Thank you for such such an emotional review! 🖤 DCD is something I love deeply, and as strange as it might seem, but their first album is probably on a top of my list and the most frequently listened one. There is so much of rebellious spirit in it, and yet it has unique touch that makes it stand out of the rest postpunkish albums of the time somehow. Lots of love!
@AlesPickar
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your visit. And I can totally understand the preference of their debut album, with its raw energy, bold ideas and pure expression.
@transequitur
2 жыл бұрын
Ales, thank you so much for making this video and for bringing DCD back to my consciousness; seems I've fallen asleep for a few years. I discovered DCD in late 86' when I attended a holotropic breathing workshop, which required a lot of unusual music at high volume. There were a couple pieces that were so emotionally evocative that I had to ask the facilitator for her playlist afterwards. I began buying their albums shortly thereafter. Few artists have touched me as deeply as Brendan and Lisa. And, I'm embarrassed to say I wasn't even aware of "Dionysus" but thanks for bringing that one to my attention ! **All the best**
@AlesPickar
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for your kind comment. Always nice to meet a fellow "Deadcandancian".
@Emberglance1334
3 жыл бұрын
Finally, after a long decade of the VC, there's a video dedicatedd to the greatest of them all. :) I never thought about ranking them, all incredibly beautiful, distinct and unique in their era. I didnt fall head over heels for Dionysus for the reasons you mentioned. Missed the intensity and overwhleming emotional impact that she always brought to their albums and to solo works like The Mirror Pool. 9. Dionysus 8. Into the Labyrinth 7. Anastasis 6.Spiritchaser 5. Self titled + Arcane 4. Serpents Egg 3. Aion 2. Spleen 1. Realm
@AlesPickar
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for your comment. I must admit that I felt a little sacreligious to rank DCD. It seems like something one doesn't do. But I totally get your ranking.
@ibetteru2
7 ай бұрын
Underrated band! Very unique song writers and both Lisa and Brendan unique singers (they work so well together). Sad sounds like they are done according to an interview with Lisa Gerard in May 2023. Hopefully that's not the case but it might be. Cool ranking. Never understood ppl ranking Aeon so low.
@AlesPickar
7 ай бұрын
First of all, it is always great to meet a fellow Deadcandancian - and I couldn't agree more. Of course one could make the argument, that Lisa and Brendan had stopped being a "band" after "Spiritchaser" and all that came after that was them managing to create temporary arrangements once in 10 years. Which still yielded some great music though. By the way, I still have to read the book by Peter Ulrich.
@JohnnyRecently
Жыл бұрын
Resplendent review. Superb descriptions and critical commentary.
@AlesPickar
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@danielmoore4693
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this video , it is quite informative and enjoyable. Which band I think of as my favorite changes at least once monthly, Lol, but Dead Can Dance are always very near the top! Their versatility and range of their music is amazing and there is such depth, I always need many listenings to fully appreciate a DCD piece. Especially Dionysus took many listenings, but - in the end - was very rewarding.
@AlesPickar
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your visit. I could not agree more. And I am pretty sure my ranking would change a little from year to year, probably with the exception of the first 3 ranks - those are probably set in stone a little. :)
@fogzax
2 жыл бұрын
Aion is my favourite - Fortune Presents Gift is particularly special to me.
@chrisknowlton9460
2 жыл бұрын
Nicely done and very thoughtful descriptions. I'm glad you ranked my #1 (Realm) as yours also. Spleen and the first album make up my number 2 and 3 respectively. They are all great albums (minus the most recent release which is okay at best) but the early ones are the best IMO because they were more abstract and less easy to categorize. They were still a hybrid of "rock" and "classical" with fourth world leanings. They started getting the "world music" and "contemporary instrumental" tags by the media and music industry, which made me uncomfortable as they became more well known and commercialized.
@AlesPickar
2 жыл бұрын
I know exactly what you mean. I think being in the musical underground we all had kind of crowned Dead Can Dance as the finest example of music that is not "whoring" out to a mind-numbing industry. And most of us probably didn't like the sudden efforts to establish them deeper in the mainstream. I guess, hearing stuff like "yeah, that chick that sings in Gladiator" did not particularly help matters. :)))
@blodarv666
2 жыл бұрын
1. Aion 2. The Serpent's Egg 3. Into The Labyrinth 4. Dead Can Dance/Garden Of The Arcane Delights 5. Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun 6. Anastasis 7. Spleen And Ideal 8. Spiritchaser 9. Dionysus Towards the within isn't a studio album so I didn't include it in the ranking, but it would rank after Spleen and Ideal.
@AlesPickar
2 жыл бұрын
That's the great thing about DCD. All rankings of their albums are interesting and intriguing at the same time, because all their albums are good.
@mabenham5253
3 жыл бұрын
Hard thing to rank their work likewise the cocteau twins...to me it's the emotion that is evoked with every release which slates the position of the work put in..both bands brilliant. All is done is personal so it's hard to place position of music ranking...like that you mentioned umkalthim slightly under esmahan...great job...
@posdj1363
3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video!
@AlesPickar
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. Apparently we share a proclivity.
@josepedragosadiaz5424
Ай бұрын
Number One INTO THE LABERYNTH
@dariofernando5572
3 жыл бұрын
One of my all time fav band too 😎
@dariofernando5572
3 жыл бұрын
1 serpents egg 2 within the realm of a dying sun 3 aion 4 garden of the arcane delights 5 into the labyrinth 6 dead can dance 7 spleen and ideal
@AlesPickar
3 жыл бұрын
That's a good ranking. And nice to see "Serpent" at the first place. It is a great record.
@olivercook873
2 жыл бұрын
Prefer Darios ranking 😃
@dariofernando5572
2 жыл бұрын
@@olivercook873 xD
@luther_const
2 жыл бұрын
ok
@olivercook873
2 жыл бұрын
Great video but Spiritchaser is almost too mainstream and a bit hit and miss, weakest effort
@AlesPickar
2 жыл бұрын
I hear you. I was more disappointed when it came out, but over the years it grew on me much more.
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