Change is the fourth album by The Dismemberment Plan. Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_sentence_0
It was released on October 23, 2001 on DeSoto Records. Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_sentence_1
It was recorded by J. Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_sentence_2
Robbins at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Virginia and it was mixed by Chad Clark. Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_sentence_3
Musical style Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_section_0
Compared to The Dismemberment Plan's previous album Emergency & I, Change is more somber musically, with more introspective lyrics. Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_sentence_4
Lead singer Travis Morrison has called it his "night album," saying in an interview with Stylus Magazine: Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_sentence_5
Reception and legacy Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_section_1
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Change was met with universal critical acclaim. Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_sentence_6
On the review aggregate site Metacritic, the album has an 83 out of 100 based on ten reviews, indicating "universal acclaim." Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_sentence_7
Nick Southall of Stylus Magazine called the album more focused than Emergency & I, writing, "With Change, however, The Dismemberment Plan feel little need to show off with self-conscious musical ostentation and excess, instead choosing to focus themselves on making a fantastic, understated and involving record." Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_sentence_8
Pitchfork's founder Ryan Schreiber praised the album's more sentimental sound, writing "But metamorphosis can be a beautiful thing, and like the butterfly retains a part of the caterpillar, Change retains a part of the pre-mutated Dismemberment Plan. Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_sentence_9
You see, they're still the same band they always were. Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_sentence_10
They're just prettier now." Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_sentence_11
Ted Alvarez of AllMusic also commended the album's new sound, writing "It's difficult to chart the Dismemberment Plan's next move; their boundless creativity is their only fence. Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_sentence_12
They could turn down an entirely new musical path, or they could always revisit their equally brilliant old territory. Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_sentence_13
Either way, listeners are in for an original musical experience." Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_sentence_14
Michael O' Brien of PopMatters, on the other hand, was less positive about the album's new sound, writing, "For anyone who loved Emergency & I, or any of The Dismemberment Plan's other two records, Change sounds like The Dismemberment Plan on Quaaludes." Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_sentence_15
O' Brien also called the album, "an enjoyable record, a necessary record in the evolution of the band, but far from an essential listen." Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_sentence_16
Robert Christgau of The Village Voice gave the album a three-star honorable mention rating, indicating "an enjoyable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well treasure." Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_sentence_17
Change was named the 14th best album of 2001 by Pitchfork. Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_sentence_18
The same website also placed the album at number 97 on their list of the top 200 albums of the 2000s. Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_sentence_19
Track listing Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_section_2
All music is composed by Travis Morrison, Jason Caddell, Eric Axelson and Joe Easley. Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_sentence_20
Personnel Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_section_3
The following people contributed to Change Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_sentence_21
The Dismemberment Plan Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_section_4
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- Eric Axelson – bass, keyboardsChange (The Dismemberment Plan album)_item_0_0
- Jason Caddell – guitar, keyboardsChange (The Dismemberment Plan album)_item_0_1
- Joe Easley – drumsChange (The Dismemberment Plan album)_item_0_2
- Travis Morrison – vocals, guitar, keyboardsChange (The Dismemberment Plan album)_item_0_3
Additional personnel Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_section_5
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- Bill Barbot - Label DesignChange (The Dismemberment Plan album)_item_1_4
- Chad Clark - MixingChange (The Dismemberment Plan album)_item_1_5
- Kim Coletta - Label DesignChange (The Dismemberment Plan album)_item_1_6
- J. Robbins - EngineerChange (The Dismemberment Plan album)_item_1_7
See also Change (The Dismemberment Plan album)_section_6
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