LET'S ARGUE: Flea Is an Overrated Bassist

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  • Опубликовано: 31 янв 2025
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  • @blessedowoboi
    @blessedowoboi 5 лет назад +7680

    Bold of Melon to wear that shirt. It’s clearly a diss to chance the rapper as he usually wears the number 3 but melon is wearing 4 which symbolizes that he is above chance and is a superior person.

    • @SaturdayAddams
      @SaturdayAddams 5 лет назад +107

      Was searching for this in the comments, exactly what I thought

    • @WhatSmada
      @WhatSmada 5 лет назад +46

      small if fake

    • @ghosty6251
      @ghosty6251 5 лет назад +74

      And race

    • @97EDUB
      @97EDUB 5 лет назад +15

      Melon is only better than Chance at rapping.

    • @ooostarb3rryooo
      @ooostarb3rryooo 5 лет назад +1

      😂😂

  • @hotshot8135
    @hotshot8135 5 лет назад +565

    This dude looks like he's straight outta Animal Crossing

  • @cornbag4930
    @cornbag4930 5 лет назад +5313

    You’re just mad that flea got number 2 and got millions, and you got 4th best bassist and only got a T-shirt for it

  • @ammar4172
    @ammar4172 5 лет назад +677

    Anthony rejects the Make A Wish Foundation's attempt to fulfill a dying child's wish of hearing his leaked album.

    • @breastmilkgaming
      @breastmilkgaming 5 лет назад +3

      Eternal Atake next millennium

    • @Mista_Mist
      @Mista_Mist 5 лет назад +10

      only time this joke is funny because he technically said that lol

    • @ericforsyth
      @ericforsyth 5 лет назад +12

      I thought this was about Anthony Kiedis before reading the replies and watching the video lol.

    • @jeeed6390
      @jeeed6390 5 лет назад +1

      As usual Needle is right. How would hearing a leaked album or track make your afterlife any better?

    • @_Only_Zuul
      @_Only_Zuul 2 года назад

      anthony keidis would totally do that..

  • @ThomasNorgard
    @ThomasNorgard 5 лет назад +2401

    Yeah we get it melon, you think you are a better bass player than Flea

    • @MrGyl666
      @MrGyl666 5 лет назад +1

      Really, where does he think that?

    • @spektral_yt
      @spektral_yt 5 лет назад +67

      @@MrGyl666 Not sure if you noticed. But it was a joke.

    • @mccullsn
      @mccullsn 5 лет назад +26

      MrGyl666 you must be new here

    • @MrGyl666
      @MrGyl666 5 лет назад +3

      @@mccullsn No, I'm old here.

    • @doobrikter2969
      @doobrikter2969 4 года назад +3

      And Michael Balzary believes he is a better Flea than the bass believes Davey504 can slap it around like Susan from Blank Man?!... ‘Tis nothing more than true lies in clever disguise. No dog likes a flea... gross!

  • @vodocrypto
    @vodocrypto 5 лет назад +481

    I don’t think any of your opinions took into account the fact that logic is both black AND white

    • @tobiastolls126
      @tobiastolls126 5 лет назад +25

      i got black, i got white, what you want

    • @coldguy420ohokay2
      @coldguy420ohokay2 5 лет назад +18

      Chance the rapper is married

    • @blakedavis2447
      @blakedavis2447 4 года назад

      Aaron A420 apparently it does since he wanted to be a little white girl more than anything

  • @gabrielpresley6699
    @gabrielpresley6699 5 лет назад +1227

    Flea is probably considered so highly because he was a lot of peoples first experience with harder bass techniques in mainstream music

    • @AfferbeckBeats
      @AfferbeckBeats 5 лет назад +26

      I think Jamiroquai is a similar situation but you never hear about Stuart Zender's bass

    • @binglebop5877
      @binglebop5877 5 лет назад +41

      les claypool was my first experience with slapping and i think he's a lot more talented than flea

    • @MrImaWizard
      @MrImaWizard 5 лет назад +21

      @@AfferbeckBeats they are awesome but you have to consider popularity. Rhcp became a mainstream band and the songs as a whole add to the quality basslines. But jamiquorai is awesome as well

    • @modifiedcontent
      @modifiedcontent 5 лет назад +1

      Douchy white college kids in the 1990s

    • @nevv79
      @nevv79 5 лет назад +9

      hard knocklife it’s a damn shame Jamiroquai isn’t more popular. They’re still putting out great music today

  • @aperry8810
    @aperry8810 5 лет назад +119

    Flea: I fear no man. But that thing
    *clothes*
    It scares me

  • @OrangeCrush_Brandon
    @OrangeCrush_Brandon 5 лет назад +1596

    Let’s argue: Anthony Fantano is an overrated bassist

  • @joelsk7149
    @joelsk7149 3 года назад +157

    I think Flea is held in an adequately high regard, he introduced slapping to the masses and fused Hardcore punk with jazz and funk to create a completely unique style of playing that is often imitated, but never replicated. He absolutely deserves to be in the top 10 for impact, influence and technical mastery, but maybe 2 is a stretch.

    • @denizenofclownworld4853
      @denizenofclownworld4853 2 года назад +13

      Because all the funk of the 70's never happened.

    • @mick5137
      @mick5137 Год назад

      Yep. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) was released in December 1969 and was a number one pop hit when Flea was 7.

