Now that you've covered the music part, I'd like to tackle the typography where the gothic C in "crow" is actually a gothic T, therefore titling the album "The Mockingbird and the TROW." This might, in fact, be a more accurate title given the quality of the music.
Trows are apparently creatures in Shetland and Orkney mythology that inhabit the rolling hills there. They’re also very found of fiddle music and will frequently lure musicians into their underground lairs to spend an extremely long time there (though apparently to the person it only feels like a single night has passed). I bring this up because I feel like having a concept album about a country fiddler being lured underground by these creatures would make for a much better album than this crap.
I love how the album art captures the sheer facebook skull with guns and some edgy comment in a gothic font energy that come out of people complaining in social media about vaccination, qanon and shit like that. Is so honestly transparent.
One half is his reaction/interpretation of Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey, the second half is a country-rock opera from the perspective of Bubble Bass
That walmart comment at the end is actually super sad and true. I met my gf online and turns out she lives like 40 minutes from me in a small town. I went to visit her and it's very rural. It's full of lovely people but you can tell that a lot of people are struggling economically. To sing about about a store which is just taking advantage of your economic position is so sad and you can tell that Hardy doesn't realize that and that's just as sad. Not saying I have it a lot better or whatever, but we all deserve better and rural folk are sadly fooled thinking walmart and stores like them are saviors because things cost a couple of dollars less, making these corporations richer while not actually helping the community in any other way.
As you said, it obviously doesn't solve it because the only point of a supermarket is to sell products. Wouldn't the solving part be responsibility of the public sector?
@@Gotttlobbb if you try to set up a grocery story in a small town and a walmart opens up next to you, you are screwed. At least with a small shop, some that money circulating goes to the community, but with walmart, all that money goes to the pockets of the owners and the shareholders. Yeah, things might look cheaper, but the money that could be improving your small town is being spent on tomatoes that are more than likely not grown in the farm down the road. also, the fact that a walmart is "needed" to make things more affordable for people in economic struggle is gross and takes advantage of that struggle. Why not focus on improving the economic life of these people who also need money for medicine and rent? Nah, just open a walmart next to them and sell things cheaper instead of helping them at the core of their issues. Walmart is not the only problem here, it's being poor.
@@TheeDeeM I don't know how it works in the US, but wouldn't a Walmart in a small town employ way more people than a small grocery store? Not only that, but I doubt the mart wouldn't buy from local farmers AS WELL, just for the shipping cost reduction you know? And I'm having trouble understanding exactly what is "gross" about all of this?
The color temperature of the video changing from 6:49 to 6:50 is a metaphor for how badly the two halves of this double album don't fit together while being forced to coexist, like two halves of a video which were filmed under different lighting conditions that are edited together anyway. Very good usage of subtle visual symbolism Antnee, 10/10 video.
The color temperature in this video is all over the place, and I'm glad I wasn't the only human on Earth to take note. It's actually been an issue for a long time, to be honest.
As someone who grew up in a small town it sickens me that country music has reduced itself to glorifying alcoholism, sexual objectification and a simple minded lifestyle (dirt road, truck, boat, lake, beer) that doesn’t show a deeper understanding of these situations or any real passion for anybody in particular that they would be singing these songs to. It’s like a checklist of lyrics, chords, drum machine, twang, wash, rinse, repeat. 9 times out of 10 these songs are literally about nobody.
Bo Burnham literally made fun of the kimd of music Hardy makes almost 10 years ago. It just seems crazy that this kind of country music has not been called out or jist ended.
I think in a weird way it's almost brilliant because it reflects both the artist and the culture he's talking about in a spiral of decline and self destruction. With no future and a determination to stay stuck, in the context of mainstream country music what passes as edgy, in this case hard rock sounds based in 25 year old music, or formula to pay the bills just come off as tired and Hardy is aware of that. The here lies country music song flirts with that idea before the lazy, it was all a dream, reveal. I think a true working class solidarity and what we're seeing in hip hop with a wide range of subjects, genres being embraced and slow but steady push back on some of it's more reactionary elements as its base grows are my hope in what pushes the way forward.
@Jessie That Billboard you mention, as of February 2023 thinks HARDY's Wait in the Truck is a 42 and is better than SZA at 44. And is only slightly worse than Lizzo at 41. I don't think people leaving their Spotify playlist of one song on repeat = good music. Or a website only paying attention to what Americans are listening to = good music for the rest of the world...
