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. Mzoon
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    She is a goddess no one can do it better. living to listen to her songs
  2. Lombardifav
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    Increiblemente hermoso
    Por algo es y sera la eterna reina y patrona del alternativo
  3. jonathancxfelip
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    I love this album, after COTCC it was a big change and each song has different vibes, I love Lana
  4. billyray
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    mais uma obra prima extremamente autentica lindo disco!!!! amei muito...ela foi a maior de novo
  5. Steven18
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Realmente un álbum espectacular ,sin duda alguna lana del rey sabe cómo reinventarse y mezclar géneros cada canción es una joya es especial " Dealer " … Expand
  6. sparklejump
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    career album perfect mommy debuted imagine launching this 17 year old the most beautiful person in the world thunder the biggest of the sweet Carolina album a love all the best
  7. elmalqueerer
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    she’s still the queen of alternative after all this time… can’t stop listening to blue banisters! she did that, AGAIN
  8. fckfran_
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Simplesmente TUDO, AOTY sim !! Serviu letras
    Serviu melodias serviu conceito Serviu coesão Servindo aclamando amoooooo    … Expand
  9. sunevgrant
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    Lana logra cada sentimiento con todo lo que crea los instrumentos que acompaña con su grandiosa voz, siempre lo hace, siempre logra ser una con sus letras, este álbum se siente es un sentimiento al momento de reproducir cada canción puedes sentir lo que ella siente de una manera especial
  10. MrFrench
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    Lana Del Rey has never vocally sounded better than she does throughout this album with her higher, middle, and lower registers used throughout and sometimes they are even used in the same track, which I love and keeps things interesting. The production to me is like a survey of the best sounds of Lana’s discography, which keeps it from falling into the trap of sameness or extremeLana Del Rey has never vocally sounded better than she does throughout this album with her higher, middle, and lower registers used throughout and sometimes they are even used in the same track, which I love and keeps things interesting. The production to me is like a survey of the best sounds of Lana’s discography, which keeps it from falling into the trap of sameness or extreme similarity that we saw on “Chemtrails Over The Country Club” even though I love that album, too.

    The title track, as good ones do, pushes a common theme on the album, how things in life may present as something at first, but fade into something else. Elsewhere, we see how the pain of the past can be escaped, but not forever as you have to address it and choose to rework your story/life where you are in charge of the narrative where you are free to find the beauty in the pain, heartbreak, and betrayals as opposed to being defined by it.

    “Text Book” has Lana singing about rewriting history, setting the record straight about who she is and what she believes, finding truth and admitting that
    “maybe just the way we're different could set me free” while speaking of disappointment, false hope of happiness, and broken promises on the title track.

    On “Arcadia,” Lana once more shows her bittersweet, conflicted affinity to L.A. while admitting her own fragile nature and knowing her time might be numbered there as she truly doesn’t belong: “My body is a map of L.A. / And my heart is like paper, I hate ya / I'm not from the land of the palms, so I know I can't stay here / I'm not native.”

    My favorite lyrics come from “Beautiful” as it shows the value of sadness and using that sadness to create something beautiful, which Lana does so very well, alongside her desire to be left alone to create what she wants to create: “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 / Let me run with the wolves, let me do what I do / Let me show you how sadness can turn into happiness / I can turn blue into something beautiful.”

    Along the same lines as the previous song, “Violets For Roses” takes a more personal approach to the idea of being asked and even forced to change for someone else:
    “You made me trade my violets for roses / You tried to trade in my new truck for Rollses / Don't forget all of these things that you love are the same things I hate / A simple life, I chose this.” Personal choice is a way to assert authenticity, which is something she has hinted at and stated since “Get Free” on “Lust For Life.”

    Text Book -10
    Blue Banisters - 10
    Arcadia -10
    Interlude - The Trio - N/A
    Black Bathing Suit - 10
    If You Lie Down With Me - 9
    Beautiful - 10
    Violets for Roses - 10
    Dealer - 9
    Thunder - 10
    Wildflower Wildfire - 10
    Nectar of the Gods - 9
    Living Legend - 10
    Cherry Blossom - 10
    Sweet Carolina - 9

    136/140 97/100    … Expand
  11. Romin1
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    A very well crafted album, arguably more personal to Lana and far surpasses her previous album Chemtrails Over the Country Club.
    The collaboration with Miles Kane on Dealer is very exquisite to listen to.
    Blue Banisters is in the top 3 of my favorite albums and without a doubt the best of this year.
  12. clEmEntine29
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    Lana demuestra ser una gran artista, completa y enfocada en lo que hace.
    Su poesía es incomparable y es clara una evolución en todas sus expresiones al momento de escribir.
  13. Brian1997
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    Lana del rey demostrando como hacer una obra de arte ofreciendo grandes sonidos, es un hermoso álbum
  14. tulsalanafreak
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    This album was amazing! It was really interesting and we heard a side of lana we haven't heard yet. Thank you for this amazing record Lana
  15. djr94
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    Another impeccable addition to Lanas extensively beautiful and enigmatic repertoire. One things for sure- this art will far outlast us.
  16. thanoulii
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    The gift that keeps on giving. Brilliant work as always. My faves at the moment are:
    Dealer
    Thunder
    Living Legend
  17. snr5187
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A true masterpiece and culmination of everything Lana has been working towards.… Expand
  18. Vitir
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    Lana del Rey novamente se refaz em suas músicas com melodias diferentes e cada vez mais intensas. Ouvir Blue Banisters é revigorante, é o anúncio de um fim de tarde em um dia de verão que guarda uma noite estrelada e apaixonante.
  19. Arnaldooo18
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    Lana nunca decepciona, este album es una obra de arte de principio a fin, es calmado, especial, intimo y sobre todo muy cuidado y con un valor sentimental muy grande tanto para ella como para sus fans.
  20. 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.
  21. Luixdav
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    Simplesmente perfeito, conseguiu juntar várias de suas eras sem perder a essência e conexão de seu álbum
  22. MEthaJasson
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    Piano, depth and strength. Lana del Rey is art and its quality is not maintained, it is transformed into sensations. There are no lyrics describing how well done this is.
  23. Trebily
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    Its beautiful as always, all albums of Lana Del Ray are great releases, i love all of them.
  24. Rkn
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    I feel like this is the album (I have been waiting for) we should have received in 2017, had we been in another timeline and she had not chosen to go the route of Lust for Life, and then met Jack Antonoff (probably due to the inclusion of older songs). BB joins UV + HM in the trifecta of excellence.
  25. Jockita
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    Estoy sin palabras, sentí la fuerza en su voz realmente. Siento que este álbum es lo que llevaba años esperando para escuchar cuando estoy aburrida de lo mismo. Sigue siendo Lana pero cada vez se pone mejor. 10/10
  26. Marcellocostam
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    Maior que temos,maior que carreiras, álbum de Milhões da gata surrando tudo e tudos
  27. Josemendez1
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    This is the best album so far, each song is art, the lyrics of the songs, her voice, everything, there in no doubt that Lana Del Rey is art. In other words this is album of the year.
  28. hmzkcr
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    i really loved the album. lana has created another masterpiece. she never disappoints.
  29. akameoo
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    perfeito demais como tudo da lana, a atmosfera e a voz da lana nesse álbum estão incríveis.
  30. KasyanenkoAnton
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    Lana Del Rey is a Living Legend of our generation. Queen of sadness with incredible voice
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Metascore
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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