Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid ALBUM REVIEW

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  • Опубліковано 5 тра 2016
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    There's a song on here where he raps about his pet cat, Kirby. What more do you need to know?
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    FAV TRACKS: LOTTA YEARS, DORKS, BLOOD SANDWHICH, GET OUT OF THE CAR, SHRUNK, KIRBY, TUFF, LAZY EYE
    LEAST FAV TRACK: MOLECULES
    AESOP ROCK - THE IMPOSSIBLE KID / 2016 / RHYMSAYERS / ABSTRACT HIP HOP, EXPERIMENTAL HIP HOP
    8/10 www.theneedledrop.com/loved-li...
    Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?

КОМЕНТАРІ • 1,9 тис.

  • @Addi.B.B.
    @Addi.B.B. 8 років тому +1920

    Everytime i bring up Aesop Rock everyone always says "You mean ASAP ROCKY?" Like no nigga.

    • @ataruparagon
      @ataruparagon 8 років тому +10

      yep

    • @turnicutdubz
      @turnicutdubz 8 років тому +7

      +Addison Fifield this....

    • @TACOGOODLOOKING
      @TACOGOODLOOKING 8 років тому

      +Addison Fifield you cool dawg

    • @Addi.B.B.
      @Addi.B.B. 8 років тому +15

      Jordan Daley Didn't mean to come off pretentious.

    • @CigCityChief
      @CigCityChief 8 років тому +37

      +Addison Fifield
      EVERY. FUCKING. TIME.

  • @moesalamander7012
    @moesalamander7012 5 років тому +1504

    Being Aesop Rock’s English teacher would be the greatest flex of all time.

    • @thomashonjr
      @thomashonjr 3 роки тому +42

      Nah, you don't get taught that, you have the instinct and passion to acquire it.

    • @bigl2996
      @bigl2996 2 роки тому +32

      Or Aesop Rock being your English teacher, both are big flexes 🤷‍♂️

    • @frostjune6072
      @frostjune6072 2 роки тому +19

      @@bigl2996 he’s being all our English teachers

    • @williamgraham363
      @williamgraham363 2 роки тому +11

      He wrote a song about how school brain washed him and made him quit art

    • @b1gBud00bo1
      @b1gBud00bo1 2 роки тому +5

      Imagine being the gravel that aesop rock walks on, that would be the greatest flex of all time

  • @arthurporter131
    @arthurporter131 5 років тому +323

    Aesop Rock is the Dark Souls of rap

    • @jackcravford8744
      @jackcravford8744 Рік тому +7

      This comment made me laugh so hard! I love it. :D

    • @bearpaw7007
      @bearpaw7007 Рік тому +8

      What a great way to describe Aesop Rock. I'm definitely using this.

    • @arthurporter131
      @arthurporter131 Рік тому +12

      @Moni Man love Peggy but nah Aes is Dark Souls. Peggy can be Elden Ring lmao

    • @treycoomes5447
      @treycoomes5447 Рік тому +1

      i cant discern what this means but i like it

    • @Shogunisdead
      @Shogunisdead 8 місяців тому

      DODGE ROLL THESE BARS BRO!🤣

  • @TheLuw1997
    @TheLuw1997 8 років тому +1535

    If only Aesop Ferg's album was as good.

    • @jabre12
      @jabre12 8 років тому +297

      +Louis Nevers LOL its Fergie theres no Aesop in her name after she left Black Eyed Peace, get ur facts straight

    • @ziggle5000
      @ziggle5000 8 років тому +119

      +jabre12 that's some quality bait ya got there

    • @rageatm4life
      @rageatm4life 8 років тому +11

      +calvin borders bruh...really?

    • @turnerburgess8879
      @turnerburgess8879 8 років тому +9

      +jabre12 Hes combining asap ferg with Aesop Rock. mkay?

