When I heard Dealer, my soul left my body, went to heaven, chatted with God for a bit and then returned to my body.

Jon : "her voice sounds gentle" Me knowing that Dealer will come up soon 😂

This is her most emotional album

This album blew me away. She must be getting her melodies from the angels. No one can write like this...

TIMESTAMPS ! text book 0:17 blue banisters 1:27 arcadia 2:48 interlude - the trio 4:26 black bathing suit 4:55 if you lie down with me 7:50 beautiful 10:04 violets for roses 11:43 dealer 13:35 thunder 14:42 wildflower wildfire 16:27 nectar of the gods 18:28 living legend 19:30 cherry blossom 20:20 sweet carolina 21:35 final thoughts: 22:58

GIVE DEALER ANOTHER CHANCE I SWEAR I CANNOT STOP LISTENING PLSSS

Honestly, I feel like Black Bathing Suit is her talking about the scrutiny she's gotten for her "weight gain" and all the awful things she's been called by people for it. If you listen, she says, "the only thing that still fits me is this black bathing suit." And her voice in the end sounds so hurt and powerful at the same time. I'm absolutely obsessed with the song. It's so complex and vulnerable and different.

"Thunder" is a masterpiece in every respect, but the original demo version is even better! It's just so breathtaking regardless of the production and the lyrics are flawless. It's the BEST

You are legitimately one of the best reviewers of this website. Your videos feel like simultaneously a chill out hang with a friend, a music lesson AND a warm hug. Unbelievable.

BB is definitely one of those albums where you have to know the backstory behind it to get the full experience. She was leaving Jack Antonoff as her producer so she wanted to have her own signature grandiose sound but she was also sonically experimenting. She was dealing with her breakup with Sean Larkin and then getting engaged to Clayton Johnson and splitting up so she must've had a few things to say about those guys. And she wanted to clap back to her critics that attacked her for how she portrays her relationships and her romances. Also some of the songs were very popular unreleased records that she remastered for this album and I'd like to believe that she did this because she knew how fans love those records and she was once serious about releasing a huge record of her unreleased songs. So when you take all of this into consideration you can understand how beautifully chaotic this album turned out to be.

Not gonna lie, I'm surprised Dealer didn't click for you. When I heard it I immediately thought it was the type of song you'd adore haha. It's my personal fave btw

“Fuck you kevin” sung in the most graceful voice possible really sent me

I love how this album has some moments that sound like ultraviolnce

I think OG fans love Dealer because the raw, imperfect vocal delivery make us nostalgic for Lana’s earlier, experimental live performances like Off to the Races, Born to Die, and Blue Jeans where she just lets loose and goes crazy.

Every Lana song gets better every time you listen to them, every! that's why she's special, that's why born to die is making history to this day, that's why she is so popular even though she doesn't promote her music

I'm so happy we got to see some of the lost shadow puppets collab on here. Thunder and dealer are by far my favourite tracks on the record. Miles kane killed his feature

Her lyrics on this album remind me of Leonard Cohen. She really is setting herself up to be a legend.

It's funny that you brought up how the production on "Nectar of the Gods" would've been different on past records because it WAS originally written and recorded for Ultraviolence! The songs "If You Lie Next to Me", "Living Legend", and "Cherry Blossom" were also reworked material from that album era. She said that this album was intended for a lot of her critics, so it makes sense that she revisited a lot of songs from that time in her life where the internet scrutiny around her was seemingly at its peak.

This is a Dealer appreciation comment

Chemtrails fell a little flat for me so... I'm so happy that this album came out so soon after and it's exactly what I wanted. She's serving quite a bit of Lizzy Grant and I'm living for it.

A LANA ALBUM WITHOUT JON’S REACTION IS INCOMPLETE!!

SO HAPPY U LIKE IT IN GENERAL BUT PLS GIVE DEALER ANOTHER CHANCE!! definitely not for everyone but on second/third lesson it became my top 3

the minimalism is genius. very similar to frank ocean. when you have the voice and the lyrical talent, the stripped production ends up added more to the music rather than taking away

Thunder, Living Legend, Cherry Blossom, and Nectar of the Gods have been out for over 5 years but never released officially. Im so happy to finally hear them officially

The interlude does make sense to me. It sounds like she is angry and with the hip hop that she always loved but then by the end it fades to just drums (more acoustic) hence commencing a different chapter in the album followed by Black Bathing Suit a subtle reaction to her critiques

"Is she talking to her younger self? " Your actually right. Cherry Blossoms Is for Lizzie Grant

this is the most personal album she has ever made, and the most indie as well, it’s highly experimental, unpredictable and the poetry in it is the best it’s ever been

This is an extremely emotionally complex album. Its hard to get into, but its pretty rewarding once you start to get it, deep, complex, emotional, sad, happy,also extremely dense, almost a masterpiece, but your brain takes time to get into it, so, i would suggest everyone a few listens.

Its a strange yet so beautiful album. I love it and it will continue to grow on me.

I’ve listened a few times now and this album definitely grows and becomes more rewarding with every listen. I feel this is her most honest work though many will probably find it jarring in relation to her other albums. 💖

As a lana fan since the beginning this album was really like homecoming, a compilation of new stories and old classics from her unreleased collection, I’m so glad she didn’t over produce them in the studio and kept them the same as all her fans would remember

I was able to hear Lizzy herself in each song of this album, I couldn't be more impressed by Lana. She did a really good job and definitely surpassed my expectations even though they were already high. Blue Banisters is one of my favourite albums from her, I'm sure about it.

This album IS A MASTERPIECE. Period.

One of her best album if not her best for sure

BLUE BANISTERS TOP 3 IN HER DISCOGRAPHY FOR SURE!!!!

IMO Thunder is one of her top 5 greatest songs of all time

0:17 - text book 1:26 - blue banisters 2:50 - arcadia 4:27 - interlude the trio 4:55 - bathing suit 7:51 - if you lie down with me 10:00 - beautiful 11:43 - violets for roses 13:35 - dealer 14:42 - thunder 16:22 - wildfire wildflower 18:29 - nectar of the gods 19:30 - living legend 20:17 - cherry blossom 21:35 sweet carolina

This album is honestly just 🥵

Honestly, dealer is the best track on the album. it's pure raw emotions. I wish people didn't slept on it

I thought he'd enjoy this album a lot more. Not that I'm disappointed, just left with a completely different impression of BB, enjoying the "odd" songs a lot - maybe even more than the most simple ones. Also, at least 4 of the songs were recorded for older albums (much older, like Ultraviolence, for instance) and the demos sounded almost exactly the same. So, no, the songs wouldn't have had a bigger production in certain parts, they were really meant to sound the way they do.

We are so lucky to have people like you who actually understand Lana ugh

i’m honestly glad that she went different from NFR and Chemtrails, i loved both the production. but it’s nice to see Lana move forward with a different sound

Sweet Carolina is for her sister. It was also co-written by her sister and father.

I just finished listening to the album and open KZfaq and this is the first video at the top 🙌🏽

This album is so different from all her previous albums and she chose the unreleased ones perfectly they fit to the album so much Definitely better than cocc and thanks Jon for being such an understanding Lana fan when I first listened to black bathing suit I was sure you'd like it you really get it❤️

Whew. Where does one begin? I sobbed on my first listen. This album is personal and raw. Dealer and Black Bathing Suit are my favorite thus far. After dropping NFR, then Chemtrails, one wonders what she will do next.. then she comes out with this perfect, sentimental body of work.

I'm in love with this album. I listened to it in one sitting, while high, and it was an experience. It might just be my favorite, beating out NFR...

JON!!!!!! Can we get an album review on this in a week or two?? Would be amazing to hear your thoughts after a couple of listens

Thunder is a masterpiece

Sweet Carolina is my favorite track, reminds me a lot of beautiful moments with my family and friends, what true love means, just living the moment with your people, it makes me so emotional to think that Lana is in a better place right now because after all of her ups and downs she’s finally in peace with her life and the people around her, the true love, so well deserved ❤️‍🩹

it's interesting to see how thunder has progressed as it was originally created during ultraviolence era, the unreleased version's production and instrumentals are so different from this new one and i think it just shows how she's grew and how her sound has changed! dealer is my favourite! ive loved cherry blossom, thunder and nectar because they were some of my favourite unreleased of hers. i enjoyed black bathing suit and wildflower wildifire the most as new songs. definitely a more personal album and though i wished for some more instrumentals, i find myself loving each song more with every listen!

Living Legend and Cherry Blossom are the most beautiful tracks she has ever written. They make me so sad in a happy way..I just can’t explain the feeling she makes me feel with her music.

Been waiting for this reaction all day. Thank you

Just finished listening this album and came to your channel to see your reaction

Always one of the first with the Lana reactions 🙃 the best

such a bop, love your reactionssss

I've been waiting for this video so

I am in love with the album. The whole damn thing. I’ve been listening all day My favorites are Nectar of the Gods and Living Legend.

It's really interesting how many of the songs are from 2013-2014, Nectar of the Gods and Cherry Blossom are both outtakes from the Ultraviolence sessions. Overall this album is so tender and delicate. It feels like she is really wanting to connect with us on this record. She said this album would tell her story, and I think it does. And what's interesting to me is she hyped it up as a response to the critics, but she doesn't really fixate on the negative press attention she's received in the way that, say, Taylor Swift did on Reputation. It isn't really about clapping back at her critics, there are only a couple of places in the lyrics where she references it (in Arcadia and Black Bathing Suit). Instead she's just intent on telling her story, perhaps more directly than ever before. And in a way she's proving the critics wrong by doing that, because people have accused her for a long time of being 'inauthentic' (whatever that means) and this record is probably the most 'authentic' and the most nakedly honest she's ever made.

OMG!! I was waiting for this!!!♥️♥️♥️

I loved your reactions, especially to black bathing suit. It is a challenging song and I had such a similar reaction. Lana never disappoints honestly I found Arcadia boring on first listen until it was stuck in my head for three days. Also super surprised and (also made me lol) that you didn’t like Dealer. Definitely give it another chance. I guess I was ready for it because she mentioned this song months ago and said she “screamed her head off” in it. I love her different vocal styles and raw emotion Such a masterpiece

Nfr made me fall back in love with her music since ultraviolence.. this album just solidified it

Im was so happy to see you did this reaction! To me chemtrails was little bit of a let down. I think this album is her best work. You can feel the balance between giving her fans what they want and the styles she enjoys. Such a tug of war and so powerful considering she left social media .

La reseña que toda Latinoamérica unida esperaba ❤️❤️

been waiting for this❤ Dealer is my fav ❤❤❤

I felt this album on my soul on my bones! Dealer, Acadia, Thunder are magnificent. I’m getting Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino By AM vibes almost. Can we please get Lana and Alex in a song pls.

IM BEEN WAITIN FOR THIS ONE

Honestly this album completely blew me away. I thought Ultraviolence Lana was gone but she is still here. Absolutely beautiful

this album is definitely very intense and deep. only after some listens i started to understand and connect with it and i LOVE it 💙💙

Blue Banisters, Beautiful, Thunder, Sweet Carolina, and especially Cherry Blossom were my favorites. Great album to listen front to back while driving.

Jon... you do be the fastest, thankfully, the greatest too. Much love, brother

I'm always waiting for your reactions, because we feel Lana's songs in the same way!

2nd! I agree this album needs times. It grows on every listen

The 'riot girl screaming' comment on the " black bathing suit" track😁😁lol I love it!

I feel like this is such a mature album for Lana, lyrically and vocally , but the instrumentals show the chaos that will always be apart of her. How some of the songs change up in tempo and go back and forth from fast to slow, but her lyrics are so profound. That's her. She's just wild. And it's so beautiful

Arcadia is so emotional for me. It’s actually my hometown in California. The Hilton that she sings about, sits where my old house was right across from the train tracks in the video that say ARCADIA. Those are tracks. She nailed the nostalgia I actually feel for my hometown that I left at 23. It’s wild every time I hear it….it hurts in the best way.

Oh man, thanks for being so quick on making this vid

YES I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

omg nooooo i really thought you would like dealer, i was so excited for this reaction for that exactly 😭😭

THE INTERLUDE WAS SO RANDOM I LAUGHED SO HARD. IT WENT HARD THO

A STUNNING reaction! Thank you for understanding the conceptual side of the album! About Cherry Blossom which always makes me cry, I reckon that in times when she recorded it it was kind of a conversation to a younger her but now after thoughts and desires for her own children it feels like a lullaby for her future kids. And this makes me so tearful like she lets us to be a part of her family. This is her most personal album.

First listen, I connected with “Beautiful”.

was waiting for your reaction

I WAS WAITING FOR YOUR VIDEO

I've waited for this reaction since the album came out.🙌

Nice reaction. I loved your video, as always. I’m surprised by how much you didn’t like Dealer at first listen! It’s in my Top 3. I do think that my favorite track is Thunder, though. 😁 Very full song, I agree. My other faves: If You Lie Down With Me, Sweet Carolina, and Wildflower Wildfire

Her best album for sure, i love it

been amazing to see the progression of this channel from the start. My favorite reactor by far, puts exactly how i feel into words, Keep it up Jon!

Your reactions are definitely my favorite🤩

omg i was waiting for your react

Just like all your Lana reactions, sublime. Isn’t it crazy how she said all of her songs are done in one take now?! Also as beautiful as Thunder is, you should’ve heard the original production, much more guitar and drums oriented. But it’s pretty cool that Thunder, Living Legend, Cherry Blossom and Nectar of the Gods are all unreleased songs that were previously leaked (so most of her fans heard them) and that she decided to include them on this album. Just like Dealer and California (from Norman), Thunder was worked on with Miles and Alex Turner from the Last Shadow Puppets. Apparently they have a whole album of songs they did together. Hope we get more of those in the future lol. Lana and Alex on a track would be spectacular.

YASS KING OF REACTIONS AND REVIEWS

Thank you for appreciating music that means so much to certain people. Lana stans will love you forever, so often people don’t see the magic we see, but you do. Thank you. Honestly. ❤️

The guitar bridge on Living Legend is actually Lana's voice through a vocoder

just so you know if you lie down with me, nectar of the gods, living legend and cherry blossom were all recorded during the ultraviolence sessions but didn’t make their way onto the album. These weren’t re-recorded from 2013, I love them so much.

I like how he finished the whole album and I'm sitting here, still processing interlude the trio

Was Waiting For Your Reaction All Day! ♥

I think I read a while back that several songs on the album were initially written for ultraviolence. I imagine the production on them would have been more similar to what we saw on that album if she's recorded them back then.

i'm so early thankful for your reaction as always!!

this album has so much nuance and since it spans her entire life we will have to listen to it again and again to enjoy and grasp it