1 | ->''"Let's go back to the start like it used to be / Before you fell apart and you blamed it on me / Back when you were my friend - do you remember back then? / All the plans that we made - can we get back to those days?"'' |
2 | [[center:~"Always"]] |
3 | |
4 | '''Dope''' are a NuMetal / HardRock band with {{industrial}} influences who exploded onto the New York City club scene in the late '90s and have enjoyed a relative degree of popularity ever since. Headed by their enigmatic frontman [[StageName Edsel Dope]], they have toured the globe relentlessly, and, as of the time of this writing, they have six studio albums to their name with a seventh due out this year. |
5 | |
6 | !!'''Members:''' |
7 | !!!Current: |
8 | * Edsel Dope - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, programming |
9 | * Virus - lead guitar, backing vocals |
10 | * Acey Slade - bass |
11 | * Daniel Fox - drums |
12 | |
13 | !!!Former: |
14 | * Simon Dope - keyboards |
15 | * Tripp Eisen - lead guitar, bass |
16 | * Sloane Gentry - lead guitar, bass |
17 | * Racci Shay - drums |
18 | * Nikk Dibs - lead guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals |
19 | * Jerms Genske - bass, backing vocals |
20 | * Chris Warner - drums |
21 | |
22 | ---- |
23 | !!Dope provides examples of: |
24 | * BandOfRelatives: Edsel's brother, going by the name Simon Dope, used to be in the band. |
25 | * BreakupSong: "With or Without You" and "Always" are both good examples of the "teetering on the brink..." variety. |
26 | * CallAndResponseSong: |
27 | ** The live performances of "Die MF Die". |
28 | ** "Say 'I'! Say 'I'!"'' |
29 | ** "''Burn, burn, burn motherfucker!'' Say it!"'' |
30 | * CoverVersion: They have covered Billy Idol, Dead or Alive, Depeche Mode and N.W.A. |
31 | * DarkerAndEdgier: Their album ''No Regrets'' takes on a more traditional, modern heavy metal approach, with guitar solos and more aggressive drumming. |
32 | * IAmSong: One of their songs off ''Group Therapy'' is entitled just that. |
33 | * IntercourseWithYou: "Let's Fuck", "Addiction", and "Sex Machine". |
34 | * LighterAndSofter: To many fans, their 2003 album ''Group Therapy''. |
35 | * LoveIsADrug: "Addiction". |
36 | -->''She's like cocaine, heroin, alcohol and vicodin...'' |
37 | * LoveNostalgiaSong: "Always", lyrics from which can be seen on the top of this very page, although it is implied that Edsel is still in the relationship as he wrote the song. |
38 | * {{Medley}}: "Die, Boom, Bang, Burn, Fuck", off ''No Regrets''. |
39 | * MisattributedSong: Their cover of "You Spin Me Round" is commonly thought to be done by Music/MarilynManson. |
40 | * PepTalkSong: In a way, "Take Your Best Shot". |
41 | * RepurposedPopSong: Dead or Alive's hit '80s single "You Spin Me 'round" was covered by them for the ''Film/AmericanPsycho'' soundtrack. |
42 | * RockstarSong: Inverted, with "Debonaire". |
43 | * SavedFromDevelopmentHell: "Bllod Money (part 1)" was released in 2016 after several years of recording. |
44 | * StageName: Edsel Dope's birth name is Brian Charles Ebejer. |
45 | * SurprisinglyGentleSong: "Sing", and "Another Day Goes By", both off ''Group Therapy'' |
46 | * TitleOnlyChorus: |
47 | ** "Let's Fuck", off ''American Apathy'' |
48 | ** "Die MF Die". |
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