LET'S ARGUE: Swans Are Boring

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  • @primetime073
    @primetime073 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7877

    This video is the length of a Swans song

    • @askmeaboutworms786
      @askmeaboutworms786 5 ปีที่แล้ว +200

      Jay the lenght of a napalm death album

    • @wgo523
      @wgo523 5 ปีที่แล้ว +180

      A shortish one

    • @BungleGrindClown
      @BungleGrindClown 5 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      It's also the length of some Tool and Pink Floyd songs

    • @GrahamBarth
      @GrahamBarth 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      What is length.

    • @Alex-qn9og
      @Alex-qn9og 5 ปีที่แล้ว +135

      Shorter than Bring The Sun/ Toussaint L'Ouverture

  • @pangometersen8834
    @pangometersen8834 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1161

    A swan once attacked me and I was very scared and not bored at all.

    • @SahloFolina2161
      @SahloFolina2161 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Jesus Christ are you ok?

    • @imperfectanimal57
      @imperfectanimal57 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Swans are acutely very territorial animals very similar to Canadian Geese. They are very protective of their babies and could swim very quickly towards you.

    • @Stanhoc
      @Stanhoc ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I dont like swans or ducks for that matter, why do ducks deserve to live, they dont even do anything. One time I was chased by loads of ducks and it really scared me, the ducks even tried to bite me. When I was very young I was feeding a duck and it bit my hand, it really hurt, since then I have had a major hatred towards ducks. They cant even fly, and neither can penguins, but they dont try. Ducks dont understand how retarded they are. One time a few years ago I mentioned I didnt like ducks and that person laughed, I dont understand what is funny about that. It is a serious issue in my life. Anyway swans kinda piss me off too.

    • @interrexclamacion
      @interrexclamacion ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And that swan's name? Michael Gira.

    • @Lunar_Atronach
      @Lunar_Atronach ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Makes sense, Swans are majestic, beautiful looking creatures. With really ugly temperaments

  • @JashtheBrash
    @JashtheBrash 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3611

    "Swans are boring."
    Anthony: Yes, but actually no.

    • @mikeynewPFF
      @mikeynewPFF 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      damn way to spoil the video

    • @jason.duirwalder9719
      @jason.duirwalder9719 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Swans are epic as fuck

    • @Drogon7102
      @Drogon7102 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@inFAMOUSBlastshards no period?

  • @BennyDogfish
    @BennyDogfish 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2641

    I mean I’ve been listening to Death grips for awhile and I still ask myself why is this man screaming.

    • @IBESMusic94
      @IBESMusic94 5 ปีที่แล้ว +118

      YEEUH

    • @SenoritasEverywhere
      @SenoritasEverywhere 5 ปีที่แล้ว +274

      Sometimes we scream not to express our feelings, but to see who cares enough to tell us to shut up.

    • @thegreatgamelord8640
      @thegreatgamelord8640 5 ปีที่แล้ว +312

      @@SenoritasEverywhere Shut up.

    • @bhavyakukkar
      @bhavyakukkar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +121

      @@SenoritasEverywhere holy shit is this the real death grips

    • @crazyluigi6664
      @crazyluigi6664 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I believe it relates to him knowing about Hell's existence.

  • @fjosephm2
    @fjosephm2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4530

    0/10 thought it was gonna be about swans the animal

    • @brandonayong7656
      @brandonayong7656 5 ปีที่แล้ว +150

      i had the same dissaointement the first time i bought a beatles album .

    • @ShroomRPG
      @ShroomRPG 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The Swan's escaped.

    • @icebear4181
      @icebear4181 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Swans are cute. Wtf!

    • @slattistcool
      @slattistcool 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@icebear4181 they taste delicious

    • @waseemnassour550
      @waseemnassour550 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same

  • @patricktervo2013
    @patricktervo2013 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6291

    They are though. All they do is just sit in the fuckin ponds and lakes all day. They don’t do anything! At least Dolan Dark is pretty cool.

    • @thedrummererik99
      @thedrummererik99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      Anthony fantano is Dolan Dark

    • @deiz1083
      @deiz1083 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@thedrummererik99 bruh, pewds already revealed that he is dolan dark

    • @mitchellgass4141
      @mitchellgass4141 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      If you've ever been near an angry swan you know they aren't that boring.

    • @Ar-px4yd
      @Ar-px4yd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Patrick R. Tervo fax

    • @kelleyreeves965
      @kelleyreeves965 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Damn it I was gonna make a joke like this lol

  • @freddymegax4481
    @freddymegax4481 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1760

    There totally ARE people who claim to "not like music"

    • @hamupinhere
      @hamupinhere 5 ปีที่แล้ว +266

      I've claimed to before, but only to get out of having to talk about music.

    • @apullcan
      @apullcan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Yeah they’re called sociop

    • @joebowden4065
      @joebowden4065 5 ปีที่แล้ว +233

      Hambone Jones and there are people who have never listened to an album all the way through in their lives😂

    • @_.._guillaume_._x_._.
      @_.._guillaume_._x_._. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +298

      There is actually a neurological condition called musical anhedonia, which means that their brain is completely incapable of feeling any pleasure from music. Those poor souls.

    • @cheesecakelasagna
      @cheesecakelasagna 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@joebowden4065 seriously though, even just looking at history of singles, there are infinite songs to love music for. Even let's say, them classical music.

  • @itsmebeter3538
    @itsmebeter3538 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1343

    Here’s the thing, Anthony. We live in a society.

    • @wiggledixbubsy98
      @wiggledixbubsy98 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That fuckin meme!

    • @ctrip6668
      @ctrip6668 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ooo! I 'member!!!

    • @valentinidk6101
      @valentinidk6101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Griffin Peter

    • @ctrip6668
      @ctrip6668 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@valentinidk6101 "Pea","Tear","Griffin".......Damnit!

    • @valentinidk6101
      @valentinidk6101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ctrip6668 wrong

  • @djtaitai
    @djtaitai 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1692

    I’m more of a geese guy, personally.

    • @ty_teynium
      @ty_teynium 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      PREDICTABO!

    • @mellonlord4616
      @mellonlord4616 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Geese are the worst. I'm a vegan and I've always said that's the one animal I'd consider eating. Fuck geese.

    • @outis439-A
      @outis439-A 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      pleb tier

    • @varunbiju6870
      @varunbiju6870 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Saudade stop bragging loL. Ok you got to see that happen. Just don't rub it in our faces.

    • @baronvonbeandip
      @baronvonbeandip 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same. One of my best friends is a goose.

  • @Koogai
    @Koogai 5 ปีที่แล้ว +734

    I listen to Swans when I need chill relaxing lo fi music to focus/study to and I'm also on intense drugs.

