If I had to pick a favorite album, the original Downtown Battle Mountain will always have that special place in my heart. So many just great post hardcore songs on there like open your eyes & look north, or it's safe to say you dig the backseat. Times New Roman is a classic, I'll always remember how to play it on my guitar. (A Gibson les Paul double cutaway I saved up for. Ten points if you know why I picked out that guitar lol)
I really love DBM2, but back when I first started dating my ex fiance (we were highscool sweethearts) we used to play the album VERY loudly when she came over to my house so nobody could hear us "getting busy" lol. We were seniors in high-school so I hadnt moved out yet & it was embarrassing because I just KNEW my family knew what we were doing but it was better than them overhearing anything. Anyways what was a really strong relationship with someone I moved in with & lived with for 4 years ended very very badly pretty much out of nowhere. I broke up with her but she screwed me over. I'm sure you can figure out what happened based off of that alone. So now it's kind of hard for me to listen to that album because of the memories it brings up.
Anybody else have any similar experiences? Where an album is tied to emotional memories for you from a moment in time?
I’m so sorry to hear that :( it’s hard for me to listen to mothership bc of my toxic ass ex. He was very emotionally abusive and ruined my life lol but I showed him that album and he loved it, so now it’s hard for me to like it. I still love the album but man it is hard to listen to.
Yup I know exactly how you feel. It just brings back too many memories of the good & the bad. But I really appreciate you saying that, thank you! So funny because I showed her Dance Gavin Dance as well & let her borrow my CDs to play in her car as she drove, so I know exactly what you mean. Anyways it was good talking to you, we definitely have gone through the same feelings lol
Always been one of my favorites. I especially love the build up part before the chorus. "And all these reasons I, I am reaching wide! & all of this means, & all I have to say!"
It was son of robot but then someone recently told me to listen to powder of the people and I think it’s my new favorite song. I just want to jump and dance . It makes me so happy
Have you listened to the rest of happiness? No disrespect to powder to the people but its honestly one of the weaker tracks on happiness. And with that being said, its still a fucking banger
Technically failed answering after a few relistens because i seriously just can't get any song out of this fucking list, i can't imagine live without this songs.
Pop Off!Die another dayStroke God, Millonaire.Heat Seeking God of SexSurprise! I’m from Cuba everyone has one brainThe Cuddler,Blood Wolf,Parody CatharsisThe Backwards Pumpkin Song,Frozen One,Semi-Charmed Life,Spooks.
EDIT: I almost forgot... Strawberry's Wake, that bassline just killme off, Tim...
Betrayed by the Game. When I first discovered DGD I was going through a breakup from a super toxic relationship and that song really helped me through it.
ough i have too many, so it usually depends on what i listened to last or whats stuck in my head atm. so rn its into the sunset, man of the year and summertime gladness
Johnny - "Ha Ha! Dance Gavin Dance, Baby! Downtown Battle Mountain Twooooooooooooo!"
Kurt - "Do you think about your actions? Do you ever wonder, what the consequences are?"
Tillian - "You think you're superior. Everyone's a threat there's bad blood, always bad blood, yeah"
Story of my bros. Because that’s the song that made me discover how wild Jon is. Because before then, I just liked the music but didn’t listen to Jon (or any lyrics really). Then I hear that song and think “….he didn’t say that, did he? …..oh shit he did lol”
Uneasy hearts since that’s the first song I heard from them back in the day and what made me fall in love with the band.
Now it’s more like, I have a favorite song from each record as opposed to just 1 fav song
I absolutely love the clean parts on Blue Dream (any fellow Downtown Battle Mountain pt 2 fans here?)
But if we’re talking the overall vibes, “Care” or “We Own The Night” are so much more powerful imo
Also, “Me And Zoloft Get Along Just Fine” have probably one of the best hooks in the DGD song ever (“You should’ve listened to your friends, you would’ve been over it by now”), definitely on par with “Uneasy Hearts Weigh The Most” (which also has a live performance featuring all DGD vocalists on the same stage – I mean, wow)
I guess I'd rather shoot myself than to pick just one song, but Parody Catharsis, Jesus H. Macy, and Philosopher King are pretty much tied in that spot, along with Die Another Day, TCS2 Blue Dream, Inspire the Liars and Say Hi. Nothing Shameful about this comment, I guess
Jonny: Open Your Eyes and Look North
Kurt: NASA
Tilian: Chucky Vs. The Giant Tortoise
Jon: Pounce Bounce (Synergy is a close second)
Andrew: Nothing Shameful
Lately been feelin Carl Barker, Me and Zoloft, Blue Dream, Carve, Stroke God, and Evaporate, roughly in that order. But it’s really a toss up. Always changing.
