LET'S ARGUE: The Worst Instruments Ever Made

[@jml6263]

Y'all a bunch of squares for hating on the triangle.

[@zackzallie8735]

Yeah but once you hear the triangle in Usher's Yeah, you can't unhear it.

[@Huge-orge]

Its hip to be square

[@redrotmg1013]

Bars

[@Alexander-vt3zh]

Well put

[@illestvillain1971]

"Square"? Grandad did you escape the home again?

[@BalmoraBabe]

The worst instruments are those of torture

[@OsKarMike1306]

Technically correct, the best kind of correct

[@bakhtiyarguseinov9402]

The instrument used to make TPAB

[@DarkestNight99]

25 eight year-olds simultaneously trying to play "Hot Cross Buns" on the recorder qualifies for sure

[@theharvardyard2356]

mayonnaise

[@INADRM]

like the accordion

[@sobot_]

Not having it Anthony. The glockenspiel is a top tier instrument.

[@beemerboomer6313]

HE WHAT?!!!!

[@BananaPoodle2]

@@beemerboomer6313 he didnt say that lmfao

[@jacobgutierrez864]

The glockenspiel on Little Wing is gorgeous

[@poiewhfopiewhf]

the tourist

[@oweb5870]

He’s just glocken your spiel

[@PINKSPIT401]

Deee-lite’s smash hit “Groove is in the Heart” Is right fucking there, Anthony. Elite level slide whistle implementation.

[@rb5519]

Oh yeah! Forgot about that one. Sweet!

[@baronvonbeandip]

Or the PBS Mr. Rogers tribute. Best slide whistle na

[@VoxDeserta]

Omg, its true

[@sampsqwantch4612]

i hear that song at work sometimes!

[@kenbehmer1633]

Deee-Lite’s “Groove is in the Heart” makes excellent use of the slide whistle.

[@EgoStolidus]

It is situational, the guitar is the worst instrument when my brother is playing it in the middle of the night when I'm trying to sleep

[@MichaelTurner856]

You're funny

[@denglish5275]

Yeah but give him a drum kit and you'll see that the drums are a way worse instrument than a guitar in that conext

[@iteal6484]

@@MichaelTurner856 I agree that he’s funny

[@bennie.379]

@@denglish5275 the comment under you replied to the comment above you so i'm here to continue the pattern

[@jager9022]

@@iteal6484 I also agree that he's funny

[@tangramman]

The hurdy-gurdy is the working man's instrument. You till the fields, drink your ale, and play your hurdy-gurdy. It is the instrument which will lift us from our serfdom, and bring about the end of the tyrannical monarchy. Power to the people! And long live the hurdy-gurdy!

[@Nocreep4u]

Ill raise a pint to that! Down with the monarchy! Rise with the Gurdy!

[@Crazzzzzzzziesandus]

hurdy-gurdys are like €3000 tho

[@nathanhammond3860]

@@Crazzzzzzzziesandus that's not the point

[@jamrep9633]

The name makes me want to step on babies.

[@BababooeyGooey]

A lot of things that used to be "peasant" are trendy now. It's just bougie nature to pretend to hate working class cultures then turn around and appropriate it.

[@chefbanjo8139]

I’m just sayin, whoever’s out here hatin on the kalimba needs to relisten to the Avatar and Korra soundtracks and come back to apologize.

[@chriswright2553]

It's used extensively on EW&F early albums

[@IveGotToast]

Or Vespertine by Bjork

[@tristin1273]

they just need to listen to bobby caldwell tbh

[@Doctorvoodoo44]

Or listen to african folk music . Kalimba is one of the most precious sounding instrument

[@chefbanjo8139]

@@Doctorvoodoo44 That’s a good point. Basically Whoever said that one done messed up.

[@BillyCobbOfficial]

Whatever synth was used on Wonderful Christmas Time

[@daishoryujin95]

Bloop...(bloopbloopbloop)... Blarp...(blarpblarpblarp) Bloop...(bloopbloopblop) Blip....(blipblipblip....)

[@cannandreas]

Agreed, hate that song

[@tz4601]

That would be the Yamaha CS-80, one of the most legendary synths of all time. Love the synth, hate the synth-er, so sayeth the lord.

[@LoinclothRising]

If you reimagine it as boobs bouncing, it makes it better.

[@swarler]

thanks @@LoinclothRising

[@SpartanBannana]

They actually make Bass ukelele's that can be amplified to achieve some pretty interesting results. Because of the rubbery nature of the strings they can actually do a way better job of mimicking and upright bass than most normal electric basses if you dial in the tone right (which is hilarious to see people react to considering how much smaller it is). I knew one guy a few years ago who had a fretless one and it was like the main focus of his band, he put it through a bunch of pedals and did a ton of really interesting shit with it.

[@ronanmcintyre]

Yeah I have one and I love how it sounds, its a very round, squishy, and bassy sound, quite different to any sound I can get from my electric bass. "Jacob Collier - Boogie On Reggae Woman (on the U-Bass)" is a good demonstration for it. It's also handy to have a bass that's just tiny that you can pick up and hear without having to plug it in

[@ts4gv]

Never seen a Ukulele bass that can’t be amplified

[@itsthreesevenmusic]

Saying mayonnaise isn’t even an instrument and laughing for 9 minutes isn’t a Let’s Argue video Anthony!

[@IAmAndrew1]

The fact that he didn't even answer whether or not horseraddish is an instrument is equally maddening

[@gabrielcyr44]

But the kalimba has such a sweet sound...

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

Yeah the kalimba take was cap

[@nosferatuoddz7974]

Yeah, it's not designed to be hardcore

[@tommyswain3762]

Detroit Part 1 by Shigeto has some great kalimba in it, a very nice instrument.

[@thirtyyearoldmulberryfield]

“Larks’ Tongues In Aspic” starts off w/ a Kalimba riff, so any negative takes on the instrument are immediately negated from that lone contribution.

[@Thabigman]

Avatars love

[@motorboy1]

It warms my heart to see so many people defending the hurdy-gurdy. Wonderful instrument.

[@bigstupidgrin]

The poster was right historically; musicians during that time were thought of in the same class as prostitutes. But the instrument rocks!

[@rateeightx]

Hurdy-Gurdy gotta be one of my favourite instruments. Actually funnily enough many of my favourite instruments have names starting with 'H' lol.

[@mierardi88]

Ooo that's my favorite! I need to obtain one

[@JacobPDeIiNoNi]

Have you seen my laptop?

[@CultureDTCTV]

"There's nothing quite like a bad vocal performance" **transitions to Anthony singing nasally in a super high pitch**

[@retnugnahte]

Yup

[@22z83]

I don't think it's anthony

[@CaptainTard]

Fantanto closes the fridge with his hips.

[@bruh......2005]

T H I C C hips

[@josegurrola9021]

I can never forget the sweet somber kalimba notes from Avatar: The Last Airbender

[@DZ-DizzyDumm]

Don't make me cry, you fiend

[@cmbeadle2228]

Has anyone heard that song where the authors polled the most hated instruments and musical elements and made it into a ten minute epic featuring bagpipes, recorders, children's choirs, opera singers etc

[@averyevans2067]

I believe this is it ^^ it's over 20 minutes long so best of luck

[@s--b]

@@averyevans2067 you didn’t link anything lol

[@cheesyquokka]

"The Most Unwanted Song"

[@goo894]

Or, as I call it, a new Swans single.

[@AA-he4uq]

There’s some decent slide whistle on the Beach Boys’ song “Holidays” from Smile.

[@louonthesun3325]

also on Elements (Fire) it's used to create a pretty chaotic and bizarre soundscape. Smile is literally the only record I can even think of that uses slide whistle tho lol

[@moricwilson]

Smile could've been such an awesome kooky album to follow Pepper, imagine the slide whistle becoming a thing for a while. Also on Bob Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited" to arguably even kookier effect

[@bearbosco6739]

For real! The song wouldn’t be half as fun without it

[@matt0laughed]

I respect Brian Wilson even more for how many of these percieved worst instruments he managed to cram into more than one song. I'm just glad the theremin was around before the apprehension engine. The sounds that would come out of that thing as he sits in his sandbox smoking hash and doing coke off of it...he may have not returned.

[@mons3020]

Fiona Apple made the slide whistle cool for few seconds on the track "Left Hand Kisses"-Andrew Bird ft. Fiona Apple, skip to about 1:29

[@SirCommoner]

There's some great theremin on the Beach Boys' I Just Wasn't Made for These Times and Good Vibrations

[@TheBEAST205]

Same with Portishead. They really tastefully implement theremin into some tracks.

[@joshhale9355]

4:25 funny you say that, I’ve got a buddy that has an electric triangle hooked up to a shitload of pedals and it kinda kicks all the ass

[@snakezase2998]

I’m sorry you not gonna included video for this

[@GamerTowerDX]

YOU CAN'T JUST SAY THAT AND NOT SHOW US

[@EricLeCrennSanchez]

What the hell. I looked up the Hurdy Gurdy and it’s actually fucking sick.

[@joehuiras4955]

Peasant!

[@2122Hellfire]

Haha. Poor.

[@peytonalexander5300]

@@2122Hellfire If you think rich people make good music, I have some bad news for you. All the best music comes from lower class people 👌

[@2122Hellfire]

@@peytonalexander5300 Haha. Rich. 🤔

[@DefenestrateYourself]

The proletariat will rise again! Right, comrade?

[@g.rathbone764]

Whoever’s hating the Hurdy Gurdy can fight me in the streets. That shit sounds fucking fantastic

[@tite93]

Can confirm, went to a hurdy-gurdy concert recently. Check out Andrey Vinogradov, he's a genius

[@madeofmandrake1748]

Heck yes. Though since like the 1500's hurdy gurdys weren't a popular instrument. Overly complex mechanisms and the lack of ability to blend in an orchestra left the hurdy gurdy as something a busker would be playing, often out of tune, at some cheesy town fair. Though yes I agree they sound way cool, definitely better than bagpipes when comparing droning instruments, they really need a resurgence.

[@snakezase2998]

Damn straight

[@docvince1491]

The guy hating the Oboe has clearly never heard Ennio Morricone’s “Gabriel’s Oboe”. It’s a masterpiece.

[@TheHughgee]

I used to play in an orchestra and almost every piece it'd be the oboe tying the whole thing together Now the bassoon on the other hand...

[@shitfuckmcgee8611]

@@TheHughgee Don't talk shit about bassoons. They've got some sick ass lines in the Classical repertoire.

[@havokmusicinc]

@@TheHughgee Bassoons are perfectly respectable instruments, as long as you ignore the obscene price tag that they often carry.

[@eyeluvverbutterdogsheds4941]

@@shitfuckmcgee8611 Talk to em with ya bassoon, blood.

[@dinidusamaranayake3266]

Fr

[@jamesdevine02]

I was VERY impressed by your impromptu Melt-Banana showcase at 7:31. Been really getting into them lately. Good man.

[@otavioalves8394]

To everybody shitting on the triangle, should be hearing Baião from Brazil, the triangle makes the rhythm of the genre. Listen to some Luiz Gonzaga.

[@davigouveia9376]

Exactly, first thing I thought of when I saw the thumbnail

[@JulioCesar-rj2xq]

simmmmm

[@franciscoschuller]

You guys should check "baião" or "arrastapé", this are brazilian rythms that uses the triangle in a great way.

[@Alberto-ny7kf]

was about to comment that.

[@alphalax7747]

Forró é mto foda

[@xwexarexbulletsx]

Let's Argue: Melon chooses Piccolo over Vegeta for best dad.

[@monsterwith21faces92]

He ain't wrong tho🙄

[@thirtyyearoldmulberryfield]

My vote goes for Krillin as best father, man’s went thru too much throughout that whole series, just let him chill and be a family man.

[@monsterwith21faces92]

@@thirtyyearoldmulberryfield he a good father I agree

[@echodork8963]

@@thirtyyearoldmulberryfield yeah dude goku forced him to face illusions of all the people that killed him and he had a mental breakdown.

[@Keviamaya]

As it should be, we are not arguing facts.

[@jeremymr]

Fun fact: the theme song to The Mandalorian was played with a recorder.

[@fenzelian]

And Loki used the theremin a lot

[@ZoeSimza]

I love the recorder as an instrument but I hate the fact that it's name is the fucking recorder.

[@zaccrutchfield6841]

Fantano talking so nicely bout the piccolo was quite wholesome

[@jamesfishmusic]

Literally exactly what you said about the theremin happened at my music school, this crazy theremin composer legend visited with a million guitar pedals and played for over an hour and it was honestly great.

[@lcs-1]

Groove Is In The Heart, the only song with slide whistle in existence Also Sufjan Stevens discography singlehandedly justifies the recorder for me

[@canistheloli3503]

Time to make the best song using the slide whistle in some of the most creative purposes

[@heiress.]

That one Big Mouth episode comes to mind.

