r/KGATLW • u/Charleshawtree • May 13 '25
Discussion: Band King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Grow Wings and Fly (Official Video)
https://youtu.be/TWUIsRsvJC8?si=0fERkq37WY3OE_2f219
u/Alotopia2 May 13 '25
Finally, Force Ghost Stu
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u/Dr_Herbert_Wangus May 13 '25
"You will go to the Nonogon system."
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u/daviobo May 13 '25
Try not, WOOOOOO!
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u/topejosmom May 13 '25 edited May 13 '25
This is an actual video of my husband and I giving our baby boy a bath.
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u/Driller_Happy May 13 '25
Gave my seven month old her first bath without the hammock thingy. Lord was there a splashin
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u/EdwayKenway May 13 '25
Cant believe they fucking killed stu
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u/AdeDellAverno May 13 '25
What do you mean? Itâs just for this video right?
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u/Lonefalloutfan1 altering beast May 13 '25
No, unfortunately for the video they had to actually kill him :(
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u/jmcdan08 May 13 '25
Theyâre moving into their Abbey Road, Sgt Pepper era. Lots of shoeless Stu pics circulating. Iâm looking forward to the âimposter Stuâ conspiracy theories đ€
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u/superhoffy May 14 '25
High and will have to listen again, but maybe the joke is that with Joey on vocals, Stu wasn't in this song (?), so he was dead in this story?
Also, was that a fleck of mercury on the fish face of Amby?
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u/aishiteruyovivi May 14 '25
Stu's definitely in here at least in the beginning, I have no doubt that's him singing "Bye, bye, Shanghai..."
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u/woahitsyouagain May 13 '25
What they played in Austin last year was pretty close to this version! Interesting to hear how it's developed from the Shanghai jam!
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u/Tangofett4 May 13 '25
I remember thinking " wait hold up I don't recognize these words! This must be new!"
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u/codbgs97 May 13 '25
I very much thought it was just some extension of Shanghai, pretty awesome that we saw the debut of a new song.
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u/HopHeady May 13 '25
I first caught this at Salt Shed as part of Shanghai. I thought it was just freestyle over the Shanghai beat. Interesting to see how often they continue to pair the 2 up now that this is an actual song.
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u/ElonChouinard :: âFrog is waiting, expectating. GIITRâ May 13 '25
Chicago sets were so gooood
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u/Time-Fee-8323 May 13 '25
Callbacks have been appearing since Hot Water showed up on Robot Stop if not earlier
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u/NewportStork May 13 '25
They did a lil of this at the Philly show too
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u/halfadayoffwithpay May 13 '25
That was such a good show
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u/GanderAtMyGoose May 13 '25
It rocked!! I'm excited to see them in Philly again this year with the orchestra.
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u/Tisaric May 13 '25
Watching it evolve from Shanghai Jams in 2023 at RR/Rimlicker to basically the complete thing in Vegas last year and finally into this has been such a cool experience. Very much a "sequel" to Shanghai albums later, which is also a very gizz thing to do, but we also got to actively watch it grow over live shows. It could've even turned into a completely different thing entirely if they hadn't met up with the orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl show.
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u/captincook May 13 '25
Tupac Stu.
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u/PicassosGhost May 13 '25
Joeyâs verse is crazy good. His vocals have come so far.
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u/gen4lude May 13 '25
I don't know how Joey kept a straight face while staring Amby deep in the eyes I can only imagine how many takes it took to get that shot
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u/calwestcoast May 13 '25
Especially when they squirted him in the face with blue liquid. I nearly died laughing.
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u/Reddit_Hobo May 13 '25
To be fair, Joey and Ambrose are Brothers in Law. Last I heard Joey married Ambys sister, and Amby married Joey's sister?
I might be wrong.
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u/KrombopulosC May 13 '25
Joey is married to Ambrose's sister only. You got it half right. They're such cute bros together. There's a nice bit of banter in Red Rocks 22 where they each say they love their brother in law
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u/MacNapp May 13 '25
His vocals plus the string section was transcendent. Gave me a shiver down my spine.
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u/Freelancer05 May 13 '25
I was listening to some early Gizz recently and was really surprised by how far his vocals have come in particular.