    • @AlexandreDuqueque
      @AlexandreDuqueque 8 років тому +2

      +jabre12 fuck i lost it so much

  • @user-js5wq3ym9j
    @user-js5wq3ym9j 8 років тому +553

    i want a kid rock- the impossible aesop album

  • @fckth3systm
    @fckth3systm 7 років тому +347

    Decent review, but this album, although presented in metaphor, tells a very direct story with the death of his friend "Mu" being the catalyst. I'll just use the track numbers, not titles and give the simplest explanation of the arc as it reflects his life.. ( Not really an explanation of each song, he already did that, but story as I see it)
    1. Moves to a barn in Washington to write this album and escape from people, but still nostalgic about LA.
    2. What I got? I'm a failed visual artist and have to resort to what i knows, making another album.
    3. Maybe being an artist is too much pretense. People are creative in different ways, so let's look forward and stop feeling old. Damn I feel old.
    .
    4. But shit, this means being a part of the "scene" again with all these dorks playing around in a popularity contest. "I'll be over there." Gotta get this off my chest tho.
    5. Anyways back to the barn, gotta finish the album. Is moving to the barn really the change I needed? I got my old synth, I got this.
    6. Damn, it's Christmas. I'm a ghost out here. I think I miss my family.
    7. How my brothers doin? Let's think of some funny stories. Lol, Fucking funny. Mu was like a brother...... shit.
    8. Damn, I miss Mu. Can't let him go, sitting here in my car trying to convince myself to go in for help. Get out the car Ace.
    9. Alright I'm here. Hey doc, "how do you stabilize after years of taking anti depressants.?" She tells me to get a cat.
    10. Got a cat. Named him Kirby. Kirby is an asshole, but he's cool.
    11. Questioning going to therapy. Remembering the breakdown. Yeah I need to go.
    12. Back to the album... this is worth it right? You know what, fuck it, I'm an artist. I'm a good artist, I don't draw, but music definitely means something. This album is going to mean something.
    13. Alright I'm close, is this falling apart? What else can go wrong now? Aw fuck, now there's a bobcat. Goddammit what else I gotta deal with?
    14. I think I can accept Mu's death. I think I can finish this. We all die.
    15. Finished. Maybe I should move back home. I think I'm going back east. Is that where I belong? Who the fuck knows anymore. I'm out.
    Take it or leave it, I just don't hear a disjointed album or arbitrary collection of songs. I hear where Ace had been these last few years, how he got there, how he got out and where he's going. Peace

    • @o0ozero0o
      @o0ozero0o 3 роки тому +50

      Bro this is a beautifully compiled explanation of this album. Very good sir.

    • @chizzek-juan7679
      @chizzek-juan7679 2 роки тому +11

      Fantastic breakdown.

    • @davekerr9240
      @davekerr9240 2 роки тому +11

      I love this album, listened to it again and again, read through the lyrics a lot but the arc you described is awesome shows how well it all builds into a narrative, thanks for sharing

    • @retnugnahte
      @retnugnahte 2 роки тому +5

      i loved this

    • @aesopbricktop
      @aesopbricktop 2 роки тому +4

      dude fuck yes

  • @BURNOUTRS
    @BURNOUTRS 7 років тому +647

    Aesop Rock was the first artist to teach me the true meaning of subjectivity and how it works in conjunction with the human brain's innate desire to make sense or put some order to everything it perceives. Everybody hears something differently. Even a single sentence can vary in meaning from person to person. The words that I choose to use are the ones that I feel get my point across the most directly, but depending on how you interpret those words you might derive a different meaning entirely.
    When we experience art, we project ourselves onto it. The more I type here the more you have to interpret, the more information you have towards the bigger picture that im trying to paint. Conversely the more I type, the more chances you have to project yourself and put your own spin on the words im saying. Whether you see some kind of deep meaning, you think im rambling or you think im a pretentious asshole sitting behind a keyboard flexing his vocabulary; it all has to do with you.
    I don't ever expect to fully know what Aesop Rock means. Just as I need to learn to accept the fact that no one will ever fully understand what I mean, especially with something as subjective as music. let people see what they want to see, give them a canvas their minds want to paint. The more attractive a person finds that canvas, the more successful and artist you will be.

    • @Yet.Another.Rapper.KiG.V2
      @Yet.Another.Rapper.KiG.V2 5 років тому +53

      9.8/10

    • @dysperdotted
      @dysperdotted 5 років тому +28

      ti interpret this as a top tier comment.

    • @jonlybeck12
      @jonlybeck12 5 років тому

      @@dysperdotted give it up. He wins.

    • @dysperdotted
      @dysperdotted 5 років тому

      Jon Lybeck i said i interpret this as a top tier comment so idk where you’re saying that aesop/the poster of this comment wins over... someone.

    • @jonlybeck12
      @jonlybeck12 5 років тому +2

      @@dysperdotted Mars wins.

  • @CapnKorl
    @CapnKorl 8 років тому +128

    being an Aesop, and rhymesayers fan i give this album an 11/10, i absolutely loved it, not a bad track on it.

  • @Cutman3030
    @Cutman3030 8 років тому +219

    A good game to play when you watch Anthonys reviews is to try to keep your mouse over his mustache the whole time.

    • @tashfiqchoudhury
      @tashfiqchoudhury 5 років тому +9

      Sounds like something Aesop would do

    • @pu-FP
      @pu-FP 3 роки тому

      Aim for the cupids bow for extra points

  • @moguls8600
    @moguls8600 8 років тому +212

    WHERE THE FUCK IS THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE SOUNDTRACK REVIEW. IT'S BEEN OUT FOR A WHOLE 16 HOURS.

    • @summerlakes5045
      @summerlakes5045 8 років тому +10

      +moguls8600 Slacking so hard....I think he's given up on life...

  • @syzyphyz
    @syzyphyz 6 років тому +151

    My favorite Aesop album, i know that may be blasphemy to some fans but i think his sense of production has improved and i love how it's more personal and he pulls back the shroud of dense obscure lyrics a bit, although there are still plenty of those too.

    • @jakepalmer4690
      @jakepalmer4690 4 роки тому +3

      I agree about the production improving but Skelethons my personal favorite, I just love the material he spits about on that album

    • @dbonechis
      @dbonechis 3 роки тому +3

      My favorite Aesop album is Malibu Ken

    • @bluntedvegas7028
      @bluntedvegas7028 3 роки тому +3

      the new album is incredible

    • @Brandon-rb4sm
      @Brandon-rb4sm 3 роки тому +1

      His production on his newest album is his best in my opinion

    • @palestar55
      @palestar55 3 роки тому

      @@bluntedvegas7028 malibu ken?

