MGMT - 11​•​11​•​11 ALBUM REVIEW

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FAV TRACKS: TELL IT TO ME LIKE IT IS
LEAST FAV TRACK: UNDER THE PORCH
MGMT - 11​•​11​•​11 / 2022 / SELF-RELEASED / NEO-PSYCH, SPACE ROCK, INDIETRONIC
4/10
Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?

[@iivvrryy]

Can’t believe this is MGMT’s first 11. Bravo, Vince.

[@quackistan]

anthony's hair is actually a clever reference to every major breaking bad character

[@fernandoreyes680]

Bravo Vince lol I got that

[@certifiedjefe5151]

Low hanging fruit😢

[@MadMaximo]

Why is Walt reviewing albums does this confuse anyone else?

[@brendanb2982]

" " Congratulations ", am I right, pal? "

[@zxllez]

I love MGMT and I had absolutely no clue this came out

[@WeAreTheInsurgents]

I was so excited to see that MGMT had released something new on Spotify, and then I listened to it and... I think I can wait a bit longer

[@TheSleepy1326]

MGMT loves you and is very aware that you came out

[@YZYPAPI]

Don't bother with it

[@clam6254]

i was surprised when i saw this review notification, i loved little dark age i thought it was their best album and i thought they were gonna be following that path to greatness. isn’t looking like that’s the case so far…

[@WiloPolis03]

I love MGMT but when I heard this came out I was just kinda :/ It's like when Vampire Weekend came out with 40:42, like cool I guess?

[@wilfbowyer9039]

MGMT set themselves up for failure by expecting three 11s on this one

[@kurks001]

Investigate 3/11!

[@buenogoodlive]

What are you taking about? 311 is not featured on this album. 7/11 however makes a cameo.

[@purecancer6004]

I don't think this album can be compared to there others. The songs were made 11 years ago for a live festival, its more a collection of ideas they had, rather than an official album. It was probably relesed for die hard fans and overall its still worth a listen.

[@crossman1459]

I agree

[@dericklewis4075]

*their

[@b.g.5178]

You can hear a bit of Little Dark Age every now and then which I thought was neat.

[@FriendlyProd]

Agreed, I thought it was a cool experiment and shouldn’t be judged like a traditional album.

[@greatsupper]

I'm just still in awe at the absolute genius of MGMT to make an album entirely dedicated to the original release of Skyrim. Like holy guacamole bro.

[@anacarolinaesteves8407]

I think this release was a gift for the fans, and perhaps an experiment back to their more psychedelic origins, now that they are no longer signed to Columba Records and have decided to go independent. And I thought the sound made a lot of sense for the time they did it, right after Congratulations.

[@Lunarimoths]

@@psychedelicpiper999 please tell me this is satire

[@psychedelicpiper999]

@Lunarimoths Please tell me this review is satire.

[@dezy36]

@@Lunarimoths dude’s brain is fried. Probably took too much acid

[@psychedelicpiper999]

@Lunarimoths Maybe saying it’s their best album is a stretch, but this is definitely every bit as good as Congratulations and the self-titled album. If I die alone on that hill, so be it. Any fan of psychedelic rock will long be familiar with experimental live jams and instrumentals of their favourite bands. MGMT were only keeping the 60’s spirit alive with music like this.

[@RMwalktroughs]

@@psychedelicpiper999 lol okay edgy

[@Shrubland]

Wow I can’t believe MGK changed it up and went psychedelic rock for his newest LP. Great work!

[@melgibson1284]

MGMT stands from Machine Gun Mescaline Taker

[@N25SOV]

If you like the long form tracks like Metanoia and Siberian Breaks, you will enjoy this album.

[@TheNizoubizou]

Spoiler alert: I didn't

[@jflaoeal]

Love those tracks. Listened to Siberian breaks today. Probably chaotic to some or not coherent, but for anyone who’s listened to anything experimental, like Pink Floyd, its likely gonna be right at home

[@sebastiansamaniego9970]

there’s no way you still haven’t done quadeca 😭😭😭

[@ProdbyPope]

Came here to say this. 😔 better be writing a 10/10 review for this wait

[@KSabot]

Better get ready for the Y U NO

[@alfredosauce3727]

@@KSabot ain't no way he YUNos it

[@sebastiansamaniego9970]

@@quentinnever it most def is, he reacted to some of the songs on live so obviously he knows it exists

[@ryankm4056]

He’s gonna give it a 7 (Lol what did I say)

[@AvAfanfromfrance]

It should have been released as a movie, like Pink Floyd's Live in Pompei. The lack of all the artworks, the lightshow and the eventual edit it would have had makes this album only a part of the experience.

[@bix3622]

Yes. I definitely agree

[@KoenRH2803]

It’s fine without but that would have been a fantastic idea for these tracks

[@monkey5644]

david gilmours^

[@planet.astris]

i’m guessing the quadeca album was so good that it became hard to rate and review it well nevermind

[@OkaySoShit]

No, quadeca album are boring

[@sebastiansamaniego9970]

@@OkaySoShit wrong

[@MNTNPG]

@@OkaySoShit Ratio + IDMTHY album of the year 🥱🥱🥱

[@karrottop9100]

@@OkaySoShit name checks out

[@OkaySoShit]

@@karrottop9100 cry about it

[@SparkleJohn2000]

All the hardcore fans really do like this album (me) and I agree with you in pretty much everything you said also! I wish you had talked about who’s counting a little more, that’s my favorite song from the album (and many of my other friends’ favorite from the album) but I am totally biased because they’re quite literally my favorite band.

[@eewahnah]

Same here

[@eewahnah]

I've had Tell It To Me Lie It Is on repeat for the past few weeks

[@jadusdoe8470]

If it was 10.10.10 then this would have been a 10!

[@BCl137]

Remember when MGMT independently released a single in 2019 and still hasn’t put out an album?

[@finderrio]

They're releasing an album in 2023!

[@futurereflections4097]

@@finderrio Or 2033 in MGMT time

[@ace15Nura]

Perfect review, I'm not sure if I agreed that this is the best rap album of 2022, however you are the music nerd.

[@patrickmosebach7878]

I think a 4 is fair but I think its not supposed to be a 7 8 they made it as a piece of art and as some live cuts it shouldnt be an unbelievably thoughtful lp. Its imperfect and thats cool

[@RD-tw7sx]

So if something sucks you call it art?

[@totallyrealcia]

@@RD-tw7sx this doesn't suck

[@swimsvg1855]

@@RD-tw7sx context matters, as an album it sucks, as an art piece meant to be paired with visuals in a live location at an art museum like intended its probably a lot more real to the original artistic vision. Also, does art have to be good to be art?

[@rasechoss8415]

Quadeca Fantano, where is it?

[@BennyE456]

This is a brilliant review of Quadeca’s new album “I didn’t Mean to Haunt You”. Well done sir!

[@thebigmeatballsub4751]

Ig were never getting the quadeca review

[@aitch7747]

WHERES THE QUADECAS ALBUM REVIEW

[@antivenomyt6963]

Mr melon and the big quadecas

[@luap911]

I thought this was going to be MGMT's Skyrim tribute album

[@FastJackFinchy24]

review quadeca

[@izaako907]

bro is never reviewing quadeca😭

[@user-tm3uo1sg8o]

Well hang on a minute this isn’t the Quadeca review

[@stewiegriffinfortnight2160]

That Quadeca video has been taking awhile... first 11/10?

[@KoenRH2803]

I love it. Especially Invocation and whistling through the graveyard. But then again I like the style from this period in their discography way more than Little Dark Age or Electric feel

[@reeceparriah4772]

I agree whistling through the graveyard is my favorite from the album, plus congratulations era music is the best of MGMT’s

[@WiloPolis03]

@@psychedelicpiper999 lmao

[@WiloPolis03]

I think nearly every style they've done has been fantastic honestly, I love the very internet-y pop sound on Little Dark Age, the sort of surf-prog on Congratulations, the alt dance hits on OC and the space rock on its second half, and I even like the idea of their s/t alone (even if I can't really get into the album as a whole). Feels like they're trying to hit every corner of psychedelia and I'm all for it

[@KoenRH2803]

@@WiloPolis03 I wholeheartedly agree with you! Even though I'm saying LDA is my least favourite, it's still at least an 8 to me. Imo there's just some unique magic to their less pop oriented songs that no band can replicate. Still, I like the direction they're going in with In the afternoon and As you move through the world, so I'm excited for anything they come up with :)

[@WiloPolis03]

@@KoenRH2803 For sure! Not even quite sure which sound I prefer best personally. Although I actually think their less "pop"-y songs on LDA kind of get slept on, I really like the hypnagogic pop-inspired cooldown moments like Days That Got Away or Hand It Over. Seems like they've always been great at soundscapes, whether they're created through jangly guitars or heavy synths

[@sil6932]

convinced he's just fucking with the quadeca fans for the amount of times they mention the review under everything he posts

[@michael-pg8fi]

The albums not good enough to warrant a review. His fans are hyping it up too much.

