Blue Banisters
by Lana Del Rey
User Score
9.1

Universal acclaim- based on 4261 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3,872 out of 4261
  2. Mixed: 47 out of 4261
  3. Negative: 342 out of 4261
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  1. lwtos
    Nov 2, 2021
    10
    Probably her best album yet. The most mature, artistic, and complicated Lana's music. Great lyrics, vocals and music production!
  2. fabrzio
    Aug 20, 2022
    10
    The lyrics are so powerful. The melody is something to remember. Del Rey knows how to keep fresh her own style and never disappoints.
  3. louxcx
    Aug 20, 2022
    10
    i don't even like this album that much it's actually my least favorite from her i just hate demi
  4. brooklynbaby111
    Aug 20, 2022
    10
    a masterpiece. wildflower wildfire is one of lana's best songs. incredible as always.
  5. FloMoz
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Great album! There are some songs that even after all these months I still don't like and I think should have not made the final tracklist, but overall listening to this album is an amazing experience. Lana knows how to craft amazing albums
  6. georgetheod73
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Her vocals eat the production on this album. Here is Lana singing about the beautiful side of life, the nostalgia etc. Definitely recommend it
  7. LDR_is_the_God
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. God, lana put her entire soul in this album! This is incredible!! Text book, Blue Banisters, Interlude - The Trio, Arcadia, Black Bathing suit, Beautiful, Violets for Roses, Dealer, Thunder, Wildflower Wildfire, Nectar of the Gods, Living Legend, Cherry Blossom, Sweet Carolina are my FAVOURITE!
    Album of the century!!    … Expand
  8. Jackfrost267
    Aug 22, 2022
    10
    I was listening to Demi Lovato, then seen all the tweets about how demi fans were tanking the album rating for Lana. So I actually gave this a listen and let me tell you….Lana is extremely talented and this is an amazing album. Probably the most talented musician in 20 years.
  9. joannesprayer
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    This album are a truly full experience. THIS is how Lana Del Rey sounds like. That glamorous melancholy that makes the world stop for a four minute song. Don't have enough words for this, but: This is art. And, Lana Del Rey is doing this better than anyone.
  10. ConnorMc
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    Absolutely phenomenal album, as per usual! Lana always delivers masterful pieces of work!
  11. gabirockwell
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    DEALER! THUNDER! LIVING LEGEND! BLACK BATHING SUIT! IF YOU LIE DOWN WITH ME! A ****ING MASTERPIECE
  12. thaymenes
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    The Lana's most stunner and shocking album of all time. A hybrid from the ancient Lana and the new one, full of feelings and surprising high notes. The time passes by and she becomes more mature and brilliant each day. I'm proud to getting older with her.
    Blue Banisters is brilliant.
    Extraordinary.
    A masterpiece.
    It's divine.
  13. Habiibox
    Oct 24, 2021
    10
    Best album of the year. She came back with something new but nostalgic. And maybe it’s her best album, lyrically.
  14. anacarolyn
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    blue banisters is proof the lana is one of the greatest artists of all time
  15. CesarHernandez
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Blue Banisters a really masterpiece at level of NFR, i hope this could have a best grade… Expand
  16. Rogeliosol
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    Definitely one of Lana del Rey's most beautiful albums. It's really magical how her voice can change. My skin totally bristle
  17. KazGrant
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    Text Book reminds me Thelma & Louise riding with their Thunderbird haha
    and Wildflower Wildfire is my favorite music of all times!
    I really love how intimate it is, thanks from the bottom of my heart Lana
  18. lukm
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    is so good, i love all, my favorite is thunder, lana is literally a god!!!!
  19. Queenmotherr
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    Her best album. Love this so so so much.
    Slay. Better than Demi Lovato's new album.
  20. MattMartiniano
    Oct 24, 2021
    2
    Lana Del Rey mais uma vez entregando um combo de mesmice, saturação e muito tédio em suas obras. Desde o Normal F*cking Rockell! parece que seus trabalhos sucessores soam sempre como um descarte de baixa qualidade do mesmo. A criatividade de Lana Del Rey aparenta estar mais limitada e rasa, um álbum que não agrega a indústria fonográfica e, talvez, nem aos próprios fãs…
  21. Uberrios
    Aug 21, 2022
    0
    Not a good! Songs are ok but doesn’t give me any feelings. Vocals are ok! I need more emotion.
