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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.
[edit] Music videos
Two singles were released; "Smashed Into Pieces", followed by "Giving Up", both with music videos.
"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.
[edit] Track listing
| Writer(s) |
| 1. |
"Smashed Into Pieces" |
Told |
3:44 |
| 2. |
"Red Light Pledge" |
Told |
3:51 |
| 3. |
"Giving Up" |
Told |
4:12 |
| 4. |
"November" |
Boshart, Bradford, Told |
4:15 |
| 5. |
"Last Days of Summer" |
Boshart, Told |
4:30 |
| 6. |
"Bleeds No More" |
Told |
3:16 |
| 7. |
"Hear Me Out" |
Boshart, Bradford, Told |
3:50 |
| 8. |
"The Weak and the Wounded" |
Boshart, Told |
3:15 |
| 9. |
"Wish I Could Forget You" |
Bradford, Koehler, McWalter |
3:26 |
| 10. |
"When Broken Is Easily Fixed" (featuring Kyle Bishop of The Black Maria) |
Boshart, Bradford, Told |
4:20 |
|
Total length:
|
37:19 |
| 11. |
"Friends in Fall River" |
3:18 |
| 12. |
"Forever and a Day" |
4:28 |
| 1. |
"Giving Up" (Live/Unreleased) |
4:20 |
| 2. |
"Giving Up" (Video) |
4:20 |
| 3. |
"Smashed Into Pieces" (Live) |
3:34 |
| 4. |
"Smashed Into Pieces" (Video) |
3:43 |
| 5. |
"Band Interview" |
10:19 |
| 6. |
"Interview With Shane" |
3:07 |
| 7. |
"Equipment Run Through" |
4:54 |
[edit] Personnel
- Silverstein
- Shane Told - lead vocals, additional guitars, keyboards
- Neil Boshart - lead guitar
- Josh Bradford - rhythm guitar
- Billy Hamilton - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Paul Koehler - drums
- Additional personnel & production
- Kyle Bishop - guest vocals on "When Broken Is Easily Fixed"
- Justin Koop - engineer, producer, mixing, additional guitars
- Eric Deleporte - design
- Alan Douches - mastering
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 2005 |
Top Heatseekers |
48 |
| Top Independent Albums |
50 |
