Worship & Tribute [Enhanced]

Glassjaw | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 9, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000068VSV
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (110 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,101 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #67 in Music > Pop > Tributes

Track Listings

1. Tip Your Bartender

2. Mu Empire

3. Cosmopolitan Blood Loss

4. Ape Dos Mil

5. Pink Roses

6. Must Have Run All Day

7. Stuck Pig

8. Radio Cambodia

9. Cavalcade

10. Trailer Park Jesus

11. Two Tabs of Mescaline

12. Convectuoso

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

At the vanguard of hardcore’s evolution stand five Long Island-born straight-edgers who sport a progressive approach to punk rock on this fantastic second album. Frontman Daryl Palumbo's lyrically adventurous songs ("The Gillette Cavalcade of Sports," "Trailer Park Jesus") wage war on cultural orthodoxy, his rocky, undulating vocals morphing between a raw-nerve croon and a tortured shriek that's sharp enough to cut glass. The band differ from their nu-metal and conventional hardcore peers in the arrangements: tracks like "Mu Empire" and "Cosmopolitan Bloodloss" combine Faith No More-style sweep with a complex, post-hardcore structure that puts Fugazi to shame. "Ape Dos Mil" reins in the pure noise as guitarists Justin Beck and Todd Weinstock turn down and wring shimmering walls of ambience out of their instruments and Palumbo weaves a tale of obsessive love. Glassjaw are a thoroughly uncompromising band, as fearlessly individualistic as At the Drive-In and every bit as good. Worship and Tribute presents the new hardcore heroes-in-waiting. --Louis Pattison

Product Description

Album Notes This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.Glassjaw: Daryl Palumbo (vocals); Justin Beck, Todd Weinstock (guitar); Dave Allen (bass); Larry Gorman (drums).WORSHIP AND TRIBUTE was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards For Best Recording Package.Hailing from the wilds of Long Island, Glassjaw find themselves continuing to rewrite the rules of aggro-rock with their major label debut WORSHIP AND TRIBUTE. Once again aided and abetted by uber-nu metal producer Ross Robinson, this hard-hitting quintet changes gears on the turn of a dime and can go from the brutal assault of "Pink Roses" to the moodier rumblings of ""Must've Run All Day" with its ethereal keyboard washes. With guitarists Justin Beck and Todd Weinstock providing the firepower, Glassjaw proves more than the equal of any of their more well established peers, whether on the swirling maelstrom that is "M.U. Empire" or the heavy grooves that permeate "Cosmopolitan Bloodloss."Frontman Daryl Palumbo has the chops to either keep up with the breakneck pace fueling the insistent "Radio Cambodia" or make like Joe Jackson on the far mellower and melodic "Ape Dos Mil." There's even a System Of A Down-like utilization of unorthodox time changes within the epic bars of "The Gillette Cavalcade Of Sports." Glassjaw are poised to turn the world of new metal on its collective head.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not As Angry As EYEWTKAS, But A Little More Melodic, April 1, 2005

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Mono-Grind "dtb" (Here) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Worship & Tribute (Audio CD)

This Album should get people, who refused to accept that Glassjaw had talent and said that their previous Album "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Silence" was below average, to sit up and take notice. Glassjaw are heading for a new direction with this release. And it's definitely a natural direction.

Vocalist Darryl Palumbo is very underrated. He's a highly talented singer who just seems to get better on this Album. The tunes on this Album range from heavy-angry to melodic quickly, sometimes in the same song. "EYEWTKAS" had much the same feel to it, but i think personally, that on this Album..Glassjaw have perfected their sound. It sounds newer, and more defined.

The highlights on this Album would be "Tip Your Bartender", "Mu Empire", "Cosmopolitan Bloodloss", "Ape Dos Mil", "Pink Roses", "Must Have Run All Day", "Radio Cambodia", "Cavalcade" and "Two Tabs of Mescaline". Every song has it's own catchy-ness, and is totally listenable.

Darryl Palumbo's voice is unbelievable, especially, on tracks like "Ape Dos Mil", "Pink Roses" and "Must Have Run All Day". Those 3 tracks in particular, are very melodic and they also set the mood somewhat for the whole Album. This Album, i think, is a huge turnaround really from what they sounded like on "EYEWTKAS". Most of the songs have the same heaviness to them, and the same catchy-ness..But there's just something about this Album..It's AS good as "EYEWTKAS", if not better in some parts, and i truly believe that people who disliked their debut Album will enjoy this Album alot more.

I think Glassjaw deserve alot more praise than they seem to be getting. They mix up Hardcore/Emo/Punk/Metal, and turn it into something very special. Darryl Palumbo is as talented as Mike Patton. The lyrics are unique, and somewhat poetic. Glassjaw are just a top-quality band, that if you do like any of the Hardcore/Emo/Punk/Metal genres, you will surely enjoy them. I give this Album an easy 5/5. It's just that good.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Am I worshiping or am I tributing?, October 19, 2002

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Andrew Iceberg "Andries" (Manchester, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Worship & Tribute (Audio CD)

"This is a war!!!" Daryl shrieks on the musical call to arms 'Tip Your Bartender'. It certainly feels like one.

Second track 'Mu Empire' does the impossible and steps up the levels of both intensity and melody, and features one of Glassjaw's trademark sublime choruses. 'Cosmopolitan Bloodloss' and 'Ape Dos Mil' are more accessible than anything they've written before, yet this doesn't sacrifice any of the intelligence or complexity they're known for. Sixth track 'Must've Run All Day' is a revelation, featuring guitarist Todd Weinstock on the E-Bow. The record's most gentle track explodes into its heaviest - the brutal 'Stuck Pig'. This song might scare those people who bought 'W/T' for 11 Cosmopolitan Bloodloss's, and in that respect is remeniscant of 'Hurting and Shoving' off their debut. The last three tracks show Glassjaw at their most progressive. '...Cavalcade...' might not make much sense at first, but pulls itself together with the last gut wrenching chorus, with Daryl repeating "Home is where the heart is...on the bus". 'Trailer Park Jesus' features a beautiful latticed melody and nice ethnic drumming, but sounds inconsequencial compared to the albums transcendent closer 'Two Tabs of Mescaline'. A monolith of a track, it tears itself apart on numerous melodic tangents before ending in a tornado of distortion. An aural punch to the stomach.

Unlike most bands currently enjoying their 15minutes, you sense Glassjaw need to play their music because their lives depend on it. Every chord sounds like release and every note sounds like it was ripped from their souls. And in their frontman, they have a singer who is willing to share his feelings, thoughts and beliefs. 'W/T' is a beautifully melodic and emotional record, one that you can fall in love with and believe in when all your Korn or Sum41 albums have drained you and left you feeling hollow and used...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alterna-Metal ExtraOrdinaires!, January 24, 2006

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Metalgazer (Salisbury, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Worship & Tribute (Audio CD)

This album kills their last. This one is way more raw, loud and noisy. But also more melodic. They have managed to flesh out their sound and experiment enough to stand out from the rest of SCREAMO. More inspired than most, Glassjaw have an energy; a creative edge consisting of both brains and brauns. And the lead singer,...that mug can scream! They have made their mark in hardcore - with this album, they are well on their way to joining the ranks of alterna-metal pioneers/revolutionaries/extraordinaires such as Deftones, Hum, Tool... i know thats saying alot. But this album drips with ingenuity, art, and uncompromised sound - quenching my thirsty ears.
GlassJaw continue to push the envelope...Can't wait for the next 1.