I'm Actually Very Reasonable
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- Опубліковано 18 бер 2022
- Hot take incoming.
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Don't be so harsh on yourself melon, I believe you're opinions are worth at least a high 3
I'll give this opinion a light to decnt 7
Maybe a light 4
Feelin a light to decent 6 on your opinion towards melon's opinion
strong 6
@@fasd182 This comment on another's opinion? It's NOT GOOD.
You are reasonable, thank you for giving me back my wife and kids, anthony!!
🤦🏼♂️
Bruh
And they were still recognisable when you got them? Damn!
It's good to see you and Anthony on good terms, Mr. Nem
How does it feel to see your idol get destroyed by a melon every time he drops
I think a problem may be that the average people who engage with your content don't actually engage in much critical content besides you. They expect you to basically function as an advertisement rather than a critic, because people like certain things as a product rather than a piece of art worth critically analyzing.
I definitely don't always agree with you but you are certainly a consistent and fair critic. I just feel like a lot of people don't want a fair critic, they want confirmation bias.
damn well said, you got a solid point
The first thought I think of when I read this was the gaming community who do this very thing all the time.
yes.
Normally I hate critics, Pitchfork and Metacritic are all bs to me and I also hate when people try to justify an album's quality based on the reviews that those critics gave and not form their own opinion, Although I Love Fantano cuz he not only critics it but also adds a bit of fun in it so the audience stays engaged
@@BJAdamBarry eh i would disagree that the gaming community is on the opposite end since places like ign and gamespot get consistent hate for not having critical reviews. everything is a lazy list of 'salient features'.people like avgn and dunkey have dominated conversation in gaming since the start of youtube
I have literally been watching you for over a decade. I may not agree with all of your reviews but at least you are consistent. You give all of your reasons for why you don't like something, even if we don't agree with the reasons.
Also he adds fun to these reviews to let the audience stay engaged and not just come off as a nerd reviewing music with big words
only exception: the review of Jaden Smith’s 2019 ‘ERYS’ album
@Undiiviidual is Bad Album was bad
@@perplexed1783 not really. if you follow along it’s a pretty decent concept album, plus it has plenty of great songs
His review of Care Package _ Drake is fucking horrible but other than that I agree
I think the reason why you're arguably the most prominent music reviewer on the site is because even when we disagree on the quality of an album, you bring up very valid points to support your feelings on whichever album is getting reviewed. I think that's what leads to people disliking your reviews. It's easy to dismiss criticism when it's so outlandish that it doesn't even make sense to engage with it, but when there's a hint of truth to it? That definitely hits a lot harder.
This is it. He always gives constructive criticism. He doesn’t go into an album not wanting it to be good and he always tells artists where they could improve. Other reviewers say that they don’t like something without explaining why but he always does
thats just wrong. his reasons for not liking gunna is completely off base
@@iggunnafandom7432 the only reason you need is that he sounds half asleep on 90% of his tracks
@@iggunnafandom7432 thought this was a joke until I looked at your channel name LMAOOO
@@Jahammed you ain’t even listen to his music I bet
Man is prepping us for that Crash review
I want him to give it an 8 so bad but he’ll probably give it a 5 :(
me too 😭😭 I loved it I'd give it a 9 myself. But even if he does im gonna still love it regardless
Anybody who's taking Melon's critical reception so seriously that they genuinely believe that he's only out to give people poor review scores should go and watch Dunkey's videos on game critics because even though he’s talking about a completely different art form, his reasoning and logic applies to critics of all kinds
love how dunkey can spit on something you love, yet you are still laughing at it lmao
@@victormeursault his arkham city review is Anthony Twisted Fantasy review, even tho MBDTF is overrated
@@DMVGREY “MBDTF is overrated” 🤓
@@TommyTom21 yeah it's not a 10 its closer to a strong 7
@@TommyTom21 it absolutely is though, Anthonys score was lenient
you are genuinely one of the most well-spoken media people ive heard and i could listen to you ramble about anything because its just fun and interesting to see you navigate thoughts/modern topics so well. i would love to know what you credit your learned dialogue to most? reading something specific? or specific radio/podcast? writing? obviously a combo but anything specific that influcened the way you talk/reason i would love to hear THANKS
Let's just be thankful that the world's most popular music critic is actually a decent human being. Like sure, sometimes Fantano is a bit brazen but at least he has good morals and is respectful towards everyone. The last thing we need is another toxic internet personality who uses their platform to spread hate and misinformation.
Beautifully said.
I watched Fantano a bunch from 2013-16 and have only recently started coming back to the channel to see what he's up to lately. What impressed me is that he's still plugging away and basically sticking to the same format he had a decade ago. Obviously he's expanded the content offering with things like Let's Argue, livestreams et al, but the consistency in style and tone of his reviews is unwavering and that's proof to me that the only agenda he has is celebrating the artform and thinking about and sharing his love of music. I'm glad to see the channel continue to gain traction and I hope whatever annoyances come with increased exposure don't inhibit another ten years of great reviews. He's a real one.
Sorry if you’re feeling frustrated Anthony. The internet is so scary! You’re the best, and we’re more than grateful for all the content, including shitposts. Remember that taking breaks from social media will always help! Your well-being is always number one priority!
He’s a multimillionaire off of the hate and he’s complaining about the hate lmao what a baby
@@DouglasCarter69 L take
@@DouglasCarter69 L take
@@DouglasCarter69 Lt buddy
@@DouglasCarter69 for real look at his Twitter he's not free of spreading hate himself. His hard core fans are aggressive as hell too.
I mean I think you’re a very thoughtful guy melon, but repeating “MBDTF WILL NEVER BE MORE THAN A 6” over and over again isn’t a good way to make your point.
Joking aside, you are definitely a thoughtful and insightful dude. I don’t always agree but I really respect how you come to your conclusions. There’s a reason you still have an audience. If everyone agreed with you all the time, you probably wouldn’t be as thoughtful as you are.
Hot take: your 7 for DAMN and the associated review did a great job articulating some of the problems I had with it, while acknowledging there is a very high floor for the quality level on a Kendrick album. There have been others I didn’t agree with, but it reminds me not to treat your opinions as anything less than honestly held and well thought out. It’s obvious what your taste is in music after listening for years, and I can’t think of anything you’ve reviewed that wasn’t in line with that
Honestly I would say it’s a 8 or 9 bad but a 7 isn’t a bad rating imo
@@arjunvivekraj8758 I interpret a 7 as an excellent/very enjoyable project that’s worth getting, but it either has a significant flaw, or has a concept that didn’t work (or no concept at all). From his review, Anthony thought the concept fell completely flat, which ought to be Kendrick’s strong suit. If there’s a 7 from that year he criminally underrated I’d probably say SZA, because the concept for CTRL is stronger every time I listen to it
@@arjunvivekraj8758 These comments are kind of annoying because a 7 is to me virtually the same as an 8 or a 9. It's like you're saying that any slight deviation from your opinion is worth less but hey you at least liked it so you're not completely wrong.
I know you probably don't think anything like that but there's this vibe around his fanbase every time he makes a review that basically any deviation from the standard opinion is bad. See: the Silk Sonic review which was wildly positive but still extremely controversial
There was quality on DAMN? Where was it hiding. Humble is the best song on it and its mid. Everything else is a borefest
@@navsbiggeststanandpersonal6138 Sorry songs like FEAR didn't hype you up bro but that doesn't make them bad quality. There's plenty of good to be had on the album even if it's not nearly as strong as GKMC or TPAB.
HOT TAKE:
have a banana🍌
🤯
That sounds like something an unreasonable person would say…
it was cathartic to see melon defend himself like this considering how chill he typically is with these types of criticisms
Here’s my take: Fantano is immune to fanboy-ism. I started watching him back in 2010. He reviewed an album and gave it a 6 or something. The band’s album right before was almost perfect and I was pissed cuz I loved the band but I didn’t want to admit their latest album was boring. I eventually came to terms with it. Anyway, I guess it was enough to catch my attention and I kept watching his videos. I don’t always agree but I know he’s always honest. Fantano is a real one.
Death grips
TV On The Radio?
(I hope I'm wrong, though, because I thought Nine Types of Light was their masterpiece and much more consistent than Dear Science.)
