This is one of the most tame Dillinger songs. Has just little tiny hints of how crazy they are. Fun fact: Mike Patton of Mr. Bungle did an incredible EP with them.
That's why I think they're the most truly chaotic band I've ever heard. They can knock you into next week with some insane technical song like Panasonic Youth, or they can lull you into a sense of security with something beautiful like Mouth Of Ghosts, or do something in between like this. The fact that they were able to pull off all those different types of sounds and be both truly unpredictable but also sound great is a testament to just how great Dillinger was.
Yeah I was gonna say. I know close to nothing but a roommate I had would play them and show me videos. It's why I've left their music to discover later. It seems so chaotic and maybe I won't like it. I mean, who knows. I'm currently more into Tool, Meshuggah, Animals As Leaders.... I'll give their discography a listen eventually. They've been on my mind ever since. My roommate was a huge fan. His favorite band. He kept going to see them live too.
I had been listening to DEP for a while then found out they had an EP with Mike Patton and it made soooo much sense and awesome. Lots of "Pattonisms" with Greg's vocals
Oh yeah, farewell has everything, mathcore madness, amazing clean singing, chord changes that‘ll make you feel disgusted and amazed at once, it’s a mind boggling song am definitely my all time favorite Dillinger song
@@BigVoidinLittleWizard both these songs are the ones that i think of when reminded of these dudes. fucking crazy stuff.... i love the old singer though
@@X3R0D3D This album and Botch's We are the Romans scared off many potential clingers-on for me. I love how they are brutal without relying on constant shred and grind like newer groups. Minakakis became a graphic designer. Hmm? Wonder if I can find his stuff.
Most of the DEP I've heard was from Under the Runningboard, Calculating Infinity and Irony is a Dead Scene. This song came on my Spotify and had to stop and see who it was and was absolutely dumbfounded. I like the song but what? It's not near crazy enough for me to have guessed it was them.
@@KeyOfGeebz Glad there's more coming! They're insane. I HIGHLY recommend Low Feels Blvd if you don't have that one on the burner yet, I think you'll really appreciate it.
Great song for DEP fans but first listens it’s rough. I think after this one maybe he could go to Farewell. I think Milk Lizard is a perfect song for someone new to them
When this band disbanded I was gutted, brilliant band and IMO one of the most important in metal. Even the final track on there final album was absolutely perfect.
@@leondohrman887 I’m so unbelievably happy I made the trip to the Seattle for one of their last shows. I only saw them twice and both times in incredibly small venues.
the easier way i use to introduce people so i can keep it playing in the car is black bubblegum and milk lizard LOL, but this is a beautiful song for sure!
@@ignorethefashion82 yeah id love to see sunshine on here as well, recently dove back into their older catalogue and forgot how hard miss machine and ire works are
@@PresidentScrooge I agree that DEP is a band that should be eased into. That's why I think Mona Lisa is a great choice, because it showcases chaos and melody in the same track. That combination is what made them so great to me.
@@ignorethefashion82 I fell face first into them in 1997, my band started the same year, even the demo hadn't been recorded yet. Better to experience them live, 97-99
I would advise widower or dead as history on their softer side Farewell Mona Lisa is a good introduction as a song for their general sound One of the greatest band ever
I was going to suggest Widower. Starts out with the piano and builds into an explosion! Much less disorienting for someone who isn’t used to the chaos.
my favorite Dillinger escape plan song is: When good dogs do bad things. It's on a Dillinger EP with mike patton the guy from mr bungle on vocals. another cool dillinger song is 43% burnt. if i remember correctly 43% burnt is off of their 1st album calculating infinity which came out in 1999 and I think is highly influential for this genre of music. the band drive like jetu released an album in 1994 which influenced bands like dillinger. I think i am remembering all of this correctly lol.. another really cool band is refused. they are a swedish band who have an incredible album called "the shape of punk to come" it's this crazy hybrid punk, electro, jazz crazy album. I really like it. thanks for listing to my rant lol.
SO SICK to see the Drive Like Jehu influence mentioned here! I grew up in a band that was heavily influenced by this random vein that came out that San Diego post-hardcore sound (Drive Like Jehu/Hot Snakes) - early 2000s bands like Neil Perry and Joshua Fit For Battle and later on These Arms are Snakes and Hot Cross. These Arms are Snakes was definitely one of the most underrated bands of the last 20 years, IMHO. Definitely worth checking out. Also... not a lot of people realize that Hot Snakes reunited to do an album in 2018 called Jericho Sirens. Fun listen for people who remember this movement. Thanks for this comment.
All I have to add to this is have you ever heard of this band turnstile? They remind me of refused but they have more of a New York hardcore sound (are from there) mixed with bands like Jane's addiction and other grungey alternative stuff. One of the bands moving that genre forward
One of the greatest bands EVER!!! No one get close to their energy live, seen then 4 times and have never been anything less than mind blowing 🤯🤯🤘🏼 please please please do more DEP
Did you come across that kid RyanREAX channel yet? He's one of the few that have done DEP. I saw him do a vid on Magic That I Held You Prisoner and it was worth checking out.
