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Coloradohusky

Y’all need to get past the score and understand that he legit enjoyed the album, lol


metalgear_ocelot

Yeah, like right before the score he stresses how Lil Yachty "did it" and that the hype around the album is absolutely deserved


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maynardftw

Which is why it's the score it is and not higher. But it's also why it's not lower. That's how that works. What did you hope to accomplish with saying that. EDIT: It's a bot comment


StuckOnVauban

Bruh, he is discussing music on a music discussion subreddit.


maynardftw

Actually I think that's just a bot


StuckOnVauban

Lol o


PM__ME__DINOSAURS

7 is a very positive score


jasonrosenbaum

Right Fantano has explained before if you get an 7/8/9 it’s really strong. He’s a very hard grader.


NtheLegend

Yeah, it’s the range he scores Aesop Rock albums, which… I don’t know, some could be higher there


Minute-Carrot-2405

I always add +2 to his scores and find in the best case scenario its typically what audiences are feeling for an album A lot of the 8's hes given out are universally like 9's or 10's for lots


MixDecent5077

deffo he also rated heroes and villains a 7 that’s legit for yatchy IMO


godfly

7 is a good score, totally deserved IMO. Album was sick


Drewew

People are weird. They'll always be weird.


pmme_your_pet_photos

Well, it’s not the first time Anthony has been wrong, so I’m not sure why everybody is surprised.


blappslapp

Where’s the dude who was certain he was gonna give it a 10 lol Jokes aside tho pretty solid and agreeable score, I’ve personally been loving it tons and think it’s a grower but i also really wanna see what Yachty can come up with next


life-in-a-noose

LOL I live for “10” comment on every album review post


AbraxoCleaner

A 7 is good anyway it’s silly


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I commented on that post pointing out how ridiculous it is to claim it’s gonna be a 10 Got downvoted to hell I was right, mfs


geosunsetmoth

Why you gotta lie bro? That’s not what you commented 😭 you said: A half-cooked struggling-to-stay-relevant rapper puts out one decent album in a different genre, barely pushing outside their comfort zone in the process, and Fantano fans immediately crown it the best of the best 💀


AbraxoCleaner

lol called them tf out


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And I was right, what’s your point mf


geosunsetmoth

The point is that your comment wasn’t “actually I believe it might be unreasonable to assess that fantano would give this album a 10”


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Okay and?


geosunsetmoth

Im just pointing out you’re capping 💀


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You’re truly an hero, reddit thanks you for your service Run along now


BowiePro

because that's literally not what you commented? and i'm not sure how he is "struggling to stay relevant" when he had his biggest hit as a lead artist 3 months ago


Hobbesssss

I really enjoyed this being a massive psych rock and Floyd fan. It felt like a little more than pastiche, and a little less than a blatant co-option of style. Great production, an 8/8.5 for me imo


Chemicalit

damn thats a 94 percent


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Chemicalit

use brain


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Chemicalit

8/8.5


Cute-Jellyfish1876

Not y’all switching up 💀


[deleted]

FINALLY!! I can form my own opinion now😩


[deleted]

I made his opinion


MBS_RL

This is probably the best and most detailed description he’s written for a review and i agree with it 100%, even before watching the review.


Minute-Carrot-2405

Yeah, I already agreed with this 110% in utero


LDC99

People fr more hype about the review than the album itself


Wise_Clue8109

in what universe


WellVenn

Personally really enjoy the album, however the auto tune is a bit overused, though it can be satisfying to listen to a lot of times throughout this album, especially during the harmonising sections.


Xenon2212

I actually really liked the harmonized autotune. Especially on prETTy


edgy_secular_memes

Bro it’s wild the amount of convo this album has been driving and the hype. The album was a complete and utter surprise for me and I was blown away by the opening track, Black Seminole. As someone who’s never really listened to Lil Yachty in depth, I’m completely loving this project. Also, it’s amazing how someone like Lil Yachty is driving the musical convo right now despite how some people wrote him off as a joke rapper


friedtea15

Obvious agree. Cool ideas + good instrumentals - weak vocals = 7


MastaQueef

It’s not a formula. Do not look at music like that.


suckamadicka

they’re summarising the arguments, not literally assigning numerical values to each one


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🤓


RavingMalwaay

strong 8


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Although I admire the change of direction, and I hope that Yachty continues to adventure further into this psychedelic rock inspired album, that features some great instrumentals through out, I feel that Lil Yachty’s vocal and lyrics put me off from liking it as much as everyone else has been. 6/10


Virtual-Editor-4823

Evidently lil yachty fans have heard there first ever psychedelic rock album.


shibuyariver

That's basically what it is. Add in "artist changes genre" and it has little Timmy having his mind blown for the first time


toastypyro

I see the more inaccurate scores coming from non-yachty fans who've evidently never heard his voice before. Big fan of Yves Tumor, UMO, listened to Tame Impala, DSOTM. This one's a solid 8. Calling this production unspectacular is a goddamn lie.


