Slint - Spiderland ALBUM REVIEW

[@kemozish]

" I MISS YOU I MISS YOU AHH I MISS YOUUUU"One of the greatest album endings ever

[@AdvancedApe1]

"please notify the police"

[@zeracosaitam2677]

@@AdvancedApe1 That's the best username i have ever seen

[@Harsh-yg3cc]

@@AdvancedApe1 mm

[@Finngrinder]

Please... It's cold....

[@Jorj57]

Indeed, it's pretty mental

[@manovardast]

CREEEEPING UP INTO THE SKYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[@doomsdaydanceparty7646]

STARING BACK AT MEEEEEEE

[@frocen.3554]

Screaming*

[@mommyslilstinker]

I SAY GOODBYYYEE TO THE GROOUUNNDDDD

[@SatoshiKong]

I MIIIIIIIIISSS YOOOOOOUU

[@coltoncurlee5067]

barzdaskute GOD I LOVE HOW HE SINGS THAT SHIT!!!

[@delabarcel]

*I SAID GOODBYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE TO THE GROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUND*

[@jambo6257]

WE STUCK OUT OUR HAAAANDS AND MEEEET THE WIIIIIIIIIIIND!!!

[@Meerzie]

Don stepped outside

[@HendersonHinchfinch]

And laughed.... At himself.

[@WoWitsGeorgii]

He felt he knew what that was

[@Gore171459]

+George Porte What a fuckboi

[@sergelen3111]

Don woke up

[@felixwells9751]

And looked at the night before

[@TheMrmarklawd]

On all levels except physical I am Don [Steps outside ]

[@ocalaballa]

+Le Cut Inside Man nice meme

[@waiflu]

+Le Cut Inside Man [Steps outside internally]

[@LinkToon000]

+Le Cut Inside Man Hello /sp/

[@Trynottoblink]

Does it feel good to be alone?

[@TheMrmarklawd]

Trynottoblink It does tbh fam

[@romcomtragedy1431]

Spiderland is probably my favorite album from the 90s, and one of my top three favorite albums that I have listened to thus far. I remember the first time I saw the cover and thought "with a creepy album cover like that I wonder what kind of music could this be?" The first minute on Breadcrumb Trail immediately caught me off guard. "He isn't really singing. What kind of music is this? Whoa! It got loud all of a sudden! What the hell is this about anyway?" I really liked the imagery on Nosferatu Man. The last verse: "Now my queen is lying/In her early grave/After that girl I'll keep alone/ There's nothing left to save" would seem almost emo were it not for the atmosphere the music creates, and the genuine emotion coming out of McMahan that elevates it to pure poetry. Don, Aman could almost be called an early form of creepypasta, and I love how crazy it gets at the end for a brief moment. Washer is just depressingly beautiful. The music just overwhelms me to the point I feel numb, like I've been floating underwater for hours. Incredible. For dinner... is, I think, an essential instrumental. Especially since it hints at the emotional intensity of Good Morning, Captain. What a closing track! Good Morning, Captain is an absolute masterpiece. There are so many ways to interpret the song. Is it literal? Metaphorical? Both? Neither? Who is the child? Is it the Captain's younger self or not? And that finale! It almost brings me to tears, man. This album leaves me emotionally drained, and in a good way. So much music comes across to me as being entertainment, rather than works of art, and that's fine if you're into that. But this album is a prime example of how rock music can be just as artistic and emotional as jazz or even classical music. I know I'm just gushing and not really saying anything constructive but...man do I love this album! Excellent review by the way.

[@FluffMV]

RomComTragedy lmao shut the fuck up

[@senorplatano7271]

RomComTragedy how is it like a creepypasta? It's about a guy who is socially awkward who goes to a party. And at the end he looks in the mirror and realizes hes his only friend. It's not a monster in the mirror.

[@ChrisHDolemite]

Obviously you forgot about At Action Park.

[@zachwilliams5731]

Not sure if you knew but Good Morning, Captain is a tribute to the poem Rime Of The Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, that might help you explore the interpretation of the song a bit further.

[@collinholman5477]

Man I reall wish the comment section was still like this on his videos

[@shellacSOUP58]

"Don, Aman" is an absolute rock classic and my favorite Slint song. The album is excellent, and was named after one of the band members' little brothers describing what it sounds like

[@bwaii]

Named after Britt walford's fish

[@mahargllednif2250]

worm boy slint is the name of the fish, hes referring to the album’s title

[@bwaii]

@@mahargllednif2250 I SEE

[@petarpetar]

Don, Aman = Madonna

[@eliasmsv3156]

@@mahargllednif2250 right! McMahan's little brother said it sounded "spidery"

[@Nickelicious7]

I always want to talk about how good the album is but the comments are all just people asking for the next review

[@joeperson6244]

I haven't heard it yet, is it a must check out now kinda album or just at some point

[@RickRobben-z3r]

+Joe person Listen to it, it's fantastic.

[@Gore171459]

+Joe person It's some great shit. Dark, depressing, melancholic, but in a way that is uniquely them.

[@maximelaneville854]

+Nickelicious I give it a couple of listens and I don't get it. Do you have any favourite tracks?

[@decko87]

+Maxime Laneville Breadcrumb Trail has always been my favourite, but I believe most people gravitate towards Good Morning, Captain. Breadcrumb Trail is relatively light, thematically, and Good Morning, Captain would be the opposite end of the spectrum; heavy, deep with emotion. I really like the instrumental "Ron" from their first album, too.

[@jakobsanchez738]

The drummer of this band started an erotic cake bakery called Master Bakers. Legend.

[@apothecurio]

Britt Walford is truly an eccentric

[@pinkraven4402]

What is an erotic cake bakery? 🤔

[@monke3552]

@@pinkraven4402 i shit you not, he baked cakes shaped like genitals.

[@grilledegg5216]

@@pinkraven4402 probably just weenie shaped cakes

[@pinkraven4402]

@@grilledegg5216 Damn 😏

[@ultraconceptmode]

This album is a personification of an Edgar Allan Poe poem into rock music

[@SaintJimmySensFan]

In other words it's complete garbage that people pretend is amazing

[@user-ci8qs2oc1b]

+RancidHobo do you actually think that? that you are right and everyone who knows anything about poetry is wrong / pretending?

[@user-ci8qs2oc1b]

Ingmar Bergman young thug is okay too. whats your favorite bergman movie?

[@shakey215]

+Ingmar Bergman Hey! I like Slint and Young Thug. Both released albums which are genuine masterpieces in their genre. People need to look past Young Thug's appearance and sit down and listen to Barter 6 and realise that it's creative and unique and not overly serious too, I mean lyrically all he talks about is 'lean and ho's' but why should he rap about anything else when he perfects that so well? Doesn't use any voice correction software unlike other rappers in his field like Future.

[@user-ci8qs2oc1b]

d deadjl agreed

[@Slinkysees]

The girl grabbed my hand, I clutched it tight.

[@bojanmilankovic]

+Joel Rene Cano I said goodbye to the ground.

[@markb9907]

Thanks for your comment.... Seriously find it frustrating that almost nobody here knows/acknowledges this record and just asks him to review something else. Spiderland needs more appreciation.

[@teilocadogan7841]

I first heard slint while I was asleep, Don, aman played from my Spotify radio and subsequently soundtracked one of the most intense dreams I’ve ever had. I was in a dark gloomy house, lighting striking outside. I walk into a room and there are instruments playing Don, Aman by themselves. No musicians. This had an unbelievable sense of dread. I woke up and listened to the whole album pondering wtf just happened. I don’t think I have or will ever experience music like this

[@simplesimon8255]

I call BS.

[@teilocadogan7841]

@@simplesimon8255 nah the shit happened i can still picture that room whenever this track plays

[@Christian-97]

That sounds absolutely awesome, but I can’t imagine what I would personally feel like waking up after having a dream like that.

[@johnkerplunk39]

A similar thing happened to me but I had the song The Happening playing by the pixies and I was in a middle of a dream and I was in outer space.

[@slintisbased]

@@simplesimon8255🤣🤣🤣 facts

[@Jacksonrox13]

Interesting note about album: During recording, all 4 members of the band were heavily suffering from depression or some other mental illness. And after they finished their final recording of the album which coincidentally was "Good Morning, Captain," the singer ended up vomiting from screaming "I MISS YOUUUU!" so loud/brutally at the end of song. He then checked himself into a Psychiatric Hospital about two weeks later, and was part of the reason the band broke up. Thanks TV Tropes and Wikipedia!

[@markb9907]

Lmfaoo good one

[@diegocelaya298]

well at least you got 1/3 of the information right

[@sebaba001]

They were kids also, some people don't know, all 18 or younger at the time of spiderland. They recorded all instruments live as a band in one take, vocals in another take.

[@insertname8889]

Don't care if this is right, it's fucking great ahah

[@notmyfirst]

I don't think this is true, in an interview Pajo has said it was just a normal breakup.

[@ethanflynn1369]

I agree with you on the drums. They're so raw and intimate, and obviously well-played. Probably my favorite part of the album. Best track is Washer.

[@Meshtar]

the guitar work on that track alone, damn

[@i_am_a_music_maker5212]

@@Meshtarand the lyrics, fucking great track

[@whiteshadow59]

What about the worst of the classics? As in the majority of people think a particular album is a classic, and you think that it not only isn't but it's a terrible album?

[@Storanzo98]

That would be very interesting. I cant think of a classic i hate right now though. I dont enjoy Exile on Main St. that much but I still appreciate it. What would make that list for you?

[@whiteshadow59]

I duno, maybe Nevermind by Nirvana

[@Storanzo98]

Well fuck. I love that one. Tastes right?

[@Gore171459]

+whiteshadow59 muh heart.....muh soul

[@Thomlistentoslayer]

+whiteshadow59 i second that notion :D

[@themachineeatsitself]

Spiderland was a album that was strange piece that didn't make sense to me--at first. About on the third and fourth listen, it clicked. I listened to this thing on a 2 hour (to and from) car ride in the middle of December. Very suitable for the weather and time. It's definitely a classic, one that isn't so easy to categorize or replicate.

[@rgzimberg]

Same. A friend let me borrow. At first I told him it was garbage. But Nosferatu Man kept going through my head. Listened a couple of more times and I was hooked,

[@ratonman]

I didn’t like it and came back to it months later and fell in love

[@Youngapollo47]

Ever considered doing Pink Moon by Nick Drake for a classic week in the future? That's one of my favorites of all time.

[@musicplaylists1461]

Its fantastic. I prefer Five Leaves Left though

[@Youngapollo47]

+Music Playlists I enjoy the minimalistic "guy and his guitar" feel of PM more, makes it more personal and gripping.

[@richg16]

It's in my top three albums of all time, but to be fair it wouldn't be a very interesting review because the album is half an hour long and the songs are extremely similar to each other

[@WingsWithFeet]

+foxking39 That album makes me cry :( So good tho

[@gageesongs]

+foxking39 Pink Moon's guitar production is some of the most crisp of the 70's. Pink Moon is a 10/10.

[@ocalaballa]

I MISS YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[@lalalalexie]

@gonzaa marques,el limón místico I MISS YOUU!!

[@AlwaysSleepy13]

WAAAAAAAARIIIIIIIIIIII MISSSSSSSSSS YOUUUUUUU

[@plasmaWisp]

The first time I listened to Spiderland, I was too scared to listen to it again. That shit haunted me, but eventually I got up the courage to give it another chance and I was hooked. It remains my favorite Halloween album. Spiderland is the complete package. Great name, iconic album cover, and all the musical talent and atmosphere to back it all up. Classic Reviews I'd like to see: Mingus Ah Um, Pink Floyd's Animals, anything by Joni Mitchell, Tool, or Radiohead.

[@whatyouknowboutme]

Wdym it scared you

[@HaldernMusic]

Bruh how old were you

[@mattallison5375]

Listening to Hail Mary when you're 5

[@rileyrosswalker]

Blows me away this is a 31-year-old record. So fresh, timeless, and fluid in tempo.

[@Bradplaysdefense]

I think Jeff Buckley - Grace would be a great album to do for classics. Jeffs vocals are unreal

[@moosegoosler]

Does the end of good morning captain-when the tension breaks-make anyone cry just for a moment? It is really powerful to me.

[@george9822]

moosegoosler listen to Orchard by Indian Summer.

[@christiancristof491]

@@george9822 Why? What does that have to do with his comment?

[@george9822]

Christian Cristof look it up and find out

[@mewxtwo]

@@george9822 thank you so much for this. Totally worth the payoff.

[@george9822]

@@mewxtwo I got more man. Let me know. I have a vault full of music like that.

[@jeepheep69]

One of my favorite albums. I can't exactly put in words how feel about it, but it is truly an adventure for sure.

[@johnnyappleseedy8276]

It was Todd Brashear on Spiderland, not Ethan Buckler

[@ficklefartrecordsco3451]

Yep

[@sadhomie9294]

Don, Aman for least?! That's my favorite, dude.

