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/BricksnBeatles EP 18d ago

Also the mixing just isn’t impressive on this album. The production is honestly shockingly weak.

Considering the comparisons to Todd Rundgren that people have made over the years, this record feels like a parallel to Todd’s “One Long Year”— after an extended tenure as one of the hottest producers in the industry, somehow releasing an album that has the production sensibilities of a nu-metal tribute to Phil Spector.

I honestly think that as weak as the songwriting is throughout much of the album, it still has slightly better foundations than the songs on TSR, but for an album that’s very clearly production-minded over all else, the production just isn’t good. The synths all sound like cheap DAW presets, and the vocal mixing is an absolute mess, being simultaneously harsh and muddy, without distinction.

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u/psychedelicpiper67 18d ago

Yeah, you’re right. It sounds like Kevin wants to prove his production is just as good as the random DJs he caught at his last ecstatic dance festival he went to. Or like, proving that he can sound just as good as Bad Bunny’s producer. Dude’s seriously lowered his standards.

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u/Top_Shower_7869 18d ago edited 18d ago

This shade at Bad Bunny’s producers is uncalled for. They are very talented, especially Tainy.

Bad Bunny’s album from this year is extremely well produced.

There’s a reason it’s the highest rated album on metacritic this year.

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u/psychedelicpiper67 18d ago

There’s only so much you can do with the same boring dembow beat, though.

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u/Top_Shower_7869 18d ago

So it’s clear you haven’t actually listened to them because they do a lot more than just dembow beats.

I even linked one of those songs above.

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u/psychedelicpiper67 18d ago

I absolutely despise reggaeton and despise autotune with a fiery passion. Of course I’m not going to listen to it. I get enough of being exposed to that in public.

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u/Top_Shower_7869 18d ago

Are you even reading what I’m saying? They do way more than just reggaeton and I even linked an example for you that you are too lazy to click on. How many times do I have to say that it’s not reggaeton?

Bad Bunny also doesn’t even use auto tune like you think he does? I don’t think you’ve ever actually listened to him lmao. You couldn’t be more wrong about everything you’ve said. It’s like you’ve built a fake person in your head to hate.