I have a great tale about Van Morrison, during my time at music college one of my tutors told me a few stories about a few arse holes in the music business and Van was one. The tale was regarding a friend and acquaintance of my tutor who was a session musician. The band was rehearsing before a gig and Van Morrison was being a complete wanker with the whole band, nothing was right etc. during a meal break Morrison went out to lunch but had left his harmonica on the stage. All of a certain section that were told to stay and rehearse took the harmonica and each person put it down the back their pants and swiped it up their arse crack. Made me chuckle.
My flatmate was a session musician and had a job for a week with Van, she came home in tears every day - thank you so much for this story - I have sent it to her! ❤😂
Ah yes Van so many stories. I heard he auditioned people by staring into a wall/ corner in a room, wouldn't talk or acknowledge the player, they had to impress him. If they didn't someone else or himself would tell them to fuck off out of it. And then there is the great Zappa who forced a young Steve Vai to play insane riffs on the spot,kept adding to the challenge until Steve was like " that is impossible " to which Frank said " I hear Linda Ronstad is looking for a guitar player". Hilarious stuff. Wankers in every walk of life.
I love that story. Thank you. I’ve been suffering VM’s epic lack of self-awareness for fifty years. The easy thing (the thing I opt for) is to hate him for his unbelievable, unjustified arrogance. Eg where does HE think he ranks next to Dylan, McCartney, King et al? I think I know… But recently I got to wondering if his grandiosity is actually a symptom of underlying mental illness? His lack of logic and perspective in recent statements / records is not normal, that’s for sure.
Excellent wanker video, more serious than expected. I turned 75 yesterday. I remember the racial, women’s, farm workers struggles, worked with people who still had tattoos from concentration camps, and Japanese people incarcerated here during WWII. You are absolutely right on, we are in a dangerous time.
You live in a dream world. These movements romanticized in the media were corporate inventions to lower wages and break unions. You believe what's already enforced in EVERY major institution. Are you expecting applause?
Great stuff Mazzy. Glad you highlighted the ticketmaster disaster. I really hope it gets enough attention/traction. It’s shameful. Why is it still so obviously morally wrong and no one intervenes. Lobbyists? It’s awful.
Earned a sub from me. An American gentleman that can use the word wanker and wankerism with such effect and accuracy - bravo. From a cynical Scotsman that thinks most people in the music industry are wankers.
I appreciate this list so much Mazzy! we need a counter-wanker list of Music/business angels... beacons... unicorns... super stars or whatever we might call them. People and businesses doing good for the future and creating or supporting creatives that are amazing and GOOD! And you Mazzy should be on the GOOD list!
I still think people in the UK are the most competent and Diverse Swearers and Verbal Foul Language Abusers in the World. Wanker is Polite where I’m from in the UK 😂
brilliant, love the vibe,,, had me giggling so much, btw Van the man back in the day(79/80) had a bad habit of showing up to his concerts too pissed to perform, so much so that Katie Kissoon backing him, sang more than half the standards, refunds were quite common. When someone asked jocularly "kanye ye sing?" in Scotland, my mate pitched in with "can ye f**k", he is the biggest non-entity and everything that's wrong with the music world, he's truly delusional and no surprise to me that he only opens his mouth to change feet, wanker numero uno for sure, thanks again, best giggle this week by far...
Good job Mazzy! For the most part I agree whole heartedly. As an Independent/Conservative I am not always in lock step with your political opinions, however your choice for #1 was dead on!! This is why we should ignore this "Cancel Culture" thing. As someone much smarter than me once said "We either learn from history or we are doomed to repeat it" that's why this kind of Anti Semitic rhetoric is so dangerous. Cheers Class of '72.
"Ignore cancel culture" "Anti semitism is so dangerous" So, if we stop people from being anti semitic, isn't that cancelling them? You can't possibly hold both these ideas at the same time, unless you are an idiot.
Exactly. The comments section under each of Kanye’s meltdowns is filled with people who gladly, openly, passionately endorse the man’s views. They call us ‘monsters’ and blame the world’s troubles on us. They accuse us of controlling the media. It’s ridiculous and it’s exhausting, but hate-crimes are on the rise, especially against the Jewish community, and Kanye is feeding the beast.
LOVE this! Being English I have a deep and abiding attachment to the term "wanker" - frequently no other word will do. And yes, Ye has gone WAYYYY beyond being King of the Wankers.
Never met my Grandfather, my mother never met her father. He died with her maternity ward picture, newly born, in his pocket. He's buried if France. he died after surviving the Normandy invasion. Killed by a half crazed, starving German sniper who had been hiding in a tree. My Grandfather's compadres were good enough to shoot that SOB down out of the tree afterward. I agree with you 100 percent.
I would add these audiophiles who pay hundreds of dollars for a record that comes in a cardboard box HRQR whatever it’s called and nobody complains about the price
@@davepounds8924 Sadly it’s something companies are pushing deliberately, very little money to be made in streaming and now vinyl records are their cash cow. They’re using ridiculously (and unnecessarily) expensive materials and whatnot just to push records above the $100 price range. Add to that all the manufacturing issues and long waiting list in pressing plants and you get the mess we’re in today. Maybe that’s why CDs are starting to have a little revival; personally, I have my limits, I won’t pay more than $50 for a single record, just no way.
Norman. I just came across your channel. I really enjoyed your Wanker List of 2022. The build up to No. 1 was great. The only thing missing was inductees to the Wanker Hall of Fame. 10 to 1 was not enough! Brilliant. Could not agree more with you about normalising extremism.
Bravo Mazzy! Well thought out. The first 9 were the truth, entertainment, opinion, and $ driven, but #1 .. I couldn’t agree with you more, is a serious real life issue. Trying to be challenging and free thinking here here is really uneducated, narcissistic,and dangerous in this case imo. Words, this is where it starts, did and do hurt! Thank you.
One of the best end of year top ten video lists I’ve watched in recent years. Found myself hysterically laughing out loud. So much truth in this humorous rant of a video. All great picks for this list and Kanye West absolutely deserved to be the #1 Wanker! Well done! Bravo! ❤
IMO, you're right on the mark with #1, and I thank you Mazzy for speaking out and speaking your mind. --- Oh, and I have to add a little extra word of wankerness to UHQR releases....I can't stand that they make "UHQR" the headline on their boxes, presented in larger text than all else and given top billing above a reduced sized album cover image....The hubris to make itself the star of the show over the musicians is a wanker move IMO.
Wow! Love your forthrightness and honesty even though the music you speak of is not quite my bag! (But records are!) Very nice to hear a country other than UK and Australia using the "W" word! All the best from downunder!
Well done! Ticket Master needs to be stopped. They are one reason I don’t go to LARGE concerts. I buy all my tickets through Etix, Axis and Eventbrite. Tickets go right to your phone and no charge most of the time
Hey, Mazzy, I'm writing to get your perspective about my own personal misgiving for this past year. I'm generally pretty careful about where I go to see shows because I value my creature comforts. I don't like standing for three hours, I don't like getting squished, and I don't want to get my ears blasted off. At 74 years old, I gotta take care. I wanted my GF to hear Willie Nelson, cause he's getting way up there in age, and he's a true national treasure of a musician. I don't generally visit large venues, and I try to see shows in halls where the physical qualities are most simpatico, but Willie was playing Shoreline Amphitheater. I figured I was pretty safe as far as sound levels because Willie is an acoustic act. Boy, was I wrong!!! The three opening acts were Americana/roots groups, but electrified to the hilt! Never in my life have I had my eardrums blasted off at such high db levels - ever! The amplified kickdrum levels induced pure pain with each and every beat of the opening groups' music. What the f--k drives a venue to deliberately inflict physical injury to its patrons? Is the music more satisfying at earsplitting levels? Of course not. Generally, I vote with my feet and avoid such venues. But in this case I trusted that with an 89 year-old musician the venue's sound engineer would get the message that an audience of older folks was attending and might appreciate a more quiet show. Whatever should I do? Yeah, I used earplugs, and my ears are still ringing weeks afterward. (Willie must have had his own engineer because his mix was perfect, and the levels were just right.)
