thing [...] thoughtful, quirky, mercurial young adults skilled at transforming doubt into music." Accolades and retrospective reviews Emergency & I was ranked the best album of 1999 by Pitchfork. On the same website, the album was ranked #16 their "redux" version of the Top 100 Albums of the 1990s list, with William Morris writing "The album's lyric book reads better than half the modern volumes on my bookshelf. Modern R&B should have as much rhythm. Modern rock should have as much balls." In addition, the website ranked the track "The City" #64 on their list of the Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s. In December 2007 the album was ranked number 95 on Blenders 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever list. The album's 2011 vinyl reissue brought about numerous positive reviews as well. Zachary Houle of PopMatters wrote that "Just in terms of a sheer personal enjoyment factor, I would almost argue the case for a new rating: the Spinal Tap-esque 11. Emergency & I is just a relentless record, full of youthful abandon and insightful penetrations into the technology-addled brain. I just can't get enough of it." In another review of the reissue, Consequences Jeremy D. Larson wrote: "The Plan colors this record with 12 songs that serve as hitching posts for whatever ails you. Life medicine never sounded better ... Emergency & I continues to arch its influence even after a 12-year gap." Pitchfork gave the reissue a perfect 10/10 with a "best new reissue" designation," while Sputnikmusic's Alex Robertson rated the album "classic" with a perfect 5.0. The album was ranked at number 26 on Spins "The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985–2014)" list. Track listing "A Life of Possibilities", "What Do You Want Me to Say?", "The Jitters" and "The City" are all also featured in remixed form on A People's History of The Dismemberment Plan with bonus tracks "Just Like You" and "The First Anniversary of Your Last Phone Call" being on The Ice of Boston EP. Personnel Eric Axelson – bass guitar, keyboards Jason Caddell – guitar, keyboards Joe Easley – drums Travis Morrison – vocals, guitar, keyboards References External links Emergency & I on the Dismemberment Plan's website 1999 albums The Dismemberment Plan albums DeSoto Records albums Albums produced by J. Robbins