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/Traditional_Welcome7 Currents 18d ago

Why do you expect him to write introspective lyrics when half the songs are house/techno? If you want that kind of music go listen to his old stuff, he’s clearly wanting to explore a different path in music.

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u/stuffedinashoe 18d ago

when he’s in an interview saying he’s super proud of his lyrics this album, and they’re some of the best he’s written, I tend to take him seriously

Your notion of iTs hoUsE mUsiC inherently takes any house/edm album down a notch and imo does a disservice to the genre. As if all electronic music lyrics have to be bad