LET'S ARGUE: My Reviews Are Bad

[@highrum2604]

LET'S AGREE: melon hired more people to do reviews on his channel because he was running out of "anthony fantano" puns at the beginning of each video

[@ivyunlucky]

Nothany Ideatano

[@avx111]

thinthony nikocatano

[@og_mante5138]

@@ivyunlucky Ranthony Outtano here

[@Radioface7779]

Lets Argue: F.A.M.E by Chris Brown is a better Album than Brat, F.A.M.E redefined Electropop, whereas Brat went BACK to that Era and sounds, Chris Brown is a horrible person but it's funny how he made an Album that sonically paved the way for an Album like Brat yet F.A.M.E won't get its due because The Artist is a bad person, listen to Von Dutch by Charli then listen to Beautiful People by Chris, Chris made a better song of that musical style nearly 15 years prior

[@leaffinite2001]

​@@Radioface7779 😴

[@proudnoob124]

I love saying a youtuber sucks ass while also religiously watching their every upload and following all their social media accounts

[@slimekuniva6348]

right lmao

[@suites.74]

That's what makes all talking heads powerful

[@Outer0Heaven]

*I don't care what Melon thinks* "i wonder what Melon thinks"

[@zetton1374]

​@Outer0Heaven I can't believe melon gave an album I like a 7

[@yunoishi9073]

melon gave an album I like a 6. Six starts with the letter "S." Satan also starts with the letter "S." I think I see a correlation here!

[@Ziggsters1515]

0:12 it's not too late Anthony I got 4 lines with the name Anthony snortano on them

[@itsdayto]

Has parasocialism gone too far

[@FreeTimeFeats]

Snort-thony summertano

[@Ballin-97]

LET’S AGREE: Melons, such as cantaloupe, honeydew, and fantano, are part of the Cucurbitaceae family, which also includes cucumbers, pumpkins, squash, and music reviewers.

[@JustforNow-ty5zt]

You couldn’t be more wrong.

[@JonathanRojas1993]

Mmmm 😋

[@j0pj0p]

This is the best comment I have read in the last 14 minutes 👍

[@mr.joesterr5359]

ur wrong​@@JustforNow-ty5zt

[@russellk.4896]

Thank you for bringing a botanical perspective to this matter 🙏

[@drhall343]

Let's Argue: my cat bites me even though I am so nice to him. Why does he do this? 🥺

[@pixel4tedd]

you taste good?

[@00pium_kingvampstan]

you taste good 😋😋

[@proudnoob124]

Because you touch yourself at night

[@ivyunlucky]

Hungry 😋

[@meltwater.3070]

human skin 😋

[@hipremixer]

Melon reviewing TPAB based on his personal experience would be pretty funny

[@migaud7789]

Imagine MBDTF but every song is "I can't relate to this at all" 🤣

[@aiocafea]

though i like anthony's reviews, i genuinely think this is a good idea like i don't think we should force him like in a school essay 'talk about a personal experience that relates to the songs on this album' because you can't always do it and very quickly he will have given his whole life away on the internet but i feel like he should be a bit more open to tell anecdotes and the environment in which he listened to the album, use more personal language, more 'i feel like' rather than 'it makes you feel like' anyway, of course, it's still his personal opinion whether he chooses to repeat that every sentence or not not to mention the fact i say this based on my flawed memory not some frequency analysis of his actual language or close look at his structurr and either way he adds disclaimers about that all the time, they're just at the end

[@apeheadboink]

"love your channel, but i have issues with every aspect of its content"

[@Rebazar]

"Corporations aren't happy with streaming" is a sub-sub-sub-basement level dumbo take

[@iankrasnow5383]

There are winners and losers. The rise of streaming certainly put a lot of companies out of business and forced the big industry record companies to pivot. There's just a smaller amount of the money going into the music industry than there used to be, or at least the part where songs are recorded and distributed. So fewer people get a chance to butter their bread off that. Record deals aren't worth as much when their revenue comes from ads and spotify memberships. There's just less money in spotify memberships and ad sales than there was in physical album sales; and there are also more artists than ever trying to get a piece of that smaller pie. Conversely, live concerts and merchandise are worth more today than ever, but Livenation and Ticketmaster are the real winners there.

[@gjjx7554]

⁠@@iankrasnow5383how did you counted that? if older way was more profitable, we would go back to it long time ago

[@LeeMcCafferty-mv1ip]

I don't think BAE Systems is very interested in streaming.

[@Hamun002]

no fucking way Drake got angry at Anthony AGAIN over the Kendrick beef

[@ChannelCandy]

I could totally see that happening.

