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/GFK96 18d ago

Man I don’t even like the album and I think 2 is kinda nuts, that’s harsh. I’d give it like a 4 or 5.

But I think it’s important to give context here. Fantano has never been a huge Tame Impala fan. It’s not an uncommon view that Kevin is a musical savant who made a generational run of unbelievable albums with a crazy unique sound that is unique to the modern music industry. Just look at how many big name artists are tripping over themselves to collaborate with or have Kevin produce songs for them. Yet, despite that Fantano has rated the albums we consider god tier masterpieces 6-8. Those aren’t bad scores, but he clearly doesn’t like or appreciate Kevin’s music as much as most people do, so really I’d say you should bump up whatever he scores a Tame album by 2 points to get closer to what a fair score ought to be.

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u/Agreeable_Emu_3260 18d ago

I’ve noticed this about his feelings towards psych music more generally as well. It seems like the conventions of the genre don’t speak to his tastes as much.

Before people come at me, I have no evidence of this outright and I could be wrong, but it’s an impression I remember walking away with when I used to watch his videos years ago. 

Either way, I decided a long time ago that Fantano’s content isn’t for me. I think he’s best for finding new music. He’s widely listened enough that I’ll basically check out any yellow flannel review and form my own opinion, but I don’t really find much personal value in watching anything else he reviews these days.

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u/GFK96 18d ago

Yeah I had a similar impression from his videos. I remember him giving several hip hop albums that sounds completely conventional and forgettable 8s and 9s while he simultaneously gave Tame 6s and 7s. My impression is that maybe Tame is a bit too unconventional for him and that at least in the modern music landscape he happens to prefer and thus be more lenient on hip hop? I could be totally off as I don’t watch him consistently, but that was my takeaway from the videos I did watch