How I Listen to an Album 

I'm sorry Melon but saying "With my ears" for 8 minutes and 49 seconds wasn't very helpful.

how anthony forms his opinion: 1. its bad 2. its bad 3. turn on the camera 4. edit the album cover into the background 5. its bad

I listen to Music naked, covered in Baby Oil.

kinda disappointed that your music listening process actually consists of “listening to music”

First listen is for experience. Second listen is for review. Third listen is for Kanye.

Red flannel. Is listening to music a 4/10?

How I form my musical opinions: 1. Listen to the album once. 2. Watch Anthony's video and nod my head in agreement. 3. Disregard all thoughts I had before watching Anthony's video.

I listened to a song once when I was a kid. Don’t remember much of it. Maybe one of these days I’ll hear another song. Until then, I’m not really sure what this channel is about.

I listen to a full Death Grips album between each track of the album I am reviewing as a palette cleanser.

Oh thank God you made this video... Now I can finally tell my friends how I listen to music

I've never listened to this "music" before but I will try it out! Thanks for the suggestion melon man.

Life imitates art at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="203">3:23</a>

Thanks melon! Now I can listen to mbdtf and give it a 6.

"Woah this could be an 8 out of 10!" - Fantano on a Thursday afternoon after his first listen of the next Weezer album

Yes. I have listened to a song, also an album once. It was okay

Melon's real method: take a pitchfork score and subtract 2 (unless it's a meme rapper, then add 3)

Thanks Anthony, your reviews not only taught me that my music opinions were wrong, but that I was also listening to music wrong

But Cal is correct. Using your ears is essential to listening to music.

This man needs to become a artist then rate his own albums a 10/10 and become the greatest artist of all time

With your $3k guggenheim handcrafted titanium headphones

That's cool melon, but you didn't have to call Kanye the N word 10 times.

Oh man, I love music. This one time, I even went to a venue where the people who recorded the music prior, began to play the music live! I believe they called it a 'Concert'? That was really special.

I once listen to a song, it sounded like 3 mins of music

"How The Needle Drop listens to an album" sounds like a nerdwriter video.

Three tier procedure 1.listen to death grips 2.listen to TPAB 3.repeat

Step 1. Rate Album Art Step 2. Read /mu/ threads and other reviews about album Step 3. Buy vinyl for decorative purposes Step 4. Pick flannel Step 5. Write and upload review Step 6. Listen to a couple of the songs

My own process for writing my musicboard reviews as a hobby: 1. Listen to album all the way through casually 2. Casually listen to individual tracks that caught my attention (positively or negatively) on the first listen 3. Lay down in the dark with quality headphones and listen all the way through again 4. Write review

dude I just realised Fantano has small af ears

Imagine doing everything he said, following all the steps, writing, studying and scrutinizing under multiple listens and still, after all that, giving MBDTF a 6.

He starts by playing the album on some speakers then immediately puts some headphones on and listens to Death Grips instead. Then he proceeds to give a low score to the album he was actually supposed to listen to.

anthony must be fun at parties

I never listened to any kind of music ever. Thanks for asking. Its a huge load off my chest to confess this here.

Melon's shortcut steps: Step 1 - Let your ear holes nom-nom the wiggly air. Step 2 - Poo-poo your thoughts out.

He has the red flannel out ready for the NAV album

the idea of you putting on a pair of headphones and sitting down to listen to lil pump makes me laugh

I once thought I listened to music but then I realized it was Imagine Dragons.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="203">3:23</a> memeception

Imagine listening to The Big Day a hundred times.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="203">3:23</a> HE DID THE THING

Melon should review Minecraft Volume alpha for Minecraft’s 10 year anniversary.

Okay, I get that sometimes an album cover can be really good and slightly influential to the perception of an album's sound, but to review albums entirely based on their cover seems a little out there, Melon.

How Melon Listens to an album: Discovery: <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="46">0:46</a> Surface level: <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="187">3:07</a> In-depth: <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="296">4:56</a>

only melon could have a baggy yet slim-fit red flannel

I tried listening to a photo album once, for a week. At first I wasn't into it, but by the end, it blew my mind.

