First Time Hearing "WE OWN THE NIGHT" by Dance Gavin Dance

I told my friends/co-workers that "I Write Sins, Not Tragedies" by Panic At the Disco is one of the best white boy songs I've ever heard. Now they're sending me song suggestions and I'm doing live reactions here, on the Trying White Music series lmao

[@untetheredmoon6971]

Cant say i was expecting Dance Gavin Dance lmao I think post-hardcore would be exactly your style

[@fmkwvejf]

I'm *begging* for some more post-hardcore stuff on this channel! Maybe even some modern metalcore!

[@XxSmarTz]

More. Their catalog is impressive. So much range. So much talent.

[@jamieoneill8327]

You know it's a banger when you close your eyes listening to it and when you open them you see Rob bobbing his head the exact same way as you.

[@ericjaynes7150]

Dance Gavin Dance has been one of my favorite bands for over 15 years now, they have a very unique sound 😂

[@drewschluter7249]

I listen everyday!

[@levilee207]

Ain't no effect on Tilian's vocals. Man's just built different. This band is in my top 3 of all time. Nonstop certified bangers. You gotta check out some songs with their past vocalists. Blue Dream is an absolute masterpiece classic with Johnny Craig, a very soulful/R&B sounding guy. Carl Barker is a fan favorite with Kurt Travis, a very poppy vocalist with a little edge. They sound almost like completely different bands, but their guitarist Will Swan and Drummer Matt Mingus have held down the fort from day one, so their foundations are solid as hell.

[@versandlukas]

The way I clicked this video so fast, I never expected you to react to this band. Thats crazy. Im glad you liked this. This band has a major cult following

[@metalheadkyra]

Same 😂

[@Readactedsubtracted]

Also same

[@user-ik6lj2et7h]

Bro listen to some early stuff with their first singer johnny Craig, like spooks or and I told them I invented times new Roman.

[@versandlukas]

@@user-ik6lj2et7h oh I'm so old I literally found them in a cd store for their first album. That's my favorite one

[@bamvoxstudios]

Wow, I've never heard of them, but they fricking DESTROY.

[@fermentedfrank8]

Their catalog goes all the way way back, tons of amazing albums. I remember buying their cds back in 2008!

[@jensonhartmann3630]

Dance Gavin Dance has different era's. This era you just heard is with Tillian Pierce. I believe he joined in 2012. Johnny Craig kicked it all off though.

[@TheRealAb216]

they just cant seem to find a singer that doesn't do something stupid and get kicked out of the band

[@upsidedownpyramid7617]

@@TheRealAb216 True, but yet they have managed to put 3 of the greatest clean singers in the game in the spotlight as a positive outcome.

[@NeilyWins]

Literally no bad songs in their entire catalogue. They are an insane talent in our generation dude

[@SaintPeps101]

BIG FACTS

[@crowshrock]

100% facts.

[@smcgehee24]

This is one of my favorite DGD reactions of all time haha

[@bibbumblebee]

It warms my heart seeing so many people find DGD through reactions like this. :) They’re a great band.

[@Ironraven001]

I didn't expect you to dig this genre... there's a massive amount of music a lot like this.

[@lilqkb5746]

DGD is probably my favorite band ever lol. So fucking hype you reacted to this banger!

[@richierich_broski]

For me dance gavin dance is one of those bands that i dont really listen to like that, but whenever i happen to listen to one of their songs i fuck with it. Btw if you like that high pitch shit then try listening to King for a Day by Pierce the Veil

[@johnniejohnsonv]

Isles and Glaciers for both on one track lol

[@kendallama]

yesss i’m so glad you liked this one!! i’m constantly trying to put people onto it 😂 and i really appreciate that you did the research on the vocal/screaming instead of waiting for the comments to correct you!!

[@MySkilletfan]

He likes the Weedly-weedly😂

[@solomonmayes]

Didn't expect Dance Gavin dance lol, please do more

[@j0hny00s]

I was never a big fan of early DGD but I saw them live at Vans Warped Tour in 2017 and loved them ever since. Dudes are crazy talented. I recommend every song off the Mothership album. My favorite would be Chucky vs. The Giant Tortoise.

[@shadhancock9078]

New band imma have to check out

[@DCSPFC]

I love Tillian’s voice. He has his own solo project that’s worth looking up, Dose is a banger I have on repeat

[@repletesphinx21]

They have a crazy good discography. They have had 3 separate lead clean vocalists. The band started in 2005 with Jonny Craig as their vocalist (think beautiful soulful voice), then they let Jonny go when he had trouble with drugs and missed the first song of one of the concerts. Then they had Kurt Travis he is an amazing vocalist and they had him for 2 albums before they decided they were going to try their luck with Jonny Craig again when he said he was clean, they released an album and then went on tour which kinda triggered Jonny to fall back into addiction thus causing him to be kicked out yet again. Which leads us into their current singer, Tilian Pearson (the singer in the song, and yes he sounds like this live too!) Recently they did add a new singer Andrew Wells (also very talented) as a backup clean vocalist as well as second guitar. Their harsh vocalist is Jon Mess for every single album except "Hapiness" where their lead guitarist took the role of harsh vocals. If you want to listen to a song with a similar vibe with the same vocalist I would suggest checking out one of their songs called "Inspire the Liars". It has the same lineup of band members and is from arguably their best album. If you want to hear something a little heavier, but still with the same line up of members (+ Andrew Wells) I would suggest their newest single "War Machine." If you would like to hear something from them by a different lead vocalist I would suggest something like "And I Told Them I Invented Times New Roman" which has Jonny Craig as the lead vocalist. Or if you would like to hear something with Kurt Travis I would suggest something like "Me and Zoloft Get Along Just Fine" or "Uneasy Hearts Weigh the Most" Sorry for such the long comment, this band has a long history and so it's difficult to fit it into short and concise comment haha.

[@metalheadkyra]

My favorite band of all time. Someone tell him to listen to Jonny and Kurt era too tho lmao. This guy gets it. Thank you for the wonderful reaction. 🥲❤

[@drewschluter7249]

#1 band ever!

[@TheSmegmagician]

dance gavin dance is fucking sick, you should check out Feels bad man or Strawberrys wake by them too

[@ntxrider4203]

Strawberry's wake for sure! Always puts me in a good mindset and keep things in perspective!

[@drewschluter7249]

"Here comes the winner" or "Evaporate" :)

[@mthiffau]

If you like the higher pitched voice, absolutely check out Coheed and Cambria. "Welcome Home" or "In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth" are both good introductions.

[@ChillandQuill]

"the gutter" and "dark side of me" are my all time fav coheed songs =)

[@Izak43]

He has done welcome home, I think

[@hargreavesryan]

If Rob likes unique voices I feel like he would enjoy listening to something by Billy Talent, that lead singer's voice isn't like anyone elses I've heard.

[@QE-mf6gd]

Thanks for the new band to listen to. I fuck with em.

[@adamabdelfattah9040]

This song goes so unbelievable hard! Glad you checked it out, I've been obsessed with it for a solid 2 months since I first heard it.

[@laven_durr]

Honestly happy you're reacting to DGD. As soon as I saw how much you liked Panic at the Disco's "I Write Sins, Not Tragedies," I knew you would probably be a fan of post-hardcore bands like DGD. If you're looking for similar vocal/music styles look into these bands: Hail the Sun, A Lot Like Birds, Kurt Travis, Circa Survive. "Human Target Practice" by Hail the Sun or "Vanity's Fair" by A Lot Like Birds are bangers. "Desperate" by Kurt Travis is also top tier for just beautiful vocals, and was also the lead singer of A Lot Like Birds.

