What Happened to MGMT?

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    Discover the story behind MGMT's hit singles "Time to Pretend," "Electric Feel," and "Kids" and the band's decision to move away from radio-friendly hits in favor of creative and unconventional pop music. Learn about their rise to fame, their sophomore album "Congratulations," and the impact of their debut album "Oracular Spectacular" on the music industry.
    Timestamps:
    0:00 Introduction
    1:25 Who is MGMT?
    3:03 Oracular Spectacular
    4:33 Congratulations
    7:36 Self-Titled
    10:03 Conclusion
    #Middle8 #MGMT #VideoEssay
    A Look Back at MGMT's Iconic Debut Album
    Why MGMT Chose Not to Make Another Radio Hit
    The Evolution of MGMT
    MGMT: The Band Behind Time To Pretend, Electric Feel, and Kids
    MGMT's Little Dark Age

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  • @Middle8
    @Middle8  ปีที่แล้ว +48

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  • @skandal6703
    @skandal6703 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3611

    funny how Little Dark Age became a massive hit 2 years after this video

    • @Torbinsky
      @Torbinsky 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@PimBalpert really? bruh

    • @S-titik
      @S-titik 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Tik Tok? Are ya sure about that?

    • @verdun16
      @verdun16 2 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      @@PimBalpert the worst app of all time

    • @drfye
      @drfye 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@PimBalpert
      I first heard it on history youtube.

    • @SmearedBlackInk2003
      @SmearedBlackInk2003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Define "massive".

  • @bigstunna2049
    @bigstunna2049 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7701

    My favorite mgmt moment is when kid cudi was trippin on acid and started dancing on stage while they were performing electric feel

  • @DisgruntledHippo
    @DisgruntledHippo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3511

    'Little Dark Age' is killing it right now on History TH-cam.

    • @MrSh4des
      @MrSh4des 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Yeah I hear that song alot on wignat social media accounts.

    • @incognitox9551
      @incognitox9551 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      nazi larpers love it

    • @dahannes6739
      @dahannes6739 3 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      @@incognitox9551 "larpers"

    • @Amfortas
      @Amfortas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +131

      @@incognitox9551 cope

    • @eke4146
      @eke4146 2 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      @@Amfortas seethe, even

  • @AdamBorseti
    @AdamBorseti 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5575

    "Little Dark Age" is, in my opinion, a far more polished, artistically matured version of MGMT.

    • @STXRBOY999
      @STXRBOY999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      Best song I’ve ever heard !

    • @bubbyft3779
      @bubbyft3779 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      @@STXRBOY999 he’s talking about the album

    • @angelfaustomongevera1815
      @angelfaustomongevera1815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      is that an American Psicho reference?

    • @carternance9386
      @carternance9386 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      kinda funny how the title of this video aged huh?

    • @kameronlavender1478
      @kameronlavender1478 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great album

  • @breydenwhiteclayton
    @breydenwhiteclayton 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13366

    MGMT could easily put themselves back on the map if they wanted to.

    • @peachabutt
      @peachabutt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +420

      They kinda did.

    • @chinahatchild3030
      @chinahatchild3030 5 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      Tom
      Not as big if compared to their 3 big songs.

    • @breydenwhiteclayton
      @breydenwhiteclayton 5 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      zig If they may a good song like Electric feel with a JUSTICE remix then they are basically back

    • @chinahatchild3030
      @chinahatchild3030 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Mariah's Bag
      Yoooo Justice is my shitttttt

    • @aryavirsangwan6837
      @aryavirsangwan6837 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Not really. The tastes of the masses kinda moved on without them

  • @yungmoneyincorporated601
    @yungmoneyincorporated601 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4071

    My personal favorite is “when you die”

    • @bblizzyy7040
      @bblizzyy7040 5 ปีที่แล้ว +203

      IM NOT THAT NICE

    • @yungmoneyincorporated601
      @yungmoneyincorporated601 5 ปีที่แล้ว +165

      bblizzyy IM MEAN AND IM EVIL

    • @bblizzyy7040
      @bblizzyy7040 5 ปีที่แล้ว +130

      @@yungmoneyincorporated601 DONT CALL ME NICE!

    • @falling_acorn
      @falling_acorn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      @@wahwaffles i-i've got some work to do..

    • @acc2876
      @acc2876 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      It's working

  • @itsyersell4758
    @itsyersell4758 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2431

    So what you’re saying is they felt like they were fated to pretend

    • @jessiccaangelov5517
      @jessiccaangelov5517 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      lol

    • @apocalypticava7
      @apocalypticava7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @BY KI I JUST FUCKING LAUGHED SO HARD

    • @alovelle
      @alovelle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah, yeah, YEEEEAAAH!!!

    • @dylanlarson435
      @dylanlarson435 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      And they never moved to Paris and fucked with the stars.....

    • @Bugtown
      @Bugtown 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@dylanlarson435 but did they find some models for wives

  • @bigmidget117
    @bigmidget117 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2125

    I saw MGMT in 2013, I crowd surfed during Electric Feel, was probably one of the best moments of my life.

    • @peterg9798
      @peterg9798 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Nice

    • @XOLoneglry
      @XOLoneglry 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Was it an electric feel?

    • @thomashamilton9046
      @thomashamilton9046 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That sounds amazing peak moment

    • @EGstill85
      @EGstill85 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@XOLoneglry can’t speak for OP, my experience was more like a digital probe 👆🏼☝🏼👇🏼👐🏼✌🏼

    • @fernandocortez9179
      @fernandocortez9179 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wtf how tf did you nvm 😭😭

  • @popsicklestar
    @popsicklestar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2852

    “Improvising over the Ghostbusters theme for an hour” 😂

    • @Zahiimchen
      @Zahiimchen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Been there, done that. Not as fun.

    • @maisatanel
      @maisatanel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      th-cam.com/video/ynQsDFxTSU4/w-d-xo.html

    • @thegrallow2390
      @thegrallow2390 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@maisatanel i fucking knew it

    • @Yourbrotherjosh
      @Yourbrotherjosh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Bustin make me feel good

    • @valentinasanchez5757
      @valentinasanchez5757 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@maisatanel is that them ?

  • @goodsporting
    @goodsporting 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5979

    MGMT and Gorillaz are probably some of the best bands out there because of their experimental sounds and willingness to move away from their roots in recent years

    • @saffrith
      @saffrith 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      wanna sprite strawberry I love them both, a good band however to listen (quite different) is Arcade Fire. They also did a vid on my fave album from them “Funeral”

    • @psychedelicpiper999
      @psychedelicpiper999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @lizzy rosario True. Ask anyone who remembers me from elementary through high school. I used to be the biggest Gorillaz fanatic, and was turning everyone onto them. “Plastic Beach” and maybe “The Fall” were their last good albums, and even then, there was a noticeable drop in quality.
      Then enter “Humanz” with their autotune crap, and I was like Spongebob, “Aight, I’m headin‘ out”. Their unreleased songs that didn’t even end up on “G-Sides” and “D-Sides” are still leagues better than the stuff on their last 2 albums.
      Music is subjective, though, and to be honest, I can’t stand MGMT’s “Little Dark Age” either. Their second and third albums are their peak masterpieces. “Little Dark Age” is too much 80’s rehashing and trying to please the fans. Nothing innovative or new about it. Done before by many neopsych artists.