    • @H000REI
      @H000REI 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Except for that song 'failure'. Too real for intense drugs or studying

    • @djnevling8253
      @djnevling8253 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      If you’re not mainlining heroin to soundtracks for the blind you’re a pussy

    • @LunaticTheCat
      @LunaticTheCat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Lol, I can't listen to Swans as background music.

    • @andresaguero5880
      @andresaguero5880 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Swans is anything but background music wtf

    • @coronelfalk
      @coronelfalk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can relate

  • @hadookin47
    @hadookin47 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1020

    "swans are boring"
    Melon: *NORMIES*

    • @jameswatts2310
      @jameswatts2310 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Thank you Paper Mario

    • @claws811
      @claws811 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jameswatts2310 f

    • @Alex-vd1no
      @Alex-vd1no 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Swanzzzzz

  • @MemeSnack
    @MemeSnack 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1661

    Fantano really just pulled out a "You must have a pretty high IQ to understand Swans", huh?

    • @hmm4214
      @hmm4214 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Angad Grewal lmao

    • @thepopgroup3366
      @thepopgroup3366 3 ปีที่แล้ว +119

      Late reply but, i think you gotta have some sort of patience and understanding of the music to be able to sit down and listening to them.
      I like all of godspeed you stuff (comparing because of the length), but Swans is just whole different plane of music. I listen to to be kind for 5 times before fully able to grasp the enjoyment

    • @dr.aisaitl7439
      @dr.aisaitl7439 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      He actually kinda did, he pulled out the "it's for not normies who are beyond formulaic pop music and accept an expansive music" card. I like Anthony but that sucks, there are obvious faults with the post-rock or experimental music that Swans makes and I like a lot of Swans

    • @neongooroo
      @neongooroo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      @@dr.aisaitl7439 IMHO he is actually kinda correct. Even a year ago I would never listen to a 10 min track or even an album as a whole, but then I discovered Deafheaven with tracks up to 12 mins, which looked insane for me at first, just as screaming, but I grew to love it. Then I found GYBE and first it was also hard to listen to 20 minutes at first, but now I can listen to a whole album and a 20 min track with no problem, just enjoying slowly progressing instruments. With swans, I tried to listen to them once or twice, but I am not quite there yet, and they do sound REALLY slow, but it doesn't mean it's bad. Not every piece of music has to be fast-paced or have a culmination. We are just really used to it. Our brain loves rules and it is so used to it it may be hard to comprehend something that doesn't obey rules. It doesn't mean it's bad, it's different

    • @neongooroo
      @neongooroo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      @@dr.aisaitl7439 it doesn't mean Fantano said people who don't like it are morons. He just acknowledges that something needs to grow on people

  • @troublemaker874
    @troublemaker874 5 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    I actually had this one girl in my class who genuinely did not like listening music. Part of the class was about culture in music, and when the teacher acted what do we normally like to listen to, she said “i really don’t like any music at all.” . Everyone thought she just couldn’t find anything she likes yet, but she straight up just said, “i hate music”. She was the first person I’ve ever met to dislike music

    • @StrawberryLanza
      @StrawberryLanza ปีที่แล้ว

      😐 pull a eugenics on her kids

    • @i_am_an_idiot_but
      @i_am_an_idiot_but ปีที่แล้ว +27

      That sounds like hell

    • @HiGlowie
      @HiGlowie ปีที่แล้ว

      Da fuck..

    • @bencarlson4300
      @bencarlson4300 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      I’ve met plenty of people who are indifferent to music (and art in general), but never anyone yet to actively dislike an entire medium of art. This might sound harsh, but that sounds like a legitimate neurological disorder rather than just a taste preference.

    • @crobodile
      @crobodile ปีที่แล้ว +5

      For the first 18 years of my life I thought I just didn't like music but I realized I just don't like popular music. Now most of my favorite songs and artists are probably known by less than 100 people in the world.

  • @platinumfactor
    @platinumfactor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    I agree with that dude. Swans are super overrated. Ducks always keep it interesting, but people are always freaking out whenever they see a swan.

    • @quinnholleman1547
      @quinnholleman1547 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I mean, swans are pretty intense. I could probably take a duck in a fight, maybe a goose on a good day, but not a swan. Those things are violence machines. Definitely not boring, though.

  • @juanitadark
    @juanitadark 5 ปีที่แล้ว +719

    I'd love to hear you talk about entry level classic literature, lmao

    • @jaqf
      @jaqf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      May a has anyone read this thing called romeo and Juliet? Pretty solid actually I’m feeling a decent to strong 7

    • @Urtegurke
      @Urtegurke 5 ปีที่แล้ว +133

      Fantano gave of mice and men a 9 but the great gatsby a 6? smh..

    • @LordLucario99
      @LordLucario99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      he’s already got a review of Atrocity Exhibition you can go watch right now

    • @puneethvenkatrao332
      @puneethvenkatrao332 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Urtegurke Because it does have some stupid moments. It's an okay piece of literature.

    • @jenconvertibles
      @jenconvertibles ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Urtegurke reverse those scores and you have a based review, of mice and men was a boring read for me and I far prefer Steinbecks later work (grapes of wrath)

  • @Dylboy112
    @Dylboy112 5 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    Shout out to Anthony for putting the question in the title as the first question instead of leaving it to the end

    • @joaquin5028
      @joaquin5028 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      We have now discovered ethical clickbaiting

  • @scummygrummy5220
    @scummygrummy5220 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I was really hoping this would be a 20 minute video on why swans wasn’t boring.

    • @spamsingles5948
      @spamsingles5948 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's funny cos there are Swans songs longer than that video

  • @thecozykinoshow
    @thecozykinoshow 5 ปีที่แล้ว +462

    THIS MAN'S SHIRT JUST CHANGED LIKE 23 TIMES DURING THIS VIDEO LMAOO

    • @atmbcito
      @atmbcito 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      To be fair it is a 20 min long video.

    • @trevorstout574
      @trevorstout574 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Changing outfits like Lady Gaga 😂😂

    • @svffix7594
      @svffix7594 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Corey Gray it’s a have a nice life shirt

  • @haleywilson520
    @haleywilson520 5 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    The trick to enjoying Swans' more repetitive songs is really getting into the vibe. It sounds corny, but there's usually a mindset you need to be in in order to allow yourself to fall into it. There's almost a trancelike element involved if you can get yourself there. If you can, it can definitely be an experience.

