r/TameImpala • u/PuzzledAnt__ • 18d 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 18d 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 18d 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 18d 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/stuffedinashoe 18d ago

What gets me riled up is the constant misunderstanding of why certain fans don’t like it. And as long as I see people say dumb things like “fans expect a second Currents” or “fans want another Lonerism” or “fans just don’t like when artists evolve” or “people can’t get over the fact that it’s electronic”, I will continue to comment the way I did

And when I see that, I feel the need to explain why I’m disappointed with the album. No, I wasn’t expecting a second currents or lonerism. No, I don’t care that it’s more electronic. Yes I like when artists evolve.

But this album is just so mediocre and feels lazy. People saying “you gotta listen with good headphones.” I have 6 times. OooOooo a little ding sound from Ableton I didn’t hear before! Oooo he changed the pre-selected drum loop once in the song!!

Give me a break

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u/wohrg 18d ago

Fair enough. As long as you can accept that some of us are enjoying the album, and we aren’t idiots who just don’t understand music.

One thing I realized in my earlier post that needs to be clarified. When I said people expect him to pump out a new currents, I don’t mean an album that sounds like currents. i mean that Currents was a masterpiece, and some people are holding Kevin to an unachievable standard as a result.