    • @arturorivera4156
      @arturorivera4156 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Porter and baltazar are the MGMT of Mexico 😁

    • @wuh-huw9950
      @wuh-huw9950 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      wanna sprite strawberry Cage The Elephant too

    • @superr_nerd7305
      @superr_nerd7305 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @lizzy rosario the gorillaz are far from a joke 😕 what are you talking about

  • @Jess-kr4ns
    @Jess-kr4ns 3 ปีที่แล้ว +779

    It's ironic that Little Dark Age has become so popular now then.

    • @TimTeboner
      @TimTeboner ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yup. Their most popular album since their debut dropped three days after this video was uploaded lol

  • @iljakerber9216
    @iljakerber9216 2 ปีที่แล้ว +349

    In 2018 MGMT released this: "Little Dark Age", their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Little Dark Age". A song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importantly of trends. It's also a personal statement about the band itself.

    • @yogendhaneshwar1277
      @yogendhaneshwar1277 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The song is like a riddle to me. English is not my first language. I like the song but what does it actually mean?

    • @atpdx
      @atpdx ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@yogendhaneshwar1277 Dark Ages is a period of time marked by economic, intellectual and cultural decline, so that but just on a smaller scale?

    • @BigVirgin
      @BigVirgin ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Their early work was a little too whack for my taste. But when Little Dark Age came out in 2018, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost

    • @rn1382
      @rn1382 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Patrick?

    • @elleesse4028
      @elleesse4028 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Come on, Ilja. There are a lot more important problems than MGMT to worry about. We have to end apartheid for one. And slow down the nuclear arms race, stop terrorism and world hunger. We have to provide food and shelter for the homeless, and oppose racial discrimination and promote civil rights, while also promoting equal rights for women. We have to encourage a return to traditional moral values. Most importantly, we have to promote general social concern and less materialism in young people.

  • @PoshJosey
    @PoshJosey 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2959

    I saw them at a festival and when they were playing their new stuff they said, "sorry you don't like our new music" 💀

    • @kalika528
      @kalika528 5 ปีที่แล้ว +535

      Josh Posey that’s actually really sad

    • @angelrai5993
      @angelrai5993 4 ปีที่แล้ว +374

      Little dark age is pretty good tho, I rate it

    • @edmilsonlennon2866
      @edmilsonlennon2866 4 ปีที่แล้ว +224

      They know Their songs is made for a certain kind of audience, not the general audience

    • @windomearle6644
      @windomearle6644 4 ปีที่แล้ว +131

      I feel veey much the opposite. Their new music is a huge step forward

    • @mikeexits
      @mikeexits 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      @@windomearle6644 Yeah, nothing is quite like anything they did after Oracular, but especially MGMT and LDA. I've never heard any albums I'd describe as "perfect" until I heard their self-titled and Little Dark Age, holy fucking mother of godly banana-containing chocolate bombs with sprinkles on top (how did I come up with this?), how did *humans* make those two albums? They are godly.
      (Update: I now feel similarly about Animal Collective. They are now my favorite)

  • @d13da14b
    @d13da14b 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1840

    Little Dark Age was the perfect album for MGMT. Finding that their sound is like a gothic/dark tame impala.

    • @boberikson1242
      @boberikson1242 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Agreeeed

    • @Laurent_08
      @Laurent_08 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Devin Dyquisto
      Their sound can change anytime, Congratulations was as great as Little Dark Age. And Oracular Spectacular was amazing too.

    • @mikeexits
      @mikeexits 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Laurent_08 Self-titled #1

    • @mikeexits
      @mikeexits 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I think Tame sounds totally different from MGMT honestly. MGMT is more freakish and unforgivingly psychedelic, which is why they are my favorite band ever. Self-titled album #1!

    • @DamnedGamers
      @DamnedGamers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mikeureko Try Animal Collective (Song Tongs to MPP are all good albums to try) if you’re looking for a band that goes even further into psychedelia.

  • @_Kbinks
    @_Kbinks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2866

    Lol “My Little Dark Age” is a big hit on Tik Tok right now

    • @ece-hr5fg
      @ece-hr5fg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      yeah, wild.

    • @samiae008
      @samiae008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +167

      tik tok helped me find that amazing song

    • @homevalueglass3809
      @homevalueglass3809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Yeah, my wife was on tick tock and I was like, "Hey, what song is that?". Then I looked it up and was like, "Oh it's the band that did the Kids song.

    • @b.l.o.o.d.m.o.s.e.s.
      @b.l.o.o.d.m.o.s.e.s. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      finally

    • @annamireault7513
      @annamireault7513 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      it actually helped me find this amazing song

  • @DATAN420
    @DATAN420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    "they improvised over the Ghostbusters theme for hours" has me dying

  • @Scoob505
    @Scoob505 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6098

    their new album.
    I s F U C K I N G G R E A T

    • @jf96jf
      @jf96jf 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      is it out?

    • @joeymatejcak2995
      @joeymatejcak2995 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      leaked a few days ago

    • @chriskeck3689
      @chriskeck3689 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Just downloaded it. Can't wait. Going to listen now

    • @rvriazr
      @rvriazr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Katzen König you do know that me and michael isn't actually a cover and that was just the video, right?

    • @Slashycent
      @Slashycent 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Katzen König "When you die" is about a guy with an insecurity issue that he wants to hide under the attitude of being evil and mean, but the conclusion is that in the end nothing matters when you die. It also has nice trippy sound to it, I had to listen to it multiple times to get warm with it and now I love it, in my opinion it's not a "dumb" Song. LDA is amazing, Hand it over is calm political statement with a nice 70's Touch and "Me and Michael" is a joke song that, along with the video, is satire of MGMT's career and their former aversion of creating catchy pop songs. Btw it has always been their song, they let the asian band perform it to jokefully pretend that they stole it. There are flaws, nothing's perfect, but they are not as superficial as the ones you pointed out.

  • @user-tk9uk4ln2t
    @user-tk9uk4ln2t 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1729

    Actually I discovered them by Little Dark Age and it’s just perfect.

    • @Squimba
      @Squimba 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Same like of course I knew the other songs but I really started to enjoy the band after I found little dark age

    • @iturriso
      @iturriso 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me too! 🙋

    • @VSVPxJOHAN
      @VSVPxJOHAN 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aeong Bread exactly

    • @ZwienerZ
      @ZwienerZ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Were you living under a rock? Or just too cool?

