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Parquet Courts - Wide Awake! ALBUM REVIEW

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Not only is Wide Awake! better performed and written than any Parquet Courts album thus far, but on it the band consistently manages to make interesting artistic statements on some very difficult topics.
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FAV TRACKS: VIOLENCE, BEFORE THE WATER GETS TOO HIGH, FREEBIRD II, ALMOST HAD TO START A FIGHT / IN AND OUT OF PATIENCE, NORMALIZATION, WIDE AWAKE, DEATH WILL BRING CHANGE, TENDERNESS
LEAST FAV TRACK: BACK TO EARTH
PARQUET COURTS - WIDE AWAKE! / 2018 / ROUGH TRADE / INDIE ROCK, ART PUNK, POST-PUNK
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@tallcheetah5677 5 лет назад

Total Football is referring to the famous Dutch football tactics in which every player on the field (except the keeper) can all move around and change positions working together as one collective unit. The band symbolizes this with all these occupations listed in the chorus as every member of society needs to work together as a collective unit in order for progress. It is a really good football reference and extraordinary philosophy.

@kriddz 5 лет назад

i bloody enjoyed that comment :D

@kahn5234 5 лет назад

I love it from the first moment. Also the track seems to talk about communism

@Nico-dv7bq 5 лет назад

Johan Cruyff, my favourite person ever

@tallcheetah5677 5 лет назад

@@kahn5234 Anarchism

@kahn5234 5 лет назад

@@tallcheetah5677 oh yeah, sorry i have mistaken those two words a lot

@AndreNets7 6 лет назад

This next ones called Free Bird 2!

@synth9660 5 лет назад

Your profile pic didn't age well

@saulgoodman9188 3 года назад

This next one’s called freebird two Spotify then plays a completely different song

@mikadoescontent Год назад

@@saulgoodman9188 funny how both songs started with organs

@ChrisKoelsch 6 лет назад

I love this album art. This is one that I would totally see in the record store and be like...I wanna know what that sounds like. I've actually never heard of these guys so I will definitely give it a listen.

@lucas_1448 6 лет назад

Same!!! A lot of people just don't get me when I say album art is important. Countless times I've only given an artist/album a chance because the art was just incredible.

@mattbogenschultz9771 6 лет назад

Listen to light up gold and content nausea

@BananaGeekLord 6 лет назад

Same. It feels very much like an album for a jazz album. Something a little upbeat and fun.

@awookieandagerman 6 лет назад

It looks symbolic. Something to do with the black character appearing to be in line with the white characters if you look at one foot, but actually being stuck behind them if you look at the other foot.

@definitelynotofficial7350 6 лет назад

To be honest, I tried to give it a listen and I kind of hated it. Not because I think the music is awful or the lyrics are cringey or anything. It's just that I absolutely hate the style of singing on this. It sounds like he is deliberately doing a derpy voice. I know it's a style, but it's a massive turn off for me, don't know if anyone else agrees.

@ronkb 6 лет назад

SAVAGE IS MY NAME BECAUSE SAVAGE IS HOW I FEEL WHEN THE RADIO WAKES ME UP WITH THE WORDS ‘SUSPECTED GUNMAN’

@burrito270 3 года назад

MY NAME IS A WARNING FOR THE ACTS YOU ARE ABOUT TO WITNESS

@doctorrobert1339 Год назад

@@burrito270 WHICH CONTAINS IMAGES THAT SOME VIEWERS MAY FIND DISTURBING

@shpup 6 лет назад

Album art is goddamn sick

@anthrax1328 6 лет назад

Yeah, Savage is a really talented artist

@RegularRyy 5 лет назад

is it though

@ulledienulle8211 4 года назад

@@RegularRyy yes

@RegularRyy 4 года назад

@@ulledienulle8211 meh

@shoegaze_bitch1506 3 года назад

A really fresh and cool art

@theresastarmanwaitinginthe5149 6 лет назад

The yellow flannel. I guess I have to listen to it.

@whenyou6061 6 лет назад

You're one of the only "you're everywhere" guys who doesn't piss me off.

