"Al Pacino over Robert De Niro 'cause he didn't embarrass himself by doin' a bunch of weird comedies and shit later in his career." - Jack and Jill, anyone?
Great artist. Saw him yesterday with Jerry Cantrell in Amsterdam. I felt bad for him because he was clearly not put in a position where he could express his full potential. Jerry should let him do all the singing and fronting. Greg is a radical guy, you want him to run on the crowd, bleeding all over etc…. Instead of being some sort of semi backing vocals figurative. It is like employing a brain surgeon and asking him to sweep the floor.
Honestly, when he said that, it made me respect him so much as a musician for taking a stance like that, and I ended up buying a good portion of their discography.
this guy actually discusses the questions, contrary to other interviews (e.g. with ed from your demise) where the people being interviewd just blurt out obvious answers.
I’m replying 9 years later to point out that Greg went through a serious cocaine phase. And now he doesn’t even drink coffee anymore cause it gives him anxiety. Lol people really do change.
I saw a top 10 intimidating metal musicians video, and Tom Araya and Greg Puciato were both on there. I knew Tom didn't belong, but seeing Greg here....how is he on that list as well? DANG! The broken-down Darth Vader voice from the interviewer, really took alot away from an otherwise great interview. I am definitely going to check out DEP.....Greg is epic.
I have the same opinions about breakdowns. You can't write a breakdown because your genre is known for it, or because people go nuts on it. You have to add a breakdown when it fits the song. That's why most breakdowns suck, actually.
shishkebab0dude666 Breakdowns are just used too much by some bands nowadays. Also what passes as a breakdown nowadays is a fairly mediocre display of lack of direction or creativity. Most bands that use breakdowns usually just chug open 0s the whole time and maybe through some dissonant diminished chord stuff in but it is always cool when a band has a really heavy riff that just happens to come in when there is a massive tempo change in a song. Those are what breakdowns should be, solid, groovy and heavy riffs that come in after a build-up as the tempo of the song decreases.
Oh man. I remember listening to Calculating Infinity just before or in the beginning of high school, and it blew my mind. Raw emotions and a total rejection of conventional song structure and almost everything holy and dear to mainstream music production, I guess that was what people who tried to combine theory of relativity with quantum mechanics, even the title fits perfectly, as infinities start popping up when you try to incorporate subatomic level effects into the calculations of inconceivably large cosmic scale. I'd even say that, like a bully beating you up every day because you're fat and do nothing about it, it punched me into changing my perspective on how things are done just in general. Their music is probably responsible for forcing me out of my comfort zone and make me apply critical thinking to everything, because if they can make such an abrasive hostile sound I couldn't previously possibly think I'd like, than things I used to take for granted and not even question it at all might not in fact be nearly the way they are presented. Not a spec of regret, even though it's probably also responsible for me making things way more difficult for myself. And now I find out that if Greg and I lived nearby, I'd probably consider him a great friend, since everything he said here is absolutely in accordance with what I think and how I feel. They turned my life into mathcore, and I love it.
J. Deiss Yeah, i'd take back that comment from like a year ago. I'd take The Beatles over the Stones. Helter Skelter is a hell of a tune but i still think they're very overrated. They are experimental at times but there's only a select few songs i actually like. Rock has had better things to offer since then in my opinion.
@Yerbis Shmerpa Simply not true. The Beatles were definitely influenced by the Beach Boys - just as Brian Wilson was influenced by the Beatles - but their 'recording style' wasn't a copy, and they also pioneered a lot of techniques in studio recording e.g. arguably the first use of sampling and tape manipulation in popular music (Tomorrow Never Knows), inspired by Stockhausen's highly experimental 'Gesang der Jünglinge' this technique was previously reserved for avant garde Musique Concrete artists but now seen as a ubiquitous production technique and the basis of pretty a lot of hip hop & dance music. To be honest, that 1 song really ruins the whole 'unexperimental' argument in 3 minutes. Psychedelia, Indian drone music, pioneering drums, avant garde/musique concrete tape loops & sound manipulation, backwards guitars... all in 1966. Those who think the Rolling Stones were 'less safe' or less experimental are wide of the mark. The Beatles became famous due to their sweet 3 minute pop songs but their final albums were incredibly conceptual & experimental, and way more sonically diverse than the Stones back-catalogue.
these are all closed ended questions, yet he is constructing responses to all of them as if they were open ended. I wish all of the other bands that have done/ will do 25 questions do the same
It would have been interesting to hear Ben Weinman's response to these same questions (which inadvertently give more exposure to Coke, Pepsi, McDonalds etc.). Some of Greg's reactions are thought provoking but the questions certainly aren't.
