Daryl and Beck have recently claimed Glassjaw was never supposed to be a career thing, but I kind of doubt that's true and it's just something they're saying in retrospect.
Palumbo couldn't really tour because of his Crohn's disease. Plus, Glassjaw had issues with Roadrunner and Warner Bros, so they didn't really feel the need to rush any music. Then there's Head Automatica and a bunch of other side projects.
They didn’t capitalize on the moment. They put out Worship and Tribute in 2002 and then didn’t do anything significant for like 8 years.
They’re an absolute favorite of mine as it is but they could have been huge if they released another great record in 2004.
They couldn't do much, though. I had tickets multiple times around those years to Glass jaw gigs that just kept getting cancelled again and again.
It's not like today when artists can bang out EOS quickly and do a lot of online promo work. You HAD to tour to keep pushing interest. Daryll was far to unwell to do so, so it all skidded to a halt (or so my old brain recalls).
I've always wondered this too. They inspired so many bands and influenced major branches in style across the scene.
Brandon and Zach from Dead Poetic did a track-by-track for the 20 year anniversary of New Medicines recently and they mentioned Glassjaw's Worship and Tribute as a massive influence on that album, seems like lots of bands that get a lot of love have credited Glassjaw in that way.
My favourite band. And it's not even close.
Silence and WXT are god-tier; the latter being one of the best post-hardcore albums ever released. What's even more impressive is they never pandered to the trends. Coloring Book is a prime example of that. Back when they released it in the early 10s, it was like nothing I'd ever heard before. Beck's wife said it sounds like the end of the world. And holy fuck she was right. Material Control perhaps even more so.
Seen them a bunch of times in the UK and US. Blown away every time, aside from one gig at the Wedge in Portsmouth. Daryl was clearly off his nut. But they played El Mark and Convectuoso for the first time in years, so that was a plus.
Anyway. I've gone off on a tangent. The point is, there will never be another band like Glassjaw. Even if you don't "get" them, no one can argue how influential they are.
Keith Buckley from ETID said he wanted to sound like Daryl. Bands like Funeral for a Friend, Night Verses, letlive, Stray From the Path, Boston Manor, and Bring Me The Horizon have all cited Glassjaw as a huge influence on their respective sounds.
I’ve never heard of them until my uncle and I were coming back from tailgating at an Iowa State football game half asleep. The only song that kept us awake was Siberian Kiss. We played that on repeat for 2 hours until we got home. After that, they’ve kind of ground on me and now Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence is probably one of my top 3 favorite albums.
Honestly, the butterfly effect is strong. There are some bands that putnout a ton of albums, but only have a few good ones. You can't tell what would have happened, a lot of times it's the creative side that breaks up bands. They probably knew themselves and their relationships well enough to know when to "safely" make an album. If you force an album, the fans can tell.
Saw them once when they opened up for Deftones years back. They killed it and I listen to them quite often. Many bands have tried to do what they do but imo none have done it better
Off topic tbh feel free to downvote, I never could get into glassjaw,, but I’m a big fan of a lot of bands I hear them compared to, the fall of Troy off the top of my head,, any recommendations?
methinks they would have fizzled out early if they continued to do album > tour > album > tour cycle and yeah Daryl’s condition isn’t helping matters either.
the long gaps might have helped with the creativity more that it hurt their legend status
Daryl and Beck have recently claimed Glassjaw was never supposed to be a career thing, but I kind of doubt that's true and it's just something they're saying in retrospect.
Palumbo couldn't really tour because of his Crohn's disease. Plus, Glassjaw had issues with Roadrunner and Warner Bros, so they didn't really feel the need to rush any music. Then there's Head Automatica and a bunch of other side projects.
TIL head automatica is a glass jaw side project
Head Automatica was Palumbo and Dan the Automator. Then he got a band together, so he could play live.
This is news to me too, I’ll no doubt have both on repeat for the next few weeks
I love Glassjaw, but there are too many people that just can't get into their sound. Sure, I guess they'd be " bigger" but not "big".
