Happiness title track is top 20 of this band, y'all crazy and it's not even my top 3 on that album tbh
The main 3 plus Zac Garren on guitar and Jason Ellis on bass for Happiness was just a once in a lifetime line-up. I've accepted that DGD will never make an album like that again, and that adds to how special it is for me personally. It will always be my No.1 from them, and what Will & Zac did with the guitars was honestly unlike anything I'd really heard before at the time. I'd been playing guitar for around 9 or 10 years before I heard the album and nothing has ever influenced me and my playing as much as that. Nasa literally melted my brain
Speaking of Zac, Strawberry Girls recently dropped a pretty fire song with Andres that gives me some Happiness vibes in the instrumental.
Tree Village Carl Barker Happiness Swisher pt. 2 I find many parts of this album to be cringe inducing aside from these above tracks. Never got why anybody loved it but opinions are opinions and mine is no better.
Haha I’m just kidding I just seem to have a lot of different favorite things about this band than a lot of other people here but I love them all the same
Bruhh so close Mothership Happiness Death Star Downtown Battle Mountain Acceptance Speech Artificial Selection Downtown Battle Mountain II Instant Gratification
This thread, in how people both greatly agree or disagree with rankings, or favor certain vocalists to others, shows that this band covered a lot of ground and reached a wide variety of fans for different reasons. They’re a very unique band, and their fan base has only grown from their ability to adapt and try new things. Happiness is greatly favored on here. Is it one of my favorites? No. But, there is no denying from me that the album reaches and appeals to a LARGE amount of their fan base and I can appreciate that because I appreciate this band and the fact that we are 13 years down the line now, and they’ve never once compromised what they wanted to do or sound like to blend in. An anomoly in its truest form.
The two times I've seen them with Tilian they've been great. The only other time I've seen them was 2011 Jonny and that says it all really...
I think theyve compromised a little bit as of late. Namely, whats up with incorporating the chugga chugga breakdowns now?
DGD didn't start doing those until after they stopped being popular. You just can't handle how subversive they are.
I saw them during the Happiness tour and it was unreal. However I’ve seen a lot of videos of them live since then. Does Jon Mess know what stage presence is? He could use some.
Who wants to do some more rankings? Favourite/least favourite from each album, go. Downtown Battle Mountain: Favourite - Open Your Eyes and Look North Least favourite - Strawberry André Death Star: Favourite - Hot Water on Wool Least favourite - The Robot with Human Hair pt. 3 Happiness: Favourite - Tree Village Least favourite - Don't Tell Dave Downtown Battle Mountain II: Favourite - Heat Seeking Ghost of Sex Least favourite - Purple Reign Acceptance Speech Favourite - Death of the Robot with Human Hair Least favourite - Carve Instant Gratification: Favourite - Death of a Strawberry Least favourite - On the Run / Legend Mothership: Favourite - Here Comes the Winner Least favourite - Exposed Artificial Selection: Favourite - Count Bassy / Evaporate Least favourite - Slouch (Do want to note that I still like all my least favourites, to varying degrees. Except Exposed and DTD. They can both fuck off into the never-ending darkness of the abyss.)