Godspeed You! Black Emperor - G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END ALBUM REVIEW
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- Опубликовано: 6 апр 2021
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The well-timed G_d's Pee is Godspeed's strongest material in almost a decade.
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FAV TRACKS: FIRE AT STATIC VALLEY, GOVERNMENT CAME, OUR SIDE HAS TO WIN
LEAST FAV TRACK: A MILITARY ALPHABET
GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR - G_D'S PEE AT STATE'S END / 2021 / CONSTELLATION / POST-ROCK
7/10
Y'all know this is just my opinion, right? 
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godspeed the emperor’s new groove
This is the best Melon comment I’ve ever seen
Classic film.
Oh yeah.
It's all coming together.
the llamas on fire
and there's no emperor at the helm
Pull your skinny levers like kronks to heaven
G O D⚡P E E D
@Anthony Nazaradeh Wait, it isn't?
Hell yah He did 🤘
OMG
AC!DC
exactly what I came here looking for
Anthony saying “god’s pee” is all I’ve ever wanted.
If memers don't use it somehow it will be a serious missed opportunity
God's pee
Fancy seeing you here.
edgy title
Somebody should make a band with that name
I really like this album, but Godspeed rly set themselves up for disappointment by releasing three of the greatest post rock albums of all time back to back to back
*4
@@dclarkmusic we can never ever forget yanqui
@@emiliob6250 I sure can
Yeah they just started out way too fuckin strong
@@ThisIsTheInternet citation needed
We’re trapped in the belly of this horrible melon, and the melon is bleeding to death
"I pull out my ridge wallet, and it's full of blood"
There's a car on fire, and the wallet is bleeding to death. I said, "Kiss my wallet, you're beautiful". I open up my melon, and it's full of blood.
The reviews tumbled in on themselves, mothers clutching melons picked through the rubble, and pulled out their memes.
The absolute pinnacle of Canadian engineering
thank you for keeping this meme alive
it is certainly more than adequate
Moving to Canada for a little while
Sometimes I feel like Anthony forgets that this band is Canadian and isn’t always responding to American politics
Yeah but they definitely react to other foreign issues. Their 2012 record had some of their reactions to the riots in Greece. Who know? Maybe they did set this soundtrack to the massive fuck up that was last year
@@tylersquanto8938 plus the pandemic and (esp. in latin america) police institutional abuse were, and continue to be, global issues
@@tylersquanto8938 It was actually the college (cégep) protests in Montreal, called the "Printemps Érable"
@@tylersquanto8938 The 2012 album had Mladic, which was a reaction to Serbian politics.
"GOVERNMENT CAME" is probably my favourite track of the year so far. Brilliant stuff
fuck yes
government came is fucking astounding i love it so much
might be the only album and song you've heard so far. discover more please
@@judithswarovski3028 this is the most pretentious comment I've seen this year so far. Well done
@@ElectronicGems not a senseless youtube account getting so brave just because they are verified. 🤮
Having to hear him say the name of this album out loud was the best part of the video
Such a weird title haha. When I got to see them a few years ago I was too embarrassed to buy a shirt because they all said God's Pee
reading the title, i thought melon had a seizure while writing it
I've listened the new album twice, and it's been both times an unbelievable listening experience. I really love the album. The music is alive, visual and psychedelic. I wonder why Anthony doesn't feel the same? I regard this thing just as highly as their stuff from 20 years ago
That's what I was thinking too! It's very strong, and I like the new things they tried. Some of the crescendos were slightly underwhelming, but only slightly, for the most part they were extremely compelling and moving.
It’s very good, I imagine if he listened to it more he’d probably like it more. Something like this or like an autechre record aren’t meant to be listened to maybe twice at most then written about, but obviously you can’t really spend that kind of time with every release so it’s always going to be a bit weird.
Had no idea Godspeed had released. I’m excited to dive in!
why are you in every single comment section i see
@@paulkrugman359 engagement
casual
@@SaVaG3d0ubleCup uploading*
Yo Bandstand, join my discord 😳
Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada is the greatest 30 minutes of music ever created
The first 6 minutes of LYSF is the greatest 6 minutes of music ever created
@@GrayLZ the disrespect to minutes 13:30-17:00 of Sleep
@@GrayLZ The last 9 minutes of that record are the greatest 9 minutes ever created
0:55-10:40 of Providence
The last 5 minutes of Storm is up there
"Strongest material in a decade"
7/10.
