Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Bandana ALBUM REVIEW
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
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Freddie and Madlib continue to bring out the best in each other on Bandana.
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FAV TRACKS: FREESTYLE SHIT, HALF MANNE HALF COCAINE, CRIME PAYS, MASSAGE SEATS, FAKE NAMES, FLAT TUMMY TEA, GIANNIS, PRACTICE, CATARACTS, EDUCATION
LEAST FAV TRACK: SITUATIONS
FREDDIE GIBBS & MADLIB - BANDANA / 2019 / KEEP COOL / GANGSTA RAP, BOOM BAP, JAZZ RAP
8/10 www.theneedledrop.com/loved-li...
Y'all know this is just my opinion, right? 
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An 8 is just two zeros stacked on top of each other Anthony why did you hate this album
He hates black people
"Bandana is the worst album of the year, 0/10" ~Anthony 2019
h8*
Jaq F
The number 8 is two Zero’s having sex. The number 0 is a skinny letter O.
@ “your father” stick to hokey pokey
>"Shit's so real, gotta use fake names"
>Vaxthony Vaxtano
>Melon
Being the internets busiest music nerd brings heat... gotta stay lowkey
@@thomasking3567 Don't wanna pull an okey dokey
THEYRE PUTTING CHEMICALS IN THE WATER TURN THE FRIGGIN' FROGS GAY
On pinata Freddie really adapted to Madlib and Madlibs style but on bandana it seemed like the opposite. Madlib was going out of his usual zone and creating stuff that really fit Freddie's style
That is so accurate right on sir
shieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet I think thats what it is good fuckin ear man
Agreed my man. On some tracks it worked, some it didn’t.
@@si8eria907 maybe some didn't work for you and some others but I can't really pick out any songs I didn't think worked
True
Anthony Fantano rating system:
8/10
6/10
NOT GOOD
And a meh/10 for Saba :/
@@iamsyzygy9611 more like a strong 7 and above
I Am Syzygy fuck MBDTF fantanos take care review is the worst review to date
Nah 3/10 as well
@@anthonyl1017 Care for Me review***
It's gonna be a yellow flannel summer everyone. don't h8 the 8s
You can tell he’s biased for a certain genre of music.
Itekoma hits got a 9/10
Daughters album got a 10/10
Death grips albums get a 10/10
Swans Albums get a 10/10
@@Dsksea it's almost like people like some music more than other
@@Dsksea all 3 of those albums are different genres
@@gracismart i think he means that they are just loud and noisy
Anima next, it's gonna be a 9
Sees yellow flannel: “Yessir!”
Sees that it’s only an 8/10: “Whatever!”
I'd kill for my album to get an 8/10
@@nicke.424 Give us the link 🔗
MarTin ShorLux I wonder how many people know that your comment is a Quasimoto reference lmao
10/10 tbh
I “quas” what you did there......
I sure hope you washed that flannel Melon, I can smell it from here.
dont worry man, he's got wardrobes full of each flannel, adidas track suit and metal t-shirts he uses.
Why would you even hope he washed it if you could smell it from wherever you're at?
Smells like granola and sadness
Are you stupid or something? You can’t smell a video
EnderKeenan Have you heard of jokes? Are *you* stupid or something?
Pinata = Godfather 1
Bandana = Godfather 2
🔥🔥🔥
@@lostinstrumentalsproject7343 that's fair
Bandana is more like Goodfellas.
Sean STROMAN lets hope their next album Montana isn’t Godfather 3
@@Renecide FACTS fam
for a minute, i thought you were talking about the wiley albums 😂😂
I can't believe you gave it a NOT GOOD cause zebras remind you of Logic.
Madlib: uses cleaner drums
Melon: that wasn't very experimental of you
Button it up Anthony, this is a music review not a Burlesque show
Anthony should make a top 100 albums of the decade at the end of the year
Ian Sickles he is. He said he would upload it around January or February of next year
you know Pinata gotta be in top 10 hiphop wise
TPAB no doubt #1
Jamie sounds about right.
My order of those 5:
4. Kids See Ghosts
3. You Won't Get What You Want
2. The Money Store
1. To Pimp A Butterfly
(Haven't listened to To Be Kind yet, in the middle of listening to Swans discography in chronilogical order)
@Jamie w
I think he's stuck in the 8 score, and i'm preoccupied
What a great week for music
@@LightYagami-wt1jw indeed
kyotobynight time for an ANIMA review
@@sammo2560 i'm still waiting for the Fontaines D.C. review tbh
kyotobynight he talked about it in a YUNOREVIEW video. He called it generic post punk (which is blasphemy)
Would’ve been a 10 if it was pro-vax
Stfu 🤣
Yeah as in 10/10 children who are non-vaxxed die from smallpox
@@reecemcdermott shut up dude
Hipthony Hoptano Plugging your shit makes people want to check you out even less, son
Eden Hazard are you a provaxxer? Because if you were you’d be dead and fed to the animals
i turn that 8 upside down is an 8 now
I literally just compared the two digits in your comment.
Drake: Hold it right there *grabs blackberry*
Now turn it on its side ∞ and it's infinite!
OVO ghostwriters: Repeat that again
this is beyond science
Oh no, he's working on a Prince worst to best. I can see it.
That'd be like a 2 hour video
CJL96 2 gloriously informative hours
The sad thing is if Prince was alive he'd have the video removed immediately 😂 Rip prince
I’m hyped
No. Aphex Twin is next.
situations being absolute heat makes this a 9/10 tbqh fam
RitzKrakerz totally agree, shit is my 2nd favorite song after fake names and that beat switch.
But he’s right, Freddie went nuclear weapons testing on this one
Killer Mike while smooth on the chorus
I did kinda wish that he spit a verse or two tbh
And tbf while Piñata is better, I can’t Deny the highs on this album
RitzKrakerz 💯
On a serious note thanks for pulling over to change my moms flat tire in the pouring rain the other day, it means a lot Anthony
Is this legit?😂
Absolutely
These positive memes are so fuccin good
Don’t let that fool you he murdered my grandpa after he forgot to give back his flannel
How can you not like Situations.. that’s one of the best tracks on the album.
It's really bad dude. I get some mumble rap vibes from it
David Karlsson How tf is that mumble rap? You got too much wax in your ear.
@@davidphilipkarlsson no your hearing is bad dude
Bc like most ppl he can't just appreciate something thoroughly without throwing a bit of hate in there somewhere
@Vatnik no mumble rap, he channeled Krayzie Bone from Bone Thugs N Harmony. "thuggin smokin lethal warrior." But it was definitely outside of what we would expect.
Madlib made those beats on a iPad and you at home playing Candy Crush
madlib has been producing beats on the ipad for a while now, he didn't switch over just for this record
Roughly around the time of pinata. The beats on Pinata were probably his signature SP303, some were also made years before 2014, but MED's stuff in late 2014 and 2015 were defo made on iPad (Bad Neighbour)
housekeys doubt it. Madlib been MAJOR CAPPIN. These were not made on an ipad. Maybe some but not most. Many of the beats used for piñata and Bandana can be found on rare beat tapes like raw cake. If he did make them on an ipad they were prolly recreations of what he had on CD which makes more sense since Freddie said he had tons of actual CD and couldnt play them because he needed a CD player. I feel like madlib made the SONGS on an ipad not the beats idk if u get me
@@josechamu240 I get you but madlib isn't responsible for making the songs. He's probably present during mixing sessions but he just makes the beats. And you gotta listen closely to hear they're made on ipad. Or atleast some sort of DAW or modern tech, it doesn't carry the sound of his older and better stuff.
@@josechamu240 also id question the legitimacy of the "Raw Cake" CD's
Anthony Fantano
@@emiriega ☻
iamverysmart
Gat Damn is one of the stronger songs in the album imo. Freddie’s hopeful yet grisly voice rapping about staying positive in prison and working to fight the devil is uplifting and a definite vibe
Palmolive gotta be in fav tracks man
True but mista bandano doesn't like anti vax line
8:44
>says "that's it" & doesn't follow it up with "an education"
That's a strange way to spell Freddie Gibbs and Madlib "Bandana" 🤔
Bro what are you even talkin about?
Lmao
That's a weird way to spell Banana
Day 930 of asking Anthony to review despacito 😔
@@claycall1144 ????
Wish I didn’t have my volume turned all the way up for that intro
Can't wait till the next virus outbreak so he can re-review this for a 10
ok how is this not the top comment??
There's a different virus getting traction now will that work?
Will Cantor wtf
Will Cantor are you a time traveler? 🤯
You can't always trust edited comments.....