  • @rabbitmaskedman
    @rabbitmaskedman 8 років тому +130

    I keep giving bad people good ideas...
    I keep giving bad people good ideas...
    I keep giving bad people good ideas...
    I keep giving bad people good ideas...
    I keep giving bad people good ideas...

  • @KindaGrump
    @KindaGrump 8 років тому +312

    BOTTOM PET NOW ANTNEE

    • @jaidsalgado
      @jaidsalgado 8 років тому +6

      MEOW ANKTEEN

    • @fclp67
      @fclp67 8 років тому

      +BigTimeReview zoofilia is illegal

    • @damnsonalabanca420
      @damnsonalabanca420 8 років тому

      +BigTimeReview bottomless pit is meh tbh

    • @gbs4998
      @gbs4998 8 років тому +1

      IPOD GIVEAWAY on my channel, check it out

    • @weedy3886
      @weedy3886 8 років тому

      +Damnson Alabanca bro, you're eh

  • @alto3056
    @alto3056 8 років тому +97

    so sad no one talk about the aesop rock album

  • @blackpals
    @blackpals 8 років тому +614

    Aesop is introvert music

    • @oranganewton
      @oranganewton 6 років тому +36

      fucking rad close, but it's more just pure Intuition. I'm an extreme extravert but Aesop is my favourite rapper for the intuitive thinking required to truly apply his perspectives

    • @mikelamb2504
      @mikelamb2504 5 років тому +18

      - some clueless fucking moron

    • @rook7783
      @rook7783 5 років тому +11

      Misha you know art is subjective right?

    • @dysperdotted
      @dysperdotted 5 років тому +8

      aesop is music.*

    • @mikelamb2504
      @mikelamb2504 5 років тому +1

      @@rook7783 no

  • @TheloniousDopethrone
    @TheloniousDopethrone 8 років тому +218

    One of the best hip hop albums in the last 10 years.

    • @moresoulthanasockwithahole3493
      @moresoulthanasockwithahole3493 4 роки тому +10

      The best

    • @samadmuhammad4781
      @samadmuhammad4781 4 роки тому +5

      @@moresoulthanasockwithahole3493 no

    • @incidentlyaniguana2193
      @incidentlyaniguana2193 2 роки тому +4

      @@samadmuhammad4781 Yeah I love this album lyrically and narratively, I think it gets kneecapped in production though. Good, and interesting at points but not top tier.

    • @mamba4817
      @mamba4817 Рік тому +1

      Easily.
      Even Lupe whos a huge student of hip hop and one the goats himself thinks so.
      Incredible album

    • @mamba4817
      @mamba4817 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@incidentlyaniguana2193the production is phenomenal

  • @4music2power0
    @4music2power0 8 років тому +38

    That Rubiks cube was thee most perfect way to explain Aesop Rock. I love it haha

  • @proof377
    @proof377 8 років тому +252

    I totally see what you mean about the beats. They are a bit clean and have a rigid structure. However, I think they fit his vocal style perfectly. Of course his vocals plus the blockhead beats were a match made in heaven, but some of the stuff produced by el-p (and other producers) were too busy and overwhelming.
    The beats on the impossible kid are funky enough to bop my head to, but leave enough space for his intricate rhyme style to shine through.
    Thank you for taking the time to review it.

    • @elkreeves7276
      @elkreeves7276 8 років тому +14

      Totally agree, I think Impossible Kids beats are groovy and give his vocals a lot of space, which his delivery and lyrics fill perfectly. This album is probably a 9/10 for me, I love pretty much every track. Theyre all groovy and unique and I enjoy all of them, Especially Dorks and Blood Sandwich.

    • @MoeMentos
      @MoeMentos 8 років тому +3

      Agreed, I think because Aesop self-produced this one, he gets a tad precious. With Blockhead's cuts, he rides the beat more, I feel, and they underscore the lyrics. Something about the symbiosis on this record gives it a muddled, almost washed out aesthetic.

    • @olsonry3
      @olsonry3 8 років тому +8

      Holy shit...I've heard about useful and relevant youtube comments, but had never spotted one in the wild.... Good on you, sir.

    • @proof377
      @proof377 8 років тому +2

      +Ryan olson Assuming you were talking about my comment, thank you very much!

    • @nullfx9286
      @nullfx9286 7 років тому +4

      100% this. Aesop managed to capture what made Blockhead such a great producer for him and went in his own direction with it.

  • @xscriberx
    @xscriberx 8 років тому +141

    Love the album can listen to it from start to end. Some of his best work yet

    • @Djrog00
      @Djrog00 8 років тому +5

      +xscriberx Agree, this album is so good if i tried to talk about it here it'd be a full essay. Every track gets more fun with each listen.

    • @nickmoranis2865
      @nickmoranis2865 8 років тому +1

      Great album. Terrible cover.

    • @xscriberx
      @xscriberx 8 років тому +6

      *****
      you obviously don't know who the artist was that drew this

    • @nickmoranis2865
      @nickmoranis2865 8 років тому

      +xscriberx It's Alex Pardee. I don't like any of his art. It's kind of childish. 14 year old's back cover of their maths jotter. Hip Hop albums are generally shit artwork.