@andersonjukebox8315 6 лет назад

Jaden Warner I agree

@hippiecheezburger5457 6 лет назад

Lmao I agree, parquet courts has always been decent rockers in general, should be good

@whiskeywayne91 6 лет назад

Jaden Warner nah he kinda pisses me off sometimes he posts some weak ass basic ass comments but sometimes he's alright I guess

@loopskratch6065 6 лет назад

its nowhere near as good as the last one tbh

@drewtaylor1153 6 лет назад

The guys are fans of European soccer and Total Football is a nod to a Dutch approach to playing the game that celebrated collectivism. The image of Tom Brady is a useful constrast with the collectivism they're celebrating in the song. NME did an article and interview with Savage confirming as much.

@raikoshumi 6 лет назад

Your European soccer = football Presumably your football = American football

@alexandregoncalves7482 3 года назад

@@raikoshumi hell yeah, those guys calling football soccer are so funny, in their game they barely use feet

@SchmavidSchmobb 2 года назад

Any idea who they support? Would love to know what club these guys cheer for

@Bishcona 6 лет назад

Karlthony Marxtano

@audreysturdahl4693 6 лет назад

Leonthont Trotstano here

@xanatanuwu 6 лет назад

B E G O N E T R O T

@audreysturdahl4693 6 лет назад

GetOffMyBoardREEE apologies comrade I couldn't think of any other.good puns. Man's not trot

@IFeelSoTongueTied 6 лет назад

u beat me to it lmao

@AndersAndErSjov 6 лет назад

Emmanthony Goldmano

@hubblebublumbubwub5215 6 лет назад

Damn, I didn't expect you to reveal a red flannel under your yellow flannel while screaming ''ROCK IS DEAD''

@dariocaporuscio8701 6 лет назад

Hubblebub Lumbubwub lol

@dododestroyer5480 5 лет назад

Hubblebub Lumbubwub don’t you mean 7, I didn’t expect you to reveal a red flannel under your yellow flannel while screaming rock will commit not alive

@LocallyConstantDuck 6 лет назад

WE GOT A 9! *rings bell*

@JyGhAa 6 лет назад

Daniel Pezzi least fav track

@Dethmaster64 6 лет назад

Ninethony Belltano

@corduroykumquat 6 лет назад

Gucci Mane 2soon :(

@FunTheMentalist 6 лет назад

RING A BELL THO, RING A BELL

@Lebowski55 5 лет назад

hahahahahaha thats good!

@BUSCUS012 2 года назад

10/10. I've been listening to this album since 2019 and it still slaps every time

@ThatGuyMN Год назад

It's one I come back too alot. Maybe in my top 10 of all time

@dylanoliver3002 Год назад

@@ThatGuyMNcompletely agree!!

@liamthemusicreviewer 6 лет назад

The Talking Heads influence I heard on my first listen made me think this would be right up your street - one of the best rock albums of the year by far.

@Rishiyisus 6 лет назад

the clash's influence is so bigger too

@liamthemusicreviewer 6 лет назад

For sure! I'm not as familiar with their work as I am with Talking Heads which is probably why it sprang to mind first.

@celsoch 6 лет назад

Human Performance almost screams Talking Heads and Velvet Underground

@100nujabes 6 лет назад

Definitely hear some heavy Talking Heads and Clash influence.

@mrstopanimate 6 лет назад

I’m hearing a lot of Minutemen tbh

@owenbraid5451 6 лет назад

the album goes between witty minute men sort of punk tunes to this abstract talking heads style. perfect blend which keeps you thinking and coming back without dragging on. Couldn't agree more with the 9.

@Gammarklar 5 лет назад

Owen Braid those are the 2 bands that Parquet Courts reminds me most of. Modern Lovers would be the third

@wheelspinproductions9214 4 года назад

You’re right, it does kinda sound like those two bands! That might be why I like them so much.

@DevonPalmer98 6 лет назад

Is that the wiggles on the cover

@AyoShaba 6 лет назад

Devon Palmer lmao thought the same thing I feel terrible

@bronzeager1298 6 лет назад

I was thinking it was some kind of Star Trek reference...looks like TOS uniforms.

