Dance Gavin Dance Has It All Figured Out

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Entry 34: On Friday, Dance Gavin Dance played to a sold-out crowd at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. It was a cool show. Also, they're one of my favorite bands... so, here's 9 minutes about why.
Songs used:
- Chucky vs. the Giant Tortoise
- Inspire the Liars
- Death of a Strawberry
- Bloodsucker
- Midnight Crusade
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#blessthismess #posthardcore #goodmusic
Thanks to Aaron Belinfanti for the drums!

[@FoamSquatch]

Jon Mess has said his lyric style is centered more around how it sounds when he screams it, then what the words actually mean. He also said its up to you to decide if the lyrics mean anything. Love DGD

[@arif530]

I believe there's meaning No, i believe there's nothing

[@THELEMONMANSSTAND]

@@skeletalsounds_ I do too!

[@randomencounterman4846]

I HAVE SOMETHING IMPORTANT TOO!

[@alexhennigh5242]

So he went to the Cedric Bixler school of writing lyrics? Hey whatever works man.

[@philthethotdestroyer4194]

that explains " rhiding a rhino lico de gallo"

[@TheSpookiestToast]

All three of dgd's clean singers brought something to the table that worked. As a long time fan i consider each singer and album to be like flavors.

[@Fightookaishii]

I agree, all eras were GOAT eras.

[@user-yf2lk5gi7q]

@@Fightookaishii except for Kurt's

[@SRankerDMC]

@@user-yf2lk5gi7q idk man swisher 1 and 2 on repeat sometimes

[@bastakaytv2825]

Even until now, I still have Jonny and Kurt's songs on replay.

[@Feetwork101]

If you had absolutely shitted on my favorite band, I would've still subscribed. A1 production, presence, and pacing.

[@TheWeekIReview]

That seems as high a compliment as a person can give, so thank you very much!

[@mepeyairthecat]

Let’s be honest bro periphery’s vocals are pretty trash. Saw them open for DGD and was very disappointed.

[@haydenk1116]

The best recommended video I've recieved all year

[@ChuggyRiffsson]

One of my favorite things about DGD is - between Tilian, Kurt, and Jonny - every respective singer has a whole different influence on the band sonically. They do such a good job developing a sound around the strengths and the bands dynamics with each singer, while still maintaining that DGD sound. Also, been amazing seeing Jon Mess progress vocally over the years. Cause holy shit, those early days were painful at times.

[@Surgles]

Will swan is definitely the reason for that. He also has talked about writing to the sound of the singer so he does his part to match up the kind of style/playing to the vocal stylings of that particular singer.

[@xxParkFanxx69420]

Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean is borderline screamo because of this exact reason lmao.

[@trevorstarks9002]

Unpopular Opinion: You can find a lot of singers that sound like Jonny Craig and Kurt Travis. I didn't like either of them in the band.

[@HashinItOutt]

@@trevorstarks9002 idk man jonny craig's voice is pretty unique, and kurt's influence on dgd was quite phenomenal

[@fscorpion678]

Fyzyqs L

[@angelaanonymous]

My all time favorite Mess-ism is "I DON'T WANT YOUR CEREAL".

[@DistrictTerra]

You can get your wig split back I'll be the same old g

[@SRankerDMC]

Ah yes, dbm2 was an amazing album

[@azaelo7122]

The naturalness of Tilian's high notes always reminds me of Anthony Green from Circa Survive, they make it sound so easy to walk around those high notes

[@TheJake2l]

Circa survive, dance Gavin dance, chiodos, emarosa 4 powerful vocal bands that stayed with me throughout middle school and high school

[@Jmack7861]

Anthony green from saosin* he will always be Anthony green from saosin to me, so much better than circa survive

[@azaelo7122]

I still prefer circa tho

[@josslujano7615]

it's funny cuz Tilian made a few demo songs with Saosin

[@ReptarTheUgly]

Anthony green live is ehhh. He always sounds super sick and I’ve seen him live like 8 times.

[@nooneinparticular9868]

The intro to that song is ridiculous... will swan is a god!!