    • @mikeexits
      @mikeexits 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@ZwienerZ How rude, comments like this are cancer. Please stop being mean to people, thank you. Goodbye. Have a nice life. Thank you. You're welcome. Peace.

  • @Sahidable
    @Sahidable 4 ปีที่แล้ว +337

    I actually really enjoyed "Me and Michael" when it came out a lil while back. It could've blown up if they played on mainstream radio

    • @MLDGM
      @MLDGM 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Great song, my favourite from them

    • @khae6014
      @khae6014 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      mine toooooo

    • @mari-iw6gj
      @mari-iw6gj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i love me and michael

    • @carpanojr
      @carpanojr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I like to think that song is a love letter from Dwight to Michael

    • @michaelmeyer981
      @michaelmeyer981 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like it too

  • @H2daIzzo69
    @H2daIzzo69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +324

    My little dark age literally changed my life. Playing the music in quiet literally was my darkest age in my life to date

    • @reclusiarchgrimaldus1269
      @reclusiarchgrimaldus1269 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Are you doing alright?

    • @abiyyupanggalih854
      @abiyyupanggalih854 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      okay

    • @H2daIzzo69
      @H2daIzzo69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269 I'm doing a lot better and actually accomplishing a lot of my own goals I have thank you for asking

    • @Serpent947
      @Serpent947 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      My little dark age is my depression anthem

  • @AshlenSmith
    @AshlenSmith 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1403

    When I saw mgmt they straight up said “we can’t wait to leave”

    • @carmencorp2167
      @carmencorp2167 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Ashlen Smith was the crowd terrible?

    • @jackreacher4297
      @jackreacher4297 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      No mgmt is horrible

    • @nihilisticbarbie
      @nihilisticbarbie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Damn I felt that

    • @ashhcatchemall
      @ashhcatchemall 4 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      I would have cheered them on. Their fan base is horrible lol

    • @voteZDLR
      @voteZDLR 4 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      It reminds me of the success of Nirvana in a weird way. Bear with me. I don't think Kurt Cobain or anybody really who ever gets just a tidal wave of nothing but success, money and critical acclaim and it happens like literally overnight ever truly expects that to happen. Eventually you become a slave to your own success. And it's also very likely that by the time they realized what they had truly signed up for with a major record deal, suddenly it doesn't matter if you feel like performing or traveling anymore. Suddenly it doesn't matter if you don't feel like playing a certain song, or acting like you enjoy it. Kurt Cobain and Nirvana, they never intended to get as famous as they did and I feel like that's the same thing with MGMT. Sometimes it just happens that way and then next thing you know you aren't in control of your lives or career anymore and I can only imagine the pressure they must feel. And this entire idea they wrote some of the best pop songs of the last decade "as a joke" is something that would be lost on 90% of their fans who can't imagine they did THAT on accident.

  • @XFry333X
    @XFry333X 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1830

    MGMT is what happens when you meme too hard

    • @mikeexits
      @mikeexits 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      And the memers happen to also be skilled musicians and awesome (in the literal, original sense of the word) artists.

    • @callmeishmael5742
      @callmeishmael5742 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@mikeexits Magnificent Musicians And Awesome Artists

    • @jorgepeterbarton
      @jorgepeterbarton 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Whilst listening to Flaming Lips

    • @guideness6601
      @guideness6601 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Check out
      Quiet Soul by The Impures
      Is a good song :))))

    • @pectoralis1565
      @pectoralis1565 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So they are Dogecoin

  • @paintballer7171986
    @paintballer7171986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2374

    Tiktok: hold my beer, about to bring the boys back......

    • @chuckmoney2638
      @chuckmoney2638 3 ปีที่แล้ว +159

      I hate that LDA is a tiktok song. I've been listening to this album since it's release and when I'm on aux my homie's like "You got this from tiktok right?" As if 2020 couldn't get any worse.

    • @cameronoviatt9403
      @cameronoviatt9403 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      @@chuckmoney2638 no its a good thing tho

    • @RuxLauraNae
      @RuxLauraNae 3 ปีที่แล้ว +169

      @@chuckmoney2638 there is nothing wrong with people finding songs through tiktok, it is actually one of the good things it brings. internet and apps are creating a new reality, and in every decade there was something that created a new reality and so on. it is the world going round and round, we cannot just keep things as we knew them, just because we knew them... i am a metalhead, i do not particularly listen to MGMT on repeat... but i went on instagram, on reels, and this song would keep coming up (i do not use tiktok). it sounded like some 80s goth song, something like The Cure, but not quite, looked it up and i keep listening to it, i love it (i am about to discover the rest of the album).

    • @finestcustard5647
      @finestcustard5647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@RuxLauraNae the rest of the album is so amazing I hope you like/liked it!

    • @iqons350
      @iqons350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@RuxLauraNae no it's cringe to have someone tell you that ur music taste is based off tiktok

  • @PhoenixRiseinFlame
    @PhoenixRiseinFlame 2 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Honestly, in my opinion, the song “Of Moon, Birds, and Monsters” is one of their best songs. The music in that song is absolutely incredible and very underrated.

    • @Keddaj714
      @Keddaj714 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Been loving that song a lot recently

    • @LAZYS0D
      @LAZYS0D ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Something about “pieces of what”really moves me, grabs at the heartstrings

    • @ashleybailey5513
      @ashleybailey5513 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      N alien days

    • @MrMattaiusify
      @MrMattaiusify 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s often cited as the magnum opus of oracular by the fans

  • @kurama7981
    @kurama7981 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1265

    Little Dark Age was a masterpiece 🔥⚡

  • @magickal_kelli6195
    @magickal_kelli6195 6 ปีที่แล้ว +999

    They don't owe the world pop songs.

    • @mimimaria3
      @mimimaria3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      yeah but pop music is great

    • @1ManNamedDan
      @1ManNamedDan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Fucking amen. Pop music is just artless crap to fill the silence left by uncreative people living boring same same lives while they shop around in sterile air conditioned environments for soulless plastic crap everybody else already owns. It does not teach, inspire, move nor does it stand the test of time.

    • @chewableification
      @chewableification 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes they do

    • @aaroozz
      @aaroozz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      but they need money

    • @Helaw0lf
      @Helaw0lf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Fuck yeah they do not. The fans owe it to themselves to push the envelope and break out of molds already formed.

  • @dm6068
    @dm6068 3 ปีที่แล้ว +457

    This is why I’m happy little dark age is doing so well

  • @fight8the8feeling8
    @fight8the8feeling8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    MGMT really just re-entered mainstream success again and I love it, “Kids” is really one of those songs that almost makes me cry as it has very sentimental values.
    Love MGMT.

