Fantano Reacts to "Ants from Up There" Black Country, New Road | Part 2

[@deadmorgan]

The last three songs are one of the best final flourishes I’ve ever heard on an album. To end an album like that and then have the singer quit is just the ultimate catharsis.

[@shashankdas4111]

the 7 min long The Place Where He Inserted the Blade felt like a perfect ending to me. Little did I know they were gonna outdo that with even longer and more heart wrenching tracks.

[@sfglim5341]

I mean technically the singer quit before the end of the album Like… He quit bef- You know what nevermind

[@PotatoMaGobinus]

WAIT HE QUIT??? I JUST FOUND THEM YESTERDAY CMON

[@PotatoMaGobinus]

@@sfglim5341 is there lore to this, I'm not caught up😭😭

[@nektarpanagiotis6707]

@@PotatoMaGobinus This is so funny

[@brandon4117]

People can hate on Fantano all they want, but the man's exposed me to bands I would have never even found. This record is incredibly potent and beautiful and I gotta thank him for that initial review because now I'm hooked on this group.

[@sfglim5341]

Fantano is very based Never seen a legitimate critique of Anthony all were just people being mad at him cuz he has opinions they don’t like

[@cartmansnipples]

I dont want to sound like a huge Fantano stan or anything, I don’t hold his opinion to gospel, but we are genuinely really lucky that he is the face of online music criticism to be honest. Like we could still be just dealing with faceless journalists on the Fader or someone phoning it in but its pretty obvious Fantano genuinely loves what he does and is passionate about reviewing new music.

[@renatocfrancisco]

Hell yeah brother :)

[@baifor7]

@@cartmansnippleswell said, also fire username

[@cartmansnipples]

ty *smooch*@@baifor7

[@jessenorman91]

isaac has near unparalleled levels of just raw emotion in his voice, im gonna miss him

[@sweetdave540]

Famous

[@tudormilea7306]

will toledo has it too

[@guywithaguitar1827]

@@tudormilea7306 thats a good comparison

[@weird7106]

facts

[@stratsboneless6270]

the emotion in his voice is so good

[@WeAreTheInsurgents]

I thought The Place Where He Inserted the Blade had a sense of finality to it so I was worried that the closer would feel like an epilogue. Jesus Christ, that ending to Basketball Shoes was like a finale to the apocalypse.

[@findlayrutherford]

the last three songs on the record could all serve as fantastic finales lol.

[@centrey5827]

"The production is too clean for the low effort vocals" said at the climax of The Place Where He Inserted the Blade

[@chan_martin]

Stupid people exist unfortunately.

[@rook9487]

Right like I can never ever understand how can people overlook the emotions that this whole album exhibits. It's not solely about the technicality of the vocals it's more about the emotional weight it carries. One of the parts that hit me hard in the feels was when Issac sung 'Concorde and I die free this time' followed by the instrumental 'breakdown?'. If that doesn't make you ascend to another reality I don't know what will.

[@AllWordsAreDust]

Whether or not you LIKE the vocals (I do, a lot, but I can understand why some would find them grating) "low effort" is just an absurd description.

[@romilrh]

Black Country, New Road played out like Joy Division, only less tragic. They exploded onto the scene with an amazing album, followed it up with an even better album, and then the lead singer suddenly left, only this time he didn't kill himself. Good for Isaac, I hope he gets the help he needs

[@diegomo1413]

He’s working happily in a cake shop 😊

[@occhiolista]

@@diegomo1413 yo seriously? good for him

[@kidrenegade8525]

Bad take

[@romilrh]

@@kidrenegade8525 Unless you disagree about the quality of the albums, I'm factually correct lmao

[@kidrenegade8525]

@@romilrh Joy Divisions first album is better than their second

[@-cjb-5048]

he is invincible in those sunglasses

[@joshcraft197]

chat is going beep beep beep

[@goatootie419]

Leave Kanye out of this

[@dylanb3988]

he really is modern scott walker

[@mikeking683]

And on Coke

[@kevinmccunemusic]

hi Charlie wtf

[@cryo8055]

shoutout to @lameflips at 5:42 for perhaps the worst musical take of all time-- that the vocals at the climax of "The Place Where He Inserted The Blade" were "low effort"💀💀💀

[@DaanP95]

When I listen to Black Country, New Road it feels like the musical compositions of Swans and Godspeed You! Black Emperor but the singing an emotional level of Car Seat Headrest.

