JEVAN REED like in April, I remember going to look them up because they’re kinda a guilty pleasure for me even though I know they suck, and they were just g o n e
I really agree with Make America Psycho Again. Even when I was an annoyingly obsessed FOB fan, I thought a rap remix album was a cash grab and really unnecessary. Hearing the version of my favorite song on the album (The Kids Aren’t Alright) being butchered by Azaelia Banks was enough to lead me away.
Same story with me but for Jet Pack Blues. I love the original song, I love Fall Out Boy in general, and I love Big K.R.I.T. in general, and yet his version of that song was bad enough to turn me away from the whole thing.
That album is yet another prime example of how mainstream music is completely self-destructing in terms of quality. I didn’t always used to hate the mainstream but these past four years it has taken a severe nosedive across the board for all of its genres. Cardi B winning a Grammy as well for it just further showed how dumbed down and pathetic those awards shows are and have become because nobody in their right mind would’ve ever granted her an award when there were countless and I do mean, countless other deserving artists who weren’t even nominated who put in everything they had, their blood, sweat and tears to make Albums that were downright incredible only to not even be acknowledged because the mainstream want to push agendas as well as completely disregard a multitude of genres and artists because they don’t “fit” their own mass appeal. It’s a music awards show, objectively you should have critics and people who are going to play equal and actually represent all music as well as all artists and highlight music irrespective of genre or appeal that are true examples of making music that is powerful, breathtaking, pushes boundaries, pushes songwriting, creativity, expression and lyricism and actually defines music rather than be a minor footnote that people will move on and forget a year later after the “next biggest thing” takes over.
Not only that but Cardi B herself is problematic both as an artist and as a person. As an artist she’s simply a copy/paste of Nicki Minaj with an added flavour of “feminism” to make a shallow attempt at appeasing critics and the masses that she means something and is a positive role model despite making the same music that most female rap-pop artists have done for years and years now, it’s still the same, still empty and still trash. Secondly Cardi B as a person should be, by all means of this “MeToo” generation, locked up. She’s a proven criminal and abuser, she literally drugged and robbed men, a few have come forward that she raped them while they were under (one of them found a used condom in their room alongside having their stuff stolen.) As much as people try to play her up as some kind of icon, she is the worst type of person to even be an icon and most of her behaviour and record should be questioned because if it was a guy, their whole career would’ve been destroyed as is the case with so many in 2019. If we’re going to play those cards, she should get persecuted for that but because the victims were male, everyone allowed that to slide. That teaches young women so many wrong things, it’s disgusting. Cardi B herself is just a talentless skank who is churned out on the same assembly line to make singles with mass appeal, that are catchy so people listen to them over and over until they are sick of them and they forget them. Her music is weak, heck at least Nicki Minaj tried to add some form of substance in her PinkPrint era, I guess by those standards she should be drowning in Grammy Awards over that. *Sighs* Sometimes I get brain aneurysm’s wondering how we even got to this level.
Jon in 2019: "I'm never going out of my way to listen to Limp Bizkit ever" Jon in 2021: *gives a Limp Bizkit album a higher score than albums by Lorde, Coldplay, Kacey Musgraves and the same score as The Killers*
I remember I went to warped tour in 2012 in Toronto and I was waiting by one of the stages for Yellowcard to come on. While waiting, Blood on The DanceFloor came on the stage next to us. I had never heard of them before so I didn't think anything of it, but the singer was practically fondling himself on stage, screaming things like "I have a boner" while the audience was filled with young girls. Others who were waiting for yellowcard with us were are also disgusted and started screaming "get off the stage" to him. Normally I'm not about people screaming stuff like that but in that case, I think it was justified.
The things that come to light about the freaking guy…it’s very disturbing and disgusting that he’s still out there in the free world. Dude’s a real bonifide creepy perverse piece of work. Glad I was never a Blood on The Dancefloor fan.
I remember seeing Blood on the Dancefloor as one of the opening acts for a concert back in the early 2010s and it honestly made me consider never going to another concert again. Luckily they only played 2 songs though ang most of the crowd went to hang out in the lobby for their set too.
I totally understand Johns stance on Chinese democracy. Having bought the album on CD when it was new. It’s a good album but not a great one. And there are some really good songs on it. I still really enjoy Shacklers Revenge, which was my ringtone on my Motorola Razr back in the day. But in the grand scheme of things it’s not truly a GNR album. It’s really only one in name only. Due to Axl being the only original member
I love Limp Bizkit. I don’t care what anybody says. Their first three albums are really good and a sound of the times. Like it or not, Limp Bizkit was the biggest band in the world from 1999-2001 when Linkin Park dethroned them.
@@mr.selfdestruct5845 debut is good, the unquestionable truth or whatever it's called is good, gold cobra is meh, still sucks still sucks (I don't actually know, lol, I listened to it once and kept the singles)
Chinese Democracy is a great album with one of my favorite songs ever - There Was A Time - and it definitely doesn't sound anything like a bad Appetite for Destruction rehash - that even its detractors can agree on. Yet, it does make sense as a follow-up to the Illusions and I feel makes things clearer as to what Axl as aiming for. Definitely well worth a listen.
Your choice to not listen to Chinese Democracy is like my choosing not to watch Season 9 of Scrubs. Some things just ended well the first time around and don't need to be brought back for a revival. What's hilarious about Angelic 2 the Core is that no way in hell am I going to listen to that monstrosity, but I watched all 40+ minutes of theneedledrop eviscerating that album, and then later listened to the "Why I Hate This Album" podcast, which spent well over an hour making fun of it. That all adds up to longer than the runtime of the actual album. But the point-and-laugh comedy was time well spent.
Not rly a Zayn fan but tbh I really liked the style of Icarus Falls as background music, sure it wasn’t an “oh this is rly good ima listen” it’s more of a “oh this is cool ig” that worked well if you’re not paying full attention 🤷♂️
Just left a too long comment saying the same thing in so many words. I love that album, even though it's definitely flawed. It's one of those albums that no one can make anything like it even if they tried, certainly worth a listen
@@tylerbailey9329 old comment, but I just watched this video and decided to listen to a bit of Chinese democracy. these were the first 2 songs I listened to (as in the only comments I have listened to at the time of writing this comment) and I'm actually enjoying them.
before you comment on smthing "you think" you know about..you should at least spell the lead singer's name correctly. Choque you too you are both illiterate
Yeah i'm still haunted by Heartbreak on a Full Moon... i also actually bought Chinese Democracy when it came out, while its not the worst thing in the world I don't blame you for skipping out on it. A few shining moments doesn't make for a quality project
Look, even if you don't listen to the whole of Chinese Democracy, at least give the title track, Shaklers Revenge and Better a try - all of those are great songs from the album. They're different to usual Guns n Roses but they are still good
Limp Bizkit was as big as any Pop act going strong at the time. Their album, Significant Other was absolutely huge, so of course their follow-up was going to be mildly successful.
I first listened to Limp Bizkit as a kid and thought it was the coolest shit. Then I hit the puberty and didn't touch the band with a ten foot stick. Only 10+ years later I stumbled to their newer album and gave it a listen. It finally hit me that these guys can't possibly be serious. Their image is the most obnoxious possible on purpose. Once I got past that I actually liked what I heard. It's just some (very) stupid fun. Instrumentals are actually really good, the vibe and tone of their songs is pretty interesting and they do have some catchy stuff. If you don't believe that Limp Bizkit is just a joke, check out the band Black Light Burns. It's another band by Wes Borland (the guitarist of LB and the guy who has drawn their hideous album covers) and it kinda shows what he's capable with a bit more serious mindset. Anyone hating Limp Bizkit is just taking the troll bait.
the phrase "hotdog flavored water" just reminds me of when one of my coworkers put a hotdog in a cup of water and then put it outside in the middle of January and then a few hours later he had a block of ice with a hotdog in it. it was a slow day. so thanks limp bizkit for reminding me of that image.
Kinda funny that Jon mentioned Limp Bizkit. No, not because he said he wouldn't listen to Chocolate Starfish....but because they're headlining a festival in my country in July. And I have a running gag that I don't care about seeing them and 30 Seconds To Mars live. Who would want to listen to that Chris Brown album? Didn't like the guy in the 2000s, don't like him now.
Jon, I TRULY agree with your opinion on “Chinese Democracy”. I only heard one song and it sounded like a song you’d hear on shows like 90210 or Gossip Girl 😂😂😂😂😂
The albums I will never ever listen to: Cardi B's, Invasion of Privacy, Migos', Culture II, Lil Pump's, Harverd Dropout, Papa Roach's, Who Do You Trust?, any death metal album, and any album from a pop singer after 2016. Also, any type of albums from trap rappers that aren't City Morgue, Ghostemane, Scarlxrd, or Denzel Curry.
I like Death Metal, so I don't agree with not listening to that personally but other than that, this is spot on! I don't really like this whole trap rap thing but scarlxrd and ghostmane are actually good and I enjoy their music a lot! Also, I've recently been listening to a lot of Papa Roach but whenever a song from "Who do you trust?" came on, I skipped immediately. I just can't listen to that, I really don't enjoy the music on this record, but like most of the other records and songs.
My top 7: - The first 2 Bring Me The Horizon albums - Heartbreak On A Full Moon by Chris Brown - Angelic 2 the core by Corey Feldman - Invasion of privacy by Cardi B - any metalcore album - any screamo album - any Slipknot album
1. There IS good music with metalcore influences out there. A lot of metalcore sucks and is generic, but if you think no good metalcore exists you're just being ignorant and stubborn. 2. There is no genre called screamo. I personally listen to only a few bands with screamed vocals, and not very frequently. I am predominantly a listener of subgenres of hip-hop, alternative rock, and progressive rock these days, but I have listened to a LOT of different music, and MOST genres and subgenres have some good music to offer if you have an open mind.
I follow your content religiously. I learn a lot about music I know and music I never heard of. I have to admit I did sort of rage click the title because I saw Axl in the thumb. Guns was the reason I started listening to music in 1993 when I was 8. I feel like until Democracy was released that Guns were comparable to that one sports team people support but have no hope that they ever do anything spectacular that would bring them back to their glory days. As I clicked the video and waited for the ads to stop I did say out loud "ya know, he is probably going to make reference to Democracy, and I don't disagree". I did buy it when it came out because I will support any project they put out. I did listen to it......once. It has been shelved ever since. I didn't hate it but I wouldn't actively seek to listen to it again. Thanks for all you do with giving your views on current and past music. I will always remain a fan.
Yeah, Im a bit older and can confirm, when chocolate starfish dropped, that is where things started to go wrong in music in many ways. Not all of it, but a LARGE portion went south real fast.
@ScuseMeCouldYouPleaseLeave? there is 2 versions of that song on the album the air raid vehicle version which is the one everybody knows and the urban assault vehicle version which has DMX Method man and Red Man
I like it too, but wonder if i heard it for the first time this year, whether my opinion would be the same? Nu metal was definitely a music fad that i look back on with nostalgia.
I’m onboard with your icebreaker. HUGE Guns N’ Roses fan, have NEVER listened to anything after the Use Your Illusion albums. I prefer to remember them at their peak, and can’t bring myself to even try and listen to Chinese Democracy.
Chinese Democracy holds my favourite Guns N Roses song "Prostitute" which feels like a direct continuation of the Del James saga (Don't Cry, November Rain, Estranged, Don't Cry Alternate Lyrics). As well as amazing tracks such as Street of Dreams, IRS, and the mighty Madagascar. It's a mixed bag but not worthless by any means necessary, and holds some of their best written material.
I’ve listened to Chinese Democracy and it’s not anyway near of a train wreck of an album that I thought it would be. I have to give props to them for adapting their music to fit the current time period, even if it’s not on the level of their earlier work. Also there’s some really underrated songs on here, Better, Chinese Democracy, This I Love, Prostitute are my favourites. It’s a shame Axl was the only original member left but he’s still quite decent for a man in his mid 40s.
You should give Chinese Democracy a chance, but listen to it as an Axl Rose solo album and not a GNR album. It's VERY hit or miss, but I've really come to love at least a few songs on it
I get where you're coming from on Chinese democracy dude. I felt the same way. A year or two after it came out, I was given a cd of it and it just sat in a box untouched until 2021. I felt like I was listening to the same stuff over nd over again. I was feeling burnt out and wanted to try something new. So just for the hell of it I popped in Chinese democracy to get a feel for it. Its a ok album if you look at it as a Axl Rose solo album. Its not a true GNR album but I have to give the musicians who played on the album credit cause the work they did is pretty damn good. As a rock album in general its not half bad but a Guns N Roses album its not. If it had been marketed as a Axl Rose solo album it would have probably been better received by fans.
One album I'll probably never listen to is Mania by FOB. I didn't care for the previous two albums and I wasn't convinced that Mania would be something I would personally enjoy. Maybe its closed minded, but I think there's no shame in admitting that there's albums you won't listen to when you have a good sense of what your taste in music is. Thanks for sharing!
For me, the independent releases by Nothing More. They're available on TH-cam, but honestly having listened to a couple of tracks from them, they pale so much in comparison to their albums with Jonny as the vocalist
You should do 7 albums that have contradictory themes. For example Imagine by John Lennon. The tile track is a cry for peace yet he attacks Paul McCartney on How do you sleep and I thing you said something similar about the latest Avril Lavigne album.
Well, heavy metal is pretty good stuff (I mean there is some shitty heavy metal out there, but I think the good outshines it), but mumble rap? Lmao you couldn't get me to actively listen to that shit if you paid me a thousand dollars
Lol that Limp Bizkit album was the first album I ever had. I loved it back in the day haha. Some of the songs can be nostalgic for me for a single listen, but after that I have to wonder what was up with my brain
I have Make America Psycho Again, like a physical copy, in my room in my giant stack of "Emo Quartet" albums and I never plan on listening to it. *_(The Remix album that is...not the entire stack of CDS)_*
What can I say? I was 14 in the year 2000 and a huge Nu Metal and especially Limp Bizkit fan. Chocolate Starfish will always be on of my all time favorite records. Feel free to hate me. ;)
make america psycho again literally fucks me up, fourth of july remixed is so fuckin iconic. and pete is absolutely breaking barriers with mixing the different genre communities together, plus obviously the other guys support it as patrick was just on the lil peep track. also mind of mine was literally iconic and i probably wont listen to anything but the singles off of icarus falls
Call me stubborn, call me ignorant, call me childish, but these are 7 albums I will NOT be listening to 😬
ARTV I feels you dawg. I personally REFUSE to listen to “Cinematic” by Owl City. Can’t destroy my nostalgic view of his music.
The instrumentals for limp bizkit actually aren't bad if you wanna look those up. Durst definitely ruins it
With you there Jon.
I thought I was gonna be a silly boy and patreon request an album on here to listen to but after I saw the list...stay strong out there Jon
I used to like imagine dragons but now I can barely listen to night visions.
How about 7 albums you wish you never listened to?
JEVAN REED you deserve infinite likes for that one
Skillet - Unleashed haha
Who Cares can definitely agree to Evolve and America, especially America.
