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. Yubnoob
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    This is one of her best albums ever, completely recommendable!!!! yassssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
  2. Lucasalmeida212
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Singularidade única. Dificilmente um artista se entrega tanto aos seu sentimentos como ela fez sem se importar com a critica.… Expand
  3. Xonejose
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    Padre santo, Lana nos da este álbum lleno de energía y melancolía, sin duda uno de sus mejores trabajos.
  4. johangeist
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    Lana's new album captures the ddecadence of america, bring us the nihilist and "thanatos" feels, masterpiece for sure, only a poet like her can do it! She is the only serious american singer on the trend's. The lyrics express the immanence of her spirit, a musical spirit. The album is one music take divided in several nuances that captures the 'geist' of this century ─ zeitgeist.
  5. inkypinky
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    Very raw and vulnerable. Her vocals are the highlight of this album. Dealer and Thunder being the best tracks features her vocal prowess. Her ongwriting is straight up poetry. This is the best album of 2021! She just earned her second Album of the Year after Chemtrails. No one's doing it like Lana!
  6. Jess21
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lana entrega poesia, ela parece melancólica e doce, magoada pela forma que é vista por parte da crítica e até dos fãs. Ela cresceu.… Expand
  7. Btvlchs
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    This album is so amazing. We’ll produced and different from what Lana did on Chemtrails
  8. reyzapien
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    her best since norman **** rockwell and her second best album overall, tracks are amazing
  9. Frxnff
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    Este album es arte. Juega con el pasado y el presente, retomando nada más y nada menos que una Lizzy Grant que entona melodías hacia hoy, con una Lana Del Rey más madura.
  10. missborntolose
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of her best releases ever. You can tell that she put a lot of thought into the making, she also included a lot of people in the production… Expand
  11. Wildfire_
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    Excelente voz, excelentes ritmos, este álbum es el mejor del 2021 sin duda, esperemos que los premios Grammy el siguiente año no cometan el mismo error que los del año pasado
  12. igorthug
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    Queen of Alt. Album is perfect! Lana Del Rey Lana Del Rey Lana Del Rey Lana Del Rey Lana Del Rey Lana Del Rey Lana Del Rey Lana Del Rey Lana Del Rey
  13. spicyvic
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    Wow, I am at a loss for words. I love every single song on the album. Lana’s voice is stunning.
  14. madalyn
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. it's the best albums ever released. it's so personal and it's just amazing. it deserves this rating!… Expand
  15. Yassslaygawd
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    The production on this album is one of the best lana has had, she slayed mawma yes gawd the house down boots okurrr
  16. jhonds
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    Incrível, inteligente, grandioso, solido e pessoal, tudo isso descreve bem blue banisters!
  17. callmegardenias
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    There're some strange Lana's tune of voice but it's so great. Her 9th album is great
  18. Jasperhrra
    Oct 24, 2021
    10
    el mejor album de lana, me encanta thunder
  19. shayaannasir
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this album is nothing short of an absolute masterpiece, the striking vocals and her iconic captivating persona create a truly encapsulating experience when listening, further progressing in lana’s story in a way so unique yet so clear. she matured so much and i love this style of writing, producing, and songwriting so much. keep it up lana!!… Expand
  20. kiectrl
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    amazing album! def not her best album (nfr is so wow) but it is really special
  21. LamNguyen2709
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    This album is very good. Lyrics, instrumental...everything is perfect. Love this album
  22. Vankhai
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its just so deep and beautiful! Lana is the geat song writer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… Expand
  23. WhiteBlindness
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    Just a beautiful album by the best vocalist ever. Insightful, meaningfull and, most of all, beautiful melodies that make the voice of Line shine
  24. mihhtuan
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    one of the best album she's ever created, everything about this is so beautiful
  25. Thien97
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    Album of the year. What a wonderful journey. Her second best album to date. I love If you lie down with me the most. Queen mother
  26. Davereve
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    Es un hermoso álbum, Lana cada vez nos sorprende más haciendo arte. Esta vez nos dio un álbum en el que muestra su parte más íntima como persona, contándonos su vida de una forma completamente sincera.
