UserSoundoffs 7Album Ratings 617Objectivity 95%Last Active 01-06-21 7:51 pmJoined 11-14-20Forum Posts 0Review Comments 135
| DGD ranked and some other shit
Dance Gavin Dance is a weird band with almost no lyrical substance, but they make up for it with how innovative and talented they are. this list is based on personal liking | | 1 |  | Dance Gavin Dance
Downtown Battle Mountain
This album has the most cathartic and mellow and isolated (not in a bad way) sound in their whole, diverse catalogue. Jonny Craig's R&B inspired vocals over chaotic, math-rock inspired instrumentals combined with Jon Mess' afflicting streams make this album. They still didn't top this, but they come close each fucking time they release an album.
I think this is the best style they've accomodated so far. Also, it's their closest style to Post-Hardcore.
Favorite Tracks: 1. Lemon Meringue Tie, 2. Times New Roman
9/10 | | 2 |  | Dance Gavin Dance
Downtown Battle Mountain II
This is the release where they got Jonny Craig back after 3 years, and Jon Mess just came back after fixing up his health. I think every song's a banger here but Jonny's vocals don't hit as hard as they did on DBM and I very much prefer the style of DBM over this one. I played this album much more than its prequel though. In this album, Mess is in a terribly bad shape because he just came back after taking a leave, and his screams are very manic, and emotional. While the screams sound bad, I think that even adds up to the quality of this album. Riff work in this one is more creative and diverse compared to DBM but less engaging.
Favorite Tracks: 1. Heat Seeking Ghost of Sex, 2. Thug City, 3. Spooks
9/10 | | 3 |  | Dance Gavin Dance
Mothership
This is the album DGD finally implemented pop into their Post-Hardcore style perfectly in my opinion in their second attempt after Instant Gratification. All band members are at their prime in this one but I don't like the style too much to be honest. Tilian solidified his place in DGD with this album by putting out an album as good as the best of the other vocalists.
Again, I don't like this style too much, but this album is consistent as fuck. If ArSe or AB was as consistent as MS, I'd be happily placing them higher than Mothership.
9/10
Favorite Tracks: 1. Man Of The Year, 2. Inspire The Liars, 3. Deception
Inspire the Liars is great but I think it gets somehow weak in the 2nd half compared to the first, so my favorite here would be MOTY. | | 4 |  | Dance Gavin Dance
Happiness
Funky and most accessible DGD release with minimal screams and the screams by Will Swan in this one aren't harsh at all, would be accessible for a normal rock listener. Also, only release where there are lyrics that actually make sense.
8.5/10
"Who chooses to keep all these bohemian thoughts alive?"
"I guess I still miss you
But talking's for functioning people"
Favorite Tracks: 1. Carl Barker, 2. Tree Village, 3. Powder to the People | | 5 |  | Dance Gavin Dance
Artificial Selection
I think ArSe era DGD is my favorite stylistically, not as poppy as the follow-up album, desolate and epic, Tilian's voice is not overproduced (eh, maybe a little),
Mess' screams are not too melodic compared to Afterburner, they're chaotic and he actually sounds like he's angry here.
8.5/10
Favorite Tracks: 1. Bloodsucker, 2. Son of Robot, 3. Evaporate
Bloodsucker is my favorite song by them in terms of song structure. | | 6 |  | Dance Gavin Dance
Afterburner
I think good tracks are hit or miss on here, and that's actually why it was received so poorly by the fanbase. There are some bad tracks on there, but the good ones are really good. If the album was consistent in quality (and no, very good tracks don't make up for bad tracks), this would be probably higher than Mothership.
Favorite Tracks: 1. Nothing Shameful, 2. Parody Catharsis, 3. Say Hi
It's too poppy for most people, but I liked it. Top 3 tracks of this is much better than top 3 tracks of Mothership.
8/10 | | 7 |  | Dance Gavin Dance
Acceptance Speech 2.0
Good intro to Tilian, but Tilian sings like he's still in Tides Of Man here, and I think Will Swan knows it, because this album focuses on Mess.
Favorite Tracks: 1. The Robot with Human Hair, Pt. 4, 2. Strawberry Swisher, Pt. 3, 3. Carve
7.5/10 | | 8 |  | Dance Gavin Dance
Dance Gavin Dance
This is funky, rough, and messy. It's still good but I don't like the style and funkiness combined with Mess' screams.
7.5/10
Favorite Tracks: 1. Caviar, 2. Alex English, 3. Rock Solid, 4. Me and Zoloft
Caviar and Alex English are undoubtedly the best here, that ending in Caviar is fire. | | 9 |  | Dance Gavin Dance
Instant Gratification
First Tilian central album, but they went too far on making Tilian the center. This has too much Tilian and it's safe to say Tilian found his singing style in DGD with this album. This sounds good, but style is in my opinion uninspired and bland. Their most accessible Tilian album. I like to think of this as DGD trying to find their sound with Tilian before Mothership.
Don't get me wrong, this is good, but compared to other albums by DGD, this lacks innovation.
Favorite Tracks: Lost, Variation, Something New
7/10 | | 10 |  | Dance Gavin Dance
Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean
The album is underwhelming at best but has a really nice one track, which has a really good ending that makes me shiver. Bad production, screams are bad, instrumentals are kind of good but production screws them up, just sounds like not much effort was put into this.
Favorite Track: The Robot With Human Hair, Pt. 2
5/10 | | 11 |  | Utopian Babies
Nothing In Moderation
top 25 tracks:
1. Lemon Meringue Tie
2. Heat Seeking Ghost of Sex
3. Carl Barker
4. And I Told Them I Invented Times New Roman
5. Man Of The Year
6. Nothing Shameful
7. Bloodsucker
8. Parody Catharsis
9. Thug City
10. Inspire the Liars
11. Spooks
12. Son of Robot
13. Evaporate
14. The Backwards Pumpkin Song
15. Say Hi
16. Deception
17. Here Comes The Winner
18. Alex English
19. Tree Village
20. Open Your Eyes and Look North
21. Rock Solid
22. Hair Song
23. Strawberry Swisher Pt. 3
24. Me And Zoloft
25. The Robot With Human Hair Pt. 4 | | 12 | | Utopian Babies
Nothing In Moderation
Recommended album listening order: DBM -> DBM II -> Deathstar -> Happiness -> Instant Gratification -> Acceptance Speech (2.0) -> Mothership -> Artificial Selection -> Afterburner.
Pretty much the chronological order but DBM II comes after DBM, and Instant Gratification is swapped with AS. | |
JustJoe.
12.15.20 | 4 is 1 & 1 is 2 because those are the only ones i heard | SteakByrnes
12.15.20 | Happiness > DBM2 > Deathstar > IG = Mothership > Acceptance Speech 2.0 > ArSe > DBM > Afterburner > WISIRO
If anything the Kurt albums are by far the most experimental albums they've done, exploring a more jazzy math rock influenced sound and seamlessly incorporating it into the post hardcore sound they had | SymbolicInTime
12.15.20 | ^[2]
I can put aside my gripes with most of this rank, but AS 2.0 that low isn't okay | Feather
12.15.20 | Gross gross gross ranking ... before seeing this I thought it was nearly impossible to mess up a DGD ranking | fatihcoskuny
12.15.20 | feather you instant gratification lover | Feather
12.15.20 | AS2, self titled and IG being below AB and ARSE is absolute blasphemy. Also, having DBM I and II in the number 1 and 2 spots is unacceptable when there is so much stylistic variation and highs outside of the Jonny Craig show. | JustJoe.
12.15.20 | everyone is entitled to their own opinions all i ask is that you agree with everything i say | Shiranui
12.15.20 | Ohh, wow. Apart from the listing itself, it's genuinely interesting to see how your album favourites showcase a complete different taste in music from mine. | TheSpirit
12.15.20 | AS2 is my favorite, Happiness is their best. | fatihcoskuny
12.15.20 | those things aren't related. | bigweinerdon
12.15.20 | 1 is obv 1 | vult
12.15.20 | wait i didnt realize you said Happiness was the most accessible DGD record. ummmmm. | cold
12.16.20 | "(gays don't like this release)"
fuck you | TronaldDump
12.16.20 | 4 is 1, Carl Barker is their best song, and Kurt was their best vocalist
...and Will's screams are better than Jon | fatihcoskuny
12.16.20 | why would they keep jon around if will was better, jon is the best screamer in the genre along with Cory lockwood right now imo | deathschool
12.16.20 | Secret Band is 1 | Faraudo
12.16.20 | 6 is very underrated around these parts. | fatihcoskuny
12.16.20 | yeah, gays don't like it | Feather
12.16.20 | I'm with the gays I suppose then | Faraudo
12.16.20 | Very gay | Lasseg
12.22.20 | Im kinda jealous of People who can stomach Tillian era DGD because for me they have gone downhill so hard ever since he joined, but Accaptence Speech is kinda ok | ieatbabies795
12.24.20 | “it was received so poorly by the fanbase”
“(gays don't like this release)“
Dude just called the fanbase of his favorite band gay. Nice.
| fatihcoskuny
12.24.20 | I wouldn't really say DGD is my favorite band though | SymbolicInTime
12.24.20 | Did we go back in time where "gay" is an insult or |
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