I decided to introduce my friends to TheNeedleDrops
after that intro i have no more friends
Just like Piñata, this album will just grow on you. I think lyrically, Freddie has never been better.
Yeah I agree. to be honest I think it's a little soon to say that pinata is better when we've had 5 years to soak it up. we need to give bandana a fair amount of time before conclusions can be made.
I hated Piñata when I first heard it lol.
Youre gonna prefer Bandana real soon, the production is better and tailored to Freddie. Freddies rapping skills has never been better
@@ptrcrispy the production isnt better💀 pinata production more abstract and classy. the way he was chopping up those samples. madlib stole the spotlight from freddie in pinata
@@Duantee and madlib gave freddie some of his most challenging beats to rap over for bandana and he absolutely killed it.
The second half of half man half cocaine is such a dope Wu-Tang-esque beat switch though
Freddie Gibbs and Madlib missed the perfect opportunity to make their duo named MadGibbs
Thank you for coming to my kid's birthday party last night. He really enjoyed it.
Electrus Boom ur profile pic makes this 10x funnier
fantano gave madgibbs album a 8 cuz freddie gibbs a antivaxer
How is Palmolive not on the best tracks?
Wish killer mike had more of a part imo
Antivax line. Fantastic track though
It’s honestly a little overrated I think. The beat is overly looped and Pusha really doesn’t sound that good over it (not considering lyrics). That + the Antivax line.
@@nomongosinthaworld beat is not overly looped es perfecto
Right. Its one of the best
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10/10: 0
9/10: 5 (Otoboke Beaver - Itekoma Hits, Tyler, The Creator - IGOR, Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising , Little Simz - Grey Area, Xiu Xiu - Girl with Basket of Fruit)
8/10: *21*
7/10: 20
6/10: 23
5/10: 12
4/10: 8
3/10: 3 ( *Steve Lacy - Apollo XXI* , Maggie Rogers - Heard it in the Past Life, Mac DeMarco - Here Comes the Cowboy)
2/10: 1 (Gunna 💧 Drip or Drown 2)
1/10: 2 (Miley Cyrus - She is Coming EP, Logic - Confessions of a DANGEROUS Mind)
*NOT GOOD:* 4 (AJR - Neotheater, NAV - Bad Habits, Logic - Supermarket DJ Khaled - Father of Asahd)
_-Note: Not Goods have no score, only reviewed as intended for a listen._
69/10: 1 (guess, and it ain't 6ix9ine!!!)
There have been *100* reviews this year. *Final Verdict:* Return to Flannel.
If you think I have made a mistake, let me know and I'll fix it right away. Thanks for reading. 👍👍
Don’t forget he gave Cudders a 0....
Imagine Logic ended uo landing 2 of the 10 worst at fantano's year end list.
It'll be one surprisingly pleasant bruh moment.
@@YoMamasMamasHouse not this year
Jake Heyob ah gotcha
Its fantastic to see how there is hardly any negative reviews.
Next is the plugs I met by benny the butcher, another sick pusha t feature.
Griselda!
Yea thane drop that fly god 🔥🔥🔥
plugs i met shits on bandana
@@lucidjackson8291 stop smoking. They both great albums.
How does Madlib using digital technology have anything to do with beat switches? You make it sound like the iPad allowed him to achieve this amazing feat lmao
I was going to say that
Lol Fantano doesn't really know what he's talking about here. Madlib uses an MPC app so it's really not all that different than what he's done before. Id bet the whole "Madlib only uses analogue" thing is overblown and he's used programs like Ableton before.
Strong 9 for me. Situations was also one of the highlights for me.
2014- PIŃATA
2019- BANDANA,
2024- HORCHATA?
M O N T A N A
*PASSATA*
Situations was my favorite on track on it... It felt like a return to form to one of Freddie's older styles. Love his flow and melodic style to it. It's a bop.
Yeah this album was SOO needed !
The Japanese Guy being all black and Gangsta is the definite highlight of the album.
HE WENT HARD! ! !
no fukuboisu, riiru niggasu onri
Too bad Yandhi isn't ever dropping for that back 2 back 10s.
I’m Right, You’re Wrong So don’t R/woosh me exactly
if Yandhi ends up being lazy like most modern Ye songs then I hope it gets cancelled too.