The Dead used to have great sound systems played at reasonable levels, though they often played in places with dubious acoustics- and you'd have to be a Deadhead to avail yourself of their great care for sound. Beyond that, I consider myself lucky to love classical music, because your typical classical concert-going experience and particularly the acoustical experience is worlds beyond that of typical large-scale popular music settings- and volume levels are rarely insane. Also, e.g., I got tickets for five good seats at five NY Phil concerts this season for $250 total (on a modest discount code), without spending hours online with the ticket wanker monopoly; and $50 a show used to sound like a lot to me, but between decades of inflation plus what I hear people spend on good tickets for the big pop/rock acts- hundreds, even thousands of bucks- it's peanuts. And it's amazing large-scale acoustic sound.
@@carltwidle9046 im 42 in january ive been into Tom Waits a bit here and there over the years, but this last year ive been listening alot. 'Small change', 'rain dogs', and a guy told me to buy 'Mule variations' so i did and thats the current 'Flavour of the month'....i actually bought 'Alice' years ago too and really need to go back and listen to that again.
@@frommetoyou1981 I like Swordfish Trombones. It came out in 1982 and I had it on vinyl. He also did a duo album with country singer Crystal Gayle that year, it was a soundtrack session for a movie. But I can't remember the title of it the movie. You might know.
Thanks for this list and bringing up things like Ticketmaster and especially Ye, he really does need to get more attention to the seriousness of his non stop crap coming out of his mouth daily. Can’t wait for the rest of your lists to come!
As a brit, I have no problem hearing an American user the word "wanker". Just be aware that appropriate use of this word depends on the company you are in. Close friends, fine, your grandmother maybe not. 😀
Haha! The Wankers of 2022 vid is here! 🥳 An autopen? BS! I received 2 noisy as hell copies of Animals, returned then both, am fine with my original. The Ticketmaster thing is just plain theft. I love Morrissey and The Smiths music too, but walking offstage because it was too cold?! Really?! C’mon… MoFi records generally sound great, could care less if they’re digitally sourced, but the lying part is tough to accept. I sold my MoFi Dylan mono records after buying the mono box. But, Kanye…He and his words are dangerous. Fantastic vid, Mazzy! Thanks ✌️🔊😊🎶
I so agree with your comments on crap quality pressings, I recently purchased Eva Cassidy's Greatest hits on a double album (180grm), the poor quality of some of the tracks is truly distressing (they're that bad), the album was released by Blix Street Records, a Company that I had not heard of before. Contrast that experience with a Toyah Album released in 2021 called 'Posh Pop' which I purchased at the same time, and the difference in quality of pressing is astounding. The Eva Cassidy album was the equivalent of $46 U.S., and in my opinion is not worth it, Toyah came in at $22 for a single L.P. and is worth every penny. I have good equipment that I have spent a lot of time (and money!) collecting and upgrading whenever possible, the sh-t from Blix is unworthy of being played on it! Great video, keep up the good work!
I had not heard that retail stores can't return defective records. I didn't have any idea this was the case. I've returned quite a few LPs that had too much surface noise or some sort of error on them with Amazon. I had no idea they would get stuck with the item and not be able to return it themselves. That may be one reason they have told me a few times just to keep the item and they would send a replacement? That is absurd that a manufacturer is not held liable for a defective product. On a side note, and similar to that topic, I think that the Walmart in store purchases should be on the wankers list. If you buy any of the Walmart Exclusive or I guess any LPs at all online from Walmart, you have 90 days to return the product for any reason and get your money back or exchange it. However, at least here in Texas and I'm sure probably elsewhere, if you buy it in a store they will not take it back If they don't have a replacement. They'll take it back if it's defective and you can only exchange it for another. But if they don't have another, you cannot get your money back, you can't get another artists LP as a replacement, and you are just SOL. That is absurd! I will never buy another record from Walmart in store. I bought about $250 worth of the $15 Black Friday records online just to try them out and see how it worked. And I have to say that about 80% of the LPs were great and perfect in their condition. I've noticed that if it's a big artist like Led Zeppelin or The Eagles, you're going to get a much better product. But some of the items seem to be coming from maybe lesser grade pressing plants, and I don't know if it's GZ Media or who it is exactly at this point. I'm still waiting on receiving another 4 LPs but having gone through about 10 maybe that I have gotten I've had two of them that were horrible pressings. The other eight or so were perfect. I'm just holding off until I get the rest of my order so that I can return or exchange the ones with issues all at one time. But Walmart online gives you 3 months so that sure does make things a lot easier and you're not in a rush or having to make multiple returns. I would think that the in-store purchases would follow that same guideline or at least give you a month to return something that is noisy or problematic. But they won't. I had bought one of their Fleetwood Mac Rumors copies earlier this year and I bought it in the store. It sounded horrible. I mean beyond horrible. They were giving me problems the next day as I was trying to exchange it for another copy. But they finally did and the second copy was just as bad. I went back again and a different person was working then and it was the same trouble. They had one last copy that was opened and just sitting in the store. I don't know if somebody had returned that one or what? I told them I wanted my money back and they wouldn't give it to me. I told them I'd like to exchange it for another LP then of the same price. They wouldn't do it. I had to take that open copy and believe it or not it didn't sound as bad as the sealed copies but it was still terrible. I wasn't even going to buy anything LP related from Walmart after that but I had a similar issue with Journey Escape that I had bought online from Walmart In December of 2021. And they were great. I didn't think I could return it and then I noticed they gave 3 months to return it. So I contacted them and they were happy to take it back and send me another copy. I could have gotten a refund from them but the second copy was almost mint. So I definitely do not recommend buying anything on vinyl from inside of the stores when it comes to Walmart. But buying it online, you're protected against problematic records. It's still Walmart either way but the stores are definitely wankers in my opinion and I think that if I pressed things maybe the corporation would hopefully resolve the issue. But I don't want to go to that kind of trouble. That really bites Mazzy that the manufacturers aren't held to any accountability if they're putting out messed up records. I hate that the retail stores have to take the hit but I know that I'm not going to take it if I buy something and it's messed up. Even my local record store will take back a brand new record if it is flawed. I think that the manufacturers should be held accountable! Oh yeah, and did you mean Ticketbastard aka Ticketmaster when you said Ticketron? I remember the days of Ticketron and maybe on the west coast it's still called that? I'm not sure? I am 100% in agreement with you on that hole debacle also! They are ticket scalpers themselves but worse. I've already seen everybody multiple times that I need to see in this lifetime unless prices change and the scam they have going on is broken apart. It blows my mind that they claim they're doing this dynamic seating or whatever it's called to keep third-party companies or ticket scalpers from overpricing tickets. Heck, they're the ones doing exactly what they say they're trying to prevent doing. What a sham! Nobody is that stupid to hear this and not know what is going on. This is one of the few times I do hope government gets involved and breaks the monopoly apart! I will never buy another ticket again if it comes through them and this doesn't change. I almost would put them at number one if it was my list. That really angers me with that story that is going on. You're really picking some good ones here and I have been in 100% agreement with what you have been saying. And I'm not even through watching the video yet haha. Keep up the good work and call them out!!! Brian in Fort Worth 🎶
That was very interesting and cathartic for me too. I fully support your number one choice though the whole Mo-Fi waffle has dragged the VC right down for the best part of this year. K.West is tied up with that prosperity gospel fellow American Joel Osteen and probably lots of other miscalculated good intentionals too he really is a prize plum (fool). If you get the chance there watch Jewish Brit David Baddiel and his Jews don't count TV programme as he examines similar issues to those you mentioned and what a dangerous situation we find ourselves in. There is a huge amount of ignorance and misinformation. Shalom 🕎✡️ Martin
@@Mark_Brooks he is yes even if he supports Chelsea (a joke). Arsenal my team has lots of associations with Jews and lots of links to other 'minorities' I'd rather try to be inclusive.and not a wanker. I bear little grudge to Tottenham too especially as they were in North London first I can't really argue with that.
@@Mark_Brooks He's always been a prize wanker in my opinion. He's also a self confessed racist now, apparently, and although it's only taken him 25 years to either realise or acknowledge the fact, he is now making perfunctory and very public apologies to his "victim".
Just a note: "wanker" is the person; "wanky" is the adjective; "wankery" or "wankerism" are the nouns for describing a process or activity Calling something a "wank" is a noun used in a sense like "what a wank!" .
Hello from Montreal. Very honest and necessary that someone brings up the crap that goes on in music business. We should think twice when it comes to supporting artist and company’s that behave poorly, unethical and lie. Unfortunately it goes on everywhere. All the best
Obviously as a Brit I love the way you use what I consider to be one of "our words". As you say very entertaining until you got to number one. I raised my sprits the way you talked abut Kanye West. As you say so rightly words matter. The idea that anyone who likes music can deny their power is beyond me. Nice one!
I saw a stream of Beyonce saying No one listens to albums anymore. They just listen to singles. They combine singles to an album but no one listens to a full set of an artists works.
Couldn't agree more with your #1. As you went from #10 up, I thought "What about Kanye?" at every step. Acting like a douche is one thing, promoting a mass murderer is on a whole different level of bad.
Poor old Van - gave up on the old fart years ago - '87's 'Poetic Champions' ended a great run of albums. Great to see my all-time favourite 'Forever Changes' there. Thanks Mazzy, fine wankitude! A deservedly serious ending, thoughts with you.
As someone who has family members that suffer from extreme bipolar disorder, i have to say that i cannot bring myself to be offended by Kanye's behavior atm.. (To be scandalized by this nonsense is equivalent to being offended by a homeless schizophrenic's inappropriate ramblings in the street. The man simply needs help, not longform podcasts).
With you on all this, particularly Ticketmaster's longtime breathtaking scam monopoly. I saw Bob Dylan in Berlin this October. I paid 235 Euros for an online ticket. In contrast, I saw Bowie's Serious Moonlight tour in Toronto in '83. Ticket price was $5 Cdn.
Hi, I've never seen any of your videos before and so when I heard your American accent in the first few words, I was wondering if you would really get what the term wanker embodies. I have to say you understood it perfectly and produced a fantastic, humorous, well-thought through and thoroughly entertaining video. Great stuff. I agree with 99% of it, too. I also think it's important to call out the serious stuff at the end so thanks very much and for sure, I'll be subscribing. Cheers mate!
Norman I went back to CDs. A lot of new records I brought sounded worse than some I got 50 years ago and been played a lot At least with CD.S the sound quality is consistent
Very enjoyable video Mazzy. Please add the Zappa family trust to your list for screwing the fans with overpriced releases and for the disgraceful treatment of their own brother, Dweezil Zappa.
Yes I agree with you about this, Dweezil zappa has been treated like shit by the 2 younger siblings. Frank told his wife Gail to sell everything upon his death but she split the trust 30% each to the younger siblings and 20 % to Dweezil and moon unit. Now Ahmet zappa does not want his brother Dweezil to even use the zappa surname, can you believe that.? Wanker Supreme, and Dweezil is so good he's keeping the music of frank zappa alive and very relevant
Glad you included the auto pen controversy of Dylan…as an autograph collector I would have bought it if I had known about and would have been horrified if upon receiving it, that it was auto penned….glad to hear that refunds are being made…I’ve been searching for a Dylan sig for a while. However, eBay sellers are representing it as a signed book! Now, with that being said, the Supreme Court has ruled that an auto pen is an “authentic” signature (this was based on President Obama used it to sign some legislation) but collectors considered it as a fiat signature. Just some background, not trying to excuse the executive’s or Dylan’s people to get off the hook.
Great list Mazzy but I would also include the streaming services that pay miserable fee’s to the artists and why not include all the shitty EU labels like DOL, Jazzwax, Waxtime, Groove Replica and several others that are making reissues from CD rips and paying zero to the artists or the estates.
Freedom of speech reveals where people stand, and allows the debate of ideas in the public square rather than those ideas being pushed underground by censorship where frustration may amplify them. Therefore, Neil Young's tyrannical attitude to free speech makes him a dangerous No.1 wanker. That attitude will control what music you can listen to in accordance with the wishes of the State.
Agreed. Kneel had a chance to stand up for Canadians against tyranny and support the Freedom Convoy of truckers(and farmers) but he did the opposite. What a hippiecrit.
Prince wrote Nothing Compares 2 You for a band on his Paisley Park label called The Family. The album was marginally successful here & big in Japan. It came out in 1985. Perhaps members of that group ( his friends ) are part of his estate .
I doubt very much that The Family makes any significant royalties from that album, Prince wrote, produced and probably played every instrument on it . I did own that album and "Screams of Passion" 12 in single
I could not agree more with your list. I would like to add one more and that are artist who have already made a fortune releasing old records in super deluxe packaging at super deluxe prices. Yes I am talking abut the Beatles, The Stones, Pink Floyd and so on. I am sure these Superstar artist have some say in the pricing but I feel they are just as greedy as the labels who put their records out. Once again thanks for the video.
I'm one of the sad consumers who bought the Pink Floyed Animals remix! Even sadder, I was disappointed & thought I just wasn't appreciating the vinyl I got or that my turntable was failing.I love this album on principle. I wanted to support Pink Floyd via this particular album. Thank you for your videos!
@@timothyfreeseha4056 Agreed on its brilliance. It's scathing, intelligent and very empathetic. Waters is just a phenomenonal writer/poet. And if it wasn't for the tour of this very album, we may never have seen the brilliance of The Wall
Agree on overpacked boxes being one of the stupidest wanker affair of the…decade. Rastaman vibration: release it like a Tone Poet. 38$. 125 $ is a rip off. And think that some idiots are paying 300 $. A farce!
Good list. After much deliberation, this is mine... 10- Billy Corgan 9- Billy Corgan 8- Billy Corgan 7- Billy Corgan 6 - Billy Corgan 5. Billy Corgan 4. Billy Corgan 3. Billy Corgan 2. Billy Corgan 1. Billy Corgan
Great video! And even though I’m a huge fan I think Neil Young should be added for the bs practice he’s adopted across several releases now of putting out these double vinyl releases but only giving us three sides of music and putting a damn etching on side four! Then charging a premium price for it. I mean he even just released World Record and for whatever reason the cd edition is on TWO cd’s and the album is just 46 mins long or something. Why??? Just to replicate the double album look?? And with the live Roxy and Tuscaloosa albums there was even an extra song that could’ve been put on that fourth side but they decide to just make it an ‘outtake’ that’s only on his NYA site to maybe entice people to buy a subscription. So yeah Neil definitely seems to be making the gradual move to Wankerville for me. By the way totally agree with the BS of these $125+ for one record releases! Just ridiculous.
I used to know Andy Rourke a little bit and have a pint or two with him here and there. He always, as in for years, way back, always used to refer to Morrissey as Dorissey. It kind of summed up his thoughts about him perfectly in one single word.
