Shane Told has said that Arrivals & Departures is by far
his most personal record lyrically, but you won’t hear
him ragging on and on about like some dashboard
confessional reject. “It is what it is.” Told comments,
what would you expect from someone who ended a
seven year relationship, right before you’re due to go
back into the studio? Some people find consonance in
whiskey, Told finds it in writing. “"It scared me. I was
letting people in on my personal life; you start wonder if
you're just writing the songs for yourself. You wonder
how your fans, who have been so supportive of you in
the past, will think of what you're exposing to them. All
these questions are constantly battling inside you." Told
has commented on the issue. All emotions a side one
cannot dispute the fact of Silverstein’s success, with
expectations of Arrivals & Departures in the Gold range,
not to mention playing main support for Rise Against,
throughout the summer.
Silverstein independently put out two EP’s. In 2003
Silverstein signed to Victory records, which can
always be a rollercoaster ride. “How’s life at Victory?” I
ask, Neil Boshart guitarist makes an up and down wave
with his arm. “Next question!” Shane exclaims.
In mid 2003 Victory records put out Silverstein’s full
length debut When broken is Easily Fixed, which sold
200,000 copies. That was just the starting point, with
2005’s release Discovering the Waterfront in its initial
release selling 300,000 copies, since it’s initial release
has sold 500,000 copies. Needless to say Silverstein has
high hopes for Arrivals & departures, especially since
they got to work with Mark Trombino (blink 182, The
Bled, Jimmy Eat World) “He (Mark Trombino) has
produced some of our favorite records, Bleed American
and Clarity by Jimmy Eat World. We just really like
what he does.” Hamilton explains. Trombino and
Silverstein became fast friends, which made the
recording process very smooth. Koehler was the only
member of the band that had met Trombino prior to
recording. Working with someone new can always be
tricky, especially with guys as reserved as the guys in
Silverstein, not to mention being in the same room with
someone for 10-12 hours a day. “He pays very close
attention to detail, and just really understood what we
were trying to do.” Told recalls, needless to say the
band was much happier with their recording experience
this time, than the one with their first record. “He was
the best choice at the time.” Told recalls working with
Justin Koop, who produced all of Silverstein’s demos,
which helped them in getting signed to Victory records,
“We were trying to reproduce what we did on our
demos.” Told continues, “I think it’s pretty good for our
first full length.” Boshart adds. From the sounds of
When Broken Is Easily Fixed to the sounds of Arrivals
& Departures and everything in between it’s easy to see
that Silverstein has fixed everything that was broken and
have come a long way in the process.
It’s already been 7 years since Silverstein’s
conception, which is hard to imagine when you look at
the members of the band. With the oldest member being
the ripe age of 24, it’s hard to imagine that these
his most personal record lyrically, but you won’t hear
him ragging on and on about like some dashboard
confessional reject. “It is what it is.” Told comments,
what would you expect from someone who ended a
seven year relationship, right before you’re due to go
back into the studio? Some people find consonance in
whiskey, Told finds it in writing. “"It scared me. I was
letting people in on my personal life; you start wonder if
you're just writing the songs for yourself. You wonder
how your fans, who have been so supportive of you in
the past, will think of what you're exposing to them. All
these questions are constantly battling inside you." Told
has commented on the issue. All emotions a side one
cannot dispute the fact of Silverstein’s success, with
expectations of Arrivals & Departures in the Gold range,
not to mention playing main support for Rise Against,
throughout the summer.
Silverstein independently put out two EP’s. In 2003
Silverstein signed to Victory records, which can
always be a rollercoaster ride. “How’s life at Victory?” I
ask, Neil Boshart guitarist makes an up and down wave
with his arm. “Next question!” Shane exclaims.
In mid 2003 Victory records put out Silverstein’s full
length debut When broken is Easily Fixed, which sold
200,000 copies. That was just the starting point, with
2005’s release Discovering the Waterfront in its initial
release selling 300,000 copies, since it’s initial release
has sold 500,000 copies. Needless to say Silverstein has
high hopes for Arrivals & departures, especially since
they got to work with Mark Trombino (blink 182, The
Bled, Jimmy Eat World) “He (Mark Trombino) has
produced some of our favorite records, Bleed American
and Clarity by Jimmy Eat World. We just really like
what he does.” Hamilton explains. Trombino and
Silverstein became fast friends, which made the
recording process very smooth. Koehler was the only
member of the band that had met Trombino prior to
recording. Working with someone new can always be
tricky, especially with guys as reserved as the guys in
Silverstein, not to mention being in the same room with
someone for 10-12 hours a day. “He pays very close
attention to detail, and just really understood what we
were trying to do.” Told recalls, needless to say the
band was much happier with their recording experience
this time, than the one with their first record. “He was
the best choice at the time.” Told recalls working with
Justin Koop, who produced all of Silverstein’s demos,
which helped them in getting signed to Victory records,
“We were trying to reproduce what we did on our
demos.” Told continues, “I think it’s pretty good for our
first full length.” Boshart adds. From the sounds of
When Broken Is Easily Fixed to the sounds of Arrivals
& Departures and everything in between it’s easy to see
that Silverstein has fixed everything that was broken and
have come a long way in the process.