  • @dorigochs
    @dorigochs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4012

    MGMT, Gorillaz and Tame Impala literally saved my life. I'm gonna stick with them till the end of times

    • @atotallyrandomperson3889
      @atotallyrandomperson3889 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Same

    • @vendelaknoll1396
      @vendelaknoll1396 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Same

    • @laylajansevanrensburg3947
      @laylajansevanrensburg3947 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Same

    • @elakeyy
      @elakeyy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      tame impala is the sole reason why i am still on this planet.

    • @billm8453
      @billm8453 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @@elakeyy listen to the band Pond. They share their drummer with Tame Impala and I like their sound a lot more.

  • @paranoid_virgo1738
    @paranoid_virgo1738 5 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    Mgmt is the type of band to listen to at 2 am driving home from Disney when you’re 8 years old and the street lights occasionally light up the back seat and you pretend to be asleep so that when you get home your dad will carry you to your bed bc even at the age of 8 that is comforting and you don’t wanna leave that part of your childhood. Thanks for coming to my ted talk

    • @molemo7215
      @molemo7215 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Love this

    • @Wormfarminc
      @Wormfarminc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Scarily accurate thank you

    • @jaykelley103
      @jaykelley103 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow that was weirdly specific lol. But yeah mgmt is mad cool

  • @invadr_zim6241
    @invadr_zim6241 3 ปีที่แล้ว +670

    I was at a festival in San marcos and it was so true what he's saying. Everyone there were only there for the big 3. As soon as 2 of those songs were played and they started with other songs from the newer albums everyone started walking to the other stage for cage the elephant. It was extremely disrespectful in my opinion. The people didn't even give there new music a chance. It was sad for them to be like ok we'll play the song kids and most started to come back. It was also sad to see that most of them were literally there for those few songs and not the band. I stayed for the whole show and still worked my way into front row of the next stage where Cage the Elephant was playing. Even though Cage the Elephant are really popular and one of my favorite bands so was MGMT. It shocked me to see all those people leave so early just because they weren't playing they're final big hit Kids. You could tell it upset the band and rightfully so imo I was irritated as well.

    • @dfdfdgggjhjjh5081
      @dfdfdgggjhjjh5081 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Yeah but imagine a chef making food that few people actually want, when they could be making food that people do want. I wouldn't feel bad for the chef when people don't want to eat his food.

    • @clerene1769
      @clerene1769 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@dfdfdgggjhjjh5081 I think it’s just abt creativity and being true to themselves is what makes them sad that no one is enjoying their true music. A person who loves to bake isn’t going to just cook bc most people like it(unless all they want is money), what they really love is to bake so they will and maybe they’ll compromise just like the band with LDA

    • @dfdfdgggjhjjh5081
      @dfdfdgggjhjjh5081 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@clerene1769 What if every artist did this? Every film director. Every musician. Every chef. Every author. If they just made stuff that people don't like when they have the talent to make things people do like. If Michaelangelo instead of painting the sistine chapel decided to just tape bananas all over the ceiling.

    • @lilahrodriguez2847
      @lilahrodriguez2847 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@dfdfdgggjhjjh5081 I think the point tho this that they’re making music they genuinely wanted to make and suddenly so many people bailed on them because it wasn’t the three songs. Personally I like all of their albums and I think that they showed their talent in their creativity with it, it would be pathetic to make art purely based on what everyone wants instead of what the actual artist wanted don’t you think? Michelangelo wanted to make those paintings too so-

    • @dfdfdgggjhjjh5081
      @dfdfdgggjhjjh5081 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lilahrodriguez2847 I think it is much more selfless and rewarding to the world for artists to make things that people like. MGMT showed with their first album that they have that ability at a very high level. They could have created a dozen more hits that people loved instead of just the big three, if they wanted to.

  • @ohokau1104
    @ohokau1104 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    I actually found MGMT through Little Dark Age. I know of the other songs but I never connected them to MGMT. I suppose the band might be looking for an actual following of loyal fans instead of being a fad in the music industry

  • @audiofunkdialect
    @audiofunkdialect 4 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    Having creative freedom is everything for an artist.

  • @supremo6415
    @supremo6415 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2534

    In other words;
    They didn't sell their soul to the devil.

    • @lezenfilms
      @lezenfilms 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Supremo the handshake's stuck on the tip of my tongue... Tastes like death but it looks like fun

    • @oyahthefirst
      @oyahthefirst 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Ionno. The new album seems to infer that direction.

    • @stevenhaas9622
      @stevenhaas9622 6 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Well they did sign with columbia. they did agree to re-release those prior songs. They sold their soul. Now their just rich enough to not have to give a fuck.

    • @shandrokk5566
      @shandrokk5566 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      "I hope I die before I get sold"

    • @Imabeatyouman
      @Imabeatyouman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Supremo you never sell your soul do the devil, that’s the ignorant Christian view of things.

  • @generalstreetlight8990
    @generalstreetlight8990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    I grew up with my dad listening to classics like “kids,”, “time to pretend”, “electric feel”. Now he’s passed away I listen to them and it reminds me of the past

    • @misanthropicservitorofmars2116
      @misanthropicservitorofmars2116 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Bro, how old are you and how old was your dad? That’s whacky. I’m only 24, but hearing someone say “I grew up with Kids” was really trippy,

    • @nevoobrazimiy
      @nevoobrazimiy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@misanthropicservitorofmars2116 Why so? Parents certainly may be the ones who give you basic coordinates from where you will start growing your own taste in music - most likely even unintentionally. That's how it turned up for me and it's all from very tender age :)

    • @misanthropicservitorofmars2116
      @misanthropicservitorofmars2116 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@nevoobrazimiy because it makes me feel old af. I was in like middle school or early highschool when MGMT came out.

    • @6BURG9
      @6BURG9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@misanthropicservitorofmars2116 maybe their dad was an older fellow who happened appreciated indie pop of the late 2000s

    • @gavingraham5647
      @gavingraham5647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What the fuck? How old are you?

  • @paulinevolgodina9095
    @paulinevolgodina9095 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    As someone who was always an mgmt fan long after oracular spectacular's release, I'm glad that they are getting more recognition after the song Little Dark Age was popularized recently. I hope the songs Me and Micheal & When you Die reach the same level of fame since they're my personal favorites from the album.

    • @b4ssfunk3d
      @b4ssfunk3d 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hand it Over and Little Dark Age are my favorites. The flanger and filtering added at the end of the song really sets it apart.

  • @agdgdgwngo
    @agdgdgwngo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +402

    I gotta say its kinda insulting how overlooked Congratulations is. Really a great album, its just that the style wasn't as popular. Very focused concise, trippy and fun album, I particularly love Siberian Breaks.

    • @themightythor1160
      @themightythor1160 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It’s phenomenal!

