clipping. - Visions of Bodies Being Burned ALBUM REVIEW 

Candlesticks in the dark, visions of flannels being earned.

Wow great review Anthony, I agree with the score and surprisingly we agree on the same best and worst tracks as well. Can't wait to listen to it

Huge gore warning for the video, guys, he pulls out his own teeth and tapes them up on the green screen instead of putting up the album cover.

Least fave track is Looking Like Meat? Of course Melon of course.

Let's talk about clipping that mustache

Weird that the review ended so abruptly at 3:51 I was really starting to get excited for this album.

Melon, it's unprofessional to wear the same shirt two days in a row.

This thing is good holy

You’d have given this a ten if Diggs got you a part in Hamilton

Pitchfork gave this a 6, the prior one a 4.5. I know music is subjective but this I can't understand.

Damn, this was literally one song away from a 10.

Pitchfork-6 Fantano-9 Fantano that's why we love you

This is the spiritual successor to Logan Paul’s “Videos of Bodies Being Hung”

02:18 - Intro 03:01 - Say The Name - Wytchboard (Interlude) 04:14 - '96 Neve Campbell 05:04 - Something Underneath 05:27 - Make Them Dead 06:16 - She Bad - Invocation (Interlude) 06:51 - Pain Everyday 7:11 - Check The Lock 7:37 - Looking Like Meat - Drove (Interlude) 8:31 - Eaten Alive 9:18 - Body for the Pile 9:48 - Enlacing 10:30 - Secret Piece

Strong 9! Closest to a 10 we will probably get this year

clipping is so far ahead of the creativity curve it’s ridiculous and I am here for it 😄😄😄

2020 scores: 0/10: 1 - [ Green Day - Father of All ] 1/10: 1 - [ Sam Hunt - Southside ] 2/10: 0 3/10: 10 4/10: 16 5/10: 33 6/10: 25 7/10: 42 8/10: 40 9/10: 6 - Laura Marling - Song for Our Daughter - Black Dresses - Peaceful as Hell - Jessie Ware - What's Your Pleasure? - Blu & Exile - Miles - Tkay Maidza - Last Year Was Weird Vol. 2 EP - clipping. - Visions of Bodies Being Burned 10/10: 0 [NOT GOOD/10]: 8 - [ Justin Bieber - Changes ] - [ Lil Baby - My Turn] - [ Joyner Lucas - ADHD ] - [ Danzig Sings Elvis ] - [ Nav's Good Intentions & Brown Boy 2 ] - [ G-Eazy's Everything's Strange Here ] - [ Glass Animals - Dreamland ] - [ Machine Gun Kelly - Tickets to My Downfall ] IT'S GOOD/10 (from fantano channel): 6 - [ Disclosure - Ecstasy ] - [ Haru Nemuri - Lovetheism ] - [ Dirty Projectors - Windows Open Ep ] - [ Dirty Projectors - Flight Tower ] - [ Jockstrap - Wicked City ] - [ Slauson Malone - Vergangenheitsbewältigung ] EP review: 2 - [ Little Simz - Drop 6 ] - [ RMR - Drug Dealing Is a Lost Art ] Classics: 5 - [ Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope ] - [ Talk Talk - Laughing Stock ] - [ Converge - Jane Doe ] - [ My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade ] - [ Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury ] Custom scores: 2 - [ Gunna - Wunna ] -Ω/10 - [ Trapt - Shadow Work ] -😤/10 Second take: 1 - [ Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy ] - 6/10 "Controversial": 25 - [ Eminem - Music To Be Murdered By ] =============> 5/10 - [ Tame Impala - The Slow Rush ] ==================> 6/10 - [ Grimes - Miss Anthropocene ] ===================> 4/10 - [ Lil Uzi Vert - Eternal Atake ] =====================> 4/10 - [ Machine Girl - U-Void Synthesizer] ===============> 5/10 - [ Childish Gambino - 3.15.20 ]====================> 4/10 - [ Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud ] ====================> 4/10 - [ Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters ] =============> 7/10 - [ Westside Gunn - Pray for Paris ] =================> 6/10 - [ Dance Gavin Dances Afterburner] ================> 4/10 - [ Future - High Off Life ] =========================> 3/10 - [ Yung Lean - Starz ] ============================> 5/10 - [ Khruangbin - Mordechai ] =======================> 3/10 - [ Hum - Inlet ] =================================> 5/10 - [ MIKE - Weight of the World ] ====================> 4/10 - [ Paysage d'Hiver - Im Wald ] =====================> 3/10 - [ Protomartyr - Ultimate Success Today ] ===========> 6/10 - [ Glass Animals' Dreamland ] ====================> NOT GOOD - [ Fontaines D.C. - A Hero's Death ] ================> 4/10 - [ Kelly Lee Owens - Inner Song ] ==================> 6/10 - [ Declan McKenna - Zeros ] ======================>5/10 - [ Machine Gun Kelly - Tickets to My Downfall ] =======> NOT GOOD - [ Deftones - Ohms ] ============================> 3/10 - [Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension ] =================> 6/10 - [ Neil Cicierega - Mouth Dreams ] ==================> 4/10 - [ Róisín Murphy - Róisín Machine ] =================> 5/10 Cal cameos: 32 - Green Day - Father of All - Drake - Dark Lane Demo Tapes - Car Seat Headrest - Making a Door Less Open - Umbra Vitae - Shadow of Life - Nav's Good Intentions & Brown Boy 2 - Ka - Descendants of Cain - Future - High Off Life - Charli XCX - how i'm feeling now - Gunna - Wunna - The 1975 - Notes on a Conditional Form - Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated Side B - KSI - Dissimulation - Jeff Rosenstock - NO DREAM - Lady Gaga - Chromatica - Deerhoof - Future Teenage Cave Artists - Run the Jewels - RTJ4 - Oranssi Pazuzu - Mestarin kynsi - Lil Yachty - Lil Boat 3 - Chloe x Halle - Ungodly Hour - Baauer - Planet's Mad - HAIM - Women in Music Pt. III - Jessie Ware - What's Your Pleasure? - G-Eazy's Everything's Strange Here - Bob Dylan - Rough and Rowdy Ways - Logic - No Pressure - The Killers - Imploding the Mirage - Disclosure - Energy - Katy Perry - Smile - The Flaming Lips - American Head - Neil Cicierega - Mouth Dreams - BLACKPINK - The Album- Reason - New Beginnings This is the 200th review of 2020

Flannels lit in the dark, visions of melons being burned

“Eaten Alive” sounds like Daveed rapping over the Hannibal Tv show soundtrack. The bit at the end is basically anytime Will Graham sees something with antlers.

Cant believe he gave them a 9, the curse of the 8s is finally broken!

Candlesticks in the dark visions of bodies being burned candlesticks in the dark visions of bodies being burned candlesticks in the dark visions of bodies being burned candlesticks in the dark visions of bodies being burned candlesticks in the dark visions of bodies being burned

I prefer "There Existed An Addiction To Blood" but I think we can all agree that the way that these two albums came within a year of each other is legendary.

It’s kind of surreal to see the Cosmogramma art still featured in so many of your videos because it was the review of that album that introduced me to this channel.

Literally just got into them recently, on top of watching Blindspotting. Daveed Diggs is an absolutely insane lyricist/storyteller.

Finally a 9, the melon has blessed us

Enlacing, alone, makes the album a 10 for me. Absolute banger.

All memes aside you really are a great reviewer you’ve but me on to a lot of great music out there and you’ve changed the way I listen to music at times I do disagree with some of your takes which is ok i appreciate what you do keep the grind up my guy💯

I’m struggling with how good this LP is. Who knew at 37 I’d find an album I can’t get enough of.

Lookin like meat has been disrespected wtf

10/10 REVIEW IT AGAIN 10/10 REVIEW IT AGAIN 10/10 REVIEW IT AGAIN

thank you anthony for finally givin the hamilton soundtrack the score it deserves

Well if this isn’t a 10 for melon, I don’t think we’re getting one this year /:

2:59 You don’t need to listen to the album anymore.

Album of the year for me, clipping just does not miss

Aw come on melon, we all know “less accessible” is code for “a whole lot better.”

They really done did it. I would agree this album is a 9, no doubt. So incredible, it’s distinct from its predecessor by being more in your face and brutal over all. I’d actually say that TEAATB might be a 10. It’s my favorite album of 2019 and this has a big chance of making it into my top 3 of 2020. Shoutout Clipping, they’re on a crazy run

This album makes me wanna walk around while swinging my arms round in circles and knocking over glasses of water

Oh damn. This year has been killing it with music in spite of it all.

visions of melons growing hair

Does any one else agree that Enlacing is one of the best tracks on the album?

Can we talk about satisfying the album cover transition at 0:24 was???

cliiping. manages to impress me with every record, their shit just keeps getting better. I've been spinning this for a week non-stop.

This album is so scary and sexy at the same time, I love it

Fun fact: they couldn't get the rights to the geto boys sample so it's just a twisted version of Daveed saying it

I feel dumb, the album art was so similar I didn't realise it was a new album

After the last clipping. album, I was so hyped for this LP. clipping. are so talented and underrated fr.

Genuinely amazed that Looking like Meat is your least favorite that track is up there in their discography, right next to Body and Blood imo

'Do I Hate Mars Bars'.

Clipping has never missed.

Just give clipping. a 10/10 already!!!

Coming back to this review after finally listening to the record for myself. For these lesser-known albums and artists, I automatically have the stigma of assuming it’s just pretentious artsy-fartsy music (which I’m trying to get rid of), but this album blew me away. I would agree wholeheartedly that this a solid 9/10. Perfect for the Halloween season as well.

I've been listening to this album on repeat. clippin. Is keeping the tradition of spooktober alive

Your mouth is a private investigator and your mustache is his hat.

Liked the review, but you didn’t have to bully Thomas Jefferson like that

This was excellent and so was that Open Mike Eagle album, Melon. You sharing your thoughts on it? 👀

You should put subtitles randomly in the review, it’ll be funny

AOTY for me, hands down. Crazy to think clipping has given us more of the same without ever getting cringe or boring. Two years in a row they take the cake for me. Can’t wait for that interview.

Dude is obsessed with industrial hip hop

your review of there was an addiction to blood was why I picked them up and listened to them so fucking much like its music and sound design porn for us audio nerds- the tricks the heavy layers of subtext in both lyrics and musical choices the atmosphere and it never skimps out, I dont like horror core normally but this shit actually scares me in a good way its like when I played silent hillt he first time up to that point I was always bored with horror and then I wasnt- then I was in it.

If the Track was Named Looking like Tofu this would have been a 10.

no story song on this album, smh my head

I'm intrigued what would have tipped the scales for you to award a 10 here Anthony? What was missing, cause this whole project is wall to wall excellence for me.

i wouldn’t have ever heard of clipping without this review, thank you for introducing me to one of my favourite artists

awesome review! i love when you get as insightful as this.

I've been having a harder time getting into this one honestly? The songs have all been kind of blending into each other for me in a way that Existed didn't. Clippings music isn't always immediate though, I probably just need to sit with it a bit Edit: I've listened to it more and it's now probably my favorite Clipping album

"Flames ain't shit to a demon"

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS REVIEW FOR A MONTH!!! Got that early stream from pre-ordering the LP. Glad Fantano didn't let me down.

Got here by your best albums of 2020. It’s sooooo good! Thanks!

Shoutout to Clipping! This album earning a Grammy would really help the Grammy's legitimacy tbh

2:37 Spittin' them Edgar Allan Poe bars!

Pain Everyday reminds me of songs from Bowie’s Blackstar album, it’s that jazzy rhythm and that blissful outro

Halloween on a Saturday plus new clipping album... yay

The interludes play into this album like crazy; Looking Like Meat > Drove > Eaten Alive is a cheeky add to the overall aesthetic The Wytchboard interlude > 96 Neve Campbell so simple, but adds so so much.

I had a feeling this would get at least a 9. It’s my AOTY.

So happy with this review. This is easily one of clipping.'s best albums, it's amazing

As someone whow grew up a horror movie/horror media nerd kid (but abandoned it in recent years) this album brinks back a lot of nice nostalgia-esque vibes apart from just being really good music. moving, energetic, the ambient noise bits like the (what I assume is) insnane door fist smacking on 96' Neve Campbell for example just work really well. yeah i feel this thing

pain everyday is definitely one of the best tracks of the year

The high-pitched tone in Body for the Pile gives me a bit of a headache but otherwise this album is awesome

Great! What should you review next? Open Mike Eagle, obviously!

What is the album on the bottom shelf? I’ve seen it in reverses before but still don’t know what it is

candlesticks in the dark, visions of bodies being burned......

I see no lies. Album of the year.

The transition from wytchboard to 96 neve campbell is godlike

Say the Name, Check the Lock, Pain Everyday, and She Bad are some of my favorite Clipping songs ever. It's incredibly hard to choose since 99% of what they make is near perfect, but the beats and flows and lyrics on these are just perfect. Pain Everyday is by far the darkest, grimmest, most depressing fucking thing I've ever listened to, and it slaps hard. The idea that the dead are just these bitter, angry, envious, murderous lost souls who just waste away in purgatory and hate the living for the simple fact that we live is chilling. And Something Underneath brings out such Lovecraftian vibes, like the elder gods are about to awaken and the entire universe knows it's fucked.

Clipping still underrated

Of course all art is subjective and it should never be bound to any rule, tenet, moral law or preconception, people will always be entitled to their opinion because art can be anything and what makes it so spectacular is it’s ability to draw out a specific and unique emotional response in every observer or audience member. But that is not to that there isn’t certain criteria for more organised, formulaic and regulated forms of art such as Rap/Hip-Hop to which we can judge each individual piece and decide which is objectively better than the other. People, like myself, don’t have a problem with Pitchfork’s opinion or the fact that they have one, because again, that is necessary for art to survive. No, what pisses people off is the fact that Pitchfork’s reviewers and criteria to which they judge artist is wildly inconsistent, strays too far from the source material and is unfocused. Their reviewers are pretentious and focused on saying what would’ve made the album good as opposed to actually critically analysing the real, tangible album itself. They are so preoccupied with what will make their site appear in touch and relevant to people who cannot form their own opinions on music that they list a bunch of obscure negatives with fancy words that you can laud to fans, because everyone knows it's cool to be too cool for popular band. They're confident enough to slam and ham on music that suits their generation, but if they pan something, like a new rap album, that the younger people turn out to love, they're fucked. They're outed. All it takes to destroy their credibility is someone saying, "Well of course you don't like it, you're old." So they're terrified of being rough on music that many of its fans will probably outgrow in a year, because it kinda sucked in the first place, but happy to shit all over anything else. Specifically in clipping.’s case (and the person who reviewed both TEAATB AND VOBBB, giving them a 4.5 and 6.0 respectively, as well as the other reviewer who gave Splendor and Misery a 5.3) you can tell that PF’s opinion and responsibility as a professional critic site to deliver helpful and unbiased reviews is thrown out the window each time. There seems to be literal, unjustified hatred and aversion. I think what it really comes down to is that Pitchfork only likes music that fits their specific definition of coolness and "realness" (especially when it comes to black art), and Clipping's music is the antithesis of that. They make deliberately impersonal, detached, artificial, and "uncool" rap music for music nerds and Pitchfork is allergic to that kind of stuff. All of their negative reviews of Clipping pretty much boil down to how they're nerdy tourists that aren't "real" enough to be making hip-hop which is a ridiculous and unfair judgement. The same person in the same review literally bounced from “they don’t use first person pronouns so that the music is as little about themselves as possible” which he clearly praised, to “Daveed isn’t a very charismatic rapper he doesn’t have much in the way of personality”, they don’t even know themselves what arguments they’re making. Even more baffling, they published a "top 33 industrial albums of all time" list and had one of the clipping. albums at 30. How are you giving them these scores and then putting them on that list? In summary, Pitchfork seems to have serious problem of randomly hating certain artists and being unable to justify it. Of course everyone is entitled to their opinion, but it should be followed with evidence and sound arguments, Pitchfork has an obligation to do that being in the critic business, but they just can’t do it, and that’s why they are awful and you should take everything they say with a fuckton of salt. I enjoy these albums, a lot, but that isn’t the reason why I posted this, I just have always had a problem with PF lording themselves around as musical critic geniuses and abusing their influence and brand recognition to distribute their awful musical tastes and arguments to people who have had the misfortune of falling into their “you listen, no thinky, only repeat” trap. Thank you for reading my essay, I borrowed a lot from Reddit. - Amateur Menace

Are you reviewing the Open Mike Eagle album?

You gonna review the Sen Morimoto album? I need to know if I can like it or not

It looks like he is biting his lip when he uses the letter S

CHECK THE LOCK

One of my fav clipping albums so far. TEAAB was great but damn, so many cuts on this are up there with the best clipping tunes

Will we be getting a review of the new Fuzz album? Would love to hear your thoughts on as it feels different from their earlier two albums.

We get it, this clipping album is great, but when are you actually gonna start clipping your rancid toenails, Anthony

I liked it about as much as I liked There Existed an Addiction to Blood, which was a lot.

Yo where's the All Them Witches new album review? These guys not on your radar?

Seeing Fantano in the yellow shirt so often is doing wonders for my soul

if looking like meat is the worst track then it’s a great album

When's the OME review dropping??

One of your best reviews this year!

glad you're reviewing clipping I absolutely love their track Body and Blood - anyone else??