Tones and I - Welcome to the Madhouse ALBUM REVIEW

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TONES AND I - WELCOME TO THE MADHOUSE / 2021 / ELEKTRA / DANCE POP
0/10
Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?

[@fabianmedina7556]

The face of the King Crimson says it all.

[@soaribb32]

True

[@gavatundejr4986]

You silly fool, thats Magical mystery tour in the back

[@spoonmeanie5644]

That's The 21st Century Schizoid Man you silly

[@danielpries7758]

It’s his eyes at the end for me

[@phantom-pr6op]

Nonagon with King Crimson is a mood and Anthony is most definetely feeling it.

[@holic9786]

You only disliked this album because it’s awful. Really shows your bias.

[@gratat14yearsago50]

OMG I THOUGHT YOU WERE ME FOR A SECOND I WAS SO CONFUSED LMAO

[@drugdealer6]

@@gratat14yearsago50 bruh 😭

[@dougxvale]

I dislike some albums as well because it's not only the production it's also my strong dislike towards the artist. Examples would be: Total Xanarchy 0/10 The Chainsmokers - Memories... Do Not Open 0/10 Angelic 2 The Core 0/10 Nacho - La Criatura 0/10

[@JaMorantBiggerArm]

@@dougxvale Angelic 2 The Core is a 10/10 no arguments needed

[@MiscellaneousBLKGirl]

🏆

[@emomu]

In Australia, everything is upside down, so if you turn the 0 upsides down, it's still a 0.

[@benro6564]

underrated comment lmfao

[@JezzaSezza]

This probably would have been the top comment if you commented the day this review came out

[@c-dawg69]

And MBDTF is a 9

[@emomu]

@@c-dawg69 lmao

[@emomu]

@@JezzaSezza yeah :/

[@thebonapettit9828]

Dance monkey is the biggest L the aussies have gotten since the war they lost to birds

[@thisbubblygoodness7611]

to be fair those emus were tough as fuck

[@polt1664]

how tf did dance monkey even blow up as much as it did? its unironically one of the worst songs ive ever heard

[@pillowhead5689]

@@polt1664 it catchy in the worst possible way

[@alphalax7747]

You talkin about dodos?

[@TheRadPlayer]

@@pillowhead5689 It's chorus is a monster hook. But it's the kind of hook you get from an abusive spouse.

[@scrunchycrumbundles8013]

“Imagine dragons producing a beat for a spirit Halloween commercial.” You’re cold blooded Fantano, and I’m here for it.

[@YukonHexsun]

Yeah that stopped me in my tracks when I heard it. Just had to sit back and go "Jesus Christ Anthony, dropping the damn elbow on her."

[@jeremysmith4620]

Melon has to be careful saying things like "sucking on a binky" and "sounding like a pharmaceutical commercial." I'm quite frankly surprised he's not already wanted for murder after everything he has said in this review. "Just a zero." Goddamn Anthony, tell us how you really feel. There wasn't even anything left of this album to bury after he got done with the review.

[@BlueBoboDoo100]

"Cyndi Lauper trying to hum falsetto through a kazoo" was my favorite

[@jeremysmith4620]

@@BlueBoboDoo100 I see your kazoo colors shining through.. So don't be afraid to give it a blow, Your kazoo colors... Hmm hmm hmm, hm hmmmm hm Hmm hm hmmmm hm.

[@daleheyer]

such great burn.

[@_PuppetMaster86]

The 21st Century Schizoid Man in the background is horrified by this Tones and I album.

[@Roadrunner-n9k]

this made me laugh

[@TheDAWinz]

LOL

[@koflii3398]

W

[@JaMorantBiggerArm]

nice

[@hildakoshill7012]

Putting fucking King Crimson in background of a Tones and I review is a sin

[@colleen6341]

i have to listen to her songs all fucking day at work it’s turning me into the joker

[@man4437]

That "how to create the Joker" meme but it ends on "2021: have someone work at H&M"

[@sundragonn]

im so glad i stopped working retail before dance monkey blew up. truly a blessing

[@paulaandrea1015]

😂😂😂

[@colleen6341]

@TONES AND I IS THE QUEEN OF POP, NOT MADONNA ok well she can be the marie antoinette of pop then.....

[@l.f.simutis7231]

Stay strong friend.

[@Betta66]

On the shelf behind him: - King Crimson screaming in terror at the garbage Fantano had to review - King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard with an infinitely better Australian album than the one Fantano had to review

[@very025]

Nice pun

[@Betta66]

@@very025 OMG I swear that wasn't intentional

[@HOWZERGOD]

THE RHYMESSSSS

[@samt3412]

Why did Fantano subject absolutely banger albums to being in this video

[@andrei11dr]

Maybe it's a code ,trying to describe a never ending suffering the album caused.

[@aw11348]

This is possibly Anthony's most consistently disrespectful review ever. So many brutal one-liners

[@synthesiageek4667]

Red flannel red flannel

[@vinnied5866]

His sheer confusion and disgust over her singing about being lonely and then singing about being mean and antisocial is just *chef’s kiss*

[@Windows98.]

It’s definitely gonna be something I go back to, reminds me of Miley Cyrus and her Dead Pets

[@mrkd2k10]

Nah it will still take something to beat his Eminem Revival review

[@mthokozisindlovu4566]

His Lil xan review will always have that title

[@ZeuzMakesMusic]

Imagine if he was never introduced to her on a lets argue episode

[@Gothstana]

Us Australians have to suffer so now all of you do too.

[@JaMorantBiggerArm]

@@Gothstana But you guys have Tkay Maidza and Genesis Owusu and also KGLW so that's cool

[@noelc8927]

And Kangaroo Jack

[@DeadSeraphin]

And Kirin J Callinan

[@wilmerweber273]

@@Gothstana Bro you live a country that is a lot safer than other countries, be thankful where you live. You’re lucky to have a great healthy life so stop acting like you ain’t safe or healthy at all. Cos u clearly have internet since you typing in the comments. A lot of people are suffering in this world and u just want to complain about something small? Move on with your life.