    • @mayajunor-sheppard2715
      @mayajunor-sheppard2715 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      flash delirium is my personal fave :)

    • @ahhhhhlive
      @ahhhhhlive 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Congratulations is a masterpiece. The entire album gives me chills every song. That particular song I could listen to 20 times a day and not get sick of it. It's too good.

    • @experiencedoptimist6548
      @experiencedoptimist6548 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      MGMT is a band that is ahead of their time and people are going rejoice in their creativity when the next hipster movement comes along and spread it through the masses.

    • @phunkboxx
      @phunkboxx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I really like hot love drama and boogie down

  • @OhHeyItsMattyD
    @OhHeyItsMattyD 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1305

    Weekend wars is a good one. A lot of people don't seem to know it in my experience

    • @aven.r
      @aven.r 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Agreed. underrated song from that album

    • @liamvandeseijp6901
      @liamvandeseijp6901 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Highly underrated. Even if i didn’t exactly like the ending, it definitely sounds very unique, definitely out of the ordinary. Tbh, one of my favorites from Oracular, along with Pieces of What.

    • @rougeneon1997
      @rougeneon1997 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed

    • @ethandean2915
      @ethandean2915 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Oracular Spectacular was solid gold, Weekend Wars was great. Of Moons Birds and Monsters and The Handshake were pretty sick too.

    • @liamvandeseijp6901
      @liamvandeseijp6901 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ethan Dean agreed. Weekend Wars and The Handshake are probably my favorite songs of the album. The endings of both could have been better, but they were still great songs nonetheless

  • @strawberryfrogforever
    @strawberryfrogforever 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Congratulations one of my favorite albums of all time. A high school kid just diving into psychadelic music, the album was a huge curve ball. Does pay to listen to it all front-to-back

  • @PlasmaStickMan
    @PlasmaStickMan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +728

    Siberian Breaks is one of the greatest Psychedelic Rock songs of all time.

  • @BadBoyBrilo
    @BadBoyBrilo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2437

    Electric Feel is one of the greatest songs ever

    • @lemonke8132
      @lemonke8132 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      BadBoyBrilo46 no

    • @menkros1
      @menkros1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      It isn't

    • @MISSJONASFOREVER2
      @MISSJONASFOREVER2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      please stop

    • @mikeplurple4942
      @mikeplurple4942 5 ปีที่แล้ว +185

      Goldn Haze "please stop"? It's just an opinion leave him be.

    • @MooBerry2009
      @MooBerry2009 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yesssss!!!

  • @JesusMagicPanties
    @JesusMagicPanties 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I am almost 60 and I am glad that the flower power tradition is not dying among the young as it still apparently has something living and important to say to the world.

  • @aniduverge8156
    @aniduverge8156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Flash Delirium SLAPS! Also they're just overall one of my favorite bands. I've listened to When You Die a lot more than I want to admit. I can't wait to see what they do next.

  • @normanflossinballs2886
    @normanflossinballs2886 5 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    As a lifelong fan, this was super informative and interesting. No clickbait terminology in the title, filler content, any of that crap that keeps me off youtube. So, thanks dude!

  • @irkz6690
    @irkz6690 6 ปีที่แล้ว +324

    Their music is so different than pop. Im a metal fan, But their music was really beyond words. I love it

    • @heroesofruin27
      @heroesofruin27 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same I listen to deathcore but still love mgmt!!

    • @chenanigans
      @chenanigans 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Exactly. That's why I don't get how it was supposed to be like a parody of Pop. I was a fan because they sounded so different than anything Pop at the time!

    • @ThyEJ
      @ThyEJ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@heroesofruin27 fellow metal head

  • @Y2KMosh
    @Y2KMosh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    As a guy born in 1997 this type of music reminds me of my hipster days back in 2008- 2014 I would just vibe and dance with my friends. Good times wish I could go back.

  • @Rodness28
    @Rodness28 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Writer: How many songs there are in your new album?
    MGMT: Ten.
    Writer: And how many of them are good?
    MGMT: About three or four.
    =
    I always liked the sincerity in that answer.

    • @professormacdeezy
      @professormacdeezy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      i tend to agree. usually about 3 to 4 classics and a couple
      interesting nothing wrong aith that

  • @Veraux
    @Veraux 4 ปีที่แล้ว +634

    So basically they just stopped being ironic?

    • @milanklaui5158
      @milanklaui5158 4 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      I feel like mgmt will never stop being ironic

  • @EB-coffee
    @EB-coffee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +340

    “Siberian Breaks” is on my list of top tier songs.

    • @amavasya5884
      @amavasya5884 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Enrique Berrios you're a good man, Enrique

    • @aurelie2215
      @aurelie2215 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Un classique.

    • @AdorableBunyips
      @AdorableBunyips 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yuuus Siberian Breaks is amazing

    • @aliya472
      @aliya472 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hell yes

    • @thekingdude6865
      @thekingdude6865 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes yes yes

  • @WinkyMcWinkerson
    @WinkyMcWinkerson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Congratulations was one of those rare events where the follow up album was amazing and far exceeding the first release when the first release was a huge hit.

  • @8-ballfracture437
    @8-ballfracture437 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i got into their music literally a few days ago from my friend recommending little dark age, i loved the song and now love all of their songs that i've listened to so far, i hope they keep making music because i'll definetely keep supporting them!

  • @atomic.r6
    @atomic.r6 5 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    you can tell that mgmt "returned to their roots" with the sound of the new album not necessarily being more radio friendly but sounding a lot like the 80s (im talking talking heads vibes)

    • @mikeexits
      @mikeexits 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think LDA is more of a mashup of all 3. It has the catchiness of Oracular mixed with the wonky/haunted vibes of Congrats mixed with the unforgivably intense psychedelia and jaw-droppingly astounding sound design and experimentation of their self-titled. Personally I prefer self-titled juuust a little bit, but LDA is also a masterpiece. No other album tops those 2 to me.

  • @mikeray2371
    @mikeray2371 6 ปีที่แล้ว +372

    I used be so obsessed with all of their music. It's Still great.

    • @randomdude189
      @randomdude189 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mike Ray they have 2 good songs

    • @konway17
      @konway17 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Katzen König their new album is great what are you even talking about. Their first album is still their most overrated album ever, congratulations was way better than oracular spectacular

    • @spcfl1461
      @spcfl1461 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      King Aesthetic Thank you sir. You know what’s up with this band.

    • @randomdude189
      @randomdude189 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Antonio Holley yeah they have 2 good songs and a bunch of poser Urban outfitter trust fund baby trash fans who try to justify the rest of their music...

    • @s.peanutbuterson6733
      @s.peanutbuterson6733 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Random Dude your opinion is trash

  • @neilpneilp
    @neilpneilp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Little dark age is so viral on TikTok right now it's revitalized the band in a huge way

  • @thenotoriusg
    @thenotoriusg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I think it shows how successful their latest album was because I literally only know them by that album and whilst I've heard time to pretend I have never actually listened to kids properly and I've literally never even heard of that other one.

  • @sneak90
    @sneak90 6 ปีที่แล้ว +732

    supporting in any direction they take us.

    • @PaulaMurta
      @PaulaMurta 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      sneak90 Yes!!!

    • @satchmo1991
      @satchmo1991 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Right? I absolutely loved their first three albums! It sounded like a couple of friends making music they wanted to make, and I love every second of it. I can't wait to hear LDA.

    • @xWordsToLiveByx
      @xWordsToLiveByx 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice picture ;)

    • @mattbelinski7760
      @mattbelinski7760 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's not on it

  • @cradt
    @cradt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +273

    I can remember eating a m&m cookie while listening to one of these songs

  • @gutierrezaguilarianalberto4186
    @gutierrezaguilarianalberto4186 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude, this is one of the best videos you ever made, I come back every once in a while to watch it again. Pure genius here. You should do a follow up. Love your channel :)

  • @custard-scream
    @custard-scream 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    oh my god where have you been all my life middle 8, you’re literally so cool, subbed to you literally after watching 2 of your videos that are 8 minutes! love you

  • @jamesmcnaughton9939
    @jamesmcnaughton9939 5 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    i wish i could just accidentally and ironically make three of the most iconic songs of the 2000s

  • @lh2738
    @lh2738 6 ปีที่แล้ว +395

    I loved "Little Dark Age". Even more than "Kids" or "Electric Feel".

    • @jessgads
      @jessgads 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same. I listened to it on repeat for idk how long when I first heard it

    • @aedanohara6080
      @aedanohara6080 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You’re insane but it was pretty good

    • @adrians380
      @adrians380 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hate to say this, but I agree 100% 🙀

    • @i_dont_know_who_i_am69
      @i_dont_know_who_i_am69 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      L H this is an unpopular opinion, but I totally agree. Though for me maybe it's just because I've listened to Kids and Electric Feels hundreds of times, lol.

    • @tony6666
      @tony6666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      L H Nothing to me can beat Electric Feel, but it beats Kids by a lot. I don't think Kids is an interesting or great song

  • @thedreamisreall
    @thedreamisreall 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Weekend Wars was the first MGMT song I heard and to date is still my favorite.

    • @stevenfilmaker1900
      @stevenfilmaker1900 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's probably my favorite song

    • @ketchuppacket2837
      @ketchuppacket2837 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same tho I haven't listened to a lot of their songs yet

  • @hersheybarber9094
    @hersheybarber9094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Little Dark Age is their best album since Oracular Spectacular imo

    • @marklunny
      @marklunny 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Congratulations???

    • @iamsomething4316
      @iamsomething4316 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You forgot about Congratulations

  • @Crisby24
    @Crisby24 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    "When you die" is by far my favorite of their songs

  • @amandar3598
    @amandar3598 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    MGMT has no idea how they have influenced my life and it’s in very silly ways. Love them so much

  • @moozartney
    @moozartney 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Congratulations is one of the greatest albums I've ever heard. I don't understand how people were confused about it.

    • @23lFrench
      @23lFrench ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Glad I’m not the only one, it’s easily in my top 5 albums of all time. It’s a masterpiece and not many people seem to realise it.

    • @Itsyrm8
      @Itsyrm8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Understand the sad reality, u have 6 likes so far, where the I WAS TRIPPING DUUUDE WITH ELECTRIC FEEL BROOO MY EGO DIED DUDE type of comment gets 1,6k
      As if likes are of any point, but u get the picture

  • @holloify_tensa_zangetsu
    @holloify_tensa_zangetsu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am a recovering addict, in 2018 I went back to heroin. One day I listened to time to pretend and was loving it. Then I started listening the whole album. This album SAVED me and my soul, future reflections is the song that I heard and kept playing it over and over that day I quit my job to go to rehab. MGMT

    • @thoroughbred2741
      @thoroughbred2741 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also, one of many myself a recovering addict ..and drummer...battling dope, 6 months right now. The urban black and Spanish drug dealers are killing t he millennial and Gen z with targeted fentynal spiked opiates and pressed xanax.It is a white genocide targeting and affecting whites. Along with anti white media and normalization of silencing the true working class. MGMT is one of my favorite bands, but they are part of a manufactured class of poser bolshevists that are directly pushing cia backed psyops like BLM. BLM, ANTIFA, TRUMP, ETC.. ARE ALL DISTRACTIONS. The foreign occupied U.S. government must be dissolved. WORKD ECONOMIC FORUS OPERATIVES HUNG WITH PIANO WIRE. Otherwise, our grand daughters will be heroin addicted prostitutes.

  • @rougeneon1997
    @rougeneon1997 5 ปีที่แล้ว +326

    F*ckin love Little Dark Age

  • @E2EK1EL
    @E2EK1EL 5 ปีที่แล้ว +643

    They reminded me of empire of the sun

    • @Atlas65
      @Atlas65 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Hahahah. This is a joke, right?

    • @E2EK1EL
      @E2EK1EL 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      no

    • @Atlas65
      @Atlas65 5 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      @@E2EK1EL Ok. I was asking because it is the other way around. Empire of the Sun were pretty much copying MGMT style, the look their sound etc. At least draw very much influence from them. So Empire of the Sun Remind of MGMT. .. Therefore i thought you were genuinely joking. I was not taking a piss.

    • @E2EK1EL
      @E2EK1EL 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      ok then ,idc who's copying who now.i love them both

    • @ifwecouldvote
      @ifwecouldvote 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      empire came out after mgmt and were clearly riding the wave of their popularity or at least the popularity of the synthpop resurrection

  • @evanpb
    @evanpb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    If anyone has seen MGMT live, you'd know why they want to alienate themselves from their audience. The people who go to their shows fucking SUCK. People like me, who are genuine fans who just want to go and enjoy their music, get shoved and pushed around by frat bros acting like they own the place, who scream "PLAY KIDS" over and over again, even over the music as they beautifully play their better songs. I remember having a bucket list item checked off as I was finally witnessing the glory of Siberian Breaks live, only to have that moment ruined by a douchebag next to me threatening to punch me in the face because I happened to physically exist in the space next to him (btw I was there first, we got there an hour beforehand and this dude just tried to muscle his way to the front 5 minutes before the show).
    I genuinely think MGMT will continue to get more and more obscure until they've finally shaken themselves free from the army of douchebags that insist they play Kids at every show.

