When Broken Is Easily Fixed
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When Broken Is Easily Fixed is the debut full-length studio album by Canadian post-hardcore
band Silverstein
, released in 2003 under the label Victory Records
. Other than the standard release, Victory issued a limited run of 500 unnumbered blue colored vinyl/black and gold artwork editions of the album the year it was initially released.
"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.
"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
.
Additional personnel & production
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
band Silverstein
Silverstein (band)
Silverstein is a Canadian post-hardcore band from Burlington, Ontario, formed in 2000. Their band name is a reference to the famous children's author Shel Silverstein, whom the band had admired and read the stories of as children. They have released a total of five studio albums, three EP's, a...
, released in 2003 under the label Victory Records
Victory Records
Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....
. Other than the standard release, Victory issued a limited run of 500 unnumbered blue colored vinyl/black and gold artwork editions of the album the year it was initially released.
Music videos
Two singles were released; "Smashed Into Pieces", followed by "Giving Up", both with music videos."Smashed Into Pieces" music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
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.
"Giving Up" music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
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
Fisheye lens
In photography, a fisheye lens is a wide-angle lens that takes in a broad, panoramic and hemispherical image. Originally developed for use in meteorology to study cloud formation and called "whole-sky lenses", fisheye lenses quickly became popular in general photography for their unique, distorted...
.
Track listing
Personnel
Silverstein- Shane Told - lead vocals, additional guitars, keyboards
- Neil Boshart - lead guitar
- Josh Bradford - rhythm guitar
- Billy Hamilton - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Paul KoehlerPaul KoehlerPaul Adam Koehler is a Canadian drummer in the band Silverstein. He is also involved in several business ventures, most notably a clothing company named Liars! Manifesto.-Early life:...
- drums
Additional personnel & production
- Kyle BishopThe Black MariaThe Black Maria was a rock band from Toronto, Canada. After touring and recording actively between 2003–2007, the band has gone into a permanent hiatus.-History:The Black Maria was formed in 2003, based out of the Greater Toronto Area in Canada....
- guest vocals on "When Broken Is Easily Fixed" - Justin Koop - engineer, producer, mixing, additional guitars
- Eric Deleporte - design
- Alan Douches - mastering
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Top Heatseekers | 48 |
| Top Independent Albums | 50 |