The Genius of IGOR

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[@starplatinum999]

bruh

[@germanponyblitzkrieg.3094]

Do all good things

[@professionalskitz0]

Good video except for 1 thing, you forgot that the album is a perfect loop, showing that if they stay friends tyler will eventually fall for him again

[@progressprogress5797]

You forgot the loop of Igor

[@gr0s3]

when i saw him in concert he even changed the lyrics in new magic wand to “i’ll kill you both”

[@PaolaTheTimeLord]

TheRickymaster Films hell yeah!!!!

[@Emoeater101]

Yo I think I was there

[@joaoa9668]

Dopeeeee

[@Luxury_Pepsi]

It seems that there’s two of us

[@jo_nm9484]

YO that must've been insane 😱😂

[@lukebrown5855]

The last song is a regression. He still loves him. That’s why the album is a loop

[@dink8453]

what you mean

[@lukebrown5855]

Dink the video (which I really liked by the way) makes AWSF seem like he’s settling for being friends with the guy , when in actuality I believe he has back regressed to being in love with him. That’s why the song ends with an unfinished chord progression. The first note on the album is not only played with the same synth, but in fact satisfies (or completes) the chord progression, essentially, he’s back where he started

[@asapluke]

@@lukebrown5855 nah I think he just wants to be friends.

[@halalgunna1023]

Not necessarily a loop with the same person, I think. My interpretation of the album is that it outlines the CYCLE of relationships, not necessarily just one, and more specifically how NOT to behave in a relationship. Petty, toxic, clingy, timid, etc. That's why Igor is the main character's name, the name of a monster whose actions are controlled by another person. It's good thinking though with the synth loop, I love that theory. But I think it can show that those feelings only get carried onto his other relationships, because remember he's a naive monster and probably doesn't give himself the time to heal before moving on and having the same toxic experience with another boy.

[@lukebrown5855]

Luke Whitten the last words on the album are we still friends (this cant end) are we still friends ( I still want to say hi) can’t say goodbye, can’t say goodbye. That signals to me an unhealthy continued affection. But I could definitely be wrong, this is mostly speculation.

[@mistanugget7717]

This video honestly made me appreciate IGOR a lot more then I already did.

[@force4973]

YUP same

[@monkeymask9596]

MistaNugget well u arent very smart then

[@bruh-dc7yz]

Than*

[@sadheatfrog2858]

ah haha talk about embarrassing

[@misteranthropy7082]

@@bruh-dc7yz no, it would be then

[@Micha-zq4fz]

Also: the ending note of ARE WE STILL FRIENDS? perfectly goes in to the opening note of IGORS THEME, what makes the album a perfect loop. A loop where Tyler wants to be friends with this person after he falls in love, but because he wants to be friends, he falls in love again and the whole thing loops

[@pigmafia]

Its so sad. He's gonna be in an endless loop of pain.

[@katchupp5067]

not only that, but the note in the end of ARE WE STILL FRIENDS? does not resolve the phrase…. but the one in IGORS THEME does 😌

[@professor4903]

Bro whatched one short now he's here

[@Micha-zq4fz]

@@professor4903 bro I have made 25+ videos where I explain albums, with some > 500k views on my TikTok, lmao

[@professor4903]

@@Micha-zq4fz ah a tiktoker that explains a lot get a life

[@colortempo4516]

“Your girlfriend look like my mom” - Tyler

[@joshua8611]

"I've been kissing white boys since 2004" - Tyler

[@antonkaagthorndahl4484]

@@undrscoremusic oh shit. A rat

[@invictatv9073]

I hope I dont fall

[@lunarsprinkle6580]

That's a compliment

[@invictatv9073]

@@cyrusrad7047 I've been a fan fan since 2010 my guys so dont assume shit

[@araysharp]

A boy is a gun* has an asterisk as it’s a correction of a popular phrase “a girl is a gun”

[@efishinseablub]

The Comical King your mother

[@vaudeville-villain]

The Comical King your mother

[@brown-eyedcheese5440]

The Comical King your mother

[@jacobr9048]

The Comical King your mother

[@ameredickinson9475]

The Comical King your mother

[@calvin7978]

the moment you hear the “sometimes you gotta close a door to open a window” you know SHIT IS ABOUT TO GET REAL!

[@XepherXV]

i swear could hear the bassline after i read that

[@PaganMetal333]

Best song on the album it's literally perfect

[@silasbrusseau2495]

Probably my favorite sound from the album

[@monaae405]

LITERALLY THIS IS MY ANTHOMMMM

[@willkelly8158]

amazing

[@Skinniest_Kween]

He should just adapt this whole album into a two season HBO Show. Each episode; a song title, and tells its story with the overarching plot being Tyler's/Igor's journey. He can do it. He should do it.

[@timoteusdoan5927]

Fr

[@lilnatecoble7368]

@@ethandl23 thats something someone who would reply with a virus would say

[@ruby-ti9gs]

in cmifyg one of the lyrics of BLESSED he mentions a movie ("im out here scorin' commercials, movies soon")- hes obv hinting something but i think its probs related to igor!!!

[@jajsksklsls]

That would be so sick

[@405atelier]

iF you listen CMIYGL closely you'd know that's the part2 with scenting visuals

[@izingoncake1]

Bro your visuals are what makes you the best music video essay channel on the internet

[@nothinginhiding]

then you might like misteramazing, he makes pretty similar videos. they’re all very well thought out and put together like this

[@jacksoncatalano1452]

You ever seen volksgeist?

