Silver (Starflyer 59 album)

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Silver
Studio album by Starflyer 59
Released	March 3, 1994 2005 (Extended Edition)
Genre	Indie rock, Shoegazing
Length	34:08
Label	Tooth & Nail Records
Producer(s)	Blood
Starflyer 59 chronology
	Silver (1994)	She's the Queen (1994)

Silver is the debut album of Jason Martin's Starflyer 59, released on March 3, 1994 on Tooth & Nail Records, a Christian record label. At the time of its release, the album was considered unique for an ethereal and occasionally gloomy musical tone which more closely resembled the sounds of mainstream artists such as My Bloody Valentine and the Smashing Pumpkins than of any other band in the world of Christian pop music.

Silver, with its heavily distorted and effects-drenched guitars, seems to contrast drastically with the band's later work, which is characterized by a cleaner, more broadly orchestrated sound. However, despite its considerable stylistic distance from Martin's later work, most fans still recognize Silver as distinctly Starflyer, and consider it a solid and promising debut from a band that would eventually go on to produce numerous truly great albums.

The album was reissued in 2005 as an extended edition which also included the full track listing from Starflyer's follow-up EP She's the Queen. The extended edition was digitally remastered and was packaged with slightly different artwork from that of the original release, replacing a solid silver cover with an illustration of a silver crown and leaving out the liner notes which originally accompanied the album.

[edit] Track listing

(all songs written by Jason Martin)

1. "Blue Collar Love" – 4:04
2. "Monterey" – 2:59
3. "Sled" – 3:27
4. "Hazel Would" – 2:53
5. "The Zenith" – 5:36
6. "2nd Space Song" – 3:20
7. "Droned" – 4:32
8. "Happy Days Are Here Again" – 1:16
9. "She Only Knows" – 2:07
10. "The Dungeon" – 3:49

[edit] Bonus Tracks (Extended Edition only)

1. "She's the Queen" – 3:24
2. "She Was My Sweet Heart" – 3:48
3. "Blue Collar Love" (Joy Electric Dub Mix) – 3:56
4. "Monterey" (Lounge Version) – 4:47
5. "Canary Row" – 2:52
6. "Salinas" – 2:51
7. "The Drop" – 2:26
8. "Droned" (In Love Version) – 4:09

[edit] Personnel

• Jason Martin – vocals, guitar
• Andrew Larson – bass guitar
• Dan Reid – drums
• Blood – production, mixing
• Bob Moon – engineering, mixing
• Troy Glessner – digital re-mastering (for extended edition)

Starflyer 59
Jason Martin · Josh Dooley · Trey Many · T.W. Walsh
Discography
Albums: Silver · Gold · Americana · The Fashion Focus · Everybody Makes Mistakes · Leave Here a Stranger · Old · I Am the Portuguese Blues · Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice · My Island
Live albums: Plugged · Live at the Paradox · Never Play Covers
Extended plays: She's the Queen · Le Vainqueur · Fell in Love at 22 · Can't Stop Eating · Portuguese Blues · The Last Laurel · I Win
Singles: The Drop · Goodbyes Are Sad
Compilations: Easy Come Easy Go