Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About [Import]

Glassjaw | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Marq
• ASIN: B00004TZ6G
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,689,629 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "...And For This Gift We Are Graced", August 25, 2006

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A. Estes (Maine) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About (Audio CD)

There are certain albums that just hit at the right time. From a band bringing a style all their own with songs that cut into your own life experiences. Glassjaw's "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Silence" is that album for me. I was still in high school when this came out, and like any solid album from that era, it reminds me of simpler times. But more than that, the lyrical content definitely reflects certain personal feelings at the time and the music definitely left me open to many more bands and styles thereafter.

Now, even if you haven't had personal experiences with this album yet, it's still something worth looking into. From a band with only two official albums out so far, Glassjaw's first is definitely a true classic. In 2000, bands like this didn't quite exist. True, there were groups like Deftones and Will Haven who obviously were an influence, but the onslaught of hardcore and emo bands that would come a few years later couldn't yet be seen. To say Glassjaw are/were a combination of the genres is unfair. Do they fit amongst today's "hot" groups like My Chemical Romance or Taking Back Sunday? Hell no.

"Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Silence" is truly, completely 100% original. From the crashing sounds often delivered by the band, to frontman Daryl Palumbo's awkward and unique delivery, there is definitely something unheard of at the time here. When I first sat down with it (having heard virtually nothing yet) I wasn't sure how to feel. Surely enough, though, like most truly great albums, it crept up on me and hit me after a few listens. So don't be surprised if you don't "get it" on the first try. The heavier, catchy tracks like "Siberian Kiss" and "Pretty Lush" are intensely addictive, with the spacey, more emotionally driven songs like "When One Eight Becomes Two Zeros" and "Her Middle Name Was Boom" balancing them out rather nicely. Personal favorites, however, would be "Majour" -- a song which could have been a hit for the band had it been released (in my opinion) -- and "Piano," possibly the catchiest of the bunch and bearing some Weezer influence.

In short, "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Silence" is just one of those special albums that never wears thin. I can still listen to it six years later and get the same effect I did when I was 16. And it should definitely appeal to today's scene, as it is definitely more mature and sincere than the bands it influenced. Too bad Glassjaw's future is on a tightrope right now. I get a feeling that if they were active and still making new music, they would bring a revolution with them.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Let Down, April 13, 2009

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travis morton - See all my reviews

This review is from: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence [2 LP Vinyl] (Vinyl)

Harryq is correct. The album sounds great and all, but the overall release could've been made sweeter. like he said, the album isn't even gatefold. there isn't any special tracks or anything else like that either. also, in the insert with all of the lyrics has quite a few typos. on top of all that, disc 1's hole was too small to fit on my record player and i had to make the hole bigger to play it. the LP release was disappointing.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you wanted to know about.... Glassjaw., December 13, 2002

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Bov (Essex, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About (Audio CD)

Although produced by Ross Robinson, don't lump this band in with the hoards of nu-metal bands that he's associated with. This is a class slab of sometimes primal, sometimes delicate post hardcore that will take a few listens before it begins to put in its hooks. The most immediate track, 'Ry Ry's Song' serves as a sonic entry point for the listener, the rest of the album taking a little longer to appreciate. The bonus edition features a cover of Youth Of Today's 'Modern Love Story' boasting a duet with Ray Cappo of Y.O.T and Shelter fame (also available as the B-side to UK release 'Ry Ry's Song' single). Quite simply, Glassjaw are one of the most interesting and challenging bands within this genre, taking elements of (New York) hardcore, punk, metal, and hints from a host of genres and styles - the final outcome being a challenging yet awarding album.