Death Grips- Exmilitary ALBUM REVIEW
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 4 май 2011
- Listen: theneedledrop.com/?p=4444
1. Stream the new Man Man: theneedledrop.com/?p=4647
2. Stream the new Gang Gang Dance: theneedledrop.com/?p=4635
Death Grips' first mixtape is a grim look at mankind's worst personality traits:: greed, addiction, anger. And the beats are just as offensive as the screamed rap vocals--which only helps get the point across.
It's an energetic record. It's an intense record. Sometimes it's over the top, but I love it.
What do you think of this album? Love it? Hate it? Why?
8/10 www.theneedledrop.com/loved-li...
theneedledrop.com
bit.ly/tndsupport
bit.ly/TNDTwitter
bit.ly/TNDFacebook
bit.ly/TNDPodcast
theneedledrop.com/forum
FAV TRACKS: BEWARE, GUILLOTINE, LORD OF THE GAME, TAKYON, KLINK, THRU THE WALLS 
Видеоклипы
And this is where the greatest relationship of all time started
Ari K Also Swans was there
And now Kids See Ghosts is a part of it
Really
diswhenipopdaciroc yuh David Bowie was closet-watching from a distance
Now he’s into kids and daughters smh
"It's like getting screamed at by an inmate for 45 minutes
Decent 8/10"
-memethony memetano
W
I'm pretty sure he said that it WASN'T like getting screamed at by an inmate for 45 minutes
InfiniteMoney I’d recognize those blue oyster cultists anywhere!
A decent 9 for me
i mean i like it personally
Thus began a long lusty and abusive relationship between Fantano and MC Ride
+Sam Shiiv Fantano said he met MC Ride and he was actually really kind
+/ Vlice i wonder if he knew abt fanthony boytanos undying love for him
Sam Shiiv
i came
Yoooo stefan
Sam Shiiv 100$ Anthony wears the pants I’m sure of it. Stefan is too quiet
You know it’s old when Anthony refers to MC ride as “the rapper”
He could’ve just said “the MC” considering that it’s LITERALLY IN STEFAN’S STAGE NAME
@@ok6866 nobody knew who Stefan was at that time. He was anonymous, Zach hill was the only known member of death grips
@@ok6866 it is but nobody knew stefans stage name at the time so he couldnt have "considered" it
@@ok6866 weirdly, thats actually not true. whenever he is mentioned as MC ride in person, stefan always corrects them saying "its just ride". something i learned in an iceberg video xD
the moment when Fantano became a meme
why? what do you mean?
Mikey Geb well be a friend and teach me.
Reiko Reseñas the moment he became a god
*NOIDED*
youre someone who wakes up unhappy, lol
He only gave it an 8 because the world wasn't ready. Anthony meant 10, we all get it.
Nigga gave ExMilitary a 8
Now Nigga Gave Bottomless a 9
Boi Fantano growin
Yup he a big boy now
*9 to a 10
anyone who writes/says "nigga" I automatically assume has an IQ around 80.....and 77 is mentally retarded btw
Cevanfx weak b8
Cevanfx oh ok nice opinion
I AM THE GOD OF HELLFIRE
+Patrick Bateman
no that's me u fuck
+S karys this mornings news.
+Patrick Bateman LORD OF THE GAME
AND I BRING YOOOOOOOOOOOU ~fire~ *doodoodoooooo*
AND I BRING YOU...
This is a vital point in fantano's history
Your supposed to be dead Leon, get back in the box
His arch of story
2:01 - Fantano asks "What should I review next, eh?"
2016 - Death Grips release song "Eh".
OH SHIT
WAKE UP SHEEPLE
no he doesn't
@@dunk. I checked the video and he doesn't actually say that. I don't remember why I wrote my comment at this point
IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES
GUILLOTIIIIIIIIIIIINE
YUH
Sit in the dark and ponder how
I'm fit to make the bottom fall through the floor
And they all fall down - yah!
(It goes, it goes, it goes, it goes, it goes, it goes - yah!)
