AJR - The Click - Album Review

For my 794th review, I have the opportunity to discuss AJR's grandiose sophomore experiment - and discover something for this decade worth "recognizing" indeed.
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Worst Songs: I can't... too many, I just can't...
1/10
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[@deepcuts]

You've made me want to listen to it now Mark

[@GrayLZ]

Oh hey Oliver, love your channel

[@domezero4287]

Me too

[@panicatthepilts5782]

Yes Mark made me I even commented something nice on the AJR video.Im having a crisis

[@calvindew5298]

Trust me man, its not worth it

[@jacksonneuhart5684]

Hold on a damn minute...

[@BPetty1236]

Man 21 minutes! Spectrum Pulse records broken in this review: 1. Longest Album Review Solo 2. Most F-Bombs Dropped in a Vid 3. First 1/10

[@scottrohrbeck7672]

Well, the longest album review he's done alone. Some of his collab reviews with ARTV and thelpclub I think have been longer than this.

[@BPetty1236]

Scott Rohrbeck Your right. Time for a edit.

[@crazyluigi6664]

Honestly, I'm surprised it wasn't a 0/10 myself.

[@EYTPS]

He said fuck plenty of times in his previous videos

[@skynet6822]

He gave the new The Chicks album a longer review

[@alexleslie2898]

"I've read season 5 glee fan fiction" - Mark Grondin

[@teddyhaines6613]

He even came across a Glee fanfic he really liked a while back, one about a zombie apocalypse.

[@gregorybest6580]

I guess this album didn't... "click" with you, Mark. I'll kill myself now.

[@disx1317]

Album Surgeon Reviews Honestly i'll take any joke over this joke of an "album" AKA just an autotuned pile of garbage

[@gregorybest6580]

Disx 131 This was an album? I thought it was the choirs of Hell bellowing at me.

[@mariokarter13]

"Should I go for more clicks this year, or should I follow the click in my ear?" If it's the click of a handgun, the latter. #Edgy

[@pipimisbiggestfan9508]

Album Surgeon Reviews it was a very "weak" album. (kill me)

[@Jansterseeky]

Yeah, I wouldn't want A Jan Reality, would I? Yeah, I wouldn't want people to be able to click on a link to save Godjan, would I? Yeah, I wouldn't want God to stay alive and have sex (in his reality), would I?

[@coloneljak42_]

>Fire graphics on the title card >Best songs: N/A >Worst songs: I can't >Pre-review announcement of being NSFW Daaaaaaamn, he fuckin' hates this shit.

[@Zach-lc6bs]

twenty one pilots' fans hate you? Surprising considering your acclaim for Blurryface in your review.

[@fuckingloser2817]

Zach If I'm not mistaken, they didn't like the fact that he tried labeling them into some genre when he reviewed their previous album Vessel in his earlier years.

[@cubedmelons876]

They got mad at Mark's 8/10 review of Vessel. Yes, you read that right.

[@nicklaswachter2503]

21 pilots hardcore fans are just beyond retarded.

[@beetlebatbackup]

I'm part of the Clique and I think most of it is cancer

[@adamjudge7974]

Nicklas Wachter makes perfect sense as to why Warner Bros would market this group towards this audience.

[@NebLleb]

'This review will NOT be safe for work. There will be a lot of profanity in descriptive, and frankly DISGUSTING varieties. [if you have an issue with this,] I Highly recommend you skip away NOW, because the next few paragraphs of this script will probably piss you off a bit.' C'mon, there's no way it could be _that_ bad! *Lots of minutes later* 'Fuck this record, fuck everyone at Warner Bros who decided to bankroll this, fuck the culture that would enable/excuse them, and if you INFLICT this on anybody, _fuck you too!_' Guys... *I think this album broke him.* I now know what a man losing his mind is like!

[@sharkified4859]

I love AJR too! Its so great to see another fan making such a supportive video!

[@RIDESareLIFE]

Plasticized skullfuck Clustrofuck Noxious scrotal discharge Pulsating abomination Skin-crawlingly atrocious I love this guys vocabulary

[@AdamLeeNichols]

I do too. @Spectrum Pulse is the best.

[@RacingWorldTV202]

Crocodile f|_|ckers too lol

[@Kalitayy]

I'm borrowing these phrases to describe the new Blackpink album. Thank you Spectrum Pulse!

[@InkAndPoet]

Dick-shreddingly gross

[@NateIsLame]

I thought the album was fun in the dumbest way possible but godDAMN this is one of the sickest roasts I've ever seen.

[@rosemulet]

funny to see you here

[@RyanTheSharkie69]

@@rosemuletfunny to see you here

[@artvjon]

Oh my GOD. This was so good Mark, the sheer anger that built up in you throughout the review, it almost makes me happy. The ending with the yelling and the fuck you's was classic, kudos man, one of your best ever reviews.

[@guylikesthings]

ARTV does this mean you are going to suffer through this album?

[@willcalton4026]

Jaden Just He already did, and gave it a 3/10. He did a five in one review about a month back, and it was the last album he covered in that video

[@guylikesthings]

Will Calton ok. Gotta check that review out

[@jeffemerson60]

Hey John. Finally Found a place and a job again. Playlist is now officially up to date.

[@artvjon]

JEFF!!!! YOU'RE BACK! I'm so happy to hear you're back on your feet. Hit me up on Twitter if you need to chat man.

[@sleepdeprivedpikachu7235]

This is Mark’s most iconic moment that I’ve seen on his channel when it comes to album reviews. It is one of the most awe inspiring things I’ve ever seen. It almost makes me want to go listen to the album just to see if it lives up to the hate. But my depression is bad enough. I will spare myself.

[@cringeybydefault4151]

Very smart to value your mental health over letting curiosity torture you

[@TheWonkyAngle]

jesus christ

[@andrewbianchi1294]

The Wonky Angle I know I'm three months late but REVIEW IT

[@MusicNerdDavid]

My claim to fame is putting this on Mark's schedule

[@GradySmith]

LOL Mark. I can honestly say I've never disagreed with you more on an album. I love this whole thing start to finish. I think it's an earnest, thoroughly modern pop record about growing up and anxiety. I like how much it deals with guilt, sobriety, and career in a really smart way. (I think there's something subversive and honest about songs like "No Grass Today" and "Weak" that beg the question about why he's even singing about this stuff if it REALLY doesn't bother him.) And it's exciting to listen to. I'm into how ADD the production is. Oh well. We are NOT on the same page on this one, and that's okay!

[@aronpuma5962]

Hm, personally I think part of Mark's distaste is comparison to other artists who already have done music in this mold, but to him, better. Obviously Mark sites Jon Bellion and Twenty One Pilots, but if I may share a personal example that more defines my view of the album, I decided to listen to "No Grass Today" out of curiosity, and I wasn't angry but I have no use for it. I have no use for it because I already heard this song earlier this year. That song is "Drugs" by Alltta. Now, Alltta is collaboration between rapper Mr. J Medeiros and producer 20syl, and their song "Drugs" is remarkably similar to "No Grass Today" in concept, execution, lyrical ideas, even some production elements. And I would say both sound about equally preachy, "Drugs" is not like my favorite song or anything. But to me it just, works a lot better. The first reason for me is that it has a better melody. I don't what to grasp onto in "No Grass Today" because the vocal melody isn't well matched by the instrumental tones. There isn't an underlying harmonic structure that sticks in my head on "No Grass Today" and I kinda struggle to call up what the songs sounds like to my memory. 20syl has a clear melodic and harmonic throughline in his song that just connects with me a lot more, and even though that song also has a lot of melodic ideas, they seem connected, they all fit the harmoic structure, and feel like logical extensions of the last. It sticks in my memory. And that includes Mr. J Medeiros's flow. Honestly, I feel his flow fits the song melodicaly more than in AJR (not sure of the singer's name). And the lyrics make Mr. J Medeiros a bit more of a real figure. "Drugs" has these very specific details and circumstances that flow into each other. Not perfectly, but it builds reasoning, to explain what Medeiros thinks on drugs and lets him make his statement on it. And even though that statement is a tad wishy washy, you see why. He sounds like a person who has experience with this. AJR sounds a bit less believable, and more importantly, the ideas don't really build as well to me. Is "No Grass Today" my worst song ever? No, I just have no use for it and when I listen to it, I can only think of songs that sound better.

[@nritsch]

That being said, Netflix Trip still sucks.

[@gamerkdjack2695]

Tamerlein Music they basically copied Jon bellion's old song Human just listen to it and you'll hear it

[@eerietoast9911]

I could not agree with you more

[@thepigeonsofthepacificnort2268]

Thought I had the ADHD but that’s a real thing, and I’m just lazy.

