IG stands out hugely from the other Tilian records as far more straightforward/poppy and going for "fun" over complex or atmospheric. Def not my thing and it's easily the bottom for me. And I skip DoaS every time while everyone else lists it as a top DGD track, ha.
dont think so i barely remember it but it was like super early 2010 like february in st louis at a 400 cap maybe half full, couldve been all local openers or something
i mean the sksk tour mightve been when zac got the boot but that wouldve been just after this tour i think
hah found the ticket page for that show Dance Gavin Dance - Tickets - The Firebird - Saint Louis, MO - February 1st, 2010
I always forget how loaded this album is but my list is identical. Shark, legend, and eagle are such a clear cut below the rest. I think because they’re all relatively close is why my mind kinda jumps to put IG last in the Tilian era.
Legend has some cool guitar work going on but I agree about Shark Dad and Eagle Vs Crows. Those are definitely my bottom two on the album
I love Shark and EvC. Shark's entire middle section with Jon is one of my favourite bits in their entire discography, and EvC is classic DGD silliness.
They didn’t outright say they were reuniting, but all 4 original members posted about the 10 year anniversary of the album and asked people if they thought they should get back together for it. I kid you not.
May I submit my favorite Jon lyrics ever, from The Cuddler. "Talk about your feelings I'm goin pitch black Talk about my feelings I don't wanna, fuck that It don't believe me I mustn't whip that Soft as the pillow is, ship this shit back Stand up and notify the registry I'm buying a house in a shit storm economy Make love, I plagiarized the books I read My infinite wisdom, belligerent at lightning speed I'll go get the decider I'll be the center divider I could be more than just "Hey bro, listen." I'll be claiming you flaggin I'll be braggin I'm admin I could fulfill the people's crave for pigskin Small world syndrome, I can hear your criticism, buh- buh- bouncing off the base of my buttons You bluffin I could go get the biggest brick so you could break in I could constrict the citizen to make a payment"
This is definitely a good one. These are the parts from him that always stood out to me or that I just thought was creatively delivered vocally (sorry if it's a big post, hopefully you enjoy reading the wicked shit this man spouts): Couldn't brace yourself in the morphine hallway Lying on the ground with a heart as a ball and chain Message to the bird, I know your wings will be fine spread them on the floor, learn to heal with take time Close the hatch and lock us inside - Brace me, honey I need friction If I slur my words, correct my diction It's not always fact or fiction I made the plan, I'll make my own plan Period, colon, grammar arsenal I think we need some brand-new barstools A new decor. Oh, man, that car's cool I change the plan, I bought my own plan - The first thing I say in the morning is "Fuck that shit." People are offended and tired, so fuck that shit I walk myself to my church service and ask for this: Balance my brain chemicals, so I can give a shit - Who has a plan? We hold out our hands in hope for a free ride to successful endeavors The weak are the liars, the strong think too much I am too cynical to say I don't give a fuck - And lately we should be making me The best type of record for wasting please Amazing bark is getting dark You know that I know can ride the arc And lately we should be making me The present elect is a burning tree And you know, that I know, that I can't be me So I can be you, and well, you can be me - What's it like to be a marble? Did I get something in your eye? She's a referee, and I'm lethally Overdosed on pumpkin pie Yes the future is mount delicious, son But the leaf changes forms continuum My destiny is calling me, it says Jon Mess you should own a gun - I blamed the fact of my division, so long in temporary places The long lost pitch of your invention lay hidden bond inside its place When something less will come together and solid walls will fall apart So lately piece of mind is setting, when did the weather taste so tart? Will running solve a contradiction of makeshift tomes and revelations? The pious price of buying diction, a speech I never should have made - Don’t be tardy for my leaky Barbie TV party pee in the park - Yo, who proves to me to believe what you need without me? Who proves to believe in me? Yo, who proves to believe without me? Don't believe that you're with me, just to believe Just to, and just to, and just to, and just to believe ... I blocked your three point shot, you get caught napping a lot Your handles worse than Chris A. when he's high on pot You're like an epileptic version of a ballet dancer KG might say that you have cancer - Sinus pressure getting older. I like weight upon my shoulders Here I live inside this cd. Tell your friends he's super creepy Weirded out a simple human Confused by words? Arrange and move them Into spaces, no apparent meaning Eat this song your ears are greedy - I don't really wanna be the bitch that gets its shit, bottles it Deliberately swallows it. One less contestant life They'll provide the documents to make believe you're gonna fit Spend your time as militant, self-help perfection hype - Take a sip from the drain The flavor tastes like nothing Or nothing tastes the same, cause nothing is never there I know what I'm talking 'bout I believe the words in my mouth 'Cause I can say that it was all just a metaphor - Petting Zoo Justice. The whole thing.
How do Our Last Night manage to cover any song and make it sound exactly the same as their last cover? Ugh this band sucks so bad, why Tilian
They actually have some decent original material (not great but okay), but at this point they’re such a gimmick band.