[@joecadzow4482]

Samuel Perez I like mister amazing more than this dude

[@whoandgo]

forgot The Most Unruly lol

[@l3gacy]

the graphics arent that good though

[@whodatchannel]

Lets analyze that editing in this video god damn its good

[@RavioliTasteGood]

Now let’s analyse that pfp

[@_dorii05]

RavioliTasteGood ive seen her on ph

[@schwuischwui]

who dat boy, who him is

[@reeeeeee3966]

Nice profile

[@GregoryFord98]

@@schwuischwui Underrated, and l never say this

[@bullfrogkaiju1431]

"the irony is I don't wanna *see you again*" Flower boy ; )

[@karoline9835]

can i get a kiss?

[@charlieflores1371]

thanks you just made me cry

[@jordanellington5821]

@@karoline9835 and could you make it last forever

[@karoline9835]

jordan ellington hell nah boy I ain’t that committed

[@jordanellington5821]

@@karoline9835 😹😹😹

[@Geekmillion]

I also love how the album is a musical loop, signifying, ‘exactly what you run from is what you end up chasing' meaning no matter how many times you fall out of love, you’ll end up right where you started like a cycle.

[@pickpocketer1]

yeah and how ARE WE STILL FRIENDS ends just how IGOR’S THEME starts 😳

[@logitchy]

it means smth diff to me... i would "run" from my ex, but, as soon as we broke up- i started chasing

[@hunterhohn4186]

This idea gets even better when you look at the fact that the final song in the album ends in an unresolved chord. If you start the album from the beginning again the long, static note at the very beginning resolves the chord from the end. The album (or experience) has to be played a second time to resolve the first listen, creating a loop.

[@azure5644]

Omg I never understood the story behind “New Magic Wand” and I never made the connection that the New Magic Wand was symbolism for a gun. Damn.

[@BrazilGarcia]

Riley Parris when he was explaining this part I was literally sitting there with my mouth like wide open I was so fascinated.

[@dominicbofficial]

I though it meant the photo shop took, because he wants to erase her.

[@lb9817]

@@dominicbofficial That can imply murder as well (using the magic wand to erase someone)

[@DeafKingz]

"AK the magic stick"- Offset from Migos. It is well known in the streets, that guns are either dirty sticks or magic sticks. Cuz they make people disappear.

[@azure5644]

Alijah Newman maybe it’s both? Idk. Either way it blew my mind but I personally prefer thinking of it as a gun because it adds to the mania and rage that’s on Igor.

[@jayanair4257]

I love how much he’s grown with his music. So many different ideas and phases in his discography now he’s finally starting to get the recognition he deserves.

[@the_bath3235]

Tyler been relevant since like 2010, tf you talking about?

[@DG-gx8pn]

THE_BATH Ehhhh not really. He has never been recognized (by the masses) as an artist who can stand the test of time and can evolve musically until Flower Boy came out.

[@goodchap23]

Damb do you ever think before you write comments because you sound dumb as fuck saying this

[@the_bath3235]

@@DG-gx8pn I only have an issue with the recognition part of the comment, OF was running shit in early 10s, and bastard/goblin put him in the spotlight due to the absolute shock value, all of his albums before cherry bomb were very well received, he has been relevant since Bastard

[@DG-gx8pn]

THE_BATH Yeah I guess that is true. My point was about the musicality of his music though. Yeah, it was well received, but that was because of the shock value. No one really talked about the MUSICALITY and the artistic value of his work until recently.

[@JakeAllen3]

The asterisk on A Boy is a Gun* signifies that he’s correcting the phrase “A Girl is a Gun,” it’s not just for emphasis

[@spazzattack23]

Mans is right^

[@julia-claire]

when is the phrase “a girl is a gun” said?

[@karlaruiz3616]

@@julia-claire is the original term, look it up

[@julia-claire]

Karla 1950 ahh gotcha

[@ebsii9031]

Wow you smart

[@LaChroniqueEdgy1816]

Listened to it earlier tonight, no pauses, in the dark, with headphones and it was absolutely an incredible experience, it is my first tyler album too, and it made a damn good first impression on me

[@KawaiiReviewsReal]

listen to his earlier work like bastard and goblin shits mad 💀 but if you want an albumn similar to igor go listen to flower boy

[@toxicastigator]

I feel that IGOR is my favorite album of all time. Tyler clearly used this to vent his problems with his ex boyfriend, but kept it vague enough for people of differing sexual orientations like myself to also use this album as a shoulder to cry on for emotional breakups. Hidden meaning and lyrics aside, the album has unique and incredible production, allowing a person to have a very casual listen. Tyler you hit the nail right on the head 10/10

[@drwwsattic]

ToxiCastigator best album of all time? You clearly havent listen to his older work

[@ethanmartinez2177]

@@drwwsattic They never said "best". They only stated that it was their favorite album. Don't assume and have a good day

[@swaggyshaggy6889]

Drww nah Igor is better than his older work

[@andryuu_2000]

Gay, straight, bi, pan.. we're all on the same boat

[@andryuu_2000]

@@swaggyshaggy6889 flower boy is my fav

[@Vibakari]

Grammys: "Yeah this is definitely rap"

[@justinbattle7773]

Scammys*

[@daddylin3196]

@@justinbattle7773 You are right.

[@Laffen831]

“Urban music”*

[@MC-qi1cz]

But it is tho. Nothing wrong that

[@retired-c4d]

@@grooving_jupiter he literally said an hour before the album dropped that it wasn't

[@DjensZooi]

THE MAGIC WAND COULD BE THE PHOTOSHOP TOOL ''GET HER OUT THE PICTURE'' LIKE SELECT HER USING A MAGIC WAND THEN EDIT HER OUT

[@jeremy7372]

lmao

[@κοιλιόδουλος-δ6λ]

dam so im SLOW slow

[@adrithebanana]

MY EARF HAS BEEN QUAKED OML!!!!!!