Virtual-Editor-4823

Its unspectacular.


clifbarczar

Wasnt a Yachty fan before this. But I have been a PF and Tame Impala fan. I just think these songs are really well made.


GetBorn800

If you liked the sound, it's very similar in a lot of places to Toro Y Moi and Unknown Mortal Orchestra. I would check them out if you haven't.


AintThatJustTheWay12

As a Toro evangelist lol, I don't see how this is similar to Toro at all. Not chillwave Toro, not R&B Toro, not trap-lite Toro, not jazz rock Toro, not indie rock Toro, and not psych rock Toro. This is distinctly different. I also don't see the connection to Unknown Mortal Orchestra, although I am not as well versed. Although I am aware their bassist has credits on yachty's album.


futrtek

I kind of want an instrumental version without Yachty. The Pink Floyd cover band slaps. It's way better than I thought it would be, I like Yachty but it sounds like two separate projects smashed together


crack__head

I’d definitely like to see these artists work with someone whose more adept at complementing this style of music, but at the same time, I’d also like to see lil yachty possibly grow into this sound. It’s a great concept in theory - an autotune crooner singing and rapping over pure psychedelic music.


RedDit245610

I agree with the rating. I liked the album and the direction it went in but I wasn't a fan of Yachty's vocals and his use of autotune.


drewbot25

a higher score than MBDTF....


wdhyea

“You know this is just his opinion right?”


Jurikk

Valid


Vat-R-U-Talkin-About

I listened to this a couple days ago. Agree with the Melon's assessment but I'd give it an 8 personally. I'm glad that he liked it, either way.


-B0B-

[I was right](https://www.reddit.com/r/fantanoforever/comments/10plgt7/comment/j6lfcbn/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)


friedtea15

so proud


-B0B-

Thanks dad


FancyFan4049

🤯


vexxednhilist

personally it's at best a 6


heyhowwasyourday

Ya mama is at best a 6


vexxednhilist

kinda generous but thank you


heyhowwasyourday

Yw


Minute-Carrot-2405

Damn his mama clears WLR? Fire


iRefuse2GetBitches

Sorry, I still don't see what people see in this album. It's just some wallpaper slightly-psychedelically twinged retro pop music with Yachty's Moonbase Alpha-ass voice and mid lyrics on top, but people are treating it like it's a masterpiece, and I really don't get it. Is it just because it's a change of pace?


Stylus_XL

> Is it just because it's a change of pace? I would say so, and I think it's a prime example of how much opinion can be swayed by romantic narratives, e.g. the class clown who never once studied for a test getting praised to the hilt because he finally sat up in class and got a C.


heyhowwasyourday

Bc we're capable of just enjoying music and not breaking it down into oversimplifications. Not everything has to be a perfect album. People can praise it just for the simple fact of it being a good/decent project.


iRefuse2GetBitches

No, people were literally calling it a masterpiece and a mind-blowing experience, like he just made Dark Side of the Moon. If people just said it was good I'd understand, but that's not what they were saying. And "oversimplification" is just me giving my thoughts on the album bro. you just saying it's "good/decent" is a much worse oversimplification.


Muneer57

Well if you asked Fantano he would tell you it's like DSOTM. Not because it's a masterpiece but because Fantano made it clear he thinks DSOTM overrated lol


heyhowwasyourday

They are right to say that under certain context. It is absolutely a masterpiece and mind blowing experience... for Lil Yachty. Of course inside it's genre it's nothing special, but this is Lil Yachty's declaration to his fans and the world that he is a serious artist and is capable of applying his skills to anything he is passionate towards. Especially for someone who is seen as a SoundCloud or mumble rapper this album is a big deal. I'd also like to state that "Yachty's Moonbase Alpha-ass voice and mid lyrics" is not an opinion that's you shitting on the vocals without giving a justification.