[@lilclarky1265]

My thoughts into words

[@joaoassumpcao3347]

Isaac's voice crack in Basketball Shoes reminded me instantly of Will Toledo. You're spot on. The lyrics also get to the uncomfortably sincere places like CSH, but imo Isaac is a better lyricist.

[@DaanP95]

@@joaoassumpcao3347 Oh he is way better. Its mostly about the kinda boyish, teen delivery. I love that, its disarming.

[@drewgadbois]

I would say it’s more early Arcade Fire than GBYE and Swans if anything but point still taken

[@xleepy4006]

where is the swans tho

[@connerbruce9730]

if he gives this a 10 i think it would be his most deserved 10 since TPAB, like still blown away by this album on 5th listen

[@kevinhirschowitz8550]

i think it gets better as you listen to it imo, you notice more and more, its so incredibly well made and produced, its mix is impeccable, the instruments as they connect and play together, isaacs vocals and lyrical mastery. its all so cinematic, and i cant stop listening to it. I think this is my first ten since to pimp a butterfly, its just simply gorgeous. an absolute tragedy this will never be played live like this, and i wish all the best to isaac, but man he made something special here

[@Userrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.r]

Don't get too excited, he's not giving this a ten

[@Lucas-ro6zf]

Im not getting my hopes up but I'll be happy if it happens

[@frackingfluidinjection]

i want it to happen but i really doubt that’s gonna happen

[@AWM05]

I can see reasons to why it wouldn't get a perfect score - pacing issues/some tracks may drag a little too much - production and mixing may come off a little dry and sterile - may play into "indie" tropes that a few listeners may find tiring. None of that phases me though. I think it's perfect.

[@zekeadamson2710]

This one’s a bloody tear jerker

[@ktakyon]

fantano probably cried off cam

[@dyxs1135]

This album makes me borderline suicidal in a good way.

[@FilletDev]

basketball shoes ending is literally one of the best endings to a song ever and this chat just ruins it

[@chan_martin]

Twitch chat sucks in general. Can't enjoy any twitch content because its just a hivemind of trolls anywhere you go.

[@vangledosh]

​@@chan_martinYou can just close the chat you know, hardly ruins content

[@chan_martin]

@@vangledosh that doesnt remove the fact its there and often times on the streamers screen anyway and they react to it

[@agussaefulloh8388]

3:41 "this is taylor swift for straight guy" please I'm crying 😭

[@crftswrd8419]

Actually annoyed at chat for not appreciating the beauty of The Place Where He Inserted The Blade and making shitty jokes the whole time

[@AWM05]

You really expected more from them?

[@brendenbowers1]

Never expect anything good to come out of that chat

[@Userrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.r]

Don't watch the snow globes reaction, it's even worse

[@SilkShirt]

Fr that song is a tear jerker and Isaac's performance was so powerful

[@sanfordcurtis8242]

Anthony has the most autistic comments sections so I’m not surprised

[@christopherztooi]

As a vocalist i aspire to convey emotions like isaac can. To me that is a much more important part of singing than technically being able to hit every note pitch perfect every time. Something about the rawness or his vocal and the message it sends really hits deep for me

[@danaanm882]

Facts bro

[@baifor7]

same here! i can thankfully reach isaac's range no problem but i've been trying to replicate the sheer EMOTION this guy can output.

[@ros3m4ries]

Im an actor in a theatre club in my college and I think isaac nails his singing style because of his poetry dramatization style of delivery. He leans more to the feeling and the emotion rather than singing techniques and it works wonders with his voice. Perfect example of this is in their first album. Most of the lyrics are performed without actually being sung? If that makes sense.

[@shimmipenguin1764]

Oh my god the chat is even annoying when they like the songs wtf. Everyone is constantly comparing them to other artists instead of realising that they're one of the most unique bands right now. "King Krule vibes" "godspeed vibes" "nick cave ish" "this sounds like funeral"

[@kevinwilliams8849]

Usually I’d say there’s nothing wrong with comparisons between two bands you like but honestly it does feel a little wrong to compare such a unique band like this with so many combinations of influences

[@edjamaz4636]

People saying “American football vibes” at the 2nd section of Basketball Shoes because it’s the only Midwest emo band they know 🙄🙄

[@silverlink8805]

Honestly gives me more of a "drake mixed with 100 gecs" vibe

[@HO-yc3pv]

The bandmates literally cited Funeral as influence, they literally said they wanted to become the "next Arcade Fire". It's not a stretch to compare those when it's with the intent of describing the sound.