Well, if he thinks Asunder Sweet and Luciferian Towers were sub-7 records (which he did), a 7/10 for At State’s End would make it the strongest release since Allelujah.
*in almost a decade
Reading that album title made me think this was a late April Fool's joke.
It was released on April 1st
@@ColombianThunder 2nd*
@@selcuk9843 on spotify yeah. My digital bandcamp pre order came in the 1st.
I'm glad I wasn't the only one to think so
Can I whine a little bit about not having most of their albums available on Spotify? :P
Her we have Lift your skinny, F# A#, and Slow Riot. That's it. Thankfully there is Bandcamp :P
Really can’t agree with this one. The album is easily a 9 for me, with how it’s orchestrated I think it hits all the notes it’s going for extremely well. Just like a Godspeed record should, with its light drone tones underneath strings, field recordings to start off sections and honestly some of their best crescendos to date. Especially with the climax of government came, where it feels like the entire album was building up to a single moment that felt worth while and paid off. And the very comforting strings at the end of the album, I really don’t see why you would think otherwise, since this is practically everything you could want in a Godspeed album.
He gave it a 7, he liked the album.
It is "practically everything you could want from a Godspeed album" and nothing more. I think it earned a 7.
Yeah mostly agree, though the end of the album isn't so much comforting as it is pulsating with desperation and heartbreak
Wait, that's illegal.
its cuz it's a 7 in relation to the other godspeed records, that's kinda how he does scoring around here.
Let's be honest, this is a strong 8. their best album since Allelujah.
Nah middle 9. It’s honestly fantastic and I love everything it does. The crescendos feel more vibrant than they ever have and the drums have such a rich texture to them, which you rarely hear in Godspeed songs. and it still has an original feel to it. Honestly If you want a better review that feels more alive and interesting watch a RUclips called “Bryson” review it.
Let´s be honest, second track is quite interesting, rest is boring generic GY!BE music. If you fed AI with pre-hiatus albums, it would compose better tracks than this. 4/10 (saying from the point that they were my gods back in 2010s)
This is correct
@@michalvalko248 i disagree but i get it. It's a 9 for me but i agree that it is your standard GY!BE, but as far as being what you would expect from generic GY!BE it's really good imo, and kind of exactly what i ask for when it comes to this kind of band. It's not groundbreaking like F# of LYSF, but still great as far as post-rock goes.
Decent to Strong 8 for sure
God has peed us a great album, thanks god.
I never clicked so fast on a melon review
Thanks for not trashing this. Fire at Static Valley is sublime and my favorite shorter track they’ve ever released. The whole album continues to grow on me and is their best since “Allelujah” as you mentioned. HOWEVER, “Asunder” doesn’t get enough shine imo and is underrated by most it seems.
Completely agree. Asunder is my favorite post-hiatus album actually. It is so dark and dreadful.
Yeah Asunder is second only to LYSF to me. It’s build is so perfect and the climax in Piss Crowns is sublime.
@@nickfleece5562 the violin in Piss Crowns for those first 2 to 3 minutes is incredible. So eerie and atmospheric
I love asunder, probably 4th for me after Allelujah. Mostly because I think that Piss Crowns are Trebled is, not only the perfect closer, but also the best piece of music they’ve released since LYSF
@@boxfacebones6993 how would you rank their discography?
Hearing you shoutout Slow Riot made me happy made me smile
Day 14 of asking Anthony to review LMFAO - Party Rock and Sorry For Party Rocking
sorry buddy classics week is at the end of the year
I love how those dudes released "party rock", then "sorry for party rocking" and then completely fucking disappeared ala DB Cooper
his rating system doesnt allow such masterpieces
@@LukasPrimeEdition and if he doesn’t do it then?
@@Mr061099 I mean Redfoo just went to the Party Rock Mansion and did it without Sky Blu. Was sad to see but Foo kept Party Rocking in Australia and Blu became something else that didn’t blow up like it should’ve.
Still waiting for the "All Lights Fucked on the Hairy Amp Drooling" review Melon
I guess its time, huh
Just got it
Sleep is my favorite song of all time 😭
comments are going so fast, nobody will know that i'm gay
YOU ARE WHAT NOW??