    • @SirArthurTheGreat
      @SirArthurTheGreat ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I listened to To be Kind for the first time while working out and it sucked so much ass as an experience

    • @nomihabo9752
      @nomihabo9752 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Will changing my listening habits just to mildly appreciate the 3 interesting minutes from a 12+ minute track from a 2 hour long album from One Fucking Band actually be worth it tho

    • @haleywilson520
      @haleywilson520 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@nomihabo9752 depends on your disposition and taste. Works for me, though. You can also always put it on in the car. I process a lot of the music I listen to for the first time that way

    • @jusqici_toutvabien
      @jusqici_toutvabien ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@nomihabo9752 it's not about the 3 minutes from the 12 minute track, it's about the build up, how it makes you feel right before and then after. It's literally "the friends you made along the way" meme in music form

    • @R-H-B
      @R-H-B ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@SirArthurTheGreat I fucking love TBK but this is hilarious

  • @StephenStraughan
    @StephenStraughan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1606

    Objectively speaking, Imagine Dragons isn't as bad as people say they are. They're worse. They deserve even more hate than they already get.

    • @AmeliaPond1994
      @AmeliaPond1994 5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      dan reynolds suffers from depression which is often worsened by harsh criticism he universally receives. maybe give the guy a break.

    • @StephenStraughan
      @StephenStraughan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +301

      @@AmeliaPond1994 Or maybe, here's a crazy idea, but maybe he shouldn't make such shitty music if harsh criticism gets to him? Problem solved.

    • @dangshnizzle6929
      @dangshnizzle6929 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      That's just absolutely not true

    • @dragostego
      @dragostego 5 ปีที่แล้ว +204

      Imagine Dragons makes pop rock. Lots of people like it. I don't so I don't listen to it. I recommend you do the same.

    • @naethavenir9422
      @naethavenir9422 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      King OfKings WoW i didn’t thought of that! :OOOOOO

  • @dariocaporuscio8701
    @dariocaporuscio8701 5 ปีที่แล้ว +678

    Give me the King Gizzard review! Since I follow you I forgot how can I have an opinion of my own

    • @lewissmith5759
      @lewissmith5759 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Its a nice summertime jam id give it a solid 7/10

    • @EclecticoIconoclasta
      @EclecticoIconoclasta 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Pitchfork says its boring and I tend to agree with them. Maybe the Melon will send it to no review list

    • @MagickFlavour
      @MagickFlavour 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Dario Caporuscio at this point it’s probably gonna be a Yuno review.

    • @IVUSER
      @IVUSER 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      To form an opinion of your own you first gotta listen to melon, duh!

    • @derekwadas8489
      @derekwadas8489 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dario Caporuscio He said “It be dropping this week.” Last Week! The melon better do it the day he gets back from tour.

  • @Royalty-eb7xj
    @Royalty-eb7xj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +922

    *[insert "great video melon, but you didn't have to say XYZ" #8312 here please]*

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I will now count to 3 and then I am still the unprettiest TH-camr of all time. 1...2...3. Thank you for your attention, dear great video melon

    • @isabadpassword
      @isabadpassword 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Great video melon... something something n word meme

    • @TheMetalTempestYT
      @TheMetalTempestYT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      great comment, but dropping the N word 15 times in it to make your metacommentary point to take the metaphorical high road was quite unnecessary and tasteless, in my personal opinion. Have a nice day. Light to a strong 4 on this comment.

    • @renapeppers20
      @renapeppers20 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      We can kill this meme. We just don't have to like the comments 👀👀

    • @joshk5686
      @joshk5686 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kill the meme by going meta

  • @monikamorawska6363
    @monikamorawska6363 5 ปีที่แล้ว +239

    Imagine watching a let's argue episode without Kanye or Kendrick Lamar being mentioned... I still believe, maybe one day... No DAMN, no MBDTF... one day...

    • @chabadrien441
      @chabadrien441 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      At least the title of the video is about swans, which is pretty cool

    • @zackzallie8735
      @zackzallie8735 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But, you mentioned Kanye, Kendrick, DAMN and MBDTF in one sentence. You fuckin' hypocrite.

    • @Descro382
      @Descro382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      We should just have fans debate on which one is better, and go sit somewhere else in the lunchroom

  • @brendanpeahl7055
    @brendanpeahl7055 5 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    4:55 you’d be surprised, my buddy got a new girlfriend that literally said she doesn’t care for music, besides maybe some country in the background. But to her it’s just noise. I played her Yeezus and she wasn’t even phased.

    • @HotStrange
      @HotStrange 5 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Brendan Peahl yeah I’ve known a few people who just aren’t really into music. Some people don’t even have “favorite albums” or bands. Which seems foreign to us but it definitely happens.

    • @travis_redfern6771
      @travis_redfern6771 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Haut Strange Yeah that’s just fucking crazy to me...but that’s them I guess.

    • @Altair584
      @Altair584 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      As one of Anthony's relatively newer fans, it's incredibly humbling to see how much people can talk in incredible detail about music. Like, I would've never thought about stuff like album covers, how the tracks blend into the each other, let alone the way genres molded or changed over the last few decades and how it's relevant in its respective context.
      I think it's a lot like gaming, tbh. Often times, my friends who are the least likely to play games, are the ones that enjoy it the least, because they end up feeling bad over the fact that they're inexperienced. Maybe your buddy's gf is the same way, not really comfortable with the fact that there's this huge world of music where people like Anthony can speak literal hours at a time about certain tracks, albums, genres etc... while she can't say much about it. That's just my theory, because I don't really believe anyone out there doesn't like music or can't understand it.

    • @brendanpeahl7055
      @brendanpeahl7055 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Hoob The Hobo hey man welcome to the fantano fanbase, you’re in a for a wild ride. But so for more context in the situation, when I first met her I asked her what kind of music she liked because it’s always my go-to question for new people, so I can get a sense of their style and personality and because I can talk about virtually anything music related. So when I asked her she was just like, I’m not really into music. And I responded with something like “really? There must be something you listen to”. And she said sometimes she listens to country radio but she doesn’t know any song names or artists. And it was really baffling, because people usually dig some music whether or not it’s very popular or well respected amongst music crowds. But this girl just couldn’t really give any opinion to any music I showed. And like I said, I played her Yeezus and specifically On Sight. And that’s such a weird ass song I thought she would say it was terrible, but she said “yeah it sounds like something you could work out to”. And she’s not wrong but, I mean when I show that song to anybody their heads split because of how jarring it was. Idk just a very interesting encounter I guess.

    • @kwhyland
      @kwhyland 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Brendan Peahl Some people don’t think about music when they hear it. It just bounces off their ears, so it’s hard for them to appreciate what they’re listening to. You could play them literally anything and unless it offends them, they just won’t react. I feel really bad for folks like that. They’re like the people who only see whatever blockbuster action or romcom garbage plays on TV in the middle of the day; art is just a commodity to them, not a statement.