[@ahhhhh4658]

If this was called “Welcome to the m.A.A.d House” you would have given it a 10

[@ahhhhh4658]

@@CountryHistory193 thanks buddy :)

[@demi172]

more accurately a 9

[@ludvigholst4767]

good tones, m.A.A.d house

[@piXel6932yt]

Nothing Can Save This Album!

[@logyross6883]

best version of this joke I've seen

[@oieusouobixo]

Jesus fuck, not even actual Imagine Dragons got him this mad...

[@fuziontonygaming]

Dans voice is at least tolerable and isn’t that bad of a singer.

[@Jack75188]

@@fuziontonygaming at least Demons and Radioactive are legit bangers. Dance Monkey make me wanted to stab a baby.

[@zackzallie8735]

Imagine Dragons is Pink Floyd compared to this whining chipmunk singing.

[@lucymorrison5184]

I honestly enjoyed their first record and Origins, this is just painful

[@LC-sz1zl]

ANOTHER HISTORICAL EVENT IN THE SAME MONTH FANTANO RELAX

[@JaMorantBiggerArm]

10 AND a 10 without the 1

[@In.New.York.I.Milly.Rock.]

It's just beginning my guy. Kanye coming soon, hopefully. Maybe a Cal appearance too???

[@layicorn]

@@In.New.York.I.Milly.Rock. Shit I'm hyped for that Yeezy album, hope it's better than JIK

[@JaMorantBiggerArm]

@@layicorn Heard the album is like a 3 part album with each having Donda West talking so thats cool

[@siccfucc6615]

@@In.New.York.I.Milly.Rock. hype for cal ngl

[@breadwinnerstyle8347]

not even gonna lie, i clicked on this jokingly saying he was gonna give it a 0

[@sitcomenjoyer7950]

SAME

[@marcuswakefield1983]

me tooooo

[@jameshartman3630]

I expected at least a 3 or something

[@willnovak4173]

zero is what it deserves, if not less

[@EpixFusion]

Not even a decent/strong zero... it's like a strong -1 to a light 0

[@DomoFudge]

Vocals that scream “I was a soprano in theatre class and nobody ever told me ‘no’”

[@fuziontonygaming]

Toni sounds like a Karen then especially bragging about her success just based on Luck.

[@nangsanbhalangblah333]

I'm not music nerdy enough but I feel like this is a burn.😶😭

[@marcelosaletti1183]

@@nangsanbhalangblah333 sopranos carrie the stereotype about being obnoxious bc their vocal type allow them to sing higher than everyone more easily and louder, which make them the soloists in many many cases.

[@hamflavoredlipbalm6077]

bastard lovechild of melanie martinez, ray davies, and sting

[@bradman194]

"It sounds like Cyndi Lauper trying to hum falsetto notes through a kazoo." Good God, Fantano you murdered this woman.

[@travisfalk1241]

Fucking legendary

[@DaFuqBoom]

The art cover teases us of how bad the songs are going to be.

[@Thirtle]

@@spicyycam896 are you good?

[@dougxvale]

@@Thirtle that's not the real melonhead. I'm not a fan of Tones and I and don't follow her but I'd give a 2/10 for effort and staying relevant.

[@Thirtle]

@@dougxvale I know it's not the real melon don't worry lmao

[@rigohatesmusic5429]

Album covers can really say a lot and can sway people from listening to it. Yeah this is just bad

[@jamwither9847]

goosebumps lookin album cover

[@NigelGrab]

As an Australian, Tones and I is our absolute worst export of all time. Dance Monkey is a war crime to music.

[@thebeingdestroyerofworlds8690]

Australia has some of my favorite artists, Tame impala is one of the best pop artist in current years, king gizzard has very interesting stuff, empire of the sun make cool edm But ye, fuck tones and I

[@cw175]

Problem is , dance monkey is annoyingly catchy- this album has no such songs

[@starropenisthe4th786]

I guess maybe it’s what y’all get for having the pop excellence of the Minogue sisters? I’m so embarrassed for Australia

[@browngirlinaclownworld2077]

Y'all are close to wearing out the good will that AC/DC and Nick Cave bought you.

[@SAVANTI711]

Here Here mate. Why the fuck did we back her.

[@VerdanaVideos]

We went from a 10 to a 0 in one week. Melon man is becoming increasingly radicalized.

[@bim2013]

Back to tha rootz

[@briant8871]

@Splatoon 2 Hundred Sinner Get Ready

[@artemiykopych]

holy shit its the font guy

[@VerdanaVideos]

@@artemiykopych holy shit it’s the incredibox guy

[@WeepingAndGnashingOfTeeth]

The squeaky kick pedal was put there on purpose, its hinting that Tony will be moving in an industrial noise direction

[@52BLUE]

🤣

[@jonathonhollis7080]

Tones & I ft. Have A Nice Life confirmed

[@KINOSWAGMONEY]

Welcome to the Money Store

[@mrsuns10]

Nine Inch Tony

[@nocapskenzo]

It’s actually an unironic tribute to Bonham’s kick pedal in Since I’ve Been Loving You

[@longtou6781]

Anthony really giving the people who make the “all fantano 0s/10s” videos a wild month

[@jerrysmith1445]

Haha 😂

[@smoldream2908]

He had to make up for the 10/10, lest the entire world suffer due to its impact

[@percassette3106]

and the NOT GOOD videos as well

[@JoJoBlair]

💀💀💀

[@jimwarddeegin1417]

What else got a 0/10 lately?