Why you question all of this shit if you have the opportunity to discover something interesting of great bands like this? McDonalds/Burguer King, Coca Cola/ Pepsi? Really?
Well they take most of the frame in every shot. Even live I mean most of the show what you see is body parts and instruments flying in and out from behind his mic arm.
I feel the same way about the Beatles. I wouldn't necessarily turn them off but I don't own any of their records and I tend to feel like they have quite a bit of filler on them.
by his beatles answer i feel like he hasnt listened to the beatles. the beatles wrote acid rock, some of the craziest music i have ever heard. sun king, blue jay way holy crap
Haha Greg's about the only guy who can make these simple questions so interesting
He doesn't just answer the question, He explains why that's his answer. He would do really good at a tough job interview
That Sum 41 vs. Blink 182 question, hahaha
Dick Head I really like both bands, but I still cracked up when he said that.
+Dick Head I really like both bands :P
THE IRONY, DEP's bus crashed some days ago
yeah im wondering if sum 41 or blink was behind it. INSIDE JOB
major respect to greg after his answer
god damn his arms are huge
OMG the Sum 41 VS Blink 182 question hahaha
funniest / deepest answers of the whole series - love that guy
"Al Pacino over Robert De Niro 'cause he didn't embarrass himself by doin' a bunch of weird comedies and shit later in his career." - Jack and Jill, anyone?
wow, he's got a reason for everything
Great artist. Saw him yesterday with Jerry Cantrell in Amsterdam. I felt bad for him because he was clearly not put in a position where he could express his full potential. Jerry should let him do all the singing and fronting. Greg is a radical guy, you want him to run on the crowd, bleeding all over etc…. Instead of being some sort of semi backing vocals figurative. It is like employing a brain surgeon and asking him to sweep the floor.
falling in love with this guy even more, jesus
Honestly, when he said that, it made me respect him so much as a musician for taking a stance like that, and I ended up buying a good portion of their discography.
Greg seems like a really cool and down to earth dude!
T-to sleep with? Micheal Jackson - oh wait.
Greg, I see what you DID there. :D
It's always pleasant to see a man whom's music you love also be intelligent and interesting.
Love the guy!
everyone else is so boring compared to this guy
This guy is so jacked man
Dose Greg even lift bro ?
Nahhh
You tripping ? Seriously?
this guy actually discusses the questions, contrary to other interviews (e.g. with ed from your demise) where the people being interviewd just blurt out obvious answers.
His stance on Breakdowns and Singalongs really increases my respect for him.
Loved his reflection on the Stones even though, for me, it's the Beatles... Great responses throughout- funny and incisive!
ET now has a whole new meaning
Niffty I like people who can actually explain their opinions. Cool guy.
Its weird how at one point greg didn't drink at all and now he says you can't have fun without beer. People change I guess.
Pretty sure it was just meant as a joke
@@hytellus wow, replied 4 years later...
@@OPShergottite wow, replied 3 years later...
I’m replying 9 years later to point out that Greg went through a serious cocaine phase. And now he doesn’t even drink coffee anymore cause it gives him anxiety. Lol people really do change.
"To sleep with? Michael Jack...Oh wait no" Lmao brilliant
This guy makes interesting points about song writing & crowd behaviour, quite true as well.
he's actually a very intelligent man i like that
I saw a top 10 intimidating metal musicians video, and Tom Araya and Greg Puciato were both on there. I knew Tom didn't belong, but seeing Greg here....how is he on that list as well? DANG!
The broken-down Darth Vader voice from the interviewer, really took alot away from an otherwise great interview. I am definitely going to check out DEP.....Greg is epic.