I was actually wondering about this yesterday. Not today, though. I'm no longer interested. I kid, thank you for sharing Anthony

14 seconds in and cal gives me the answer, thank u cal, i no longer need to keep watching

Honestly now that I think about it, I don’t think I ever have listened to an album or a song 🤔

Hi Anthony, I'm really like that you cut the video this time before you sang the entirety of "You're the best around nothing's ever gonna keep you down" from the Karate Kid soundtrack. This kind of detail in the editing is really what makes this channel so great. Thanks and keep on going!

Anthony: *ready to review an album* Album: Why do I hear boss music...

I see your point and agree with it but u didn’t have to un button your shirt slowly through every point....

Yeah, I heard this band Metallica once and I was like "whoa" and that's how I got into music

I have no memes to offer, so this will sink down to nothingness. But I'm a part-time critic, been doing it on and off for a few years, and lately I've really been struggling with my process and confidence. This video was really helpful, and made me feel a lot better about how I do things and gave me some good ideas to improve. I really appreciate it. Thank you.

I thought you based your reviews off the album cover arti

Wow I followed this and now I think MBDTF is 6/10. I've seen the light.

At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="203">3:23</a>, Melon perfectly matched his framed artwork

Wow I didn’t know how to listen to an album before this but now my life has changed forever. Thanks Melon!

Yo Anthony, Once there was this time I felt a vibration tickling my pinna and as it made it’s way down the ear canel through my eardrum like a ghost where it rested in the waters of my cochlea. Before skipping some major areas to my brain were it danced and played until it finally lay rest in my heart for my blood and muscle memories to recall and give back the life. This was me hearing music. Now I having hearing damage because I like it too much.

1: Listen to Total Xanarchy 2: Give it a 10

this video is life changing. before watching this, i had no idea how to listen to a song. maybe i'll try this "music" stuff sometime!

I can't imagine him listening again to Xanarcy on full stereo for a more in-depth review

you have really got me listening to full albums. many of my friends *never* listen to albums - just singles from the radio, or from youtube, or streams, or whatever have you. but with the way you approach things it's really got me into listening to songs as part of the full piece - the album. the experience of the album. the story, the growing, changing feelings and themes over a half hour or more of music. there are bands that i only like 1 or 2 songs off each album, and although i do love those songs, and will make my own playlists of my favorite (my own album experience, really) i sort of respect those projects less, because there's nothing quite so fulfilling as a GREAT ALBUM, something, like you say, you can sit and listen to the whole thing through, emerse in it, and appreciate it as the "main course."

Hi Anthony, I listen to Flower boy a lot I think it’s really nice as both background music and main course

Thanks Melon, I was actually wondering the other day if you'd ever make a video that would explain your review process and then you posted this. Awesome

I just wrote a joke "I use my ears" and then Cal comes in and ruins my joke. *NICE JOB CAL!*

I have listened to an album, a song too, last night. How convenient. I'm reviewer too, damn.

I have listened to one song in my life. It was «Coin star» by Cal Chuchesta

Loved this video. Helped me see a little deeper into how you organize thought

Pause at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="203">3:23</a>

how anthony listed to an album If kendrick is on it at least a 7/10 If kid cudi is on it at least a 4/10 experimental music: 8/10 or above death grips: 9/10

I’ve been thinking this forever and was just thinking about it earlier today bless you lord melon

Loved this video very. Helped me see a little deeper into how you organize thought

I have no practice need for this knowledge but it makes me happy to see a glimpse into your process!

Say an album is great but then give it a 4/10 bc Kanye drama

video: how I listen to an album me: with your ears, melon. c'mon now. video in the first 10 seconds: *with your ears*

How I listen to an album: 1. Go on Apple Music 2. Tab the Browse section 3. Click add on 4-6 albums 4. Let them sit in my library for a while 5. Finally, getting around to listen to it 6. Maybe listen to it once more 7. Look on RU-vid if Anthony review it 8. Watch the video twice 9. Be Happy that he didn’t give it a zero, but be slightly disappointed for not giving a 10 10. Rinse & Repeat

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Never understood how people could listen to an album once and determine if it's good or not. Music is so much more than that. Certain albums could take even 10 listens to really understand and enjoy and that's why music is beautiful

When I listen to an album... I don't. I wait for Melon's review to know if it's worth it or not.