  • @olivergrosjean2477
    @olivergrosjean2477 5 лет назад +1878

    Anthony’s shirt indicates this episode is about a light 4

    • @zakarykolesar9903
      @zakarykolesar9903 5 лет назад +65

      Imagine a RUclips channel that reviewed Fantano reviews

    • @steviewonder1663
      @steviewonder1663 5 лет назад +60

      I don't think you understand what you just did Zak

    • @basedboi3956
      @basedboi3956 5 лет назад +2

      How’d you gather that??

    • @gsm6808
      @gsm6808 5 лет назад +1

      Light to decent 4 or just light 4

    • @robojimtv
      @robojimtv 5 лет назад +3

      This comment had 444 likes when I commented

  • @azmiraclegirl441
    @azmiraclegirl441 5 лет назад +373

    Have you heard Tool's new album "To Pimp A Butterfly" yet?

    • @bigphatty5298
      @bigphatty5298 5 лет назад +6

      You're a tool. Screw you

    • @recipoldinasty
      @recipoldinasty 5 лет назад +2

      Marlaina Morey MBDTF is dogshit tho

    • @NealBones
      @NealBones 5 лет назад +1

      @@bigphatty5298 *You're

    • @bigphatty5298
      @bigphatty5298 5 лет назад

      @@NealBones what are you talking about

    • @bigphatty5298
      @bigphatty5298 5 лет назад +1

      @@recipoldinasty I like Kanye and I like songs off there but no where near my favorite

  • @SoupLagoon
    @SoupLagoon 5 лет назад +2315

    *says the bassist from king crimson is better than flea*
    *also doesn’t even know Tony Levin’s name*

    • @mysticfez6857
      @mysticfez6857 5 лет назад +190

      Or Greg Lake and/or John Wetton.

    • @Cpayne30
      @Cpayne30 5 лет назад +83

      Z Gray Music - Tony Levin’s baldness is the secret of his greatness.

    • @Cherry_Magenta
      @Cherry_Magenta 5 лет назад +22

      @@mysticfez6857 or Boz Burrell, or Gordon Haskell...

    • @hermit8244
      @hermit8244 5 лет назад +9

      Just in this thread to get the general bassists consensus on the Ol' Marky Miller

    • @nlabonte
      @nlabonte 5 лет назад +28

      I saw that and I was thinking "could you be more specific???"
      But yeah, Tony Levin is great...

  • @thebenjyman253
    @thebenjyman253 5 лет назад +61

    I always think it's stupid how people try to compare rock bassists like Flea to people like Jaco, whose job was to essentially solo and improvise. Flea is not only serving the song in RHCP, but often standing out and there's no doubting that he's very recognisable compared to most bassists.

  • @thecusk6918
    @thecusk6918 5 лет назад +1191

    I think Flea isn't appreciated so much for his standalone skills as for his chemistry with other members. He's kinda a model for what a bassist should be to an average band.

    • @meurer13daniel
      @meurer13daniel 5 лет назад +144

      And one of the reasons I like him so much is his presence. I know a bassist is incredibly important for a music even if you can't really "hear" him. But the problem is, in a lot of banda, the bass is not really present in the song. They kinda just blend in with the guitar and doesn't have a sound of their own.
      I love how Flea just take the spot, as a guitarrist would do in his place.

    • @FamousByFriday
      @FamousByFriday 5 лет назад +23

      Absolutely. I think if the list were “Favorite Bassists” or “most popular” that rating would be completely accurate. And maybe the list is arranged by weighing different aspects and adding them all up. I agree, the perception is that bassists are lesser parts of the band, but it can add so much when it’s not just an after thought. In fact, with modern mix trends, it seems like bass is probably more important than guitar in pop music.

    • @soullessSiIence
      @soullessSiIence 5 лет назад +60

      People always confuse complexity and musicality. Pastorius can be a bass god but must of the time his lines are just technically fast or just difficult for the sake of it, while Flea is almost entirely lyrical in his playing. He's all about being musical, not technical. Many times he acts like a second guitarists, not like a mere bass like to support the drums. This what I don't like about normal people debating about music. You have to be a musician and have band playing experience to understand these things. I can't go to a medical forum and start giving my opinion on oncology, can I? Almost nobody understands this...

    • @Jaegurmangensun
      @Jaegurmangensun 5 лет назад +9

      Despair what about Jaco’s work with Joni? He always hung in the background when it was more necessary. Shit man, most of the stuff from Heavy Weather wasn’t all that overly complex except for like Teen Town.

    • @Tony1the1Slayer
      @Tony1the1Slayer 5 лет назад +5

      I think JPJ is a WAay better example for what an average bassist should be for a band

  • @gus7319
    @gus7319 5 лет назад +231

    The number on your shirt is the number of family members you’ve taken from me

    • @elishazigman770
      @elishazigman770 4 года назад +2

      huh

    • @zynel413
      @zynel413 4 года назад +6

      @@elishazigman770 stop acting in denial. This is a serious problem.

  • @deft__12
    @deft__12 5 лет назад +633

    Anthony looks like a T H I C C linebacker today with that jersey

  • @300chelo
    @300chelo 5 лет назад +156

    Native english-speaking people listening french music without understanding the lyrics reminds me a lot when i was 10 and didn't understand what the hell Linkin Park or Iron Maiden where yelling about back then

    • @Starrypaws64
      @Starrypaws64 5 лет назад +5

      bruh same

    • @reganpetty8803
      @reganpetty8803 5 лет назад +7

      Great profile picture bro

    • @lorenzolyleabadia1669
      @lorenzolyleabadia1669 4 года назад +3

      This is me with J-Rock or J-Metal. I still listen to them because of their musical arrangements. I still don't understand Japanese till to this day though.

    • @blakedavis2447
      @blakedavis2447 4 года назад

      Lorenzo Lyle Abadia I’m a weeb and a metal head so I rock j pop/rock all day

    • @TheRazePlayz
      @TheRazePlayz 4 года назад +5

      Listen to aesop rock, his rapping is in English but his pace and vocabulary make it pretty common for people to take in almost none of the lyrics.

  • @higherfive0783
    @higherfive0783 5 лет назад +417

    Person: Says thing
    Melon: No.

    • @Logoooo
      @Logoooo 5 лет назад +8

      you looking for lets agree i think

    • @ananyanwu
      @ananyanwu 5 лет назад +7

      Stop, don't infest Melon's holy comment section with this ungodly shit of a dead meme.

  • @seanbecker7175
    @seanbecker7175 5 лет назад +138

    " I'd rather have the German Army in front of me then the French army behind me"........Anthony Fantano 1942

  • @gs2656
    @gs2656 5 лет назад +518

    Consider this: The Beatles worst to best.
    Come on Anthony. Please.

    • @Dethmaster64
      @Dethmaster64 5 лет назад +75

      julie Only if we get Pink Floyd Worst to Best first.

    • @shamus8687
      @shamus8687 5 лет назад +26

      I don't think that list would lend any credence to their work, although I would be interested to hear Anthony talk about their albums. Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Peppers, The White Album, and Abbey Road are all transcendental masterpieces and I honestly can't pick a favourite.

    • @spamsingles5948
      @spamsingles5948 5 лет назад +15

      Mine
      1. Abbey Road
      2. Revolver
      3. White
      4. Sgt Pepper
      5. Magical Mystery Tour
      6. Rubber Soul
      7. Hard Day's Night
      8. Let it Be
      9. Help!
      10. Beatles for sale
      11. With the Beatles
      12. Please Please Me
      13. Yellow Submarine

    • @derekwadas8489
      @derekwadas8489 5 лет назад +5

      Spam singles My list, from worst to best:
      13. Yellow Submarine
      12. With the Beatles
      11. Beatles for Sale
      10. Please Please Me
      9. A Hard Day’s Night
      8. Let It Be
      7. Magical Mystery Tour
      6. The Beatles - “The White Album”
      5. Help!
      4. Rubber Soul
      3. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
      2. Abbey Road
      1. Revolver

    • @spamsingles5948
      @spamsingles5948 5 лет назад +46

      @David Carlamere Anthony's top 10:
      1. Angelic 2 the Core
      2. Speedin Bullet 2 Heaven
      3. The Big Day
      4. Peppa Pig's first album
      5. Total Xanarchy
      6. Supermarket
      7. Angelic 2 the core (deluxe edition)
      8. Confessions of a dangerous mind
      9. Father of Asahd
      10. MBDTF

  • @ApocalypseMoose
    @ApocalypseMoose 5 лет назад +72

    Im willing to bet the guy that made the Flea tweet is the same guy in a previous Lets Argue that said nobody really listens to Red Hot Chili Peppers.

  • @marcusbartier8643
    @marcusbartier8643 5 лет назад +185

    Melon, I am very disappointed that my hot take was not included. Go to your room.

  • @brndnshv
    @brndnshv 5 лет назад +43

    Anthony hasn't released his album yet because he's waiting for us to die first.

  • @MaruMaruMaruMaruMaru
    @MaruMaruMaruMaruMaru 5 лет назад +356

    Thundercat is still an underrated bassist. CHANGE MY MIND

    • @sochioranmyaku
      @sochioranmyaku 5 лет назад +34

      Thundercat is fucking amazing.

    • @steviewonder1663
      @steviewonder1663 5 лет назад +31

      Travolta approves

    • @jpnatnight284
      @jpnatnight284 5 лет назад +7

      I find it hard to find his groove sometimes though

    • @jacobmeza8059
      @jacobmeza8059 5 лет назад +2

      Lime Chili Shrimp ramen is better

    • @AJMASTER7
      @AJMASTER7 5 лет назад +17

      Them changes at the tiny desk WHEW

  • @diegoarana5862
    @diegoarana5862 5 лет назад +9

    i got into dream theater like a year ago and went through their discography all the way up until 2003 Train of Thought album. Before that, their music was becoming a favorite of mine. it was tasteful, well thought out metal that was dynamic and they really knew how to write a great crescendo. once i listened to Train of Thought it was clear they were prioritizing musicianship over songwriting. but don't discredit the music they wrote pre 2003. it was very passionate and emotional stuff. songs like Scarred and Learning to Live got me through rough patches of my life, and the stuff from their debut album and Awake are some of the most unique sounding metal I have ever heard. The keyboard work on the first album is amazing with tracks like the Ones who Help to Set the sun.

  • @babylej
    @babylej 5 лет назад +400

    That’s an odd way to spell Fantano in the title...

  • @roachdogjrjr
    @roachdogjrjr 5 лет назад +34

    If he wasn't wearing his glasses he'd be a Blind Melon.

  • @Maria-qh6cl
    @Maria-qh6cl 5 лет назад +264

    Let's argue: fantano is better than theneedledrop
    (I'm talking about the channel's content etc.)

    • @alejandromarmolejo13
      @alejandromarmolejo13 5 лет назад +11

      Maria fantano’s channel can’t top TheNeddledrop’s best videos, so...no

    • @Bullitthiphop
      @Bullitthiphop 5 лет назад +43

      Thatistheplan was better than both put together

    • @meurer13daniel
      @meurer13daniel 5 лет назад +10

      You're joking, right? This guy from the Fantano channel is way better than that guy from TND. Don't know what ur talking 'bout

    • @TheJinjo75
      @TheJinjo75 5 лет назад +1

      Facts. Nothing to argue there.

    • @soullessSiIence
      @soullessSiIence 5 лет назад

      Fantano sounds like somebody mixed a Fanta with an Italian mafia gang.

  • @AllCheeseNoSauce
    @AllCheeseNoSauce 5 лет назад +129

    *"To me I feel like TPAB was the next, post MBDTF, album to be obviously blatantly a 10 "*
    with the *next* here implying that MBDTF was the previous [album to be obviously a 10...].
    we did it boys, right outta the melon's mouth.
    (on the other hand though, it happens at the 06:00 minute mark 🤔🤔 )

    • @proctologicalprincess
      @proctologicalprincess 5 лет назад +7

      Memes aside, I think this actually shows his changed opinion

    • @MultiYoutubuser
      @MultiYoutubuser 5 лет назад +4

      Actually I think he is saying that TPAB was chronologicaly the first album that came out after MBTDF that is a 10 to him.

    • @proctologicalprincess
      @proctologicalprincess 5 лет назад +6

      @Miasma I understand that, but he was saying that MBDTF is on par in a way to TPAB. Obviously he didn't mean it was a 10, but he clearly has changed his opinion a bit.

    • @bigdickbrutus3363
      @bigdickbrutus3363 5 лет назад +1

      @@proctologicalprincess Yeah I agree, he's definitely showed that he underrated the album at the time. However, unlikely that he would ever go back and change the score

    • @proctologicalprincess
      @proctologicalprincess 5 лет назад +3

      @@bigdickbrutus3363 it would be memed too much so I think he avoids it

  • @MattMelon519
    @MattMelon519 5 лет назад +80

    Chris Squire of Yes is the greatest bass player I know of.

    • @Rowjimmyguitar
      @Rowjimmyguitar 5 лет назад +7

      Steve harris from iron maiden is right up there with him

    • @2small4theMall
      @2small4theMall 5 лет назад +1

      RIP

    • @johnmarcdegaard6589
      @johnmarcdegaard6589 5 лет назад

      Yes. Bassists who only play with a pick are the only great ones

    • @MattMelon519
      @MattMelon519 5 лет назад +16

      @@johnmarcdegaard6589 who cares how they play? it just matters how it sounds

    • @Rowjimmyguitar
      @Rowjimmyguitar 5 лет назад +9

      @@johnmarcdegaard6589 who the fuck cares if somebody plays with a pick or not its how they sound that matters

  • @visu4239
    @visu4239 5 лет назад +11

    Big Flea fan here. If you watch his live clips with Fruciante during the Californiacation era, his improv is simple melodically perfect. People get caught up in technical ability but under appreciate the music that the artist is contributing to overall music.

  • @domj.m.410
    @domj.m.410 5 лет назад +274

    Do 'I Hate Mars Bars'.

  • @DUNGEONEERS
    @DUNGEONEERS 5 лет назад +3

    The second point can easily be said about Sigur Ros's () album, because it's in gibberish and still holds a heavy emotional weight even though nobody can understand the lyrics

  • @briankeogh335
    @briankeogh335 5 лет назад +338

    Hold up... did Melon just say MBDTF was a 10?
    We did it boys we can finally go home

    • @derekwadas8489
      @derekwadas8489 5 лет назад +28

      Brian Keogh Time to bring the troops home! This war has officially came to an end.

    • @seabassdarapper
      @seabassdarapper 5 лет назад +10

      The 6 was right

    • @TheMightyKiD38
      @TheMightyKiD38 5 лет назад +30

      Quite the opposite, in fact, check his shirt

    • @Rekko82
      @Rekko82 5 лет назад +1

      He showed the score of "Fearless".

    • @seabassdarapper
      @seabassdarapper 5 лет назад +3

      @@LukasOfTheLight MBDTF is a mid tier Kanye album. It's boarderline a parody of what he thinks boring normal people consider greatness.

  • @R0DisG0D
    @R0DisG0D 5 лет назад +50

    The guy from King Crimson certainly is underrated when even the person saying he's underrated call him "the guy from King Crimson". (Also, I'm curious wich one they're talking about.)

    • @jeancivitatem1507
      @jeancivitatem1507 5 лет назад +6

      R0DisG0D it must be tony levin. He is responsible for much of the bass on peter Gabriel’s records. Check out his project called ‘stick men’ for his innovative techniques and songwriting.

    • @telekineticbees
      @telekineticbees 5 лет назад +4

      jean civitatem most king crimson bassists are pretty great, tbf

    • @caput4444
      @caput4444 4 года назад +1

      Keine Geigen mehr wenn wir uns Küssen. Ich vermisse dich schon jetzt !

    • @nitrobw1
      @nitrobw1 3 года назад +1

      @@jeancivitatem1507 I wouldn’t underestimate Greg Lake either though. He may not have been as technically innovative as Levin but he’s certainly got underrated talent

  • @ette1427
    @ette1427 5 лет назад +197

    Saying flea is overrated really grinds my gears, that’s like saying John Frusciante is the a bad guitarist or that cal isn’t a legend

    • @patricklauer4452
      @patricklauer4452 5 лет назад

      ette yeah

    • @kitsuneyo967
      @kitsuneyo967 5 лет назад +36

      ette Id definitely call Flea overrated. Not a bash against him though, I think it's just a product of people not really paying attention to bass in songs, but due to fleas wild style and presence the bassist actually gets a bit of light. Just a take

    • @johnmarcdegaard6589
      @johnmarcdegaard6589 5 лет назад +35

      Flea is the reason so many kids pick up bass, and I can vouch for myself and others. As far as greatest bass players imo, I’d put Jaco, Jamerson, Ron Carter, etc much higher, but he’s a pivotal figure in the evolution of the instrument

    • @renapeppers20
      @renapeppers20 5 лет назад +1

      @@johnmarcdegaard6589 Exactly.

    • @Bullitthiphop
      @Bullitthiphop 5 лет назад +1

      I don't think the guy was saying he was bad or not deserving of being on the greatest bass players of all time but more the fact he got 2nd and above the people who he mentioned.

  • @jakemoran7118
    @jakemoran7118 5 лет назад +32

    Good video Anthony, but you saying you wouldn’t care if i died before hearing your music was a little uncalled for.

    • @aiocafea
      @aiocafea 5 лет назад +5

      oh my god i thought that was one of those 'good video' joke until i reached that part

  • @Rowjimmyguitar
    @Rowjimmyguitar 5 лет назад +34

    Dream theater can absolutely write a good song, just listen to a song like take the time, that has one of the catchiest metal hooks ive ever heard

    • @iamthewii4851
      @iamthewii4851 5 лет назад +18

      Kinda disappointed he just agreed to that take without explaining his view, tbh...

    • @michaelpurnell5203
      @michaelpurnell5203 5 лет назад +15

      They’re just gonna ignore the fact that Metropolis Pt2 exists ig.
      Also Distance Over Time is an easy top 5 aoty for me

    • @derekwadas8489
      @derekwadas8489 5 лет назад +6

      Jimmy Wyndham I feel like if you showed that tweet to Become The Knight, he’d find that person’s address and slit their throat in their sleep

    • @Rowjimmyguitar
      @Rowjimmyguitar 5 лет назад +3

      @@iamthewii4851 me too i feel like he kinda gave lame non answers to a few of the hot takes in this video

    • @Rowjimmyguitar
      @Rowjimmyguitar 5 лет назад +1

      @@derekwadas8489 HAHA hopefully hell make a rebuttle video to it or something

  • @cheesecakelasagna
    @cheesecakelasagna 5 лет назад +8

    How can people still not appreciate IGOR's deliberate creative productions? I think the only viable concern is how it would translate when performed live or something.
    Mixing is an art form that can be experimented with as well, people!

  • @hudsonvasconcelos3237
    @hudsonvasconcelos3237 5 лет назад +14

    Flea on I'm Beside you was incredible, mesmerizing bass lines (in love dying, how it ends, strange man)

  • @APR1Lmusic
    @APR1Lmusic 5 лет назад +2

    1:47 Anthony's response here is the reason why I love Sigur Ros so much. It's the same concept, where the lyrics are used more as another texture and instrument rather than a medium for telling a story. The only difference is that with Sigur Ros, nobody knows what they're saying because they literally made up their own language. I know it's based heavily on Icelandic, but even then the translations are almost always off.

  • @danielhuang76
    @danielhuang76 5 лет назад +178

    Please give me my family back melon

    • @azazelaz999
      @azazelaz999 5 лет назад +4

      Daniel Huang im sorry for your loss

    • @Rekko82
      @Rekko82 5 лет назад +1

      He keeps them in his cellar, so he can talk with people face to face.

  • @cluebcke
    @cluebcke 3 года назад +4

    How did somebody read a list with McCartny at #1 and Flea at #2 and decide Flea was the overrated one here

  • @elmemeking1458
    @elmemeking1458 5 лет назад +53

    jaco and flea are two completely different types of bassists, kinda hard to compare em.

    • @dylanmiller1140
      @dylanmiller1140 5 лет назад +10

      To a degree I mean Jaco was like his first major inspiration but like everyone post Jaco at some point has been influenced by him he’s one of the best musicians of all time. So it’s worth looking for his sound in the little areas of players.

    • @TheCivildecay
      @TheCivildecay 5 лет назад +1

      I personally can't stand the sound of Jaco playing...

    • @dylanmiller1140
      @dylanmiller1140 5 лет назад +2

      TheCivildecay bruh expand your listening his tone is so so beautiful.

    • @santinovp9471
      @santinovp9471 4 года назад +2

      @@TheCivildecay WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK

  • @zackyep
    @zackyep 5 лет назад +10

    I didn't know Brett Favre shaved his head and reviewed music.
    Truely a man of many talents.

    • @seriouslyfuckutube
      @seriouslyfuckutube 5 лет назад +1

      ZackYep any mention of brett favre in a comment instantly makes it hilarious

  • @SAWCEOfficial
    @SAWCEOfficial 5 лет назад +64

    Thank you for including my leaked music take in your vid.
    Unsubscribed.

    • @TommyDoesMusic
      @TommyDoesMusic 5 лет назад +1

      SAWCE Official Hiiiiii!!! huge fan Sawce fan here! love your music!

    • @SAWCEOfficial
      @SAWCEOfficial 5 лет назад

      tommy c thank you so much dude love you too!

    • @LouSkrou
      @LouSkrou 5 лет назад

      When does he use the song?

