Silver (Moist album)
Silver is the debut studio album by Canadian rock band Moist. The album cost approximately $4000 Canadian to make.[2] It included the singles "Push", "Silver" and "Believe Me". The album reached #12 on The Record's Canadian Albums Chart.[3] It is the band's most commercially successful album, being certified 4× Platinum in Canada.
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| Released | February 8, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993-1994 | |||
| Studio | 8th Avenue Sound Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 54:00 | |||
| Label | Capitol/EMI | |||
| Producer | Kevin Hamilton, Moist | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Recording and release
In 1993, in an effort to get a record deal, the band decided to record a full-length album, which was done from December 26, 1993, to January 1, 1994; the album included five songs from Moist's 1993 independently released cassette. The album was titled Silver and released independently on February 8, 1994. It was distributed by EMI Music Publishing Canada, whom the band had signed with in 1993. By March 1994, the band signed with EMI Music Canada and the label relaunched the album in April.[4]
Reception
Allmusic's James Chrispell gave the album a positive four star review, writing "Moist's music can be described as an aural equivalent to the great northern rain forests of British Columbia" and that "Dark, angry songs show the influence absorbed from places south of their border, namely Seattle, but Silver is no copy of anyone else's style."[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Push" | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Believe Me" | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Kill for You" | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Silver" | 4:15 |
| 5. | "Freaky Be Beautiful" | 3:59 |
| 6. | "Break Her Down" | 4:27 |
| 7. | "Into Everything" | 4:15 |
| 8. | "Picture Elvis" | 3:12 |
| 9. | "Machine Punch Through" | 4:26 |
| 10. | "This Shrieking Love" | 5:14 |
| 11. | "Low Low Low" (ends at 3:15; followed by a hidden track: an alternate version of "Break Her Down" entitled "Morphine" after 4:00 of silence) | 12:54 |
Singles
- Push
- Silver
- Believe Me
- Machine Punch Through
- Freaky Be Beautiful (UK release)
Credits
- David Usher - vocals
- Jeff Pearce - bass guitar
- Mark Makoway - guitar
- Kevin Young - keyboard/piano
- Paul Wilcox - drums
- Produced by Moist and Kevin Hamilton
References
- Silver at AllMusic
- EMI USHERS IN MOIST MAN'S NEW SET. Billboard. 7 July 2001. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- "HITS OF THE WORLD". Billboard. 18 June 1994. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- "CANADA'S MOIST REIGNS WITH GOLD DEBUT". Billboard. 9 July 1994. Retrieved December 25, 2018.