Chemtrails Over the Country Club

Melancholic voice in every song, but a solid album

An interesting mix of tracks. She has a magnificent voice but doesn't always let it shine.

Boring, bland, repetitive and over-produced. Nothing new or interesting. The breathy vocal is annoying.

How does this qualify as an album you must hear before you die?

1.5/5. Raising to 2.

Lana Del Rey’s music has never really been my cup of tea. I could never get into the soft breathy style. Just for her influence on pop music Lana definitely deserves a spot on the list. Without her we would have no Billie Eilish. I’m just not sure this is the album of hers to include. I do, however, really like the song Wild At Heart.

Melodically it feels like she has written all these songs before. I thought Norman Fucking Rockwell! was her best?

LdR's music dwells in the abject psychosis of Americana, surfing its fantasies and detourning its tropes. Chemtrails over the country club is a great line in this vein - speaking to both the ambient toxicity that haunts the American suburbs but also the deranged conspiratorial ways of thinking about the disquieting latent menace of living in the heart of empire. Her voice is whispy and ethereal; the melodies are seductive and elusive, approaching familiar moves before turning away. No hooks here, just mood. The music is the same, floaty swells of piano and acoustic guitar with strings and slides and backing vocals that rise and and fall. This album doesn't really have a stand out track and gets pretty samey, a bit boring with ballad after ballad and no beats to be found - she should be on the list, but this the wrong choice.

In 2015 a friend said LdR is music for dumb guys with smart girlfriends and refused to elaborate, but it makes sense.

Complete crap! 45 minutes of the same boring dirge with shitty whisper-singing over the top. This was absolute torture to sit through.

Enjoyable.

Thanks, I hate it.

Ehhhh

I like Lana Del Rey's languorous voice. I enjoyed this album, though I don't think it's her best - I like NFR or There's a Tunnel more. Solid four stars.

Nice album, like LdR.

My problem with Lana continues to be that she's a one trick pony. She writes sad, haunting ballads and she writes them well. But it's all she writes. You know exactly what you're in for when you listen to a Lana album. If you're into it, it won't disappoint but, if you're not, you're going to get bored quickly. She needs to understand that she'll never top Video Games in the genre of sad, haunting ballad. Everything else falls short. Move on, Lana. Make a synth pop album.

Sad girl music.

I like LDR but this isn't the album I would have chosen, probably by 4th favourite. High 3

Firstly, I am objecting to this album's inclusion on the list for one reason, that it released too recently IMO. Feel like there should be a minimum of 5 years wait after an album releases before it gets added. Even in the rare case when an album comes out of the gate that's a clear instant classic (Nevermind, for example), waiting five years won't kill it. 99% of the time, there's no way you can judge an album's impact or influence on release.

And this album got added in the 2021 edition too, so went on immediately.

That said, still a great record, and Lana Del Rey definitely belongs on the list eventually. I slightly prefer Norman Fucking Rockwell!! as far as Lana albums go, but this still has great tracks. Breaking Up Slowly is great. Dance Till We Die has a fun little portion towards the end that breaks up the slow/chill vibe in a good way.

Not a ton to say about it though, it's just good.

I don't think I've listened to this one before, but have no strong feelings about LDR either way. I'm surprised this one was included over NFR though - maybe a bit of recency bias at work here? There are some good songs on here particularly around the middle of the album. But I find the vocals just ok for the most part and the lyrics don't really interest me. Some some of the songs sound quite similar as well, but maybe it's one I'd get into more over time.

I really like Lana Del Rey but was initially surprised this album made the cut over Norman Fucking Rockwell. However, it was better than I remembered - I like the slight country twist she puts on her usual schtick - so now I just think they both should have been included.

If clinical depression was an album, then this is it. Why is this woman always moping about?

I was surprised that 1 - she made this list, and 2 - that it was this album. I don't like Lana but even I've heard of NFR and Born To Die. I'd never heard of this one

Unfortunately Lana is not for me, unless she stops mumbling and perks up a bit. This was so boring and monotonous. I only enjoyed 1 song, and 'enjoyed' is pushing it

She should write songs about her life in the swamp, married to the alligator man. At least then it would be more interesting than whatever this was

2 ⭐️

Automatic point deduction for buying into and propagating the Chemtrails conspiracy theory. Shame, this album had some songs way better than wha I expected from the creator of the awful 'Video Games' and 'Summertime Sadness'

Disappointed with this one. I listened to some hit singles of hers before which I liked, but this album was a boring monotonous slog to get through. The lyrics don't feel strong enough to carry the very sparse instrumentation and the songs might as well all be interchangable. There's no real joy to be found here. I suppose its quite a pretty album with a clear aesthetic and there are some nice moments, but overall its way too drab and boring for me to like it.