I love the fact that you're actually willing to put out a negative review today, unlike many publications that won't give anything less than a 5/10. And while I may not agree with everything you say, we all have our own opinion. I started my own album and music journey in Fall of 2017, and four and a half years later, I've only heard six albums I'd consider a 10/10, and I've heard others I'd give a 1 or 2.
I respect you for it, and your articulation of your opinions has helped reshape the way I think about music. I think about artistic purpose, and even if its just fun music without much of a message, I can still enjoy that too.
Don't listen to people who say stupid stuff online.
What are those 6 albums? Just curious
@@ibrahimdelomavicsmithson164 I'm mainly into alt-rock, but I've been diversifying my palette recently. Those six albums are:
Good Kid, Maad City by Kendrick Lamar
Melodrama by Lorde
The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance
The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
A Thousand Suns by Linkin Park
Trench by Twenty One Pilots
Some other albums that are nearly 10s for me:
The Eminem Show by Eminem
Meteora by Linkin Park
A Rush of Blood To The Head by Coldplay
Currents by Tame Impala
@@megaascension2748 AROBTTH !!! Good taste man, that’s like top 2 coldplay for me (viva la vida’s my top 1, very biased towards the art/baroque pop/rock sounds)
@@megaascension2748 based ATS enjoyer
It was very reasonable of you to steal both of my kidneys for your BBQ Anthony, your guests were so impressed that they screamed
Melon, saying you're reasonable simply for being 'white' isn't a good enough justification
That’s true, but it worked for the founding fathers.
Him mentally preparing himself for the backlash for him giving Crash a strong 5/light 6
Honestly i'm scared he'll give it a 4. He didn't react positively to any of the non-single tracks on his stream yesterday
@@ericma7276 scared
bruh
3, album is not good as Motomami
@@ferencssalvoski3721 I haven’t heard motomami but yeah i wouldn’t be surprised, crash was disappointing
You're all good Anthony, we love you. I hope shit doesn't get to you too much.
I mean I still think a lot of what was said on that Carrie & Lowell review was Bad Takes, and I still think that Melon is a human being capable of love compassion and intelligent thought lol. You can think both things if you yourself are a rational human being.
based
The tiger shirt makes its return. What a monumental day
I appreciate that you're honest about your negative opinions. Nothing is more annoying or condescending than watching someone review something and noticing that they are desperately trying to find positive things about it.
I'm a 48 year old who's been watching you for years. I mostly watch because I find your reviews entertaining, but you've also turned me onto newer music I might not have known about otherwise. I always appreciate that.
Great video and an important discussion to come back to. You have put me onto alot of great music with your reviews, and i usually check stuff out even if it's a negative review.
I've watched you since 2011-2012 and two things are for sure.
1) you definitely care about music
2) I may not agree with all of the bad rated reviews, but I know when you give a 10 (or relatively high score), the music ALWAYS slaps. Replay value is debatable, but the listening experience is worth it!
Thanks Fantano!
@Keu V Forsure, I can respect that and there is a grey area to both our points.
For me, the repeat value can be due to genre for example. I'm don't listen to heavy metal as much these days. However, I can 100% appreciate and applaud a well made metal album, but it's probably not in my daily rotation.
Also when Fantano give it a 10, it's probably a repealable album for him. Fantano 10 isn't always a 10 for me. But a Fantano 10 is always worth a listen.
I'm approaching 7 years of Needledrop content consumption. Disagreed with an outlook on a record you reviewed literally an hour ago. However, to this day, i still regard you as one of the most coherent and considerate voices in music appraisal, distinction, and theorization.
Needledrop serves as a launchpad, a kickoff towards harboring your own musical critique skills.
More poignantly, it serves as a reminder to listen to art with more than just your ears if you REALLY want to get something deeper out of it.
Thank you Anthony, keep it up
Easier said than done but don’t let the hate get to you, & keep doing what you’ve been doing for years. So many people would hate to see you change including myself😄
Besides his political opinions. Those need to change.
@@jackfordclassified Nah. His political opinions are based
@@Juli_is_Online lmao I hope ur joking. His political views revolve around not liking people who get the vaccine and Joe Rogan baddddd. He clowns on Jaden for being woke and yet he’s exactly like him. Some of what he says is fine tho.
idk if hes that much affected by it, his career is literally older than my whole life
he just say he does these reviews from a place of passion, and not clout or trolling
Hot take: Fantano is one of the most insightful music reviewers and you can actually learn something from any of his vids, even if he’s just shitting on your favorite artist.
