Tame Impala - The Slow Rush ALBUM REVIEW
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- Опубликовано: 12 янв 2025
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FAV TRACKS: POSTHUMOUS FORGIVENESS, BREATHE DEEPER, ON TRACK, LOST IN YESTERDAY, IT MIGHT BE TIME
LEAST FAV TRACK: TOMORROW'S DUST
TAME IMPALA - THE SLOW RUSH / 2020 / MODULAR / NEO-PSYCHEDELIA, SYNTHPOP, NU-DISCO
6/10
Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?
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Sorry melon you’re too late, I already formed my own opinion
Truu lol
Zach M Me, too. 9/10 for me.
@@VisibIeToAIIUsersOnRUclips Be ready to read it on every single video you havent seen yet
TheAndrewj96 7 strong light 8 for me I don’t feel like this is better than currents
Relatable
“Not enough Quavo ad-libs” probably isn’t a good reason for you to not love this.
“HOUDINI!!”
It's the best reason.
Cmon, Impala! We want huncho!
He gave culture a 8
"na nanananana na"
You would've given it a 9 if it was a wild impala.
Gotta catch em all
It would have been a 10 if it was called To Pimp an Impala
Lol
You're not wrong...
help☠
We know you're just jealous of his hair.
You just made my entire day, god fucking bless you
he should wash his hair tbh
Lil Syko lol ikr
He's perpetually receeding
I didn't like the album, but this coment makes me laugh, so i liked it. lol
* takes gun out *
I respectfully disagree
☠️☠️☠️. I had to comment. I don’t think you know how many likes you got
@@wespicedmemes nah, not the kind of person who edits to be like "omg guys thanks for the likes I can't believe I got this many" lol
@@davidj.3897 ok. Just wanted to let u know
For me Breathe Deeper is a standout, lyrically it’s quite repetitive but man it’s got a fucking groove
It's just pure 100% good vibes and I freaking love it, was stuck in my head for days when I listened to it for the 2nd or so time. So damn catchy
It’s the best track on the album
I don't really understand his gripe about it sounding like an extended dance mix for a 12'' vinyl record. It's a great groove that takes you on a wild trip. I've definitely had some fun zoning out to it and losing my sense of time. I wish Kevin did more with the outro actually, like at his Tiny Desk home concert.
Best track on the album for me by far. Sometimes when it stretches past the 3 minute mark, I’ll just restart it because that bass groove is like ecstasy for my ears
I love the ‘after’ part of the song, I’ve never really seen another song do that so well
Cause I’m a maaaaaaaan, Meloooooooon
Givin' sixes is what I doooo
Bwowow, bwowwoww
and i can tell by your bald
Don’t ever thiiiiiiink before the reviewwwwwww
Guy with a Guitar not often proud of the score I choooooose
I uncuffed my thrifted jeans for this
idk why this is funny
Lmfao
Asick_Wolf if you aren’t in high school I’d understand
Joey Francesco Because it was a joke
Best comment ever!!!!
Genuinely baffled how you could call any of this album's production "muddy" over and over again.
The production is incredible.
I know this is late, but "muddy" is a subjective impression of a production choice that neither good nor bad. Good production CAN be muddy.
He likes more gritty productions like death grips
I call it FAT TONES.
He's not comparing it to you he is comparing it to what it could be, which whatever perfect is, would be very difficult to get. The production is washed/muddy, that does not mean it is not incredible production, it was what kevin chose, sh*t tons of phase and stereo delay, you'd think someone with a music tag would get that lol
@@EvanPilb 👍
An 8-minute rant about how you wanna surgically implant Kevin Parker's hair onto your bald head isn't a review, Anthony.
Last time I checked Anthony wasn’t the final say of what’s good or not. Chill bro 😂
@@carsonmitchell3468what
@@carsonmitchell3468bro it's not that deep chill
this album is great. Some of y’all need to let it breathe a bit before judging it so harshly. I came into thinking no way it’ll beat Currents. gave it a couple listens and now I can’t stop playing it. It’s a solid piece of work.
Agreed!
Expectations were too high but it’s to be expected since it was almost 5 years and the previous 3 were so consistently good
yes
My thoughts exactly. Only thing correct in the reveiw is that on track is an absolute belter. Reminds me how no-one talks about The Moment off Currents, but both are amazing pieces on respective albums
It took me like a year almost. I love this album now. Honestly.
Actually this album is a grower. I felt pretty meh about it when it came out, but it grew on me in the last 2 months when I gave it a chance again. Honestly one of my favorite albums in indie this year
i could not agree more
Agreed, although I wouldn't call it indie. Definitely some kind of alternative pop tho
Tame Impala isn't Indie
bruh said indie💀 gtfo
“I don’t expect people to be on the journey with me the whole way. I expect people to get on the train and get off the next station. It sounds like I don’t care about my fans, but in a way, I’d be slightly disappointed if everyone that liked the first album liked every album after that. It’s one of those things that just has to happen. I think it was Marilyn Manson that said, ‘I don’t make albums for my fans. I make them for a new audience.’” - Kevin Parker
That kinda makes me feel better about not liking this and currents as much as the first two.
Yeah, that quote basically sums up why I respect this album even if it's not really a sound I'm that into. While Kevin has moved on somewhat from the kind of music I prefer, I still respect him as an artist and get what he's doing.
And that new audience is mainstream.. Not attacking, just pointing out the obvious.
So basically admitting to pandering. Gotcha, no wonder it was shit.
a really PC way of saying he sold out.
I understand that Kevin is Australian but I don't think your jokes about "this album being a bushfire" were really necessary.
He apparently actually lost most of his gear when an airbnb he was in burned down as a result of the fires
@@coversine479 ok
David I think that happened during the California fires about a year ago, not these recent wildfires in Australia
Lmao this comment made me so weak
You’re lame as fuck and not funny
Anthony-I’ve bought over 100 ridge wallets. Please release my family; I’d like to see them again.
6/10 because Kevin didn’t have a song about Ridge Wallets huh??
I think it’s because Kevin sang, “xanarchy is better than to pimp a butterfly” on glimmer.
Nah he didn’t have one with at least 2:30 worth of harsh noise lmao
I don’t read the comments before watching you fucking amateur
@I Yeah, don't talk about the video underneath the video!!!!! Ughhhh
ROASTED
"All Australians should be in jail as their ancestors were" isn't the legitimate reason to hate on this album, Melon.
Weirdest part of the review. It's almost as bad as that rant glorifying Hitler.
I hope one day TND fans realise that riffing on someone being racist for a joke is actually just them saying a racist joke. This shit is weak, seriously, weaker than this fucking album
@@hailboognish L for the album slander, but W for calling people out on this bs! Racist jokes are racist. period.
Bearsharkrus sounded funny to me🥰🥰
@@Bearsharkrus yeah, no shit! Just don't cry :'(
Lonerism: the perfect daytime album
Currents: the perfect night album
woah
never thought about it like this but it's so true
magiccoupons idk slow rush i kinda like bumping daily during the day
it's the opposite tbh. Lonerism ends with "sun's coming up now I guess it's over" while Currents opens up with "I can hear an alarm, must be morning"
Saska gorty true but I’m talking about sonically not lyrically. If you listen to the albums you can tell a difference in atmosphere and the album covers define their sound too (Lonerism being daytime in Luxembourg gardens or wherever and Currents being dark purple outer space kinda vibe)
Slow Rush: The perfect unconscious album
I don’t think I’ve respectfully disagreed with a review more.
Agreed. This review was very rushed and he seems to have listened to it once and said "meh"
Couldn’t possibly agree with you more
@@AnActualYeti in my opinion these album needs to bee listening more then ones to understand the genius of it!
@@linusspielberger6775 yes, seriously. The album as a while grew on me over time the more I listened to it
@Suz Cruz Yes I agree. He's a critic. so he's entitled to have an opinion that may differ without calling him names. People are so childish. Fantano is simply doing what he does. And that's why we're all here. In droves. Because we all want to know what he thinks. We want his opinion. Done.
"feed the whole god damn thing through a phaser" is step 1 in the Tame Impala instruction manual.
roryhensen
Well, you definitely forgot about the songwriting and arrangements.
Trillion tons of flanger and other effects are not enough to like a track, if melodically it’s really bland and mediocre.
In the previous records (especially Lonerism) it was always about the right balance. You can take away the effects and you’ll have great tunes anyway.
The album is fine though, just not as good as previous albums
He uses a flanger way more than he uses a phaser but ok
😂😂😂
tincho ...uh that’s literally what an album is supposed to do...
On a real, i think Anthony rushed this review, at least thats what it feels like. When i first listened to the Album i wasn't very impressed but after the first listen i couldn't get certain melodies, drums and lyrics out of my head, i found myself constantly coming back to this album and i have come to really like it. Definitely a grower type of album. 8/10 from me.
To be honest after a couple of listen, i completely fell in love with the record. From start to finish.
No, his experience was personal to him and he gave us his thoughts of it. How did he "rush" the review? He gives albums lots of listens ya know.
@@nootnootmyboot10 I get what you mean but Tame Impala's music is music that grows on you the more you listen and i think if Fantano made this video a week later he would've enjoyed this album more, i don't think he gave it enough time for it to grow on him. Maybe it didn't grow on him but most people who listen to Tame Impala would agree with what i said.
@@AntRounis You literally don't know if he would like it more since it is a personal experience to him. He gave it enough listens, I mean he listens to albums for a living, so I pretty sure he made up his mind.
@@nootnootmyboot10 Dude i get it, but what im saying is that if he waited longer he COULD HAVE liked the album more, just like i and many others did. I thought the album was very average at first but a few weeks after it's release i thought it was amazing because it grew on me.
I think melon missed the part of the Glimmer banter where he said "no, not really" about cranking the bass and kick up... He was making the opposite point 🤔
Also it's from a podcast, not the studio
Yeah that pissed me off lmao
Like bruh did you listen to the album once? How'd you not catch that?
I think it's important to recognise that he's saying the production is guilty of employing that philosophy. While he clearly missed that the people in the audio were making fun of that sentiment, it really doesn't have any bearing on his opinion. Really we're just talkin the difference between him saying "You said this is good but you did it and it's bad" and him saying "You guys said this is bad and yet you did it anyway". Hopefully that makes sense.
@@juseteam I def get that too
@@Radioactive_exe it is a little odd, I don't see how you hear that twice and still mishear it but whatever, its a small detail, and besides too much bass isn't the album's core problem IMO, just starts to sound a lil samey, regardless of if the track is decent or not. I'm sure by now Melon knows what was being said and it doesn't really change all that much
"On Track" also hit it hard with me as well, when the snare finally comes in midway through the song I couldn't stop myself from smiling. Easily best track. Also, during the phone conversation at the beginning of Glimmer, the words "nah not really" are clearly audible at the end which means turning up the bass and kick drum is not the way Anthony!
Edit:
Thanks for the replies everyone, didn't expect this kind of response. Side note if you're not enjoying the new stuff as much I just discovered the Dee Dee Dums and Tame Impala's unreleased tracks. A quick search on youtube will net a lot of new song listening time. I've always been into their Psych Blues Rock side more anyways
On track struck a chord with me the most too with both the instrumental and message. Drums are sick on that track.
Carter Hamlet i agree with you about on track. it was the only song that really stuck out to me that wasn’t a single
On track is my favorite also!! This whole album is great IMO.
sometimes i fell that melon doesnt listen to music with earphones/headphones
Le Kall
ikr i respect that his opinions almost always stay the same. he’s pretty consistent. however sometimes i really fucking don’t know what he’s thinking
Got the meaning of the sample at the beginning of Glimmer all wrong... listen to it if you’re reviewing it.
Exactly. He paid no attention to the “banter” at the beginning of it.
yeah wtf. Obv a very rushed review.
james99700 Just like his political views. Lazy, boring, rushed, and cringe.
It's like, "Oh, bass, cool"
You know how you make the bass better?
Crank the bass up (yeah)
You wanna make the kick drum better?
Just crank the bass up
And it's like, "No, not really"
Anthony's actually agreeing with this which is pretty funny
@@james99700 yeah a slowly rushed review
The lack of yellow flannel has chilled me to my bones already
I like Tame Impala, but this one is not a yeller flannel album
This is literally his worst fucking album what the hell do you mean
pacifichamster there’s more then 1 person in tame Impala lmao
pacifichamster It isn’t his strongest, I believe it’s at least deserving of a light 8 though.
@@yeezusdropout no that's just for his live performances
“Not enough songs about koalas” is a REALLY strange reason to dock points for this, but hey I guess you haven’t gotten this far for nothing.
You’re lame as fuck and not funny
@@traeyounggoatfaxx2861 youre lame as fuck and not funny
@@rodrigombl452 you're lame as fuck and not funny
@coolerRVNG You're lame as lame as f**k and not funny
Athena idk You’re lame as fuck and not funny
I love the album. Goes to show we all have different taste. Can’t judge an album by someone else’s opinion. Use your own ears not someone else’s
Its just that his taste is very inconsistent . Comes to a point where it gets harder and harder to predict what melon head would like
@@kcoose5356 That's what makes me come back time and time again. I never know what he's gonna say and half the time it pisses me off.
Wishing kevin had said “that isnt a knife” & “cooking shrimps on the barbie” isnt a review anthony.
Underrated comment my friend well done
You're right it's not a review, it's better.
THIS is a knife
But strictly speaking I’m still on crack
I don’t listen to a lot of albums but the ones I actually enjoy this guy hates
Hynek Gannon Different strokes for different folks
He gave it a 6. You do realise that’s a positive score
I have to let you know that this grading scale isnt the same as a school grading scale. An 8 from anthony is essentially an A, 9 and 10 are like S and SS. A 6 is like a "needs improvement but solid"
@@dededeeznuts5986 You do realize that starting a correction by saying "you do realize" is incredibly condescending, right?
@@mikeexits Do you realize that you've just played yourself?
HE DISRESPECTED INSTANT DESTINY AND YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO LET HIM GET AWAY WITH IT?
I’m about to DO SOMETHING CRAZYYY
Well it's the most disposable track on the album, of course he disrespected it.
@@k-leb4671 Are you insane?! Instant destiny is more disposable than Glimmer??
instant destiny is SUCH a jam
nuh uh
Lonerism - 8/10
Currents - 7/10
The Slow Rush - 6/10
Im beginning to see a pattern here that im not sure i like
F
I agree with it too
Technically Lonerism is a retrospective 10 tho
Armando Huerta he gave innerspeaker a 6 too
Nah it’s accurate. Heard currents on acid and it sounded like shit. Couldn’t listen to the album ever again
Melon, you didn't review the album, you just said "I am no longer vegan," then proceded to eat an impala for the rest of the video.
Cars are vegan
ML F you are telling me no animal products went into the making of my impala with LEATHER seats/steering wheel ???
