My Most HATED Reviews

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Touching down on a bunch of my worst-received reviews. Obviously there's more where this came from, but here are the ones featured in this video:
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Original Review: • Kanye West- My Beautif...
Redux Review: • Kanye West - My Beauti...
The Weeknd - House of Balloons
Original Review: • The Weeknd- House of B...
Update: • Do I Still Hate House ...
Hiatus Kaiyote - Choose Your Weapon
Review: • Hiatus Kaiyote - Choos...
King Krule - The Ooz
Review: • King Krule - The OOZ A...
Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused to Sing
Review: • Steven Wilson - The Ra...
Travis Scott - Days Before Rodeo
Review: • Travi$ Scott - Days Be...
Toro y Moi - Anything in Return
Review: • Toro Y Moi - Anything ...
J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive
Review: • J. Cole - 2014 Forest ...
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Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?

[@0_Cardboard_0]

He’s swimming around a certain record...

[@WyWid]

Melons can’t swim. That’s why.

[@Wowowowowowowo]

Care for me by Saba

[@Superkirbeh]

Yeah that was kind of a bummer. But I did like Watching Movies more than Swimming

[@Red5ive]

Swimming in circles

[@bl2ferdaize]

@@Superkirbeh Watching Movies is easily is best album imo

[@denzelnyathi7803]

Anthony will be in nursing home and there will still be a guy who says “didn’t you give mbdtf a 6/10”

[@andyspendlove1019]

It's his "aren't you the horse from Horsin' Around?"

[@calebhernandez681]

@@andyspendlove1019 Too accurate.

[@mabusestestament]

When he's in a nursing home a lot of of the people will have come around and agree how overrated Kanye West was and it won't be a hot take anymore 🍻

[@z39836]

@@mabusestestament nah, if anything kanye will proly be dead by that point and people will be worshipping him even more

[@boejudden9011]

this is an awful comment, can someone explain why it has so many likes?

[@Godlikegren]

Melon should have named this video "I Still Agree With Myself"

[@ddmqaudex6940]

12:40

[@matthewdaly8879]

@@Oae119 bald

[@lloydlv6859]

@@Oae119 1985

[@Kenshin_2]

@@Oae119 1738

[@rexlongfellow]

Exactly dude just wasted 20 more minutes of everyone's lives

[@for_kestrel6490]

theneedledrop having opinions about the opinions of his opinions for 20 minutes and 14 seconds straight

[@for_kestrel6490]

@alida flus ?

[@nekoy2010]

in the comments we have opinions abt his opinions on the opinions of his opinions

[@alexandertoback5553]

@alida flus drain gang

[@Redjanuary17]

@alida flus green light

[@chrispaulgeorge3098]

He didn't start reviewing from 0 he had an ad so it's not 20minutes and 14 seconds man

[@ShevaDecai]

Fantano comment section only get serious when he disliked an album everybody likes

[@duppy404]

Or when he likes an album everyone disliked (Lil Pump)

[@sperinthalakkat9831]

@@duppy404 no even then it's memes

[@duppy404]

@@sperinthalakkat9831 You're right actually

[@riekm4999]

@@duppy404 it was a good mixtape tho

[@duppy404]

@@riekm4999 I agree it was good but many people don't like Lil Pump's style (understandably) and they were mad that he got a higher rating than their favourite artist

[@Vla3d]

This video in short: "I understand why I got so much hate but no matter how much I try to give a fuck...I just can't seem to give one..."

[@americantoastman7296]

He obviously cares about it or he wouldnt have made this video. But thats not a bad thing, you can... care about things you know? Just be honest?

[@Chickenbootylicker]

@@americantoastman7296 or yk He just needs content

[@lobster8086]

Except for fetch the boltcutters. His little temper tantrum of Twitter was obvious proof he did care, strangely enough I see no mention of it in this video. Wonder why.

[@kakashihatake6176]

@@lobster8086 what tantrum?what did he said?

[@hoagielamp6543]

@@kakashihatake6176 Wrote a lot of replies in a short time period.

[@schondos8073]

That dislike button removal killed any further iterations of this type of content

[@MRJMXHD]

KZbin is finished.

[@summerslider2487]

He can still see the dislikes if we don’t

[@yome6132]

Lmao KZbin sucks now

[@Weensx]

I hate this goddamn website

[@Myst3YT]

@@Weensx You can still see discounts my guy.

[@sloppymelon445]

thanks for removing dislikes youtube now we’ll never get to see how hated his reviews are, great job youtube!

[@isaacthered]

Search for the Return KZbin Dislike browser extension

[@MORETHANAMAN1]

@@isaacthered yeah but you can’t Do that on mobile

[@bleack8701]

@@yetanothersnafu rip

[@kingmiguel4220]

Me: What about your Swimming review? Fantano: Swimming is an alright activity

[@suena7288]

Hot take: i dont think music itself is subjective however I do think the enjoyment of certain music is, and we tend to conflate the two

[@edv.3788]

@@suena7288 what does this mean

[@Angels510]

@@suena7288 That might just be the most inane pointless hot take I ever did see. It's basically "Music isn't subjective but it is." It also implies that some music is objectively enjoyable which isn't true and that anyone with a mastery of music theory can make good music, since there are "objectively" good songs out there, which also has shown itself not to be true. Just because a song seems good on a technical level doesn't mean it'll be a good song just ask Eminem. It's like with artists if you're so technically talented that you can draw photorealistic people but that's it, chances are you'll end up displaying your work at a kiosk at the mall not in any museums.

[@suena7288]

@@edv.3788 it means for example if I say this song is better than this one you would have a valid argument (however we have to establish parameters otherwise it doesnt work) for example "Yoko Ono makes better Avant Garde music than Justin Bieber" i think is objectively true it doesnt mean her music is better however if someone says "I think Yoko Ono makes better music than Justin Bieber, that is subjective since its based off of enjoyment and not on something fixed like genre in my previous example.

[@moddrrrusky2910]

@@suena7288 like if someone is entitled to their opinion on genres but music within certain genres is objectively better? I kind of get what you're saying, but I still don't think there's any way to objectively put one song over another even within genres. Someone might freaking LOVE terrible, out of tune guitar playing and you can't tell them they're wrong. It's all about opinion. I will agree that it's much easier to compare music within the same genre than to compare music from different genres. It's hard to argue exactly why Revolver is better than Illmatic or vice versa

[@Haedox]

Mac Miller’s Swimming.

[@bippeli]

all these years later, you are still everywhere

[@FrenchieCorndog]

Hope you're doing well Haedox!

[@ernest5737]

that’s all i was waiting for

[@robot2971]

that review is evidence that opinions can actually be wrong

[@nidiaesperanza8003]

!!!!