    • @MusicIsAWayOfLife123
      @MusicIsAWayOfLife123 8 років тому +1

      +xscriberx such a stupid comment ^ about the artist

  • @lukamatos4563
    @lukamatos4563 3 роки тому +50

    He is the best lyricist of all time IMO.

    • @palestar55
      @palestar55 3 роки тому +5

      I partly agree but I think that’s not by a super far margin. Lots of contenders. Definitely the most creative

    • @retnugnahte
      @retnugnahte 2 роки тому +3

      aesop and DOOM are my favourites

    • @sunflowersamurai10
      @sunflowersamurai10 Рік тому

      andre 3000, DOOM, el p, lupe are all in the convo

    • @umberto488
      @umberto488 Рік тому

      @@sunflowersamurai10 lupe isnt on that level, man....he is aight

    • @sunflowersamurai10
      @sunflowersamurai10 Рік тому +1

      @@umberto488 mural tho....

  • @nickmarquez900
    @nickmarquez900 8 років тому +73

    came before thumbnail loaded

  • @thefloodwatch785
    @thefloodwatch785 8 років тому +489

    Hey Anthony have you heard of this obscure indie group called death grips? I know you hated all of their previous work but you should give there newest project a listens brosef

    • @iceydaywalker9198
      @iceydaywalker9198 8 років тому +6

      +Ryan Flood dood their sick i been lissening to them for a year now i was a head of the wave. XD

    • @JoeSullivan7
      @JoeSullivan7 6 років тому +3

      @spadaschiavanesco WOOOOSH

    • @Pharaoh0727
      @Pharaoh0727 5 років тому

      Ryan Flood What? Boi he gave their first project a 10/10 and their second album a 8/10, he didn't hate them😂 Also their 4th album a 9/10.

    • @evanmarx4813
      @evanmarx4813 5 років тому +16

      WOOOOOSH

    • @sumojack99
      @sumojack99 5 років тому

      Leek Boi dang, got to it before I could 😂

  • @gordypyle499
    @gordypyle499 7 років тому +88

    best album of 2016 to me

  • @makemebad35
    @makemebad35 8 років тому +380

    I'm loving this

    • @MikeHoopla
      @MikeHoopla 8 років тому +13

      +makemebad35 I used to watch your channel all the time back in 2010

    • @dsmc13
      @dsmc13 8 років тому

      +MikeHoopla bahaha. I left this page open like 2 hours ago and was about to write this exact same comment but then i refreshed. I am glad i did. lmfao

    • @Schectler
      @Schectler 8 років тому

      +makemebad35 Damn what's up Damien

    • @zdrkp
      @zdrkp 8 років тому +2

      +makemebad35 shut the fuck up, view bait

    • @icd.f44.9
      @icd.f44.9 8 років тому +1

      +makemebad35 Yo was gud legend

  • @nathansora1
    @nathansora1 8 років тому +21

    this isn't death grips

  • @bean6043
    @bean6043 2 роки тому +8

    as a Aesop Rock stan, 8 is alright but if u add +1 that is a 9 and a 9 is basically a 10, so this album is a 10

  • @LiquidGhost117
    @LiquidGhost117 8 років тому +20

    I think it is fun to figure out his lyrics. After each listen it makes more sense. Most are not too hard to figure out, but when you do, it is amazing how clever he is at smithing words.

    • @David22092001
      @David22092001 8 років тому

      +Paul Nowlin I remmember seeing somewhere that he has one of the largest vocabularies of all rappers

    • @LiquidGhost117
      @LiquidGhost117 8 років тому

      I read that too. And beyond like famous authors and such.

    • @RASTANAUT
      @RASTANAUT Рік тому +1

      He still holds the number one spot even ahead of Em and MF Doom or Lupe Fiasco.

  • @DepDerp
    @DepDerp 8 років тому +18

    Thank you Anthony for introducing me to this absolutely fantastic album! Never heard of Aesop before and now I can't stop listen to him! You da best!

    • @TotalKaosEntertainment
      @TotalKaosEntertainment 8 років тому +1

      +DepDerp Check out Labor Days, Daylight EP and None Shall Pass. Those were also quite good (I prefer Daylight EP)

    • @DepDerp
      @DepDerp 8 років тому +1

      +Mark Hogan thank you bro! I will definitely check those out!

  • @keaton_
    @keaton_ 7 років тому +146

    Doesn't Aesop have a Guinness World Record for his rap vocabulary?

    • @MrConnorjay
      @MrConnorjay 7 років тому +111

      Kate Moth not quite, he is technically the most wordy rapper of all time

    • @spvcs3615
      @spvcs3615 6 років тому +57

      Kate Moth Yes & also has a PHD in philosophy & literature :)

    • @ts-wo6pp
      @ts-wo6pp 5 років тому +38

      @@spvcs3615 fuckin nerd

    • @leadbones
      @leadbones 4 роки тому

      Yep.