[@fofnifolar]

Which also references framing and pictures as a common theme through the song, “I need to get her out the picture” “she’s really fucking up my frame”

[@miya-qy7nt]

i thought he was talking about a gun or a knife

[@churrumaizzz]

I used this album while i had a crush on someone who had no interested in me. I was obsessed with the person which was never right of me and i feel like a fool. This album helped me through the whole crush thing. I apologised and me and the person went on separate ways. Still have a bit of feeling towards them but im not obsessive anymore. ("WHAT'S GOOD" is my favorite track of the album.)

[@tisiph0ne]

For some reason I’m so in love with how you were able to do that with this album and idk why

[@thatsallitismilesaleapoffaith]

Same

[@owenschneider6890]

What’s good is so underrated

[@Coleees]

The beat in, “A Boy is a Gun*” is amazing

[@luvdafeeling]

Cole reminds me of bound 2 by kanye

[@SupremeShoelace]

@@luvdafeeling they use the same sample

[@jamesmarg0162]

the sample is called “bound” if u wanted

[@prod.newmagiciane2342]

@@rontron3928 I love that name”ponderosa”

[@Villianyguy52]

Imagine he didn’t intend these things at all

[@joshua8611]

Imagine the album isnt about anything and it's just random songs Tyler put into an album😭😂😂

[@silas3342]

lmao that would be hilarious but I think we all know Tyler is waaaay too much of a musical genius for that

[@juliaalvarez1481]

LMFAO

[@justinwood4469]

LMAO! bruuhh

[@j.t.1280]

Plot twist he isn't even bi, he just made the lyrics really confusing

[@alex-bz3ig]

I love igor so much it’s becoming one of my favorite albums ever

[@expiredtylernol]

alex SAMEEE

[@bruhology6437]

Its already my favourite album

[@michaelmcateer6587]

Same

[@gsm_762]

me too

[@robertosharplesshecht7805]

The music is lame. Is very pretentious, why you like it?

[@womenloveleo]

This album is so relatable. I started crying listening to this, realizing I've gone through the same shit. This album is so good. 10/10 my dude

[@astroaustin516]

You’ve considered killing your boyfriends girlfriend🤨?

[@womenloveleo]

@@astroaustin516 no my girlfriend's girlfriend #gayrights 😏 but for legal reasons no I have not

[@yerboiman5305]

Almost everyone was able to relate to this album, but didn’t want to say it

[@confidentcoyote7731]

What man had you like this?

[@yerboiman5305]

Okay Anthony I’m saying this type of relationship with someone, not specificity a male

[@thedetour9576]

so true

[@glamdawling]

I sure did

[@starchosenlove]

So true. My first boyfriend lied to the school and said he had sex with me. I was so upset but I still loved him i didn’t know what to do. So we stayed “ friends “. I know that’s not the same as him choosing a girl over me , but he still lied to make himself happy while hurting me

[@Thousands-of-Slugs]

I love the "you gotta close the door to open a window" cause it's a metaphor for leaving an opportunity to vent

[@owlcircus6811]

Kai Rivera i saw it as Igor killing the lover of the boy he's chasing, "opening the window" for them to be together

[@morgank4000]

i think that he’s closing the door ( the easier way to get out of a room ) symbolizing his girlfriend, to open the window that is tyler. If that makes sense. You wouldn’t leave a room through the window unless there wasn’t another option. So by eliminating the other option that is the girlfriend, the window that is tyler is open :)

[@zachking8259]

one of the best if not the best album of 2019

[@qislegit.donttrustthemedia6232]

Of every genre? 🤔🤣

[@DimmuBurnir]

Q is legit. Don't trust the media. Yes.

[@izingoncake1]

Peggy got that one man

[@moritzzz1]

I consider it one of the best of the decade and Im not even a Tyler fan

[@apullcan]

Personally, I'd say second to Weyes Blood's 'Titanic Rising.' this album is stupid good, though

[@GawxArt]

Such a well made video

[@arcihungbycraneonfire]

thats it? 🗿🗿

[@qdnap]

gawx?

[@Sc6ute]

Gawx!!! Huge fan

[@steiger2neu97]

The fact that he wrote the music and text himself and then PRODUCING it all himself just shows what a mastermind and genius Tyler really is. Let's all just let that sink in and appreciate it.

[@slugoo6474]

He had a guy mix it for him. Wasn’t totally solo.

[@zetas2968]

​@@slugoo6474 producing choosing the sounds, arranging, working on instrumental and vocal parts, recording all of them, sometimes and in tyler's case definitely also adding audio effects like distortion or reverb that help achieve a certain vibe and aesthetics soundwise. When this whole job is done, mixing is essentially just adjusting volume levels, making sure the frequencies mash up coherently, getting rid of unnececary sounds and just generally making the sound of the recording as good and clear as possible from a particulary technical standpoint. So in his case if he did all the PROUCING by himself, even if he had a mixing engenier, it's still very admirable and rare in mainstream modern music to be the only one person responsible for each and every one of the many many artistic aspects of the music that artist is putting out.

[@pdjinne65]

Like tame Impala... both musical geniuses

[@DuckyYoutoob]

It sunk in

[@asadayo]

that ad sponser was smooth as hell i can't even be mad 😭

[@thatweirdo5048]

Honestly it is

[@Cheaplinx]

This video is fucking lit. You can see the effort and love put into this video just like the passion and heartbreak In the album. Bravo man. Bravo

[@savedblind]

i replied

[@thiccybapbap5495]

wheres all the replies bro

[@Truth_bee_told]

don’t forget my literal favorite part of the album: on are we still friends it ends on the same note/key as igor theme implying if he is “still friends” he will inevitably fall back in love with the boy again and go through the whole loop all over again. it’s truly such an amazing album

[@snuffkin6553]

And to add to the story; Igor is a Russian name with meaning - Warrior. Tyler goes through heartbreak, toxic relationship, jealously, but he comes back with a Warrior side. He comes back with Igor, his stronger, more mature side.