Enjoyed it man!! You talk about oversized boxes with just one album in it Ron woods tribute to Chuck Berry box set was a big thick box with one album and one CD the album and the CD contain the same exact material. No booklet no nothing there's great big box with that little s*** in it. 🎸✌️
PS. Anyone whom is wasting money on Pink Floyd or Yes re issues or re mixes could be giving themselves a refreshing musical experience by listening to ‘youngsters ‘from Scandinavia or America in bands like Anekdoten , Soup , Gaspacho , pg Lost , Pure Reason Revolution, Long Distance Calling , The Pineapple Thief ( from Yeovil) , Russian Circles , Trees of Eternity, Antimatter , Daylight Dies , Hammock, Caspian , Anathema , Samurai of Prog , Godspeed You! Black Emperor and literally lots more bands of the progressive or post rock ilk beyond just Steven Wilson These guys deserve THEIR days in the Sun. ❤️🐢
Well said Mazzy! Agreed with all (except maybe the box - at 150 bucks the package atta be freakin bullet proof! But I get where you’re coming from ditch the box and pass on the savings). Also surprised Eric Clapton didn’t make the list. I recall a great video you made calling him out for taking legal action against a woman who sold a bootleg CD.
The UHQR albums do sound wonderful, but the box really IS wasteful- at least offer identical lps without the box. And Mazzy is right- UHQR boxes are not exactly screaming 'classic brand,' like Hermes or Rolexes or whatever- they look like generic stock from a stationery store with a label pasted on. And I think it should go without saying that these editions will most likely NOT be "treasured by generations to come," as the advertising sometimes claims, which is total ludicrous wankery- at most on average a 1% chance that your children or my children or nieces or nephews or whomever will care about the stuff that musical packrats like me or others collect (out of love of the music or otherwise). The bulk of this stuff will either get tossed, or sold on ebay or wherever to anonymous folks. Cold hard facts...
I think we definitely agree on all points (all 10), ….we definitely agree heavy heavy heavily on #1, and #2 we are more or less on the same page… I have a slightly different way I approach #2 and it’s mainly directed at “those” who you also deemed “wankerish” in regards to the MoFi dilemma. I won’t go into it because my official review for the Thriller One Step LP and UHR SACD for Goldmine will publish a week from this Monday, and I address (slightly) this issue in the article. Also, check your Insta DMs shortly (if you haven’t already read them before reading this); I wanted to share something with you regarding the Prince portion of this video. Cheers - TONE
Well said. I agree with most of your picks, especially Ticketmaster and Kanye. However, and I may be in the minority here, I actually like the oversized Analogue Productions' boxes.
With being a famous person or social influencer comes money and power but also responsibility. Regardless of how powerful (and stupid) the words of Kanye West is. Some people will listen. If he just been a totally unfamous person with 50 friends as followers the harm isn't big. With millions of followers and money. There is more to it. Regardless if he was drunk, serious or joking. He should know better.
My top 5 Music Wankers 2022: 5- Jim Davis and the Marketing dept at Mobile Fidelity. 4- Ticketmaster / Live Nation. 3- Ticketmaster / Live Nation. 2- Ticketmaster/ Live Nation. 1- Ticketmaster / Live Nation. I debated whether to place Ticketmaster/Live Nation in the #5 slot.
You're not blowing things out of proportion with Ye. People need to understand the horrific danger of the rhetoric and the power of the position. Now more than ever, "Never Again" needs to ring out more loudly and be repeated. Our parents are dead and siblings born just after WWII are dying as well. Now is the time evil creeps back in. Ye is evil and that needs to be propagated, understood, and taught.
My big problem with modern day MoFi's is that I have had issues with the "pressings" on two modern day (not ones from the early 80's) releases; they have "warps". Not big time but just enough to be annoying. The MoFi's I own from the 80's are flawless.
As to #9, I must have gotten lucky with Animals 2018 because my copy sounds great. However, I can't help but notice that copy of Kid A Mnesia behind you. My copy of that is an absolutely horrible pressing. Hopefully yours was better than mine. I'm pretty sure I know where it was pressed, too. With the prices we're paying for vinyl these days, I hope bands and labels really start focusing on quality control with their vinyl releases and start boycotting these crappy pressing plants.
Great insight to what is happening in the industry. I am a vinyl collector from the 70's and recently upgraded my system. Buying records these days is much different than 50 years ago. I watch videos hoping to get some understanding of the process that goes into making these records. At these prices and my budget I can't afford to just gamble on a record that sounds terrible. In the past when I bought a certain label I knew what I was getting. Information on the quality of particular processes , records or companies is still guesswork to me. Hopefully there are more channels like yours!
I have a great tale about Van Morrison, during my time at music college one of my tutors told me a few stories about a few arse holes in the music business and Van was one. The tale was regarding a friend and acquaintance of my tutor who was a session musician. The band was rehearsing before a gig and Van Morrison was being a complete wanker with the whole band, nothing was right etc. during a meal break Morrison went out to lunch but had left his harmonica on the stage. All of a certain section that were told to stay and rehearse took the harmonica and each person put it down the back their pants and swiped it up their arse crack. Made me chuckle.
My flatmate was a session musician and had a job for a week with Van, she came home in tears every day - thank you so much for this story - I have sent it to her! ❤😂
The only good thing Van did was question the C-vid tyranny but most musicians won't because theyre such leftists lol!
Ah yes Van so many stories. I heard he auditioned people by staring into a wall/ corner in a room, wouldn't talk or acknowledge the player, they had to impress him. If they didn't someone else or himself would tell them to fuck off out of it. And then there is the great Zappa who forced a young Steve Vai to play insane riffs on the spot,kept adding to the challenge until Steve was like " that is impossible " to which Frank said " I hear Linda Ronstad is looking for a guitar player". Hilarious stuff. Wankers in every walk of life.
I love that story. Thank you. I’ve been suffering VM’s epic lack of self-awareness for fifty years. The easy thing (the thing I opt for) is to hate him for his unbelievable, unjustified arrogance. Eg where does HE think he ranks next to Dylan, McCartney, King et al? I think I know… But recently I got to wondering if his grandiosity is actually a symptom of underlying mental illness? His lack of logic and perspective in recent statements / records is not normal, that’s for sure.
Tales abound of Van Morrison's dickery. He is a Jedi of Dickness.
Excellent wanker video, more serious than expected.
I turned 75 yesterday. I remember the racial, women’s, farm workers struggles, worked with people who still had tattoos from concentration camps, and Japanese people incarcerated here during WWII.
You are absolutely right on, we are in a dangerous time.
You live in a dream world. These movements romanticized in the media were corporate inventions to lower wages and break unions. You believe what's already enforced in EVERY major institution.
Are you expecting applause?
Great stuff Mazzy. Glad you highlighted the ticketmaster disaster. I really hope it gets enough attention/traction. It’s shameful. Why is it still so obviously morally wrong and no one intervenes. Lobbyists? It’s awful.
He's spot on, pretty soon no one will be able to walk up to a box office and simply buy a ticket. Progress?
Earned a sub from me. An American gentleman that can use the word wanker and wankerism with such effect and accuracy - bravo. From a cynical Scotsman that thinks most people in the music industry are wankers.
Cheers back at ya ✌🏼
I'm afraid, you're right !
Before I retired , I was a Uniformed Security Guard at the American Embassy in London for Many a Year . I heard " Wanker " on a daily basis.
I appreciate this list so much Mazzy! we need a counter-wanker list of Music/business angels... beacons... unicorns... super stars or whatever we might call them. People and businesses doing good for the future and creating or supporting creatives that are amazing and GOOD! And you Mazzy should be on the GOOD list!
I love it when Americans use our phrases
We say rukker. Kanye is a rukker!
I still think people in the UK are the most competent and Diverse Swearers and Verbal Foul Language Abusers in the World.