@@xlectraheart why?
That shitty simple plan album
"*Stealing yo girl is NOT A PERSONALITY*" should be on a shirt.
I would buy it 😂
Yeah it's a talent 😎😎💫💫
I saw Pete Wentz on the thumbnail and assume it was Mania
i did for a moment, but then i remembered that jon did a review on it
same
Same
Same
That is _exactly_ why I’m here
I think we can all agree that Blood On The Dance Floor sucks.
Meme Boi In the words of the famed erudite BradTasteInMusic, you don't Need to listen to a full Blood on the Dancefloor Album to know it's trash
Actually.. I really like their music XD
I was (and still lowkey am style wise) scene, but I can't stand BOTDF and idk how people can defend them.
Agreed
Sorry i don’t think BOTDF suck. I think He talking MJ Blood On The Dance Floor?
To this day, I have trouble believing that Blood On The Dance Floor are/were a real band.
riddy-pr I thought they were a joke band for a last time
I like to pretend they’re just a fever dream I had in the mid 2000s
Yeah, as well as all the other horrible "scene kid" bands.
Sounds like 'Panic! At The Disco" to me.
@@fduranthesee it reminds me of a comment I once read "When I was younger I thought BOTDF was a P!ATD rip off"
"Unless you're Blood On The Dancefloor. Then everyone hates you."
- Alex Gaskarth
Thanks Alex
69th like and i finally achieved smth wit me life.
where did he say this 👀
Spotify yanked BOTDF's whole discography off of the platform for hateful lyrics. Good riddance.
@@jevanreed4995 April-ish
JEVAN REED like in April, I remember going to look them up because they’re kinda a guilty pleasure for me even though I know they suck, and they were just g o n e
Jill Talks Music! [she/her] well fuck spotify for removing something just because of the lyrics.
Urban Ciber Well, at least it was BOTDF. They already suck in general.
@@urbanciber6839 for real. no matter who it is or what's being said, free speech is still a thing
7 Songs that your GF loves that you can't stand, and her 7 songs you love that she doesnt like
This totally won't get any hate
I really agree with Make America Psycho Again. Even when I was an annoyingly obsessed FOB fan, I thought a rap remix album was a cash grab and really unnecessary. Hearing the version of my favorite song on the album (The Kids Aren’t Alright) being butchered by Azaelia Banks was enough to lead me away.
Same story with me but for Jet Pack Blues. I love the original song, I love Fall Out Boy in general, and I love Big K.R.I.T. in general, and yet his version of that song was bad enough to turn me away from the whole thing.
Have you heard of “make America innate again”?
It’s a comedy album, but it’s so incredibly bad. Tom Myers, you should check it out you’ll love it.
I listened to the chris brown album especially the deluxe version and my ears couldn't be bloodier
Why did you that to yourself?
@@guillermodebaskerville7117 I don't know
😭
Richard Fonseca Somebody is saltyyyyy
I wont listen to any chris brown or r Kelly music.
@@rocknrollchica R Kelly's some good songs tho.
That Limp Bizkit album cover is pure nightmare fuel
So true, I've listened to a few tracks from it and always wondered why they would pick that as the title and artwork
You guys don't understand nu metal >:(
Limp Bizkit sucks harder than a Dyson.
@@biz.limpkit i love nu metal but limp bizkit is just ok, very overrated
My friend had a poster of that in his room, because he shared it with his older brother.
You should do 7 albums with great music and bad album art or 7 albums with great album art but bad music
*cough cough* Camp. Hate that cover but the album slaps
That's a sick idea!!
Born this Way
fun fact - when you bought the LIMP BIZKIT album it came with a free sampler CD of a new unknown band - LInkin Park.
Also, here are a couple albums I’ll never listen to in their entirety:
Gossip by Sleeping with Sirens
Red Pill Blues by Maroon 5
Neotheater by AJR
UnableTheTexanCrusader I listened to Gossip twice and *hated* it
Red Pill Blues wasn’t that bad. No, it aint good, but it was listenable. AJR though? UGH!
Completely agree on Gossip.
@@cloudskat3r I heard their song "Overture" and lemme tell you, you know you have problems when the first part of your song is better than the rest
@@vasper6598 I only didn't liked RPB because it didn't had the singles I liked
Tbh I don't think anyone's going to go after you for not listening to Chris Brown, BOTDF, and Corey Feldman
Cardi B - Invasion Of Privacy
It really isn't that bad imo. She's problematic as a person but there are catchy songs on it.
I listened to it...it is awful.
i though her winning a grammy a while ago was some SNL skit lmao, its a funny world nowadays aint it...
That album is yet another prime example of how mainstream music is completely self-destructing in terms of quality. I didn’t always used to hate the mainstream but these past four years it has taken a severe nosedive across the board for all of its genres.
Cardi B winning a Grammy as well for it just further showed how dumbed down and pathetic those awards shows are and have become because nobody in their right mind would’ve ever granted her an award when there were countless and I do mean, countless other deserving artists who weren’t even nominated who put in everything they had, their blood, sweat and tears to make Albums that were downright incredible only to not even be acknowledged because the mainstream want to push agendas as well as completely disregard a multitude of genres and artists because they don’t “fit” their own mass appeal.