[@Spanishdog17]

I think Bootsy Collins used it too

[@DeronHargrove]

Shout out to Sufjan Stevens

[@unhelpfulrevelations7989]

oh shit u right

[@LeelaHammTheBlindian]

I LOVE THE OBOE. It is BEAUTIFUL. My fave instrument I’ve ever played because it’s a combo of clarinet & flute (both I played).

[@theviniso]

It has such a clean sound, I love it.

[@Cellinator]

There was a theremin player named Clara Rockmore, who played UNBELIEVABLY exquisitely. There’s an album of short pieces she recorded, and everything in it is so beautiful it melts your face off

[@googleuser3163]

I have never in my life heard anyone not like the Hurdy Gurdy. One of the coolest and most sophisticated instruments in the world.

[@daniilromanenko3677]

whoever said the kalimba has never experienced the joy of watching AcousticTrench

[@TheRealMutttastic]

LET'S AGREE: Someone should write a piece of music with all of these instruments in it

[@SlimedogYT]

*Rob Scallon has entered the chat*

[@Joffy]

Let's agree: the hurdy gurdy is the BEST instrument ever made.

[@Ryan-wr8fx]

Synthesizers have entered the chat

[@natemeyer3830]

Trumpet

[@clam6254]

imma go watch brian david gilbert now

[@theheresiarch3740]

Gurdy gang?

[@xandermartinez9436]

Based

[@dkranda]

Counterpoint to the slide whistle: Groove is in the Heart

[@jamesnewbold3403]

The bass ukulele is actually a very impressive instrument! It definitely serves a purpose since it basically gets the pitch and tone of a double bass in a really portable instrument. The intonation on them has improved a lot in the last decade too.

[@mustashee]

Melon: "Can't hate on the oboe." Every oboist in existence: *challenge accepted*

[@kyleking3087]

Anthony completely forgot about the slide whistles peak: Groove is in the Heart

[@drummerAVA]

Don’t diss the recorder... Hot Cross Buns slaps, don’t lie.

[@baronvonbeandip]

I'll slap yo buns, OP

[@Multitudes-e5n]

HOt CROSS BUns

[@pygmalion0451]

May I add Tenacious D's cover of "The Last in Line?"

[@bigstupidgrin]

Problem with recorder has nothing to do with the recorder. Just that untalented second-graders play it most of the time.

[@MrGnuifje]

Fool on the hill. R.o.c.k. in the USA. Think of these before hating on recorders

[@TheDrewTT]

For me, my bass ukulele was a much cheaper way for me to start playing acoustic bass compared to buying even a used acoustic bass. Also, I love how portable it is, and it’s very convenient for small gigs and jam sessions!

[@tite93]

Is it tuned the same as a full scale bass or is it an octave higher?

[@TheDrewTT]

@@tite93 It’s tuned the same!

[@sleepdeep305]

@@TheDrewTT I've played one at my local music store and those things are damn freaky. They're pretty cool though

[@FowlerAskew]

I've heard people use them effectively in place of upright basses, especially when a song would sound good with an upright bass, but it doesn't make financial sense to buy one

[@LilDeuceDeuce]

I'm surprised nobody said melodica. I can think of at least one of my favourite songs that I turn off every time when the melodica part kicks in at the end

[@featherycoffee1401]

Which one?

[@beebee404]

@@featherycoffee1401 I assume they mean Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz

[@pineapplepizza27]

How fucking dare you

[@LilDeuceDeuce]

@@beebee404 I actually forgot that song has the cursed tiny garbage accordion but you're right, it almost ruins a perfect song there too

[@LilDeuceDeuce]

@@featherycoffee1401 I was thinking of Soft Pyramids by Q and not U

[@dcashley303]

There are a ton of interesting Theremin players out there, it also isn't limited to those cheesy sci fi tones. I've legitimately heard some of the most sub sonic bass thumps from the Theremin. Was insane!

[@thedopestbody]

That person with the oboe take hasn't listened to Ennio Morricone's "Gabriel's Oboe".

[@DefenestrateYourself]

Goddamn right

[@k-leb4671]

A family friend had that track on their wedding album they gave out to the guests. I don't know why they did, but I'm glad they did because it's so lovely.

[@Apsburner9717]

Didn’t expect a second review for Corey Feldman’s album but I’m cool with it

[@123mosdefandtalibkweli]

@Ivory_ Lagiacrus_YT 4th actually. Check his video called BROCKHAMPTON - ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE ALBUM REVIEW

[@startervisions]

The kazoo and slide whistle deserve more implementation in metal

[@orlock20]

First there must be brass instruments which are actual metal.

[@KamilHenri]

The melon is the worst instrument, it just makes one hollow sound

[@bobajob13]

The slide whistle was very effectively used as a narrative device by Oliver Postgate in the tv show the clangers.

[@robertrodriguez6359]

I bring my ukulele bass onto smaller jazz gigs that I don’t want to bring the upright out for and jam sessions. Anthony must hate jazz, a black art form.

[@mathias5618]

Fretless ukulele basses sound fucking aswesome in a jazz context

[@jankbunky4279]

I didn't think Antnee could stoop so low 😭

[@-AAA-147]

Given this ain't serious this has got to be the best way someone's done this meme in Anthony's comment section.

[@cheesecakelasagna]

@@mathias5618 can you please five me some recs?

[@qounqer]

He also had Sam Hyde on his podcast…….. I’m pretty sure he’s a racist?

[@enshen2190]

Let’s Ask: Why hasn’t Anthony changed his legal name to Melon

[@isaacmorrow7077]

Because his name currently I'd say is a light 8 whereas melon is more of a strong 6 to a light 7

[@CompletelyChaotic]

Menthony Lontano here

[@isaiahnanez1324]

Wait his name isnt melon? I thought Anthony Fantano was his nickname.

[@chip_rodmon1958]

He can't he is vegan, and being a plant isn't vegan

[@tonyssoloparty]

That name has been taken so he might have to change it to Melon123 or MelonX

[@Itwasashovel]

There’s something unbearably funny about Davie504’s eyes and mouth enlarged as he’s gawking at Fantano

[@Cellinator]

Next video: Anthony Fantano said WHAT about BASS???

[@CarnuareVideo]

@@Cellinator yes please lol

[@justinh.7846]

Slappers

[@chabadrien441]

OMG

[@seffor]

One of the least funny music KZbinrs

[@MCYonazz]

Most of these are "yeah, fine, whatever, I guess I can see being annoyed by this", but the oboe one made me angry. Such a great instrument.

[@nukkazade6399]

You wouldn’t have a proper orchestra without these instruments… oboe, piccolo and the triangle are vital

[@michaelgibler1530]

Dude, Stevie rocked the slide whistle on Sir Duke. Gotta drop that one off the list

[@thirtyyearoldmulberryfield]

To be fair tho, when one thinks of “Sir Duke” one usually thinks of that incredible bass line or testosterone fueled brass parts.

[@leoleoleoleo]

I believe that’s a siren whistle

[@michaelgibler1530]

@@leoleoleoleo Pshh, neeeerd (j/k)

[@starro54]

Let's Agree: Anthony always pumps out thought provoking and interesting content and we love him for that.

[@enshen2190]

📠

[@t.c.bramblett617]

I AGREEUE

[@nosferatuoddz7974]

"provoking"

[@Mithrandirtheillest]

agree:)

[@somekidwithacomputer2939]

@@nosferatuoddz7974 "that"

[@JakeSnakeEmoji]

I once went to a percussion ensemble recital in college where a visiting musician treated us all to a *20 minute long* berimbau solo. It has been my least favorite instrument ever since.

[@unhelpfulrevelations7989]

(looks up berimbau) oh god oh fuck

[@numeroseis]

Se vié pra roda vai toma uns, gringo

[@lainalien]

that apprehension engine seems like 2-3 spooky instruments put together. I'm a big fan of the spring reverb with a magnet sound lmao

[@normanxiong5614]

The feet and hands in “We Will Rock You” By Queen are my favorite instruments

[@olseaweedbeardye8622]

If Logan Rock Witch didn’t have the slide whistle it wouldn’t be the same

[@t.c.bramblett617]

Probably the best point towards its acceptance. I admit it as evidence

[@theviniso]

You're damn right it wouldn't.

[@MaxMax-zo9vq]

Yeah it’s one of the few acceptable uses, but boy does it make the song slap.

[@gringhidu]

Lets agree: there is no shitty instrument! Even the slide whistle can be played in a cool way, check out the Bohemian Rhapsody Cover by Mystery Guitarman, it sounds pretty cool!

[@Dethmaster64]

I’m ashamed nobody mentioned the “rusty trombone”

[@josegurrola9021]

Skin flute is also applicable

[@tmsplltrs]

Thats a great instrument though.

[@fightsilence7614]

@@josegurrola9021 Don’t forget the male organ.

[@bennymountain1]

Armenian skin guitar

[@tarkkum4693]

7:36 damn thats fire how could you give it a 6

[@loam6740]

Theremin is really just a volume and pitch control. The timber you often hear is standard but it can make some other awesome synth sounds

[@matthewcortez810]

Let’s agree: Fantano has a lot of hair

[@monsterwith21faces92]

Where?

[@capa1575]

@@monsterwith21faces92 pubes

[@btarczy5067]

Lots of hairs - yes. Lots of hair - definitely no!

[@daggerfalls101]

I'm gonna have to Disagree

[@sf3testvids]

Sure.... on his shirt >.>

[@123rockfan]

No mention of the accordion or bagpipes? I was actually expecting Anthony to defend them if someone had mentioned them

[@Daplin1]

I'll fight you about this. Bagpipes are trash

[@bruhbruh6347]

@@Daplin1 I’m Scottish and bagpipes literally always sound like ass

[@mikolajmrz]

@@bruhbruh6347 Same here, can't stand them.

[@Daplin1]

@@bruhbruh6347 👏👏👏

[@bornencornen]

The disrespect to the accordion ends when Long Season is mentioned

[@ericseeley3074]

I can’t believe no one mentioned bagpipes

[@estebanb7166]

They're beautiful. Especially when heard in person

[@frenchfry4017]

@@estebanb7166 Amen.

[@47fortyseven47]

@@estebanb7166 no they're not lmao

[@estebanb7166]

@Conrad Nickelson Do you hear them often?

[@mileidyclass]

You should do best instruments next. I love the jaw harp or Jew's harp and mukkuri (a similar instrument used by the Ainu people). Can't get enough of that boingy sound.

[@peterdavidallison]

The slide whistles in Brian Wilson's Mrs. O'Leary's Cow (the fire suite) from Smile, is badass.

[@HaydenOnTheCeiling]

“This Dying Fetus album is rock” I see now that Anthony fears no one

[@Barriertriostruckapose]

the hurdy gurdy cannot be the worst instrument because donovan made a ballin' song abt it

[@xbmpr]

If we’re talking about Butthole Surfers version of it

[@chirstinasilver7274]

@@xbmpr You have the exact pfp to match your comment lmao

[@HectorTWE]

That song makes me want to go on a killing spree and then bait the police with cryptic puzzles about those murders

[@Barriertriostruckapose]

@@HectorTWE is this some reference im not getting?

[@HectorTWE]

@@Barriertriostruckapose the Zodiac movie has that song, about the Zodiac killer

[@BloodSugarLQ]

Gonna throw hands with whoever said kalimba was the worst.

[@powdershredder1136]

You sure? It’s hard to punch with blisters on your fingers…

[@BloodSugarLQ]

​@@powdershredder1136 Maybe it's just me, but I never got much pain with the Kalimba. Playing a steel string, on the other hand...

[@nicholashayes5773]

I own a kalimba, I think they are neat, I love how portable they are, it's a cool little toy to pick up and mess around with when you're bored.

[@danielasbjrnsson7500]

Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire elevated playing the kalimba to a high art form.

[@TannerWA]

"There's probably someone out there who hooks up their theremin to a bunch of guitar pedals and goes wild" Anthony, his name is Rob Scallon.

[@perlundgren7797]

Or, as we know him in this video, otamatone guy: 6:50

[@brendensellers4385]

How did he not mention the kazoo?!.... oh wait, that’s the BEST instrument

[@orlock20]

Nobody here must have heard of the vuvuzela which is a much louder kazoo. With a kazoo you annoy the people in the room. With a vuvuzela you annoy the people on the block.

[@k-leb4671]

It ruined Yoshi's New Island. Actually, YNI was already ruined without the kazoo.

[@eliasmg9144]

Let's argue, all drum kits should have triangles

[@estebanb7166]

All drums should also be triangular

[@nick55555ism]

I heard a reggae band playing on the street, and the bassist used an amplified ukulele bass, and it had a very sweet fat tone.

