Option Paralysis
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Released | March 23, 2010 | |||
Recorded | September 8 − November 12, 2009 | |||
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Length | 41:28 | |||
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Option Paralysis is the fourth studio album by American mathcore band The Dillinger Escape Plan, released on March 23, 2010. After having fulfilled their contract with Relapse Records, the band released the album through Party Smasher Inc., their own new imprint in collaboration with French record label Season of Mist.[3] It marks The Dillinger Escape Plan's first release to feature Billy Rymer on drums, since Gil Sharone left the band in September 2008 due to the frequent touring schedule and to focus on his brother's band Stolen Babies.[4][5]
Option Paralysis debuted at number 78 on the Billboard 200 with 7,100 units sold.[6]
Background
Formation of Party Smasher Inc.
Recording
In a blog on the band's
The album is their second longest yet at over 41 minutes, behind Dissociation, and was described by Ben Weinman as "our most metal record yet".[13]
Title and lyrics
The title Option Paralysis is a concept referring to an individual "paralyzed" by an overload of options. Ben Weinman cited this as a general concern of the band, whose members grew up in underground scenes but by the time of the album were witnessing young people absorbed in modern technology, which they believe homogenized culture and caused "[almost a] cultural depression".[14]
During the writing process, Puciato was going through personal issues, and described Option Paralysis as one of the toughest and the most honest album he made thus far.[15] The singer was immersed in absurdist philosophy at the time, reading authors such as Søren Kierkegaard and particularly Albert Camus' work, including The Stranger, The Plague, Exile and the Kingdom and The Myth of Sisyphus.[16] The lyrics were composed in free association and Puciato believes that they unearthed subconscious issues he had, but chose to keep them private.[17]
"Room Full of Eyes" was named for the 1995 song "1,000 Eyes" by Death.[18]
Promotion
The band released several demo snippets on their YouTube channel.[19] Furthermore, a website for the record was set up, linking to all of the studio update videos and demo snippets.[20] During their North American East Coast tour with Thursday in December 2009, the band sold download cards at their shows that entitled the customer to a download of the 10 song album upon its release with 3 additional exclusive bonus tracks.[21]
The song "Farewell, Mona Lisa", debuted on Liquid Metal SXM on
In February, the album was made available for pre-orders through the Season of Mist e-shop. It was available in a variety of formats, including a box set, Digipak, black vinyl and transparent vinyl. A white vinyl was later made available through Relapse Records.
Artwork
Former frontman Dimitri Minakakis (who also contributed artwork for 2004 album Miss Machine) created the artwork for Option Paralysis. In an interview, Jeff Tuttle revealed that the album cover features photographs and images that the members captured themselves.[citation needed]
Reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Alternative Press | [9] |
BBC | positive[27] |
Decibel | 8/10[28] |
Rock Sound | 9/10[29] |
Slant Magazine | [30] |
Spin | [31] |
Revolver | [32] |
Sputnikmusic | 4.5/5[33] |
Pitchfork | 7.2/10[1] |
Option Paralysis was released to overall critical acclaim. The album garnered a rating of 82/100, or universal acclaim, on aggregate review site Metacritic.[34]
Exclaim! named Option Paralysis the No. 2 Metal Album of 2010.[35]
Public reception
Option Paralysis was very well received by the public. On Rate Your Music the album has an average rating of 3.44 of 5, based on more than 1,750 ratings,[36] and on Sputnikmusic the album has an "excellent" average rating of 4.1 of 5, based on more than 2,400 ratings.[37] The album is #19 on the list "Best Albums of 2010" on Sputnikmusic.[38]
Option Paralysis received the highest percentage of #1 votes in the 2010
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Greg Puciato except "Parasitic Twins" by Jeff Tuttle; all music is composed by Ben Weinman
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Farewell, Mona Lisa" | 5:23 |
2. | "Good Neighbor" | 2:30 |
3. | "Gold Teeth on a Bum" | 5:22 |
4. | "Crystal Morning" | 2:02 |
5. | "Endless Endings" | 2:32 |
6. | "Widower" | 6:23 |
7. | "Room Full of Eyes" | 4:15 |
8. | "Chinese Whispers" | 4:06 |
9. | "I Wouldn't If You Didn't" | 4:14 |
10. | "Parasitic Twins" | 4:41 |
Total length: | 41:28 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Chuck McChip" | 2:24 |
Total length: | 43:52 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Farewell, Mona Lisa" (demo version) | 4:57 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Endless Endings" (demo version) | 2:45 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Heat Deaf Melted Grill" | 2:53 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Heat Deaf Melted Grill" | 2:52 |
12. | "Chuck McChip" | 2:23 |
13. | "Farewell, Mona Lisa" (Demo Version) | 4:56 |
14. | "Endless Endings" (Demo Version) | 2:45 |
15. | "Parasitic Twins" (Instrumental Version) | 4:41 |
Personnel
- The Dillinger Escape Plan
- Greg Puciato – vocals
- Benjamin Weinman – guitar, piano, sound design, programming, backing vocals on "Good Neighbor"
- Jeff Tuttle – backing vocals on "Good Neighbor", "Gold Teeth on a Bum", "Crystal Morning" and "Parasitic Twins"[41]
- Liam Wilson – bass
- Billy Rymer – drums
- Guest musicians
- Mike Garson – additional piano on "Widower" and "I Wouldn't If You Didn't"[42][43]
- Technical
- Benjamin Weinman – producer
- Steve Evetts – producer, engineer, mixing
- Allan Hessler – assistant engineer
- Alan Douches – mastering
- Other
- Dimitri Minakakis (Pronto Workshop) – artwork
- Benjamin Weinman – management
- Jim Morewood (English Gent Organization) – International booking
- Justin Hirschman (Artist Group International) – North American booking
- Ian J. Friedman, Esq. – legal
Charts
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[44] | 53 |
Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista)[45]
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50 |
UK Albums (OCC)[46] | 107 |
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US Billboard 200[48] | 78 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[49] | 9 |
US | 5 |
US | 23 |
US | 8 |
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- ^ Option Paralysis - www.optionparalysis.net
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- ^ Ben Weinman's / The Dillinger Escape Plan's Twitter account - 12/24/2009
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- ^ "Exclusive Web Debut of The Dillinger Escape Plan's "Chinese Whispers"". MetalSucks. March 3, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
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- ^ "The Dillinger Escape Plan Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "The Dillinger Escape Plan Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
External links
- Option Paralysis at AllMusic
- Option Paralysis at the Dillinger Escape Plan's official website
- Track-by-track with Liam Wilson at Alternative Press
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