[@Gamma2224]

Best unexpected reaction

[@kevinwilliams6337]

wow yet again i have found some great music i had not heard before from this channel

[@runneruwu]

They have a very diverse discography to let some members show off their stuff. If you like the lead singer's voice you might like "Here comes the Winner" he has some good vocal moments in there

[@FriENTlyFire]

Their guitarist Will Swan is nuts, and hes occasionally a 3rd vocalist doing screams or rapping. His noodly play is really influential to the current post-hardcore scene as a whole (swancore)

[@upsidedownpyramid7617]

Glad you caught the panned recording they do off rip, it's one of their more unique aspects to the group sonically. Most bands in rock and metal genres tend to pan rhythm guitars doubled to the left and right side with the lead guitar right up the middle in the mix. The variety of the different parts you are hearing in each ear comes from Will Swan's mixing technique where he pans a guitar on each side and has them both playing complimenting, catchy, but still complex riffs. He switches from making it poppy and fun to super heavy with really solid interplay. DGD in terms of the instrumental is literally metal/harcore/emo if it used very little distortion and a lot of funk influence.

[@upsidedownpyramid7617]

Also thought I would add since this is the white music reaction series, its ironic because Will, the master behind all this guitar writing, is half black half mexican

[@upsidedownpyramid7617]

Among the many unique parts of the band we can't miss out on Jon Mess' incredible screams though, once you get into reading the lyrics you'll realize this guy is not only one of the most consistent, solid screamers out there and has a lot of rap influence in his flow, but he is also an absolute nutcase in the best way. There is a constant interplay of the clean vocalist singing about something while Jon is screaming the most unhinged random bullshit (that somehow manages to be deep) its really fun. Some of the clean singers have been very much capable of screaming as well even though you rarely get it in their music, Tilian has a scream on Prisoner, Andrew Wells (the rhythm guitarist and backing singer who is now the lead singer since Tilian's departure) has once or twice stepped in and taken some of Jon's verses when he needed to rest his voice, and Will Swan (who also raps) had an entire album while Jon was absent from the band where he took over screaming while playing his guitar parts.

[@theoffering7000]

I think you'll like this song by Minus the Bear - 'Pachuca Sunrise'. I believe they got prominent around the same time as DGD.

[@johnniejohnsonv]

I think he'd really dig stuff off of "Planet of Ice" or "Omni" as well. Some bangers 🤘🏽

[@cottott6702]

Bro this is one of the best first DGD reactions I've seen! I love how you dove into the singing and instrumentation. Also, that shit "Bad motha fucka" had me rolling 😂 More DGD!

[@whoalookout8578]

Bro, your next song from them gotta be Inspire the Liars. I feel like you'd fuck with that one HARD

[@andrewrobertson179]

Welcome to the DGD fam…you’ll love it

[@kaitlynv4055]

This is one of my favorite dgd reacts- and I’ve seen them all😂

[@drewschluter7249]

Subscribed because of this one!! Thank you!!!!!

[@Jollybelly]

Great reaction brother. Inspire The Liars is a must!

[@JustSomeDude848]

Long time DGD fan and love to see someone discover them. DGD will never be the same without tillian🙁 but all for them moving on too.

[@El-ingobernable]

WTF how did i miss this one.... YES, MOR DGD!

[@chexmex805]

Great Choice, Great Band.

[@Tokin-Raccoon]

DGD is so good, glad to have you aboard the DGD Fam. DGD has so many great songs, I recommend their song “Synergy” it’s more newer but pretty great. Tilian the high sounding singer has his own solo music as well. I specifically like “HeartFelt” “cocky” “Holy Water” and “Anthem”

[@moiriaz]

AHHH! Dance Gavin dance is SOOOOO good! I’m so happy you enjoyed it! I recommend anything off of their album mothership, it’s absolutely amazing

[@mitchq280]

Loved your reactions to white music so far, bangers all of them Electric Callboy- We GotThe Moves is a must do 🔥🧨

[@davemorrish4716]

Yes, more bands like this please

[@blkbeardmikeai]

Dance Gavin Dance great band, and they have a POC in the band!!!

[@austinkane3366]

They have so many AMAZING songs! honestly you can't go wrong with this band. Man of the Year (Live) is INCREDIBLE!!!!

[@avalanoway6721]

After watching your rage reactions, I just knew a lil math rock and djent-y music was your vibe. I recommend more DGD, specifically Inspire The Liars and Evaporate (personal fav). But I'd also recommend the band Issues and the song "Flojo" from them.

[@scribss1]

DGD is so good. If we are heading in the direction of metalcore, one of my favorites is Tonight - One Morning Left.