Wouldn't that make you.... GAY!?
damn
Sounds pretty gay to me
👀
Godspeed You! At the Disco
I've listened through 4 times and am currently on my 5th listen as I type this. I think 7 is fair but I think its creeping to be a solid to strong 8 for me. Every time I listen it gets a little bit better, a little more lush and I feel the emotion just a little bit more. Job's Lament is amazing! and the last half of the record is truly incredible and a perfect way to ride out the album. I also like the call back riff that gets played throughout. And I usually am not one for skit-like field recording tracks, but Rockets for Mary I listen to every time. The crystal clear recordings of the distant explosions and the thunderous echo, coupled with the captured souls that are lost during the recording, truly adds a haunting and angry interlude to what I find a really emotional album. Certainly my favorite post-hiatus album and is super close to being just as good as their early work. Might be better than Yanqui.
Disappointed that he wasn’t a huge fan of Job’s Lament. That song is amazing
@@dfkdb6249 I was definitely surprised to not see it on the favorite tracks list.I think the slow buildup of military alphabet must’ve killed it for him for whatever reason.
Wow Anthony, really didn't expect that this was going to be an art review of Andres Serrano's 'Piss Christ'. I thought it would be a music review
I gotta be the one to stand up for Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress. (tldr go back and give it another listen!)
In my opinion it was an improvement upon what they had done so well with Allelujah. Asunder kicks off with some hard hitting drums to pull in attention, then immediately proceeds with a relentless wall of sound. While they did not so much make use of their ability to crescendo in this track, that is far from what makes a great GY!BE song. Instead it focuses on being a trudging, overwhelming and unstoppable melodic force.
I would also argue that the album structure of Asunder was an improvement on it's predecessor, the two drones back-to-back in the middle of the album act as both a cool-down and build up for the classic, crescendoing godspeed piece Piss Crowns. Piss Crowns is one of their finest tracks to date - it has an incredible darkness at first which slowly undulates and transforms into light sections of strings and guitar. The second half of the song includes one of godspeeds catchiest endings, which has a triumphant and roaring energy which leaves you at such a high point.
I'd recommend that anyone who loves GY!BE relisten to this masterpiece, especially if you're a fan of their louder or heavier tracks.
it’s a 10 for me. their best since lift. it distills all of my favourite aspects of their sound into one perfect album. unless someone releases something genuinely miraculous later this year, this is aoty for me no doubt.
how'd you feel about their last album? Also what are your all time favorite tracks?
@@batman-sr2px I adore all of their albums, but their last one probably ranks last place in the discography for me. it’s still a light 8 however, they haven’t made an album below an 8 in my opinion. luciferian feels like a movie, it’s very cinematic and cool. its harder for me to rank tracks but I think government came/cliff’s gaze/cliffs gaze at empty waters rise/ashes to sea or nearer to thee might be my favourite of their songs (right now anyway). other ones that are my faves (in no particular order) include 09-15-00, dead flag blues, all of slow riot, sleep, piss crowns are trebled, and fire at static valley :) they’re amazing its hard to even list favourites, all of their songs are consistently fantastic. greatest band of all time!
update at the end of the year: someone did release something miraculous that dethroned this as aoty for me. sinner get ready by lingua ignota is aoty but this is a close second for me
you sounded disappointed at the beginning i was like wtf lol
I noticed a few weak moments, but this is one of my favorite albums in a long time.
I saw them in the last year before their hiatus, they were opening for A Perfect Circle on the Thirteenth Step tour. It was fun as hell
Haven’t listened to the new album yet but on Post-Rock groups/forums people are praising it very highly, even going as far as to compare it to F# A# ♾
It’s so goddamn good
It's not even close to that. Best since Allelujah sure
That’s what happens with most new albums to be fair
You gotta wait for the hype/initial impressions to simmer down to properly compare anything with older work
@@greatcoldemptiness It’s better than allelujah.
@@KSJune Nothing on G_d's Pee is better than Mladic
I love this album, 3rd best in their discography imo, i think this album places them as a top 3 music act of all time
I feel like for the past years everytime GYBE releases an album I'm kind of disapointed at my first listening then after a few more session I enjoy them more and more! Comparing GYBE albums one against the other I feel like it's irrevelant, I personnally love all of them!
I called that it would be a 7. You are PREDICTABLE melon smh
P.S. it's a 9/10 for me. Can't stop listening to it
Then stop listening to it.
@@daveteves okay
Fr. It’s fantastic honestly. I’m surprised that he would think otherwise since this is practically everything he wanted in a Godspeed album anyways.
That’s a good thing. Understanding a reviewer’s taste is important to using their opinions to inform what to listen to. I was taught this by master donkey in his critically acclaimed video “game critics”
I was really suprised Melon felt so little about this one. I think it's up there as one of their better works, not Skinny Fists or F# A# Infinity level, but still a really good release.
Mr. Fantano, I am delighted to inform you that the time has come to review the band Glasvegas from Glasgow, Scotland and their newest album, Godspeed.
The car is on fire
And there is no flannel on the melon
i was literally just going to check if you had uploaded your review of this yesterday and lo and behold
I like it but I wish their was more build up in the album, so those peaks really hit.
I actually find it odd that the peaks aren’t as intense as other albums. I feel like all the other post-hiatus albums get a lot harder than At State’s End ever does. Not a bad thing, though. I really like this record, but it almost feels restrained at times.
miss them build ups and peaks too
@@EthePianoMan I spent the entire album thinking that it could go higher only for it to cut off and leave me hanging.
That ambient closing track.. Good shit
Yeah, honestly it was breathtaking.
2:38 - A Military Alphabet (five eyes all blind) [4521.0kHz 6730.0kHz 4109.09kHz]
3:21 - Job's Lament
4:13 - First of the Last Glaciers
where we break how we shine (ROCKETS FOR MARY)
4:32 - Fire at Static Valley
5:01 - "GOVERNMENT CAME" (9980.0kHz 3617.1kHz 4521.0 kHz)
5:27 - Cliffs Gaze / cliffs' gaze at empty waters' rise / ASHES TO SEA or NEARER TO THEE
5:47 - OUR SIDE HAS TO WIN (for D.H.)"
Randomly had your lift your hands review on, like... three minutes ago? Nice to finally figure out the dark magic to summon new albums
This reads "phoned in" all over. Not the album, the review
Your review is pretty spot on. I agree about there later works. I've recently discovered Silver Mt Zion and it's like stepping back into their older catalog.
I wish you actually talked about Job's Lament too, that was my favorite track from the LP, but shocking enough to see you not actually even care about the individual movements, they truly have something special on them. But thanks for mentioning the opening movement of "Cliff" I mean "GOVERNMENT CAME" that was a hellish track indeed.
First of the Last Glacier hits hard; Cliffs Gaze hits mad.
This was such a good album. A return to form for them and a strong 9 for me. Could easily be AOTY
Since this is a post rock review, I'm curious if you have any thoughts of the post rock band 65daysofstatic. They've cited G!YBE as an influence/inspiration in the past, so this is as good a time as any to ask
its a shame you didnt dig the first leg of the album. i really enjoyed it, i felt it was a breath of fresh air considering how things have been and sonically it felt much more produced but in a good way. good record imo
Hey Anthony are you gonna review the new Dry Cleaning LP? I fell in love with it even more after their KEXP session :)
The album is cut up differently on Spotify and RUclips? I don’t see a 20 minute track on the album.
Damn man, you were hitting it so hard I was over here surprised AF when it eeked out a 7 >_< but I hear what you, definitely the best since the hiatus.
excited as hell for this review
I just clicked on an article about their 2022 tour when I got the notification for this review. Crazy
I’m gonna be honest this is my 3rd favorite GY!BE album.
10/10 actually
Need help, what's the second album he mentions in the beginning when he talks about "some of his favourite albums the band is responsible for"?
@@zinestheticluminescence thanks a lot!
Great review Anthony. Have you heard the new pharaoh sanders project? It’s pretty excellent in my opinion.
Idk how you dont enjoy the first album as much. It's my favorite
You really should check out french post-rock band "Bruit". They just released their first LP and they are everything Godspeed fails at. You would love their sound man.
Can we get a Kings of leon review for when you see yourself?
Unrelated but I wonder what reaction Fantano will have for the new Twenty One Pilots album.
I can already hear the rage of RYM users ahah!
Rym hater? Join my discord 😳
@@TokyoBalletReprise Is this a thing? Ahah! I actually use Rym a lot, especially to find new music. You just need to be aware of the general taste of the userbase when looking at ratings!
