Fantano going from putting $20 in best songs to it being his least favorite track is some pretty crazy whiplash.

@Jamzmahname

Жыл бұрын

@@Noirlore That’s an opinion right there.

@anthonyryan6208

Жыл бұрын

@@Noirlore ok

@RB-.-

Жыл бұрын

i love people getting mad when someone doesn't pretend everything is perfect.

@sahrazad8213

Жыл бұрын

I think the problem is the sequencing of tracks

@Noirlore

Жыл бұрын

@@Jamzmahname wait really

If this had been called "Did you know that there's a boy under genius boulevard" you would have given it a 16

@xiaosimp4129

Жыл бұрын

LMFAOOOOO

$20 worst track is just straight up insanity

@SomeSong2

Жыл бұрын

I don’t get his criticism either. It sounds like meat and potatoes indie rock so therefore it’s bland?

@seandaly2211

Жыл бұрын

@@SomeSong2 plus he literally had it on his best tracks list a month ago

@thevck7885

Жыл бұрын

@@seandaly2211 HE did the same thing to faith healer on julien bakers last record

@pupuii7974

Жыл бұрын

Remember, he's saying it's his least favorite track. Not the worst.

@jakewaltham3895

Жыл бұрын

I think he just doesn't like Julien

$20 going from Best Tracks in the Roundup to Worst Track is a personal attack on me

@TippyHippy

Жыл бұрын

I put my hamster in a sock and slammed it against the furniture

@MegaHariboboy

Жыл бұрын

A lot of people don't seem to quite understand the logic behind it. It was one of the best songs released that he reviewed on Track Reviews It was one of the weaker songs on this album - showing how strong the others were.

@Secumind

Жыл бұрын

​@@MegaHariboboy But wasn't Not Strong Enough in the Meh category?

@Smiggieballs1

Жыл бұрын

This happens very often, happened with brockhampton as well

@Matthew-zv8qe

Жыл бұрын

@@MegaHariboboy but the album only got a seven

January 24, 2023 Anthony Fantano claims "$20" is one of the best songs of the week. April 5, 2023 Anthony Fantano claims "$20" is one of the worst songs on the album. Did the Mario movie hurt you that badly?

@daviebananas1735

Жыл бұрын

It’s not really a contradiction. It was simply better than the other releases that week. He likes the album and thinks it’s not as strong as the other songs. Basically the other songs he judged it against are weaker than the songs on the album.

@th3mdt

Жыл бұрын

@@daviebananas1735 it released at the same time with two other singles.

@th3mdt

Жыл бұрын

I'd also like to add that I'm being partly facetious. He did the same thing almost with Regina Spektor's last album, called a song in the track roundup one of the best things she's written in her whole career, and then barely talked about it in the album review and didn't list it as a favorite.

@user-lf5sb4mp1t

8 ай бұрын

He always had beef with Julien... When he knew Julien wrote it, he changed his mind that it was funny. 😅

This is the indie girl's version of DAMN.

@sakhaswain

Жыл бұрын

Melodrama is better parallel.

@Sucharush31

Жыл бұрын

Lesbian Avengers: Endgame

@joshuatree5668

Жыл бұрын

@@sakhaswain Fetch the Bolt Cutters

@all-about-abby

Жыл бұрын

spot on comparison lmfao

@Storanzo98

Жыл бұрын

@@sakhaswain nah melodrama is mora like a good kid maad city, agreeable goated album in the genre

I'm so in love with Lucy's songwriting, it's so detailed, vivid and cinematic.

@McConnor28

Жыл бұрын

She's a very cerebral lyricist.

@Julia-mw1gi

Жыл бұрын

​@@McConnor28 "would it have killed you to call her pretty instead?"

@nameforcomments4092

Жыл бұрын

If anyone hasn’t seen it, there’s a video out there somewhere where Lucy talks about her songwriting process. Pretty sure it’s her KEXP performance. She does a lot of her writing while on walks, which I think is fantastic.

@galihhad

Жыл бұрын

Ahhhh me too!

@batman-sr2px

Жыл бұрын

She's the worst out of the group. Phoebe is better.

Anthony instantly proving he has no idea what boygenius is about by shitting on $20 for being a perfect indie/garage rocky unpolished banger

Not Strong Enough not being in the best tracks is wild the hook on that thing is infectuous

@adamcarlson2831

Жыл бұрын

Anthony wasn’t having revelations

@sineadoconormcG

Жыл бұрын

Anthony doesn't tend to enjoy songs that contain such musical faux pa's as emotive melodies or thoughtful lyrics. His favourite band is Death Grips.

