LET'S ARGUE: Cover Art Makes or Breaks Albums

[@capngio4589]

To me an album’s cover art dictates the color palette whenever I think of the album.

[@MFKNJJ]

Dude omg this is the same for me. Woah I finally found someone who can explain it. I never knew how to explain it lmao thank u.

[@GamingOS]

Which is why i think "Noisy" album covers are usually pretty bad, they make it hard to Visualize the music (even if it is straight up noise music or something as chaotic as deathmetal)

[@markmayonnaise1163]

Ever heard of synesthesia? Album art with a striking colour scheme sort of overrides synesthesia for me

[@torrent8446]

yeah, Radiohead is the best example of this in my opinion

[@GamingOS]

Also I think the perfect example of this is probably TPAB for me, with the music videos also all having monochrome elements the album just feels black and white.

[@maxmoefoePokemon]

I was checking out those guns long before you demanded

[@SpiralDream]

Stop making Pokemon videos, you fucking reindeer

[@hsbchsjajsjjccdohchhxhzjzj3195]

Sexy melon

[@21stCenturyNabokov]

Max do u like Metal?

[@StephenStraughan]

Wiener

[@Diamondsmuggler]

maxmoefoePokemon make normal videos you bitch

[@ZoneDiem]

Let's argue: Fantano looks like a character from Trailer Park Boys

[@CaH6633]

Holy shit....you're right.

[@cowboyfraser4312]

Sam Losco

[@AholeAtheist]

He's Corey's chubby cousin.

[@aarondiver4693]

ITS LIKE COREY AND BUBBLES HAD A KID

[@olivermceldon]

Yeah, or american history x

[@seasong7655]

"They were coming to see me, but I wish they were coming to hear me" - Jimi Hendrix

[@LOLDGAMER]

Yooooooooooooooooo

[@saturatedneowax]

Yoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@benlilley3792]

Yooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@TheTabaK23]

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@snakeswithhumantraits4504]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@milos1967]

Let's agree: Fantano's veganism prohibits him from having an opinion on cheese.

[@sleepinertiac]

I wonder if he's really vegan or if this isn't just another character he's playing to stay relevant and in profit... the guy is so politically obsessive it really makes you wonder.

[@nicoluspeters7225]

@@sleepinertiac bro.

[@otto_jk]

@@sleepinertiac sure he has probably broken the vegan code some times but he totally is vegan like 99,99% of times

[@sleepinertiac]

@@otto_jk I'm not vegan so I don't actually care- my point is that everything about Anthony is suspicious to me, lol.

[@otto_jk]

@@sleepinertiac how so

[@jaykparikh37]

Melon just casually handed out three 10s

[@baloony6648]

im fucking *shook*

[@TheAMaazing]

Sugar ray more like.... Sugar GAY

[@vavedern8860]

trdidion fuck off

[@flynnwalker6595]

TheAMaazing who said that?

[@mr.hostetter855]

HA-HAAAA!!!!

[@iamboomer.4673]

Hey amaz I like ur vids

[@trdidion]

VaVe DeRn make me

[@jamesburgess2k]

Whoever said the phrase "don't judge a book by its cover." probably wasn't in marketing.

[@bredbandtva7177]

''Don't completely neglect trying a book based on its cover'' wouldn't sound as snappy

[@wandring1]

That intro was the best 34 seconds of my life.

[@NullVoid2]

I think Tyler’s Flower Boy album art is my favorite cover art of all time, really reminds me of summertime just looking at it

[@teodorbrekke]

*IGOR has entered the conversation*

[@lightseer1642]

@@teodorbrekke Igor is literally just Tyler's face.

[@hugo-ig7kl]

It just perfectly illustrates what you’re about to listen to in my opinion

[@Kidneyfinder69]

Hugo Sutherland ah yes I love listening to Tyler’s face

[@onelixthecat]

I like wolf’s deluxe edition art more, plus cherry bomb’s art is super cool

[@tHustr4]

We got three 10/10s in a single video guys...

[@epsilonsigmamu]

Legit was thinking the same thing. Thought that was really noteworthy.

[@user-dh8et1go7i]

In case you don't know, melon's rateyourmusic page has plenty more 10s that are older albums that he just hasn't reviewed on the channel

[@brunocortazzo1992]

link?

