Godspeed You! Black Emperor- Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven! ALBUM REVIEW

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Reviewing a favorite of mine in celebration of the end of 2011 and the channel hitting 50K! :-)
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GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR- LIFT YR. SKINNY FISTS LIKE ANTENNAS TO HEAVEN! / 2000 / CONSTELLATION / POST-ROCK, CHAMBER MUSIC, EXPERIMENTAL ROCK, NOISE ROCK, AMBIENT MUSIC, DRONE

[@maxinator317]

This review is shorter than any of the songs on the album

[@Neel-ff4mn]

It's close to the length of the last song, which is 18 minutes long.

[@maxinator317]

Neel 2000 still shorter

[@Neel-ff4mn]

White Supremacist Hate Symbol No wonder you have been fighting Dat Boi for your entire life; you just don't let up.

[@Neel-ff4mn]

White Supremacist Hate Symbol We will see Nelson Mandatboi come out of jail in a few months, and there will be a triumphant rebel uprising.

[@jdphunky]

SJW's turned Pepe into a hate symbol.

[@timlarsson]

So.. Which are your 4 favourite songs on this album?

[@hirayuuu]

Lmfao

[@lamestudiosinc418]

Storm, Static, Sleep, Like Antennas to Heaven....

[@lamestudiosinc418]

@Firthy boy Actually you don't. R/woooshorwhateverthefuckitisnobodycareshowmanyosthereare

[@lei9483]

@Firthy boy you thought you had the last laugh, huh?

[@troutmaskreplica5812]

Firthy boy no much irony

[@prodbyraycuous4833]

A nav feature would made this album a little better

[@strawberrywigz1658]

oh my god

[@johanliebertenjoyer7120]

lmao

[@samyu986]

postity rock ock ock. It really pop pop pops

[@harrygibson8083]

Could have helped to MGK on there as well

[@marcelloberry6829]

throw DJ Khaled in there. why not

[@captain_cloudd]

12:29 oh so you're into beautiful dark twisted things

[@jillanneyoussef574]

severely underrated comment

[@ok6866]

OMG

[@jamesr6257]

lmaoooooooooooo

[@zackzallie8735]

he and MBDTF is a perfect tsundere couple I ever seen.

[@supremeflower7771]

Light 6

[@Yeezus2295]

Whenever I listen to this album I feel like I have the duty to tell the world about it

[@juancarlosprovenciolameira9326]

I'm late, but I can understand you 100%. I always try to show it to my close friends and family. But it's true that it's not an accessible album and they usually dismiss it as instrumental music for doing homework at best. I don't tell them, but it really makes me sad that they think that

[@lolyermad]

juan carlos pro I feel you on that man, people just aren't used to listening to music this huge, sophisticated, and emotionally deep, it's as simple as that unfortunately. Can't show my friends either. :(

[@rektyrektingson4668]

juan carlos pro exactly. :( I’m in the same position

[@julienapoli4775]

couldn’t have said it better myself

[@henrynguyen1585]

@@juancarlosprovenciolameira9326 only one of my friends and one of my teachers understand the rest can't grasp the idea of hope in a world of pessimism or pessimism in a world of hope.

[@jamalgwapoderrick]

Godspeed You! Black Emperor GY!BE GYBE GBE GBE = Glory Boyz Entertainment Godspeed You! Black Emperor is actually Chief Keef, Lil Reese, and Fredo Santana

[@Jibab53]

O.o

[@Evilmonkey989]

This is the best comment I read in awhile haha

[@aribramlett7757]

Sometimes youtube comments dont kill your brain cells. Once in a while they blow your mind.

[@superjchamma]

why

[@jamalgwapoderrick]

***** just answering the questions everyone wants to know

[@MrPieEducation]

This man does not age. He looks about a year or two younger here than he does now in 2020.

[@diegomo1413]

Probably his vegan diet

[@SonOfOdin777]

or maybe he was old already and now looks younger.

[@Infametheus]

They called Coney Island the playground of the world

[@flipdry]

Coney Allan

[@carsonboi9326]

They don’t sleep anymore on the beach

[@Seemesayno]

There was no place like it in the entire world

[@RP134579]

I live right next to it. it's not. its shit.

[@rustemagayev8256]

@@RP134579 pretty sure that's not the point

[@Gore171459]

Listened to this thing all the way through while walking home from school. Pretty lenghty walk that wasn't 100% safe but MAN no other piece of music could have fit the situation as well as this thing. Easily one of my favorite albums of all time. Such a moving experience with tons of emotion.

[@thugishere6629]

Taimir Gore your like the only good commentator in his comment sections

[@vroken6]

Your school is pretty damn far away from your home

[@RustinChole]

Some of the samples they took of ranting homeless people on tour are really heart rending. That album is a straight up genius level work of art.

[@lucasmerrill3206]

Skramcave represent

[@disjointedhoudini]

@Gabagool they didn't have ubers in 2015 they either had to ride horses or walk

[@98mrdj]

"If the world were that bad, why make music for it?" - Anthony Fantano.

[@jesussaez610]

I never give likes but this quote is pretty nice

[@billyalarie929]

That’s a goddamn tasty quote tho. It’s a phenomenal point.

[@ShiivGaming]

This album is a religious experience

[@buuzilla]

+Sam Shiiv 100% agree with you. It's what I never got from church. I wouldn't be an atheist if religion made me feel like this album.

[@buuzilla]

+Sam Shiiv 100% agree with you. It's what I never got from church. I wouldn't be an atheist if religion made me feel like this album.

[@Perplexing_Enigma]

+Sam Shiiv i would call it spiritual not religious

[@q1pit1]

So i know this comment is months old but is the amazing grace cover and the bit with the woman talking about seeing God added to make fun of the religion/ ironically or are these guys Christian? Just curious

[@mirandadowner8065]

+g m o They are mostly Jewish I believe. I also think it's possible to have a spiritual experience without being religious.

[@twistedganondorf]

Just listened to it. Holy god.

[@ultrabagel8263]

Jackson Coleman/TG Right?

[@ultrabagel8263]

TheScottish Potato front?

[@ultrabagel8263]

TheScottish Potato Yeah

[@tcoreyb]

This is a headphones album, for those of you who haven't tried it yet. In other words, I wouldn't try to get into it on the drive home from work or school. It requires time, a quiet room, and headphones or earbuds. And patience. (No, it doesn't require drugs. I think drugs might make it frightening as hell)

[@arunima8138]

I had never listened to or even heard of the album before today, I thought I would play it in the background as I work but as I listened to the first few minutes I completely spaced out. You are so right. It not only is the kind of album that requires time and complete focus but it also deserves all that, it deserves to be heard that way.

[@bobi5651]

@@arunima8138 did u like it

[@elfakiscave5669]

Areenem I’ll answer for him, yes

[@bobi5651]

@@elfakiscave5669 ok McKnight

[@elfakiscave5669]

Areenem I don’t even like the album that much I just had this pfp for years and don’t want to change it, no need to be mean :(

[@marcelomellado1969]

Hearing that old man talking about coney island was one the saddest and nostalgic speeches I’ve heard from an old man. Made me feel like world is changing and we can’t do anything to stop that.

[@BenLauter]

Now Anthony, you say that this album isn't accessible but I truly found this album extremely easy to get into.

[@GoldenPoopD]

Ben Lauter yeah this was my first foray into post-rock (if you don’t consider spiderland as post-rock) and i loved from the first listen. the first 10 minutes of storm was enough to get me hooked

[@duckface524]

exactly, I would never understand why people find it hard to get into, it's just so memorable

[@artturnerjr]

Yeah, I was sold on it in about 2 minutes.

[@simon-zz5ix]

Sadly it didn’t hit me until my 3rd or 4th listen but when it did it was incredible.

[@sagiepuff]

I think the most inaccessible thing about it to a casual audience would be the length of the songs

[@neverbloom8405]

Please review F#A#Infinity!

[@psschulz]

10

[@DarcyFerrier]

bump

[@joelwilcox5424]

🚗🔥 ❌💁‍♂️⚙️

[@xbenci]

@@joelwilcox5424 I get it, good job

[@davisbaumberger6887]

@@joelwilcox5424 good reference

[@ImTooAbstract]

This album is awesome. Heard it for the first time while walking to class and I completely spaced out. I feel like I was going to die, but in a good way

[@ImTooAbstract]

i live on a college campus

[@Halo3Legend11]

***** hahahahha

[@black_platypus]

+ImTooAbstract That's a feeling I sometimes get too :) Most recently, it was "Death is the Road to Awe" by Clint Mansell from The Fountain OST - feels like the death and rebirth of galaxies...

[@twoscoops4181]

I felt like I was about to die as well.

[@fredbalke6275]

+ImTooAbstract i was listening to it on a plane, and i got a picture of the plane exploding in slow motion in my head and just smiled like i never smiled before

[@darrellloudermilk7064]

I'm an old person who just discovered this album. I don't know what to say about it other than to use a cliched and worn out word: transcendent.

