First Songs on Albums Tier List

[@N279]

The only show where they make sure not to assume the gender of the child who killed themself on a McDonalds toy who they’re making fun of

[@brownguy903]

Based tbh

[@yungjetsquee706]

Perfect balance

[@Naahhh34]

Psychopaths not bigots

[@meelohaysack5841]

More like first song of MY ASS! Haha just jokes. We like to have fun here. But not too much fun!

[@saphrog7008]

??? WHAT?? ohhh haha I just finished reading, and its a joke. its funny! Had a good laugh. Cheers!

[@twite5462]

Bro, I’m sure you get this all the time, but you should do stand up!! Hahaha holy guacamole

[@HawkensArchive]

but are you the ceo?

[@tc6103]

You got a hoot and a holler out of me brother !! 👊

[@lilfellavids]

I give this comment a solid 8/10 good job skippy!

[@slayparty]

Was kinda weird when riley said, "now we're gonna prepare for our next segment, 'What's Inside This Bass?'" and then ripped a live bass apart with his bare hands

[@Kat3Lewis]

I thought you were talking about a bass guitar and was very confused

[@ROYAL-ob6kf]

yeah i miss the old hivemind they never did shit like that they kept it buissness casual

[@maxtaetle420]

just cause the bass was playing doesn't make it alive

[@BigD8190]

Crazy they fit it in it

[@charliefiore5371]

@@ROYAL-ob6kfthere was never any business it was just casual

[@salty909]

As a mexican, when playboi carti says “see-yuh”, I hear him saying chair

[@danica5235]

SI LLA

[@AlectriXSharpness]

Verdadero

[@rreapercat]

SILLA!!

[@iloukind]

literalmente

[@yaboi3339]

I JUS BE STYLIN ITS HARD TO SEE (CHAIR)

[@makesomething4093]

Riley was the darker one in this episode. Moral decay before our eyes.

[@makesomething4093]

(I’m talking about him considering talking amicably to a cop, if that wasn’t plainly obvious)

[@blunderbass851]

They're both still _white_

[@makesomething4093]

@@blunderbass851 oh fuck. I just now realized you’re right.

[@allangomez709]

@@makesomething4093Jamaican me British!

[@liamab-v7c]

He was just tired because he’s up all night editing the videos

[@BringleTingleWingle]

Graydon saying the eye on Graduation looks like the Packers logo is actually so relieving, I thought I was crazy

[@unknownmusic2175]

Seeing eye to eye with Grayson kinda does make you crazy

[@alecl9430]

Who’s Graydon?

[@EsotericThoughts93]

I’ve said this forever. I’m happy I’ve found my tribe

[@BringleTingleWingle]

@@alecl9430 the guy from mayonnaise

[@matterwiz1689]

What do you mean "i hope we get to do a modest mouse bracket some day"? It's your channel. you have full creative control, you can just do it.

[@NaawG]

1:20 Wesley's Theory 4:13 Teenage Fever 6:55 Thirsty 8:35 Rap God 11:05 Here Comes The Boom (Movie Version) 21:08 Ariana Grande w a Venti Latte 24:05 Hivemind 29:42 Teenage Fever 32:01 Grippy Delilah 37:22 Crack smoking tutorial by big G 42:11 Facial 52:01 Cleanup 58:06 Cuddle

[@laytonsto]

Okay timestamp boy

[@clampagne]

thanks man

[@InspectahReese]

42:11 somebody clip that

[@Farnkster]

Luh me da granky where?

[@demi172]

it was weird of them to go over teenage fever twice in the video but i think it was necessary

[@carp3751]

she said album i like opener

[@CaliZephyr]

So I pimp her butterfly and leave her on to?

[@bartsimpson274]

Can confirm, I’m her

[@clemoping9220]

so i blue her tpab and left her on wesleys theory😂 get it? blue and red make purple😂😂

[@Gus1494]

This joke is SOOOOOOOOOOO played out. STOP IT.

[@andrewbishop4447]

@@Gus1494i dont even get it so

[@Junker101.]

