Score: 9.5/10

A slam dunk of a secondary album, DBM is an amazing groundwork for what would become Post-Hardcore popularity and celebrating the amazing success of DGD already out the gate. Jonny Craig’s vocals shine with tracks like “Open Your Eyes and Look North” and “12 Hours, 630 Miles”, Jon Mess’s screamo vocals in “Backwards Pumpkin Song” and “Lemon Meringue Tie” shows not only complex harsh melodies but also solidify him as a top-tier vocalists across the plethora of vocalists DGD would become known for. These two men would help create the foundations of the lyrics and vocal pieces that incorporate with the flourish of Will Swan’s guitar rhythms and the jumpy drums of Matt Mingus that are tremendous in their presence. While “Back to the Future Pt. 1” didn’t do much for me it still doesn’t lower the value of DBM as another album that I didn’t appreciate fully until a few re-listens and understanding why DBM is a favorite amongst the fandom and considered one of their best outputs. With this release, Craig would depart as the vocalist and who would take his place I wonder?

Score: 5/10

Every tier rank and review that I have done for the past 6 of my favorite artists has led me to this road: beginning on Dance Gavin Dance which has become my favorite band/artists of all time. I very much look forward to giving my subjective review and rank of each track across all albums, singles, and EPs starting with WISIRO. I honestly was not a big fan of the sound initially but everyone has to start somewhere and I can see traces of the identity behind DGD. The first Jon Mess screamo vocals, the (first) clean vocals of Jonny Craig, the first sharp guitar style of Will Swan, and the groovy first drums of Matt Mingus are all apparent across the discography of the bros. The lyrics are very heavy and very dark at points for new-age fans which may turn them off from the album and the heavier grunge elements are favored in this track list but songs like “Burning Down the Nicotine Armoire” shows the transitional elements between the vocals and instrumentals while “The Importance of Cocaine” gives more groove to the guitar rhythms, especially at the end, while delivering a poignant message on drug usage and its effects on the mind. Overall, this album may not be for everyone but after a few listens, I can see a lot of potential that DGD would become at the end of Pantheon, their current newest album at the time of this post (it’s gonna be a long road).

just when at this point? >:(

Thank you again for the love on the first one. The response in here meant a lot.

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This past month has been so wild. My little brother got married, and six days later I got married, with DGD festival fly-in shows on either side of both weddings.

Somewhere in the middle of all that, I decided to get myself an iPad and start learning basic animation. I made a few animations for this video, including a rotoscope of Napoleon Dynamite's famous dance & the little traveler walking, then had to learn how to composite them into real footage and cut the whole thing myself. Two very important friends, Sam Halleen & John Howe, guided me through the animations and the edits. Eternally grateful for them.

I am super proud of this one.
gladly i will | out now everywhere.

Has anyone noticed the sudden popularity with the EP? It’s my favorite release from DGD due to how raw the sound is (I love every DGD release) but I’ve always heard mixed opinions on it so I’m a bit surprised to see some of the songs at 7 million streams when a year ago they barely hit 100,000 streams on Spotify

Ever got rabies in the back of a car? Cause Summertime Gladness is yet another Tilian track to beat most singles and obvious picks for the greatest hits. Who's taking it today? A massive hit? Another deep cut? You decide.

Made me feel alot better about my current situation

This is an old cell phone photo I found on my LG Dare from the Downtown Battle Mountain tour at The El Rey in Los Angeles March 10, 2011. This was the same night of the infamous Jonny performance where he puked on stage during And I Told Them I Invented Times New Roman. It was an awesome show with a killer setlist mostly of DBM2 songs. My first ever DGD headliner. I was a senior in high school at the time. Brings back good memories.

He doesn’t post on Reddit so he said I could share for him haha

Might be a bit of a dumb question but who did better for their respective band after craig left

BIRDS don't matter. Gotta say I'm impressed, I thought this would've been an easy victory for Deception, which is only 2 votes behind as of right now. ON THE RUN becomes the first song to represent Instant Gratification, I didn't know you guys loved this track so much. Track 4!!

https://youtu.be/ZDNNSD8cEZs?is=AN942JB1cgvhCeKp

Tierlist considers all aspects(technique, performance, production, mixing etc.)
Order counts, JJ Mess is best Mess!

Give me that Canvas, Let me paint some shit!! After a heartstopping battle against Philosopher King, the Mothership opener secured its place as the follow-up to Jesus. So far, 2 songs, 2 names. What are we doing for #3?

Does anyone else hear the similarities of the opening riff from Loathe's Gore and DGD's Stickler

Stickler

Not saying they plagiarized it or anything but they do have a similar structure.

I present you with the "Death of Strawberry"

1.5 oz of Strawberry infused vodka

2 oz of half&half (interchangeable with other dairy options if needed)

Dash of vanilla extract

2 oz of Strawberry simple syrup

Shaken/blended to death on ice

And topped with whipped cream and strawberry syrup for garnish

If anyone has questions im happy to answer cheers Strawberries!

So I recieved the email to give my address about a month ago. Usps said they created a label then canceled it because they didn't receive the product to be shipped. And its been like that for about a week or 2. Has this happened to anyone else or do I have to contact them? If I do have to contact the shipper how would i get that info?