Emergency & I came out 26 Oct 1999. It is The Dismemberment Plan's third LP… Read Full Bio ↴Emergency & I came out 26 Oct 1999. It is The Dismemberment Plan's third LP chronologically speaking, and it's arguably the band's most famous, best-liked record as well. The now-defunct DeSoto imprint lovingly supported this band's intelligent and sophisticated art-punk sound on this album with a cleaner production level than prior LPs. This brought more attention to this group's ability to rock, write a good tune, and tickle your brain with complexities they brought above and beyond other groups of their time.
The record's fame came from a - relative to now - rather new source of music news: there was a heavy amount internet buzz starting prior to the album's release. Especially from the online magazine Pitchforkmedia, as they even placed the record their first list for Top 100 Records of the 90s before October was over and the record was available for purchase. They justified this so-claimed audacity with hyperbole, calling them "The Next Incarnation of the Talking Heads" among other things.
While it is certainly logical to leap back to refer to The Dismemberment Plan's indebtedness to Talking Heads, they bore more similarities to some post-grunge era bands that adopted the post-punk palette of Gang of Four with even more erratic tempos and occasional forays into electronica-influenced sounds. Brainiac is probably a more apt comparison to the Plan, as they're roughly of the same era.
On Emergency & I, The Plan scaled back some of the sheer, atonal chaos that marked their previous effort ...Is Terrified, while streamlining their musical ideas into very digestible, very catchy pop nuggets. And yet, it's pop without the connotation of thrown-away predictability and sap; this is complex stuff, full of startlingly original ideas and themes which the band members skillfully attack all over this record. Singer-songwriter Travis Morrison explores postmodern themes and subject matter with a bright tenor and an ear for an odd but sugar-sweet melody. Their drummer was evidently trained in dance/jungle styles, and his rhythmic prowess manifests in a broad spectrum on pretty much every track, with inventive guitar lines and monstrous bass from the other players leaning into the cut at all times.
But as before, The D-Plan wants you to have something unique: this is not just your ordinary pop music. Not ALL of the chaos is gone yet. You'll be surprised when you get a song like I Love A Magician stuck in your head with it's three-note frenetic whirlwind of wailing guitar and static. Or, one day you'll have the off-kilter but beautiful sound of Spider in the Snow on your mind.. This album really does stick with you, rewarding repeated listens. It's one of those albums that, from start to finish, has got something to love from the moment you push play until the disc stops.
The record's fame came from a - relative to now - rather new source of music news: there was a heavy amount internet buzz starting prior to the album's release. Especially from the online magazine Pitchforkmedia, as they even placed the record their first list for Top 100 Records of the 90s before October was over and the record was available for purchase. They justified this so-claimed audacity with hyperbole, calling them "The Next Incarnation of the Talking Heads" among other things.
While it is certainly logical to leap back to refer to The Dismemberment Plan's indebtedness to Talking Heads, they bore more similarities to some post-grunge era bands that adopted the post-punk palette of Gang of Four with even more erratic tempos and occasional forays into electronica-influenced sounds. Brainiac is probably a more apt comparison to the Plan, as they're roughly of the same era.
On Emergency & I, The Plan scaled back some of the sheer, atonal chaos that marked their previous effort ...Is Terrified, while streamlining their musical ideas into very digestible, very catchy pop nuggets. And yet, it's pop without the connotation of thrown-away predictability and sap; this is complex stuff, full of startlingly original ideas and themes which the band members skillfully attack all over this record. Singer-songwriter Travis Morrison explores postmodern themes and subject matter with a bright tenor and an ear for an odd but sugar-sweet melody. Their drummer was evidently trained in dance/jungle styles, and his rhythmic prowess manifests in a broad spectrum on pretty much every track, with inventive guitar lines and monstrous bass from the other players leaning into the cut at all times.
But as before, The D-Plan wants you to have something unique: this is not just your ordinary pop music. Not ALL of the chaos is gone yet. You'll be surprised when you get a song like I Love A Magician stuck in your head with it's three-note frenetic whirlwind of wailing guitar and static. Or, one day you'll have the off-kilter but beautiful sound of Spider in the Snow on your mind.. This album really does stick with you, rewarding repeated listens. It's one of those albums that, from start to finish, has got something to love from the moment you push play until the disc stops.
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The Dismemberment Plan Lyrics
8½ Minutes Oh, launched all the world's nukes this morning Hoping it w…
A Life of Possibilities You dig down underground now Through the soil, through the c…
Back and Forth There's a kind of music that reminds me of you It's…
Girl O' Clock If I don't have sex by the end of the…
Gyroscope She's wearing too much lipstick tonight A little black dress…
I Love a Magician I love a magician She can cut me in half She can…
Memory Machine Red wire: right temple Black wire: left temple Red wire: rig…
Spider in the Snow The only thing worse than bad memories Is no memories at…
The City Now I notice the streetlamp's hum The ghosts of graffiti the…
The Jitters No one means what they say And you can tell as…
What Do You Want Me to Say? I lost my membership card to the human race so don't…
You Are Invited I got it in the mail one morning There was no…