Released May 20, 2003 Producer Justin Koop Release date 20 May 2003 | Length 37:19 Artist Silverstein Label Victory Records | |
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Recorded January – February 2003
Mount Fairview and Unity Gain When Broken Is Easily Fixed
(2003) Discovering the Waterfront
(2005) Genres Post-hardcore, Emo, Hardcore punk, Screamo, Heavy metal Similar Silverstein albums, Screamo albums, Other albums | ||
Silverstein when broken is easily fixed full album
When Broken Is Easily Fixed is the debut full-length studio album by Canadian rock band Silverstein, released in 2003 under the label Victory Records.
Contents
Silverstein smashed to pieces
Background and recording
Forming in early 2000, Silverstein released two EPs, Summer's Stellar Gaze (2000) and When the Shadows Beam (2002). On October 22, 2002, it was announced that the band had signed to Victory Records.
When Broken Is Easily Fixed was recorded at Mount Fairview and Unity Gain between January and February 2003 with producer Justin Koop. Koop engineered and mixed the album; Koop was assisted by engineer Rob Turri at Mount Fairview. Rainer Tan provided violin, while Shane Told and Richard McWalter supplied additional guitar. Kyle Bishop gave additional vocals to the title track. The album was mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side.
Release
When Broken Is Easily Fixed was released on May 20, 2003 on Victory. Martin Wittfooth created the artwork. The album was reissued on September 14, 2004 with a DVD and two bonus tracks, "Friends in Fall River" and "Forever and a Day".
The "Smashed into Pieces" music video featured the whole band dressed in black pants and white shirts, with red ties, however singer Shane Told is wearing the opposite; red shirt and white tie. The video begins pixelated, but then slowly becomes clear to show a completely white room, with the instruments set up around the room. The song begins playing, as the band members walk in, pick up their instruments, and start playing with the song. In the final minute of the song, oil splashes across the members of the band, but they keep on playing, until the entire scene is covered in oil. However soon after, the oil flies off and they go on to finish the song clean. When the song finishes playing, they walk out in reverse.
The "Giving Up" music video follows a depressed man, who is remembering times spent with an ex-girlfriend. These scenes are entwined with shots of the band playing, which are mostly shot using fisheye lens.
"Smashed into Pieces" was re-recorded by the band in 2013 and released on May 20 to commemorate the ten-year anniversary of the album.
Reception
As of June 2007, the album has sold 179,000 copies.
Personnel
Personnel per booklet.
Songs
1Smashed Into Pieces3:43
2Red Light Pledge3:49
3Giving Up4:13