@tdawson198 6 лет назад

they sure are wigglin

@auden9540 6 лет назад

the wiggles were never the same after greg left

@aweatherstone9503 6 лет назад

Yummy yummy

@outofstock22 6 лет назад

2018 REVIEWS SO FAR: 1/10 - 0 2/10 - 0 3/10 - 3 4/10 - 8 5/10 - 12 6/10 - 10 7/10 - 20 8/10 - 17 9/10 - 4 (Portal, A.A.L. (Against All Logic), Jack White,Parquet Courts) 10/10 - 0 awesomely nasty - 1 (Ruin) dime-a-dozen - 1 (Lil Skies) disappointing - 1 (Kero Kero Bonito) it's solid - 1 (Gucci Mane) lukewarm - 1 (Rejjie Snow) meh - 1 (Saba) notbad - 1 (Remo Drive) solid - 1 (Ravyn Lenae) NOT GOOD - 3 (Fall Out Boy, Wendy's, Lil Xan) This is the 86th scored review of 2018.

@peterjohnson5871 6 лет назад

Maarten Vorwerk Thanx, my dude.

@joshtuk 6 лет назад

Jack White's new album got a 9?! LMAO

@eliocarranza469 6 лет назад

We're shaping up for a tough top 50 list at the end of the year man

@Bishcona 6 лет назад

Elio Carranza fr the reviews are very positive this year and June-July is supposed to be filled with releases

@anacosta6181 6 лет назад

Melon surely has a thing for 7’s

@PadChennington 6 лет назад

Ant I doubt you’ll ever actually see this comment but you’re a true inspiration to just describing things. I watch these videos half for the musical discussion but for also the diversity in word choice and placement, u da man

@fannytoothnana6853 6 лет назад

Well-put. I LOVE this album, but in many cases, I haven’t even heard the music. I just like the way he describes things

@Rishiyisus 6 лет назад

This year the rock's scene is so great

@Repav1 6 лет назад

Rishi el paisano gimme some recommendations, I need good new music

@am__-tr4ki 6 лет назад

Yeah fuck rap

@Rishiyisus 6 лет назад

Repav1 This album twin fantasy - car seat headrest All at once - screaming females Boarding house reach - Jack White Virtue - The Voidz Tell me how you really feel - Courtney Barnett Snares like a haircut - no age

@yudhabagaskara98 6 лет назад

not really, there are already two terrible rock albums like mania and america

@quentinchilds4007 6 лет назад

Yudha Bagaskara That's just two.

@billypilgrim1 6 лет назад

PARKAY QUARTZ

@joet5901 4 года назад

Anyone else here after this album wasn’t featured on his top 200 albums of the decade list?

@kaes2936 4 года назад

Yeah

@rickilmito9364 4 года назад

Yeah like wtf melon

@melkercom8100 4 года назад

He said in a video that he just forgot to put it in the list.

@tallcheetah5677 3 года назад

@@melkercom8100 He forgot it in lists like twice

@noahlarson9356 6 лет назад

My cousin just got engaged to their drummer, Max. It’s so cool to see someone I know personally getting such recognition lately.

@mattchew420 6 лет назад

YELLA FLANNEL

@alexharris1363 6 лет назад

Mattack Mattack that's the yella

@zackzallie8735 4 года назад

Anyone notices the pun on the shelf? Opposite of Wide Awake is Sleep. LOL

@markushoffman8735 3 года назад

This positive review had me find one of my new favorite artists. Picked this one up on vinyl yesterday!

@JohnSmith-eo2yx 6 лет назад

Im gonna put out an album of me reading the entire Communist Manifesto over smooth jazz so Ant’ny will give me a 10/10

@jcbdwsn 6 лет назад

but Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino got a 5???

@damianmann 6 лет назад

John Smith Ill download the torrent if you don't report me to Cox

@jannathan843 5 лет назад

everyone hates smooth jazz

@andygtmo 6 лет назад

I honestly love this album

@user-pc9jq5qe9i 6 лет назад

I love it more

@tennisgenius 5 лет назад

one of my favs of all time.