  • @DrumWild
    @DrumWild 5 ปีที่แล้ว +912

    My wife cried when she found out that swans can be gay.

  • @f4lc0n15
    @f4lc0n15 5 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    LET'S AGREE: Let's Argue

  • @harrisonglenn6204
    @harrisonglenn6204 5 ปีที่แล้ว +446

    Swans make 9 minutes of 2 chords sound beautiful tho.

    • @Drogon7102
      @Drogon7102 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@jaredbucoy9243 hes just saying in general

    • @antimaterijaYT
      @antimaterijaYT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@jaredbucoy9243 "the sound" for example

    • @nathanburnett9529
      @nathanburnett9529 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      AntiMaterija mother of the world fits better

    • @thisismyname5657
      @thisismyname5657 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      So basically Pink Floyd?

    • @mauricio-wc3qp
      @mauricio-wc3qp 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jared Bucoy fuck u

  • @aravinth97
    @aravinth97 5 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Don't let this video distract you from the fact that Melon still hasn't reviewed Lil B's double-disc (2-disc) mixtape "28 Wit a Ladder"

    • @bameroncoss
      @bameroncoss 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aravinth thank you

  • @MetalDisciple97
    @MetalDisciple97 5 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    That bass intro was juicy, melon

    • @aaronkeane6675
      @aaronkeane6675 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Randy K. I think its car hiss by my window by the doors

    • @DrSBecker
      @DrSBecker 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It was Screen Shot by Swans

    • @aaronkeane6675
      @aaronkeane6675 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @schumel Yeah, you’re right, idk how i missed that considering the title of the video

    • @MotorikBit
      @MotorikBit 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Melon juice

    • @Drogon7102
      @Drogon7102 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Color Not Colour i think its supposed to be screenshot despite melons being was lower tone.

  • @ethangrubb8318
    @ethangrubb8318 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1333

    Anthony. You are on tour. You shouldn’t be making videos. Get back to work.

    • @Dangershrimp
      @Dangershrimp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      G/than Works he probably recorded this before leaving so he could maintain his release schedule

    • @renapeppers20
      @renapeppers20 5 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      @@Dangershrimp no shit 😂😂😂

    • @ethangrubb8318
      @ethangrubb8318 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Adrien Wright thank you

    • @aerocx4712
      @aerocx4712 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Adrien Wright
      Or he brought his green screen and camera on tour and recorded these videos on the road. Could explain the wardrobe changes.

    • @Zachariaz
      @Zachariaz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      G/than Works "GET BACK TO WORK" - Benson from Regular Show

  • @temptep
    @temptep 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I enjoy a lot of experimental and weird music, but I literally walked out of the one Swans concert I've attended because I wanted to sleep instead.
    However, I would never say that Swans is doing anything wrong. I think that the music they write is hugely beautiful, but it asks a lot of the listener.
    "Feel Happiness" must be in my top ten favorite 'songs' of all time. Would I want to watch it live? Would I want to be the guy who says "We love you, man" near the end of the recording that you can most easily find on the Internet?
    No. But I appreciate them writing it and playing it, and I appreciate everyone who records it so that fickle people like me can still have a jolly time once in a while.
    If Swans are boring, they are only so when your mood is mismatched. And when it isn't, they're incredible.
    That's about it.

    • @user-xq1bc5qx2p
      @user-xq1bc5qx2p 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I don't get it. Do you like Swans or you don't?

    • @temptep
      @temptep 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@user-xq1bc5qx2p I don't get it. Did you read what I wrote?

    • @user-xq1bc5qx2p
      @user-xq1bc5qx2p 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I can't wrap my mind around you saying for example Feel Happiness is in my top 10 songs and then literally saying I don't want to hear it live. Or that one Swans show was so boring I preferred sleep over it. You probably meant you were just really tired then. But wouldn't you have planned going to that show beforehand so you can get rest and enjoy the show?

    • @user-xq1bc5qx2p
      @user-xq1bc5qx2p 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@temptep And no, you can't find a video of a Feel Happiness performance on the internet. Only audio.
      Sorry, I'm probably starting to sound like a redditor who is just nitpicking

    • @temptep
      @temptep 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@user-xq1bc5qx2p I may see what you mean now. It's probably important to mention that I'm not really a fan of live shows in general, but I often used to go to them with friends because I love participating in what my friends do.
      I guess, maybe, sometimes, you decide to dedicate yourself to something, and you're not sure if you dedicate yourself to it because you love it, or if you love it because you dedicate yourself to it. I've dedicated myself to an ideal that makes Swans beautiful, but painfully difficult. Frighteningly, painfully difficult, but beautiful.
      Maybe I'm just stupid, but that's why I had to go sleep instead of watching them live. And I think that any music that can wreak that upon a human mind is as far from "boring" as one can get.
      And the performance of "Feel Happiness" that I meant to refer to never had any video; I just listen to the audio. watch?v=rZZYYCSy8VY

  • @zavierlee695
    @zavierlee695 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    There are people who literally get nothing out of music. It's called Musical Anhedonia. 3-5% of the population is affected by it.

    • @kip741
      @kip741 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      I pity them

  • @SuperBurninguitar
    @SuperBurninguitar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    4:50 I used to have a friend in high school that didn't like music in general. He just wasn't fussed by anything. Although after trying to find something he vaguely liked he admitted to enjoying a Eric Clapton song, which one he couldnt say haha

    • @jacob_ian_decoursey_the_author
      @jacob_ian_decoursey_the_author 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      It was Layla.
      Because it's always Layla.

    • @joaquin5028
      @joaquin5028 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@jacob_ian_decoursey_the_author real question is whether it's the unplugged or og layla

    • @spreadwuvokay
      @spreadwuvokay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jacob_ian_decoursey_the_author I-I like tears in heaven.

    • @AnarchistMetalhead
      @AnarchistMetalhead 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      used to not like music either, then saw marilyn manson in bowling for columbine, and after liking that for a while got introduced to a variety of metal by classmates

  • @mehmed6529
    @mehmed6529 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    90% of people who listen to swans have this thought at least once: "I hope this gets interesting soon"
    And it almost always does

  • @dogvtf
    @dogvtf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    "There are people out there who hate music?"
    *Coco intensifies*

  • @marek9741
    @marek9741 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Fun fact: David Bowie was one of the first artists to put their music on the Internet, as most believed the internet was a fad that would die out. He thought it was going to be extremely important to keep him relevant in the future.

