The Dillinger Escape Plan

Right on. Well, you probably know more about it than I do. I just listen to shit like "The Mullet Burden", "43% Burnt" and "Under the Running Board", and I don't know, maybe it's because it was back when they had more of a "hardcore" edge to their sound. Which is why so-called purists reject their newer material. You know, typical self-righteous rhetoric.

But yeah. Gil Sharon's style is definitely more jazz-influenced. I think he might have come from a jazz background, actually. I remeraber reading that him and his brothers were in a jazz-based band before The D.E.P. got him. Not to say that Chris Pennie wasn't awesome. He was just more rigid, in my opinion.
 
I like the new guy, too. Ire Works is ****in' phenomenal. The album they did with M.P is good, too, but rab is making me really sick of Mike Patton as well. He makes wonderful music, but I'm past the falling-for-the-frontman phase. I want collaboration, I want musicians who explore outside of their comfort zones and D.E.P does it with and without Mike.
 
Heh, yeah. One of my favourites, too. Going to see them next weekend.

On the downside, I just got my Lurch/Sick on Sunday shirts in the mail. The Lurch one is the wrong size, blah.
 
I was expecting you guys to tear Ire Works apart. I'm pleasantly surprised to see that most of you have looked past some of the songs' more simplistic approaches, as opposed to the older Under the Running Board and Calculating Infinity techniques of ramming quadratic equations down your throat in record times: as awesome as that may be.

I thought that Ire Works demonstrated more of their personal tastes instead of perhaps pandering to fans who are still waiting for another Calculating Infinity. Not to remove any credit from their older work. Songs like "43% Burnt", "Sunshine the Werewolf", "Panasonic Youth" and "The Running Board" are untouchably heavy in their own respects.

But when I first heard the tracks "Milk Lizard" and "Mouth of Ghosts", it was the first time that I was really surprised by what they were doing. It was unexpected.

Now to address the Irony is a Dead Scene EP. I think it was just a great example of a prolific musician who had the time to do whatever he wanted in the studio with whoever wanted to do it with, finding a band that really impressed him and giving them some well-earned attention. Because not too many people knew about the DEP until that album came out. It basically took them from a band that you didn't want opening for you to a band that you would feel nervous about opening for.

That being said, Gil Sharon is a ****in' maniac. I think I actually prefer his approach to Chris Pennie's.
 
What are everyone's rankings for DEP albums?

mine:

Ire Works > Operation Paralysis > Miss Machine > Calculating Infinity

Although I love them all and my list changes alot. I think Ire Works is overall my favourite though, it was the first one I heard and it got me into DEP.
 
It's Option Paralysis ;)

Irony Is a Dead Scene > Option Paralysis > Calculating Infinity > Ire Works > Miss Machine

Just off the top of my head, haven't listened in a while
 
I still haven't listened to Calculating Infinity but I expect that it's a collection of songs that sound similar to the more chaotic songs on Ire Works and Miss Machine. And the vocals are probably weaker.

But, since I've been listening to Dillinger a lot more recently, I'll definitely look into this one.
 
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