[@user-dh8et1go7i]

All of his 10s (5/5s in rym): rateyourmusic.com/collection/theneedledrop/r5.0

[@user-dh8et1go7i]

Some notable 10s (in case you don't want to bother looking through) Godspeed You Black Emperor! - Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven! Gorillaz - DoYaThing Plenty Bob Dylan albums Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King Kendrick Lamar - The Blacker the Berry Madvillain - Madvillainy My Bloody Valentine - Loveless Nas - Illmatic Radiohead - OK Computer & Kid A Swans - Soundtracks for the Blind (as well as To Be Kind) The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (& Nico as well) Weezer - Weezer [Blue Album] Kanye West - The College Dropout Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Frank Zappa - Hot Rats

[@BillyCobbOfficial]

Pink Floyd's The Wall's artwork definitely enhances the song "The Trial." It is already an awesome song but seeing some of the artwork for it makes it so much cooler.

[@wabbajack001]

Billy Cobb they even made it by animation in the film and its awsome

[@SmallvillenerdTwo]

Hot take: The Trial is the weakest song on the album and ruins the entire album for me.

[@BillyCobbOfficial]

SmallvillenerdTwo you’re out of your fucking mind, that is one spicy ass take

[@vb2388]

For me, Wish You Were Here is the Best Pink Floyd Album Cover..

[@sprinkledhotdog7580]

I think that the wall is boring, bland, and sounds extensively whiny, one of Pink Floyd’s worst releases imo.

[@julescinema1588]

That intro is now my ringtone

[@STANKGOD-420]

Put it on the internet so I don't have to make it and can be lazy

[@handoverthegroj]

why do metal heads love to compare metal to classical music like it makes it an intellectually superior genre it shows such ignorance toward classical music in general especially as contemporary classical is far more often aligned with electronic and electroacoustic sounds and aesthetics. I rate some areas of metal super highly but why would you try to highlight the fact that the music you like is making use of sounds and ideas that were established like 300 years ago rather than doing something new and creative

[@asobineko4742]

maybe that's the point, a lot of metal sounds dated.

[@KenoxProductions]

Eh, some metalheads are absolutely elististic and they make us, other metalheads, look bad. And I've been passionately listenting to metal for about half of my life (~12 years, give or take). Is the best music I've heard so far from a metal band? Yes, but that doesn't mean I should put it on some pedestal, like everything else is for plebs who don't know what music is. Elitists are just so close-minded. The worst part is when you have an elitist, but he's also an elistist when it comes to metal (eg. trve kvlt Black Metal fanboys).

[@thewildhealer541]

Because people always have and will call metal music trash, unmelodic and untalented which couldn't be further from the truth.

[@rileyt2169]

You can compare jazz & classical to dnb and maybe certain dubstep tunes easy more then metal

[@jackburton3540]

The truth is that in the realm of metal about 2% of the bands can be considered "great". Then the other 28% of bands are between "good" and "mediocre" and the other 70% don't or shouldn't matter at all because they're either completely worthless or they have one good song.

[@HubbaBubba768]

I cracked up when you broke character and started laughing on the water,piss part. Best laugh of the day

[@CorinneA3]

Yeah that was so funny

[@traplover6357]

*"I'M VEGAN"*

[@chayden119]

here give me this medal I'm vegan

[@ThatOneGuy7550]

*NO IM VEGAN*

[@ericcartman5079]

ummmm I'm actually pescatarian... and if you ever tell me "but eric you have a vagana" THATS NOT HOW IT WORKS

[@brocoli5194]

Nh uh- I'm vegan and there can only be ONE

[@dhill05]

I'm anti-vegan.

[@theresastarmanwaitinginthe5149]

LET'S ARGUE: The Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame is trash and a waste of time.

[@twoinabush100]

I’m gonna have to AGREE

[@nick-kd2yx]

There's a starman waiting in the sky pls stop, Justin beat you

[@sadmyspaceuser]

There's a starman waiting in the sky Facts

[@DorianTwist]

They serve delicious chicken fingers with dipping sauce.

[@liltoaster9405]

That’s just straight up true.

[@luxmar1]

BRING BACK THATISTHEPLAN

[@RianJudge]

MarTin ShorLux sir, it is here 0:00

[@jaynixon3129]

MarTin ShorLux You can tell that he has so much suppressed meme material inside of him, that it's bleeding into his material on this channel.

[@anibalromero619]

Jay Nixon he follows many memes accounts on instagram

[@nightmare-nightmarenightma1147]

MarTin ShorLux NO. That was his Alt-right correspondence channel.

