[EloiseheartsRiRi]

Originally posted by KK_Lover

Lorde had a massive hit played on the radios like ROAR i mean…really?

This!

[iLiveMusic]

Originally posted by Dollas n Diamonds

And new artist appeal

clock me in 2 years if PH is still on the BB200

that gif

[highwayuni]

From a stan/non stan perspective:
1) No big promotion whatsoever like the Grammy's.
2) No hit songs that have been played on radio and the label isn't pushing for it.
3) No attention grabbing interviews aside from the "I wish I was dead" interview that caused a bit of buzz for better or worse.
4) Whilst the Shades of Cool video was great, it wasn't a single The West Coast video was a non factor too.
5) Whilst there are good songs on the album like Black Beauty, Uktraviolence, MPG, PWUC and Brooklyn Baby the rest of the album doesn't have Lana's style that everybody grew to love. That's why the BTD album is still selling and BTD's singles are still being bought. UV has opened to a resounding "meh" by casual fans.

Basically UV isn't anything special. As a hardcore stan I barely use Ultraviolence and I want to like it much more than I do

[Reader]

Both are fantastic albums. Poor other pop girls.

[Teen Idle]

Originally posted by I'mRihannaFan

Shouldn't we compare Born to Die to Pure Heroine tho?

And I'd like how much Lorde can sell without hits.

Lana had numerous attempts to enter the industry, Lorde succeeded with her first attempt

[conseeded]

Wow, that's a huge gap. Wasn't Ultraviolence expected to sell 300k+ in the US alone first week?

Originally posted by I'mRihannaFan

Shouldn't we compare Born to Die to Pure Heroine tho?

And I'd like how much Lorde can sell without hits.

Sister, shouldn't we compare Lizzy Grant and PH instead of BTD and Pure Heroine then?

[Caesar]

Ultraviolence wasn't made for the charts, and isn't radio-friendly

[NUL LDR]

Originally posted by alexanderao

PH is much better than UV and has Royals and Team to sell the album (as well as Tennis Court to a lesser extent).

[KK_Lover]

Originally posted by Teen Idle

Lana had numerous attempts to enter the industry, Lorde succeeded with her first attempt

that doesn't even make sense

[KK_Lover]

Originally posted by conseeded

Wow, that's a huge gap. Wasn't Ultraviolence expected to sell 300k+ in the US alone first week?



Sister, shouldn't we compare Lizzy Grant and PH instead of BTD and Pure Heroine then?

Nope cause lizzie grant doesn't exist have you ever heard about lana del rey?

[NUL LDR]

Originally posted by Caesar

Ultraviolence wasn't made for the charts, and isn't radio-friendly

exactly, you can't compare high art (this album was obviosly not made for general public) to mainstream. Quality>>>quantity

[Brite Lites ☆]

Both are selling better than a so called legend who can barely scan 300k and whose last tour was canceled due poor ticket sales.

[Save-Me-Oprah]

Originally posted by Brite Lites ☆

Both are selling better than a so called legend who can barely scan 300k and whose last tour was canceled due poor ticket sales.

Who dat who dat?