music.wikisort.org - Composition

Search / Calendar

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence is the debut album of American rock band Glassjaw, released on May 9, 2000 by Roadrunner Records. It was produced by Ross Robinson. Since its release, the album has received positive reviews from critics and has been cited as an influential album in post-hardcore, though in recent years there has been some controversy over the album's lyrical content, which was seen as misogynistic.

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence
Studio album by
Glassjaw
ReleasedMay 9, 2000
Recorded1999–2000
StudioIndigo Ranch Studios, Malibu, California
Genre
Length51:47
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerRoss Robinson
Glassjaw chronology
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
(1997)		 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence
(2000)		 Worship and Tribute
(2002)
Singles from Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence
  1. "Pretty Lush"
    Released: 2000
  2. "Ry Ry's Song"
    Released: December 4, 2000

Glassjaw has been rumored to discourage the purchasing of this album due to their acrimonious split from Roadrunner Records. Instead, they encourage people to download their music via file sharing software, such as Limewire. Robinson claimed that the label showed no interest in the band until he pushed to have them signed and showed little interest after.

A remastered version of the album[4] was released on March 24, 2009 with two bonus tracks: "Convectuoso" and a cover of Youth of Today's "Modern Love Story".[5]


Background and recording


Glassjaw originally formed in 1993 after vocalist Daryl Palumbo and guitarist Justin Beck met each other working for a summer camp.[6] Throughout the next few years, the group issued various demo tapes and EPs and experienced many line up changes. Their line up would eventually stabilize by 1999, featuring bassist Manuel Carrero, guitarist Todd Weinstock, and drummer Sammy Siegler. With this line up, the group booked a recording session with local producer Don Fury, and the demo recording that resulted from it would eventually be heard by producer Ross Robinson. Robinson, impressed by the material, would then show up to a rehearsal, after which he offered them studio time at Indigo Ranch and convinced Roadrunner Records to sign the group.[7]

Recording sessions for the album lasted for about two months total.[7] While all material for the album was written by the band before production began, Robinson did influence arrangements of the tracks "Hurting and Shoving (She Should Have Let Me Sleep)" and the album's title track.[6]


Content


The album has been noted for its overall angry and negative tone in terms of lyrics. The title track was written about Crohn's disease,[7] an intestinal disorder that Palumbo was diagnosed with in 1996.[8] Many songs on the record were written concerning bad relationships.


Accusations of misogyny


In a 2017 article by Pitchfork called "Unraveling the Sexism of Emo’s Third Wave", Jenn Pelly addressed Glassjaw and the song "Pretty Lush" and criticised the band's lyrics for being "embarrassingly spiteful to bluntly-stated violence against women",[9] leading to accusations towards the band of misogyny. Since the article's publishing, Daryl Palumbo and the band have made statements condemning the lyrics, with Palumbo apologizing for the lyrics in an interview to The Guardian; “[the lyrics] deserve scrutiny. You don’t talk to a woman like that. It took being that angry to write [the debut album’s lyrics], to make it work for my instrument in the band. I was always like ‘Argh, revenge!’ Fall in love easily and then fall into hate easily. I didn’t have to say it that way … It’s stupid, you don’t speak face-to-face to a woman like that. I was angry. It’s offensive.”.[10][11]


Reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk89%[12]
AllMusic[13]
NME8/10[14]
Ox-FanzineFavorable[15]

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence has received generally favorable reviews.

Absolute Punk reviewer namel praised the songs "Pretty Lush" and "Piano", but said some of the album's songs have cringe-worthy lyrics and criticized the track "Babe".[12][dead link] In a retrospective review of the album, Metal Sucks reviewer Mike Gitter was highly positive of the album. Gitter stated "Glassjaw laid down the bitchslap in-extremis" and regarded the album as a landmark.[16] NME compared the album to "Jeff Buckley doused in napalm, crawling through a room full of broken glass."[14]


Legacy


Since the album's release, Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Silence has been seen as an influential album in metal and post hardcore. Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die has cited the album as an influence, stating on Twitter; "This album changed everything for me."[17] Oli Sykes of Bring Me The Horizon also cited the album as an influence on him, and that it inspired him to become a singer.[18] Journalists Leslie Simon and Trevor Kelley included the album in their list of the most essential emo releases in their book Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture (2007).[19] Alternative Press ranked "Pretty Lush" at number 77 on their list of the best 100 singles from the 2000s.[20]