[@Teeaboo]

Hehehe glad you enjoyed. These guys were my teenage angst

[@HollywoodRobTV]

Hahahaha my guy! I sing this on the way to the gym with my girl sometimes now lol. Also, I know you do anime reactions. RIP to our guy Akira smh 🙏🏾 legend

[@O.O538]

Knowing the kind of rock music you’ve mentioned liking in the past I’m not at all surprised that you vibe with these guys I’m more surprised I didn’t think of them sooner as a group you’d like

[@kamisavage2962]

Did not expect a DGD track on here!! Been a long time fan of them. I think you’ll like Synergy and Head Hunter, they’re a bit newer in their discography. Groovy. Anything off Mothership is a certified bop. Tree city sessions are good for ideas on how they sound live. I love seeing people find this band, they were a hidden gem for quite a while.

[@gavinthornton704]

Probably the only band i was really into in 2007-2008 in hs and still really like. They always have a funky little breakdown in the songs (where you rewinded) BOY do i miss the DBM days

[@Calynsaysrawr23]

This is my very favorite band. They now have three vocalist. 4 if you include when Will Swan raps. Will Swan is one of the greatest guitarists of our time, imo. His mind just works different. You should definitely check out their album "Jackpot Juicer." It is their newest album and they just keep getting better. I love them so much! Lmao

[@Karl__sandberg]

Hip hop has a spot for DGD! I’ve been rapping since I was 15, I’m 30 now and I pull inspiration from this band left and right! So much versatility and talent in this group! Easily one of my favorite bands, gotta check out their whole discography, they’re amazing!

[@matthewbeard9761]

Never heard this band before but suprised me there dope

[@trondrew]

honestly i love your reactions and can't wait to watch you react to Queens of the Stone Age, "No One Knows", or Nine Inch Nails "Head Like A Hole" or Radiohead's "Paranoid Android", or "WINONA's BIG BROWN BEAVER" by Primus

[@E.F.W.]

Man. “No one knows” is overdone. Please recommend something else. “Better Living Through Chemistry” would be better and more unique of a video

[@trondrew]

@@E.F.W. Oh yes, suggesting "Hey let's go from this song the band doesn't play live off the second album that people generally don't talk about as much as they should". Great idea for a react video that's going to bring this guy the views.

[@IvanRu27]

Really hope you react to more DGD, so many of their songs give you that good feeling

[@kevenbarrera2552]

I’m so happy you gave DnD the time of day! Check out evaporate by them

[@mrcoachray007]

Jinjer - Pisces

[@alaksandutheexorkizein7634]

Never heard the band before. Match Metal/Hardcore deluxe, I have no complains

[@Warchild0311]

Your …. the man of the year

[@coreysmith2605]

DGD!!! Synergy, Prisoner, Man of the year (tree city sessions), Die another day. Literally any of their songs.

[@TyTy22_]

Would love for you to listen to an older song by DGD so you can compare Tilian’s voice to Jonny Craig’s. Tree Village or Carl Baker would be my go-tos Edit: adding to this, Chucky vs The Giant Tortoise. You’re welcome They’ve also covered That’s What I Like by Bruno Mars and it’s an absolute BANGER

[@ChillandQuill]

johnny craig, terrific singer, terrible person

[@TyTy22_]

@@ChillandQuill I 1000% agree

[@sarxanova5105]

The singer is Tilian, the screamer is Jon Mess

[@gregfrias5019]

Tilian Pearson give his stuff a listen song I personally recommend is "cocky"

[@fmkwvejf]

Duuude if you like this style, check out the band Alexisonfire! They're not as poppy sounding as this, but they have a similar thing going on with beautiful high pitched vocals harmonising with intense screams, plus really cool guitar riffs and that super high energy punk kinda flavour. Have a listen to "Accidents", or "Hey, Its Your Funeral Mama". Both bangers from 2004, every angsty white boy used to rock out to them back in the day.