@Jessie "You’d probably have to have NO country artists in or around the top 10" That's literally every country except America right now. If country is so great, name a British Country band, name a Brazilian Country Band without looking it up. The genre is dead the second you leave the border. Compared to the influence it once had with Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan and to other genres of music that's still alive in other countries. Rap use to be in that same boat, especially in the UK, but thanks to amazing artists like LIttle Simz and Slowthai the UK Rap scene is thriving. Country has made zero attempt to globalize. Which is pretty dumb, we both speak the same language, we both have uneducated Rural hicks, Lorry/truck drivers aplenty, both of us have alcoholic/gambling low lives. Both of us have (insert stereotypical country song plot), yet Country just seems alien to us. Why?
The irony of how me made a song making fun of "radio friendly country" yet he keeps glorifying Walmart despite Walmart being infamous for censoring the music on their shelves.
Hardy played at the Royal Rumble this year, they could have given the wrestling matches a few extra minutes but no, we sat there and listened to Hardy. It was not good.
Hey, Anthony! For modern country-ish music that actually addresses some of the corporate elements well, try out Willi Carlisle’s “Peculiar, Missouri” from last year. He’s a peer of Adeem the Artist (they have a couple shows together in March), if that gives you any idea.
So Hardy recently performed at The Royal Rumble. The PPV itself was amazing but his performance was so bad that even the WWE Staff disliked it and regretted booking him and his band for the performance. Seeing this review just seems to validate that sentiment.
I highly doubt he wears these flannels out in public. Probably has some flannels of a different pattern/style. Seems like it'd feel corny to walk around with your "NOT GOOD" or 10/10 flannel on.
Hahha I love this album. It's not perfect, but I don't view it pandering at all. I feel like a lot of the commenters are projecting some country stigma onto it. Back when I lived in New York, I used to think that references in country music like the Walmart thing (or the aspirational Yeti cooler in "Buy Me A Boat") were purely pandering-greedy corporations gaslighting the poor Southerners into these fake emblems of Southern culture. I think as I actually got to know people in the country community, I dropped a lot of my cynicism. People really DO shop at WalMart for everything. They DO want a Yeti. We can argue all day about whether that should be the case, but I think songs like those present life as it is for so many, rather than some idealized version that I had in my head. (At least that's how I've changed as a listener.) Anyway, just my two cents! I find the whole idea of Hardy being both a mockingbird and a crow so fascinating, but I get we all hear stuff differently.
i live in a rural area and have to go to walmart bc it's the only department store in the area. they're only a part of rural culture by force. i would smite walmart from the earth if i could
I honestly just want to know why Southern gritty rural country types identify with Walmart, the most sanitized corporate mainstream American institution not named Disney.
The thing that bums me out the most about this is that there's so much ACTUALLY GOOD country music being made, and yet what gets produced, consumed, and played on radio is so often awful. I guess that's probably the case with many genres in terms of their respective pop/alt factions, but damn country get your shit together! Shout outs to some of my favorites: Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton, Margo Price, Shovels and Rope, Steve Earle, Lucero, Justin Townes Earle, Old 97s, Murder By Death, Jason Isbell, Neko Case, Wilco, Sun Volt, Drive By Truckers, Tyler Childers, Adeem The Artist, Shakey Graves, Esme Paterson, Langhorne Slim, Colter Wall. Yes, I sure some of those groups don't seem like 'country' acts (they're Americana or some other thing); close enough for this topic...
Thank you for articulating this into words that I couldn’t. My issue with modern country music isn’t the music itself, it’s that so many other artists are getting overlooked and what’s being consumed and popularized is the lowest common denominator and the bare minimum-which I suppose is the same with any other genre as well. But as someone who grew up in the southern United States, it’s frustrating that what gets played is nearly all “big pickup trucks, guy meets girl, goin on dates at Applebees” because it makes the whole culture look that way
As someone who lives in Rural America, the idea of "going out and doing something" usually means dicking around in Wal-Mart for 15 minutes, how riveting.
Bro trust me if you were basically forced to listen to the mainstream country radio station at work his music sounds decent in comparison. "Wait in the truck" is probably the one song on that station rotation that sounds tolerable
I work at the Texas Roadhouse, and based on your descriptions, I wouldn't be surprised to hear some of these songs played on the radio there. The thing I wish people would understand is that it's not country, it's just pop music with a southern accent. When I learned that distinction, I learned to stop hating country, and it's since become one of my favorite genres of music.