[@vollsticks]

Hey man The Fall had an oboe on not one but TWO of their most well-regarded records (Slates and Extricate), it can sound dope in the right context. Also that huge Soviet-era synthesiser that's bolted to the floor in some Moscow university that you draw on to create the music is fucking dope, Coil did a whole album with it

[@jadusdoe8470]

Anthony, tapping your head and calling a "melon drum" does not make in an instrument

[@ritchietaylors]

Okay, but “Highway 61 Revisited” nails the slide whistle.

[@heitorpurcino7971]

I always thought It was too loud in the mix

[@AA-he4uq]

I think it’s a “siren whistle,” not a slide whistle.

[@TheSLATEcleaner]

The best and worst instrument ever made is the human voice. On the bad end, it's done everything from The Nostalgia Critic's The Wall to Pope Urban II's speech to rally Europe to begin the crusades. While there are obviously great things it's been used for, such as Sufjan Stevens' Futile Devices and the seminal classic 'I Smashed Tha Arecibo Satelit Cuz I Dint Want They Seein My Space Crack Operation' by Our Lord And Savior Viper, I think overall the human voice has been a net negative. Close second worst instrument though is the piccolo. It's obnoxious to tune and while it sounds nice enough *when you're nowhere near it* , playing it often irreparably damages your hearing and gives you an excuse to 'not have heard' me saying my mother was coming to stay with us for the weekend, Mel. I guess the piccolo also makes people inattentive. What a terrible instrument.

[@eriksyrnyk3528]

Bloom by Between The Buried and Me has the only proper use of a slide whistle ever witnessed by mankind outside of sound effects for cartoons.

[@zachstutland5241]

The triangle hits in the last bit of Sleep by Godspeed You Black Emperor beg to differ

[@iamdamosuzuki_]

I’m gonna have to hard disagree on the Bass Ukulele. As someone who owns one I love the unique timbre it has. It sounds similar to a stand up bass when you play it finger style and it has a LOT of attack when you play it with a pick. It has a much better sound and much more of a bottom end than a regular acoustic bass despite being much smaller. The small neck also allows you to get around the fretboard much more easily than a standard full scale bass.

[@fideofideofideo8942]

fantano wearing the shirt of the country singer he doesn’t know

[@unhelpfulrevelations7989]

i thought i caught that lol

[@cumsnorter9761]

Who is he

[@rjamin9531]

Great album of theremin that could easily be listened to for hours: Clara Rockmore's greatest works compilation, and also her "The Art of the Theremin" album. She really revolutionized the instrument

[@TerreurTerence]

Also Portishead - Mysterons

[@inkeys6244]

1:20 counterpoint: swans - i was a prisoner inside your head

[@vegacast]

I will always love "music is happiness" by Octopus Project and its theremin solo.

[@operationd--msday]

calling it now before I watch it: he says there are no bad instruments

[@monsterwith21faces92]

RIP DOOM💐

[@ggallintedtalk]

The theremin is an amazing instrument!!

[@Gras_Sho_Pper]

Oyamada Keigo play the sh*t out of it harder than he bullies his classmate when he was in school lmao

[@BalmoraBabe]

The worst instrument ever made is the melon

[@btarczy5067]

The melon has been used successfully to create classic head explosion sounds all over the movie and video game industry so I have to say it: Disagree!

[@grandpasutubechannel]

Where would J P Sousa be without the piccolo, the hurdygurdy is unbelievable, how 'bout Tiny Tim playing "On the good ship lollipop" on the ukulele, truly remarkable and memorable, listen to Karen Carpenter and tell me the human voice is anything but 1st class. Sincerely The old Northwoods RN

[@peruserprecurer1446]

The bass ukulele does serve a purpose: it sounds like an upright bass but is much more convenient than it for bringing to gigs and the like.

[@carsonbeercomedian7682]

Let’s argue: The worst band name is The Front Bottoms, it’s literally a Jimmy Carr joke

[@maxim9461]

Ariana Grande “get well soon” and “imagine” are good examples that voice can be used as instrumental effects

[@OptimizeHD]

Saying that every instrument from MBDTF is by default the worst instrument ever doesn't really seem like a real argument, Anthony.

[@skyscourge5663]

6/10 comment

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[@DefenestrateYourself]

5/10 counterattack

[@SomeIdiota]

I was hoping for a joke throwback to the hurdy gurdy during the human voice part, maybe after 8:28 "actual use or application" "...like the peasant-favorite HURRRRDY GURRRRRDY"

[@yabut2200]

Talking about theremin There’s this guy MEZERG that uses his theremin as an organic lfo / cutoff modulator really nice!