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Committed to a Bright Future

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Commited is the next best thing to sliced bread. The follow up to the debut "Anarchist's of Good Taste," is more groundbreaking circus metal. The 12 track album contains an amazing array of style. Ranging from new versions of such disco-like classics as "Pogo the Clown" to the very heavy "Love Song for a Witch", & "The Acid Memoirs." There has been no band to ever come close the style which Dog Fashion Disco presents. Buy this album and you won't regret, you'll have a new favorite band.

Dog Fasion Disco...well what can i say about this album. Other than this is a great cd. Great songs all around, and much better effort than their previous cd. Do yourself a favor and get this cd.

This cd is awesome. It's range in sound from metal to jazz to funk to circus-rock makes your head spin. The vocals are done beautifully, covering screams, singing beautifully, and singing in a completely weird fashion. The lyrics, the music, the keyboards, all create the feel of Dog Fashion Disco. And one last thing.....the best place for a hidden track i've ever come across. If you haven't found out by now, their cover of Grease is before track 1, you have to rewind the cd as soon as you start it. Genious.

If you think there's nothing new or interesting that can be done in the world of heavy music, listen to this CD and let Dog Fashion Disco kick the [crud] out of that notion. This CD is nothing short of ground-breaking. After listening to "Committed to a Bright Future," I'm taken back to the days of first discovering bands like Faith No More and Tool. Dog Fashion Disco is the next band that everyone and their mom will be trying to copy.

It's become an unfortunate cliché to say that a band has evolved from their last album, or is here to revolutionize the rock and roll scene...thing is, sometimes it's true.
Doing it almost accidentally (simply by sticking to their guns and doing THEIR thing), Dog Fashion Disco has found a path in which they can not only play their agressive (albeit humorous) brand of music, but also have room to grow artistically.
"Committed to a Bright Future" utilizes the key elements of the bands original sounds, without dwelling on any one style or concept long enough to ruin it for the listener.
The most interesting thing though, is the band has somehow keyed in on what will please their longtime hardcore fan base, as well as win over people who've always felt a little removed (like myself).
Did that last Korn record dissapoint you 'cause too much of it sounded like what you've already heard? (...) That wait for the next System of a Down seem like forever?
All signs point to checking out DFD's newest CD, "Committed to a Bright Future."
Here they are, I'm sure proud to now have an audience which they can share some of their most interesting ideas yet.

Dog Fashion Disco has really outdone themselves on this record. I mean Anarchists of Good Taste was really good, but this just shows their growth as a band. I will give you a run down of all the tracks:

1. Love Song for a Witch
A fast, pounding opener with creepy and cool keyboards. The guitars and drums are faster than ever in this track.

2. Rapist Eyes
Wow. A damn good track with downright odd lyrics. It is complete with a jazzy interlude and a great bassline.

3. Dr. Piranha
A really cool and fast track with circus-y keyboards. Todd Smith give a really good delivery on the bridge.

4. Fetus on the Beat
This is a remake from an earlier release that you can buy on xactrecords.com The remake has cool atmospheres added to it; making it that much cooler to listen to.

5. Worm in a Dog's Heart
This track starts with vaudville-esque keyboards with a cool effect on the bass, but then goes into a Nothingface style progressive chorus; only to turn into a wierd and messed up verse.

6. Plastic Surgeons
This is a really cool track with oddly placed xylophone (sp?) soloes. Need I say more?

7. Pogo the Clown
Another remake of an earlier release. This is almost completely jazz. This is a showcase of the band versitility and musical ability as a band. God, this is an amazing track. Great bass work by Steve Mears.

8. Castaway
No clue about this song. It's just...undescribable...I love it.

9. Nude in the Wilderness
This is the first single on the cd. The song is a great single and just has cool little prog-rock breakdowns in the middle of it. This song would make Mike Patton himself want to hug this band.

10. The Acid Memoirs
Frank Zappa would have really liked this track. This is another really diverse track with really bizarre lyrics. This band doesn't get worse.

11. Deja Vu
Another jazz track. Complete with a saxophone solo and just a really cool coffee house atmosphere to it. This is their cool down track that would attract fans of John Zorn or any artist on Tzadik records.

12. Magical Band of Fools
Huh, a FUNK TRACK?!? Yes, and that damn catchy bassline makes you want to dance. This alone would have made me buy this record. Also there are more sax parts provided by Matt Rippetoe on this track.

That's it...unless you can find the two hidden tracks..hehe...
This is an amazing release and its in my top 10 of all time. If you like rock, you will enjoy this!

This is one of the best bands I've EVER come across- and I've come across a lot of bands... the incredible musicianship combined with powerful and sometimes haunting vocals is a recipe for success. My favorite tracks are Pogo the Clown and The Acid Memoirs, which is not to say that the others aren't any good- far from it... One funny thing I noticed is that earlier reviewers have said that their cover of Grease is before the first track, whereas mine is after the last one...

If you have never heard Dog Fashion Disco before, check them out ASAP. I first heard them on the Metal channel on Digital Cable, ordered their cd "Anarchists of Good Taste", and saw them countless number of times live (even got drunk with them). Committed to a Bright Future is easily on of the best albums I have ever listened to in my life. The diversity on the album is unbelievable. Songs range from metal to hardcore to jazz to acid rock. The album is just amazing. The lyrics may sound absurd to the casual listener, but they fit perfectly into the overall tone of the album. Don't pass this one up, it will definitely brighten up your life and the future of music.

Let me just say this album is so creative its scary.I had never heard of these guys until i visited the Spitfire Record Label site...and heard a stream of The Acid Memoir's..which became one of those songs i heard in my head 24-7 and couldnt shake out.That said this album rocks in a very Intelligent Manner...strange haunting guitar sounds..banjo's...saxaphones..piano's..little green men..you name it its here.This album may seem bizarre at first but will be even stranger the second time around...definately a one of a kind album.

This album is to Dog Fashion Disco's career what Far Beyond Driven was to Pantera's or what Reign In Blood was to Slayer's: The work of a band that has hit their stride and efforlessly and confidently write one great song after another. Don't cheat yourself, pick this up...