r/TameImpala • u/Complete_Animal1024 Lonerism • 1d ago

Image/Video happy 1 year anniversary, Deadbeat!

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still remember when this album came out, and i stayed up all night re-listening to it over and over again. i genuinely don’t understand the hate for Deadbeat, and i think the only reason people dislike it is because it doesn’t sound like his earlier music. this baffles me, because you can’t expect someone to stay the same for over 15 years. i’m glad Dracula and Loser and gaining some attention because it could show people how good Deadbeat actually is.

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u/Dismal-Platform-9340 1d ago

-4 years to the next one, hell yeah

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u/Goooseberries 1d ago

My old ways ❤️ I love the song. I love the music video.

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u/Greedy_Specialist531 1d ago

After the Hyperdrama collabs with Justice, I saw this coming from a mile away. It’s good stuff. Not brilliant but solid. Dudes gonna get much better at the doodads as time passes

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u/rotorwash47 1d ago

I was hoping it would have grown on me a bit more by now. I have pretty similar feelings about it right now as on release.

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u/Bergerboy14 Lonerism 11h ago

Yup

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u/cold-ducks 22h ago

Wasn’t the biggest fan of the album until I went to his concert. Obsolete and my old ways again sounded sooo good live.

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u/__Patrick_Basedman_ Currents 1d ago

It definitely threw me off when I first listened to it all. Some songs were fire and some I didn’t understand how it could be so different from the usual stuff. I gave it a little time and now Deadbeat is goated. I still think it’s my least favorite of them all, BUT that does not mean I hate it. I genuinely think that every song from every album is phenomenal. Remixes and collaborations aside, he is by far my favorite musician

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u/FitResearcher2865 20h ago

So here I am once again feel lonelyyyyyyyyy.

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u/FitResearcher2865 20h ago

I must be out of excuses, knew I would

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u/FitResearcher2865 20h ago

Feels like it came out of nowhere this timeeeeeee

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u/FitResearcher2865 20h ago

Wish I had someone else to blame, well

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u/ChrisTofuXD 19h ago

I tell myself I’m only human

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u/Walt_GR 17h ago

I know I, I said never again

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u/RemarkablePaper6160 Lonerism 1d ago

Its a good album surely aged better than I expected but still I prefer his older works.
Although ethereal connection still hits like it did an year back what a song.
Honrbl Mention : Not my world

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u/ezio_audit_ore The Slow Rush 1d ago

Loved the album.

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u/Future_Actuary7261 1d ago

This album is so important to me

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u/theskyistheroof The Slow Rush 1d ago

Same. I don’t listen to it a ton these days but this time last year, it really pulled me out of a funk that I was in for a while

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u/M3PreDye The Slow Rush 22h ago

Same. Not bc it got me out of something but bc it sort of became the soundtrack to what I had went through, but at the end of it. Like each song just hits specific moments on the head of the nail.

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u/HarmonicSaiyan 19h ago

Love doesn't cast a shadow, Fun doesn't make you shallow.

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u/bblunder_ 16h ago

You're a cinephile, I watch Family Guy

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u/heinous_legacy Lonerism 1d ago

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u/Kuter0 Lonerism 10h ago

thank you

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u/channelblue1st The Slow Rush 1d ago

Around the time it came out I had an odd view on it since I was still getting into Tame, I saw it kind of as a demo album for some reason just since I didn’t grasp much of any context but in like a months time I definitely started to enjoy the album a lot. The only thing I ever disliked was some of the vocals (how they were sung) but they grew on me eventually

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u/YungToasty10 14h ago

Definitely has grown on me, and I’ve come to love it for what it is. I rate it above Innerspeaker maybe, but cohesively as an album it’s his weakest piece of work. Lots of good ideas but it’s just not all pulling in the same direction as his other albums ://

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u/sam_da_man_07 13h ago

So you do or you don't rate it above innerspeaker?

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u/SlowBurnLopez 22h ago

one year of annoying reddit echo chamber bitching, really great

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u/bblunder_ 15h ago

The album doesn't get any better if you get out of Reddit

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u/Significant_Can_4267 14h ago

And this is why it’s annoying here

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u/Kuter0 Lonerism 10h ago

couldn’t agree more

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u/wATEVERmAn69 Innerspeaker 1d ago

This to me is the opposite of how I feel about blink-182’s album Neighborhoods.

I love both artists, but when blink had that album I absolutely didn’t enjoy it. Then a year or so later I fell in love, and that is one of my favorite albums of theirs besides Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (and everything else tbh).

Tame I fell in love with Innerspeaker. Up to Currents and even The Slow Rush, and everything else. Then Deadbeat came out and I was absolutely not encapsulated.

I enjoyed a few of the songs but not to the extent to enjoy the album. I gave it the same amount of time as I did with blink and I cannot say I feel the same.

Album listens for Deadbeat is less than three, and that’s because I don’t feel the pull to that album. This is all person to person to judge, but for me I was well put off by it: not saying I wouldn’t listen to another Tame song again, just the expectation isn’t there anymore at the moment.

Blink-182 is my first love, and Tame Impala is my second, (STRFKR a super close third) and even if disappointed I give room and time to see another banger.

Like I am gonna Nangs 24/7 until I get another shot of that. Love ya Kevin, can’t wait to see what’s next

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u/GODeater33 1d ago

4/10 album fr

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u/-good-kid 1d ago

I just can't enjoy this album as whole. the first 5 songs are very promising then it just fades away for me. it does make me quite excited for Kevin's future house music output though. I am optimistic

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u/000x00xx 1d ago

Most disappointing album from of the decade

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u/yyaavvii 1d ago

Not ridiculous to say at all

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u/bblunder_ 16h ago

Yeah he didn't say the worst album. I can clearly see how it can be the most disappointing

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u/gkeiser23 22h ago

Shit album

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u/valportdes 1d ago

Horrible, fall of a great

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u/Thecanadianperson8 1d ago

like you said, i don’t understand the hate. i loved it from the moment it came out till now. i think the song that grew on me the most was ethereal connection and piece of heaven because at first i don’t know why but i didn’t really like them, now i actually really now like them.

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u/Mission-Suggestion12 23h ago

Today is the anniversary and tonight I’m seeing them in Melbs. Happy days.

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u/Cduke08 23h ago

Its not my favorite, but it’s got some good songs that’ll keep me company till my grave

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u/Vicgermain1 22h ago

his weakest but still has many special songs on it, i went on a roadtrip across canada at the time when this came out, i listened to the cd all the time on the road, so it's already pretty nostalgic for me

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u/DaInteresingGuy Lonerism 21h ago

Loved all 12 songs when it came out. Still love all 12 songs today.

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u/evann99 21h ago

That’s nuts… I’ve been listening to the Piece of Heaven Currents interpretation that’s on YT on repeat the last few days

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u/McLarenMercedes Currents 21h ago

Not my cup of tea, but that's okay. End of Summer is starting to grow on me.

I'm hoping for a change of direction on his next album. Maybe something trip-hop, that would be pretty cool.

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u/MysteriousSelection9 Currents 19h ago

Legend says he’s still a loser, running from the sunlight like Dracula, one year later.

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u/Legal-Vanilla-6047 Lonerism 17h ago

Eyy!

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u/maxdenhaag Lonerism 13h ago

Happy birthday to this controversial album. I feel the same way about it as I did upon release.

My Old Ways and Loser are the standout tracks here.

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u/gstrds 12h ago

Good album

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u/SPKEO 10h ago

I just don’t listen to it anymore to be honest. And Tame Impala is one of my favourites. I just keep spinning the first 3 albums.

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u/KingBara1220 Currents 7h ago

Deadbeat has really grown on me

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u/skojoh 1d ago

Love the album. Excited to see him perform live next year

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u/krptz 1d ago

Kid A esque in it's alieness but not quite that level because Kid A was not derivative. At the time you knew you were listening to something special even if you couldn't fully grasp what you were hearing. Time will tell if that's the case for Deadbeat.

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u/lunaladdle 15h ago

Incredible album—so grateful for it and that I got to see this tour twice! My Old Ways is exceptional. End of Summer and Afterthought are also special to me ❤️

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u/barnclechicken15 14h ago

hot take: this album is atleast top 10 best albums of all time.

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u/Kuter0 Lonerism 10h ago

no, i dislike this album because it doesn’t sound like tame impala. all of his previous music sounds like his, this could have easily been ghostwritten and we’d have no idea. it’s lower quality, energy, and production, which is an objective truth. if you appreciate it im glad, because someone had to

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u/KingBara1220 Currents 7h ago

Just saying shit for the sake of saying shit