[@Hamza-xl2sd]

@@michael-pg8fi 'not good enough to warrant a review.' I never knew there was a criteria for reviewing an album.

[@sil6932]

@@michael-pg8fi not good enough to warrant a review yet he reviewed 2017-2019 logic

[@asmodeusguys4472]

@@michael-pg8fi wow, u clearly not a fantano fan then.

[@glob]

Quadeca fans screaming rn

[@Coll1n6]

STOP DODGING QUADECA REVIEW

[@aimo2550]

i really like this piece and i was very excited for new mgmt. The more i listen to it, the more i like it. As said i think it's more for the already existing/older MGMT fans. Forest elf, whos counting, and under the porch ftw!

[@psychedelicpiper999]

Agreed, it’s arguably their best album. Fantano’s just never understood psychedelic music, unless it was trendy to like it. This review was as predictable as they come.

[@ghiidra__]

@@psychedelicpiper999 what are you smoking that makes this sound anywhere near congratulations

[@psychedelicpiper999]

@ghiidra The advanced chord progressions, the layered mixing, the emotional resonance, and the unique genre-blending definitely makes this album at least an equal contender with Congratulations and the self-titled album, in my eyes. Any psychedelic rock fan who’s used to listening to long instrumental live jams and bootlegs of their favourite bands is no stranger to this kind of music. And this particular album is so damn unique and one-of-a-kind. A gem like this should not be ignored. Only Animal Collective have done anything similar to this.

[@tomcruiseREAL]

he really reviewing everything before the quadeca album

[@SilentPhoenix__]

Let him take his time lol. It’s not an easily digestible album

[@OkaySoShit]

Boring

[@bobbycilke9381]

@@SilentPhoenix__ it’s been a week and a half lmao

[@theonlycaamz]

guess what

[@eugenekrabs9948]

I think it definitely lacks in certain spots but I kinda view the album as a 40ish minute song rather than an album. Listening to the songs individually is a challenge but playing it all the way through at once gives off a good vibe. I see what you mean though

[@hangry_donut6428]

QUADECAAAAA REVIEWWWWW

[@BigOran]

Where is the quadeca yellow flannel review?

[@juju-vl7oj]

Aw MGMT is one my favorite bands since they first came out. I'm not much of a music critic but I enjoyed the album for what it is.

[@psychedelicpiper999]

Critics are often wrong, especially when it comes to psychedelic and experimental music.

[@bigl8199]

Not the Quadeca review unfortunately

[@bangar8480]

WE WANT QUADECA REVIEW!

[@captiive]

WHERE IS THE QUADECA REVIEW BRO 😭😭

[@Felix-zz5ct]

THERE IS NOW WAY YOU GAVE THIS PICTURESQUE PRECISELY BEAUTIFUL RECORD A 1 AFTER ALL THE CAKES THEY HAD TO eat FOR THAT ARTWORK 😮😮😮

[@CleomarMaraga]

I grew to love this album. The more I listen to this the more I like it. It's perfect for background music while you work or work out or even when you just want to sit and relax. Idk, it makes me relax and puts me in the moment. Wish they released in studio, it would be even better.

[@alvarolever2448]

"people always told me, so don't forget your roots..." love this album

[@andrewparan4251]

Underrated comment

[@hochim0]

You spelled I Didn't Mean to Haunt You by Quadeca wrong in the title, hopefully you fix your title spellings on future reviews melon!

