There's no such thing as a weak Anti track. I even like Pose & KIB now which I never thought could be possible but here I am, don't tell anyone though.
The second half of Ultraviolence tends to drag on.. Money Power Glory, Guns and Roses, The Other Woman.. .. but the first half is amazing and the tail end of the latter half, Old Money, Black Beauty, Florida Kilos, and Flipside are all very strong too. There is more diversity in Ultraviolence and it is also a much more ambitious record.
I agree with all of that but Honeymoon is definitely more lively than Ultraviolence with harder beats and catchier choruses which make it less sleep-worthy. Ultraviolence is good but Lana's drowsy vocals are at their peak there and it can turn into one long song if I'm not in the mood for it.
Her power though for it being doing so well on iTunes despite not being released.
I'll have to look up some live performances from the tour. I caught the Monster tour. Her and Em were pretty great. I was expecting her to rihlease new stuff around then. Little did I know...
Here's a popular one;
Also, UV is definitely sonically less "sleep-indulging" than HM.
I'm so relieved by the thought that it's only that short of a song. It's kind of this album's Birthday Cake. I still hate her yelling from 1:08-1:10 though.
Cruel World - 10/10 (her best song)
Ultraviolence - 7/10
Shades of Cool - 9.5/10
Brooklyn Baby - 10/10
West Coast - 10/10
Sad Girl - 8.5/10
Pretty When You Cry - 10/10
Money Power Glory - 7/10
****ed My Way Up to the Top - 7/10
Old Money - 10/10
The Other Woman - 6/10
Black Beauty - 10/10
Guns and Roses - 7/10
Florida Kilos - 10/10
Is This Happiness - 8/10
Flipside - 9/10
There are a lot of tens in the second half but there are also more duds. Nothing really bad though.
If we're counting the deluxe, the second half is definitely better. If not they're equal
Cruel World - 9.7/10
Ultraviolence - 9.8/10
Shades of Cool - 10/10
Brooklyn Baby - 9.6/10
West Coast - 9.9/10
Sad Girl - 8/10
Pretty When You Cry - 10/10
Money Power Glory - 10/10
****ed My Way Up to the Top - 9.8/10
Old Money - 10/10
The Other Woman - 10/10
Black Beauty - 10/10
Guns and Roses - 10/10
Florida Kilos - 9/10
Is This Happiness - 10/10
.. but the first half is amazing and the tail end of the latter half, Old Money, Black Beauty, Florida Kilos, and Flipside are all very strong too. There is more diversity in Ultraviolence and it is also a much more ambitious record.