Great song/reaction!! Yes, more please!!! Black Bubblegum is great. Symptom of a Terminal Illness is one of my favorite songs of all time. I dedicated (and still do) that song to my cat, Ash, that I had to put down a few years ago. :(
Thanks a lot for suprising me by listening to my favourite band! Some side notes on DEP: their first releases had another singer and consist of pure brutality with far fewer melody. The EP with Mike Patton was made while they were looking for a fix replacement, and it's batshit crazy in every good way! I think this collab was a major influence for the bands further evolvement as for me it feels like Patton made them open up to any musical genre that may become handy for what they wanted to do next. So after this when Greg joined the band they were ready to use Dillingers full potential and every next album just got musically richer and deeper up until the end. I was lucky to catch em live about 5 times here in germany and I'm totally fine with them quitting when they did, I don't know anything comparable to the energy they unleashed from stage. Every single gig they gave more than everything and noone can expect them to "do the dillinger show" for another 20 years. I really don't want to advertise, but just if you are interested there is some live-footage from their last tour (prancer/when i lost my bet) on my channel and I also made some multi-angle videos from their last shows in NYC where Patton did open the set with them (when good dogs do bad things) or just check "dillinger (Crazy Moments Compilation)" here on YT :) Others already commented that this is one of their tamest songs and I don't wan't to be greedy by suggesting one track per album to show their evolution, so if any it should be Farewell Mona Lisa. Thanks for what you are doing, wish you all the best!
Yes, please more from The Dillinger Escape Plan! One of my all time favorite artists. They are hella unique and their catalogue is rock solid front to back.
This is a great song but also one of their more accessible ones. I would recommend checking out Farewell, Mona Lisa, which I consider to be their Mona Lisa.
Man, this is a great song! Thanks for posting this, my Spotify is getting its own playlist from this channel. Can I recommend Harakiri for the Sky - I'm all about the dusk. Really interesting metal with great engineering.
Wow I just subbed to you for your nine inch nails reactions and now you're covering another of my favorite bands. That sub is paying off and I hope your shoulder recovers quickly
Yes, exactly: "soulfully disfigured" - that's THE correct definition of at least that album, and the song in question in particular, though they also have Widower, which kinda sorta invokes VERY similar emotions and feelings
This might be the most tame and orderly song I've heard from these guys. When I first heard Panasonic Youth years ago, that shit was just so chaotic, not to mention seeing clips of their crazy live show energy.
Man I love when you get grabbed by the groove…. I can tell when something really is making your gears turn. It’s so cool to have someone as yourself take these normally outer edge songs, not normally dissected, and hearing your spin on them. Keep up the great work dude. Horns up from Texas. 😎🤘
What I love about Dillinger’s approach to slower songs is that they take progressive rock conventions and place it through the lens of the hardcore band that they are. This leads to even the softest moments to have a brooding atmosphere to them that greatly compliment their otherwise chaotic metalcore style
Fantastic! Been hoping you'd check them out for a while now and I'm stoked you finally did. As many others have pointed out, One of Us is the Killer is their most accessible track but I think something that gets overlooked is that it's not accessible because they dumbed their sound down, but because they had fine-tuned it over the past decade. As you noted a couple times, it's a very complex song with a lot of unusual choices & transitions. That complexity and unusualness is a big part of their sound, but most of their prior discography was much more experimental in format while the album this track came from took that sound and put it into a more familiar rock/metal structure. Their earliest albums didn't even bother with the traditional verse/chorus structure on most songs. Other awesome tracks are Milk Lizard, Black Bubblegum, Baby's First Coffin, Unretrofied, and, of course, Farewell, Mona Lisa.
I'm so glad you did this because I love this band, but had simply not listened to them in a long time! Now I'm diving back into their discography, and it's such a treat! They were truly one of a kind, and there has never been, and likely never will be again, a band that puts on such an absolutely INSANE live show! They would regularly be doing crazy guitar solos while crowd surfing (after diving guitar first off a stack into the crowd) and hanging upside down from the rafters screaming entire verses of songs, and that's just the tip of the iceberg! What I'd give to see them live one last time!!
DEP really push the boundaries of composition. This is as close as traditional song stuff that you’ll get from these guys. They also did an EP with Mike Patton which is well worth a listen.
So stoked to see you do this band. They were on of my favorite live bands. Please... please do converge, I think you'd be really impressed with thier later catalouge
So glad you finally got around to listening to some Dillinger. I really hope you get to listen to more of them. (personal suggestion is "Understanding Decay" from the album One of Us is the Killer, but many other commenters have left you many good suggestions) PS: They had three different singers through their tenure, so buckle up for a wild ride. Keep up the great work!
Your processing of this music is so relatable, i be bobbing and weeving like Im boxing mouthing what i think the lyrics are, the disjointedness sticks and really sours the attitude but when you get in it, it consumes you. Makes your heart ride a mountain with no suspension Dillenger is the best, i have subbed good sir i will watch more of your vids
Awesome that you’ve got to Dillinger! The opener to this album is a tune called “Prancer” and it sets such a chaotic tone for the rest of the album. Would love to see you review that! Keep up the awesome work 🤟🏻
HEYYY MY GUY! So happy you got to it and enjoyed it :) AWWWWRIGHT! 🤙 PS. Farewell, Mona Lisa is an absolute banger and showcases their range pretty well. Milk Lizard, Unretrofied, and Black Bubblegum are the more traditional type songs(?) Some of the heavy weird chaotic shit they get into is Panasonic Youth, 43% burnt, Paranoia Sheilds, Honeysuckle
Awesome you did a Dillinger track!! Also great you started off with One of Us is the Killer, you are about to step into a whole 'nother realm with this band! Still hoping for a suprise album by these guys..🙏🏻 (they broke up suddenly, so they could be back equally suddenly 😁)
loved it. this is pretty chill for how nuts they are known to get. i think "farewell, mona lisa" would be a great track to do next. its got both sides of what they do best in my opinion.
@@mpk33 Dillinger Escape Plan never gave up and always progressed. Not that some bands can hold a mathcore style their whole careers. Dillinger Escape Plan span two decades killing albums killing my ears and destroying stages while playing an Eclectic heavy as s*** discography. I mean look at a bands like botch they turned into Minus the Bear and Minus the Bear is amazing. Don't put good music in a box. Dillinger Escape plan is the epitome of a jazzy band that could play anything but decided to play metal and grind. They're one of the most influential grind bands that ever graced the stage
@@justinquamme916 This is not about pigeon-holing or anything like that. It's just a shame that people hear Dillinger's worst stuff first, instead of their best. If someone played this for me, I'd be like "ehhhh" 🤷🏻♂️ & not think much of them. Play me their brutal stuff & I'd be saying like I still am now, 18 years on & many Dillinger shows survived before they split..."holy fkn shit!"
This is a very pop-ish and mellow song from them! Much of it is VERY disjointed and hectic - yet also oftentimes with jazzy pieces and beautiful hooklines, or weird electronic/ambient or even classical breakdowns. Many songs have a much much harder metal side. Some songs are mostly ambient or transitional, and some songs like Widower, Horse Hunter and Endless Endings, have it all, with all kinds of odd instrumentations etc. THANK YOU for doing this! And im so glad you enjoyed it and/or found it intriguing! ❤️❤️🍀🍀
FINALLY! But, oh boy… this is SO mellow for Dillinger. Would be interesting to get your take on something like “Farewell, Mona Lisa” or from something from Calculating Infinity. Thank you for checking them out! 🖤
I’d recommend limerent death, farewell Mona Lisa, pranced and sunshine the werewolf, maybe milk lizard and 43% burnt too. Those are pretty much their most famous songs (apart from sunshine maybe, not sure about that one) and they showcase pretty much everything Dillinger does best. 43% burnt does have a different vocalist though. Love the vids, keep up the great work!
The first time I heard this song it took a permanent spot on my top 10 songs ever. Dillinger has a LOT of really crazy, chaotic songs. Definitely one of their more accessible songs, others like "black bubblegum" "gold teeth on a bum" "symptom of terminal illness" are kind of in a similar vein. "Farewell Mona Lisa" is incredible too but starts off super intense in a way this song doesn't. Does represent their range well. Dillinger is impossible to explain or really prepare anyone for lol
Would love to hear more of Dillinger reviews from you - Farewell Mona Lisa or Limerent Death if you are interested in how they are layering multiple jazzy and metal moods in one song; Happiness is a Smile for a great example of modern metal production that is not just djenty chuggs, Mouth of Ghosts for even more elaborate but still mellow soundscapes. Or - Prancer, just to see how they sound when they are going full aggro.
holey smokes, a new video with "Dillinger Escape Plan" in the title in my notifications forced me to drop what i was doing and watch!!! i haven't heard that band in a long time. this was cool
You should definitely do some more Dillinger. They are quite varied across their discography (a shame they've split up now). I'd recommend: - 43% Burnt - When Good Dogs Do Bad Things (maybe my favourite) - Farewell, Mona Lisa (the song that got me into them) - The Widower
wow! so rad that you're diving into Dillinger. This song is one of their more melodic songs, typically the have more of a disjointed chaotic sound contrasted with melodic parts. Their very first album is very hardcore technical chaos but they get more melodic with each album.
Yess, Dillinger. Love the band and this song. Still highly recommending Rolo Tomassi - A Flood of Light. They are a bit like spiritual successor in my opinion since they embrache chaos and atmosphere in a unique way as well.