  27. Aljon18
    Oct 24, 2021
    10
    I just love the entire album. The cohesiveness was just like out of this world. Lana's voice is indeed, reminiscing.
  28. Ajajej
    Oct 24, 2021
    10
    WOWWWWWWWW INCREDIBLE BREATH TAKINGGGGGGGGGGG AOTY SHE REALLY DID THAT IM SHOOOKED STREAM BLUE BANISTERS AND NOT THE ALBUM FROM THAT OLD ****
  29. Bjork323
    Oct 24, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. “All roads that lead to you as integral to me as arteries, that pump the blood that flows straight to the heart of me America.” Lana sings in the third song, “Arcadia,” off of possibly her most important album, “Blue Banisters.” This track highlights one of two key themes from this album. She has always wrote about America, and it’s importance to her. While this track highlights this overarching theme, it also criticizes it, because like the blood in our arteries, we are completely reliant on it. Many people woud like to get rid of their blood. So who’s to say that Lana wouldn’t want to do the same with america? So why does this make it such a great album? Well I think this album does two things, I think this album makes a reflexive criticism of herself, and secondly I think this album points out why some critics and criticisms are unfair. We already explored her reflexivity criticism in, “Arcadia.” However it came from her, and I think the most important criticism comes from within, sure, you can get the spark to change from others, but really changing oneself on the inside is always a personal choice. Which I think brings me to my next point. Validity of criticism comes from within. You decide whether the criticism is valid to you, individuals decide if the criticism garnered at them is valid. Whether this is expressed in the same manner differs, some may get defensive, or project. But this all highlights a telling aspect, that on the inside, most of the time, we know if what we’re doing is harmful. I believe Lana highlights this belief best in her seventh song off Blue Banisters, “Beautiful.” One of the largest of many criticisms coming from news articles expressing disingenuous takes and hot topics criticizes Lana for being too sad. Over the years she has been given the criticism of following the “Sad Girl,” trope, she even sings about this in the song titled the same off of her third studio album, “Ultraviolence.” She counters this argument when she sings, “What if someone had asked Picasso not to be sad? Never known who he was or the man he’d become. There would be no blue period.” Before I continue, I think her example may also highlight misogyny in media and in her criticisms, because even though Picasso paints sad, somber paintings, he has never been criticized for being too sad. She sings that she cannot tell her story without being sad, to tell her story without being sad would be to not tell her story at all. Lana paints out an ever-extending landscape of pro/anti- Americana in her eighth studio album, “Blue Banisters.” The lyrics in the 15 songs tell a story and answer questions we’ve all yearned to ask of her and of society. So what should this album do for us, how does the message of this album convince us to do something? This album tells us to be weary of criticism from parties suspect of leveling criticism for motives beyond criticism, it also tells us to criticize are selves, and at the same time, be comfortable in our current existence, even if it isn’t our end goal. You don’t have to hate yourself to change.… Expand
  30. robertaachiaua
    Oct 24, 2021
    10
    i’m not going to lie, i was a bit concerned about this album before hearing it. the singles were good, but none of them had THAT spark that is so classically lana. however the album as a whole did not let me down. it is the first work of lana’s that i loved upon first listen. it made me bawl my eyes out, it made me laugh, it gave me chills and most importantly made me feel like i’mi’m not going to lie, i was a bit concerned about this album before hearing it. the singles were good, but none of them had THAT spark that is so classically lana. however the album as a whole did not let me down. it is the first work of lana’s that i loved upon first listen. it made me bawl my eyes out, it made me laugh, it gave me chills and most importantly made me feel like i’m ascending. the production has the simplistic piano lana has been going for lately however it had something more on almost every song so it was enjoyable. the lyrics are amazing but what’s new? overall this album is one of lana’s best work and definitely up there in my favorites. she did great!… Expand
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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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