[@kjlkjjjk]

It’s Aubrey

[@seth6691]

It’s a joke

[@Hamun002]

@@seth6691based on the absolute nothing Drake messaged him over last time I'm sorry you can't blame me for believing it

[@dreamusmenus3759]

@@seth6691 last time he joked about it there was fire to the smoke.

[@swissidol8403]

if scott the woz hopped onto a review with his usual “hey y’all scott here” that would be funny i think

[@TheCommentor-]

He needs to review a popular video game OST that fantano hasn’t reviewed

[@Sluggadome_Rotunda_Bernardson]

@@TheCommentor-he could review the hit song from the cruelty squad soundtrack “that’d be funny I think”

[@Marble8008]

What do you think scott would listen to?

[@amorblanquita]

@@Marble8008well there is that picture of him at a kendrick concert

[@GoldenPickaxe]

@@amorblanquitaScott the Woz reviewing the inevitable new Kendrick album

[@MrDarthbono]

Let's Argue: Drake's vegan recipes are mid

[@thegoat06]

Your existence is mid but since you commenting on this video I would give your existence light to decent 1.

[@datlamahorn]

​@@thegoat06 Drake alt account💀

[@paninovevo1162]

​@@thegoat06 I read this with Drake's nasally voice

[@emch2vy]

I made the cookies and I literally had to double the flour to keep them from burning. Drizzy really let me down with this one.

[@srinblmlmlke]

@@thegoat06do you really think that comments like this are going to change the narrative. The only people agreeing are people who already snort Drake’s booty flakes.

[@dimitrije018]

You introduced me to so much amazing music it's insane. I will forever appreciate you Melon. Disliked and unsubscribed. Do better.

[@maxxmarino6500]

Hahaha! You said one thing, but then...YOU SAID AN OPPOSITE THING!!! Dude, I don't say this often, but I mean wow, I'm blown away by your style of comedy. You should seriously consider a career in comedy!

[@dimitrije018]

​@@maxxmarino6500wash your fleshlight

[@ohblivian]

​@@maxxmarino6500 too much effort to essentially say wah wah

[@alyssumn3884]

This is un-ironically how I feel lol. I never would've heard of quite a few artists I love unless he reviewed them. My favorite example is when he reviewed wallsocket from underscore.

[@kjlkjjjk]

Real.

[@matthewlarios.]

Let’s agree: anthony’s bass intros were his best intros

[@lucag.lisickza425]

definitely

[@HarveyJackson1967]

I........agree.

[@kjlkjjjk]

Take notes canthney nontano

[@jacobdagenhardt5300]

Na i like the drake joke

[@8or5ti]

easy

[@alexs-mind]

5:37 this question falls flat on its face if you do some research on interviews and such before Kurt died. Nirvana was gonna stop being a band pretty much right after in utero. When You Know You're Right was done, that song was completely done by Kurt cuz pretty much everyone in the band stopped playing together. What we have is all of Nirvana whether he lived or not. He was probably gonna go down the No wave or even outsider music approach. His influences were so out there. Anyway, yeah. Lol I know this was a pointless comment but I needed to say it got myself lol

[@vansdan.]

too many people idolize and worship cobain while knowing pretty much nothing about him. i 100% agree with you

[@44ganggangmeyesdylanno]

LET'S ARGUE: Anthony shouldn't reside in my basement only in a purple pair of boxers asking for peanut butter jar lids. Edit: Do NOT give Anthony store brand peanut butter jar lids, I gave him one tonight to make him go away, but he hissed at me and kept shouting "LIGHT 6," so I had to shoo him away with my broom, won't be making that mistake again.

[@deezer1995]

that got me hard omg

[@SchnifflySchnifflers]

he keeps doing that to me too, glad someone else has the fantano purple boxers problem

[@xBINARYGODx]

Yes.

[@lfcyeezus]

What would you recommend in this situation? I’ve only heard about this but idk what to do apart from give into his demands. Any help would be appreciated😁

[@SchnifflySchnifflers]

@@lfcyeezus he likes skippy peanut butter lids best, try those. he doesn’t always like jif though, be careful, if you don’t handle him properly, he gets agitated and makes a negative redux review of an album you like

[@SavannahKo-j1c]

1:10 Pop music doesn’t need Taylor Swift anymore 2:38 It’s good that Weezer has dorky albums 3:48 Music streaming will collapse in the next decade 5:38 Nirvana would be the greatest band of all time if Kurt Cobain was still alive 6:57 Chappell Roan is another generic pop artist 8:25 Fantano’s reviews have no human connection 11:02 There are no redeemable qualities to Sexyy Red’s music and image

[@YourFriendlyNeighborhoodTaxCol]

Why are all these takes actually valid though..