@LetterToVoltaire 4 года назад

Suuuuuper tasty album. Cant wait to hear what they do next.

@l.8267 6 лет назад

I respect this group so much, they’ve managed to continue getting better with every album. Glad you’re just as excited about this record as I am!

@narrow3601 Год назад

I found out about Parquet Courts because I was desperately trying to find a modern sounding "The Clash", and I'm proud to say these guys are probably the closest we will get to them.

@WiloPolis03 Год назад

I don't know if they're *technically* part of the scene but there's been a lot of really fun and creative art punk/post-punk coming out lately. Would recommend bands like Yard Act or Squid if you're looking for more stuff like this

@narrow3601 Год назад

@@WiloPolis03 if they're anything like these guys then I'll be sure to give them a listen! Thanks

@WiloPolis03 Год назад

@@narrow3601 Np!

@lgbtqbcnr Год назад

do you know fontaines dc? their first album is clash-like imo, they went darker and more atmospheric with their latter two albums but they're all fuckin amazing

@adrianwoods2369 4 года назад

Mardi Gras Beads is an underrated masterpiece

@hippiecheezburger5457 2 года назад

Freebird 2 is my favorite track it’s sounds so original to me

@thiago56732 2 года назад

it sounds like that song from that spongebob episode where he rips his pants

@felixmeinert5191 6 лет назад

Easily one of the most fun, versatile and lyrically captivating rock records of 2018

@SageReiger 6 лет назад

9/10 ALERT, my fellow Melon Seeds! Now we can all like this album thanks to our Melon and savior!

@Lebowski55 5 лет назад

It's "my needle drops." Get it right moron

@horsehollerer 6 лет назад

Superb review of what, 100 or so plays in, I think is already a masterpiece. No album has excited me this much in years, and every time I listen I pick a different favorite track (currently Extinction). I love their other albums too, but all are patchy to an extent despite many awesome cuts. I love how this record sounds from start to finish and the flow is remarkable. It's crisp and the bass is at the forefront, driving everything else. It is by far their best record. Cheers.

@IFeelSoTongueTied 6 лет назад

im glad u also enjoyed the record anthony!!!! idk why i thought u wouldn't enjoy it as much as u did but it's gonna be one of the best rock lp's of the year for sure!!

@therainbringerponcho 6 месяцев назад

I revisited this album this year and still sounds urgent, fresh and with strong meaning. Im from Argentina and right now we are facing a dramatic political and cultural scene, influenced directly from the Trump and Bolsonaro eras. This is the kind of art that gives you inspiration to fight for your rights and seek strength in the collective, reject the individuality that they try to sell us as a solution to everything. Still relevant, still a 9/10.

@adamh234 6 лет назад

Still waiting on that A. Savage review melon

@nathanmoore4717 6 лет назад

adamh234 yes pls

@Betelgeuse2142 6 лет назад

Review Burial-untrue for Classics week

@WiloPolis03 9 месяцев назад

This is the most British sounding album not from Britain

@stephenward2743 6 лет назад

Melon will you make a video on the Kendrick situation? 🤔🤔🤔🤔

@aweatherstone9503 6 лет назад

The one about him performing in Alabama or something?

@tapuzgordon5185 6 лет назад

Umm..is he gonna talk about the ameer vann situation??

@margethebarge 6 лет назад

tapuz gordon no it's nothing just some fans trying to get attention

@rooftopsignals7313 6 лет назад

Probably as a stinkpiece about the PWJ video

@big_dad9465 6 лет назад

About the 7

@krishnansen1301 6 лет назад

WHERE IS BOOK OF RYAN

@PurpleElephantMusic 6 лет назад

So far this is my album of the year.

@elim9054 4 года назад

I've been re-listening to this recently and it's such a great album. Probably my favorite of 2018, and maybe even a top favorite of the entire 2010s. Also, not sure how you can talk about Before the Water Gets too High without mentioning climate change.

@agh354 6 лет назад

Anthony, you do not realize how long I waited for another 9. Thank you.

