Silver Spoons & Broken Bones
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Silver Spoons & Broken Bones is the debut album of the East Anglia
n band Stone Gods
and was released on July 7, 2008 through Play It Again Sam. It is the band's first full-length album. Two of the songs, "Burn the Witch" and "You Brought a Knife to a Gunfight", were previously released on the limited edition Burn the Witch EP
.
The album started pretty much from day one of Stone Gods
. After forming, they wrote around 35 songs during the making of the album. It was recorded at Dan Hawkins
's home studio, Leeders Farm.
The first single from the album, "Knight of the Living Dead", was released on June 23, 2008. The album was leaked
nearly a month early, on June 12, 2008. The second single from the album "Don't Drink The Water
" was released on October 27, 2008. The next single release was "Start of Something".
They supported Airbourne
and Black Stone Cherry
on UK tours.
East Anglia
East Anglia is a traditional name for a region of eastern England, named after an ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom, the Kingdom of the East Angles. The Angles took their name from their homeland Angeln, in northern Germany. East Anglia initially consisted of Norfolk and Suffolk, but upon the marriage of...
n band Stone Gods
Stone Gods
Stone Gods were a British hard rock / heavy metal band formed by ex-members of the then defunct UK hard rock band The Darkness. Their debut album, titled Silver Spoons & Broken Bones, was released on 7 July 2008, with the first single "Knight of the Living Dead" being released on 23 June 2008...
and was released on July 7, 2008 through Play It Again Sam. It is the band's first full-length album. Two of the songs, "Burn the Witch" and "You Brought a Knife to a Gunfight", were previously released on the limited edition Burn the Witch EP
Burn the Witch EP
Burn the Witch is the first Limited edition EP by Stone Gods. It was released on February 25, 2008. According to the official Stone Gods website, the EP sold out within one day....
.
The album started pretty much from day one of Stone Gods
Stone Gods
Stone Gods were a British hard rock / heavy metal band formed by ex-members of the then defunct UK hard rock band The Darkness. Their debut album, titled Silver Spoons & Broken Bones, was released on 7 July 2008, with the first single "Knight of the Living Dead" being released on 23 June 2008...
. After forming, they wrote around 35 songs during the making of the album. It was recorded at Dan Hawkins
Dan Hawkins (musician)
Daniel Francis Hawkins is an English rock guitarist, noted for his strong revival of 1970s classic rock and 1980s metal....
's home studio, Leeders Farm.
The first single from the album, "Knight of the Living Dead", was released on June 23, 2008. The album was leaked
Internet leak
An Internet leak occurs when a party's confidential information is released to the public on the Internet. Various types of information and data can be, and have been, "leaked" to the Internet, the most common being personal information, computer software and source code, and artistic works such...
nearly a month early, on June 12, 2008. The second single from the album "Don't Drink The Water
Don't Drink the Water (Stone Gods song)
"Don't Drink the Water" is the third single from Stone Gods, and the second song on their debut album, Silver Spoons & Broken Bones. It was announced on September 2, 2008, on the official website blog, and released on the 27th of October 2008, and reached number 2 in the UK Rock Chart and 10 in the...
" was released on October 27, 2008. The next single release was "Start of Something".
They supported Airbourne
Airbourne (band)
Airbourne are an Australian hard rock band formed in Warrnambool in 2001. Mainstay members are Joel O'Keeffe on lead vocals and lead guitar, his brother, Ryan O'Keeffe on drums, and David Roads on rhythm guitar and backing vocals. They were later joined by Justin Street on bass guitar and backing...
and Black Stone Cherry
Black Stone Cherry
Black Stone Cherry is an American rock band formed in 2001 in Edmonton, Kentucky. They are signed to Roadrunner Records. The band consists of Chris Robertson , Ben Wells , Jon Lawhon , and John Fred Young...
on UK tours.
Track listing
All songs written by Dan Hawkins, Richie Edwards, Toby MacFarlaine and Ed Graham, except the ones noted below:- "Burn the Witch" - 4:44
- "Don't Drink the WaterDon't Drink the Water (Stone Gods song)"Don't Drink the Water" is the third single from Stone Gods, and the second song on their debut album, Silver Spoons & Broken Bones. It was announced on September 2, 2008, on the official website blog, and released on the 27th of October 2008, and reached number 2 in the UK Rock Chart and 10 in the...
" - 2:47 - "Defend or Die" - 4:58
- "You Brought a Knife to a Gunfight" (Hawkins/Edwards) - 3:07
- "Magdalene Street" - (Hawkins/Edwards) - 3:56
- "Where You Comin' From" - (Hawkins/Edwards/MacFarlaine) - 3:12
- "Lazy Bones" - (MacFarlaine) - 3:57
- "I'm With the Band" - (Hawkins/Edwards/Graham) - 4:16
- "Start of Something" - (Hawkins/Edwards/Graham) - 3:29
- "Making It Hard" - 3:12
- "Wasting Time" - (Hawkins/Edwards/Graham) - 3:24
- "Knight of the Living Dead" - 4:22
- "Oh Where 'O My Beero" - 4:14
Other Tracks
- "Breakdown" (Appeared on "Burn the Witch (EP)") - 3:23
- "Heartburn" (Appeared on "Burn the Witch (EP)") - 4:12
- "Goodbye" (B-Side To "Knight of the Living Dead") - 4:30
- "Pretty Ugly" (B-Side To "Knight of the Living Dead") - 3:09
Personnel
- Richie EdwardsRichie EdwardsRichie Edwards was born on 25 September 1974, in Lichfield, England. He is the former bassist of the British hard rock band The Darkness and the guitarist/vocalist of their successor band Stone Gods. He was confirmed as a member on 13 June 2005 replacing Frankie Poullain on bass...
- lead vocals, rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound... - Dan HawkinsDan Hawkins (musician)Daniel Francis Hawkins is an English rock guitarist, noted for his strong revival of 1970s classic rock and 1980s metal....
- lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, acoustic guitar, backing vocals - Toby MacFarlaineToby MacFarlaineToby MacFarlaine is an English rock bassist.MacFarlaine is the bassist for a UK rockband called Stone Gods, with the remaining members of the now defunct UK rock band The Darkness....
- bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, acoustic bass guitarAcoustic bass guitarThe acoustic bass guitar is a bass instrument with a hollow wooden body similar to, though usually somewhat larger than a steel-string acoustic guitar...
, backing vocals - Ed GrahamEd GrahamEdwin James "Ed" Graham is an English musician who is best known as the drummer of rock band The Darkness, as well as the subsequent successor band Stone Gods, before officially leaving in 2008 due to a physical inability to perform.Graham is one of four children and as a youth, he attended...
- drums, percussion