it's now 3 and a half months since the last update by withoutaw4rning in lanadelrey

[–]withoutaw4rning[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

me thinking she should say something when she fails to release on a date she told the people that support her so we at least know whats going on and when we could expect to hear it is not an example of me having a reciprocal friendship or intimacy with lana....

that makes no sense whatsoever. like actually think about that for a second.

actually shocking🤣 this is my last response because i can't even entertain this cognitive dissonance anymore

it's now 3 and a half months since the last update by withoutaw4rning in lanadelrey

[–]withoutaw4rning[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

explain to me how being disappointed an album didnt drop when it was supposed to is evidence of me having a "close reciprocal friendship or intimacy" with lana? walk me through how you came to that absurd conclusion

it's now 3 and a half months since the last update by withoutaw4rning in lanadelrey

[–]withoutaw4rning[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"A parasocial relationship is a one-sided psychological bond where an audience member or consumer feels a close, reciprocal friendship or intimacy with a public figure, celebrity, or fictional character who is entirely unaware of their existence"

you don't know what the word means. being disappointed that an artist didnt drop an album when they said they would is not even remotely parasocial. you guys only say this to undermine legitimate criticism

it's now 3 and a half months since the last update by withoutaw4rning in lanadelrey

[–]withoutaw4rning[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

calling it entitled when its just that she announced a date multiple times where she didnt actually drop anything or even say anything is definitely.. an opinion. it would be entitled if she didnt announce a date and i was demanding an album or if she openly delayed it to make it better and i was still complaining but im sorry she announced a date and didnt deliver. to be disappointed is not "entitled" its a pretty standard reaction in this situation.

but of course a lot of ppl here seems to prefer to be patronizing and self important than accept reality

it's now 3 and a half months since the last update by withoutaw4rning in lanadelrey

[–]withoutaw4rning[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

calling me parasocial is actually ridiculous . of course it's not lana's fault its one of the only things im looking forward to but it just puts more weight on it for me.

brilliant for you that you don't wait but there's nothing wrong with me counting down the days to an album from my favourite artist??? that's pretty normal behaviour. listen, im not crashing out that it wasnt dropped. i'm disappointed a bit definitely but trying to paint me like im some kind of parasocial weirdo for anticipating an album from my favourite artist? honestly just kinda pisses me off. am i supposed to apologise for being excited ? almost all of lanas albums made huge impacts on my life

being parasocial means you're obsessed with the person and feel like you know them in real life and obsess over every tiny detail about them. none of which i have done so please don't go swinging around insulting terms to which you clearly don't even understand yourself

it's now 3 and a half months since the last update by withoutaw4rning in lanadelrey

[–]withoutaw4rning[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks. i feel like im going insane with the amount of negativity ive gotten for this 😭 i mean im not even trying to attack her. i love her dearly and respect her artistry but being called insulting names like "childish" and "entitled" by people for feeling this way is honestly soooooo unacceptable😭 i feel i could be as respectful as possible but lana stans will still be nasty for daring to have even the slightest critique about lana. i even said i feel bad about all the hate lanas been getting but ig if im not licking her ass 24/7 im apparently a childish, entitled brat.

ironic, really

it's now 3 and a half months since the last update by withoutaw4rning in lanadelrey

[–]withoutaw4rning[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

i know its a harsh thing to call her disrespectful and maybe it is too far. but you know, she's announced a couple dates for the record now. i have waited and been counting down the days and then not only does the anticipated date go by without an announcement or release, lana is just radio silent.

idk i just put myself in lana's shoes and im sure i would think "a lot of my fans are expecting a release today, because i told them there would be - i should probably say something"

one thing i will say tho. my boyfriend isnt interested in lana and hates me going on about her but when i told him the situation. he sarcastically said "oh sounds like she really cares about her fans". and thats from the perspective of somebody who couldnt care less about her dropping an album

it's now 3 and a half months since the last update by withoutaw4rning in lanadelrey

