Atrocity Exhibition Is a Masterpiece
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 พ.ย. 2024
- Reflecting on Danny Brown's Atrocity Exhibition 5 years post its release.
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now redux it and give a 10
schlatt
can you upload bro its been a while
it deserves it more than any other 9 hes given
Redux your channel lol, get wrecked destroyed
You fell off
I discovered Danny Brown during the rollout of this album. At the time, I was in my own destructive, drug-fueled path. Listening to the album at the time was a serious wakeup call for me and it honestly inspired me to get off hard drugs. It felt like being hit with a bag of bricks and that's just what I needed at the time.
A true masterpiece without a doubt!
glad you’re doing better, man.
When I hit rock bottom I had the song Wasted Time by ODB, and that was my moment. Glad you're with us.
I’ll never forget listening to this album for the first time while railing meth and coke while chugging gin. It just kinda hit me once it finished, “Maybe I should rethink my life choices? Maybe I don’t wanna die before I turn 30?”
Same here bro
Respect
been listening to this album nonstop since 2016
Oops all bangers
same👌
Damn
ye it’s bIand as fuck lmao, I see so many people listening to this album cuz Anthony said it was amazing
anthony and his followers will literally see any rap album or song that sounds different and experimental and remotely creative even if it’s in a way that sounds bad (which in this albums case it sounds pretty bad) and they’ll go “groundbreaking, 10/10, amazing” 💀💀and of course if it involves Kendrick or earl on the album that’ll boost the score
knowing that he’s probably gonna watch this makes me smile
He forsure will, he’s been watching Fantano’s videos for nearly 10 years.
This album & Moon Shaped Pool have shifted from 8’s to 10’s in my book. 2016 😮💨
Are you god......?
True Love Waits makes me cry every time I listen to it. No other song has had such an impact on me emotionally - such a great track
Respect for that Moon Shaped Pool take. Its growing to be my favorite Radiohead album personally.
@@Green--X It disrupts the Kid A, Computer & Rainbows holy ranking trinity
@@Bandstand facts
Honestly this album deserved a 10.
Fucking masterpiece.
Big W
Can you explain what's so good about this record? Tracks 2 and 3... and maybe the one with Kendrick bang. Everything else is kinda meh IMO. I swear man I don't share yall and fantanos taste when it comes to this weirdo music. This, Spellling, that weird noise rap shit he reviewed a couple weeks ago with Phoenix in the title. I just don't get it man
@@chiarosuburekeni9325 Well, it is not music for everyone and I understand that it did not suit you, since its sound so raw and strong is not to the liking of many, but maybe after a few listens you will like it a little more
@@chiarosuburekeni9325 the spelling record is gorgeous and very emotional to me, I love it. You do need to keep in mind though that it's not a "hype" album, it's supposed to flow in a different way you might just not connect with. It's about the awe it creates so originally through its message on hope and optimism.
Danny Brown's, like Anthony says, is a portrayal of the rock bottom. The variety, the surreal darkness lurking through it all. It's crazy and manic and very unique.
@@chiarosuburekeni9325 The thing so special about this record is it is not regular lyrical hiphop. After track 4 it is something you bop your head to. Once you get to "Lost" you won't stop bopping your head for next 5-6 tracks and you will be hit with hard-hitting phrases like "now I do drugs more than I used to" and "staring in the devil face" which will take you back. This album will make you feel that you are on drugs. The wild and gritty production of middle tracks represents the hangover and more lowkey moments like "Today", "From the Ground" and "Hell for it" represents the sober side of Danny and how despite all this drug consumption he made it out.
40 is gonna have some bangers about danny discovering more about himself while playing Persona 5
what
@@sogga_fan hes a twitch streamer now and is playing persona 5
@@pleasant8748 never thought i’d see the day, glad to be here with y’all.
@@pleasant8748 damn, I remember he started streaming it like 2 years ago. Did he take a break or something?
@@ezequielmarquez9513 It's a good healthy side hustle to have when a pandemic takes away your ability to tour.
Saw someone once say this album was what introduced them to Joy Division and that's one of many things I love about it. One of the first times I really remember thinking 'genre is a prison and we're all better stepping out of its rigid confines' when listening to music. That's really benefitted my overall musical taste and openness and I've grown so much the better for it. Love this album, love you Danny.