It’s a music awards show, objectively you should have critics and people who are going to play equal and actually represent all music as well as all artists and highlight music irrespective of genre or appeal that are true examples of making music that is powerful, breathtaking, pushes boundaries, pushes songwriting, creativity, expression and lyricism and actually defines music rather than be a minor footnote that people will move on and forget a year later after the “next biggest thing” takes over.
Not only that but Cardi B herself is problematic both as an artist and as a person. As an artist she’s simply a copy/paste of Nicki Minaj with an added flavour of “feminism” to make a shallow attempt at appeasing critics and the masses that she means something and is a positive role model despite making the same music that most female rap-pop artists have done for years and years now, it’s still the same, still empty and still trash.
Secondly Cardi B as a person should be, by all means of this “MeToo” generation, locked up. She’s a proven criminal and abuser, she literally drugged and robbed men, a few have come forward that she raped them while they were under (one of them found a used condom in their room alongside having their stuff stolen.) As much as people try to play her up as some kind of icon, she is the worst type of person to even be an icon and most of her behaviour and record should be questioned because if it was a guy, their whole career would’ve been destroyed as is the case with so many in 2019. If we’re going to play those cards, she should get persecuted for that but because the victims were male, everyone allowed that to slide.
That teaches young women so many wrong things, it’s disgusting. Cardi B herself is just a talentless skank who is churned out on the same assembly line to make singles with mass appeal, that are catchy so people listen to them over and over until they are sick of them and they forget them. Her music is weak, heck at least Nicki Minaj tried to add some form of substance in her PinkPrint era, I guess by those standards she should be drowning in Grammy Awards over that.
*Sighs* Sometimes I get brain aneurysm’s wondering how we even got to this level.
As big Guns N’ Roses fan I was trying to think of something to say about your decision.... I can’t
Chocolate Starfish and Hotdog Water... Sounds like A title the band “ButtHole Surfers” would make
Except BHS have actually good songs
It carzy. million people buy there. back in 2000. They song is good. not lie.
Elvis Had a Stinky Butt and Hairway to Steven...two classics.
Spotify recently pulled Blood On The Dancefloor’s entire catalogue from their site. Best news ever.
Jon in 2019: "I'm never going out of my way to listen to Limp Bizkit ever"
Jon in 2021: *gives a Limp Bizkit album a higher score than albums by Lorde, Coldplay, Kacey Musgraves and the same score as The Killers*
Never say “never” unless it’s after “before” in a song. It’s insincere…
“Drag the Waters” by Pantera
Maybe that album was acutally good
@@jesurenbnbit is from what I’ve heard, but it’s still a very Todd In The Shadows moment lol 😂
blood on the dance floor... jesus i blocked them out of my memory until just now
We all hope Cardi B doesn't win another grammy or... something whatever it is!
Annoying as fuck! That should be a reward
I remember I went to warped tour in 2012 in Toronto and I was waiting by one of the stages for Yellowcard to come on. While waiting, Blood on The DanceFloor came on the stage next to us. I had never heard of them before so I didn't think anything of it, but the singer was practically fondling himself on stage, screaming things like "I have a boner" while the audience was filled with young girls. Others who were waiting for yellowcard with us were are also disgusted and started screaming "get off the stage" to him. Normally I'm not about people screaming stuff like that but in that case, I think it was justified.
The things that come to light about the freaking guy…it’s very disturbing and disgusting that he’s still out there in the free world. Dude’s a real bonifide creepy perverse piece of work. Glad I was never a Blood on The Dancefloor fan.
An album i never listen to?
Pretty much the generic trap-rap albums.
Facts
one album I will NEVER listen to is LULU by Metallica
nobody cares yeah...I tried that once...words CAN’T describe
@@crazydud3380 I only listen to Lulu for all the memes.
I listened to it because I just had to hear “I am the table.”
I AM THE TABLE
they are my favorite band of all time and i refuse to listen to it.
I remember seeing Blood on the Dancefloor as one of the opening acts for a concert back in the early 2010s and it honestly made me consider never going to another concert again. Luckily they only played 2 songs though ang most of the crowd went to hang out in the lobby for their set too.
I totally understand Johns stance on Chinese democracy. Having bought the album on CD when it was new. It’s a good album but not a great one. And there are some really good songs on it. I still really enjoy Shacklers Revenge, which was my ringtone on my Motorola Razr back in the day.
But in the grand scheme of things it’s not truly a GNR album. It’s really only one in name only. Due to Axl being the only original member
I love Limp Bizkit. I don’t care what anybody says. Their first three albums are really good and a sound of the times. Like it or not, Limp Bizkit was the biggest band in the world from 1999-2001 when Linkin Park dethroned them.
Significant Other was good
CSATHFW was mixed for me
Results May Vary is fucking horrible though
idk about the rest
@@mr.selfdestruct5845 their debut album is really good
@@JadenSalads Their debut album was amazing. I still listening to it occasionally even after all these years.
@@mr.selfdestruct5845 debut is good, the unquestionable truth or whatever it's called is good, gold cobra is meh, still sucks still sucks (I don't actually know, lol, I listened to it once and kept the singles)
Californication-era Chili Peppers have entered the chat
After seeing who was featured on some of their songs on the Make America Psycho Again album, I think choosing to not listen to it was a good idea 💀
Chinese Democracy is a great album with one of my favorite songs ever - There Was A Time - and it definitely doesn't sound anything like a bad Appetite for Destruction rehash - that even its detractors can agree on. Yet, it does make sense as a follow-up to the Illusions and I feel makes things clearer as to what Axl as aiming for. Definitely well worth a listen.
Your choice to not listen to Chinese Democracy is like my choosing not to watch Season 9 of Scrubs. Some things just ended well the first time around and don't need to be brought back for a revival.
What's hilarious about Angelic 2 the Core is that no way in hell am I going to listen to that monstrosity, but I watched all 40+ minutes of theneedledrop eviscerating that album, and then later listened to the "Why I Hate This Album" podcast, which spent well over an hour making fun of it. That all adds up to longer than the runtime of the actual album. But the point-and-laugh comedy was time well spent.
How dare you insult our lord and saviour Fred Durst! The Blasphemy!
Heh, Limp Dick!
@@QJ89 tee hee
Seven albums you can't stop listening to.
Not rly a Zayn fan but tbh I really liked the style of Icarus Falls as background music, sure it wasn’t an “oh this is rly good ima listen” it’s more of a “oh this is cool ig” that worked well if you’re not paying full attention 🤷♂️
Honestly, Chinese Democracy is worth a listen. Not that it's especially great, but interesting nonetheless
Agreed. The title track and "Better" are pretty cool.
It's OK if you think of it as an Axel Rose project and not GNR
Just left a too long comment saying the same thing in so many words. I love that album, even though it's definitely flawed. It's one of those albums that no one can make anything like it even if they tried, certainly worth a listen
Honestly, over time this album grew on me a lot. I really like the album now
@@tylerbailey9329 old comment, but I just watched this video and decided to listen to a bit of Chinese democracy. these were the first 2 songs I listened to (as in the only comments I have listened to at the time of writing this comment) and I'm actually enjoying them.
Any of drakes albums...
J for real
Drake is trash
Chinese democracy just axel rose under the bands name
It took a decade and it wasn't GnR it was just axel being axel
before you comment on smthing "you think" you know about..you should at least spell the lead singer's name correctly. Choque you too you are both illiterate
I love ARTV rants. That's when Jon is at his funniest. Anyone agree?
Yes his Neotheater vid was hilarious
So basically his entire channel
Albums you will never listen to *again?*
I will not force you to listen to Icarus Falls, however I recommend you to listen to the song Stand Still, from just that album.
I was about to check Blood on the Dance Floor but you saying: "doN'T dO it. It'S nOT fucKiNG wORTh iT!" worked on me lol.
Yeah i'm still haunted by Heartbreak on a Full Moon...
i also actually bought Chinese Democracy when it came out, while its not the worst thing in the world I don't blame you for skipping out on it. A few shining moments doesn't make for a quality project
Look, even if you don't listen to the whole of Chinese Democracy, at least give the title track, Shaklers Revenge and Better a try - all of those are great songs from the album. They're different to usual Guns n Roses but they are still good
I honestly can't get through a single Corey Feldman track.
Honestly Chinese Democracy is great, Axl's voice is at its' peak and there's some great lead guitar on it (mainly Buckethead)
I heard one blood on the dance floor song because of that vine
7 best underground bands.
(also pls do a top 10 for the maine, i could die happy if that happened)
Did you watch Rocked’s Chinese democracy regretting the past?
Limp Bizkit was as big as any Pop act going strong at the time. Their album, Significant Other was absolutely huge, so of course their follow-up was going to be mildly successful.
I first listened to Limp Bizkit as a kid and thought it was the coolest shit. Then I hit the puberty and didn't touch the band with a ten foot stick. Only 10+ years later I stumbled to their newer album and gave it a listen. It finally hit me that these guys can't possibly be serious. Their image is the most obnoxious possible on purpose. Once I got past that I actually liked what I heard. It's just some (very) stupid fun. Instrumentals are actually really good, the vibe and tone of their songs is pretty interesting and they do have some catchy stuff. If you don't believe that Limp Bizkit is just a joke, check out the band Black Light Burns. It's another band by Wes Borland (the guitarist of LB and the guy who has drawn their hideous album covers) and it kinda shows what he's capable with a bit more serious mindset.
Anyone hating Limp Bizkit is just taking the troll bait.
And i don't care i am taking the bait
I saw Axl on the cover and I instantly knew the album was going to be Chinese Democracy
I would never waste my precious time listening....
ANY K POP ALBUM..
AND...
ITS MY OPINION ..SO BLINKS..ARMYS BACC OFF
I like how two of these albums were included in Rocked's Regretting The Past series.
the phrase "hotdog flavored water" just reminds me of when one of my coworkers put a hotdog in a cup of water and then put it outside in the middle of January and then a few hours later he had a block of ice with a hotdog in it. it was a slow day. so thanks limp bizkit for reminding me of that image.