[@JaesadaSrisuk]

The most important question is: wait, you read “Glee” fan fiction??? All kidding aside, I’d love to see a “Glee” retrospective from you, Mark! It was such an unexpected cultural phenomenon, and one that dissipated just as quickly - I think that you’d be able to synthesize what made it so popular so quickly.

[@FlipTrackz]

Gonna start a gofundme for an AJR and Sam Hunt collab album.

[@cubedmelons876]

Now THAT would probably be Mark's first 0/10.

[@hankcyrus9776]

FlipTrackz 😂 please also put that up on his patreon!

[@Sarah-oi3of]

featuring Florida Georgia line.

[@coloneljak42_]

So are we calling this album "Fuck You, Mark"?

[@Stavros-ki7wn]

Zachary Jones Only if Jake Paul mercifully decides not to make an album.

[@WilliamMaranciMashups]

this is the best review in existence

[@AndreaLuna27]

man, I'm worried about your blood pressure now

[@damiensukulele2834]

Andrea Luna I'm worried about mine lol

[@HEARTMACHINEPLUSULTRA]

This is Mark’s Speedin’ Bullet 2 Heaven

[@unquieteagle4953]

There is beautiful vocabulary in this video

[@jo_nm9484]

I have to agree lol

[@lcs-1]

B E L L I C O S E

[@thatkidwiththehoodie]

Mark reaching the crescendo of his rage as Bud Like You blasts in the background makes the whole thing sound like the album having some sort of glorious celebratory death parade for itself and I couldn’t be happier watching it.

[@dirkpeloquin1578]

This wasn't a review, this was a roast

[@aftershock16509]

No, a roast is usually more friendly and well-intended. This review is anything but friendly.

[@charlie.hubbard5463]

Dirk Peloquin Or more of a full fledged public execution

[@BHOPDaMaestro]

It wasn't even a roast, it was a slaughtering.

[@BPetty1236]

B-HOP Hey, have you reviewed this on your website?

[@gabbymurray3819]

Dirk Peloquin It's not a roast when it's 100% false

[@HerkulesHildrum]

I just realized that this is the most "how do you do, fellow kids" album to ever be released by a major record label.

[@Cashcorn]

It’s better than most major record label songs that are about drugs or the 30 exes the “artist” has

[@FirstnameLastname-ju7em]

@@Cashcorn No actually, it isn't. The issue with the song is it tries to do the absolute bare minimum to differentiate itself from those albums by making it about boring mediocre dudes and using awful annoying quirky samples. Then it expects us to be impressed and astounded and relate to what is essentially a glitter coat of paint over some completely normal ass boring pop songs with identical structure to the "exes and drugs lmao" pop songs.

[@Cashcorn]

@@FirstnameLastname-ju7em What I think is better is a matter of opinion. And they also compose and write their own music. I hate it when “artists” buy songs and beats from others and then claim it as their own.

[@blakchristianbale]

@@Cashcorn those both sound much more interesting than this, and there are tons of artists making that kind of music who write their own songs

[@Cashcorn]

@@blakchristianbale Name a couple of artists who write, compose, and sing their own songs (that aren’t generic) and I’ll be sure to check them out.

[@done___]

Spectrum Pulse's negative reviews are always his best ones, but... woah... THIS is... something else.

[@roscothechampion5585]

I know right, this review sucks, I can’t wait for him to get bombarded with hate

[@ikoandreas5085]

The review was good And sp was correct

[@turboshazed7370]

AJR Stan 🤣

[@done___]

@@turboshazed7370 ...No, I agree with him.

[@turboshazed7370]

@@done___ I was not talking to you read the reply that stands out like a piece of shit.

[@marcobazan4187]

I grew up on D I S N E Y, but this don't feel like D I S N E Y

[@roscothechampion5585]

You say I turned out fine, I think I’m still turning out

[@elijah6496]

@@roscothechampion5585 I hope you stick around

[@conormanning8745]

Were gonna figure it out

[@conormanning8745]

When I'm still turning out

[@cbrad_edits]

@@brandonholton4107 pUt QuInOa iN mY fRiDgE, sTiLL i’M nOt FeELiNg GrOwN

[@brantlarson421]

“It’s like Andy Grammar without the grit.” LOL

[@jeremyusreevu237]

It's AJR. They aren't supposed to have grit.