There was a post I saw that went along. The lines of “sometimes the best joy division song isn’t a joy division song, but golddust by Danny Brown”
You all probably know this already, but the phrase doesn't originally come from Joy Division it comes from the book by J.G. Ballard. Everyone should read that masterpiece and all of Ballard's work
@@jdb5961 JG Ballard namedrop? Guess I'll just have to mention the adaption of Crash by David Cronenberg, one of the weirdest catharsis of 90s cinema.
@JAY CHROM3 That's the whole point of the classical "liberal arts education", that's why in the renaissance you saw 10 paintings of such a Bible scene with an ascendant of information from such older religion or that sect, etc. Mass culture has done away with the interconnectedness of things, but it's still so rewarding to break the box.
In addition to people restricting their tastes by genre, it’s pretty sad that a lot of people only listen to stuff they would listen to around other people and never just listen to some weird shut just for the hell of it.
“When It Rain” is like one of thee greatest songs of all time
WHEN IT RAIN WHEN IT POUR GET YA ASS ON THE FLOOR NOW
@@angrypinata4147 WITH A BAT, GO DANGEROUS ON THAT CAT
TIME FOR THE PERCOLATOR, MURDER MUSIC ORCHESTRATOR
DOOMED FROM THE TIME WE EMERGE FROM THE WOMB, SO TO COPE DRUGS WE CONSUME
@@felixgatica4872 HERE WE GO NA HERE WE GO, AINT KNOW WATER HOW FLOWER GON GROW
I remember hearing this when it first came out during my senior year in high school. I was going through chemo and the darkness of this album definitely resonated with how I was feeling at the time, even if I couldn't relate to the references to drugs and other things. Besides loving this album for the music to this day, it will always hold a place in my heart because I remember how effective the album was at channeling and helping me cope with my emotions at that dark point in time during my life.
did you beat cancer?
@@aymanelbachiri2254 no he died
Thats great hope youre doing good now!
This goes to show how healing music truly is. I hope you’re doing well now!
@@aymanelbachiri2254 gamers dont die they respawn 😎😎😎
i cannot express how much solace, relief, and inspiration Danny's discography has brought me. His personality is louder and more expressive than any other artist
stefan
Stefan Dobre woah...
He is in a league above everyone else with Kanye in that regard
It Ain’t Funny, Goldust, and Dance in the Water are absolutely insane tracks.
Ain't it funny is a blazing inferno of trumpets, that's how I imagine it when I listen to the absolutely insane instrumentals
You forgot white lines
Rolling Stone man…..
Jesus I love that song
DANCE IN THE WATER
AND NOT GET WET
NOT GET WET
NOT GET WET
@@agfromdai.e3806 Funnily enough, I've listened to Rolling Stone at least 30 times in the past three days
This albums mix of dusty, yet mind bending instrumentals, and Danny's aggressive and brain-pounding voice, are just perfect to me. My personal favorites have to be Ain't it funny, When it Rain, and Dance in the Water.
Danny’s verse on Really Doe is still one of my favourites of his
Bro Danny’s verse on really doe is my favorite verse from him, people hate his voice on it but it works so well compared to the other features on the song, I can’t stop listening to it
@@bakhtiyarguseinov9402 I BE ON DEM CHEMICALS SHE BE ON MY TESTICLES
Really Doe and Pneumonia too
K who asked, go post this to RYM…
As someone who mostly listens to obscure metal this album introduced me to hip hop and is still my favorite hip hop album
You should listen to sematary. It’s experimental rap with lots of really well done Black metal samples all over the place.
Same
"listens to obscure metal"
Has Tool profile picture 🤣
@@sonicboom20078 let him live man tool is amazing 😭
Who would say they listen to "obscure metal" like what does that indicate instead of just saying metal
This is my favorite album of that decade and easily on my top 10 of all time. Truly a masterpiece.
I’m stoked you covered this album again. Such an incredible masterpiece. I’ve been fortunate to have seen Danny live five times since 2012. From Soundset, to Rock the Bells, to opening for Action Bronson before headlining his own tours. Salute to an incredible artist.
