It'll Be Cool

Silkworm | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 14, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Touch & Go Records
• ASIN: B0002VENOG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #391,128 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. "Don't Look Back"

2. Insomnia

3. Penalty Box

4. Something Hyper

5. Xian Undertaker

6. Shitty Little Yacht

7. Operative, The

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fitting Title for a Swan Song - RIP Michael Dahlquist, July 29, 2005

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Andrew Bartlett "Listener" (Seattle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It'll Be Cool (Audio CD)

Like Joey Ramone's farewell album "Don't Worry About Me," Silkworm's "It'll Be Cool" bears a prescient title. It is, we now know, the band's swan song. To say Michael Dahlquist was the drummer is to understate his immense role in the band, and his tragic death on July 14, 2005 has led the band to dissolve. Dahlquist was killed so senselessly (by a woman intent on committing suicide who rammed the car carrying Dahlquist and two friends and fellow musicians, killing all 3 but causing her minimal injury) that I long for "It'll Be Cool" to be some kind of farewell from the other side of life, as if Dahlquist is saying "this, too, shall pass." It's not any kind of purposeful farewell, of course. Many have noted that it is, though, Silkworm's best album since "In the West," and this *is* a fitting state of affairs -- even though the pain that Dahlquist's family and legion of friends feels is hardly softened by the high quality of the album. It's altogether too bad that this review can't be more about other vital facts: First, Silkworm is that rare, rare bird: a sui generis rock band that plied their trade as a fiercely independent band for more than 15 years. Quick: Can anyone name 5 indie rock bands that have stayed the course for that long? Second, the band's genius is so particular that they leave a hole in the rock world. They have always had a minimum of two distinct singing and writing vibes, yet they didn't dissolve in a Husker Du, Uncle Tupelo, Jayhawks, Libertines tangle. They thrived on their longevity and distinctiveness. Michael Dahlquist was integral to those facets. Now he's gone. But he lives on in people's hearts and memories and, ultimately, in the band's awesome recorded output.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Album in Years, September 22, 2004

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D. Williams (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It'll Be Cool (Audio CD)

I've been buyin' stuff by these guys for over 10 years now. Each album keeps me coming back but I do find I don't enjoy the folky-Dylan sounding stuff as much (still great, mind you). This album really shines. Albini's production is amazing (even more than before) and I find myself wanting to replay it over and over just to find all the gems I missed. The variety of sounds is really the key to me liking it. If you like Silkworm, you'll love this. If you like Shellac, you may like this one more than the other Silkworm albums.

5.0 out of 5 stars Not an intentional good bye, a good bye none the less, November 27, 2005

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that "wierdguy" (usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It'll Be Cool (Audio CD)

this is a great album on its own. But it is the goodbye to silkworm. The drumer died a senseless death to a woman who tied to commit suicide and killed him instead. All great plans... All good things... you get the idea. Say good-bye to a band who has been arround for almost 20 years... with this the best the band has produced in years... We must say goodnight and god bless... to a band that will be missed...