@tiesergrote 6 лет назад

'violence' def has a big 'revolution will not be televised' vibe

@natekwiatkowski2999 6 лет назад

Can’t wait to see ya on the tour just got the VIP tickets for the first NJ stop!

@Lebowski55 5 лет назад

I never got into this group. Past LPs have been kind of middle of the road for me. I was skeptical going into this but wow this was surprising. This is pretty great

@shadyweeze 6 лет назад

This album is aweeesssoooommmee!!!!!

@joaquincarlson4367 6 лет назад

I legitimately appreciated melons political commentary

@ffwlpe 5 лет назад

the bass on this album is DELICIOUS

@ShyGuyRacing 6 лет назад

I’m seeing these guys this Friday in Portland, Maine oh man oh man I’m excited to hear this live! Ahee!

@dparsons343 6 лет назад

Hey Anthony, there is a band from Brazil called Muñoz, and they make some fantastic blues/stoner rock music that needs more exposure. They only have a few thousand followers and everything is free. They are a duo, both brothers, but their sound is absolutely huge and worth listening to

@musakhan490 6 лет назад

do you know melon reviews sitting in a chair.......woah

@ericbhatnagar2873 6 лет назад

thats finna woke

@itshighmewn8174 5 лет назад

Woker than this album

@2point0anonymous 6 лет назад

What an incredibly melodramatic review

@bradyn9620 6 лет назад

This recored took a while to grow on me but eventually it clicked

@thenuge4227 2 года назад

growers are the best. the ones you like immediately are sometimes easier to get sick of

@yummyjackalmeat 6 лет назад

Hey, y'all, update from yesterday. I got 200 something likes on my comment and I said I'd listen to a minute of Corey Feldman for every like a got. I tried, and my parents kicked me out of the house and took my smartphone (not that I was listening on speakers or anything, I had headphones on, but they are just really really into music and were ashamed). Thanks a lot!!!!!111111

@yummyjackalmeat 6 лет назад

Cola BotelsOVA Dad??

@Marco-er4ql 6 лет назад

If this comment gets more likes then then the comment I’m replying too I’ll listen to Speedin bullet 2 heaven until my ears bleed

@habeanliliana5024 6 лет назад

idiot

@yummyjackalmeat 6 лет назад

habean liliana Mom??

@JamesEdwards-vs8gn 6 лет назад

Brilliant

@morningbell7046 6 лет назад

"Friendship ended with Iceage, now Parquet Courts are my best friends"

@thriftstoredan5828 6 лет назад

I've been listening to this almost non stop since it came out.

@greygobble7407 3 года назад

Are you still listening non stop thriftstoredan?

@nicke.424 6 лет назад

IT'S A 9! A 9!

@getschwifty9234 6 лет назад

The last chorus of Freebird II is orgasmic

@KickOutTheJamsJoe 5 лет назад

My Album of the Year for 2018. I don't understand how Wide Awake has not placed on almost any year end list.

@fruitypeebils 5 лет назад

damn this was the best album ive heard in a while. i honestly laughed pretty hard when i found out that they ended the album with a fade-out. i was expecting the last song to be some explosive blow-out, and the fact that they chose a fade-out makes me feel like they knew what i was expecting and just wanted to fuck with me

@samuelbone1684 6 лет назад

never heard of em, and just heard it all the way through. thanks melon, it was great. added most of it to my playlist

@connorlaw925 6 лет назад

Album of the year so far for me. Absolute killer. Glad you rated it too! Violence is such a tuuuune

@josephancion2190 4 года назад

I love this cover art / back cover, they look like early belgian comic books.

@sadmeat8937 6 лет назад

Hey melon comin at you again to request that Red Vox Another Light review. Best underground/indie rock album Ive heard in years.

@Repav1 6 лет назад

Nina Lan too bad it’s a 2017 album, isn’t it? It’s too far gone at this point, seeing as we’re already at summer 2018

@sadmeat8937 6 лет назад

Repav1 So... its not like every review is of new stuff. Most sure. Not always.

@jacobbelyea7945 6 лет назад

Nina Lan I thought it had a really good original sound to it, but the songs did feel a bit same-y after a while. Also I’m So Happy, I’m So Sad, and Forgive And Forget we’re all pretty terrible songs.

@EthanS1481 6 лет назад

Ive never heard of this band...thank you for this review! What an awesome album!

@romilrh 6 лет назад

"It's 2018, who's NOT getting political now" **GETS POLITICAL**

@iCharlie15 6 лет назад

I was looking forward to this review so much, so sick!

@CheckeredFedora 6 лет назад

Can't wait to hear this, haven't quite had time to get to it yet.

@RCSDominoToppling 6 лет назад

Great review as always! I really enjoyed this album. I think "on point" was the perfect way to describe it. Thank you for the recommendation!

@donaldogaleas7978 3 года назад

I got emotional thinking of this album while lucid dreaming this morning. I completely forgot about this album I'm gonna listen to this aaaaalll day

@ThomasPoulin 6 лет назад

I loved their single captive of the sun, I think I'll give this a spin, thanks Anthony :)

@bobthornton9730 6 лет назад

With the Jack White album, the Sleep album, the Portal album, and now this, I think we can say that rock, in all of its crazy forms, is back

@youknowhuwitis 6 лет назад

Anthony, I thought the review was rather enjoyable until the moment when you paused to give a belated mini review of Black Panther. Which I was completely fine with until you stated that the movie was an unnecessary black coffee stain on the perfectly Caucasian Marvel Cinematic Universe...... Not cool fantowan, your neo Nazi views have gotten out of hand, unsubbed.

@PollyDumfa 6 лет назад

Are... are you serious? Edit: I'm an idiot.

@costisandu3644 6 лет назад

these jokes are timeless

@promisethatyouwillsingabou7920 6 лет назад

these aren’t funny

@yomommagay300 6 лет назад

pritch Pritchy these jokes aren't funny

@mhmok.7092 6 лет назад

These jokes are funny

@johndotcue 4 года назад

This album is a strong 9 for me. My goodness this is some good 2010's punk album for be.

@theoboehm1064 6 лет назад

can confirm this is a really good album

@noctaroh5121 6 лет назад

This thing is so different I absolutely love it so far Violence is really something special, and i could go on and on with every other track A brilliant record, one of the best punk records ive heard in a while

@trebah662 6 лет назад

Love this! Can't wait for the review of father john Misty's new album.

@wheelspinproductions9214 3 года назад

This next ones called free bird II!

@DanXmas 6 лет назад

I know this is gonna be in my top 3 of the year, thnks for the rec

@dunnowy123 6 лет назад

Saw the yellow checkered shirt and new this would be 🔥

@alexs5394 6 лет назад

Not one but TWO Sleep albums in the background, worth watching just for that!

@marcosmagalhaes6840 6 лет назад

CMON GIVE ME A TEN ALREADY

@finality42069 4 года назад

WE GOT OURSELVES A *BATTLE* Parquet Courts’ “Wide Awake VS IDLES’ “Joy As An Act Of Resistance WHO WOULD WIN?!

@DiJonMusTard97 6 лет назад

This is there best work so far, I didn't think anything would top light up gold or sunbathing animal

@kaizokuAUTO 6 лет назад

Honestly I'm suprised that this is a 9...given the FantanoTM track record. Hell, maybe the leadup teaser tracks made a real big difference. In a world of easily given low Fantano scores, this is pretty unexpected from me.

@MrDraehl 6 лет назад

You need to review Bong's 'Thought And Existence' It's a short, albeit strong Drone/Psychedelic Doom album with only 2 tracks. The album does sound kind of 'samey' to itself, a certain amount of repetition is expected with drone. Very hypnotic and amazing if you're looking for something more in the vein of background music.

@spencerj9928 6 лет назад

I guess this is my new favorite album, thanks for letting me know.

@mf4607 6 лет назад

Kyle - light of mine

@Aubry92 6 лет назад

Great review! It's a more focused album for sure, but Human Performance I think is still the best album they put out. That said, this might be number two for me and might grow, idk, I find them to be a pretty consistent band in quality. PS check out Low Cut Connie's new album, just wonder what you think about those guys in general, doesn't have to be like a formal review or whatever