@@silversoulken A couple weeks ago, I heard the song "Down at the Twist and Shout" while at work, and I was thinking, "wow, this actually sounds country. I like it!" And then, it was right back to the same old junk. So fitting that this happened on a 50-degree day in the middle of January, because just like you cherish it when you get a warm day in the middle of winter, you do the same when you hear a good song at the Texas Roadhouse, because you know it ain't gonna last.
Maybe this dude is using Walmart like a hip hop song would use like, Rosecrans Avenue. Like "Walmart is my turf." You better not step to this dude, he's seen some stuff in that Subway line.
@@corycosta1818 it shows his ignorance in understanding the culture he's trying to white knight for. he shouldnt be reviewing this album if hes not willing to learn the tiniest bit about rural southern culture or listen to anyone he claims that hardy is misrepresenting. this album is garbage, but this review is somehow worse
@@turtles10 I agree that he's ignorant to what it is. All I said is that it had no bearing on how awful this album was. He could have no understanding of any gun and it wouldn't change anything. There are plenty of country albums and artists that he hasn't enjoyed and loved over the years. So I don't really buy the second part of your comment. I just think this is a scenario where he doesn't know anything about guns.
I was in the psych ward and the one activity we did, we were allowed to queue music. I ended up hearing Truck Bed about 4 times that week and I’ve been cured of any mental illness since
If you like Fantano's taste, I'd say maybe check out 12 Stories by Brandy Clark, Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams, The Horses and the Hounds by James McMurtry. All those are the folkier side of country, heavy on the lyricism/storytelling, I feel like Fantano probably likes them if he's heard them.
fantano knows very little about country as a genre and culture. for some critics that know what they're on about in the genre, id recommend Grady Smith primarily (popular and high-quality videos) as well as Overshore and Cyrus Waugh. they all have a better understanding of the genre and culture surrounding it and generally all three have a good balance of mainstream and independent music
God damn, I don’t know how he can shit on an album for 10 minutes and I get it and it sounds like something I would hate and I WANT TO LISTEN TO IT NOW. I think it’s just sick curiosity.
@@trisharb I only listened to a few tracks so far but holy shit the opener itself is mesmerizing. What a hilarious opus to underage drinking and alcoholism. Really enjoying the silliness and would rate it rather high if it was coming from a place of irony. Thanks for bringing me back around to it, if I get around to listening to more of it I’ll come back to post some more thought.
@@TbdPonchoBillionaire no problem :) I’d be happy to hear more of your thoughts on this album if you end up listening to more. Also, there’s multiple other songs about alcohol that are …interesting, to say the least.
Also that cover art is giving me strong "I can be your Angle or yuor Devil" vibes.
i can be yuor hardy or yuor kid rock....
@@humug lmaooo
You're**** sweaty ne red
Morbius
twisted fucking cycle path
Now that you've covered the music part, I'd like to tackle the typography where the gothic C in "crow" is actually a gothic T, therefore titling the album "The Mockingbird and the TROW." This might, in fact, be a more accurate title given the quality of the music.
OH MY FUCKING GOD I THOUGHT THAT LOOKED WRONG
WAS HIS ARTIST FUCKING TROLLING HIM
holy balls... i can't believe it my god you're right.
he payed someone real money to do THAT.
Goddamnit I didn't notice that until you pointed it out lol. That's going to bug me any time I think about this cover now.
Trows are apparently creatures in Shetland and Orkney mythology that inhabit the rolling hills there. They’re also very found of fiddle music and will frequently lure musicians into their underground lairs to spend an extremely long time there (though apparently to the person it only feels like a single night has passed). I bring this up because I feel like having a concept album about a country fiddler being lured underground by these creatures would make for a much better album than this crap.
@@eamonsherris-watt6118 it would. I agree. Someone needs to make it happen.
When the artist does the fake snake eyes thing you KNOW you're getting some jin-yu-wine garbage. Ed Hardy truly does not disappoint
Laughs are cheap, he's going for gasps
jin-you-wine is hilarious to me 💀
Fake snake eyes?
@@frank.e.wildcat he’s referring to the Crow side of the coverart. he has a contact in or it was CGI on his eye.
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Hardy was right. I’m too busy on my iPad watching this instead of buying baseballs from Walmart
10/10 AOTY 🔒
"Birdsona" killed me. One of Anthony's best digs.
I love how the album art captures the sheer facebook skull with guns and some edgy comment in a gothic font energy that come out of people complaining in social media about vaccination, qanon and shit like that. Is so honestly transparent.
