Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life | Album Review

Lana Del Rey - Lust for Life

Lana Del Rey is back with her fourth studio release Lust for Life, as a huge fan of Lana, I had very high expectations, and I was honestly disappointed, however the album is still very good. "Love" is genuinely one of my favorite tracks ever, and I was so happy that she decides to use it to open the album. "Lust for Life" with the Weeknd is another stellar track. When the single first came out, I hated it, there was nothing I liked about it, however hearing it within the album made me love it. I think Lana sounds so different that sometimes when listening to just a single, the track doesn't feel cohesive, and I think that was the case with the title track.

"13 Beaches" is in my top three songs from this album, there are a lot of good tracks on this album, and this is first one I hadn't already heard that really blew me away, and lyrically I feel that this is a track that everyone can relate to at some point in their lives. Lana has always been very open in her music, and I feel she does that more than ever in this album. "White Mustang" is another one of my favorite tracks from the album, my only complaint is I feel the song is short, it's under half the length of the some of the album's tracks, and I feel this is a track that, definitely based on it's position within the album, it could have been longer. "Summer Bummer" and "Groupie Love" are two of Lana's worst tracks ever, and they really bring the entire album. However, I do like that Lana is trying out new sounds, Lana has always sticked to the same general sound, and I appreciate that she is trying something, I just don't like these particular tracks.

"Coachella - Woodstock On My Mind" is lyrically the best track on the album. The song was written on the side of the road when Lana was driving home from Coachella, and I think this track proves Lana is a stellar writer. I liked this track when it came out, but it's position in the album helps it flow better with other sounds. "God Bless America - and All The Beautiful Women In It" is my favorite song from the album, Lana always has a song about America, and that song is typically my favorite, I don't know why, they just are. 'When the World Was At World We Kept Dancing" and "Beautiful People Beautiful Problems (ft. Stevie Nicks)" are really the last two tracks on the album I really enjoyed, the lyrical concepts of WTWWAWKD is something Lana hasn't really ever touched on, not to mention the stellar vocal performance in the chorus, sets this track apart from the rest of the album. "Beautiful People Beautiful Problems" is such a stellar track because of the vocals of Lana and Stevie Nicks combine so beautifully.

Lana Del Rey is an undeniably stellar singer and songwriter, and I've never disliked a project of her's, however, her debut album is flawless, and I feel that she continues to try to recreate that album, and each album has fallen short. This was the only album I felt came anywhere near Born to Die. I had a few problems with the album, I got bored. The first three tracks are so good, then tracks 4 and 6-8 aren't that great. Then it picks up for the next four tracks, and then I get bored again. Another huge problem I have is the fact the album is 71 minutes, that is way too long, and there is no deluxe edition, and most deluxe edition albums aren't 71 minutes. I would however recommend listening to the album, there are moments on the album that are some of her best, and then some that are some of her worst.

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