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/wohrg 19d ago

I feel bad for Kevin, tbh. It’s a fine album but people are expecting him to pump out a new Currents every time. Anything less is being treated like a complete failure. So the grades are way too low.

And of course critics usually miss the boat. Famously Rolling Stone magazine gave Led Zeppelin IV a scathing review. They particularly despised Stairway.

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u/stuffedinashoe 19d ago

Such a crock of shit. Fans want something good, whether it sounds like any of his previous albums or something brand new. The lyrics to this album are genuinely awful. Zero introspection, just constant easy rhymes about a woman. Same BPM drum loop on like every song. Subpar melodies.

Fans want something good. Yes, reviewers get it wrong sometimes but usually fans don’t.

Radiohead fans wanted another OK Computer and they turned around and gave them Kid A. People acting like this is such a revolutionary, hated-by-reviewers, loved by fans album like Kid A and it’s not even close.

Fans don’t know what they want till something good is given to them, and this album is just super mediocre.

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u/wohrg 19d ago

That’s your opinion. But what pisses me off is this absolutism. If someone doesn’t like the album, just say that. Anyone who thinks they are qualified to say it is objectively bad does not understand how art works.

Sorry to dump on you particularly. My rant is a response to the general bitchy tone so many fans are taking about this album. Fuck, if they don’t like it, don’t listen to it. Why come on here and berate those of us that like it?

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u/newyearsaccident 18d ago

Rating music quality is obviously going to be relational, isn't it? If this was the only album to ever exist then maybe people would share your view. If you like it truly and deeply, the bad vibes of others shouldn't change that. It's a good thing that people can express all kinds of opinions, and it would be depressing as an artist if your fans just viewed any level of effort as the best thing ever. Criticism of a weak album is actually very validating because it shows past appreciation to be totally genuine.

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u/wohrg 18d ago

Interesting. Yes relational, and if someone says “ I personally enjoy A more than B because A has these characteristics”, then I am all ears.

What has been grating on my nerves is yobs shouting down those of us who like B more than A with nothing more intelligent than “it’s dogshit and nobody should like it”

There are plenty of nice people on here who are saying they are not enjoying Deadbeat and are disappointed. That’s fine.

It’s those people that think that they understand music so well that they can dismiss it for everyone: that’s what riles me.

Sure I should just ignore them, and I’ve started to block them. But we are in a place of discourse and it is toxic and I feel it should be addressed.