Just actually heard a song for the first time! Thanks for the video

I have wanted this episode for so long! yes!!

Melon's listening process; Is it Death Grips? Is it Kendrick? Is it Kanye? Instant 10/10

That fuzz on your face reminded me to check the mail. Thanks melon.

I appreciate the video! I've always been a casual listener but want to try my hand at a more formal listen

This guy's and Dunkey's comment section are the most wholesome places ik on internet.

Put on them Air Pods and blast full volume

One time I listened to an album called *Deathconsciousness* and it became my favorite album but Melon Boy never reviewed it which made me sad. He reviewed *Giles Corey* and *The Unnatural World* to make up for it, though. We're still friends he let me come over and play Xbox earlier, it was so freaking epic! His mom made us hot pockets, but they were vegan so they weren't that great.

I'm definitly trying to apply that on the next record I discover. I often start with step 3 and just lose the intrest before even reaching whatever the artit's trying to communicate. It sounds like by following your methodology, you really get both the vibe of the composer and the technical aspect of a record. That is super intresting.

You should do a video of you finding out an album came out, then listening to it, cutting out the actual music or speeding through it to avoid copyright as you do in your Track reviews, and then give initial thoughts and then transition into the actual album review. Just for one album, just to see if your audience would like it, I would really be interested in such a video.

gave yourself a red flannel

For my process personally, I try to go through one listen completely unbias and blind, without taking any notes/scripting anything. Usually it's just me listening straight up to the record with no skewed vision or trying to look at it "professionally." Afterwards, I'll go back through and cherry pick bits and pieces of interest and overall points so I don't ramble on each song for years, and make some loose draft notes on a google document to refer to. I try to avoid anything that might skew my opinion of it going into it: Other reviews, online stuff, comments, etc. I also try my best to look at it as a current album and not compare it to others in the discography of that band/artist. I'm constantly trying to find new music, and I'm working sometimes 6-7-8 hours a day on what I'm doing, sometimes to the detriment of my health. I pull quite a few all nighters working, researching, listening, writing, etc. That's just how I am. Trying to take it very seriously. :) Wrote that before watching the video, so if it's alike I apologize. Cheers all. :)

I like to listen to how other people listen to music because it sheds some light onto their own thoughts and creative processes in a way few other things can

Thanks for sharing antneee!! Ur my fav

_With your ears._

Your process: NOT GOOD! (Red flannel was a dead giveaway)

I appreciate the transparency of your channel

Man Anthony I remember when I asked you this question. I remember it because you said in a review you said something along the line that listening to an album while doing something was not enough when you’re trying to assimilate music. Love you Antonio Fantano 🇮🇹

Listening to music is much harder then we might think. Theres also much more ways to do it, all arguably good. Casual listening,or "surface" as he called, is something I've been thinking a lot. We know for sure that listening to anything multiple times will make our brain enjoy everything much more then we would on first times. Will listening to something a couple or more times while doing casual stuff change in a more favorable way our toughts towards that music? I've been listening to albums over and over again while doing casual stuff,and honestly I kinda like everything like that. However its impossible that each song on an album is great (unless I'm a god on picking what to listen). To end this,I think is best to listen to new music while doing nothing else for the first couple of times to have an objective state of mind, before moving to a more casual set up. (Also to review professionaly some major knowledge of music theory is a must. I cant listen to people praising the same old few chords, in the same progression, with the same beat, with nothing else to add to every similar song released before)

The red flannel represents the flames of humiliating critique this man NAV is about to endure cause of the wack ass album he just dropped

You have magic powers. I shit you not i looked this up a few days ago to see if you had this exact video and now i have been blessed

Oh boy do I love particular sets of sounds arranged into a particular order.