LET'S ARGUE: Flea Is an Overrated Bassist
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@blessedowoboi 5 жыл бұрын
Bold of Melon to wear that shirt. It’s clearly a diss to chance the rapper as he usually wears the number 3 but melon is wearing 4 which symbolizes that he is above chance and is a superior person.
@SaturdayAddams 5 жыл бұрын
Was searching for this in the comments, exactly what I thought
@WhatSmada 5 жыл бұрын
small if fake
@ghosty6251 5 жыл бұрын
And race
@97EDUB 5 жыл бұрын
Melon is only better than Chance at rapping.
@ooostarb3rryooo 5 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@cornbag4930 5 жыл бұрын
You’re just mad that flea got number 2 and got millions, and you got 4th best bassist and only got a T-shirt for it
@HazelSolitaire 5 жыл бұрын
Dope ass shirt tho
@ChampionBuddhaBoy 5 жыл бұрын
Chance the rapper came third
@bigrecipe7910 5 жыл бұрын
At least melon has a shirt. He'll flea only has a sock sometimes.
@nightmare-nightmarenightma1147 5 жыл бұрын
@@ChampionBuddhaBoy Chance the Bassist
@barrios103041 5 жыл бұрын
Daniel James I love my wife!
@hotshot8135 5 жыл бұрын
This dude looks like he's straight outta Animal Crossing
@ammar4172 5 жыл бұрын
Anthony rejects the Make A Wish Foundation's attempt to fulfill a dying child's wish of hearing his leaked album.
@breastmilkgaming 5 жыл бұрын
Eternal Atake next millennium
@Mista_Mist 4 жыл бұрын
only time this joke is funny because he technically said that lol
@ericforsyth 4 жыл бұрын
I thought this was about Anthony Kiedis before reading the replies and watching the video lol.
@jeeed6390 4 жыл бұрын
As usual Needle is right. How would hearing a leaked album or track make your afterlife any better?
@_Only_Zuul 2 жыл бұрын
anthony keidis would totally do that..
@OrangeCrush_Brandon 5 жыл бұрын
Let’s argue: Anthony Fantano is an overrated bassist
@OrangeCrush_Brandon 5 жыл бұрын
ThatKidWhoLiesAboutHisAge OnTheInternet 🙃
@phillipscheid4505 5 жыл бұрын
I... Agree
@breastmilkgaming 5 жыл бұрын
Melon is the sexiest fascist
@basslightyeah 5 жыл бұрын
I beg to differ.
@l00tur 5 жыл бұрын
That goes to Dave504
@ThomasNorgard 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah we get it melon, you think you are a better bass player than Flea
@MrGyl666 4 жыл бұрын
Really, where does he think that?
@spektral_yt 4 жыл бұрын
@@MrGyl666 Not sure if you noticed. But it was a joke.
@mccullsn 4 жыл бұрын
MrGyl666 you must be new here
@MrGyl666 4 жыл бұрын
@@mccullsn No, I'm old here.
@doobrikter2969 4 жыл бұрын
And Michael Balzary believes he is a better Flea than the bass believes Davey504 can slap it around like Susan from Blank Man?!... ‘Tis nothing more than true lies in clever disguise. No dog likes a flea... gross!
@vodocrypto 5 жыл бұрын
I don’t think any of your opinions took into account the fact that logic is both black AND white
@tobiastolls126 5 жыл бұрын
i got black, i got white, what you want
@coldguy420ohokay2 5 жыл бұрын
Chance the rapper is married
@blakedavis2447 4 жыл бұрын
Aaron A420 apparently it does since he wanted to be a little white girl more than anything
@aperry8810 4 жыл бұрын
Flea: I fear no man. But that thing *clothes* It scares me
@SoupLagoon 5 жыл бұрын
*says the bassist from king crimson is better than flea* *also doesn’t even know Tony Levin’s name*
@mysticfez6857 5 жыл бұрын
Or Greg Lake and/or John Wetton.
@Cpayne30 5 жыл бұрын
Z Gray Music - Tony Levin’s baldness is the secret of his greatness.
@Cherry_Magenta 5 жыл бұрын
@@mysticfez6857 or Boz Burrell, or Gordon Haskell...
@hermit8244 5 жыл бұрын
Just in this thread to get the general bassists consensus on the Ol' Marky Miller
@nlabonte 5 жыл бұрын
I saw that and I was thinking "could you be more specific???" But yeah, Tony Levin is great...
@olivergrosjean2477 5 жыл бұрын
Anthony’s shirt indicates this episode is about a light 4
@zakarykolesar9903 5 жыл бұрын
Imagine a KZfaq channel that reviewed Fantano reviews
@steviewonder1663 5 жыл бұрын
I don't think you understand what you just did Zak
@basedboi3956 5 жыл бұрын
How’d you gather that??
@gsm6808 5 жыл бұрын
Light to decent 4 or just light 4
@robojimtv 5 жыл бұрын
This comment had 444 likes when I commented
@azmiraclegirl441 5 жыл бұрын
Have you heard Tool's new album "To Pimp A Butterfly" yet?