@loganbradd9472

2 ай бұрын

​@@adamcarlson2831😂😂😂😂😂

Gotta say that at first it felt like it was more a split/collaboration than a group record. The EP was pretty coherent, but on the record, at first I was like « ok, this is julien’s song, this one is from Lucy and this one is clearly Phoebe’s. But at the end of the day, I think it comes more from the instrumentation and the production than the songwriting. Sure, the girls all brought something from their own career but overall, after a few more listens, I can definitely feel the boygenius vibe. It’s a pretty strong record. Not as groundbreaking as the EP for me but it really has strong songs. Would have give it an 8 personally. God I love to see those 3 together. Hope to catch them as soon as they come to France.

@largeformatlandscape

7 ай бұрын

Worked for the Beatles

his opinion on We’re In Love had me cheering like the review was a sports match fr

@screwtapee

Жыл бұрын

It’s so good

@Julia-mw1gi

Жыл бұрын

Lucy's songwriting deserves all the praise

@em2541

Жыл бұрын

@@Julia-mw1gi facts

Credit to Boygenius being humble and predicting a 5 with the album cover only to get a 7 instead.

@hslmets

Жыл бұрын

They actually predicted a 15. Frankly, I respect the confidence.

@karolinanie5946

Жыл бұрын

​​@@hslmets 😂❤ But you know these pics where they were predicting 3 only? 😳 I think it was session for Rolling Stone

true blue is a FANTASTIC song, bro

@julialeszek9101

Жыл бұрын

I scrolled far too long for this ty

@f4gsforpele

3 ай бұрын

It’s kinda lifeless

@odysseuz2125

3 ай бұрын

@@f4gsforpele sorry for you bro

Julien and Lucy stand out to me a lot on this album. And Phoebe's letter to an old poet. Loved that they ended with that song. They all did beautifully. 💙🤲

It's almost like a concept album devoted to the concept of making an album? We have "The Cure" song that mentions the band and uses their sonic aesthetic, the "Simon & Garfunkel" song that "borrows" the melody from their track "The Boxer," "Revolution 0" referencing the Beatles, John Lennon and Elliott Smith, the "Leonard Cohen" song that talks about him too, "Anti-Curse" is very similar to a track on Julien's Turn Out the Lights (not sure how intentional the was?), and then finally the album's last track is Letter to An Old Poet (which must be Phoebe's reference to Ryan Adams, especially the acidic break up lyrics) is a remake of Boygenius' own "Me and My Dog." And then there is the album title being "The Record." I'm not sure what they are trying to say with all these references but there are so many, it can't be happenstance. Throw in the album cover which could be an interpolation of Pearl Jam's iconic TEN cover (in the same way their EP cover referenced CSN), and Boygenius' Nirvana photos in Rolling Stone of course....Curious of others' thoughts on all that! I think Not Strong Enough and We're in Love are the song highlights.

@StrawberryCrush2000

Жыл бұрын

The idea behind the name boygenius is that male-led bands can be 'pretty good' and shoot to stardom and critical acclaim, so I think it comes back to that. Even though they admire those artists, they're also spoofing them or drawing comparisons with them intentionally as a fuck you to imposter syndrome and the fact that women are called geniuses much more sparingly.

@thepolyglotraccoon

4 ай бұрын

I thought that "Revolution 0" was a cover of that famous song by The Beatles. But jeez, I was so bored an disappointed.

@jeffreyroedel9804

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I don't know that it was inspired by the Beatles song, but the title is a reference to it. I think they tried to get as many references in as they could...seemingly.@@thepolyglotraccoon

If the album was called "the 10/10 record" you would've given it a 10, Anthony.

Calling 20$ basic from a writing and playing standpoint is fucking stupid. That song bounces between tempos and has a crazy swing to it. It’s far from average, I absolutely can’t believe your thoughts on it

20 $ is the best song on the album, wtf

@f4gsforpele

3 ай бұрын

No it ain’t 💀

Trust me - when you see them do this live it’ll go from a 7 to a 10. I agree the instrumentation or maybe the mixing was off on the album, but when I saw them live at Coachella both weekends it was the best rock show I have EVER seen, and it made me truly get the album.

@CF565

Жыл бұрын

Just got back from seeing them, and they absolutely KILLED- one of the best shows I've ever seen- feels like the songs were written for the live show rather than the record, which I can respect.

@gothichorrorthotcore8191

7 ай бұрын

If that’s the case then mathematically speaking had I had the chance to see them live this album would’ve be a 13 for me

@StateofKait

7 ай бұрын

@@gothichorrorthotcore8191 yep!!!

I think Lucy really shines the brightest on this record, especially with tracks like "We're in Love."

@batman-sr2px

Жыл бұрын

Phoebe is better

@impromptu573

Жыл бұрын

@@batman-sr2px nah

@rudeboyspodcast

8 ай бұрын

For real, she's on another level from a lot of other singers I know.

@gabym3904

7 ай бұрын

Quite frankly even in the EP Lucy’s songs were just on another level

@angelvillagomez5068

6 ай бұрын

Lucy is perhaps the most niche but she's the most talented imo

One thing I'm a little concerned about is that Phoebe's songwriting is getting a bit stale. I feel like it's a similar delivery, structure and cadence every time. You know it's a Phoebe song almost immediately, which I guess is nice that she has a distinctive style, but it's getting a little same-y. I rarely ever feel like I'm going to be surprised, even though it's a solid track.

@june550

Жыл бұрын

Exactly, “Emily I’m sorry” was beautiful but slightly boring. The out of context lyrics(that are lauded as witty and original) , the delivery of dragging out words to fit the line. It’s nice but so overdone at this point

@abandonallgolfcarts

Жыл бұрын

@@june550it also continues to blow my mind that phoebe sticks with the hushed vocal range when she can belt stuff out, and has previously, like julien does during the “always an angel never a god” part, and it is absolutely beautiful what she is capable of, but sticks to what’s been working

@anfisachern8570

Жыл бұрын

“you say my music is mellow / maybe i’m just exhausted”

I totally agree with the production on “Not Strong Enough”. One of the most gorgeous songs lyrically I’ve ever heard, and the backing instrumentals are so basic. Love that they brought in the discordance from the second chorus of “Emily I’m sorry” back at the end of the record. A really nice bookend. Deserves at least a strong 8.5.

@rickashley2322

4 ай бұрын

I love seeing some Indian boygenius fans around here !!! ❤

@loganbradd9472

3 ай бұрын

Unfortunately though, according to Anthony, it was not strong enough

love this album so much, I saw boygenius live earlier this week and it was so beautiful being in a crowd of everyone know all the words and finding such an emotional connection to phoebe, julien, and lucy's songwriting

Anthony doesn't want to fully embrace the fact that he is in fact a sad lesbian, so he gave this a 7 rather than a 10, which it is.

@idhott

Жыл бұрын

as a sad lesbian i consider this a album a 9.5 so you have a point

@Fatherjohn76

Жыл бұрын

as a wannabe sad lesbian I give this an 8.7 make of that what you will

@ramindadmanesh3863

Жыл бұрын

A 7 is plenty generous for this.

@sineadoconormcG

Жыл бұрын

@@ramindadmanesh3863 it's OK to have shit taste, we are here to support you

@ramindadmanesh3863

Жыл бұрын

@@sineadoconormcG 🖕😘

True blue is incredible wtf melon

Anti-curse goes hard

Can you imagine reviewing this album and calling them "the girls"? Or dissing $20?

i think this album rules but maybe that’s just because I’m a lesbian

Letter to an old poet is one of the best songs on this album ngl

you named $20 best track in weekly track roundup, now wtf?

@AzraelNewtype0079

Жыл бұрын

It just means the worst track on this album is better than all the other singles in the roundup it's fine don't stress about it.

@daviebananas1735

Жыл бұрын

@@AzraelNewtype0079 Yeah, All I Need is the weakest track on In Rainbows. It’s better than most songs released in October 2007.

$20 in least favorite tracks??? literally my favorite on the album

@jerrys1

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. What a disappointing flip

This album should have been great but it turns out to be just good. Each of the latest solo projects from Phoebe, Lucy and Julien are better than "the record" I think. Maybe this album takes time to grow on you, but at the first listen you can't get away with the feeling that you heard most of these tracks on their prevous projects but they were more superior. Anti-Curse, for example, is like a b-side that didn't make it to Little Oblivions. Agreed with strong 7 though

@murrayurquhart1849

Жыл бұрын

My feelings exactly. The way it is sequenced you can clearly hear it go from Julien song, to Phoebe song, to Lucy song and repeat. Julien’s contributions being the loud cuts (a clear progression on the direction taken on Little Oblivions), Phoebe’s being dark/broody ones (like the quieter moments on Punisher, like Halloween) and the Lucy’s being somewhere in between (similar to the feel of Home Video). It would have been better for those lines to have been blurred a bit more and it not being obvious who the lead songwriter is, rather than it sounding like them each just providing guest vocals on each other’s solo tracks.

@moiff_

Жыл бұрын

it hurts me that this is true

@rizzmaster66

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully the next album, from any of them, can top this. It'll be a hard challenge though, which, does say a lot about their artistry.

This got the same score as live at bush hall so in my mind they are both classics ☺️

Not Strong Enough is a fire track

Anthony I love watching your evolution as a music reviewer. I also love watching your eyebrows slowly absorb the hair from your scalp.

I think Lucy really brought her A-game to this (True Blue, Leonard Cohen and We're in Love are all stellar and highlights for me), Julien as well (I love $20), although I like her 90s style rock vibe less and less these days compared to her acoustic work.... Phoebe, I don't know. Her songs are fine on it, but better on her solo releases for sure. Her songs on The Record feel like Punisher b-sides? Maybe the Punisher team of Connor Oberst, Marshall Vore and Christian Lee Hutson are better co-writers for her than Baker and Dacus.

@georgiyrozanov8645

Жыл бұрын

Emily, I'm Sorry is definitely a cut from Punisher. She have send this song to the girls right before she released Punisher, so I guess she decided to keep this song to whatever time they'll be ready to release the new boygenius music

$20 worst track is insanity

I met Julian Baker in Memphis 2019. I didn’t know who she was till someone told me. I checked out her music & was very impressed💯

it’s rare that i like all the songs on an album, this really hit.

this guy gives almost all my favorite albums 7s and i've come to terms with that

@basicallyeverything8251

Жыл бұрын

He did the same for me with Fear of the Dawn last year

@InfestedSlab

Жыл бұрын

Yep

@JoshLeitzel

Жыл бұрын

Better than giving all of them NOT GOOD’s 😂

@theTomYumGuy

Жыл бұрын

folklore & evermore 🙃

@idiotasmr

Жыл бұрын

7s are good

Would have gotten a 10/10 if they were called baldgenius

My faves on the album are „We live in perfect harmony“, „the harmonious sisterhood“ and „we are sisters“

$20 is one of the best songs of the year...what made you change your mind so drastically you absolute madman?

@tramatsid

Жыл бұрын

jsut shows how good the other songs are actually

@whosonwhat7808

Жыл бұрын

@@tramatsid He'd already heard Not Strong Enough which didn't make "best tracks" on a weekly round up while $20 did make "best tracks"... yet talks about them the other way around in this review

@LaurenOwlet

Жыл бұрын

@@tramatsid and yet the album still gets a 7, make it make sense

@user-lf5sb4mp1t

8 ай бұрын

he has beef with Julien... Who wrote this song 😅

I feel like Anthony completely missed the satirical and self aware lyrics of Satanist

@cartersgoofsandgaffs

Жыл бұрын

It feels pretty obvious. I don’t think he missed it, he just didn’t have anything to add.

@Getagriponthisnewhandle

Жыл бұрын

He got it. Said it was their own brand of irreverence

white flannel scared the shit outta me for a sec

@probablyabott9108

Жыл бұрын

⬜⬛⬜⬛⬜⬛⬜⬛ BOO

@tyc9909

Жыл бұрын

@@probablyabott9108 🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀

There’s a line in one of the songs that talks about liking somebody less the more you get to know them, and that’s an apt analogy for how I feel about this album. I liked the couple of tracks I’d heard in various playlists before finally sitting down with the album recently. Once I did, I felt like it was nice enough while it was on, but it was so safe and predictable that nothing really stuck once it ended

Melon can't really do reviews like these because he tends to ignore lyricism

i still havent forgiven you for giving Little Oblivions a 4

@person2200

Жыл бұрын

Nor should we!

@whosonwhat7808

Жыл бұрын

No wonder he dislikes the Julien tracks the most

@galaxychar

Жыл бұрын

He what???

@nikik.8761

11 ай бұрын

starting to think he just doesn’t like julien…

Yo Anthony when are you gonna review the new Unknown Mortal Orchestra album

fantano doesn't even have $20 lmaoooo

I feel like this’ll be a grower for me. Wasn’t enamored with it on first listen.

@unlockeddoorzine3715

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Feels like a collection of 3 solo artists rather than a cohesive album

Can we get an album review of waiting to spill by The Backseat Lovers

@leonasty69

Жыл бұрын

yesssss and when we were friends pleaseeeee

$20 worst song is a crazy take

Still waiting on the Liturgy review!

@drfunkinstein1

Жыл бұрын

I think he's still trying to figure out if it's a 10 or just a strong 9. Only reason it could be taking this long because it's obviously at least a 9.

This ain't gonna happen but I'll add it here, please review the james holden album!

my jaw just dropped

This is like when he put For Her as the worst track off Fetch the Bolt Cutters. Melon seed meltdown.