It’s already been 7 years since Silverstein’s
conception, which is hard to imagine when you look at
the members of the band. With the oldest member being
the ripe age of 24, it’s hard to imagine that these
youngens have been at this since 18, but don’t let their age fool you, these lads
have all been around the world more times than you and I will probably ever be
in our entire lives. It’s hard to fathom exactly everything that these guys have
experienced. From crazy fans, well we’ll just keep it there with crazy fans. “I
saw a guy drink a beer with his asshole once.” Josh Bradford guitarist
exclaims, everyone tilts there head back in a loud roar of laughter. “I forgot
about that guy.” Told says. “And then he drank the backwash!” Bradford
continues. “What?!” Boshart asks. “Yea he put the mouth of the bottle in his
asshole, then tilt it back, and then sat back up. So it went into his ass, then he
took it out and drank it.” A loud roar of “ewe” roars through the bus. “Are you
guys talking about the ass beer guy?” Jim, Silverstein’s tour ask, as he boards
the bus with two cases of beer. “I actually saw him backstage at Bamboozle
and I was like oh my god it’s you! And he just looked at me, like he had no
idea what I was talking about, but I think he knew.” Bradford explains. “One
guy lit his balls on fire?!” Boshart randomly shares. I know I shouldn’t really
ask, but I go ahead and bite. “What?!” “Yea, some guy lit his balls on fire.” He
says. “Why?” I ask. “I don’t know, I guess to show us his appreciation for us
or something. He pulled down his pants and just lit his balls on fire.” Boshart
continues, as he shrugs his shoulders. I guess you could call Silverstein the
band of ass beer and fire crotches. The one thing that you can’t call Silverstein
anymore is the band of Warped Tour. This year Silverstein will be absent from
the tour, with them being the main support for Rise Against tour through
September, this will be the first year that Silverstein will not be on the tour in
three years. “It’s definitely a long tour, it’s in the summer and the heat. In a
field usually or a parking lot. It’s definitely something that you can get over.
After three years I’m kind of excited that we’re not doing it.” Told says on the
Warped Tour issue. Unlike bands like Senses Fail, Silverstein aren’t saying that
they’d never do the tour again. “That’s what everyone says, in the middle of
Warped tour you want to kill yourself, then when it’s over you’re so glad it’s
over, but a few months after you think back to it, and you think it wasn’t so
bad. When the year rolls around and they’re choosing the bands you want to
do it again.” Told explains.
have all been around the world more times than you and I will probably ever be
in our entire lives. It’s hard to fathom exactly everything that these guys have
experienced. From crazy fans, well we’ll just keep it there with crazy fans. “I
saw a guy drink a beer with his asshole once.” Josh Bradford guitarist
exclaims, everyone tilts there head back in a loud roar of laughter. “I forgot
about that guy.” Told says. “And then he drank the backwash!” Bradford
continues. “What?!” Boshart asks. “Yea he put the mouth of the bottle in his
asshole, then tilt it back, and then sat back up. So it went into his ass, then he
took it out and drank it.” A loud roar of “ewe” roars through the bus. “Are you
guys talking about the ass beer guy?” Jim, Silverstein’s tour ask, as he boards
the bus with two cases of beer. “I actually saw him backstage at Bamboozle
and I was like oh my god it’s you! And he just looked at me, like he had no
idea what I was talking about, but I think he knew.” Bradford explains. “One
guy lit his balls on fire?!” Boshart randomly shares. I know I shouldn’t really
ask, but I go ahead and bite. “What?!” “Yea, some guy lit his balls on fire.” He
says. “Why?” I ask. “I don’t know, I guess to show us his appreciation for us
or something. He pulled down his pants and just lit his balls on fire.” Boshart
continues, as he shrugs his shoulders. I guess you could call Silverstein the
band of ass beer and fire crotches. The one thing that you can’t call Silverstein
anymore is the band of Warped Tour. This year Silverstein will be absent from
the tour, with them being the main support for Rise Against tour through
September, this will be the first year that Silverstein will not be on the tour in
three years. “It’s definitely a long tour, it’s in the summer and the heat. In a
field usually or a parking lot. It’s definitely something that you can get over.
After three years I’m kind of excited that we’re not doing it.” Told says on the
Warped Tour issue. Unlike bands like Senses Fail, Silverstein aren’t saying that
they’d never do the tour again. “That’s what everyone says, in the middle of
Warped tour you want to kill yourself, then when it’s over you’re so glad it’s
over, but a few months after you think back to it, and you think it wasn’t so
bad. When the year rolls around and they’re choosing the bands you want to
do it again.” Told explains.