[@13dust81]

My math teacher (who loves prog music) recommend that I listed to Steven Wilson’s the Raven. I did, and when I told him it was just okay, he was in pure unadulterated disbelief. I got to the point where he stopped recommending me music, and I think he was even harsher on some of my grades from then on. Lol

[@danwillreview]

I will never understand how someone can be so delusional to expect that people will automatically be as head-over-heels about something just because they are

[@samsca8529]

Damn lmao

[@powerpuff4ever]

The hilarious thing about the hate on the mbdtf is that, on a scale of 1 to 10, a 6 is trending towards positive feelings. It’s like saying “there’s a lot going on here and it’s done well but I don’t actually like how it sounds” which doesn’t actually feel too unfair. That said, the album is an 8 and you should give it a 9

[@olivercharles2930]

7. Take it or leave it

[@swampmermaid3081]

If you look in a mirror and say "Deftones" 3 times, Melon shows up and rates your existence a "strong 0."

[@eva2602]

"strong zero to a light one, expected much better..."

[@antonhow801]

haha Anthony and Metal don't exactly mix well!

[@theviniso]

At least he doesn't rate us a "not good"

[@simondostal7219]

real

[@zackzallie8735]

@@theviniso *Meshuggah's Violent Sleep of Reason review ptsd intensifies*

[@thisistheglasshouse]

Didnt even mention Mac Miller's Swimming despite that being his highest dislike ratio ok

[@jordanhrndz]

I don’t think he wants to talk about it because Macs passing, despite so many people shitting on that review.

[@ezekielcartier]

idk it would've just been sad if he did bring it up. it is a garbage review though

[@sauco4278]

CARE FOR ME has a higher ratii

[@sl0th259]

@@AxxLAfriku im sorry what

[@nootinshootin7720]

@@sl0th259 Hes a troll, just don’t respond. He does this on many videos

[@HIVEMINDTV]

what about your review of my instagram where you said i "don't know my angles very well" ?

[@evoo]

hello hivemind please give me money

[@per_petual1453]

hello tell riley he smells

[@lewando4287]

hello hivemind please give me money

[@dumdum-wo3oc]

hello hivemind please give me money

[@RiceMan]

hola hivemind por favor dame dinero

[@rohanbad7672]

Dave - Psychodrama needs to be included in this list mannnnn

[@artundede3211]

i was looking for it too lol

[@CatmanWaGozen]

That's the only reason I clicked on the video ngl

[@SupremeST25]

I was looking that and birds in the trap sing mcknight looool

[@TomasZombieDogGame]

The album deserved its criticism tho lol

[@sam9239]

@@TomasZombieDogGame criticism, yes but not that badly

[@leesaac2859]

LETS ARGUE: Anthony Fantano is a better reviewer than theneedledrop

[@ironox9462]

LETS ARGUE: Melon is a better reviewer than Anthony Fantano

[@m055x]

LETS ARGUE: Bald flannel shirt man is a better reviewer than Melon

[@ironox9462]

@@m055x LETS ARGUE: Yellow flannel shirt man is a better reviewer than red flannel shirt man

[@eliasmg9144]

LET'S AGREE: Cal chuchesta is the best thing on theneedledrop

[@m055x]

@@ironox9462 LET’S ARGUE: That one dude with nice teeth is better than yellow flannel shirt man

[@dretaylor3285]

Can’t believe Damn being a 7 didn’t make it on here. Every album he reviewed that year was critiqued by if he rated it higher than Damn

[@therogue1542]

But lowkey many agreed that it really wasnt kendrick’s best and many said that the score was fine or maybe an 8 but no where near gkmc and tpab

[@dretaylor3285]

@@therogue1542 Yes but you have to remember Fantano reviewed Damn and Lil Pump's mixtape around roughly the same time and I believe Lil Pump's tape got a 7 or 8, so it's less about how Damn measured up to Kendrick's previous work, and almost entirely about how a Lil Pump mixtape was considered on par with Damn. This led Fantano to make subsequent videos explaining his scale is based on how much he liked the album, but given that some people saw Fantano as an objective music critic it was jarring to see that kind of inconsistency in his rating system.

[@Kayuk]

He changed it to a 6

[@fennecfreind]

@Dre Taylor Fantano has said in the past that an artists previous work does affect their rating. He might compare an artist to other artists if there is obvious inspiration, but generally it’s only about what an artist has done before. So it makes sense that two different artists can have the same rating but different quality albums

[@Kayuk]

@Dababy Jesus facts

[@NextLvlNick]

How did he not bring up Neil Cicierega’s Mouth Dreams? That had people everywhere coming after him

[@raulgarza4835]

Unfortunately, Mouth Dreams’s (currently) like and dislike ratio is 3.7k likes to 4.3k dislikes. Fantano went with the most disliked reviews by ratio, instead. Mouth Dreams will probably get featured in a sequel if it ever happens.

[@PakuTheMagnificent]

mouth dreams is only fun once

[@DTheAustralian]

@@PakuTheMagnificent mouth dreams is always fun wtf

[@BrandonHellmer]

I think a lot of people have heavy nostalgia for 2014 FHD, specifically "Wet Dreamz". I have vivid and fond memories of listening to Wet Dreamz in 8th grade, so the song means something to me and probably others as well. A middle or high schooler would obviously relate to the song a lot more than a 30-year-old man. Since melon doesn't have any strong nostalgia or emotional connections to the album, it's understandable why he only likes it a little bit.

[@jaranda6913]

oh yea how subjective and how objective are his reviews?

[@iamsuperior4087]

nah the album is just not that great lmao a 6 was a fair score

[@tristanw4151]

It's kind of odd that I find myself in agreement with this comment so much. I too have impactful and strong memories of the song and how it sort of led me through this peaceful period in high school. It almost makes me wish I were living in those days again

[@cheddacheff2761]

@@tristanw4151 ye nostalgia can cloud actually how good or bad an album and or song can be i used to think no role models was one of these best song I've ever heard now I can't even listen to it

[@atdyeam1605]

I heard Wet Dreamz as an adult and it's still one of my fav tracks of all time. It's hilarious. Makes me chuckle every time I put it on.

[@isaacbrock2206]

Melon doesn’t know how to swim, that’s why he hasn’t mentioned swimming.

[@gavatundejr4986]

I cant swim but i still understand great music

[@soumyadeepdas3886]

@@jager9022 don't get any big ideas

[@dial2616]

MC Ride should help him. I know the two are friends, and Stefan has a lot of experience teaching bitches how to swim.

[@MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy6]

Learn To Swim Learn To Swim Learn To Swim Learn To Swim

[@saintonsaturn7070]

Thank you Thom Yorke

[@randompart8575]

I’m pretty sure that the Swimming review violated at least one of the Geneva conventions

[@cooldudemcgee4457]

*Geneva suggestions

[@za1231in]

@@cooldudemcgee4457 very american indeed!