@@nikolovesfood Dang bro. Was the show cancelled or postponed? Hopefully you get to experience one of his live shows. “BRUSIER!”
@@nikolovesfood did you get a refund
Danny having done the samples properly and paid 77k up-front was so respectable, and he really made of filthy cthonian nightmare of a record. I couldn't love it more
This album came out right after my best friend died. We were both huge fans of Danny Brown and listening to this album made me feel close to him. Listening to it on repeat definitely helped me get through that dark time.
I appreciate you making this video, this album still has an addictive obscurity to it, and one of the most unique experiences a hip hop album I've ever heard, will over time be considered an undisputed classic.
I don’t know anyone who has listened to it that would contest its classic status
@@jm6406 thats true. I think since danny has been releasing albums people knew he was special. He is my go to when telling people good hip hop didn't end in the 90s
addictive obsurity?
I adore this record. The production is amazing, and Danny is so versatile on it. It's incredibly unique and so well-written. Absolutely worth a listen. Or thirty.
I partied hardy to “Really Doe” a lot in college
Earls verse is the one that makes you stop what youre doing to put full attention towards the music lmao
@@IHateSmilingFriendsTheTVShow best verse on the album
2015 dead meme my favorite rap verse of all time
@@IHateSmilingFriendsTheTVShow That verse deadass got me into Earl.
This along with Injury Reserve's latest album are some of the most pieces of unique hip hop I've ever heard aesthetically
No other albums I've heard capture such a noisy atmosphere as those
The instrumentals are incredible
It's an experimental album that actually manages to break completely new and almost unrepeatable ground
The fact that songs like "Ain't It Funny" are as catchy as they are is a testament to Danny's songwriting
It also explores the depth of drug use, a theme ALLLLLLL over the record
and the album flows perfectly from front to back. No filler tracks. Each one enhances the record.
Atrocity Exhibition is truly an album all of its own.
In Danny Brown's list of classics, it's his magnum opus.
A record that may not be able to be replicated
A true masterpiece of our time, in my opinion
and one of the albums that make me glad to be a music fan
Thanks
I would recommend trying Tommy Cash’s ¥€$, very different to both of these but also incredibly unique & a noisy assault on the senses
all thats cool., but i cant shake my booty to it. i wanna dance bro. how come u dont like dancing?
bluntino speak for yourself. Ain’t It Funny is a twerk anthem
Check out Techno Animal - Brotherhood of the Bomb
@@DISTRICTOVERDOSE damn you really ain't dancing to "dance in the water"??
This deserved a 10
if it's a 10 for you then it's a 10
@@Marco-er4ql so true. I’m glad we agree my opinion is the right opinion
@@user-hl1lb4tt2g if you think that I agree with your opinion then I agree with your opinion
@@Marco-er4ql I knew I could count on you
He missed IGOR too.
Been relistening recently and it’s just better and better every single time. It is hard for me to even think about how this shit was made in the studio and what Danny was thinking with the beats and his flow over them. It’s an accomplishment to say the least,one of my favorite hip hop albums of all time
his flows are completely insane on this album
Danny Brown absolutely changed the way I thought of music back when I was in high school. He's been a legend since XXX
The sounds on this album have aged so well. Still nothing else sounds like it but it has huge influence
The instrumental and samples on this album still scare and amaze me till this day, truly one of the wildest and best hip hop records of the decade.
Hands down one of the best albums ever created. A true rap Frankenstein of an album to say the least.
Golddust is fucking I N S A N E
Everytime that sample comes on I go ballistic. The frantic drumming and the nature of the themes of the album are captured so perfectly in that song and "ain't it funny." Just being in this personal hell that feels like only you can see and hope feels so far away.
Also that song introduced me to that record Opal by Embryo which is phenomenal if you haven't heard it btw.
I highly recommend Danny Brown’s interview with Joey Diaz. Fucking tremendous
Which one do you recommend?
@@cutecatmeowmeowmeoww the one he has dreads and a white jumper he talks a lot about his past it’s the best podcast of all tine
@@leorrocher thanks Leo!
@@cutecatmeowmeowmeoww no worries Leo! But watch all of them they’re great 😉
@@leorrocher alright Leo, I'll do that!
I fucking love Atrocity Exhibition
My favourite album of last decade and is in my top 10 fav hip hop albums
I still listen to it a lot even to this day, truly a 10/10
this is a horrifying album to listen to
i love it, one of my favorites
Really doe is my favorite posse cut ever, pinata isn’t far behind either
What about classic Three 6?
Those are the two
Eyyy Huzzah or something by Wu?
Agreed
Just personal preference, obviously there are more posse cuts I like too
I came to this album because I’m a fan of JG Ballard’s experimental novel The Atrocity Exhibition (1970). I can’t say I relate to it but I do like it. The production is very cool and Danny has a unique voice.
how do you feel about the joy division song of the same title?
Tell me what I don’t know...
Honestly I really love this album and admire it a lot, because despite having listened to some death grips before this album, this album made me feel like I've never felt before. It actually made me feel like I was losing my mind. Downward Spiral for ne is the perfect example. The abrasive, nonsensical loop if the guitars, and it only gets louder during the chorus with the repeated line of "gotta figure it out" in his vocal inflection just sounds so manic, desperate, as if hes out of his mind or close to losing it. It was honestly a tough listen, not in the Corey Feldman or Chris Brown way, but tough in the way that it always makes me feel this way, something no other album has made me feel before. White Lines, Pneumonia, When It Rain, Today, and Ain't it Funny also are tracks that make me feel insane, but something about Downward Spiral being a bit more lowkey in the instrumentation just makes it like the perfect "I'm losing my mind" type of track.
I love songs like From the Ground and Tell Me What I Don't Know cause he uses his normal voice, not to say I hate or dislike his higher pitched voice, but it can get pretty shrill.
Fun fact: Godflesh’s first name for the band was Atrocity Exhibition
If you're really into God flesh then you're also into experimental hip Hop which God flesh delved in..
@@vicaldama9314 stuff like techno animal paved the way for an album like AE to even exist. funny how it happens
My favorite part of this album is that Danny clearly samples Persona 4 on Hell For It.
For real I can't get over the fact that for one of the most incredible and unique experimental hip hop albums that delves into such dark territory lyrically, the beat on the closer is obviously almost entirely made form a Persona fucking 4 sample. Legendary.
What’s the track it samples
Danny is a huge Persona fan, I think the sample is "Who's There"
There’s also a morrow wind sample on really doe
@Archol Just listened to that and heard 1:35 to 1:44 ... wow I wouldn't be surprised, but that's pretty crazy if so.
Makes me want to listen to it again. Although I do miss his deeper flow that is sometimes peppered through his projects. In that flow you can hear the a blunt pain... Whereas in his high pitch flow it's a psychosis pain but it hasn't been fully digested as you are still going through the motions and are about to hit an incredible low. I need to listen to this again
Danny is so much more creative than people give him credit for. He’s a living legend. XXX, Atrocity Exhibition, and Uknowwhatimsayin are classics.
This is my favorite album ever made. it gets better on every listen
you've gotta review Sameways by Oloff
I love the anxious urgency of “when it rains, when it pours, get your ass on the floor.” I’ve totally been there, it’s also a great hook.
The more i listen to this album the better it becomes, I didnt enjoy the opener and gravitated towards the harder tracks like Aint It Funny and Pneumonia but over the years I find myself loving the low points. Downward Spiral feels like a somber poem more than a song, the way strange horns appear and how he slurs some of his lines really set the tone, and then Tell Me What I Dont Know and Rolling Stone further the “come up” before the high of Really Doe and Aint It Funny. I listen to this album pretty regularly and Golddust has hooked me so hard, as someone who struggles with addiction this track jumps out at you and demands attention, often like drugs and alcohol themselves. Today also feels like the different side of the same coin, the danger and very real possibility your addiction could kill you, but god damn if you died tomorrow you’d cheat today too.
Being a big Danny Brown fan and going through his older stuff it feels like this is the culmination of the themes he had been meditating on from his previous 3 projects but hadnt put them all into a cohesive album. “Die Like A Rockstar” on XXX is great example, it was definitely a major theme on the album but it also had Admiral Adderhal and Blunt after Blunt which detracted from the mental anguish he was trying to convey.