[@SwaggerSonic]

A 10, a Not Good, and now a 0 all in the same month. The Melon’s keeping us on our toes

[@xxx_sista_jud3_xxx]

Wait what was the 10?

[@xxx_sista_jud3_xxx]

Nvm I found it

[@audreywong7494]

@@xxx_sista_jud3_xxx The Turning Wheel by Spellling

[@vanillakilla23]

Now we just need Cal to rise from the dead and we got ourselves a memorable Melon month

[@ayyyayay]

@@vanillakilla23 and another nav record

[@WitchVulgar]

A Light 0 is the lowest numerical score you can get. Congratulations, Tones and I

[@Dylan-Frost]

👀 Negative numbers 👀

[@waycnf7229]

Can't wait to see a Strong -1 in the future. Would be cool.

[@footwinner1]

I live in Taiwan where Dance Monkey was really popular and I think a lot of success for artists like Tones and I relies on listeners from foreign countries having basic to mid level understandings of English. Hugely successful pop in the US is often underwhelming, but does hit a certain standard. Out here it’s the wild west of what barely listenable song will be imported over. The line mentioned here about “does anyone else feel like this?” is a perfect example where the vague and basic nature of the line benefits its success in a place where it’s harder for listeners to understand metaphorical speech. I heard Dance Monkey probably ten times at the gym here before learning what it was called or who it was by, which happened due to Anthony over here.

[@very025]

Dance monkey was also huge in Italy and France

[@madisonkung8390]

Hi fellow Taiwanese, also I think you're partially correct in that statement because it charted extremely high in a lot of other non-Anglophone countries which don't have a high percentage of English speakers. I also think it's partially due to a lot of music producers promoting it in excess in an attempt to appeal to your people, which can make almost any song popular (e.g. a lot of songs off Sour got big off this)

[@footwinner1]

@@madisonkung8390 Definitely. Do you know how these producers go about doing this in Taiwan? I've been curious since radio isn't a thing anymore. Most people I know here listen to music on youtube and spotify but I'm unsure if labels are able to target certain areas through these.

[@wintermute8315]

To be fair, Tones' voice sounds like an Asian mum yelling at you from the next room.

[@StrawberryDonutKing]

Yeah there's really something about these kinds of pop songs that just stick with countries that don't have English as their first language t. guy in netherlands

[@NathanielKorb]

The worst part about her singing is that she sounds like she probably could sing well but just refuses to.

[@sirum3n262]

I mean she’s shown on earlier tracks like Johnny Run Away that she can actually sing well without the screechy high voice. If there’s one song I can tolerate from Tones and I, it’s that one.

[@angel_of_rust]

no she can't

[@roddorfj]

The singing voice is so fake sounding, especially when you hear her speaking voice.

[@IsiahTomas]

So, basically Lorde 2.ass

[@larissabrglum3856]

It's a major pet peeve of mine when singers put affectations on their voices. I've noticed it's usually young female singers, hence the term "indie girl voice." Why do they do it? Do they think it'll make them sound distinctive?

[@BradTasteInMusicOfficial]

I saw the thumbnail and the album cover and was like “this is probably a 0”

[@JadenVEpic]

Hey Brad, fancy meeting you here

[@mill3370]

Me too

[@trevbev45]

Well you were right. The album was a zero after all.

[@andreigentes6613]

I know you from AOTY 😳

[@nick1834]

I kinda like the album cover

[@masterofdisguise9564]

He put “Welcome to the Madhouse” in the least favorite tracks, and I wonder if he meant the opener or if he just hates this album so much that his least favorite track is the very concept of its existence.

[@Dylan-Frost]

This album is so bad that he didn't even put a favorite track

[@turboshazed7370]

The title track is fucking unbearable.

[@johnpaulcross424]

Mathematically speaking, this is worse than Angelic to the Core.

[@luskebus]

Tbh yeah angelic 2 the core is horrible but kind of enjoyable, this is just shit

[@RobinHood-cd9mh]

Cause angelic to the core is enjoyable in a so bad it's good way

[@2000Doriyas]

Angelic is literally The Room if it were an album, Madhouse is like a dumpster fire on wheels with a brick on the pedal heading towards an oil rig on the coast, can’t end quickly enough

[@Theweirdoizhere]

@@2000Doriyas LMFAO

[@geramed2593]

angelic to the core was destinated to be bad but in a good purpose but the tones and i album was bad even without trying it

[@dysperdotted]

fantano fans rushing to make an “every 0 fantano gave” video.

[@RCT3ClubPenguin]

i fucking love how pretty much everyone agrees with anthony in this one

[@very025]

I saw a couple of Tones and I fans here. Arguing with them is funnier than arguing with Tom McDonald fans

[@jeremyusreevu237]

I don't. I thought this album was alright.

[@angel_of_rust]

the dislikes are the marketing team and t*n*s *nd *'s fans

[@johnpaulcross424]

@@very025 for there only being about 7 they’re surprisingly rabid

[@rabielamrabet1533]

Because pretty much no one heard the record and just judged from the dance monkey which they hate since it was a popular hit ( mainly ), so yeah T&I is like the new cool to hate on artist.. that's being said, the album is basically a high pitched compilation of Sia's worst and blandest tracks that couldn't make it into the final cut of her last albums.

[@trashhuman3977]

"At least a group of theater kids could pull together a decent production of Rocky Horror, this isn't even Rocky Perturbed" *Holy shit you fucking killed her dude*

[@mandatorysemicolon6427]

Rocky Mildly Inconvenienced

[@steviegreenthumb4720]

Ive never felt the need to speak for my entire country before, but I actually have to here. Australia is deeply sorry for exporting Tones and I to the rest of the world. She should still be busking on a sidewalk on the gold coast. I can't describe how much we regret this mix up.

[@very025]

I mean you gave us King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

[@overbeb]

I expect Parliamentary investigations into Triple J immediately. You really messed up with this one.

[@ajgerbi]

I don’t forgive, expect a nuke soon.

[@alexpentland5462]

I’m just gonna give you the heads up Anthony, the Australians are gonna love you forever after this review

[@RecklessInternetting]

Anyone with functional ears*

[@_..Justin-Case.._]

We don’t forgive him for his Avalanches review tho.

[@ollie7247]

Everyone in this country strongly dislikes tones and I, a black stain on our music scene

[@RecklessInternetting]

@@ollie7247 that's not true. There are entire comments sections filled with children and fuckwits who absolutely love her.

[@barnieboi69]

She sounds like she’s got a long string of shower drain hair down her throat. And as an Aussie I will forever love melon

[@lukas4112]

"I was hoping she would improve on her *proceeds to list every single aspect of music and songwriting*"

[@OsKarMike1306]

List of things Tones And I should improve for future releases: -Literally everything -Get someone else to sing

[@tommymckai]

This piece from Sputnik Music sums it up perfectly: “Welcome to the Madhouse is truly the worst. It’s hard to even make jokes about because it’s so bad that I just want to call my mom and tell her I love her. It’s destroyed the eternal optimist in me. This is everything I hate about music rolled up into one hackneyed, pandering, faux-defiant, poorly produced, gratingly sung, lyrically immature sack of incontrovertible dog shit.”

[@JeanMarceaux]

In other words, red headphones.

[@Daedalus4]

Her soul has been ruthlessly taken

[@sirpsychosussy]

ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba

[@sqyx93]

💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@kiethveseyofficial]

@@sirpsychosussyPLAY THAT SHIT!!

[@sonicthehedgegod]

she literally sounds like she’s never drank water once in her life. my throat hurts hearing her sing.

[@nv52895]

the cover art looks like a cover for a forgettable goosebumps novel book

[@barrette.lediard4010]

Somebody's been slipping RL Stine that good MDMA.

[@zzcolby27]

Looks like a poster for a Playhouse Disney show. Like Johnny and the Sprites or whatever it was called.

[@jeremyusreevu237]

Yeah, I agree. The album does look like a Goosebumps cover.

[@urban9906]

Was thinking the same

[@LukeLikesToDraw]

It looks like a mix between the Beast from the East and Welcome to Dead House covers.

[@TheRealDomantasSabonis]

Anthony probably hates that one person on let’s argue who introduced him to Tones and I

[@default0467]

Saboner

[@SpicyMapping]

holy shit it’s domantas sabonis

[@killerbug05]

E

[@RecklessInternetting]

To be fair, I would too. Except I live in Australia and she's fucking everywhere. Please send help.

[@Rodrigombia1990]

@@RecklessInternetting You already have them, they're called spiders.

[@weeskle2]

“46% liked this album” *Damn it’s nearly impossible to get below an 80%*

[@very025]

Isn’t that even lower than A2TC Edit: I just once accidentally read 53% it’s 13%

[@shiningnightmare5616]

Masseduction by St. Vincent got around 49% St. Vincent = Tones and I confirmed

[@NotFine]

Its 39 now lol

[@SK1238723947238947234]

@@shiningnightmare5616 I still don’t know why masseduction got that tho. Did it get review bombed or something?

[@shiningnightmare5616]

@@SK1238723947238947234 - Masseduction win grammu for best rock performance - People angry - "This is not rock" - Their fave didn't win - *Masseduction 49% accident Ok actually I don't know the actual reason but She's winning grammy for that might be one of the factor

[@BigOwl51]

The biggest travesty about Tones And I is that she wasn’t a one hit wonder

[@firstnamelastname7244]

Has she had any hits besides dance monkey?

[@BigOwl51]

@@firstnamelastname7244not in America but in the rest of the world her songs “never seen the rain”, “fly away” and a few others were all big hits.

[@firstnamelastname7244]

@@BigOwl51 I'm sorry.

[@supernaut3382]

He's lucky that he doesn't live in Australia, where she is played on radio and on tv to a nauseating extent.

[@dtanobo]

The way triple J plays her music unironically purely because she's famous internationally

[@ViiPeRzZv]

shits fucked ey

[@B1akTang1dH4rt]

She makes me embarassed to be Australian I swear to god

[@advictoriams]

Hottest 100 and ARIA bait. I miss when Triple J played good music

[@ejectabsent]

its constant torture at this point, and all the basic young people lapping it up only encourages it

[@Profit974]

A 10, 0, and not good in the same month? He really took it personally when dunkey said he’s only gives 7s

[@thekillerdynamo]

This is gonna start such a big drama you guys

[@angrypinata4147]

huge drama

[@eliasmg9144]

Now we need a NOT BAD

[@Beegstation]

Dunkey vs Melon is the animal-fruit feud I always wanted

[@mccartney7762]

jesus i don't think he's ever torn apart an album quite like this. absolutely brutal

[@thecommentssectionwithbret625]

*Thank you for watching, endeavor,* *write to the expert and* *broker as soon for more enlightenment* *and tips What>app....* *+

[@Marie-qv6on]

@@thecommentssectionwithbret625 stop you’re weird

[@prammetacon3010]

@@thecommentssectionwithbret625 wtf it's the real fantano?? I will trust this man

[@marisaj6577]

jaw dropped 4 times in 8 min shit was wiild

[@jadusdoe8470]

Literally no one is disagreeing here, this album really does suck lmao

[@moecash8450]

It’s soooooooooo mediocre

[@lucymorrison5184]

@Moè CaSh mediocre is generous, it’s absolutely horrific

[@JezzaSezza]

Imagine even listening to it

[@jamiegraystone123]

Wow Melon, I can’t believe you’d give another album a 10 so soon after The Turning Wheel!

[@countyfacts6920]

Even if your number was in binary it would be overselling it.

[@chrisconway4764]

“Welcome to the Madhouse” is what I feel like when I open your comment section every video

[@gavatundejr4986]

Drake

[@butdoicaretho]

@@gavatundejr4986 Example A: This is the reply to op 💀

[@papayer]

@@butdoicaretho Drake

[@MrBjnelson]

😂

[@JaMorantBiggerArm]

Drake

[@hiimemily]

I've never heard Melon give a review where he has literally nothing good to say. First time for everything, I guess. Congratulations, Tones and I. You managed to make the first non-joke LIGHT 0 in Needle Drop history.

[@ellarevmira]

your profile pic is really cute, emily

[@hiimemily]

@@ellarevmira why thank you

[@computer-love]

@@hiimemily hi you're emily

[@patriciofernandez2711]

@@computer-love Are you Russian or did you get your username from Crime and Punishment?

[@hc3314]

@@patriciofernandez2711 they probably named emily

[@havesomecarrots]

going to the comments of her videos and seeing so many people praise her singing...like, i don't want her to be inundated with nothing but insults, because that sounds miserable and i don't have anything against her as a person, but like jesus christ how can you defend those vocals? do tones and i fans live in an alternate universe? this is one of the few artists that i genuinely cannot understand the appeal of

[@NotFine]

The power of subjectivity I guess

[@peepsiee]

yeah but she’s “qUIrKy” and “nOt LIkE tHE oTHEr sInGeRS”

[@CylindricalWhistle]

I think a lot of them are not native English speakers and so they aren't as affected by the affected way she pronounces words.

[@havesomecarrots]

@@CylindricalWhistle yeah, that could definitely explain part of it

[@vincentlo7678]

It works well with children I guess, my nephew loves Dance Monkey

[@heyitskaden]

This is truly a unique album. Most horrible albums are just incredibly underwhelming or laughably bad, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard an album like this that is just genuinely difficult to sit all the way through. Even harsh noise albums are more listenable than this

[@spoonmeanie5644]

Angelic 2 The Core is a good contender

[@persephone8169]

Pulse demon is easier to listen to than anything from tones and I

[@joem1604]

Merzbow hits different at 3am

[@pixiepearl2783]

@@joem1604 lmao it really does, speaking of good noise music, check out body shame, found him on tik tok and it's some pretty sick electronic noise music

[@simonsanchezkumrich8489]

Hollindagain by animal collective must be better i bet

[@talkingtadpole3001]

Tones and I's creative process: Googling "laptop commercial type beat" every day.

[@nathanhickman1135]

I saw this comment while listening to it and I have to agree. I have so far been able to invasion laptops flying around in a infinite white void for all of the tracks so far.

[@TheAngryPheonix]

This is the person who wrote Dance Monkey, listened to it and thought, “This really needs to be an album.The novelty hasnt worn off yet.”

[@noahz4034]

I love your profile picture!

[@kindagamer7779]

Anthony sounds so dead inside, I can't even imagine the torture he put himself through while listening to this album.

[@guy15124]

I just think he sounds dead inside all the time this dude is so annoying

[@cadoo_7654]

"sounds like cyndy lauper singing falsettos through a kazoo" holy shit bro, I didnt even listen to it, but I am definitely curious.

[@jeremyusreevu237]

You should. It's actually pretty good. Won't Sleep and Fly Away are especially good.

[@crustpunkjesuschrist]

Don’t bother. I like imperfect voices, as a fan of groups like the Front Bottoms and Bob Dylan, but her voice is so recognizably awful yet hollow and impression-less.

[@heckingbamboozled8097]

@@jeremyusreevu237 Yikes, Fly Away sounds like the type of song some "quirky" high school girl would listen to while telling people she listens to foreign music (because Tones is from Australia). Pretty concerning that you consider the album itself pretty good, ngl

[@Richo_Vee]

Fly Away sounds like something I hear while shopping at fucking Kmart. Yes, I mean Kmart in Australia. *Fucking bless me.*

[@pedrotauil1654]

I feel like the only thing between this album and a “Worst of the year” nomination is the possibility of a new Corey Feldman album

[@bebgeggy4966]

this record is worse than angelic 2 the core though. i enjoy angelic a bit because its so hilariously bad and honestly an unintentionally interesting experience. madhouse just pisses me off though. it literally upsets me

[@jacksonconstantine5740]

@@bebgeggy4966 I agree. It’s like comparing The Room and Man of Steel. One’s so bad it’s good, one’s a crime against humanity

[@NatsumiMovies]

@@jacksonconstantine5740 Suicide Squad is worse than Man of Steel

[@jacksonconstantine5740]

@@NatsumiMovies Joel Kinnaman.

[@juansaavedra145]

At this point, Corey Feldman’s music is kind of endearing lol

[@KingBlonde]

My friend saw tones and I live and she mainly did "pop" covers of boomer rock radio songs and a few originals. Really shows how herself and her management view her career.

[@VitaminBeez]

My girlfriend loves Tones and I. She literally WAS a theater kid who did Rocky Horror. Dear god....

[@2000Doriyas]

Break it off now king, I know it’s not gonna be easy

[@Wolfiegreenwood]

You should leave her.

[@ThePowercanal]

Good for her, people can listen whatever the fuck they want

[@sirpsychosussy]

I admire your character, dude. A lesser man like myself would have got into a relationship-ending argument over such a music taste.

[@exkouka3248]

break it off realtalk

[@Bxrry]

if you play anything from this album in my car, you're getting ran over

[@zackzallie8735]

Fun fact: if you play Tones and I in a headphones in a library, you still getting kicked out.

[@edv.3788]

what does this mean

[@iamryan9234]

How are they going to get ran over if they are in your car?..

[@starropenisthe4th786]

@@iamryan9234 pushed out of the car then ran over?

[@IK-yb5rn]

Vehicular manslaughter because I don’t like your taste in music

[@poopslayr2149]

The only reason her voice sounds so nasally is bc shes in Australia so therefore shes singing upside down. Have some consideration Anthony 😤😤😤

[@sewellydewelly8191]

i live in victoria and a couple of my friends' bands were rehearsing at a local studio we use all the time for gigs, rehearsals and recordings, and, according to them, one day tones & i just rocked up out of nowhere and demanded the owner of the studio kick them all out so she could use the studio all for herself, ive heard the same story from like 8 people who were all there at the time. its not a very well known studio apart from the people who frequent it, and the weirdest part is it primarily used by the local metal and punk bands. (edit: this happened, i believe around late 2019 to early 2020, whenever dance monkey started to get reeeaaally popular / and yes, the studio owner did end up kicking out the other bands for her, it wasn't really his fault tho, he didn't have much of a choice)

[@RD-tw7sx]

What's the studio called?

[@sewellydewelly8191]

@@RD-tw7sx singing bird studios

[@RD-tw7sx]

@@sewellydewelly8191 thanks!

[@RD-tw7sx]

@@sewellydewelly8191 in Frankston?

[@sewellydewelly8191]

@@RD-tw7sx yes

[@bradyo2]

My girlfriend made the mistake of playing ‘I’m a mess’ on a random Spotify playlist in the car once and I was flabbergasted as to how it was created by a real human being. It randomly came up again yesterday so I decided to KZbin and see if Fantano had reviewed it. I’ve never felt more justified in my life than I did hearing his opinion on that piece of shit.

[@FeedWillyStyle]

"This thing isn't even 'Rocky Perturbed'." Zero chill, Anthony.

[@chernobylcoleslaw6698]

I loved that line.

[@wesleylarks838]

I feel bad for King Crimson in the background. He never asked for this

[@tukaanimies]

His face really tells it all.

[@Theeosees]

It's really sad that she has tons of fans that think she is genuinely like a next-level vocal prodigy singer

[@Francisah]

I've watched this review twice a day since it came out. Truly soothing music to my aching ears after enduring Dance Monkey.

[@MacoAndrews]

I feel sad that the review is based on a song that its not on the album. but that's me.

[@Francisah]

@@MacoAndrews The review was based on the fact that it was bad.

[@MacoAndrews]

@@Francisah yeah, sure. Doesn't sound like a revenge for dance monkey at all... See talks in this album about how hard is for her to be hated for doing her stuff without causing harm to anyone and seeing you guys hating on her like that, makes me thing that despite of her music being not good, she has a point.

[@Francisah]

@@MacoAndrews Bro, get your ears checked

[@MacoAndrews]

@@Francisah sure...

[@dr.dolittle4505]

"At least a group of theater kids could pull together a decent production of Rocky Horror. This thing isn't even Rocky Perturbed."

[@MrReklaw226]

Yes, that is something he said.

[@heckingbamboozled8097]

@@MrReklaw226 Don't you just love how terrible youtube comments are? "Hey guys! He said this quote! So funny amiright gimme likes"

[@hhoopplaa]

@@heckingbamboozled8097 Oh no, how dare they repeat the quote to stress this line they found funny! Nah sorry, I find comments like yours worse.

[@JaMorantBiggerArm]

@@heckingbamboozled8097 😐

[@forgiveness999]

I will never forgive Triple J for allowing her to make it big

[@danwillreview]

I will never forgive Triple J for sticking around as long as it has. It should've folded in the 90's

[@turkandjaydee]

I can’t believe we still pay for that trash station to exist

[@dtanobo]

I'll never forgive them for having a whole world of independant music but instead opting to play the same 30 songs on loop every single day. FBI radio is infinitely better.

[@luxslash]

They should be pushing artists like Ruel. Instead, the world thinks Tones & I and Iggy Azaelia are the best Australia has to offer...

[@telstraofficial]

They even did a hack episode saying that everyone hating on her had “tall poppy syndrome” and that it was because she was a successful woman. bruh

[@tylermcallister6875]

"Sounds like Imagine Dragons producing a beat for a Spirit Halloween commercial" fuck I wish someone would roast me as good as Melon roasts these records

[@LukeLikesToDraw]

Lemme try. Tyler McAllister? Sounds like a rejected Kevin McCallister if they were even more bratty.

[@noahthomson2774]

that's nothing, just wait until masked wolf releases his debut album next year.

[@calvin7978]

i think he’ll get a 4-5/10 tbh

[@omenp6203]

Ladies and Gents, now we don’t need to watch his best/worst albums lists at the end of the year

[@jirehjirehjirehjireh]

Both #1 spots are spoiled

[@MelMelodyWerner]

The Big Day didn't get #1 worst in 2019 despite being a 0/10 too, so nice try, but NOT GOOD's can be anything from a 0 to maybe a 3 going by the year end lists.

[@internetrandodotcom]

@@MelMelodyWerner that’s true, but judging by how hard this album got shat on, it’s reasonable to expect this to be the #1 worst album on fantano’s list. like, it got lower than a light 0

[@dancerarinz556]

We do have 5 months left... Anything can happen. I mean, there were 2 10's in 2018.

[@vindicator.]

@@dancerarinz556 like Corey feldman can bless us with a new disasterpiece album

[@jakecroce2944]

A 10 and a 0 on the same month this is truly history in the making and I’m proud to be apart of it

[@suffermore1576]

also a not good

[@xcx000]

thank you ice jj fish

[@3katsime]

@@suffermore1576 is that worse than a 0?

[@suffermore1576]

@@3katsime not necessarily but still

[@sameenshakya5188]

Damn right

[@coffeeshack6160]

Anthony fantano is the only human being that has listened to this album from start to end

[@justaguywithhisgrasseson5522]

I did. And I hated every second of it 0.8/10 for me

[@IOxyrinchus]

It actually achieves its goal of being scary/horror themed by feeling like an endless nightmare

[@k-majik]

I've heard her live at a festival in Australia. Her voice in person left scars across my eardrums.

[@James-vy5jg]

Why tf would anyone go to a festival in Australia on their own accord

[@k-majik]

King Gizzard was playing later and their live show is great

[@James-vy5jg]

@@k-majik fair just the majority of the lineups are shocking here

[@cd-rom5717]

@@k-majik laneway '20?

[@Hayych.]

If you're talking about her at splendour on the grass. Idk how, but that performance of dance monkey is the most viewed video from her is the most viewed video on triple j's KZbin, sitting at a solid 126mil views

[@mugsyarulpaatham1662]

Getting a 0 is equally prestigious to getting a 10

[@Windows98.]

Technically rarer! Only 4 of these to 7 10’s (most people forget about Goblins Strong Strong Beefy Huge Gigantic In Your Face 10)

[@mugsyarulpaatham1662]

@@Windows98. yah. Everybody forgets about goblin

[@santoriomaker69]

@@Windows98. SWAG SWAG SWAG SWAG SWAG SWAG SWAG

[@mps83]

Tones? Is that you?

[@MathyouPage]

It still pisses me off that her track "Dance Monkey" was number 1 in Australia for 24 freaking weeks! She won't be known in a few years time and will go down as a one hit wonder.

[@turboshazed7370]

Dead serious Tones and I is making improvement.

[@lucidkangaroo8973]

@@turboshazed7370I somehow agree. She seems to be distancing herself as much from her first record as possible. But the album still gonna be below average

[@why3994]

I love how the king crimson cover is just absolutely terrified of this album

[@Rawbertoh]

yeezy rubbing his hands in anticipation as fantano's bar is set so low only a week before his new album

[@sameenshakya5188]

😂😂😂

[@ayubali2431]

watch him give it a decent 6 now

[@tylersquanto8938]

@@ayubali2431 it better not have anything sounding like that nah nah song he dropped earlier. That was his worst song ever Jesus Christ

[@getwobbledobbledoodleded8460]

@@tylersquanto8938 honestly I don't think you have to worry about that. I've heard good things from people that have been lucky enough to hear it.

[@JaMorantBiggerArm]

@@getwobbledobbledoodleded8460 I heard he's performing on rolling loud too so that's exciting

[@EldenaDoubleca5t]

I had no idea who this was but when he described her singing as Melanie Martinez but worse I was like oh NO

[@braedenlemasters6550]

that is genuinely offensive to melanie. melanie’s vocals sound like whitney houston’s or mariah carey’s compared to tones and i’s

[@itsnoodlesznpt2]

melanie martinez is adele compared to her 💀

[@unhxlysilver1688]

it's not even remotely similar to melanie LOL she has good production and good vocals at least tones&i is literally just 100 gecs if you sucked out all the quirk out of them

[@CP-zn2mg]

Haircutsformen that’s the worst insult you can possibly give an artist

[@stay_solid3461]

I like Melanie’s vocals tho... she got a nice raspy voice that’s also soothing and unique

[@Brabldibrablmann]

It's so satisfying to listen to melon describe in every way possible how annoying and unappealing her voice sounds, when that's all i did to no avail back when dance monkey was assaulting everyones eardrums day in and day out and everybody seemed to not care that it sounded absolutely atrocious

[@krats8212]

I hope dance monkey gets the hate it deserves now

[@wokski2587]

Peter jah ⁉️⁉️⁉️

[@HOWZERGOD]

Peter Jah❗❓❗❓❗❓

[@Ivanisasi]

"Welcome to the Madhouse" she's so craaaazyyyy

[@Izzyfbr]

hahahah ikr she’s so wild can’t take her anywhere 🤪

[@FELCommentary]

Shes just like a potato omgggg 🤪🤪🤪

[@vriskaserket1120]

Don’t forget about the Damaged tattoo on her forehead

[@perfectsekai]

she’s sooooo crazzzyyyyyy love her 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@undigesteddonut]

she's always goofing off 🤪🤪

[@codymenesini5102]

Album titles gives off big “I’m so quirky” vibes.

[@sand4273]

r/iamveryrandom

[@ziggle5000]

So do literally all of her songs

[@AntiVectorTV]

"Having more good days with Galirex, Askin' my doctor about the side effects." Anthony spittin more bars without even trying than the whole damn album.

[@chrisrosado754]

🔥

[@samueljackson8232]

I actually missed the song "Dance Monkey." never heard it, not once.

[@josemota9188]

Damn i envy u

[@samuelhubert7224]

How it was abused on radio for like a year straight

[@samuelhubert7224]

But gg

[@masonwyatt2488]

You have no idea how lucky you are

[@masonwyatt2488]

Stay away from that retched song at all costs

[@Vendice]

Since shes from Australia, maybe you should play the whole album backwards and who knows? It might sound better

[@masonkohler8657]

I tried hanging my phone upside down by the charging cable and it actually helped a lot.

[@redactedname247]

If you listen to it while upside down eventually all the blood will rush to your head and you will die. And you will be thankful as you won't have to finish listening to the album.

[@In.New.York.I.Milly.Rock.]

If you play it backwards, it sounds like DAMN. 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@JaMorantBiggerArm]

@@In.New.York.I.Milly.Rock. 7/10 comments

[@daniel6678]

i mean that certainly couldn’t make it worse

[@eliasjansons6273]

Is this the technically lowest score possible? That's actually quite an achievement

[@masterofdisguise9564]

Especially for a debut album. Takes a lot of effort to get a score that bad, clearly she has a lot of talent if she can get it on her first try.

[@angel_of_rust]

Nav would be proud

[@juhaniaho6698]

NOT GOOD

[@macnsteez3938]

"Cyndi Lauper humming falsetto notes through a kazoo" couldn't be a more perfect summary of her music 😂 bravo melon

[@Euan2814]

I have searched dance monkey up on KZbin and all of the comments are talking about how "amazing" her voice is. (Including a video from a vocal coach) I don't get it, I really don't.... what are they hearing that we aren't??

[@Dylan-Frost]

The only explanation is that it was opposite day when they wrote that

[@kuspo]

Every one of those musician/vocal coach/music teacher/white guy pretending to have never heard of Metallica before/ reacts channels are pandering to their viewers and never say a bad word about anything because that would lose them their subscribers etc. Most of those channels feed on their followers' desperate need for validation for their shitty taste in music. So I wouldn't really count on what some "react" channel has to say about tones and i or whoever else.

[@Euan2814]

@@kuspo yeah you're right. You know I sometimes forget that the Internet is just the Internet and some people just say things sometimes that they don't believe purely for a reaction/to pander to the general public.

[@nasholston5112]

I was just so dumbfounded by the success of "Dance Monkey". Literally one of the worst vocals I've ever heard and the song was getting played everywhere. So yeah I'm just gonna take his word fr it. No reason for me to listen to it.

[@thecinematicmind]

It’s like a Chipmunk that swan in an acid tank.

[@Warxoth]

@@thecinematicmind it's like if Tarzan's gorilla sister got an unholy urge to sing.

[@tutin4090]

Anything with an okay-ish bassline merits being fired to the moon on radio it seems

[@zackzallie8735]

The hardest challenge is letting my nephew dance and sing along to that horrendous ear torture.

[@jack101starZ]

2. Billion. Streams.

[@sethrozier6743]

cool, so this was the 0 you were talking about on Twitter. well deserved

[@tylersquanto8938]

Of course it wasn’t gonna be the Pop Smoke album

[@sethrozier6743]

@@tylersquanto8938 Pop Smoke was bad but not 0 bad. Fuck his label

[@maddexulanowski1184]

@@sethrozier6743 That album actually had quality songs. You would have to go through the center of the earth to find even anything here

[@tylersquanto8938]

@@sethrozier6743 Yeah, I listened to some of this album and it’s soul crushing. This is pretty much grocery store music…

[@sethrozier6743]

@Amanda Syifa Budiman he just tweeted the number 0

[@cskoolaid]

I’m so sorry you had to listen to this album 😭

[@thefogman2992]

When I said "Mariah Carey should get better taste to match her vocal range", it was because I hadn't heard Tones and I yet.

[@vivian-sasha-taylor]

In case anyone feels bad about Melon ripping her a new one, she's doing NFTs.

[@JaMorantBiggerArm]

Ew

[@brandon4117]

I suddenly feel like he wasn't harsh enough.

[@daftbanna7202]

whats that

[@lolwutizit]

@@daftbanna7202 It's when you sell "ownership" of intangible content like a video or a song for Ethereum, and the proof of ownership is a unique token that can be sold later. Basically a shitty scam bubble, existing tokens break fast, people rush trying to sell others' stuff, people rush putting out random shit to try and make a quick buck

[@punkishhiphop]

"Where's the exit?" God, that was so savage

[@kolsk1]

Tones and I have a bright future, we just need to work on our songwriting, production, lyrics, instrumentation choices, musicianship, vocal performance, harmonization, recording technique, subject matter and overall artistic vision.

[@thecommentssectionwithbret625]

*Thank you for watching, endeavor,* *write to the expert and* *broker as soon for more enlightenment* *and tips What>app....* *+

[@kolsk1]

@@thecommentssectionwithbret625 Sorry to break character but this message was the weirdest and most awesome thing of my day

[@baalaagaa]

I would like to apologise on behalf of all Australians for Tones and I.

[@tristan16291]

Apology accepted

[@charlesgarand]

Now the only possible redemption for Tones and I is through a hyperpop arc.

[@m00nrac00n]

She seems to be in her Jokerfication right now, so Hyper/Glitch Pop should not be off the table. Then again she is radio fluff. Im sure she does not want to anger her mom fans who like her "funny, quirky voice" with crazy production.

[@SK1238723947238947234]

featuring dorian electra.

[@redactedname247]

If Tones and I puts out a hyperpop song called "Dumb Zebra" I am blaming you.

[@charlesgarand]

@@m00nrac00n true! But remember Charli XCX used to be radio fluff! PC music and hyperpop are transformative in that they allow for the curation of music landscapes which require some (re)considering sometimes. The pop tropes could be celebrated through warping, distortion, and thematic appropriation an experimental direction.

[@willnovak4173]

If anyone has the potential to ruin hyperpop it would be Tones and I

[@JiveTAB]

The "Fall Apart" pedal squeak is actually hilarious. That's the only song I went to go listen to after this review, haha

[@MrDwightSchrute]

I went to listen to hear it but I couldn’t detect it :(

[@juliorodrigo6259]

@@MrDwightSchrute it’s almost unpercievable, you really have to pay attention to the kick drum. But once you detect it, you cannot ignore it anymore!

[@trocoplaytv1254]

@@juliorodrigo6259 I disagree personally but I respect your experience. My experience I hear it whenever she isn't singing over it and very loudly too. When she sings it's barely audible. But otherwise it's very loud for me

[@aryansinha1001]

That King Crimson record cover showing my reaction to that album

[@flz_5848]

Producer: "How much talent you want?" "No"

[@MrWAFFLEPANDAMAN]

The Joker calls this album Welcome to the Normalhouse