The use of a gothic "t" because it looks like a "c" really ties it all together
Bird furries are called avians but furry is still the catch-all term
As someone with zero context about the album, this was a very confusing comment to read before starting the video
@@fa2lemuelm2 yeah same
UwU
What category do kobolds fall into again?
@@i_teleported_bread7404 Scalies, I believe
Sad to see he didn't enjoy Mr. Mockingbird and The Big Crowers
good mockingbird, m. A. A. d. crow
Imo opinion this is way better than
MOCKINGBIRDS SEE CROWS
To Crow A Mockingbird
Damnthony Damntano gave the new album CROW. a 7😔
@@surrealix58 not as bad as my beautiful Crow twisted Mockingbird
I always love a “Not Good” review by Fantano
like a Christmas present
I see a red flannel and I immediately click
Yeah I've never heard of any of the records that earned a "Not Good" but I've never skipped any of their reviews
I don't even like Fantano, but I'll watch a not good when i see one
Honestly, Nav is a treasure. Always consistently giving the people what they want.
Hardy's next album "The Piglet & The Sea Bass" was just announced, I'm SO excited.
Bahahaha
One half is his reaction/interpretation of Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey, the second half is a country-rock opera from the perspective of Bubble Bass
I was at the WWE Royal Rumble this year and was privileged to a free live performance of this art.
Was life defining.
You’re my idol
I was watching on tv and that alone was truly breathtaking. I only imagine how it was in person.
*deafening
Apparently WWE themselves were upset at how bad it was. Serves them right for booking him.
He came up on the PPV and I’m like 😩
That walmart comment at the end is actually super sad and true. I met my gf online and turns out she lives like 40 minutes from me in a small town. I went to visit her and it's very rural. It's full of lovely people but you can tell that a lot of people are struggling economically. To sing about about a store which is just taking advantage of your economic position is so sad and you can tell that Hardy doesn't realize that and that's just as sad. Not saying I have it a lot better or whatever, but we all deserve better and rural folk are sadly fooled thinking walmart and stores like them are saviors because things cost a couple of dollars less, making these corporations richer while not actually helping the community in any other way.
I didn't get it, it's a bad thing that people who are struggling economically are paying less for their things?
@@Gotttlobbb you didn’t read OP’s post lol. Yes because it doesn’t solve the economic issues in those towns obviously
As you said, it obviously doesn't solve it because the only point of a supermarket is to sell products. Wouldn't the solving part be responsibility of the public sector?
@@Gotttlobbb if you try to set up a grocery story in a small town and a walmart opens up next to you, you are screwed. At least with a small shop, some that money circulating goes to the community, but with walmart, all that money goes to the pockets of the owners and the shareholders. Yeah, things might look cheaper, but the money that could be improving your small town is being spent on tomatoes that are more than likely not grown in the farm down the road.
also, the fact that a walmart is "needed" to make things more affordable for people in economic struggle is gross and takes advantage of that struggle. Why not focus on improving the economic life of these people who also need money for medicine and rent? Nah, just open a walmart next to them and sell things cheaper instead of helping them at the core of their issues. Walmart is not the only problem here, it's being poor.
@@TheeDeeM I don't know how it works in the US, but wouldn't a Walmart in a small town employ way more people than a small grocery store? Not only that, but I doubt the mart wouldn't buy from local farmers AS WELL, just for the shipping cost reduction you know? And I'm having trouble understanding exactly what is "gross" about all of this?
Im glad theres finally an album that can be ur mockingbird or ur crow... really makes u think...
"Hardy takes us to Walmart on his new concept album." It's a Mallsoft album!?😍😍
Deconstructed utopian virtual with mallsoft influences fr
猫シcorp fantano review when?
What mall have you been to with a Walmart? 🤣
Fantano again showing his bias against vaporwave smh
@@brzium8089 fellow catcorp fan!
The color temperature of the video changing from 6:49 to 6:50 is a metaphor for how badly the two halves of this double album don't fit together while being forced to coexist, like two halves of a video which were filmed under different lighting conditions that are edited together anyway.
Very good usage of subtle visual symbolism Antnee, 10/10 video.
The color temperature in this video is all over the place, and I'm glad I wasn't the only human on Earth to take note. It's actually been an issue for a long time, to be honest.
@@totempolejoe1 it's not an issue because I don't care. It doesn't make him less entertaining or his music critique less interesting
As someone who grew up in a small town it sickens me that country music has reduced itself to glorifying alcoholism, sexual objectification and a simple minded lifestyle (dirt road, truck, boat, lake, beer) that doesn’t show a deeper understanding of these situations or any real passion for anybody in particular that they would be singing these songs to. It’s like a checklist of lyrics, chords, drum machine, twang, wash, rinse, repeat. 9 times out of 10 these songs are literally about nobody.