    • @noahtawil2713
      @noahtawil2713 4 роки тому +2

      Jackson Hayes dumbass

  • @bizkitbrawler717
    @bizkitbrawler717 8 років тому +90

    UNDERGROUND UNDERDOG

    • @brandon8045
      @brandon8045 8 років тому +4

      UNDEROOS

    • @bigrichard698
      @bigrichard698 8 років тому +1

      Energy is 🔥

    • @dkatomski
      @dkatomski 8 років тому +10

      He is underground, but at this point definitely not an underdog.

    • @abrupt2599
      @abrupt2599 6 років тому

      lol he hasn't been an underdog since before his first album dropped

    • @sonofamachinegun8568
      @sonofamachinegun8568 3 роки тому

      Big dog, big bite.

  • @Dubsys
    @Dubsys 8 років тому +15

    Skepta - Konnichiwa
    James Blake - The colour in Anything
    Kaytranada - 99.9%
    Homeboy Sandman - Kindness for Weakness
    Death Grips - Bottomless Pit

  • @TheReptilekiller
    @TheReptilekiller 8 років тому +118

    its abstract prose dude. It is what it is, he's a freaking master alive, living legend and the true G.O.A.T.

    • @baringozi2214
      @baringozi2214 8 років тому +18

      The best lyricist of all time.

    • @noobtuber10
      @noobtuber10 6 років тому +12

      Whoa there that honor is DOOM's

    • @Lanceolson4586
      @Lanceolson4586 6 років тому +14

      Mayor Zeus Aesop Rock >= DOOM

    • @bigblackhawk7176
      @bigblackhawk7176 5 років тому +4

      Lyricism doesn't necessarily make an artist better. His flow, rhythm, candence, catchiness, beats, and overall enjoyability isn't shit compared to other rappers. You aren't actually going to tell me you would rather listen to this than Kendrick Lamar's meaningful or even Lil Pump's meaningless music. Most people don't listen to music for the lyrics. That is why he isn't popular. Just lyrics is a speech. In order to make well-regarded music, you need to have a balance. This is why albums such as To Pimp a Butterfly and My Beautiful, Dark, Twisted Fantasy are regarded as the best modern albums. 200 years ago music rarely ever had lyrics. Music has almost always been based off of the melody, in fact lyricism being a major part of music is a recent event. You also do not want your music to go over 98% of people's heads. I highly doubt you guys can decipher this, hell Anthony said he couldn't understand this. You were probably told he was a great lyricist. His topics really aren't that deep compared to other artists. Migos talking about making crack in every goddamn song is deeper than Aesop's lyrics. I am not saying I hate his music or anything, but he is far from the goat

    • @kevinsheffar
      @kevinsheffar 4 роки тому +4

      @@bigblackhawk7176 And you just perfectly exemplified where, if you talk to much, people start to make it about themselves in a way; also ,if you say just enough, they get your concept. "Talking about making crack in every goddamn song" is deeper... TO YOU but, for a lot of people, Aes' openness about mental illness, reclusive and hermit natures, and back and forth willingness to change himself is eons deeper than "talking about making crack". I get it and to each his own, but you can't forsake one for the other with such a myriad of participants listening in.

  • @PersianSelection
    @PersianSelection 8 років тому +30

    Blood sandwich is my favorite track, just a great album.

    • @hempyolol
      @hempyolol 8 років тому +1

      +PersianSelection that song is just a fantastic testicle kick, love that song

    • @turboshazed7370
      @turboshazed7370 2 роки тому

      Hell yes!!!!

  • @MacDoesIt
    @MacDoesIt 8 років тому +62

    You should review James Blake's new album :)

  • @graphitepants6522
    @graphitepants6522 5 років тому +14

    Analyzing this album for a class. Pray for me.

  • @urbanasupernova562
    @urbanasupernova562 8 років тому +17

    This album, A Moon Shaped Pool, and Bottomless Pit have released so close together, it's like the music gods have smiled upon us all. Praise the Sun!

    • @Jwitzzz
      @Jwitzzz 8 років тому

      AND VIEWS!! WE EATIN OUT HERE FAM! /s

  • @zachlloydd
    @zachlloydd 8 років тому +8

    I found aesop from a guy in a chance the rapper facebook group talking about his album and I really enjoyed it because his style of rap/hip hop is so unique and his songs are so interestingly worded that during your first few listens you sorta have to treat it like a Shakespeare play and decode each sentence to fully understand what the hell he's rapping about. It's like one of those brain trainer apps but with awesome music instead of hard math questions.

  • @Connorslamevideos
    @Connorslamevideos 8 років тому +101

    NEW DEATH GRIPS
    NEW VEKTOR
    NEW JAMES BLAKE

  • @danielkillorin9742
    @danielkillorin9742 8 років тому +552

    Aesop rock>asap rocky

    • @TheSethcast
      @TheSethcast 8 років тому +7

      nah

    • @soupchips
      @soupchips 8 років тому +132

      +TheSethcast fuck you mean nah

    • @TheSethcast
      @TheSethcast 8 років тому +34

      +Backpacker 2 very different types of music. But I'd be curious to hear what you believe to be better of the two, with a name like "Backpacker," your surely unbiased opinion is very important to me.

    • @soupchips
      @soupchips 8 років тому +55

      I mean he has been in the game way longer than rocky, has a much MUCH larger vocabulary, has been consistently dropping quality albums for all of his career (which asap rocky arguably hasn't) and is just all around a more talented guy.