[@catherine1776]

nice orchid profile picture bradda

[@lalalalexie]

Don a man brought me back here today. Not breadcrumb trail ... Not today anyway.

[@Notyourbroseph]

That ending of Good Morning, Captain is my favorite moment on any album. It speaks to me in a way that only a few other moments have came close.

[@andreasbjrndal3083]

SAME! if you're looking for anything else that's extremely emotional too try Bloodhail - have a nice life

[@Notyourbroseph]

@@andreasbjrndal3083 will do thanks man

[@andreasbjrndal3083]

@@Notyourbroseph whaddya think?

[@Notyourbroseph]

@@andreasbjrndal3083 definitely something that i will be returning to again. You're a real one, mucho thx! 🤘

[@kevinw941]

Spiderland was a highly influential album in the early 90s, which is mainly attributed to patient song composition, low-key complex rhythms, melancholic tone, and use of space (the sound of nothing... imagine that on a punk record). Nothing else sounded like it. Dive Like Jehu's "Sinews" was a direct descendant of Spiderland.

[@twonunpackmule]

Most people don't realize that Brian and Britt traded off vocals. Their voices are incredibly similar. I lost count how many times I've listened to this album. It's been a lot. I own several different copies, including the original pressing, the re-reissue, and a colored version of it on vinyl.

[@JimJWalker]

Dude, I can't believe you did this record. Spiderland is incredible!

[@markb9907]

Underrated masterpiece for sure

[@russ6541]

right now in my life as a teenager i am thoroughly convinced the spiderland is one of the best albums every written and performed, i wonder how my opinion will change

[@coenterporten8708]

did it change yet

[@caramelllllllll]

@@coenterporten8708 no

[@vansdan.]

it wont

[@aeropro7558]

That light bulb moment when you are a teen will stay forever. I listened to the queen is dead in 86 and still class it as my favourite album.

[@philipc3199]

One day you'll discover Bonito Generation

[@dftba171]

when are you going to review Speeding bullet to heaven for classics week? that album is a definite classic

[@SPACEDOUT19]

+dftba171 a recycle bin classic

[@basedsouljah]

+OSIRIS ADOM I was just about to say, that album literally has all of the qualities to become a post-ironic classic. I swear to god this fucking time period we live in...

[@weassassinscreed553]

+dftba171 Yep, classic album to the rock and other genres!

[@dftba171]

We Assassins Creed! I think you mean classic album to all of the genres

[@weassassinscreed553]

dftba171 Cool

[@tflo3482]

This album changed my life. I'll never be able to fully explain it but it's intertwined with my soul

[@S4B3R117]

Would be cool to see a full Deathconsciousness review someday. You already touched upon it briefly in the Giles Corey(?) review but it is definitely a classic

[@hia10]

Fun fact: The iconic album cover is a photo of the band taken by Bonnie Prince Billy.

[@fastfaps]

It was taken by Will Oldham

[@burlingtoncoat1]

yeah it was will oldham

[@thomasdavidge9813]

What name does Will Oldham go by these days for his music?

[@eliasmsv3156]

@@thomasdavidge9813 I dont believe he ever seriously played in any bands. His older brother did however play in languid and flaccid. Brian and Britt’s first band

[@irishstew2133]

Fantano seems like more of a nerd instead of a snob here. I miss his passion. Here is another useless comment that I feel like adding to the world.

[@calvin4912]

Maybe just cause it's a classic album he's listened to over the years, and has a lot of passion towards this album he likes. Rather than most of his new videos where he has to review a new album that just came out and doesn't feel for it the same.

[@unnamed7481]

I mean like the guy above me said, you are looking at one of the most important Post-Rock albums of all time, the influence of it is immense, plus it’s been out for a good 30 years at this point so the impact is well seen. Of course it is going to come off that way compared to new albums that can be mediocre or whatever.

[@OldSchoolChinny]

I first heard this album when I'd just left home in early 1993, as my housemate kept playing it. I could not stand it one bit, it annoyed the sh*t out of me! But then a few months later I moved in with some different friends who just listened to h/c and power pop guitar bands, which was fine...for a while...but eventually it all grew tiresome and predictable and I hankered for something a bit different - totally different. And I kept thinking of that bloody annoying Slint album, especially that incessant marching riff in 'Nosferatu Man'....and so I went out and bought a copy...and it was like a 'Road To Damascus' moment. What had irritated me all those times before now made sense, now sounded irresistible, now was to become one of my favourite albums of my life. And it still is.

[@th3b0pper]

I was in a record shop back in 2012 and saw this on the wall. No name or anything on the cover, just that iconic photo. I immediately thought "idk what this is but I need it". Popped it on when I got home and was completely mystified. So unique and emotion envoking in a way that cannot be described. Learning of the history of the band members and the louisville music scene makes this album even more special. I'm gonna go watch Lance Bangs' "Breadcrumb Trail" now. Highly recommend it.

[@cheekibreeki1270]

No mention of how young these artists were when they made it? Or how the vocals were recorded with a tape recorder in a car.

[@inkusaido]

That'd be for the demo, not the vocals on the album

[@Martykun36]

That was Car Seat Headrest

[@spamsingles5948]

@@Martykun36 Slint's drummer even looked like Will Toledo

[@BeatJoven]

Ok

[@selasiehesse5953]

ok

[@TripTea]

ok

[@enterthenoid9438]

ok

[@Mothagreat]

+Heffae ok

[@sultana123ish]

ok

[@Bandstand]

FUGAZI WHEN?

[@TheRealRobertEOSpeedwagon]

oh hi bandstand

[@dikshant3396]

cringe

[@rock1stfan]

how is don aman the least fav track? i mean your opinions famtano but honestly this album is flawless from its first to last moment. maybe i should just actually watch the review before i speak.

[@willlucas6309]

"if I had to pick"

[@rock1stfan]

+Will Lucas yeah i know, i saw that but again, i dont know. i love that track, the lyrics really depict social anxiety.

[@Dan-qy3td]

+BoycottGrapes opinions right?? weird

[@blodwynswayze1531]

I find the way the distorted guitar comes in a bit lame and then it just fades out... bit anticlimactic after the first two tracks. but apart from Good Morning Captain this is not a classic to me.

[@gerbilpmc]

blodwynswayze maybe you don’t like softer music?

[@zshar10]

ONe of the best albums I've ever listened to. I'm 28 and first heard it last year. I don't think I'd appreciate it as much if I didn't hear it until then because of the subject matter of the lyrics and everything else going on with the sounds. Definitely something you have to listen to just to experience it. Not much else can compare to Spiderland.

[@chiragchittar4179]

Great review but buckler didn't play bass on this. He left after tweez. The bass is by Todd brashear

[@treborten3294]

CORRECTION: Ethan Buckler played bass for Slint on the previous album, Tweez. The bassist on Spiderland is Todd Brashear. Great album and review tho

[@HenryYeomansMotion]

I literally searched your channel yesterday to see if you'd ever reviewed this after first hearing Slint a few weeks back... coincidence af Would be cool to see you do an American Football review :)

[@ibefullofme]

+Terry Bogard it's true, there's a lot to tear into there.

[@ShiverMeTimbers70]

+Obey Yeoey hahaha me too

[@WithASideOfFries]

+Terry Bogard I think he actually likes this album, though.

[@flashfire505]

Henry Yeomans Yeah he cites it a lot, on the track review of the new stuff he basically outlined why he enjoys the first

[@GenericNameems]

CREEPING UUP INTO THAAA SKYYYYIIIII

[@thomasmoore1312]

I am absolutely in love with this album. The finale on 'Good morning, captain'... Wow

[@MrKillfield]

Somebody once told you should review the Shrek 2 soundtrack

[@janiceflett4537]

Haha

[@nothingreally6680]

+Nick Masini Cal can do it more justice.

[@Gabriel071293]

He ain't the sharpest teeth in the gaaame (8)

[@patrick4510]

I miss this comment section which was actually talking about the album. Now it's just the generic unfunny sarcastic comments.

[@bobo-man]

Britt Walford is a quirked up white boy. And is definitely goated with the sauce.

[@Pokemonblast1]

Review Talk Talk

[@Pokemonblast1]

+mirror saw Yeah! Spirit of Eden is a masterpiece.

[@thomashesser710]

+Maximillian Leet Or he could be a rebel and review The Color of Spring

[@DominicCaudill]

honestly i really prefer laughing stock, though they are both absolutely amazing

[@thestarsaredepressing5085]

He did

[@EricGrassi]

Amazing album. Got it right after Good Morning Captain was featured on the soundtrack to Kids - which was a brilliant collection of songs.

[@Contrariwise37]

review Leaves Turn Inside You by Unwound

[@windowliberationbrigade1860]

Contrariwise37 both Spiderland and LTIY were the soundtrack to me discovering marijuana when I was 16

[@1985cactus]

Unwound had way better albums. Over produced and too polished

[@brianmeeth1512]

1985cactus nah

[@1985cactus]

@@brianmeeth1512 Yah

[@rundisclosed5268]

Leaves is my favorite album of all time

[@jajdr]

My favorite album for almost the past two years. I've listened 200+ times, and every time is a new, different experience. The subtleties in the rhythm play with expectations, and all the instruments weave together to create a mesmerizing flow. There's also so much cool info about the album out there (the Breadcrumb Trail documentary and the 33 1/3, plus all the interviews). I am so drawn to this album because of the emotionally deep narratives, and the instrumentation puts me in a trance. It has so much value in relistening because I know what the great parts are and feel the anticipation of them while listening, and I discover new ones each time.

[@conor3000]

still one of my favourite albums in 2020. Spiderland Forever

[@matthewjones6466]

Great to hear a review of Spiderland, thanks. Had this album for maybe 20 years, & out of all the music I have obsessed over since being a kid, this album would always be in my top 5. Have rediscovered it countless times & become hooked again. The drums are perfect, mature & so musical, I could listen to them alone and be intrigued. Beautiful album in every respect. Great to read the other comments on here too.

[@coolusername588]

i cried at the end of this album. so unbelievably sad.

[@waydemcdonnell8069]

I always took the end of Don Aman as something that sounded uplifting but had a darker meaning. When it talks about how he looked in the mirror and saw his friend, I take it to mean that he feels like he's the only person he needs (he is his only true friend).

[@sblue7004]

Spiderland Spiderland does what ever a spiderland does

[@lunchbxv2]

i c u particle man

[@nothingreally6680]

Check rym's Spiderland page for the full lyrics.

[@SuperMario16bit]

+sblue 7004 Is it strong? Listen bud, It's got Steve Albini in its blood.

[@colerfulines]

Fugazi.

[@monkyjamman]

He already reviewed that an earlier year.

[@chairsmissing]

When I first listened to Washer, I could get an idea what it feels like being sucked into a wormhole. One of the most underappreciated so-called sleeper tunes there is.

[@bobbob-xz1fg]

Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland Erykah Badu - Baduizm Stevie Wonder - Innervisions The Pixies - Surfer Rosa Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here The Beatles - Revolver Outkast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below Kanye West - Late Registration Jay Z - The Blueprint D'angelo - Voodoo Rush - Moving Pictures Jimi Hendrix - Axis: Bold as Love Portishead - Dummy John Coltrane - Giant Steps Wire - Pink Flag Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP Crosby, Stills, and Nash - S/T Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy Talking Heads - Remain in Light Curtis Mayfield - Superfly Justin Timberlake - Justified Amy Winehouse - Back to Black Mos Def - Black on Both Sides DJ Shadow - Endtroducing... N.E.R.D - In Search Of Arcade Fire - Funeral Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury Bob Marley - Exodus Dr. Dre - The Chronic 2001

[@nooser664]

The Beach Boys-Pet Sounds

[@punkrockerfan5287]

I know he already did revolver and I think he did daydream nation too but don't quote me on that one

[@surprisinglyroomy]

+Marshall Guynn I don't see a Revolver review

[@spaceepandaa]

waiting on that Illmatic classic review

[@usernameof5]

June

[@usernameof5]

***** He's starting two a year next year.

[@TheIntenseLime]

+JMoney R. Do you know when he's doing the In Utero review?

[@usernameof5]

Orange Juice W/ No Pulp That will be in June too

[@TheIntenseLime]

+JMoney R. Thanks

[@Tacosnation]

I found out about Slint yesterday when I was looking for songs to help me with harmonics. I found Breadcrumb Trail from some forum recommending it- holy SHIT they are amazing!

[@InferiorPhilly]

"My head is empty, my toes are warm, I am safe from harm" I wish to write the stories here into a short novel one day. The layout and structure reminds me greatly of The going away present by lowercase. If youre reading still you must like Jesus lizard, I wrote a novella that's very disorienting like the album Goat, which begs that question "what are they doing?" It's called monkey trick for this reason. Also I used a play on Britt in it cuz of mouth breather

[@playstationskate345]

this guy knows his noiserock lore

[@Eric_Hunt194]

Bit late with this comment but here goes... Breadcrumb Trail is to me the one (as much as can be) "upbeat" song on this amazing album. You didn't mention that the protagonist asks the fortune teller "if she'd rather go on the rollercoaster instead" and good clean thrills abound, at first. (It's all fun and games until someone starts blowing chunks!). At the end, "I said goodnight to the fortune teller, the carnival sign threw colored shadows on her face... but I could tell she was blushing." That gets me every time. To me the song is a beautiful tale of a young flirtation, a carefree adventure ending under a sunset... a metaphor which contrasts with the darkness on the rest of the album. Okay, there's the creepy bit in the middle where the evil rollercoaster operator won't let them leave, and when the fortune teller vomits... but apart from that it's pretty positive!

[@MrJDazz1230]

I would love to hear you review The Avalanches' "Since I Left You", or at least a plunderphonic record of some kind, like DJ Shadow's "Endtroducing".

[@Komnen0s]

Anthony, you should review another classic album: Alien Rap, by Alien Kids.

[@hubblebublumbubwub5215]

have you signed the petition? www.change.org/p/anthony-fantano-to-review-alien-kids-alien-rap?source_location=petitions_share_skip#petition-letter

[@thomviolence384]

It finally came, he took a deep breath It made him feel strong, and determined To go back inside

[@rockomundo]

My first introduction to Slint was actually years ago when i used to watch your old reviews and every time you cursed you'd have an album cover bleeping your mouth and that was one of them. I listened to the album years later and now it's one of my favorite albums of all time, it's brilliant!

[@greyscalewoods711]

not my ''''''favorite''''''' album but my vote for objective best rock album ever made

[@scaredypicker]

Love this album so much. It's got that otherworldly quality to it that I look for. I heard it the first time I heard The Pixies as well.

[@SuperMario16bit]

+scaredypicker These two bands got me into Punk Rock and Noisy music way back when I was 15/16 years old kid. :) G8 comment.

[@mikekingest]

Don, Aman and Washer destroyed me, cried like a bitch

[@XViTNg]

Washer is the song I find myself repeating the most often for the past couple decades.

[@wisconsincows1212]

Next year you should do Magical Mystery Tour so you can end the video by saying "Strawberry Fields... Forever."

[@PondOfGlue]

Thank you so much for this. Really one of my favorite reviews you’ve done. The way you describe each track is beautiful. Thank you so much for choosing to break down such an incredible record. Would be absolutely elated if you chose to add an American Football s/t review to your classics list. You’re the best, my dude!

[@alex11v3]

Best album of all time.

[@bland2467]

Agreed.

[@PleaseRemainStanding]

This is a really good album to play at family dinner parties

[@icanttthinkofanythin]

I fucking love this album. I listened to it a lot while reading Infinite Jest and I feel like they parallel emotionally in their pervasive bittersweet melancholic tones and the way they invoke or empathize with feeling lost, especially Don, Aman and Washer. They both strike a certain chord like being lonely in a room full of people so well that is so difficult to get right without being whiny or angsty. To quote IJ: "It's weird to feel like you miss someone you're not even sure you know" A couple other albums that hit that particularly bittersweet feel are Sung Tongs and Prospect Hummer. Great review Anthony! Does anyone have any recommendations for any similarly sad albums?

[@richardschultz7788]

Nice job on the review! Really good description. I just rediscovered "Spiderland" for like the 10th time. Just keeps getting better. Seems to be my go-to for dreary winter months - many gray cold days I pull into my work parking lot with it at full volume, park, turn it off, and walk into work like nothing happened. But something did happen, oh yes. Ha! great stuff.

[@theXLR8D]

Review Godspeed You!'s A# F# Infinity sometime soon

[@davidsosa507]

he's already reviewed Lift Yr Skinny Fists, so I really doubt he would do another classic review on the same band.

[@Tunaboy45]

+Kaya David Sosa his channel can only handle so much /mu/ circle jerking

[@davidsosa507]

Tunaboy45 indeed, the day he decides to admit that American Football it's a fucking 6/10, /mu/ will rage in vengeance tbh

[@Tunaboy45]

Kaya David Sosa One of the most overrated albums around.

[@davidsosa507]

Tunaboy45 Indeed.

[@pauloliva6019]

Anthony is spot on with this review as always...when I first heard "Good Morning Captain" in the early nineties, I knew from the get go that this was amazing and important music. Saw them at the Stone Pony 3 years ago and it was if they had never stopped playing together...such is the precision of Math Rock...

[@scottdavis0801]

I remember my roommate playing this album in the early 90s. I thought it was an excellent album, but it didn't grab me like other bands did at this time. I was getting into psych bands, Chocolate Watchband, 13th floor elevators. I also dug 90s bands like Urge Overkill,Big Black/ Rapeman, Scratch Acid/The Jesus Lizard. Of course, The Pixies. I liked the dynamics of Slint, and the groovy guitar work though!

[@weassassinscreed553]

THANK YOU ANTHONY FOR REVIEWING THIS! This is one of my most favorite albums of the 90s and I remember always looking on your channel and seeing if you've uploaded it or not but it's finally here!

[@BigE1293]

"I'm trying to make my way home. I'm sorry. I miss you"

[@bartholomewtwo]

Been waiting for this for a long time - my favourite record ever!

[@Preistbob4]

If I love this album, what other albums should I look at next?

[@Ilikelimpbizkit]

Don Caballero is a great band that has a similar math rock sound. You might also want to check out post hardcore acts like Drive Like Jehu.

[@oggfuture]

+Sam DV rodan - rusty, hoover - the lurid traversal of route 7, polvo - today's active lifestyles, any june of 44 and unwound album

[@FlorianDecros]

+Sam DV check "Lost Nation Road" by Craw. Also the last albums by Swans can make it too

[@Hejeval]

+Sam DV Wildlife by La Dispute

[@oggfuture]

+Florian Decros (ProgRockFan) yeah, craw rules, but they're quite heavier than slint

[@Warrchild777]

You put into words a way to describe Slint's Music in a way that i never could have. And I'm an English major. Well done my friend.

[@gsamsa]

This album is a 10/10. It's so powerful

[@flyandshy00]

The song "washer" is my favorite.

[@doriancanar275]

Spiderland is the test everyone who wants to "get into music" has to pass. Really, I can't think of a better album.

[@markb9907]

Hell yeah, this and you could add a couple other records as well

[@Darticus42]

Dorian Canar I feel like that's gatekeeping but ok

[@ng3933]

Love this album but disagree. Not everyone has to like the same thing

[@shaansiton7884]

Darticus the Great it’s the definition of gatekeeping haha he’s saying you can’t know about music if you don’t like this album

[@user-qy6rw4hy4j]

how did this comment get 75 likes

[@RideTheSkies]

there's no album that captures the same type of emotion as this album. it's insane. I still reflect and go back to it from time to time

[@Saint_pliste]

Would love to hear a review of Talk Talk's Laughing Stock or Spirit of Eden if you believe either to be worthy

[@bedcadet]

I agree, this album is amazing. Good Morning, Captain is one of my favorites too. The storytelling on these songs are so fun to listen to accompanied by the emotion projected by the instruments. fukkkkkkkkk love it can't get enough.

[@hUnt94]

i’m proud to say they are from the same state as i am

[@WodyHG]

This is my favorite album! Thank you so much for reviewing it, you had a lot of cool points about it that I didn't see or realize before. Deciding a favorite album is extremely hard, taken. Basically it's a fucking masterpiece. Good Morning Captain is my favorite because it freaks me out, makes me sad, and gets me mad all in 7 minutes. Whenever I listen to it, I always reflect on my life and important things in it (i.e past partners). Then, in that *expolosive* crescendo as Anthony describes, the song makes me apoplectic to the point where I'm just overcome with emotion (i.e, past partners). This album is a *literal* story from the definitive first track, to the departing eruption that is the last. Spiderland is an incredibly powerful and intense, and soft and melancholic post-hardcore experience, and my favorite album of all time. :)

[@amaradejo]

That was a great review, Anthony. I should listen to Spiderland once more. My first approach, some years ago, was not the happiest, because I had read it was the beginning of post-rock, so my expectations were quite different. And the sound was so alien to me I didn't really pay attention to what was happening. Now I might have a new perspective to look from. Anyway, I'd love to see you making a review of a Depeche Mode album. I guess Violator counts as classic, but really could be anything from Some great reward to Ultra, don't you think?

[@adootledo]

+Benjamin Carabajal I love Exciter and Playing The Angel too, but yeah, I don't really know if most people like those ones much and I doubt anyone probably considers them to be classics besides me.

[@spitefuldeer]

spiderland is basically depression in the form of music. legendary album but can’t get through it most of the time

[@flashfire505]

After this I immediately went out and listened to Spiderland, Fandango is completely right!

[@SlipknotSnake23]

Such a fantastic record - the crescendo and climax on the final track, after almost 10 minutes of build up, is one of the most satisfying moments in music for me.