Cold take: The fact that he hates Yeat
You don't need to protect your reasoning. It's your musical taste, and you do the best to express your love or frustration towards certain music. There are some objective reasonings in music, but it's very subjective what you enjoy, what emotions it creates, how you use your imagination & what songs personally mean to you. Everyone should embrace their own personal opinion on what they love about music, considering other opinion as an option or advice, but never as a face value.
anthony standing up for himself something i love to see
ok, I agree with your unbiased opinions Ant Fart
It wasn’t very reasonable from you to criticize my grandmother’s cookings so harshly, Melon
I feel like you get a lot of peoples’ flak because your impact reaches so far. Serves as a testament that your work captures an undeniably ranged audience, which is a good thing.
Keep doing your thing melon, one love brudda
Lmao you know how many times this man has given Dance Gavin Dance albums mediocre ratings? That’s my favorite goddamn band.
It LITERALLY says “This is just my opinion” or some shit like that in the description lmao.
Thank you for doing your job and doing it the way you best see fit. It helps me an many other people to better understand the music that they’re listening to. I don’t agree with everything, but as a fan.. I don’t think I’m supposed to. We all have the right to our own opinions on things, and yours are so concisely well delivered that many people will take you as an authority in order to devalue their own. I know I used to. Now I look at your content as a different perspective, and not the only valid one. So thanks for teaching me that melon man.
I already tweeted this under one of your posts but I’m working on a playlist of every top 50 albums you’ve done. And I’m gonna add your vinyl updates and classic reviews and the mu/essentials so I get albums that aren’t just from the 2010’s-present. I’m making it not Bc I want your exact music taste and to agree with all your opinions but I made it for the same reason I watch your vids in the first place. Your reviews are unbiased and reach tons of different genres and artists most of which I didn’t even know existed. And Even though I’m not finished with the list I like to put it on shuffle and just hear something new. Basically I shuffle and if I see a song I like I listen to the whole album so I’m not missing out on the album experience. Some stuff I don’t like but most of it is interesting and is broadening my musical horizons. Basically dude you have great taste and your opinion matters. Maybe not to everyone but to those of us who don’t have the time or determination to listen to every album in the world and put it into words. So just keep doing what you’re doing man. 💚
I speak for everyone when I say, we stand with Melon
oh boy I can't wait for the comments to definitely not bring up scores of reviews they disagree with and instead discuss things in a fair and level headed way
I wish he'd bring up how much of a toxic person he is on social media. His Twitter specifically since every time I see him argue with someone he doesn't like he resorts to condescension and emojis
@@BoondoggleMyCognle not going to imply you're wrong (because you're not) but I'd say it seems like fantano does not take Twitter at all seriously and when he runs out of energy to have a civil discussion (whether that be because people are coming at him full force consistently or just that he's spent too long on there) he says something quickly and stops paying attention, even if that is a strawman or just a couple laughing emojis
@@BoondoggleMyCognle I'm not really defending it (I think he doubled down too hard on the "cutting edge art is never conservative" point honestly) but if you've ever spent six consecutive hours on Twitter you probably know it's easy to just give up on rational discourse
Emergency Tsunami a NOT GOOD tho. Wtf? Did he not hear repercussions, don’t need friends, young wheezy, or vetiment socks. Could have at least have given it a 1 😡
@@BoondoggleMyCognle Doesn't pop up in his vids I watch so it doesn't bother me
The preface to Charli XCX album review lol
Thanks for not reporting me to the police that one time Anthony. Really saved me some explaining.
He's prepping for the Crash review next week.
i'm calling a 6
i just want to say anthony that you've motivated me to actively search for new music and i really appreciate that. even if i don't like all the music i find, it still shows me more of the world and other than people than if i just listened to the same stuff all the time.
I always keep up with your channel even when it doesn't involve albums or music I'm interested in. I just like hearing your opinion because it's all so thought out and presented well. I've started listening to a lot of bands because of your reviews that I would have never known existed.