@ML F an impala is also a deer-like animal
Production muddy? One More Year is one of the most intricately mixed and mind blowing songs in years. What gear does Fantano listen to albums on? Also misinterpreted the quote at the start of Glimmer and then goes on to trash it.. ehhhh
ya he did the same with Donald Glover's latest album as well... I bet one of his speaker connections is mouldy or something, because I don't know what he's hearing.
do you really think a big-name music critic wouldn't be so meticulous in making sure they have the best music listening equipment lol, it's how he's effectively critical in the first place cause he doesn't have to listen to an album 50 fucking times because the speakers he uses are dogshit
Thank you
@@lnlonelyness6021 I can’t agree with this
This is so true. Most artists today mix and engineer sounds for headphones and sound channels. This dude listens on speakers and vinyl-players as far as I know. So, it's obvious he doesn't understand it's intricacies.
Okay honestly TSR isn't anything _too_ special compared to Kevin's other work imo, but I was shocked to see Tomorrow's Dust as your worst track. Damn...
I personally think Tomorrow's Dust is one of the most pleasing song on the album
It was a major letdown in my opinion. I loved the instrumentals when he teased them on the preview, and I honestly thought that it would be my favorite game impala song when it released, but Kevin’s vocals just weren’t good on this track and it kinda ruined it
I loved that track, is my favourite I think, is the one that resembles the most to the Innerspeaker era to my ears.
i don’t even remember what it sounds like
To be fair, it's his "least favorite", and there's a pretty considerable difference between that and "worst"
I watch Anthony Fantano because I enjoy hearing his takes, despite the fact that I tend to disagree a lot, but people seem to put way too much damn stock into his opinion. The dude gave Currents, probably my favorite Tame Impala album, a seven when I thought it was a nine....doesn't mean the dude is right and doesn't mean I'm pissed because he didn't agree with me.
chicken stock and beef stock are good but Anthony is only able to do vegetable stock cuz of his head
thegoodbrother246 most people understand that most of the time, it’s not okay tho when he states his opinions as facts when they aren’t, for example in some videos he’ll say things like “if you think that [insert opinion here] you’re obviously just [insert unnecessary insult here]
travis la flame that's not the only problem. I'm surprised that he actually went into the lyrics this time around, he doesn't always do that, which makes for incomplete reviews. But most importantly, he tends to compare the album he's reviewing to older records only because those records were made by a band that he's more familiar with. It's like as soon as he notices some similarities, he just goes like "nah, that other band did it better" right away, even when it's not true. It makes me wonder if he thought that listening to the album a couple more times would have been a waste of his time, only because he knows similar artists. Case in point, he said that The Slow Rush gets repetitive, and it is no MGMT. Dude...Little Dark Age starts off with two good songs, and then it gets repetitive as well, especially in the second half...
Depends on how you see it.
For example Currents could be a 9 in comparison to the other Tame Impala albums but if you compare it with other albums like RAM from Daft Punk that got an 8,7 makes perfectly scence.
And you might think that 8 is low for an album like RAM and it should be a 10(so then it would make again scence to give Currents a 9) but 8 sound right if you think that 10 have only legendary albums like LZIV and DSOTM.
thegoodbrother246 And it doesn’t mean you’re right either, forgot to mention that one as well
Ain’t no way bro called patience a “bland single” 💀 it’s such a banger full stop.
Although I don’t entirely agree with your overall rating of the album I can understand your rating from you view point
When your alien homie takes a social interaction course in university
When an NPC writes its own dialogue.
well said
i will defend to the death your right to give mbdtf a 6
Who do you think you are, having common sense in this soon to be disastrous comment section?
Think you missed the part in glimmer intro where he says “no, not really”
Yeah, good. Ok.
yeah kinda a key moment lol
I think he missed a lot
Jeremy Desjardins literally lmao
i dont think he really gave this a listen lol
One thing I’ve noticed, he criticizes that it’s not psychodelic enough, and yes I get if it’s bland. But it’s not, if this was a pop album with psych tendencies it’s still super catchy, beautifully mixed, and asmart record
Pretty sure the podcast he sampled of talking about “just turning the bass up” is a joke. It’s obvious the guy was saying that in a joking way and any producer or even a sound guy knows that just turning something up doesn’t make it sound better on its own
MyaWho yeah melon was just knit picking at that point
Immediately obvious from the tone in his voice to be honest
He even says "no not really" right after
I think it's also a joke reference to what people wanted him to change on borderline
IKR
"Real men don't have long hair"
Baldthony Shinetano
I believe you mean baldthony scrufftano here
😂
jesus had long hair
SHINETANO LMFAO
"Texturally unadventurous" ... did we listen to the same album?
One More Year, Breathe Deeper, and On Track I thought were so textured and nuanced, the synth riff in the last minute of Breathe Deeper I thought was really creative and adventurous. Yea I guess that caliber doesn't carry over the entire album but you can't say the /whole/ "project" is "texturally unadventurous."
I turn the 6 upside down, that's a 9 now
This is the right energy
If you say 6 fast enough it sounds like a 10
underrated song
01/9
Fendi
ok but you didn't need to call him a cracker who can't make music
But it’s true.
And that he hoped Australia would keep burning and take his entire family with it
SMH Melon
the “stupid mooching hippie” comment was also a bit much
jackson Is this joke played out yet Jesus Christ
King Aesthetic but it’s not true
In the lyrics for the podcast soundbite in Glimmer, the guy says 'It's like nah, not really'. I respectfully disagree with this review, but c'mon man you gotta look at the lyrics whilst you listen to each song.
I agree as a reviewer you should look at the lyrics at some point during your listening, possibly a second listen through. However I don’t think at first listen this is necessary...music you like should be good off the rip even if you are a reviewer. It’s possible he just didn’t like the song and didn’t bother to look into this aspect of it
Yeah, he’s opening up to his fans about his life. The lyrics are important! I rate this 10/10 but this album has been addictive and all I listen to. Good to smoke to as well.
@@crispincuttino8157 sure but then i guess by that logic this shouldn’t be called a “review” but rather “first impressions” cause idk it seems pretty clear he was rushed/pressured to put this review out by the lack of attention melon gave it
Glimmer intro was saying how cranking the bass up is NOT what you should do to a bass or kick drum.
@inyrui No, he seemed to think that banter was literal. The point of that banter was saying that you shouldn't crank bass/kick up for it to sound good. Anthony seemed to miss that and use it has a critique of the album
@inyrui on a second watch through I think your interpretation may be correct- it just would have been way more clear and hard hitting if Anthony had mentioned "hey and the clip even *says* not to boost the bass/bass drum, and he *did* !"
Borderline sounded much better on the album version with more bass
6:30 the studio banter is quoting someone and the people talking are making fun of it. Seems like you didn’t catch that?
Don't Ask What Kind Of Music 6:16
it’s a podcast snippet
Once he said he has trouble appreciating Currents, I knew he wouldn’t love this one
You can hear the disappointment in his voice.
Myk he’s still dealing with the Justin Bieber review
true
RUclips Channel bruh
RUclips Channel no I agree w you, like 5 years bruuuh
@@guywithaguitar1827 Are you able to intelligibly articulate your thoughts instead of just saying "bruh"?
Oh no Anthony... The "studio banter" is from a podcast and they are mocking that thought process. Which is why the song immediately afterwards has a strong kick that is lacking in bass. How did you miss that?!?
@@Enterstainers everybody else seems to have got it, even you, right?
@@kurt2552 dislike
@@Enterstainers well you can join Anthony in the corner then
@@Enterstainers never give your opinion again for the sake of others
He lost me at “thank god Patience didn’t make it”
This right here
Ik its not an all time favourite, but for some reason Patience is literally my favourite. Idk why, but it deserves some more respect from him lol
Seriously. Patience is an all time banger for me.
Patience is pretty bad
Whats worse is Borderline album version sucks like dry.
The way the review was "hyped up on IG I'd be expecting a 8/10
Cyanide Jellyfish the way the album sounded, I was expecting a 5/10
DiseaseAnsari I expected an 8
@@mclennongeoringo8862 ur mad dumb lmao
@@VisibIeToAIIUsersOnRUclips anytime (☞͡͡°͜ʖ͡͡°)☞
Did he really think that the skit at the beginning of Glimmer was serious? I thought it was pretty easy to figure out that “cranking the bass up” doesn’t actually make the sound better, and Kevin knows that. Even the two guys talking about it say “no, not really” at the end. Classic Fantano slip up
I know, that part of the video kinda irritated me
You lost the plot when slamming "Tomorrow's Dust", one of The best tracks on the album.
Eh, this album is amazing but that track is boring.
I’m listening to it right now, I’m having an outer body experience hearing this while I’m stoned. Bruh I’m just imagining driving down a west coast beach during the sunset in June 1993
Donovan Gunnels this guy gets it
is it true, is it true? (it isn't)
Agreed, it wasnt my favorite at first but with many listens to the album it is one of my favorites
Every album I like, melon thinks it’s mediocre.
Facts
I’m literally so dedicated to this guy that I have mini heart attacks when he reviews my favorite albums
Every album I like, Melon’s wearing a red flannel in his review
I remember when Kids See Ghost dropped. Was shocked to see his score.
@@eba1029 kids see ghosts was a 7 or 8 to me cuz i never replayed it and i have no nostalga for either kanye or cudi
So Kevin went from a 6, to an 8, to a 7, to a 6 again.
Alright boys either a 9-10 or a 5 next album, let's hope for the former
Yea in 5 years
Is there even a pattern in that?
@@seankemp9706 Shit, is this an IQ test?
