Billy Talent (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Billy Talent
Type = Album
Artist = Billy Talent


Released = September 16, 2003
Recorded = December 2002
The Factory, Vancouver, British Columbia
Genre = Post-hardcore, Punk rock
Length = 41:05
Label = Warner Music Canada
Atlantic Records
Producer = Gavin "Golden" Brown
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:1dq5g40ztv5z link]
* Sputnikmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=517 link]
* Ottawa XPress Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.ottawaxpress.ca/music/spin.aspx?iIDDisque=1591 link]
* Decoy Music rating-10|8 [ [http://www.torrentbox.com/torrents-details.php?id=12412 Quote on decoymusic.com Review With Broken Link] ]
* The Daily Princetonian (favorable) [http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2003/12/04/arts/9267.shtml link]
* Q Magazine Rating|3|5 [Q Magazine December 2003, p. 120]
* Dose.ca MyMusic Rating|3|5 [http://dose.mymusic.com/product.asp?city=&muzenbr=492293 link]

Last album = ""
(2003)
This album = "Billy Talent"
(2003)
Next album = "Billy Talent II"
(2006)

"Billy Talent" is the second full-length album of Canadian band Billy Talent, after their first, "Watoosh!", was released under their old name of "Pezz" in 1998. "Billy Talent" was certified 3 times platinum in Canada in January 2007. [ [http://www.cria.ca/gold/0107_g.php CRIA Gold and Platinum Certifications for January 2007] ] The album was recorded at The Factory in Vancouver, British Columbia.Citation
last = Bliss
first = Karen
author-link =
title = Billy Talent
journal = Access Magazine
issue = February 2003 - March 2003
url = http://www.accessmag.com/Archives/62-BillyTalent.html]

Track listing

:"All songs written by Billy Talent."
# "This is How it Goes" – 3:27
# "Living in the Shadows" – 3:15
# "Try Honesty" – 4:14
# "Line & Sinker" – 3:37
# "Lies" – 2:58
# "The Ex" – 2:40
# "River Below" – 3:00
# "Standing in the Rain" – 3:20
# "Cut the Curtains" – 3:50
# "Prisoners of Today" – 3:53
# "Nothing to Lose" – 3:38
# "Voices of Violence" – 3:10

*The song "Line & Sinker" can be heard on the movie 'Grind' and appears on the soundtrack.

Personnel

*Ian D'Sa - Guitar, vocals, art direction, package design
*Jonathan Gallant - Bass guitar, vocals
*Aaron Solowoniuk - Drums
*Benjamin Kowalewicz - Lead vocals
*Gavin Brown - Production
*Jacquire King - Recording
*Paul Silvera - Digital editing
*Sheldon Zaharko - Engineering assistant, digital editing
*Kurt Dahle - Drum technician
*Chris Lord-Alge - Mixing
*Keith Armstrong - Assistant mix engineer
*Tom Baker - Mastering
*Lawrence Azerrad - Art direction, package design
*Dustin Rabin - Photography
*Peter Van Hettem - Additional photography
*Michael Fleming - Distribution
*Brandon Strnad - Security
*Tyler Dean - Head of Security

References

5. The True Story of Billy Talent - http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=MrTpjPibXD8