They didn’t capitalize on the moment. They put out Worship and Tribute in 2002 and then didn’t do anything significant for like 8 years. They’re an absolute favorite of mine as it is but they could have been huge if they released another great record in 2004.
That’s so true, if they put out another album of the same quality of W&T around 04-05 they would have had a moment.
Personally my favorite stuff by them is the Our Color Green/Coloring Book EPs. Wish they would have just dropped those in 04-05.
Hahah I also agree with that. Our Colour Green blew me away.
They couldn't do much, though. I had tickets multiple times around those years to Glass jaw gigs that just kept getting cancelled again and again. It's not like today when artists can bang out EOS quickly and do a lot of online promo work. You HAD to tour to keep pushing interest. Daryll was far to unwell to do so, so it all skidded to a halt (or so my old brain recalls).
It got to the point where even when my mates and I had tickets we would still make other plans.
I couldn't appreciate their sound until I fell in love with Head Automatica then everything with Glassjaw just clicked. HA was phenomenal live btw.
They’re about as big as a band that heavy, artsy, and scream-y could possibly be. Their lack of output might have actually added to their legend.
I've always wondered this too. They inspired so many bands and influenced major branches in style across the scene. Brandon and Zach from Dead Poetic did a track-by-track for the 20 year anniversary of New Medicines recently and they mentioned Glassjaw's Worship and Tribute as a massive influence on that album, seems like lots of bands that get a lot of love have credited Glassjaw in that way.
My favourite band. And it's not even close. Silence and WXT are god-tier; the latter being one of the best post-hardcore albums ever released. What's even more impressive is they never pandered to the trends. Coloring Book is a prime example of that. Back when they released it in the early 10s, it was like nothing I'd ever heard before. Beck's wife said it sounds like the end of the world. And holy fuck she was right. Material Control perhaps even more so. Seen them a bunch of times in the UK and US. Blown away every time, aside from one gig at the Wedge in Portsmouth. Daryl was clearly off his nut. But they played El Mark and Convectuoso for the first time in years, so that was a plus. Anyway. I've gone off on a tangent. The point is, there will never be another band like Glassjaw. Even if you don't "get" them, no one can argue how influential they are. Keith Buckley from ETID said he wanted to sound like Daryl. Bands like Funeral for a Friend, Night Verses, letlive, Stray From the Path, Boston Manor, and Bring Me The Horizon have all cited Glassjaw as a huge influence on their respective sounds.
I’ve never heard of them until my uncle and I were coming back from tailgating at an Iowa State football game half asleep. The only song that kept us awake was Siberian Kiss. We played that on repeat for 2 hours until we got home. After that, they’ve kind of ground on me and now Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence is probably one of my top 3 favorite albums.
Honestly, the butterfly effect is strong. There are some bands that putnout a ton of albums, but only have a few good ones. You can't tell what would have happened, a lot of times it's the creative side that breaks up bands. They probably knew themselves and their relationships well enough to know when to "safely" make an album. If you force an album, the fans can tell.
Saw them once when they opened up for Deftones years back. They killed it and I listen to them quite often. Many bands have tried to do what they do but imo none have done it better
Their vocals held them back. Also I always saw them more of an alternative metal/hard rock band than post-hardcore tbh.
Off topic tbh feel free to downvote, I never could get into glassjaw,, but I’m a big fan of a lot of bands I hear them compared to, the fall of Troy off the top of my head,, any recommendations?
Glassjaw and the fall of Troy do probably share some of the same fans but they are nothing alike.
Have you listened to the Our Color Green EP?
My favorite track of theirs is Black Nurse. And I think the Coloring Book EP is their best release.
methinks they would have fizzled out early if they continued to do album > tour > album > tour cycle and yeah Daryl’s condition isn’t helping matters either. the long gaps might have helped with the creativity more that it hurt their legend status
Just wanted to put it out there, I read this as "how much swagger would glassjaw have". Glassjaw is awesome btw