Beautifully orchestrated emotional hardcore with the aggression of POISON THE WELL, the catchiness of SAVES THE DAY and the emotion of THURSDAY. Acquiring their name from the famous children?s author, SILVERSTEIN was form... more »ed in early 2000 in an attempt to tear down the boundaries between hardcore, emo, and punk. With a multitude of influences ranging from the GET UP KIDS to GRADE, MINERAL to CAVE-IN, and PEDRO THE LION to SLAYER, SILVERSTEIN is a true mix of multiple musical styles. Unlike much of the stagnant post-hardcore scene today, SILVERSTEIN finds a way to keep the music unique and interesting but always catchy and memorable. Incorporating violins and coupling 6/8 meter rhythms with melodic choruses and screamo breakdowns, SILVERSTEIN instantly mesmerizes the listener with their harmonic intensity.« less
Beautifully orchestrated emotional hardcore with the aggression of POISON THE WELL, the catchiness of SAVES THE DAY and the emotion of THURSDAY. Acquiring their name from the famous children?s author, SILVERSTEIN was formed in early 2000 in an attempt to tear down the boundaries between hardcore, emo, and punk. With a multitude of influences ranging from the GET UP KIDS to GRADE, MINERAL to CAVE-IN, and PEDRO THE LION to SLAYER, SILVERSTEIN is a true mix of multiple musical styles. Unlike much of the stagnant post-hardcore scene today, SILVERSTEIN finds a way to keep the music unique and interesting but always catchy and memorable. Incorporating violins and coupling 6/8 meter rhythms with melodic choruses and screamo breakdowns, SILVERSTEIN instantly mesmerizes the listener with their harmonic intensity.
"Ok, i read the other reviews on this page and I diddnt really agree with most people. This album keeps getting better every time i hear it.
Oh, before i start, this is to the Review Under me, "When Broken is Easily Fixed" is referring to the Robots heart, get it, Someone broke the Robots heart, but since its a machine its easily fixed.
Anyway, this album is really good for 4 songs, Smashed Into Peices, Red Light Pledge, Giving Up, and Bleeds no More. All of these songs completely blew me away the first time I heard them.
This album may have its share of filler, but for some reason i just cant stop listening to it...
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Good; greatness is ahead
Joseph Heller | 06/19/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This is a really good album whoever said it was released last year as Silence In Black and White was an idiot this was released almost a year before Hawthorne Heights first full length. I really enjoy this cd
Smashed into pieces: 10/10 "I'll slit my throat with the knife I took out of my spine"
Red light pledge: 10/10 "Promise me you will be there until the red light will change. I would wait forever"
Giving up: 10/10 "Velvet walls surround my sorrow"
November: 9/10 "I can see it in your eyes. You're broken down; your hands are tied"
Last days of summer: 8/10 "This gaping hole in my chest is filled with deceit"
Bleeds no more: 9/10 "Your stomach feels sick for someone else"
Hear me out: 8/10 "Now that you left. Make me feel like I'm gone"
The weak and the wounded: 9/10 "Struggle till the end. I scare myself"
Wish I could forget you: 7/10 "Its getting too late and its time to move on"
When broken is easily fixed: 10/10 "Emotion conquers my soul robs me of myself""
Rookie CD Review
Dougy J | Penn State | 01/03/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I (like most others) heard of this band through the sample CD from the Taking Back Sunday, Tell All Your Friends. The first hit, "Smashed to Pieces", caught me by surprise and I immediatly went and bought the CD. Along with "Smashed to Pieces", "Giving Up" and "November" are the best tracks on the CD. The riffs are heavy and are not like other whiny emo and screamo bands. The screaming gets a little heavy at times, but the way the singer goes back and forth between melodic vocals and screaming is quite remarkable. If you don't like screaming, you won't like this CD, but if you don't mind a little you will definitly enjoy this CD, and I recommend buying it. It will be interesting to see if they stick with the same sound for their next album or change it up to appeal to more audiences."
A Pleasent Surprise
Drew | Kentucky | 03/07/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"It took some time, but eventually I came to love this album. Like a lot of people I was thrown off by the screaming, but eventually I realized that this screaming derived from true pain. There is so much raw, intense, emotion on this album, any true, intelligent music fan could not help but enjoy it. I love every song on this album. It is very mature and original, especially when compared to a lot of bands trying to do the same thing. The only thing I don't like about this album is all the breakdowns. I think it actually takes away from the music but that's just me. It is nothing that can't be overlooked because this is truely a great album."