[@anautumnbreeze02]

0:32 Good album covers get more attention 1:58 Ghostface is never mentioned in GOAT conversations 2:50 Gorillaz' lore & visuals deserve better music 3:25 HOW CAN YOU RATE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON AS OVERRATED!?!?1?!? 3:57 CupcakKe deserves more regonition 4:51 Heavy metal is the extension of classical music 6:12 Liquid Swords is in the same quality bracket as 36 Chambers 7:02 Don't come at me that Pimp A Butterfly is a 10 yet MBDTF is a 6 7:29 Smash Mouth never made bad music, they just got captured by memes 8:19 Toad is the best Mario character 8:24 WWCOHWWG is a 10 and you know it 8:35 Panic At The Disco's debut is the peak of pop punk 9:06 Lab grown meat is V E G A N 9:20 Bearface is the least diverse member in BROCKHAMPTON

[@bobjoe3044]

Thanks dad

[@milkaftercookies7059]

Do this for every video please

[@moonman856]

Mah nigha

[@KaizerMan]

Moonman You’re white though

[@philatio1744]

i love the unicorns man

[@SlingingHashSlasher]

I still stand by the opinion that Plastic Beach is the most synergistic album of all time. Everything from lore, art, music, music videos, motifs just flows perfectly together.

[@shtefozoid1384]

@@jacques9515 wtf

[@willdg8108]

Me and my friend both agree plastic beach is one of if not the best pop album of the 2000s

[@blackeesh463]

@@willdg8108 didn't it come out mid 2010?

[@willdg8108]

Bojan Pejovic oh whatever same thing lol

[@scylla019]

It’s not even Demon Days. If Plastic Beach removed 4-5 songs, it would be better. Especially remove melancholy hill. That song is lazy and seeing what Damon has done thus far, it’s very insulting that he marketed that to people as a single.

[@liamthemusicreviewer]

The utter disrespect shown towards Toad makes me view you in a different light: how can you not praise his work ethic? He was, admittedly, a background character for his early career but he would grind and grind and grind until he became a CAPTAIN - you hear that Melon, a CAPTAIN. Yoshi out here riding the coattails of Mario and co while Toad is ON THAT GRIND, 24/7. I expect an apology.

[@AcolytesOfHorror]

Can't believe he gave Toad a 6 and Waluigi a 10

[@thecryptidhunters3807]

Nathan's Art Project hey Waluigi earned that ten and you know it!

[@AcolytesOfHorror]

he's a strong 7 at best. He's around when everybody's partying, but when shit hits the fan, dude disappears. Toad is clutch af

[@thecryptidhunters3807]

Nathan's Art Project oh you'd like to believe that wouldn't you. Do you know what Waluigi's there for? His brother. Who he supports NO MATTER HOW MUCH MISTREATMENT HE RECEIVES IN RETURN. Waluigi knows what matters, and he'll defend it relentlessly. He's a family man through and through. Can you say that about toad?

[@AcolytesOfHorror]

How dare you. Toad is a veteran and a hero. He gives and he gives and he gives TO HIS COUNTRY. He's a goddamn human shield in Super Smash Bros! Is Waluigi sexy as fuck? Hell yes. But if you ask him to help you fight Birdo, he'd just be like WAH WAH WAH

[@TheAndrew1987]

Post a raw unedited video of you brushing your teeth

[@seamusx920]

And rew Harper

[@toniramljak6128]

It'll probably get demonitized

[@acg9686]

toni ramljak LMAOO

[@Legendofderp26]

Antnee just handed out 3 10s over the course of 10 minutes, what's going on

[@nashthrashington9749]

Ah, the "metal = classical" argument. While I find it silly, I can see why people say it. Classical is considered the peak of sophisticated music and metal is often considered trash by anyone other than metalheads. It's a way for people to legitimize the genre. Also there is classical influence in SOME metal, like Metallica's And Justice For All, for example. It's full of lengthy tracks, volume dynamics, different passages that intertwine beautifully, etc. Then there's neoclassical, symphonic, and progressive metal which incorporate classical more directly. But yeah, nu-metal and any *insert here*-core is not classical at all. I just love all types of metal though. Good music is good music.

[@ranchyeezys5735]

Yes metal is not for everyone. You can't really compare genres, or ever have inferior or superior genres, because music is subjective to taste. Just enjoy what you like.

[@Minnevan]

I’d argue that the classical influences started seeping in with Master (the album). Seeing as Cliff Burton was classically trained and taught the rest of the band how to write a song

[@tylerbrah4676]

What classical influences does and justice for all have?

[@xkinsey3831]

Theatricore disagrees

[@Shadowoftheoldones]

Better examples of classical influence in metal than "And Justice for All": "Storm of the Light's Bane" by Dissection, "The Karalian Isthmus" by Amorphis, "Hvis Lyset Tar Oss" by Burzum, "Pentagram" by Gorgoroth. IMO this is actually more of a death and black metal thing than Thrash or Heavy Metal.