According to one man’s opinion
I'm feeling a strong 6 to a 7 on his next album.
fantano: patience was a bland single.
me: (never heard it)
*listens to it
it’s the most beautiful shit i’ve ever heard.
it's so good! Maybe doesn't fit the sound of the album but it's not bland, for sure
When he said Patience was a bland single my jaw dropped. Literally one of my top 10 tame impala tracks
@@oneiroi7445 yeah i genuinely don't understand how one comes to that conclusion
Melon I can't stop listening to this. The first song is just incredible.
thank god someone else likes one more year. it's easily my favorite on the album and i cant find anyone who agrees
Njoki Mwithi it’s a strong second to me, right next to On Track. So good.
I love the connection of One More Year and One More Hour. I've been able to listen to both of these tracks on repeat for the last few days
@Ender13123 totally agree! And I also love "one more year"!
Don't worry, Melon is always perfect with his scores. After all, he scored 'With Love' a 5 when it was clearly an 11.
anthony fantano beat me up, took five dollars from me, then told me to vote for mike bloomberg
He clearly didn’t listen to it that much if he didn’t hear the “not really” part in glimmer and doesn’t even know the title of “is it true”
you are right
Factsssssssss xD
the man said “it is true”
You think he actually listens to the albums lol
@@MinnieCeeOfficial bad take lmao
Man that second part in Posthumous Forgiveness, I think it's my favorite moment in the whole album
it sounds like it belongs on Currents, so I really agree with that
That part takes me to a whole other world. Just beautiful and amazing.
The "banter" at the start of Glimmer was obvious sarcasm, c'mon. they even say "no not really" at the end to imply that's not how you make good music
Zach tame stans out in full force
@@rabbidnipples except that's true. There's literally no stans in the top comments except for the peeps correcting Anthony's dumb slip up
@origamiChef Nah but it kinda weakens Antwon's point about it being reflective of the album's production.
But it wasn't good though. When other artists like for example Eminem are being sarcastic you notice it. Listen to the love songs on Kamikaze and you know how sarcasm is done
for me, the slow rush is nearly a masterpiece. even though kevin has some obvious lyrical weaknesses, the songs are so personal and you can tell these songs mean so much. the album is so meticulously crafted and has so much attention to detail. every breath on this album is placed at exactly the right spot and the production is absurd. every song was a journey for me. tsr feels like kevin's magnum opus so far. he knows exactly what he needs to do in everything he creates and does everything possible to make sure every song is perfect. i'd give it a 9/10
I feel the same! I feel like this album slightly holds over currents for me just because every song just slows into the next, it makes me want to listen to it from start to finish. It plays around the concept of time and I feel like I get a better sense of Kevin’s life through this album. A+ for consistent storytelling and A+ for the amazing production
I love Tame Impala but I am slightly disappointed. Overall I find it unexciting, and maybe a bit too clinical and unadventurous. This being said the album does have some serious strong points, just not as mind-blowing as Lonerism or as addictive as Currents.
Yes, yes. Thank you. Also look into the lyrics these are actually some of his best, his lyrics have grown more personal and catchy
Bruh y’all haven’t heard a masterpiece in your life huh
@@ianprescott7924 Music is subjective?
Dude lost me at “I’m glad patience didn’t make the album” bruhhhhhhh
Patience would have fit perfectly with the themes and made more sense on this album than Glimmer
I feel you on this. I was actually shocked Kevin left out that. Although I've always kinda felt Patience belonged on a different TI record honestly... didn't feel like sonically it belonged on THIS record.
Got the album. Couldn't find Patience. Came as a total surprise.
Glimmer is a transitional piece kind of like Nangs. Still wish patience ended up on the record, maybe it will happen on the B side.
@@WWIflyingace62 I mean you could always just add patience to the album tracklist if you own the files electronically
Can’t find the one dude who counts the reviews so I’ll do it myself
THENEEDLEDROP SCORES 2020
10/10: -
9/10: -
8/10: 7
7/10: 4
6/10: 2
5/10: 4
4/10: 1
3/10: -
2/10: -
1/10: -
0/10: 1 (Green Day)
NOT GOOD: 1 (Justin Bieber)
This is the 20th scored review of 2020
bless you
You're hired.
This is great
Melon called "Is It True" "It Is True" in case you needed an idea of how little he probably actually listened to this record. I mean come on, it's the main line in the chorus (which is catchy af).
vaguely listened and straight away listed 1547 flaws. typical critic
exactly lmao
Minor speaking mistake (I win)
as if you've never mispoken before lol maybe if it wasn't a mediocre album he'd listen to it more and know
@@empanothingk. Y
Ases
He's never been a huge fan of Tame Impala and didn't exactly have a glowing review of Currents so this isn't really that surprising tbh.
As someone who really liked currents i agreed with pretty much all of melon's criticisms here... appreciated the sadder more personal themes but aside from that and a few highlights the album just felt underwhelming imo
Innerspeaker and Lonerism are two of my favorite albums ever, Currents and Slow Rush simply do not compare.
Agree with Number 9, Currents is my favourite of Kevin’s (I can respect the critical acclaim for Lonerism but I just enjoy currents more) but I thought The Slow Rush was a bit disappointing
He gave currents a 7. What are you going on about?
bentley230 concur
Damn I really thought this would have gotten at least an 8
Why lmao
It's not even that good lol
a bit disappointing tbh don’t get me wrong it’s a good album but not worth waiting 5 years tbh :/
Really? I was definitely expecting something like this. I was disappointed at first too, although I will admit this album has already grown on me a lot.
youcantcme2 Yeah, and if it was amazing you’d probably be saying that the album is overrated af 🤦🏻♂️
Confirmed: Melon is jealous of Kevin's majestic long hair.
😂😂
no longer voting for Bernie after this review, melon.
look what you’ve done
hobogotmojo yeah I have a sudden urge to vote for Trump again now :(
Nooooooooo melon what have you done why did we need 4 more years aaaaaaaaaa
Melon totally missed the point of the podcast clip...
Edit: see insiderunners comment, didn’t realize how many people saw this comment
Jesse sad
What was the point of it? I know Kevin added it in because he liked the way they were talking
What was the point?
Enlighten us then?
@@terrysilvester4720 have you even heard what they said? they were joking about boosting the bass to make the kick and bass sound better... not really.
The album is about more than texture and genre. I'm sure when Kevin was making it he wasn't concerned with making the craziest psych record ever. He takes a theme and explores it thoroughly and creates a few parallels from front to back. Wouldn't call that redundant.
yea no part of it is redundant, especially when comparing to many HipHop albums melon has ranked higher. His legitimate goal is glorifying “underground” albums and tearing down stuff that is in any way “mainstream” or “popular with fans”. At some point you’ve gotta realize that this is a lyrical, instrumental masterpiece.
6 is the age of my daughter. The daughter you kidnapped. Give her back antknee!
I’ve concluded that every time an album receives a score of 6, it is actually a masterpiece.
Case in point, MGMT's self-titled. What a godly album.
Absolutely!
Today is the second birthday of this album. This album is a hell of grower. I was kinda underwhelmed at first when I heard it two years ago, But now it's one of my favorite albums of all time. One of the reasons it ages so well for me is the concept itself being about the passage of time and all. Everytime you listen to it, it makes you look back at your life and everything that has happened since it came out and it just makes the lyrics hit so much harder than they rightfully should. And One More Hour is the perfect ending and it just elevates the whole thing to a new emotional level.
I really loved the album when it came out, I was really getting into Tame Impala and it was a dark time for me and all of us. Two years later, I still love Breathe Deeper, Instant Destiny, Is It True, and Glimmer. Many of the other tracks I find good, but they don’t hit like they did back in 2020 for me. This album still has good memories for me and it always will
So you only like it cuz of its concept
Two and a half years later and I'm still incredibly underwhelmed.
Yes I'm Changing and New Person Same Old Mistakes have the same message as the album and still hit infinitely harder after all those years.
The disgust in his voice when he said ‘disco influenced’ 😤
Kevin sure did love The Beegees.
I noticed that too. Helps put in perspective why he doesn’t like Patience and tsr
Zachariah You could say Glimmer is a perfect 80s house sound. He’s missing the difference between that and disco.
Love the different vibes all the songs give off
I'm not sure how you heard that audio snippet from Glimmer and didn't realize it was a joke at 6:15.
"It's like, 'Oh, bass. Cool. You know how you make the bass better? Crank the bass up. You know how to make the kick drum better? Just crank the bass up.' And it's like, 'No, not really.'"
Also, I was hoping to hear your thoughts on the new mix for Borderline on the album since it underwent some pretty significant changes and I know the mixing was part of your issue with the single version.
I think he just skipped Borderline while listening to the whole album since he had already listened to the single version.
He completely missed the point of On Track.. thought it was about getting up and dusting yourself off after bad things happen? It’s obviously about convincing yourself that your life and where you are in life is on track. Also thought the beginning of glimmer was serious? He wanted to give it a shitty review and it’s obvious he listened to it once or twice tops
yes
Fantano is whack dude has trash opinions
Yes, you know everything
@@9191doobius ironic since that itself is a trash opinion
I just don’t reckon he doesn’t want to like Tame
*"HE DIDN'T HAVE A HOPE IN HEEEEEEELL"*
BobV97 now we’ll never see him moooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove
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@@Bandstand xD
Kevin: Spends 5 years trying to make every detail perfect.
Melon: "It could've been better"
Kevin: Head explodes
he did not work on this album for 5 years, but he did work hard on it
He only worked on it for a year.
Songwriting underneath is so so on this record IMO
Almost every detail of the songs was perfect, but the songs themselves weren't
He said in interviews he had to rush (no pun intended) to get the album out because he only spent a few months working on it
I find myself consistently disagreeing with Melon on almost every album he reviews. Everything he loves I hate and everything I hate he loves. From the first few songs I knew The Slow Rush was gold
thats because your dumb as a bag of rocks.
The Dream Capture you’re*
@@thedreamcapture2681 *you're - And also, Slow Rush is a great album, and you only disagree because you think you're edgy. 😘🙊
@@bryanguillen9167 Slow Rush is nice, but Kevin could still make it a bit better
Ender the Omega it’s just his opinion
Anthony you clearly didn’t hear the “no, not really” when Kevin was talking about creating a second holocaust. I know you wanted to see him at his full potential on this one but he hasn’t even overthrown Czechoslovakia yet cmon now
Why is some bald guy talking about aborigine genocide, I thought this was an album review
racist joke is racist.