  • @sportsnut198
    @sportsnut198 5 лет назад +23

    Flea helped to put together one of the most unique sounding bands in RHCP, and it’s in large part due to his bass play.
    He’s hardly overrated, he’s one of the most important bassists of all time.

  • @ryanrixon332
    @ryanrixon332 5 лет назад +144

    "from Ohio though, white boi" - Jake paul

    • @TPF00T
      @TPF00T 5 лет назад +30

      The only modern rapper still repping his area. What an absolute role model for musicians everywhere.

  • @MonkyMonk729
    @MonkyMonk729 5 лет назад +9

    Flea's musicality is what makes him great in my mind. Even beyond his incredible technical prowess.

  • @liamsmith7519
    @liamsmith7519 5 лет назад +64

    Mellon my mom got into a really bad car accident and you have the audacity to just show up to the hospital uninvited?

  • @lucasrv2630
    @lucasrv2630 5 лет назад +3

    Being able to understand the lyrics doesn't make the singing not be an "instrument". The vocal melody, rythm and technique doesn't suddenly disappear If you understand the lyrics. It's about what you pay the most attention to, IF you can't pay attention to the entirety of the music.

  • @diigdugg
    @diigdugg 5 лет назад +37

    Goddamn it my Phineas and Ferb/Spongebob take didn’t make the video
    Subscribed.

    • @diigdugg
      @diigdugg 5 лет назад

      Austin Brown That the Phineas and Ferb theme song was better than the Spongebob theme song

    • @banessuperbrutalmetalfunti2561
      @banessuperbrutalmetalfunti2561 5 лет назад +9

      what was your take? Just out of curiosity?

    • @alicekliewer
      @alicekliewer 5 лет назад +7

      diigdugg what was your take? Just out of curiosity?

    • @isaacmelendez2241
      @isaacmelendez2241 5 лет назад +6

      diigdugg what was your take? Just out of curiosity?

    • @diigdugg
      @diigdugg 5 лет назад

      Austin Brown diigdugg what was your take? Just out of curiosity?

  • @ThePacemaker45
    @ThePacemaker45 5 лет назад +2

    5:23 I dont think its necesarily that Pitchforks standards for a 10/10 album have gone up buts its more so that the vast majority of the `10's they give are given long after those albums were released. So those are more so classic records. So I'd assume they give that score based on the quality and the influence those records would have on the genre its in moving forward. But when reviewing contemporary records, they can only go off the quality cause the long term impact it will have is almost impossible to know right then. But for old records, their influence is more or less established.

  • @cusionmon6652
    @cusionmon6652 5 лет назад +3

    A few nights ago I had a dream where I went to one of your live shows and I bought a vinyl for mbdtf but the cover was your t shirt design. Anthony please stop beaming these dreams into my head I can't afford flying to the east coast and going to one of your shows

  • @aydennso
    @aydennso Год назад +1

    I'm not usually a fan of reaction videos, but I find there are some great music reaction channels that are great and give a lot of insight into said song. My favorite right now is the charismatic voice. She is a vocal coach who loves to focus on what makes a singer unique and / or themselves. She's informative and just kind of a chill person.

  • @Rayve_777
    @Rayve_777 5 лет назад +88

    Why did you just post an over 13 minutes with just you playing the bass unedited? Pretty clickbait imo.

    • @alaw4581
      @alaw4581 5 лет назад +19

      I'd watch that tbh

  • @ofanichan
    @ofanichan 5 лет назад

    Your bass is getting a lot better!! This is probably my favorite "opening bass" you've done so far

  • @SebDice
    @SebDice 5 лет назад +38

    so dissapointed when i see people talking about the best bassist and not even a mention of Victor Wooten

    • @bigphatty5298
      @bigphatty5298 5 лет назад +1

      Is that u

    • @josephperry3700
      @josephperry3700 5 лет назад +4

      I met Victor a few times. He's super humble and a really great guy. I didn't even know he was famous the first time I met him.

    • @thomaswilder7858
      @thomaswilder7858 5 лет назад +1

      Fuck that. Without talkin bout marcus miller.

    • @MvsG18
      @MvsG18 5 лет назад +1

      I think Victor Wooten is a little bit overrated but so as many other good artists. But flea is not overrated, the only ones who gives him a 10000/10 aren't even fans of the chills the real fans just give him a 1000/10.

    • @aidilmubarock5394
      @aidilmubarock5394 5 лет назад +1

      @@MvsG18 obvious troll

  • @konkey604
    @konkey604 5 лет назад +1

    I'm dealing with ear congestion and that sweet bass intro was soothing on my ear thanks melon

  • @acanofoldbayseasoning4781
    @acanofoldbayseasoning4781 5 лет назад +3

    can you play a walking jazz bassline in the next edition of either let's argue or let's agree?

  • @derekwadas8489
    @derekwadas8489 5 лет назад

    *ABOUT DAMN TIME* Melon!!!! I’ve been waiting for this vid for a few days.

  • @fede2
    @fede2 5 лет назад +18

    Don't agree with the DT take. They've had hits and misses, but within that pendulum they've come up with monster records.

    • @joanbighorn9778
      @joanbighorn9778 5 лет назад +9

      federico amadeo Same, I’m not crazy about the band but to say they’ve written zero good songs is some C-grade bullshit.

    • @TheRealFlamingNinja
      @TheRealFlamingNinja 5 лет назад +3

      Portnoy Era is probably peak Dream Theater, Systematic Chaos and Train of Thought are classics imo

    • @ElectricMonkey99
      @ElectricMonkey99 5 лет назад +1

      @@joanbighorn9778 I would enjoy DT if it weren't for Labrie's annoying as voice

    • @Evan_Schaefering
      @Evan_Schaefering 5 лет назад +2

      DT is one of the least consistent bands ever. They've had maybe two albums worth of good songs in a 30 year discography. They are all absurdly talented but their music is mostly soulless technical wank. They suck for the same reason that Tech Death sucks.

  • @andrewfultz7472
    @andrewfultz7472 5 лет назад +2

    Strange enough, there was a thing I saw where Flea was playin some real serious Jazz lines and even some bass versions (transposed of course) of classical numbers. It gave me more respect for him than I already had (being a bass player myself).

  • @solarwinds5114
    @solarwinds5114 5 лет назад +12

    0:00 Can't wait to see Davie504's "Anthony Fantano plays Bass" video

  • @TheMetalTempestYT
    @TheMetalTempestYT 5 лет назад +1

    Nice installment!

  • @lishfips4711
    @lishfips4711 5 лет назад +7

    me listening to cool beat with a foreign vocal sample:
    person who understands the language of the sample wondering why im dancing to somebody saying "fuck me in the" for two straight minutes

  • @psychicandice
    @psychicandice 5 лет назад +1

    On the whole reaction channels I personally get a kick out of seeing younger people, some unfamiliar with some genres getting exposed to new kinds of music. It’s like giving your friend a pair of headphones and saying “ayy check out this band” and they go “wow. I normally listen to rap but this metal song is really fucking dope. I see the similarities of blah blah blah” I don’t know that’s just me.
    Also vocal coaches reacting to a video and commenting and deconstructing a singers vocal ability and their techniques is kind of dope too.

    • @danielhackmn
      @danielhackmn 5 лет назад

      PsychicAndIce totally agree. I actually made that comment to melon on my IG account. Cheers!

  • @cunha545
    @cunha545 5 лет назад +7

    Dream theaters classic albums are amazing, fight me

  • @karlalden2076
    @karlalden2076 5 лет назад +18

    I took mushrooms with my friends in the woods and my friend played RHCP for about two hours in a nearby tent and now I have a type of PTSD when I hear slap bass.

  • @blessedowoboi
    @blessedowoboi 5 лет назад +64

    LET’S ARGUE: Anthony is one THICC melon

  • @GunnerRDS
    @GunnerRDS 5 лет назад +6

    His bass playing fits the music PERFECTLY, which is infinitely more important than anything else that a bass player can do

  • @marcjohn9404
    @marcjohn9404 5 лет назад +3

    Pitchfork retcons some albums to 10/10, or at least they have before in the case of Neutral Milk Hotel. They also want their 10 to be super prestigious, and I feel like they're purposely lowballing so that they can adjust scores later when an album is more of a consensus 10/10, TPAB being one of those albums.

    • @bjorn_joseph
      @bjorn_joseph 5 лет назад

      Perfect example: pitchfork now gives Weezer-Pinkerton a 10 after it was hated in the late 90s

    • @marcjohn9404
      @marcjohn9404 5 лет назад

      It's super cheap, but I guess they can at least admit they made some bad reviews in the past by doing it... sort of. They're definitely gonna bump The Money Store and TPAB up to 10s at some point. They also have a tendency to use a remaster or special edition as an excuse to massively bump up a score. I think they gave Wilco's AM a really low score originally and ended up bumping it up to a 9.2 or something when they re-released it.

  • @kidajjjddd
    @kidajjjddd 5 лет назад +1

    The Pitchfork question is interesting. It's been 9 years since the last perfect score and I think the more time that goes on the harder it is for individual reviewers at Pitchfork to give an album a 10. They'd kind of be making history.

  • @davidnissim589
    @davidnissim589 4 года назад +7

    The best bassist of the 90's is Les Claypool.

  • @cheesecakelasagna
    @cheesecakelasagna 5 лет назад +2

    10:42 I'd love to enjoy In The Aeroplane Over The Sea but the mixing is making it a tedious chore. I know it's an old indie record and all, but the mix is overpowering/overshadowing the songs hiding the individual essence of the tracks.
    Unless there's some remastered version I'm not aware of.

  • @thomasricard-perreault9125
    @thomasricard-perreault9125 5 лет назад +3

    Dropped a like at 00:03 for that riff

  • @Gonboo
    @Gonboo 5 лет назад

    You should do a bass centered video where you show us your favorite licks, riffs and practice tips.

  • @suicidaltrassh603
    @suicidaltrassh603 5 лет назад +33

    Les claypool is one of my favorite bassists idc what anyone thinks :)

    • @osamayomama
      @osamayomama 5 лет назад +15

      Primus sucks

    • @suicidaltrassh603
      @suicidaltrassh603 5 лет назад

      John Smith k

    • @W7RSON
      @W7RSON 5 лет назад +6

      @@osamayomama PRIMUS SUCKS!!

    • @rudi_tabootie
      @rudi_tabootie 4 года назад

      Les Claypool is the greatest bassist after John Entwhistle.

    • @pitinhabitant
      @pitinhabitant 4 года назад

      @@rudi_tabootie Victor Wooten? Jaco Pastorious?

  • @joshmyers4338
    @joshmyers4338 5 лет назад +1

    Dream theater one is literally untrue. Whoever said that obviously hasn’t heard enough of their music. Give them a listen and say that and you’re still wrong.