[@Evergrimrecordings]

You should check out swans if you haven't heard them. They really are quite similar.

[@bigpeepeelolnbb3588]

Sigur ros - agaetis byrjun is another ass fucker of an album.

[@aestheticbeatz5700]

It blew me away

[@joyfulman40]

Thats some louder milk

[@TheVThakur]

I totally agree...the first 6 minutes of 'Storm' is something special...!

[@ImTooAbstract]

It's my favorite part of the album for sure!

[@xavierd725]

I haven’t listened to it yet but I haven’t a sneaking feeling that it’s 6 minutes of nothing

[@char_tbsl]

​@@xavierd725 well ur no fucking fun lmao

[@firmlygraspi1]

"If the world were that bad, why make music for it?" Sounds more like a question for folk punk.

[@zackzallie8735]

More like music in general was invented cuz of how bad the world is.

[@blahhgeorgia]

I love when your passion starts to spill out the edges of your cool-nerd demeanour.

[@julienapoli4775]

my boyfriend introduced this to me while i drove us and his friend back home from the beach last night and didn’t say anything about it, he just put it on and no one said a word through the entirety of “sleep” and i was blown away, he didn’t even know was to put on after we listened to it. it was absolutely magnificent. he mentioned that he was considering adding it to a collaborative playlist we have (he didn’t for some reason), but i’m actually glad now since i don’t think i would have ever given myself the time to sit and give this album a chance. he put it on at such a perfect time, i don’t know, it was so strangely enchanting and i am so thankful i was introduced to this. as fantastic that it is that this album isn’t incredibly well known considering i believe that adds to the experience of listening to it, i wish it got more attention (or maybe it does an i’m just unaware). but this will definitely go down as one of my favorites of all time

[@uzerqureshi451]

Lucky to have that guy for sure

[@bmxmaster244]

They don't seep anymore on the beach...

[@supkiddo1]

+Jimmy Russels Don't make me cry.

[@samthorley7523]

+Killa Luigi They don't sleep anymore, on, on Cony Island

[@HendersonHinchfinch]

I feel real baaaaad.

[@TrebuL]

"Coney Awland, they called Coney Awland the playground of the world!"

[@stevencloer2941]

They don't seep indeed. lol

[@adamcorral7323]

Cinematic is the best word for this album

[@LemonMerigueTie]

11:31 "And when you penetrate to the most high god, you will believe you are mad. You will believe you've gone insane.." I don't consider myself to be a religious person at all but this one line chills me to my bones. it makes me imagine -- what if god actually exists despite having lived entire my life without ever being convinced of it? like i'll be lying on my death bed and when i finally pass on, i'll see the face of god and in that one moment before i die, my entire world just falls apart. the amount of resentment, sorrow and guilt that i would feel when i think about how i spent my whole life being unaware of this massive truth. how would my life have differed if i believed it existed? i mean im only human, how could i have known? i would like to think that if there was a god and it wanted me to believed in it, then it would know what i would need to witness to make me believe. but im at the end of my life and i never got a sign. what does that mean? what does that say about me? like "i dont believe it. this can't be! i won't accept this! i MUST be out of my mind!" and i can distrust what im seeing all i want but none of that would change the fact that i am looking at god with my own eyes.. it reminds me of the death of Anton Lavey. -- /watch?v=5sZcUsrbvfI this is the kind of stuff that goes through my mind when i listen to this album. I've only been able to listen to it two or three times since i discovered it because the sheer gravity of the thoughts that go through my head and the emotions i feel are truly incapacitating. Lift Your Skinny Fists is one of the greatest, most moving pieces of art that i have ever come across.

[@SomebodyMeOnceTold]

J. Michael Alamilla “When someone is searching," said Siddhartha, "then it might easily happen that the only thing his eyes still see is that what he searches for, that he is unable to find anything, to let anything enter his mind, because he always thinks of nothing but the object of his search, because he has a goal, because he is obsessed by the goal. Searching means: having a goal. But finding means: being free, being open, having no goal. You, oh venerable one, are perhaps indeed a searcher, because, striving for your goal, there are many things you don't see, which are directly in front of your eyes.” - Herman Hesse- Siddartha

[@alexlembke56]

I can't listen to this album without crying but I still listen to it all the time because I like to cry I find it freeing

[@ajpdeschenes]

I try to think on how to convince you that YES!!! HE IS!.... and he wants that relationship with you. I know that simple statement will make people bash on me for days and write two pages comments explaining me how I'm wrong (or two words, calling me stupid). I'm a fan of Radiohead, Godpeed, Talk Talk and Sigur Rós, and seeing so many people saying that their favorite music is their religion... while, in truth, there is a melody that never fades, that you can only find in silence. Sometimes I tell friends about that... and it happens sometimes that one comes back to me after a few months and tell me : "I never tought that this would happen... but you were right, I found God!" I think... in a way, you gotta be ready to loose everyting to receive everything! God doesn't take anything away, but he gives everything, everything, everything.