[@trentweems4374]

Thank you. Just finished my burger at the park and needed to drive home

[@highrum2604]

@@YourFriendlyNeighborhoodTaxCol did you watch the video broski cuz ion think you'll like what melon said abt ppl who agree with the sexxy red take

[@ikexbankai]

The Taylor Swift take was awful. Especially awful. Two years go Taylor had the biggest pop album of the year. Winning album of a year. Creating a tour she’s still on and will gross over a billion dollars

[@cmp6008]

Speaking as a Nirvana fan, they would not be nearly as good now or have anywhere near the same legacy if Kurt was still alive. Never underestimate the 'every picture of the guy is youthful' effect. I can't shake the feeling that Kurt would have problematic vaccine takes during Covid. He just seems like he would have aged into being that kinda guy.

[@nohbuddy1]

Cocaine is pretty sweet

[@puffer2984]

has a kick of salty to it aswell

[@drhall343]

That's Splenda you're thinking about.

[@jamjon6616]

I…. AGREE

[@cly_]

I love cocaine

[@Marc-nw9mp]

Nice try fed

[@eliasmg9144]

Don't be sad brat summer is over, be glad magdalena bay autumn is beginning

[@TheGegemon23]

It's molchat doma autumn

[@BillyCobbOfficial]

Taylor clearly cares about being the most relevant person in the pop scene with her 30+ versions of her last album keeping any other artists from reaching her number 1 spot, coincidentally all releasing at the same time as other big artist releases

[@jellytwins1018]

Tbf, a lot of artists are doing that. You just don't hear about them doing jt

[@patrick05Morgan]

@@jellytwins1018no other solo artist is releasing 37+ versions of a terrible album to occupy the charts for an extra week to break a record and prevent other artists who made better music from shining.

[@jellytwins1018]

@@patrick05Morgan Literally, the artist she was beating did the same thing. Billie, Dua, Arianna, Chappel, Charli, and many others also had multiple different variants and different versions of their albums (a lot of them for a limited time and/or offering bonus tracks, just like Taylor). The only reason none of them were called out for it was because theirs just wasn't selling as much as Taylor and she was just staying at the no.1 position on the charts.

[@queenofdaydreams3825]

Ariana what are you doing here?

[@CocoaHerBeansness]

@@jellytwins1018 they weren't called out for it because they only had to do it in reaction to Swift doing it. She forced their hand and most of hem voiced frustration at the 'new norm' set by her because they recognised it's bad for the planet + their audiences wallets.

[@DuBHIPPOPANDROLL]

Cmon fantano don't be like that

[@Boomi_Dog]

He wants you to watch the whole thing unfortunately

[@LiamNak]

@@Boomi_Dog😂 Roasted

[@louisclayton2465]

When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, 11:52

[@NoirMethod]

The sexy red argument is okay but it still doesn’t take away from the fact that she makes pretty mid music

[@azalago]

Her music is mid and her bars are mid. I don't get his whole "if you don't like her you're a dumb man" nonsense argument. Whenever he talks about how hilarious and sexually provocative she is I'm like "no, that's CupcakKe. No, that's Trina." She is NOT that bitch.

[@justinmack4880]

Sounds like you’re a dumb guy like me.

[@ChannelCandy]

@@azalago CupcaKKe's amazing! I'd argue there's room for both.

[@YVNGSEBXS]

she makes rlly raunchy music most people don't get it but anthony does bc he's a baddie

[@martinebonita2658]

Pretty mid? So kind of average?? It sounds like there's a whole lot of leeway for this thing called "opinion" in there

[@MURDER_WITH_A_V]

My two favorite records this year so far aren’t even from this year, the first Black Midi record and a Unicorn album from 1976. I’d never heard of them until now. Point being, your reviews introduce me to new stuff all the time via some reference or comparison from another time. I don’t always agree, but I always learn something new. Your reviews are SOLID, son. 🖤

[@strangemobius]

Re: Nirvana contemporaries - Dinosaur Jr. still out there killing it.

[@mayitakeyourhatsir8632]

i dont understand how someone can say your reviews lack human connection when you have quite literally cried on camera during reviews

[@ChannelCandy]

aw! drop that link. I've never seen the crying video.

[@math6844]

Let’s agree: an Anthony fantano comment section is the single least funny place on the internet

[@firstnamelastname7244]

"If this album was called To Pimp a-" SHUT THE FUCK UP SHUT THE FUCK UP SHUT THE FUCK UP TPAB ISN'T EVEN THE ONLY ALBUM HE'S GIVEN A 10 TO SHUT THE FUCK UP SHUT THE FUCK UP

[@AverageUser-]

Agree.