  • @rubywest5166
    @rubywest5166 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    People say Swans are boring, but they’re not. They’re powerful.
    Powerful enough to break a man’s arm

    • @you_tubeslonelyheartsclubband
      @you_tubeslonelyheartsclubband ปีที่แล้ว

      Or capsize a kayak

    • @90000cg
      @90000cg 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I love Swans but sometimes they can be unbearable. You have to be in the mood. But Gira would probbably be happy with love or hate equally, just as long as you feel something. There is a sado-masochistic theme to Swans.

  • @MotorikBit
    @MotorikBit 5 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    Day 9854885, still no King Gizzard

    • @kingofkings9422
      @kingofkings9422 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My guy I know you ain't 24657 years old smh

  • @r2kpei
    @r2kpei 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I did once work with a guy who said he didn't like music. I tried finding out what he listened and just straight up did not listen to music. It was a shock to me.

  • @KK-tt3xr
    @KK-tt3xr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Let’s Argue: upload the Fishing for Fishies review

  • @anonymouzzz4307
    @anonymouzzz4307 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Swans are boring when they're not played at the right volume

  • @Amphibax
    @Amphibax 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    First time listening to Swans is like drinking your first coffee you don't understand it don't get why people like it, but after a few times you really start to like it

  • @ty_teynium
    @ty_teynium 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Them: swans are boring.
    Me: The Band, The Bird, or The Song?

    • @aceroy9195
      @aceroy9195 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes

    • @sweep_swoop
      @sweep_swoop 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@aceroy9195 freakin smartass

  • @HowardAltEisen
    @HowardAltEisen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    For the record, I've actually met a couple people who claim to dislike music as a whole, and seem to be entirely serious about their stance.
    I can't fathom what it must be like to be that kind of person, but they apparently exist. ?_?

    • @pianoboi4842
      @pianoboi4842 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Don't worry, you were on shrooms

  • @fayewestwood4193
    @fayewestwood4193 5 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    Wow UwU a 20 minute Let's Argue
    I'm crying and shaking

    • @jvictor3048
      @jvictor3048 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I'm cumming and shitting

    • @Paulito-ym4qc
      @Paulito-ym4qc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm dying and rotting

  • @bro-rm5xo
    @bro-rm5xo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +457

    LET'S ARGUE: Grindcore and Lil Pump are the only valid form of music

    • @pilotk9659
      @pilotk9659 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Based and Redpilled

    • @compulsiveg.a.y4212
      @compulsiveg.a.y4212 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      We already know this tho

    • @Kyle-ic4nf
      @Kyle-ic4nf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      *AGREE

    • @jvictor3048
      @jvictor3048 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      This but unironically.

    • @user-cr8tn5ic1w
      @user-cr8tn5ic1w 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      drain gang is the only valid form of music

  • @Benesat
    @Benesat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I feel like a good portion of the people that find Swans boring don’t realize that the band has made music since 1982. I was certainly a fan of To Be kind and The Seer on first listen. But the first time I heard Filth I sorta knew I loved the band. And good or bad, they have at some point made an album that could be listenable for most music fans. Pretty sure I got my grandma to listen to Burning World at least once.

    • @tyler-xo3rb
      @tyler-xo3rb 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      well shucks, now that i know that they’ve been making boring music since 1982 now i think they’re not boring!

    • @Arlowe253
      @Arlowe253 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@tyler-xo3rb Think you should check out Filth. Might change that "boring" opinion slightly.

    • @quinnholleman1547
      @quinnholleman1547 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@tyler-xo3rb I think the point is more that they've been at it for a long time and their style has changed so much there's bound to be something any listener can enjoy but them having a lot of variety in their discography wasn't properly conveyed.
      To go along with the point, compare Filth to Children of God to Soundtracks for the Blind (which is a stylistically varied album all on its own) to their post-revival albums and there's definitely some similarities but they've also covered a lot of ground stylistically. If you don't like their post-reunion stuff, try Children of God or White Light from the Mouth of Infinity, those are significantly more accessible and, while the songs are long by popular music standards (averaging 5+ minutes), they're still far shorter and easier to digest than their newer material.

  • @Erica-bo2gl
    @Erica-bo2gl ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Speaking from experience, Swans is amazing for cleaning. The anger and passion i feel when listening to To Be Kind results in a seriously clean tub.

  • @IronBrand00
    @IronBrand00 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I have to wake up earlier for exams tomorrow.
    Fantano: LET'S ARGUE FOR 20 MINUTES.
    I am hoping for a review of the new Denzel Curry track too...

    • @kbscheme
      @kbscheme 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Green Wockee *hey buddy did you hear the news*

    • @notmyrealname-1805
      @notmyrealname-1805 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What exam you doing

    • @ryankeenan4425
      @ryankeenan4425 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Chem gang?

    • @IronBrand00
      @IronBrand00 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Engineer projecting basics

  • @connorlonergan4967
    @connorlonergan4967 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I've actually met people who have said "I don't like music," or "I don't really care for music," and they almost always chalk it up to "being too lazy to remember artist names." It's a scary world we live in melon, a scary world

  • @CAHall-dp3vi
    @CAHall-dp3vi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    Sampling is easy? Sure, if you're not challenging yourself.

    • @Kittel_
      @Kittel_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      *MF DOOM wants to know your location*

    • @No1WillMakeItOutAlive
      @No1WillMakeItOutAlive 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      sampling in a way that doesn’t just sound like a store bought loop is way more difficult than writing the music yourself with a MIDI keyboard. Chopping up a sample into various bits and then constructing them together into something new is not easy, and takes a lot of time to get good at

    • @Descro382
      @Descro382 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Kittel_ and DJ Shadow lol

    • @KoffeeShak
      @KoffeeShak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Kittel_ DOOM has some of the simplest, unchanged loops (some could say lazy). Red and gold, deep fried frendz and gas drawls are loops from reasonably famous tracks. The man truly didn’t give a fuck about using recognizable loops, evidenced by him asking prince Paul for the beat for hot guacamole. Not the best example of a producer who challenges themselves to flip samples in creative ways. Love his music, but compared to others, his production is raw and simple compared to many. That’s a big reason people like it.

  • @roundskyer127
    @roundskyer127 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    13:00 Death Grips came right out of the gate amazing with Exmilitary and hasn't had a bad album. YUH.