[@karmashark6260]

Yet the ending note perfectly fits in with the starting note

[@karmashark6260]

Telling a story that never ends, “What you run from is what you end up chasing.

[@WeezerFan505]

Didn't ending for the story end in him falling in love again and continues his horrible loop of falling in love and getting rejected?

[@brax08224]

he named it igor after the servant in Frankenstein, meaning side piece basically

[@apekingvr]

SNUFKINNNNNNNNN

[@joegiuliani2920]

when this album came out i was having difficulties with my ex girlfriend. i listened to this album in it’s entirety and ultimately made my decision that it’s better that we go separately. i thanked her for everything she’s done for me and everything that we’ve been through. i haven’t put myself out there since then. but we continue to be friends.

[@kkcjackson]

Oh you gay now.

[@joegiuliani2920]

@@kkcjackson not the point i was tryna make, i’m just saying this album helped me out of a rough spot with my ex girlfriend and a lot of the lyrics he was saying made me realize what i had to do, which was leave the relationship im still very much straight

[@cjthagoat5700]

@@joegiuliani2920 I’m exactly the same although mine ended differently, this came out on the tail end of my first relationship and it was a messy breakup. Long story short i swore to myself that i would never text her back after how toxic it was. After that i found myself constantly listening to the album and coming to the realisation that i wish we could’ve settled for a friendship

[@drankmanpls]

@@kkcjackson im crine😭😭

[@melancholydavid7098]

I wish I were strong enough to settle for friendship, but I know that the story I share with this person isn't that of friendship. We both voiced our love for each other, and me seeing she isn't ok and is why she's decided to push me away, I can't do anything but hope she'll return. Theres something in me that keeps me waiting, although I've already seen things with clear eyes...

[@brokehomie8944]

Bruh I legit rethought this entire album cause of this vid wtf

[@danielamartinezlopez7304]

I’m also rethinking it while listening to the video on my phone and the album on my computer to fully understand

[@nattibelle7350]

LITERALLY SAMEEE

[@Dannohasho]

Monke

[@cassidyconaway2868]

This album is actually the best composed story he has created. This is my favorite Tyler album because it’s truly just a beautiful, tragic, and healing story about complex and chaotic feelings of a shifty relationship. He truly delivered everything on this one.

[@HoboBusiness]

I've never broken up with someone but this still makes me feel like 😔

[@mrsign1233]

this is exactly how it feels

[@monki-ku5iz]

I did just recently it feels like shit

[@mrsign1233]

Dirty Gun it sucks

[@PaolaTheTimeLord]

Skye Kallus the album encapsulates every emotion you feel. especially if the person dumped you for someone else in a heartbeat and you never saw them as a threat

[@bigstunna2049]

Marvin's room will forever make me feel heartbroken even when I've had the best day

[@felipetrejo2210]

Idk if anyone has also picked up on this. But on my first listen through, when I was listening to “Are we still Friends”, when there’s that “I’ve got to... KNOOOWWW” and the voice gets deeper, I took it as the boy saying “NOOOO”. Thus, rejecting Tyler and the rest of the song is just him begging and pleading. The scream at the end is him realizing that this relationship is finally over, just like that. Idk, it might just be me tho

[@miledrama6682]

you're totally right, actually I've thought about it before. Anyways, this whole album is a masterpiece

[@prod.newmagiciane2342]

The whole album is legit just about what you run from and ending up chasing it referring to how he pretends he doesn’t love him anymore and he’s moved on when he really hasn’t moving on to are we still friends meaning that he desperate to still be friends. The whole album is one quote “exactly what you run from, you end up chasing” niggas really don’t listen to the song and only listen to beats and lyrics but lyrics can mean WAYY much deeper, this entire album is beautiful but it totally didn’t need a rap album

[@noem4162]

Igor is a loop

[@iamlegend5373]

@@prod.newmagiciane2342 the album has so many layers, you can’t expect people to get it on first few listens

[@heinztomatoketchup1534]

I THOUGHT THE EXACT SAME THING

[@parkerphelps5202]

The transitions on this album are gorgeous. It plays like one song

[@parkerphelps5202]

@BeanBoy I doubt many people who have listened to Igor haven’t heard Flower Boy. To me, it’s good but Igor is way more complete/complex and presents itself as a better “album.” I like the individual songs from Flower Boy better tho

[@Hermit__]

Even the last song transitions in with the first song! I love this album

[@TheIviterrible]

@@parkerphelps5202 i havent heard flower boy though hah

[@gabrielavila7421]

If you listen do the songs individually you just end up with “E”

[@hollow7029]

Fun fact: at the end of the album you can hear IGOR's theme, implying that this story of falling in love and then realizing that it's breaking you is set to repeat.

[@cynthiaisabel6142]

WHOOAAA can’t believe I just realized “call me by your name cause I’m sorry” was from Timothée Chalamet’s call me by your name wooooow, and timmys a fan, they follow each other on insta

[@max-ud1xb]

valid but please don’t credit call me by your name to Timothee,,, it’s not his media; he didn’t create it nor did he change the character or add anything. Yes he did a good job in the role but please don’t call the story “Timothee Chalamet’s”. it’s not his, it is the work of Andre Aciman

[@finnwharton432]

@@max-ud1xb think they just meant chalamet acted in it

[@max-ud1xb]

ハ【Finn】 I know what they meant but I was saying to be careful of wording because saying Timothee Chalamet’s implies that it’s his work

[@ckrager2624]

Bro I love how Tyler is super different from other artist and is very experimental. I loved like every song in this album

[@antonkaagthorndahl4484]

Tyler is the GOAT

[@franksprophecy]

They could potentially make IGOR into a really cool movie. It has the storyline, so I don’t see why not🤷‍♂️

[@squtnik]

i really hope they do. it'd be amazing. igor's theme could be the opening song too, it'd work so well.

