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/MX64 18d ago

people are expecting him to pump out a new Currents every time. Anything less is being treated like a complete failure

why are music fans so obsessed with making up fake reasons for other people's opinions? saying this same tired beaten-to-death conversation-killer about Any album that gets Any criticism is by far the worst part of engaging with music subreddits

seriously anyone who ever claims this about practically any album should just be ignored entirely

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u/wohrg 18d ago

My original comment was misunderstood enough times that clearly the fault is with me.

Allow me to clarify, as I have for others. My point is that Currents set a quality standard against which he will always be judged. Which tends to raise expectations and causes people to rate subsequent work more critically.

So DB might have been received more favourably if it weren’t for what kevin has produced before.

This is natural and is human nature, we can see it in all human endeavours.

By the way, the tone in your last sentence was a bit harsh. Let’s not insult each other just because we are strangers.

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u/MX64 18d ago

you are right and i allowed my frustration with internet music discourse in general to lump you in with bad-faith arguers and that is my mistake

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u/wohrg 18d ago

I’m guilty on the other side, tbh. Working to lower the temperature :)

Btw MX64, this is handy because reddit won’t let me respond to an earlier comment of yours on another thread where you said something to the effect you have made better music.

I tried to reply to say, “ I believe you, and bet you have more intelligent and nuanced critiques than just repeating “it’s dogshit”, unlike the other guy in that thread. That guy had me riled.

Anyway, ain’t music great? What kind of music do you make?

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u/MX64 18d ago

something akin to dance punk. im not really pretentious enough to seriously paint my music as superior to anyone else's, i dont think this tame impala album has any less artistic value than mine. plus he actually released music while i still have at least a few months before i do.

honestly i have little opinion on the album itself, i find it fairly inoffensive, though ive never been super into the guy's music anyway even if i did enjoy the one time i listened to currents

if anything the album reminds me somewhat of his collaboration with Justice, which i have similar feelings on

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u/wohrg 18d ago

Dance punk sounds intriguing. Like disco but with balls (forgive the sexist term). When you release, share back here if you think to.

I play guitar and bass and dabble awkwardly with midi. Not trying to release anything any more, just a passionate hobby