For anyone struggling with the vocal processing on Follow The Leader, there's the context that it was originally supposed to use Hatsune Miku for the vocals (they wanted an uncanny feel, Miku's English voicebank sounds VERY uncanny out of the box), but Vocaloid 5 + Hatsune Miku v4x + English (you can't buy her English VB alone, you HAVE to buy it as an add-on to her Japanese voicebanks) is like 700 USD. So they tried to put vocal processing on Mica that sounded LIKE Miku.
I think you nailed it at the end - Art Angels is a better album (listening to them side by side, the production on MercWorld is good and a lot of fun but AA is on another level, it still sounds so crisp and fresh) but it's also Grimes' creative peak and she's unlikely to surpass it now, whereas Mag Bay are on such an upward trajectory that I feel this is only...the beginning...for them
The Deluxe and live versions for Mag Bay have been amazing as well. How songs flow into each other, tempo changes for Killshot, louder vocals for The Beginning prior to the piano riff, keytar solo for Secrets… I can’t get enough 😂
I think for the first track you forgot to consider that the last track on mercurial world transitions into the first, so on the first listen you get to the end and it starts again by saying there's no true end to anything. It blew my mind the first time I listened. Also follow the leader is the best track on mercurial world I'm so serious
the gag that is a debut album keeping up with one of the most influential albums of the genre, ouhh magbay dont make that serve (also imaginal disk is ABSOLUTELY coming for hag angels)
Good video! It's funny because I have the exact opposite experience with those albums as you, even though I discovered Art Angels much earlier, liked it immediately, and leaving a lasting impression on 15 year-old me. Mercurial World just had a shocking amount of replay value and I am still find myself listening to the album regularly even 2 years later, whereas I found Art Angels to have more duds and left it behind for years. My score would also be the exact opposite of yours: Mercurial World with a 9 and Art Angels at a 5. Something for 2 is top 5 Mag Bay and Follow the Leader is a great song, fight me.
Thank Algorithm for bringing this to this channel several months late, but knowing exactly the kinda content I wish to bounce out with other people but can't because they don't listen to the same music I do
i dont like magdalene bay but i watched the whole thing and im in love with the way you explaining it and i think i actually started kinda liking a few song on this album
I’ll be honest not a fan of this video and its format I thought it would be celebrating and album I love with one similar turns out it’s just saying the other album is better when they weren’t competing to begin with I’m glad I skipped through after you compared the first songs which aren’t remotely the same. Thanks for having me excited to find something similar to instead just saying it’s better. 😒
As someone who listened to both albums for the first time before watching this video, it's crazy to me that you dismissed Belly of the Beat as filler. I found it to be the most memorable song across either album. (Followed closely by the two songs neighboring it.)
pin this or i eat ur wig 😈
Currently feeling like this video was designed in a lab to curate to my taste
For anyone struggling with the vocal processing on Follow The Leader, there's the context that it was originally supposed to use Hatsune Miku for the vocals (they wanted an uncanny feel, Miku's English voicebank sounds VERY uncanny out of the box), but Vocaloid 5 + Hatsune Miku v4x + English (you can't buy her English VB alone, you HAVE to buy it as an add-on to her Japanese voicebanks) is like 700 USD. So they tried to put vocal processing on Mica that sounded LIKE Miku.
that’s actually really interesting ty
I love the song anyway. I recommended the album to 2 friends and they both said follow the leader was their favourite
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this was the best 50 minutes of my life thank you for the quality analysis
omg this is so niche but made for me
Mag Bay secrets snub was tragic but great video this is so niche and perfect
ikr the snubbbbbbbb
I think you nailed it at the end - Art Angels is a better album (listening to them side by side, the production on MercWorld is good and a lot of fun but AA is on another level, it still sounds so crisp and fresh) but it's also Grimes' creative peak and she's unlikely to surpass it now, whereas Mag Bay are on such an upward trajectory that I feel this is only...the beginning...for them
One thing I will say - Mercurial World has some incredible transitions - Dawning into Secrets in particular is so smooth
you get it 😭
After their second album released last month, mercworld was in fact only the beginning. What an album.
i don't know who you are but thank you for the album rec i absolutely love art angels so let me give this a listen
Mag Bay is Top Dog
I cant believe I watched 40 minutes of a youtube video to watch you diss my favorite track between both albums :(
taking away my THUMBS UP
The Deluxe and live versions for Mag Bay have been amazing as well. How songs flow into each other, tempo changes for Killshot, louder vocals for The Beginning prior to the piano riff, keytar solo for Secrets… I can’t get enough 😂
I think for the first track you forgot to consider that the last track on mercurial world transitions into the first, so on the first listen you get to the end and it starts again by saying there's no true end to anything. It blew my mind the first time I listened.
Also follow the leader is the best track on mercurial world I'm so serious
He mentioned that fact during the end of his breakdown of The Beginning
Is this The Magbae Bible?
I need more videos like this in my life. That was an amazing breakdown of both albums
the gag that is a debut album keeping up with one of the most influential albums of the genre, ouhh magbay dont make that serve (also imaginal disk is ABSOLUTELY coming for hag angels)
Good video! It's funny because I have the exact opposite experience with those albums as you, even though I discovered Art Angels much earlier, liked it immediately, and leaving a lasting impression on 15 year-old me. Mercurial World just had a shocking amount of replay value and I am still find myself listening to the album regularly even 2 years later, whereas I found Art Angels to have more duds and left it behind for years. My score would also be the exact opposite of yours: Mercurial World with a 9 and Art Angels at a 5. Something for 2 is top 5 Mag Bay and Follow the Leader is a great song, fight me.
Love both these albums, great vid
Justice for Easily and Belly of the Beat :C
Havent actually heard of merc world, will check it out
current-year Grimes is to pop what post-Pistols Johnny Rotten is to punk.
Dreamcatching's drop always reminded me of Venus Fly funnily enough
I mean, Secrets is undeniable tho.
46:10 chilllsssss
Thank Algorithm for bringing this to this channel several months late, but knowing exactly the kinda content I wish to bounce out with other people but can't because they don't listen to the same music I do
50 minutes what
long form content is in mama
i dont like magdalene bay but i watched the whole thing and im in love with the way you explaining it and i think i actually started kinda liking a few song on this album
Domino is such an artangels song !!!!! Its insane I swear grimes was the vocals at first it tripped me out
I’ll be honest not a fan of this video and its format I thought it would be celebrating and album I love with one similar turns out it’s just saying the other album is better when they weren’t competing to begin with I’m glad I skipped through after you compared the first songs which aren’t remotely the same. Thanks for having me excited to find something similar to instead just saying it’s better. 😒
saw this vid on the day imaginal disk got released. will you give a review of it. ?
my toxic trait is that i adore follow the leader ;;
After listening to mercurial world since it came out, it is only because of your video that I realize the song isn’t called DRAWING of the season 😀
great video, though matt and mica just said today that they don't like being called a vocalist and producer because mica is a producer too!
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As someone who listened to both albums for the first time before watching this video, it's crazy to me that you dismissed Belly of the Beat as filler. I found it to be the most memorable song across either album. (Followed closely by the two songs neighboring it.)
OMG not too much on my sister grimes.....
i have a stomach ache too, cool video though 😺😸
SLEIGH BELLS COMPARISON ON YOU LOSE stop i been saying
nothing can top grimes for me, sorry. i know yall will disagree cause grimes is a controversial person but idc.
The way this is so rigged against merc world
art angels wins dont even need to watch the full video
oh ur worst take is follow the leader by far
The way this video is wrong
realiti in the album not being the same of the demo just destroys the whole art angels
The demo is so bad