Deltron 3030-Deltron 3030 (1999)

We head to the future for this one. The year is 3030 and the world is crazy! So much atmosphere, so much concept album, so much good English! Can you imagine a world, where Steve likes it kind of and David gets mad at Mike for his rating (being too low!?) Well strap in because we are reviewing Deltron 3030!

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Transcript

SPEAKER_00 0:00

Hello! My brother is a hitter! Come on, Dave! You can do it! And come on, Steve! There's nothing to it!

SPEAKER_03 0:09

So diarrhea gives you energy. Did you not hear what I said? No. Oh, well then shut up! Topical intro, baby! Screeching like some horrible animal, and now we're here. Okay, so overall not bad. Steven, what did you feel about the apple pie? Stupid fucking cat!

SPEAKER_00 0:36

You guys are gonna nut in my arms like a cat curling up on a warm window.

SPEAKER_03 0:42

Oh, in your ass! No, David? Fuck you! Yes, I would. You didn't say there was any other rules, David. This is off the rails. Shut up and do trivia.

SPEAKER_00 0:58

Okay. Hello! And welcome to My Brother Is a Hipster Podcast, a music review podcast where we review albums, influential hipster albums. I am Mike, your resident hipster, and I am joined by Steven and David, the two people that do not like hipster music, and I try to convert them, or at least just hear their opinions on influential hipster albums. Well, it has for some albums, and Steven, we have an Instagram.

SPEAKER_03 1:31

Wait, hold on.

SPEAKER_05 1:32

I wouldn't really I wouldn't really give that to Michael, like thinking like the What are you talking about? I wouldn't really give that to you that some of the albums have won us over. You kind of get lucky sometimes and give us an album.

SPEAKER_03 1:43

Yeah, that's me. Yeah, but it hasn't won us over. And to be honest with you, that's all me. Well, first of all, you haven't really won us over, number one. Number two, the albums that you're saying, quote unquote, won us over, are the ones that we already liked, like Nirvana. No, no, David liked battles. I already liked battles before. You didn't like battles before? I did. Are you kidding me? You're a lying sack of something. I didn't have a leon of the book. Kings of Leon. I already liked Kings of Leon. Okay. Alright. Listen. Like, don't go. Speaking of which, we have an Instagram. Uh-huh. Okay. It's at my brother is a hipster on Instagram. Give us a follow. Check it out. We post clips.

SPEAKER_00 2:20

We post little secrets about the next upcoming episode. And also, we have an email, mybrothers a hipster at gmail.com. Send us a Gmail.

SPEAKER_03 2:31

Anyway, guys, we're here for a reason.

SPEAKER_05 2:34

Oh god, guys. No, okay. Me with the fans, real quick. All one of you.

SPEAKER_02 2:40

David, we have three fans.

SPEAKER_05 2:42

That's bullshit.

SPEAKER_03 2:43

That's a farm out in Virginia.

SPEAKER_05 2:45

Yeah. Listen, guys. Alright. Just say something. We're running out of ideas.

SPEAKER_02 2:51

Yes. But help us. Guys, we don't want to do this. You know why we're here today, though?

SPEAKER_03 2:57

To update our gray matter. Because today it does matter. Topical intro for Deltron 3030 released in 2000. Alright. I just need to note something. What? Yeah. Are you upgrading your gray matter? I don't know how you can do it. I don't really have so much energy. It is. It is a it's I'm I'm It is a Tuesday. It's a Tuesday. Well, you guys, I'm clearly did not fight the Intergalactic Corporation. Oh dear God. Okay, listen, bud. Alright. I think I need another one. I get it.

SPEAKER_05 3:33

I know what you're going for, and it's awesome. Yes. Alright, but just it's alright.

SPEAKER_03 3:39

We'll get there. David? What? Okay. Don't give me another one. I will jump over this video right now.

SPEAKER_01 3:45

Before we start, as we do every week, I need you guys to secretly give me your ratings for what you thought I rated Deltron 3030.

SPEAKER_00 3:57

Hold on. Let me log into my computer machine. Dell would not be happy with me.

SPEAKER_03 4:05

I fucking can't. What is it? So I can't. Okay.

SPEAKER_05 4:08

He's gonna, dude, the fun part about this is he's gonna make all these weird tech jokes in the podcast. And he just like not totally know what the hell he's talking about.

SPEAKER_00 4:16

Steven. Look away. Okay, Steven.

SPEAKER_03 4:19

Alright. Steven gave me his guess. Thank you.

SPEAKER_00 4:22

David!

SPEAKER_03 4:23

Alright, so I have the here's my problem. I have the one that I want you to rate it.

SPEAKER_01 4:29

Okay.

SPEAKER_03 4:30

And then I have the one that I feel like you are gonna rate it and piss me off. Alright, well Does that make sense? I no. What do you mean? Give me what is Steven's closing his eyes. It doesn't he looks like he's just aurism.

SPEAKER_05 4:45

For the uh everyone's give it already! This is great, actually. He's looking down with his hand over his head.

SPEAKER_03 4:53

Um sign language? What the fuck? Yes, it took me a second. Why? Because A, I had to count. B, David had to remember how many fingers he had. Yeah. I also had to think of maths. Well, guys, speaking of maths, Deltron 3030. Why? Because there's numbers in it? Yes. No. Here we are, talking about an album. This album was released in 2000. Yeah, we're talking about an album every fucking episode. What is wrong with this? Finally, guys, we're talking about an album.

SPEAKER_00 5:35

We finally have gotten here. This album is a supergroup combined with Dan the Automator, who is the producer and kind of like beatmaker of this album, and then also Dell the Funky Homo sapien.

SPEAKER_07 5:48

Alright, why are you saying it like that?

SPEAKER_03 5:50

Because we love Dell. Yeah. Okay. We don't have to say it like that, though. We love him. Yes, we love Dell. Yes.

SPEAKER_00 5:57

Yes. So? What? What are their general thoughts about Deltron 3030? This is an album that was released in 2000 again. I want to let you know that. I can't let me know if you're talking about it. This is a concept album.

SPEAKER_03 6:11

It was so they started in 1999. Technically the release date was 2005. I'm trying to give this goddamn podcast some depth. Oh fuck you. You know exactly what you're doing. Don't shit on David's parade.

SPEAKER_07 6:24

I just realized I'm still wearing these headphones.

SPEAKER_03 6:26

Yeah, I know. I you know. Hold on, hold on. No. I thank you, David.

SPEAKER_07 6:32

What? I'm trying. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 6:33

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Steve. You suck. Yeah. Boo. Sitting there with your turtle. You're the Galactic Empire. You are capitalism incarnate. Yeah. With your turtleneck sweater and your chain. I'm wearing turtleneck. But now they think you're not wearing it. He did deny the chain. I'm not going to deny the chain before we're wearing a turtleneck. So. Your super stupid tight pants. So this album, this album was kind of a it's a concept album taking place in the the year 3030. Yes. In case you didn't get that in the first place, I actually had no idea. Yes. No. It's the year 30 or 2030. I mean, they just ma they just so happen to say it every fucking song. Yes. Yes. And what is happening is Dell is coming back to get his creative juices back, become an intergalactic rapper in the intergalactic rap battle, and defeat consumerism, capitalism, and overarching banks and government. The real evil. The real evil in the world, Steven. So, who wants to go first? What are your general thoughts about Deltron 3030?

SPEAKER_07 7:39

Well, I mean, where do you want to here's gonna be the the real thing is is how do you want to start off? Do you want to start off with Steven ranting and pissed off, or do you want to start off with I'm ranting and pissed off?

SPEAKER_03 7:49

Let's let's let's hear let's hear Steven out. Okay, yeah, yeah. Steven, um, what do you think about Deltron 3030? General thoughts, or you want me to go like song? General thoughts. General thoughts. Um so I always like Dell. Okay. Um I like Gorillas. Like his shit and the gorillas.

SPEAKER_02 8:05

Okay, his one song.

SPEAKER_03 8:06

Perfect. Um Yep. And uh Here's multiple. Alright, relax. And um five dollars if you can name the other side.

SPEAKER_05 8:15

Here's what I here's General Thoughts was what five dollars if you can name the other song.

unknown 8:23

What?

SPEAKER_05 8:24

One of the other the other songs that Dell did. The other song that did the other side.

SPEAKER_03 8:27

Well, I don't understand what language you're speaking right now.

SPEAKER_07 8:29

The other song that that Dell did with with um, I think he does multiple other.

SPEAKER_03 8:35

Wasn't it Feel Good Inc.? No. No. No, it's not Dell. No, Steven.

SPEAKER_07 8:40

Same album as um uh as Clinton. Clini's Wood? Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 8:44

All right, Steven, what do you think? We'll talk about that in a minute. So here's the thing. Oh get out of the question. Tell me the thing. After listening to this album, yes. Long. It is long, it's a long album. That it was it was fucking long-winded. Yes, it it's there's really there's not a lot of dead.

SPEAKER_07 9:02

Jesus Christ, Stephen. I didn't realize you're gonna pull your old man persona right now.

SPEAKER_03 9:06

So long long-winded. Long-winded, guys. A lot of words, a lot of riff-raff. Yeah. So all I can say is after listening to the album, I was like, my my main thought was um I think I liked him better as part of a song. Okay. Shots fire. And not like because because the longer the song I scoop, get him. The longer the song gets, yes, the more like run-on and kind of like repetitive. My main thing is that his his like cadence and his his flow to like everything, it's the same on almost every song. Um and the thing is that it's not that it's bad, because again, the lyrics are incredible. The lyrics are absolutely incredible. And if it wasn't for the lyrics, it would be boring. Okay. You know what I mean? Why would it be boring? Because it was too long? Long, and it just you know, again, the music kept changing up, which was good. The music was great, you know, it wasn't like a one long run-on song, it wasn't that kind of thing, but it was just very much the same thing on every song. Okay, like that same cadence, the same flow of the side.

SPEAKER_07 10:23

Okay, well, but can't you say the same, can't you say the same for the gorillas then?

SPEAKER_03 10:28

Yes and no. I mean, it it's here's the thing. When when you go into like, you know, one of his songs, he he always he starts out, it starts out strong, it starts out like it's sounding different, and then all of a sudden it's like, oh, okay, we're back at it after like a minute in, and then it just you sit there and you go, Oh, okay, we're still going. So I find this a consistent theme with you, where you feel like songs are too long. No, I feel like if if I feel like I feel like if you're gonna make a song, I feel like if you're gonna make a song on the longer side, you gotta filled with dead space. I'm not saying it's a good idea. I'm not saying it's dead. I'm not saying it's dead. I'm not saying that it's it's you know, it if you're gonna make a song long, you gotta fucking switch it up. And my thing is is when you have the same cadence, the same flow, like everything's the same with that, yes, the music changes up, but if you're not changing it up and there's not a real like there's not that much diversity within the song, why are you making it that long? Why are you gonna have an hour and an hour and a half album out of that? Like because it's narrative, it's telling an entire story. I yes, and I get that, but at the end of the day, I'm not I don't want a fucking audiobook. Like I want But that's what this album is. Yeah, uh and that's what I'm saying. It's almost like an audio comic book. Yes, but I don't but my point is is that if I want to listen to, you know, if I'm gonna sit there and listen to an album or listen to music or whatever, I'm uh I'm not gonna fucking I don't want to listen to an audiobook. That's my point.

SPEAKER_07 12:07

Okay So it it just seemed like Steven Steven's more of a Steven's more of a rhythmy, good timey kind of music guy.

SPEAKER_03 12:17

Like he's not so much of a No, because I enjoy the lyrics, I love the lyrics.

SPEAKER_07 12:20

Again, yeah, you can't sit here and tell me that you enjoy the lyrics and then go Sorry?

SPEAKER_03 12:25

Um you can't sit here and say you enjoy the lyrics and then also go on about how you don't like the storytelling and you don't like the fact that he's No, because at here again at the end of the The lyrics are a story. Yes. Yes, and that's my point. My point is tap in a little bit. I don't like how middle of the road you are. No, my whole point you never like defend any shut up, let me finish my point. My point is that if it wasn't for the lyrics, then I would be absolutely shitting on the album. Like I you know what I mean? Like if it wasn't for the lyrics, well he's a great writer.

SPEAKER_07 12:58

Boo that man.

SPEAKER_03 12:59

No, I'm just saying it if the lyrics weren't as good as they were, I would be like eh. Okay. Okay. Well, shame it, shame on you. All right. So all right, well, David, it sounds like you have a very different thought. Of course. You you had to have assumed that I would have had a different friggin'. I I did. I I thought that when I when I chose this album for the list, I did kind of have you more in mind. Yeah. So tell me, what are your general thoughts about Deltron 3030?

SPEAKER_05 13:24

The album itself, um Yes, that's what we're talking about. Listen, fuck face. Alright, because I was about to say, alright, that album itself, because the reason is I love Dell. Yes. Alright. Huge gorillas fan.

SPEAKER_03 13:38

Yes.

SPEAKER_05 13:38

Okay.

SPEAKER_03 13:39

So to the album, I thought it was awesome. I love the Fuck you. He says huge gorilla fan, you don't go, oh yeah, it's one's wong. But I fucking say it and you're gonna shit on me. Steven, Steven! But here's the thing, okay.

SPEAKER_00 13:55

Shit on you, Steven.

SPEAKER_07 13:56

But either way, um I like um I like this album, dude. I thought it was awesome, man, because I I love I love a storytelling um album. Like, I love storytelling songs, albums.

SPEAKER_03 14:07

Um, when it comes to like hip-hop rap type shit, I'm a huge fan of like Biggie because I like the way that he tells stories in his songs. Always like that. Like, um, so the fact that the whole album is one giant like um dystopian uh um like you know, corporate America like feel. I'm a huge fan of that shit anyway. Um, so I loved the freaking story behind it. Lyrics, awesome as usual.

SPEAKER_07 14:35

I didn't get any like when you had told me that it was a concept album, I got nervous. Because I was like, am I gonna like now have a moment where I hate Dell?

SPEAKER_03 14:44

Like, and no, dude, I didn't feel like I'm and I and I think I think that's the thing with this album is that you can digest it as a concept album, and you can also digest it track by track if you want to. I'm going to it's gonna seem a little out of context. Oh, yeah, no, but like you can Yeah, that you can't, yeah, no, but like I there I a hundred percent am gonna play Virus again, yeah like on its own, like like a million times.

SPEAKER_01 15:09

Virus actually has one of my favorite lines in the album, which is um, if you don't want to unify us, so fuck it, total anarchy.

SPEAKER_03 15:17

Yeah, like virus was good. I like turbulence. Okay, turbulence, I I I actually think turbulence was probably my favorite on the album. Yeah. Um, you know, and and again, that that was another point that kind of bothered me, is because listening to the album, like you had said, like you, you know, you were talking about going back and listening to it. It's no surprise, we've talked about this before. I'm I'm more of a singles guy, not an album guy. Tell us about the Beatles. No, I'm what I'm shut the fuck up. What I'm saying is I'm more of a singles guy and not an album guy. So to me, if you like, I could never see myself like you know, if I listen to one of these songs, I'm gonna go, what? Like, because you you have to you have to kind of you have to know the album to be able to listen to them as singles.

SPEAKER_07 16:04

There's not many albums that you particularly sit and listen throughout. Right. So what I'm saying is that this are some that you listen to.

SPEAKER_03 16:12

Right, but but when you go, when you go in this, like this kind of album, like like you were just saying, you kind of have to, you have to have listened to the whole album in order to appreciate the s like any of the songs that sing on. Yeah, there's a few songs I think you could throw on and it wouldn't be too jarring, but there are songs. Like virus itself, virus consists of song that like if you put it on Turbulence, I felt the same way about. Like I like that one too. You could just throw you could just throw virus on and be like, oh, this is a song. Yes, and not be like, oh, this part of a dystopian album of like crazy.

SPEAKER_07 16:43

Right, but even with real quick, one more added to it on a negative side of the whole story type album. Yeah, the one thing that I can say is negative for me is is I get lost.

SPEAKER_03 16:54

So I have no clue what song I'm on. I have to constantly go back and check. Yeah, there's no real change in my mind because it is like because there are stops in the middle of the side. There's skits in that in between every song. I was just gonna say that it's stopping. I fucking hated that. The skits. I hated that. It's a story. The whole thing's a bit. But here's the thing. Why did you hate the skits? I I hated it as like a okay, next song, and then all of a sudden I'm like, wait, what the fuck? Like, if you want to do that, totally fine. Make it an intro, make it an outro. Why do you have to make it a separate fucking track on the album? So I think there's two pieces. One, I think in like the early 2000s, having skits in hip-hop albums was not uncommon. Oh, dude, no, that was like everybody did that. Everybody had a bomb, everybody did that. Yeah, but making it a separate track on the album just kind of pisses me off. Like just making it different three times on the freaking uh on the Slim Sadie album, didn't you? Yeah, and it pissed me off on that, too. Oh yeah, no, it pisses me off too. I'm not saying it doesn't, but here's the thing I think the problem is, is you're listening to it like you said, like a singles guy. Uh like if you listen to it like a story, which I'm not saying.

SPEAKER_01 18:02

You have to listen to it like an album, not a song.

SPEAKER_03 18:04

Listen, I'm not saying you have to, and I'm not saying it's wrong that you're not. I'm saying that if you listen to it like a story, it all kind of blends in, right? I just don't, I don't like like having a whole nother track, making it a separate piece, whatever, because again, you know, it oh here's another good example of that. Like, I I never liked that. I also never liked putting like quote unquote a hidden track on something. Like I can remember Korn did it on one of their albums where it was just like dead space for fucking I forgot how many tracks before their next song came on. And then oh um Schwayzey did that too. Schwazy had one song um Schway Schwazy did that where like it was it was his whole album, and then all of a sudden, track 69. So you had That was Mickey Avalon.

SPEAKER_05 18:50

Yeah, that was Mickey Avalon.

SPEAKER_01 18:52

My dick was track 69.