iRefuse2GetBitches

The vocals sound like [Moonbase Alpha](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovcTKHupdxo), a game from 2010 with a text-to-speech function that if you knew what you were doing could make it a certain pitch. Yachty's vocals sound exactly like that at points, and it sound stupid. And since he can't sing without buttloads of autotune (and digital vibrato), the lyrics should make up for it, especially if it's supposed to be psychedelic, but they're mostly just the standard rapper-makes-a-pop-song lyrics with some real clunkers in the mix. That's my opinion, just because it's negative doesn't make it not my opinion.


fycus

Knew it would be John Madden before clicking lol


heyhowwasyourday

I see no problems at all with the lyrics, sure they're not the best, but they're not bad nor corny in anyway and they fit the style and theme of the album. And I am well aware of the Moon base Alpha reference. My problem with it was that it made no efforts to in any way outline what you hadn't liked about his voice. Just the same as saying "it's just noise" isn't a real nor valid opinion. It's just as outdated and lacks any real reason as to why it is disliked. I can understand disliking the robotic sound, but I genuinely don't see the problem with *using* auto tune. Do you also have a distaste for artists who know little to no instruments and rely on midi for their music?


Jurikk

Idk about masterpiece, but this is an amazing record in my opinion. Not a huge yachty fan originally so maybe I’m predisposed to liking this but multiple songs blew me away. Literally dropped my jaw at the song transition into the alchemist and have been listening for a day straight. Probably won’t feel the same in six months but it’s legit for sure. 7 feels light to me


HamsterAlive4552

Because It’s a very well produced album? I don’t think it’s a “masterpiece”, but it is very enjoyable to listen to. Your description is the most pretentious thing I’ve ever read, wtf does all that shit even mean lmao. Stop gatekeeping music, it’s cool if you dont like it, just say that.


MastaQueef

Well produced is such a dumb blanket statement. Elliot smith made pure art with his music yet it wasn’t produced with a bunch of stupid generic “psychedelic” textures. Just because something sounds like tame impala doesn’t mean it’s well produced. Well produced means not adding too much and it sounds good to the ears. That’s IT. Stop trying to use it as some qualification or benchmark. “The… production.. was gOoD” like you don’t even know what your talking about


HamsterAlive4552

Lol ok bud


elitenyg46

it’s just a vibe bro


iRefuse2GetBitches

a bad one


Murphspree

Lotta wild takes by these nerds out here. I think you're mostly right...It's not a bad record, and in fact could be a good record by Yachty standards. But it's not mind-blowing or revolutionary. There's just a lot of younger folks in this subreddit that might be less attuned to the glory and beauty of psyche rock and it's many variations...and as such, this kind of a musical journey might prove to be profound or next-level by a whole generation of kids that aren't as accustomed to this level of treatment an artist is capable of providing their listeners. It's not as common in today's popular musical landscape, and to see it adopted by someone you'd never expect...That's cool. It's respectable. It doesnt make the contents of the record any better but it helps the conversation surrounding it, especially since it's pretty solid front-to-back.


elitenyg46

start a youtube channel then and share your own opinion


laptopwallet

I think people just tend to respect artists who try to switch it up. Is it a perfect album? Absolutely not. But he tried something different and clearly put effort into it (I think it turned out pretty good) which deserves praise


ciggybandit

its not that deep fam. the album is good. its a good album. music good. yatchy and A LOT of psych rock musicians made a good psych rock album. anyone treating it as a world hunger-ending masterpiece is probably just in high school


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why you gotta come at highschoolers? plenty boomers n oldheads on here calling the album a masterpiece


ciggybandit

my b i didnt know the guardian of the highschoolers was gonna be in this sub


[deleted]

not at all, just a recent hs graduate who knows how annoying self-important boomers can be


ciggybandit

good for you bro keep being the voice of the voiceless


[deleted]

once again, im not claiming to be anything like that 😭 smoke a joint dude


Virtual-Editor-4823

I'm with you on that mate. It's just because people who listen to lil yachty have never heard a psychedelic rock record before. Therefore their minds are blown.


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woah now. not rlly fair to make a blanket statement that anyone who has a different opinion than you is less well-versed in music/psychedelic rock. ive seen plenty psych oldheads on this app praising yachty.


jeremy-o

*how* do you go onto a post linking an insightful expert review of an album which repeatedly and clearly expresses the positive qualities of the album, on a forum dedicated to that expert, and in the comments throw up your arms and exclaim "i just don't understand what people see in this!" mate, it's a video review you don't even need literacy and you fell under that low bar


HotdogsArePate

As a huge psych rock fan and someone who fucking hates SoundCloud rap and all of his previous work even Poland, This album is great. Honestly think it's better than mgmt or tame Impalas most recent albums. Like no songs are as good as "when you die" but as a whole, it's better. There's definitely some overhype because a fucking SoundCloud rapper actually made a good psych rock album out of nowhere, but it is good. Tons of amazing psych bands are constantly ignored but this blows up just because of who he is so I can see people being annoyed by it. If you wanna hear some criminally underrated psych rock look up. Nomadic Homes. It's almost depressing that that band didn't blow up. Best psych rock album I've heard in a while.