Completely right. With that being said there are some good songs and lyrical moments on this album. Unlike what he wants anyone to think
@@TulunzeeThere are a few, but they’re in the vast minority
The only thing worse was Hardy's Royal Rumble performance.
Bo Burnham literally made fun of the kimd of music Hardy makes almost 10 years ago. It just seems crazy that this kind of country music has not been called out or jist ended.
I think in a weird way it's almost brilliant because it reflects both the artist and the culture he's talking about in a spiral of decline and self destruction. With no future and a determination to stay stuck, in the context of mainstream country music what passes as edgy, in this case hard rock sounds based in 25 year old music, or formula to pay the bills just come off as tired and Hardy is aware of that. The here lies country music song flirts with that idea before the lazy, it was all a dream, reveal.
I think a true working class solidarity and what we're seeing in hip hop with a wide range of subjects, genres being embraced and slow but steady push back on some of it's more reactionary elements as its base grows are my hope in what pushes the way forward.
@@incufish23 Lmfao, working class solidarity in hip hop😂😂😂
Im crying, libs are so stupid 😭
People maybe would have realised if he was funny.
@Jessie That Billboard you mention, as of February 2023 thinks HARDY's Wait in the Truck is a 42 and is better than SZA at 44. And is only slightly worse than Lizzo at 41. I don't think people leaving their Spotify playlist of one song on repeat = good music. Or a website only paying attention to what Americans are listening to = good music for the rest of the world...
@Jessie "You’d probably have to have NO country artists in or around the top 10" That's literally every country except America right now. If country is so great, name a British Country band, name a Brazilian Country Band without looking it up. The genre is dead the second you leave the border. Compared to the influence it once had with Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan and to other genres of music that's still alive in other countries.
Rap use to be in that same boat, especially in the UK, but thanks to amazing artists like LIttle Simz and Slowthai the UK Rap scene is thriving. Country has made zero attempt to globalize. Which is pretty dumb, we both speak the same language, we both have uneducated Rural hicks, Lorry/truck drivers aplenty, both of us have alcoholic/gambling low lives. Both of us have (insert stereotypical country song plot), yet Country just seems alien to us. Why?
This sounds like if Ronnie Radke did country instead of hip hop
we deserve a falling in reverse classic review
_"i lost my way againnnnn~~~🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕"_
Real ones know this is a re-upload
Crazy fast re-upload at that
Yeah I was mid vid lol and it cut out
@@ProTobigen lol same! Never seen that happen before
@@ProTobigen mine didn’t cut out but the comments wouldn’t load
death cuz
The irony of how me made a song making fun of "radio friendly country" yet he keeps glorifying Walmart despite Walmart being infamous for censoring the music on their shelves.
You went back and fixed your mistakes unlike the holding call in the Super Bowl
😭
Holding & that incomplete pass challenge. Refs won the game for the chief's.
Bradberry himself said he deserved it but go off I guess
I thought i would be safe here and yet now I’m angry again. Fuuuuuu you
@MyBeautifulDarkTwistedSilentPlanet Coincidences are a funny thing
I first heard Hardy perform on the Royal Rumble PPV last month, and I hated it so much
“Hardy is coming to the Royal Rumble”
“Hell yes! I love those guys! Which one is coming back?”
“Ummmm…”
That performance was laughable, was hoping Melon would rip him a new one
apparently the WWE didn’t like it either lmao
We all did, even the wrestlers did
@Dan Holmes the only acceptable ones were Limp Bizkit, Motorhead, and Poppy
I feel like all country musicians should have a fursona. Its the next step for the genre
This album was so good Anthony had to review it twice!
It's a double album. One NOT GOOD for each.
@@NRobbi42Big Fan
@@NRobbi42 Just hope he doesn't find a lost third disc he doesn't know about...
Damnit this was so much funnier than mine
@@Windows98. Big Fan
He says country music died from a broken heart? Call that a hardy-ttack
underrated comment
@@dylathered and now it's overrated :(
This sounds like if the hypothetical character Bo Burnham made up for his pop country bit in Make Happy made an entire album.