I have the same opinions about breakdowns. You can't write a breakdown because your genre is known for it, or because people go nuts on it. You have to add a breakdown when it fits the song. That's why most breakdowns suck, actually.
shishkebab0dude666 Breakdowns are just used too much by some bands nowadays. Also what passes as a breakdown nowadays is a fairly mediocre display of lack of direction or creativity. Most bands that use breakdowns usually just chug open 0s the whole time and maybe through some dissonant diminished chord stuff in but it is always cool when a band has a really heavy riff that just happens to come in when there is a massive tempo change in a song. Those are what breakdowns should be, solid, groovy and heavy riffs that come in after a build-up as the tempo of the song decreases.
this guy is SO awesome. his answers are insanely entertaining
Oh man.
I remember listening to Calculating Infinity just before or in the beginning of high school, and it blew my mind. Raw emotions and a total rejection of conventional song structure and almost everything holy and dear to mainstream music production, I guess that was what people who tried to combine theory of relativity with quantum mechanics, even the title fits perfectly, as infinities start popping up when you try to incorporate subatomic level effects into the calculations of inconceivably large cosmic scale. I'd even say that, like a bully beating you up every day because you're fat and do nothing about it, it punched me into changing my perspective on how things are done just in general. Their music is probably responsible for forcing me out of my comfort zone and make me apply critical thinking to everything, because if they can make such an abrasive hostile sound I couldn't previously possibly think I'd like, than things I used to take for granted and not even question it at all might not in fact be nearly the way they are presented. Not a spec of regret, even though it's probably also responsible for me making things way more difficult for myself. And now I find out that if Greg and I lived nearby, I'd probably consider him a great friend, since everything he said here is absolutely in accordance with what I think and how I feel. They turned my life into mathcore, and I love it.
hell yea
When he said The Beatles were safer, I think he meant their image. Rolling Stones were involved in more drug charges and shit like that.
+Phil Sewell Nah, also the sound. Most overrated band ever.
J. Deiss
Yeah, i'd take back that comment from like a year ago. I'd take The Beatles over the Stones. Helter Skelter is a hell of a tune but i still think they're very overrated. They are experimental at times but there's only a select few songs i actually like. Rock has had better things to offer since then in my opinion.
@Yerbis Shmerpa Simply not true. The Beatles were definitely influenced by the Beach Boys - just as Brian Wilson was influenced by the Beatles - but their 'recording style' wasn't a copy, and they also pioneered a lot of techniques in studio recording e.g. arguably the first use of sampling and tape manipulation in popular music (Tomorrow Never Knows), inspired by Stockhausen's highly experimental 'Gesang der Jünglinge' this technique was previously reserved for avant garde Musique Concrete artists but now seen as a ubiquitous production technique and the basis of pretty a lot of hip hop & dance music.
To be honest, that 1 song really ruins the whole 'unexperimental' argument in 3 minutes. Psychedelia, Indian drone music, pioneering drums, avant garde/musique concrete tape loops & sound manipulation, backwards guitars... all in 1966.
Those who think the Rolling Stones were 'less safe' or less experimental are wide of the mark. The Beatles became famous due to their sweet 3 minute pop songs but their final albums were incredibly conceptual & experimental, and way more sonically diverse than the Stones back-catalogue.
Sehr cool, dass Er auch die einzelnen Fragen und Auswahlmöglichkeiten eingeht und
nicht nur stumpf drauf antwortet! ;)
I just wanted to fix his sleeve the whole time I was watching.
25 questions with Cattle Decapitation
I Play the bongos Travis would just keep telling them to fuck off lol
I was actually kind of interested to know who he preffered in the Sum 41 or Blink-182 question
Maybe the greatest episode ever... with one of my favourite bands :) Good Job, Impericon!
these are all closed ended questions, yet he is constructing responses to all of them as if they were open ended.
I wish all of the other bands that have done/ will do 25 questions do the same
he has the most interesting interview out of all of them!
@ 4:17 the camera mans like " god damn those muscles"
ja, bei den nächsten, die wir aufnehmen...
kommt noch
"water or beer" I'm re watching this sitting with both and it's 11:30 am. Good one!
man i love this guy.