    • @Retrah22
      @Retrah22 5 лет назад

      I don't want to be all, "Their options are wrong!!!!1!11" but that take does come off as someone who heard Dance of Eternity once without context and decided "This band is nothing but wankery"

  • @Azg105
    @Azg105 5 лет назад +3

    Flea's work with the Mars Volta is amazing though.

  • @musicman6555
    @musicman6555 5 лет назад +31

    Haha that's pretty cool dude but you misspelled TOOL - Fear Inoculum ALBUM REVIEW. Plus you uploaded the wrong vid on the wrong channel. Sorry for not making it clear.

  • @DavidFlores-jn1yg
    @DavidFlores-jn1yg 5 лет назад +4

    happy to hear Jaco get that love

  • @TSgitaar
    @TSgitaar 5 лет назад +1

    I'll never understand how people are talking about music like its some competition. 'The best' what? It doesn't mean anything. The only thing that matters to me is if I enjoy their music or not. I've listened to Flea a lot and I have enjoyed his bass playing for many years. But that rings true for many bass players. No need to rank them or even to compare them.

  • @bierlein4934
    @bierlein4934 5 лет назад +3

    There are bassists that are more technically advanced than flea but flea is very creative and always finds a bassline that suits the song very well, which is an ability that is underrated in my opinion.

  • @Goose21
    @Goose21 5 лет назад +1

    On that reaction video part, the channel Lost in Vegas gave Gojira like an extra 50k monthly listeners I swear

  • @ilovecody7514
    @ilovecody7514 5 лет назад +53

    I don't know I don't really like RHCP but I think Flea is super talented I'm conflicted... but... I honestly have to agree wholeheartedly. Also that French music take is completely idiotic.

    • @PatchworkPS
      @PatchworkPS 5 лет назад +2

      There's a whole subset of recent french music for which that's true though. I think Anthony took in in reference to classics, idk what the original was about, but it holds up for a subset - aesthetic, dreamy, slow french pop. We have a ton of those and lyrics are often generic.

    • @kitsuneyo967
      @kitsuneyo967 5 лет назад

      Patch Work certain songs from the marias come to mind?

    • @HyenaFox
      @HyenaFox 5 лет назад +5

      Yeah I agree wholeheartedly about the French take.
      If you like music without words, that's fine. You can listen to a capella and stuff. But just saying "french music is better because I don't know french and thus I have no idea what they're saying so I don't have to focus on lyrics" is pretty dumb.
      That's like saying all automatic cars are better because you don't know how to change the gears and thus changing gears is an irrelevant and inferior aspect of driving a car.
      The only difference in that analogy is that lyrics are fairly essential to music and manual transmission is not essential to cars.

    • @ilovecody7514
      @ilovecody7514 5 лет назад +1

      @@HyenaFox Exactly!!! Melody and repetition is universal in MOST music. And to completely disregard lyrics because they aren't clear or you can't understand them makes it pretty clear where you stand with how you deconstruct a song.

  • @brendanswartz643
    @brendanswartz643 3 года назад

    I personally see him to bass as Jimi Hendrix was to guitar just something different about it their approach to their instruments and the energy you feel coming from it. That being said good view points definitely gained a viewer for your channel

  • @FirionLeFleur
    @FirionLeFleur 5 лет назад +4

    Confirmed to be in YGS 400 with the Jackground.

  • @raymondfranklin6478
    @raymondfranklin6478 5 лет назад +1

    A rapsody review AND a let’s argue in the same day?? In the words of the Mallory bros.
    “LEETS GOOOOOOOOOO”

  • @jared1792
    @jared1792 5 лет назад +4

    Honestly on the Tyler point, I get your point however i just like his voice at the natural pitch better in general.

  • @yungstreichholz
    @yungstreichholz 5 лет назад

    I really like how you put the question that's in the title always in first.

  • @percussionjamz6704
    @percussionjamz6704 5 лет назад +3

    Flea could have worked on just bssm and itd still be enough work from him to where I'd still say hes one of the most creative bassist ever.
    Underrated bass player tho: aaron "pnut" Willis.

  • @sdefonta
    @sdefonta 3 года назад +1

    I love Flea's energy and attitude and enjoyed him during the early days when RHCP was more of a funk band but his style started to look more out of place when they went pop

  • @mrdollard3859
    @mrdollard3859 5 лет назад +11

    When are you going to review Angelic to the Core by Corey Feldman

  • @NelsonMontana1234
    @NelsonMontana1234 3 года назад +1

    I'll go along with that.

  • @calliisto
    @calliisto 5 лет назад +12

    🤔🤔Melon said that MBDTF is a 10 while wearing a shirt with number 4🤔😐

    • @syex1999
      @syex1999 5 лет назад +5

      10 - 4 = 6

    • @derekwadas8489
      @derekwadas8489 5 лет назад +1

      Shydee Dammit! You beat me to it, haha

  • @kukukachu
    @kukukachu 2 года назад

    the success of an album is more important than that of a single. It shows that that artists truly has talent. Any band could make a bop, but few can make a great album.

  • @Kujinomics
    @Kujinomics 5 лет назад +27

    LET'S AGREE: Anthony Fantano can make nice intro bass

    • @corgey
      @corgey 5 лет назад +2

      I... agree 👍

    • @jrburger95
      @jrburger95 5 лет назад +1

      No, definitely not.

  • @liladanhernandez
    @liladanhernandez 5 лет назад

    I think the reason is one of the best is how incorporated funk and punk together and thats what makes him a standout bassist to me