Timestamps: Untitled: 0:42 And I told Them I Invented Times New Roman: 01:29 It's Safe to Say You Dig the Backseat: 06:17 Strawberry André: 11:31 Lemon Meringue Tie: 14:44 The Backwards Pumpkin Song: 18:36 Antlion: 23:40 Turn Off the Lights, I'm Watching Back to the Future: 27:00 Open Your Eyes and Look North: 31:01 Surprise! I'm From Cuba, Everyone Has One Brain: 35:28 12 Hours, 630 Miles: 40:23 Afterthoughts: 41:45
It’s Jonny Craig. It’s winter time, snowing side ways, it’s me on a school bus in 2010, it’s me thinking about a girl that I fell in love with. It’s my vibes as a young blood enjoying music for the first time in my life. Miss this! This album introduces me into everything
Jonny’s voice expresses depth in such an emotionally artistic way and you could just feel it hit you. So powerful but vulnerable, so strong but gentle. The contrast is what makes it so beautiful. Actually, contrast done well is so incredible… it’s why dgd was able to make this album as amazing as it is.
They call the genre swancore, will swan the guitarist pretty much created this noodly guitar style to add onto post hardcore, they do a lot of experimenting with different styles in the later albums but they nail it every time.
Wouldn't consider this album swancore nor did Will create anything. The DBM1 instrumentals are solid, but Will's playing was heavily inspired by earlier 00s phc/math/prog/experimental bands like Fall of Troy as the other person said. What ultimately made this album unique and successful was Jonny, as I don't think we had heard a voice like that over that instrumental style before. DBM2 is when the swancore roots were laid down, then Will created his own label, then Tilian era DGD became quite popular, and that modern DGD style is what swancore bands sound like. No hate. DBM1 is a classic and Will is an incredible player.
15 years later and this is still my favorite album which is still played more then any other album in my entire Spotify library. When all else fails, and new music Friday has been running dry, I go right back to this album
This requires a whole Playlist of its own "Swancore" named after the guitarist Will Swan. And other bands you could add to it is Hail The Sun, A Lot Like Birds, Stolas, Sianvar, Eidola, Secret Band, and Royal Coda. Most of these bands have members that play in these other bands I've mentioned under Will Swan's record label Blue Swan Records.
Idk if I'd call alot like birds swancore. They definitely fall within the taste but Kurt's cultivated a pretty unique sound and I don't love him to death but he good. Royal coda is definitely swanny
@@i8764theKevassitant I don't know if you can count any band Will Swan is in as "swancore" like Royal Coda. It's less swancore and more just... swan, cause he's literally in the band. The only real swancore band I can think of right now is Dwellings. As I listen to more DGD and more post-hardcore the more I disagree that swancore bands are the ones people say they are, I don't think Hail The Sun have that much of a DGD sound even. Hail The Sun pulls way more from The Fall of Troy and Mars Volta than DGD. It's only recently that they've started to have a more poppy sound closer to that of modern-day DGD. A Lot Like Birds as well, pulls a SHIT TON of The Mars Volta sound. I think a lot of those in this community haven't listened to At The Drive-In or The Mars Volta and so don't _realize_ how much of these "swancore" bands' sounds actually come back to Volta and not the bands that descended from them. I will agree with Wolf and Bear.
Sometimes its unbelievable this music exists. Its so good i cant wrap my head around it, backwards pumpkin song always blows me away. I watch reactions just to pretend im around people who appreciate my favorite shit even a fraction of how i feel. This dude gets it tho fr.
I literally just found your channel and was going to comment to do Whatever I say is royal ocean because noone ever listens to it but you did! Subscribed! Going to finish this and watch that and born of osiris
Ngl... I've played at least 1 DTBM or DTBMII song a day since 2009... 🤣🫣🥴 Even the mid songs off both albums are easily repeatable... In some parallel, alternative universe; Jonny stayed clean, didnt piss everyone off, and theres DTBMV-X...
Been literally crying all day from watching One Piece and now I'm crying from reliving this gorgeous album with you... Thank you so much for covering these songs you reignited a firey passion for old Dance Gavin Dance I never knew went out... Thank you so man bro... Much love... Keep it the great reactions👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
and here i am watching this video yet again. I love watching your videos reacting to DGD. Your reactions help me relive my own feelings of listening to these albums for the first time.
Im a little late to the party but awesome youre doing the DGD journey. There are plenty of lineup changes during the bands early years and youll get to see their sound change and evolve over their discography. This album has one of my all time fave DGD tracks- Lemon Meringue Tie.
Looool your reactions are so funny "oooh! OOOH!! Oh damn!" This album fucked you good, didn't it? I love hearing people react to this album for the first time, I remember first hearing it in 2007 and was blown away for 3 years straight off it. Still listen to it to this day, nothing touches this album for me. So glad its now part of your life too, congrats lol
Straight up. I love going back and indulging with you on all these records. It's very validating and having someone else enjoy all the little moments is super fun. Keep it up, bro. There's so much more to be stoked about.
Check out "Secret Band". It's the same guys without Jonney Creig. A bit heavier but still groovy af or if you want jazzy/proggy instrumental stuff try "Strawberry Girls"
Awesome second video! I have enjoyed the listens, and love that you're digging them as hard now as I did 15 years ago! 🤘 Excited to see you hit the first loop in the rollercoaster!
Awesome! Hailing from the great city of Sacramento CA, Dance Gavin Dance are my #2 band of all time!!! Glad you love them as much as I do....incredible. Incredible!
@@dominicdunn2579 It's between Chasing Safety and Disambiguation. However, my fave "era" of their sound is oldschoolCries of the Past, UO. The musicianship on that album is wonderful. What's yours?
I cannot find a bad song on Jackpot Juicer- but DBM1 can't not be my favorite album. 10:05 This. This is the best DGD outro. 😤 33:23 I want to hear Jon sound this wicked again...
.... Kinda a weird angle.. but I've always wondered if DTBM was really that good cuz Sean O'Sullivan was playing lead guitar before Will Swan really developed.
there were more copycats back in the day but they didn’t last. this album defined post hardcore with math/prog metal roots (guitar and drums). The uniqueness is from how R&B (singer) and rap focused (screamer) the vocalists are. They are all artists in their own right but the vocal delivery from the screaming and singing makes this its own. They made this album when they were in high school. Just incredible.
should name drop some of the more popular bands at the time that were very similar: circa survive, chiodos, pierce the veil, issues, alexisonfire, emarosa just to name some
if youre looking for content do brand new. they are one of the greatest bands of our generation and the first three albums are fire from beginning to end
Timestamps:
Untitled: 0:42
And I told Them I Invented Times New Roman: 01:29
It's Safe to Say You Dig the Backseat: 06:17
Strawberry André: 11:31
Lemon Meringue Tie: 14:44
The Backwards Pumpkin Song: 18:36
Antlion: 23:40
Turn Off the Lights, I'm Watching Back to the Future: 27:00
Open Your Eyes and Look North: 31:01
Surprise! I'm From Cuba, Everyone Has One Brain: 35:28
12 Hours, 630 Miles: 40:23
Afterthoughts: 41:45
It’s Jonny Craig. It’s winter time, snowing side ways, it’s me on a school bus in 2010, it’s me thinking about a girl that I fell in love with. It’s my vibes as a young blood enjoying music for the first time in my life.
Miss this! This album introduces me into everything
I know this exact feeling :)
@@majora36 yessir it’s a feeling i always want to have again
I know that feel. I was 14 and I still remember the first time that I heard this album. Definitely my favourite band of all time.
Same here. I fell in love with Jonny's voice.
Found them when I was 18. Was never a fan of Jonny in DGD but I’m coming round to it.
Still the best album ever made to me
Literally unbeatable m. A fucking masterpiece.
Top 3 all time for me without question I’ve been listening to it for almost a decade now
Will always be top 10 for me, but nothing beats Sky Eats Airplane's self titled album
Give this album another 10-15 years, it will be regarded as one of the most monumental albums of this genre. Just watch ….
"And I don't know why
I don't know why
I fight for you this way!
Fight for you this way!
Fight for you this waaaaaay!"
Jonny’s voice expresses depth in such an emotionally artistic way and you could just feel it hit you. So powerful but vulnerable, so strong but gentle. The contrast is what makes it so beautiful. Actually, contrast done well is so incredible… it’s why dgd was able to make this album as amazing as it is.
They call the genre swancore, will swan the guitarist pretty much created this noodly guitar style to add onto post hardcore, they do a lot of experimenting with different styles in the later albums but they nail it every time.
the fall of troy would like to have a word with you
Wouldn't consider this album swancore nor did Will create anything. The DBM1 instrumentals are solid, but Will's playing was heavily inspired by earlier 00s phc/math/prog/experimental bands like Fall of Troy as the other person said. What ultimately made this album unique and successful was Jonny, as I don't think we had heard a voice like that over that instrumental style before. DBM2 is when the swancore roots were laid down, then Will created his own label, then Tilian era DGD became quite popular, and that modern DGD style is what swancore bands sound like.
No hate. DBM1 is a classic and Will is an incredible player.
@@Washanuga i think swancore its more like happiness
@@angelviera6931100%. This album isn't swancore, it's straight post-hardcore like Emarosa and countless others.
@@Washanuga i hear thursday, atdi, circa survive and maybe some euro screamo like la quiete
if you’re doing all the albums I’m here for it, lessgoooo
One of the best albums ever. Full stop.
Times New Roman is one of the greatest DGD songs ever. That contrasts are just perfectly matching each other
Agreed. I think it's the best song they ever made. Nothing catches my ear like it and its infuriating. I want a part 2 so bad
You can never go wrong with Untitled and Times New Roman transition...
I miss those tricks.
15 years later and this is still my favorite album which is still played more then any other album in my entire Spotify library. When all else fails, and new music Friday has been running dry, I go right back to this album
This requires a whole Playlist of its own "Swancore" named after the guitarist Will Swan. And other bands you could add to it is Hail The Sun, A Lot Like Birds, Stolas, Sianvar, Eidola, Secret Band, and Royal Coda. Most of these bands have members that play in these other bands I've mentioned under Will Swan's record label Blue Swan Records.
Wolf and bear is one of the only swancore bands I like.
Idk if I'd call alot like birds swancore. They definitely fall within the taste but Kurt's cultivated a pretty unique sound and I don't love him to death but he good. Royal coda is definitely swanny
@@i8764theKevassitant I don't know if you can count any band Will Swan is in as "swancore" like Royal Coda. It's less swancore and more just... swan, cause he's literally in the band. The only real swancore band I can think of right now is Dwellings. As I listen to more DGD and more post-hardcore the more I disagree that swancore bands are the ones people say they are, I don't think Hail The Sun have that much of a DGD sound even. Hail The Sun pulls way more from The Fall of Troy and Mars Volta than DGD. It's only recently that they've started to have a more poppy sound closer to that of modern-day DGD. A Lot Like Birds as well, pulls a SHIT TON of The Mars Volta sound. I think a lot of those in this community haven't listened to At The Drive-In or The Mars Volta and so don't _realize_ how much of these "swancore" bands' sounds actually come back to Volta and not the bands that descended from them.
I will agree with Wolf and Bear.
yesss i luv sianvar and hail the sun, donovon melero >>>>>>>>
By far their best album, the album with the least amount of stupid shit on it, they sit on the edge of sincerity and cynicism so well here
There isn’t a better album in this genre you can’t beat this dude
Sometimes its unbelievable this music exists. Its so good i cant wrap my head around it, backwards pumpkin song always blows me away.
I watch reactions just to pretend im around people who appreciate my favorite shit even a fraction of how i feel. This dude gets it tho fr.
I literally just found your channel and was going to comment to do Whatever I say is royal ocean because noone ever listens to it but you did! Subscribed! Going to finish this and watch that and born of osiris
Ngl... I've played at least 1 DTBM or DTBMII song a day since 2009... 🤣🫣🥴
Even the mid songs off both albums are easily repeatable...
In some parallel, alternative universe; Jonny stayed clean, didnt piss everyone off, and theres DTBMV-X...
Been literally crying all day from watching One Piece and now I'm crying from reliving this gorgeous album with you... Thank you so much for covering these songs you reignited a firey passion for old Dance Gavin Dance I never knew went out... Thank you so man bro... Much love... Keep it the great reactions👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
and here i am watching this video yet again. I love watching your videos reacting to DGD. Your reactions help me relive my own feelings of listening to these albums for the first time.
I’m glad you are doing the entire discography. Just came across your vids and I’m going to join you for the ride. Glad to see you enjoy it.
I'm 32 been loving DGD for over 15=years (man I'm old) and RUNTY is the go to for me for reactions..hope you've been enjoying both of yours ride :)
Im a little late to the party but awesome youre doing the DGD journey. There are plenty of lineup changes during the bands early years and youll get to see their sound change and evolve over their discography. This album has one of my all time fave DGD tracks- Lemon Meringue Tie.
Lemon meringue tie will always be their best song
This is great! Do all the albums in order!
Looool your reactions are so funny "oooh! OOOH!! Oh damn!" This album fucked you good, didn't it? I love hearing people react to this album for the first time, I remember first hearing it in 2007 and was blown away for 3 years straight off it. Still listen to it to this day, nothing touches this album for me. So glad its now part of your life too, congrats lol
Bro whaaaaat this bitch gives me chills to this day just bumped it on the way home. Unreal genius
It’s awesome to see someone experience one of my favorite bands for the first time. Can’t wait to watch along for the rest of the albums!
"And without ever letting go I knew you'd gone astray"
Best album ever. Simple as
This is how I started listening to dance Gavin dance, started from their first ep and went on from there, each album was better than the last
Idk dude I love tillian but something about those Jonny Craig times. Dude is a pos though
Still get cold chills listening to these songs
Straight up. I love going back and indulging with you on all these records. It's very validating and having someone else enjoy all the little moments is super fun. Keep it up, bro. There's so much more to be stoked about.
If you're planning on listening to all of their albums, I am ALL for it
Just wow bro wow memories just great perfect reactions 😎🥳🤯😭🤟
This is greatest album I ever bought
It's post hardcore. fall of troy, a lot like birds, lower definition, drop dead gorgeous, most of underoaths stuff, saosin, alexisonfire and so on
THIS DGD especially is straight post hardcore.
I’m glad you love it, DGD has longtime been my favorite band
i’m gonna be here for the whole discography ride.
gained a subscriber too
Check out "Secret Band". It's the same guys without Jonney Creig. A bit heavier but still groovy af or if you want jazzy/proggy instrumental stuff try "Strawberry Girls"
Enjoy Jonny
Transition of "surprise! I'm from cuba" to "12 hours, 630 miles" is magical
I have a whole piece of this albums artwork tattooed because of how much this album means to me
My favorite album band 😍
The story so for what you dont see full album listen to it also 🤩🤟
Awesome second video!
I have enjoyed the listens, and love that you're digging them as hard now as I did 15 years ago! 🤘
Excited to see you hit the first loop in the rollercoaster!
Awesome! Hailing from the great city of Sacramento CA, Dance Gavin Dance are my #2 band of all time!!! Glad you love them as much as I do....incredible. Incredible!
I need to know your #1 and see if it's close to DGD I would say my #1 is The Used for me
@@dominicdunn2579 May come as a surprise as they sound nothing like DGD, but it's Underoath :)
@@9290SC super awesome choice actually my top three in highschool were DGD, the used and underoath!
What's your favorite album of theirs? (Underoath)
@@dominicdunn2579 It's between Chasing Safety and Disambiguation. However, my fave "era" of their sound is oldschoolCries of the Past, UO. The musicianship on that album is wonderful. What's yours?
you are correct about the guitar, its amazing. if you havent learned already, their guitarist is will swan and he is a genius
I cannot find a bad song on Jackpot Juicer- but DBM1 can't not be my favorite album.
10:05 This. This is the best DGD outro. 😤
33:23 I want to hear Jon sound this wicked again...
.... Kinda a weird angle.. but I've always wondered if DTBM was really that good cuz Sean O'Sullivan was playing lead guitar before Will Swan really developed.
Oh yeah they change quite a bit, 3 different lead singers, increased production values each time, experimentation. It’s a ride for sure
Can't wait for the next album
pog
I see you everywhere that’s what’s up
@@trashdomj yessir I be existin'
they get better and better too believe it or not
Debatable
Naw
Huge fan of both them and your reactions
Your in for a journey if your doing all albums..
That’s my plan
dude I just found your channel im so stoked all of these are great albums
Band Member changes coming ahead on the next album. Most notably the clean vocalist and second guitarist I think.
Lmao that is Jonny Craig baby!
Ever heard ‘In flames’ ‘porcupine tree’ or ‘Katatonia’? You’ve been doing a ton of my fav bands, keep it up! 👍
there were more copycats back in the day but they didn’t last. this album defined post hardcore with math/prog metal roots (guitar and drums). The uniqueness is from how R&B (singer) and rap focused (screamer) the vocalists are. They are all artists in their own right but the vocal delivery from the screaming and singing makes this its own. They made this album when they were in high school. Just incredible.
should name drop some of the more popular bands at the time that were very similar: circa survive, chiodos, pierce the veil, issues, alexisonfire, emarosa just to name some
I'm gonna give your channel the support you rock to some good albums I'm your new subscriber 🤭🤫
Jonny Craig's new band Old Flame dropped a new video for Pray its a banger!!!!
Can you listen to hail the sun new age filth full album please 🤧😎🥳🥺 rock on bro
Not 15 year old me singing about not knowing why I fight for the girl who has no idea who I am this way.
incredible vid
if youre looking for content do brand new. they are one of the greatest bands of our generation and the first three albums are fire from beginning to end
Science Fiction is too to me
BREATHE IN WIDE ILL FORGIVE YOU LATERRRRR
06:17 This songs about a girl in a suburban lmaoo
sick vid
Bro plz emarosa Jonny Craig omg he’s sooo good in that band tooo
Simalar things is ealry i see stars and of machines. Or at least thats what i shuffle this with
of machines is awesome
senses fail, killswith engage, atreyu, silvertsein, saosin, aiden, all that remains, alexisonfire, thursday, used, coheed, scary kids.
honorable mention story of the year
You just spoke truth to my teen years. You got it all bro !!!
Coheed is peak
Love how the URL ends in 2007s when this came out in 2007
only bad song on this album is Strawberry Andre and it’s a decent song lol
no way