[@Strokwor]

How wild, 5 years later and I thought about the exact same things as you did when I heard that part. It's really alternate, is the best word I can think of.

[@KOOL_AID_KID]

Seriously considering getting the “it is all a dream, a dream in death” tattooed on me

[@sirtoby2070]

The "Broken Windows" part of Sleep gets me every time. It's like walking into a creepy ghost town as, one by one, people start to step out from the shadows. Their faces look dirty and joyless, but they still have a small glimmer of hope in their sunken eyes. The music slowly goes from foreboding to forlorn, and it's one of the most moving moments in music to me.

[@barathivaasan5876]

Could you share the timestamp please

[@SusanBoilingPot234]

@@barathivaasan5876 the last 10 minutes of it

[@VRGalaxy_762]

I've known about Godspeed! for years and years, but never really took an interest, because I was always into metal, hardcore, powerviolence, etc, but after watching Anthony Fantano's videos I had to check them out.....so I literally just sat through this whole thing for the very first time....I'm destroyed.

[@nothingreally6680]

silenthillvictim Glad you're with us, friend.

[@rock1stfan]

silenthillvictim That's the only way I can describe it. It's not just awesome, it's truly an overwhelming album.

[@BigDaddyZakk420]

"Powerviolence"

[@lizzy6333]

+Porco-Dio FIlm what?

[@lizzy6333]

+Porco-Dio FIlm what?

[@Windwalker88]

I cant even express how much i love godspeed. Every time I listen a song from them i still get choked up

[@alexkent2785]

there is just no other like Godspeed. they're just...the best. make me cry all the time

[@juancarlosprovenciolameira9326]

They're the only band that consistently gives me the strongest reactions

[@TalussAthner]

Listening to this album makes real life feel like walking through a documentary to me.

[@Neel-ff4mn]

talussAthner Despite this album being lyrically deficient, I feel like I could write a book explaining what this album might be explaining philosophy, socially, politically, and religiously. If only the mainstream could recognize that too.

[@caseystu123]

you should do it! I would buy like 10 copies. Aphex Twin rules btw

[@whitedastardly2938]

@@Neel-ff4mn They have this way of telling a story through musical noise. Sure albums do that but they take it too the 100% and it's just beautiful

[@Thomas-po7dz]

One of the best experiences I've ever seen in music

[@shawnmalone837]

Seen ??

[@zackzallie8735]

@@shawnmalone837 He was talking about how sexy Fantano is in the video.

[@jeremyserwer2586]

The thing to know about Godspeed is that they go beyond just being a band and feel more like a movement. Seeing them live and meeting the band shows you they have a social desire to awaken people. The last time i saw them was in Seattle 2 years ago and yes they did have a merch table, the bigger thing happening was an anarchist book section. If you love this band, you're probably gravitating towards more than just their music which is amazing in its own right but subconsciously you're embracing your inner disgust with the state and also love of the natural world that's being destroyed whole sale for shiny things.

[@malcolm_mal2055]

Wait they're anarchists?? Like I love them because of their music but their political beliefs are also similar to mine?!

[@joelwilcox5424]

@@malcolm_mal2055 Little known fact, GY!BE actually stands for Goldman Yes! Bookchin Excellent

[@interiordagoth]

@@joelwilcox5424 oh shit GY!BE WAS CAPITALISM ALL ALONG

[@jeremyserwer2586]

@dead dog molester Maybe you just feel threatened by people who are more intellectually and politically astute? Maybe there will be a Red State You Fascist Emperor you can align yourself with when the US goes full on theocracy in 2024! Good thing you were not alive in the 60's when music moved people to protest Vietnam ! So thanks for you comment Julia Child Molester!

[@Mujoman101]

@found sounds this. People label godspeed as pretentious and even though i love them i cant disagree based on how obnoxious their fans are.

[@ggyybbeeeeee]

Thank fucking you for introducing me to Swans, I'm gonna have one hell of a fucking adventure going through all of their albums and songs. It's been 2 years since I've gone on a spree like this post-discovery of GYBE. I've been searching for a band just like GYBE for those 2 years.

