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** Amusingly, {{spoiler|Cal then chose Born This Way as one of his favorites albums of 2011 (so far), and when called out by Anthony on the fact that it made them throw up, he replied by stating that it was the most fun he'd had throwing up all year.}}
** Amusingly, {{spoiler|Cal then chose Born This Way as one of his favorites albums of 2011 (so far), and when called out by Anthony on the fact that it made them throw up, he replied by stating that it was the most fun he'd had throwing up all year.}}
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Anthony Fantano here, the Internet's busiest music nerd."
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Anthony Fantano here, the Internet's busiest music nerd."
** '''"Best Teeth in the Game!"'''
** "Forever."
** "Forever."
** "Tran-"
** "Tran-"
*** "-sition."
*** "-sition."
* [[Caustic Critic]]: Averted as he tends to be quite calm and collected even with music he dislikes, managing to point out its strengths as well as its flaws.
* [[Caustic Critic]]: He usually tends to be quite calm and collected even with music he dislikes, managing to point out its strengths as well as its flaws. On reviews for music below a 4 rating, however, he goes ''hard'' on his criticism, even insulting some aspects of the music or the artist. This can be seen in his "NOT GOOD" reviews.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Cal acts like a ''special'' kind of [[Man Child]].
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Cal acts like a ''special'' kind of [[Man Child]].
* [[Couch Gag]]: The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qkiu1efwFk tree], phased out after 2012.
* [[Couch Gag]]: The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qkiu1efwFk tree], phased out after 2012.
* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]: In his video debating messages in music, Anthony asks the audience "And what about people who're in my position? In every review, do I have to throw in a footnote that says 'Anthony Fantano does not necessarily agree with the ideology of the artist he is currently reviewing in this review?'"
* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]: In his video debating messages in music, Anthony asks the audience "And what about people who're in my position? In every review, do I have to throw in a footnote that says 'Anthony Fantano does not necessarily agree with the ideology of the artist he is currently reviewing in this review?'"
* [[Large Ham]]: [[Creed|Scott Stapp]], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fGBb7uyssQ apparently].
* [[Large Ham]]: Scott Stapp of [[Creed]], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fGBb7uyssQ apparently].
* [[Meme Rap]]: Cal Chuchesta has released [[Stylistic Suck]]y and satirical rap songs, like those found on ''The New CALassic''.
* [[Mondegreen]]: Cal with lyrics and names.
* [[Mondegreen]]: Cal with lyrics and names.
* [[One of Us]]: Anthony frequents [[Image Boards|/mu/]] and [[It Makes Sense in Context|a personified version of /mu/]] appears in the review of [[Radiohead|''The King of Limbs'']], as well as [[Explosions in the Sky|Take Care, Take Care, Take Care]].
* [[One of Us]]: Anthony frequents [[Image Boards|/mu/]] and [[It Makes Sense in Context|a personified version of /mu/]] appears in the review of [[Radiohead|''The King of Limbs'']], as well as [[Explosions in the Sky|''Take Care, Take Care, Take Care'']].
* [[Overly Long Gag]]:
* [[Overly Long Gag]]: His review of [[Limp Bizkit|''Gold Cobra'']] basically consists of Anthony eating food.
** His review of [[Limp Bizkit]]'s ''Gold Cobra'' basically consists of Anthony eating food.
** His review of [[Big Sean]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKmbySC3V6U ''Dark Sky Paradise''] is entirely him saying "No" over and over again.
* [[Sound Effect Bleep]]: In the past, Anthony usually bleeped himself out when he swore, although this is subverted in his review of ''David Comes to Life'' (by [[Fucked Up]]), and drops the F word in the [[Couch Gag]] before the review starts.
* [[Sound Effect Bleep]]: In the past, Anthony usually bleeped himself out when he swore, although this is subverted in his review of ''David Comes to Life'' (by [[Fucked Up]]), and drops the F word in the [[Couch Gag]] before the review starts.
* [[Stylistic Suck]]: Cal's reviews are very poorly done. Of course, [[Intended Audience Reaction|that's what makes them hilarious]].
* [[Stylistic Suck]]: Cal's reviews are very poorly done. Of course, [[Intended Audience Reaction|that's what makes them hilarious]].

Revision as of 05:47, 15 April 2018

The Needle Drop is a web and radio based review show hosted by Anthony Fantano with various cameos by his bizarre roommate Cal Chuchesta. The music he reviews is usually more of indie and underground fare with the occasional bigger name slipping in either because of popular demand or relatively high critical acclaim. The show is highly popular on 4chan's music board, partially due to the fact Anthony is also a /mu/tant

His YouTube channel can be found here

Tropes used in The Needle Drop include:

Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?