Out of all the 2010’s hip hop Ive listened to Atrocity Exhibition is my #1 with TPAB at a close #2, it’s imperfect at times but I think it outshines TPAB in capturing mental illness and substance abuse, while also laying some of the funniest bars of the 2010’s. This is my favorite album thanks for coming to my Tedtalk
I listened to Atrocity Exhibition for the first time today. I have never heard an album like this. The beats are super rocky and psychedelic which I love, and somehow Danny manages to rap beautifully over them. I'm not a huge fan of his high pitched voice but everything else (the lyrics, the beats, the production, etc) all overshadow his voice for me and make this a great listen. I'd give it a 9/10 personally off my first listen.
my favorite work of art. period. I listen to it every day and I am so happy to see so many people enjoying Danny's talent and passion.
Damn it’s been 5 years??? I feel old
"Atrocity Exhibition" is such a perfect name for the album too. And he even quotes the og Joy Division song on Golddust
I 100% agree with this title. Such a fucking classic.
I’ve cried to this album, laughed to it, gotten chills; it’s truly one of the greatest rap albums ever. I still remember first hearing Hell For It and his closing bars confirmed he’s the GOAT imo.
"When it rain" is an absolute masterpiece.
Danny is on the new Alchemist project, look forward to seeing him on that
I too love this album, Danny is now my favorite living Rapper ever since DOOM left us. RIP sir!
Still surprised you didn't like Golddust when the you first reviewed the album. The track was probably my top three from that album. Ain't it funny and Really Doe being the other top two
I'm not surprised. It's the most chaotic song on the album, the guitar riffs are cacophonous and Danny's delivery is brutally upfront. It's my favorite song of Danny's but it was my least favorite when I first heard the album
@@danielleon175 that's what I loved about it. The cacophony that came right after Ain't it Funny felt like how deep his drugged problem was rooted. Ain't funny felt like the peak of his drug-high where he's already fucked up from a copious amount drugs, and for him to only go even further to the edge on Golddust.
@@SilkShirt strong agree, as mentioned it's my favorite song of his. The energy is so frighteningly manic, I can't get enough of it
@@danielleon175 it feels like Danny brings you on this roller coaster and the cart is unhinged and about to derail. One of the most intense listening experience throughout the whole album. Having gone through drug addiction late high school and getting on the other side (thankfully), this album conveys that feeling really well.
@@audiowithdrawl5948 First and foremost, I'm happy you were able to get through that! Using your (accurate) analogy, Ain't It Funny and Golddust are the big drop we've been building towards on the ride. Seeing as those are the best parts of a rollercoaster, not surprising I enjoy them most on the album.
This sounds better each year that goes by. can already tell it's a timeless record
genuinely perfect album from one of the most unique to do it, big ups Stanny Crown
The first half of O.L.D is a masterpiece plus Float as the outro
This album is in my top 5 of 2010s (if not all time). He really dropped an instant classic that keeps getting better
This is my favorite rap album period. There's not another album in the genre that I can go back to over and over again that I love so much still. It still blows my mind
Summer 2017 was depressing as hell for me and this was literally the only album I listened to. I will forever love Atrocity Exhibition and Danny Brown.
This album was the beginning of my deep dive into more experimental music and it still holds up amazingly well
This album had some of the craziest verses and production i ever heard and people were calling it weird. Now it's a masterpiece. I guess Danny was right when he said "Pray I get old just to hear I been the future
Just to see my influence in this genre of music"
I’ve literally been blasting this album all week! Perfect timing
This album changed my life as far as music goes thank you Melon for putting me on 5 years ago 🙏
My favourite rap album in the last decade. Period. The production, lyrics, flow, everything! Clearly a masterpiece! Still waiting for more Danny Brown projects.
pneumonia makes the entire album an instant 10
i used to really like that song, but the more i listened to it the more i started noticing a high pitched clipping sound during the hook. now it's all i hear whenever the song comes up lol
Hunnid bands in hunnid minutes
Flow sick call it pneumonia
i think it's the most generic song on the album. still crazy and schizophrenic tho
YES, I wanna say thanks to Danny Brown since he helped me to dive more into the 2010s hip hop, and now I got some favorite albums thanks to Atrocity Exhibition, is one of my favorite records ever
This is my favorite album that I would’ve never found if it wasn’t for Melon. Thanks Melon 🙏
Came out the day before my birthday 5 years ago, and here I am on my 25th birthday, still listening to it nonstop. Absolute classic.