@@bradwavemb you sure do say Ahah! a lot
@@heckicusdoomicuswizardus1382 Ahah!
@@bradwavemb Nah, it’s just an inside joke on my discord to hate RYM even tho 90% of the people on it use it regularly.
I'm surprised that people don't realize that the main "Government Came" melody is very similar to a Silver Mt Zion track ? I was quite disappointed with that.
I would love to hear more reviews of post bands. Maybe the new God Is an Astronaut? That would be fun.
I would love to see you review Paul Simon's Graceland album. Its an interesting mixture between American alternative music, and traditional African music.
I'm still waiting for the Floating Points review
Can't believe Fantano likes the new Weezer album more than the new Godspeed album, this is the best timeline
The king remains on top
Bell Orchestre and couple weeks later Godspeed!!! ''21 is going to be a good year''
I wasn't ready to hear that album title out loud
Would love to hear what you think of Switchblade Jesus - Death Hymns
Their new track Flowers brought me to tears when they played it in my city.
Just bought my ticket for next March, cant wait!
Please review some Jakob. They have new stuff coming soon, I hope. Love to see what you think of "Sines"
Love the album title
the livestream for this hit so hard I need to get this on vinyl bc THEY NEVER TOUR MY COUNTRY
Do you know if there's still a way to watch that livestream or did you just have to be there?
I'm from Canada but the only time I've seen them live was in Spain
They just announced tour dates for 2022 might be your year!
Hey needle drop, have you ever thought of reviewing tally Hall, I think they are a very good band, just my opinion
Talking Post-Rock you have to check out BRUIT ≤ - 'The Machine is burning and now everyone knows it could happen again' , has all the potential to become a classic in the genre.
I have been getting into post-rock lately and had seen the name a bit, but decided to check it out. I'm listening to it right now, impressive stuff. Thanks for the rec!
Why is this album on Spotify missing so much music?
Got my tickets for 2022! Chicago and Chapel Hill!
I love your reviews but I think you misinterpreted some of the points in your review. Gy!be is a band that offers different things in each album, as you mentioned, there is no need to expect for the work they did on their old albums again. You probably don't like drone music but it's amazing to see how they adding new layers on top of the Luciferian Towers in this album. I believe after this album if you listen Luciferian Towers again, everything will make much more sense. There are so many emotions in those tracks, they are like abstract artworks imo and i can't imagine a better way for them to express their feelings like increasing sadness and angriness for the current situations.
they’re playing Regency in SF in March next year 😭 I already bought my tix, this is a twice in a lifetime opportunity for me
Lotta love. Please review all of Filmmaker's discography. Columbia needs some love at this point in time, don't you agree?
Just listened to in in one session after watching your review. I get your point the first half is mediocre for GYBE Standards but don't forget its still incredible. Easily the best new record I've listened to in the last few years.
Will you review Super Monster by Claud?
I still can’t get that one part from BBF III, when the interviewer asks the subject “Are you reading for what’s coming in 2003?”. Slow Riot came out in 1998. That is prime premeditation. Anyways, looking forward to listening to this album.
the opening riff of Military Alphabet after all the radio static is like a shot of cocaine
Another great post rock band to look up is God is an Astronaut, their discography is pretty consistent and always sharp.
No pharoah sanders floating points review?
This album was one of my favorite birthday gifts I ever got
Godspeed tierlist when?
We already know what it's gonna be
S: Skinny Fist; zero kanada
A: f#; yanqui; Allelujah
B: this
C: asunder
D: luciferian towers
He's made his opinion quite clear on all of them.
God’s Pee and Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend are my top picks of theirs post-hiatus, nothing tops Slow Riot for me though, absolutely madddd sounds and build-up
alright fantano. you’ve run out of albums. record the pharaoh sanders and floating points album review
!!!!!
Are you going to review Bushido by Mello Music Group? its a great album and I know you've reviewed their singles.
This album, when i listened to their full discography chronilogically in a day, was honestly a refresher after Asunder and Luciferian Towers. I honestly put this at #4, behind lift your skinny fists, yanqui, and allelujah.
now just WHY did he use g_d's pee as the abbrieviation in the description when AT STATE'S END is right there
I'm wishing you godspeed, glory.
Did we listen to the same record? This was a strong 8 - light 9 for me