Full Collapse
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Full Collapse is Thursday
's second album and their debut on Victory Records
. It combines post-hardcore
influences with melodic elements and personal, emotional lyrics. The album helped to establish Thursday as an immensely popular group in the indie and alternative rock music scenes. Live cuts of "Understanding in a Car Crash", "Autobiography of a Nation", "Paris in Flames", and "Standing on the Edge of Summer" appear on the band's 2002 Victory Records live EP Five Stories Falling
. The album reached #178 on The Billboard 200. There is also a Special Edition of the album, which includes the videos for the two released singles ("Understanding in a Car Crash" and "Cross Out the Eyes") and several Thursday-themed desktop computer wallpapers.
Printed directly on the inner circle of the disc are the words, "Full Collapse On Impact". "Standing on the Edge of Summer" is written about Rickly's grandmother.
Thursday (band)
Thursday were an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Formed in 1997, the group has released six full-length albums, their most recent being No Devolución, which was released in April 2011 on Epitaph Records...
's second album and their debut on Victory Records
Victory Records
Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....
. It combines post-hardcore
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
influences with melodic elements and personal, emotional lyrics. The album helped to establish Thursday as an immensely popular group in the indie and alternative rock music scenes. Live cuts of "Understanding in a Car Crash", "Autobiography of a Nation", "Paris in Flames", and "Standing on the Edge of Summer" appear on the band's 2002 Victory Records live EP Five Stories Falling
Five Stories Falling
-Personnel:*Geoff Rickly - Vocals*Tucker Rule - Drums, backing vocals*Tom Keeley - Guitar, backing vocals*Tim Payne - Bass, backing vocals*Steve Pedulla - Guitar, backing vocals*Sal Villanueva - Production, engineering*Rumblefish - Mixing...
. The album reached #178 on The Billboard 200. There is also a Special Edition of the album, which includes the videos for the two released singles ("Understanding in a Car Crash" and "Cross Out the Eyes") and several Thursday-themed desktop computer wallpapers.
Printed directly on the inner circle of the disc are the words, "Full Collapse On Impact". "Standing on the Edge of Summer" is written about Rickly's grandmother.
Track listing
- All lyrics written by Geoff RicklyGeoff RicklyGeoffrey William Rickly Geoffrey William Rickly Geoffrey William Rickly (born March 8, 1979 is the lead singer and songwriter of Thursday, an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. They have released six studio albums. Rickly grew up in Dumont, New Jersey...
, All music written by ThursdayThursday (band)Thursday were an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Formed in 1997, the group has released six full-length albums, their most recent being No Devolución, which was released in April 2011 on Epitaph Records...
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- "Understanding in a Car CrashUnderstanding in a Car Crash"Understanding in a Car Crash" is a song by American emo band Thursday. It is set as the second track on the group's second album Full Collapse and was released as their very first single. It was chosen for release as a single by Victory Records during the band's 2002 tour with Saves the Day...
" – 4:24 - "Concealer" – 2:19
- "Autobiography of a Nation" – 3:55
- "A Hole in the World" – 3:27
- "Cross Out the EyesCross Out the Eyes"Cross Out the Eyes" is the second single from Full Collapse, Thursday's first release on Victory Records.-Personnel:Thursday*Geoff Rickly - vocals*Tom Keeley - guitar, vocals*Steve Pedulla - guitar, vocals*Tim Payne - bass...
" – 4:08 - "Paris in Flames" – 4:33
- "I Am the Killer" – 3:35
- "Standing on the Edge of Summer" – 3:42
- "Wind-Up" – 4:23
- "How Long Is the Night?" – 5:45
- "I1100" – 1:40
Personnel
- Geoff RicklyGeoff RicklyGeoffrey William Rickly Geoffrey William Rickly Geoffrey William Rickly (born March 8, 1979 is the lead singer and songwriter of Thursday, an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. They have released six studio albums. Rickly grew up in Dumont, New Jersey...
- vocals - Tom Keeley - guitar, vocals
- Steve Pedulla - guitar, vocals
- Tim Payne - bass guitar
- Tucker Rule - drums
- Sal VillanuevaSal VillanuevaSal Villaneuva is an Italian-American record producer. A stalwart of the music scene for years, Villaneuva cut his teeth in the New York hardcore scene, playing in various bands including Demonspeed and Murphy's Law...
- Production, additional guitar (on "Autobiography of a Nation" and "Wind-Up") - Tim Giles - Engineering, mixing, strings and melotone (on "Paris in Flames")
- Erin Farley - Engineering, additional guitar (on "Understanding in a Car Crash")
- Codie Brown - Assistant engineer
- Timo G. Less - Mastering
- Frank Giokas - Additional guitar (on "Standing on the Edge of Summer")
- Tom Schlatter - Additional vocals (on "Autobiography of a Nation" and "Cross Out the Eyes")
- Joe Darone - Additional vocals (on "Autobiography of a Nation")
- Mike Chapman - Cover photographs
- Dennis Keeley - Centre photographs
- Patrick Larson - Design, art direction
Singles
- "Understanding in a Car CrashUnderstanding in a Car Crash"Understanding in a Car Crash" is a song by American emo band Thursday. It is set as the second track on the group's second album Full Collapse and was released as their very first single. It was chosen for release as a single by Victory Records during the band's 2002 tour with Saves the Day...
" - "Cross Out the EyesCross Out the Eyes"Cross Out the Eyes" is the second single from Full Collapse, Thursday's first release on Victory Records.-Personnel:Thursday*Geoff Rickly - vocals*Tom Keeley - guitar, vocals*Steve Pedulla - guitar, vocals*Tim Payne - bass...
" - "Standing on the Edge of Summer"
In other media
- The song "Standing on the Edge of Summer" was featured in the 2002 Wes CravenWes CravenWesley Earl "Wes" Craven is an American actor, film director, writer, producer, perhaps best known as the director of many horror films, particularly slasher films, including the famed A Nightmare on Elm Street and Wes Craven's New Nightmare, featuring the iconic Freddy Krueger character, the...
film, They. It is heard playing on Julia's stereo when she is stranded in her car late at night. - "The Other Side of the Crash/Over and Out (of Control)" on Thursday's 2006 album A City by the Light DividedA City by the Light DividedA City by the Light Divided is the fourth full-length album by Thursday, released by Island Records on May 2, 2006. It reached #20 on The Billboard 200.Vocalist Geoff Rickly comments on the album's intent:...
retells the story of "Understanding in a Car Crash" from a different point of view.