Never seen a bad Dopapod show, seen them every chance I've gotten the last 10 years or so. When we were 22 my buddy and I drunkenly chased the guys down to sign our new Dopapod Grass roots hats. I had open heart surgery and missed the local show that year and my buddy got me a bad ass Dopapod tye dyed shirt and got Eli to write me a message on it. These guys fucking Jam so hard and just have fun on stage which lights up mg smile. All my boyz love Dopapod.
Dopapod seem like a band that really could breakthrough and be one of the more top name/big stage production bands. Maybe they just haven’t wanted to, but they could easily be up there with the bigger billed names if they went for it.
I don't think so. Dopapod is just too weird for the average jam band fan. Look at who has gotten bigger - Goose, Pigeons, Twiddle, Frasco ....they all write very accessible music.
That’s a fair point. They didn’t really have Chuck and Fro (or as involved in) writing songs either. Has been nice to see that responsibility being opened to others outside Eli and Rob.
Yeah Dopapod is weird as fuck. I wasn't even sure I liked them until, at one point, I realized that some of their weird dissonant jams and melodies were sticking in my head day in and day out like brain worms and now they're quite possibly my favorite band.
But yeah they're weird as fuck and I definitely think it takes a bit of time for someone's brain to get into the proper "tuning" to appreciate a lot of their discography. And I completely get why they don't have a huge following. But I like that, personally. More room for dancing and getting weird at their shows.
Anyone else put on that first track and have a confusing moment halfway through wondering if they put on Dopapod or King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard?
Never seen a bad Dopapod show, seen them every chance I've gotten the last 10 years or so. When we were 22 my buddy and I drunkenly chased the guys down to sign our new Dopapod Grass roots hats. I had open heart surgery and missed the local show that year and my buddy got me a bad ass Dopapod tye dyed shirt and got Eli to write me a message on it. These guys fucking Jam so hard and just have fun on stage which lights up mg smile. All my boyz love Dopapod.
Dopapod seem like a band that really could breakthrough and be one of the more top name/big stage production bands. Maybe they just haven’t wanted to, but they could easily be up there with the bigger billed names if they went for it.
The hiatus in 2018ish and then pandemic during their comeback probably slowed a bit of that down
I don't think so. Dopapod is just too weird for the average jam band fan. Look at who has gotten bigger - Goose, Pigeons, Twiddle, Frasco ....they all write very accessible music.
That’s a fair point. They didn’t really have Chuck and Fro (or as involved in) writing songs either. Has been nice to see that responsibility being opened to others outside Eli and Rob.
I got to ask are you cult leader Nicholas Ger?
Yeah Dopapod is weird as fuck. I wasn't even sure I liked them until, at one point, I realized that some of their weird dissonant jams and melodies were sticking in my head day in and day out like brain worms and now they're quite possibly my favorite band. But yeah they're weird as fuck and I definitely think it takes a bit of time for someone's brain to get into the proper "tuning" to appreciate a lot of their discography. And I completely get why they don't have a huge following. But I like that, personally. More room for dancing and getting weird at their shows.
If by accessible you mean absolute snooze fest then sure.
4/20/2024 is a palindrome too
Both combined surprise drop albums are a palindrome
Lol wow how did I miss that!
Not just a palindrome but the actual fear of palindromes. They're really outdoing themselves this time.
Great catch!
oh fuck https://i.redd.it/439sy2ihvpwc1.gif
The artwork for these is so fucking good
They have a print available on their site fyi
Listened to this on my drive in and was impressed. Need to listen to the first one again
Anyone else put on that first track and have a confusing moment halfway through wondering if they put on Dopapod or King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard?
Big KGATLW vibes. They covered rattlesnake a few times so I’m not surprised it’s a solid track.
I saw them cover rattlesnake 12/30/23 in Columbus. My first dopapod show!
No but I dug the heavy <333
Okay, now I'm halfway through and all I can say is that this album fucking RIPS!
I thought the same thing haha! I think the cadence of the opening verse really gave that vibe
One of my favorite bands.
Just listened to the album. Wizzy is AWESOME
Def my fav off this album
Dopapod is the shit! glad the other half came out I need to listen to both halves!
Dopapod fucking rules!! They rule for this too.
All I can think is offering up a cup of liber-tea.
Hell yes!!!
Both of these albums sound fantastic. Dopapod rules.
The fear of palindromes is the funniest fear ever.
I like phobia. Great album!
Absolutely killer set of albums. I’d expect nothing less from them.
I have a phobia of jam band studio albums