Dance Gavin Dance - Downtown Battle Mountain
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Artist: Dance Gavin DanceEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2007-05-15
Music Label: Rise Records
Soundtracks:
- Untitled
- And I Told Them I Invented Times New Roman
- It's Safe To Say You Dig the Backseat
- Strawberry Andre
- Lemon Meringue Tie
- The Backwards Pumpkin Song
- Antlion
- Turn Off the Lights I'm Watching Back To the Future
- Open Your Eyes And Look North
- Surprise! I'm From Cuba, Everyone Has One Brain
- 12 Hours, 630 Miles
Free Music Notes for Downtown Battle Mountain
Free Music Review: A Classic For the Post-Hardcore Genre.
Hit: 5 Stars
I'd like to first say that if you don't enjoy: R&B/Soul, Screamo, or Post-Hardcore bands in general, you will not enjoy this album.
I first heard a glimpse of this album in September of 2007. The song titled "Lemon Meringue Tie" which was recommended by a close friend. I was not used to this style of music - the intense, yet smooth guitar flow; the passionate, yet soulful singer, and the brash screaming - definitely took adjusting; within the first listen I discarded it.
But after a couple of weeks, I realized I was being too harsh and gave them another listen. I then began to actually listen instead of involuntarily disengaging myself from the music. I soon found that there was plenty to be liked from this bands particular effort in this album.
First of all, the album sets the tone with it's acoustic "Untitled" track that plays a dynamic sound bite which plays an important role in establishing the theme of every track in this album (specifically the ending). The song builds up and leads to the climax that is "And I Told Them I Invented Times New Roman"; the official start of the album. Much of the album is delivered in the same manner as the first track - epic, poetic, and intense.
Summary of tracks:
Tracks often express both passion and soul brought on by Jonny Craig - the bands main attraction. The screamer, Jon Mess is great for his style of screaming in this album; (some would argue that he delivers more of a growl). Call it whatever you please, but few can even deliver such a unique, and raw vocal performance. Both the dual vocals and dual guitars on this album are found frequently complementing each other - sometimes exemplifying or even battling one another. Guitars on their own have a sound so dynamic and atmospheric that catchy riffs are abundant. The guitar wiz Will Swan absolutely knows his way around a guitar, and shows you his prowess in tracks like "Antlion" and "The Backwards Pumpkin Song." Sean O'Sullivan deserves much respect for delivering solid power chords that holds down and strengthens their tenacious sound. Their bassist, Eric Lodge although heard rarely, does great on tracks like "Lemon Meringue Tie" and "It's Safe to Say You Dig the Backseat." The drums on this album absolutely destroys any notion that Matt Mingus (drummer) is sacrificing performance for the sake of making a hit single. The drums on this album hold everything together intricately - making it the backbone of the album. Matt's frequent use of the double bass pedal in the most surprising of places adds color to the songs with his intensity and angst. Overall performance tops anything I've seen in this genre; never settling less for anything other than impressive.
Personal favorites: "It's Safe To Say...", "Open Your Eyes and Look North", "Surprise, I'm From Cuba..."
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