    • @JJuhu
      @JJuhu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ^this

    • @ritz3497
      @ritz3497 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      dude i hope so, i want to see them so bad but im so worried that the ratio of people who are actually interested to those who want to hear like one or two songs is still so unbalanced, especially since TikTok make Electric Feel and LDA popular popular again yk. BUT they're making new music so if / when they go on tour again its to a crowd of fans, not of pushy assholes (and im sorry you got threatened i would literally be so fucking upset, i hope the rest of the show went well at least)

    • @Diesel0807
      @Diesel0807 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah well they totally suck live,,, good players they aren't

    • @thunderpooch
      @thunderpooch 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Frat boys the world over need to die of very painful cancer. Mosquitos and frat boys are missed by no one when they breathe their last breath.

    • @frederickdavidson270
      @frederickdavidson270 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Are you Wojak brought to life?

  • @chikpeaa
    @chikpeaa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    little dark age is such a good song

  • @juanperegrina6236
    @juanperegrina6236 6 ปีที่แล้ว +517

    ME AND MICHAEL

    • @Middle8
      @Middle8  6 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Solid as they come

    • @juanperegrina6236
      @juanperegrina6236 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you for putting out amazing content !! Excited for more videos. Some of my suggestions would be, The Garden, Ty Segall, Current Joys, Gorillaz, SWMRS, Metronomy, The Drums !

    • @poppypopper7123
      @poppypopper7123 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      This song is "Plenty of girls in the sea" generic. Hideous

    • @janeswurld
      @janeswurld 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This song reminds me of the 80s :) cracks at the club x)

    • @rachi7629
      @rachi7629 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@poppypopper7123 this song is awesome but you really need to hear it with the videoclip

  • @metroscene
    @metroscene 6 ปีที่แล้ว +717

    Video synopsis: MGMT are diehard hipsters

    • @ProximaCentauri88
      @ProximaCentauri88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      gur0chan
      It's unfair to call them hispters just because they seem to refuse to FOLLOW the direction of today's mainstream music (that post - Lady Gaga sound) which almost every pop artist now does including Coldplay.
      Don't forget REAL MUSICIANS are ARTISTS, not "products".

    • @ProximaCentauri88
      @ProximaCentauri88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Novi
      Booh... That's your definition of a hipster? I don't even get why people are over-using the word hipster to associate it to everything THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND. lol

    • @Tom_-
      @Tom_- 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah, I've kinda lost respect for them for having this shitty attitude tbh

    • @satibel
      @satibel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ProximaCentauri88 even though the original meaning of hipster comes from someone being hip and being interested in the lastest trends, it's now used to categorize someone anti-mainstream.
      it's often associated with flannel-wearing soy-drinking bearded men who claim stuff is too mainstream and stuff like that.
      and "REAL MUSICIANS are ARTISTS, not "products"." does sound really hipster.

    • @arandajose20
      @arandajose20 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@ProximaCentauri88 "refuse to follow the direction of today's mainstream music" the problem with this is that they just end up being a product/stereotype of a different group and claim they are unique. It's the same issue with the emo kids I went to high school with in the mid to late 2000's. They were non-conformist and hated what was popular but they all wore the same dark clothes, had the same haircut (you know which one I'm talking about, I don't even need to describe lol), they watched every early Tim Burton movie, and Welcome to the Black Parade is the best song of all time. Not only is it pretentious and transparent, but it ends up going so far the other direction it becomes more absurd than what they are mocking.

  • @myxomatosis455
    @myxomatosis455 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    When I was in high school I constantly listened to the entirety of oracular spectacular on a weekly basis. Loved every song on that album.

  • @sam04019491
    @sam04019491 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a brilliant video essay. Cannot fault it at all. A+ from me.

  • @lawendt
    @lawendt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    wow, it's strange to hear that people dislike congratulations and the self-titled album because i love all of them.

    • @psychedelicpiper999
      @psychedelicpiper999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Those 2 are their best for me. Psychedelic masterpieces.

    • @niftythegoblin
      @niftythegoblin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same?? Like they were so good and so true, it's hard to believe they tanked

  • @cruelcimmcia859
    @cruelcimmcia859 4 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    when you can see sounds as colors and flavors then mgmt is the best.

    • @brandonwilson7371
      @brandonwilson7371 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lessley Lechuga i feel you

    • @tylerthompson1842
      @tylerthompson1842 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      All the colors of the rainbow make brown 💩

    • @mrhellothere4143
      @mrhellothere4143 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      YUP same with Gorillaz, Tame Impala, Radiohead, they all have really colorful music for some reason

    • @AdamBorseti
      @AdamBorseti 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You got that "synethesia"?

    • @mrhellothere4143
      @mrhellothere4143 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AdamBorseti my cat just walked up to me and spit right in my eye

  • @will9527
    @will9527 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude your vid mixed with the song gave me goosebumps great job

  • @Wills4gottenbday
    @Wills4gottenbday 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Weekend wars is also amazing

  • @GameScoreFanfare
    @GameScoreFanfare 6 ปีที่แล้ว +759

    "Are you excited for MGMT's new album?"
    Well, I am now! Fantastic video dude.

    • @Middle8
      @Middle8  6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you!

    • @john1120
      @john1120 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Game Score Fanfare if you weren't previously excited before this video..I'm Doubting your a fan at all.

    • @muck_bagels
      @muck_bagels 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      downloaded the album after this video and its fucking great

    • @john1120
      @john1120 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Katzen König their first album was ok although they had no freedom..more freedom came on the second album congratulations and the third self titled album..those are my favorites this new album little dark age is put into that bracket of awesomeness.

    • @muck_bagels
      @muck_bagels 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Katzen König yea I went back and listened to all of their albums after this one and I honestly like the sound on LDA the best. When we die is a fucking jam

  • @cheezewizz
    @cheezewizz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +297

    I'm one of those people guilty of only listening to their hits and never really delving deeper into their discography, but this video really leans on the idea that bands have to make hits (and do it consistently) if they want to have and keep fans. The last few minutes of the video I was really just thinking "But are they enjoying it?" If they aren't enjoying the music they're making, they're making it for everybody else, it takes it away from them. I don't think it's fair to expect someone to craft hits specifically for fans that only want that kind of music if it means rejecting the things they are creatively drawn to and enjoy making. They're not alienating anyone by making the music they want to make, they're hoping to cater to the fans that understand their true style.

    • @Washanuga
      @Washanuga 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Did you actually watch the video? Everything you said was mentioned in the video.

    • @coleket8173
      @coleket8173 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Salutations 0_o Their songs will attract fans that become loyal to them. Niche artists aren’t uncommon nowadays, being praised for their exclusivity and local feel. This results in bands being a lot more organic, less willing to cater and pander to the masses but rather want to please themselves and their fans as a whole by doing what they love. A lot of these (I hate the word “indie”) alternative, less popular artists are starting to rise up and gain a more mainstream following.