[@jadenfez4995]

You are very underrated, the production and effort in this video is amazing

[@TheWeekIReview]

Awwww, thank you so much! I really appreciate that.

[@aceonwheels2349]

DGD just surpassed Pan!c At The Disco as my daughters favorite band and I’m so absolutely excited and happy about it. She told me this on the way to school on her first day of 6th grade. 😊

[@TheWeekIReview]

Quite the kid you got there!

[@jorlandooo_13]

no no no tilian don't take my confetti awayyyyy! (Fave band btw, their live performances are stellar! )

[@yourcommondani]

Dude, you deserve more subscribers

[@TheWeekIReview]

I totally agree!

[@laurenybarra8008]

I want him to look into Tree Village so bad. I used to play everything after 2012 by dgd exclusively but once I heard Carl Baker I fell in love with the rest of there stuff.

[@tatteredprince2097]

Epic song. But it's Barker not Baker.

[@bubbernub651]

Thats awesome! I pretty much did the same thing. I got introduced with mothership and only listened to that for a pretty long time but then I had them on a radio once and it put on Carl Barker and eventually Blue Dream as well and then I really went through and listened to almost everything. Its crazy how their sound is consistent on all of their records (probably just because of Will's guitar work and Matt's drums) but yet they still sound like an entirely different band every record as well. Going through their discography is a such a trip but its so awesome. I love the way the band is going with Tillian as well

[@jdmar15382]

Carl barker is the best

[@sanders2strong]

I seen them twice, but dgd sounds identical live to studio Especially we own the night They're amazing and gonna see them again in March or April 2020

[@droptherapy2085]

This aged poorly

[@sanders2strong]

@@droptherapy2085 lmfao

[@fernandomadera11]

Swanposting appreciates this

[@nicholasrogers2046]

Dance Gavin Dance and I The Mighty are tied for my top favorite bands, you should totally check out I The Mighty.. they're kind of amazing

[@isaiahwood9634]

Have you heard the song that they featured tilian on?

[@akiel813]

Yooo I heart ITM

[@Crypticz8]

Isaiah Wood silver tongues is a banger I always listened to it a lot my junior year

[@mikeallan5105]

hell yeah, I've seen and met ITM a few times and they are solid dudes and incredible performers.

[@edgarmendoza3830]

I’m just a sleepwalker

[@sethcavenar8857]

I feel like I'm watching NPR. That's a big compliment in my book

[@TheWeekIReview]

I definitely take that as one!

[@honeybadgerstudios21]

Didn’t even talk about the legendary Will Swan smh

[@tobytopaz]

You’re so expressive. It’s intoxicating. So well spoken, lovely to listen to!

[@nourat0w3l95]

You’re definitely not alone. I listened to We Own The Night several hundreds times in a matter of weeks.

[@victoralejandro8151]

Glad it wasn't just me.

[@kennethclark8753]

This video scratches the surface of what makes DGD fucking amazing. If you are focusing on current era. Great breakdown either way.

[@bald38]

Totally agree there bud

[@bubbernub651]

This is awesome. Chucky vs The Giant Tortoise was my intro to DGD as well. Thats cool considering how large their discography is. I love that you found the humor in their absurd lyrics but that you saw the appeal of their musicianship as well. Yes you used timbre correctly lmao. Awesome review, honestly I watched this to just try and reaffirm my bias after seeing Anthony Fantano's review of DGD. This did reassure me that im not crazy, and other people understand the appeal. Nice video

[@Surgles]

I’ve never found anyone else who will wear in a song like me the same way you do. Where when I love it, it’s all I want until I can satiate the craving for it. It’s awesome to know you’re the same way, especially about a band I’ve done the same with. Ps: my girlfriend introduced me to dgd too. Nice!

[@mikeallan5105]

amen to this. when i find a new song that is THAT song, i will play it over and over and over for days. drives my wife nuts X'D

[@DorianTateBates]

This review was so well done and insightful. Part of it was a perfect summation of why I like this band that I hadn't realized or voiced. If this channel's other videos are anywhere as good, I'll be happy.

[@TheWeekIReview]

They are.

[@Ibrahim7669]

Damn youtube just recommending videos from months ago.. I appreciate it!

[@jonnyestell5708]

This is by far one of my favorite bands, and you bringing up The Bunny The Bear, made me exactly happy lol.

[@jonnyestell5708]

*extremely*

[@alexsafford]

I was very surprised to scroll down and notice you only have the amount of subs you do. Such a professional way of reviewing artists/albums and it is done in a captivating way. Great video!

[@TheWeekIReview]

And most of the ones I have are from this video! Thank you very much. :)

[@Leekcorp]

I am fascinated by your lighting (Also one more sub, great video !)

[@jacksodudee]

I couldn’t have said it any better. This band will go down as one of the greatest.

[@clare_eliz]

This is genuinely exactly what I've been saying and trying to get people to understand (i.e. my parents who cant understand why I listen to "that shit") I can never quite articulate how the contrast works and how incredible it is

[@asapvarg]

You’re really well spoken! All your insights were spot-on, but I also couldn’t help but notice you didn’t really edit your video to clip out mumbles or mistakes in your speech. If you didn’t edit it at all/improvised your talking points, major props to you, the video was fantastic!

[@TheWeekIReview]

No editing. Also, no improvisation! Teleprompter life 4 lyfe.

[@ryanstewart7768]

Fantastic review! I am a very new DGD fan and am completely immersed in their entire discography. I was fortunate enough to see them live a few months ago and was completely blown away by their performance.

[@TheWeekIReview]

Thank you so much! They really are just so good live and also not live. There's a video here on KZbin that is like a 30 minute breakdown of Young Robot's individual audio tracks, and it was really fascinating. And I'm typically not into that sort of thing at all. It's this, if you're curious: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWewXqWOpdV_iqM

[@Czhristofer]

me like when people say good thing about thing me like

[@monssoontv5822]

I’ve been listening to dgd for about 3 years now, and you’re right on the money brother

[@martinmizumoto]

I mainline individual songs as well. Squeeze every bit of enjoyment out of it. Chucky is also the song I use to introduce people to DGD, such a banger. Can't think of it being anywhere other than first on the album. Great video buddy.

[@chinedumjosiah4398]

Loved this. Been a DGD fan for 2 years now and I know you got them down to a tee.

[@TheWeekIReview]

Thank you so much!

[@jeremylopez9162]

Nice I've been a fan since down town battle mountain was dropped, my first DGD song was the backwards pumpkin song been in love ever since DGD for life

[@bitbyter9427]

I'm happy to see someone talk about Dance Gavin Dance like this. They're still underground for mainstream audiences and hearing someone talk about them in the way you did was great. Imma sub the fuck out of this channel. Nice production on the video as well. Usually, someone with your range of sub numbers has awful production quality and you've got the opposite, good shit my guy

[@iamprattman1378]

I know I’m extremely late on this. Like 5 months late. But I felt a need to comment because I appreciate knowing I’m not the only person who gets absorbed or enthralled by a singular track to the point I listen to it for days if not a full week without changing the song. Knowing someone else appreciates that kind of listening experience and does so on a semi-regular basis. I remember the first song I heard by dance Gavin Dance was a pure fluke as I was listening to a playlist that feature another band I was obsessing over called Hands like Houses and I remember seeing their name but just kind of ignoring it as I rocked to Monster over and over until I eventually let the playlist go on. When I did I stumbled across midnight crusade. I was instantly hooked. I listened to song after song till I heard Head Hunter for the first time. It became my obsession and has really made me seek out videos and other information on the band. And I think it’s due in large part for many of the reasons you said. But at the fore front it was likely because I was captured by Tillian’s voice. It encapsulated everything I had desired for so long in a vocalist. And while I found a lot of vocalists I loved. He has easily become my favorite. His voice is melodic but still possesses the necessary edge to make him fit in with the genre. So I appreciate that someone else finally put it into words.

[@spanzotab]

While Periphery is a band that makes some of my favorite music ever, I'd have to agree that their live stuff just doesn't really cut it for me. Great video, and big agree about your points with DGD as well.

