I Ballsed Up with Fontaines D.C.

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  • čas přidán 20. 05. 2024
  • The last time I reviewed Fontaines D.C. I was disappointed. Starburster - from their 4th album Romance - has restored my faith. However, I stand by my analysis of their ball skills; they leave much to be desired.
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Komentáře • 238

  • @emilyonkov2172
    @emilyonkov2172 Před 25 dny +173

    They've two features which can't be denied:
    1. Capability of writing good tunes
    2. No fear to change it up

  • @tobyjackman3212
    @tobyjackman3212 Před 24 dny +197

    Never too late to return to A Hero's Death & Skinty Fia.
    They are both fantastic records

    • @thijsmonden71
      @thijsmonden71 Před 16 dny +2

      And don't forget grian chatten solo record

    • @BobutBrody
      @BobutBrody Před 10 dny

      @@thijsmonden71 surprise record of last year. loved it.

  • @StanleyBertEisen
    @StanleyBertEisen Před 23 dny +29

    While Justin was complaining that the guy dribbling the ball never uses the other leg, I was complaining that Justin never played, nor commented to, the most interesting part of the song (the breath-in in the chorus). As I write this, it’s still driving me crazy that he ignored it.

  • @kimberlycoberly6987
    @kimberlycoberly6987 Před 25 dny +59

    Life was so dull without you Justin! So glad you are back!

  • @himeisfred
    @himeisfred Před 24 dny +98

    Skinty Fia’s their best imo you just happened to review one of the radio friendly singles vs the more interesting stuff. Try Nabokov if you get a chance

    • @IndieRockerHippy
      @IndieRockerHippy Před 24 dny +8

      Agreed. Love the dark sound to it. And I definitely wouldn't call it indie.

    • @MrPach007
      @MrPach007 Před 21 dnem +5

      Skinny fia is v strong album

    • @spankyjeffro5320
      @spankyjeffro5320 Před dnem

      Nope. Videos with swearing get reviewed, too. Or no video get reviewed.

  • @MsObsidian1
    @MsObsidian1 Před 25 dny +115

    You’re looking dapper today!

  • @alexcostford5912
    @alexcostford5912 Před 24 dny +50

    Justin mate you've got to have a listen to Wunderhorse, there first record is incredible and there's a new one on the way. You'd love em

    • @johnminoia7153
      @johnminoia7153 Před 21 dnem +1

      YES!

    • @stephenennis9159
      @stephenennis9159 Před 20 dny +1

      Couldn't agree more. Proper rock music.

    • @justinspaull7660
      @justinspaull7660 Před 20 dny

      Came across them earlier this week and can't stop listening. So good!

    • @MrTweaney
      @MrTweaney Před 19 dny

      Review of Wunderhorse Teal would be great, be cool if he checked out Dead Pretties too

    • @ellebeaubelle
      @ellebeaubelle Před 18 dny

      and they're opening for fontaines in the european leg of the tour!

  • @kayajbrown
    @kayajbrown Před 24 dny +40

    I had the same reaction to fontaines as justin, regards "i should and want to love it but i cant". After starburster came out i went back and re-listened to their previous stuff and suddenly it sounds amazing. It's intresting that sentiment is echoed..

    • @jacobkellerwelsh
      @jacobkellerwelsh Před 24 dny +4

      Exactly the same experience here, been listening to them non-stop since this came out and now obsessed. It's amazing how just one tune can re-frame the vision of a band in your mind, and make them that much more believable! 5* track, more power to them.

  • @Lanesullivan1984
    @Lanesullivan1984 Před 24 dny +14

    This has quickly become a go to channel for uplifting vibes!

  • @user-wz7kt4of5z
    @user-wz7kt4of5z Před 24 dny +7

    Love the suit and the guitar! Great to have you back.

  • @coldfishmusic
    @coldfishmusic Před 25 dny +19

    Good to have you back.

  • @MrSingSim
    @MrSingSim Před 25 dny +8

    Great to see you back on the ice!

  • @ollyflashman
    @ollyflashman Před 25 dny +9

    He's back and so is his judgment! Good to see you again Justin!

  • @patrickmoraras
    @patrickmoraras Před 24 dny +1

    Good to see you back good to hear you again!

  • @beckyfikes5452
    @beckyfikes5452 Před 24 dny +6

    Life was dull without you Justin!!!! And you are looking so handsome in your suit 😊❤!!!!!

  • @olivierguerin3455
    @olivierguerin3455 Před 24 dny +6

    My favourite band fontaines dc. Thanks for the info to how much we play this song

  • @steveb327
    @steveb327 Před 25 dny +7

    Thanks for the video Justin, Always appreciated. When I moved from the Arizona to Stoke on Trent to be with my wife 10 years ago she played many of the Darkness albums for me and we're now I'm also a fan. I thank you for the many fond memories and it's not Christmas for us without Christmas time playing around our home, hope one day to hear you revisit the lyrics of the song to enjoy as a current release.
    Regards
    Stephen and Wendy

  • @lovenailpolish3
    @lovenailpolish3 Před 24 dny +1

    I really am so glad to see you again, AGAIN! I was worried if you were ok. This may be your best hair yet. I love that guitar also.

  • @NeverBelieveALie
    @NeverBelieveALie Před 24 dny +10

    Suits you Sir! The Fontaines DC does Ireland proud! Love 'em! This tune makes me want to dance

  • @lynngilles
    @lynngilles Před 24 dny +8

    Great suit. Your distain for his football skills is killing me 😂

  • @hollylewis5302
    @hollylewis5302 Před 25 dny +6

    So nice to see you back at it Justin and in a suit, no less, with a new doo! 🤘

  • @T.O.P.Reviews
    @T.O.P.Reviews Před 25 dny +4

    Great to have you back.

  • @MariaFrancesca
    @MariaFrancesca Před 25 dny +5

    Oh, very nice suit today! 🙂 Matches that beautiful guitar very nicely!

  • @Dandiesonthinice
    @Dandiesonthinice Před 24 dny +1

    Welcome back!! Two months. I searched for you recently to see if I’d missed anything. And breath.

  • @theBRT1955
    @theBRT1955 Před 22 dny +1

    Glad you're back Justin. Looking sharp today my man!

  • @kathrynhegedus
    @kathrynhegedus Před 25 dny +11

    To quote Van Halen, "that suit is youuuu!" 😍

  • @cherylwitter5038
    @cherylwitter5038 Před 24 dny

    So glad you are back

  • @babyrne78
    @babyrne78 Před 20 dny +1

    Justin!! Youve done it! Ive been trying to think of who they remind me of ... And with you playing the chords of boys in the better land i finally have it!!! Its the LA's "doldrum"!!!!

  • @sah-win
    @sah-win Před 25 dny +10

    That low number of views may be due to the chatter around their “new look”. Whatever! The song is fantastic. Plus, the boys have always been quite arty so I’m not sure why people are surprised, shocked and/or let down.
    And, btw, it won’t be much longer before James Ford will start being referred to as the producer who worked with The Last Dinner Party.👹
    And whoah! Looking fine today boss!!🖤

  • @nikoletta7678
    @nikoletta7678 Před 25 dny +1

    Good to have you back J-Hawk! Just been wondering whether i should quickly snap up tickets to their Madrid show next year. Going to get some listening in this weekend.

  • @jacquelinemalone107
    @jacquelinemalone107 Před 25 dny +2

    You look dashingly dapper -- also love the hair!

  • @msell8107
    @msell8107 Před 24 dny +4

    I am glad you are back!!! 🔴⚪⚫

  • @ragman1960
    @ragman1960 Před 24 dny +2

    Watching you while I wait for my plane ✈️ in Tenerife ❤

  • @feelinguru-vywiththepaingu9808

    You're looking quite nice today and that guitar is beautiful!

  • @TheMhoram
    @TheMhoram Před 21 dnem +1

    You should check out The Scratch, acoustic but a mix of Irish Trad & Metal, from Dublin

  • @Nicolasmondragon707
    @Nicolasmondragon707 Před 24 dny +5

    Sir Justin Fucking Hawkins Rides Againnnnn!!!!! 🎸🎶🎶🎶

  • @thedeadd.c.207
    @thedeadd.c.207 Před 20 dny

    I love these videos so much. As a former guitar player it reminds me of the old days and what i loved about it.

  • @whatsupjimmy1
    @whatsupjimmy1 Před 24 dny

    The intro was epic today! Thank you Justin!

  • @SuziQ.
    @SuziQ. Před 25 dny +3

    Welcome back! When do we get to see the new guitar?

  • @sharond2171
    @sharond2171 Před 24 dny +27

    Justin, you said you’d cover Jeff Buckley again and it’s his anniversary next week, so maybe it’s time?! Great to see you back

  • @Mattyisokay
    @Mattyisokay Před 24 dny

    Welcome back!

  • @TracyCorbin
    @TracyCorbin Před 25 dny +1

    i haven't heard them before. I will definitely have to check out more of their music. Thanks.

  • @juliehartley3652
    @juliehartley3652 Před 24 dny +3

    Excellent analysis of a very good track. 👍😄

  • @florencenightanday2672

    I really enjoyed their last 3 albums. Wasn’t so keen on Starburster ..But Justin Hawkins Rides Again analysis has opened my mind a little to possibly enjoying it in the future . Thoroughly enjoy your point of view, musical chops and funny banter Mr Hawkins . Good to see you’re still entertaining people

  • @MatchesMalone1183
    @MatchesMalone1183 Před 24 dny +3

    Justin should review Grian's solo album. His solo album definitely veers from the typical indie tropes.

  • @quetzalliband
    @quetzalliband Před 24 dny

    i also loved the guitar triads on the chorus. love to find someone else that actually noticed them

  • @stephanieshaquan
    @stephanieshaquan Před 24 dny +2

    Starburster is a banger 🤘🔥 Can't wait for the new album to drop ❤️

  • @beckyfikes5452
    @beckyfikes5452 Před 24 dny +1

    Love your guitar ❤

  • @rustyshackelford934
    @rustyshackelford934 Před 21 dnem

    Loving the giant Hasselhoff overlooking everything you do.

  • @gnunard
    @gnunard Před 25 dny +1

    Looking forward to hearing you at SRF 2024

  • @Mothership7676
    @Mothership7676 Před 25 dny +3

    You're looking quite dashing today!!

  • @thomasfioriglio
    @thomasfioriglio Před 22 dny

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE this song!!! Like you, I was taken in with Boys In The Better Land, but then nothing much after that caught my ear. Until I heard Starburster on the radio here in NY. Man, this is so good!! I have since gone back and listened to an Essential Playlist of their's on Apple Music and came to really appreciate them. In fact, they are playing Brooklyn in October and I got my tickets.
    Always enjoyable to watch Justin. Oh, and I have to say, I am always so impressed on your musical skills and how quickly you can pick out a melody of chord progression. Did you go to music school or are you self taught?
    Cheers!!

  • @mylesbrand3984
    @mylesbrand3984 Před 14 dny

    Hi man, love the channel, love the way you break down songs and introduce us leymen into some of the intricacies of your profession. Would love to see you analyse English Teacher who I think are the best new British band around. Even if they are from Yorkshire!! Signed, a Lancashire based fan 👌

  • @koertje42
    @koertje42 Před 25 dny +5

    Hey Justin, can you do a video where you geek out on guitars? Acoustic, electric, all the things! And how you learned to play?

  • @RosieHarp
    @RosieHarp Před 24 dny +4

    Phwwwwoaaaar .....
    That's for the beautiful guitar.
    The dishy chap holding it's not bad either ☺️

  • @nickharrison8717
    @nickharrison8717 Před 20 dny

    I'd love to see you do a similar breakdown of your own albums at some point. 😊

  • @lewismcclure1651
    @lewismcclure1651 Před 24 dny +2

    I think you maybe missed the better parts of their last album. Songs like Roman Holiday and I Love You really cleared Jackie Down the Line, which was the song you listened to previously.

  • @johannjohann6523
    @johannjohann6523 Před 21 dnem +1

    I listen on average to 4 hours of music a day. And I know my preferences are not mainstream even my Pop choices are like the B-52's. Quirkiness has its appeal. I live in America and just recently across a band that are "disbanding" after 25 years that blew me away. They're French but sing in English and have both a male and female singers. "Shaka Ponk". It's not their ability to play masterfully any genre, but their ability to "blend" genres that is one of their strengths. The second: The Vocals are off the chart GREAT! Singing, Harmonizing, ability to sing the different genres, and just layered waves of singing and vocals I haven't heard anyone do in a very long time. But They are weird as shit. Shaka Ponk - "Gung Ho". no disappointment!

  • @kunaikai
    @kunaikai Před 23 dny +1

    You should check out their song Nabokov. It’s my favorite song from them

  • @charlieblack3253
    @charlieblack3253 Před 23 dny +1

    A hero’s death and Skinty Fia are the two best albums of the last decade!
    Worth a revisit

  • @saikeshi
    @saikeshi Před 23 dny +1

    Justin as fellow Louis Cole fan you need to cover his new releases playing with a full orchestra (Metropole Orkest) . I cant wait for the full album

  • @beatdead7800
    @beatdead7800 Před 23 dny

    Probably the highest honor/ accolade to have J H look at your track. His scope is so wide also! Love it all!

  • @Mialamorena1
    @Mialamorena1 Před 24 dny

    That my dear is a bad ass suit, and the highlights in your hair light up your whole face!!! LOVE 😍 First hearing of this band and that is a cool 😎 and unique song. Going now to have a full listen 🎧 Thank you👍🏾

  • @WillemV203
    @WillemV203 Před 22 dny +1

    Hey Justin, can you check out the song 'Shadow in the Sun' by Joe P? It just might be one of the best riffs of the decade

  • @joes2525
    @joes2525 Před 25 dny +6

    skinty fia is an incredible album, i think you had the bad luck of reviewing one of the less interesting/typial indie songs on the album

  • @Elwooddudes
    @Elwooddudes Před 23 dny

    Think I felt the same…. Came out and were rockin, then didn’t bother with them for a bit, but the new track is amazing! Love the chorus vocals!

  • @RosieHarp
    @RosieHarp Před 24 dny

    Never heard of them, I have now, thanks Mr H.
    I'm liking this a lot 👍

  • @eweng903
    @eweng903 Před 25 dny +3

    JHRA should keep his head down while at St Pancras International station because St Pancras was, back-in-the-day, beheaded. On a more musical note, I'm not sure Fontaines D.C. are going full-on post-punk with "Starburster". It leans more towards art rock. Also uncertain whether a Mellotron was used on Starburster since it can be imitated using modern computer software with a library of samples. It is, though, true that Genesis were Mellotron champions, though they recorded their albums mainly at Trident or Island studios, not Abbey Road.

  • @GernickKuik
    @GernickKuik Před 24 dny +1

    James Ford also just produced the excellent new Pet Shop Boys album Nonetheless. If you want, you could do a lot worse than to check out the wondeful first single and its accompanying video for Loneliness.
    Also, that's an excellent suit sir

  • @mirapiccolo6601
    @mirapiccolo6601 Před 24 dny +3

    Today you are even more elegant and cool than usual......

  • @charlie-girl72
    @charlie-girl72 Před 17 dny

    hi justin, i discovered this band very late, but what an amazing sound! very original in my opinion. grreat band! my spotify plays them a lot! absolutley brill!

  • @genghis26
    @genghis26 Před 18 dny

    Starburster has been on my playlist a little while. Great tune. I'd also recommend Fairlies by Grian Chatten. Love the suit, btw.

  • @kristaylor776
    @kristaylor776 Před 24 dny +1

    Justin should do a video on Big Special. Postindustrial Hometown Blues is the best debut in yonks, Blsck Country Githic is a banger of a tune.
    The world needs to know!!!

  • @T.O.P.Reviews
    @T.O.P.Reviews Před 25 dny

    May I ask how you review this stuff without infringing copyright/reproduction rules? Is it the magic 5 second rule? Was great to meet you in Leeds.

  • @Nathfunk
    @Nathfunk Před 24 dny +3

    Skinty Fia is an incredible album.

  • @katnapasmr12
    @katnapasmr12 Před 24 dny

    Hope you are feeling ok ❤

  • @FDockerty
    @FDockerty Před 20 dny

    Would love to see Justin react to any Wunderhorse song! One of the beat UK bands at the moment.

  • @user-vk3zl4ro1n
    @user-vk3zl4ro1n Před 23 dny +1

    Boys in the Better Land was the one song in the last maybe 6 years that blew my socks orf .

  • @mel_mouu
    @mel_mouu Před 24 dny +2

    Would love your thoughts on new Amyl and the Sniffers.

  • @ornellanocentini4116
    @ornellanocentini4116 Před 22 dny

    FondainesTC😂 When I first heard the song I thought: guess what Justin Hawkins would think of it..and now…you’re back! Thanks for your review Sirrrr!

  • @SquishyJoshy
    @SquishyJoshy Před 24 dny +1

    the new song is great! got it in my current top 10, their last album is definitely worth a listen too.

  • @BarbaraAntoinetteVeronica

    Nice tone on that guitar you just played. Big storm coming. I have to exit a while. It sounds like it's going to be a clanger.

  • @cressidacrumble7857
    @cressidacrumble7857 Před 24 dny

    Hello Justin have you got hay fever? Love the guitar 🎸

  • @JayCheese
    @JayCheese Před 19 dny

    Justin, you need to review Tora - Mother Forgot!

  • @PaulMacD1978
    @PaulMacD1978 Před 23 dny

    Love Fontaines, really wasn't sure on Starbuster at first ... But love it now, a true "grower" ... Even the weird noises 😂

  • @Fatima81313
    @Fatima81313 Před 24 dny +1

    Love your suit! Lookin' very handsome today!

  • @porridgegoats7976
    @porridgegoats7976 Před 20 dny

    PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE… Do an episode on Blinding Faith by Knocked Loose. I think you will love it. By god it’s obnoxious but so beautifully put together.

  • @dreamingfox999
    @dreamingfox999 Před 22 dny

    Their music helped me to clean up and declutter a room the other night. So, thanks! 🙂

  • @conormaloney455
    @conormaloney455 Před 24 dny +8

    I feel you've completely misread their identity as a band based entirely on one song from their first record.

    • @MountainBlade
      @MountainBlade Před 24 dny

      I agree Boys in the Better Land is a very different track than the rest of their work, and imo it's their only great track. Rest of it is a bit annoying.

    • @Mauruud
      @Mauruud Před 6 dny

      @@MountainBlade cant say that skinty fia was a bad album. It was solid

  • @DanLokar
    @DanLokar Před 24 dny

    Hey Justin, any thoughts on the new single from David Gilmour?

  • @Tompa8989
    @Tompa8989 Před 20 dny

    Please, play Hazel Eyes at Sweden Rock Festival.

  • @benhardy2225
    @benhardy2225 Před 24 dny +1

    I had Justin beatboxes on my bingo card for this video before I hit play.
    Somehow I just knew that drum beat would draw it out of you.

  • @nathy8979
    @nathy8979 Před 24 dny

    Diiv - Brown Paper Bag next please Justin. From the new album out May 26th x

  • @descendingforth
    @descendingforth Před 24 dny +3

    What a tune!🔥🍀

  • @duivvv
    @duivvv Před 24 dny +2

    You should definitely give the previous album another go. Jackie down the line is the more straightforward song on the album.

  • @jimmccaig7946
    @jimmccaig7946 Před 22 dny

    Great hair 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @mygic183
    @mygic183 Před 24 dny

    Haven't seen you, haircut is great!

  • @LyricSlinger-songwolfe

    Would be good to see you review the new material from Sebastian Bach and/or Gun

  • @fab208athome
    @fab208athome Před 24 dny

    Hey Justin, please throw a spotlight on Henge, they are madly amazing 🐸🛸

  • @daveydavelawrence5466
    @daveydavelawrence5466 Před 25 dny +4

    Looking smart.