Out of the shadows barrage of witch tongue
Cobra spit over apocalyptic cult killer cauldron smoke
Stomp music seriously - yah!
(It goes, it goes, it goes, it goes, it goes, it goes)
Can't stop the groove licks jaws clear off them locks relentless raw movement
Fit to knock you from here to that g-spot body rock connected
To everything you want, ever did want, we got it why not come get it
Stick your head in that hole and watch me drop this cold guillotine death sentence - yah! Yah!
@@eighthaze5780 wtf man
december 31st I don’t even know
I miss those outdoor intros
Jordan what about the indoor outros?
sorrowful Satchel they fucking suck
Ay it’s ur lucky day
They're back
It was a day like any other. Anthony Fantano, the Internet’s busiest music nerd, was hard at work listening to music that he was to review. It was sunny, and slightly humid, so he had left his shirt off for the day. His girlfriend was dealing with an emergency at work.
But all of a sudden, Anthony heard a knock at his door. His muscles rippled as he got up from his desk chair. He slowly walked to the door… He saw a dark silhouette through the window.
“I wonder who that could be…?” Anthony wondered.
He slowly opened the door. And, to his great surprise, his biggest idol was standing before him… MC Ride. Or as his friends call him, Stefan. MC Ride peeked in the doorway, and said,
“H-hey… um I don’t know if you know me… b-but I’m in a band and our van broke down about a half mile back… I w-was hoping you had some tools laying around…”
Now, although Anthony had always loved Death Grips and their music, he tried to play it cool. After all, he kind of had a crush on Stefan ever since he heard his voice on Beware. Luckily, Anthony had a big shed in his back yard full of his dad’s old mechanic tools.
Anthony smiled, and replied, “Sure… I recognize you. What band again? Deaf grapes or something?”
“N-no… Death Grips…” answered MC Ride.
Anthony laughed. “ha-ha, that’s right! just come on in! I could definitely give you a tool to use…”
He led MC Ride to his back yard. On the way, He could feel Ride’s gaze on him. He wondered if he liked what he saw. He opened the door to the shed, and Ride quickly shuffled in to grab what he needed.
“He’s even cuter in real life…” Thought Anthony.
On the way back, Anthony hastily offered Ride a beer.
“Hey man, want to have a beer? You seem like a cool dude.”
“Well… Zach and Andy are waiting for me… but I guess a quick beer wouldn’t hurt I guess.” Mumbled Ride.
At first, they sat awkwardly in Fantano’s living room. But then they started talking about Death Grips and other music. They were soon off on a riveting conversation.
After a while, Anthony said; “hey… I haven’t really been honest with you Stefan… Can I call you that? To tell the truth, I know a lot about Death Grips. I’m pretty much your biggest fan.”
“Ha-ha… Yes I know… and I have to confess something too. I watch almost all of your video reviews. Y-you could say that I’m your biggest fan.”
Anthony then did something very risky. He laid his hand on Stefan’s leg, right above the knee. Their eyes met, and the next thing Anthony knew, their lips were locked and they were lying on the couch together.
“Can Andy and Zach wait?” asked Anthony.
Ride’s response was to continue kissing him. They made out like this for a few minutes, and then Ride started slowly moving down to Anthony’s private area, kissing his beautiful chest on the way down.
“Please” whispered Anthony.
MC Ride slowly unbuttoned Anthony’s black shorts. Anthony’s rock hard penis sprang up, and MC Ride started sucking it off. It was the best blowjob of Anthony’s life. Far better than any blowjob his girlfriend had ever given him. The way Stefan’s tongue moved… it was amazing.
“Ohhhh Stefan… I think I want you to do the nasty in my taxi!” yelled Anthony.
“I AM THE BEAST YOU WORSHIP” replied MC Ride as he took Anthony’s cock out of his mouth.
Anthony bent over on the couch, and got on his knees. Ride undid his all-black jeans, and revealed his lengthy penis. He started to put his throbbing penis into Anthony’s butt, when all of a sudden,
“IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES YUUHHHH!!!!!”