Oh god Pete in the thumbnail, it's not like fall out boy make bad albums now?,,,, right?
....... *cough* mania *cough*
@@kosmic100 *cough* overhated *cough*
- okay mania wasn’t great like Trench and Pray For The wicked are better but honestly I think mania gets to much hate. A
Kinda funny that Jon mentioned Limp Bizkit. No, not because he said he wouldn't listen to Chocolate Starfish....but because they're headlining a festival in my country in July. And I have a running gag that I don't care about seeing them and 30 Seconds To Mars live.
Who would want to listen to that Chris Brown album? Didn't like the guy in the 2000s, don't like him now.
the actual instrumentals on Chocolate Starfish are great but Fred Durst ruins EVERYTHING
Yeah that's so true , his lyrics are terrible
Jon, I TRULY agree with your opinion on “Chinese Democracy”. I only heard one song and it sounded like a song you’d hear on shows like 90210 or Gossip Girl 😂😂😂😂😂
Patrick Lauer I’m so sorry you actually had to sit down and listen to it 😂😂😂
the title track is awesome.
Patrick Lauer that’s true. i like the title track and better the most but it’s not everyone’s thing
I.R.S. is an incredible song from that album though!
I actually have never heard Blood on the Dance Floor and thank you for reminding me about them and reminding me to keep never listening to them
You've never heard chocolate starfish???? WHAT BRO???? THAT ALBUM IS SO ICONIC
Jon be like “this looks like a job for me cause we need a little controversy”
I don't think I would even wanna listen to a 45-song album by an artist I like, let alone Chris Brown!! Lol. Loved this episode 😊
Seven on Sunday idea: songs where the first verse and the second verse are the same (ex. Bleed American, Mr. Brightside, etc.)
The albums I will never ever listen to: Cardi B's, Invasion of Privacy, Migos', Culture II, Lil Pump's, Harverd Dropout, Papa Roach's, Who Do You Trust?, any death metal album, and any album from a pop singer after 2016. Also, any type of albums from trap rappers that aren't City Morgue, Ghostemane, Scarlxrd, or Denzel Curry.
i'd listen to harverd dropout just because of how entertaining that would be
I like Death Metal, so I don't agree with not listening to that personally but other than that, this is spot on!
I don't really like this whole trap rap thing but scarlxrd and ghostmane are actually good and I enjoy their music a lot! Also, I've recently been listening to a lot of Papa Roach but whenever a song from "Who do you trust?" came on, I skipped immediately. I just can't listen to that, I really don't enjoy the music on this record, but like most of the other records and songs.
Denzel is not a trap rapper
My top 7:
- The first 2 Bring Me The Horizon albums
- Heartbreak On A Full Moon by Chris Brown
- Angelic 2 the core by Corey Feldman
- Invasion of privacy by Cardi B
- any metalcore album
- any screamo album
- any Slipknot album
Johnny1248 screamo is a bit extreme and slipknot is great but yeah I’ll agree with you on the rest
Sharan Arora ehhhh, just not a metalhead in general :p
Any metalcore album? So the first four BMTH albums lol. Still the first two suck cock
1. There IS good music with metalcore influences out there. A lot of metalcore sucks and is generic, but if you think no good metalcore exists you're just being ignorant and stubborn. 2. There is no genre called screamo.
I personally listen to only a few bands with screamed vocals, and not very frequently. I am predominantly a listener of subgenres of hip-hop, alternative rock, and progressive rock these days, but I have listened to a LOT of different music, and MOST genres and subgenres have some good music to offer if you have an open mind.
I follow your content religiously. I learn a lot about music I know and music I never heard of. I have to admit I did sort of rage click the title because I saw Axl in the thumb. Guns was the reason I started listening to music in 1993 when I was 8. I feel like until Democracy was released that Guns were comparable to that one sports team people support but have no hope that they ever do anything spectacular that would bring them back to their glory days. As I clicked the video and waited for the ads to stop I did say out loud "ya know, he is probably going to make reference to Democracy, and I don't disagree". I did buy it when it came out because I will support any project they put out. I did listen to it......once. It has been shelved ever since. I didn't hate it but I wouldn't actively seek to listen to it again. Thanks for all you do with giving your views on current and past music. I will always remain a fan.
You should do “7 Albums That I’ll Never Come Back To”
Yeah, Im a bit older and can confirm, when chocolate starfish dropped, that is where things started to go wrong in music in many ways. Not all of it, but a LARGE portion went south real fast.
I love Chocolate Starfish And The Hotdog Flavored Water
that's my favorite album from Limp Bizkit
Limp Bizkit were a hilarious and overhated gem. People that shit on them listen to way worse shit.
@ScuseMeCouldYouPleaseLeave? there is 2 versions of that song on the album the air raid vehicle version which is the one everybody knows and the urban assault vehicle version which has DMX Method man and Red Man
I just listened to my CD copy of that album today. XD
I like it too, but wonder if i heard it for the first time this year, whether my opinion would be the same?
Nu metal was definitely a music fad that i look back on with nostalgia.
I’m onboard with your icebreaker.
