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Lana Del Rey on SNL: Coup or Crap? Local Reaction
I used to work in a record shop in Lincoln NE. I was a huge fan of Nirvana's BLEACH album. When Smells Like Teen Spirit was on constant rotation at MTV we were flocked by college jocks purchasing NEVERMIND. I can not tell you how many returned wanting to sell the album back to us shortly after purchasing it. You know why? They were only comfortable with that one song and when they heard the other songs it jarred them and they didn't like it. Which is some sort of retardation because all the other songs sound the Fing SAME!, and I'm not dissing, I love Nirvana, just a simple fact. Then later when the other songs on the album got more airplay/MTVplay they came back to repurchase the album, AGAIN! Idiots. Look, I get it. Lana (Lizzy) probably had some work done on her lips or whatever. I don't f'ing care! either I like what she produces or I don't. She is a talented artist and singer and she f'ed up her performance because she was nervous as hell cuz she is getting thrown into the spotlight possibly a bit too soon. Others may have handled the initial attention better, but she didn't. It's water under the bridge. It doesn't change the fact that no one else sounds like her or makes music like her and I'm super happy to have heard what I perceive to be the best new pop music in forever, that I never expected to hear. Point is, half or more of the people who are bitching about her are in my opinion, people who can't get past the initial shock of hearing something new (and I'm referring to her recorded songs, not her horrible performance on SNL) and will come to like, if not love her later, once they have heard her music enough. Ongoing observation... some people really don't like new things. mark my words.... she will do just fine. If anything she will do too well and I worry I will get sick of hearing her constantly everywhere. oh well... I'm enjoying her now, and I'll take it. ps to all the moaners (aka stupid Jocks). relax! Pay more attention to your dwindling rights as a U.S. citizen, more love to those artists you like and less hate to those you don't.— January 17, 2012 1:35 a.m.