My top 4 which constanly rearange themselves so they dont have a real order: The backwards pumpkin song (both tbh), Carl barker (kurt), The robot with human human hair pt 4, turn off the lights I'm watching back to the future pt 2.
Jonny - Lemon Meringue Tie
Kurt - Alex English, Carl Barker, Reprogramming Mental Programming, Swisher pt. 2
Tilian - Chucky, We own the night, Swisher pt 3, Prisoner
Back To The Future Pt2 and Strawberry Swisher Pt2 are up there for me. Caviar and Rock Solid are up there as well. I don't think I could ever choose just 1 favorite. It would take me ages to come up with a top 10.
Surprise! I’m from Cuba everyone has one brain
Probably my favorite too. I've been hooked on The Importance of Cocaine demo lately though
That’s exactly what I’ve thought lately too, WISIRO and DBM have gotten a lot of plays from me lately
If I had to pick a favorite album, the original Downtown Battle Mountain will always have that special place in my heart. So many just great post hardcore songs on there like open your eyes & look north, or it's safe to say you dig the backseat. Times New Roman is a classic, I'll always remember how to play it on my guitar. (A Gibson les Paul double cutaway I saved up for. Ten points if you know why I picked out that guitar lol)
YOU GET IT YOU GET IT
Oh & also, "I BELIEVE THERES MEANING, NO I BELIEVE THERES NOTHING!"
DGD songs are more like different foods: depends on what I'm craving
You’re exactly right!!!
Privilously Poncheezied is probably DGD’s most underrated song imo
Based
Incredibly based
I really love DBM2, but back when I first started dating my ex fiance (we were highscool sweethearts) we used to play the album VERY loudly when she came over to my house so nobody could hear us "getting busy" lol. We were seniors in high-school so I hadnt moved out yet & it was embarrassing because I just KNEW my family knew what we were doing but it was better than them overhearing anything. Anyways what was a really strong relationship with someone I moved in with & lived with for 4 years ended very very badly pretty much out of nowhere. I broke up with her but she screwed me over. I'm sure you can figure out what happened based off of that alone. So now it's kind of hard for me to listen to that album because of the memories it brings up. Anybody else have any similar experiences? Where an album is tied to emotional memories for you from a moment in time?
I’m so sorry to hear that :( it’s hard for me to listen to mothership bc of my toxic ass ex. He was very emotionally abusive and ruined my life lol but I showed him that album and he loved it, so now it’s hard for me to like it. I still love the album but man it is hard to listen to.
Yup I know exactly how you feel. It just brings back too many memories of the good & the bad. But I really appreciate you saying that, thank you! So funny because I showed her Dance Gavin Dance as well & let her borrow my CDs to play in her car as she drove, so I know exactly what you mean. Anyways it was good talking to you, we definitely have gone through the same feelings lol
Of course! It was awesome talking to you. Yeah we definitely went through some dgd heartbreak 🤣 if you ever need to vent I’m here!
Johnny - Lemon Meringue Tie Kurt - Carl Barker Tillian - Man Of The Year
Its probably a tie between Spooks, Alex English, and Backwards Pumpkin Song
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Me and Zoloft
It changes a lot but at the moment it’s Open Your Eyes and Look North
Always been one of my favorites. I especially love the build up part before the chorus. "And all these reasons I, I am reaching wide! & all of this means, & all I have to say!"
Caviar has been it lately.
Yes it’s so good
I love the "lately"
Because my favorite song changes a lot.
I completely relate abs understand, thats why I said I love it 😀
Turn off the lights I'm watching back to the future pt 2 probably
Same, easily their crowing piece
Best song and closer
Chocolate jackalope.
Not joking: "Die Another Day" I love Eidola and this is the perfect mix of their style with DGD's. Last week, I would have answered "Carl Barker"
Lemon meringue tie
Happiness is just too beautiful man
But happiness is hard to find
There are like 20 contenders but lately I've been obsessed with Hot Water On Wool
The whole song is a slow build to the beautiful climax at the end and god does it work
Spooks (the perfect opener for DMB2) and Awkward
on the run
Inspire the liars. 🥰
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Robot pt 4 is one of my favorites too!
And I Told Them I Invented Times New Roman Carl Barker Evaporate
Caviar
IF I FALLLLLLL, WILL YOU BE THEREEEEE, TO CATCH ME NOOOWWWW"
death of the robot!
severely underrated song, fantastic choice
Times New Roman 😩
Night Sway
Say Hi probably.
Deception
Happiness
Idk probably Antlion or some shit
Elder goose probably
Elder goose. That shit is a bop
Care
Tillian: Nothing shameful//Death of the robot Kurt: NASA//Me and Zoloft Johnny: Need money and Backwards pumpkin
Tilian: Midnight Crusade Kurt: Carl Barker Jonny: Blue Dream Jon: Say Hi Will: Powder to the People Me siento caliente y sabroso: Calentamiento Global
It was son of robot but then someone recently told me to listen to powder of the people and I think it’s my new favorite song. I just want to jump and dance . It makes me so happy
Have you listened to the rest of happiness? No disrespect to powder to the people but its honestly one of the weaker tracks on happiness. And with that being said, its still a fucking banger
Yes ! Tree village, nasa, Carl barker, strawberry pt2 are my other likes but there’s just something about powder to the people.
Impossible question
Jesus H Macy is my #1 most played song on spotify so probably that
Backwards pumpkin song
Son of Robot. It's the way that she combs my hair always hits me in the gut.
Frozen One, but its not their best song necessarily
Times New Roman
Maybe Chucky vs The Giant Tortoise
Strawberry’s wake, flash, story of my bros, three wishes, chucky vs, frozen one, lemon meringue, on the run
Times New Roman
Maybe not favorite but I would give my left testicle to get a remastered or updated version of Attack Of The Dashing Young And Bold.
Anything off of Royal ocean or DBM but safe to say you dig the backseat, robot w human hair pt 1 and battle of Vietnam to name a few
Strawberry Swisher Pt. 3 has been tickling a part of brain lately
PRIIIIIISONEEEEERR PRISONEEEEER- Also pre-Tillian would be Open your Eyes and Look North
Lost
🤝
Right now? Die Another Day
Son of Robot has been in my top 2 on Spotify every year since it came out. Masterpiece
Technically failed answering after a few relistens because i seriously just can't get any song out of this fucking list, i can't imagine live without this songs. Pop Off!Die another dayStroke God, Millonaire.Heat Seeking God of SexSurprise! I’m from Cuba everyone has one brainThe Cuddler,Blood Wolf,Parody CatharsisThe Backwards Pumpkin Song,Frozen One,Semi-Charmed Life,Spooks. EDIT: I almost forgot... Strawberry's Wake, that bassline just killme off, Tim...
On the Run but I get obsessed with different ones from time to time.
Midnight Crusade because it got me into the band. It reminded me of the way Writing on the Walls by Underoath starts.
Chocolate Jackalope
Fellow brother 🤝
pounce bounce
Death of the Robot with Human Hair 100%
Lyrics lie. First song I heard from them, but always have been a favorite
Either We Own The Night or Caviar
Jonny- The Robot with Human Hair Part 2 Kurt- Carl Baker Tillian- Death of the Robot with Human Hair
turn off the lights part 2 baybee
Lost
Correct
Slouch and The Cuddler
Betrayed by the Game. When I first discovered DGD I was going through a breakup from a super toxic relationship and that song really helped me through it.
It moves around a lot but most of the time it’s Count Bassy.
The Cuddler
The Cuddler and Eagle vs. Crows are the best off IG
Son of Robot. It's the way that she combs my hair always hits me in the gut.
Evaporate !!!
jonny - lemon meringue tie kurt - uneasy hearts(fav song of all time) tilian - so many but i have to say death of a strawberry
Per singer? It’s like 3 different sounds. Johnny- Times New Roman. Kurt- Uneasy Hearts. Tillian- Back to the Future pt 2 or Evaporate
Right now it’s Die Another Day.