[@piausc4712]

@@jeremyusreevu237 Yeah they’re supposed to have no grit actually

[@daniilromanenko3677]

1.5K people clearly turned a deaf ear to what he said at the beginning of the video

[@piausc4712]

No I heard him, just wanted to squeeze in my dislike before I was out of here ;)

[@daniilromanenko3677]

@@piausc4712 well that's even worse. You disliked the video before even listening to his arguments

[@piausc4712]

@@daniilromanenko3677 Honestly this video is a pain to watch. I tried but not based on what he said, but it’s just so stressful like even if I haven’t ever heard of ajr. Also it’s not his opinions, it’s just the way he’s presenting it which I don’t like. It’s my opinion, but I’m not trying to change yours.

[@vicstonek9]

@@piausc4712 I couldn't understand how you worded that but whatever, this album sucks.

[@piausc4712]

@@vicstonek9 I already know you guys think that, if you don’t have any reasoning or anything to defend your claim than just move on with your day

[@princelink6004]

If these guys have the billboard hot 100 hit streak that twenty one pilots had in 2016, I'm gonna be seriously worried for Marks sanity.

[@cubedmelons876]

Not likely. Weak just died on pop radio.

[@volcanosauce00]

Zachary Jones Tear In My Heart did the exact same thing, just sayin

[@cubedmelons876]

Was Tear In My Heart even sent to pop radio in the first place?

[@princelink6004]

Zachary Jones It charted, so it must have been played on pop radio a few times.

[@volcanosauce00]

Zachary Jones I heard it once on a radio station. And of course I've heard Stressed Out, Ride, and Heathens countless times on the radio

[@NateIsLame]

Reading through the angry comments is glorious.

[@squidsnchips]

OMG I love your channel

[@squidsnchips]

But do you actually like the album?

[@periwinkle8914]

NATE WTF ARE YOU DOING HERE YOU BEAUTY

[@periwinkle8914]

Review the AJR album my good sir

[@emmalee8615]

NateIsLame sup nate

[@everyinsaneday]

It's sad TOPs fanbase has gotten such a toxic reputation you almost don't want to claim to be a fan of the band you've loved since late 2012. Great review, Mark. Love how worked up garbage gets you, lol.

[@blubby8320]

"If it was ever presented to a marketing director, he would make the whole corporate office commit seppuku." - Mark 2017

[@willcalton4026]

Probably one of the best music reviews I've ever seen. I've been anticipating this since I saw you tweet about it, and it was worth the wait

[@CrashThompson]

Whoa! When you're forced to "look on the bright side" of albums like Angelic 2 the Core and Speeding Bullet to Heaven that's a horrifically bad sign. I'm... morbidly curious now. On a scale of 1 to One More Light how pissed off am I gonna be listening to this thing?

[@BPetty1236]

The Rock Critic I'd say 11.

[@miticaBEP07]

The Rock Critic Petite Mort, I think

[@zdoggzero6595]

The Rock Critic hi senpai crash 4.5 one more lights/5

[@an_alienwashere]

The Rock Critic 3005

[@Kevinelevin92]

I got a cure for The Click. Enter Shikari's 'The Spark'

[@TheCaymaster]

Mark this was funniest review I've ever seen from you

[@guylikesthings]

Caymaster The review is better than the album

[@kodekYT]

@@guylikesthings eh, I found it most boring apart from when he gets mad, he just repeats the same stuff to sound smarter each time

[@piedpiped3267]

Still an amazing review. Absolutely love this because it sums up how I feel about this album. I hate how the writing embodies people who don’t care about anything in their life, I hate the autotune scat breakdowns throughout the album, and I hate their somehow vocal fanbase. I’ve seen interviews of the group and they’re definitely good people. I just wish they’d make better music

[@laurar5072]

I think It's just about music taste... I like AJR but I know that not everyone will like it. For example I don't like rap. My opinion🤞

[@piedpiped3267]

@@laurar5072 yeah. And if you like them, more power to you. I respect your opinion

[@awesomegamer2300]

Ok orchestra?

[@the_trans_sylveon7087]

I love AJR, but this video has always been my favorite video on youtube.

[@politixsucc4717]

I mean, do you see some truth in what he says?

[@MrODigga]

When I saw the 21-minute run-time, the flames around the thumbnail, and the description, I nearly went and grabbed some popcorn. And this review definitely didn't disappoint. As much as I feel for you that you had to listen to this album enough to review it, I think the end result is one of your most entertaining reviews ever. I would say I hope the next album you cover isn't so painful for you to listen to, but I don't think it's possible for that to NOT happen.

[@cb._]

Why are you reading Season 5 Glee fanfic

[@JonDials]

Honestly this might be my favorite review of yours so far. Love the raw, explicit no bs approach.

[@spyral43]

I'm so glad I'm not the only person who noticed that the melody of "Netflix Trip" sounded suspiciously similar to "Human" by Jon Bellion

[@chasem4659]

well Hand Of God sounds suspiciously similar to Overture on AJR’s first album, which came out first.

[@spyral43]

lol okay, I'm gonna say this right now: I enjoy both bands quite a bit. AJR has problems, but I really do respect them and enjoy the majority of their songs. But their original Overture (nor their new Overture) don't SOUND anything like Hand of God. The IDEA of mashing most of the songs on the album into a piece was similar, sure. But this is not a new idea in the lightest sense. A traditional Overture was mainly used in classical music at first (I believe) where it served as a prelude to the show. It, too, combined several of the ideas of the upcoming music into a single piece. My point here is that there's a difference between using a trope that's been in music for several centuries and blatantly ripping off a melody that's used in about a third of a song

[@heckicusdoomicuswizardus1382]

oh my god this was genuinely fucking brutal.

[@chisayukizome5435]

Whether or not the album is good,at least the album art is beautiful to look at

[@miticaBEP07]

Jack Bointon Human Condition meets Mobile Orchestra.

[@luriv37]

Goddess Of Change hahahaha

[@jellybreath_]

Goddess Of Change yeah, it definitely reminded me of Mobile Orchestra at first

[@elijah6496]

It also shows AJR, and what they're music is like, in my opinion.

[@pokemonand9]

I'm sorry but 20:11 to 20:22 just had me laughing so much. I doubt we will ever see Mark this angry and it's kind of entertaining.

[@hankcyrus9776]

pokemonand9 the last few spots on worst of 2016 was also funny.

[@TheDukeofCheese12]

Thijs van asselt Also on the Worst of 2015: "People who are scared of their own testicles need music too"

[@gabeguarin1096]

I’ve read his pre-video blogs where he dropped F-bombs like it was Christmas.

[@leethepigeon]

@@gabeguarin1096 i’m an ajr fan and even to me that was just absolutely hilarious JEJSKEID

[@godnotavailable2094]

I didn't even know he was Canadian until he said "saury" xD

[@navinkling6028]

Am I the only one who likes AJR?

[@bigboichungus6846]

NavInkling Gamer I love their music

[@creepycrow31]

NOPE! I love there songs

[@mattsmith9604]

NavInkling Gamer I love them

[@Gløriøusgøne_9]

Beatles Fiend fuck you

[@natureshell3584]

I love them hes just negative

[@calvinsquire]

Holy shit, this is the angriest Canadian I've ever seen... I love it

[@jadenthemusicfreak]

Lol

[@markkleinman675]

fantastic review! you almost exceeded CoverKillerNation's meltdowns over bad metal albums.. I'm impressed, and happy you torched this sonic nightmare. Thanks for the laughs.

[@Blondieflay]

You gave The Click a 10 and DAMN a 3? What kind of critic are you?

[@Annathecommenter]

Blondieflay Wait what

[@andrewshieh0712]

wrong channel

[@fren8595]

Spectrumthony Pulsetano

[@crazyluigi6664]

Awfully Memetano here, Internet's busiest awful memes.

[@cameronspalding9792]

I haven’t even listened to this album: I just clicked on this because I like seeing Mark rant!

[@GrayLZ]

Watching this on April 22 2019: Wow I cannot wait for Mark to review the new AJR album in a few days he is going to rip it apart.

[@RubixCube-nq4wi]

LZ I can’t wait!

[@scurrvery]

the words that came out of your mouth this day *i could use these*

[@TheDukeofCheese12]

I'd never heard of AJR before you talked about them on Billboard Breakdown. I guessed that the name was just the first letters of their first names..... ...and I was right. Why am I not surprised?

[@dord]

a landmark of music criticism

[@indelane6260]

Usually, when I see an album from an act I've never heard of reviewed by you, it's because it's some amazing work and a solid contender for the year-end list(s). I will now sincerely retract that self-advice.

[@Swedguy220]

What if you made a review with the description "watch/10" but then as you gave the score you would still say watch/10 and end the vid.

[@maxrevs24]

This is music criticism history

[@MrGetownedLP]

This review stands as one of the best - if not the best dismantling of any record yet. The vocabulary used + the roasts (see the glee fan-fiction one) are incredible. LOVE IT

[@tomatmo5170]

This is the best use of the English language ever.

[@ahri3887]

The writing of this review is more interesting than the actual album

[@jakobsanchez738]

20:02 Mark correctly predicts his next 1/10, holy shit

[@JamoboBorg]

This was amazing!! Please do more like this! It's always great to see a reviewer really express their emotions for an album (both positive and negative :)

[@VortexLyte]

personally i like AJR and this album seeing all of these comments from AJR stans makes me cringe my face into my skull though

[@VortexLyte]

i take it back this album is actually inconsistent as hell

[@GrantVanderKlipp]

holy shit mark, you gotta roast ajr like that? hahhah you explaining this is so entertaining 😂 i honestly loved the album, and i still do after the video, and i loved the concert i went to as well. but you have your opinions

[@Louielois]

Kind of late on this but I actually love this album because I feel they wanted some of the songs to be funny. The songs like Call my Dad and Bud Like You are some of my favorites because they're just weird songs to listen to with no serious meaning. The creators are 3 brothers making music so I feel that it's fine and suits their personality to make these strange songs. They literally just make random songs that they feel like making and put them together in an album and I like the randomness of it. I don't like all the songs on their but I like some because of this randomness and some lyrics are relatable to me. I thought that was obvious since they started getting known from the song I'm Ready which is super strange (I mean it literally has spongbob in it for no reason) but it's catchy and it's just a song for the heck of it. Overall I know that not all the songs are like this and some are trying to be serious and relatable which I even find annoying but all artist do this and they are still growing and getting experience. Their music really just seems for their fans who are familiar with their personalities and brotherly relationship with one another. It's for people who don't really take every song they listen to so seriously, so I can see why you and other people don't like them. Anyways I'm going to subscribe since this was an interesting video and I actually enjoyed how passionate you were about this and you took the time to analyze everything in you're own way and research some fact that I didn't know of even although my view of the band didn't change. Thanks for sharing your opinion and being serious about your job, it was very funny and entertaining, keep it up.

[@hiimemily]

KZbin doesn't show it anymore unless you use an extension, but the like/dislike ratio on this one is practically 1:1. AJR fans were _furious_ over this one. But you know what I think? I think Mark didn't go hard enough. Legitimately shocked this didn't get a 0.

[@faro8784]

i’m pretty sure the only reason this didn’t get a 0/10 is because he doesn’t do those

[@urtarreviews6484]

3 years later, this is still the best album review Mark has ever made.

[@baronvonbeandip]

Brad Taste brought me here. I love that intelligent people dunk on AJR. It's the first thing that comes to my mind when I think about NPC Music.

[@jeremyusreevu237]

L. AJR is an awesome band.

[@turboshazed7370]

​@@jeremyusreevu237no one is safe from you Lol

[@lilchaseA]

As a AJR fan, this is absolutely HILARIOUS

[@roselandacademyshorts5571]

SAME BRO

[@jtlovescodelyoko]

Anime America's Review of High Guardian Spice sent me back here because wow Robyn went this level angry

[@charlottegaze6406]

Bud Like You is genuine nightmare fuel

[@AVProductions21]

IKR, probably one of the absolute WORST songs I have ever heard in my entire life, if not THE worst.

[@11LuStar]

It sounds like a Disney reject Actually come to think about it half this albums does

[@jeremyusreevu237]

Bud Like You is as nightmare inducing as a Bob Ross painting.

[@patricklauer4452]

This was the most painful album I’ve ever listened to! This roast was the most iconic thing of the decade

[@featherycoffee1401]

I'd say that was the Dead petz roast by Fantano

[@daveninava]

Yeah The Best Roast In The 2010s Ever I Don't khow Why KZbin Does Not put this vd In KZbin rewind I don khow Come On

[@Sound_Judgement]

What’s funny is that I heard Weak and Sober Up on the radio and wondered about this band since I thought those songs weren’t too bad. I listened to everything they made at the time, and had a strong dislike of all of it. The Click was probably my favorite overall, actually, but I would still give it a 2 so that looks more like a diss at the band than a compliment to the album.