[@raxusquin]

Not a word about the genious behind it all. Will writes the most insane melodies and riffs that define the band. His synergy with Matt has really developed over the years and for me is what makes this band so solid. Great review don't get me wrong

[@TheWeekIReview]

Valid critique!

[@mutantrentboy]

This is one of the best band reviews I have ever seen lol. I love your aesthetics as well! I wish I could watch DGD live too!

[@Tenspeed1]

Holy shit. I thought I was the only one who'd listen to one track for days/weeks.

[@TheWeekIReview]

No sir you are not!

[@theraVen27]

Hahahhaa the entire DGD fan base listens to only DGD 80% of the time. It’s their magic

[@DeadPigeonAtticus]

Daaaamn why there are only 1.2k of subs?? That`s awesome content, it looks and sounds awesome.. Man, I wish you the very best on KZbin, keep going.

[@TheWeekIReview]

Man, this time last week I had like 800. This video has completely blown up, which is fascinating to me. Thank you!

[@DeadPigeonAtticus]

@@TheWeekIReview I suppose DGD-community will help a lot more. And together we will wait your next video ;)

[@Bront]

My all time favorite band , glad to see the sucsess they got lately, awesome video by the way

[@johna6028]

Thoroughly enjoyed this! Love the structure and you have a pleasant speaking voice. Will be seeing them next month for the millionth time. Their live performances are insane, CANT WAIT.

[@casiolamb]

Easily subscribed, the BlessThisMess hashtag was what made me do it. Love the way you describe DGD, absolutely amazing.

[@SkeeterMcMeatBeater]

Aye, my gf introduced me to them too! I bought her Mothership for her birthday since I knew she liked them and she played it in the car constantly. Then we saw them at Warped Tour the next month and they were fucking awesome!

[@jefflaclaire2206]

Love the video, earned my sub Listening to DGD is like eating at a super elegant fine dining restaurant. It’s just so intellectually comprised, and stimulating.

[@Macoinebak]

Only people with 130 or more IQ can truly understand the pure genius of dance gavin dance. /s

[@charlestyler1187]

Straight up one of, if the not the best band of the generation. Loved every album and listened to them from the beginning. Glad you enjoyed them. My wife and I had two of thier songs for our wedding on the dance floor and are seeing them in vegas

[@kirkandrew7853]

Love this video man. You hit the nail on the head. Their music is so amazing I even love hearing people talk about it.

[@calebb3257]

Yo how the fuck do you have less than 600 subs?? No joke I think you're better than 90% of these other music review channels. First video of yours for me and I'm subscribing rn.

[@TheWeekIReview]

Well thank you! I think you inadvertantly answered your own question: because I'm not a music review channel. I'm a whatever-the-fuck review channel and so every week I disappoint some segment of my audience, so it grows... but more slowly than I think it would if I actually just focused on one topic. I'm glad you enjoyed it, though! Means a lot.

[@vincentm1212]

i got into this band this year. they have been one of my biggest band obsessions in a long long time., they have become one of my top 5 favorite bands of all time. dgd is one of the best bands of the last 10 or so years period

[@2yearsentence968]

I appreciate you so much for everything you said, I agree 100%. They are my favorite band and this video made me very happy

[@hellixx256]

Dallas Green is also a genre chameleon, having done post hard-core and then moving to folk and blues, while sounding incredible and comfortable in each

[@hannahjones8514]

I've loved dance Gavin dance for almost a decade. I'm finally going to see them for the first time this October and Las rageous. I am so fucking STOKEDDDD

[@mickey2ky]

The guitarist throws those amazing stabs at the crowd just as easy as he makes it sound in the studio lol

[@fromheartfeltplaces_4627]

This video has he checking out more of your channel. This is an amazing video, and I love the band on top of that!

[@TheSamuraiApocalypse]

I watched this when you first posted it, and since then I have become a huge fan of DGD. There was a time I used to be very skeptical towards poppy sounding music, and I kept hearing about DGD in the metal community. After checking out what I believe was Inspire The Liars I was intrigued, but not all in at the time. This video stayed in the back of my head for a while though, and I think it's the reason I was eventually swayed into enjoying their music. I've gotten to the point that I can enjoy any form of music, which is important for being musician because any form of music can inspire you or teach you something different.

[@TheWeekIReview]

Well... this is one of the nicest things anyone has said to me. Thank you so much. I'm glad that I was able to help you along with that. Life is just easier when you can enjoy wide varieties of music, and certainly as an artist experiencing the full breadth of an artform's possibilities is crucial!

[@TheSamuraiApocalypse]

@@TheWeekIReview You're welcome! I'm just so happy I found this video again, so I could tell you you're doing a great job. Keep up the great work man!

[@MikeXiL]

1.4K subscribers!? You deserve way more, love this content, straight to the point, with contrasted commentary. Love it!

[@TheWeekIReview]

Crazy thing is that I had literally half this many a week ago. Thank you very much!

[@Zoomscoping]

Not sure if you got to listen to Man of the Year or Evaporate live, but those two blew my socks off with how amazing they were live. Man of the Year was definitely my favorite.

[@TheFinger1]

I hope you make a part 2 about Will Swan and Matt Mingus.

[@brycejones459]

I find it super interesting the way Jon writes lyrics, it honestly seems like he's writing more from the perspective of a rapper than a screamer, he focuses way more on rhyme schemes, alliteration and rhythm than telling a story which is super unconventional and incredible

[@lordcooler22]

Mothership is how I got hooked onto DGD , and than going backwards and getting into all the other songs and artificial selection album when it came out! Going to first concert in philly April 3rd

[@jonhopkins8447]

This is great, haven’t seen other videos from you but I like your style and my listening tendencies are a lot like yours haha

[@kevrami]

went to go see DGD when i only knew a few songs when Acceptance Speech was out I was 100% hooked ever since.They put on a great performance

[@ew1172]

This is the only band that has stayed my #1 for over 5 years. This is my favorite review so far. I wish you had gotten into them pre-Tillian, I think the review would be similar but also quite different. If that makes sense?

[@TheWeekIReview]

I mean, it would be a different review if I were to make it today. I have just expanded on the way I do things. Certainly, I would have focused more on the evolution of the sound and how the different singers affected the sound. Related: Prisoner is a great as hell song.

[@christophercollins8624]

Kurt Travis era is the goat dgd. Still one of my favorite bands of all time

[@Mhyh08]

I am so happy I saw this video. I love Dance Gavin Dance. 😻 They have so many bops. Been listening since Acceptance Speech. 🙂

[@aaronwong9709]

Yes! I'm not alone in listening to the same song over and over again!

[@TheWeekIReview]

You are absolutely not, sir!

[@GetxFreaky]

im really glad he mentioned mcr in this vid because im a huge fan of both dgd and mcr lol

[@vincentpommier2998]

I loved the review, its form, its content, and just the way you explain the topic shows how much you’re at least as passionate as them! Just maybe one thing- i was kinda sad you didn’t mention the music quality more than that but only focused on the vocals. It’s the first video i see of your channel, so maybe there is something i ignore about this concept and it’s done on purpose! But guitar, bass and drums are some of the major elements that make DGD what it is, additionally with the vocals!

[@TheWeekIReview]

Someone else said the same thing, and it's not something that even had occurred to me but is an entirely valid critique. I fully agree that the instrumentation is a huge part of what makes them great, but in my mind "Look, they're really good and can flawlessly move between musical styles seemed like enough when I was putting this whole thing together. I'm sorry I made you sad.

[@vincentpommier2998]

This is also very true, your video was not long enough for you could have time to talk about it really much and go into detail. Thank you for your reply! Also your video made me really happy so I was only sad for a couple of seconds

[@darrienayala8791]

Had to share this with all the DGD peeps great vid!

[@TheWeekIReview]

Thank you!

[@mommasbacongankin]

Saw tillian with tides of man, we came as romans, and sleeping with sirens..It was 2007, I was 17 and the show changed my life. I played the album Empire Theory (while bingeing DTBM). Crazy thing was I found both bands with in a year of each other and they had nothing in common.. I thought. Both equally meant so much to me at the time. Both were so damn crazy live too. Tillian at th time looked like a cross between a grandma and Kurt Cobain (seriously he did, look it up lol) but made up for it. He took the stage with a baby blue telecaster, all shy and shit.. than boom. This dude was tearing it up! I mean wtf it was the greatest thing I ever had seen. Still is even after seeing DGD with every vocalist, every album. I say all this to come to the realization...Tillian made a good life/business decision joining DGD, but Tides of Man all but dried up. Wish he could have just done both honestly. I’m conflicted. Shit.

[@deathrays]

I did the "listen to the song thousands of times until it makes no sense anymore." with Garden in the Bones by Periphery.

[@deathrays]

Holy FUCK how nuts, i commented this before your comment on them in this hahhah

[@TheWeekIReview]

Lmao nice

[@mofuoaselebalo5186]

Awesome video. Glad I found it

[@anonymousyoutubeperson6079]

I used to think no one could top Jonny Craig. Then I thought I could never imagine dgd with anyone but Kurt. But now that Tilian is lead singer, I seriously think he is the very best talent for the band and is the best thing that ever happened to dance Gavin dance

[@TheWeekIReview]

Right? Don't let that guy who threatened to kill me if I said Tilian was more talented than "JC" see you say that!

[@KiedisHaze]

Okay, I'm thirty seconds into this video and I have to say, dude, the way you listen to music isn't odd at all - I do the exact same thing. Maybe I'm odd too, but fuck man, I love doing that lmao

[@dylonlord4784]

Dude this was amazing please make more stuff

[@TheWeekIReview]

Been doing it for a year, though admittedly most of them aren't about post-hardcore bands.

[@dylonlord4784]

@@TheWeekIReview well I just found you through recommendation and just from this video alone I'm excited to watch the rest of your content

[@acgorey1]

I can’t leave a dance Gavin dance album review now because you have set the bar so high

[@teejandahalf]

This is quite topical for me. Have had Bloodsucker on loop for 3 days now.

[@ugadawgs-ho8wd]

Criminally underrated track

[@JoeLaFon3]

"Maybe a little poppy, but not in a bad way" Agreed 👍

[@byronvisiado09]

Honestly, everything you said is the reason I started listening to them back in '06. Well not everything, their production has definitely gotten better as they've gotten bigger (both live and studio). But my point is that's been the magic of DGD. The juxtaposition of Jonny's clean RnB vocals with Mess' screams. Then Kurt's vocals, and now Tilian's. The thing about Tilian's vocals for me is, it's all about the "timbre" as you said haha. The actual melodies and style is pretty basic and poppy. Which is great for them because they keep getting bigger and bigger, but I preferred the uniqueness of their sounds when they had a revolving door of vocalists and musicians providing their own unique sounds.

[@Qu3ven]

Oh God The Bunny The Bear I haven't heard of them in YEARS LOL

[@gabrielmaddern6070]

periphery? UNDERWHELMING??? u wot

[@joshuakram]

I was surprised that he said that. That being said I've only ever seen footage of their live performances.

[@cherryskoal4me]

This video should have way more views on it. DGD is one of my favorite bands and you really nailed their sound and what they are all about. Kudos dude. PS: why did you use blue and red lights in the video? not knocking it cause it does looks cool, but i can't help but wonder why the not so standard lighting choice?

[@TheWeekIReview]

Well thank you! So, the actual reason is that in the earlier days off this channel, I used different primary lights than I do now, and I didn't like the way that they looked during night shoots all that much. Since concerts (especially heavier ones) tend to use intense colored lighting, I felt it would look better than regular white. If I were to do it now, it's unlikely that I would have used the color like this... though I still like the way it looks.

[@josephreusch]

Yea this band became my favourite after spotify shuffled into it after I was listening to another band. Mothership is a fantastic album and perhaps my most favourite overall. But really all their albums from 2015 onward are incredible and Tilian is that big draw that makes it a cut above and all the other members are amazing as well to match him I think (I know he was the newcomer but I haven't gotten into their other albums without him on it)

[@gabrielreisser4921]

This is a great review you obviously know what you’re talking about and I loved the knowledge you made sure you had of the band before going into it so don’t take this the wrong way the lighting creeped me out the entire video

[@islandurth]

I actually have a chest piece tattoo inspired by DGD. So glad to see a video like this.

[@POSTALMONDCLARITY]

i went to that show.. i even think we spoke... small world!

[@TheWeekIReview]

Did we? Small indeed!

[@bald38]

Hi Buddy , i first got into DGD by chance it was Tillian singing "Inspire the liars" live and instantly fell in love with the band , After hearing a few albums with Tillain singing lead , i decided to do a bit more research on them and found out that there were another two lead singers which had previously left the band, yes you know Jonny and Kurt, i listened to these albums and just could not feel it, as my job involves alot of driving all of their albums were on my playlist so most of the day that is what would be DGD while driving , over a period of time my taste started to sway more towards Jonny and Kurt , omg now its just reverse roll, dont get me wrong i do on the odd occasion i do go back to Tillian , but i just find them too poppie now , just wondered if you have listened to any of their early stuff , as you seemed to concentrate on their latter music , As i am sure you know Will Swan is the main man behind the band , even doing unclean vocals on Happiness, i could go on but i might be boring you, i could list loads of tracks for you to listen to as i am sure loads of peeps in the comments could do as well , i hope you do a review on the previous albums , you maybe like me just didn't get them at first, but give them time and i am sure your taste will change , sorry to rant on and best of luck , cheers from the UK

[@jamesbarron7568]

I agree with all of your points except the one about Periphery. I saw them live 2 times in the last year, one of which was them opening up for Dance Gavin Dance, and the were the best live band there. Not to take anything away from DGD of course.

[@relyksdjoser6429]

Holy shit another tbtb fan and someone who even knows they exist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@danielle7481]

I love Tilian

[@TheWeekIReview]

Relatable content right here.

[@soul_robot]

I seen them the first time when they came to Calgary for their first time! I didn’t get to meet them, but me and buddies got to meet Crown the Empire 👌.

[@TheWeekIReview]

Noice. I remember going to a sold out Of Mice and Men show to see Crown the Empire as an opener. I left once OM&M came on.

[@NoseClams]

I agree with everything you said in this video as I have been a fan of this band from the first down town battle mountain and through all 3 singers. But the one thing you failed to mention is Will Swan, I feal this band would fall into the fray with other bands with out his guitar playing. His rifts are absolutely amazing and is like nothing you will hear from any other band out there. He deserves as much credit as Mess and Tilian if not more because of they way he has kept the theme or tone of the band through there 3 different singers and when he himself stepped up to do the unclean vocals.

[@TheWeekIReview]

Entirely valid criticism, and I Will (HA) admit that I should have given more explicit credit to the instrumentalists in general and Swan in particular since it's basically his band. So, fair enough. Can't do anything about it now though! C'est la vie.

[@LifestyleoftheAmbitious]

Favorite Band! Best Analysis of them as well!

[@sierahornberger3023]

Amazing band 😍 can't wait till I finally get to see them

[@stupidanarchist]

Haha. Great. I'm the kind of guy who sits at metal shows too.

[@martialbushcraft]

i was too introduced to yes, DGD, as the cool kids call it, by my girlfriend. however this was 2009. and it was the death star album. and to this day is for sure my favorite band ever.

[@Prospective_of_Jay]

2 things 1.) What do you think of them with their earlier vocals and 2.) IDK if you’ve realised this, but Tillian’s mom has posted on this video! Lol

[@TheWeekIReview]

2) wat 1) I'm honestly sorta indifferent to their earlier music. I don't really listen to it much because I just don't like the old singer that much. Another commentor mentioned that he's atypically soulful and deserves more credit than I gave him, which may be true but doesn't mean I won't listen to it without being disappointed that it's not Tilian. 2) No, but really: what?