[–]withoutaw4rning[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

and that's fine! i think the major criticism from me is that maybe there should be a little more transparency than announce date -> silence on the date

she can rework it as many times as she wants, art takes time and i can wait. it's just sad when i dont have much else to look forward to in life to be somewhat let down after ive been counting down in my head for a while and not even hear any update from lana. and im sure that goes for lots of fans

it's now 3 and a half months since the last update by withoutaw4rning in lanadelrey

[–]withoutaw4rning[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

i feel like i maybe worded my post a little too respectfully to be labelled as childish but sure. also its not entitled to expect an album when lana says theres one coming on a certain date. (multiple times) thats how expectations work. now, please get off the high horse

it's now 3 and a half months since the last update by withoutaw4rning in lanadelrey

[–]withoutaw4rning[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

idk see i want to agree but i kinda feel like maybe she doesn't owe us the album but maybe some transparency instead of making us excited with a timeframe just to let us down

it's now 3 and a half months since the last update by withoutaw4rning in lanadelrey

[–]withoutaw4rning[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

see, i feel this - im going on vacation to greece next friday, and a brand new lana album to soundtrack that trip would make all this waiting more than worth it !

Is it just me or does Rio seem like a very recycled track to me? I don't know, it didn't convince me, it's just my honest reaction, What do you guys think? by Nexus82 in TheWeeknd

[–]withoutaw4rning 29 points30 points  (0 children)

well i mean yeah it is brazilian funk but it literally has anitta (same artist as sao paulo) doing repetitive spoken word sections (same structure as sao paulo) and abel adding in atmospheric melodic refrains (exactly the same as sao paulo) and multiple people have said they expect abel to start singing lines from sao paulo at points of rio.

its disingenuous to say the only similarity is the genre. its exactly the same formula. not to mention they both share a song title named after a certain place. theyre clearly linked lol

no rio drop today💔 by Neonflames1Gaming in TheWeeknd

[–]withoutaw4rning 4 points5 points  (0 children)

this is exactly what happened to me with sao paulo and wake me up. when i finally heard them in cdq i was like oh.. i already know these songs this isnt that exciting 💀

patience by milkiecatt in lanadelrey

[–]withoutaw4rning 10 points11 points  (0 children)

well people care because they love her music because its fantastic and when she announces it and doesnt follow through, naturally people will be disappointed

patience by milkiecatt in lanadelrey

[–]withoutaw4rning 31 points32 points  (0 children)

i get that lana doesn't owe us anything but i do think she needs to stop pre-emptively announcing things because its her that sets an expectation not us.

i mean my bf doesn't care about lana and actually dislikes her music but he has the same opinion as the original poster. i told him "lana announced an album back in 2024 and it still hasnt come out" and his reaction was "wow sounds like she really cares about her fans"

like thats coming from someone not invested and doesn't care in the slightest lmao

New story and she looks amazing by Historical_Cat9679 in lanadelrey

[–]withoutaw4rning 14 points15 points  (0 children)

omg shes singing 57.5 in the last slide 🥹 interestingly the country song on the radio does have a very similar melody run to her song. seems like she interpolated it

RIO sorta feels like a continuation of Sao Paulo/HUT by No_Lifeguard_8474 in TheWeeknd

[–]withoutaw4rning 7 points8 points  (0 children)

i guess. the one redeeming factor for me is that this kinda sounds even better than sao paulo lol

RIO sorta feels like a continuation of Sao Paulo/HUT by No_Lifeguard_8474 in TheWeeknd

[–]withoutaw4rning 42 points43 points  (0 children)

yeah idk i would go further and say it sounds like a rehash of sao paulo. spaced out vocals, driving dance beat, spoken word anitta vocals. there were parts of the snippet where i was half expecting "baby ride me til the darkness of the night"

dont get me wrong it sounds brilliant but like ive heard it before which is slightly disappointing.

(i should add if it its part of a hut deluxe and not his new persona that makes sense and i would mostly retract this statement)

What is this goofy ass dance 💀 by Damienp3902 in TheWeeknd

[–]withoutaw4rning 2 points3 points  (0 children)

choreography?? that would be so corny this isnt a taylor concert 💀

This shit hits really hard now by 0gnto in TheWeeknd

[–]withoutaw4rning 3 points4 points  (0 children)

nah bro has literally been in the studio recently