[@fisshbone]

I can just imagine a 2018 record store with 12,869 lofi hiphop albums with random screenshots from the Simpsons as their album cover

[@luxmar1]

MAJOR THATISTHEPLAN VIBES

[@YourFatherVEVO]

comment spam

[@yaboi3441]

Kids See Ghosts album art 😩😩😩

[@SOBEKCrocodileGod]

Ya Boi Takashi Murakami 😩😩😩👌👌

[@yaboi3441]

Venomous Vince my love

[@sadgiraffe1914]

Are you saying you like it or hate it? because I actually like it despite not enjoying the album that much

[@vb2388]

Ya Boi Its Dope 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻

[@nightmare-nightmarenightma1147]

Ya Boi I don't know why but it's just perfect to me

[@martinjez1]

If 🅱ader was wrong, then why aren't you bringing Thatistheplan back?

[@JazminJazHunt]

martinjez1 that wasnt the only reason he ended the channel. He explicitly said that KZbin kept demonetizing his videos.

[@martinjez1]

Yeah that's fair enough, but I still miss the MEME REVIEW and all the other shitposting from that channel

[@JazminJazHunt]

martinjez1 trust me I miss it too :(

[@gabrieljunod6617]

Noah It wasn’t useless. Him ending the channel, was still a very foolish business move, because he could of led his audience to his monetized channel/channels.

[@charlie633]

All of the reasons listed above aren't real reasons to end the channel. It doesn't matter if it wasn't making money. Just stop posting and leave it alone. Ending it had a real non-financial reason.

[@Rumham666]

Anyone who says metal=classical music is a high schooler with edgy opinions who barely discovered technical death metal

[@audrepoison566]

The album cover he uses as the background for the first opinion makes me kinda nauseous. The music itself from that album is good, but the cover art is disgusting.

[@jacovanbeek8807]

Which album is it?

[@antihinduismisbased]

@@jacovanbeek8807 death grips - year of the snitch

[@jacovanbeek8807]

@@antihinduismisbased thank you for this🙌

[@antihinduismisbased]

@@jacovanbeek8807 👍

[@ColorMePixel]

Personally, I hate the cover art that is just the artist's face. I can only think of a few where it has actually worked and MF Doom made a legendary album cover on Madvillian. As for other kinds of album art I do think artist should put time and effort into the craft since it influences a lot to style and iconography. The best example would be marvel comics doing classic hip hop album covers with marvel characters. You know what they are referncing just by the albums being legendary and the style. It also just adds to the experience as melon said with the albums Currents by tame impala and Nonogon Infinity coming to mind.

[@suk4honesty]

El Chief I think they would put more effort when vinyl was more prevalent because it was basically like buying an art print along with a record, you could hold it in your hands and study the details

[@grapefruitfaceproductions3277]

Phil Collins album covers were iconic and they were all just his face, i would say those one's worked.

[@Project_Zeko]

Grapefruit Face Productions exactly also queen

[@anacosta6181]

El Chief bjork’s albums always have her face but I don’t think it always add to the aesthetic

[@alejandroramirez4470]

What about the cover of Godlovesugly? Anyway, a cover could be used in different ways. Maybe it does make people feel something, it might tie in with the message of the music or simply just give the title like AC/DC's back in black.

[@marshmellow9281]

JUMPSCARE TIMES: 7:00

[@glorsvids]

When Anthony said that Yoshi is the best Mario character, I felt that.

[@vikashv1]

Gloria Av Wario is Daddy tho.

[@crazyluigi6664]

He loves that tongue, though! What can you say about it, huh?

[@jak3y3]

I think the Year of the Snitch art is definitely some of the weirdest art I’ve seen for an album

[@skidart9063]

I think the cover for dark side of the moon is so iconic that it made the album better than it is. So I think album art is(or was) very influential in an albums feel.

[@saeedbaig4249]

Disagree; the album's great music made the otherwise boring & unimpressive cover-art iconic, not the other way around.

[@ey3z4ya]

@@saeedbaig4249 Dark side of the moon isn't even that good tho

[@johnbobjoe8322]

@@ey3z4ya L take

[@jmillz9354]

8:06 SUGAR GAAAAAAAY

[@ErkaaJ]

What did you call me? *slap*

[@klar7566]

Sugar what? *sladish*

[@freefallingband]

Youre nothing, youre my fart

[@unnoticed9988]

Sugar *What* bro?

[@loganearly5273]

Wanna get fuckin face throttled? Huh?

[@birdertweet]

album art really pulls me into listening to a project. i've seen so many pop and country artists just have a pic of them posing and it shows their name and title of the album, which is automatically gonna make me think they don't care about their craft.

[@dshmk-hd1pf]

to be fair, Sugar Ray's meme is ancient and definitely worth looking into: someone on video calls him Sugar Gay, and he flips out yelling out in the distance, "Who said Sugar Gay?"

[@solveetcoagula-cz2pr]

I will look about that one hahahah

[@Woolley_like_sheep]

I’d say jazz is the continuation of classical, it continues on from the music theory of classical and has some of the most talented/virtuous musicians of all time.

[@jbkjbk1999]

that heavy metal tweet was some cringe shit

[@jacques9515]

Yeah i prefer copper

[@therealist4505]

*Lets argue* : big time rush is the best boyband/rockband/screamo band of all time

[@Calvin_Coolage]

lil BOI I agree solely because I enjoyed the show when I was younger.

[@TheBlazeblizzard]

lil BOI YASSS TELL EM

[@pokemonhitmonlee42]

What're some good singles?

[@therealist4505]

Dullest I boyfriend

[@jacques9515]

Biggie

[@criley0007]

Melon mentioned the black parade again, but WHERE'S THE REVIEW??

[@breathinginsilence]

Criley or maybe review one of their good albums

[@ryanoat]

*THEY'RE ALL GOOD*

[@gabeliveforever]

ryanoat no

[@gabeliveforever]

Owen Mull black parade is the only good one

[@ryanoat]

*3 CHEERS AND DANGER DAYS ARE ALSO VERY GOOD*

[@casketbase7750]

Ah, album art. The cover of “Sound of Perseverance” is still the most visceral image I’ve ever seen. It’s hard to make red tint look good, but SoP nails it.

[@sharkymcshark3392]

Jack Casey My favourite album cover of all time, it looks exactly like how the music sounds, which sounds strange.

[@casketbase7750]

It looks... pained, but having a good yell in order to feel better.

[@solveetcoagula-cz2pr]

Check out Dawn Of Possession of Immolation. Thats a nice one in red too.

[@cheesecakelasagna]

1:00 That's why I haven't gotten into early 2000's hiphop albums. I hate the lazy "shirtless rapper body shot" cover, like bruh.

[@updod88]

Actually true lmao that's so shitty

[@VarsityAthlete04]

Listen the song Beef Rap by MF DOOM

[@updod88]

@@VarsityAthlete04 i was literally listening to it when i got a notification 😂

[@VarsityAthlete04]

@@updod88 Loool😂😂

[@thebeatleswin1]

"If there was a sugar ray meme, maybe someone would care" ALL AROUND THE WORLD STATUES CRUMBLE FOR ME

[@TR-ru7wl]

WHO KNOWS

[@paulkosem3377]

​@@TR-ru7wl Who knows how long I've loved you

[@RenegadeWave]

*WiGgLy AiR iNtEnSiFiEs*

[@Dousch]

No reason to even consider getting the vinyl release if the artwork is disappointing. That’s the main reason why I don’t collect anymore, it was always just staring at a surface level and never enjoying the actual music.

[@henveee]

Adam is that why you bought no love deep web?

[@BillyCobbOfficial]

Something else about cover art: throw on a bands newer album while looking at an older album cover, it feels really weird. For example, throw on Weezer's white album while looking at the blue album's cover and you'll feel like you're listening to the blue album.

[@Figs1999]

Billy Cobb nah

[@anacosta6181]

Billy Cobb imagine putting Radiohead’s Pablo honey cover in kid a. That would give the album the deeper meaning it lacks

[@dodgehattrup4329]

Yeah, if you’re high out of your mind I suppose that would work. Do people just sit and look at te cover art while listening to albums anyway?

[@ilikespacedinosaurs]

Nice try, Rivers

[@changewrld]

putting the college dropout cover on while listening to MBTDF must be insane

[@s_u_l_f_u_r]

I don't dislike PATD just because of the fanbase, I also dislike it because Brandon's voice is too over the top and overly dramatic, that it just doesn't feel like it conveys with the music for me.

[@tylerwestphal8818]

I don't care for the direction he went after Ross left. Its just your average pop band now which sucks cause urie has an insane vocal range

[@lcope9]

Finally, someone put it into words

[@silkymilkymememonkey]

I’ve never been the biggest fan of Panic at the Disco or mid 00s emo, but even I have to admit that Brendon Urie’s voice is damn amazing.

[@oyentest6758]

Their first album is extremely meh, if not bad.

[@joewhite4456]

For me it definitely enhances the music, I could listen to the same album with two different album covers and love it one time and not enjoy it the other, because the album cover is what I picture in my mind when I think of the album.

[@devildoggo6012]

Did we just get another 10/10 album in a non-review video? Holy Moly Melon.

[@MitchOrangeHoarder]

Devil Doggo ge dished out 3 10/10s in one video

[@kurks001]

Dick Pachinko somehow I missed this - what were they?

[@spncrbghmn]

kurks001 I believe he's referencing Dookie, Black Parade and Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone by The Unicorns

[@mellow-mike]

There is a Sugar Ray meme, it's the video of the kid calling him Sugar Gay. It's just too obscure for u antny

[@SweetCake8]

Sugar Gayy!!