Wanker is Polite where I’m from in the UK 😂
@@TheNeilo-Audiosound 'Bell-end' is the new 'wanker' 😄 🇬🇧
I know a session musician who worked with Van Morriston. He said he was one of the most difficult people he's ever been around. "Obnoxious ****" !
brilliant, love the vibe,,, had me giggling so much, btw Van the man back in the day(79/80) had a bad habit of showing up to his concerts too pissed to perform, so much so that Katie Kissoon backing him, sang more than half the standards, refunds were quite common. When someone asked jocularly "kanye ye sing?" in Scotland, my mate pitched in with "can ye f**k", he is the biggest non-entity and everything that's wrong with the music world, he's truly delusional and no surprise to me that he only opens his mouth to change feet, wanker numero uno for sure, thanks again, best giggle this week by far...
Good story 🙄🥺🤕😏
Top shelf wanker rankings. Especially agree with number 1, there's some truly sick things going on that are hateful for no good reason.
Good job Mazzy! For the most part I agree whole heartedly. As an Independent/Conservative I am not always in lock step with your political opinions, however your choice for #1 was dead on!! This is why we should ignore this "Cancel Culture" thing. As someone much smarter than me once said "We either learn from history or we are doomed to repeat it" that's why this kind of Anti Semitic rhetoric is so dangerous. Cheers Class of '72.
"Ignore cancel culture" "Anti semitism is so dangerous"
So, if we stop people from being anti semitic, isn't that cancelling them? You can't possibly hold both these ideas at the same time, unless you are an idiot.
Exactly. The comments section under each of Kanye’s meltdowns is filled with people who gladly, openly, passionately endorse the man’s views. They call us ‘monsters’ and blame the world’s troubles on us. They accuse us of controlling the media. It’s ridiculous and it’s exhausting, but hate-crimes are on the rise, especially against the Jewish community, and Kanye is feeding the beast.
LOVE this! Being English I have a deep and abiding attachment to the term "wanker" - frequently no other word will do. And yes, Ye has gone WAYYYY beyond being King of the Wankers.
We would say "wankery" rather than ism, but other than that, excellent video :)
I must recommend I'm A Winker (sic) by Ivor Biggun from 1978 to anyone outside the UK wishing to get to grips with the nuances.
Never met my Grandfather, my mother never met her father. He died with her maternity ward picture, newly born, in his pocket. He's buried if France. he died after surviving the Normandy invasion. Killed by a half crazed, starving German sniper who had been hiding in a tree. My Grandfather's compadres were good enough to shoot that SOB down out of the tree afterward.
I agree with you 100 percent.
I would add these audiophiles who pay hundreds of dollars for a record that comes in a cardboard box HRQR whatever it’s called and nobody complains about the price
Absolutely, they’re just (consciously or not) just pushing the prices even higher still. Total wankers.
@@sefarba I agree and I’ wish they would see that and the companies would lower prices
@@davepounds8924 Sadly it’s something companies are pushing deliberately, very little money to be made in streaming and now vinyl records are their cash cow. They’re using ridiculously (and unnecessarily) expensive materials and whatnot just to push records above the $100 price range. Add to that all the manufacturing issues and long waiting list in pressing plants and you get the mess we’re in today.
Maybe that’s why CDs are starting to have a little revival; personally, I have my limits, I won’t pay more than $50 for a single record, just no way.
Norman. I just came across your channel. I really enjoyed your Wanker List of 2022. The build up to No. 1 was great. The only thing missing was inductees to the Wanker Hall of Fame. 10 to 1 was not enough! Brilliant. Could not agree more with you about normalising extremism.
Thank you. Welcome. Hope you e joy the more musical videos too ✌🏼
It's good that you included the pressing plants that put out garbage records in a rush to get the $$$$$
Bravo Mazzy! Well thought out. The first 9 were the truth, entertainment, opinion, and $ driven, but #1 .. I couldn’t agree with you more, is a serious real life issue. Trying to be challenging and free thinking here here is really uneducated, narcissistic,and dangerous in this case imo. Words, this is where it starts, did and do hurt! Thank you.
In the UK an item has to be "fit for purpose" . If not, you exchange or get your money back.
One of the best end of year top ten video lists I’ve watched in recent years. Found myself hysterically laughing out loud. So much truth in this humorous rant of a video. All great picks for this list and Kanye West absolutely deserved to be the #1 Wanker! Well done! Bravo! ❤
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IMO, you're right on the mark with #1, and I thank you Mazzy for speaking out and speaking your mind. --- Oh, and I have to add a little extra word of wankerness to UHQR releases....I can't stand that they make "UHQR" the headline on their boxes, presented in larger text than all else and given top billing above a reduced sized album cover image....The hubris to make itself the star of the show over the musicians is a wanker move IMO.
This is nothing new. That was done already in the seventies and eighties.
100% agree with this list. ESPECIALLY #1
Mazzy your use of the word wanker is spot on, and completely hilarious. Keep it up.
Wow! Love your forthrightness and honesty even though the music you speak of is not quite my bag! (But records are!) Very nice to hear a country other than UK and Australia using the "W" word!
All the best from downunder!
Thank you Martin ✌🏼🤠
Well done! Ticket Master needs to be stopped. They are one reason I don’t go to LARGE concerts. I buy all my tickets through Etix, Axis and Eventbrite. Tickets go right to your phone and no charge most of the time
Hey, Mazzy, I'm writing to get your perspective about my own personal misgiving for this past year. I'm generally pretty careful about where I go to see shows because I value my creature comforts. I don't like standing for three hours, I don't like getting squished, and I don't want to get my ears blasted off. At 74 years old, I gotta take care. I wanted my GF to hear Willie Nelson, cause he's getting way up there in age, and he's a true national treasure of a musician. I don't generally visit large venues, and I try to see shows in halls where the physical qualities are most simpatico, but Willie was playing Shoreline Amphitheater. I figured I was pretty safe as far as sound levels because Willie is an acoustic act. Boy, was I wrong!!! The three opening acts were Americana/roots groups, but electrified to the hilt! Never in my life have I had my eardrums blasted off at such high db levels - ever! The amplified kickdrum levels induced pure pain with each and every beat of the opening groups' music. What the f--k drives a venue to deliberately inflict physical injury to its patrons? Is the music more satisfying at earsplitting levels? Of course not. Generally, I vote with my feet and avoid such venues. But in this case I trusted that with an 89 year-old musician the venue's sound engineer would get the message that an audience of older folks was attending and might appreciate a more quiet show. Whatever should I do? Yeah, I used earplugs, and my ears are still ringing weeks afterward. (Willie must have had his own engineer because his mix was perfect, and the levels were just right.)
I have had the same experience lately with live shows. Not only loud but also unintelligible vocals.
Give me a small club with a jazz quartet.
The Dead used to have great sound systems played at reasonable levels, though they often played in places with dubious acoustics- and you'd have to be a Deadhead to avail yourself of their great care for sound. Beyond that, I consider myself lucky to love classical music, because your typical classical concert-going experience and particularly the acoustical experience is worlds beyond that of typical large-scale popular music settings- and volume levels are rarely insane. Also, e.g., I got tickets for five good seats at five NY Phil concerts this season for $250 total (on a modest discount code), without spending hours online with the ticket wanker monopoly; and $50 a show used to sound like a lot to me, but between decades of inflation plus what I hear people spend on good tickets for the big pop/rock acts- hundreds, even thousands of bucks- it's peanuts. And it's amazing large-scale acoustic sound.
I'm listening to Tom Waits album Blue Valentine. in the background while I'm viewing your comments. I love his music, do you?
Yes I do. A lot ✌🏼
'Christmas card from a hooker in Minneapolis' especially is sensational!
@@frommetoyou1981 I'm in my sixties and have liked Tom Waits for many years. He is such an individual.
@@carltwidle9046 im 42 in january ive been into Tom Waits a bit here and there over the years, but this last year ive been listening alot. 'Small change', 'rain dogs', and a guy told me to buy 'Mule variations' so i did and thats the current 'Flavour of the month'....i actually bought 'Alice' years ago too and really need to go back and listen to that again.
