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Released
  
September 12, 1995

Dear You (1995)
  
Live 4/30/96 (1999)

Release date
  
12 September 1995

Label
  
DGC Records

Length
  
51:24

Artist
  
Jawbreaker

Producer
  
Rob Cavallo

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Genres
  
Punk rock, Emo, Rock music, Pop punk, Alternative rock, Post-hardcore

Similar
  
24 Hour Revenge Therapy, Unfun, Bivouac, Etc, Live 4/30/96

Jawbreaker dear you 1995 full album


Dear You is Jawbreaker's fourth and final full-length studio album. Released on September 12, 1995 through DGC Records, it is their only major label album.

Contents

Singer/guitarist Blake Schwarzenbach underwent surgery on his vocal chords shortly before the recording of Dear You. Containing much less raspy vocals, the record had higher production values compared to the band's previous albums. Schwarzenbach later confirmed that the move to DGC was necessary for the band to stay around, as they had been on the verge of breaking up.

Jawbreaker dear you full album


Reception

At the time of the album's release, much of the band's pre-existing fanbase did not receive the album well. As Jawbreaker had made many previous comments to the media declaring their disdain of the major-label music industry–claiming many times that they would not sign to a major label–many fans saw the band signing to DGC Records (for a reported advance of one million dollars) as a "betrayal." The slicker production, courtesy of a producer known at the time for working with Green Day, and Schwarzenbach's changed vocal style, did not go over well with many fans who did give the album a chance. After Jawbreaker's breakup, many of these same fans came to reconsider the album in the context of the band's legacy, and changed their opinion to a more positive view.

Considering this change in perception, along with the album's influence on the next wave of emo and pop-punk music, NME listed the album as one of "20 Emo Albums That Have Resolutely Stood The Test Of Time".

Songs

1Save Your Generation3:44
2I Love You So Much It’s Killing Us Both2:52
3Fireman4:07

References

Dear You Wikipedia


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