I have been recommending Rolo Tomassi for months on this channel. The older songs are more frantic, while the latter songs are more atmospheric. I love both styles. I would really love to hear them on this channel!!
Great video, great band, I know a lot of people are suggesting Farwell Mona Lisa but I always thought of Panasonic Youth as the quintesential Dillinger track.
Oh my days, I only discovered you last week by getting all nostalgic for Paranoid Andriod, now you've done DEP!!! Echoing a lot of comments here, yeah, you gotta do Farewell, Mona Lisa. Top work, fella.
This is one of the most tame Dillinger songs. Has just little tiny hints of how crazy they are. Fun fact: Mike Patton of Mr. Bungle did an incredible EP with them.
That's why I think they're the most truly chaotic band I've ever heard. They can knock you into next week with some insane technical song like Panasonic Youth, or they can lull you into a sense of security with something beautiful like Mouth Of Ghosts, or do something in between like this. The fact that they were able to pull off all those different types of sounds and be both truly unpredictable but also sound great is a testament to just how great Dillinger was.
Thats what i thought. Been a while since i listened to them. I once saw the singer defecate into a food container live at a festival gig lol
Yeah I was gonna say. I know close to nothing but a roommate I had would play them and show me videos. It's why I've left their music to discover later. It seems so chaotic and maybe I won't like it. I mean, who knows. I'm currently more into Tool, Meshuggah, Animals As Leaders....
I'll give their discography a listen eventually. They've been on my mind ever since. My roommate was a huge fan. His favorite band. He kept going to see them live too.
@@IceKoldKilla yeah, he kept going to see them live because they're one of the greatest live bands ever. Absolutely chaotic shows.
I had been listening to DEP for a while then found out they had an EP with Mike Patton and it made soooo much sense and awesome. Lots of "Pattonisms" with Greg's vocals
Please please please do more Dillinger!!!!!
I think it will be so crazy analyze 43% burnt or Prancer
Dude seriously. I need a react to Farewell Mona Lisa. Best build up to a bridge through an outro that they ever made.
@@justinquamme916 agreed. One of the best songs ever
@@justinquamme916 Don't forget about Clip the Apex...Accept Instruction ...probably the most underrated DEP song ever.
yes please
Farewell, Mona Lisa is THE song, has just about a bit of every other Dillinger song in there! So stoked you've finally done some Dillinger
Yes please, I think "Farewell, Mona Lisa" is a great representation of the Dillinger sound :) Go for it Geebz! :)
THIS!
Yeah would love to see him do this!
Oh yeah, farewell has everything, mathcore madness, amazing clean singing, chord changes that‘ll make you feel disgusted and amazed at once, it’s a mind boggling song am definitely my all time favorite Dillinger song
Possibly my favorite song by them, also the meaning behind it makes it motivating.
Now that we’ve entered this realm, ya gotta do Converge
Yes
Dark Horse pls
CONVERGE - Dark Horse please!
Hell yess
oh hell yeah!!!!
43% Burnt by them is one of the craziest songs i've heard ...
Was about to say the same. Calculating Infinity ruined me for anything mainstream.
@@BigVoidinLittleWizard both these songs are the ones that i think of when reminded of these dudes. fucking crazy stuff.... i love the old singer though
@@X3R0D3D This album and Botch's We are the Romans scared off many potential clingers-on for me. I love how they are brutal without relying on constant shred and grind like newer groups. Minakakis became a graphic designer. Hmm? Wonder if I can find his stuff.
Most of the DEP I've heard was from Under the Runningboard, Calculating Infinity and Irony is a Dead Scene. This song came on my Spotify and had to stop and see who it was and was absolutely dumbfounded. I like the song but what? It's not near crazy enough for me to have guessed it was them.
One of my favs
Finally! I've been waiting for you to get to Dillinger...thanks for this reaction.
More to come!
Dillinger is so amazing 🤟
@@KeyOfGeebz Glad there's more coming! They're insane. I HIGHLY recommend Low Feels Blvd if you don't have that one on the burner yet, I think you'll really appreciate it.
More Dillinger Escape Plan, please!
"Farewell, Mona Lisa" or something from "Ire Works" album
Farewell maximillion
Farewell, Mona Lisa for sure!!
God that song is so jarring. I love it.
Great song for DEP fans but first listens it’s rough. I think after this one maybe he could go to Farewell. I think Milk Lizard is a perfect song for someone new to them
THIS
When this band disbanded I was gutted, brilliant band and IMO one of the most important in metal.
Even the final track on there final album was absolutely perfect.
I was depressed for a few weeks after that. Just an overwhelming sense of malaise knowing I could never see them live again.
@@leondohrman887 I’m so unbelievably happy I made the trip to the Seattle for one of their last shows. I only saw them twice and both times in incredibly small venues.
"When I Lost My Bet" is a personal fave.
Widower!!!!!!!!!! The piano track is soooo amazing.