@@frommetoyou1981 I like Swordfish Trombones. It came out in 1982 and I had it on vinyl. He also did a duo album with country singer Crystal Gayle that year, it was a soundtrack session for a movie. But I can't remember the title of it the movie. You might know.
Great to hear a Yank use the word Wank in its correct context. Ian Wolverhampton England.
Well said Mazzy about Kanye West ! Absolutely spot on! 👍👍
Thanks for this list and bringing up things like Ticketmaster and especially Ye, he really does need to get more attention to the seriousness of his non stop crap coming out of his mouth daily. Can’t wait for the rest of your lists to come!
As a brit, I have no problem hearing an American user the word "wanker". Just be aware that appropriate use of this word depends on the company you are in. Close friends, fine, your grandmother maybe not. 😀
Haha! The Wankers of 2022 vid is here! 🥳 An autopen? BS! I received 2 noisy as hell copies of Animals, returned then both, am fine with my original. The Ticketmaster thing is just plain theft. I love Morrissey and The Smiths music too, but walking offstage because it was too cold?! Really?! C’mon… MoFi records generally sound great, could care less if they’re digitally sourced, but the lying part is tough to accept. I sold my MoFi Dylan mono records after buying the mono box. But, Kanye…He and his words are dangerous. Fantastic vid, Mazzy! Thanks ✌️🔊😊🎶
I so agree with your comments on crap quality pressings, I recently purchased Eva Cassidy's Greatest hits on a double album (180grm), the poor quality of some of the tracks is truly distressing (they're that bad), the album was released by Blix Street Records, a Company that I had not heard of before. Contrast that experience with a Toyah Album released in 2021 called 'Posh Pop' which I purchased at the same time, and the difference in quality of pressing is astounding. The Eva Cassidy album was the equivalent of $46 U.S., and in my opinion is not worth it, Toyah came in at $22 for a single L.P. and is worth every penny. I have good equipment that I have spent a lot of time (and money!) collecting and upgrading whenever possible, the sh-t from Blix is unworthy of being played on it! Great video, keep up the good work!
What the fuck do you expect, buying shite like that on vinyl 🤦🏻♀️
@@lucasoheyze4597 It's great when you make posts and get moronic responses such as yours. Get a life for God's sake.
Ticketmaster was always known as "Ticketbastard" in DeadHead circles. They have only gotten worse
I had not heard that retail stores can't return defective records. I didn't have any idea this was the case. I've returned quite a few LPs that had too much surface noise or some sort of error on them with Amazon. I had no idea they would get stuck with the item and not be able to return it themselves. That may be one reason they have told me a few times just to keep the item and they would send a replacement? That is absurd that a manufacturer is not held liable for a defective product.
On a side note, and similar to that topic, I think that the Walmart in store purchases should be on the wankers list. If you buy any of the Walmart Exclusive or I guess any LPs at all online from Walmart, you have 90 days to return the product for any reason and get your money back or exchange it. However, at least here in Texas and I'm sure probably elsewhere, if you buy it in a store they will not take it back If they don't have a replacement. They'll take it back if it's defective and you can only exchange it for another. But if they don't have another, you cannot get your money back, you can't get another artists LP as a replacement, and you are just SOL. That is absurd! I will never buy another record from Walmart in store.
I bought about $250 worth of the $15 Black Friday records online just to try them out and see how it worked. And I have to say that about 80% of the LPs were great and perfect in their condition. I've noticed that if it's a big artist like Led Zeppelin or The Eagles, you're going to get a much better product. But some of the items seem to be coming from maybe lesser grade pressing plants, and I don't know if it's GZ Media or who it is exactly at this point. I'm still waiting on receiving another 4 LPs but having gone through about 10 maybe that I have gotten I've had two of them that were horrible pressings. The other eight or so were perfect. I'm just holding off until I get the rest of my order so that I can return or exchange the ones with issues all at one time. But Walmart online gives you 3 months so that sure does make things a lot easier and you're not in a rush or having to make multiple returns. I would think that the in-store purchases would follow that same guideline or at least give you a month to return something that is noisy or problematic. But they won't. I had bought one of their Fleetwood Mac Rumors copies earlier this year and I bought it in the store. It sounded horrible. I mean beyond horrible. They were giving me problems the next day as I was trying to exchange it for another copy. But they finally did and the second copy was just as bad. I went back again and a different person was working then and it was the same trouble. They had one last copy that was opened and just sitting in the store. I don't know if somebody had returned that one or what? I told them I wanted my money back and they wouldn't give it to me. I told them I'd like to exchange it for another LP then of the same price. They wouldn't do it. I had to take that open copy and believe it or not it didn't sound as bad as the sealed copies but it was still terrible. I wasn't even going to buy anything LP related from Walmart after that but I had a similar issue with Journey Escape that I had bought online from Walmart In December of 2021. And they were great. I didn't think I could return it and then I noticed they gave 3 months to return it. So I contacted them and they were happy to take it back and send me another copy. I could have gotten a refund from them but the second copy was almost mint.
So I definitely do not recommend buying anything on vinyl from inside of the stores when it comes to Walmart. But buying it online, you're protected against problematic records. It's still Walmart either way but the stores are definitely wankers in my opinion and I think that if I pressed things maybe the corporation would hopefully resolve the issue. But I don't want to go to that kind of trouble.
That really bites Mazzy that the manufacturers aren't held to any accountability if they're putting out messed up records. I hate that the retail stores have to take the hit but I know that I'm not going to take it if I buy something and it's messed up. Even my local record store will take back a brand new record if it is flawed. I think that the manufacturers should be held accountable!
Oh yeah, and did you mean Ticketbastard aka Ticketmaster when you said Ticketron? I remember the days of Ticketron and maybe on the west coast it's still called that? I'm not sure? I am 100% in agreement with you on that hole debacle also! They are ticket scalpers themselves but worse. I've already seen everybody multiple times that I need to see in this lifetime unless prices change and the scam they have going on is broken apart. It blows my mind that they claim they're doing this dynamic seating or whatever it's called to keep third-party companies or ticket scalpers from overpricing tickets. Heck, they're the ones doing exactly what they say they're trying to prevent doing. What a sham! Nobody is that stupid to hear this and not know what is going on. This is one of the few times I do hope government gets involved and breaks the monopoly apart! I will never buy another ticket again if it comes through them and this doesn't change. I almost would put them at number one if it was my list. That really angers me with that story that is going on.
You're really picking some good ones here and I have been in 100% agreement with what you have been saying. And I'm not even through watching the video yet haha. Keep up the good work and call them out!!!
Brian in Fort Worth 🎶
Morrissey insisting his garbage novel should be under “Penguin Classics” moniker/label will never make not laugh.
“Ok, Mr. Wilde.”
That was very interesting and cathartic for me too. I fully support your number one choice though the whole Mo-Fi waffle has dragged the VC right down for the best part of this year. K.West is tied up with that prosperity gospel fellow American Joel Osteen and probably lots of other miscalculated good intentionals too he really is a prize plum (fool). If you get the chance there watch Jewish Brit David Baddiel and his Jews don't count TV programme as he examines similar issues to those you mentioned and what a dangerous situation we find ourselves in. There is a huge amount of ignorance and misinformation. Shalom 🕎✡️ Martin
Second "Jews Don't Count" documentary, not perfect but a great examination of the issues.
David is great.
@@Mark_Brooks he is yes even if he supports Chelsea (a joke). Arsenal my team has lots of associations with Jews and lots of links to other 'minorities' I'd rather try to be inclusive.and not a wanker. I bear little grudge to Tottenham too especially as they were in North London first I can't really argue with that.
@@Mark_Brooks He's always been a prize wanker in my opinion. He's also a self confessed racist now, apparently, and although it's only taken him 25 years to either realise or acknowledge the fact, he is now making perfunctory and very public apologies to his "victim".
Just a note: "wanker" is the person; "wanky" is the adjective; "wankery" or "wankerism" are the nouns for describing a process or activity Calling something a "wank" is a noun used in a sense like "what a wank!" .
I lived to be educated with wankerism.
@@mazzysmusic Ha ha, you're welcome :-)
Gutted I didn't make the list, will have to work a little harder to raise my profile in '23.
Peg Bundy from the sitcom Married with Children was Peg Wanker from Wanker county before she got married. Always made me smile!
Hello from Montreal. Very honest and necessary that someone brings up the crap that goes on in music business. We should think twice when it comes to supporting artist and company’s that behave poorly, unethical and lie. Unfortunately it goes on everywhere.
All the best
So what your saying is Fremer and 45rpm are in your #2 Wanker spot for 2022?
LMAO - for the record, a fellow Yank that uses "wanker" all the time...
Well done!
Obviously as a Brit I love the way you use what I consider to be one of "our words". As you say very entertaining until you got to number one. I raised my sprits the way you talked abut Kanye West. As you say so rightly words matter. The idea that anyone who likes music can deny their power is beyond me. Nice one!
Whoa thanks Mazzy. What a great video. Can we expect a video featuring your upcoming lawsuits?
Wanker is not a strong enough word for the No.1.
Always good to see a TH-cam channel with such a positive, uplifting message.
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I saw a stream of Beyonce saying No one listens to albums anymore. They just listen to singles. They combine singles to an album but no one listens to a full set of an artists works.
Couldn't agree more with your #1. As you went from #10 up, I thought "What about Kanye?" at every step. Acting like a douche is one thing, promoting a mass murderer is on a whole different level of bad.
Great video Mazzy. I agree with all of these. I would just change the position of the UHQR box issue. But other than that, great list.
Another really really Goode one..thank you
Very well said and done! Fun & serious at the same time. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Nailed #1 - nothing compares 2 ye.
Ha good one ✌🏼
The Hendrix estate. I will let you decide that one.
Well done Mazzy! I'm still waiting for my ponchos...
Set up a channel raffle for them? ;)
I got the Dylan poncho too! I was baffled as well as to why...
Great list Mazzy and you couldn't be more right with number 1 👍
You hit the nail on the head with Mobile fidelity. They could be #1 wanker for 2022 in my opinion.
Poor old Van - gave up on the old fart years ago - '87's 'Poetic Champions' ended a great run of albums. Great to see my all-time favourite 'Forever Changes' there. Thanks Mazzy, fine wankitude! A deservedly serious ending, thoughts with you.
Yes and yes on Forever Changes.
sadly : YESSSSSS !
As someone who has family members that suffer from extreme bipolar disorder, i have to say that i cannot bring myself to be offended by Kanye's behavior atm..
(To be scandalized by this nonsense is equivalent to being offended by a homeless schizophrenic's inappropriate ramblings in the street. The man simply needs help, not longform podcasts).
With you on all this, particularly Ticketmaster's longtime breathtaking scam monopoly. I saw Bob Dylan in Berlin this October. I paid 235 Euros for an online ticket. In contrast, I saw Bowie's Serious Moonlight tour in Toronto in '83. Ticket price was $5 Cdn.
Do you think Bowie would be charging $5 now?
@@lucasoheyze4597 😄 No, of course not. Inflation hasn't matched the %4900 difference between those ticket costs of two top-tier artists.
@@wsgray It's insane nowadays really, ticket prices.
Terrific Yuletide rant Sir Norman- don’t ever change-
Merry Christmas
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Wanker is pronounced like anchor, the A goes down.
Elongating the A gives it that peculiar sound.
Hi, I've never seen any of your videos before and so when I heard your American accent in the first few words, I was wondering if you would really get what the term wanker embodies. I have to say you understood it perfectly and produced a fantastic, humorous, well-thought through and thoroughly entertaining video. Great stuff. I agree with 99% of it, too. I also think it's important to call out the serious stuff at the end so thanks very much and for sure, I'll be subscribing. Cheers mate!
Norman I went back to CDs. A lot of new records I brought sounded worse than some I got 50 years ago and been played a lot At least with CD.S the sound quality is consistent
Wanker is such a fantastic word.
Very enjoyable video Mazzy. Please add the Zappa family trust to your list for screwing the fans with overpriced releases and for the disgraceful treatment of their own brother, Dweezil Zappa.
And his sister Moon has been treated the same... 👍👍👍
Yes I agree with you about this, Dweezil zappa has been treated like shit by the 2 younger siblings. Frank told his wife Gail to sell everything upon his death but she split the trust 30% each to the younger siblings and 20 % to Dweezil and moon unit. Now Ahmet zappa does not want his brother Dweezil to even use the zappa surname, can you believe that.? Wanker Supreme, and Dweezil is so good he's keeping the music of frank zappa alive and very relevant
Glad you included the auto pen controversy of Dylan…as an autograph collector I would have bought it if I had known about and would have been horrified if upon receiving it, that it was auto penned….glad to hear that refunds are being made…I’ve been searching for a Dylan sig for a while. However, eBay sellers are representing it as a signed book! Now, with that being said, the Supreme Court has ruled that an auto pen is an “authentic” signature (this was based on President Obama used it to sign some legislation) but collectors considered it as a fiat signature. Just some background, not trying to excuse the executive’s or Dylan’s people to get off the hook.
Well thanks for the info. Didn’t know that ✌🏼
As an artist myself I definitely would have taken the time to sign every album.
I can’t wait for the Morrison/Morrissey collaboration. It’s going to be an epic wank.
Great list Mazzy but I would also include the streaming services that pay miserable fee’s to the artists and why not include all the shitty EU labels like DOL, Jazzwax, Waxtime, Groove Replica and several others that are making reissues from CD rips and paying zero to the artists or the estates.
So agree with most of this, Mas. Great content, glad to subscibe, looking forward to more of this ranting.
Ranting is only an occasional occurrence here. It’s fun but the music usually comes first. ✌🏼
@@mazzysmusic I get that, and was kidding. A lot of what you're doing resonates.
Freedom of speech reveals where people stand, and allows the debate of ideas in the public square rather than those ideas being pushed underground by censorship where frustration may amplify them. Therefore, Neil Young's tyrannical attitude to free speech makes him a dangerous No.1 wanker. That attitude will control what music you can listen to in accordance with the wishes of the State.
Agreed. Kneel had a chance to stand up for Canadians against tyranny and support the Freedom Convoy of truckers(and farmers) but he did the opposite. What a hippiecrit.
This country is on a scary dangerous path.
With a senile coffin-dodger puppet in the White House, how could it not be?
@@jeffsimon9594 Love that treason I guess?
Prince wrote Nothing Compares 2 You for a band on his Paisley Park label called The Family. The album was marginally successful here & big in Japan. It came out in 1985. Perhaps members of that group ( his friends ) are part of his estate .
Thanks for this. Too many people don't know about The Family band, basically a spin off of The Time with Wendy Melvoin's sister.
@@tgh2048 It's a really good record & Prince wrote it for them , not Sinead. I have it on vinyl & CD.
Love The family album
I doubt very much that The Family makes any significant royalties from that album, Prince wrote, produced and probably played every instrument on it . I did own that album and "Screams of Passion" 12 in single
Good to know, now on my must have list. Thanks!
I could not agree more with your list.
I would like to add one more and that are artist who have already made a fortune releasing old records in super deluxe packaging at super deluxe prices. Yes I am talking abut the Beatles, The Stones, Pink Floyd and so on. I am sure these Superstar artist have some say in the pricing but I feel they are just as greedy as the labels who put their records out.
Once again thanks for the video.
I'm one of the sad consumers who bought the Pink Floyed Animals remix! Even sadder, I was disappointed & thought I just wasn't appreciating the vinyl I got or that my turntable was failing.I love this album on principle. I wanted to support Pink Floyd via this particular album. Thank you for your videos!
It's a fricken *GREAT ALBUM*
I bought a copy and found the quality excellent.
@sexobscura it really is a great album. One of my favorite Pink Floyed albums and I'm happy to have it. It is just this one copy sounds off somehow.
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Agreed on its brilliance. It's scathing, intelligent and very empathetic. Waters is just a phenomenonal writer/poet.
And if it wasn't for the tour of this very album, we may never have seen the brilliance of The Wall
Agree on overpacked boxes being one of the stupidest wanker affair of the…decade. Rastaman vibration: release it like a Tone Poet. 38$. 125 $ is a rip off. And think that some idiots are paying 300 $. A farce!
I would hate to be considered a "repeat wanker" by Mazzy.🤗 I agree that words do matter. Great video!
Hello Melinda. Thank you for watching. Hope you enjoy a bit of the humor. Yeah, double wanker 🙄🥺🤕😏🤠
Good list. After much deliberation, this is mine...
10- Billy Corgan
9- Billy Corgan
8- Billy Corgan
7- Billy Corgan
6 - Billy Corgan
5. Billy Corgan
4. Billy Corgan
3. Billy Corgan
2. Billy Corgan
1. Billy Corgan
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Don't show your address, Mazzy. Bill K might show up at your door! Great video btw. 👍🏻
Great video! And even though I’m a huge fan I think Neil Young should be added for the bs practice he’s adopted across several releases now of putting out these double vinyl releases but only giving us three sides of music and putting a damn etching on side four! Then charging a premium price for it. I mean he even just released World Record and for whatever reason the cd edition is on TWO cd’s and the album is just 46 mins long or something. Why???
Just to replicate the double album look?? And with the live Roxy and Tuscaloosa albums there was even an extra song that could’ve been put on that fourth side but they decide to just make it an ‘outtake’ that’s only on his NYA site to maybe entice people to buy a subscription. So yeah Neil definitely seems to be making the gradual move to Wankerville for me.
By the way totally agree with the BS of these $125+ for one record releases! Just ridiculous.
I used to know Andy Rourke a little bit and have a pint or two with him here and there. He always, as in for years, way back, always used to refer to Morrissey as Dorissey. It kind of summed up his thoughts about him perfectly in one single word.
The Steve Hoffman mods didn't make the top ten?? It's a hell of a competitive year for wankerdom! 🤣
Dylan's excuses for the use of the auto-pen struck me as pretty damn unconvincing- just a pile of half-hearted rationales.
Enjoyed it man!! You talk about oversized boxes with just one album in it Ron woods tribute to Chuck Berry box set was a big thick box with one album and one CD the album and the CD contain the same exact material. No booklet no nothing there's great big box with that little s*** in it. 🎸✌️
PS. Anyone whom is wasting money on Pink Floyd or Yes re issues or re mixes could be giving themselves a refreshing musical experience by listening to ‘youngsters ‘from Scandinavia or America in bands like Anekdoten , Soup , Gaspacho , pg Lost , Pure Reason Revolution, Long Distance Calling , The Pineapple Thief ( from Yeovil) , Russian Circles , Trees of Eternity, Antimatter , Daylight Dies , Hammock, Caspian , Anathema , Samurai of Prog , Godspeed You! Black Emperor and literally lots more bands of the progressive or post rock ilk beyond just Steven Wilson These guys deserve THEIR days in the Sun. ❤️🐢
Well said Mazzy! Agreed with all (except maybe the box - at 150 bucks the package atta be freakin bullet proof! But I get where you’re coming from ditch the box and pass on the savings).
Also surprised Eric Clapton didn’t make the list. I recall a great video you made calling him out for taking legal action against a woman who sold a bootleg CD.
The UHQR albums do sound wonderful, but the box really IS wasteful- at least offer identical lps without the box. And Mazzy is right- UHQR boxes are not exactly screaming 'classic brand,' like Hermes or Rolexes or whatever- they look like generic stock from a stationery store with a label pasted on. And I think it should go without saying that these editions will most likely NOT be "treasured by generations to come," as the advertising sometimes claims, which is total ludicrous wankery- at most on average a 1% chance that your children or my children or nieces or nephews or whomever will care about the stuff that musical packrats like me or others collect (out of love of the music or otherwise). The bulk of this stuff will either get tossed, or sold on ebay or wherever to anonymous folks. Cold hard facts...
Thought Clapton might have made it. Was he just bubbling under??
I think we definitely agree on all points (all 10), ….we definitely agree heavy heavy heavily on #1, and #2 we are more or less on the same page… I have a slightly different way I approach #2 and it’s mainly directed at “those” who you also deemed “wankerish” in regards to the MoFi dilemma. I won’t go into it because my official review for the Thriller One Step LP and UHR SACD for Goldmine will publish a week from this Monday, and I address (slightly) this issue in the article.
Also, check your Insta DMs shortly (if you haven’t already read them before reading this); I wanted to share something with you regarding the Prince portion of this video.
Cheers - TONE
Well said. I agree with most of your picks, especially Ticketmaster and Kanye. However, and I may be in the minority here, I actually like the oversized Analogue Productions' boxes.
What's the difference between an egg and a wank?
You can beat an egg....but you can't beat a wank!
With being a famous person or social influencer comes money and power but also responsibility. Regardless of how powerful (and stupid) the words of Kanye West is. Some people will listen. If he just been a totally unfamous person with 50 friends as followers the harm isn't big. With millions of followers and money. There is more to it. Regardless if he was drunk, serious or joking. He should know better.
My top 5 Music Wankers 2022: 5- Jim Davis and the Marketing dept at Mobile Fidelity. 4- Ticketmaster / Live Nation. 3- Ticketmaster / Live Nation. 2- Ticketmaster/ Live Nation. 1- Ticketmaster / Live Nation. I debated whether to place Ticketmaster/Live Nation in the #5 slot.
Mostly agree, though I'd say Norman's #1 choice should remain there. 2 through 6 would still go to Tickslickbastard/Slime Nation though.
You're not blowing things out of proportion with Ye. People need to understand the horrific danger of the rhetoric and the power of the position. Now more than ever, "Never Again" needs to ring out more loudly and be repeated. Our parents are dead and siblings born just after WWII are dying as well. Now is the time evil creeps back in. Ye is evil and that needs to be propagated, understood, and taught.
I agree, record stores should be able to return defective vinyl.
My big problem with modern day MoFi's is that I have had issues with the "pressings" on two modern day (not ones from the early 80's) releases; they have "warps". Not big time but just enough to be annoying. The MoFi's I own from the 80's are flawless.
As to #9, I must have gotten lucky with Animals 2018 because my copy sounds great. However, I can't help but notice that copy of Kid A Mnesia behind you. My copy of that is an absolutely horrible pressing. Hopefully yours was better than mine. I'm pretty sure I know where it was pressed, too. With the prices we're paying for vinyl these days, I hope bands and labels really start focusing on quality control with their vinyl releases and start boycotting these crappy pressing plants.
To steal a line from M*A*S*H, your rants get raves from me. Definitely #1..it's important. Thank you Mazzy..looking forward to more.
Great insight to what is happening in the industry. I am a vinyl collector from the 70's and recently upgraded my system. Buying records these days is much different than 50 years ago. I watch videos hoping to get some understanding of the process that goes into making these records. At these prices and my budget I can't afford to just gamble on a record that sounds terrible. In the past when I bought a certain label I knew what I was getting. Information on the quality of particular processes , records or companies is still guesswork to me. Hopefully there are more channels like yours!
Hi Mazzy, I enjoyed your video. You talk about Kanye West's disgusting antisemitism, but not about Morrissey's disgusting racism.
Yeah Morrissey. I limited my wakerism with him based on that recent concert