Timestamps Dreams and Nightmares 1:08 American Pie 2:44 Location 5:14 California Kids 6:41 Since I Left You 7:50 Love Sosa 9:11 Never Meant 12:10 Good Morning 14:14 Harder to Breathe 15:50 Disorder 19:38 Cops and Robbers 20:54 Plainsong 22:46 Wesley's Theory 24:58 I want Wind to Blow 25:14 Let it Happen 27:46 Everything in it's Right Place 29:36 Introvert 31:05 Nikes 31:53 Run Away With Me 34:58 Come Back to Earth 38:04 One More Time 39:05 Dance Yourself Clean 41:08 Trademark USA 42:00 Dramamine 45:21 Personal Picks 46:51 Saved 47:00 On Sight 47:37 Don't be Afraid 47:59 Brown Sugar 48:27 Bitch Where 48:58 Svfen-G-Englar 50:26 Horchata 50:38 Lord Knows 50:55 In Regards to Myself 51:20 With Them 51:56

[@evanthelegend1576]

ty goat

[@triplespine]

Personal picks are especially interesting

[@rfldss89]

​@@triplespine How the bell is caroline polachek's "welcome to my island" not on their personal pick list?? It's an absolute S-tier as an album intro with great replay value as a standalone song as well, and they're both caroline polachek fans afaik!

[@anauxiliatrix3484]

To me, the best album opener is the picture of Graydon shooting his kids with an illegal makeshift BB Gun that begins Graydon’s family photo album. Powerful stuff!

[@blackcoffmf6187]

It's so sad that it hasn't gotten the recognition it deserves. I wish fantano would do a classics week review of it someday

[@thugtearsofficial1337]

​@@blackcoffmf6187hi gungeon

[@janegeland7596]

My favourite is the photo of his dad holding him upside down over the grand canyon, with the nickels falling out his pockets in frame, from the road trip album

[@karkador]

cd booklet

[@olac1804]

its so inspiring

[@parmasean_eater]

i know you guys are big tom mcdonald fans but giving every one of his album openers an s seems a bit far

[@name3236]

fantanocore comment

[@jacobamiright]

Keep this in fantanos comments please

[@jacobtrueblood3840]

*fair

[@ProdJakera]

keep these unfunny ass comments on fantano's channel

[@Godfredozila]

keep these comments everywhere on youtube i love lies

[@treyturner9707]

the plant ads very little to the video, might I suggest replacing it with a tasteful Playboy centerfold, or a Gravedigger Poster

[@Quartzazium]

Loaded gun

[@allangomez709]

@@Quartzaziumloaded griller 🌯 #LiveMàs

[@oceanowata]

So happy you guys are starting to do unboxing videos!! Can’t wait to see who can unwrap/open the plastic on these records the best 🤤. !!

[@weakw1ll]

Spoiler 🫂:awesome:

[@oceanowata]

@@weakw1ll weakwill

[@fluffysprout]

I definitely would love to see this in bracket form, partially so that welcome to my island by caroline polachek can be included. Starting off the whole album with a literal welcome and that beautiful vocalization at the beginning is an amazing move

[@delusi0n]

I think One More Time is a good intro just by the philosophy that it is not telling you to spin it again, it is *responding* to the fact that you *did* spin it again

[@mdre96]

Dis might be the acid speaking but Riley is ethereal in this. Damn near angelic. Plain beautiful!

[@jnicole510]

He always is

[@fhskfjj]

its the acid

[@bongbean18]

Nice to know that the scab I inflicted upon myself after watching my first ever Hivemind video around 2.5 years ago has finally healed, just grabbing the cheese grater to start my next project. #thatswhatthepointofthemaskis #offmymeds

[@jacoblockwood4034]

Pretty good comment, might add something to the video, I'll have to see in post

[@tallish4727]

Riley really added a lot to this video, I hope he does well on his year end performance review

[@folcolor1918]

I'm from latin america, I think Carti says 'silla' (chair)

[@noahmalmstedt9735]

Probably

[@mattwitek111]

riley has me riled up in this one. graydon has my kids.