    • @markvorobey2547
      @markvorobey2547 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      True

    • @mycity7590
      @mycity7590 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      YUH

    • @shanechenmusic1804
      @shanechenmusic1804 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      All the Death Grips members were in their 30s when Exmilitary was released (Except maybe Andy, who is younger than the rest but he doesn’t have a Wikipedia article) Edit according to Death Grips wiki Andy is like 9 years younger than Stefan

  • @bro-rm5xo
    @bro-rm5xo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +594

    LET'S ARGUE: Anthony's head is actually not a melon

    • @SpagEddie8113
      @SpagEddie8113 5 ปีที่แล้ว +160

      I’m demonetizing this comment

    • @theclash435
      @theclash435 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Top tier

    • @justinaquin0
      @justinaquin0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      fat disagree

    • @Nodrog666
      @Nodrog666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      How do I delete someone elses comment

    • @tommeashton2300
      @tommeashton2300 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Shut up idiot

  • @erikerikerikerikerik
    @erikerikerikerikerik 5 ปีที่แล้ว +189

    i actually used to think swans were boring, then i actually listened to an album. also notification squad

    • @erikerikerikerikerik
      @erikerikerikerikerik 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Colby S Depends what era and what album. For me, i love the extreme heaviness of their earlier work and the amazing drum grooves on their album filth. Personally, there is a large portion of their discography i’m not s fan of. i love the super brutal swans and very ambient soundtracks for the blind swans

    • @tylerlovett6242
      @tylerlovett6242 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Colby S they scratch an itch that few other artists can. Super slow-moving and slow-building music that takes some serious patience, but once you put some time into a Swans album or even a Swans song, there’s little music that is as epic or satisfying. The peaks and payoffs on some of their bigger songs are some of the most mind-blowing movements in rock history

    • @bagelman3075
      @bagelman3075 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      badlandchugs!

    • @Hope-cl5ug
      @Hope-cl5ug 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Colby S Very little music I’ve heard (and I’ve heard s lot) manages to capture the same amount of emotional intensity, angst, and nihilistic atmospheres of many Swans records. It requires a bit of patience to get into admittedly (I didn’t find myself to enjoy TBK on my first listen all that much, but it’s in my top 10 favorite albums of all time now), but man does it PAY OFF if you let it grow on you. They have one of the most intriguing and consistent discographies too and without a doubt one of the best experimental rock outfits out there. Their live performances are something else too.

    • @scottwilliams4432
      @scottwilliams4432 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      BAD LANDS CHUGS!!!

  • @wyattcorbin1629
    @wyattcorbin1629 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    As much as I love the Wu, I think it’s weird that you don’t see them held up to the same “first album wonder” light as Nas or GnR.

    • @Vidav99
      @Vidav99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I guess a lot of people take their solo albums into consideration

  • @seancascone
    @seancascone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    4:07 little did he know...

  • @flavio7180
    @flavio7180 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Swans are an incredibly consistent band, and this guy is the first person I’ve seen or heard that thinks they are boring.

  • @jo-lg.2458
    @jo-lg.2458 5 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    Anthony pls let me be a groupie on your tour

  • @suru_media
    @suru_media 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    listened to most swans albums while I was in the jungle in Mexico as well as in the airport, and all of their albums are unique and amazing in their own right

    • @bencarlson4300
      @bencarlson4300 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      4 years late but now I’m very curious of the context of you listening to Swans in the Mexican jungle. How’d that happen?

  • @thunder____
    @thunder____ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I genuinely came to this video expecting and hoping for a 20 minute argument about swans, like, the animal. I'm not disappointed in the video we got instead, but I do still want to see some hot takes about the extent to which swans (and perhaps other similar birds, potentially including ducks and geese) are interesting or boring.

  • @thisiscjshandle
    @thisiscjshandle 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My grandfather was a high school math teacher and he is the most left-brained person I’ve ever met. I learned from my uncle that he never enjoyed music in general. He didn’t hate it, he just never paid much attention to it or had any favorite artists. As a lover of music, I still have a hard time wrapping my head around that.

  • @ilovecody7514
    @ilovecody7514 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Filth is one of my favorite albums of all time.

    • @johnb.1020
      @johnb.1020 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tha Swami Right Wrong OWNS.

  • @THICCTHICCTHICC
    @THICCTHICCTHICC ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Swans are so hard to get into lol. Especially because of how they change their sound so significantly.
    From harsh industrial no wave all the way to 35 minute atmospheric music. That's such a broad spectrum.

  • @johnjohn37371
    @johnjohn37371 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The part about people not liking music in general struck a familiar chord...I have a friend from college who's big thing was, "I simply have no time to listen to music, to develop a love of a song..." It used to infuriate me. She was great 99% of the time, but somehow, somewhere, was instilled with the notion that her life was to important, to vital, to take time out for music...she was above that. Uuggghhh....

  • @robertwithnell5216
    @robertwithnell5216 5 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    Swans is good, and that's my most contrarian opinion.

    • @Tre-sc4xj
      @Tre-sc4xj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Swans like water.

  • @lucyrose4168
    @lucyrose4168 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I need a Lets Agree next to balance out all this ~argumentation~ please

  • @lordoflightning7506
    @lordoflightning7506 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    To me Swans is like the Dark Souls of music, extremely challenging to actually wanna finish but in the end its totally worth it

  • @travis_redfern6771
    @travis_redfern6771 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I can get people not being into certain art forms, but really I think it has most to do with ignorance and being stubborn. I used to not think much about dancing or artwork, but through high school I tried to be more open to things and look for art I could like and I ended up actually becoming an artist myself😅, and I love dance now as well. Especially hip hop dancing.

  • @Riddlington
    @Riddlington 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Can't wait for your Father of the Bride review!

    • @HotStrange
      @HotStrange 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Light to decent 9. VWs best album besides Contra, which it’s equal to.

    • @josehernan4466
      @josehernan4466 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's probably going to be a 7 lol

    • @IvefoundthetruthonMay
      @IvefoundthetruthonMay 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HotStrange Modern Vampires Of The City is their best album though

    • @HotStrange
      @HotStrange 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      J Nah

    • @larrydong5746
      @larrydong5746 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haut Strange what lyrics on that album contend with the lyrics on any of their three previous ones?

  • @teamjoffery
    @teamjoffery 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I appreciate an educated opinion about music and culture related things, and so appreciate yours. Thank you for keeping this segment alive.

  • @bittaraemaulana4276
    @bittaraemaulana4276 5 ปีที่แล้ว +168

    "I'm very much not an American Idiot guy"
    see, that's the problem

    • @idiotDB
      @idiotDB 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      So that's why he hates all my favorite albums, huh

    • @bigboineptune9567
      @bigboineptune9567 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It falls apart in the second half. 6/10.

    • @jabba820
      @jabba820 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      In my opinion, early Green day when they were more rock oriented is where they shine. American Idiot and onwards was pretty much pure emo pop. And their most recent album was downright embarrassing.
      Good Greenday: Songs like Longview, Basket Case, Brain Stew, the song "American Idiot", good riddance
      Shitty Greenday: recent album, WMUWSE, Holiday, those uno dos tres albums

    • @oyentest6758
      @oyentest6758 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bigboineptune9567 Actually, the second half is a lot better than the first half. The best songs are Whatsername, Homecoming, Letterbomb, Wake Me Up When September Ends, pretty much everything in the end. Strong 9 to light 10/10.