“Oh my God!!” screamed Anthony. “You get-get-get-get got-got-got-got it in!”
MC Ride wasn’t a tender lover. He pumped and pumped until finally, in euphoria, he came inside of Anthony’s butt. He withdrew, exhausted, and laid down next to Anthony, who had reached orgasm as well.
“H-how was it?” Asked Stefan.
“you’re good…” Whispered Anthony. Whispered Anthony. “I liked your lovemaking. I would give you a strong six, light seven.”
wat
TL; DR
I'm crying right now
MC Ride is love, MC Ride is life
Did Ride use a condom or will we see little Fantanos running around the camera in his videos 9 months from now?
*THE BEGINNING OF IT ALL*
It was love at first listen lol
Rx-93
I would love to be your neighbor.
"There's ol' man Fantano, filming himself doing weird things again..."
Now this is underrated comment
Anthony: "This is some very polarising music, but here it goes"
My brain: "IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES"
GUILITOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE (yuh)
Jesus that's exactly what I hoped was going to happen with his edit
New favorite genre: Hobo-Rap
MC RIDE is homeless
you mean kero kero bonito?
They actually were homeless when they made this
@@darren9557 only zach was i think
@fish128812 i felt like they overstayed their welcome on the first listen, too. but then by my 2nd / 3rd listen, i couldn't get enough. now i'm addicted.
and this is how it started
And you're still a fan.
This album is amazing. Saying it late but saying it.
Brian Tyler even later, still true
Hell yes
Even the F1 Theme Dude likes Death Grips
Awesome stuff!
who? fleetwood mac?
Its a mixtape
8/8 best new hobo rap
No it s kfc rap
+Sexually ambiguous drowned rat funny you are not
Hobo Johnson got an 8. He has the new best hobo rap album
Anthony, I can't tell if you are muscular or fat. Help me out so I can end this confusion that is figuratively killing me. 10q.
he's a thicc vegan
Both
He's a hamster
Taimir Gore definitely fat
Taimir Gore He's both, bear-mode.
Every song on exmilitary is good.
I like takyon best
The only song that I liked was takyon.
My favorite is klink
klink, cut throat, and known for it are great.
Culture shock is lit
The Pink Floyd sample in 'I want it I need it' was what stood out most to me.
+General Gaige Me too!!! I kept waiting for him to mention the early Floyd sample ... and he didn't ha ha hah
The song that made me absolutely love this record and Death Grips overall was "Beware"
The lyric "Rites Begin when the Sun Descends" and "I am the Beast I worship" and the message given in that song is pure genius
Completely agree.
General Gaige yeah that was amazing. was very surprised
I'm surprised no one's mentioned the Monks sample. Has anyone else found it?
a lot of you are going to hate this
It's a 10/10 album
Autisticus Maximus agreed, still my #1 album of the decade.
@@KP-md3oe hey hey hey... u better watch your mouth punk
@@KP-md3oe BEGONE WEEBS
And they said Tyler the Creator was edgy, he sounds like teletubbies compared to this shit.... I LOVE IT.
double dweeb
i wonder what this person thought of flower boy and igor
same
@@tl6022 go look at the video about it then
@@scum1217 i was talking about mellow boy . not fantano
That moment when Andy and Stefan still weren't known.
>brings up samples
>doesn't include interstellar overdrive sample in "i want it i need it"
that's where it's from! 😮 Thanks a million
Not to mention "Up the Beach" by Jane's Addiction in "Beware".
Also samples Astronomy Domine in the same song
It's 10/10 every song in this album is fucking great
I agree
It's like once you listen to one song I have to listen to the whole album again it's definetly in my top 5 albums of all time
@@rashidjama6456 its because of how great the transitions are between the songs it only feels full watching the other songs that accompany them
Beware is one of my favorite hip hop songs of all time.That intro still gives me the chills.
Shit is hilarious man, death grips was a BLOATED 8 on release and time has told the fact that very few people like to get punched in the ear so can we please not act like this shit is classic...it's not.
I saw them live...it was amazing. I still hate their recordings for the most part, except for parts of fashion week, but even that feels like a failed proper producers fever dream IMO...I mean it gets points for creativity, but to act like the music is anything but hot garbage pushed through a straw shows a great lack of awareness. I was there when it came out....I'm still here now....it still sucks. Definitely see them live if you get the chance, though.
@GeistWerk the first time i heard it in a couple mp3s, i felt that way. i revisited it two days later, knowing what to expect, and now things are sunny and happy.
Ah yes, back when melon was an innocent little boy, unaware of MC Ride's omnipotent presence
Bob
Very interesting. I find that sometimes people need to take time to review things that are not mainstream and you've done just that. I find the music quite frightening with all the yelling while rapping, but the lyrics have meaning and that's what really counts compared to the current mainstream music that focuses mainly on catchy hooks instead of profound lyrics that have intellectual meaning.
responding to a 9 year old comment
@@mildlydepressed hey that's disrespectful
well what are you going to do about it?
@@mildlydepressed good point...
@@nyxhypnos8190 how
I prefer the living grips
*life grips*
Life kicks!
@@justin45789 live loose
Night of the living grips
Get outta here
This video is older than Skyrim
this one is so polarizing and subliminally catchy that you find yourself loving it more and more the more you dont listen to it.
My thoughts exactly. When I first listened I’m like “tf it’s just a hobo yelling for an entire album” but the songs have a subtle earworm that lure u back and grow on you in catchiness.
@@saeedbaig4249 they said "the more and more you DONT listen to it"
@@saeedbaig4249 Well said. I didn't like Death Grips when first introduced to it. I heard the song Guillotine and thought "what a mess of a song".
About 2 years went by.
It wasn't until I started working out regularly, increasing testosterone, and feeling primal when I started to feel to need for more aggressive music, and then I remembered that song...
Death grips and Anthony fantano have come so far since this review. It's really very beautiful.
It's so weird going back and rewatching this review given everything that's happened with Death Grips since then.
I keep hearing everyone say this, what does this mean?
It’s crazy to think of Fantano referring to MC Ride as “the rapper”
You need to Vibrate Higher
"So you can capture of the opening of the portal that connects this earth of 3D to one earth of 4D now entering the 5D" Channeled straight from the galactic federation of light.
@IronScissors I actually didn't realize it, but yeah, I said all that crazy crap.
how did he not age in 10 years
Could be a vegan thing
Shits so raw, i love it. Just pure emotion through the medium of music.
You still a fan?
I love this thing, listened to it a lot last week and just felt like my ears were being pounded by the spirit of hate or anger. Definitely one of the most interesting things I've heard this year too.
OG Fan
hello
I'm fucking fifty and I hate hip hop. But I have been listening to Death Grips all day. And I don't know why.
That's awesome
that's cool but this is hardly hiphop
That explains it then.
hip hop is cool
+Alpharius it's experimental hip hop
GUILLOTIIIIIINNNNEE
YAH!
IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES IT GOES
CHANGE DA TITLE ITS A MIXTAPE MANG
Could you explain me what a mixtape actually is?
No irony here. I dont know it, I dont get it.
snessub I think it has something to do with sampling. Mixtapes are released for free; Death Grips can't profit off this for example because of all the unlicensed sampling. So with mixtapes, you can basically use any song you want, but you also can't make any money doing so.
Timothy E. Aha! Thanks alot.
Timothy E. that explains why the vinyls are so expensive
kukklyn obaasskai Sucks doesn't it? $600 for the record on Amazon.
His comparison of the album to being in a prison being screamed at by an inMate was just spot on haha
I think I like it, but I'm kind of terrified the whole time I'm listening.
NOIDED
NOIDED
NOIDED
NOIDED
NOIDED
I can honestly say this is one of my most favorite "hip-hop"(if i can even call it hip-hop) albums ever.
found the 9 yr old comment
If only the 2011 you knew that DG would become one of your favourite bands of all time...
Hah, tru dat
i can't believe this was the day that melon became a felon
this legitamely might have the best track sequencing i've ever seen in a musical project, even though mixtapes are usually thought up to just be a random compilation of banging tunes. Every track perfectly transitions into eachother and it just feels like a full unfiltered mental breakdown shown in sonic form.
wait till this guy finds NOTM
@@ihavebraindamage4445 that album's sequencing is the exact opposite of smooth but still a great album
i agree mr. alpha lax
My first exposure to hip hop, never considered it a genre to get into. I love industrial and the beats in this record were absolutely sinister. need a few more replays but I digged it.
right there with ya
and at the same time its alot of hip-hop heads introduction to industrial
It's been 10 years since Exmilitary was released. Happy anniversary!
ITS NOT AN ANNIVERSARY ITS A FUCKING EXPERIENCE
I lost it at 'Angry, Hobo Rap' lol
I remember when this first dropped. I still spin it to this day. It's kinda rough around the edges compared to their later stuff but I still think it's perfect.
I feel like that adds to it lol
NEW DEATH GRIPS ALBUM GET IT
I think Exmilitary is my favorite album by them, and I'm glad Deathany Griptano likes them so much.
I initially hated Money Store until Grip Fandango recommended it in his review
***** Imo this is a 10/10 and TMS is a 8/10
***** In my head as I read your comment, I imagined your avatar was saying it
Nothing is cuter than a smiling cat 🐱 i must oblige
Chris Nelvin No, it means I came in with expectations of something similar to what I heard before and after listening to someone thoroughly describe what they liked about it, made me think I had jumped to a decision and gave it another chance. I didn't 'decide' to like it, I decided to try to listen to it more objectively without my expectations and I enjoyed it more than the first time, like many things
I WANT IT I NEED IT DESERVES ITS SIX MINUTES FANTANO
No
Yes
BIATCH BIATCH BIATCH BIATCH
@@jessicab9303 YES
A true classic in my books
Hate how this album isn't on spotify.
It is but it's listed as a podcast.
It’s not on Apple music either
@@CharlesMontgomeryBurns. datpiff and Bandcamp are good places to look for albums that aren’t on popular streaming platforms
"hobo rap"
***** hobo rap!
Since I saw the Guillotine video and downloaded this mixtape, I'm sure my neighbours have considered moving. Thank you Death Grips.
do you still listen to DG
Man, I started listening to this album when this review first came out. I just watched the review again and decided to check out all the songs that are sampled on the record. My god. Just made me appreciate Exmilitary even more.
I'm from the future. 2020. Trump is president, there's a pandemic keeping people in their houses, Kanye makes a gospel rap album, and they call Anthony a Melon. You've been warned.
This is where it all began...
Where what all began?
VAPE NATION
how gross that anyone )including me( knows what youre talking about
Great review, thanks so much! My friend just referred me to ska and I'm loving Death Grips.
make sure to check out their 1997 cover of Kid A
"ska"?
Jocko Jonson it's a music genre
Yeah, I thought she was referring to DG as ska. ;)
its crazy this was a small band 30 minutes from me (although I've only recently started listening) that got boosted to success by this vid. life is wild
I've been listening 2 death grips since the summer. They are so fuckin awesome. Shit is raw,crazy,intense,aggressive,hard,violent all rolled into a ball & set on fire. That is how awesome & sick this record is. They got even better on the money store.
EXMILITARY > THE MONEY STORE
oh no you done did it
No
Well, that's debatable
Hell no
Definitely. The lyrics are actually understandable and the production is way more interesting
i wish i could go back in time and experience 10 years of death grips again
angry, violent...... HOBO rap....... hahahhahaa shit cracked me up
Originality at it's finest.
I cannot fucking believe you reviewed this lmao. I listened to this a few days ago, it's amazing. How did you hear of it?
Are u still a fan?
You should listen to the money store!
yeah he'd prolly give it a 10
Listened to it way more times than I would like to admit(and more than my eardrums should be subjected to) and I still manage to thoroughly love it every time. The best things in life truly are free. Exmilitary is the best example there is.