[@Sleepyless]

*WHAT DID YOU CALLED ME?*

[@RQuiaios]

I didn't say anything

[@maxborja3697]

cody and noel

[@aykjoker4729]

Cover art is very important to an album. I’ve given multiple albums by artist that I didn’t know a chance based solely on the fact that their albums had good cover art. If an artist puts a great deal of work into their music, there’s no reason that their artwork shouldn’t get the same treatment.

[@willdg8108]

Ayk Joker I would procure the TPAB art Edit I said procure since I don’t fuckin know how to spell bye/bie WHY CANT I FUCKING SPELL IT I’m very retarted

[@viniciusvallesalves3029]

Personaly, the album cover, title (and title track if there is one) and tracklist kinda matter a lot to me. Not more than the music and lyric itself, but yes it matters to me

[@_PuppetMaster86]

Things every good album needs: • Track cohesion (songs flowing properly) • Good, or reasonable album art • Good (if not exceptional) production • All-around great songs • Best tracks should make up the first half of the tracklist • Energetic or mood setting openers

[@DuckmanR10]

The colour of an album changes how I think about it when I'm listening to it.

[@TheBestPizzaConnoisseur]

I can't unsee that intro now... Idk whether to thank you or flip you off...

[@Albert-xl3nx]

The Best Pizza Connoisseur thank him

[@analogsentimentalism]

Cover art makes or breaks the chance of me buying the vinyl, all the art really does is draw my eye to the album i.e Sunbather (also new Deafheaven album is excellent and far surpasses Sunbather).

[@thequestion4818]

I feel like the Dark Side of the Moon arguement proved the album art argument lol. Dont know much about pink Floyd but you have to admit that album art is iconic

[@bubbamike4743]

TheQuestion Dude listen to the album already

[@thebeatgoesround9265]

For me, Dark Side of the Moon is the only Pink Floyd album that feels less like an album and more like an experience. I also just like the sound that they went for on that album more, and it feels more personal to me than any of the other big 4. That's why it's my favorite.

[@pop52jo43]

are tou kidding? What about Animals??

[@bencarlson4300]

I love Dark Side, I think I like Wish You Were Here more, I don’t listen to Animals or The Wall… ever, they’re just not as enjoyable to listen to imo. They’re great, but I’ve listened to the Wall a total of one time and I doubt I’ll relisten for a while.

[@sivvansharma3023]

Who will cut our hair when we’re gone is honestly a beautiful album

[@killerkuerbis6845]

Someone misses his old channel

[@billhicks8]

his wife needs to let him have it back again after Fader

[@vinay5807]

DSOTM is not overrated. Period. It's a genuinely great album. In that vein every classic album is overrated.

[@ericgordon9718]

8:06 that was pretty sugar gay dude

[@nerfdrago123]

When listening to an album like Blonde, the album art definitely enhances the experience. Vivid and descriptive albums can often be hard to paint an initial image in the listener's mind. However, in the case of blonde, the contrast of different shades of brown, white and the green really paints this image of a dream-like reality. Frank under the shower hiding his face, replicates the insecurities and vulnerability he portrays in his album. This is evident in any albums and not just blonde. The album art allows the listener to understand the artist's state of mind while making the album.

[@Jacob-gj8hz]

5:57 classical music is the modern day classical music

[@jackgriffith6697]

my point for the liquid swords segment was less of a comparison for the 2 albums, and more a case of the 36 chambers is spoken of in the highest regards there is when it comes to hip-hop, and i think liquid swords should be spoken of in this quality bracket too

[@BATHEMEINYOURGLORY7]

Jack Griffith if we going that route we gotta be real and hold wu tang forever, only built 4 Cuban linx and ironman right up there as well

[@brooklynhatch9705]

i was just thinking about the cover art question today i do really find if an album has an interesting cover art can catch my attention and give me a reason to check out an album and can even influence my perception of the music

[@hunterishere54]

Bring thatistheplan back

[@JeftaFastForward]

Hunter Widner This is thatistheplan now

[@nightmare-nightmarenightma1147]

LegendOfJefta ThisisThatwastheplan

[@thebatman4279]

Hell no! We don't need that alt-right cesspit of a white supremacist channel! Problematic channel! No racists! No Kkk! No Fantano!

[@omgitsoxy]

melon head just said who will cut our hair when we're gone is a ten, finally something i can agree with

[@SmallvillenerdTwo]

Anthony's weight makes or breaks his staircase

[@JFrohlichMusic]

Are we gonna ignore the fact that lets argue was written in hieroglyphs in the beginning

[@TheSlammurai]

I thought it was Wingdings.