  22. Dan4567
    Sep 2, 2022
    2
    I usually like Lana's albums but this one right here, not really my cup of tea. I liked a few songs but overall wasn't solid as a project
  23. Dsros96
    Oct 23, 2021
    5
    Not a bad album but I feel like I have already heard 80% of the songs already on her previous albums.
  24. AleeX
    Oct 22, 2021
    0
    El segundo álbum del año que nos da Del Rey. Brindando cuatro sencillos iniciales como muestra de lo que viene. Queda clarísimo que al escuchar el disco nos cuenta su historia.
  25. Rafasilva
    Oct 22, 2021
    3
    Um trabalho bem mediano, nada de novo na discografia e a sonoridade já bem batida
  26. All_ButTrU4
    Nov 15, 2021
    6
    Too abstract to hold your attention. A frustrating sequel to the disappointing streak post "NFR!" Which isn't critique meant to demean this record against a magnum opus not easily repeated (nor should it be)but with that said the following releases feel like husks of an album. Very seamless and extremly forgettable. Lyrics are hardly ever a point of contention with Lana but with theseToo abstract to hold your attention. A frustrating sequel to the disappointing streak post "NFR!" Which isn't critique meant to demean this record against a magnum opus not easily repeated (nor should it be)but with that said the following releases feel like husks of an album. Very seamless and extremly forgettable. Lyrics are hardly ever a point of contention with Lana but with these one's it feels close to a Lana del Rey imitator trying to evoke the cool of "video games " and atmosphere of tge Ultraviolence Lp. Nothing feels worth your time. Arcadia the lead single meanders blindly almost asking to be skipped. Blk bathing suit is a sad shadow of the adept prose and delivery of Ultraviolence(an obvious reference point). Textbook is almost a highlight but collapses under it's own ideas. And whether the proximity to her previous record has a play but I doubt it as many artists have done close releases, Blue Banister (&chemtrails of the country) feel like B side compilations no one really needed. This mediocrity might satisfy die hard fan's and people comfortable with an album being words and a beat that achieve no enjoyment, but as a fan who would be continuously floored as Born to die was topped by honeymoon and honey moon by lust for life and that by NFR ,a fan who had seen an artist with one of the most streamlined discography's I remain in the place of my chemtrails disappointment.… Expand
  27. TruthTeller98
    Oct 22, 2021
    0
    This album truly lacks creativity and overall concept. Del Rey gave up on her own project, and decided to substitute half of it with old demo songs from the attic. The new songs truly are soaked in what’s left of her inspirations, which is not much. After listening, I truly hope she takes a 5 year hiatus to focus on writing and true craftsmanship. Norman was a bright star to gaze upon andThis album truly lacks creativity and overall concept. Del Rey gave up on her own project, and decided to substitute half of it with old demo songs from the attic. The new songs truly are soaked in what’s left of her inspirations, which is not much. After listening, I truly hope she takes a 5 year hiatus to focus on writing and true craftsmanship. Norman was a bright star to gaze upon and she’s got it in her, she just needs to focus her energy.… Expand
  28. jacobsrecords
    Oct 22, 2021
    5
    what’s all this then *taps foot aggressively*. Underwhelming album, full of filler tracks. No bueno.
  29. Weare
    Oct 22, 2021
    1
    Ela deveria parar de copiar e colar um tipo de compilação dos seus albuns anteriores, se eu adicionasse chemstrail e blue juntos, eu n iria conseguir diferenciar qual é qual
  30. Alex_sb
    Oct 22, 2021
    0
    It was a total waste of time listening to this new album, she has the ability to do better but wastes her little talent writing about drugs and sex, it is a completely DISGUSTING album.
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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Mojo
    Nov 16, 2021
    80
    A lyrically strong album. [Jan 2022, p.82]
  2. Uncut
    Nov 16, 2021
    80
    A set of drifting piano ballads that allow her rich and profane lyrics to hit home. [Jan 2022, p.22]
  3. Under The Radar
    Nov 4, 2021
    75
    While the days of Born to Die have long since passed, Lana Del Rey is still seeking paradise, closer now than ever as she turns her search inward, seemingly recognizing that paradise is ultimately found within the best of oneself. Still, if there is indeed a physical Arcadia to be revealed, it has not emerged in its entirety on Blue Banisters. That said, its intoxicating hints are enough to keep seekers thirsty.
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