[@franksprophecy]

@@squtnik DUDE, THAT WOULD BE SICK!!!!

[@squtnik]

@@franksprophecy ikr!! it sounds like a movie opening anyways

[@alldaytx]

They did it’s called, “moonlight”

[@franksprophecy]

@@alldaytx what do you mean?

[@cool-budd]

New Magic Wand has such a sinister beat, adding on to that motive to “get her out the picture”. It’s just beautiful

[@googoogaga7986]

Right? I can imagine a movie fight scene in my head when I listen to that song lol, some crazy supervillian final boss kinda vibe, perfect for a movie

[@marcocastillo2385]

Being a gay kid growing up in the 90s I thought I never see the day that a big name artist make a hip hop album about being in love with a guy. Just thinking about it makes me want to cry... Thank you Tyler

[@macdemarcaroni883]

marco castillo he’s actually the best

[@macdemarcaroni883]

The fact he made a whole album about Wyatt

[@chrislawuk]

Omg same man... I feel ya

[@gr3yfaerie]

Tyler is a great person, and I admire him

[@filthymudhole7447]

I mean if he makes loiter squad 2 I'll accept it

[@flaminghotcheetos4628]

“Hated the popular ones now I’m Ones” -Tyler The Creator

[@brian6046]

hated the popular ones now im the popular ones*

[@fatdragonite3081]

nice one goofball

[@tre4tra807]

"Also hated homes until i started copping me some"

[@netske]

I can't stop listening to this album

[@taliyah1718]

rawdeliver it will never get old, none of them will

[@netske]

@@taliyah1718 every song on it is an earworm ahahaha

[@gangsterburger]

Every song is shit

[@legoindianajones9854]

dothatshit! You must be fun at parties

[@Lostirl8]

@@gangsterburger Why are you here?

[@ligrag7527]

One of the reasons Igor stood out to me as a romance album is because the songs aren't stuck in a loophole, and there is actual progression and closure on the album.

[@pearbuns101]

The second part of gone gone/thank you is so beautiful and heartbreaking that shit almost made me tear up

[@aoliravioli]

the second part of gone gone/thank you is... thank you. just say thank you

[@pearbuns101]

Ali- O don’t tell me how to live my life

[@kwakuaddo4793]

That part literally woke me up from my sleep. It's sampled off of an old Japanese rock legend's song

[@prod.newmagiciane2342]

@@kwakuaddo4793 fragile i think is the song? Idk

[@oliviaaaa3758]

@@prod.newmagiciane2342 yep. fragile by tatsuro i think his name is

[@noahepker8212]

Magic wand could also refer to the photoshop tool and he literally wants to take her out of the picture

[@force4973]

yup

[@blakeharris574]

I think it's referencing running out of time when he says "I've been running out of spells to make you love me" Then on the next song he has a new magic wand

[@dentedcarrot7464]

no it’s definitely a gun he literally says he’s gonna kill her

[@noahepker8212]

@@dentedcarrot7464 double entendre?

[@force4973]

@@dentedcarrot7464 its called a double entadre... it means both of them

[@christiantorres5192]

if this doesn’t win album of the year i’m kms edit: yes it won.. but rap album? really? deserved album of the year

[@Icygirl_love]

Christian Torres he deserves the Grammy ! Hopefully he wins it🔥

[@-Tanktech-]

Facts

[@chiibomatto]

Well IGOR did won the Grammy's today in this date!

[@em0m0mmy]

both deserve the grammy

[@harveycryst222]

But that underage girl though

[@eatpickles]

This is Cherry Bomb erasure! He needed that album to define his sound. It gave him the ability to experiment with new instruments and lyrics, ultimately finding his wings afterwards. He would not have this refined sound of loud and grimy instruments with polished vocals if he never made cherry bomb. I wish more people would recognize the impact that album had on Tyler's whole career

[@pekka1903]

PREACHHHH 🙏

[@diegopro4]

Tyler himself said CB is his favorite album. Since his last album dropped idk if it’s actual, but until IGOR it was so that tells the impact CB has on his carreer !!

[@Skipsenberg]

I don’t think he included Cherry Bomb because he didn’t really have a character/persona for the album.

[@black6dahlia807]

Cherry bomb is literally his best album

[@prowlerVoorhees]

@@Skipsenberg finally a smart person

[@panikslange4571]

every time i hear “i don’t want to end this season on a bad episode” i triggered my tear ducts, but i never really understood why. this album, even though i didn’t understand it, has meant so much to me and it’s helped me get through a lot of things. now that i get the story, i can enjoy it more and appreciate it more. thank you for opening my eyes

[@hellotherefifteen]

That’s my favorite line of the whole album

[@callumblake2083]

Am actually so happy he did a video on igor love you middle 8

[@Middle8]

[@TheGililgi]

The genius of IGOR is that it’s so good the Grammys thought it was a Rap Album.

[@369TurtleMan]

More like Tyler is black so they thought it was a rap album

[@danewa2008]

Turtleman Bruh you can’t just assume stuff like that. Maybe they picked it as a rap album because all of Tyler’s albums before that were considered rap albums, even Flower Boy, so they would just consider every album of his to be rap. But who gives a shit anyways the Grammys is nothing but a fucking piece of shit popularity contest.

