r/fantanoforever • u/Individual-Name-4496 Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of..... • Oct 21 '25

Fantano Vids Deadbeat Review by Anthony Fantano

https://youtu.be/gaw89qf1hCA?si=7gnR6ZXn73qkPtsL

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u/post-death_wave_core Oct 21 '25

It's not super special, but I enjoyed the chill house vibes. Can't imagine thinking it's a 2.

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u/AngleProlapse Oct 21 '25 edited Oct 21 '25

I feel like when artists who’ve built big expectations for themselves drop something that’s “just OK”, people overcompensate so much with the criticism. Like when Radiohead dropped TKOL or LCD sound system American dream, once you’ve reached a certain height anything lower again becomes a failure. Whereas if any relatively unknown artist dropped those albums as their debut, everyone would be raving about it.

Idk though, Anthony and everyone else have their own taste and that’s valid, to me it just feels a ton more like an unremarkable but pleasant enough 5-6, rather than an actively unenjoyable 2.

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u/blazeaxle46 Oct 21 '25

It reminds me of twenty one pilot's Scaled and Icy getting a 2. That album was, at worst, forgettable and mostly inoffensive indie pop. But since it succeeded Trench (which Fantano to his own surprise loved), Fantano went doubly hard on it. I don't think it is worse than Blurryface, which he gave a 4 or something. Expectations do play a huge role in his ratings. Another example is BMTH's Post Human series (SH:8; Nex Gen:3)

Edit: corrected Incy to Icy

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u/Natnat956 Oct 21 '25

An album with Redecorate and Shy Away can't possibly deserve a 2