    • @cal5750
      @cal5750 8 років тому +8

      +TheSethcast Not all backpackers are like that. I'm certainly not. Music is entirely subjective, like what you like. Sure, I mainly listen to backpack rap but i'll fuck with anyone if I like it. Even some Drake and Asap.

  • @DihStyle69
    @DihStyle69 8 років тому +31

    this album was really accessible imo, i had no problems with it. the prod kinda reminds of something between danny brown's xxx and run the jewels, something that really appeals to me. lyrics are easy to understand but still with enough of those abstract, metaphorical lines only aes can drop. one of the year's best hip hop abums for sure, dope.

  • @RealTrachta
    @RealTrachta 8 років тому +21

    You live another day fantano....

  • @robbburch
    @robbburch 8 років тому +36

    BOTTOMLESSTHONY PITTANO

  • @UberGingah
    @UberGingah 8 років тому +20

    badthony greenscreentano

  • @frogwart70
    @frogwart70 8 років тому +6

    Loved Aes since "Float". His lyrics were impressive back then and every album since has seen him improve lyrically, and in the cases where he's produced the records himself, improved as a producer. Dude's got a grasp on the English language that few can match.

  • @blowswanson
    @blowswanson 8 років тому +38

    One person feels suicidal every time you upload a video.

    • @McBenjiii
      @McBenjiii 8 років тому +2

      Well, that's a depressing thought.

    • @cai6972
      @cai6972 7 років тому +2

      Giraffen Benji it's working...

    • @McBenjiii
      @McBenjiii 7 років тому +1

      Kaileidoscope Holy fuck!

  • @heavy_yawns
    @heavy_yawns 8 років тому +25

    REVIEW DAYDREAMING YOU'VE ALREADY HAD 20 MINUTES TO LISTEN TO IT.

    • @LouPeng401
      @LouPeng401 8 років тому

      he say he'd review the album on the vid's comment

  • @bobbybrine6547
    @bobbybrine6547 7 років тому

    I've seen you everywhere recently, and I saw that you made a vid about Aes', and I love your channel so far.

  • @OscarBuelna
    @OscarBuelna 8 років тому +18

    WHAT DOES IT MEANTHONY

  • @porsche911CarreraRSR
    @porsche911CarreraRSR 8 років тому +16

    WHERE IS BOTTOMLESS PIT YOU MELON???

  • @Youngapollo47
    @Youngapollo47 8 років тому +4

    Haven't enjoyed a Sop project this much since LD, good stuff.

  • @Faverelli
    @Faverelli 8 років тому +19

    Review a Moon shaped pool by radio head

  • @Pneuma777
    @Pneuma777 8 років тому +1

    Loving this album, much easier to understand than his previous work (but I would agree if your a fan, you pick up on stuff that others don't) but still dense and cryptic enough to keep me coming back daily to find new meaning/jam out to the fresh, hard hitting beats. I'm impressed to see his style remain golden and wordsmithing at the absolute peak, much more personal than the previous records too

  • @Eval999
    @Eval999 8 років тому +7

    FANTANO WHERE THE FUCK IS GRIPS

  • @colangelog09
    @colangelog09 8 років тому +5

    Can Anthony not show the whole album covers, now? weird. Anyone know why?

  • @RaymondWold
    @RaymondWold 8 років тому +1

    I really love your channel man. The level of dedication and creativity is so god damn fun! Do you produce it all by yourself??

  • @1997maup
    @1997maup 8 років тому

    Hey Anthony, it would be cool if you made a video on RHCP's new song Dark Necessities.
    As always, great consistent reviews man!

  • @TheSnoozeFox
    @TheSnoozeFox 8 років тому +22

    SKEPTA KONNICHIWA, PLS

  • @clipperddafishdog4103
    @clipperddafishdog4103 8 років тому +43

    Fully disagree with your criticism of his beats. They're great beats IMO. You criticize them as too rigid but I find value in their structure. I guarantee these well-structured beats will hold up better over time than 90% of the disposable flavor-of-the-month hip-pop crap that is so popular right now.

    • @calumfoster-bayliss7122
      @calumfoster-bayliss7122 4 роки тому +1

      Aesop Rock will continue to be evaluated and listened to by fans as well as artists for 50 years. I think that's mainly because of his imagery, rhyme scheme, essentially his lyricism, but his beats definitely add alot.

  • @Vaisin
    @Vaisin 4 роки тому +5

    Aesop Rock might be the Immanuel Kant of hip hop

  • @Twilight0Dragon
    @Twilight0Dragon 4 роки тому +3

    "When you get all exact and algebraic, I'm reminded it's a racket not a rehabilitation" is the next line

  • @syrpnt
    @syrpnt 4 роки тому +4

    I think what most people fail to do is close their eyes while their listening to aesop rock. Too much sensory stimulation can cause you to miss the intricate details. It happens to me all the time, but if I close my eyes and listen to the song its almost as if I am him.

  • @GaryIV
    @GaryIV 5 років тому +3

    Aes's records are some of the best, both of us were diagnosed with spectrum disorder (high functioning Asperger's) when we were young and a lot of his lyrics are meant to reflect the abstract jumpy thought process that someone like us goes through when we're trying to make sense of ourselves in life and it made me really drawn to his music.