This album is one of my favorites of all time tbh
I listened to this for the 1st time literally a month ago and and few seconds in Downward Spiral I was hooked. Truly unique sound and atmosphere, so experimental and so catchy at the same time.
It really is. Feels underrated. It’s so fucking good.
I have the cd and have played it almost every day on my way to school. Such a unique flow and style. Hes too good!!!!
my favorite project of Danny’s has to be Hot Soup, it’s darn tootin fun
It's not my personal fave but it's damn underrated. Weirdly enough it was the first album of his I got on vinyl.
HELL YEAH BROTHA! Hot Soup is mad underrated! Went back to it after an interview of his where he explains that Q-Tip wanted him to dip back into that sound/energy for “uknowwhatimsaying?” “Let’s Go” and “Head” are personal favs since they’re more relaxed joints and those seem a little harder for Danny to go back to since we’ve become more accustomed to the more outlandish lyrics/persona since XXX.
Ain’t It Funny has one of my favourite beats of all time, pure chaos and I love every second of it
This is still my favourite album of all time
This used to be the undergrad squad go to, haven't listened to it much since but replayed this am after night of no sleep in the shower and felt so different but still the same, absolute bop
Yes.
I JUST listened to this album for the first time a week ago and I have not stopped since. This thing is incredible, I'm so glad I gave it a chance.
XXX and Atrocity Exhibition are 2 of the best records the entire decade. Def classic/legend status.
I could already see Danny just sitting and smiling and blushing while watching this. Positive or negative,
Danny absolutely loves reviews
Best Album from Detroit since The Eminem Show
Discovered Danny on the song terrorist threats in my drug fueled days and he completely stood out. Love how far apart he is in an authentic personality sense and even flow
WITHOUT A DOUBT, atrocity exhibition is one of hip hop's finest. it was the 4th best album of the 2010s and danny's magnum opus, 10 outta 10 y'all.
Yeah 5 years later I still come back to this wildebeest of an album all the time
total xanarchy is a masterpiece.
I've been off xans since April 6th, 2018. I even have the date tattooed on my arms
yes
master is a total xanarchy
Gr8 b8 m8
To this day, I still can’t tell what my favorite album of 2016 is: Atrocity Exhibition, or A Seat at the Table by Solange. 2016 was a great year for music.
Danny could rap on a DistantCry beat and it would be a fuckin banger
I love the way the golddust changes as you listen. Definitely top 5 2010s album
Melon only loves Danny because he knows he'll never take his place as best teeth in the game.
oh yeah, every time I listen to this album, I'm blown away by the production and vocal energy ^^
Says the guy who didn't talk about 'Suffragette City' during his review of David Bowie's album 'The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars'
Atrocity Exhibition was my intro to Danny Brown. Fell in love as soon as I heard When It Rain. Now he's my favorite rapper
i wish i could unhear “die like a rockstar” so i can hear it for the first time again :/
I started to listen to this album when I was discovering research chemicals. Pihkal and Tihkal in particular. Salute to Alexander Shulgin and Danny Brown, thank you for giving me the one of the best years of my journey.
Danny brown:”I would delete atrocity exhibition in a heartbeat”
when did he say dat
@@ThatOneAmpharosin an interview last years I believe, he spent 70k on samples and the album only made 7k first week, so that’s why he said he would delete it
@@bakhtiyarguseinov9402 thanks 👍🏽. But already found that out 3months ago and now am a big Danny fan lol
@@bakhtiyarguseinov9402 He was too ahead of his time, that's a damn shame
This album was the reason for my descent into experimental hiphop 2 years ago, i owe so much to danny, the album is great and always will be
i love atrocity exhibition
The beats are still unmatched honestly, shit's out there in the best way possible.
IT WAS THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL