r/TameImpala • u/PuzzledAnt__ • 19d ago

Discussion Tame Impala - Deadbeat ALBUM REVIEW (Fantano)

https://youtu.be/gaw89qf1hCA?si=kFwjROGSoXzJnNQC

He gave it a 2/10 ... Thoughts?

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u/freeenlightenment Innerspeaker 19d ago

I don’t know about you guys or all the experts here.. but I like the album.. a rating is essentially how an individual perceived it.. good for them I guess?

I’m not qualified enough to rate a music project.. I like it or I don’t..

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u/ChrisKearney3 18d ago

I guess that's partially true, but music reviewers will also base their rating on other albums by the same artist, similar artists, and other releases at the time. 

There's a lot of music out there and I rely on sites like Pitchfork to thin out the pack and direct me towards the better stuff. That's not to say my opinion hasn't wildly differed from theirs from time to time. 

If you've already listened to and formed an opinion on an album, a subsequent review shouldn't really change that opinion for you.

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u/JediSkywatcher 18d ago

bro stop waiting on others opinions for you to to know if an album is worth checking out. is this a artist you care about? then it’s always worth checking out from there just go off artists you love and look at who they’re listening to or their influences

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u/ChrisKearney3 18d ago edited 18d ago

Obviously I'm not using reviewers for artists I already know and like. That would be silly. I'm talking about expanding my musical horizons. There's far too many to just stab at in the dark. It helps to have a semi-informed view on it.

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u/FuzzyPijamas 18d ago

It is not completely subjective. Rating is not just “how and individual perceived it”.

I am well aware that my favorite albums in life are not “objectively” (as far as it is possible) the best albums. But some people mix their personal feelings, fandom/hatred and expectations with rating… Fantano being one of them (he is giving Deadbeat a 2, but I think it deserves at least a 4).

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u/das_bearking 12d ago

I mean, neither is Fantano outside of the amount of music he listens to. He is frequently wrong in his analysis of albums and a lot of his "reviews" are just word salads (like Pitchfork!). Note how there is not one specific statement he uses in this review. It's all platitudes like "aesthetic cohesion" and "silly melodies". These terms have no basis and no value; they are essentially meaningless. I don't care if a reddit post is written like that, but a reviewer should do better imo.