[@mabeylane7163]

graydon had me graydin' off

[@takejaylor3528]

Dignan has my heart:)

[@satelliteimagerymusic]

Angel by Massive Attack and Storm by GY!BE I think both deserved to be here, I’d love to see a bracket of this tho

[@jacksonconstantine5740]

I thought the same thing with Angel. All time album opener

[@janegeland7596]

Not yet seen the video, but if it's not on the list then airbag from OK Computer is also very high up there for me

[@goblinobama]

the dance yrself clean disrespect is insane, literally the BEST song in the video and it is not even close

[@pattykcake]

Sorry I don’t have an album opener, does a bottle opener work?

[@jnicole510]

Underrated comment

[@ngawarijacobs4019]

Underrated reply

[@sheekshow]

Porter Robinson - Lifelike (introduction to Nurture) is a masterfully done introduction to the soundscape, feelings, and sincerity of the album.

[@LeHeartly]

great one! Nurture was my album of the year for 2021 (with former hero - footpaths, and The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - Illusory Walls, just behind it). and I experience the same thing that Riley does with Dramamine, how hearing the song makes me feel like the next song is coming

[@rugrugrugrug]

Really feel like you guys need to start limiting this channel a little bit. It’s REALLY getting out of hand, you could hurt somebody.

[@DJsocial7102]

Then it wouldnt be unlimited.

[@yappingfornothing]

you might want to check hivemind limited instead

[@blunderbass851]

Hivemind Unleaded

[@JakeyMcSnakey]

Newsflash buster there’s already a channel for them limiting themselves

[@jenconvertibles]

A couple of my favourites: Fear not of man, Mos Def Tangled up in blue, Bob Dylan Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is, Grant Green Dramamine, Modest Mouse Spiraling Prism, Herbie Hancock Runner, Alex G Fight test, The Flaming Lips American Flags, Tom MacDonald and Adam Calhoun

[@zeefje]

Runner is not the opener

[@jenconvertibles]

@@zeefje that’s crazy i wrote this comment pretty blasted and i remember literally checking if runner was the first or second song lol. i feel like if would have worked really well as an opener too

[@Kat3Lewis]

My favorite opener is the end my chemical romance, the theatrics of that song pull you into the bombastic album so well

[@djiboutinationalanthem5252]

American Pie is an incredible album. The title track, Till Tommorow, Vincent, Winterwood, Empty Chairs, and The Grave are all fantastic. Graydon's disrespect on the name of Don McLean is tough. Edit: I forgive Graydon. At least he didn't make fun of a dead child.

[@PRODBYFRSST]

Wesley's theory easy S, probably the best song on the album too

[@wumbojet]

TPAB is so good that every single time I hear the album I say "This is definitely the best song on the album" about like 5 or 6 songs

[@auri7442]

@@wumbojetso accurate

[@danielnagyteehee]

Motor Spirit by King Gizzard is a great opener. It sets the scene perfectly for the album; the feel and sound of it is perfect, it begins the story amazingly and it transitions really well into the next song. Crumbling Castle is another really good opener of theirs.

[@sirpantsalot123]

Change is also an incredible opener

[@Quartzazium]

Riley, I'll see you in court. Death Cab predates American Football.

[@underscores]

Thank you

[@stevey5383]

Emily Montes’ song EmiLy being the only S tier, as well as the only song on the tier list, is a strange decision but I respect y’all’s opinions nonetheless.

[@Mello96315]

"Farewell Transmission" by Songs: Ohia is a perfect opener in my opinion. It was also recorded in a single take which is crazy. The Magnolia Electric Co. is one of my favorite albums of all time so if this song gets into the next video I would be ecstatic

[@aerosquid4732]

Big agree

[@ddebambose7842]

Riley, I appreciate you maintaining secrecy over the fact that Diggy knows what the One piece is and he's already told you.

[@joshreiners5284]

I love the opening to my beautiful dark twisted Fantasy

[@getyeeted3841]

Putting this video in Q tier

[@RealMarvinGaye]

If Graydons name was To Pimp A Dignan you would have given it a.... wait i think im in the wrong place.

[@JimFanAccount]

One of my favorite opening songs is OH! TENGO SUERTE on SEYCHELLES by Masayoshi Takanaka

[@moyasi22]

riley being a fan of lives by modest mouse and considering it one of his favs is so real. that's my fav modest mouse song, rivaled only by 3rd planet and bukowski. it makes me cry, such a fantastic song

[@henzoewing]

some of my favorite album openers that weren’t mentioned: Alvvays - In Undertow Weyes Blood - A Lot’s Gonna Change Elliott Smith - Speed Trials Quadeca - sorry4dying Vampire Weekend - Mansard Roof Lil Yachty - the BLACK seminole. Caroline Polachek - Welcome to My Island Black Country, New Road - Chaos Space Marine MGMT - Time to Pretend Cocteau Twins - Cherry-coloured Funk Stevie Wonder - Love’s in Need of Love Today Yves Tumor - Gospel for a New Century Interpol - Untitled Tyler, the Creator - Foreword brakence - bugging! The Velvet Underground - Sunday Morning

[@roanweijer529]

Neighborhood 1# (tunnels) is a perfect intro

[@jackleslie7391]

Agreed

[@smol176]

love to see some more crustacean themed content from you guys, loving the crabs

[@michaelmalone7231]

"Untitled", the first song from the first album from Interpol. It literally lets you know from the start what you are going to get from these NYC gods.

[@zoinks-man]

Yep, that song should absolutely be on the list.

[@7awwi]

Igor's theme is my favorite intro ever, it's the perfect intro for the album , some of the best production you can hear. It's perfect

[@sams5625]

Q tier vid guys, we love to see it

[@tybullock1841]

Like a rolling stone, what's going on, Do i move you, and let's go crazy

[@warren9583]

SAOKO by Rosalia is one of my favorite openers- it's a banger that puts so much energy into the whole album experience. It couldn't be anywhere else on the album, and I couldn't imagine another song opening MOTOMAMI.

[@hollowtheory]

Never meant is so iconic and a defining moment. Needs an S+ rating

[@Lightenupgear]

The circumcision was a strange touch but a welcome one 🤤

[@nicholasware446]

I know they'll never talk about her since she's primarily popular in Australia and NZ (if I'm not mistaken) so I want to throw Kimbra's 'Settle Down' out into the void of KZbin comments. Vows is one of my favorite albums of all time and that first track is just a stupid good intro and standalone track. Starts with this quiet acapella bit that seamlessly transitions into the background as the rest of the sound spills in. And the drop into the hook is just fucking unbelievable. I highly recommend that entire album to everyone. And yes, it is *that* Kimbra; the one with the feature on 'Somebody That I Used to Know'.

[@cowmark67]

Best album opener is and always will be Cherub Rock from Siamese Dream by Smashing Pumpkins. Here are some other killer album openers 1. Green Day - American Idiot from American Idiot 2. Fall Out Boy - Tell That Mick He Just Made My List Of Things To Do Today from Take This To Your Grave 3. CHVRCHES - The Mother We Share from The Bones of What You Believe 4. Mossgiver - The Song Among Branches from The Song Among Branches 5. My Chemical Romance - Helena from Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge 6. Deftones - Diamong Eyes from Diamond Eyes 7. Darkthrone - Kathaarian Life Code from A Blaze In The Northern Sky 8. Linkin Park - Papercuts from Hybrid Theory 9. Lizzy McAlpine - Doomsday from five seconds flat

[@katej2284]

Love the Pumpkins shoutout, also omg I always forget Diamond Eyes is the opener, such a great song

[@yeetereliter680]

Sugar/tzu by black midi is a great opener

[@kingof21kings9]

Graydon looks like he’s from the 1920s

[@EPMTUNES]

He coughs like he’s from the 1920s

[@wisp.]