Inspired to write this album after making direct eye contact with a bird
Won't somebody PLEASE think of the Walmart sporting section? 😭
Lonely Baseball At Walmart: 🥺😢😭
@@MACMAMI more like ⚾️ since it is a ball and not a face so it makes more sense that way also because it’s about baseballs
Hardy played at the Royal Rumble this year, they could have given the wrestling matches a few extra minutes but no, we sat there and listened to Hardy. It was not good.
Hey, Anthony! For modern country-ish music that actually addresses some of the corporate elements well, try out Willi Carlisle’s “Peculiar, Missouri” from last year. He’s a peer of Adeem the Artist (they have a couple shows together in March), if that gives you any idea.
He sucks
real ones know this is the first “not good” of 2023
Anthony I know Hardee's doesn't have many vegan options but does that really mean you have to give them a Not Good?
they were the first major chain to use the new fake meat
@@ya9ya10 huh, TIL. I don't actually know anything about hardees, I just wanted to make a lame joke
This joke went harder than a crow 🔥
As a wrestling fan, thank you Melon
LMAO
I wish he could've reviewed the album a month ago, might have stopped WWE booking him for the Royal Rumble
Man I’m so tired of celebrity wrestling crossovers lol
that was the worst performance ever wish i didnt have to see it
It was the worst part of the rumble was his horrible performance haha
Waited until the Eagles lost to give a Philly artist a NOT GOOD. Sinister.
God is he? I feel bad rooting for the eagles now
Philadelphia, PA and Philadelphia, MS are two different places 🤣
So Hardy recently performed at The Royal Rumble. The PPV itself was amazing but his performance was so bad that even the WWE Staff disliked it and regretted booking him and his band for the performance. Seeing this review just seems to validate that sentiment.
It’s about killing the light that someone carries
Anthony do you have seperate flannels that you just wear for reviews or do you wear them as normal clothes too
I also would like to know the answer to this.
I highly doubt he wears these flannels out in public. Probably has some flannels of a different pattern/style. Seems like it'd feel corny to walk around with your "NOT GOOD" or 10/10 flannel on.
Hahha I love this album. It's not perfect, but I don't view it pandering at all. I feel like a lot of the commenters are projecting some country stigma onto it. Back when I lived in New York, I used to think that references in country music like the Walmart thing (or the aspirational Yeti cooler in "Buy Me A Boat") were purely pandering-greedy corporations gaslighting the poor Southerners into these fake emblems of Southern culture. I think as I actually got to know people in the country community, I dropped a lot of my cynicism. People really DO shop at WalMart for everything. They DO want a Yeti. We can argue all day about whether that should be the case, but I think songs like those present life as it is for so many, rather than some idealized version that I had in my head. (At least that's how I've changed as a listener.) Anyway, just my two cents! I find the whole idea of Hardy being both a mockingbird and a crow so fascinating, but I get we all hear stuff differently.
this is the most civil comment i have ever seen in a theneedledrop comment section
Genuinely enjoyed the album and the concept behind the album as well. Too be fair I just don’t think Fantano finds country music to be interesting
common Grady W
You destroyed this review with niceness
What are you, some right wing politician trina coax kids into thinking you're nice and in touch?
coming back to hear this man pronounce "beer," and "jackDAANYULS"
This album is good. It ain’t my kinda shit at all, but for what he’s trying to accomplish, he’s done it.
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This was so funny and just what I needed this morning. Thanks Anthony! Never knew that I needed to know what a Birdsona was! 🐦🦅🦉
i live in a rural area and have to go to walmart bc it's the only department store in the area. they're only a part of rural culture by force. i would smite walmart from the earth if i could
There's a song on this called Radio Song and he got the XXX vinyl in the background lol
walmart was founded in arkansas so it technically is southern
the fall from grace jeremy/ADTR have had since the 2020s started makes me so sad.
Agree heavily on that, ADTR used to go hard and now they seem to have went pop.
a crow glared at me
this dude performed a song from this at a wrestling ppv i watched and the crowd was SILENT
I’ve got a friend who loves this guy and the album I told him to check out the video, he wasn’t too happy with what you said lmao
I Don’t Blame Your Friend One Bit Im a Slipknot Fan And this Asshole Fantano Has Ripped Every Slipknot album The Past 3 Albums they have Released!
it's Carl's JR's the mockingbird & the crow in my region 💅
I honestly just want to know why Southern gritty rural country types identify with Walmart, the most sanitized corporate mainstream American institution not named Disney.
As a European this Genre/Vibe is such a mystery to me. Truly bewildering.
Because you're not from here.