[@girejorenh]

notice how the clip fits perfectly into the last 11

[@SocialCreditScore]

Satisfying

[@eewahnah]

Fun fact: the artist they made the retrospective for in Guggenheim, Cattelan, is the tape banana dude

[@christ-air-backflip-720fla6]

Surprised you even bothered to review this one. As a longtime fan I didn't take this too seriously and found it fun to listen to as a transitional period between their second and third full length albums. Really doesn't hold a candle to their studio stuff and I don't think it's supposed to

[@flaminghead1va]

2 reasons: 1) I think Anthony loves (or used to) MGMT. 2) Anthony probably heard it was meh and u know our boy loves goin in on bad albums 😁

[@swimsvg1855]

@@flaminghead1va i think he definitely still loves MGMT, didn't he literally say their last album (LDA) was his favorite album from them?

[@vervanta]

this is not quadeca melon 🤨

[@knic__8799]

I liked this album quite a bit more tbh. Songs like "Whistling throught the graveyard" and "Under the porch" give me quite a bit of nostalgic happiness for whatever reason and a lot of the other tracks i end up enjoying the mood and atmosphere. "I am not your home" is really annoying though I'll give you that one

[@aimo2550]

Under the porch gives major spongebob vibes

[@aimo2550]

oh lol he said it aswell

[@songsfordustmites]

Me when I'm in a Dodging Reviewing Quadeca's Album competition but my opponent is Anthony Fantano: 😳

[@fredoburger6747]

💀

[@aerpods]

💀

[@asmodeusguys4472]

💀

[@theonlycaamz]

guess what

[@aerpods]

@@theonlycaamz chicken butt

[@CarterGray1]

Cool how it was released 11 years later

[@TeboeCubes]

this isn’t quadeca i didn’t mean to haunt you album review

[@b.i.g4366]

I know Melon giggled typing that caption lmao

[@kyleking3087]

The way the third 11 on the cover fits around the clip holding the green screen at the top

[@ParasiticNutrition]

BROCKHAMPTON, fast fantano

[@AlexandroHuber]

Fr waiting for days

[@portmanteau7885]

Invocation kinda reminds me of ancient Mesopotamian music, like the 6th Hurrian hymn. I think that's the sound they were going for. The whole album to me sounds like it's building up to something big, but it never really does

[@JackTSS]

Quadeca fans down BAD

[@Parkbenchna]

This is so cool 😂, where’s the quadeca review 😐

[@abdrhmn7093]

Sad space clowns is my current(and constant) mood. Ps. Will you review Jakey's(NakeyJakey) Romcom?

[@Gamy45]

aw man, i love whistling through the graveyard!

[@ButteredBreadSlice]

WE WANT THE QUADECA REVIEW OLD MAN

[@shostacowich1496]

too late I already formed my own opinion

[@noelwikholm374]

Drop the quad review already

[@dystene9085]

IT'S OKAY GUYS THIS PROJECT DROPPED ON THE SAME DAY AS IDMTHY NEXT VIDEO. IT'S COMING

[@IguanaMassacre]

I was actually there! This review is hilariously on point. There was a horse suspended in mid air, that was cool

[@camapel]

We want quadeca review

[@CerebralTripz]

There was a compilation of the track set way back in the day. It was from their second night of performing. I remember so many nights walking home in heavy snow fall and the silence of the empty winter wonderland being filled with the ebb and flowing tunes of this album. Been wanting an official release since they did the museum performance. Their music really complements the sounds I hear in my own distant mind. Love this band

[@ExoticHypno]

Do Quadeca next vro

[@aerpods]

The YUNO review for quadeca is gonna be so good 😭

[@popcornjones8003]

iMMA CRY BRO

[@theonlycaamz]

good news

[@bobbycool2815]

Really ignoring quadecas album that was released on 11/11 that has 11 tracks

[@reeceparriah4772]

Have you listened to the lead singers single cover of dance monkey, it’s actually really good

[@i_teleported_bread7404]

I didn't know they made an album for Remembrance Day.

[@ESTRAELLA]

lmfao at spongebob taking mushrooms before his shift at the krusty krab

[@dylandog2296]

Anthony had some great lines in this review

[@SocialCreditScore]

@@dylandog2296 they all made me want to listen to the album when I was probably gonna skip it

[@babalas_7722]

Quadeca I didn't mean to haunt you pls Melon

[@snail5308]

feel like this is just a “we’re working on a real thing but take this for now for the wait” kinda thing

[@4dimensionalcat]

i refuse to believe mgmt doesn't stand for magenta mountain it's all a gizzpiracy

[@SlashMMR]

Anthony if you don't review Quadeca's new album I might form my own opinion on it

[@asmodeusguys4472]

Heresy.

[@meltedyakkystick3891]

I wouldn't say I loved this album, but it definitely gave me a strong feeling of simultaneous anxiety and calmness. I give this album an existentially nauseous doomer out of ten.

[@eemoeji]

Quadeca review when

[@wheresfibonacci2843]

Damn it Melon, I was looking for study material for my MGMT 1111 class and it brought me here

[@GraveDigginDave]

this isnt brockhampton or boldy james silly!

[@808_]

Fantano I need the quadeca review

[@fenakazy1215]

Okay I’m genuinely convinced there’s some wild conspiracy here. In the same year we have got an album from german rapper Cro, called 11:11. We have also got an album from American indie rock band Pinegrove, called 11:11. Now we have this? What is this?

[@thecreatoroflaziness]

Personally not really a fan of cro , there are better German rappers

[@gabrielrjb]

not to mention the 11:11 rerelease from regina spektor

[@codymenesini5102]

Who’s Counting was my favorite track I liked the progression.

[@Khryzpawer]

I'm still getting over the fact that you gave their self titled a 6

[@psychedelicpiper999]

He’s never really liked psychedelic music, unless it was trendy. I remember being ticked off at how he reviewed MGMT’s self-titled, as well as Animal Collective’s Centipede Hz.

[@adamalchemy2790]

That's my favorite album of all time. It's a 10.

[@qwobot]

i loved this album imo. surprised your least fav was under the porch? that one is sooo good. i think ur seeing it too much as each track individually, to me its meant to be one whole piece together kinda like siberian breaks is, so i think you saying theres not much progression is quite unfair, just play it and let it do its thing. is a live album after all. i love the atmosphere of whistling through the graveyard and under the porch, dont particularly see where some of your complaints are coming from. imo this album blows oracular spectacular way out of the water, but i will agree tho it isnt as good as congratulations, lda or self titled

[@psychedelicpiper999]

I loved this album, too. It’s arguably their best for me. Definitely blows Oracular and LDA out of the water. And it’s at least tied with Congratulations and the self-titled for me. It’s just that, by and large, Fantano’s doesn’t like most psychedelic music, and he has no appreciation for music theory outside of a pop context.

[@alekm5201]

@@psychedelicpiper999 You're all over these comments being salty. Everyone has their tastes and that's fine. Ik I'll almost never agree with fantano on psychedelic music and I'll probably never agree with you on pop music. MGMT is one of my favorite bands and I love this live album, but saying it and self titled are miles better than LDA and Oracular Spectacular is kinda ridiculous imo

[@qwobot]

@@alekm5201 refer to when they said "for me"

[@swimsvg1855]

@@psychedelicpiper999 i still think LDA is their best album to date

[@aitch7747]

Damn that's crazyyy Now wheres the quadeca's album review

[@llibran3160]

Why no Weekly Track Roundup?

[@reeceparriah4772]

How did you already get a vinyl version of it? I preordered mine and it said it won’t arrive till next year 😢

[@TheHutchIsOn]

It’s just a green screen with the album cover on it

[@psychedelicpiper999]

He doesn’t ever seem to listen to vinyl. With a name like theneedledrop, you’d expect him to have a turntable in every video, and to have videos where he talks about his gear. Never happened, never will.

[@DingsDega]

Are you gonna review the new glitch mob record? I think it‘s pretty amazing

[@Hellogamingnlolll]

If quadeca gets on YUNOREVIEW there will be hell to pay

[@malvonanaliseiv8629]

Look melon, im glad you did this ok? Tnx, im really proud of you, but when will you review the new polythia album?

[@lachyhoughton4593]

he really put his true rating in the title of the video

[@pelchluke8984]

For the love of god review quadeca

[@devonparsons7848]

I would love more live record reviews

[@vforvinico]

Waiting for the review of the new Richard Dawson LP

[@masonmcfarlane9991]

bro review quadeca i’m waiting for the 9/10

[@maxipad27]

Wow, I was not expecting a Strong 10

[@ottomaticfs8043]

drop the quadeca review!!!!

[@ayannaellis8584]

Forest Elf by itself! Really good

[@TheRaspberryExperiment]

“The waters on this voyage are pretty choppy”. Nice Anthony, I like that way to describe it