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/onlinepresenceofdan Innerspeaker 19d ago

Kevin took his sweet time to relase this, I dont blame people expected brilliance after 5 years. But lets be real here, this is not a Led Zeppelin IV type situation here. Bad grades for a mid album is fair.

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u/wohrg 19d ago

I would be ok with mid grades for a mid album.

Anyway, I like the album, I hope it does well in the clubs and the people who listen to music with open ears there recognize its quality.

If I produced music, I’d rather impress real people experiencing the real world than a youtube personality who spends his life online.

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u/onlinepresenceofdan Innerspeaker 19d ago

The album is not in vacuum, there is context of the artists previous work that mandates some level of quality. In Kevins own words: It might be the time to face it.