@bigphatty5298 5 жыл бұрын
You're a tool. Screw you
@recipoldinasty 5 жыл бұрын
Marlaina Morey MBDTF is dogshit tho
@NealBones 4 жыл бұрын
@@bigphatty5298 *You're
@bigphatty5298 4 жыл бұрын
@@NealBones what are you talking about
@bigphatty5298 4 жыл бұрын
@@recipoldinasty I like Kanye and I like songs off there but no where near my favorite
@joelsk7149 3 жыл бұрын
I think Flea is held in an adequately high regard, he introduced slapping to the masses and fused Hardcore punk with jazz and funk to create a completely unique style of playing that is often imitated, but never replicated. He absolutely deserves to be in the top 10 for impact, influence and technical mastery, but maybe 2 is a stretch.
@denizenofclownworld4853 2 жыл бұрын
Because all the funk of the 70's never happened.
@mick5137 Жыл бұрын
Yep. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) was released in December 1969 and was a number one pop hit when Flea was 7.
@gabrielpresley6699 5 жыл бұрын
Flea is probably considered so highly because he was a lot of peoples first experience with harder bass techniques in mainstream music
@AfferbeckBeats 5 жыл бұрын
I think Jamiroquai is a similar situation but you never hear about Stuart Zender's bass
@binglebop5877 5 жыл бұрын
les claypool was my first experience with slapping and i think he's a lot more talented than flea
@MrImaWizard 5 жыл бұрын
@@AfferbeckBeats they are awesome but you have to consider popularity. Rhcp became a mainstream band and the songs as a whole add to the quality basslines. But jamiquorai is awesome as well
@modifiedcontent 4 жыл бұрын
Douchy white college kids in the 1990s
@nevv79 4 жыл бұрын
hard knocklife it’s a damn shame Jamiroquai isn’t more popular. They’re still putting out great music today
@buppers1234 5 жыл бұрын
Review the new experimental rap record “Fear Innoculum” by rapper/producer tool
@LafIeursdumal 5 жыл бұрын
Light 10
@duing_under_the_influence763 5 жыл бұрын
A fat fucking "No good" to your comment bud
@tysonevarard968 5 жыл бұрын
@DisorderAdults ò_Ó *EXCUSE ME?!*
@jeffstewert12 5 жыл бұрын
Was weird to hear Lil Nas X on their new album but I feel it pushes them into a great direction with this era of music.
@jamrep9633 5 жыл бұрын
@chubbyurma some of the bars are good but mc nard really took a back seat to the break beats by DJ Dan E. on their latest .
@gus7319 5 жыл бұрын
The number on your shirt is the number of family members you’ve taken from me
@elishazigman770 3 жыл бұрын
huh
@zynel413 3 жыл бұрын
@@elishazigman770 stop acting in denial. This is a serious problem.
@300chelo 5 жыл бұрын
Native english-speaking people listening french music without understanding the lyrics reminds me a lot when i was 10 and didn't understand what the hell Linkin Park or Iron Maiden where yelling about back then
@noorlita 5 жыл бұрын
bruh same
@reganpetty8803 4 жыл бұрын
Great profile picture bro
@lorenzolyleabadia1669 4 жыл бұрын
This is me with J-Rock or J-Metal. I still listen to them because of their musical arrangements. I still don't understand Japanese till to this day though.
@blakedavis2447 4 жыл бұрын
Lorenzo Lyle Abadia I’m a weeb and a metal head so I rock j pop/rock all day
@TheRazePlayz 4 жыл бұрын
Listen to aesop rock, his rapping is in English but his pace and vocabulary make it pretty common for people to take in almost none of the lyrics.
@thecusk6918 5 жыл бұрын
I think Flea isn't appreciated so much for his standalone skills as for his chemistry with other members. He's kinda a model for what a bassist should be to an average band.
@meurer13daniel 5 жыл бұрын
And one of the reasons I like him so much is his presence. I know a bassist is incredibly important for a music even if you can't really "hear" him. But the problem is, in a lot of banda, the bass is not really present in the song. They kinda just blend in with the guitar and doesn't have a sound of their own. I love how Flea just take the spot, as a guitarrist would do in his place.
@FamousByFriday 5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. I think if the list were “Favorite Bassists” or “most popular” that rating would be completely accurate. And maybe the list is arranged by weighing different aspects and adding them all up. I agree, the perception is that bassists are lesser parts of the band, but it can add so much when it’s not just an after thought. In fact, with modern mix trends, it seems like bass is probably more important than guitar in pop music.
@soullessSiIence 5 жыл бұрын
People always confuse complexity and musicality. Pastorius can be a bass god but must of the time his lines are just technically fast or just difficult for the sake of it, while Flea is almost entirely lyrical in his playing. He's all about being musical, not technical. Many times he acts like a second guitarists, not like a mere bass like to support the drums. This what I don't like about normal people debating about music. You have to be a musician and have band playing experience to understand these things. I can't go to a medical forum and start giving my opinion on oncology, can I? Almost nobody understands this...
@Jaegurmangensun 5 жыл бұрын
Despair what about Jaco’s work with Joni? He always hung in the background when it was more necessary. Shit man, most of the stuff from Heavy Weather wasn’t all that overly complex except for like Teen Town.
