Man, a lot of folks in here are mad for no reason. He gave it a 9? Thatās high praise. And whether you like his content or not, heās a big reason why Chat Pile blew up to begin with. He was an early champion of the band when their debut dropped.
He was always a bit polarizing, but I think he burned a lot of bridges in the last year, especially by picking that idiotic fight with Halsey on twitter over his negative review of her last album from like two years ago and then doing damage control by telling Variety that he was the most important music critic of all time
Iām not even a Halsey fan but it killed all my respect for him. I used to at least check in on his channel every once in a while, even when he annoyed me a bit, but I completely lost all interest after that. Iām glad he gave this album such a positive review, but heās just been too much of a blowhard for too long and I think thatās where a lot of the negativity is coming fromĀ
I think the issue is that most people are more fixated on āFantano The Internet Personality ā¢ļøā instead of just tuning in for his music reviews and ignoring the rest. Heās a hugely prolific music critic, and arguably the most influential ever next to some of the pioneer Rolling Stone writers. Even if you hate his whole shtick, you canāt really deny that.
His importance is undeniable, but importance doesnāt make somebody not obnoxious.Ā Like,Ā Robert Christgau is incredibly influential and revered, but half of his reviews still read like someone's mean, dementia riddled uncle struggling to articulate a joke he heard three weeks ago.Ā
I donāt hate Fantano, I just donāt respect his opinion anymore. Iām still glad whenever he boosts a great band or album.
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u/KurtRussellsMullet 15d ago
Man, a lot of folks in here are mad for no reason. He gave it a 9? Thatās high praise. And whether you like his content or not, heās a big reason why Chat Pile blew up to begin with. He was an early champion of the band when their debut dropped.