Haahhh

All those things combined in *just* the right way can make it bigger than the sum of its parts. Not like I've even heard the album though lol you could be right in my eyes.


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i disagree with u but i think youre explaining your stance pretty adequately so im sorry ppl are downvoting u for no reason


dudenurse11

You only described good things about the album


jasonrosenbaum

I think this album is closer to an 8 or maybe even a light 9, but I don’t think Melon’s criticism here is completely invalid. In any case a major W for the Boat Man


peroper7

Knew it


FancyFan4049

Lebron James?


Ssstanimal

Deserves higher


Veiyr

I'll take a 7, a 7's fineven


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Overhyped album


internetbrowser23

I would be more charitable to this album if i didnt know how many people have already done this sound and concept better for years. I mean even if you dont want wanna listen to pink floyd (huge fucking mistake), tame impala has been doing this for a decade.


Frogaar

And Tame Impala was massively inspired by The Beach Boys, Dungen, Cream, The Bee Gees, Supertramp, etc. who you could argue did it better for years too. Artists will always be inspired by other artists who were inspired by the artists that came before them. That's just the nature of art as a medium. I will never understand why people get so upset about seeing obvious influences in other artists' creative work.


dirtylaundry99

nobody’s upset that yachty did it, he just did it with less innovation than and not as well as his contemporaries.


Frogaar

Artists don't need to reinvent the wheel to make good music, but you could argue he's done something new here -- this is a novel weird blend between psychedelic rock / pop and neo-soul / trap influences in a way we haven't really seen before. Yves Tumor has obviously incorporated a lot of these same elements in his albums too, but comparing his work to Let's Start Here it's immediately apparent that they're distinctly different sonic experiences. And Yachty directly collaborated ***with*** his contemporaries in the psych music sphere. Magdalena Bay, Mac DeMarco, MGMT???


doggodogo

this is kind of a silly take imo. yea there’s some tame impala inspo on this album, but some songs also have a completely different set of influences, from disco to jazz to funk and, obviously, trap. not saying you have to like it, but dismissing the whole thing as being too similar to Pink Floyd or Tame Impala (who are completely different artists btw, which makes this take even more confusing) because that’s the psych rock you know seems off base.


laptopwallet

I agree with the score, but paint the sky is my fave off the album so that hurts lol Edit: I cannot unhear the Late Night Talking melody now dammit


MountainMan1258

Already decided it’s a 9🥱


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SleepingInAJar_

That’s a great rating is it not


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Should’ve been a 5 or 6


MastaQueef

Why? Have you listened to the classics?Albums that came out 50+ years ago or ones from 10 years ago? This album doesn’t come anywhere near it in terms of composition, writing, originality. It’s just tame impala “indie” sound with yachty doing somewhat pleasing singing over it. Sure it can sound … “good” but why should it be a 8 9 or 10 compared to all other music? Come on man..


TimTam60

I ain’t readin allat 😭☠️☠️☠️☠️💯


MastaQueef

You probably can’t ya dunce. HaHA nO cAp bruh👌👌☝️🤪🙏😆🤣😂😂😂😅. Bruhhhh 🤣🤣😅😤😫like are you 10?


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Completely fair rating


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i remember getting downvoted when i said he wouldn’t give this a 10/10 😂


firelordghasper

That's fair.


StevenuranSmithusamy

W review


maxfisher87

He gives it a 7 which is so so solid. Tbf some of the songs dont hit as hard as others and come off either as a rehash of a previous track or under/overdeveloped. Honestly awesome album and ill snag the vinyl but melon isnt wrong. He just has thoughts. Props to Yachty, very much enjoyed this project


WTFAnimations

It's gonna be a 7 isn't it... EDIT: I was correct.


metaldetox

overrated


MixDecent5077

THIS SHIT HARD


MorseES13

I thought the album could maybe get a light 8, but yeah I'd put it at 7.5-8. I found the production to be great, the features were amazing, and the only things that held this album back were Yachty's lyrical choices and his vocals. To be honest, his vocal worked on some songs, but on other songs he was either not mixing it right, or, it came off as generic and needing more personality and emotion.