[@tre4tra807]

@@danewa2008 no its because he's black if it wasnt then why do black artist never get any award outside of urban music (aside from john legend years ago) the grammys are very prejudice and shit

[@danewa2008]

@@tre4tra807 Proof?

[@dollyista]

@@danewa2008 tyler explained at an interview why he thinks they categorized him because of his race. which is why they put him in the rap/urban category

[@Petrokullus]

First time I listened to Igor,, I was in a vulnerable place and it helped me beyond words can describe. Funny not funny how something can catch you at that precise point in time and cradle you through. Thank You Tyler

[@chris-hernandez-n4h]

"I don't know what's harder, letting go or just being okay with it." That hit different :(

[@projectz975]

Cherry Bomb aint happened i guess lol

[@Middle8]

It wasn't really a concept album like most of his others

[@ruinouseffigy8308]

We need more information about it... Its such an overhated album

[@spitsvomit360]

Cherry bomb who?

[@blockrapist1239]

I think Tyler was truly just experimenting with music on Cherry Bomb, explaining the mass variety of music on the album. It was probably really important time tho, for T to improve and master his production abilities

[@jakobturley]

Middle 8 imagine thinking cherry bomb isn’t a concept album

[@prathamanugraha6504]

Oh so BEST INTEREST was him accepting himself as a third wheel?

[@hannes1428]

Best interest would be that prequel that gets released after

[@doormantdarner7815]

hannes no it’s the sequel 9 months after “are we still friends”

[@alexmontgomery2819]

Yeah best interest was a throwaway that didn’t make the album. I always assumed it would go after I THINK and before NEW MAGIC WAND. At the end of BEST INTEREST he says “i can play the side n**** role easy, but not for too long.” That goes into NEW MAGIC WAND where it has been too long and he’s fed up with just being the friend on the side. so he decides to kill the girl

[@doormantdarner7815]

Alex Montgomery I honestly thought it was like an epilogue to the album and story wise it went at the end.

[@21Cayque12]

He would just by more wheels

[@zaidlacksalastname4905]

Grammys: *looks at tyler's skin color* "Seems like rap"

[@GUDGODDON6034]

Is no one going to talk about the fact that Tyler the creator is the David Bowie of rap?

[@ramzijaroudi1228]

How so?

[@GUDGODDON6034]

@@ramzijaroudi1228 Tyler creates musical personalities, like David Bowie. Tyler's Igor, Bastard and Goblin are reminiscent of Bowies Thin white Duke, Ziggy stardust, and Major Tom. Not that Igor and the Ziggy much in common aside from the fact that they are musical personalities, but still they serve a similar purpose

[@turnleftaticeland]

oh shittt

[@dhuseinovic]

@@turnleftaticeland NOt just of rap. David Bovie. Period.

[@harveycryst222]

No.

[@leonshomevideos1123]

“Tyler bloomed as Flower Boy” 👀 i see you Middle8

[@llhirokilll]

I fucking love Tyler. He has such an amazing vision and executes it beautifully

[@aizenzae4510]

This album literally helped me go through a break up and shit from this girl I really love. Even though the album was about a homosexual, it still spoke about what I was going through in a heterosexual frame.

[@winterclown6359]

Proud of you man from one stranger to another, keep that head up king 🤴

[@serene1486]

I've listened to this album before but then I fell for a girl and got rejected bc I can't stand keeping the feelings for years, idk I wonder if things could be better if I listened to igor before confessing

[@denisp8432]

Honestly got me over my crush,it has helped me mentally so many times

[@nate2946]

Damn. It's different for me, it came out when I was in a 2+ year relationship and everytime I hear some songs it got me sad as fuck lol

[@PaolaTheTimeLord]

Pimp Spice same. it came out when i just got out of a very deep relationship (from my part). first time i ever loved someone. and the same thing happened where they moved on to someone else in a heartbeat and i didn’t think she was a threat. it was right under my nose this whole time.

[@iwannagotopluto5077]

@@nate2946 Me too, sadly. I wasn't listening to Tyler at the time of my relationship, but only started listening to him afterwards and damn it hits hard everytime lol.

[@hookslogan]

I got to hear it after finally distancing myself from unrequited love, and the first half reminded me of those feelings where the second half helped me feel better going distant

[@autbot6911]

yo same

[@shawnb120599]

i feel like you missed on the "No need for masks, bust through the door" line. i see it more as a continuation to him plotting to murder the boy and his love interest. he follows the line with "get the job done like retirement, i admit you look concerned." he wouldn't need a mask because he's plotting to murder BOTH of them because the boy chose the girl over tyler. that's just how i see it though, and in my opinion it makes sense lyrically.

[@ariswade1]

shawn x I agree, but maybe Tyler is saying both? Maybe he’s saying, “No need for masks, bust through the door” as in he doesn’t need a mask because he’s gonna kill them both anyways AND he could be saying that his interest doesn’t need a mask, come out the closet and if you don’t then I’m not gonna need a mask when I get the job done like retirement? Just my thoughts

[@slooser]

I kinda prefer this meaning to the other, as “bust” connotes that it’s going to be violent, so “busting” through the door to kill someone would make logical sense

[@Torrancee]

And like I saw a comment say too, the magic wand is like that one tool that erases stuff

[@waste_of_white_skin]

WHY NO ONE TALKS ABOUT A SONG “BOYFRIEND” THAT CAME OUT LATER AS A PART OF AN ALBUM????

[@theflatjourneyshow4885]

Wait what

[@golfwang4201]

The Flat Journey Show yeah it’s a song

[@michaelramirez6054]

Either this video was made before the physical versions of the album came out or it really wasn’t an important part to the story of IGOR

[@romana6800]

@@michaelramirez6054 but the song is so good 😫😫

[@KylaRose2082]

i have IGOR on vinyl and when i played it for the first time i was like WAIT

[@rhobinblair903]

“Thank you” is also sampled from the song fragile by yamashita tatsuro, which i think is particularly insightful to his changing feeling towards his love interest. The original song is a love song saying “thank you for you love, thank you for the joy, i dont ever wanna be alone again” but Tyler switched up the lyrics to show the sting of a love that he lost.