In 2022, Glassjaw have performed the album in its entirety during their 20+ Anniversary Tour.[21]


Accolades


Publisher Country Accolade Year Rank
Metal Hammer United Kingdom The 10 essential post-hardcore albums[22] 2022 1

Track listing


All lyrics written by Daryl Palumbo. All music written by Glassjaw, except "Lovebites and Razorblades", "Hurting and Shoving (She Should Have Let Me Sleep)" and "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence", written by Glassjaw and Ross Robinson. "Siberian Kiss" was featured in the soundtrack for Ginger Snaps (film)

No.TitleLength
1."Pretty Lush"2:59
2."Siberian Kiss"3:50
3."When One Eight Becomes Two Zeros"4:33
4."Ry Ry's Song"3:32
5."Lovebites and Razorlines"4:10
6."Hurting and Shoving (She Should Have Let Me Sleep)"3:28
7."Majour"4:00
8."Her Middle Name Was Boom"4:16
9."Piano"4:59
10."Babe"1:43
11."Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence"5:36
12."Motel of the White Locust"
"Losten" (hidden track)		8:41
2009 remaster bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Modern Love Story"1:04
14."Convectuoso" (demo)4:27

Personnel



References


Citations

  1. "20 Essential Nu-Metal Albums". Revolver Magazine. July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  2. "Vote for the greatest nu metal album of all-time". 4 March 2022.
  3. "Glassjaw's Triumphant Return and the Redemption of Ross Robinson". PopMatters. December 4, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  4. "iTunes - Music - Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence (Remastered) by Glassjaw". iTunes. Apple Inc. May 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  5. "Glassjaw's Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Silence to be re-released". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. March 4, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  6. Nijessen, Bart (2000-11-23). "Interview with Daryl Palumbo from 2000". kindamuzik.net. Kinda Muzik. Archived from the original on 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  7. n/a. "Glassjaw Biography c.2000". thegauntlet.com. The Gauntlet. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  8. Parrarla, Christina. "Touring on a Long Road". journalism.nyu.edu. NYU Live Wire. Archived from the original on 2016-02-27. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  9. "Unraveling the Sexism of Emo's Third Wave". Pitchfork. 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  10. Montesinos-Donaghy, Daniel (2012-12-01) (December 2017). "Cult punks Glassjaw return: 'It was offensive. You don't talk to a woman like that'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  11. "Glassjaw's Daryl Palumbo Has Been Apologising For The Lyrics On Their…". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  12. namel (August 20, 2009). "Absolute Punk Review". Absolute Punk. Retrieved May 15, 2014. [dead link]
  13. Allmusic review
  14. "NME Review". NME. May 26, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  15. Salmutter, Elmar (September–November 2000). "Reviews: Glassjaw / Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Silence CD". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  16. Gitter, Mike (August 5, 2009). "ON GLASSJAW'S EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SILENCE". Metal Sucks. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  17. "Every Time I Die's Keith Buckley On Glassjaw's "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Silence": "This Album Changed Everything For Me"". Theprp.com. 2020-05-10. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  18. "Bring Me The Horizon's Oli Sykes Says Glassjaw Inspired Him To Start Singing, Praises Linkin Park". Theprp.com. 2017-11-01. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  19. Simon; Kelley 2007, p. 171
  20. Paul, Aubin (November 20, 2009). "At The Drive-In's 'One Armed Scissor' tops AP's 'Haircut 100' singles countdown". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  21. "Glassjaw announce 2022 tour featuring full album performances". Consequence. 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  22. Johnstonpublished, Emma (2022-01-19). "The 10 essential post-hardcore albums". loudersound. Retrieved 2022-05-26.

Sources


На других языках

- [en] Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence

[ru] Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence (рус. Всё, что вы хотели знать о тишине) — дебютный студийный альбом американской постхардкор-группы Glassjaw, выпущенный 9 мая 2000 года на лейбле Roadrunner Records. Ходят слухи, что после расторжения контракта с лейблом Roadrunner Records препятствовала продажам альбома. Вместо этого они поощряют слушателей скачивать и обмениваться музыкой на разных сайтах, таких как LimeWire[7]. Росс Робинсон утверждал, что лейбл не проявлял интерес к группе, пока он не потребовал подписать с ними контракт[8].


Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии