@@BradTasteInMusicOfficial yeah wtf why is him right next to one of the best artist of a generation with cut edge lyrics he shouldn't be right next to this nirvana guy that nobody knows
I can't deny that he is a nice performer and he is very lovely to his fans but his songs are so cringe and so generic ... Like it was made for a Disney show even... But yeah, im not even his target demographic so .. whatever
yungblud is interesting to me because his looks and attitude is very similar to a lot of popular pop punk guys and he seems to really want to be respected by those communities, but the music he makes has something so commercial about it, his song 'parents' is literally just radio friendly pop with edgy lyrics. he compares himself to punk icons but the craziest thing he did was spit beer and wear hot topic. I dont hate him, maybe hes just not my style, but the people he tries to be like doesnt match up at all with the music he makes. also he looks almost identical, style and all, to a guy i absolutely hated in high school. funny thing is that guy would have absolutely shit on yungblud's terrible disney rock
That was the most surprising thing to me, looking at the guy I would expect edgier MGK or dollar store MCR but the music is barely rock, let alone pop punk
bro thinks he’s the next johnny rotten or some shit but all he does is spit on people and wear skirts💀its even worse cause his stuff isn’t even punk it doesn’t sound like punk and it doesn’t have punk lyrics lmfaoo
I like that brad is being a more respectful with the people he is reviewing, but i like when he just says what he thinks without thinking too much about "real criticism", it makes the perspective fill more "human", and it's what made me subscribe.
i agree, i think his best content is when he doesnt even need to explain why he doesnt like it and its just more of a experience of listening along with him, feels more genuine and funny
The big issue is that people are idiots, when you have a big platform you have to be careful otherwise there will be people in the community that will take it too far. I'd rather Brad air on the side of caution rather than be le edgy internet reviewer that makes fun of artists
@Brandon Gray I agree with that notion, but a creator can still attempt to regulate harmful behavior from viewers/fans. I believe that there's a point, where the actual accountability of a creator becomes ambigious. Take 'Dream' as an example. A vocal minority of his fans live vicariously through him, and won't hesitate to speak on his behalf or antagonize any source of criticism towards Dream. This is not Dream's doing, and just like you said, it would be unreasonable to hold the creator accountable for bad actors within that community. However; there have been no attempts on Dream's behalf to de-escalate that behavior. On the contrary it seems to be encouraged, only hinted at through indirect or subtle expressions. I would say that the positive reinforcement of hostility towards real, or percieved opposition is incriminating. I don't think it warrants accountability per se, but it certainly doesn't inspire sympathy towards him. To summarize: A creator cannot, and should not be held accountable for any wrongdoings carried out by viewers of that creator. If a creator is made aware of bad actors within their community, they have the means to negate, inform and condemn any toxic behavior carried out in the name of their brand. With the example of a creator who chose to ignore negative behavior in his fanbase, in this case 'Dream', I hoped to solidify my point of why removing accountability from a creator entirely could be a detrimental perspective to adopt.
I feel like he was a tad excessive with this video and explaining why and what he meant, I get it, dumb tiktok audience needs vvvry simple shit spelled out so they don’t get ass mad at brad, (apparently this has to do with trying to mitigate his fans hating, sorry bro but like you telling people isn’t going to stop them, after thinking about how this video goes, the really obnoxious thing is when he comes into clarify and it gets kinda annoying after a while I guess but it’s mostly because of my opinion about youngblud, I wish he didn’t even have fans personally his music is just awful.) but really like I can’t even count how many times throughout this video he clarifies a point of his, personally felt like this video was a bit confused, overall liked the video, youngblud is one of the actual worst things to ever happen to “alt-pop” if you even wanna call it that.
18:10 yes Brad you're right, what you're trying to say is he's bringing up the issue of bi erasure, and that it's clearly bothering him personally as it does many bisexual (or pan) people, but isn't addressing the feeling/underhanded homophobia or really anything with any substance to it by making some "sure I'd 'prove it' but men are trash haha 🤪" joke that almost kinda placates/bends to what the people in question think they are owed from bi people and the whole issue in the first place is that they're very much *not* entitled to that
@@tellmewill It's not that deep, they don't care. It's optics for them maybe they are gay maybe they aren't point being it's optics for them, it's their selling point they are shilling gay for cash. They don't have internalized biphobia.
@@tellmewill I don't mate. Its a shill a product to consume, they don't actually care about lgbt they are selling it. I'm not smart enough to properly convey what I mean.