@Tony1the1Slayer 5 жыл бұрын
I think JPJ is a WAay better example for what an average bassist should be for a band
@deftfkaubgup4669 5 жыл бұрын
Anthony looks like a T H I C C linebacker today with that jersey
@Radiomuse162 5 жыл бұрын
LSUthony Tigertano
@nightmare-nightmarenightma1147 5 жыл бұрын
Batonthony Rougetano
@mylesa365 5 жыл бұрын
*THICCTHONY FATANO*
@soullessSiIence 5 жыл бұрын
He's getting fat. I wouldn't take it so lightly making memes. He should take care of his health.
@carsausage 5 жыл бұрын
Out here looking like Vikings Legend Brett Favre
@thebenjyman253 5 жыл бұрын
I always think it's stupid how people try to compare rock bassists like Flea to people like Jaco, whose job was to essentially solo and improvise. Flea is not only serving the song in RHCP, but often standing out and there's no doubting that he's very recognisable compared to most bassists.
@seanbecker7175 5 жыл бұрын
" I'd rather have the German Army in front of me then the French army behind me"........Anthony Fantano 1942
@higherfive0783 5 жыл бұрын
Person: Says thing Melon: No.
@Logoooo 5 жыл бұрын
you looking for lets agree i think
@ananyanwu 5 жыл бұрын
Stop, don't infest Melon's holy comment section with this ungodly shit of a dead meme.
@babylej 5 жыл бұрын
That’s an odd way to spell Fantano in the title...
@MultiFilip12 5 жыл бұрын
Shut up baby
@justmebeingbored1794 5 жыл бұрын
Flea is an overrated Fantano?
@soullessSiIence 5 жыл бұрын
You're beautiful
@seanbagel2977 5 жыл бұрын
Despair go away
@Nothing-bl7bj 5 жыл бұрын
@@justmebeingbored1794 Flea is a fantano bassist
@kingdavid7516 4 жыл бұрын
If he wasn't wearing his glasses he'd be a Blind Melon.
@brndnshv 5 жыл бұрын
Anthony hasn't released his album yet because he's waiting for us to die first.
@gs2656 5 жыл бұрын
Consider this: The Beatles worst to best. Come on Anthony. Please.
@Dethmaster64 5 жыл бұрын
julie Only if we get Pink Floyd Worst to Best first.
@shamus8687 5 жыл бұрын
I don't think that list would lend any credence to their work, although I would be interested to hear Anthony talk about their albums. Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Peppers, The White Album, and Abbey Road are all transcendental masterpieces and I honestly can't pick a favourite.
@spamsingles5948 5 жыл бұрын
Mine 1. Abbey Road 2. Revolver 3. White 4. Sgt Pepper 5. Magical Mystery Tour 6. Rubber Soul 7. Hard Day's Night 8. Let it Be 9. Help! 10. Beatles for sale 11. With the Beatles 12. Please Please Me 13. Yellow Submarine
@derekwadas8489 5 жыл бұрын
Spam singles My list, from worst to best: 13. Yellow Submarine 12. With the Beatles 11. Beatles for Sale 10. Please Please Me 9. A Hard Day’s Night 8. Let It Be 7. Magical Mystery Tour 6. The Beatles - “The White Album” 5. Help! 4. Rubber Soul 3. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 2. Abbey Road 1. Revolver
@spamsingles5948 5 жыл бұрын
@David Carlamere Anthony's top 10: 1. Angelic 2 the Core 2. Speedin Bullet 2 Heaven 3. The Big Day 4. Peppa Pig's first album 5. Total Xanarchy 6. Supermarket 7. Angelic 2 the core (deluxe edition) 8. Confessions of a dangerous mind 9. Father of Asahd 10. MBDTF
@MaruMaruMaruMaruMaru 5 жыл бұрын
Thundercat is still an underrated bassist. CHANGE MY MIND
@sochioranmyaku 5 жыл бұрын
Thundercat is fucking amazing.
@steviewonder1663 5 жыл бұрын
Travolta approves
@jpnatnight284 5 жыл бұрын
I find it hard to find his groove sometimes though
@jacobmeza8059 5 жыл бұрын
Lime Chili Shrimp ramen is better
@AJMASTER7 5 жыл бұрын
Them changes at the tiny desk WHEW
@ApocalypseMoose 5 жыл бұрын
Im willing to bet the guy that made the Flea tweet is the same guy in a previous Lets Argue that said nobody really listens to Red Hot Chili Peppers.
@xxxtkvxxx 4 жыл бұрын
Flea’s playing on the first Mars Volta album alone puts him miles ahead of most bassists. Plus dude was in Fear, Janes Addiction, Atoms for Peace.. The man is a beast.