[@jamesburgess2k]

Young Thug's Slime Season 1 cover is still one of my favorite covers ever. And that was before I even knew who Oedipus was.

[@Money2blow059]

James Burgess mines to

[@kanji6376]

If I had never heard of Death Grips before and the first album I see is the artwork of Year Of The Snitch, I would pass it without even thinking about it. Some album artwork is outstanding though and it genuinely enhances the experience a little bit.

[@GuysOfFilm]

You'd be sorely missing out then cause YOTS is sensational

[@KeenanPayne]

I enjoy most of the videos that you do Anthony, but this one is gold.

[@moreteeth]

I think album art never necessarily gives me an expectation or informs me on the music itself but rather gives me a fresh idea of in which context the music an be used. For example, I wouldn't imagine those figures going through the desert or something similar if I listened to Sleep without it (I'd most likely imagine something generic like Satanic imagery) but the art givs me a fresh new perspective on the vibe of the music.

[@jacccs]

Antny u ok buddy that intro is worrying?

[@luxmar1]

YOU GAVE SCORPION TOO HIGH OF A SCORE

[@jonbowifdashoez]

MarTin ShorLux This is so sad...can we get Scorpion a negative score?

[@nightmare-nightmarenightma1147]

MarTin ShorLux This is LETS ARGUE. Not Let's Agree.

[@SomeOne-sr5hh]

0:09 Accurate Jordan Peterson voice.

[@SomeOne-sr5hh]

Commenting so I get more likes

[@thaphat11]

Firstname Lastname screw your profile pic, I tried to wipe the "eyelash" off my screen for 2 minutes before I realised lol

[@AllStarLeague07]

Funny I just listen to Ghostface Supreme Clientele album for the first time yesterday I've listened all the way up until the middle of the CD and was totally convinced like yes this is a classic then the rest was just all out killer shit down to the outro amazing body of work. We need more Ghostface praise!!!!

[@ccalvac18]

I cringed at the metal/classical music one. Like woah classical music influences music today? Slow down there I love how to metalheads, metal is the most complex music any plebs could listen to and this complexity HAS to be connected to sophisticated musics like classical music.

[@professionalmemeenthusiast2117]

Yeah it's really annoying. My dad is an actual classical guitarist and metal doesn't usually impress him. Robert Fripp is the best modern guitarist easily, because he plays, thinks and writes like a classical musician/composer.

[@gubberfuck]

Melons take was correct it depends on the band. Go listen to Stratovarius or Rhapsody of Fire... Very obviously influenced by classical music.

[@doobiousd5020]

Besides the whole matter of composition, Holst's "Planets" has had an incredible effect on the development of metal.

[@happyhappy85]

Not all Metal is heavily influenced by classical music but some is. I'd argue that Metal at least tries to do it more than most contemporary music genres.

[@Leon-hp1wm]

@@happyhappy85 Experimental music...

[@Hotghanaradio]

TPAB AND KOD ARTWORKS

[@edwardgarix1432]

I really love the new Gorillaz music. At first I wasn’t really with it but it grew on me. I think that’s a reason a lot people don’t like the new Gorillaz. You have to give it time and it will sink in. But if you have listened to it multiple times or came back to it and still don’t enjoy it then that’s okay your entitled to your own opinion. In my opinion I love Gorillaz and literally everything they do. So usually when I watch the music videos I ignore the music and mainly focus on the visuals. Anyways that’s all

[@jacobferreira6223]

we need a Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone? classic review melon

[@TheNLHunting]

Album art is is the bands shot at giving the listener a visualization to set the tone one should have before going into the album. Everything in the style, quality, colors, and content of the art matters. It's part of the reason why vinyl is popular as well, where the record cover and sleeve had a lot of effort put into their presentation inside and out because the listener would look at this when playing the record and have a complimenting visual to match the material. Bands or artists can even take it one step farther and dress the part to match their music like the misfits or kiss. Album art can even influence things like stage visualizations or lighting color and can help define an artists particular era.

[@hollysmyth2704]

As someone who is part of it, I can testify that the Panic! fan base can be incredibly irritating at times. Especially when any critique I make about the new album is responded to with the phrase "he swore to shake it up and we swore to listen", yeah I freaking swore to listen if he continued to produce high quality music. That aside while I wouldn't call A Fever You Can't Sweat Out "one of the greats", it is a good record. The sound was unique and it does set itself a part from other pop punk records of the time. The production can be a little spotty at times, but the lyrics tell a story and touch on interesting themes such as religion. I hope people don't let their dislike of the fan base keep them from checking out their music.

