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Volume 40, Issue 6
November 19, 2002

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Glassjaw broken into many pieces
By Matt Mueller
For the Mesa Legend

Phonograph/Glassjaw album cover
Glassjaw causing more than kind words.

Driving tunes and unique melodies are the most noticeable from Glassjaw’s latest release, Worship and Tribute.

The five piece group hails from New York and consists of Daryl Palumbo, the vocal talent behind the music, Justin Beck and Todd Weinstock, both on guitar, Larry Gorman, drums, and Dave Allen on bass.

This is the third album from the band and will surely make some heads turn in their direction.

There is no rap, no catchy riffs or cheesy lyrics.

This album just has driving guitar and heart felt words about the band’s daily lives and the lead singer’s battle against Crohn’s disease. “Our goal at the time of that record was to destroy Adidas rock,” said Robinson, the producer of the record.

Many fans of this group have a deep sense of reality that they can connect with this type of music, in one way or another.

The music grows on the listeners, usually so only after the fourth or fifth complete run through of the album.

Some instances arise when the lead singer’s voice begins to become unbearable, but past that breaking point the admiration only grows.

Their music has a fair amount of jump and a fair amount of thick lyrics, which makes this a good buy.

The bottom line is Worship and Tribute is a forty minute escape from mainstream rock.

With more effort this band can accomplish more respectable tunes. As more and more successful songs take flight, the band will begin to push their talent even farther.