[@JDeissreVIEWSFROMHELL]

I've gotten so into Swans since I bought To Be Kind. I consider them to be almost at Beatles level at this point.

[@mischacarlberg6631]

Swans are my favourite band ever

Same I discovered swans through some Napalm death members And oh boy i love swans so much

[@billyalarie929]

Too bad about all the “miscommunication” M. Gira likes to talk about when it comes to his conduct in the studio with certain collaborators.

[@lewismaddick1240]

this album is an absolute masterpiece

[@idecanymoretbh]

still loyal to it i see

[@pcoas]

​@@idecanymoretbhfr 😭

[@AAAAA_BRAD]

7 years later and it's still your pfp. Appreciate the commitment

[@phillippilla8620]

damn, you hit 50k almost five years ago and now you're chasing 1,000,000 i remember just starting to watch your channel around that time of the year time flies this album still gets airplay on my speakers to this day keep on doing it you're doing it

[@SuperKingGoofy]

The part in "antennas to heaven", which starts around minute 10:10 might have the most beautiful and touching drums i've ever heard. always have to close my eyes at this time of the song... great review btw

[@SuperKingGoofy]

+SuperKingGoofy Same thing at the end of "sleep" of course. they're nearly the same

[@aaronnix7011]

+SuperKingGoofy Hnng. The end of Sleep gets me every god damned time.

[@Userrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.r]

5:30 in the same track also hits different

[@murdocniccals6466]

Anyone else get gitty when they read or hear the words "Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven!" jeez Godspeed is Top Tier with their Names.

[@KYSMSHKYSMSHKYSMSH]

Murdoc Niccals hi murcock

[@yonashorvath8338]

Murdoc Niccals release your album already you muppet

[@jackpitman15]

honestly, by the end of the album i wanted to stand on top of a hill with my fists high in the air screaming incoherently

[@Farcallo]

The ambient part that comes in at 15 minutes in Antennas to heaven is so stunningly beautiful that it cures me every time. This is the best album of all time in my eyes because of the emotions. It's just crushingly sad.

[@Jeff-hn8iy]

Perfect album. I remember seeing them live about 10 years ago. When the spoken word part from "Static" started playing, the crowd went apeshit.

[@Userrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.r]

The preacher?

[@theneedledrop]

@MrFartboy79 To be honest, it's probably not going to be a regular thing. Only for this week in celebration of 50K. Maybe we'll do it again if the channel ever hits 100K. I know a lot of y'all are into this idea, but my heart just isn't there, really. I love listening to new music. The only reason I'm able to listen to some of these old albums and review 'em is because they're my favorites, ya know? Regularly reviewing requested "classics" just isn't me. It's not the purpose of TND.

[@MV28.]

First reply

[@juankgonzalez6230]

Sorry Anthony but I just don't see you reaching 100K anytime soon

[@across7992]

This didn’t age well

[@sirfloyd4577]

i wonder what kind of life MrFartboy79 is living nowdays

[@gcwens]

"Maybe we'll do it again if the channel ever hits 100K" good job bro, you did it, 2 million now

[@MrFitznicely]

I remember me and a bunch of mates sat around in a living room. We had this album on CD and a decent sound system. We also had candles, a smoke machine and a tonne of ketamine. We turned out the lights. Sat back. The Smoke machine was on full power and it the smoke created an awesome kind of canvas for the ketamine trip to be projected onto. The music provided a fantastic roller coaster of texture and emotion. No one said a word for an hour or so. It was one of the best evenings of my life. I've never quite been able to recapture the meditative intensity of it. It was almost religious. This will always be one of my favourite albums, and GYBE will always be one of my favourite bands.

[@Windwalker88]

This sounds amazing

[@real.sugarcone]

Bro don't fuck with that shit

[@kacperfornal5998]

That album on dxm sounds amazing

[@murm3ll]

I often tend to listen to new albums - especially blind buys - while laying in bed at night. Usually, I fall asleep after like half of it and I get a feeling for it after 2-3 days. Not with this one, though. I did not even dare to fade into sleep. When the first snippet came out of nowhere, I almost shitted my pants. It caught me completely off-guard and from there on, the intensity of the record quite literally made me sweat. It is, indeed, a movie-like album and astonishingly beautiful (in it's own way). Thanks for the review (or rather some other video, in which you mentioned it, for I am just now, after the mentioned night, watching your review), otherwise I probably would have never experienced this unique stroke of genius.