I remember watching this video 10 years ago after first listening to guillotine fresh out of my senior year, crazy how the time has flown by.
2:32 truly ahead of his time
Crazy! When I first heard Death Grips I said to my friend they inspired the same feeling as when I first heard Atari Teenage Riot as a 14 year old ... I'm 30 now and I took that friend to see DG live and it was the gig of the year for me.
EXmilitary in my opinion is a work of art and defs a unique experience for any listener to go thru.
Yes!! Agreed.
"Spread Eagle Cross the Block," "Lord of the Game," "Thru the Walls," and "I Want It I Need It" are my favs.
The first time i listened to this mixtape it offended my hip hop sensibilities and i was reluctant to listen again but i was still curious to see what i would get out of future listens. Just recently i've begun to see this mixtape with new eyes, and i've actually found that i like it quite a good deal. imo it's a solid 7/10 right now but i like every song more and more with each listen. I think Exmilitary really expanded my horizons with hip hop and it has really allowed me to enjoy other exper
I'm loving Exmilitary as well, thought it's freaking WILD. Like, savage and primal, not wild as in dance-party-yay. I enjoy the beats and samples, I think his voice destroys my brain in a good way, I like that this LP isn't afraid to express ideas. I know, I know: Ideas are things of the past. But this is good stuff. Lord of the Game might end up being one of my favorite tracks of '11.
You should probably review I Am Very Far and/or Codes and Keys.
Hope you're doing well, Anthony.
Forever :)
Are u still a fan?
I realy love the Spotify version with everything copystriked
10 years ago.
wow.
Holy shit I had no idea Zach Hill did the drums on this. That makes me love it even more!
THIS IS A 9 WTF FANTANO WHEN ARE YOU DROPPING THE REDUX REVIEW. suscribed.
10*
Redux review lol, we need it
to this day, i credit this video for the discovery of DG for me...started shaky but that raw feel won me over
Honestly, I don't usually find a whole lot to listen to through this channel but this is a great find! Thanks Anthony, even if I've never heard of the artist and it's of a genre I don't like I still watch every review because you're doing such a bang-up job. Keep it up broski, needledrop for life!
I really love the aggression and noise on this album. The volume and sheer size of the music reminds me of Sleigh Bells though I understand that they are not a particular favorite of yours. I'm looking forward to you maybe reviewing the new Balkans LP.
thank you hank
This album is one of my top gym soundtracks. From cover to cover it is solid!!! I wish there were vocals on the track 5D [the beat is sooooooooo heavy... DOPE]. Two thumbs and two toes up!
You still a fan?
@DeezyisPrimo when he said "Hobo Rap", that pretty much sums it up. The album is nothing short of..art. It really paints a picture in your head about this person, and PEOPLE, period. The thoughts you'd think a homeless man, possibly a Vietnam Vet (Hence.."Ex-Military"), and how'd he'd view his life, what beliefs he's taken up in the decades AFTER, the possible post traumatic stress he suffered FROM the war, etc....is all embodied and showcased in this album. The review, was spot on IMO.
I feel like even Fantano was years ahead in this review of music that sounds as fresh as ever in 2022, some of the reviews during this time are not so great hahaha but this one is great even though it is a little short.
Wow the Goblin review dropped the day after this 😅. What a time for Fantano lore.
"Screamed at by an inmate for 45 minutes..."
Bro. That intro was fuckin great.
I wish i was older when they dropped this album. I haven't seen a single Death Grips release being dropped because i turned 15 this year and i heard them for the first time in 2021
Damn, first dates are so romantic.
What`s funny is that this too has now become a potential 9/10 or 10/10 contender for Fantano.
10/10.
Better than the money store imo
yeah
Agreed
I agree
The boost i needed at the time to get back in myself, it has creeped on me so many time times and to this day i still listen in awe.
And then the greatest love story ever started
>Listened to it.
>Didn't Understand the hype.
>Listened to it 6-7 more times.
Love it.