Search - Glassjaw :: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence

As real as it gets...

Non-Judgemental Music Lover | Atlanta, GA | 12/15/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"First off, let me state that as a 28-year old guy, I'm in no way a fan of whiny, wimpy, poppy "emo" music. These kids nowadays have no idea what angst music is really like (see Alice in Chains and early Nirvana).



With that being said, after 7 1/2 years, I absolutely LOVE Glassjaw's first CD. I bought it back in July 2000 after seeing them open for Deftones at the Tabernacle here in Atlanta. Now, being a Deftones fan since 1995, back when they released Adrenaline (my ultimate teen angst CD, by the way), I was used to loud, screamy performances. However, I was absolutely floored by the lead singer's performance; it was jaw-droppingly intense and you could just tell he was letting out a lot of personal demons. The mostly high-school age crowd (almost all of which were new Deftones fans because of "Change") didn't know what to make of them, and there were quite a few boos. I, however, knew otherwise...



Which brings me back to the point of this review. This CD was released 8 years ago, and it's still 10 years ahead of its time. Not many singers have ever had the courage of Daryl Palumbo to absolutely wear his emotions on his sleeve and exorcise all of his inner demons (Kurt Cobain and Layne Staley are two others, R.I.P.). This CD, while quite brutal and violent in its lyrical content, can be related to by any guy who's been screwed over by a girl, any girl who's been screwed over by a guy, or anybody who's been screwed over by a close friend.



This, simply, is quite possibly the REALEST CD I've ever heard, and that includes classic hip-hop CDs from artists like Tupac and Scarface. It doesn't get much better than this, kids."