Yungblud’s music has that factory made, mass produced, status quo, zero risk, widest demographic, microwaved energy to it. I did hear him sing acoustic with Halsey a while back though and he crushed it. Maybe he’s just cashing some easy checks.
i wanna agree, while the vibe does feel very manufactured and artificial to me, if they wanted to appeal to as many people as possible they’d remove lyrics referring to homosexuality or feminine aspects of his style
he seems like a nice guy. i wish him well and i hope he uses his creative direction for something other than this watered down pop stuff. his old stuff used to not be this bad
I love seeing "rock stars" dressing all hard and dark and deep and sad; they've got the tattoos, eyeliner, dyed hair, chains, black clothes....and perfect straight white pearly teeth....
I mean... what exactly are they supposed to do about that? Lmao, you can be alt and still brush your teeth, plus some people are genuinely just born with nice straight teeth, and there's nothing wrong with that. not exactly sure what you're going for here lol
@@ding-dong_bing-bong I think what this comment is getting at is moreso that if they were living the lifestyle these guys were saying they do, which usually calls on heavy drugs, fighting, etc. they aren't going to have the best dental care. im assuming op feels that this reveals, in a small way, they're posers, they'll walk the talk but not talk the talk. they want people to think they're beaten down and rough, but they can either afford what is, for many folks, a luxury, or alternatively choose to alter their photos to hide imperfections.
@@ding-dong_bing-bongsince this comment section is familiar with Gerard, I'll say that even he looked rough due to the excessive drinking. But you go on a drug binge, or deal with depression like some of these people are implying they do. You might forget about your hygiene, and if you're really living that life you'll definitely skip a brushing.
I find Yungblud very cringy at first but i can't deny that i absolutely love his passion and the support he gives to his fans.. but yeah i'm not his target demographic really and i can't listen too many of his songs in a row without getting flashbacks of my cringy younger years xD
this is like exactly what I was going to comment. some of his music is really good, and the space he gives for his young fans is really awesome and I love that. but yeah he's a little cringe
I knew yungblud back in 2019 I was 16 and middle of a grungy emoish phase of life.Yungblud was so refreshing to hear and now at 19 I still like him but yea I feel like I outgrew his music a bit.he fits perfect for the teenage scene demographic
yeah, he might seem cringy at first but I've been to one of his concerts and he was the sweetest guy ever. a girl fainted and he stopped and said please to give her a glass of water and some cuddles. then he stood outside for 40 minutes to meet all of the fans and he gave me a little hug. it was one of the best nights of my life! I also think he has a lot of musical references, from the arctic monkeys to joy division, to oasis etc etc and a lot of hip hop, and I think that shows in his music. he loves the rocker aesthetic but I like that he also doesn't feel forced to make that his only music, since he also likes pop and that's okay!
@@divergentgurl1414 isn't that part of the branding? he's making his fans think he's emotionally there for them, is nice at meet and greets. even if his music isn't good, he'll always have his army of parasocially attached mentally ill teenagers.
@@beefy74 if you'd like to judge him negatively that way, then you do you. i may be ignorant but i prefer to think well of him since he's done nothing to prove he's a bad guy lol
Ugh, it makes me sad cuz YUNGBLUD seems like a genuinely good person. Like that man is like the kindest human being from what I’ve seen…..but, his music is so boring and not even the slightest bit interesting as he looks. I do also like his style though
i get his music not really clicking with everyone. i think most of the enjoyment fans get is from the lyrics. especially in his first album, a lot of the instrumentals are nothing special in my opinion, but if you sit down and listen to the lyrics and pay attention to what is being said its a lot more intriguing
to be fair, if you can get past some of the cringy moments, his first album was REALLY good, but I know not everyone is gonna like it still, to each their own
Sometimes I get really obsessed with a band and play them over and over again, but I’d never subject others to it for 2 hours. Pretty sure that’s a violation of the Geneva Convention
This album feels like The 1975 if they did a retrain of their image to dress up like early 2000's goth members of society. Extremely tame and groomed pop punk but dressing like an average My Chemical Romance or AFI concertgoer circa 2005.
timestamps for y’all: 1. the funeral - 2:16 2. tissues - 5:26 3. memories (feat. willow) - 9:05 4. cruel kids - 12:18 5. mad - 14:44 6. i cry 2 - 16:33 7. sweet heroine - 19:01 8. sex not violence - 20:39 9. don’t go - 23:21 10. don’t feel like feeling sad today - 26:14 (intermission) parabola by tool - 27:51 fuilu by blackbear - 30:09 11. die for a night - 30:59 12. the boy in the black dress - 33:20
Totally believe his live shows are good. He clearly has a lot of energy and the ridiculousness sounds mostly like him having too much fun in the studio. He just needs someone to reign him in.
In dance music there's a culture of modesty; you don't usually show your face or take a lot of photos or do many theatrics, and if you do they have to be really good shit like the Horrorist or the KLF. I think that's why every once in a while we produce an extremely powerful but very controlled little celebrity like Royksopp or Daft Punk once every few years.
I discovered Yungblud by accident in 2018. His songs were a bit more different, had a story. I vibed with message he was spreading of originality and being yourself. I'm not a big fan, or much fan at all, but I still check out his new relases. This album is the wrost so far. Previous projects had at least 2-3 tracks that were alright, this one is... I mean you summed up my toughts perfectly
Dude WTF happened to his voice? I remember his singing in 2019 being okay but DAYUM he sounds awful now. his lyrics used to be playful and fun while also being sad, but now their just soulless. He wasn't the best when he broke out on the scene but he was WAAAAAAY better than this.
I guess he is using a bad technnique because when i've heard his speaking voice in recent interviews he sounded kinda raspy and looked a bit more tired... I hope he gets a decent vocal coach to make him use his voice in a healthier way.
I think perhaps the drugs caught up (not hard, just a lot of smoking from what i know) combined with leaning into an “aesthetic” grunge-y type of vocal feeling leaves him sounding like this. maybe i need to revisit 21st century liability though, because maybe it sticks out more than i remember just because the rest is all so bland
what's bad about it? i'm still early in the video but its on pitch, strong, clear timbre. idk what you're pointing to when you say he sounds really bad.
"Excruciating, embarrassing, for me just having heard it like secondhand embarrassment for this artist. This is the kind of record people point to when they say shit like "pop punk is dead" and if this is what the future of the genre sounds like maybe it deserves to die."
I always thought Yung Blud would always be less poppy than he is because of his look. I’m not even a part of the emo/grunge/punk scene, but I know this ain’t it.
5:22 i unironically thought an ad popped up on your spotify and you just wanted to play it out until i clicked on the video tab and saw it was actually still yungblud
So I actually liked YUNGBLUD's first album back in 2018 and well some of his song's on that album actually sounded like it was made by a guy who just wanted to make music for himself and like-minded people and it sounds like it was made by a guy in his late teens early 20s who's really into pop hip-hop and punk he was kinda early to that pop-punk revival scean and was much better back then also his lyrics was actually a whole lot better aswell
Used to really like Yungblud, I think his image is cool, his live shows had a lot of energy and I enjoy most of his early music but since 2020 everything he's released just sounds like the most mid pop music ever with the most basic surface level edginess and he just become insufferable to me
i dont think the album was that bad. it lacked the interesting take on politics and style of his first album and the intimate feelings mixed with great sound of his second, but i think its far from bad, especially considering some of the other albums in his general field released in the past year or so (and yes im talking about mgk, why would i not be talking about mgk?) overall it doesnt have too many songs id come back to but from a front-to-back listen its definitely not the garbage some people are saying it is
i really became a fan of yungblud off his older stuff, it felt so much more charismatic and real, and it felt like it was him 100%. I don't know what happened but it almost feels like he has less control over his own music and image now that hes grown, because it feels so different and it kinda sucks because i really would love to see more of the stuff that the original yungblud EP and 21st century liability had. they felt more dynamically and lyrically interesting. I still really like him and continue to support him but id really love to see something that feels more real to him.
I agree with you in the sense that I wasn't a huge fan of this recent Yungblud album. I do think it's a shame that it's self titled. I will say though that he's not a bad artist, as I can confidently recommend you his older music and albums
im 6 months late to this video but like everything thats in this album from the production to the lyrics just feels like a board room of people sat down and listened to all the most recently popular music and then made this album. nothing about this feels genuine or from the heart
This album was really underwhelming for me. I thought his last record, "weird!" was pretty good overall, and then he comes along with this one and drops a big ole stinker. The vocals sound so bad, which is really unusual for him
His music is thoroughly, thoroughly mid, but I saw him at Louder than Life and he has some truly remarkable stage presence. Didn't atone for the bad songs but he at least is a good performer
If Onision made a movie of one of his 'books', Yungblud would be on the soundtrack. Seriously, though, Tissues' Harry-Styles-esque ad jingle of a melody is more trite than you hear in actual commercials. Blegh! (I hadn't even got to the part in the review where you said exactly that - lol)
To be perfectly honest these are good pop songs and no one would be mad if he sang normally and didn’t pretend to be edgy. It’s the lies for me. Edit: it just got to cruel kids I should say there’s SOME good pop songs.