@I’m Right, You’re Wrong So don’t R/woosh me yeah, he has a few great songs here and there but a few songs like "I love it", "Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1", "All Mine" or his fucking lame ass verse on Pusha's "Infrared" make me want to scratch my head and say "really Kanye?"... I guess those songs are average and not really that bad, but I'm looking for something as great as MBDTF where he used to rap for more than 20 seconds and where the production was jaw dropping. Not impressed by current Kanye.
SMEGMAZ modern? Kanye released TLOP, MBDTF, Ye and KSG all some of the best albums of the past few years and had some of the best production too
@@oshin_aykaz6889 I'm speaking everything after Yeezus, you can't say his latest music is at MBDTF level, you just can't... also, I would say some of his worst songs ever have came out after 2015
Massage seats was one of my favorite tracks on the album. The beat seemed like one of those goto’s for a freestyle session.
On top of da world world
I enjoyed this a bit more than piñata. Madlib dabbling in trap beats better fit Gibbs style. Amazing Album
No yellow bandana? I'm dissapointed.
Dan Bing this should be the top comment
Piñata was better imo. Had more memorable songs, and I prefer the production as well. Bandana is still a great album on its own though, it’s the best album I’ve heard so far this year.
I love you melon. I hope you’re living your best life you the man
Album of the year! I loved it on my first listen, Bandana and IGOR are my top two albums... Waiting for number 3.
palmolive not being on fav tracks is beyond wild
probably because he didnt like the anti vaxx lyrics
Fantano afraid to give 9/10? I think this album would've deserved it. Happy about the yellow flannel tho
Piñata was 10/10 for me
But bandana... not that it underwhelmed or disappointed me it just wasn't piñata, but so far it's one of my aotys I'd give it an 8 as well
@@sunnyenno9468 Think that was the point though, it wasn't meant to be a pinata pt 2.
@@JYGtube I know, freddie has improved a ton since then but my biggest gripes with the album are probably the beats, their great ( no shit madlib made them) but none of them pack as much punch as say, shitsville or deeper,shame,thug gin that dosnt mean to say there aren't standouts tho, get damn and fake names along with the yassin bay track were amazing.
@@sunnyenno9468 Yeah I agree tbh, Bandana is definitely a solid album but I feel like the overall vibe especially the majority of beats on pinata are more akin to my tastes.
@@JYGtube amen
I love the juxtaposition on “crime pays” like the gang lyrics combined with the cheesy lounge/east listening instrumental just works
NAILED IT! Great review anthony. I struggled like hell between 8.5 and 9.0. Gave it a light 9. Barely. Could've gone with 8.5 like you but your rating is almost a light 9 which I gave it so yeah, practically the same. My thoughts are prettyt much spot on the same. Pinata for me has higher highs but is less consistent for my liking, maybe I need to revisit/relisten to it. It's a strong 8.0 for me (Pinata). Bandana is very consistent but doesn't reach those Pinata highs very often. Massage Seats fucking goes.
Looking good Anthony, loving the casual look.
Piñata: Showcases Madlib’s skills
Bandana: Showcases Freddie’s skills
I don't necessarily agree with your assessment of Freddie stepping up & Madlib being less consistent. I actually enjoyed the slight experimentation that Madlib used on this album. I found the "cleaner" sounds of Half Manne & Situations actually worked really well with the haunting & sparse melodies he used on those beats to create a cold & harsh vibe that was perfect for Freddie's voice. It makes the album slightly less coherent sound wise as we don't have a sustained nostalgic, old school vibe anymore, but IMO the one flaw of Pinata was how much some of the instrumentals blended together, so I really appreciated the added dynamics these weirder beats offered. I could have done with a couple more introspective storytelling tracks on this album in the same vein as "Broken" or "Deeper", or even something with the intense passion of "Shitsville". If anything I felt that Freddie was a little flatter & less emotionally expressive on Bandana than on Pinata. All in all though I agree it's a great album. It's a solid 8/10 for me as well, & one of my albums of the year so far
Not a single skippable track for me lived to my expectations and I've been listening to it on repeat non-stop. Definitely my favorite album of the year and now we wait for Montana
Situations in least favorite tracks man HUH??
Grant S he smoking dope clearly !!
R Sykes no doubt ! Freddie’s flow is hypnotizing on that track
I actually thought this was better than pinata in how cohesively it flowed as an album, and I LOVE pinata so I didn't think they'd find a way to outdo themselves. From a technical standpoint, I think both of them did
Antiny Vaxthano would have been funnier but whatever melon
This album is pretty great listening all the way through! Really loved it!
That beat switch on Fake Names was legendary
Anthony. Holy fuck. I just listened to the money store for the first time and oh my fucking god. I dont know why I kept on putting it off saying I dont think I like them. The album actually put me in a trance. Totally deserved 10/10
“Palmolive” isn’t in your fav tracks? Is something wrong with you Anthony? Just because of the one line?
Yeah I find that really lame. Say what you want about that ONE line, but don't let it tarnish the rest of the track cause damn is it a good one.
He did that with x’s Orlando song too
Completely agree. Good review, buddy.
Thanks for the head last night Anthony, really needed it
crazy how this has only been out for a year and is maybe the only album where if a song from it comes on shuffle in one of my playlists, i leave that playlist immediately and just listen thru the album in full like 3 or 4 times. 10/10 album, idgaf
homestuck
@@imatakuvnarod das me babey
At least you like Giannis...looking at you Shawn Cee.
Great review Anthony
I’m loving how much incredible music is coming out right now. Every 8/10 is a gift and it most certainly wont last forever
It’s Freddie Gibbs melon, not Freddie 🅱️enson
Turn the 8 upside down, it’s a 10
Turn the 8 in 90 grades, it's infinite
Now turn that 10 upside down again and it's a NOT GOOD
Cut the 8 in half is a Double 0
Add a ) it's a 8)
@@P-diddykong *explosion intensifies*
Thought for sure you’d review MP
The beat switch in the middle Situations felt like g forces on my brain
Solid 8.5/10 for me. Truly a modern classic rap album
“When killer mike appears on your record, you want utilize him to the greatest degree that you can” damn I just got logic’s Everybody flashbacks.
Situations lyrically one of the best tracks I can kinda understand the instrumental though, I love the first half of Half manne Half Cocaine madlib constructed a perfect catchy trap beat for freddie and the beat switch is so good like GODDAMN. Not to mention the skits I also love in the project which you didnt mention. Educations "I may not be here I'm feeling like I might just leave" is so catchy its always in my head. IMO 10/10 hard to follow up such a great album after 4 years and they kill it once again REVIEW IT AGAIN
Cool vid. I like your input
In 2021 Vaxthony Vaxtano has such a different meaning
This grew on me to a 10/10 ngl
yay, i will definitely check it out.
Luv the little Easter eggs to their previous collab on the album cover.
appreciate the review but you didnt have to refer to MF DOOM's collab album as "MADNIGGANY"
This isn’t even remotely clever. Why do these comments still get likes
This might be my favorite album of all time, not gonna lie, best song is education, 10/10
Education is so goated
Whew I almost downloaded and listened to this myself. Thanks Melon!
This is a fair review, exactly what we would expect from fantano. Some of us loved the album alot more, and that's okay! Valid criticism, great album, let's hear it for Freddie Kane and Madlib!
vaxxthony vaxxtano before covid??
Great review but I disagree when you said you’d rather have lil xan as a feature instead of pusha T.
I wanna hear a knxwledge and Freddie Gibbs album
Good to see you gave it an 8 in your mind as well. Today we agree. Tomorrow we'll see.
Why am I not surprised antithony vaxtano gave this album an 11/10
Personally this is my favorite Freddie Gibbs album.
Freddie really stepped up his lyrical game on this album, Piñata has great flows and great storytelling but this album has that plus hella great bars
THE MAD MAN JUST WON'T STOP YELLOWING
So palmolive has a decent hook from Killer Mike, one of the best Pusha T features to date, but just cuz of the antivax line you didn't include it in the best tracks at all
The beat is not that good and Pusha’s Verse while being great lyrically doesn’t sound all that great tbh
@@nomongosinthaworld The Palmolive beat goes hard. I question any fan's true love of hiphop if their head stays still when that track plays.
idkman the beat not that good? 🤨🤨
Papadoc1981 so you base one‘s passion for a certain genre based on what melodies they like? Sounds fair. The beat is very flat for Madlib standards and that vocal sample being looped over and over and over does not exactly make it exciting to listen to. I’ve listened to all of Bandana for like 20 times by now and it’s by far the track I revisit the least
Angel Bautista for Madlib standards it’s super lame
Crime pays is my favorite song but I think bandana deserve a 9
Thanks for walking my grandma across the street the other day , it means so much thanks Anthony.
An 8 for an album that is a follow up to a classic and a real lighting in a bottle album is pretty damn good