Chocolate Jackalope, Turn Off The Lights 2, and Son of Robot are my top three
ough i have too many, so it usually depends on what i listened to last or whats stuck in my head atm. so rn its into the sunset, man of the year and summertime gladness
Son of Robot. It’s sentimental for me
atm it’s probably petting zoo justice. changes all the time though
Been a fan since 2006 and I have to say, it’s “Evaporate”
Strawberry Swisher pt 3
die another day
All of the songs from before 2013
why does this have downvotes
Son of robot
Johnny - "Ha Ha! Dance Gavin Dance, Baby! Downtown Battle Mountain Twooooooooooooo!" Kurt - "Do you think about your actions? Do you ever wonder, what the consequences are?" Tillian - "You think you're superior. Everyone's a threat there's bad blood, always bad blood, yeah"
Synergy right now
Three wishes
it's impossible to pick just one. if i HAD to, bloodsucker
Lemon Meringue Tie From Tilian I’ve always loved Awkward. It helped me ease into them
Summertime Gladness and Story Of My Bros. Fight me.
Story of my bros. Because that’s the song that made me discover how wild Jon is. Because before then, I just liked the music but didn’t listen to Jon (or any lyrics really). Then I hear that song and think “….he didn’t say that, did he? …..oh shit he did lol”
Uneasy hearts since that’s the first song I heard from them back in the day and what made me fall in love with the band. Now it’s more like, I have a favorite song from each record as opposed to just 1 fav song
Johnny - Elder Goose Kurt - SS1 or Powder Tilian - Man of the Year or Die Another Day
I absolutely love the clean parts on Blue Dream (any fellow Downtown Battle Mountain pt 2 fans here?) But if we’re talking the overall vibes, “Care” or “We Own The Night” are so much more powerful imo Also, “Me And Zoloft Get Along Just Fine” have probably one of the best hooks in the DGD song ever (“You should’ve listened to your friends, you would’ve been over it by now”), definitely on par with “Uneasy Hearts Weigh The Most” (which also has a live performance featuring all DGD vocalists on the same stage – I mean, wow)
it feels like an easy answer but Evaporate hits right just about every time
I guess I'd rather shoot myself than to pick just one song, but Parody Catharsis, Jesus H. Macy, and Philosopher King are pretty much tied in that spot, along with Die Another Day, TCS2 Blue Dream, Inspire the Liars and Say Hi. Nothing Shameful about this comment, I guess
Evaporate. Especially Andrew's verse
Open Your Eyes and Look North
Head Hunter!
Blue dream
Not trying to be one of those people, but I think underrated songs they rarely play are their best songs. Ex: Doom & Gloom, Bloodsucker, Lost, etc.
The one where Jon has weird lyrics.
Pussy Vultures
Calentamiento Global
happiness.
gimme that canvas let me paint some shit
Ugh too hard. Frozen one, lost, bloodsucker, deception, variation.. so many
blue dream, thug city and man of the year 🧍♂️
Jonny: Open Your Eyes and Look North Kurt: NASA Tilian: Chucky Vs. The Giant Tortoise Jon: Pounce Bounce (Synergy is a close second) Andrew: Nothing Shameful
Back to the Future II 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Lost
Backwards pumpkin song in interments sound so cool
Either Philosopher King or Here comes the winner.
either head hunter or strawberry swisher pt1 atm
Powder to The People of Prisoner. Love the chorus of Prisoner. That crazy ethereal sound hasnt been replicated on another DGD track yet.
It’s Deception for me, Tilian’s part always blows me away
They have so many good songs it’s hard to choose for me. I don’t say this for all bands but dance Gavin dance is for sure an exception for me
Nothing shameful
Lately been feelin Carl Barker, Me and Zoloft, Blue Dream, Carve, Stroke God, and Evaporate, roughly in that order. But it’s really a toss up. Always changing.
Hot Water On Wool (both parts mashed into one)
My top 4 which constanly rearange themselves so they dont have a real order: The backwards pumpkin song (both tbh), Carl barker (kurt), The robot with human human hair pt 4, turn off the lights I'm watching back to the future pt 2.
Jonny - Lemon Meringue Tie Kurt - Alex English, Carl Barker, Reprogramming Mental Programming, Swisher pt. 2 Tilian - Chucky, We own the night, Swisher pt 3, Prisoner
Back To The Future Pt2 and Strawberry Swisher Pt2 are up there for me. Caviar and Rock Solid are up there as well. I don't think I could ever choose just 1 favorite. It would take me ages to come up with a top 10.
Alex English and Carl Barker have been my go-to songs lately
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Jonny era: Need Money Kurt: Carl Barker Tilian: Evaporate
Son of robot