[@toddkobelljr.2004]

I think the line of 3:23 might also be a reference to the Movie "Call Me By Your Name" about a young boy who falls in love with an older man, and when the relationship can't work out (Season 2) He falls apart.

[@sarahduck1643]

Todd Kobell Jr. yeah it is.

[@KoolKitKat123]

In the CD and vinyl releases of IGOR, there's another song. It's called Boyfriend, and it precedes Exactly What You Run From. It's a bop and I think it perfectly complements your theory, you should give it a listen!

[@kaiser371]

I haven't opened my Vinyl yet. Thanks for the heads up

[@bigstunna2049]

It fits perfectly in his statements and it's pretty catchy more of an interlude feel

[@smurfambi]

it's on spotify!

[@bigboydaigle9318]

ambi velasquez really I’ve never been so hyped

[@smurfambi]

@@bigboydaigle9318 yeah it's on a profile name Tyler

[@kriegrrr]

This is one of the best breakdowns of an album ive seen. Gave me more appreciation for an album I already love. Thank you, keep up the great work

[@dylan1766]

The album's ending also perfectly loops to the beginning, showing that this is a never-ending cycle if he chooses to stay friends.

[@ur_pal_guzzle]

This makes me wanna listen to igor again SO BAD

[@ur_pal_guzzle]

@Дастан Кожахмет actually, started a little while ago, just got finished. Thanks

[@jackhammer8743]

This video helped me understand some of Tyler’s thoughts with the album. I Think tyler is one of those artist that you Will need to listen closely to the lyrics to enjoy it. Thank you for the album, and for the video

[@dislikebutton36]

When the album so good you gotta pull a game theory

[@gaspardcho]

You didn't mention that in the last track, ARE WE STILL FRIENDS ?, Tyler is actually trying to denie that he is still in love with the guy, and he actually try to chase him down and fall in love again, in Igor Theme, wich btw makes a lyrical AND musical loop.

[@Mahlk_]

“Oh no I hope I don’t fall” -Tyler the Creator

[@scootlepatootle]

Musicians: this album is just some songs that i wrote and they seem to work together genre wise Tyler: yeah i wrote a novel then sang it edit: bc this randomly get comments sometimes i just wanna clarify that i was testifying to how cool Tyler is for being in the limelight/mainstream and creating something like this. Lots of younger ppl love his stuff and i find it personally very important that kids/teen/young adults should know the artistry that music REALLY is and can be. I was raised on rock mostly but have always been into literally every genre of music, and yes! A lot of artists have "sung novels" for an album :D it was just the fact that Tyler is extremely popular and exposing the younger audience to it made me very happy, i promise im not stupid or without a music background LMFAO anyway, happy 2023 guys, hope you find new music that loves you as much as you love it 💕

[@bimbowithadegree420]

I get what you're getting it, but a lot of artists do concept albums. Kendrick lamar alone has like 4 of them

[@damnnegroye8908]

You don't know a lot about music I'm guessing

[@scootlepatootle]

@@damnnegroye8908 most bands write songs that tend to not have anything to do with the other songs. Ofc there are some out there who do/have, tyler is just another one of those. Ive been studying music since i was in highschool (actual classes) and ive been surrounded by it all my life, I think I'm qualified :)

[@brillbilly8527]

Pink Floyd did like five in a row

[@Prodbyjah464]

Good kid MAAD city? Probably the most movie sounding album ever

[@billycole3565]

Nobody: slowthai: I SEE THE LIGHT!!!

[@joshinaround7901]

Slowtai is in this project?

[@billycole3565]

Joshua Stender in the song whats good

[@mackunderwood101]

DRACULA DRACULA DRACULA...

[@Torrancee]

Top 3 album cuts

[@Methoverbitches]

Slowthai lowkey throwing down the hardest tracks of of year.

[@tanayajd.667]

Never noticed how "New Magic Wand" is so creepy lmao thats my favorite one of the album

[@DanNowex]

It's my favorite album ever. Just becuase IGOR resonates with me in every aspect, right now. It still hurts, but at least we´re friends. IGOR knows. It understands me and gives me a voice and a little bit of relief.

[@gangsterburger]

New fan...

[@jlsmund]

dothatshit! Let people enjoy things lol

[@DanNowex]

@@gangsterburger not new, but like I said, I enjoyed this because it speaks to me on a personal level. You can think what you want tho, idgaf.

[@DanNowex]

@@jlsmund Agree

[@yung0n335]

dothatshit! Let people be happy god damn, fuck you

[@nicholascoble]

I was literally just looking for a video on this when I got the notification

[@danielsantos500]

me tooo

[@callmekremit7147]

Love how he skipped Cherry Bomb when explaining Tyler’s discography

[@callmekremit7147]

Alijah Newman me too

[@swaggyshaggy6889]

Aside from a couple songs cherry bomb is great

[@thatonekid640]

Cherry bomb is just to angsty

[@callmekremit7147]

ThatOneGuy yeah, but i see it as an emotional climax until the peaceful and powerful flower boy. cherry bomb is being who he’s been seen as, flower boy is who he is

[@mazasis_princas456]

The ironic part is that Cherry Bomb is Tyler's personal favourite. (I'm not sure if it is true, I just heard it somewhere)

[@zurapa5996]

10:54 i always get chills for sum reason

[@Coletteautumn]

I’m so in love with the Igor album and the story it tells tbh.. I feel like this is probably the best album he’s done fr

[@redrumthebum]

Who's here after Tyler won a Grammy?