SPEAKER_03 18:54

69. Yep. Schwazy did it too with his though. It wasn't 69 then, it was a bunch of dead air. A bunch of dead air until that 69. I hate shit like that. Like just make your fucking album. You know what I mean? Here's the thing, though. All right, yeah, but this isn't dead air. This is I know, but these are I hate these little things that are interjected in the thing, but what do you put the fucking album? Yeah, but what it kind of was was like, I feel like if the songs just went song by song by song, I think it would lose its through line. Like, I think the fact that those skits are kind of highlighting the so Dell is speaking from Deltron 3030, or Deltron uh Zero is the character's name, and he is speak he's going through this journey of like returning back and going into the intergalactic rap battle and all that stuff, and then the skits are serving as like what's happening in the world.

SPEAKER_07 19:45

Yeah, like it's I thought it was cool because it was because it was grounding.

SPEAKER_03 19:48

See, in my opinion, the skits ground you to the story that he's if not, it would have just been it would have just been a guy. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's definitely not an album you can shuffle. No, no, no. That's the thing. Like you can't just listen to the.

SPEAKER_07 20:03

But nobody, but yeah, but you you shuffle a fucking uh you shuffle shuffle a credence album. You don't shuffle an album like this. Yeah. There's shuffle albums and there's not. But what I was but my thing with with um the Dell is is that Dell's a storyteller, right? You got the normal rappers who like do their flow, do their other stuff. I I don't know why I said normal rappers. You got the rappers that do the normal stuff, normal flow, crazy, whatever. Like I said normal again.

SPEAKER_05 20:29

Anyway, but then you've got Dell and artists like that. Like I was saying, like Big E, other artists, I can't really think of right now.

SPEAKER_03 20:36

But Tupac. Tupac, yeah, but he was more into Machine Gun Kelly. Yeah, great. Yeah, yeah, fucking awesome.

SPEAKER_07 20:43

Either way, but at the end I always equate them to poets who are telling stories. So here's the thing.

SPEAKER_03 20:48

But they tell a story within that song. But hold on a second, but no, but here's the thing not an album. It is it is an art to tell a full story in one song.

SPEAKER_07 20:56

Yes. Okay, now think of once again, we're gonna go, we're gonna get into gorilla, so you might as well get into it now. Alright, hold on.

SPEAKER_00 21:03

Hold on.

SPEAKER_07 21:04

With gorillas, think of Clint Eastwood. All right, he had a couple of verses on that and told a huge story.

SPEAKER_03 21:13

Okay? This is his way of telling an even larger story on a grand. And I think I think that story, I so here's the thing, right? Telling a story in a song is great. Yeah. And also you can have a a focus and a direction in that song. Telling a story throughout an entire hour-long album is to me more daunting. Like you're you're you have this like you have to create a world scape of what is currently happening and stick to that. Um, my biggest critiques of the album are sometimes I feel like it kind of deviated off that scape where I was like, all right, uh, wait, hold on, wait a second. Is is the whole is is the the climax of the story that he goes to an intergalactic rap battle? So like it and what does that solve?

SPEAKER_07 22:10

So like the way that's cool though, because but like it I like the fact that he's pushing like like look at it in the way, if you want to go real nerdy with it, all right?

SPEAKER_02 22:21

Let's go nerdy.

SPEAKER_03 22:22

All right, look at it in the way of like a DD campaign. He had to create an entire world with scenarios and things going on in this world to tell this story. But my and my my point to this is is I feel like a another a good way to c a good analogy to kind of put it to is to me having a song tell the story and having an album tell the story is a different is the difference between a TV series and a movie. Okay? You it like what he did with this album to me was a movie. Okay. Now when you do a movie, when you have a movie, you are going to some people are going to love that movie or they're going to fucking hate that movie. Okay? Which makes a difference of them ever watching it again or not. You can have a TV series that you love but have some episodes that you're like, yeah, not my favorite. So when you do a full album like this, now rather than just being like, Yeah, you know what? I didn't really like track four, I didn't really like track five, you know, but I like the but the how album as a whole was good. They had some really good songs on there. Now it's just like, okay, the entire album is that. So it kind of makes you go, yeah, okay, you want to know what? I'm just not gonna listen to this one again. So you know, it it I've like you have those TV shows you watch and then you just go, yeah, you know what? That episode kind of sucked, but the series is still great. You know, this one you do that.

SPEAKER_07 23:56

Can I can I bounce that off her with like uh like let's say an audiobook or like a like a book stamp or stamp? Alright, shut up.

SPEAKER_05 24:06

I look at it in the same sense of like, like, let's say if I'm like listening to a book, right? And I get to a part in the story that I've listened to the book for, obviously, and I'm like, oh, this part's so freaking boring. This is like this, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

SPEAKER_03 24:20

But I gotta go through it to get to the buildup of that part that's fucking sick as shit. And yes, but I'll listen to the shit part. So the thing is I think the thing is saying that you can't look at it like um, I don't know what I'm gonna throw out a random band. Here we go, Metallica. You can't look at it like a Metallica album and be I don't know where it came from. You can't look at Metallica and be like, okay, I love these three songs, right? You can you look and then you'd be like, I I don't like this song. Skip. Yes. But with a story album, you gotta see. You have no option. Right, and you have to see that. That's what I don't like. I like being able to have the option of sitting there and just going, like, yeah, I don't like track three, go to four, four's good. I think you just gotta get on board with the fact that you're ready to listen to a story album. Yeah, but again, but again now you know for next time. When you're listening to that story album, and I'm like Michael's notes. But but again, when I'm go when you're listening to a story album and you get to that point of okay, here we go, same cadence, okay, same flow. All right, yep, lyrics are good, but this one sounds like number one, this one sounds like number three, this one's a good thing. So it's not to a point where you just kind of get like so I it's not like a T-Pain album where every song is like in downtown. I don't feel like you could listen to I don't feel like you could listen to a Dell album, period. Dell's cadence is Dell's a story Dell's a storyteller. I feel like I feel like that's why I said I said rely on hooks and I feel I like Dell better with when he did with the Gorillas as part of a song. So maybe have a couple of songs of his that I like that goes on like a playlist I put together, fine, but not like a whole album of it. So alright, it just gets re it gets repetitive, it gets the same stuff.

SPEAKER_07 26:06

Can I add can I add that um I figured out that um it's not just two songs that Dell's on.

SPEAKER_00 26:11

Oh good.

SPEAKER_07 26:12

It's uh three.

SPEAKER_03 26:13

Ooh.

SPEAKER_05 26:13

But he was on the newer album.

SPEAKER_03 26:15

Oh, fun, fun, fun.

SPEAKER_05 26:16

Hold on. Actually, I gotta I gotta look it up again, but go ahead.

SPEAKER_00 26:19

So here's the thing.

SPEAKER_03 26:20

Let's talk about gorillas for a second. Okay. Yeah, because we're gonna. So that is an interesting piece. Okay. So when this album was being recorded, right, Dan the Automator and Dell the Funky Homo sapien are in their studio, they're recording.

SPEAKER_01 26:36

Damon Alburn, who is the lead singer of Blur, and then the creative and music guy behind Gorillas, obviously. Yes. Right, he's in the studio. Okay?

SPEAKER_03 26:47

He is really into this album, okay? Really into the concept. And as such, he's on a couple of tracks. So he is the voice in the State of the Nation, which is the opening track. That's Damon. Um he's also in a couple of other songs. Um he's in Time Keeps Slipping. Um and so what ends up happening is simultaneously, he is creating uh Gorillas and their first album. So he asked Dan the Automator to come be a musical person for Gorillas.

SPEAKER_01 27:21

And because of that, and because of this collaboration, Dell comes in and does Clint Eastwood with him, right?

SPEAKER_03 27:27

But the whole landscape and the soundscape of Gorillas was heavily influenced by this album. You can hear it in sounds. So like in time keeps slipping, that like recorder sound that you hear in Clint Eastwood, that is like a Dan the Automator like staple, right? So you can hear the influence and hear the impact. And there are people who wonder if he never walked into this studio and was working with Dan the Automator, oh no, probably not.

SPEAKER_01 27:56

Gorillas could have just been another band similar to Blur.

SPEAKER_03 28:00

Yeah. Right. So he this really was kind of like the precursor of Gorillas, yeah, and was really like an influence in that as well. Which is great. And and and honestly, I can I can see that. I understand it. I'm just saying for my personal taste, it it just was on a song on uh the 2023 album Gorilla's uh Cracker Island.

SPEAKER_07 28:24

Cracker Island, yeah. Yeah, yeah. He was on uh uh uh I lost it.

SPEAKER_03 28:28

Perfect. That's an awesome song. Captain Chicken. What? Captain Chicken. Oh, okay. That's the name of the song. Cool. Are you really shocked that a that a gorilla song is called Captain Chicken? No, don't yell. Well, honestly, so on you so you brought up the first song and you want to laugh. First song or the the skit? New goal of the game.

SPEAKER_01 28:45

The first song is you know, not well, there's the skit.