@ColossalPenisMcgee 3 жыл бұрын
Also its not even his main instrument, but still he invented his own sound funk/punk fusion bass is my favourite bass technique, its perfect in my eyes. He is a wizard on the trumpet or the "brass bitch" if one prefers. Within 3 year of first touching a bass he played for Fear! The dude's an artistic powerhouse. Acid for the Children has one of the most creative and unique writing styles I've read ever, it was so compelling that I read the full book in one sitting. His acting is awesome, the 'Low Down' is a beautiful film. I could write an essay on his artistic prowess and only scratch the surface. He is underrated as he doesn't play unnecessarily technically so as to make the perfectly blended RHCP songs have a feeling of instrumental unity that most bands hardly ever achieve to the same standard. He's also underappreciated by almost everyone as he doesn't show off his multiple talents, so people only know his slap bass sound. His trumpet rendition of Star Spangled Banner is the only version of that song that has made me cry, and I'm Scottish so have no emotional link to the song..
@theboywithlonghair8729 2 жыл бұрын
Don't forget he was also on jagged little pill.
@jakubjungle656 2 жыл бұрын
all of those bands are absolute ass noise
@xxxtkvxxx 2 жыл бұрын
@@jakubjungle656 lol ok
@felipefernandes9053 Жыл бұрын
Alanis Morissette (You Oughta Know), Bust a Move (Young MC ) , Make my own rules (LL Cool J) and several other participations...
@marcusbartier8643 5 жыл бұрын
Melon, I am very disappointed that my hot take was not included. Go to your room.
@Maria-qh6cl 5 жыл бұрын
Let's argue: fantano is better than theneedledrop (I'm talking about the channel's content etc.)
@alejandromarmolejo13 5 жыл бұрын
Maria fantano’s channel can’t top TheNeddledrop’s best videos, so...no
@Bullitthiphop 5 жыл бұрын
Thatistheplan was better than both put together
@meurer13daniel 5 жыл бұрын
You're joking, right? This guy from the Fantano channel is way better than that guy from TND. Don't know what ur talking 'bout
@TheJinjo75 5 жыл бұрын
Facts. Nothing to argue there.
@soullessSiIence 5 жыл бұрын
Fantano sounds like somebody mixed a Fanta with an Italian mafia gang.
@AllCheeseNoSauce 5 жыл бұрын
*"To me I feel like TPAB was the next, post MBDTF, album to be obviously blatantly a 10 "* with the *next* here implying that MBDTF was the previous [album to be obviously a 10...]. we did it boys, right outta the melon's mouth. (on the other hand though, it happens at the 06:00 minute mark 🤔🤔 )
@proctologicalprincess 5 жыл бұрын
Memes aside, I think this actually shows his changed opinion
@MultiYoutubuser 5 жыл бұрын
Actually I think he is saying that TPAB was chronologicaly the first album that came out after MBTDF that is a 10 to him.
@proctologicalprincess 5 жыл бұрын
@Miasma I understand that, but he was saying that MBDTF is on par in a way to TPAB. Obviously he didn't mean it was a 10, but he clearly has changed his opinion a bit.
@bigdickbrutus3363 5 жыл бұрын
@@proctologicalprincess Yeah I agree, he's definitely showed that he underrated the album at the time. However, unlikely that he would ever go back and change the score
@proctologicalprincess 5 жыл бұрын
@@bigdickbrutus3363 it would be memed too much so I think he avoids it
@R0DisG0D 5 жыл бұрын
The guy from King Crimson certainly is underrated when even the person saying he's underrated call him "the guy from King Crimson". (Also, I'm curious wich one they're talking about.)
@jeancivitatem1507 4 жыл бұрын
R0DisG0D it must be tony levin. He is responsible for much of the bass on peter Gabriel’s records. Check out his project called ‘stick men’ for his innovative techniques and songwriting.
@telekineticbees 4 жыл бұрын
jean civitatem most king crimson bassists are pretty great, tbf
@caput4444 4 жыл бұрын
Keine Geigen mehr wenn wir uns Küssen. Ich vermisse dich schon jetzt !
@nitrobw1 3 жыл бұрын
@@jeancivitatem1507 I wouldn’t underestimate Greg Lake either though. He may not have been as technically innovative as Levin but he’s certainly got underrated talent
@domj.m.410 5 жыл бұрын
Do 'I Hate Mars Bars'.
@domj.m.410 5 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@j.4811 5 жыл бұрын
Yes
@domj.m.410 5 жыл бұрын
@@j.4811 Yes❤
@domj.m.410 5 жыл бұрын
@Anson Hartzler No.
@petewadesays12 5 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@briankeogh335 5 жыл бұрын
Hold up... did Melon just say MBDTF was a 10? We did it boys we can finally go home
@derekwadas8489 5 жыл бұрын
Brian Keogh Time to bring the troops home! This war has officially came to an end.
@seabassdarapper 5 жыл бұрын
The 6 was right
@TheMightyKiD38 5 жыл бұрын
Quite the opposite, in fact, check his shirt
@Rekko82 5 жыл бұрын
He showed the score of "Fearless".
@seabassdarapper 5 жыл бұрын
@@LukasOfTheLight MBDTF is a mid tier Kanye album. It's boarderline a parody of what he thinks boring normal people consider greatness.
@davidnissim589 4 жыл бұрын
The best bassist of the 90's is Les Claypool.
@JohnSmith-xd4zd 2 жыл бұрын
Yup. In popular music for sure.