[@leanansidhe6332]

Go to jschlatts comment section.

[@crazyf1r397]

Makes sense, he himself is very unfunny

[@johnyamahakeyboard7472]

the Comment section is a reflection of the Creator.

[@KathyClysm]

The thing for me with Sexxy Redd is, sure its kinda low-brow, but so are many other male rappers and noone's giving them shit about it.

[@southernstargazer2006]

Tbh I didn’t really have an issue with sexxy redd’s style of hypersexual rap even though it wasn’t my cup of tea, but I have an issue with her reacting to videos of little kids singing her songs and approving of it. That doesn’t mean male rappers don’t do terrible shit, but sexxy redd still shouldn’t be reposting kids singing her songs on her own KZbin account too.

[@filipdzero8739]

That's kinda weak, tho. "Sure, that thing is bad, but so many others are doing it, so wagwan?!" Hypersexualization of lyrics & overdone rap cliches being a topic of criticism isn't unique to Sexxxy Red. Ppl have issues with other rap dudes doing the same type of raunchy lyrics, but isn't that Red's only selling point? I'm all for giving ALL modern rappers shit for such lyrics, it's just that smo pointed out her this time.

[@simonrespeto]

Bad music is bad music, the argument has nothing to do with the trashy hypersexualized lyrics

[@nickfraser145]

1:43 I feel like he purposefully did not capitalize taylors name and capitalized everyone elses.

[@chrisberg5964]

As he should

[@lesternomo6578]

advanced technique to hide from swifties

[@kevinross6235]

​@@lesternomo6578Twitter stick picks up her name

[@ikexbankai]

It was also an awful take. Just LAST YEAR Taylor had the biggest pop album in the world. Spawning a tour that’s to gross over a billion dollars. Like Taylor or not that’s the opposite of niche

[@MoMo-rx4zr]

@@ikexbankaiquantity is not the same as quality. She’s no longer the innovator. If you’re not interested in her drama, it’s unlistenable

[@Nutsack-p5b]

If I ever get dementia, I’m still not forgetting that MBDTF review

[@Alex_Nason]

Maybe you should because it's been 14 years and you are still screaming at someone for some overrated pop rap

[@Sonicshadow8989]

@@Alex_Nason I agree lol

[@captian00f88]

@@Alex_Nasondoesn’t un 6 that review

[@kjlkjjjk]

@@Alex_Nasonreal

[@leanansidhe6332]

It deserved worse.

[@nyct1b1us]

8:25 what is this take "hey man a lot of your reviews are just reviews; can you explain that?"

[@eyeofthebeholder_]

I definitely do think a reason for Nirvana's legendary status was how short their time in the limelight was. They simply had no chance to fall off. I think a good simile for this would be Dave Ghrol and The Foo Fighters, legend in his own right, now has tweens on social media telling him to "shut up, old man". And they didn't even fall off sonically.

[@MW-hr9tg]

Skibthony Fantoilet

[@deadeyedanny1790]

😭

[@Wrsexy_]

Keeled over laughing at this rn loll

[@ashmationsidk]

Ok, i am now very curious what Drake actually texted FantyMctano

[@willgd5950]

"Your existence is a light 1. And the 1 is cause you are alive." "And you somehow wifed a black girl" "I'm feeling a light to decent 1 on your existence"

[@Igorsbackagain-c6q]

@@willgd5950 we all know that one but I feel like this is a newborn one

[@TheFuckingKrayz]

​@@willgd5950that was wayy before the beef

[@ashmationsidk]

@@willgd5950 Yes that was a year ago I think. Anthony mentioned that Drake texted him again during the Kendrick and Drake beef in the intro.

[@aariz9]

@@ashmationsidk He was probably joking

[@KRL-millitary]

Dear Mr melon, I love your reviews and think your feedback (even though I sometimes don’t agree with) is greatly appreciated. Sometimes when there’s a record that just came out, I’m too lazy to listen to it. So I wait for you to make a video and say some wise melon words. Also some of your takes can give me insight on records that I’ve listened to that make me grow more fond of it, or dislike it a little more. For example, a while back I listened to the album “King Of the Mischievous South vol. 2” by Denzel curry and I thought it was an odd approach for him to go from an introspective and lyrical approach. To a more mixtapey and crunchy theme. You gave me more insight on it by saying how it was a tribute to southern rap style mixtapes, which further improved my enjoyment. Your videos are great. Keep on listening to albums melon boy. -sincerely, ZR biscuit

[@Micahangelo7]

Ohhhh, my gosh.

[@Democratic_Republic_of_Iacon]

75% of every slipknot album review is just melon saying “I’m not in high school anymore…” and “well it’s not Iowa…”

[@Житинеможливо]

Straight up nah,I don't always agree with Fantano, but he has experience, training, and years worth of improvement. The guy commenting couldn't put together better reviews even if he had the same amount of time committed. People are WAY too cocky about their capabilities these days.

[@Lyy0nArchives]

Experience with what? Giving opinions?

[@AlexHider]

@@Lyy0nArchives yes! He’s been slinging hot takes online for over a decade. Imagine the mental fortitude it takes.

[@Lyy0n]

@@AlexHiderEveryone has experience on having opinions, not everyone has experience on the thing they have an opinion on.

[@AlexHider]

@@Lyy0n the online part it’s important. He’s been sharing his opinions publicly, with his entire face and name out there. If you think this does not have any educational or training value, you’re delusional

[@bujoodoo1]

Your reviews are hit or miss genuinely, usually pretty respectable too

[@jamesburgess2k]

Musicians striking isn't gonna do shit to stop streaming. We've seen scabs in every industry and the music industry definitely won't be short of any "implants" willing to betray their fellow artists in order take that spot and money for themselves. The change HAS to come from the consumers. Either people flock to a new format that can be created in the future which better pays artists and record companies or we have to just go back to buying all of our music.

[@boatt_swag]

Yeah I think there's just too much music out there for a strike to be effective, unless like the top 100 artists all took their music off streaming and made it a bit movement but no way most of them give a shit.

[@andrewhudson7108]

@@boatt_swagthat’s how the actors’ strikes work. If all the big and even medium artists pulled out all together, it would definitely impact a streaming service. The problem is they have no effective union or way of coordinating simultaneously.

[@boatt_swag]

@@andrewhudson7108 Yeah problem is that musicians are a lot more dispersed than actors. Can't really unite to strike when no one shares a common workplace except for the internet.

[@idleskating]

LET’S ARGUE: Anthony stole my children from me last month and has them hidden in his basement

[@Ediblesoup]

I disagree

[@alajibril]

Nahh fam i totally disagree they in a basement on some island

[@GizzyDillespee]

Those are YOUR kids? One of them doesn't look like you. Genetics are weird. Hey, can you spare any peanut butter jar lids, on your next visitation?

[@سامينوراني]

Disagree their in my basement

[@tenki_]

LET’S AGREE: you should give me 10 thousand dollars

[@Provenom100]

I’m not a huge fan of Sexy Red but if your main reason for liking an artist is the fact that said artist pisses a large swathe of people off with just their presence, that’s a pretty terrible reason to like them.

[@Eduardo-Diaz]

Pretty sure that's the reason 99% of people give for supporting Trump 🤣

[@arenomusic]

As I've said before on this channel; the power of a reviewer lies in the consistency of their voice. Thank you for being consistently wrong 🙏

[@madderthanever]

_My Reviews Are Bad_ Welll... yeah. Undeniably. Wait a second... Anthony, you still believe most of us watch you for your reviews!? Aaaaaaah... adorable! 😂😂

[@Tyler-x4e]

People are too harsh on Chappell Roan. She only has 1 album and 1 EP under her belt. The artistic growth from the EP to the Album is insane, so I’m sure that she’s only going to get better; often her music does borrow from other artists but the more music she makes I’m sure she’ll develop a more distinct sound and often times the music she’s making is better than it’s influences. A song like kink is karma sounds like a Taylor swift song, but Taylor swift could never write a bridge like that and would never think to write those chronically gen z lyrics, that are actually quite endearing.

[@ikexbankai]

That’s because Taylor isn’t Gen Z. Why would she write a Gen Z bridge. But to say Taylor can’t write an awesome bridge is crazy. Bridges and outros/context changing is her specialty

[@Tyler-x4e]

@@ikexbankai misunderstood what I wrote

[@imago8343]

@@ikexbankai Taylor not being able to write an awesome bridge is not what op said

[@chillyoil528]

Reading comprehension ​@@ikexbankai

[@ikexbankai]

@@Tyler-x4e I understood would you wrote. You are saying that she might be biting off her influences sounds but she’ll get better because of the way she writes. You then said even though the song my Kink Is Karma sounds like a Taylor song Taylor could never write a bridge like the one in the songs and wouldn’t think to. What I saying is she HAS written a bridge like that one. She using her generation wordings. Like it’s important to remember that Taylor’s first album came out in 2006. That’s a full generation ahead of Chapel. Every generation has their own words, wordings, way of saying things, cultural context ect. What I’m saying is Taylor has written a bridge like the one in that songs. Just her generation’s version of it. And Taylor’s writing is still hitting with this generation. She will not write a bridge exactly like my Kink Is Karma but bets believer her writing is still hitting with Gen Z

[@maui313]

I think we just like putting your reviews on while we snack or eat cuz we like music... and not many people really talk about music or rate records online.. its rare. we dont always agree, most of the time its background noise.

