Ok they broke up centuries ago. A few people seem to have had a major problem with the voice and the preening front man.
I liked his voice, never saw them live and have heard none of the subsequent stuff from any of the band.Reviews don't appear too favourable, however.
They were one of the few bands that defied a pigeon hole. Some might say 'Wrong - they were in a hole- a big deep shit one'.
'Ice Of Boston' , 'You are Invited' , 'The City', 'Face Of The Earth', 'Timebomb'. Top tunes in my book.
The last album, to me, hinted at even greater things to come. Then they split, to play a couple of reunion shows last year
Anybody care to offer any recommendations, other than 'Get a Life!'?
Ta, in advance
― Fer Ark, Tuesday, 26 February 2008 22:50 (eighteen years ago)
cool
― OskarM, Wednesday, 27 February 2008 00:02 (eighteen years ago)
Don't listen to the reviews, and give Travis' two solo albums a chance. You can obtain Travistan for approx .75 plus s&h and I can think a good six songs on it as good as latter-day Plan, plus I think the biggest surprise will be how not-that-dissimilar it sounds. The newer All Y'All is even better actually, though few people heard it. I gave it a 9.2 for Lost at Sea (I know, I know, who cares), but The Onion AV Club also gave it an A. His new band is fantastic live and plays cheap (they're touring now). If you really think latter-day Plan could've traveled farther, you owe it so yourself.
As for other stuff that sounds like the Plan, try Les Savy Fav's recent stuff, Thunderbirds are Now!, and Get Him Eat Him (Matt LeMay from Pitchfork's suprisingly solid Plan-meets-New Pornographers-style band).
― kiss out the jams, Wednesday, 27 February 2008 00:19 (eighteen years ago)
It struck me the other day that Battles went down one road that Dismemberment Plan could have taken. The Foals album too, maybe, but without the lyrical prowess. The Statehood album isn't that bad - I reviewed it for DiS and gave it a healthy 7.
― Scik Mouthy, Wednesday, 27 February 2008 10:22 (eighteen years ago)
Thanks to all the masses that gave a fuck about the Plan yesterday.
I'll give Travis a chance - it sounds like he may be grateful?
Les Savy Fav? Not up there imho, although chipper live.
Thunderbirds are Now! and Get Him Eat Him sound like they could be from the school of Does it Offend You ,Yeah? , who I haven't heard either.I will make an effort though.
I actually bought the NME today for the first time in about ten years. I really need to hear Does it Offend You ,Yeah? I bet they're no good.
I did hear that Cassius single by Foals the other day when I made the mistake of tuning into R1 rather than R4 and it sounded fucking awful- real studious 'white boy ferdinand funk' - conceited, contrived, cuntios. Perhaps I should let it grow on me?
Seriously, thanks for the efforts people - I appreciate it
― Fer Ark, Thursday, 28 February 2008 21:30 (eighteen years ago)
fer ark, did you ever get into the solo stuff? and yeah, the only les say fav i can get into is let's stay friends and "the sweat descends," though their live show looks fun.
it might interest you that morrison guested on my site today to ether the clash: http://www.whatwasitanyway.com
nick, i honestly couldn't take the statehood album. the new singer bugged the hell out of me.
― kiss out the jams, Friday, 21 March 2008 14:22 (seventeen years ago)
Still here kiss out.Not heard solo stuff yet.
Just downloading a Travis (Morrison, not the daring Indie band) live set off e music - thanks for reminding me!
― Fer Ark, Saturday, 22 March 2008 18:30 (seventeen years ago)
Fer Ark - you may like Troubled Hubble, particularly their Making Beds in a Burning House album. I always got a strong D-Plan vibe from them.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Saturday, 22 March 2008 19:09 (seventeen years ago)
Battles went down one road that Dismemberment Plan could have taken
I don't get this comparison at all...
― stephen, Saturday, 22 March 2008 20:50 (seventeen years ago)
Minus The Bear won. Seriously.Destroy!
― Fer Ark, Tuesday, 1 July 2008 20:37 (seventeen years ago)