The Silver Cord

Infobox Album |
Name = The Silver Cord
Type = studio
Artist = The Classic Crime

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Released = July 22, 2008
Genre = Post-hardcore, emo, alternative rock
Length = 54:04
Label = Tooth & Nail
Producer = Michael "Elvis" Baskette
Reviews =
*AbsolutePunk.net (73%) [http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=439301 link]
* The Album Project Rating|3|5 [http://thealbumproject.net/2008/07/full-review-the-classic-crime-the-silver-cord/ Link]
* AllMusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gjfrxzujldde/ Link]
* "Alt Press" Rating|3|5 (#242, p.158)
*StarPulse Rating|3|5 [http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Classic_Crime,_The/Discography/album/P787495/R1398743/Link]
*CD Reviews [http://abortmag.com/?p=1554/Link]
*Melodic.net Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.melodic.net/reviewsOne.asp?revnr=6873#addedcomment/Link]
*Highbeam Review rating-10|9 [http://highbeamreview.com/review.php?id=139/Link]
Last album = "Seattle Sessions" (2007)
This album = "The Silver Cord" (2008)
Next album =

"The Silver Cord" is The Classic Crime's second full-length studio album. It was released on July 22, 2008 on Tooth & Nail Records.

Background

The Classic Crime describes their sophomore album "The Silver Cord" as their "heaviest, darkest album yet". [ [http://www.theclassiccrime.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=56;sa=showPosts www.theclassiccrime.com] ] "Abracadavers", the first single from the album, was released on their MySpace page and on the iTunes Store on June 3, 2008. The single, along with "5805" and "Gravedigging", had previously been performed live. [ [http://www.absolutepunk.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=63156#goto_imagetools. AbsolutePunk] ] "Gravedigging" can be found on the 2008 Warped Tour CD, and streamed at the band's MySpace page. The full album "The Silver Cord" was recently posted in the band's MySpace Player.

ignificance of 5805

According to a blog entry posted on The Classic Crime's MySpace page, "5805" is a notably meaningful number for the band. In addition to being the title of the fifth track on the record, it is the address where The Classic Crime first formed and practiced. Multiple members of the band have tattoos of this number, and extraordinarily, The Silver Cord sold exactly 5,805 copies in its first week. This amazed the band enough for them to dedicate a full explanation of the symbolism of this number in a blog entry. "The number is of crazy significance," Matt MacDonald said in the blog. "And I can't tell you how BLOWN AWAY we all were to get our sound scan report today!"

Track listing

# "The End" – 1:47
# "Just a Man" – 2:56
# "Gravedigging" – 3:45
# "The Way That You Are" – 3:33
# "5805" – 3:39
# "Salt in the Snow" – 5:34
# "Abracadavers" – 3:46
# "R&R" – 3:48
# "God and Drugs" – 4:15
# "Medisin" – 3:55
# "The Ascent" – 1:54
# "Sing" – 3:00
# "Everything" – 3:34
# "Closer Than We Think" – 4:07
# "The Beginning (A Simple Seed)" – 5:02

Personnel

*Matt Macdonald - Vocals
*Justin DuQue - Guitar
*Robert Negrin - Guitar
*Alan Clark - Bass
*Paul Erickson - Drums

Chart History

References