[@AverageUser-]

Agree

[@Sonicshadow8989]

Uhh people talk about music and rate records online I don't where you're getting that from but there's dozens of that I hate to break it to you music is a very popular thing and has been for some time 💀

[@Garfunkle_99]

2:39 why can you see their feet? WHY CAN YOU SEE THEIR FEET?! OH GOD ITS SO BAD

[@luckyspurs]

Would Jimi Hendrix's 1970s music have been better than his 1960s music, if he'd lived.

[@andrewhudson7108]

Probably depends on his personal life. I don’t think he would’ve gone the way of Sly where Jimi would’ve completely crashed and burned. But maybe like Clapton, he might’ve had a low point in the mid/late seventies, a period of experimenting with synths and pop in the eighties, and some serious GOAT songs in the nineties and people reassessing and appreciating him during the grunge and alt revolution.

[@quesostuff1009]

I’m confused. How is a reviewer going to say people are stupid for sharing their thoughts on an artists music. Liking it or hating it? I’m confused melon

[@wackster1]

2:26 I don’t think this perspective has much ground. Say what you want about midnights, but that album really captured the zeitgeist in 2022, just a couple years ago. Taylor is likely still capable of being a unique and widely popular voice in the pop scene, and TTPD was *probably* just a fluke.

[@wooper9344]

Hope she sees this

[@colbykultgen2059]

I personally love how you sometimes run through the track list during a review. I'm always curious of your thoughts on each individual song.

[@lucioledizerot196]

Anthony that mustache is horrendous

[@ChannelCandy]

ugh, seriously. that's my main issue with the reviews. please just fix it.

[@annsophiefans1472]

Rick Beato vs Tony Fantano sounds like a fight between two mafia bosses.

[@leonsalgeuro]

BRING BACK THE BASS INTROS

[@kevinkelly8896]

i think one of the most beautiful parts about music is that somebody can connect with you despite having experiences that you don’t have a personal perspective on

[@SpiderhoodMP]

I hate people who think his honesty and opinions on music can be racist, homophobic and things like that. He’s just rating music out of ten. It’s not that deep.

[@orbitaljunkie]

of all the things someone could complain about, how anyone could say melon is racist/homophobic or anything like that is straight up fucking stupid.

[@name3236]

i mean it can be but it’s not

[@GresiusJordan]

It's just copium for people who can't take someone else's opinions.

[@DuSeun]

Many people have difficulty with listening to a different perspective and turning it into a learning experience. Instead they see the world as "those who agree with me vs those who disagree with me" and see different opinions as something hostile

[@SpiderhoodMP]

@@DuSeun real

[@lrba5524]

😳 The thumbnail wasn't the first question. he's becoming a slave to the algo boys

[@backgroundnoise6095]

i dunno why but the toothpick bothering the shit out of me

[@JulianTheLeeball]

I strongly disagree with the swift take, exclusively because she releases a new version of the tpd every single time another female artist is close to a #1 album. If not her, her label, thrive on attention.

[@gingertew9249]

LET'S ARGUE: Fantano is looking more and more like Aesop Rock

[@cartermize6651]

Baldzooka tooth

[@fruitymusicenjoyer]

no, you're right

[@TheDealer1228]

Get your eyes checked

[@jellytwins1018]

Isn't the biggest issue with earing from streaming services is that the Labels end up taking all the money. I read somewhere, that the artist only end up getting 15-25% of their streaming revenue and from that they also have to pay their collaborators lile producers and writers.

[@RahmenNoodles]

I’m mad at sexy red for endorsing Donald Trump and wearing a maga hat with no clear indication of irony. You should be too. Idc if she backpedaled

[@kev1619]

- 🤓🤓

[@Bramhallthefifth]

ive never heard anything about sexy red that wasnt connected to you in some way

[@neuronaljunctiondecay5673]

2:07 shake it off remaster coming

[@BasilHumke-e1y]

was unprepared for the spirited defense of sexyyred at the end lol

[@Hamptonio]

Nirvana would’ve gone electronic and made some killer trance bangers.

[@firstnamelastname7244]

this comment gave me war flashbacks

[@mellow-mike]

I kinda agree with the criticism of Anthony's reviews, I feel like he never really says WHY he thinks he likes something about a song.