Also when you have the time vertigo motel by dog fashion disco
Good introduction to Dillinger I'd say, a smooth ramp up before the utterly insane tracks.
the easier way i use to introduce people so i can keep it playing in the car is black bubblegum and milk lizard LOL, but this is a beautiful song for sure!
I want to get behind you reacting to “43% Burnt”. It’s glorious insanity.
definitely one of their most subtle laid back songs yet its so heavy, DEP is truly chaotic please do panasonic youth!!
god I love the miss machine album. panasonic is great, also phone home and sunshine the werewolf would be great picks from that one.
@@ignorethefashion82 yeah id love to see sunshine on here as well, recently dove back into their older catalogue and forgot how hard miss machine and ire works are
@@supersapphire The Chris Pennie era really was something else.
@@ignorethefashion82 Setting Fire To Sleeping Giants bangs too
Stoked you finally did Dillinger, but not what I would've expected for a track choice. Farewell Mona Lisa next time?
It's a good track choice to start with the more tame songs when bringing in something as crazy as Dillinger.
@@PresidentScrooge I agree that DEP is a band that should be eased into. That's why I think Mona Lisa is a great choice, because it showcases chaos and melody in the same track. That combination is what made them so great to me.
This is a good introduction track. DEP can overwhelm out the gate.
43% Burnt or nothing!
@@ignorethefashion82 I fell face first into them in 1997, my band started the same year, even the demo hadn't been recorded yet. Better to experience them live, 97-99
"soulfully disfiguring" is basically "The Dillinger Escape Plan in two words"
I would advise widower or dead as history on their softer side
Farewell Mona Lisa is a good introduction as a song for their general sound
One of the greatest band ever
That isn't a good starting point. You do not start the game at the last boss.
That said, he should definitely check the song out. He did level one on easy mode so now it's time for a challenge, right?
I was going to suggest Widower. Starts out with the piano and builds into an explosion! Much less disorienting for someone who isn’t used to the chaos.
MOUTH.
OF.
GHOSTS.
@@DSoverPSP yes! I forgot about this one
Great song as well
"Farewell, Mona Lisa" for your 30-day anniversary playlist!
Your language is insanely colorful and nuanced, man. Love it!
Soulfully disfiguring is perfect to describe the Dillinger Escape Plan
Between the Buried and Me - Selkies: The Endless Obsession
Please and thanks you.🙏🤞🦥😀
You need to hear the song Prancer or When I Lost My bet from the same album!
Prancer is soooooooooo good one of their best
Agreed!
I agree do Prancer next!
Would love to see you do 43% Burnt!
Wow nobody recommended their song "Setting fire to sleeping giants"
That song was my first taste of mathrock and it was amazing!
Same! It was such a punch that came out of nowhere back then. To think that MTV played that stuff back then…
Thats that one with the super surfy jazzy break?
Of course! Amazing song. I love milk lizard too.
amazing song!
Feel better!!! You are the best channel and what you do for the kids, it’s so admirable ❤️ Thank you you Geebz
my favorite Dillinger escape plan song is: When good dogs do bad things. It's on a Dillinger EP with mike patton the guy from mr bungle on vocals. another cool dillinger song is 43% burnt. if i remember correctly 43% burnt is off of their 1st album calculating infinity which came out in 1999 and I think is highly influential for this genre of music. the band drive like jetu released an album in 1994 which influenced bands like dillinger. I think i am remembering all of this correctly lol.. another really cool band is refused. they are a swedish band who have an incredible album called "the shape of punk to come" it's this crazy hybrid punk, electro, jazz crazy album. I really like it. thanks for listing to my rant lol.
SO SICK to see the Drive Like Jehu influence mentioned here! I grew up in a band that was heavily influenced by this random vein that came out that San Diego post-hardcore sound (Drive Like Jehu/Hot Snakes) - early 2000s bands like Neil Perry and Joshua Fit For Battle and later on These Arms are Snakes and Hot Cross. These Arms are Snakes was definitely one of the most underrated bands of the last 20 years, IMHO. Definitely worth checking out. Also... not a lot of people realize that Hot Snakes reunited to do an album in 2018 called Jericho Sirens. Fun listen for people who remember this movement. Thanks for this comment.
All I have to add to this is have you ever heard of this band turnstile? They remind me of refused but they have more of a New York hardcore sound (are from there) mixed with bands like Jane's addiction and other grungey alternative stuff. One of the bands moving that genre forward
Oh man great choice. Sick EP in general but best track on the EP. yeah would love to see a react to that song
One of the greatest bands EVER!!! No one get close to their energy live, seen then 4 times and have never been anything less than mind blowing 🤯🤯🤘🏼 please please please do more DEP
My fav song from the band! What a track. The singer has another project called The Black Queen (synth) that's really cool too.
As well as the solo stuff he has been putting out!
Also, Killer Be Killed was really great!
