guest rapper on Groupie in Love) on this album from the others. Im guessing that after seeing her next week, Ill be asking, Did she play that last night? If you love Lana Del Rey, you will likely love this, as its more of the same of her signature sound. Note to Lana Del Rey: You might start writing some lyrics which are not so insipid. Lana in concert: Never been so bored during a concert. Worst of all, shes not even singing what youre hearing. She might be singing, but shes got a recorded track blasting alongside her live version. How do I KNOW? She moved the microphone from her mouth, stopped singing, yet the singing continued. You could see the, I screwed up on her face.

best lana’s album in my opinion, after ultraviolence for sure.

I think her best, most complete album yet, though maybe instrumentally not as deep as say Ultraviolence, her duet with Sean Lennon & Stevie Nicks alone makes up for some of the more juvenile Ae$op duets. Its well-rounded, a bit sunnier, which makes for a great overall listen of Lanas terrific voice.