HUGE Guns N’ Roses fan, have NEVER listened to anything after the Use Your Illusion albums.
I prefer to remember them at their peak, and can’t bring myself to even try and listen to Chinese Democracy.
I GOT SCARED WHEN PETE WAS ON THE THUMBNAIL BC THEY ARE MY FAVORITE BAND BUT MAKE AMERICA PSYCHO AGAIN IS DEFINITELY A FAIR ANSWER I AGREE WITH THAT
Yeah, im gonna need that 0:22 as a gif
Hey John, nice vid. Just wanted to let you know blink-182 is going on tour with lil Wayne and I just wanted to see what your thoughts are on that.
Chinese Democracy holds my favourite Guns N Roses song "Prostitute" which feels like a direct continuation of the Del James saga (Don't Cry, November Rain, Estranged, Don't Cry Alternate Lyrics).
As well as amazing tracks such as Street of Dreams, IRS, and the mighty Madagascar. It's a mixed bag but not worthless by any means necessary, and holds some of their best written material.
7 albums that you feel like you have listened to the most?
I’ve listened to Chinese Democracy and it’s not anyway near of a train wreck of an album that I thought it would be. I have to give props to them for adapting their music to fit the current time period, even if it’s not on the level of their earlier work. Also there’s some really underrated songs on here, Better, Chinese Democracy, This I Love, Prostitute are my favourites. It’s a shame Axl was the only original member left but he’s still quite decent for a man in his mid 40s.
I actually love Chocolate StarFish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
You should give Chinese Democracy a chance, but listen to it as an Axl Rose solo album and not a GNR album. It's VERY hit or miss, but I've really come to love at least a few songs on it
Surprised you didn’t include Cuz I Love You by Lizzo on here after her tweets about music critics.
Wait, what did she said ?
I get where you're coming from on Chinese democracy dude. I felt the same way. A year or two after it came out, I was given a cd of it and it just sat in a box untouched until 2021. I felt like I was listening to the same stuff over nd over again. I was feeling burnt out and wanted to try something new. So just for the hell of it I popped in Chinese democracy to get a feel for it. Its a ok album if you look at it as a Axl Rose solo album. Its not a true GNR album but I have to give the musicians who played on the album credit cause the work they did is pretty damn good. As a rock album in general its not half bad but a Guns N Roses album its not. If it had been marketed as a Axl Rose solo album it would have probably been better received by fans.
Albums I will never listen to:
An album by any mumble rapper
One album I'll probably never listen to is Mania by FOB. I didn't care for the previous two albums and I wasn't convinced that Mania would be something I would personally enjoy. Maybe its closed minded, but I think there's no shame in admitting that there's albums you won't listen to when you have a good sense of what your taste in music is. Thanks for sharing!
"Remix albums are a little bit easy to stay away from"
Unless you are Linkin Park's Reanimation. That is inescapable.
But Limp Bizkit's "Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water" has great songs like Rollin'(Air Raid Vehicle) and My Way
7 B-Sides that Should Have Been on an Album
The Black Parade B-Sides!!
For me, the independent releases by Nothing More. They're available on TH-cam, but honestly having listened to a couple of tracks from them, they pale so much in comparison to their albums with Jonny as the vocalist
4:29 Then what's your opinion on Reanimation by Linkin Park? A genuine question, I promise you.
Chocolate starfish and the hot dog flavored water is in my top 10 favorite albums!
Pretty exciting that the Chris Hansen is investigating Dahvie Vanity, right?
You should do 7 albums that have contradictory themes. For example Imagine by John Lennon. The tile track is a cry for peace yet he attacks Paul McCartney on How do you sleep and I thing you said something similar about the latest Avril Lavigne album.
Random artist: releases heavy metal
Fans: 👍
That artist: releases mumble rap
Fans: exuse me what the f***
Well, heavy metal is pretty good stuff (I mean there is some shitty heavy metal out there, but I think the good outshines it), but mumble rap? Lmao you couldn't get me to actively listen to that shit if you paid me a thousand dollars
Lol that Limp Bizkit album was the first album I ever had. I loved it back in the day haha. Some of the songs can be nostalgic for me for a single listen, but after that I have to wonder what was up with my brain
Zayn's album is not bad, IMO.
"Like I do" is pretty decent and catchy, he has talent
I have Make America Psycho Again, like a physical copy, in my room in my giant stack of "Emo Quartet" albums and I never plan on listening to it. *_(The Remix album that is...not the entire stack of CDS)_*
What can I say? I was 14 in the year 2000 and a huge Nu Metal and especially Limp Bizkit fan. Chocolate Starfish will always be on of my all time favorite records. Feel free to hate me. ;)
I like Limp bizkit and I have the cd
I forgot "make america psycho again" existed until you brought it up
Just wondering Jon have you ever listened to Loveless by My Bloody Valentine?
make america psycho again literally fucks me up, fourth of july remixed is so fuckin iconic. and pete is absolutely breaking barriers with mixing the different genre communities together, plus obviously the other guys support it as patrick was just on the lil peep track. also mind of mine was literally iconic and i probably wont listen to anything but the singles off of icarus falls