History Trivia / TheNeedleDrop

** Following the deletion of his first personal side channel, "thatistheplan", all content from it only exists in fan reuploadss.

* CreatorBacklash: While the demise of "thatistheplan" [[ScrewedByTheLawyers was primarily to do with Youtube's mishandlings of monetization]], [[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/arts/music/anthony-fantano-the-needle-drop.html Anthony has further distanced himself from its signature brand of vulgar, politically incorrect, 4chan-inspired humor]], claiming that it had attracted too many "grubby, close-minded, young, aggressive male types" and in general looking back on Website/FourChan as "toxic and problematic". Especially in light of the FADER incident which largely drew upon the channel and its fanbase, this is what Anthony claims provoked him into being more outspoken about his politics and advocacy for social justice issues.

** All of the [=THATISTHEPLAN=] videos following their deletion from the titular channel in protest of [=YouTube=]'s demonetization system, only some of which have been [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes preserved through fan reuploads.]]

* ScrewedByTheLawyers:
** More like ''Screwed By the Website''. Fantano became so sick and tired of his videos uploaded to thatistheplan being demonetized by YT's current system that he pulled the plug on the channel.
** After shaping up to to be a semi-regular series on the main channel in 2017, his ''STINKPIECE'' series has gone completely silent since the following year. The reason for its cancellation has never been given, but it's very likely related to the Fader controversy in late 2017, his response to which being the last video of the series.

** All of the [=THATISTHEPLAN=] videos following their deletion from the titular channel due to Youtube's terrible demonetization system, only some of which have been [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes preserved through fan reuploads.]]

** Anthony reviewed Music/DeathspellOmega's ''The Furnaces of Palingenesia'' and gave it an 8/10, [[https://i.redd.it/ci1qc8gkbz431.jpg but he eventually privatized the video when allegations of implied vocalist Mikko Aspa's involvement in far-right political projects became known to him]]. Anthony, being a politically driven person, stated he was uncomfortable with the information he learned, along with also pointing out that while some could use his older reviews of Deathspell's other albums or even his Music/{{Burzum}} review (where he acknowledged Varg Vikernes's white supremacy views), he states his views have changed over time and couldn't ignore the allegations. Most believe, however, that he privatized the video out of fear of having another FADER incident.

* ApprovalOfGod: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmhOQGMZWa0 Anthony expressed amusement with a parody channel "theenedledrop"]], which posted fake reviews in his style, using AI to [[UncannyValley (very shoddily)]] recreate his likeness and voice. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3onbWMyPdQ He expressed visible disappointment]] when the channel was [[ScrewedByTheNetwork suddenly terminated by YouTube]], and soon after allowed the creator, [[https://www.youtube.com/c/kingcon2k11/videos kingcon2k11]], to briefly take over for his official review of Music/ImagineDragons' ''Mercury Acts 1 & 2'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a23wQEA4EAA which is done by the A.thony I.tano]].

* ApprovalOfGod: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmhOQGMZWa0 Anthony expressed amusement with a parody channel "theenedledrop"]], which posted fake reviews in his style, using AI to [[UncannyValley (very shoddily)]] recreate his likeness and voice. When the channel was [[ScrewedByTheNetwork terminated by YouTube]], Anthony allowed the creator, [[https://www.youtube.com/c/kingcon2k11/videos kingcon2k11]], to briefly take over for his official review of Music/ImagineDragons' ''Mercury Acts 1 & 2'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a23wQEA4EAA which is done by the A.thony I.tano]].

* ApprovalOfGod: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmhOQGMZWa0 Anthony expressed amusement with a parody channel "theenedledrop"]], which posted fake reviews in his style, using AI to [[UncannyValley (very shoddily)]] recreate his likeness and voice. When the channel was [[ScrewedByTheNetwork terminated by YouTube]], Anthony allowed the creator, [[https://www.youtube.com/c/kingcon2k11/videos kingcon2k11]], to briefly take over for his official review of Music/ImagineDragons' ''Mercury Acts 1 & 2'', which is done by the A.thony I.tano.

** After shaping up to to be a semi-regular series on the main channel in 2017, his STINKPIECE series has gone completely silent since the following year. The reason for its cancellation has never been given, but it's very likely related to the Fader controversy in late 2017, his response to which being the last video of the series.

** Gave this ''hard'' to Music/{{Daughters}}' ''You Won't Get What You Want'' after giving it the incredibly rare 10/10 score.
*** Spellling's ''The Turning Wheel'' possibly got this even harder, as it didn't even have a Wikipedia article before his review dropped. Spellling's own article was also only a paragraph long before then, without even a discography section.
** It's not even restricted to albums he gives proper reviews to; in an episode of "Let's Argue" about underrated albums, he gave one to Japanese fusion band Shibusashirazu's 2004 album ''Shibuboshi''. On both Youtube and [=RateYourMusic=], the album's comment section is full of "Melon sent me here" jokes.
* CreatorBacklash: While the demise of "thatistheplan" [[ScrewedByTheLawyers was primarily to do with Youtube's mishandlings of monetization]], [[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/arts/music/anthony-fantano-the-needle-drop.html Anthony has further distanced himself from its signature brand of vulgar, politically-incorrect, 4chan-inspired humor]], claiming that it had attracted too many "grubby, close-minded, young, aggressive male types" and in general looking back on Website/FourChan as "toxic and problematic". Especially in light of the FADER incident which largely drew upon the channel and its fanbase, this is what Anthony claims provoked him into being more outspoken about his politics and advocacy for social justice issues.

** If his LET'S ARGUE videos give indication, he's sick and tired of people reminding him over and over that he gave ''[[Music/MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy MBDTF]]'' a 6/10 and ''[[Music/KendrickLamar DAMN.]]'' a 7/10.

** Anthony had reviewed Music/DeathspellOmega's ''The Furnaces of Palingenesia'' and gave it an 8/10, [[https://i.redd.it/ci1qc8gkbz431.jpg but he soon privatized the video when allegations of implied vocalist Mikko Aspa's involvement in far-right political projects became known to him]]. Anthony, being a politically-driven person, stated he was uncomfortable with the information he learned, along with also pointing out that while some could use his older reviews of Deathspell's other albums or even his Music/{{Burzum}} review (where he acknowledged Varg Vikernes's white supremacy views), he states his views have changed over time and couldn't ignore the allegations. Most believe however he privatized the video out of fear of having another FADER incident.
** His review of Music/BreakingBenjamin's ''Dark Before Dawn'' is also unavailable, but unlike the above, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRRf1UStn4E Anthony has no idea why]]; he never consciously tweaked its status, it simply vanished off Youtube, possibly as some kind of glitch.

* WhatCouldhaveBeen: [[https://www.spin.com/2016/11/anthony-fantano-the-needle-drop-profile-interview/ At some point in the mid-2010's]], Anthony had briefly negotiated with Creator/AdultSwim regarding a potential album review show, though it fell through as he wasn't sure that his format would work for TV.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes:
** All of the [=THATISTHEPLAN=] videos following their deletion from the titular channel due to Youtube's terrible demonetization system.
** Anthony had reviewed Music/DeathspellOmega's ''The Furnaces of Palingenesia'' and gave it an 8/10, [[https://i.redd.it/ci1qc8gkbz431.jpg but he soon privatized the video when allegations of implied vocalist Mikko Aspa's involvement in far-right political projects became known to him]]. Anthony, being a much more political driven person, stated he was uncomfortable with the information he learned, along with also pointing out that while some could use his older reviews of Deathspell's other albums or even his Burzum review (where he acknowledged Varg Vikernes's white supremacy views), he states his views have changed over time and couldn't ignore the allegations. Most believe however he privatized the video out of fear of having another FADER incident.

* CreatorBacklash: While the demise of "thatistheplan" [[ScrewedByTheLawyers was primarily to do with Youtube's mishandlings of monetization]], [[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/arts/music/anthony-fantano-the-needle-drop.html Anthony has further distanced himself from its signature brand of memetic, politically-incorrect, 4chan-inspired humor]] (in general looking back on Website/FourChan as "toxic and problematic"), claiming that it had attracted too many "grubby, close-minded, young, aggressive male types." Especially in light of the FADER incident which partially drew upon the channel and its fanbase, this is what Anthony claims provoked him into being more outspoken about his politics and advocacy for social justice issues.

* CreatorBacklash: While the demise of "thatistheplan" [[ScrewedByTheLawyers was primarily to do with Youtube's mishandlings of monetization]], [[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/arts/music/anthony-fantano-the-needle-drop.html Anthony has further distanced himself from its signature brand of memetic, 4chan-inspired humor]] (in general looking back on Website/FourChan as "toxic and problematic"), claiming that it had attracted too many "grubby, close-minded, young, aggressive male types." Especially in light of the FADER incident which partially drew upon the channel and its fanbase, this is what Anthony claims provoked him into being more outspoken about his politics and advocacy for social justice issues.

* CreatorBacklash: While the demise of "thatistheplan" [[ScrewedByTheLawyers was primarily to do with Youtube's mishandlings of monetization]], [[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/arts/music/anthony-fantano-the-needle-drop.html Anthony has further distanced himself from its signature brand of memetic, 4chan-inspired humor]] (in general looking back on Website/{{4chan}} as "toxic and problematic"), claiming that it had attracted too many "grubby, close-minded, young, aggressive male types." Especially in light of the FADER incident which partially drew upon the channel and its fanbase, this is what Anthony claims provoked him into being more outspoken about his politics and advocacy for social justice issues.

* CreatorBacklash: While the demise of "thatistheplan" [[ScrewedByTheLawyers was primarily to do with Youtube's mishandlings of monetization]], [[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/arts/music/anthony-fantano-the-needle-drop.html Anthony has further distanced himself from its signature brand of memetic, 4chan-inspired humor]] (in general looking back on Website/4chan as "toxic and problematic"), claiming that it had attracted too many "grubby, close-minded, young, aggressive male types." Especially in light of the FADER incident which partially drew upon the channel and its fanbase, this is what Anthony claims provoked him into being more outspoken about his politics and advocacy for social justice issues.

* BigNameFan: Robin Pecknold of Music/FleetFoxes seems to greatly admire and respect Anthony and his work, as shown when he went on Twitch to be interviewed. It got to the point where Anthony decided to upload a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05BEJCR-jaI 20-minute video]] separate from the actual interview that had ''Robin asking Anthony'' questions about how he reviews music.

* BigNameFan: Robin Pecknold of Music/FleetFoxes seems to greatly admire and respect Anthony and his work, as shown when he went on Twitch to be interviewed. It got to the point where Anthony decided decided to upload a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05BEJCR-jaI 20-minute video]] separate from the actual interview that had ''Robin asking Anthony'' questions about how he reviews music.

* BigNameFan: Robin Pecknold of Music/FleetFoxes seems to greatly admire and respect Anthony and his work, as shown when he went on Twitch to be interviewed. It got to the point where Anthony decided decided to upload a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05BEJCR-jaI 20-minute video]] separate from the actual interview that ''Robin asking Anthony'' questions about how he reviews music.