@@josemamartinez2925 melting of my marrow 😲😲🙏😍
@@lanivondark7452 My! I remember playing it over again and again at work... My workmates hated me, haha!
this is crazy! I was just looking at TDEP reactions wishing there were more and Key of Geebz comes through!
Did you come across that kid RyanREAX channel yet? He's one of the few that have done DEP. I saw him do a vid on Magic That I Held You Prisoner and it was worth checking out.
Great song/reaction!! Yes, more please!!! Black Bubblegum is great. Symptom of a Terminal Illness is one of my favorite songs of all time. I dedicated (and still do) that song to my cat, Ash, that I had to put down a few years ago. :(
My all time favorite band and one of my favorite composer reaction channels. Awesome!!!!!!!
Love the reaction when chorus hits.
Greg writes INFECTIOUS hooks 🔥🤌🏻
Thanks a lot for suprising me by listening to my favourite band!
Some side notes on DEP: their first releases had another singer and consist of pure brutality with far fewer melody. The EP with Mike Patton was made while they were looking for a fix replacement, and it's batshit crazy in every good way! I think this collab was a major influence for the bands further evolvement as for me it feels like Patton made them open up to any musical genre that may become handy for what they wanted to do next. So after this when Greg joined the band they were ready to use Dillingers full potential and every next album just got musically richer and deeper up until the end.
I was lucky to catch em live about 5 times here in germany and I'm totally fine with them quitting when they did, I don't know anything comparable to the energy they unleashed from stage. Every single gig they gave more than everything and noone can expect them to "do the dillinger show" for another 20 years. I really don't want to advertise, but just if you are interested there is some live-footage from their last tour (prancer/when i lost my bet) on my channel and I also made some multi-angle videos from their last shows in NYC where Patton did open the set with them (when good dogs do bad things) or just check "dillinger (Crazy Moments Compilation)" here on YT :)
Others already commented that this is one of their tamest songs and I don't wan't to be greedy by suggesting one track per album to show their evolution, so if any it should be Farewell Mona Lisa. Thanks for what you are doing, wish you all the best!
Yes, please more from The Dillinger Escape Plan! One of my all time favorite artists. They are hella unique and their catalogue is rock solid front to back.
I got so excited when you said it's your first exposure to this band.
Oh man. You're in for it, my friend!!
Seriously a mind bogglingly talented band.
This is a great song but also one of their more accessible ones. I would recommend checking out Farewell, Mona Lisa, which I consider to be their Mona Lisa.
Man, this is a great song! Thanks for posting this, my Spotify is getting its own playlist from this channel. Can I recommend Harakiri for the Sky - I'm all about the dusk. Really interesting metal with great engineering.
Wow I just subbed to you for your nine inch nails reactions and now you're covering another of my favorite bands. That sub is paying off and I hope your shoulder recovers quickly
Yes, exactly: "soulfully disfigured" - that's THE correct definition of at least that album, and the song in question in particular, though they also have Widower, which kinda sorta invokes VERY similar emotions and feelings
Please next:
1. Mew - Introducing Palace Players
2. Toe - Goodbye (feat. Toki Asako)
Thanks for delving into this band. One of my favorites. Take some time and listen to their other works. This tune is one of the tame ones.
This might be the most tame and orderly song I've heard from these guys. When I first heard Panasonic Youth years ago, that shit was just so chaotic, not to mention seeing clips of their crazy live show energy.
Man I love when you get grabbed by the groove…. I can tell when something really is making your gears turn. It’s so cool to have someone as yourself take these normally outer edge songs, not normally dissected, and hearing your spin on them. Keep up the great work dude. Horns up from Texas. 😎🤘
"Taking outside risks" is the understatement of the year when talking about DEP. Great review!!!
What I love about Dillinger’s approach to slower songs is that they take progressive rock conventions and place it through the lens of the hardcore band that they are. This leads to even the softest moments to have a brooding atmosphere to them that greatly compliment their otherwise chaotic metalcore style
Welcome to one of the greatest bands. They’ll constantly change perspective and it’s beautiful. One of my favorite bands of all time.
This was a nice ease in to the tour deforce that is TDEP, you are in for a treat, SIr
Also, You should check out 'Converge' and 'Every Time I Die'.
Yes! So glad you finally found your way to Dillinger. Hope to see you continue to explore them.
Fantastic! Been hoping you'd check them out for a while now and I'm stoked you finally did. As many others have pointed out, One of Us is the Killer is their most accessible track but I think something that gets overlooked is that it's not accessible because they dumbed their sound down, but because they had fine-tuned it over the past decade. As you noted a couple times, it's a very complex song with a lot of unusual choices & transitions. That complexity and unusualness is a big part of their sound, but most of their prior discography was much more experimental in format while the album this track came from took that sound and put it into a more familiar rock/metal structure. Their earliest albums didn't even bother with the traditional verse/chorus structure on most songs.
Other awesome tracks are Milk Lizard, Black Bubblegum, Baby's First Coffin, Unretrofied, and, of course, Farewell, Mona Lisa.
that song was so good live! oh i can remember the feels from the crowd and all singing along. Give it time... reunion tour!!!