[@WolfataDoor]

Legendary review.

[@liammiller6247]

You, sir, just got a sub from...absolutely no one who matters to you. But this was _fiery._ Bravo!

[@icysnow9459]

Mark: 20:02 Sam hunt: *ARE YOU CHALLENGING ME?*

[@MikeNicholsonThomas]

How AJR Makes Music: Person A: "Let's make a song about [insert random batshit crazy idea for a song that no sane person over the age of 13 would ever come up with]." Person B: "Sure, bro." If you've seen Ethan/TheDoubleAgent's Almost Hits of the 2010s video, you'll know what I'm talking about.

[@chasem4659]

Why does everyone in this comments section hate them? I’ve shown their songs to almost all my friends and almost all of them fell in love with the band.

[@aronpuma5962]

Personally I don't hate them because, their music isn't really giving detestable messages or anything, things worth feeling offended over, and some of their structural incompetence may be hatable but I shan't give it. But if you like them, well, give a listen to Jon Bellion. I don't feel like their songs need to exist, because there are just better versions I already know.

[@creepycrow31]

I like this band

[@nathanshlap]

The beats. The lyrics. The vocals!! Aaaaaa

[@nukill0]

ChaseM same I’m in love with all their music it’s so good but everyone here hates it

[@inkochan3704]

It is because he only presented that songs that fit his point, and the people in the comments like him, therefore they agree with everything he says like pathetic mind slaves.

[@coloneljak42_]

Y'know, it just dawned on me. -The shit production/drops -Shallow writing -A frontman that can't sing -Pandering to what corporate execs think millenials will like These guys are the "indie" version of the Chainsmokers.

[@panicatthepilts5782]

And a bit of ripoff Jon Belion

[@jeremyusreevu237]

If you don't like AJR, fine. But AJR is a million times better than The Chainsmokers.

[@aronpuma5962]

So, I decided that, you know, I can listen to a song from AJR, it's good to hear bad songs sometime. So I listened to "No Grass Today." And then I listened to Jon Bellion's "Morning in America." because I prefer the original. The only good thing about "No Grass Today" was that it was not remotely catchy due to... I wouldn't call it a melody.

[@kagaminate2923]

Even as an AJR fan I love this review. I genuinely see the flaws with the band and album. But I love the roast and reaction.

[@mccoyyoung4806]

I love this review even though I love almost every song on this album lol.

[@satouhayate8715]

....why?

[@disx1317]

If this is your first 1/10 that Chris Brown double album will be your first 0 (if you review it) Edit: yeah i dont think he will review it, but it would be hilarious to see what he thinks. Also thanks for the likes, now i feel mildly important! :D

[@ethanblue94]

Disx 131 he doesn't give out 0's. He believes that all art is, well, art, and that alone is deserving of at least 1/10 credit.

[@Blondieflay]

naw party was alright he gave x a 4 and FoAF a 3. It'll be a 2 at worst.

[@cubedmelons876]

He didn't like Party, though.

[@tylershaina1890]

Disx 131 He said he refuses to review it

[@warrensmitchell]

He said that he doesn't want to review it. He may end up having to review it if we ask for it. That is, if we're willing to ask for it at our own risk.

[@Dreigonix]

"If this were presented to a marketing director, he'd order everyone in the corporate office to commit seppuku."

[@brooklynhatch9705]

This review is a work of art

[@ebtrax4081]

I was finding it hard to watch this video because of the music in the background This album is like a bunch of business suits threw every terrible modern pop cliche into one abysmal album

[@yookzi]

I’m a person who enjoys multiple genres, as long as if the song’s good then it’s good, I don’t have a specific preference. I recently stumbled upon “The Click” and listened to the entire album, and it’s been on repeat for days. Songs like “Netflix Trip” will probably be a weird one for folks but as someone who grew up with the Netflix, where so many major part of me is measured by those seasons and episodes, it’s a vulnerable and nice song. The entire album is genuinely nice and a piece of work, but of course if you don’t like it that’s perfectly fine. I just wish you either talked slightly slower or separated your points in a way because it was difficult for me to keep up (and that may have just been my problem)