Damn I never saw ET like that. Blew my mind.
The last question just shows how much I like Greg!
Lol He went full savage on the last 3 questions.
Completely agree with the dvd thing, i have never watched an entire dvd home, without a break.
what a lad
Australia!!! YEW..
Heaven Shall Burn - Counterweight. It's off the 2006 album Deaf to our Prayers.
death star was better then sound track
Dam. That ET V Jurassic Park answer has made ET even more emotional for me
That was totally awesome!
LOL the blink 182 and sum 41 answer was the best
Dude is so fucking rad.
4:18 the camera guy gets distracted by Greg's muscles
Did he light up a spliff before the ET speech?
It would have been interesting to hear Ben Weinman's response to these same questions (which inadvertently give more exposure to Coke, Pepsi, McDonalds etc.). Some of Greg's reactions are thought provoking but the questions certainly aren't.
"I just wanted to fix his sleeve all the time i was watching" haha so true. i didn't realized it until you said it xD
Wow, he seems pretty chill. However, I would've definitely chosen Sum 41.
deca or winstrol?
Tren
Ihr habt meinen Vorschlag Sum41 vs blink182 tatsächlich genommen, wie gut, danke! :)
Angelina Jolie does look like skeletor!
+Kyle Schneid Maleficent :D
6:58 THANK YOU!!
and we don't really have winter either, so really win win for greg
why is the video titled "25 Questions with The Dillinger Escape Plan", when in fact it's just Greg, not The Dillinger Escape Plan?
like this guy!
he had a royle with chesse
Omg yes!!😂😂
Why you question all of this shit if you have the opportunity to discover something interesting of great bands like this? McDonalds/Burguer King, Coca Cola/ Pepsi? Really?
These interviews are supposed to be for fun. Quit clenching your ass cheeks so tight.
The Beatles are safer compared to the Rolling Stones, what other band has had the hells angels as body guards?
Prancer, it's from their newest album
8:05 OH THE IRONY
"It doesn't even taste like food. It tastes like McDonald's"
Ya, Great.
That's cuz it's not food!
Cant believe someone actually got offende by someone else shittalking mcdonalds
Is it just me, or does the camera seem to be panning around his huge arms a lot?
Well they take most of the frame in every shot. Even live I mean most of the show what you see is body parts and instruments flying in and out from behind his mic arm.
+Kyle Schneid They have their own gravitational pull.
Ich mag die Musik der Band nicht wirklich, aber der Typ ist echt sympathisch !!!
this guy makes me proud to be an Aussie
Same reason I left NY for Los Angeles.
HAHAH the last question is epic since Travis Barker was literally in a helicopter crash later.
Does anybody know what song it is playing at the beginning?
What is the title of the song at 08:10 ?
this guy is JACKED
Vascularity! 💪🏻
what was the song at the end?
Australia loves you to greg
4:16 camera guy lost the plot and dove into those big ass forearms
I feel the same way about the Beatles. I wouldn't necessarily turn them off but I don't own any of their records and I tend to feel like they have quite a bit of filler on them.
Thank you very much, Dude !! Cheers! :)
Funny how the camera randomly pans down to the pipes.
Best one by far.
Finally! Someone who picks The Rolling Stones over Beetles
That's what I thought. Pacino should be held responsible for that.
wow, i really like this guy... wow
Dbol or Anadrol?
rorz999 lol good one. he's natty besides t prop and tren ace
Testerone boosting probably
I could just stare at his hands forever
7:46 “Star Wars is better than soundtrack” ???
by his beatles answer i feel like he hasnt listened to the beatles. the beatles wrote acid rock, some of the craziest music i have ever heard. sun king, blue jay way holy crap
I don't think he meant safer from a 'ahead if their time' standpoint.
Greg was 8 years old when and justice for all was released.
Almost all of these answers are the same as mine, including, eerily, the stories behind some of them.
what is the intro song?
Heaven Shall Burn - Counterweight
I wonder if Greg ever saw Jack and Jill. XD
damn, hes fukin ripped