"the high horse people put themselves on for liking a thing" . Word.
You're one of the few people who actually review things critically rather than just giving praise and positive comments. I feel like most outlets are giving 8s and 9s on average and are scared to hint at negativity or even a more average score
This is all prep for the charli review. He doesn’t want to be torn apart.
I've never totally agreed with you but I really appreciate having your perspective and I appreciate you a lot melon
Why did I had the impression, that Melon was like...a bit under 30? And now he said he's pushin' 40?! Damn... He has preserved himself quite well
Passion is a vital thing to have when encountering adversity. I may not agree 💯 percent of the time with your comments and reviews, but I know you are doing it from your heart. That is all that matters. Keep it up man.
Fantano’s just trying to defend himself for the upcoming Charli XCX review
The way I see it, your opinions are the reason we come to your channel. It wouldn’t be half as interesting if we agreed on everything all the time. I love watching your reviews because it’s fun hearing a different perspective from a person who’s equally as passionate about music as I am! Lots of love and respect for you :) ✌️
Found your channel when I didn't really know how to approach finding new music. And while I love some stuff you have given negative reviews to, I have liked most of the things you loved and it really helped to ease me into new genres like metal. You have a great way to really break down what you enjoy in instrumentals or a vocal performance so even if an album sounds very foreign or weird to me the first time, I try to relisten and pay attention to some of the positives you mentioned. I've started to discover bands and albums on my own now, even ahead of your reviews and it's been a great experience. clipping.'s Splendor & Misery was the first project I found through your reviews, loved it and have been watching since. Whenever I disagree with your opinion, I now can clearly articulate which points I disagree on, this is a big step forward for me
The first time I was gonna throw a tantrum over your reviews, I read "You know this is just my opinion, right?" In the description and magically got over it because I'm NOT A BABY.
thanks for this video melon
criticism of your music criticism is pretty often irrational and stupid. people always bring up this caricature of a fantano fan that just agrees with everything you say and doesn’t think for themself, but i’ve genuinely never come across somebody like this.
and then there are the people who hate you because you disagree with them on a few things. dawg, if you want a music critic to agree with you on everything, make your own youtube channel and do it yourself. the role of a critic is to offer a different perspective, or introduce you to new things. not to circlejerk the popular opinion.
thank u melon, i love ur content
Of course he’s reasonable and well thought but at the end of the day they’re opinions, too many people take his word as truth. If you like an album and he doesn’t, fuck it dude enjoy that album, he’s just a dude, the entertainment doesn’t come from him being right it comes from him being well-spoken and from giving ppl a space to talk about music.
Anthony literally doesn’t age. He’s pushing 40 but looks 25, like holy shit
Anthony, the frequency with which I disagree with your opinions is MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT YOU. I'm sorry people blow that out of proportion or attack you for it, because I see it as a wonderful thing that helps me think more critically about the music I listen to. I don't leave comments that often, and I'd wager I'm like the majority of people who watch your stuff. And these people attacking you are a very loud minority.
Also to echo what tons of other people have said, you've got me into so many different artists and even whole genres that I now adore, it's hard to even put into words how grateful I am for you and your presence online. Keep it up bro, and take a break if you think you need it! You're the best
Watching your reviews, let's argues and hotcakes has always reminded me of the humble nature of humanity. It's a vibe of positivity and honesty for sure. Thank you and keep it up!
Edit: yeah I realized it's says hotcakes when I meant Hot takes. Well, it's not like your hotcakes don't have that same effect.
Nothing but love and respect, but you run 2 channels that require a lot of research and a twitch stream, and you post near daily on those channels. Jesus christ dude, like I get that the answer is probably like passion or something like that, but how have you not burnt out yet? Like deadass there are channels that have teams of people that post once a week, and they burn out. And you've been doing this shit for years. Like the amount of production and quality production at that feels inhuman. Like damn dude if you ever need a week or something we'll still be here. Or at least I will, and I think a lot of people feel the same.
Also the thing that I think throws people off about your reviews is that people forget that it is literally your job to research music extensively. Like for something like Joyner Lucas' ADHD and Logic's Supermarket I don't think that they are the most sonically offensive, but you have likely heard every single song and album that those projects rather blatently rip off. And people without that context are like, "Well you're just a Logic hater", but like no they're just legitimately not adding anything to the sound they've hijacked. But they don't know that though.