SPEAKER_03 28:49

First track is the skit. The State of the Union, which is dope as shit, by the way. Yes, so that it it reminds me it sounded like Jermaine from Flight of the Concords. It was Damon Albert. It literally, if you if you go back and listen to it, all I can hear is Jermaine from Flight of the Concords. Then it's I mean, I get it, yeah. Then the song started going right, and and there were a couple of times where like the guitar in the song, the way it would kind of fucking go, um, it reminded me of like SpongeBob. No, no, no. Hear me out. If you go back and listen to the guitar track and you like kind of like hear the little guitar like line that goes and everything, like the pam, pam, pam. Yeah, yeah, it literally reminded me of fucking SpongeBob. Um, and then again, it it got to that little run on e, but it's it's all about the lyrics. Can I wait wait?

SPEAKER_05 29:34

Can I ask you a question though?

SPEAKER_03 29:36

Can I take like take you out of it for a minute?

SPEAKER_02 29:38

Do it, Div.

SPEAKER_05 29:39

When you get that like goofy SpongeBob feel, right? And that like play the Concords feel, right?

SPEAKER_03 29:48

Do you get a goofy feeling from the album? No, I actually at the beginning. Like, do you get like a weirdness? What do you well, what are your feelings on it? So I'm listening to it. Well, honestly, it was just one of the- It literally You don't have to go back. I just I just I started listening to it and I'm going, okay, this is gonna be interesting.

SPEAKER_00 30:05

Yeah, but you know what though? But in a bad way, not in a bad way.

SPEAKER_03 30:09

From a story perspective, is what I'm asking. But you know what a thing is you get a weird, goofy, dystopian feeling from it. Well, see, oh yeah. And I think that's the problem, right? I think a big issue, in my opinion, is that when people are consuming this album, right, they do it in too seriously the album has become so iconic that I worry that people consume it too seriously. At the end of the day, it is almost like an audio comic book, right? Yes. There are there are that's like the perfect analogy. There are just like quintessential 90s skateboarding tracks. Like this would be on Tony Hawk Underground. Yeah, there's a couple of songs that would be. I literally have a note that says like the music at one point, I think it was Was it Mastermind? Hold on because Mastermind was immediately like 90s. You're gonna be boarding me because I I didn't write down the name of the song. Perfect. That helps us a lot. But it's song uh the s well. So no, no, second song's not a real song. So not the second real song, the third real song. That's really helpful, Steve. So the third real song, whatever that one is. Um So you you got you can I just start off from saying this? Steven was like, I'm took notes. Yeah, but I'm not, but not like again, I just write down points. I'm not writing notes notes. I'm just writing down points on the side. You didn't write the actual name of the song. It's hard to know what track because of the stupid fucking tracks in the middle of it. You look down and go, I need to write a note. It's not notes, David. Oh, this song is called this. Let me write it down. So that way you don't go the first real song for. Second song, I have no song question mark. Then there's the the next song. The second song is 3030. Like the second track is 3030. Yes, the song. The third track is What? So the second track is the first track. Is the first song? Right. That's what I'm saying. That's 3030. Then there's the fantabulous rap extravaganza. And then there's things you can do. And then there's positive contact.

SPEAKER_02 32:11

Those are the positive contact is also a song.

SPEAKER_03 32:15

So wait, what did you say that were skits? Yeah. So the first skit is state of the nation. Right. Then there's a song. Yes. Then there's the fantabulous rap extravaganza. That's a skit. Yep. Then there's things you can do, which is a song. Yep. And then there's positive contact, which is a song. Okay, so positive contact. Okay. Because. Yeah. So positive contact. That's a song. So positive contact gave me of like the music was giving me like an 80s, 90s hip-hop vibe, which I liked. It was good. I was like, oh, okay. Then I started listening to it more, and you probably aren't gonna get this, but David, I know you will. Fuck you. As I'm listening to the song, I went, oh my god, I know why this sounds familiar to me. His cadence, the music, and the like the way it was going, it sounded like the rap group from the movie Leprechaun in the Hood. I know the rap group. Oh.

SPEAKER_05 33:06

So do you know what I'm following?

SPEAKER_03 33:09

Did you think the same thing? No, I got a similar rap group that I showed Michael. Oh, yeah, yeah. So they were like, so the rap group from like the Leprechaun was like that terrible, like almost kid friendly rap. Like he was the like postmaster P Puss in Positivity. Like that guy. Okay.

SPEAKER_07 33:29

But I got I get that same feeling from anybody who's white that tries to do rap, aside from like maybe Eminem, he gets a pass. Yeah. Okay.

SPEAKER_03 33:38

But like you get that like feeling of like it's like friendly, fun rap. Like I always like nerdy rap. Like Will Smith, like that kind of shit, right?

SPEAKER_07 33:48

Dude, I was saying that they're just like this white rap group that I know, dual core. They're nerdcore. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_03 33:56

I played Vi Virus for him. Well, I said, dude, listen to this other song that sounds similar to that idea. So, like in 1999-2000, like that's another thing that this album is really breaking ground on. Is like in 2000, we're talking about like chains and suits and money and cars, and then Deltron comes around and is talking about like the capitalistic bank structure and hacking the corporation with a virus.

SPEAKER_07 34:25

And like, you know, that's some cool dude. That's cool shit because that's on the other end of the spectrum in 1999. Yeah. Like, and this had to have influenced, and that's what I was trying to say with the whole dual core thing. This had to have influenced some nerdcore shit. Sure.

SPEAKER_03 34:39

Because Nerdcore came up around in like the like the like late 2000s, right?

SPEAKER_07 34:44

And like 2005 to like whatever. Dude, I'm telling you, people definitely listen to this album.

SPEAKER_03 34:49

This album to me has a similar lore of like Slint Spider Land. The album that we listened to.

SPEAKER_07 34:57

You're gonna have to refresh my memory on it.

SPEAKER_01 34:59

It's the album that you guys aggressively hated. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, I know. I there was a lot of those.

SPEAKER_03 35:04

That is a type of album that is a one. Yes. Oh, did you? You gave it a two. Oh, really? Why did I give it a two? Because you hated it. No, no, no, no. But like if it was that, like usually. Oh, you would be trying to be different than that. Yeah, you're trying to be generous. Yeah, okay. That was probably that's accurate. That album, if you ask anybody, they don't know about it. But it for some reason just has such an an intense, like, cult like presence, right? Does this have a cult following? Deltron 3030 absolutely does, right? Oh, because I'm in that cult. So if you ask dope.

SPEAKER_00 35:43

So if you ask somebody about Letron, I'm gonna like go and look into this.

SPEAKER_01 35:47

If you ask like a lay person about Deltron 3030, I doubt they would even know who Delhi is.

SPEAKER_00 35:51

No idea what you're talking about.

SPEAKER_03 35:53

Right. But in the vinyl collecting underground music scene, Deltron 3030 is a Mount Rushmore album. I get it. So like it's it's similar to that where it's like, and I think honestly, it's album fits on vinyl.

unknown 36:10

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 36:11

I dude, I've always been a weird fan of um alright, so I don't know why. I've always been a fan of hip hop on vinyl.

SPEAKER_02 36:19

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 36:20

Um, because I always kind of speaks to the roots of like scratching and I like that whole scratching like I have Bismarcky on vinyl. What? No, I used to like going to like the record stores where you guys would like go through. I do too. I'm not kidding. You guys do look for your shit. I used to like to see what was on vinyl for hip hop. Like the singles. Yeah, yeah. I used to like to see what they had. I'm like, oh yo, this is sick. This would be awesome. I have a ton of great singles. Yeah. Do you really? Yes, I do. Dude, can we get like a DJ scratchy thing? Sure. You have one, don't you? I have a uh digital one. Oh, those are stupid. Okay. Well, no, but you like David. Oh, by the way, we don't. You don't want to sit here and how many fucking DJ picks do you have? I what nothing? And I have one! Real quick, by the way. Oh my shit. I'm so sorry. By the way, not so so after I the the song I was just giving note on. Yeah, okay. Yeah, just jump back in. Yeah, no, the the the next one was another no song. And then the one after that. Can you call it a skit? Why do you call it a no song? Because it's just I just wrote no song. Okay. Um well then just correct your. Next one after that. Yeah. Um the intro, I was like, oh, like Vincent Price? It was like a Vincent Price-like intro, kind of reminding me of Vincent Price with Friller. Yeah, but that didn't get that didn't get you going? No, it didn't. Next one was Virus. Oh, yeah, yeah, for sure. That was Virus. Yes, yes. That's a dark song. And that's that one kind of got me excited because I was like, ooh, okay. This one kind of was like that dark, it kind of gave you that dark vibe. This album again tomorrow when I'm at work. Yeah, really? It was very that like dark feel. I liked it. So let me let me ask you this. When I was listening to this album, I I think about like what might they like.

SPEAKER_01 37:58

And I know that you like one liners that are like, you know, kind of brain teasers, right? And I've always loved the line from the song from the track upgrade, which is upgrade your gray matter because one day it may matter.

SPEAKER_03 38:12

That no, and I thought, and I thought that's a Stephen line. No, I like that line. Okay. That's like no, that's a good idea. I'm glad I'm glad you're I love his lyrics. I absolutely love his lyrics. Here's the dude so you know how there's a lot of like repetition or repetition like feeling in the gorillas? Yeah. That's how I walked into this. Right. So I got like I just recently I didn't. I walked into this with nothing. I didn't even know this was a story album. I walked into this with nothing.

SPEAKER_07 38:41

I just think I just recently got the little one into Gorillas. Right. And I will play albums, right? And I realize in the albums how many quote unquote filler songs there are.

SPEAKER_02 38:54

Yeah.

SPEAKER_07 38:55

And like how like you you know when you're going through and you're like, oh, this song, and then you're like, oh, the banger, and then you're like, oh, this song.

SPEAKER_03 39:02

Like there's a lot of that in Gorilla albums. Yes, right. So it's like I I with this here, same idea, man. Like, realistically, if you told me, hey man, pick like three songs off of this that you would play constantly, honestly, it's gonna be hard. Yeah. I will listen to this as a full story album. Yeah, but just tracks. I'm plucking maybe virus out of this. I I would pluck virus and I would put pluck turbulence. Other than that, yeah, I it's just I I have to I this is like because I just started. Are you the only one who liked turbulence? No, I like turbulence.

SPEAKER_07 39:37

No, no, no, no, no, no. Steven, I'm being honest with you.

SPEAKER_03 39:41

Like I said earlier, the story albums fuck me up because I end up not knowing where I am in the album. Yeah. So I literally, you're saying turbulence. I probably fucking loved it. Okay. I have no idea where turbulence is. So let me ask you this. I have a question. Okay. I'm kind of getting like your general thoughts of like what the album is, right? Like Steven enjoyed it a little too long, like kind of repetitive at times, felt like you know, there were things that weren't necessary. Seems like David was really enjoying it as a full piece and not necessarily singular tracks. Yeah. In this type of age, right? So this album came out in 2000, right? So this is a 26 year old, this is going to be a 26-year-old album. Crazy. So in today's day and age, don't bring it up. In today's day and age, where people are consuming music through TikTok clips and reels.

SPEAKER_07 40:33

I just want to say I sat in the wrong chair today and my back hurt for like 45 minutes. I had to stretch and shit afterwards.

SPEAKER_01 40:40

Yeah.

SPEAKER_07 40:40

Right.

SPEAKER_05 40:41

And then afterwards I got out, and then you know what's helping? Legit, no joke. Drugs. No.

SPEAKER_01 40:47

Oh, alright.

SPEAKER_03 40:48

Disc golf. Yeah, dude. I thought that my my hip is all fucked up because I sit all day now, and same shit. Going out and doing fucking disc golf is actually helping my back again.

SPEAKER_07 40:58

I hurt my back a week before we went out for opening day, right? I played opening day.

SPEAKER_03 41:03

And you felt better after.

SPEAKER_07 41:04

Dude, I was in so much pain during right.

SPEAKER_03 41:07

The next day, I was like, oh, dude, what the right? What was that? Come for the albums, stay for the PT. What? What? No, don't call it PT. Fuck you. Well, first off, if we have any younger viewers, no clue. Physical therapy. What? Shout out to my girl Leash. Listen, listen. I have an active job, so I don't understand. What? I'm always on my feet. You're a fucking liar. I used to be, I used to, my job used to be fucking job. Can we just lay this in, guys? Alright.

SPEAKER_07 41:41

Mike and Steve both have desk jobs. I don't understand. Now I do.

SPEAKER_03 41:45

I didn't before. Dude, you have to walk from like one office to another office to check on things. I don't have a desk job. I sit in a chair. How many times have you fucking said to me, Mike, I was sitting at my desk the other day? I had the job moving around going everywhere, crawling through people's houses all over the place, and their attic baby. You were downtron. You're coming out of a corporation too. I'm not a corporation in the automator. I'm not a corporation. I work for a non-profit. You're the bad community fucking. You're Cleopath Randolph the Patriarch. You have to fucking eat it. You ask Frank Zappa and see what he would say. Good point. No. I help the community more than the community can. I don't want the community more than the video. Wait, hold on a second. I don't want anybody to get like actually fired from their jobs. Let's move from this. Alright, anyway. So, question.

SPEAKER_01 43:07

Do you think that today's age, right, where people are consuming music through TikTok and reels and clips, do you think that like today's like average listener could actually sit down and like digest this album?

SPEAKER_03 43:22

Yes. Really? Why? Yeah. You just told me you had trouble. And I'll tell you why. Because kids today and their TikTok machines is bullshit. Yeah, go ahead. Tell me, Steven. So the reason why is because today, and I know you guys can agree with me on this, we are in a world of overanalyzers and overthinkers. Okay. Potentially. They're going to, but they're going to pretend like they get it. Oh, stop being so old and cracking. Don't give some agreement.

SPEAKER_07 44:00

I agree with the sense that everybody overanalyzes and reads into everything. Okay? But on Michael's point, do people have the attention span that aren't basically in our age group to listen to this album?

SPEAKER_03 44:15

And actually, they'll say they did. I don't think it happens.

SPEAKER_01 44:19

Because to me, like when you're listening to this album, in my opinion, it's homework. Like you have to sit down and listen and digest and and think. Oh, I agree with you.

SPEAKER_07 44:30

Perfect example, my daughter listens to this podcast. God help us all.

SPEAKER_03 44:35

Um and she don't listen to the albums. So she just listens to us. So do you think somebody could actually digest this album? Why is this only on me? Everyone's fucking looking at me. Fuck Steven. The world is on your shoulders. Yes, you're the young boy. Wow. You're 14 years old.

SPEAKER_07 44:54

No, fuck you. Steven is 14. No. He's gonna be 15 in about three months. It's gonna be great. We're gonna have a donkey and everything. We're gonna have a kincena.

SPEAKER_03 45:04

Yeah. So go, Steven. I don't think anybody would. I don't think anybody would give it the time of date. Not necessarily that they couldn't. I just don't think they would. Because they hate you? No, because they they would look at an album that's an entire story album that's an hour and a half long and go, yeah, no. Steven, tell me how you feel about your father. I don't know. Michael went weird. Alright. So wait, so okay. Alright.

SPEAKER_07 45:33

Do you like it's hard for Steven because Steven's like weird borderline when it comes to hip-hop anyway. Um, when Oh yeah, I was supposed to do that, wasn't I? Might as well tell you now we're at 45. Alright.

SPEAKER_05 45:50

No. Fuck you, you're the one who fucking edits now.

SPEAKER_03 45:55

Um you've got your like weird line when it comes to hip-hop. Not necessarily. Yes.

SPEAKER_06 46:03

No, I no, you alright, listen.

SPEAKER_03 46:08

Do you alright, do you like um you hate like mumble rap shit, right? Oh no, I fucking hate mumble rap. Okay, so that's what I'm saying. You have your line when it comes to hip hop. Well though, but in no no no. In all fairness, that's not necessarily a line. It's why am I gonna listen to something that you literally can't even fucking understand? Listen, if it's c it's classified in the sub it's a subgenre. I I don't make the rules, okay? But what I'm saying is that Do you enjoy it?

SPEAKER_07 46:35

I I enjoy some. There are some. I'm a huge fan, I'm gonna tell you right now.

SPEAKER_01 46:40

Long opinion, David.

SPEAKER_05 46:41

I'm gonna tell you right now, I'm a huge fan of X. X 10 Test Down.

SPEAKER_03 46:46

Yeah. Oh, yeah. He he's kind of taken on hipster status, to be honest with you. He has because unfortunately he got taken out young.

SPEAKER_07 46:53

But it's like, but his shit, dude. I you may not be able to understand his shit. Oh no.

SPEAKER_03 47:00

You're having trouble.

SPEAKER_01 47:01

If you dropped literally everything.

SPEAKER_03 47:03

Guys, that's not my fault. Yes, it is. It's solely your fault. Alright, well, I fixed everything now, which is fine. Yeah, perfect. Um, I I my main thing when it comes to rap is again, I feel like I agree with you when it comes to rap that rap is rap and it definitely an art and it's definitely poetry. And my whole thing with with rap is is that you if you uh don't do it right, you lose the audience and you make easy.

SPEAKER_05 47:36

Do you feel that I'm gonna put you in the hot seat, buddy? Do you feel that Deltron did not do it right in this album?

SPEAKER_03 47:42

No, I feel like the album wasn't a win for me. Him as an artist is not what I asked.

SPEAKER_05 47:54

What I asked was in this album, do you believe that Del the Funky Hobo Sapien brought it?

SPEAKER_03 48:01

The funkiest of Homo sapiens.

SPEAKER_05 48:03

The funkiest.

SPEAKER_03 48:05

I do. Okay. I understand where you're at. You're you're kind of in the middle with the whole fucking thing. I I get that. You're not a storyteller album guy. You're I I totally get that. That's totally fine. I just my thing is and I don't feel like like you like the gorillas, you l love the gorillas, right?

SPEAKER_00 48:24

But like But also Dell is not a member of Gorillas. No, I know.

SPEAKER_03 48:28

No, no, no, no, but like I'm saying it's the it's such the same flow. As part of as like again, with with his flow, with how everything goes in these songs and everything. Again, if he's part of a song, like in Clinton Eastwood, like you said, making that story connect and this and that with a little bit that he had in there, to me, that's far more impressive and more enjoyable than listening to this entire album, because at the end of the day, it's it's fine, Steven. You hate Dell, it's okay. No, it's it's a it's more a matter of Well, okay.