  • @Jack-ro8ev
    @Jack-ro8ev 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    MGMTs self titled album is a strong contender for their best album. So many great songs

  • @fraverfraver1
    @fraverfraver1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey middle 8, this video made me (don't know how to better say it) understand music more, i loved the 3 hits but didn't know the story. And that is what i love even more than music. Again thanks

  • @thehighersociety7338
    @thehighersociety7338 5 ปีที่แล้ว +278

    You forgot weekend wars, the youth, and moons birds and monsters, those were the iconic 6 songs

    • @dariansleigh9492
      @dariansleigh9492 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @Your Mums HITACHI you are wrong

    • @fatabbot6
      @fatabbot6 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Weekend wars will always be my favorite MGMT song.

    • @ceetee110
      @ceetee110 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I think you just don't quite understand what "iconic" means in this sense. Are the songs you mentioned the 3 best on the album (alongside handshake)? Definitely. Is MGMT known for any of those? Nooooope

    • @thehighersociety7338
      @thehighersociety7338 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      BaBa BlueFly I don’t get what your trying to get at with your bad vibes you understand you look up there names and those songs come up right because there the most popular the most “iconic”

    • @thehighersociety7338
      @thehighersociety7338 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Why do people comment just to hate, all these people FILLED WITH THE HATE !

  • @doxophobiac
    @doxophobiac 6 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Congratulations is their best album.

    • @MikeSW
      @MikeSW 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ed Bate I've listened to that album hundreds of times and it still hasn't grown stale.

    • @EmeraldAquarium
      @EmeraldAquarium 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Congratulations is definitely my favourite, after listening to Oracular too much haha

    • @cici4175
      @cici4175 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was looking for this exact comment so I didn’t have to say it myself

    • @LuLzezRoflcopter
      @LuLzezRoflcopter 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Truth

    • @psychedelicpiper999
      @psychedelicpiper999 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's a tie for me between Congratulations and the self-titled.

  • @mariagomez-rn5jq
    @mariagomez-rn5jq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If I were your professor I’d give you 100% on this analysis! Lol great work, I really enjoyed it.

  • @acedenison
    @acedenison 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ‘Indie Rokkers’ is forever my JAM 👑

  • @ImOutsideTheBox
    @ImOutsideTheBox 5 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Poes law in effect. Don't do something ironically unless you're prepared for people to start surrounding you who enjoy it in earnest.

    • @Uppernorwood976
      @Uppernorwood976 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Booger Balls nah that's Goodwin's law. Too many laws...

  • @nu01
    @nu01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +323

    Me and michael is their BEST song. you can’t change my mind

    • @lorenzodang
      @lorenzodang 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      noura that’s fucking right,why no one mentioned this song

    • @tomasu5156
      @tomasu5156 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      W H E N Y O U D I E

    • @edmilsonlennon2866
      @edmilsonlennon2866 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Almost thought that song was about a gay relationship lol

    • @millerross90
      @millerross90 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's not gay if its about Michael Burnham?

    • @mikeexits
      @mikeexits 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I Love You Too, Death is their best song, you can't change my mind. Yes, we self-titled lovers exist. Self-titled #1!

  • @jangobaby6812
    @jangobaby6812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loved all the songs on 1st album!... going to get all albums now, just to go on their journey!

  • @butterpiecrust3520
    @butterpiecrust3520 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I honestly think that Siberian Breaks off of Congratulations is a downright masterpiece and it's a freaking shame that it doesn't get the love it deserves. It's such a masterful composition.
    Alien Days dropped at a pivotal point in my life and I still hold it very close to my heart.
    This is music made for feeling, thinking, emotional individuals, and I'd rather it be kept for those people than slaughtered on the radio.

  • @90Guandique
    @90Guandique 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    That song “Kids” plays at my job every single day.

    • @Ellie-jh5vn
      @Ellie-jh5vn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      What is your job

  • @OHHnoYOUdidntMAN
    @OHHnoYOUdidntMAN 6 ปีที่แล้ว +320

    I’d have to disagree with a part of this. You can still have catchy songs and completely delve into new sounds and go into new song structures and be completely experimental. Example: Tame Impala

    • @Middle8
      @Middle8  6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I definitely agree, I just don’t think MGMT gets that

    • @psychedelicpiper999
      @psychedelicpiper999 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Tame Impala never really was experimental, though. And "Currents" isn't experimental at all. I found it a torture to listen to the album twice the whole way through, because of how generic the song structures were. I agree with your comment, though, but the second and third MGMT albums are still technically pop. "Plenty of Girls in the Sea", anyone?

    • @benjaminperez6756
      @benjaminperez6756 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      lmaoing at tame impala being experimental

    • @spenserroxsox
      @spenserroxsox 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You spelled 'Zeppelin' wrong

    • @ProximaCentauri88
      @ProximaCentauri88 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      JustSomebody
      It's unfair to call them hispters just because they seem to refuse to FOLLOW the direction of today's mainstream music (that post - Lady Gaga sound) which almost every pop artist now does including Coldplay.
      Don't forget REAL MUSICIANS are ARTISTS, not "products".

  • @rockymtnsteeze1815
    @rockymtnsteeze1815 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Little Dark Age snuck by me and I did not even realize it was released until a few years later. It is now my favorite album of theirs. I love them.

  • @adventuretimeness222
    @adventuretimeness222 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The song congratulations changed my life. I’m glad they departed from the norm

  • @queen-lf7kf
    @queen-lf7kf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    i hate how everybody only knows kids and electric feel , their other songs are really fucking good :( ngl the songs helped me find this band ..

  • @joelymaegreally3403
    @joelymaegreally3403 6 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Siberian Breaks is their most beautiful song

    • @higanbana_red1772
      @higanbana_red1772 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Joely Mae Greally Also their most underrated other than lady dadas nightmare which is literally the coolest opening ever.
      They would come on to stage during the screams only to reveal it was them making them.

    • @joelymaegreally3403
      @joelymaegreally3403 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Frederick Röders kids is great- but so is everything else they make and I wish people would listen & explore

    • @joeywindsor8907
      @joeywindsor8907 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Definitely the Magnum Opus of MGMT. It's crazy to me, that Oracular Spectacular gets ignored besides the 3 songs everyone knows. And 'Congratulations' isn't just their best album, it's a damn good prog psych rock record, period.

    • @halfwaydowntheroad
      @halfwaydowntheroad 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Joey Windsor Agreed. Congratulations, such a good album. Weekend Wars deserves more mentions and listens.

  • @advisorywarning
    @advisorywarning 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Congratulations is one of my favorite songs of all time. It’s gorgeous. especially the last lines “and lay down the quilt upon lawn, spread my arms and soak up congratulations”

  • @DeineMudda313313
    @DeineMudda313313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember not liking flash delirium on first listen, but after a few listens it turned into my favourite song. Great video.