Damn, I would have it included had I known it was a thing (I don't listen to podcasts).Come to think of it, there should also be a 'Fantano' option.
― pomenitul, Monday, January 20, 2020 4:32 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
i was gonna say that what i described might not be considered "criticism," but... fantano's a "critic" so i think it should count
― american bradass (BradNelson), Monday, January 20, 2020 4:34 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
I don't remember what Fantano's approach is... how is it distinct?
― Evan, Monday, January 20, 2020 4:36 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
but i also may be overdoing it in even suggesting it's a "thing," i've only encountered it in one place, i hate it regardless!!!!! xp
― american bradass (BradNelson), Monday, January 20, 2020 4:37 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
no one remembers what fantano's approach is
― american bradass (BradNelson), Monday, January 20, 2020 4:37 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
Well then why do we insist on memeing about how terrible he is? Not setting up to defend him. I haven't watched his reviews so I'm curious.
― Evan, Monday, January 20, 2020 4:40 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
oh i thought you were familiar with him and yet his approach to reviewing is so unremarkable it just vaporized completely from your mind
anyway he just kinda reacts to a record without saying anything interesting about it
― american bradass (BradNelson), Monday, January 20, 2020 4:42 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
fantano's approach is to try to get me to hate-click his forever-yt-recommended videos by growing the most hideous moustache he can manage
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, January 20, 2020 4:43 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
lmao
― american bradass (BradNelson), Monday, January 20, 2020 4:45 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
Here's a typically dismal sample:
Was there really no competition when he first started out?
― pomenitul, Monday, January 20, 2020 4:45 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
Fwiw it probably helps that he performatively embodies what most people conjure up in their minds when they think of a 'music nerd'. Still, I'm baffled by his overwhelming success – has anyone else even come close to the sheer of amount of views he's racked up over the years?
― pomenitul, Monday, January 20, 2020 4:52 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
See yeah I know a bit about who he is and who his audience is, but I've tried very hard to not click his videos even out of curiosity because at the very least I really don't want him popping up in recommended (as much), so his "style" of reviewing as would be classified by this poll is a mystery to me.
― Evan, Monday, January 20, 2020 4:56 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
I think his success has a lot to do with the fact that youtube and his target audience do go well together. And he is probably good at doing all the youtuber things that one must do to stand out (entertaining editing, length, SEO techniques for creation of thumbnail, titles, etc.).
― Evan, Monday, January 20, 2020 5:01 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
I actually watched a couple of his reviews. His style is to spread widely and not go into depth, make some jokes, say which tracks he likes / doesn't like. Under the memelord banter it's a very conservative old-fashioned approach really, as much as he calls himself a "music nerd" it's designed to be as easy to dip into as possible, so I can see why people watch his videos as much as I hate them. His taste in music is suspicious, I remember him slating Lil Peep while he was alive, then after the critical tide turned with his death he decided he decided he liked him after all, with no acknowledgement that he'd changed his view.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, January 20, 2020 5:04 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
are we gonna skip over his alt right bullshit
― Οὖτις, Monday, January 20, 2020 5:10 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
If we want to get into that there might be a better thread. I'm just talking about his music reviews and how they might relate to the poll options.
― Evan, Monday, January 20, 2020 5:12 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
xp yeah he has never apologised for that horrible "questions for sjws" video, but we do have a thread to discuss that. I do like to share it with people on twitter who like him and don't realise.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, January 20, 2020 5:16 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
Didn't his defence essentially consist of 'it's just a prank bro'?
― pomenitul, Monday, January 20, 2020 5:18 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
Fwiw it probably helps that he performatively embodies what most people conjure up in their minds when they think of a 'music nerd'. Still, I'm baffled by his overwhelming success – has anyone else even come close to the sheer of amount of views he's racked up over the years?
― pomenitul
he got famous the way most people get famous - impressing one or two powerful people, who then decided it would be a good idea to promote him. this is how youtube and social media work.
― revenge of the jawn (rushomancy), Monday, January 20, 2020 7:57 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
I don't really like Fantano either but I don't see how what he's doing is harmful. He reminds me of those old WRC guys like George Starostin or John McFerrin except he's reading his reviews instead of typing them. I know he's got a bad history pandering to the 4chan/reddit types who made him famous but he just seems more annoying than bad
― frogbs, Monday, January 20, 2020 11:43 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink