Originally posted by suburbannature

The passage from the interview about "Money, Power, and Glory" says that the song illustrates the "virage" which translate to "turn." It says that the song is an example of the shift from BTD's hip-hop beats, and the rhythmic music that American radios love, to the new, more melancholic, rock sound. (Another part of the interview says "The hip-hop beats of Born to Die, its strings and legendary violins are gone...Guitars, rock-and-roll and soft jazzy vibes - Ultraviolence is here.") Sorry to disappoint those who wanted more hip-hop beats, but this maturation of sound makes me very happy.

Originally posted by biotin223

The only thing I'm worried about is the imagery, she seems to have completely abandoned her iconic looks and it doesn't seem like she's interested in creating new ones. I don't mind for this era cause the grungy look will probably fit the album, but I hope we see some cooler looks in the future

Originally posted by biotin223

The only thing I'm worried about is the imagery, she seems to have completely abandoned her iconic looks and it doesn't seem like she's interested in creating new ones. I don't mind for this era cause the grungy look will probably fit the album, but I hope we see some cooler looks in the future

Originally posted by ontherocks

I think she wants to actually get rid of some things, like she says "it was too much" of it.
I guess she really wanted to focus on the music and leave some things aside people were telling her she needed to do. Of course, in terms of marketing and promotion it worked, but you can clearly sense that she is not thirsty for fame and success.

For people who have hoped for another album with the same sound as BTD, they will be disappointed and they will probably stay away, but she really doesn't seem to be interested in re-creating BTD. I am sure if she wanted to, she would have done it.

Originally posted by ontherocks

I think she wants to actually get rid of some things, like she says "it was too much" of it.
I guess she really wanted to focus on the music and leave some things aside people were telling her she needed to do. Of course, in terms of marketing and promotion it worked, but you can clearly sense that she is not thirsty for fame and success.

For people who have hoped for another album with the same sound as BTD, they will be disappointed and they will probably stay away, but she really doesn't seem to be interested in re-creating BTD. I am sure if she wanted to, she would have done it.

Originally posted by suburbannature

Which really says a lot about her, IMO. She could have easily sold out and made more mainstream music after the success of BTD, but she went in the complete opposite direction instead and made more personal music.

Originally posted by ontherocks

Oh, I am pretty sure that BTD is also very personal to her, at least at the time she has written and recorded it.

Originally posted by suburbannature

Definitely! I just mean she decided to be even more personal sonically rather than making more generic pop music to capitalize on BTD's success.

Originally posted by suburbannature

Damn it, you caught my post before I deleted.

I was wrong. It says that UV as a whole abandons the hip-hop beats in favor of melancholic rock and soft jazz, but that MPG has traces of it still while the first single, WC, exhibits the shift in sound.

Originally posted by ahauntingnearu

BTD isn't generic aha

Originally posted by suburbannature

Sigh. That isn't what I'm saying. Of course BTD is not generic or even pop, IMO. I'm saying that she could have gone in that direction after having an album as popular as BTD, but instead stayed true to herself and went in an even less conventional direction sonically and thematically.