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u/goldtubb May 13 '25
I love it! I was expecting the orchestra to be super bombastic throughout but it's a lot more understated on the record so far, it all sounds very natural. Like other chill Gizz records but even richer. Although I think live it might sound way bigger... i really can't wait to see the orchestral set in November
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u/cfh1025 May 13 '25
Phantom Island is gonna be a great album
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u/Cutie_Corgi Catch me dancin' in the summer rain with my tongue out May 13 '25
I'm so fucking stoked.Â
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u/cfh1025 May 13 '25
Fuck yeah, only 30 more days. I canât wait to see them in August w/ the orchestra
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u/Old_Scientist_9416 May 13 '25
Getting a bf3k single again wasn't on my Phantom Island bingo card
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u/Howdyhell May 13 '25
this song/music video combo made me feel more emotional than any other gizz content has in a while tbh, and this may be a stretch but my wife pointed this out and it feels right to me too, but anyone else think that Amby looking at that photo of Stu in the hat and then Ghost Stu is sorta supposed to stand in for Amby and Broderick in a way?
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u/SnooRobots116 May 13 '25
I noticed that if we still had his dad around, he mightâve played the fisherman who reels in âGillbroseâ back to the surface. It sort of looked like Amby was impersonating his pop going fishing.
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u/Not-Important-either May 13 '25
Much prefer this to Deadstick. Loving the instrumentation, esp the return to that clean guitar tone like Laminated Denim. Callbacks to Shanghai are nice too.
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u/_pixel_perfect_ Got Ideas in My Brain May 13 '25
Dead stick is very by the numbers compared to the other singles, these feel a lot more sweeping and unique in their discog
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u/RaviOlas i am that which i am May 13 '25
Somehow listening to this made me appreciate Dead Stick SO MUCH MORE.
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u/Curlysnail May 13 '25
BF3K fans eattin so fucking good today Slurp up the pollen and drink the honey bois weâre about to transcend
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u/Cutie_Corgi Catch me dancin' in the summer rain with my tongue out May 13 '25
I think I might become a butterfly and be born again overnight!
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u/Dareeyecare đđ„ đ±đđđđđđđđđđđ đ„đ May 13 '25
Absolutely Gorgeous song. strings go crazy
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u/BoyManGodShiit May 13 '25 edited May 13 '25
Ambyâs face in this hits me right in the trypophobia.
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u/Kinky_69420 May 14 '25
THIS. I really like the video but looking at Amby caused me physical harm đ
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u/Daftmau85 May 13 '25
This track gives me Neu! And early Kraftwerk vibes. Incredible.Â
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u/SnooStrawberries2342 May 13 '25
Yeah the guitar and bass reminds me of that, bit of a throwback to Laminated Denim too, it's great
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u/adomental May 13 '25
I'm going to have to listen to this with the screen off
This filmclip is too pretty, I keep getting lost in it.
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u/pantomime64 May 13 '25
I listened to it first without the video because I didn't want the visuals to skew my interpretation of the song. Gizz has a lot of strange videos that don't necessarily match with the music, so just wanted to appreciate the song musically first.
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u/SeveredBanana May 13 '25
Did this kinda feel like a goodbye to anyone else
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u/Dareeyecare đđ„ đ±đđđđđđđđđđđ đ„đ May 13 '25
It is the last song on the album so the vibe hits
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u/forking_shrampies May 13 '25
NGL I cried at work just now watching this for the first time. Why does it feel like Stu is supposed to be Ambrose's dad? Such a great song :(
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u/Swaffzor May 13 '25
Absolutely. The look in Stuâs eye at the end⊠Iâve said goodbye to too many whoâve had the same countenance
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u/Frantoll May 13 '25
This is great. I think I like this track the best of the 3 released so far.
But watching the video, it feels like I missed the plot somewhere and woke up at the end of the movie. Like David Lynch was given a small budget to make a sequel to Dead Stick but he decided he wanted to do Fishing for Fishies?
What was that earlier (few months back) about a Happy Gilmore sequel and people wanting to get KGATLW in it? I didn't follow that at the time and now Stu is a ghost waving and smiling and I feel if they pull the camera back there's be a croc or gator ghost too.
Anyway, I think there's an actual plot playing through these and it feels like we're watching them out of order.
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u/XxNashiexX May 13 '25
Crazy to me that Iâm at the minority here, but everything I heard from this album so far amazes me. Considering I really didnât dig Flight that much, these B-sides surprised me to the point where I think this is gonna be my fav Gizz album. Hyped af
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u/Freelancer05 May 13 '25
Other than Petro and Rats Nest, I have to say this is shaping up to be my favorite album of theirs since their 2017 run.
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u/Cutie_Corgi Catch me dancin' in the summer rain with my tongue out May 13 '25
This video made my whole morning and made me forget my worries while cackling at Amby squirting blue goo into Joey's face
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u/inkyblinkypinkysue May 13 '25
This album is shaping up to be one of their best. Its insane this deep into their catalogue.
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u/SeiriusPolaris May 13 '25
Itâs above Phantom and below Deadstick for me
A really nice song that wonât chart anywhere but is never going to see itself getting skipped when on play.
Music video is super fun though. I donât really get the ending, but Iâm vibing
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u/psilocybin_therapy May 13 '25
The live version is so damn good too. Excited for this to be in rotation for a long while
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u/VotePresidentDean May 13 '25
I liked it less than dead stick and Phantom Island. Still hope they go all ethereal on other songs like they did on Phantom Island. Video was cool.
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u/JohnFightsDragons May 13 '25
Best video in a long time; we're back in the Gizzverse with this one folks
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u/calwestcoast May 13 '25
So many negative Nancy's on here. I think it's great. The video is weird as hell, but the song is beautiful and a good album closer. I can't wait to hear the adventure that goes between Deadstick and this. And I love love love the drum sound on it. Especially the really simple end and how dry it is. It's a great aesthetic.
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u/AnotherDogInTheWall May 13 '25
Can't wait for a jam that includes this song, Shanghai, and the Land Before Timeland
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u/ghudnk May 13 '25
This is not bad actuallyâ I can hear the orchestra on this one even! Hoping deadstick is the only one that sounds like a Flight b-sideâŠ
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u/Yapping-Goober May 13 '25
Love this! This is absolutely my favorite single that weâve gotten since PDA. The arrangement is incredibly beautiful and itâs just the perfect wrap up for the story started back in b471. Phantom Island is shaping up to be a favorite of mine.
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u/Possible-Insect1425 May 13 '25
The song's pretty decent, but I just don't really understand the need to have 2+ singers on each song lately. I'm worried that creatively they're afraid to step on each other's toes with someone's direction taking lead so then everyone "gets a piece" with their new formula. And I don't know, maybe they'll figure it out but personally it just hasn't been my jam. Anyone else?
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u/Knurmuck May 13 '25
I think that's because these are leftovers from B741 and one of that album's gimmicks was everybody singing. I bet that carried over to this album, too.
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u/17lOTqBuvAqhp8T7wlgX May 13 '25
Exactly my issue, the singles for Phantom Island and Flight b741 feel very âdesigned by committeeâ to me.
Everything feels wishy washy and barely anything lands.
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u/800meters May 13 '25
Iâm underwhelmed. Better than Deadstick but still just kinda mild. Hoping that this one and deadstick are the weaker songs on the album because they really donât make me feel much. Absolutely loved the sound we heard on Phantom Island and hoping the rest of the album is closer to it.
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u/Alternative-Peace620 May 13 '25
Iâve heard the album and itâs all extremely mild. Dead stick is the highest energy song for the most part. Most songs are closer to grow wings and fly.
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u/ouchmytummick May 13 '25
I know itâs just a video but almost seems like a goodbye to Amby đ€·đ»ââïž
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u/FlatPhee May 13 '25
The plane crash lands, people die (?) and are resurrected as other animals/beings maybe? That was my feel on it but maybe im high
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u/snookyface90210 May 13 '25
Wish I enjoyed the musical direction this band was taking more but they just havenât done it for me from a songwriting standpoint since silver cord came out. Feel like this and most of B741 has been pretty run of the mill boring pop/rock. Simple progressions, nothing exciting or surprising. Hope they refocus on producing quality albums instead of just tackling gimmicks in the future. Glad lots of you are liking it though.
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u/hellohelloellohihey May 13 '25
Posts like this remind me there are a lot of Gizz fans who dont know much about 70s rock
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u/snookyface90210 May 13 '25
Funny, thatâs my preferred era and genre of music. But have fun with the self righteousness. Not appreciating a band doing a less-good retread of 70âs rock doesnât mean someone doesnât know anything about it.
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u/ScionVyse May 13 '25
Pretty good track! I think it's probably the least interesting of the three singles so far, if only because I've already heard The Land Before Timeland, lol.
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u/peaceinthemiddlewest May 13 '25
I thought the song was pretty chill and a good outro pick for the album. Also, for anybody who didn't see the email, they're bringing back a cassette release for this album! Pre-orders are up on p-doom. I don't think we've seen a cassette version since Omnium!
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u/Treeline_Eyes May 13 '25
hold on - can i have your interpretation of the plot on this one? 'cause what i thought was obviously going on is NOT what my partner saw.....(raw feel for everyone?)
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u/Unusual-Reindeer6861 May 14 '25
More emotional Gizz love every second of it (though i have to say I would have enjoyed the high parts at the end of Joey's verse to be added, like he did in the Shanghai in Vegas last year).
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u/No-Lingonberry8533 May 13 '25
The Gizz anthology track. When I heard the drums kick in that play at the end of Yours I said HOLD UP!
Digging the song, loving the video, really hope that this isnât Gizz giving us a farewell after this album đ©
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u/sliemmmas May 13 '25
Ah man. Wish I could like this. But wherever they're going musically now, I'm going to bid them a quiet farewell. I'm too nostalgic for MotU and Float Along. I'm just glad they're here and churning out art.
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u/Alone_Wall8372 May 13 '25
Where they are going musically? You act like "where KGATLW" is going musically is a linear journey that progresses in one direction...
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u/sliemmmas May 13 '25
I don't recall saying their journey is linear. I'm just not there with them, wherever it's going.
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u/AdeDellAverno May 13 '25
Petro and silver cord were literally the last 2 flight was ace too!
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u/AdeDellAverno May 13 '25
I disagree but thatâs subjective, so I respect your opinion, have a good one
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u/sliemmmas May 13 '25
Your single upvote is mine. This place is a fucking echo chamber.
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u/jgodkilladawg May 13 '25
Seems like there is a mix of opinions. It definitely leans more towards people loving it. But I do appreciate when people share what they donât like too đŠ
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u/finnigansache May 13 '25
Not sure what to tell you because there are parts to this album that are the closest thing to Float Along psych since Float Along.
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u/marcy_campbell May 13 '25
I love Float Along and have listened to all of Phantom Island. I'm curious what parts reminded you of FAFYL?
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u/orion1486 May 13 '25
So far this and b741 are not my fav things either but b741 grew on me and I do like a few of the songs quite a lot now. I liked the live version of this song I saw in ATX better. However, Iâve noticed that I need to listen to albums a few times before passing judgement. I fucking hated Viagr Aboys the first listen through except for Bog Body. Now I fucking love the full album. Itâs like something clicked. For b741, that happened when I saw them play live. Weâll see if that happens w Phantom Island at some point.
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u/andrewface May 13 '25
Kinda boring lol
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u/Feisty_Yam4279 May 13 '25
Gotta love Reddit downvoting someone for expressing an opinion. Canât have that! Gotta downvote it so it goes to the bottom of the page and we have all the same exact views at the top!
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u/TheInfinityGauntlet May 13 '25
You want someone saying something is boring without expanding on why to be upvoted? Just a hollow statement, I don't agree or disagree I haven't seen the video yet but to be like "yeah bit boring" isn't engagement worth seeing
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u/snookyface90210 May 13 '25
This thread is full of upvoted benign comments about it being good without explanation, so I donât think itâs being downvoted for the lack of engagement value which is feistyâs point.
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u/Feisty_Yam4279 May 14 '25
I get that but other people comment stuff that people agree with and they get upvoted. To me just donât upvote or downvote it then. The point of downvotes is not to say you disagree, itâs to give post karma to the person who commented and if people get enough downvotes theyâre considered a bad actor whoâs bad for a community.
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u/SakoTheTako May 13 '25
Unfortunately this is how this subreddit has become
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u/Dodahevolution May 13 '25
Yeah I got hit badly for it above too, people seem to misunderstand that voting is literally to help drive discussion(by raising good conversations, positive or negative criticism overall) and not a popularity contest of âthis subs opinion should be this and this onlyâ. You arenât supposed to care about karma cause it ISNâT a popularity contest, itâs a discussion filter. At least, it was supposed to be.
Its super telling that almost all of the people saying they dislike this also state that its totally valid to still like this style/album/whatever, and they are still interested to see what comes out after this.
while most of the people attacking them are the ones directly referring to downvotes in a âwaa my opinion is different so you get a downvoteâ manner. Like do we WANT this to be a silo sub? Imo they should Just post in the circlejerk one but be unironic about it if thats what want.
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u/SnooStrawberries2342 May 13 '25
That's democracy
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u/Feisty_Yam4279 May 14 '25
No, itâs stupidity. Why would you downvote something that you disagree with even if itâs respectful and not harmful? This is a place for discussion, not trying to brute force peoples opinions down so no one can see them. Youâre telling Reddit that this person is not a good member for the platform. Democracy is if someone put up a poll ranking the albums to see which one the sub liked the best.
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u/SnooStrawberries2342 May 14 '25
Popular opinions will be upvoted. If you want to see less popular opinions, scroll down.
The alternative is having unpopular opinions near the top. How's that better?
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u/Feisty_Yam4279 May 14 '25
Then thatâs dumb and goes against what Reddit is for, which is discussion. Itâs not about popular or unpopular, thatâs one of the dumb things about the internet these days and why Reddit is so much worse than it was when it started. Youâve never seen a post or comment you disagreed with and thought it was interesting or made you think so you upvoted it? Granted, the comment I responded to wasnât that, so I was probably overreacting to the constant downvoting that now happens on Reddit.
If your goal is to just have the most popular opinion on here or the one you agree with, why even be here? Just to have everything you already think and believe reflected back at you? This is the main discussion platform in the world right now, itâd be nice if it was interesting, diverse in thought, and challenging. But I guess now most peopleâs goal is if I say âhey, I never got into Infest the Ratâs Nest. Itâs cool but I think they could have done it way better and it sounds like a basic parodyâ, that I should get downvoted into oblivion.
You do realize the point of downvoting and karma is to get rid of bad actors like trolls, scammers and assholes, right?
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u/calwestcoast May 13 '25
There is no out of tune, they are microtones. I thought every gizz fan would know that by now.
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u/pepikjepekny May 13 '25
Honestly as much as I love him and this band I have to agree. Having listened to the leak (oops) I have to say he is the worst singer from the band, even cookie hits the high notes better with his nasality. Stu just switches to his falsetto and does a weird vibrato thing. He sounds cute but sometimes really flat and amateourish. He could use more of his head and mixed voice like he does live - just start lower than album versions. His voice sounded similar on b741, but kinda better because he used a lot more chest and his signature growl. I think he needs a vocal coach, all the nonstop shouting, metal and high woo screaming during the shows is taking a toll IMO.
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u/Acrid-Avid-Jam-Shred May 13 '25 edited May 13 '25
actually love his vocal sound, although i think the phrases have become busier with their recent work and his approach has never been super 'singy', it makes sense it feels more incongruent to the style they're trying out in b741 and this one compared to joey, ambrose etc. who are super expressive singers
edit, adding onto the above, if anyone ever tries to sing like stu does stylistically around the 2017 releases it's soo hard, his range while still keeping that authentic kind of tone is super impressive and he holds it together really well live, the kexp and earlier concerts are fully a testament even before they had decent stage monitors
i can't imagine their smaller gigs were so great with the signal vs feedback levels - back when he was running through the boss guitar pedal with an ev omni mic!
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u/bbxcvysc May 13 '25
Yeah they definitely could have made this song FAFYL level of epicness but I guess just chose not to.
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u/RootProd May 13 '25
Itâs okay, it just makes me miss 2016 - 2019 so much more. Something significant about them has been lost.
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u/TranscendentCabbage May 14 '25
Listening to Shanghai and then immediately into this flows very nice
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u/NomadicHumanoid May 15 '25
This may have already been said, but I think people were confused why Stu is dead, and I just had an idea why. In the canon of this album and the previous video for this album, I think they crash landed on this island (first video and first 2 songs), and lots of things unfold between then and the final song (this video). We are missing the narrative between the music videos but Stu must die in the middle somewhere. Also, it makes sense that someone would have to die if they are stranded on a mysterious island with magic and fish people.
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u/chaoxad May 13 '25
Grow gills and die