  • @urethrash
    @urethrash 8 років тому

    What was that clip where it was saying "what does it mean, what does it mean"

  • @MikeontheWay
    @MikeontheWay 8 років тому

    I really dig your videos and your passion for music. Saw in your about page the best way to get on your radar is to leave a comment. Think you'll really like the raw and gritty garage rock of the Ezy Down Self Titled album.

  • @slimymcbrazy7691
    @slimymcbrazy7691 8 років тому +39

    KONNICHIWA

  • @mrfruity21
    @mrfruity21 8 років тому +13

    WAITING FOR DA MC RIDEEEEEE

  • @SYMShutYoMouth
    @SYMShutYoMouth 8 років тому +1

    This has been a great Review. It's about time I got one of those from you.

  • @fleshyspeakers
    @fleshyspeakers 8 років тому

    Saw this on bandcamp but never really got into Aesop Rock, Thanks for the review I'm gonna check it out

  • @BLooDCoMPleX
    @BLooDCoMPleX 8 років тому +27

    B O T T O M L E S S P I T
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    • @chevychase4604
      @chevychase4604 8 років тому

      +I where can i download bottomless pit?

    • @sodozabi36
      @sodozabi36 8 років тому

      +Like You Where do you think

    • @sodozabi36
      @sodozabi36 8 років тому

      +Like You ;P

  • @danl1830
    @danl1830 8 років тому +6

    The new Vektor record is out! When is the review coming up? Or are you taking a couple of days off to fully digest the record?

    • @brandongibson2662
      @brandongibson2662 8 років тому

      What genre is it? I want to look into it.

    • @danl1830
      @danl1830 8 років тому

      Metal.

    • @DarthDrac0Ven0m
      @DarthDrac0Ven0m 8 років тому +1

      +Brandon Gibson It's progressive thrash metal! Fantastic stuff.

  • @mamba4817
    @mamba4817 Рік тому +1

    The DJ cut in Blood Sandwich is one the purest, blissful musical moments in hip hop.

  • @JohnPR590
    @JohnPR590 8 років тому

    Yo Chanceny Raperino, review Chance 3 when it comes out and I swear I'll sub for life.

  • @iiBoogieman
    @iiBoogieman 8 років тому +19

    I am an AES fan but I love his music because you have to read into it. You have to re-listen to it. You have to have a really open mind when you listen to it. One of few MCs that really do this.

  • @marcni
    @marcni 8 років тому +10

    Death Grips, James Blake, ANOHNI, Vektor, Radiohead. Get to work, Fantanthony!

  • @Giganfan2k1
    @Giganfan2k1 Рік тому +1

    He flosses the albatross like Daddy Kane with a chain.

  • @guitar45rocks5
    @guitar45rocks5 6 років тому

    Big up for the acquired taste comment. I didn't used to like Aes very much (I only liked Zero Dark Thirty and Pigs at first, didn't even really love them), but as time went on he became one of my favorites. Great review. I also think a light 8 is reasonable for an unbiased review; I would've given it higher, but that's because I just love Aes so much

  • @VintageBalderdash
    @VintageBalderdash 8 років тому +3

    I've been in love with Impossible Kid because I can relate to it a lot after this particular year. I thought it was even better than Skelethon, there were more tracks that I liked, and they were all back to back to back. I particularly liked Rings, Supercell and Shrunk. I liked how his style took since Skelethon. All fair criticisms, the interesting thing about Aesop is that most aspects of his music is "you either love it or don't," but I tell anyone it's worth trying to appreciate. I was very satisfied with this album, Aes does it again.

  • @das.l1136
    @das.l1136 2 роки тому +7

    I strongly disagree on the production. I think it's great and I really enjoy this kind of style, much more than the overproduced crapfest of these recent years. Besides, it's really difficult to create a personal and distinct style and Aesop certainly has it.

  • @featherycoffee1401
    @featherycoffee1401 2 роки тому +1

    But solving the almost annoyingly complex and puzzling esoteric Thousand quadrant Rubics cubes is the fun part

  • @Djrog00
    @Djrog00 8 років тому +2

    I really love his production and beats on this record. He knows what he will flow well over and executes amazingly on this album. No features, produced it himself, and I can't stop listening to it. Aesop you killed it yet again. Lyrics are so fun to listen to.

    • @mamba4817
      @mamba4817 10 місяців тому

      The production is outstanding. Dorks, man one my favorite beats ever, same for Blood Sandwich and the way he weaves in the dj cuts makes you feel nostalgic like the song, Supercell gives you the eery feeling of a ghost, Tuff pure hip hop shit. The production is so hip hop while still being forward thinking

  • @shmalbertfleinstein8807
    @shmalbertfleinstein8807 8 років тому +6

    Aesop is one of the GOAT lyricists

  • @MoneyFolder
    @MoneyFolder 8 років тому +7

    BOTTOMLESS PIT WHEN

  • @Patdfreek34
    @Patdfreek34 8 років тому

    actually waited for you to review this before giving it a listen, I'll have to check it out I suppose if you recommend it!

