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- Summary: The eight-track release follows the pop singer's debut studio album, Born To Die.
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- Record Label: Interscope
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 9
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Mixed: 4 out of 9
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Negative: 0 out of 9
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Nov 16, 2012The music here is more considered and richly teased out.
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Nov 20, 2012Once you accept that Lana knows exactly what she's doing--that she, not Interscope Records or any of her co-producers, is the architect behind this R-rated retro-pop fantasy--then maybe you'll start loving her, too.
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Jan 2, 2013Born to Die's highlights are both slightly more numerous and slightly more effective--but it's still a very strong, successful record, whether taken as an addition or a follow-up.
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Entertainment WeeklyNov 21, 2012Though she makes a few knowingly meta nods to her own rep, Paradise leans too hard on the same tired drowsy-Lolita poses. [23 Nov 2012, p.70]
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Nov 14, 2012Del Rey is far from a great singer, and her songs tend to drag. But her shtick--1950s torch balladry spiced with sexed-up 21st-century provocation--is at least conceptually sharp.
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Nov 14, 2012Paradise is longer [than Born To Die], but less essential, more a summary of her persona than an attempt at developing it.
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Nov 14, 2012Paradise is the best attempt (yet) to cohere a deeply incoherent artist.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 97 out of 112
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Mixed: 12 out of 112
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Negative: 3 out of 112
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Nov 15, 2012
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Mar 19, 2021Paradise is a brilliant album, but it's one that leaves room for a few improvements, and inspires confidence that they'll happen.
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Oct 3, 2017
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Dec 9, 2012
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Dec 16, 2014
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Jul 24, 2017
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Aug 31, 2019All time classic songs can be found in this masterpiece! Just perfect album.
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