[@Rolling_Coasters]

I 100% agree

[@waldotheranger3987]

You know... I was an Ajr fan. Still am, kind of, but holy crap did you (and other reviewers like you) shred my ignorance, and I can't thank you enough for it. I'm looking forward to finding better bands that give me more of what I was looking for when I listened to Ajr

[@baileyjones5744]

You think this is bad. And it is but trust me this is nothing to Corey Feldman's ''Angelic 2 the core'' that album made me question why I am still on this earth

[@iBolt07]

I eventually caved and heard the album and... yeah it was stupid and shallow but... I couldn't hate it though. It's too precious. and a few songs are actually catchy. I'd feel wrong to punch down, so I just infrequently revisit this video so Mark can do it for me.

[@waylonhategroup1974]

This comment section is a war

[@noahford8989]

I'm going to be upfront, but I love AJR. Musically, they stand nothing near indie - they're a modern pop group...yet they're different. I'd much rather hear AJR on the radio that Justin Bieber or fucking Despacito. AJR concocts ridiculously catchy music, and I love everything they do on that side. Now...defending them on lyrics, meaning, purpose, methods...I mean for god's sake they made an album trying to talk about the fall of us because we like social media too much. That's their "theme", their deep insight on the human condition. At least Jon Bellion's The Human Condition had some surprisingly wise songs past the catchiness. I don't listen to AJR for wisdom, for lyrics, or for a deeper meaning. They just own the pop that they create, and I'm fine with that

[@jakesibley897]

Noah Ford I’d much rather hear Despacito. It’s an upbeat, fun tune with some flavor that isn’t really, really, REALLY trying to be more than it is.

[@kellysmith1935]

@@jakesibley897 no

[@leightonsmith1893]

Despacito is trying to be a lot more than it is

[@brittanymassey9974]

Okay I kinda like AJR purely for nostalgia’s sake, but this is the funniest review I’ve ever seen. I’m not even sure how I found this 😂😂😂

[@spookedagn8594]

He has only given two 1/10s out out the 1109 reviews he has done to date.

[@Freezeflame22]

I read the description thinking there were songs on the album titled N/A and I can't, too many I just can't.

[@aobasuzukaze1032]

Mark, I thought you gonna do a negative review not fucking EVISCERATION TO THE CORE!

[@crispypretzelchickenfries]

this video is true history also watching the ajr fans get mad in the comments is hilarious 💀 like dude chill its just a review. he’s allowed to have an opinion

[@Lesss15]

Yeah ikr, theyre so salty 💀

[@pipimisbiggestfan9508]

perhaps the 1st 1/10 on this channel? edit: S P O I L E R S it is.

[@glennpicardo2339]

Timon Reissing Yep.

[@done___]

He's had a total of 5 2/10s on the channel, but this is his first 1/10.

[@andrewbianchi1294]

Tejas Kalyan for an album to be a 0, it basically has to be not music.

[@samfeldstein4498]

I wonder if 6ix9ine's album will get that rating or another 1?

[@finngeometry7570]

Hey AJR fans, if you’re angry... he did tell you to click away.

[@cbrad_edits]

“Click” away. Ha.

[@finngeometry7570]

@@cbrad_edits ha... ha ha

[@luke2max]

@starstruck 04 hey winter. I've seen you in a lot of these lol

[@luke2max]

@starstruck 04 lol actually listening to them rn trying out me new heelys

[@luke2max]

@starstruck 04 so I was running through living room and some fan mashups. How was osn? I almost bought a ticket.

[@odothedoll2738]

The fact that I didn’t know what sounding was when I first saw saw this. A true Spectrum Pulse classic.

[@davchr214]

After 4 years of reviews, the day has finally come: the day Mark gives out his first 1. Ever since you gave out your first 2 (Sremmlife), I was always curious when you'd ever give out a 1.

[@catho7089]

I was listening to this album when I saw this in my recommendations and was like "Sure, let's see someone else have an opinion." So now I'm sitting here listening to him trash one of my favourite albums and agreeing with a lot of what he's saying about it that I never really thought about before now. I still like the music but it could have been done better and the people writing it could have had a better understanding of what they were actually saying instead of just trying to appeal to the "forever alone" teenagers the album ended up being directed at and accepted by.