! (The Dismemberment Plan album)

!
Studio album by The Dismemberment Plan
Released	October 3, 1995
Genre	Post-hardcore[1]
Length	38:07
Label	DeSoto Records
The Dismemberment Plan chronology
! (1995) The Dismemberment Plan Is Terrified (1997)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]
Sputnikmusic	3/5[4]
Tiny Mix Tapes	3.5/5[5]

! is an album by The Dismemberment Plan. It was released on October 2, 1995, on DeSoto Records. The band's original drummer, Steve Cummings, played on this album but left shortly after its release.

Track listing

1. "Survey Says" – 2:08
2. "The Things That Matter" – 2:25
3. "The Small Stuff" – 3:02
4. "OK Jokes Over" – 4:27
5. "Soon to Be Ex Quaker" – 1:26
6. "I'm Going to Buy You a Gun" – 3:06
7. "If I Don't Write" – 4:28
8. "Wouldn't You Like to Know?" – 2:50
9. "13th and Euclid" – 2:18
10. "Fantastic!" – 4:14
11. "Onward, Fat Girl" – 2:46
12. "Rusty" – 4:29

Personnel

The following people were involved in the making of !:

The Dismemberment Plan

• Eric Axelson – bass
• Jason Caddell – guitar
• Steve Cummings – drums
• Travis Morrison – vocals, guitar

Production

• Andy Charneco and Don Zientara – recording

References

1. Terich, Jeff (August 22, 2008). "Album Review : The Dismemberment Plan - Emergency & I". Treble. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved March 13, 2011. [...] "Past albums ! and The Dismemberment Plan Is Terrified sufficiently established the band as post-hardcore and new wave-influenced iconoclasts, going spastic with Casio keyboards and funky rhythms" [...]
2. Raggett, Ned. "! – The Dismemberment Plan". AllMusic. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
3. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 243–44. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
4. no (June 17, 2010). "The Dismemberment Plan – !". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
5. Mr P. "The Dismemberment Plan – !". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved May 26, 2011.