Porcelain | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 13, 2004 | |||
Recorded | October – December 2003 at Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles, December 2003 – January 2004 at Rosewood Studios in El Paso | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, indie rock, post-hardcore | |||
Length | 57:28 | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
Producer | Mike Major | |||
Sparta chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Pitchfork Media | (7.6/10)[2] |
Rolling Stone | [3] |
Porcelain is the second album by the bandSparta. It was released on July 13, 2004, on Geffen Records and peaked at #60 on the Billboard 200. The first single released from the album was 'Breaking the Broken.'
Track listing[edit]
- 'Guns of Memorial Park' – 3:49
- 'Hiss the Villain' – 3:27
- 'While Oceana Sleeps' – 4:24
- 'La Cerca' – 3:43
- 'Breaking the Broken' – 3:47
- 'Lines in Sand' – 6:02
- 'End Moraine' – 4:26
- 'Death in the Family' – 3:37
- 'Syncope' – 1:19
- 'Tensioning' – 5:59
- 'Travel by Bloodline' – 3:06
- 'P.O.M.E.' (drum solo by Tony Hajjar) – 0:47 (According to an interview with Jim Ward, 'P.O.M.E' stands for 'Paris Of the Middle East', referring to Beirut[4] - which is Hajjar's birthplace.)
- 'From Now to Never' – 8:39
- 'Splinters' – 4:23
Bonus tracks[edit]
- 'Farewell Ruins' (Japan/UK/iTunes bonus track) – 3:17
- 'Bombs & Us' (Japan bonus track) – 3:33
Personnel[edit]
- Jim Ward – guitar, vocals
- Paul Hinojos – guitar
- Matt Miller – bass
- Tony Hajjar – drums
- Charlie Bisharat – violin
- Mario de Leon – violin
- Joel Derouin - violin
- Sara Parkins- violin
- Matt Funes – viola
- Dan Smith – cello
- Larry Corbett – cello
- Suzie Takayama – orchestration, string conductor
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References[edit]
- ^Allmusic review
- ^Pitchfork Media review
- ^Rolling Stone review
- ^Jim Ward, Sparta Interview Absolute Punk 11.15.2006
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