    • @SYMShutYoMouth
      @SYMShutYoMouth 8 років тому

      Can you not think for yourself?

    • @Patdfreek34
      @Patdfreek34 8 років тому

      +TheShutYoMouth I mean I can but it's good to hear others opinions on some things when you have a biased towards things

  • @Chris2Fer78
    @Chris2Fer78 8 років тому

    i love your reviews man. you definitely don't half-ass the listens and it shows. good stuff! hopefully i could get a review from you one day. (you'd rip it apart HAHA)

  • @Grimosaur
    @Grimosaur 8 років тому +11

    Up next... Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool ALBUM REVIEW

  • @tcaw8813
    @tcaw8813 7 років тому +3

    don't think kirby is aesops brand new cat, he mentions how when it was 6 weeks it went on a slipper, and how its 15 now and taking prescription medicine, so I think he's had the cat for years

    • @loubest3935
      @loubest3935 7 років тому +21

      ' 15 years of taking prescriptions / Shrink like "I don't know, maybe get a kitten" '
      Aesop has been taking medication for his mental issues for 15 years, and it hasn't worked so a psychiatrist has recommended getting a kitten. The cat itself hasn't been on prescriptions for 15 years.

  • @adammcconville757
    @adammcconville757 8 років тому

    Hey Anthony, are you looking forward to the new mixtape from Chance The Rapper releasing May 13th and will you be reviewing it? Love your videos man

  • @AwkwardArmadillo
    @AwkwardArmadillo 6 років тому +2

    I find his esoteric-ness very appealing and trendsetting. Almost like a juxtapose to mumble on the rap spectrum he creates a “meta” vibe just with the cryptic aspect itself, but he also delivers meaning that is clear-cut at certain times.

  • @mattjackson6
    @mattjackson6 8 років тому +11

    Skepta - Konnichiwa needs to be reviewed!!!!!!!!111111oneoneone

    • @TheSplintr
      @TheSplintr 8 років тому +1

      +Matt Jackson Did you like it? Why do you need your opinion reinforced by a youtube reviewer?

  • @MaxKylevidoeblog
    @MaxKylevidoeblog 8 років тому +10

    Anthony Fantano ASMR when?

  • @MrTombombodil
    @MrTombombodil 6 місяців тому +1

    This album is so fucking good. It took be a while to fully fall in love with it. Not only is Aesop an acquired taste, each album is each time he drops a new one. I started out only really loving Mystery Fish and Rings and Dorks, then I loved Blood Sandwich and Get out the Car, then I fully got Shrunk and Lotta Years. I still don't love every single track but who knows maybe in another few years I'll get there.

  • @sugarhighmegaming5008
    @sugarhighmegaming5008 6 років тому +1

    Hey man, do you have any thoughts on his more recent singles like “Hot Dogs” or “Klutz” ? I think they’re pretty fucking crisp.

  • @casket8530
    @casket8530 8 років тому +27

    Review Skepta "konnichiwa"

    • @beantsd
      @beantsd 8 років тому +1

      +De Angelo He needs to do more grime reviews

  • @daru_klas
    @daru_klas 8 років тому +268

    Aesop is the Beck of rap

    • @roosterman84
      @roosterman84 8 років тому +7

      I like this comparison. I am really into both artist, and different albums of theirs pop into my life at different times.

    • @-user_redacted-
      @-user_redacted- 7 років тому

      Yes.

    • @do00p
      @do00p 7 років тому +12

      Haha! yes. Imagine the Beck of 1994 collaborating with Aesop...

    • @muffinman6411
      @muffinman6411 7 років тому +32

      Beck is the Beck of rap

    • @jakobparker225
      @jakobparker225 7 років тому +4

      Kakihara Fukerton that's the dumbest comparison I have heard about anything, ever!

  • @truephoenixtv8631
    @truephoenixtv8631 7 років тому

    There are a lot of times that I disagree with your ratings when it comes to artists I already like, but its times like this when you turn me onto an artist I've never heard of and I instantly become a super fan, that I remember why I subscribed to the needle drop. aes is sick af

  • @BogeyObi
    @BogeyObi 8 років тому +5

    Best production effort since Felt 3, IMO best lyrical content since None Shall Pass. Is it his best.. Idfk but I know I like it

  • @Deviltriggerfounder
    @Deviltriggerfounder 8 років тому +9

    Please review Pixies' Doolittle or Talking Heads' Remain in Light.

  • @shmitty911
    @shmitty911 8 років тому

    I'd love to hear your input on the new James Blake album!

  • @Bwethhh
    @Bwethhh 8 років тому

    Aesop Rock was one of the first artists that got me into hip-hop. I remember listening to him throughout middle school along with MF DOOM and A Tribe Called Quest lol. Now hip-hop is mainly all I listen to. Labor Days is one of my all time favorite albums.

  • @xpert15t44
    @xpert15t44 8 років тому +29

    Freddie Gibbs and madlib making new album!!!!!

    • @refusingtoconform
      @refusingtoconform 5 років тому +3

      Only took 3 years

    • @HariPrasad-hd1yy
      @HariPrasad-hd1yy 4 роки тому +2

      @@refusingtoconform thank God I only recently discovered Freddie. 5 years is a long time to release an album