[@ntxrider4203]

As good as Alexisonfire is I loved Dallas Green's solo work as City and Color better 😂

[@natalieneumann8875]

it’s safe to say u dig the backseat, shark dad, variation, hot water on wool, i’m down with brown town, the robot w human hair pt 3, jesus h macy, honey revenge, awkward, son of robot, count bassy, pussy vultures, death of a strawberry, antlion, - KURT TRAVIS AND JOHNNY CRAIG R ALSO UNBELIEVABLE!!!! (tilian is my fav) but THEIR WHOLE DISCOGRAPHY IS AN ABSOLUTE BRAIN FUCK. they r so unbelievable i can’t even put it into words. i met kurt he is my favorite artist of all time

[@skrillsama6106]

"roller coaster up and down in random motion" THEY TALKIN ABOUT FUCKIN

[@bendon82]

If you like this, you might enjoy "4 Words to Choke Upon" by Bullet for My Valentine.

[@johncostello1366]

More dance Gavin dance

[@dakota6054]

Will Swan is a fuckin god. And their old albums have more of an R&B vibe with Jonny Craig on vocals. Check out anything on Downtown Battle Mountain II

[@drewschluter7249]

SWAN!

[@Luridmoirai]

The clean singer is Tillian he has his own solo stuff that's really good. Stays in a more poppish lane.

[@dark5fate]

Did not expect the DGD reaction Lmaoo

[@toblat15]

Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye is amazing. Would love to see a react to it.

[@CamPerry93]

Tillian the singer is dope

[@joemoneymondays]

🔥🔥

[@vectred7959]

Yoo loving the reacts man. Been making my way through your playlist. But bro you need to check out their newest album Jackbox Juicer. The song synergy is fucking nuts. DGD goes hard

[@RottenlyMoodyChild]

Dude, you might as well get lost in some of the Swancore bands. Sinavar, Royal Coda, etc. Will Swan is a juggernaut. And if you enjoy the high pitched androgynous sound, then you should listen to some Hail the Sun. Donovan Melero vocals are what you are looking for.

[@marklechman2225]

You had me at “Dragonforce”👍

[@Enchantedpluto]

Omg please react to their song Uneasy Hearts Weigh The Most

[@Mackathne]

You HAVE to do more DGD

[@CoverTreeRanch]

they have so many amazing songs, sadly the high pitch vocalist (Tilian) has some not so good allegations and the band separated from him recently.

[@marvelmaniac88]

The song Care by them is fire

[@jensonhartmann3630]

Pass this along to almost any newcomer to Dance Gavin Dance, Jon Mess... the dirty vocals...His lyrics are nonsensical 90% of the time. There isn't a theme he's following except one, which is what he is feeling in the moment of when he's writing. It's glorious.

[@michaelhardee3904]

A Day To Remember

[@stevengreene7389]

Man if they played DGD at target I’d probably actually want to go there with my wife lol

[@demonslayerXP]

You should also try Strawberry Swisher Pt 3 where Jon Mess scream raps. Either that or something where they get kind groovy (I think that's the right word) like Flossie Dickie Bounce.

[@orlandorodriguez8270]

It’s dance Gavin dance. But now I’ll never not call them dance Galvin dance

[@ball8kiwi]

DGD is a very, very special thing

[@aubindrive1937]

bat country - avenged sevenfold

[@definitelynotbutmaybe4610]

Time for "We Got the Moves" by Electric Callboy.

[@mattsanchez3483]

So there is a brand new band that I just found today on instagram and they have a similar vocal style but I feel like you might enjoy the hell out of it! Mella- have you seen an alien, please? I know you’ve mainly stuck to bands that have a good following, but I promise I am not steering you into a bad reaction. Ps I love your passion for the type of music that has defined a whole ass generation! Keep an open mind and you’ll find some cool shit!!!

[@kennedyj3442]

You need to check out the band Issues!!!

[@anthonysukto]

As a fellow Hip Hop fan, I think Spooks by DGD would be a good listen to hear Will Swan drop some bars (:

[@eskim095]

You should do flyleaf

[@gonzalooviedo1183]

Dance gavin dance - prisoner, good shit. You should try it

[@sake343]

Please react to Leprous - Castaway Angels or Hail the Sun -- Maladapted

[@OfficialVibi]

Youll like Synergy by DGD