  • @Briceo0o
    @Briceo0o 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My Dad didn't like music. I remember asking him what were some of his favorite artists and he said that as he got older he stopped caring for music...

    • @bencarlson4300
      @bencarlson4300 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My aunt said this. I was talking to her about David Bowie and LZ the great stuff from the 70s and she said she gradually stopped caring about music as she got older and that I would too eventually. She listens to political radio and watches cable news and that’s her life. That is the most depressing conversation of my life so far.

  • @elephantofdoom
    @elephantofdoom 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    20 minutes of ARGUE

  • @lordofthegame5268
    @lordofthegame5268 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    not even notification squad, good timing squad

  • @taker4698
    @taker4698 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Sadly I was one of those people that didn't like music because I grew up in an area where the only music I had ever heard was country and pop rock and I didn't even know there was anything else. Luckily in high school I discovered there was other genres of music. Man I wish the internet had existed when I was a kid lol.

  • @momohendrix6098
    @momohendrix6098 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I wanna know why Antwan Fantwan changed clothes like 5 times during the video

    • @FishTitan64
      @FishTitan64 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Probably because he shot a bunch of different takes on different days?

    • @gumquamare8461
      @gumquamare8461 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      FishTitan64 shut up nerd

    • @andrewrondeau9898
      @andrewrondeau9898 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe since he's on tour these are cuts that didn't make other let's argues

    • @lauramobsby434
      @lauramobsby434 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I reckon he burnt through each shirt with his raw melon sexuality

  • @User-xw6kd
    @User-xw6kd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Great video Anthony but you didn't need to deny the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident.

    • @nicktaylor1902
      @nicktaylor1902 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Incident

    • @Injektilo
      @Injektilo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What 1989 Tiananmen Square incident? No idea what you're talking about /s

    • @thekip6408
      @thekip6408 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You know, I think this one is my favorite

    • @leoveas9965
      @leoveas9965 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You mean, the event where nothing happened?

    • @p0werfu11
      @p0werfu11 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are there actual people who are denying it?

  • @GH0STS1AY3R
    @GH0STS1AY3R 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Great video Anthony but you didn't have to

    • @thecharlieramirez
      @thecharlieramirez 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Thanks for the meme template. 👍🏽

    • @sock8718
      @sock8718 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      WHAT IS YOUR PROFILE PICTURE I SEE THAT PICTURE EVERYWHERE AND I AM CLUELESS WHAT IS IT

    • @GH0STS1AY3R
      @GH0STS1AY3R 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sock8718 its the strokes album cover/image of inside a bubble chamber that detects the motion of charged particles

    • @sock8718
      @sock8718 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GH0STS1AY3R THANK YOU SO MUCH GENUINELY YOU HHAVE SAVED MY LIFE NHOT KNWOWING WHAHT THAT IMAGE WAS FRORM HHAS CAUSD ME TO FALL INTO A PERPETUAUL PSYCOTICH STATE FUCK THANK YOU OH MY GOD IM FREE

    • @GH0STS1AY3R
      @GH0STS1AY3R 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sock8718 Have a nice life

  • @bobsala7780
    @bobsala7780 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Anthony: “I don’t really think there’s a leg of the metal genre that I dislike it so much that it is totally unlistenable.”
    All Power Metal bands: still waiting for their albums to be reviewed on The Needle Drop.

    • @spamsingles5948
      @spamsingles5948 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That is the sole metal subgenre that I do find to be unlistenable

  • @chrisms_96
    @chrisms_96 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You're crazy. Swans are my second favorite long-necked waterfowl after the Canadian goose.

  • @YouHaveBeenWatchingFilms
    @YouHaveBeenWatchingFilms 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The times when I might wonder what to expect from a Swans track is when I'm unsure as to where it's going to end. I've not felt their music is boring at all, it's actually quite exciting not knowing where the track is taking you as it keeps building momentum. I could imagine those longer song lengths might feel daunting but I wouldn't ever consider them boring.

  • @samuelnewsome9394
    @samuelnewsome9394 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Oldie by odd future is there best tracks and will most definitely be a classics, further more Odd Future will probably get more credit for the music and fashion trends they helped innovative when they are much old and this generation will be able to look back at them the way our parents look back at groups like NWA

  • @MisforMature
    @MisforMature 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    "Djent is gimmicky"
    MELON!! YES! THANK YOU!

    • @katoffeevhs9798
      @katoffeevhs9798 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      djent isn't a genre. it's like saying 'i play boom boom bang' music

  • @JoeH679
    @JoeH679 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think your take on metal and the fanbase is spot on. It's a vast and varied genre with so much scope for creativity and new directions but is restrained by a fanbase that don't want something new. I still love the genre though, but it's odd when I speak to a metal head and they aren't really sure of the new directions of the genre they almost exclusively listen to.

  • @broceratops1337
    @broceratops1337 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Metal can benefit from borrowing some flavors from a popular genre. For example rap. if only someone could blend those together. if... only...

    • @FELCommentary
      @FELCommentary 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well Chester died so there goes your safe bet

    • @GamingOS
      @GamingOS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I know its been attempted many times, but I dint really feel like anyone has truly succeeded in making a true combination of the genre.

    • @amirb.8763
      @amirb.8763 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      GamingOS City Morgue Are Doing a pretty solid job at it, but they're a rap outfit so it's kinda different

    • @MadnessOpus
      @MadnessOpus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      GamingOS
      Four words.
      *Rage Against The Machine.*

    • @totalsurprise889
      @totalsurprise889 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      While i dont like them Emmure has been doing rap metal awhile.

  • @Mezelenja
    @Mezelenja 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Grew up in a Muslim family. My mom and dad claim not to listen to music at all, but my mom does have a song she used to play a lot when she cleaned the house when I was younger. I still listen to that jawn occasionally for nostalgia.
    I do catch her listening to some Senegalese music every now and again.
    My dad on the other hand: 0% interest in music and it baffles me. Like *H O W T H O*

  • @cdavidlake2
    @cdavidlake2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Anyone else a little bummed out when Anthony's basslines end so soon? I'm personally waiting for the 12" of some of these grooves.

  • @nalla1782
    @nalla1782 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    4:40 I knew a kid in early high school who couldn't stand music. Like he seriously hated all types of music. Not joking, he also hated the taste of water and only drank milk or soda. I havent talked to him in years but I heard nowadays he listens to Drake.