love seeing the underoath shoutout from Riley, i’ve always loved their album They’re Only Chasing Safety most but I agree the opener to Define the Great Line is such a fitting intro. a few favourites of mine that immediately come to mind: Such Small Hands/ A Departure by La Dispute (both are such strong starts i couldn’t decide which, lead you into the concepts of their respective albums really well) High for This by The Weeknd (perfect way to introduce you to the sex/drug fuelled ride you’re in for) Beef Rapp by MF DOOM (iconic sample usage and clever lyrical content to drive home the food themes across the record)

[@LeHeartly]

love seeing In Regards To Myself getting an honorable mention nod from Riley. DTGL is a beast of an album and one very dear to my teenage years. Those whole list has so many hitters though, I'm glad they really touched on so many genres

[@LettuceGod1]

Please do best intro songs bracket! Also Spot Dog off of The Japanese House’s album “In The End It Always Does” is fire

[@RecRoomPlays]

yo the entire video i was thinking of "in regards to myself", hearing it actually get mentioned is tight. such a banger of an opener to a total banger of an album.

[@cindle_xv52]

"To the Blade" off Get to Heaven by Everything Everything. That songs hits you like a truck in every sense.

[@msgd513]

if you like great pop albums with perfect intro songs, you need to get into maisie peters. one of my favorite things about her is the way her intros are always a title track that perfectly encapsulates the album. the intro on her second album, the good witch, is so so perfect to me, especially the way it calls back to the intro on the first album, you signed up for this

[@blastname341]

Love y’all thank you for making this channel the more content the better!

[@ryanmihm9504]

7:03 carti is actually saying chair in spanish

[@teejayx6scammedmeilovedit448]

It's really heartwarming to see you guys completely lose it, (it being the plot), jump it (it being the shark) and eat it (it being the fuck) once again

[@brianrichardson3253]

words to leave or live our lives by in the first five minutes made me so anxious the whole rest of the video. how the hell was i supposed to finish the video and then apply the knowledge bestowed upon me 51 god damn minutes prior. unbelievable. what i thought was the only constant in my god forsaken life has been flipped on its head. way to go you two, ruined my week. maybe even my month. what’s the fuckin point anymore.

[@traceevans827]

Love's in need of love today. The best first few seconds of any album. Also Melt Session #1

[@twite5462]

Damn I thought I was the only one that always saw the packers logo in Graduations cover

[@loadedpainted7040]

at the bottom of everything by bright eyes gotta be up there. (also a modest mouse or bright eyes bracket from y'all would make my year)

[@mortezz1268]

Love when Hivemind actually talk about music

[@raaaaaaazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz]

Better see something from the Grand Canyon photo album on here

[@HypeClips-ny3bs]

Never knew Graydon was 30, holy shit that's old! 😂

[@cykopvth]

you guys should def do a bracket of these. also a modest mouse bracket would be sick, yes, please, thanks in advance

[@irooaedn]

introduction (instructions) snubbed

[@lisandroxiii5031]

I got 5 that I would've included: - Intro by The xx on xx (kinda obvious, but there's a reason why. I love this album and it's one of the most iconic instrumental tracks ever. What a beautiful project) - Is This It by The Strokes on Is This It (they have so many and, though it's not my fav individual song, as I preffer What Ever Happened? off of Room On Fire or the classic You Only Live Once, outside of The Adults Are Talking on The New Abnormal, which you already mentioned on a video so to change it up, Is This It works the best as an intro. It's trippy, it's funky, and it was very different for them at the time for it being the 1st song on their debut, as they were known for being more of a garage punk band) - Brianstorm by Arctic Monkeys on Favourite Worst Nightmare (bombastic. I'm a big fan of calming or slowburn intros, but this one's too fire I can get behind the firework show. Insane instrumentation and just a bit better lead track than the one on their debut. It's also more iconic, tho not as Do I Wanna Know?) - Hard Times by Paramore on After Laughter (love this album. Could've gone with the self-titled on This Is Why or even Careful, but the vibes on AL are immaculate. Very Talking Heads inspired and 80's alt overall. It's such a bop. One of my fav songs period) - Jumpsuit by Twenty One Pilots on Trench (I know you aren't crazy about them but this is THE album for them and as song is one of the standouts for sure. I do preffer Ode To Sleep on Vessel as an intro but Trench is the better album and Jumpsuit the better song. Also bombastic. Electric bass work from Tyler and drumming as well. Def an epic intro and one of their most rock tracks. I've yet to see someone disliking this tune)

[@Mayflower96]

Riley putting Love Sosa in S rank immediately after putting Since I Left You only in A rank is truly an unfathomable take.

[@curtisbrause9255]

Great call on In Regards To Myself by Underoath. I think those are the sound of projector reels spinning and then it goes so hard. Perfect opener for that album. I would also submit another Radiohead song with 15 Step to open In Rainbows. That’s a song that gets stuck in my head constantly.

[@normharr]

Hey guys what happened to Diglett haven’t seen him around in a while

[@ShoujoSnail]

Imo introvert off SIMBI is the best album opener oat. It perfectly inncapsulates the grandness of the rest of the album.

[@timi462]

So glad Graydon picked Bitch Where, such a victory lap for Keef. So inspiring and triumphant, it makes you feel like you can do anything.

[@QoyYT]

Serve the Servants off In Utero by Nirvana. Perfectly establishes the sound and style, especially that first chord just pulls you in, and lyrically it shows the growth and change in perspective Kurt at least felt that he had since the previous albums. I mean "teenage angst has paid off well, but now I'm bored and old" is one of the best opening lines ever.

[@nathanhunter5813]

Definitely want to see a first songs on album bracket on the main channel, thank you for asking 🤠 42:48

[@reguba3534]

Riley is actually so right about 'In Regards to Myself,' was not expecting the Underoath mention at all

[@jenconvertibles]

I think I speak for everyone when I say we want a full bracket video on the main channel

[@foopity9160]

good picks guys but i think you were missing some essentials: what are you doing with the rest of your life (bill evans), springtime again (sun ra), beware (death grips), maggot brain (funkadelic), 1539 n calvert (JPEGMAFIA), beef rapp (MF DOOM), pharaoh’s dance (miles davis), 21st century schizoid man (king crimson), downward spiral (danny brown), love’s in need of love today (stevie wonder), it could happen to you (ryo fukui), and ESPECIALLY brand new (lil dicky) really disappointed me

[@obviouslyanonymous]

Ayyy I've been hoping for a tier list for this!

[@charlotteweisserman9095]

So relieved to see come back to earth

[@ZachAttackOne]

I went to a traveling art exhibit in Atlanta Georgia for Picasso and Calder and bought a Picasso book. Dignan’s ignorance about van gogh made me finally pick up the damn book 3 years later.

[@fynzyme]

was really hoping to see genesis by justice, it perfectly introduces the sound of the album with its sound design and creative use of samples, while also capturing the drama they were after with an "opera disco'' album

[@pulledporkparkattendee1]

I was soooo worried that With Them wasn’t going to be in there. I sent it in and didn’t see it until the man himself Riley saved my day thank you

[@twiznii]

that dance yrself clean rating will have BIG consequences for the worlds general sense of peace..

[@y2kona]

putting this video is Q tier

[@okiii.]

Long Time off of Die Lit is prob one of the best intro songs to an album

[@daybreakshooter]

Where was Long Time guys, come on

[@OK-qj9lw]

Graydon: I am a convicted war criminal and #1 on the FBI’s most wanted list Riley’s shirt: 👾🇧🇶🦅

[@chrxstt]

Blonde -OsamaSon Brakhage -Sterolab and The Race -TayK were the first ones i thought of

[@oskarallen]

I feel like there are multiple perfect death grips first songs. Up my sleeves, beware, giving bad people good ideas, they really know how to start an album.

[@gemmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

You guys were so funny today

[@oliviamay]

was really expecting smartwater in riley's picks... not disappointed bc icedancer isn't everything but as someone who also considers it my favorite album ever, smartwater is a crazy good intro track

[@haroldandmod]

Age of consent by new order is one of my favs

[@danielwhite5997]

Fazers is the flawless opening track of Take me To Your Leader. Sets the tone perfectly.