[@AsamiyaMouchou]

I am.

[@georgiannaparrott9705]

I've been a fan of his since day 1

[@redrumthebum]

Been a fan since Flower Boy :3

[@prod.newmagiciane2342]

Everybody now talking bout Tyler since he won the Grammy smh niggas are so late

[@redrumthebum]

@@prod.newmagiciane2342 you're 9 months late to my comment lmao

[@countingthetrees]

all you’ve left me with is a further respect and love for this masterpiece of an album

[@KILogan02]

i just went and listened to igor for the first time after watching this. ive been listening to these songs since 2019 but the story when its put altogether makes it 10x better

[@nmahlberg]

some great editing, I love the sound wave form animation and wanna learn how to do it so bad. Also some of those 3D flips on the text were pretty well done too

[@karth6]

It is most likely done with after effects with some 3d text transitions and for the sound waves is audio waveforms effect in after effects

[@William10ii]

when I listened to earfquake I thought he was talking about a girl

[@Auuelia]

William .C same

[@visionofsolace8961]

Tyler's bi, and this album is specifically about loving another man in the closet :D

[@liteflightify]

Can we resist giving people identities? He hasn’t given himself one. So, let’s avoid doing it for him.

[@visionofsolace8961]

@@liteflightify really? He has MULTIPLE TIMES addressed it on Twitter so if you're trying to run away from the whole LGBT thing, you're both boring and a bit late for that, lad

[@liaarakal2130]

@@visionofsolace8961 wait i thought he said he was gay? where did he say he was bi?

[@k333nya]

BOYFRIEND is one of the best bonus songs to an album I’ve ever heard.

[@kojiyaw]

4:50 Wtf man, I was about to go crazy at the drop

[@doodie4083]

Since cherry bomb wasn’t talked about, I think of cherry bomb as Tyler’s love project, a project he made just cause he liked it, to fit it in the story, it could be a middle ground, a period in which he’s trying to reach peace, but with sudden outbursts of stuff hitting him from his past, this explains why songs can go from loud to ambient, he later reaches peace in flowerboy which explains why it’s the album before it

[@GlobalEnigma64]

Doodie You hit the nail right on the head. And in my opinion, I thought Cherry Bomb was a dope album, the only song I wasn’t feeling at all was the song Cherry Bomb itself. Too much going with all distortion shit going on. But I think Cherry Bomb was the initial change the fans weren’t ready for. Like you said some of his past pops up. But this was the start of kinda a new Tyler. Bastard he was a depressed struggling teen barely coping, Goblin he was now entering fame but not really feeling it and still depressed. Wolf he’s famous as hell and done made some moves but lonely and not fully satisfied and dealing with the loss of his grandmother. Cherry Bomb, he’s moved on. Obviously not completely but he’s in peace with things and acknowledging the joys of being able to afford stuff he dreamed of. Fans who were use to broke and emo Tyler, couldn’t grasp something like “2Seater”, “Find Your Wings” and “Okaga, CA”. By the time Flower Boy comes around we all now know where he’s at as far enjoying life and embracing blessings, that is until another subject comes into play which would be the centerpiece of the album. His sexuality and now here we are at IGOR. Any album after Wolf I think would have gotten the same reception Cherry Bomb did. Lyrically and musically I saw nothing wrong, it was just the overall timing. Things changed.

[@doodie4083]

@@GlobalEnigma64 cherry bomb was a great change from the original three, fans weren't used to the sound yet, though the sound wasnt polished fully until flowerboy

[@GlobalEnigma64]

Doodie Agreed. I remember in interviews shortly after it came out, he said people whined to him about basically not being angry and sad anymore and he responded like “yeah dude that was then, but life has been so much better for me now, why keep being upset when things are progressing?” And he is absolutely right. Tyler said in an Drone Interview in 2011 that his main thing was “progression” and that’s exactly what he’s done. Fans who were stuck in that emo Tyler mindset weren’t ready for the change at that time and moment. I bet if they go back and listen to Cherry Bomb now they might feel differently. That album was dope as hell.

[@fairoadiary]

Kot W exactly very good point

[@GlobalEnigma64]

Fairoa 💯

[@Yuckod]

not to mention the song "running out of time" starts off immediately showing that he's gotta go immediately

[@gswonlocks]

This album is so under rated sure it isn’t what people expected “rap album” but it’s still a masterpiece never the less. Tyler never disappoints

[@kaiser371]

Under rated? Boi. It's getting w lit of attention by a lot of people and it's made number 1 in the charts. This album is great and beautiful and a lot of other things, but under rated it's not.

[@mrsign1233]

this album made his spotify go from 5 million monthly listeners to 20 million... its the og and old tyler fans who weren't happy with the album, as an og i love this album

[@bigstunna2049]

Its definitely not underrated

[@gswonlocks]

kaiser371 You’d be surprised how many people think this album is trash

[@bigstunna2049]

@@LD1E60 people should be saying misunderstood instead of underrated

[@Bishop985]

5:00 this song dude is just, *perfect* this album would make an amazing movie

[@tomschiefexecutivesecretar4514]

I stayed up for this album and listened to it on repeat for 48 hours straight and im still bumpin it everyday

[@prettymamita]

This album arrived just in time for my break up 😃

[@orsonschuijers9865]

Lmao been there

[@mychalmckelvey9137]

dude same! 2 weeks exactly before my breakup- igor came out

[@andysandoval2149]

Maya Lee same

[@ho3lland]

going through a break up. it sucks so much, and this album is so healing. it’s genius because anyone can listen and relate. the sound is something you can dance to, but also cry to. i love tyler.