@jerrys1

Жыл бұрын

He was kinda right on the Fiona one

What's about new Depeche Mode album??

is it just me or did Lucy play "we're in love" in Bristol in March last year?

@biconditionals

Жыл бұрын

No (She did)

@robindavda8967

Жыл бұрын

@@biconditionals truth??

To me, their debut EP felt like the sum of its parts. This just feels like the average of its parts.

The writing on We’re in Love ❤️

Color-grading must be off on this one... the flannel isn't yellow!

Really not going to talk about the Leonard Cohen diss track?

When the nightmare blunt rotation is full of musicians

The minute "Cool About It" comes on I'm instantly reminded of "Hey There Delilah"

@alsharpe

9 ай бұрын

It sounds exactly like “The Boxer” by Paul Simon. Honestly I think it’s a shameless ripoff

You’re acting like Phoebe wasn’t on kid cudis album and taylor swifts album ☠️

@yallyallwallhaulball3738

Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget sza too!!

@bobbyskinner8146

Жыл бұрын

She surprisingly provided some back up vocals on the newest shame record as well

@Jana-oj7zq

Жыл бұрын

And Andrew Bird, an the Nationals, and…. She’s been throwing herself out there like T-Pain, compulsive featuring.

Melon you are the only human being who didn’t like True Blue, therefore, you’re insane

$20 being his least fav track is my least fav thing he’s ever said

'We're in Love' is responsible for my demise.

I still can’t believe the album wasn’t called Jimmy Neutron

My main gave it a strong checkerboard to a light 10

Please review the new New Pornographers album "continue as a guest", I know they're not your favorite but for an album later in their career they have Really gone the distance with some newfangled creativity and styles I think you would appreciate. AOTY for me..."harrowing" sound for them

For me the album was good rock instrumental on there , great low pitched smooth vocals ,different lyrics,acousitc feels truly a great indie rock record 9/10

i feel like the only person who loves $20 at this point

@SomeSong2

Жыл бұрын

There’s many many more of us.

@alexjacqmin2915

Жыл бұрын

Best song on the album

@elyy0345

Жыл бұрын

I freaking love it

@flop9562

Жыл бұрын

@@alexjacqmin2915 Phoebe’s verse on Cool About It makes that song my fav but otherwise yes

My man clearly dislikes Julien Baker. She don't deserve it.

@nikik.8761

11 ай бұрын

are you saying that she doesn’t deserve to be liked by him or that she doesn’t deserve the hate?

@seanmcallister2985

11 ай бұрын

@@nikik.8761 the ladder

Dude Fantano I was just kidding cover the 6Lack album but give it a 10

a strong 7 is not strong enough

bro. no nuance in 20$? just because the song isn't understated doesn't mean it doesn't have nuance, a load of nuance in this case

Anthony it's almost midnight what are you doing uploading

I cannnot wait to see them at red rocks bruh ima loose it

I do agree with most of Anthony's criticism, but I would still have worn the yellow flannel 💛

Fantano will review anything but the new Depeche Mode LP

i like the part where you said “Big Dacus”

Boygenius is just. Yes

Man, I've sort of just accepted that the new Liturgy isn't going to be reviewed at this point, which is a shame since it's been my aoty so far, and Fantano liked a lot of their older works.

@AlexandreDuqueque

Жыл бұрын

He will most definitely review it. He loves liturgy. It's just a long and demanding record.

@Bekayvd

Жыл бұрын

Wow, I somehow missed it, time to get blown away once again

@Reneux

Жыл бұрын

@miljk well now doesn't your melodramatic ass look silly

Hi how's it going watching from Broomfield Colorado

Came so fast, no pause

Depeche Mode Anthony we’re waitinggggg

Hey, fresh haircut anthony!

Anthony putting 20 dollars on the worst tracks is coconuts, it's truly bonkers. I'm giving this review a light 0.

My favourites are: Emily I'm sorry, Not Strong Enough, True Blue, Satanist and Letter to an Old Poet

Okay what the hell where's the liturgy review?

Can you review WILDSIDE by Zestos?

I’m usually a pretty big fan of all 3 artists, but I found a lot of the lyrics on this be uncharacteristically cliche, and the instrumentals feel pretty generic

@trentonhouck2220

Жыл бұрын

same here, was disappointed by pretty much every song here except the singles and the intro :(

I didn't like it as much as I wanted to, but it's got some killer songs on it. $20 as least favorite is insane.

was waiting for thiis

lol i went to watch this and realized youre the guy that duetted my tiktok tierlist video LMFAO

$20 as a worst track is an absolutely braindead take

I saw the white shirt and knew he wasn't gonna give the album the same 10 I gave it

Unknown Mortal Orchestra - V. Please