SPEAKER_00 49:04

How about this? What? Let's hear the matter. Oh, by the way, did you know Sean Lennon is on this album? Sean Lennon's son.

SPEAKER_03 49:12

Really? Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 49:17

To get our weekly Beatles fix, he is on the track uh memory loss.

SPEAKER_03 49:23

Alright, but Sean sucks. Sean Lennon doesn't suck. He's not. You suck. I mean Jesus. Sean, I'm sorry, buddy. I'm not sure.

SPEAKER_01 49:32

Have you listened to the Claypool Lennon Delirium?

SPEAKER_03 49:35

What is that? It's exactly it's Les Claypool and Sean Lennon. Yeah, and it's it's very like out there. You're a hooker. I prefer Julian. Oh shut up. So let's talk about critical reception. Let's talk about- Now who's the fucking hipster? Let's talk about critical reception. Okay? Shall we? David? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. So I didn't answer. Let's talk about how this album was received by critics. Alright, is this alright? Can I actually say this question?

SPEAKER_05 50:09

Yes, ask it. Is this gonna be one of those moments where like I'm anticipating these assholes to like fucking rate it wicked high and then they rate it kind of average and I get pissed off?

SPEAKER_03 50:22

I don't know.

SPEAKER_02 50:23

I don't think so.

SPEAKER_05 50:26

How do you not think so?

SPEAKER_02 50:28

Well, let's see, David. Let us see.

SPEAKER_05 50:31

Okay? I just didn't want to do this.

SPEAKER_02 50:34

All music rated Deltron 3030 five out of five stars. Acceptable. Okay. Alternative Press rated it four out of five.

SPEAKER_03 50:46

Alright, what's the fuck their fucking problem? The Guardian rated it five out of five stars. Good for them. Enemy, David's enemy. Yeah, let's see.

SPEAKER_02 50:58

Rated it eight out of ten.

SPEAKER_06 51:00

You know, they can seriously go fuck themselves. Wait, if anything No no no no no no no no no no That actually is the most they rate every other freaking garbage album from like the fucking Oh my god, like the pits of San Diego.

SPEAKER_03 51:15

If I'm being honest, if I'm being honest, what is San Diego? I don't know Francisco is what I meant to say. Why does that mean hipster?

SPEAKER_06 51:27

Not where the fucking hipster capital of the world is. No Seattle?

SPEAKER_03 51:32

I don't know. What are you talking about? Why the hell you know? You're the fucking idea man. Probably Williamsburg. What the fuck is that mean? Brooklyn? Listen, I'm gonna No! Dave, Dave, I'm gonna be honest with you. I feel like that one, the eight out of ten, is actually the most reasonable one.

SPEAKER_05 51:52

What no, yeah, you nobody's nobody's asking you though.

SPEAKER_03 51:54

Okay, so here's the thing. Yeah, no, I think that that's kind of see, that's my problem with them. Is that they always go on the wrong end of it. They did something like an eight out of ten. I think they gave Did they fucking rate battles last time? I think they gave it like something stupid too, right? I don't know.

SPEAKER_07 52:08

I could look it up. I you probably should. Okay, let me look it up. I want to see what they fucking rated it.

SPEAKER_03 52:13

Because honestly, dude, every single time like what everybody else is giving five out of five, five out of five, five. Well, finish before you look that up, Steven. David had a question. And they swooped in and they're like, you know what, we're gonna be different. We thought it was good, but like not the best.

SPEAKER_01 52:27

And then enemy rated battles mirrored the album we listened to, eight out of ten.

SPEAKER_03 52:33

That's what fucking saying! What's your It's not a personal attack? It is a personal fucking attack. You really think so, you think this album is a 10 out of 10? Well, wait, wait, shut up, Steven! I think by critic standards, it should be. We're on a realistic standard. They blow every other stupid indie fucking hipster album that is out there, and they're not gonna give an actual good album a fucking rave review? That's my fucking problem with these fucking guys.

SPEAKER_00 53:04

They gave Salad Days by MacDamarco 9 out of 10.

SPEAKER_03 53:07

That's what Do you have any other question? I already know they're fucking they suck. But do you see what I already know this? When an episode we went over a fucking top 100, when an album is decent, they fucking rate it shit. When an album is shit, they rate it like through the roof. They do everything out. Dude, one of those motherfuckers listens to this podcast specifically fucks with me.

SPEAKER_00 53:32

They give geese getting killed five out of five stars.

SPEAKER_03 53:36

I didn't see that. How is that even though? See, that but you understand what I mean. How is that even fucking album? Like fucking battles, or you have a decent album. Who are these people?

SPEAKER_01 53:51

NME.

SPEAKER_03 53:52

My fucking assholes that I fucking hate. And so NME, who are they? Like what just some guy in the right. No, it's probably some guy in Idaho who fucking they're a big publication. They're a big publication.

SPEAKER_01 54:04

Yeah, they're big like music.

SPEAKER_03 54:05

He listens to it. He's gonna say he doesn't listen to it. I don't love the NME. What? No.

SPEAKER_05 54:09

Oh the NME guy's gonna fucking say that he doesn't listen to his fucking podcast, but he does listen to it. And he fucking knows he's gonna fucking do this shit.

SPEAKER_00 54:18

Oh, they're Canadian.

SPEAKER_03 54:19

Oh! Oh that makes British, it's British. It's a British music film excuse me. It's a music culture website. British makes perfect sense. Oh, now I actually That makes perfect sense. Now I feel bad. Never mind. Pitchfork. I might have to take over Pitchfork is my because I mean you feel like you're you're you're beaten up on a you know like on a very weak child. Pitchfork, if you're fucking with like British people, I'm saying relax. Pitchfork you British people! Pitchfork pitchfork gave it Boston Tea Party. Gave it eight point eight out of ten. Would it be amazing if all of a sudden all of our fucking listeners were in British? That'd be bad after this episode. Whoops! And uh Spin gave it six. Wait, wait, I missed pitchfork. Pitchfork gave it eight point eight out of ten. And then That's just obnoxious. And then Spin. T. I think his wife's making T. Spin. Oh, Jesus' seven out of ten. So, so here's so here's the problem. These fucking sites are all rigged in bullshit. We already know this. It's whoever knew it's whoever's creating a sad album with a fucking needle in between their toes gets a fucking 10. Okay? Okay. But so Yeah, Steven got the reference. Thank you. Jesus Christ. But then you get a fucking dark so fine. I apologize, but I feel like this is. I don't feel like you do. No, I mean, I mean, not a hundred percent, but I mean the problem is your beef is with enemy, David. Yeah, that's a big enemy. Enemy is your enemy. I don't give a shit. Revolutionary War. Yeah, exactly. Fuck the Brits. Exactly. So I'm gonna look into you motherfuckers.

SPEAKER_07 55:59

You're probably really big over there on the fucking island across the pond. Fuck you, bitch.

SPEAKER_01 56:03

Alright, Dave.

SPEAKER_07 56:04

I got a problem now.

SPEAKER_01 56:05

So enemy is clearly enemy.

SPEAKER_00 56:08

So, with that being said, let's talk about your ratings. Alright. And remember, this one goes to 11.

SPEAKER_03 56:18

So let's let's start let's start with Steven. No, no, no. Let's start with David. Alright. Alright. Huck me, I guess.

SPEAKER_06 56:26

David. Oh. Well, good thing this goes to 11 because I'm gonna give it.

SPEAKER_03 56:35

I like a nine. Okay. Nine? Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 56:38

Okay.

SPEAKER_03 56:39

I mean, I do I love the fucking album. It's great. I mean, I'm not gonna like fucking blow it out of the water with a 10. But like you gave 10 to battles. Mirrored. Yeah, because I thought that was uh I don't know. There was a lot of other like uh like things going on there where like I never really gave the full album a chance. Okay. And then I was more shocked that the album was that. Yeah, that's your that's your second highest rating. Wow. Well yeah, oh no, but I I oh yeah, all day. All day, dude. No, no, Dell gets it. Okay. Steven, for sure. Um, here we go. So uh it's gonna be a six. A six? I mean now just a FYI. This is the same rating you gave Kings of Lee on the Hash Shake. Right. Because again, which is I like I like Dell. Dell's great, I love his lyrics, awesome. This album just wasn't it for me. Okay.

SPEAKER_07 57:26

No, but I you know, honestly, dude, I I accept that because I was like, I honestly thought he was gonna go lower.

SPEAKER_03 57:31

No, no, I love his cool. His lyrics are fucking incredible. I do love his storytelling. I love Dell. It's just not this album wasn't.

SPEAKER_07 57:40

Give yourself, give yourself, well, honestly, though, dude, give yourself another setting.

SPEAKER_03 57:44

Well, me honestly now that I know, because like I said, I literally went into this album not knowing it was a full storytelling album, not knowing fucking anything. So if I go back into it, I might think differently of it. I literally went into it blind. Please, for me, do it again. No, I won't. Like randomly in your car or something. I will. Like when you got a little time. I rated this out. I don't give a fuck. Alright, David. No, because you're you know, because you're gonna piss me off. Why am I gonna piss you off? Because you're gonna give it something low. Why would you say that? Because you are the epitome of a hipster and you have to be on the opposite of the curve of what everybody else would. Fuck you. I gave it an eight.

SPEAKER_06 58:22

See, I fucking knew it. What I won! I fucking knew it. Wait, wait, wait, why is that low? That's not low! I hope we're gonna be on the same page. That's not low! I hope we're gonna be on the same page. You give it a nine, give it an eight out of the same page. Wait, how can you say? How can you say you're gonna be an asshole giving something low? And I give it an eight. You're like, exactly! Fuck you!

SPEAKER_03 58:48

It should have been a nine! That's my point. What why? Because same page. So wait, if I was allowed to give you a- You wanted to be on the same page as Mike. Hold on. Yeah. If I was allowed to give destiny. It upsets me because sometimes I'd like to be on the same page. We're never on the same page. If I was allowed to be a big one. Yes, MacDamarco, you gave a five, he gave it a fucking eight. If I Okay. That's my point. Hold on. There you go. Oh no, sorry. Sorry, wait. I gave it an eight, he gave it a five. No, you gave it a seven. No, you give it. I gave it a five. I gave it an eight. You give it an eight? Yeah, you gave it. I gave it a five, really? Oh, because I like the music. That's right. If I was allowed to give that. No, you're not a few times. But if I would cop out. That was not a cop out. I wouldn't give it an 8.5. Yeah, I would put you in the fucking mouth. Why? Because you wouldn't give it a nine. What is the problem with giving it a nine? Especially when this goes to 11. What is the problem with giving it a nine?

SPEAKER_02 59:44

Okay, so here's the thing.

SPEAKER_03 59:45

Yeah. I want to hear your explanation for eight. I will. Okay. So Mike, real quick. Shut up. Would you give death grips a nine? Got it. Okay. If I You want to write that down, P Nut?

SPEAKER_00 59:58

If I was a nine to me.

unknown 1:00:02

A nine.

SPEAKER_00 1:00:03

What is he doing?

SPEAKER_03 1:00:05

He's so confused reading his own notes. Well, because I I think I fucked up. Yeah. Yeah, no shit. I'm not surprised. I'm keeping track. Why do you have to? Just because it's me. If I was to me, a nine is this is a this is a fantastic album. Like I can put this on anytime and enjoy it. You can wait. A 10 is a perfect album. There is not one track that I would skip. Not one. Okay? Okay. So an eight is somewhere in the middle of that, right? Fuck it. Where it's like, I this this is not a nine is a is an almost perfect album. A 10 is I would not skip a single track. So nine is so this is not an almost perfect album. There again, I would give it an 8.5 if I could. No, you can't! That's my point. Like, yes, I understand the flaws in the album. Okay. Okay, I get it. No, not even flaws, not in flaws, not in flaws. I had to be honest with myself. When I was listening prior to listening to it for this review, in my mind, that's a nine. Okay. Upon listening to it and looking back at my previously previous ratings, I couldn't in good faith say I enjoyed this album as much as Death Grips. So to give it a nine. See, I told you you wanted to be on the same page as him. No, you fucking see, you know what? That's not fair. Hey, speaking of which, Mike, what did you give Yuck? 10. Alright, yeah. Okay. That's not fair, dude. I give everything in alb a fucking rating just based on the experience. Okay, but I didn't experience as good as a fucked up. You had previous experience with Death Grips. I had previous experience with Del Shon. I've listened to this album before. No, I fucking call bullshit. No. Nah, I call bullshit. Alright, well then I guess we should say, would we buy it on vinyl? Uh cram it up Michael's fucking smug ass? Maybe. Um I'm gonna say. No. Okay. David?

SPEAKER_07 1:02:19

Uh yeah. Hold on. I gotta you know why I gotta look.

SPEAKER_03 1:02:24

David, it can't just be for artwork. Uh well, I'm I'm listening on this in this situation, it would strictly be just gave it a nine. It would be a plus.

SPEAKER_07 1:02:36

What does that mean? I am gonna buy it on vinyl. Okay, sir. Alright. Alright. But I wanted to just check and see what the album cover looked like because I thought it would be cool.

SPEAKER_03 1:02:45

Yeah, no, and it's cool. Michael's not gonna buy it on album on vinyl because he already owns it. I actually don't own it on vinyl. Oh, I'm impressed. I do want to buy it.

SPEAKER_00 1:02:53

I wonder why, because you gave it the fucking problem.

SPEAKER_03 1:02:58

I do want to buy it on vinyl, but there's like I wanna I'm gonna wait. Yeah, why? Why are you just waiting for what? Something to change? Oh, it's really on sale. It's gonna be in the clearance. Or some other Deltron is maybe on the tag, maybe I'll grab it. No, fuck you. Because it's always available. So I Oh, is it? Because nobody listens to it. No, because this is a popular album. It's commonly repressed. Oh yeah, is it? Is it commonly repressed? Yes. Alright, yeah, but isn't it something you would get like on an original press or something like that? No. Oh no, why don't you go?

SPEAKER_07 1:03:43

Because it's not a nine.

SPEAKER_03 1:03:45

Yeah, it's not why would it be? I would yeah. I'm not smash all your memorabilia in here. I don't know. Okay. Angry. Well, that got off the rails.

SPEAKER_07 1:03:58

What's that sound?

SPEAKER_05 1:04:00

Snakes. Uh oh.

SPEAKER_04 1:04:03

Guys.

SPEAKER_03 1:04:07

You know what that means now? What? We've officially gotten to trivia. Alright. Yeah, I feel like Steven.

SPEAKER_01 1:04:19

David.

SPEAKER_07 1:04:19

Oh, that's right. Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 1:04:21

Your buzzers?

SPEAKER_07 1:04:22

Steven? Alright, I thought of something. I thought of something for this. Alright. Instead of us revealing our buzzers, let's let's just Yeah, but I worry that if you click it at the same time, you won't hear it.

SPEAKER_01 1:04:36

We gotta reveal the buzzers. I work really hard on them. So, Steven, you can go first. What's your buzzers for today?

SPEAKER_06 1:05:01

This is so bad, but it's so good at the same time.

SPEAKER_02 1:05:05

And then David, what is your buzzer?

unknown 1:05:07

Oh no.

SPEAKER_07 1:05:09

Is it gonna top that?

SPEAKER_01 1:05:11

Maybe.

SPEAKER_06 1:05:24

I didn't know there was a ball! That's more! You didn't know it down! Did you pick it up? Did it pick it up? I don't know! I spelled your name. Oh my god! What the fuck? Oh god!

SPEAKER_00 1:05:41

Alright, question one.

SPEAKER_06 1:05:43

There's no way. There's no way this is gonna work.

SPEAKER_03 1:05:46

Which specific artist is credited with the Space Girl vocals found on the track Love Story? Is it Peanut Butter Wolf?

unknown 1:05:59

Oh

SPEAKER_06 1:06:00

No, that's not her name.

SPEAKER_01 1:06:02

Rachel Hayden, Miho Hatori, or Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Steve? Miho. That is incorrect. Alright.

SPEAKER_07 1:06:23

God, I'm really hoping it's B. Which is Rachel Hayden.

SPEAKER_06 1:06:28

So I hold on. No, no, fuck you. You said it. Fuck you. That is correct.

SPEAKER_07 1:06:35

Oh shit. I was really hoping that Dell didn't do a thing where he got like all weird name came off the fucking track.

SPEAKER_01 1:06:44

David, you are up one to nothing. One more win, and you choose the album. Oh. In the song last year.

unknown 1:06:51

Uh oh.

SPEAKER_00 1:06:52

In the song Turbulence.

SPEAKER_06 1:06:54

Oh, Steven, your favorite song!

SPEAKER_00 1:06:56

Yeah. Dell mentions that he is smarter than a specific fictional supercomputer. Which one is it?

SPEAKER_01 1:07:03

HAL 9000, Deep Blue, W O P R, or the L G S B N S B S.

unknown 1:07:15

Dave. D-A-V-E Dave.

SPEAKER_03 1:07:20

Then you silly, you spelt D-A-V-E and then said David.

SPEAKER_06 1:07:27

Fucked it up and it's so funny.

SPEAKER_02 1:07:29

Uh A. Hal 9000?

SPEAKER_07 1:07:32

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 1:07:33

That's incorrect. Can I hear all of the things, please? Yes. Hal 9000. That was wrong.

SPEAKER_01 1:07:39

Deep blue. W P O R or the motherboard.

SPEAKER_08 1:07:45

You told me it!

SPEAKER_03 1:07:53

That's awful. Wait, what were the options again? Steve. No, okay. Uh, I'm gonna go with uh C. W P O R? That is incorrect. The real answer was deep blue. I almost said deep blue. Alright, so I have shit. Which un Question three? Which unexpected guest provides the news anchor voice in the state of the nation um interlude?

SPEAKER_01 1:08:25

Okay. Is it Automator's father, a local San Franciscan news reporter, Old Man River, or Mark Nishiti? That is incorrect. Steven B a local San Francisco news reporter? Yeah. That is incorrect.

SPEAKER_00 1:09:03

It's Mark Nashita not Nishita.

SPEAKER_07 1:09:06

You really should have like pronounced the name.

SPEAKER_03 1:09:09

Oh, and I forgot.

SPEAKER_01 1:09:12

Stephen.

SPEAKER_07 1:09:13

Really?

SPEAKER_01 1:09:19

Okay, question four. No. Oh the visual aesthetic and logo for the original Deltron 3030 release was heavily influenced by which anime series? Battle Angel Alita, Ghost in the Shell, Akira, or Mobile Suit Gundam. David. That is incorrect.

SPEAKER_07 1:09:53

Really?

SPEAKER_01 1:09:54

Stephen, no. I see everything. D. D. Mobile Suit Gundam.

SPEAKER_05 1:10:12

That is correct! You know, dude, that's weird. Here we are.

SPEAKER_03 1:10:16

I feel like Ghost in the Shell would be like way more like appropriate. Totally. I don't know anime. The next question wins it all. On the track battle song. Kid Koala's scratching features. A very brief, manipulated sample of which 90s rock icon is it?

SPEAKER_01 1:10:38

A Robert Plant. B Mick Jagger. C David Bowie. Or D. Freddie Mercury.

SPEAKER_02 1:10:59

I have no idea that first. I have no idea either. I'll let Steven go first, God. Alright, Steve, go ahead. That was very generous.

SPEAKER_04 1:11:08

Freddie Mercury. That is incorrect. I feel like Robert Plant's more dystopian.

SPEAKER_03 1:11:16

But he's not a 90s icon.

SPEAKER_04 1:11:18

Yeah, but neither is Freddie Mercury.

SPEAKER_03 1:11:19

It's not 90s, it was 70s. You said 90s. I said 70s. You said 90s. You said 90s.

SPEAKER_00 1:11:24

None of them are from the 90s. Freddie Mercury died!

SPEAKER_03 1:11:27

That's why we all got confused. Okay, well, sorry, David. What the fuck? No! Wait, what? That's not fucking fair. Freddie Mercury was died in the 80s! No, he died in the 90s. Alright. Technically 90s. So yeah, there you go.

SPEAKER_06 1:11:40

I said 70s.

SPEAKER_03 1:11:40

They're all 70s. No, you did not say 70s. Are they all still technically alive, so they are all 90s icons? Yeah. Okay, so no problem. You thought that. Wait, what the f- I mean, I signed from Freddie Mercury. I'm sorry. It wouldn't have changed your answer. Yes, it would have, because I would if I knew 70s, then Robert Plant.

SPEAKER_02 1:11:56

Is that your answer?

SPEAKER_03 1:11:56

Yeah. That is correct! Wait. I would have fucking said Robert Plant. You said 90s.

SPEAKER_07 1:12:07

If you said 70s, you would have jumped all over fucking.

SPEAKER_03 1:12:09

He said 90s. If he said Why the fuck did I pick Robert Plant? Because you found that out afterwards! No, I didn't!

SPEAKER_06 1:12:18

I was gonna p- I did, I literally just said it. Alright, I figured it out.

SPEAKER_03 1:12:21

I figured what I'm gonna do. Steven. What?

SPEAKER_02 1:12:24

I'm gonna give you one more question. If you get this right, we'll go into sudden death.

SPEAKER_01 1:12:28

Fine, okay. Which influential Bay Area turntablist and member of the Invisible Scratch Pickles alongside Wait, that is the greatest name of all fucking time.

SPEAKER_03 1:12:42

Alongside Kid Koala.

SPEAKER_01 1:12:44

You did additional scratching to the album.

SPEAKER_03 1:12:46

Was it?

SPEAKER_01 1:12:47

Mixmaster Mike, D styles, DJ Kubert, or shortcut.

SPEAKER_03 1:12:53

DJ Kubert.

SPEAKER_01 1:12:56

That is correct.

SPEAKER_03 1:12:58

Yeah, let's make it fair.

SPEAKER_01 1:12:59

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 1:13:01

Fuck you! He said 90s! Yeah, no, that's fine. I got it right, but that's it. Yeah, because after he said 90s, I found out he's and you even agreed he said 90s.

SPEAKER_07 1:13:10

I picked the last album. Alright. So you know what? You can pick this album. It's cool. No, I don't want to. Wait, wait, wait, wait. I don't need painting.

SPEAKER_02 1:13:16

We have a sudden death. We have a sudden death. What?

SPEAKER_00 1:13:18

We have a sudden death. Hold on.

SPEAKER_02 1:13:21

Okay.

SPEAKER_00 1:13:22

Here we go. On the track 3030. Dell mentions a specific weaponized computer part.

SPEAKER_01 1:13:30

Which component does he claim to upgrade your system with? A dual core pro a dual core processor, a liquid-cooled heatsink, a titanium motherboard, or a 1200 megahertz bus. That was David. I watched your fingers. This is insane.

SPEAKER_04 1:13:53

This is literally a D.

SPEAKER_08 1:14:00

That is correct.

SPEAKER_06 1:14:05

Why I give you a What the fuck?

SPEAKER_03 1:14:08

We clicked the button at the same time. We got a whole other question. Click the button at the same time. He watched my fingers. I clicked first. I watched buttons. Yeah, I bet you did. Steven! You couldn't figure out last time, so he was extra sharp this time. Alright. Oh my god. David. This is why I hate doing anything competitive with you fucking assholes.

SPEAKER_00 1:14:24

So, David, you won trivia.

SPEAKER_03 1:14:26

Thank you.

SPEAKER_00 1:14:26

Congratulations.

SPEAKER_03 1:14:28

So, you get to choose the up Steven.

SPEAKER_02 1:14:33

Give me your buzzer. You ri Give me your buzzer. He really is eight-year-old. You've lost options. Steven! Said give it to you.

SPEAKER_03 1:14:46

You didn't say not press it. Just hold on. Okay, David. These are your options that we will listen to. Yeah, it doesn't really matter.

SPEAKER_04 1:14:55

I think the only good one.

SPEAKER_01 1:14:57

Okay. That's rude. Alright. First option. Jonathan Richmond, I Jonathan, released in 1991.

SPEAKER_00 1:15:06

TV on the radio, Return to Cookie Mountain, released in 2006. Front Bottoms, self-titled, released in 2011.

SPEAKER_01 1:15:14

Or Fugazi, 13 songs released in 1989.

SPEAKER_00 1:15:20

Oh man, well I don't have to be such a dick about it.

SPEAKER_03 1:15:25

Steven, what? Can I have your help on this one? I wasn't listening. What? Well, hold on. So Jonathan Richmond I Jonathan. I feel like Fugazi I've heard of and they're terrible.

SPEAKER_07 1:15:38

I feel like everything that's left is probably pretty bad. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 1:15:41

What? Some of my favorite ones.

SPEAKER_05 1:15:43

Yeah, that doesn't say anything to me.

SPEAKER_03 1:15:45

Yeah, that's actually that means that they're all probably really bad. You're wrong.

SPEAKER_00 1:15:49

Who's the third one? It was Jonathan Richmond I Jonathan, TV on the radio, Return to Cookie Mountain. Front bottom, self-titled, or Fugazi 13 songs.

SPEAKER_07 1:15:57

I'm literally gonna pick on the whole fucking front bottom or the I was just gonna say front bottoms.

SPEAKER_03 1:16:02

Front bottoms, I've actually I've heard the name, so maybe there's hope.

SPEAKER_07 1:16:06

Yeah, but that doesn't mean anything. I've heard the name Radiohead. Oh, that's true too.

SPEAKER_03 1:16:10

This is exciting. So, like, I don't know. Is Front Bottoms your final?

SPEAKER_07 1:16:14

See, this is how good of a guy. We have to listen to all of us. I'll let Steven in on this. He's gonna help me out with this.

SPEAKER_03 1:16:18

Yeah, yeah, thank you. You want to do front bottoms listening? Fuck it.

SPEAKER_07 1:16:21

I was literally gonna base that off of just because the name is funny.

SPEAKER_03 1:16:25

Yeah. I have no clue. Don't you fu No, look at his face. We have to listen to all of them! I don't know, I don't have to. Yes, we do. No, I don't. It's you could actually advocate it. No, I'm not.

unknown 1:16:36

Okay.

SPEAKER_03 1:16:37

Yeah, all right. So we'll do the front bottom.

SPEAKER_00 1:16:39

Alright. You heard it here first and second. We are listening to the front bottom self-titled album released in 2011 in our next episode. This has been my brother's hipster. We have listened to Deltron 3030 released in 2000. Steven didn't whatever. David loved it. He also got mad that I gave it an eight and he gave it a nine. But hey, cooler heads will prevail. But that's been it. Thank you for listening. Go to the Instagrams and also drop us an email. This has been my brother's hipster for the third time. Okay, talk to you later. Okay, bye.

SPEAKER_07 1:17:15

Um, Rock the House was the third song that Del the Funk killed the Savion was on.

SPEAKER_02 1:17:20

All right.

unknown 1:17:21

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 1:17:22

Cool.