    • @nobodyburgen4594
      @nobodyburgen4594 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ok, it say something that someone with literally *no music taste* enjoys Drake.

  • @cogito919
    @cogito919 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    KING. GIZZARD. *AND.* THE LIZARD. WIZARD. MELON.

  • @jaydencarvajal9969
    @jaydencarvajal9969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Honestly I agree there just boujee ducks imo

  • @brad6546
    @brad6546 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This has deadass been one of the best lets argue episodes in a while man.

  • @leftsideupfan5489
    @leftsideupfan5489 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When you said “after hearing decades of very formulaic popular music we love is for patterns in the music that was like” that made me just say wow out loud. I feel like you just opened up a third eye lol. I’ve never thought of that and honestly partially scares me because I see that in a lot of the older generation. I’m still young and don’t want to be confined to a genre when I get older. The artists I mostly enjoy are rush (from the 70s-2012), twenty one pilots, and a couple others that follow the formula of being catchy and somewhat generic but still bringing something brand new and at times a little experimental but I’m unable to get enjoyment from most songs from like you mentioned swans or death grips. I think subconsciously I like a steady drum beat with an intriguing instrumental but I want to break from that formula even if I don’t enjoy. I’m going to start listening to swans, death grips, and other artists like those who I can listen to more as an exercise than enjoyment.

    • @featherycoffee1401
      @featherycoffee1401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You don't need to listen to that, you know? Nobody is forcing you, maybe it just ain't for you. It's fine.

    • @quinnholleman1547
      @quinnholleman1547 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm just confused by calling Rush generic because following the time signature changes in some of their songs is a nightmare and is not something most bands could pull off, just listen to Earthshine from Vapor Trails

    • @leftsideupfan5489
      @leftsideupfan5489 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @quinnholleman1547 I wrote this years ago. I don’t think Rush in general is generic. Rush is one of my all time favorites. I think what I was thinking about when I wrote it was a lot of the music that came out after moving pictures started traveling into more generic territory and all though many amazing songs are found through out like losing it, heading flight, marathon, etc but a lot of generic music came from them as well like prime mover, dog years, the larger bowl, etc.

    • @leftsideupfan5489
      @leftsideupfan5489 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @quinnholleman1547 also odd time meters are one of my favorite things in all of music :)

    • @quinnholleman1547
      @quinnholleman1547 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @leftsideupfan5489 That makes a lot more sense and I can definitely agree. I love a lot of their later stuff (I like the heavier sound and I grew up listening to it) and while they do have some standouts (the entirety of Counterparts for me), they also had some duds (most of Test for Echo)

  • @janerra_ava
    @janerra_ava 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    8:34 That's how I feel about Wax Tailor's album "Tales of The Forgotten Melodies" ^^ I definitely agree with you about sampling being an art form

  • @yimnerr
    @yimnerr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I didn't get into music until the summer going into my first year of high school. Prior to that I was a kid trying to get into major league baseball while trying to appease the bullies on all my baseball teams. I was only aware of the big Beatles songs and other classic rock radio hits. My friend gave me a lil bow wow CD in elementary school and I pretended to like it. But I remember kids listening to fall out boy and good Charlotte, etc. In middle school and elementary school. Now im 24 and ive been drumming since 2009, my first year in high school.

  • @danielcoats9281
    @danielcoats9281 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    To the point about counter-culture, I want to second what you said. I also want to add that the availability and ability to express new artistic ideas may make some people desensitized to the edginess of an artist's ideas; however, I believe it also allows people to more objectively look at these ideas because they aren't too busy gawking at them.

  • @anthonygillette
    @anthonygillette 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ll tell you, I’ve found people who hate music. They only listened to AM Radio while driving before podcasts were available. They don’t even get any of those emotional moments in movies from the musical queues and if the script/acting isn’t good they can’t figure out the emotions they’re supposed to be feeling.

  • @braydenborrell
    @braydenborrell 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I am fine with super long songs but you gotta have something to keep me interested. If you are just playing the same chord progression for the whole time without much changing I will be bored.

    • @katoffeevhs9798
      @katoffeevhs9798 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      to me Swans are just a terrible GSYBE clone. like, a really really bad one with a drunk screaming over it

    • @featherycoffee1401
      @featherycoffee1401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@katoffeevhs9798 Coming from someone who's favourite album of all time is Skinny Fists, are Filth and Holy Money really Godspeed Clones to you? The No Wave stuff and the goth stuff?
      Your statement becomes more stupid when you consider that Swans are like 12 years older that Godspeed and already had a cult following and released multiple albums

  • @thevinyltruffle
    @thevinyltruffle 5 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    I’ve actually had a few people tell me “i don’t listen to music.”
    They have no connection w music. It’s like someone saying “i don’t watch television.”
    The fact that they see television and music as equal forms of “entertainment” or as something to just pass the time should be ample evidence for me to come to the conclusion that I should get the fuck away from them.

    • @slavojdyrdek
      @slavojdyrdek 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      What's wrong with not watching TV?

    • @upthewolfs2347
      @upthewolfs2347 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Wow you're a shallow man

    • @shrimpe2876
      @shrimpe2876 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wat

    • @ShadowStar765
      @ShadowStar765 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I imagine it's gotta be pretty tough listening to music when your head is so far up your own ass.

    • @awookieandagerman
      @awookieandagerman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      TV is comparable to recorded music perhaps, but not music as a whole. TV is a smaller part of a larger visual and performance art, and I think eventually just falls under the broad category of literature (albeit a kind of visual literature). So to say "I don't like literature" is more on par with saying "I don't like music," assuming literature encompasses TV, movies, theater, books, poetry, and related medias. I could see someone not liking reading, or not enjoying movies, but not enjoying anything that could be considered literature is too broad of a stroke to take seriously. Similarly, I could see someone not liking popular music, or not enjoying listening to recorded music, or not enjoying people who sing or whistle or tap beats in public. But not liking any music at all? I can't quite take that seriously. I mean, can you hate visual arts as a whole? Can you hate performing arts as a whole? Can you hate music as a whole?

  • @rarefactionmedia
    @rarefactionmedia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just saw the melon last night in Seattle. Cal actually opened for him! I’m in shock at how awesome the show was idk what to say just needed to share

  • @qwertyqwertz2802
    @qwertyqwertz2802 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I went on a date once and she said she didn’t like music. I didn’t understand what she meant, but she told me that she generally finds it overwhelming and off-putting. She said she’s never put on music herself and doesn’t know of any songs she likes. There was no second date

    • @cebswood1
      @cebswood1 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not being sarcastic. That sounds potentially like autism.