Someone said to me that Yungblud is like if Billy Idol got put through that machine in the Daft Punk movie where they drain all of the real talent out of musicians and reprogram them into the Crescendolls. I further added to that by saying that it's like if they dug up Billy Idol's corpse, reanimated it, and then put it through the machine. And that's saying something since Billy Idol was already considered a sellout in his day. But regardless of that, Billy Idol actually made some good fucking songs. Yungblud only produces pure disgust in me, just something about the way he presents himself makes me want to vomit.
went to pitchfork this year, this guy played before gogol bordello if i remember correctly, and it was fucking hooooorrible. his pull was insane too. the crowd was huge at his stage
I hate this album. I loved yungbluds early music but everything he released since his album „weird!“ was absolute garbage. This album is just unfinished, boring and so poorly written and produced, I was shocked how bad it is
I agree I love some of his early songs I even saw him live in 2019 and had a blast but I can't listen to his newer stuff it's just so incredibly boring to me I hope he changes direction soon because I know he can do better, he's already done better :/
I honestly can’t agree more because I was really excited and I even waited and I was waiting until the tracks for released and everything but honestly the only track I like is the one he did with Willow at least Willow killed it and always does so I can’t wait for her album because I know it’s gonna be amazing but I’m sorry but YUNGBLUD you need some time to musically to mature your sound
@@alguaii272 the biggest problem I guess is that the album came out like 1 1/2 years after weird, so he didn’t really took some time to make a good album that is not that poorly made. Every song here feels like a demo that isn’t finished. Also the album didn’t made sense. It’s a self titled album, this should represent him as an artist, he literally did this in every album before, why didn’t he do it here? This was his biggest fail by far
@@Danny-sq9nz exactly the sound was very premature didn’t sound like a well developed artist he sounded like he really wanted to cater to the emo/alterna community but honestly failed because music isn’t always about the look but the relativity and raw feelings of it
As someone who got excited listening to his original EP (actually worth a listen), it saddens me to see what happens when the industry swallows artists up like this.
By the way I'd like to amend this comment in realising how much it sounds like early artic monkeys, but still at least the original EP had a soul of sorts...
An act that I like more that I think does what this is trying to do is I Don't Know How But They Found Me. I don't see the MCR comparison that people are making cause they don't sound like this, they're just both "alternative".
My only exposure to Yungblud before was "Obey" by Bring Me The Horizon where he was the feature and that song slaps honestly. This album though.. not my thing.
Pretty sure the "issue" with "Tissues" is the song sounds like it is wrote by your toxic ex that is trying to emotionally manipulate you to stay with them, the lyrics sound almost EXACTLY like my first bf 😂
I think both Yungblud & MGK already killed pop punk revival hype with bad, generic, cringe, forgettable pop punk music (also the music is not even innovative/fresh/new, just Blink-182 with modern production). Blink-182, Paramore, Green Day, MCR still last & age better. In 10 years or closest 5 years, no body cares about them & forget them. And I predict that both Yungblud & MGK next rock album will flop (the numbers don't lie).
Damn, Yungblud songs I've heard were actually decent. Parents ain't always right, Underrated Youth, I jsut wanna die for a high or something etc. were pretty honest and listenable. I even liked his collab with BMTH, but this is jsut watered down shit
I love Yungblud but can see why people don’t enjoy it, which is interesting cause the hyper stuff I love is usually what people hate lol However out of all 3 albums I’d say this is my least fav, however I still love the funeral and memories :)
He wants to die for a night? Like, go to sleep? That's basically the same thing. Use your money to get some meds to help knock you out and turn your internet off to make your devices useless. Wtf
I swear the beginning of the video looked like a sketchy ad😂 I was expecting to wait 5 seconds before clicking skip lmao i was so confused and realized it was the actual video
i first heard about this guy cause Denzel curry had a feature on a song of his and it didn't sound anything like this i guess the MGK wave is real. every white rapper has to become a pop punk act now
If you think he would do better as unhinged "playing into the character" Yungblud then I think his first album (21st Century Liability) would do wonders for you