Always loved this song and I agree with loving raw, organic production and performance that hasn't been cleaned up post-prod
Thanks again for doing this, Geebz 😍😍 looking so much forward to the next dillinger review! It only gets better from here
I'm so glad you did this because I love this band, but had simply not listened to them in a long time! Now I'm diving back into their discography, and it's such a treat! They were truly one of a kind, and there has never been, and likely never will be again, a band that puts on such an absolutely INSANE live show! They would regularly be doing crazy guitar solos while crowd surfing (after diving guitar first off a stack into the crowd) and hanging upside down from the rafters screaming entire verses of songs, and that's just the tip of the iceberg! What I'd give to see them live one last time!!
Whoever requested this....THANK YOU! Absolutely stunning song!
Loved seeing the music cogs turning in your head as the song went further in!
Great introduction to Dillinger! Hope you explore more from them because you only just scratched the surface of their music lol
DEP really push the boundaries of composition. This is as close as traditional song stuff that you’ll get from these guys. They also did an EP with Mike Patton which is well worth a listen.
Unreal more of them please
More Dillinger! everyone suggests "farewell Mona Lisa" so maybe that or "gold teeth on a bum"
That opening was disjointed. Welcome to TDEP, prepare to have every joint dislocated
So stoked to see you do this band. They were on of my favorite live bands. Please... please do converge, I think you'd be really impressed with thier later catalouge
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COVERING DILLINGER!
You need to listen to Widower by Dillinger Escape Plan! Another very accessible but very powerful song.
My fave by them. Totally agree with you. 👍
This group is a group that takes time to understand and appreciate!
This one is a great starting point before the chaos, I love this song
Love The DEP! Glad you finally got around to these guys. Would like to see you someday do a video on their song "When I Lost My Bet".
Wow! Great song. Keep up the great work Geebz, your positive attitude keeps me coming back!
“Soulfully Disfiguring” would have been a perfect album title for this band. “Shattered Predictability” could have been the opening track.
So glad you finally got around to listening to some Dillinger. I really hope you get to listen to more of them. (personal suggestion is "Understanding Decay" from the album One of Us is the Killer, but many other commenters have left you many good suggestions) PS: They had three different singers through their tenure, so buckle up for a wild ride. Keep up the great work!
Your processing of this music is so relatable, i be bobbing and weeving like Im boxing mouthing what i think the lyrics are, the disjointedness sticks and really sours the attitude but when you get in it, it consumes you. Makes your heart ride a mountain with no suspension
Dillenger is the best, i have subbed good sir i will watch more of your vids
Refreshing my request for Faith No More reactions. Great breakdown as always Geebz, and I hope your shoulder gets better.
This track is always so crafty, hard to believe this passed as a single, showing how music and labels use to take chances with some bands
Awesome that you’ve got to Dillinger! The opener to this album is a tune called “Prancer” and it sets such a chaotic tone for the rest of the album. Would love to see you review that! Keep up the awesome work 🤟🏻
Love love LOVE this band. Please react to more from them.
HEYYY MY GUY!
So happy you got to it and enjoyed it :)
AWWWWRIGHT! 🤙
PS. Farewell, Mona Lisa is an absolute banger and showcases their range pretty well. Milk Lizard, Unretrofied, and Black Bubblegum are the more traditional type songs(?) Some of the heavy weird chaotic shit they get into is Panasonic Youth, 43% burnt, Paranoia Sheilds, Honeysuckle
Awesome you did a Dillinger track!! Also great you started off with One of Us is the Killer, you are about to step into a whole 'nother realm with this band!
Still hoping for a suprise album by these guys..🙏🏻 (they broke up suddenly, so they could be back equally suddenly 😁)
Easiest DEP jam ever, but dude, I think "Soulfully Disfiguring" is the greatest and most accurate description of DEP ever. Well done.
Omfg I haven’t event started yet but I haven’t clicked anything so fast in my life, my fave band and one of my fave songs!!!!
loved it. this is pretty chill for how nuts they are known to get. i think "farewell, mona lisa" would be a great track to do next. its got both sides of what they do best in my opinion.
This is the first time I’ve heard this song. Always was aware of Dillinger but have never gave them the time. I should start now.
Farewell Mona Lisa
Listen to their brutal stuff, not this rubbish.
@@mpk33 Miss Machine is amazing but this is still great too.
@@mpk33 Dillinger Escape Plan never gave up and always progressed. Not that some bands can hold a mathcore style their whole careers. Dillinger Escape Plan span two decades killing albums killing my ears and destroying stages while playing an Eclectic heavy as s*** discography. I mean look at a bands like botch they turned into Minus the Bear and Minus the Bear is amazing. Don't put good music in a box. Dillinger Escape plan is the epitome of a jazzy band that could play anything but decided to play metal and grind. They're one of the most influential grind bands that ever graced the stage
@@justinquamme916 This is not about pigeon-holing or anything like that. It's just a shame that people hear Dillinger's worst stuff first, instead of their best. If someone played this for me, I'd be like "ehhhh" 🤷🏻♂️ & not think much of them. Play me their brutal stuff & I'd be saying like I still am now, 18 years on & many Dillinger shows survived before they split..."holy fkn shit!"