@jakemoran7118 5 жыл бұрын
Good video Anthony, but you saying you wouldn’t care if i died before hearing your music was a little uncalled for.
@aiocafea 5 жыл бұрын
oh my god i thought that was one of those 'good video' joke until i reached that part
@danielhuang76 5 жыл бұрын
Please give me my family back melon
@azazelaz999 5 жыл бұрын
Daniel Huang im sorry for your loss
@Rekko82 5 жыл бұрын
He keeps them in his cellar, so he can talk with people face to face.
@MattMelon519 5 жыл бұрын
Chris Squire of Yes is the greatest bass player I know of.
@Rowjimmyguitar 5 жыл бұрын
Steve harris from iron maiden is right up there with him
@2small4theMall 5 жыл бұрын
RIP
@johnmarcdegaard6589 5 жыл бұрын
Yes. Bassists who only play with a pick are the only great ones
@MattMelon519 5 жыл бұрын
@@johnmarcdegaard6589 who cares how they play? it just matters how it sounds
@Rowjimmyguitar 5 жыл бұрын
@@johnmarcdegaard6589 who the fuck cares if somebody plays with a pick or not its how they sound that matters
@diegoarana5862 4 жыл бұрын
i got into dream theater like a year ago and went through their discography all the way up until 2003 Train of Thought album. Before that, their music was becoming a favorite of mine. it was tasteful, well thought out metal that was dynamic and they really knew how to write a great crescendo. once i listened to Train of Thought it was clear they were prioritizing musicianship over songwriting. but don't discredit the music they wrote pre 2003. it was very passionate and emotional stuff. songs like Scarred and Learning to Live got me through rough patches of my life, and the stuff from their debut album and Awake are some of the most unique sounding metal I have ever heard. The keyboard work on the first album is amazing with tracks like the Ones who Help to Set the sun.
@visu4239 4 жыл бұрын
Big Flea fan here. If you watch his live clips with Fruciante during the Californiacation era, his improv is simple melodically perfect. People get caught up in technical ability but under appreciate the music that the artist is contributing to overall music.
@ryanrixon332 5 жыл бұрын
"from Ohio though, white boi" - Jake paul
@TPF00T 5 жыл бұрын
The only modern rapper still repping his area. What an absolute role model for musicians everywhere.
@Rowjimmyguitar 5 жыл бұрын
Dream theater can absolutely write a good song, just listen to a song like take the time, that has one of the catchiest metal hooks ive ever heard
@iamthewii4851 5 жыл бұрын
Kinda disappointed he just agreed to that take without explaining his view, tbh...
@michaelpurnell5203 5 жыл бұрын
They’re just gonna ignore the fact that Metropolis Pt2 exists ig. Also Distance Over Time is an easy top 5 aoty for me
@derekwadas8489 5 жыл бұрын
Jimmy Wyndham I feel like if you showed that tweet to Become The Knight, he’d find that person’s address and slit their throat in their sleep
@Rowjimmyguitar 5 жыл бұрын
@@iamthewii4851 me too i feel like he kinda gave lame non answers to a few of the hot takes in this video
@Rowjimmyguitar 5 жыл бұрын
@@derekwadas8489 HAHA hopefully hell make a rebuttle video to it or something
@tjflacid 3 жыл бұрын
ehhh i think y’all gotta really dive into rhcp early catalog
@ColossalPenisMcgee 3 жыл бұрын
Fight like a Brave and Nobody Weird Like Me come to mind immediately. Or just listen to Freaky Styley and Uplift Mofo Party Plan back to back. Goddamn the only saving grace of albums like I'm With You is Flea. No other bassist could make me re-listen to I'm With You hahaha
@zackyep 5 жыл бұрын
I didn't know Brett Favre shaved his head and reviewed music. Truely a man of many talents.
@seriouslyfuckutube 4 жыл бұрын
ZackYep any mention of brett favre in a comment instantly makes it hilarious
@elmemeking1458 5 жыл бұрын
jaco and flea are two completely different types of bassists, kinda hard to compare em.
@dylanmiller1140 5 жыл бұрын
To a degree I mean Jaco was like his first major inspiration but like everyone post Jaco at some point has been influenced by him he’s one of the best musicians of all time. So it’s worth looking for his sound in the little areas of players.
@TheCivildecay 4 жыл бұрын
I personally can't stand the sound of Jaco playing...
@dylanmiller1140 4 жыл бұрын
TheCivildecay bruh expand your listening his tone is so so beautiful.
@santinovp9471 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheCivildecay WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK
@ette1427 5 жыл бұрын
Saying flea is overrated really grinds my gears, that’s like saying John Frusciante is the a bad guitarist or that cal isn’t a legend
@patricklauer4452 5 жыл бұрын
ette yeah
@kitsuneyo967 5 жыл бұрын
ette Id definitely call Flea overrated. Not a bash against him though, I think it's just a product of people not really paying attention to bass in songs, but due to fleas wild style and presence the bassist actually gets a bit of light. Just a take
@johnmarcdegaard6589 5 жыл бұрын
Flea is the reason so many kids pick up bass, and I can vouch for myself and others. As far as greatest bass players imo, I’d put Jaco, Jamerson, Ron Carter, etc much higher, but he’s a pivotal figure in the evolution of the instrument
@renapeppers20 5 жыл бұрын
@@johnmarcdegaard6589 Exactly.