[@samjenkins4930]

Holly Smyth S A M E. Everything u said apples with me to

[@AntonioKowatsch]

Yes, classical music is still a thing. I'm composing classical pieces. FYI only Symphonic Death Metal could be considered an extension of Classical music if anything.

[@suk4honesty]

Tori Amos' Professional Widow and Caught a Lite Sneeze are like industrial-pop-classical she goes off with that harpsichord

[@noahtevelde6000]

I am sick of seeing the solo wu projects being compared to 36 chambers. the appeal of 36 chambers is how grimy it is, and the variety of rappers involved. none of the solo projects come close in that regard. honestly if you're gonna say that any solo is a classic it would probably be ODB's. personally I just feel like while all the albums were consistent, none of them packed a punch like the original project

[@luxmar1]

LETS ARGUE: ANTHONY FANTANO IS THICC

[@Zach-ic9ho]

MarTin ShorLux LETS AGREE*

[@jessicamccarthy4359]

Thiccer than a sniccer

[@mayu9586]

Lets Argue: Water is wet

[@autruff18]

sniccer than a niccer

[@casketbase7750]

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[@worldmarxism7322]

The dark side of the moon is EXTREMELY good, talking about Pink Floyd albums and saying well this record is better than this record isn’t saying that ANY of the records aren’t amazing it just means some are slightly more amazing than others

[@quitrap8289]

Facts

[@mwmann]

Roger Dean art on the YES albums perfectly informs the music within.

[@SpencerArinhaveamom]

Sure art can help, but but for example, the mountain goats all hail west Texas is just a blank piece of white paper, and it’s a perfect album.

[@lipat97]

Cason Richter. No there’s gold writing on the bottom I like that gold writing

[@SpencerArinhaveamom]

Liam Burke true I love that too

[@anthrax1328]

Yes, but that's good album art, and it fits the album well, good, especially with art, is not equal to or even synonymous the raw talent, or being extremely complex. Something can be extremely simple and still be good.

[@jacksonmwatson]

0:05 lowkey thought the n word was coming

[@dante340]

For me, Meddle is the best Floyd album. Followed by Animals, and then Dark SIde. I enjoy The Wall, but I wouldn't put it in my top 5 Lol

[@meurer13daniel]

Wish You Were Here is the best for me.

[@jeremylatta9038]

Unpopular opinion: Piper is their best album

[@pughuky5018]

Atom heart mother > Piper at the gates of dawn > animals

[@brianriff8550]

You summed up how I feel about Dark side rlly well! I like DSotM, but The Wall and especially Wish You Were Here just grab me more. I got a vinyl of The Final Cut before Dark Side. Hell, I dont even HAVE a Dark Side vinyl yet. I want one, yeah, but it's not my favorite and while it's cool, I just find so much emotional depth in their other concept albums. Wish You Were Here was my first vinyl, that's how much it means to me

[@chdreturns]

As an artist myself (working on both the art direction, and packaging for my debut album Soaring Stereo Bomb) have to say it does and doesn't. It is but one of many factors. However it is a critical one. Your cover and packaging must look good for the customer to want to pick it up. To see fantastic examples of packaging I recommend buying physical copies of Freeway & Jake One's "The Stimulus Package", MC Esoteric's concept album "Saving Seamus Ryan", and Kazzer's "Go for Broke". None sold too well as these are or were (The Kazzer project is done sadly) all underground artists. But if they did sell them in major stores people would probably be quite interested in the design, and pick it up on impulse. From there you have a potential new fan.

[@TatianaJabr]

Sugar GAY

[@tylermoore1465]

Tatiana Jabr Sugar gayyyyyyyy

[@eamonndotcom]

Ur sugar gay dude!!!!

[@SweetCake8]

I'll beat the fuck out of you

[@lumapop8245]

“If only there was a Sugar Ray meme out there, nobody would care” **ahem** *SUGAR GAYYYYYY*

[@stephanklein-macdonald691]

i was thinking the exact same thing lol

[@user-ge1yb1bz8t]

luvvy fr sugar ray was the worst example to use lol

[@fluidikons]

I have definitely bought albums i knew nothing about based solely on the cover art. My visual instincts are usually spot on.

[@julianpatterson5348]

maybe make a video sharing some of ur favorite album art/single covers! that’d b pretty cool

[@Levipaulsen]

"Dark Side of the Moon isn't even their best concept album 15 seconds later, "I don't know why you have to compare albums against each other" yeah...ok

[@duuet5614]

I mean it's a fact though

[@jeevithrai7994]

@@duuet5614 I love Dark Side Of The Moon but I prefer Wish You Were Here so I have to agree

[@GamingOS]

@@jeevithrai7994 Wish You Were Here is just so much better. Welcome to The Machine and SoYcD are such amazing tracks

[@bandname]

Animals.