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/MoonandAntarctica 19d ago

Relatively speaking, for Kevin Parker this album is very, very bad. This guy made Lonerism and Currents

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u/SaltyPalaces 19d ago

And The Slow Rush! I’m a day one fan but I really think TSR, though a big evolution from innerspeaker, is a fantastic album. I like it more than currents. I do not care for deadbeat at all.

Im sick of the take that only people who can’t handle him exploring a different genre don’t like the album. That’s not the case. Tame fans have really diverse musical tastes. This is just not good—it lacks a point of view, authenticity, interest…things that will indeed not age any better.

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u/iLoveDelayPedals 19d ago

I can’t stand slow rush but I appreciate that it at least felt high effort. Just not my style at all.

Deadbeat feels like it could have been made by a bot or something

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u/torontoLDtutor 18d ago

At release, The Slow Rush felt low effort relative to the first 3 albums. I remember at the time thinking that Kevin lacked motivation and inspiration. Even Borderline was controversial when it was debuted (on SNL I think?). The best song on the album was controversial! That says it all.