I cannot believe the dude from A Day to Remember is on this
The thing that bums me out the most about this is that there's so much ACTUALLY GOOD country music being made, and yet what gets produced, consumed, and played on radio is so often awful. I guess that's probably the case with many genres in terms of their respective pop/alt factions, but damn country get your shit together! Shout outs to some of my favorites: Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton, Margo Price, Shovels and Rope, Steve Earle, Lucero, Justin Townes Earle, Old 97s, Murder By Death, Jason Isbell, Neko Case, Wilco, Sun Volt, Drive By Truckers, Tyler Childers, Adeem The Artist, Shakey Graves, Esme Paterson, Langhorne Slim, Colter Wall.
Yes, I sure some of those groups don't seem like 'country' acts (they're Americana or some other thing); close enough for this topic...
Thank you for articulating this into words that I couldn’t.
My issue with modern country music isn’t the music itself, it’s that so many other artists are getting overlooked and what’s being consumed and popularized is the lowest common denominator and the bare minimum-which I suppose is the same with any other genre as well. But as someone who grew up in the southern United States, it’s frustrating that what gets played is nearly all “big pickup trucks, guy meets girl, goin on dates at Applebees” because it makes the whole culture look that way
Anthony transitions from the Mockingbird review to the Crow review almost exactly halfway through this video
Walmart is a genuine part of rural American culture
@MyBeautifulDarkTwistedSilentPlanet still is
As someone who lives in Rural America, the idea of "going out and doing something" usually means dicking around in Wal-Mart for 15 minutes, how riveting.
@@SEESBoy-hy8jz yep did that when I was high school and lived in a rural area.
@@SEESBoy-hy8jz Hell even in a lot of suburban areas that’s all there is to do for fun lol
yeah and fantano has know idea what our lives are like
Bro trust me if you were basically forced to listen to the mainstream country radio station at work his music sounds decent in comparison. "Wait in the truck" is probably the one song on that station rotation that sounds tolerable
Actual Hardy comments: “I don’t listen to country but hardy is real country”
This dude is essentially the Tom MacDonald of country
Hardy isn’t trying to be “woke” and corny like Tom is. Hardy is one of the best songwriters in the country music industry right now
@@tuckerlowe7299 that second bit isnt good news for country 😥
@@lukejones1104 I’d put money on the fact you’ve never actually listened to his music…
@@tuckerlowe7299 His music is terrible and it's not even Country
@@guilhermebahia6050 false
I work at the Texas Roadhouse, and based on your descriptions, I wouldn't be surprised to hear some of these songs played on the radio there. The thing I wish people would understand is that it's not country, it's just pop music with a southern accent. When I learned that distinction, I learned to stop hating country, and it's since become one of my favorite genres of music.
I used to work at one for 4 years altogether and I guarantee they would have it on the jukebox.
@@silversoulken A couple weeks ago, I heard the song "Down at the Twist and Shout" while at work, and I was thinking, "wow, this actually sounds country. I like it!" And then, it was right back to the same old junk. So fitting that this happened on a 50-degree day in the middle of January, because just like you cherish it when you get a warm day in the middle of winter, you do the same when you hear a good song at the Texas Roadhouse, because you know it ain't gonna last.
Bro doesn’t know shit about country music if he thinks it’s not known for country albums
shoutout to all my birdsonas
Jack Daniels and Walmart in the lyrical content? I GOTTA CHECK THIS OUT!
Add a little meth and it's a perfect weekend
in the wise words of morgan wallen, i know it's cliché to sing Chevrolets, cold beers and Fridays But that's just the way it is out here.
You should watch his performance from the WWE Royal rumble this year. It was… bad. So bad. To say the least.
Wrestling"If gave don't agree on much, but we all agree Hardy is crap
Bro unified the wrestling community for the first time in years with how bad it was, that’s skill
Maybe this dude is using Walmart like a hip hop song would use like, Rosecrans Avenue. Like "Walmart is my turf."
You better not step to this dude, he's seen some stuff in that Subway line.
I can’t wait for Logic to review this review !!
From what it sounds like, it someone who wanted to make a country album but does not know a thing about the south or country music.
I feel like this one review could be applied to almost every modern day country album.
Saw this album at Walmart on clearance ironically. (I passed on it)
I like how he switches to talking about the second disc in the middle of the review just like how the album switches
5:15 FATHER HOW DO I PUT APP ON BASEBALL BAT I CANNOT CLICK LIKE IPAD
The fact that you said “thirty oh six” and the fact that you think Hardy is screaming in “Radio Song” …
Him not knowing that is just ignorance. Doesn't make the album any better though. Awful record
@@corycosta1818 it shows his ignorance in understanding the culture he's trying to white knight for. he shouldnt be reviewing this album if hes not willing to learn the tiniest bit about rural southern culture or listen to anyone he claims that hardy is misrepresenting. this album is garbage, but this review is somehow worse
@@turtles10 I agree that he's ignorant to what it is. All I said is that it had no bearing on how awful this album was. He could have no understanding of any gun and it wouldn't change anything.
There are plenty of country albums and artists that he hasn't enjoyed and loved over the years. So I don't really buy the second part of your comment.
I just think this is a scenario where he doesn't know anything about guns.
Prediction: he’s gonna give “Quit!!” the same score
I was in the psych ward and the one activity we did, we were allowed to queue music. I ended up hearing Truck Bed about 4 times that week and I’ve been cured of any mental illness since
i kept hearing "crow soda" instead of crownsona and all i could think of is FIGHT MILK!
By bodyguards, for bodyguards!!!
@@isaacbear7115 CAW!!!
What up!
Hardy deserves this for the performance he gave at the Royal Rumble
the comments on wait in the truck are mind-blowing
That's my extended family from Arkansas. They die over that kind of stuff, it's truly disturbing how lacking in self awareness these people are
Hardy introduced me to Bisquick, which is why this record is a 10 for me. Love u hardy 😍
Bisquick go hard af
Could you do a video on your second channel about some country album recommendations?
Don’t listen to Fantano he doesn’t know country music there’s a lot better people out there my boy
If you like Fantano's taste, I'd say maybe check out 12 Stories by Brandy Clark, Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams, The Horses and the Hounds by James McMurtry. All those are the folkier side of country, heavy on the lyricism/storytelling, I feel like Fantano probably likes them if he's heard them.
fantano knows very little about country as a genre and culture. for some critics that know what they're on about in the genre, id recommend Grady Smith primarily (popular and high-quality videos) as well as Overshore and Cyrus Waugh. they all have a better understanding of the genre and culture surrounding it and generally all three have a good balance of mainstream and independent music
thinking man's Mr morale and the big steppers
The first upload: the mockingbird
The second upload: the crow
Honestly this album is the closest you'll ever get to living in rural America without driving
I love country music and there's a lot of good stuff out there (IMO). But yeah, this is the country version of Angelic 2 the Core.
Jeremy McKinnon on radio song made me do a fucking double take.
I mean after the last ADTR album it's not really surprising but... wtf
Sold out is kind of a guilty pleasure for me
Mine is Truck Bed
He looks exactly like someone who would make an album I wouldn't ever want to listen to
Hardy has said in interviews that he grew up listening to Puddle of Mudd
so you review hardy but not zach bryan?
The "Birdsona" part got me 😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Melon, you can’t just give album a “not good” then proceed to go on a rant about how the NFL is rigged
God damn, I don’t know how he can shit on an album for 10 minutes and I get it and it sounds like something I would hate and I WANT TO LISTEN TO IT NOW. I think it’s just sick curiosity.
I know this comment is from a year ago but did you ever listen to it?
@@trisharb no.. but your comment reminds me I left a stupid thought a year ago and may as well give it a go now.
@@TbdPonchoBillionaire this album is hilarious. i promise you won't regret it.
@@trisharb I only listened to a few tracks so far but holy shit the opener itself is mesmerizing. What a hilarious opus to underage drinking and alcoholism. Really enjoying the silliness and would rate it rather high if it was coming from a place of irony. Thanks for bringing me back around to it, if I get around to listening to more of it I’ll come back to post some more thought.
@@TbdPonchoBillionaire no problem :) I’d be happy to hear more of your thoughts on this album if you end up listening to more. Also, there’s multiple other songs about alcohol that are …interesting, to say the least.
This review was such a delight! Fabulous! Ten outta ten, do it again!
" Nobodys buying baseballs at Walmart"
Who tf does that, just get one from Academy Sports or Dicks
Well I can say I really liked the music video to the mockingbird & the crow.
this album should be called Angelic 2 The Rootin' Tootin' Core
Anthony, just admit that you’re salty cause you ain’t featured on this top-notch album cover
I actually like it so you do you man
no its actually so fucking sad and weird that walmart gets shouted out in country music like what the fuck are we doing
Tom Hardy should really stick with acting.
He’s co-wrote a lot of the best country songs in the last 10 years
Which ones? I want to check them out.
hes a way better songwriter imo.. not rly a fan of his voice