@Bullitthiphop 5 жыл бұрын
I don't think the guy was saying he was bad or not deserving of being on the greatest bass players of all time but more the fact he got 2nd and above the people who he mentioned.
@SebDice 5 жыл бұрын
so dissapointed when i see people talking about the best bassist and not even a mention of Victor Wooten
@bigphatty5298 5 жыл бұрын
Is that u
@josephperry3700 4 жыл бұрын
I met Victor a few times. He's super humble and a really great guy. I didn't even know he was famous the first time I met him.
@thomaswilder7858 4 жыл бұрын
Fuck that. Without talkin bout marcus miller.
@MvsG18 4 жыл бұрын
I think Victor Wooten is a little bit overrated but so as many other good artists. But flea is not overrated, the only ones who gives him a 10000/10 aren't even fans of the chills the real fans just give him a 1000/10.
@aidilmubarock5394 4 жыл бұрын
@@MvsG18 obvious troll
@fede2 5 жыл бұрын
Don't agree with the DT take. They've had hits and misses, but within that pendulum they've come up with monster records.
@joanbighorn9778 5 жыл бұрын
federico amadeo Same, I’m not crazy about the band but to say they’ve written zero good songs is some C-grade bullshit.
@TheRealFlamingNinja 5 жыл бұрын
Portnoy Era is probably peak Dream Theater, Systematic Chaos and Train of Thought are classics imo
@ElectricMonkey99 5 жыл бұрын
@@joanbighorn9778 I would enjoy DT if it weren't for Labrie's annoying as voice
@Evan_Schaefering 4 жыл бұрын
DT is one of the least consistent bands ever. They've had maybe two albums worth of good songs in a 30 year discography. They are all absurdly talented but their music is mostly soulless technical wank. They suck for the same reason that Tech Death sucks.
@liamsmith7519 5 жыл бұрын
Mellon my mom got into a really bad car accident and you have the audacity to just show up to the hospital uninvited?
@Rayve_777 5 жыл бұрын
Why did you just post an over 13 minutes with just you playing the bass unedited? Pretty clickbait imo.
@alaw4581 5 жыл бұрын
I'd watch that tbh
@DUNGEONEERS 5 жыл бұрын
The second point can easily be said about Sigur Ros's () album, because it's in gibberish and still holds a heavy emotional weight even though nobody can understand the lyrics
@musicman6555 5 жыл бұрын
Haha that's pretty cool dude but you misspelled TOOL - Fear Inoculum ALBUM REVIEW. Plus you uploaded the wrong vid on the wrong channel. Sorry for not making it clear.
@hudsonvasconcelos3237 5 жыл бұрын
Flea on I'm Beside you was incredible, mesmerizing bass lines (in love dying, how it ends, strange man)
@sportsnut198 4 жыл бұрын
Flea helped to put together one of the most unique sounding bands in RHCP, and it’s in large part due to his bass play. He’s hardly overrated, he’s one of the most important bassists of all time.
@solarwinds5114 4 жыл бұрын
0:00 Can't wait to see Davie504's "Anthony Fantano plays Bass" video
@hobostinkounopinko109 4 жыл бұрын
He did mention it and used this clip in the video too
@MonkyMonk729 4 жыл бұрын
Flea's musicality is what makes him great in my mind. Even beyond his incredible technical prowess.
@blessedowoboi 5 жыл бұрын
LET’S ARGUE: Anthony is one THICC melon
@vristalicaburaz4120 5 жыл бұрын
*AGREE
@97EDUB 5 жыл бұрын
Let’s agree: Anthony is a better rapper than Logic.
@joma5721 5 жыл бұрын
I... agree
@cheesecakelasagna 5 жыл бұрын
How can people still not appreciate IGOR's deliberate creative productions? I think the only viable concern is how it would translate when performed live or something. Mixing is an art form that can be experimented with as well, people!
@derekwadas8489 5 жыл бұрын
*ABOUT DAMN TIME* Melon!!!! I’ve been waiting for this vid for a few days.
@robbieclark7828 4 жыл бұрын
“The bassist from King Crimson” Oh fuck, that’s like 7 dudes. Two dudes at the same time at one point. And at least 3 of them are in my top ten bassists.
@lishfips4711 5 жыл бұрын
me listening to cool beat with a foreign vocal sample: person who understands the language of the sample wondering why im dancing to somebody saying "fuck me in the" for two straight minutes
@suicidaltrassh603 5 жыл бұрын
Les claypool is one of my favorite bassists idc what anyone thinks :)
@osamayomama 5 жыл бұрын
Primus sucks
@suicidaltrassh603 5 жыл бұрын
John Smith k
@W7RSON 4 жыл бұрын
@@osamayomama PRIMUS SUCKS!!
@rudi_tabootie 4 жыл бұрын
Les Claypool is the greatest bassist after John Entwhistle.
@pitinhabitant 4 жыл бұрын
@@rudi_tabootie Victor Wooten? Jaco Pastorious?
@ThePacemaker45 5 жыл бұрын
5:23 I dont think its necesarily that Pitchforks standards for a 10/10 album have gone up buts its more so that the vast majority of the `10's they give are given long after those albums were released. So those are more so classic records. So I'd assume they give that score based on the quality and the influence those records would have on the genre its in moving forward. But when reviewing contemporary records, they can only go off the quality cause the long term impact it will have is almost impossible to know right then. But for old records, their influence is more or less established.
@mrdollard3859 4 жыл бұрын
When are you going to review Angelic to the Core by Corey Feldman
@cluebcke 3 жыл бұрын
How did somebody read a list with McCartny at #1 and Flea at #2 and decide Flea was the overrated one here
@GunnerRDS 4 жыл бұрын
His bass playing fits the music PERFECTLY, which is infinitely more important than anything else that a bass player can do
@cusionmon6652 5 жыл бұрын
A few nights ago I had a dream where I went to one of your live shows and I bought a vinyl for mbdtf but the cover was your t shirt design. Anthony please stop beaming these dreams into my head I can't afford flying to the east coast and going to one of your shows
@cunha545 5 жыл бұрын
Dream theaters classic albums are amazing, fight me
@ilovecody7514 5 жыл бұрын
I don't know I don't really like RHCP but I think Flea is super talented I'm conflicted... but... I honestly have to agree wholeheartedly. Also that French music take is completely idiotic.
@PatchworkPS 5 жыл бұрын
There's a whole subset of recent french music for which that's true though. I think Anthony took in in reference to classics, idk what the original was about, but it holds up for a subset - aesthetic, dreamy, slow french pop. We have a ton of those and lyrics are often generic.
@kitsuneyo967 5 жыл бұрын
Patch Work certain songs from the marias come to mind?
@HyenaFox 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah I agree wholeheartedly about the French take. If you like music without words, that's fine. You can listen to a capella and stuff. But just saying "french music is better because I don't know french and thus I have no idea what they're saying so I don't have to focus on lyrics" is pretty dumb. That's like saying all automatic cars are better because you don't know how to change the gears and thus changing gears is an irrelevant and inferior aspect of driving a car. The only difference in that analogy is that lyrics are fairly essential to music and manual transmission is not essential to cars.
@ilovecody7514 5 жыл бұрын
@@HyenaFox Exactly!!! Melody and repetition is universal in MOST music. And to completely disregard lyrics because they aren't clear or you can't understand them makes it pretty clear where you stand with how you deconstruct a song.
@diigdugg 5 жыл бұрын
Goddamn it my Phineas and Ferb/Spongebob take didn’t make the video Subscribed.
@diigdugg 5 жыл бұрын
Austin Brown That the Phineas and Ferb theme song was better than the Spongebob theme song
@banessuperbrutalmetalfunti2561 5 жыл бұрын
what was your take? Just out of curiosity?
@alicekliewer 5 жыл бұрын
diigdugg what was your take? Just out of curiosity?
@isaacmelendez2241 5 жыл бұрын
diigdugg what was your take? Just out of curiosity?
@diigdugg 4 жыл бұрын
Austin Brown diigdugg what was your take? Just out of curiosity?
@BigHeadCross 5 жыл бұрын
guys, speaking of french music, what french classic albums or bands do you recomend? thanks! (I have only listened to Melodyne Nelson by Gainsbourg, Noir Desir, Hocus Pocus and Coeur de Pirate)
@cheesecakelasagna 5 жыл бұрын
10:42 I'd love to enjoy In The Aeroplane Over The Sea but the mixing is making it a tedious chore. I know it's an old indie record and all, but the mix is overpowering/overshadowing the songs hiding the individual essence of the tracks. Unless there's some remastered version I'm not aware of.
@karlalden2076 5 жыл бұрын
I took mushrooms with my friends in the woods and my friend played RHCP for about two hours in a nearby tent and now I have a type of PTSD when I hear slap bass.
@acanofoldbayseasoning4781 5 жыл бұрын
can you play a walking jazz bassline in the next edition of either let's argue or let's agree?
@lucasrv2630 5 жыл бұрын
Being able to understand the lyrics doesn't make the singing not be an "instrument". The vocal melody, rythm and technique doesn't suddenly disappear If you understand the lyrics. It's about what you pay the most attention to, IF you can't pay attention to the entirety of the music.
@andrewfultz7472 5 жыл бұрын
Strange enough, there was a thing I saw where Flea was playin some real serious Jazz lines and even some bass versions (transposed of course) of classical numbers. It gave me more respect for him than I already had (being a bass player myself).
@calliisto 5 жыл бұрын
🤔🤔Melon said that MBDTF is a 10 while wearing a shirt with number 4🤔😐
@syex1999 5 жыл бұрын
10 - 4 = 6
@derekwadas8489 5 жыл бұрын
Shydee Dammit! You beat me to it, haha
@percussionjamz6704 4 жыл бұрын
Flea could have worked on just bssm and itd still be enough work from him to where I'd still say hes one of the most creative bassist ever. Underrated bass player tho: aaron "pnut" Willis.
@greatsupper 5 жыл бұрын
Hi Anthony-- Someday could you make a video or two where you go over some musical terminology? I do not know what "mixing" means and don't trust any info source besides you. Thank you. Lucien Lachance
@Azg105 5 жыл бұрын
Flea's work with the Mars Volta is amazing though.
@SAWCEOfficial 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for including my leaked music take in your vid. Unsubscribed.
@TommyDoesMusic 5 жыл бұрын
SAWCE Official Hiiiiii!!! huge fan Sawce fan here! love your music!
@SAWCEOfficial 5 жыл бұрын
tommy c thank you so much dude love you too!
@timokirchler 5 жыл бұрын
When does he use the song?
@marcjohn9404 5 жыл бұрын
Pitchfork retcons some albums to 10/10, or at least they have before in the case of Neutral Milk Hotel. They also want their 10 to be super prestigious, and I feel like they're purposely lowballing so that they can adjust scores later when an album is more of a consensus 10/10, TPAB being one of those albums.
@bjorn_joseph 5 жыл бұрын
Perfect example: pitchfork now gives Weezer-Pinkerton a 10 after it was hated in the late 90s
@marcjohn9404 5 жыл бұрын
It's super cheap, but I guess they can at least admit they made some bad reviews in the past by doing it... sort of. They're definitely gonna bump The Money Store and TPAB up to 10s at some point. They also have a tendency to use a remaster or special edition as an excuse to massively bump up a score. I think they gave Wilco's AM a really low score originally and ended up bumping it up to a 9.2 or something when they re-released it.
@ofanichan 4 жыл бұрын
Your bass is getting a lot better!! This is probably my favorite "opening bass" you've done so far
@APR1Lmusic 5 жыл бұрын
1:47 Anthony's response here is the reason why I love Sigur Ros so much. It's the same concept, where the lyrics are used more as another texture and instrument rather than a medium for telling a story. The only difference is that with Sigur Ros, nobody knows what they're saying because they literally made up their own language. I know it's based heavily on Icelandic, but even then the translations are almost always off.
@jared1792 5 жыл бұрын
Honestly on the Tyler point, I get your point however i just like his voice at the natural pitch better in general.
@In.New.York.I.Milly.Rock. 5 жыл бұрын
"I'm not a pitchfork reviewer" Sometimes I wish you were, Melon :/ p4k been ded
@aydennso Жыл бұрын
I'm not usually a fan of reaction videos, but I find there are some great music reaction channels that are great and give a lot of insight into said song. My favorite right now is the charismatic voice. She is a vocal coach who loves to focus on what makes a singer unique and / or themselves. She's informative and just kind of a chill person.
@Sour_Goose 4 жыл бұрын
Does Anthony have any original music?I would love to hear it if someone wants to link it.
@FirionLeFleur 5 жыл бұрын
Confirmed to be in YGS 400 with the Jackground.
@DavidFlores-jn1yg 5 жыл бұрын
happy to hear Jaco get that love
@abond623 3 жыл бұрын
Almost all of the mentioned large numbers of 10/10s from Pitchfork for 90s and 2000s albums were retrospective scores, not contemporary, they only ever actually gave a 10/10 to OK Computer in their 90s days and Kid A in the 2000s, all the rest were later re-reviews. The only album they gave a 10 in the 2010s was MBDTF, but given that it didn't top their albums of the 2010s list means that at the very least they think Frank's Blonde was also a 10, even though its not the score they initially gave it (but most likely many others, maybe even all of the records that made the Top 25 on that list are meant to be seen as retroactive 10/10s).
@synus5300 5 жыл бұрын
Just a suggestion you should throw the patreons up before the last couple questions or last question the tran sition was off
@joeallen4587 5 жыл бұрын
🍉 I know you’re not about to speak ill of flea while clearly wearing LAKERS colors 🏀💜💛 😂
@Jigglypunk 5 жыл бұрын
Anthony, please stop exposing our animals to fleas. I can't afford to go to the vet anymore.
@Goose21 5 жыл бұрын
On that reaction video part, the channel Lost in Vegas gave Gojira like an extra 50k monthly listeners I swear
@yungstreichholz 5 жыл бұрын
I really like how you put the question that's in the title always in first.
@deud. 5 жыл бұрын
lmao i think word for word the exact opposite of what you said about tyler's high-pitched voice
@nepomsthename 5 жыл бұрын
Where’s the love for John entwistle ?
@Gonboo 5 жыл бұрын
You should do a bass centered video where you show us your favorite licks, riffs and practice tips.
@psychicandice 5 жыл бұрын
On the whole reaction channels I personally get a kick out of seeing younger people, some unfamiliar with some genres getting exposed to new kinds of music. It’s like giving your friend a pair of headphones and saying “ayy check out this band” and they go “wow. I normally listen to rap but this metal song is really fucking dope. I see the similarities of blah blah blah” I don’t know that’s just me. Also vocal coaches reacting to a video and commenting and deconstructing a singers vocal ability and their techniques is kind of dope too.
@danielhackmn 5 жыл бұрын
PsychicAndIce totally agree. I actually made that comment to melon on my IG account. Cheers!
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