[@thenewandrei4o94]

Anthony said he never gives a 10. This wasan unspoken 10.

[@_imsorryiloveyou]

He's given 3 10's...

[@thenewandrei4o94]

what??? when??? which ones???

[@_imsorryiloveyou]

Death Grips The Money Store, Swans To Be Kind and Kendrick Lamar TPAB

[@eggsaladstuckcrafts4653]

if you go on his rym he has plenty of 5 star albums

[@thenewandrei4o94]

WHAT? HE HAS A RYM?? LINK, PLEASE!

[@zackzallie8735]

This is the first time I ever cried to an instrumental. Its just so powerful.

[@dante224real1]

i'm jealous of this album. i wont ever be able to make something like this and it PISSES ME OFF

[@for_nothing_important]

did u do it yet?

[@EsPoReNg]

I sort of liked F#A#infinity more but the intro of Storm is brilliant

[@TheseBitchesWantNikes]

Signor Pomodoro I agree.

[@i.hold.vertigo2329]

one of my fav videos on YT. you feel the fandom in his voice and body language for this music, and I kinda miss this era of theneedledrop. It was so nice discovering someone who took the time to praise this album the way he did. It's one of my favorite records too. I don't think enough good things can be said of it.

[@annettereffruschinni8322]

This must've been such a chore to mix and master with how long and diverse this record is

[@ccor6762]

Been a fan of this album since I was 19/20. I'm 34 as of yesterday. I love this review and feel it is spot on. I remember being a young kid and my job took me to rural florida. I listened to the second half of "skinny fists" as I drove around and it changed my life. Many of GYBE's songs have had that impact at some time or another. Yet this was especially beautiful to me. I'm a very mood music oriented person. Driving through a foreign territory as a young impressionable person with this heart achingly beautiful album playing will always be a favorite memory of mine.

[@solartea_]

how did u find it back then? you had it on an ipod? or bought a cd?

[@ccor6762]

@@solartea_ I had a friend introduce me to the band Sigur Ros and fell totally in love. While researching similar bands online, I heard GYBE mentioned several times. Then I saw the movie 28 days later, heard East Hastings and immediately bought the album, then subsequent albums. Wish I could go back and relive the music with virgin ears all over again 😁

[@nico.atreides]

hearing "when 2012 starts" in 2023 feels unreal

[@lukerogers151]

It's now 2024. 😢

[@juancarlosprovenciolameira9326]

I first listened to Storm in an instrumental music playlist I had found on Spotify, and it remained in my daily playlist for years, surviving all the cleanings and times I removed songs from my playlist. It wasn't until two years later that I decided to listen to the whole album, and then the whole band and now it's my favorite band of all time

[@Kashby281]

Nice job hitting 50k Anthony! Keep up the good work.

[@foxeh123]

LET'S ARGUE: Album Covers with hands on it are always good.

[@vladimirvich468]

The Big Day has entered the chat

[@foxeh123]

@@vladimirvich468 "Hands" not a Hand.

[@kioro4221]

Any other exemples? I can only think of Master Of Puppets

[@ok6866]

@@kioro4221 RTJ

[@johnpartington5910]

St. Anger?

[@ArtVandelay592]

Absolutely love this record! If it weren't for this video, I probably wouldn't have heard of this album, or I would've heard it way way later at the least. This is a great review for one of my favorite albums in the post-rock genre. Everybody should absolutely check the record out!

[@cheesewizz_]

The funny thing is that at the time of this review, LYSFLATH was about as old as MBDTF is now

[@calvin7978]

that’s so weird to think about

[@lupusgirl64]

Thank you for introducing me to this. Skinny Fists has become my favorite album ever. No matter how often I listen to it, it never ceases to amaze me. Sleep is absolute musical perfection in my eyes.

[@jackburton3540]

Is this a 10/10. I think this is a 10/10

[@featherycoffee1401]

@@ok6866 what's that album?

[@vick207]

It is

[@Maagikki]

Finland. It's summer. I'm commuting to work at 4 a.m and the sun is rising. It's a cool 12 degrees celcius and "Yr Skinny Fists" is playing from beginning to end. That feeling is how I'd review the album.

[@iwouldprefernotto4381]

It's a decade on and this still sounds like the perfect setting to listen to this album.

[@BincentFifth]

No other album can make me feel motivated, anxious, calm, and depressed such as this one.

[@KOOL_AID_KID]

Seriously, this album makes me feel every emotion ever

[@c11p]

LOL, this video was made at 50k subs. Today, there are 2.72 MILLION. Congrats, Anthony. Been with you the whole way, and am happy you're still around.

[@bittercoleslaw1811]

Whenever someone older than 35 years calls these kind of albums boring or "not real music" I assume their favorite band is Led Zeppelin or Queen, and most of the time I end up guessing right.

[@reganpetty8803]

Uh huh. I'm not saying queen are bad but they are the most entry level rock band of all time

[@davidw9736]

@@reganpetty8803 same with led zeppelin

[@haywoodjblome4768]

@@davidw9736 not really

[@polkanietzsche5016]

@@haywoodjblome4768 yes really.

[@haywoodjblome4768]

@@polkanietzsche5016 Queen are entry level because of their music and popularity. Led zeppelin are only entry level because of their popularity. They're less accessible than 95% of bands with the similar popularity

[@Pandafro13]

8 years later and this man has not changed one bit

[@JackGuest]

GYBE has been my favorite band since 1999. I saw them live in 2003 and it was the greatest concert I've ever seen. Until I watched your review of this album I never heard the second movement of the first song as a version of "Amazing Grace." The fact that 14 years later I can still find new things about GYBE's music is a testament to their artistry. Wow.

[@kylewarkentin7734]

I think what makes all of your reviews so successful is that you review with such passion and honesty. Great review to a very loved album. Keep it up and I will definitely keep watching!

[@chips161]

Great review. Appreciated the bit regarding accessibility (most other reviews make it sound like you can just pick it up and insta-like it). I had to revisit this album several times over the course of years before I really loved it, but it's worth that effort. I do wish you'd said a little about the very last few minutes of the album -- so sublime.

[@TheVThakur]

You are a brilliant reviewer man ! That's difficult to do...

[@BloggerMusicMan]

This is certainly among my favourite records of its kind. At it's best I think it ranks among perhaps one of my favourite albums in popular music. The ending of Antennas to Heaven is as perfect as it gets.

[@surprisinglyroomy]

Always watch your vids when idk what else to do. So glad you introduced this to me back in 2011

[@Karambolagemusic]

One of the greatest reviews i've ever heard from one of my all-time favorite albums. Thank you

[@rene.gzzzzz]

hi, 2022 here. This is a 10 y’all

[@tunaste]

Awww, needledrop is in love.

[@deathbypowerglove]

I'm glad you decided to review your favorites. As I'm one of I'm sure hundreds of people who said you should somewhere down the line of your videos. theneedledrop-Forever

[@fuzzydunlop4513]

On static, the crescendo about halfway where those violins and screeching guitars is fucking insane. The transition from that crescendo led in by a snare drum that brings the menacing violin melody to the front may be the most eerie/badass pieces of music created.

[@aspiniou]

imo the best album of all time.

[@etherealbonds]

Same.

[@Userrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.r]

F# is just as good if not better imo

[@iwouldprefernotto4381]

@@Userrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.r And Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada is EVEN better! Imho obviously ;)

[@gsboss]

i dont necessarily think of these as apocalyptic albums, but just more like post war, recovery albums. some moments i like to think they are even during the war, or right beside it at least.

[@MilhouseYouthLTD]

good job on mentioning the part in static with the whole slowed down voice. that part always hits me so hard when i listen to it.

[@andrewswafford]

Thanks so much for doing this Anthony, I couldn't have asked for a better album/review. Everything you mentioned was very important to me in my own analysis of Skinny Fists. I'm also glad you didn't do a number score, it wasn't necessary. Great great work.

[@DIEZAUBERFLOTEMENSCH]

this review finally made me subscribe to you. we are kindred spirits after all

[@Cristian-cd2rc]

i played this album when i was playing Minecraft , on god, one of the best experiences in my life u guys should try!

[@hassanjraidi6235]

I play this song while playin farming sim 19

[@Userrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.r]

Bro I did the same with Allelujah! Don't Bend Ascend Fighting creepers and skeletons with mladic in the background is so epic

[@noblekyuss93]

I've just recently discovered this channel but I am now addicted. Some great ideas about music and a brilliant array of styles with a cool sense of humour and none of the usual internet reviewer douchery, keep up the awesome :D

[@ravenoftheredsky]

Thank you for this. This album and band has been very important to me in my past and I feel like I've disconnected from listening to music like this. And i've gotten better headphones since then...

[@stoogesmetal]

I specifically and instantly became a GY!BE fan at the beginning of watching 28 Days Later. That initial crescendo coupled with the pan out of the city was mind blowing. I turned to my roommate in the theater, and he was like, "why are you crying man?" I said "Who the fuck was that band that just played that track?" As mentioned in this review: soundtrack to an apocalypse...

[@mykneecapshurt]

man, i really need to check out gy!be if they can move someone to tears just like that

[@ashtonyoung]

Dan Terlizzi Seriously do that, and start with this album. The part in the review he talked about the woman talking about god moved me to tears the first time I heard it, and will forever haunt me every time I listen to it again.

[@KOOL_AID_KID]

Super late I know but I just wanted to say that’s a fucking awesome way to discover the band

[@snowglade]

Absolutely wonderful review for this amazing album... Subscribed!

[@Keenan1996]

Shu Mai!

[@brugafe]

Yeah okay buddy

[@TheDummbob]

Hey man, thank you for sparking my interest in this band with thos Review, i've had some great moments with them since :) Now storm is one of my all time favorite peaces of music :) Anybody else who feels like "The Sound" from Swans Soundtracks for the Blind is like a precurser to Storm?

[@mateo4779]

Amazing review man, one of my favorites as well. Can't wait to see what you have in store for the rest of the week!

[@dizzy2263]

Well it doesn't feature weezer tho

[@anotherdnb]

Doesnt have any trap beat sooooo

[@drando4824]

Listened to this album on a road trip to my college for the 1st time. One of the greatest experiences of my life.

[@FlorescentFish]

I think it's great that you reviewed this album. I'm sure most of your subscribers have already heard of this album but for anyone who has not, this is an amazing album that I hope everyone gets a chance to listen to. Absolutely beautiful, mesmerizing, sublime... Such a consistent album from start to finish. Great review as always. Curious to see the next classic :O

[@dhill05]

Congrats on hitting 50K subs! Proud of you!!

[@dillondewitt3952]

Holy fucking shit. This is an album that’s been on my list of listens and I’ve been putting it off to keep up with new music and, I’m not familiar with a lot of Post Rock stuff. This is one of the most intensely emotional listening experiences I’ve ever had. I’ve just sat staring at my floor on the dark and I know this seems corny but, I felt like I couldn’t even blink. This is most definitely deserving of a stamp of approval and then some.

[@AntiGuildProductions]

Saw your other video about top depressing albums or something like that, so I thought why not, and I saw you talking about this album so I decided to listen to a bit of it, and as I got through the first half of the album I thought this is AWESOME, being a fan of bands like Pink Floyd and Joy Division I really enjoyed it now I have it on vinyl along with another one of their albums, so just want to say cheers for introducing this to me.

[@michaelhinojosa13]

This is by far the best review of yours that I've watched. It's clear you've spent a ton of time with this album. I've always been strictly an Explosions fan, but I'm ready to start checking out more post-Rock, and I'll certainly start here.

[@Hurt646]

Applause to you good sir, it's wonderful to see one of my favourite albums getting reviewed with such passion. Now I am going to hear it again.

[@theneedledrop]

@royercrafter and you are an awesome person who deserves love and happiness. i wish you well, sir. :-)

[@Rackune]

Ok.

[@jasey5502]

Ok.

[@canalenumero1912]

Royercrafter was found dead by coronavirus

[@franco5506]

Ok

[@rainmathews3999]

Ok.

[@Kennyjackson47]

listening to this with headphones is such a cool experience. it takes me to so many weird places.

[@warw0k]

Wow, totally didn't expect this. I'm looking forward to watching this, it's one of those albums that followed me throughout the year.

[@thunderstruck560]

Thank you Anthony. I've never heard of this album before now and i gave it a chance. So far, my initial listens have been very positive. I am really liking the hauntingly beautiful sections with strings and guitar. Please more older album reviews. I gotta know what else i've been missing out on all this time. Maybe once a month like your y u no reviews? But I understand you wanting to do nothing but new review. How else am i going to find out about the best new music? pitchfork? lol

[@carsonboi9326]

The end of sleep is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever heard

[@fabriciorosso9807]

I don't listen to this album that much, like once a year or so, but every time I listen to it, it's a different experience, it just keep getting better and better. It's a masterpiece.

[@ITsHxCTOASTER]

Anthony this is possibly the best review I've ever heard on youtube, and this album is absolutely fantastic.

[@rafaelb1026]

I like how all the seriousness of this review is just crushed by Cal in such a funny way it really reminds you of what TND is all about , I'm excited to listen to this album , though I feel a bit pretentious now.I think I will wait some week before I take a listen to this maybe I'm not ready