@@Bearsharkrus hurr racism hurrrr
@@NeverSaySandwich1 yup, you're clearly full of it bud
@@Bearsharkrus Grow a pair
@@NeverSaySandwich1 you don't know shit about racism kid, keep enjoying your privilege
I'd like a re-review.
I had to listen to the record a couple times to really appreciate the creativity of Kevin and the meaning behind his lyrics. This album is really quite amazing. I thought Melon would’ve rated it higher.
Same! The album grows on you especially if you listen in order
AlfredoGomez16 he gave lil pumps mixtape a 7 & currents a 7... like what
your insight on Australia burning to death was intriguing but i was here for a tame impala review
just like that time he gave Innerspeaker a 6/10. Fantano, you a hater. This is a great album.
Trey Braheem i don’t even know why i watch this guys reviews, he gives all the great albums hate
@@rivasman123 Well why do you then!? What a ridiculous thing to say. Can you put your pants on one leg at a time, or do you get confused when walking around in a pencil like skirt.
InnerSpeaker is an 8 or 9. The slow rush is still a 6 imo
Hes not a hater lmao. I love this album but lets not be silly.
@@rivasman123 stop watching it your giving this hater money!
When he said he was happy Patience wasn’t on the album because it was a bland track...that hurt
Austin Taylor he’s prob reviewed so many albums that everything sounds bland lul
Yeah, I like Patience too.
Patience is probably my fave tame Impala song
@@NeverSaySandwich1 That's the song that introduced me to Tame Impala! I think they could have put Patience in place of One More Hour.
Tbf it was a bit. The album itself is phenomenal
Anthony, why do you keep forgetting to take off your shoes before entering the house? Mom said you won’t be welcomed back unless you change that kind of behavior.
I thought lonerism and currents were the bee's tits in their respective genres, but The Slow Rush feels like it may be both overdeveloped and underdeveloped at the same time. Still some great bangers, but it definitely has nowhere near the variance or punchiness of Kevin's last two albums.
The bee's tits... God help me.
Hard agree
yes
I agree but I still love this one
I agree but I still love this one
Ok, good review, but the 3 minute diatribe about how "Mitt Romney is not a human" seemed out of place.
Melon please stop driving your Chevy Impala around my neighborhood blasting “Hacker” by Death Grips. I’m aware you’re in my area, and I’d appreciate if you could please stop this, my kids are scared to play outside
LMFAOOOOOOO “IM IN YOUR AREAAAAA” this shit is comedy gold.
Lmao at Patience being a bland single
I was so sad it wasn’t on the album lmfaooo
Yeah, it's worse than that.
IMO Take glimmer put and put patience in
Cuz it was lol
Lol dude is a hater.
a 6 isn't bad, I have to remember that...
Will Gio 6 means he still enjoyed it
He literally says there are songs he likes. It’s just bland. This album is nowhere near as good as currents or Lonerism. Kevin is writing himself into a box
@@Turntorangutan nothing is going to come close to Lonerism. Us fans have to accept that
In 🌈
@@judeaberdeen6848 There seems to be a divide between the Tame Impala fanbase. I'm a newer fan, didn't really start listening until last year, and to me Currents is the masterpiece of Tame Impala BUT you also have people who think Lonerism is the masterpiece. It's really strange because I don't know of many artists/bands that have this kind of divide among the fans when it comes to their best album.
Hold up Melon, so the thing that makes this Tame Impala record stand out from the other one is introspection?? That’s like the key ingredient of every one of Kevin’s songs
I havent cared about your vids for years and decided to see what you thought about TSR, and I haven't missed a thing. It's 9/10 for me.
Same here lol I just like to see how biased or uninterested he can be sometimes
Review channel being biased - what the fuck amirite?
@@AnActualYeti stop watching this guy's video he doesn't deserve the platitude!!!
@@antalv4444
That's just pathetic.
It really hurt me to watch this review and hear what he said abt it and I agree on the rating
'The Slow Rush' is how I describe my pooping habits.
mine is definitely currents ngl
Lonerism for me...
I disagree
Vagstuten hot take
Thats not allowed
this is how i win
Me too it should have been a 4/10
That's a good album
He said instant destiny was bland but then I look it up and as soon as I hear the intro I add it to my playlist lmao
It's just a glitzy disco song that's been done many times before by disco artists and I'd argue doesn't suit Kevin's voice or his recording set-up.
Daily Reminder: Lil Pump got a higher score for one of his LPs, than this Tame Impala album. Jeez Anthony, I know you aren't a big fan of this new album, but you didn't have to go too far...
@Conrad Nickelson I mean, it was meant to be a joke, but okay.
Joshua Lee Incredible comment!
@@vince__2k No shut up. We dont do jokes here
jaidsalgado wait...
@@jaidsalgado hold up...