[@Luka.14]

Brat Summer < Imaginal Disk Autumn

[@number1blackmidifan]

IMAGINAL DISK AUTUMN FUCK YEAHHHH

[@alyssumn3884]

Ok now I have to go look for this lol

[@skane260]

Chappell Roan is absolutely just another pop artist

[@kevinrudy]

Absolutely. She could not be more generic if she tried. Hot like Papa John? Sure jan.

[@olavderuijter8153]

Bro is doubling down on Sexxy Red😭

[@ToastbackWhale]

Definitely agree with the Chappell Roan take. I’ve heard her music, it’s hard to avoid, and…if I didn’t know it was her I wouldn’t be able to pick it out from anything else in the genre.

[@firstnamelastname7244]

Yeah, music snobs suck, but I really don't get how Sexyy Red is clever, creative, fun, interesting, or funny. The occasional decent bar and mildly catchy flow isn't really enough to justify making music that sounds like every rockist's interperetation of modern hip-hop.

[@User36448j]

Never really agree with your reviews but still love your videos

[@luclee6268]

They’re not bad you just have some wacky opinions but hey musics subjective so any opinion is technically valid

[@BunnLilah]

I would go farther than technically and say they're completely valid. All opinions on anything subjective are valid even if they're incredibly bizarre or insane. Like how Fantano treated Doug Walker's apparent dislike of The Wall as valid even though he expressed confusion and disbelief. I just wish more people understood that, but a lot of people get very angry when a creator they follow has a different opinion.

[@luclee6268]

@@BunnLilah agreed, everything is valid with enough reasoning

[@lilyluhtwizzy]

@@BunnLilah I like Yeat

[@_cosmix_]

so long brat summer... greetings weezer autumn...

[@melan8ed197]

After your Doechii review I agree

[@sour1020]

We're happy you're finally acknowledging it!

[@buzyparticals3753]

Anthony you can't just review your own review because your in the reviews man

[@nickgotvyak5890]

6:26 Added factor to that is I think that regardless of Kurt's death Foo Fighters were inevitable. Grohl considered having his own band for a while, circumstances just accelerated the process. I see a possibility that Nirvana lineup would survive 1-2 albums more at most. And it is possible that Kurt's songwriting would prevail anyway, but Grohl's drumming was a really important factor in this band's sound.

[@DaveVaderify]

Why is sexyy red considered bad? I have yet to hear a coherent argument about what exactly is bad about her music. I only hear extremely subjective shit like "it's bad/mid" which is essentially "I personally don't like it."

[@EntrEsprit]

Annoying voice, agonizingly bad singing, she's not as funny as she thinks she is, her cadences are pretty boring to the point her music is kinda monotonous. It can be covered up as a gimmick she's running with, but it doesn't make her music sound more satisfying. I'd say comparing her to someone like NBA Youngboy wouldn't be far off the mark

[@jadesoda5305]

Well yeah youve yet to hear someone give a detailed explanation on why pigshit is gross too some things if youre not braindead are so fucking obvious you shouldnt need an explanation😂

[@simonrespeto]

I'll give you this, the lyricism isn't objectively good. The production isn't equal to the levels of Glorilla and Cardi B. Same with the rapping, it's below average when compared to people like Glorilla or Rapsody. Her music is considered mid because we've kind of expected better rapping from rappers like her.

[@cobaltcrusader9841]

KZbin is NASTY for this recommendation

[@haggish_]

regarding the assertion that your reviews are bad: i do think that you tend to miss the mark in your analysis of lyrics of female artists, specifically. your reviews fiona apple's "fetch the bolt cutters", fka twigs' "magdalene", even olivia rodrigo's "guts" all have examples of this. i don't know how much time you allow yourself to sit with a work before reviewing or what your process is, but it might be worth exploring this blindspot as there's something about songwriting/lyricism from a female perspective which you seem to consistently not pick up on. i say this who's generally neutral on your critical work (sometimes agree, sometimes i think you miss the mark). just something i noticed and wanted to share.

[@petertherelative2494]

Your reviews are fine. However, sometimes I don't understand the parameters you put. For example, I've seen you compare the power of a vocalist over 60 years old to when he was twenty and it's obvious that it won't be the same thing. Another thing is what is your distance or understanding of productions around the world, for example, I think that sometimes you also use parameters that apply well to the US industry, but that are different for the rest of the world whether due to lack of resources, or because there are choices in the music production processes, from writing to recording, which are permeated by choices that also concern cultural aspects.... And I'm curious, how do you see this in the construction of your criticisms/reviews?

[@kevinross6235]

Taylor was always feeding her "parasocial cult" since 2006. She made music about her personal life in 2006 and she did the same in 2024. We got Shake It Off in 2014 because that's when she officially went pop, and needed to have the pop hits you can dance to. Now she's well established in the pop world and she no longer needs to make those kind of songs.

[@jellytwins1018]

Honestly, I kinda respect that she's doing her own thing and killing it without leaning on trends all the time.

[@Skivnjyf]

Well she did brand her new album as sad poetic alt-pop, with the exact same songwriting and slightly different synthesizers because "sad alt-pop" artists like Lana, Billie and Mitski have been huge in the past few years. I wouldn't be surprised if her next new album (after the remakes) is a brat(taylor's version) or a chappell roan rip off. She has never been creative when it comes to concepts and images.

[@chaoticdudemakesbeats]

@@jellytwins1018Yeah while i think the music isnt any Good she is just making her fans happy and Thats a Good thing to do.

[@ackepace]

don’t act like she wasn’t making pop music on red. i doubt the dubstep songs on that record was purely because of her artistic vision.

[@kevinross6235]

​@@ackepaceI think you missed the part in my comment where I said, "when she officially went pop" because we all know she wasn't making just country music in 2012.

[@SirChadofWick]

I would love to see artists paid more. Unfortunately, the corporations are sure to pass those added expenses down to us.

[@GreenGiant400]

There will never be a music industry mass strike. You can't build collective solidarity if you're all competing to build your own individual brands. Finding a "scab" is just a matter of promoting one of the countless aspiring musicians.

[@Mindyours1999]

I don’t really care what you rate the albums, sometimes I agree, sometimes I don’t. I learn about music I would not have heard otherwise from your channels, you know a lot and cover a lot of genres, so I stick around whether I agree or not. 🙂‍↔️💕✨

[@realbigflopa]

Melon is going to dye his hair black and review only emo music since brat summer is over

[@Sonicshadow8989]

Sounds good 👌

[@dtanaka869-d]

What hair, dog?

[@AgainstTheeWickedlyMusic]

Brat Summer is ending, but that is just letting us ease into Pharmakon Fall! (I'm seriously so excited for Margaret's new album, and I hope you review it, we need a noise review this year!!!)

[@SimplyFreeze_]

Day 29 of commenting until needle drop reviews the newest Ghostface killah album

[@klla_km]

He won't because the F bomb

[@SimplyFreeze_]

@@klla_km wdym?

[@jenconvertibles]

@@SimplyFreeze_what the op means is ghost used the f slur for gay people in a song. i personally don’t really think thats why he’s not reviewing it but decide for yourself

[@SimplyFreeze_]

@@jenconvertibles oh ok

[@huealexg3068]

​@klla_km i dont think thats the reason

[@xohhbeatz2372]

melon really fanning the cocaine allegations with that intro

[@itsallenwow]

That last take was so horrible. Why even watch the channel at that point?

[@itsallenwow]

Never mind I meant the one about Anthony’s videos. But the last take about Sexxy Red was equally as dumb

[@mrlevinielsen]

@@itsallenwowbut why do you care so much?

[@bobtoronja1359]

I already know he’s gonna say “and look” in this video

[@howdydoo9148]

I don’t wanna sound like a jackass but how come during discussions about Spotify the artists’ interests are always put above the consumers’?

[@thealgorithmluvsu3788]

Because artists make the music in the first place, what kind of question is that?

[@howdydoo9148]

@@thealgorithmluvsu3788who’s paying them?

[@GregorBarclay]

Fuckssake man…

[@heelyBrah]

bc the whole thing setup to benefit the consumers at the expense of artists

[@Kyle-yw3zx]

​@@heelyBrah More like it's set up to benefit the streaming companies.

[@OceansOfMotionStudios]

After the incident at that high school, and that other one with the ballet teacher upset that her 5 year old students all kept demanding to hear pound town (let's not forget how red responded)? Yeah, I won't say there are absolutely 0 redeemable qualities, but she's definitely more problematic than some people are willing to admit. Never been fan, I guess I can respect that she's getting her bag. I'll be happy when I don't have to hear my friends bumping any of her tracks. To each their own.

[@Ramacho]

yup, couldnt have said it better than the title

[@boysoprano5446]

Poin at 09:00 is right fantano- your analysis is literal and analytical. Good artistic commentary itself requires artistry

[@prodvxmp]

I review this review unreviewable

[@Thatfruitydude]

The only personal story I can remember from you was during a Logic review, can’t even remember the album, but it was obviously pretty relevant lmao

[@cebolinhacalvo7393]

Some are pretty awful and 100% biased but honestly it's your channel who cares just don't watch lol

[@ChannelCandy]

lol, I definitely looked down on Sexyy and felt she was embarassing to black women, until I listened to her. then I watched her videos. Still not sure what happened, but I'm a fan now. She's having such a good time. How can I be mad.