Would love to see you decompose Code Orange - Swallowing the rabbit hole. It has an extremely interesting style and voice to it.
This is a very pop-ish and mellow song from them! Much of it is VERY disjointed and hectic - yet also oftentimes with jazzy pieces and beautiful hooklines, or weird electronic/ambient or even classical breakdowns. Many songs have a much much harder metal side. Some songs are mostly ambient or transitional, and some songs like Widower, Horse Hunter and Endless Endings, have it all, with all kinds of odd instrumentations etc. THANK YOU for doing this! And im so glad you enjoyed it and/or found it intriguing! ❤️❤️🍀🍀
Love your vibes bro!
Thanks JAY!!!
I need more Dillinger in my life. The first two tracks from Miss Machine are among my favorites (Panasonic Youth and Sunshine the Werewolf)
one of my favorite bands of all time!!!!!!!!!! Geebz is the shit!!!!!!!! love this guy. always open to all music. amazing!!!
Your reaction to this brought me soooooo much joy
FINALLY!
But, oh boy… this is SO mellow for Dillinger.
Would be interesting to get your take on something like “Farewell, Mona Lisa” or from something from Calculating Infinity.
Thank you for checking them out! 🖤
Its crazy to think how long ago it was their first ep dropped... I am old.
I saw them on a festival where they were the replacement for "spine shank" that canceled the show.. loved every minute of it
I’d recommend limerent death, farewell Mona Lisa, pranced and sunshine the werewolf, maybe milk lizard and 43% burnt too. Those are pretty much their most famous songs (apart from sunshine maybe, not sure about that one) and they showcase pretty much everything Dillinger does best. 43% burnt does have a different vocalist though. Love the vids, keep up the great work!
The first time I heard this song it took a permanent spot on my top 10 songs ever. Dillinger has a LOT of really crazy, chaotic songs. Definitely one of their more accessible songs, others like "black bubblegum" "gold teeth on a bum" "symptom of terminal illness" are kind of in a similar vein. "Farewell Mona Lisa" is incredible too but starts off super intense in a way this song doesn't. Does represent their range well. Dillinger is impossible to explain or really prepare anyone for lol
"dissociation" "mouth of ghosts" "widower" "parasitic twin" are other excellent songs of their more melodic side.
Would love to hear more of Dillinger reviews from you - Farewell Mona Lisa or Limerent Death if you are interested in how they are layering multiple jazzy and metal moods in one song; Happiness is a Smile for a great example of modern metal production that is not just djenty chuggs, Mouth of Ghosts for even more elaborate but still mellow soundscapes. Or - Prancer, just to see how they sound when they are going full aggro.
The Dillinger Escape Plan - Farewell, Mona Lisa
AWWRIGHTTT! Congrats on a year doin this fun shit, glad to have found ya :)
holey smokes, a new video with "Dillinger Escape Plan" in the title in my notifications forced me to drop what i was doing and watch!!! i haven't heard that band in a long time. this was cool
You should definitely do some more Dillinger. They are quite varied across their discography (a shame they've split up now).
I'd recommend:
- 43% Burnt
- When Good Dogs Do Bad Things (maybe my favourite)
- Farewell, Mona Lisa (the song that got me into them)
- The Widower
Widower and Mouth of Ghosts are my favorites from them, so good. props for reviewing them!
Yesssss ssiiiirrr 😍😍😍😍😍 sooo stoked! Finally!!
I love your appreciation of DEP. Amazing band.
wow! so rad that you're diving into Dillinger. This song is one of their more melodic songs, typically the have more of a disjointed chaotic sound contrasted with melodic parts. Their very first album is very hardcore technical chaos but they get more melodic with each album.
Yess, Dillinger. Love the band and this song. Still highly recommending Rolo Tomassi - A Flood of Light. They are a bit like spiritual successor in my opinion since they embrache chaos and atmosphere in a unique way as well.
I have been recommending Rolo Tomassi for months on this channel. The older songs are more frantic, while the latter songs are more atmospheric. I love both styles. I would really love to hear them on this channel!!
Great video, great band, I know a lot of people are suggesting Farwell Mona Lisa but I always thought of Panasonic Youth as the quintesential Dillinger track.
Lovely, i asked for some TDEP like 2 weeks ago and now theres already a video on it, lucky me :)
Oh my days, I only discovered you last week by getting all nostalgic for Paranoid Andriod, now you've done DEP!!! Echoing a lot of comments here, yeah, you gotta do Farewell, Mona Lisa. Top work, fella.