[@ktakyon]

someone said pixies vibes bro where the fuck did u get that

[@shimmipenguin1764]

Dude wtf someone called basketball shoes I know the end on steroids?? Literally just dynamic songs that have shouting backing vocal in the outro. What.

[@ethanteng5533]

i physically cant listen to another album. this has been on repeat since release. momentous

[@retnugnahte]

my Spotify top artists is just them and people I've listened to one song by in the last month. this has been on repeat every day since its release for me

[@mikeking683]

I hate you for this

[@beestmode88beast]

have u moved on to anything new you could recommend 🙃

[@kierstanfaulks]

​@@beestmode88beast black midi new album, squid new album, quadeca new album, in the aeroplane over the sea (classic)

[@Max-cz3iy]

@@beestmode88beastthe glow pt.

[@SamsaLilaTheHobo]

All of their songs sound like the final epic track on an album.

[@eedoan]

The albums people most expect anthony to give a 10 is probably the album that he not gonna give a 10 lol. I love this album, but he probably gonna give a 8 or something, and that's totally okay, I would be happy for that. _but a 10 would be pretty poggers ngl_ Edit: 9 :D

[@diegocorral8787]

This gives me SIMBI vibes where everyone was excited he might give 3 10s last year, but he gave it the Strongest 8.

[@inside1283]

I think we all need to stop jinxing great album’s by predicting 10’s for them. It reminds of England with the “football’s coming home” thing. We’re cursing them with our overconfidence

[@man4437]

I think who cares

[@meltedsnowman9637]

The only predictable ten from fantano would probably be to pump a butterfly by Kendrick Lamar, which is his strongest 10 he’s ever given.

[@chetjohnson6283]

a 9 aint bad :)

[@littleferrhis]

This reminds me of the ending of Slint, just in a different genre. A classic album, highly influential, with a killer ending where the music just peaks frontman loses it in recording, and just up and quits for mental health reasons.

[@tiiillleerrr9861]

Can't believe i just saw someone in chat say "beatles vibes"

[@spencermisfeldt1866]

That one part of tPWHiTB is very Beatles reminiscent

[@TheAlibabatree]

That’s the best possible compliment

[@dapogorman4572]

It’s like my 30th listen of this and basketball shoes still gives me full body chills

[@YourHostEnder]

Fantano chat describe an album with something other than comparisons to other artists challenge

[@fronyard6858]

fantano fans don’t be insufferable challenge (impossible)

[@mayflower2370]

And have the comparisons be non existent, mentioning no artist before the 2000's

[@strutter789]

This comment is giving slint vibes

[@blakeengelby4015]

The piano is so good on this album

[@markercrayon457]

The everything is so good on this album

[@alexf7377]

The piano is the girl in the background who really cares about Isaac.

[@MrMcGrawAndTheBigFeathers]

Fantano really has one of the top 5 worst twitch chats I've ever seen

[@karchie0]

The one guy in chat just begging to listen to juice wrld the whole time lmao

[@certainpeople159]

its so beautifully orchestrated at just the right times it almost feels, to me, perfect.

[@lRedPosion]

"And we're never looking at our phones again" went over Fantanos bald head as he casually scrolls his phone while the intro plays

[@lukashislop5890]

I think the chat that was the most polarizing of all the terrible chats was “Kenny G with Slint”😒

[@azerty5278]

Ha ha

[@elyy0345]

🤣

[@Dvdfco]

Love BCNR but that’s pretty funny

[@eliasmg9144]

They're not wrong but I still hate this take

[@marqueemark5174]

This is truly incredible music. This album is going to go down in history.

[@vangledosh]

Without a doubt. It's album of the decade so far.

[@Evanmnm]

“Production is too clean for the low efforts vocals” IS CHAT EVEN LISTENING TO THE SAME SONG???

[@baifor7]

honestly what does that even mean lmfao

[@murtaza386]

Mabye you should always blur the chat to save us from the pain.

[@lucasmoises2443]

Just dont look at it lmao

[@geokalaigeokalai3185]

@@lucasmoises2443 but then he wouldn't be able to complain about it

[@lucasmoises2443]

@@geokalaigeokalai3185 true

[@jedwards0730]

legit so distracting and annoying,

[@windy6587]

Those vocals carry so much of the album, it's unbelievable and amazing and depressing how the vocalist is leaving so early

[@dimwitted-fool]

I cannot believe the sheer amount of people who completely missed the point of the original Charli XCX lyrics of Basketball Shoes and call it “cringe inducing” and “creepy”. Isaac knows that it’s both of those things. You fools

[@aidanpennington5028]

Just cause he knows it’s creepy it doesn’t make it any less creepy lmao

[@euanw3410]

@@aidanpennington5028 it’s satirical init though

[@peytonwarren1936]

@@aidanpennington5028 you gotta separate art from artist here fella. Dude is writing from the perspective of a parasocial creep, doesn’t mean that he is one

[@sciree]

it isnt about xcx because the booklet say charlie

[@dimwitted-fool]

@@aidanpennington5028 fantano fans try to understand nuance and satire challenge level impossible

[@lewisbirkett4428]

god I hate his chat. Cardi fans saying WLR is better and everything else is mid or people calling expression of genuine emotion cringe because they never touch grass and are overly cynical about everything

[@baifor7]

its only a few people that sadly make his chat unbearable

[@arpitbharti6245]

There are a lot live versions of Basketball Shoes online, they've been working on this for 2-3 years.

[@rickeyandpety]

God play Basketball Shoes at my funeral with Anthony's gentle sniffle-cry at the end included

[@Kaz05]

HE GAVE IT A DECENT 9 YESSSS

[@milos1967]

Some times I wish place he inserted the blade was longer.

[@kidonthemoon1247]

Someone really had the audacity to say “MGK bibes”

[@sciree]

someone really said godspeed vibes in the end of tpwhitb lmaooo

[@GIBKEL]

Yeah …. That’s it, a hint Bright Eyes. A good thing. I get some John Cale vibes in the spoken phrasing also. It’s been a while since I’ve heard my old records. What a track and the headspace to get there that have may have not been sustainable. Them bones….and a their hmmmm..nice crescendo.

[@maxsilbert]

God damnit that crying JP really got me 😂😂

[@kaidarinkos8094]

the chat is terrible

[@ihate_5x108]

We all know that, like cavalcade, this deserves a 10, but it’ll get a 7 or an 8

[@kokisa11]

9

[@ktakyon]

thank you isaac for leaving us this live performance of basketball shoes kzbin.info/www/bejne/paK9aYpph6-rqq8

[@creamboyfuengshwei]

Please give them a 10

[@jamiemckelvie342]

The more you listen the more you realise how kinda messed up Isaac is, it’s good for him to step away. I don’t think he’ll stop writing music, just needs to pick up a guitar in his bedroom. But it’s good for him I think to remove himself from a position where he’s showing everyone that’ll listen all his feelings; for now anyway

[@maggieholt6778]

Melon's camera overheated during the two best songs, very appropriate.

[@lmanproductions8680]

After loving this album, I explored Godspeed You, Black Emperor. I absolutely love their stuff, especially LYSFLATH which I’ve listened to dozens of times, but I definitely think BCNR has their own distinct sound and unique elements to distinguish themselves. I really don’t think those two acts can be compared as much as I have seen them be.

[@aesthetic4829]

Bruh one dudes said “Godspeed vibes in the best way” at the end of The Place Where He Inserted the Blade. How??

[@sciencecharity]

they skimmed a pitchfork article or something, trying to sound smart

[@elliottrusso1203]

The earlier half of the album reminds me faintly of GYBE but Inserted the Blade is literally an indie song

[@sciree]

they probably listened to scienzeslow me! white slave

[@TheDeathOrange]

the first part of basketball shoes certainly does but not tpwhitb lmfao

[@alexbielovich]

Basketball Shoes is so fucking good

[@theyescapedtheweightofdarkness]

god his chat is insufferable

[@Bruceboot]

Why is he not crying??!!

[@frackingfluidinjection]

he rarely cries on cam lmao

[@ktakyon]

probably cried after the stream

[@brennanboone1879]

bro thank you so much for uploading these vids. I was really bummed that I missed the stream

[@wyntresnephew8552]

No problem!

[@joerogan3079]

*THIS IS THE BEST ALBUM OF 2000'S*

[@zachishungry7518]

My man you’re two decades late

[@giphit]

@@zachishungry7518 they mean the millennium

[@jonathanbarrett9621]

For the record I would love to watch a 40 min video lol

[@baifor7]

show me the place where he inserted the ants

[@Emmanuel19994]

BLINK 182 VIBES

[@tucker8904]

💀💀💀💀

[@matthewmoore5468]

Did you record AnCo?! Would be great to see

[@1fujitaro]

fantanos chat is why i will never ever watch one of his streams

[@sfglim5341]

Anthony over here making memes of other people crying while getting mad at people for making memes of him crying Wow anthony, such double standards /j

[@nesretepful]

Don’t read twitch chat

[@leyo4780]

bro is bald

[@Kaasgeelheid]

Not sure what the point of these reaction streams are, fantano seems too preoccupied with either making faces to the rhythm of the music or reading chat for the music to elicit a genuine reaction. And that's to be expected I guess

[@gandhiguerrero3668]

I dont think he makes faces for the audience, you dont have physical reaction to music?

[@Kaasgeelheid]

@@gandhiguerrero3668 I do of course, I just felt like these were not always natural. I'm just saying, in his situation I would also be preoccupied as hell, having to entertain an audience who is throwing massive amounts of stimuli in the chat and also taking in the music at the same time

[@Dvdfco]

They seem more like hang outs. If people enjoy them, why not

[@Kaasgeelheid]

@@Dvdfco fair, I concede that I'm not the target audience :)

[@trumanavenue]

Did he react to Saba’s album this stream? If you know?

[@wyntresnephew8552]

yea but i don't have the recording.. i remember him liking it more than expected tho

[@kidnamedfinger6306]

whyd he skip snowglobes?

[@argonaww]

he only played songs that weren't released as singles

[@A.I.Gaming]

❤️

[@nockee]

So good. So sad it ended the way it did.

[@AlbertSirup]

this honestly sounds like bright eyes meets the silver jews.

[@bradlistentoanimalcollecti5598]

no

[@AlbertSirup]

@@bradlistentoanimalcollecti5598 ok, sorry :(

[@kenkaneki1087]

1:40 yo don't make fun of my boy

[@RichardTongeman]

BC,NR gives me strong Cats&Cats&Cats vibes

[@Nword-Scissorhands]

Jordan Peterson 😭🤣

[@Meclesky07]

Was fantano on coke?

[@Logoooo]

can you do the reaction to rhcp?

[@quntumnmly7431]

do you know if he actually reacted to that yet?

[@ecco5088]

@@quntumnmly7431 I don’t have a video, but he did listen to it on stream. He thought it was just ok.

[@Pj676]

I can understand why they did it but Basketball Shoes is not the same with the new lyrics. It’s still good though.

[@jaux12240]

There’s another version?

[@TheClever69]

@@jaux12240 The original version was about Isaac having an unhealthy obsession with Charli XCX

[@ryates]

I think Basketball Shoes takes a double meaning with the lyrical changes. Especially with the context of him leaving the band and that being a decision that’s obviously been brewing for a while. “Oh your generous loan to me, your crippling interest” could be seen as if he’s speaking to his fans. The fans that so “generously” loaned the band their interest that consequently crippled him with anxiety and made him feel he had to step away to save himself. Might be a stretch but with the other lyrical themes, like Concorde (“I was breathless upon every mountain / just to look for your light / But for less than a moment / we'd share the same sky / And then Isaac will suffer / Concorde will fly”), with Concorde symbolizing the band/their success, I think it makes sense. Again just speculation but something to chew on

[@alex11v3]

@@TheClever69 Correction: A wet dream about Charli XCX.

[@user-yt3vq4mu6k]

Did he react to juice and nicki

[@wyntresnephew8552]

can you specify?

[@user-yt3vq4mu6k]

@@wyntresnephew8552 yes cigarettes and do we have a problem both new songs by juice wrld and nicki Minaj

[@gandhiguerrero3668]

No he reacted to black country new road

[@Alexytb11]

Bro is at peak and searching for juice and Nicki 💀

[@aidan8473]

What if bright eyes was good

[@timwatley4793]

It's a 9, Haldern is the weak link.

[@Slammeronethousand]

Foul

[@soylentcompany5235]

Agree

[@iamahorseradish3860]

Haldern is a big grower

[@timwatley4793]

@@iamahorseradish3860 I guess we were both right.

[@baifor7]

i disagree actually! i didnt care much for haldern at first but it grew on me a lot.

[@ΤΖΙΝΟΣΛΑΜΠΙΡΗΣ]

7,5 /10 Arcade Fire copy

[@claydjs0353]

Lmao what

[@kfctwigs136]

???

[@Days-rh5rs]

Correct

[@battousai12]

You gotta be fucking kidding. Like Arcade Fire was the ONLY band that BCNR was into. Fucking ignorants.

[@bbmsara4893]

Fucking menace