He is going to give Crash a 4, isn’t he 💀💀💀
a 6 maybe
@@retnugnahte He hated every single track when was doing a Twitch livestream last Saturday
@@bachnguyen9212 wait really. damn. i really liked it
@@retnugnahte My too 😭😭😭
As a recent guest, I can confirm firsthand the rationality.
Love you Anthony, thanks for what you're doing.
sometimes I agree with you, and sometimes not. however, I think you're a nice and passionate person and I'm sending to you love from the other side of the planet. Keep it up Anthony !
i think some people miss the point of watching a review of something. it's not only about praise or advertisment, it's also a fair assessment and opportunity to help artists grow and change. it's okay to disagree and discuss, that's how our tastes can refine and advance, how we learn to appreciate things. there's no point of exchanging views when we're in a bubble of identical opinions. it would be weird to expect Anthony to always agree with us, not to mention every single human on earth has different taste in music and values different artists, so how could he ever please everyone.
a good critic isn't someone who confirms my opinions, it's someone who constructively and systematically goes through the piece of art and jugdes fairly its worth, always backing up his opinion with valid reasons and i feel like Fantano really tries to do all of those things. i appreciate his voice and I'm thankful for the opportunity to broaden my music horizons even if sometimes i can't believe how in the hell can someone think so differently from me. i really like how wholesome he is at the end of the day, the humor makes his reviews more lighthearted and interesting and how he always tries to promote lesser known artists. thanks for being with us for so long
Is there someone saying he isn’t? I think one of the reasons Melon is as big as he is, is because he’s level-headed.
more like melon-headed amirite
This is for us Charli fans. He can already feel it lol
I really didn’t expect you to have these kinds of radical views on the LGBTIQ+ community
go with the alphabet dude
Happy to see you sticking up for what you do as a reviewer. Your reasonability with your opinions and your open-minded perspective on music (which is more than I think some people realize) is ultimately what makes you my favorite music critic on the internet.
"know that what i do comes from a place of passion, p-please" even the voicecrack made me feel bad like it was a 10 yr old being bullied for having a bad mario game as his favorite
Giving DAMN. a 7 wasn't reasonable Melon...
Giving Swimming a 3 wasn't reasonable
Totally agree! Way too positive. If Kendrick hadn't made that album, it would have gotten a 5 at best.
Its a trash album. What do you expect a 10 for a record which is full of bloated empty songs with Kendrick moaning the entire song?
This was very well spoken and a very detailed introspective look into your review process. Unsubbed
I've always looked at your channel as looking forward to generate discussion about music. People take it too personally sometimes
I can't believe melon literally just looked into the camera and sang "Nana Nana boo boo Kendrick is doo doo" over and over for almost 8 minutes.
Charli XCX review when
Incoming 5
@@tylersquanto8938 I think 7 he simps for her
• Gave MBDTF a 5
• Gave House of Balloons a 3
• Gave DAMN a 7
• Gave Swimming a 3
• Gave Silk Sonic a 7
“Im actually very reasonable”
Gave money store a 10
There’s a difference between controversy and reason
True, all of those albums deserved like a 1.
@@navsbiggeststanandpersonal6138 ratio fool
People not always like the same shit, I don't want to simp Fantano, but even an score scale is taking different for anyone
As someone who doesn’t post anything but comments im always surprised how influencers are affected by the negativity of their audience. I guess even if youve been around as long as Anthony has it can still make you feel bad. I guess the consolation is that most people who are overly negative have shit opinions anyway and not worth paying attention to.
I only started watching you recently, and don’t really know that much about music. You’ll often state you dislike artists that I enjoy, and i don’t really find it frustrating. Feels like it just opens my eyes/ears to the fact that music has a lot more depth and intricacies that I would know of as a casual listener. Thank you for your work.
I seriously can't stand this guy. Subscribed.
I think the problem boils down to assuming bad faith. Some people automatically assume that someone speaking harshly about a piece of art, or cracking jokes at its or the artist's expense, is being disingenuous and trolling for attention. For sure, there are assholes like that out there. But most people aren't like that.
It has always confused me when people have said you're a troll, a shill, a bad actor, or especially a bigot. I came to your channel after years of exposure to caustic critics like Nostalgia Critic and AVGN, so I found your relatively measured, calm criticism refreshing. I don't always agree with your assessments (I think Die Lit is the worst album I've ever heard), but I never come away from your reviews feeling like you're only doing them for cheap outrage bait.
3:16 "I'M HERE TO END ANYONE'S CAREER AND LIVELIHOOD I THINK I HAVE THE POWER TO DO THAT" wow
disliking LIGHTNING was not a good move fantano
Youre reasonable and calm till you get into politics. Then your takes are spicier than my mamas habanero enchiladas
what you mean he's a social democrat, yeah wow the spice is unbearable
@@billhicks8 not buying into your propaganda bill kicks. We all know you faked your death and became Alex Jones
Not to Nav
While sometimes I don’t completely agree with every single review you’ve done. People fail to realize that it is your opinion and shouldn’t affect anyones view on that review. What I believe makes you a great music reviewer is how spread out your reviews are. If you have every decent to good album as a high review and every trash album a low score. It would become stale, not even and seem fake in a sense of your rating. The spread out scores allow for a more honest rating of that album. I’ve also noticed people will rate an entire album based on a couple of great songs even tho it has mostly mid songs. So to rate the entirety of the album equally and even the cohesiveness of every song to the next is a level of thought I like in the reviews. I think people are more judgmental and hateful of your reviews because your reasoning to why it’s that score has some truthfulness to it and more likely for them to get frustrated that you are somewhat right.
“I AM THE OMEGA, PG GANG, ROLLIE GANG, SIE, DONT YOU ADRESS ME UNLESS ITS WITH FOUR LETTERS” -melon
7/10 for Carrie and Lowell was ridiculous, though.
It's his opinion. There's probably people who rate it even lower.
Wiener hahaha
Lol
Gotem
Reasonable? You think mashed potatoes were the best form of potatoes. I rest my case, Sir.
“Critic thinks his own reviews are good”
Yes Anthony, it was very reasonable of you to call Kendrick Lamar a "ni**er" 10 times in your To Pimp A Butterfly review and say that "the amount of times I said the word 'ni**er' equals this album's score."
Me too. Reports otherwise they're just lies spread by my therapist.
Yes
I just like your music taste dude, I respect your opinions and I love your writing, the way you describe music is so enlightening and you always manage to show me new angles to songs, albums etc that I didn't notice before or couldn't quite decipher. I've been watching you since DAMN and ive discovered so much great music since then and had alot of laughs along the way. Love ya Melon
Only thing I don’t like about melon
Money store : 10
Mbdtf: 6
I will always respect someone who voices their opinions openly while also having legitimate reasoning for their way of thinking. I also respect anthony a lot for consistently releasing new reviews within days of a project’s release. However, I think there is an argument to be made about how reviews with deadlines like these could affect a project’s chance at a completely fair assessment. This is in no way to say that fantano “rushes his reviews,” in fact I’m almost saying the opposite. I personally need weeks, sometimes months of listening to a project to fully appreciate it in terms of the artist’s vision and intent, and I am amazed how anthony can make reviews as in depth as he does with far less time. Despite this, I feel time restraints often have a negative effect on a review’s outcome, as evident in his redux reviews, where 99% of the time, the redux receives a higher score than the original. Like I said, I have no problem with opinions that have legitimate reasonings supporting them, but it seems unfair when a project receives a lower score because of a missed message that it’s full experience hinges on. No idea what could be done to fix this, and I’m not suggesting fantano change anything about his process, just wanted to state my opinion on the matter.
I appreciate you Melon! Especially all the new music you've introduced to me. I disagree with a lot of your reviews but it's actually made me more comfortable with having different opinions, and more confident in my music taste.
I feel like this is a situation of "Time to remind the internet that subjectivity isn't a scapegoat for arguments in replychains and instead is a something that makes up most experiences relating to most things and that each experience has its own background" that could really just be said in less than a minute were it not for, well, the people that think what I just said
I dunno why, but I imagined alternate universe Fantano as having a full beard and wearing a backwards red baseball cap.