[@rurathn5534]

Nah that Album sucked

[@aidan074]

@@rurathn5534 honestly thanos was kinda right after that take

[@brknsh6689]

@@rurathn5534 stop trying to be edgy

[@mannya.h.967]

This would be a great series. If you do another, please address Carrie & Lowell, Because the Internet, Ultraviolence, and out of curiosity Yeezus.

[@adriatic.vineyards]

Also his Y U No Review of Lucki

[@bendykirby4828]

There are also a ton of reviews of records from particularly obscure artists that got below the 50:50 like ratio.

[@aSmallGreenDot]

and cancer 4 cure

[@Pabmyster]

I was wondering where these are too. He talked about them last year in another video: My Worst Reviews. Still don't think he'll change his opinions on most of them a year later but you never know

[@XamiNaxamis]

Maybe Salem's King Night too? As much as I agreed with that review, he kind of brought that backlash on himself for giving the foundation of an entire subculture such a low score.

[@wackyworkbench]

Guess he doesn’t have to worry about dislikes anymore…

[@BloodRider1914]

Man, Anthony seems like such a chill dude, unlike Anthony. That guy gives me the creeps

[@doughboywhine]

They should get Anthony out of these videos, and replace him full time with Anthony.

[@KALAIII1]

I miss the old Anthony, straight from the 'Go Anthony

[@henrywise2746]

@@KALAIII1 now I look around and there’s soooooo many Anthony’s

[@WiloPolis03]

He's ripping off his stuff and not even acknowledging it. Diss tracks soon probably

[@beemerboomer6313]

No. Fuck anthony and anthony. We need anthony back

[@aoliravioli]

this confirms that anthony fantano and shawn cee are in the same universe

[@chiefgarvey11]

More like Shawn Pee

[@ezekielcartier]

@@chiefgarvey11 Anthony Blandtano

[@willoverdoseonmusic]

@@chiefgarvey11 Holy shit! Fucking got em ahahah. Shawn DEEZ nuts! haahahhahAHAHAHAAHHA

[@iwillbuycocainefromyou]

Shawn Deez Nuts

[@GavinBryce]

Shawn Deez Nuts. Big ones.

[@BradleyFielding]

I still haven’t forgiven you for giving Khruangbin’s Mordechai a 3, Melon.

[@RideStorm17]

I’m surprised his reviews of Lana Del Reys earlier albums didn’t get more hate

[@hanzfranz7739]

I love „born to die“ but over the years I met many people who find Lanas earlier music too depressing/slow so I guess that’s why.

[@Euphoris]

The hatred he has for Ultraviolence...I just don't understand????

[@jvnxiie2441]

@P Mosh *Lana, or her fans LOL

[@RideStorm17]

@P Mosh damn. That’s sucks for me.

[@feedhyungwonplease6087]

@P Mosh : ( u made me so sad :(((

[@CoasterCupcake]

AM by Arctic Monkeys. Swimming by Mac Miller. Cmon Anthony. Really face your demons. Part 2 when.

[@AmateurishAstronaut]

youwannafuckonmee GET MONEY 💯

[@Kylirr]

AM literally has the same song appear on it 5 times. Terrible album.

[@oscardickson2141]

AM was kind of overrated their first two albums were much better imo

[@CoasterCupcake]

@@Kylirr POV: you don’t get invited to parties very often

[@joshrazorjt]

AM should have been a 6 not a 3

[@sonikku956]

God that black metal Fantano is fucking hilarious

[@vingaxoc6543]

Darkthany Progtano

[@pascalg16]

@@vingaxoc6543 Pagantano

[@richardbottom9843]

almost looks like Ian from forgotten weapons

[@alabama100]

He looks like my youth pastor

[@t.c.bramblett617]

@@alabama100 "Jesus? I give him a strong 9. He's dope."

[@wakkawakkagaming3710]

This kinda makes me wish he would do full artist reviews, similar to Mic the Snare. Like imagine listening to him go through his feelings on all of the Dance Gavin Dance albums, then give their entire career a collective score of "high 3 to low 4" lmao

[@IolZ555]

He has a new one

[@movraptor]

lol Anthony looking back on his most hated reviews: "I'm still right and you're all still a bunch of whiners"

[@stefanristicmovies]

i kinda hate when he makes these kinda videos. whenever anthony feels vindicated about something or he's arguing with someone, it kinda brings out the worst from him, and even when i agree with him, when he's like this he just comes off as SUPER arrogant and annoying

[@atua9969]

@@stefanristicmovies woah woah might wanna delete this comment, his stans might comment "who asked"

[@cagedragnarok1781]

@@stefanristicmovies wow! Trash thinking lmao

[@overclockedbeats7437]

@@stefanristicmovies I kind of get what you mean it’s like he’s trying to accept a lot of the things people they are saying while protecting his ego by saying “I see why many people hated my review” then basically goes through why he was wrong “but I’m still right”

[@h6rry]

@@stefanristicmovies music is always subjective though.. so if he still doesn't like the album or thinks it sounds poorly put together, and that is somehow an unpopular opinion, it doesnt mean its wrong. its neither right or wrong, its his opinion on something subjective.

[@DiabolicalPaperClip]

it was so interesting how he referred to the weeknd was "they" at the time bc everyone was unsure if it was a group or individual

[@ahahshahjsnsjsj691]

it was so interesting how he referred to the weekend was “they” at the time bc everyone was unsure if it was a group or individual

[@dacreativebrinson66]

@@ahahshahjsnsjsj691 it was so.......etc

[@DiabolicalPaperClip]

@@ahahshahjsnsjsj691 yes... that is indeed what i wrote.

[@ahahshahjsnsjsj691]

@Ahahahah jsnsjsj yes... that is indeed what i wrote.

[@nebblin]

@deys damn bro. You’re kinda of cool for saying that. Everyone’s reaaally proud of you. Keep it up.

[@funnystonervideos]

I hope it helps you to know that there are a lot of fans on here (such as myself) that don't give a shit with how you rate albums, and just appreciate you being yourself and listening to your insight/opinion. Keep going bro! Haters are never afraid to speak up online

[@turboshazed7370]

Sometimes it's ok for people to speak up but most that do here act like Fantano is arrogant which is unbelievable to me. I mean yeah maybe I found some things kinda dismissive but I know the adult thing to do is to let it roll off your back and to not comment being like "HATER HATER 😡". Mainly cause it's super fucking embarrassing 😅

[@kjlkjjjk]

@@turboshazed7370 what r u trying to say lol that was unbelievably incoherent while inches away from making sense

[@GentlemanZombie1]

giving mitski's be the cowboy a 6 was genuinely criminal

[@sikdarshams]

nahh

[@cutesquirrelsdontcry]

nah

[@dieseltechnician]

nah

[@hortator0767]

it truly was

[@cartman331]

Yeah agreed, deserved a 2

[@Halaboosh]

Feel like your Lil Pump Self-Titled review could be on here. Not disliked for being a negative review like the others in this video, but disliked for being too positive.

[@BlackBird2743]

They were crazy bangers on that album though

[@gavinwarner3480]

I mean for what it was going for I would say it’s a 7 for sure but it’s crazy how it got the same rating as DAMN.

[@peregrin_e]

@@gavinwarner3480 The ratings are in relation to the artist, they are not an arbitrary scale. A 7 for Kendrick is fundamentally not the same as a 7 for Lil Pump, or any other artist. A 7 for DAMN is in reference to the 10 and the 9 and the 8 for Kendrick's previous projects.

[@joedorben3504]

@@peregrin_e No, it reflects how much he enjoys the records. He does like Lil Pump's debut record around as much as he likes DAMN (seemingly more than he likes DAMN now)

[@svrzainim93]

@@peregrin_e that's why I find his rating system flawed . He sets different rating distribution to different artists

[@espressodepresso8294]

Please make a sequel: Mac Miller - Swimming Kanye West - Yeezus Have a Nice Life - Sea of Worry

[@sbob6776]

And Eminem kamikaze. The amount of dislikes is half the likes

[@Toeknee994L]

Swimming deserved that rating. It was bad. I'll lose respect for Melon if he walks back that review.

[@Mailliwn12]

@@Toeknee994L are you saying swimming was bad in comparison to macs catalogs or in general. I disagree either way but I’m curious

[@GiustinoColameo]

yeezus is just controversial by itself, melon's review didn't create much more controversy

[@GiustinoColameo]

@@sbob6776 kamikaze's dislikes just come from crazy stans who didn't even watch the video, most of his audience agree it's not a good album and the majority of the other music critics do as well

[@JordanKruegerJTK]

By far what I appreciated the most in this video is your engagement with some of the comments. You read them out loud and measured your stance again them without being too dismissive. Worst case scenario, you just went "yeah, no." But yeah, I liked the comments you chose and your reaction to them.

[@icontrolthespice]

that snarky puppy college thesis comment killed me inside a little bit

[@AdvancePlays]

London Philharmonic Orchestra playing Tchaikovsky is more salt-of-the-earth than Snarky Puppy

[@icontrolthespice]

@@AdvancePlays do you know what salt of the earth means

[@AdvancePlays]

@@icontrolthespice my comment really shouldn't have tripped you up, it's just irony. I'm saying Snarky Puppy is so pretentious and phoney that even the epitome of musical pomposity is more relatable.

[@icontrolthespice]

​@@AdvancePlays thats a lot of big words to not really say much lmao, if you're a bit too thick to appreciate some good music just say so lol

[@AdvancePlays]

@@icontrolthespice lmao and lol in the same sentence, thinks "pomposity" is a big word, likes snarky puppy, that's strikeout buddy

[@Max.H98]

Remember that time melon just straight up refused to give a score to Saba's Care For Me?

[@MotiMota15]

Cause its so boring

[@obrey__]

I still don’t get the hate. I loved the energy and the stories in that project.

[@jeetpatel7491]

@@MotiMota15 people say that’s boring and then say any of earls albums aren’t

[@MotiMota15]

@@jeetpatel7491 nah is boring too😎

[@jeetpatel7491]

@@MotiMota15 i love both but you have the right to your opinion

[@matthewuzhere]

this needs a sequel. We Will Always Love You, Yeezus, and Swimming should have been mentioned

[@MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy6]

I second Yeezus.

[@MelMelodyWerner]

apparently he's doing another one of these, with at least Swimming, according to people who actually use Twitter regularly :x

[@spidersmuck]

At Long Last A$AP man!

[@roblerner5635]

Care for me as well

[@joshgibbons-eyre8697]

his we will always love you review made me seriously consider unfollowing when it came out

[@sir21dank]

Hated? There's no dislikes

[@aclyte2679]

Carrie and Lowell still hurts :,(

[@Maskedrin2210]

Surprised CARE FOR ME isn’t here: that’s the one with the worst dislike ratio.

[@AdamSilverFan]

God what a miss of a review. That album is beautiful

[@toneeeeee2477]

@@AdamSilverFan why you speakin so much facts😪

[@bimblor7945]

@@AdamSilverFan love how people still don't understand opinions.

[@allenbell1427]

@@bimblor7945 oh we understand alright, you just have to understand that our opinion is that his review is invalid

[@tokitoki9156]

@@allenbell1427 yeah so basically you don't get opinions

[@fzen788]

Swimming gotta be the worst next to mbdtf

[@stonkka5363]

Swimming is worst

[@SupernaturalColors]

@Ivory_ Lagiacrus_YT Racism is good

[@stonkka5363]

@Ivory_ Lagiacrus_YT Yeah sorry that I misspelled that. If it is that big of a deal for you, I am sorry but it is pretty late in where I live and english is not first or even the second language here. And what I tried to say is that the swimming review was worse than any other review imo, I was not trying to say that swimming album is bad, in fact it is one of my fauvorite albums of all time.

[@delete7316]

@@SupernaturalColors look at you. Epic edgy boi.

[@andrel2753]

@Ivory_ Lagiacrus_YT it’s grammar not spelling lmao

[@MednaTheFox]

Honestly, I don’t understand why so many people take your reviews to heart. Literally just listen to the album & form your own opinion. It’s not that hard, really.

[@googleedwardbernays6455]

Look where youre at: a failed musician attempting to allign himself in music by critiquing music. And NPCs who cant formulate a single original idea are obviously gunna gravitate to a charlatan.

[@cocoabeans5792]

Melon is daddy

[@lordrathut]

@@googleedwardbernays6455 I wouldn't say he's a failed musician. Many people just play instruments for themselves and that seems to be what he does with bass

[@voidsabre_]

It actually IS pretty hard to listen to as many albums through as he does because it's what he does full time for a living. Listeners count on bim to slog through all these releases and tell them what they should give their much more limited listening time

[@Lil_trashy]

Your “unreveiwable 1” review better be on the list

[@CheeseyMilkshakes]

I'd love to see this done to Post Malone's Stoney, the tagline of the review says it "proves Post Malones status as a one hit wonder" which is hilarious now.

[@aqeelraja4750]

😂true

[@-Average-]

Yeah noone is talking about it here, weird

[@oshaviolation]

I don’t even like post, but damn, fantano was wrong on this one lol

[@aqeelraja4750]

@@oshaviolation he gave b&b a 7 tho, after saying his first album was a one hit wonder

[@HOTD108_]

@@aqeelraja4750 "bUt a SeVEn IS A bAD scOrE!!!!"

[@dc8128]

This is such a good series concept

[@pascalg16]

"my most trash opinions"

[@Dill_Pickle5760]

Hell yeah it is, I love how Anthony has so many types of content

[@natechenry]

@@pascalg16 how can opinions be trash if they’re just opinions?

[@frackingfluidinjection]

@@Dill_Pickle5760 Literally all he does and is known for is reviewing music (on his main channel, anyway; i’m aware of his other channel too)

[@pascalg16]

@@natechenry Trash means wrong.People can have wrong opinions.

[@dwright3252]

What about “Golden Hour” by Kacey Musgraves? I remember he got ratio’d pretty hard with the dislikes, and many people disagreed there

[@ItsXandrr]

Your most recent Sexy Redd album review just got added!

[@sillyl8y]

The real worst review is the friends we made along the way

[@sillyl8y]

And also Birds In The Trap 😡

[@nickcabrera3087]

@@sillyl8y Birds in the trap sing Brian Mckniiight, percocet and codeine please don’t take my liiife

[@TheDrunkLawyer]

@@nickcabrera3087 quavo best bar ever hands down love that

[@mihirb8090]

I don't understand ur pfp pls help

[@sillyl8y]

@@mihirb8090 😉

[@BillyCobbOfficial]

M83 Hurry Up, We’re Only Dreaming got a 4

[@Geoooooooooo]

I give you a 10 Billy 😎

[@carolinasleeper4484]

the correct score

[@ash-xp5kv]

hey i know your song

[@isaacbrock2206]

Hey Billy, do you know me?

[@alexm9744]

Yeah giving that album a 4 is a crime.

[@TheGoobsters]

Snarky puppy fucks bro. Listen to Beep Box, Big Ugly, Shofukan, Lingus, Sharktank, Chonks. Crazy arrangements, insane production, left hooks outta nowhere. Super talented group

[@ankihansen2489]

Yeah, Xavi, What About Me?, Bring Is The Light, I Asked, Binky... They are all mindblowing!

[@k-leb4671]

I didn't need to know about their sex life.

[@lord_foob]

This comment reads like fucking nonsense if you don’t know what it’s about

[@wockhardtsipper]

make a sequel: Tyler The Creator - Cherry Bomb Kanye West - Yeezus Hiatus Kaiyote review Mac Miller - Swimming

[@benkeenan3903]

Childish Gambino - Because the Internet

[@calliope_x3]

Vince Staples - Summertime '06

[@MH1414SkILz]

M.E.D, Blu, Madlib - Bad neighbor

[@aSmallGreenDot]

@@MH1414SkILz i totally forgot about his review of that

[@axeties3087]

Arctic monkeys : AM

[@mishamazureka3486]

look, usually I can disagree with melon but understand where he's coming from, but when he talks about Choose Your Weapon I swear to fucking god we listened to different records

[@logicalnonsense0058]

Ikr like did we hear the same vocals??

[@Sillylittletotebagqueen]

100000% agree

[@spacejazz6272]

yup, one of the only times his review genuinely baffled me

[@cameroncorp]

Yeah same it's my favourite of all time 😔

[@brixiu5]

Hard cosign. I am convinced he is listening through broken headphones. The take is so weird.

[@sperinthalakkat9831]

How do you not like snarky puppy ? Also, worlds - poter Robinson Swimming - Mac Miller Because the internet - Childish Gambino

[@DeadCanuck]

Right?! Snarky Puppy is dope. Also he said on Twitter he’s doing a second vid so Swimming will prob be on there lol.

[@vincentlo7678]

I saw a Snarky Puppy concert not knowing what they were doing, I found it pretty long and underwhelming considering people next to us saying it was the best band ever and trashing the opening act (Jazz fans amirite). It's just my opinion

[@TheCarrots101]

All those records are very eh and he was right about them

[@sinnafy5506]

His psychodrama- Dave Review wasn’t well received either

[@Skipnrip]

Because the Internet is trash

[@jacey9267]

I am now a brand new fan of steve wilson, and i owe it all to this mans incompetence. god bless

[@loganleatherman7647]

Imagine a 13 yr old referring to someone else’s subjective opinion as “incompetence”. Hilarious. Shouldn’t you be practicing your trombone rn?

[@taylosaurus]

@@loganleatherman7647 Pretty sure it was a joke, bud.

[@cheej5529]

Suggestions for a sequel: Kanye West - Yeezus Mac Miller - Swimming Lil Pump - Self Titled Saba - Care For Me Dizzy Wright - The Golden Age (I can agree with all of these reviews except for Swimming but people took issue with a lot of these)

[@PanelPanda]

The video ends with 2014FHD and the video length is 20:14 what are you trying to tell us Melon?

[@TomasZombieDogGame]

He’s been having wet dreams about Cole

[@skecherkid6411]

@@TomasZombieDogGame lmao

[@tadhgkeogh5292]

He is j Cole

[@henrywise2746]

@@TomasZombieDogGame ayooooo 🤣🤣🤣

[@tannerpickle]

I love how real Anthony is. He's mature enough to admit when he has changed his mind or may have been too harsh. But he also stands firm if he still feels a certain way. Keep doing your thing Realthony Mantano.

[@JorgeGomez-hx5uu]

And yet people will still moan

[@oshaviolation]

it’s the reason I like him, both for his content and as a person. so many people shit on fantano but even though he and I often don’t agree, he always presents a thoughtful analysis and his score always feels true to his perspective. he always seems real. makes me appreciate it even when we do disagree

[@MetagrossOverlordX]

Was waiting for the "unsubscribed"

[@tannerpickle]

I should have said that LOL

[@tannerpickle]

Exactly. We all have different opinions and that's okay.

[@benjybrasington9508]

Here come the vultures comments

[@lordmeep5803]

Whaaaat no love for snarky puppy??? I think snarky puppy has some of the most powerful orchestral jazz songs I’ve ever heard. Played it in high school and still listen to it today.

[@CrunkPartyBitches]

"it's the jazz version of a thesis paper" "I played it in high school" Gonna let you put these two together

[@ststst981]

Compared to orchestral jazz like Kamasi Washington, snarky puppy is kinda flat and college-tier

[@cooldudemcgee4457]

There is no way you actually forgot swimming. Either melon is going to do whole video on swimming or he’s just pretending that review never happened.

[@Jadenparksyt]

He’s obviously pretending it never happened

[@LOLquendoTV]

He said on twitter hed make a part 2 to this vid

[@OnGodsLevel]

im pretty sure he didn't wanna trash the album again assuming mac died. idk why people are so confused by this

[@Substantial-hf1rm]

@@OnGodsLevel People seem to assume that Anthony has to redeem himself for his opinion.

[@OnGodsLevel]

@@Substantial-hf1rm that’s what I’m thinking. Like he committed a war crime for not liking an album

[@modernmusicmayhem769]

I wake up in a cold sweat every night because of your Mac Miller Swimming review

[@im_waffles2920]

F

[@rashotcake6945]

His swimming review traumatized my eight beautiful sons

[@ItamarZ13]

I love The Raven That Refused to Sing

[@dorianl7294]

It's a masterpiece. Easily some of the darkest music Steven Wilson has ever written.

[@Robbay363]

It's a very solid album. I prefer HCE myself but I get why some people prefer The Raven.

[@donovanredd7378]

That Fear Inoculum review also got a bunch of smoke.

[@PCamron90]

This begs for a sequel, because what is glaringly absent is Mac Miller - Swimming Deftones - Ohms Mastodon - Emperor of Sand Tool - Fear Inoculum Post Malone - Stoney Meshuggah - The Violent Sleep of Reason

[@jakubselecky2384]

Yelawolf - Love Story

[@briantxfazoli]

dance gavin dance - instant gratifications

[@guyroo9974]

Slowdive - Slowdive

[@jeremyusreevu237]

Don't forget about Neotheater.

[@tom202404]

and cherry bomb by tyler

[@offmxds678]

Swimming - Mac Miller. absolutely the worst review you've ever done.

[@TreyDZd]

Facts, idk how he loved Circle but not Swimming. It was literally better

[@DJ5540]

Pretty sure it has the worst like/dislike ratio of any video he's done.

[@kaioken1301]

I truly can not understand how someone that thought circles was an 8/10 can straight up hate swimming.

[@cookie0329]

That and also Murder of the Universe by KGLW, he completely missed the point of the album

[@Smoovkillalot]

@@TreyDZd a lot of people loved circles and didn’t like swimming. I was one of those people, but my love for circles made me go back and appreciate swimming

[@mezathome8162]

ok but honestly that critique that nai palm’s lower vocals arent as “powerful” just goes to show a lack appreciation for nai palm’s dynamics as an artistic choice, like vocals in soul singing get so compressed and even though she technically doesn’t have great control over the projection of lower notes she’s just accentuating something that happens naturally in her voice but also happens to be very beautiful because of the emotion those natural dynamics can evoke, its so magical and beautiful and amazing and her agility and rhythmic technique still “make up” for that non issue

[@ghabrielibrahim7794]

To be quite fair, if anyone asks me I'll say Hiatus Kaiyote is one of the coolest bands in the last few years, but in all honesty I seldom listen to the record itself. 99.9% of the time I prefer to listen to several of the great quality live recordings available on YT. I really don't care for the mixing in the album and just enjoy heavily the little touches they add on different performances while never going too far away from the original tone of the tunes...

[@drewOG3]

Extremely shocked that the Swimming review didn’t make the cut 😂

[@dionb7584]

Because he is scared to address it. He was always overly harsh on Mac. Gave him an 8 on Circles because he felt bad. If Mac was alive he would have given it a 3 or lower. Don't understand how he can like Circles more than Swimming because he has always hated Mac's singing. Swimming is nearly all rap while Circles is a lot of singing. Makes no sense how he gave them scores.

[@vietbeats_783]

@@dionb7584 this is such a stupid comment. call Anthony’s reviews as anything but disingenuous as not. How he can like circles over swimming? It’s his opinion. Ps I prefer swimming over circles.

[@dionb7584]

@@vietbeats_783 I have no problem if someone prefers Circles to Swimming. That's fine. It's just weird that he gave Circles a very good review considering he has hated Macs singing in the past. Circles would be the exact type of Mac Miller album I would've expected him to hate. I think if it came out when Mac was alive it would have got a terrible review.

[@vietbeats_783]

@@dionb7584 you shouldn’t be suprised at this point. Not the first time he did this. Gave Travis, Tyler, Kid Cudi, Charli XCX, Kanye all 4/10 and below, but all still received 9/10’s and above.

[@dionb7584]

@@vietbeats_783 Yeah but it's the fact that he enjoyed the style of Mac Miller that he had previously strongly disliked so much. It's not as if Kid Cudi sounded the same on KSG and SBTH

[@ProphetNewYork]

"Stoney" by Post Malone got 21k dislikes.... forgot that one LOL

[@davidwu8951]

Post Malone ain't my type tbh so i ain't mad he missed that one 👍🏿

[@dariamorgendorffer6812]

@@davidwu8951 ok?? want a cookie??

[@davidwu8951]

@@dariamorgendorffer6812 yeah I'm a fat piece of shit I'll take one

[@user-xo7go4rr7g]

@@davidwu8951 stoney to the average viewer is a 7 album minimum. It didnt sound like everything out rn and had a distinct and different vibe/sound most were use to.

[@davidwu8951]

@@user-xo7go4rr7g don't know if we heard the same album but it's like pretty bland and unoriginal all around, production and lyrics. Also post Malone literally does not have any heart and soul when he sings. Cool guy tho

[@tpspeed]

Im surprised he didnt mention Fear Inoculum. I know a lot of Tool fans absolutely loved it, even the tool Reddit had a heyday trying to rip that review apart

[@jacksonconstantine5740]

@Conrad Nickelson yeah I’m a lifelong metal fan and I’ve never got the tool hype. Their stuff after Undertow is so pretentious. It’s like if Rick and Morty made music.

[@Gravityys]

@Conrad Nickelson Except Tool haven't put out anything undeserving of their fan's admiration imo.

[@clintonjackson1597]

House Of Balloons Swimming 2014 Forest Hills Drive are the ones that genuinely made me mad 😂

[@jacksheridan1470]

You not mentioning Saba - care for me is actually a crime

[@kehindehopkins6933]

And Swimming

[@aznbond3279]

He knows what he’s doing with that one. He literally has not provided any substance to why he doesn’t like it past “it’s nothing special”

[@paidioriordan9040]

Care for me is one of the best rap albums of recent times

[@iamkeithheart]

I think he talks about it again in a Lets Argue video. I don’t remember which one.

[@kehindehopkins6933]

@@iamkeithheart he did, but still deserved another mention

[@stonedbird219]

The deftones reviews, literally all of them are disliked except koi no yokan

[@benthompson1341]

I think everyone can agree with me that Ohms is not worse than Gore

[@chevielovelass5337]

Came here for this

[@austinsteed1581]

He really just doesn’t like Deftones not sure why he still reviews them

[@ando7551]

@@benthompson1341 ohms was way better than Gore. Can't believe he gave it a 3

[@uwi2190]

@@austinsteed1581 you cant only review things you like, if people only reviewed things they liked then you wouldnt understand what the reviewers tastes are. you need a contrast between what he thinks is good or bad music to understand any reviews, this way u understand what their likes and dislikes are and theres a relationship built between the viewer and the reviewer. also why wouldnt he review the album, its kinda his job y'know, his living is putting out his opinion so if that opinion is negative so be it

[@vulcan930]

I still believe that Wet Dreamz is a storytelling masterpiece and it is blasphemy to call it “awkward” or “too much” because it isn’t. It’s personal and realistic and manages to be a storytelling song that isn’t dark and depressing. I will stand by this forever even when i am in my grave and enjoying heaven because whoever is above us also agrees that Wet Dreamz is a storytelling masterpiece.

[@ZombiesWerePeopleToo]

I’m a huge snarky puppy fan but it’s very funny that he described them as a jazz college thesis

[@benjaminseelig8675]

I love them too, but that is very accurate 😭😭😭Whenever I listen to We Like it Here, it sounds like Berkley.

[@travis8106]

Everything was chill 'til he dissed Snarky Puppy

[@unadventurer_]

Right?! Like, I completely understand what he's saying, but cmon! How can you hate Snarky Puppy?!

[@owenharris4693]

It’s just orchestrated funk...🤷‍♂️

[@hugowasalreadytaken]

This comment read my mind

[@travis8106]

@@owenharris4693 don't care what it "just is" it sounds good

[@GlitzPixie]

@@owenharris4693 all music is just noises with labels slapped on it but I guess this makes you feel smart

[@jordanhrndz]

Why don’t you want to talk about Swimming? Is it cause Mac passed? It’s literally one of your most hated reviews, you shouldn’t just avoid it. It has 8.3k likes to 40K dislikes. Edit: Fantano acknowledged it on Twitter and said he plans on doing another and that this one was already to long to include it.

[@HOTD108_]

*too long

[@rime4479]

@@HOTD108_ *two long

[@WyWid]

Idiots are above me. It’s 27yq. Not “to” not “too” not “two”.

[@MelMelodyWerner]

idiots are above me. it's "vore anyone who perpetuates the TND comment section is only memes while adding nothing to the conversation themselves meme". not "to" not "too" not "two" not "27yq".

[@christopherlowery3797]

So you jumped down his throat based on a presumption?

[@Diax1324]

12:07 I love that record, and I totally agree. I think it has major, major emotional and technical moments that are mind blowing (Such as drive home's guitar solo), but the overall sensation is that of deep conservatism. I perceive that Steven was afraid to offend people with progressive song formats AND creative production... Which is hilarious.

[@MrBrezelwurst]

When I read the title, my mind immediately jumped to all Deftones reviews he ever did

[@christiandavenport8807]

Anthony: I didn't like the weirdly creepy predatory attitude towards women Gives Bastard a 7

[@christiandavenport8807]

@Jimmy Mac oh i know the comment was a joke but good point

[@pippincovington1348]

@Jimmy Mac satire or no, the rape stuff is super over the top. Almost every single song centers around rape. Imagine watching a movie that is just rape scenes over and over. Kinda weird

[@Robot_Eva]

This is legit why i cant revisit any of Tyler's stuff pre flower boy. You start to vibe with a track and then it just throws you off and makes your skin crawl

[@eliasmg9144]

@@pippincovington1348 did you mean a clockwork orange?

[@swagmessiah17]

@@Robot_Eva bastard and goblin are like that, but Wolf and cherry bomb aren’t like that. if you like flower boy, you’ll notice how he matures thru both those albums. it’s a good listen if you’re willing to hit up stuff like Answer, 2SEATER, etc. :)

[@TyroneGParks]

The Ohms Review was received poorly as well (rightfully so) lol

[@SB-jq8jj]

Agreed

[@jamesgarcia607]

he hates deftones for some reason, i think chino railed his mom or something

[@TomPFC]

The AM review didn’t go down too well...

[@bimblor7945]

that album is still shit

[@axeties3087]

@@bimblor7945 wrong opinion.

[@UNICORN_cr]

the next one will definitely have sexyreds album

[@user-qt1ti8tq8d]

Days Before Rodeo is supposed to or at least feels gritty, raw and really "muddy", some of the transitions, vocals and overall mix of the songs can sound really dirty, chaotic etc... but that's what i love about it so much, it's that "amateur" feel and it's with no doubt my favorite Travis project ever but i respect and i could see why someone could not like it because of that tough

[@user-qt1ti8tq8d]

@Jimmy Mac yesssss also the outro on The Prayer and how he comes in, the adlibs, that beatttt, the mood, that slowdownnnn, that song gives me chills everytime brooo and Backyard toooooooo 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@oceanzmusic]

That mixtape I knew travis was a damn star ✨

[@ricardosoares4655]

the good old "you dont get it, its supposed to sound like shit"

[@veesofficial9478]

@Jimmy Mac facts still play those to this day

[@joaoii1082]

I enjoy it, but no doubt it lacks a whole lot. Fantano was having high expectations and didn't like because Travis was hitting below his talent ceiling

[@marsrover5898]

“cole’s music appeals but doesn’t always impress” is perfectly said about j cole’s music. People were acting like he dropped black on both sides or something when in reality he just dropped an okay rap album

[@3rnestito993]

@Perverted Alchemist I used to be a cole Stan and this is 1000% true. He can drop a 12 track album full of songs to the level of Middle Child if he would stop staying true

[@cstarcrusher]

funcrusher +

[@kurozavi]

That’s what I’m saying jcole is not spectacular at all but he’s good

[@WinedandDined27]

to me, J Cole and Big Sean are the two most mediocre rappers of their generation. They are literally as mid as mid gets; if you were to make a graph of every single rapper of the 2010s, from the underground to the mumble rap to the pop to whatever else, they would be dead centre in the middle of it all. I have never liked either (tho I Do It was admittedly pretty catchy when it first dropped). I think both of them are capable of much better music but both put out the most generic sounding, run of the mill, average (in terms of lyrics, production, and even voice) hip hop of the 2010s. I'm not a hater at all, I think they both have it in them to put out monster albums, I just haven't heard it yet. I could care less, either way, tho. I'm only here to say I never saw the hype in either, especially Cole.

[@kurozavi]

@@WinedandDined27 the only reason there not mediocre is because there worst but jcole definently has great songs so what u said is definently a stretch even though his albums are so mid certain songs stand out to me in his discography

[@josephchamberlain3681]

I thought it was courageous in a way to address these. There wasn't a lot of acknowledgment going on... That being said, it underlines the fact that reviews (even well informed, professional ones) are inherently subjective, and while we can gain some insight to be sure, we ultimately have to listen for ourselves to arrive at our own conclusions.

[@killapositionz2]

I will never understand how someone can listen to the Hiatus Kaiyote record, listen to the Lil Pump record and come to the conclusion that the Lil Pump record is superior music. That's wild. No hate, that's just wild to me. The song Jekyll alone is better than Lil Pump's entire discography.

[@sincereflowers3218]

That's because that's not how his numbered ratings work. No one cares about this though lol. Like a 7 for lil pump is not equivalent to a 7 for Kendrick Lamar. DAMN. was a 7 FOR KENDRICK where as pumps tape was a 7 FOR HIM. One to one comparisons are the main reason why his reviews get so much flak 😂

[@killapositionz2]

@@sincereflowers3218 yeah I get that but at the same time it's never made sense to me.

[@killapositionz2]

@Jose Bernal ok so with that logic how do you rate a debut record? That's silly, he clearly doesn't do that. Their body of works has a little bit to do with the score but he's not grading on a curve most of the time he's just judging the individual album on its own merits.

[@killapositionz2]

@Jose Bernal it's more of a genre thing. Like Lil Pump is a 7/10 for a trap album, Hiatus Kaiyote Choose Your Weapon is a 6/10 Neo-Soul album, that's how he does it I think.

[@Honeybee-fi2xi]

I agree with you way too much 👌 Molasses is definitely one of my favorites and the first songs I listened to it and it was amazing. The ability to switch up tempo, and incorporate so many genres, it was an enjoyable journey. 🌻

[@antiallison7321]

Damn that Snarky Puppy take probably made more people mad than any of these reviews lmao

[@brysonmiller3113]

I had to double take there, Snarky Puppy is one of my favorite groups. I don’t really see what there is to not like about them.

[@lfkw2484]

Especially talking about Sylva. Literally the best jazz record of the decade

[@WinedandDined27]

@@brysonmiller3113, I suppose to me it's kind of derivative sounding (of what specifically I couldn't say, it just doesn't sound fresh when I listen to it). It's also painfully 'jammy', which many people, myself included, cannot stand. I admittedly have not heard every Snarky Puppy song, and Lingus has it's moments; I just can't get into them overall as a group. If you bare with me, I think the best way of describing their sound to me is that it's less interesting than it is *trying* to sound interesting. The music to me sounds like they are saying "hey listen to us, aren't we cool?! you're supposed to like us!", which is what I think Anthony was getting at when he said it's jazz's equivalent to a college thesis. I guess it sounds somewhat superficial to my ear, kind of like the guy who we all know who isn't interesting/cool so he makes up for it by telling everyone how interesting/cool he is when we all know it's bullshit. As pseudo-intellectual as this sounds, it's as if they are telling me to like them rather than just giving me a reason to like them on my own--if that makes sense. Lotta mumbo-jumbo in there, I know. But I am trying to give a well thought out reason as to why I, and perhaps other people don't particularly care for Snarky Puppy. I don't hate them, wouldn't be upset if they were playing in the background, but can't force myself to put them on for more than a couple minutes before getting tired of it. And yes, I am a musician who can appreciate the technical ability, yes I am into all kinds of music, etc etc blah blah blah...

[@brysonmiller3113]

@@WinedandDined27 i can kinda see where you are coming from. However, I would say it’s the community surrounding the band that kinda has that atmosphere of insisting that you have to like them. Personally, I never really got that impression by the group themselves.

[@WinedandDined27]

@@brysonmiller3113, I wasn't talking about the band verbally giving off that air or even doing so in their attitude--but rather instrumentally, musically. What's that thing people always say about Vampire Weekend? That their music sounds like what their fanbase looks like or something like that? Similar concept here. Idk anything about the band themselves, it just sounds like when I hear a song from them it's the musical equivalent of some guy telling me how cool he is instead of just actually being cool and letting me figure it out for myself. The classic "show don't tell" deal, albeit a bit more nuanced and analogical in this instance. And/or, to use the college thesis thing again, it's this perfectly written paper; grammar is on point, 10k words, lush vocabulary, etc. but isn't really saying anything. Kinda shallow, I suppose. Even tho they are talented, I guess I feel like any group of extremely competent musicians could do the same thing. We've all read stuff like that before whereas we're reading it we think for a brief moment that we're getting something of real poignancy or depth due to it seeming to be technically well written, only to realize it's just a bunch of big words that don't mean much at the end of the day. Nothing stuck with you, because the writer didn't actually have much to say, and instead was just sort of showing off his writing ability (think current Eminem). Not a perfect comp, but there are elements of what makes modern Eminem less pleasant than older Eminem in Snarky Puppy for me, along with the somewhat abstract "show don't tell" bit I previously iterated. It feels weird to go so in-depth on why I DON'T like something, but when you stated you couldn't see how anyone could not like them it actually piqued my interest, seeing as I don't like them but never really pinpointed why specifically.

[@RunningEagle2011]

Let's be real here, very few critics face their own polarity head on as well as Anthony does. Even if we don't see eye to eye sometimes, it's dope that he can put forth a video like this

[@zanguauvaitomacu4925]

He is a youtuber. He works for views, not for well thoughout music reviews.

[@JaydevRaol]

Yeah

[@theeoddments960]

@@zanguauvaitomacu4925 thanks za- Nang- Zheng-vi Fuck it

[@MikeyJBlakeJR]

It's not easy to publicly state an argument that people may not agree with. I doubt your job is easy, but you're good at it. Good on you for acknowledging your critics.

[@RoarTheRapper]

I like how we as human in some ways NEED validation from others, like we want everyone to like what we like in order to feel good about something. I can see what Anthony’s saying about these reviews and I understand peoples criticism but find it interesting that the criticism for things like MBDTF has been running for TEN YEARS.

[@louzky.177]

cuteness overload!!!

[@chopincj7530]

Red Light isn't here because he's drained out now.

[@forgot2poop]

came here looking for it lmao

[@iiwuxi3032]

Nah, it’s cuz drainers were fine with the review. The lack of critical accessibility and nonchalant amateur charm bladee has is actually part of why I love him

[@edving6784]

@@iiwuxi3032 if u look at the like to dislike ratio we were not particulary fine with the review however personally I completely understand bc when I first heard his music it was the worst thing I had ever heard and now I can’t listen to anything else

[@noah9373]

sponge man ice cone

[@youkee6722]

@@edving6784 big true

[@Soft_Machine]

I'm still salty about Cherry Bomb getting a friggin 3

[@joaoii1082]

Me too😂

[@cameron7426]

he just couldn’t understand the death grips influence 😤

[@Madbro204]

I’m a Tyler STAN and that shit was actual ass

[@joaoii1082]

@@Madbro204 what made you dislike it so much

[@Soft_Machine]

@@Madbro204 your just wrong

[@tracemcsorley4036]

I die of laughter every time he says "transition", his inflection on it is always the exact same no what what context

[@thehiddenone2895]

Yeah, Flannel Man I still think you have some explaining to do with Swimming and especially Care For Me.