Here Today... Gone To Hell!

Silvertide is playing a show this Saturday in Spain with the Darkness. They are a great band and put on an awesome show.

These two bands together are gonna be incredible.

Silvertide is also playing some shows in London....

click the link.....then "SHOWS"

http://www.silvertidemusic.com/home.html

if you get a chance, they are definitely worth checking out in person. ? : ok:

anyone go to this show last night?

or know if there's a review of it anywhere?

I saw Silvertide open for Slaughter and Warrant back in August.  I thought they were a decent band.  Definitely better than most new bands out there.

I just picked up Silvertide's 3-song EP.

There's more pure rock 'n' roll packed in this cd than anything since Beautiful Creatures 2001 self-titled release.

I'm really looking forward to their first full-lenght cd release early next year.

I HIGHLY recommend their EP- "American Excess".

I went to the Darkness show last sunday in Madrid. Darkness had a 3 day tour around Spain, sat, sun and monday. A band called Rocket Science opened in Madrid (  they fucking suck!!!!)

Darkness show was about an hour long. The entire album was played, plus a couple of songs I was not familiar with. It was a fun show. Justin ( or dustin..whatever the singer's name is) tried to interact with the crowd asking how to say motherfucker in spanish ( very typical)...he followed the crowd by saying : " get your hands off my woman hijo de puta". He wore 3 different outfits ( not as many as axl...) and sounded very good.

If anyone wants to know, they finished with Love on the rocks. Good show.

i couldn't agree more.....that's exactly what it is, just pure rock n' roll.

chinasky75 - thanks for the darkness review. i'm hoping i get a chance to check them out soon. i'm waiting for them to really explode here in the US.

I've been waiting for this album for 2 years! This band is really good. Hopefully they get a good push from their label, cause they are pure rock n roll.

This is from an e-mail they sent out.....
"We've also got some album news. Our official release date has been announced, June 8th of this year "Show & Tell" Silvertide's debut album will hit shelves. This record is a culmination of years of work and includes material from all different time periods in Silvertide's existence. You'll find some material you've never heard and some of you will hear some old favorites. The official track listing will be as follows:
Devil's Daughter
SFC
California Rain
Mary Jane
Nothing Stays
Blue Jeans
To See Where I Hide
Heartstrong
You Want It All
Ain't Comin Home
Foxhole
Whichever is your case we're excited to bring it to you and hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it. Stay tuned, as we'll be bringing you more tour information shortly!"

I know some people have been talking about them. Have they release anything eles in past months? Also what are some songs that have you listen to?

Just want to check this band out.

Definitely my type of music, the Silvertide album will be worth buying

I believe this is their official site, it has some streaming songs
http://www.silvertidemusic.com (http://www.silvertidemusic.com)

there's a couple songs available for download at their website which Axls Loco provided.

they have an EP out there called American Excess. definitely worth a listen.

it's interesting that their album is coming out around the same time as VR's, and both are with clive davis.  i'm hoping this is a sign that rock is coming back strong.

if we're lucky enough to have a new gnr record, that would be 3 (potentially) great rock albums out within weeks of each other.

They sound pretty good, ill buy the album. Any word on if there gonna be touring the UK again?

Silvertide is touring with Tantric for about a month beginning Feb. 25.

Not sure what their plans are after that.

By the way, the name of their new album has a hometown reference.....Show n Tell is the name of a strip joint in Philly.  :hihi:

....they are the new gnr, zeppelin, aerosmith, etc.

the are the best rock band i've heard in years.

lead guitarist nick perry is slash jr.

you will hear them soon.....

hallefuckinluyah,

when will their album be released?

Also very fitting that their first full-length cd Show n' Tell is being released same day as Contraband.

June 8th, 2004- the day rock reclaims a spot in the music industry.

It would make it the best day in rock since Sept. 16th, 2001, if Beautiful Creatures would release their sophomore album- Duece on June 8th as well.

The Darkness, VR, BC, Silvertide.........I had a feeling 2004 was gonna be the year!!

The first I heard of these guys was yesterday when I read in the headlines section that they are opening for VR on their first 6 shows.

i grew up around the corner from this band. i've seen them play several times in small clubs in philly over the last 3 years. they were only 16-17 years old at the time. and just about everyone that's ever seen them is convinced they'll make it huge some day.

my cousin writes for a magazine and just got an advanced copy of their cd, which he's reviewing. he said it sounds awesome.

i can't wait. like k-rock said...music is getting interesting again.

i visited the silvertide website to see what the fuss was about. And the thing has a player to hear the songs.


well hot damn, this band rocks. Fuck i can't believe this is a band from today, they are rock n roll. I really hope they make it big, i love the songs that i heard. I'll definetly be buying their album, shit, i cant get over them hahahah.

This is how rock bands should be, i can't wait til these sorts of bands make a come back and show the world that rock n roll isnt dead, just went on vacation.

Now im gonna go play my guitar so that i'll become a god and join the wave.

Silvertide rock! :beer:

I would suggest that everybody who has missed real rock go out and buy the 3-song Ep American Excess.....but there's only 5 more weeks to wait to buy Show & Tell.

I believe the best song of the 3 on the EP, Mary Jane, made it to their full lenght cd.  

I also love that the bass in Mary Jane really stands out.  You know the bass player is there.  

And yes sandman is correct........Nick Perri is incredible.

who is BC?

Beautiful Creatures.  Their sophomore album Deuce is due out this year.

I'll add Tesla to that list.........I just got their latest Into The Now, which was released earlier this year.  It's incredibly ROCKIN'!!!!

i feel old....i've never heard of BC. but i trust your opinion so i'll try downloading some of their stuff to see how it sounds. what are 3 of their must hear songs?

BTW, has anyone seen Silvertide on the VR tour?

i got the BC c. they rock. thanks for the heads up.

i heard the new silvertide cd. it sounds real good. it has such a fresh sound to it. some of the songs they've released in the past are on there, but they've been changed up a bit. they sound fuller and more professional, but not overproduced in any way.

they're opening for van halen on the first leg of their tour. that's gonna give them alot of exposure.

When I saw Slivertide in concert, opening for Velvet Revolver, I thought the band was awesome!!  Looking forward to buying a few CDs on June 8th :)  

The release of Show & Tell was pushed back from 6-08-04 to 9-28-04.

That sucks!

their site are www.silvertide.com ?
I can?t get into
can somebody PM me ?

thanks

I saw them at the Minneapolis show.  Having never heard their songs before, it was a little hard to get a real opinion on them, but they seemed pretty rocking.  The lead guitar player annoyed the hell out of me with his antics, but ah well, his guitar playing was good!  : ok:

When's their album out? - Kerrang was raving about them this week, favourably compaing them with GNR, never a bad thing, i may have to include their album in my CD binges

Silvertide's website is silvertidemusic.com.

like k-rock mentioned, J Records pushed Show & Tell's release date to September 28th, 2004.  The first single will be released to radio August 19th.  

here's a small review which appeared in a local philly paper.....

Wed., June 16, 7:30pm. $35-$97. With Van Halen. Wachovia Center, 3601 Broad St. 215.336.2000. www.electricfactory.com

Whether or not the kids in Silvertide are doomed to repeat history remains to be seen. But with more buzz than a two-liter Jolt and a new album, Show & Tell, that plays like a Reader's Digest condensed version of late-century rock--encapsulating everything from the Stones and Zeppelin to Aerosmith and Guns N' Roses--it sounds like these barely legal Philly-grown rockers have already copped to it. Early reports from their recent outings with Velvet Revolver and Shinedown suggest that onstage the band comes off as either an out-and-out second coming or simply a bunch of high-schoolers sparking up the remains of the Black Crowes after detention. No matter how you slice it, though, whatever Silvertide's capable of live will surely deliver more than Van Halen warmed over for the umpteenth time. (Collin Keefe)

my cousin writes for Philadelphia Magazine, and he wrote this review of the new Silvertide cd (which comes out in September). supposedly a single will be released to radio in August.

(btw, in the same issue my cousin does an awesome interview with brett michaels.)

"Barely out of high school,Silvertide pulls off a feat on its major-label debut that most veteran bands would be jealous of- channeling the energy of a live set into an album. These sons of the Great Northeast (in Phila.) set the pace with "Ain't Coming Home",and the ten tracks that follow stomp like a boot to the ribcage. Frenetic singer Walt Lafty evokes the Black Crowes with both his vocals and his 'tude, while guitarist Nick Perri's riffs reek of Angus Young and Slash. Highlights include the snarling ode to herbal relief "Mary Jane" and "Devil's Daughter", an orgy of cowbells and squealing solos. If Steven Tyler and Aerosmith sipped from the fountain of youth, this is what they'd sound like as 20-year-olds in 2004.- R.R."

- Philly Mag, July 2004

so is silvertide's album still going to be released at the end of september?

Isn`t Silvertide the new industrial strength laundry detergent by Tide?  :hihi: :rofl:

I'm yet to hear anything by then....just endless hype...and STILL no album.

Talk about how NOT to release an album, by the time it arrived no one will care - its taken too fuckin' long. Why they have waited so long is bizarre....they ain't GNR in disguise? :hihi:

I read somewhere that their album will be finally released on September 28th.  So, just two more weeks to go.  I also have found a few albums / eps by them on eBay from time to time.  So if you can't wait until September 28th... you always got that option.

Their first single off of Show & Tell, Aint Coming Home, has been getting serious airplay here in Philly.? They sound alot like Hurricane Party to me.

Can't wait to get this album on the 28th.? It was released in Japan last month.

I found Silvertide a couple of months ago buy listening to the tracks on one of those usually crap cd's that you get free with magazines. The track Foxhole Jesus Christ absolutely blew my mind and now i am hooked.

They recently put out a 4 track limited edition EP in Britain which was brilliant containing the tracks Mary-Jane, Foxhole JC, Devil's Daughter and California Rain, all of which appear on the album.

They are currently supporting Van Halen on their reunion tour.

Do they have a song Blue Jeans?

Yes they do, their track listing for their new album is as follows:
1. Ain't Coming Home
2. Devil's Daughter
3. SFC
4. California Rain
5. Blue Jeans
6. Mary Jane
 7. Heartstrong
8. To See Where I Hide
9. You Want It All
10. Nothing Stays
11. Foxhole Jesus 

glad to see the buzz is really going now. these guys are 5 cool mofo's from philly. and they play old school classic rock. i think "ain't comin home" is the best song on the radio right now.

the album comes out in two weeks (sept. 28). i can't wait. and they're doing a show at the trocadero that night as an album release party. i'll definitely be there.

i heard the whole album (my cousin reviews music for a major magazine), and it rocks. just a great rock album. it's a mix of zeppelin, aerosmith, and the black crowes, with definitely some gnr influence as well.

AWESOME NEW BAND...their single "ain't coming home" is on rock radio now...it is #19 on the billboard mainstream rock charts and it is rising.? They have opened for Aerosmith and VR.? Their first album comes out September 28th.  Go to their website to hear their new single and a few other songs:? ?

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If you like a classic hard rock sound (Aerosmith, GnR, AC/DC), then you should think this band kicks ass....if you don't like this band, you are insane

Fuck off! We've been posting about them for a year now. You stinkin' street teamin' bastard. Fuck off!

Silvertide is an awesome new band who you may have already heard on the radio. They are a young band, but they play old school rock, much like GnR...Their guitarist is the best thing to happen to rock since slash...and the rest of them aren't too shabby either....their new cd comes out tuesday....you can hear the whole album here:


                                    http://music.channel.aol.com/artist/main.a...artistid=551707

U've been warned before - are u trying to provoke someone into banning u???????

A new band called Silvertide released their debut album today.  A little history on the band:  they are all between 19 and 23, 6 weeks after forming together as Silvertide they opend for Aerosmith,  opend for Van Halen (where I saw them), also opend for velvet revolver.  70's rock and roll band mix of GNR,  Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Black Crowes, Van Halen, etc.  Guitarist sounds like jimmy page, slash, & joe perry.  Singer sounds like Robert Plant/Chris Robinson.  Current single is "Ain't Comming Home".  Whole cd is good about 8 rockers and 3 slower/acoustic tracks.  3rd track on the cd is SFC (so fucking crazy) not a cover of so crazy by GNR but definately influenced by.  "Foxhole J.C."  is soulful rocker which slows down half way threw and turns in to a epic "civil war" type song.  All the songs are great but other standouts are:  Blue Jeans, Maryjane, California Rain, and Devils Daughter.

GNR for fucking ever.

Such a great CD.

I love the song, Blue Jeans, but my girl took offense too it, owe well.

Also, the GNR song is "You're Crazy", Not "So crazy".

I picked up Silvertide's Show and Tell.? This album is abolutely incredible.? I've had their 3-song EP for some time now and had grown tired of it.? American Excess had only 3 tracks (Mary Jane, To See Where I Hide, & Beware).? I was disappointed prior to buying the cd that the first two songs had made it to their full-length cd.

To my surprise, those 2 songs are the weakest on the album.? This album rocks hard and quite possibly may end up in my Top 5 rock records of all time.? Mary Jane was the best song on the EP and made it to the album without any changes.? To See Where I Hide on the other hand is much improved.? Experiencing the changes from the original to the newer version helps me see what can happen when songs are changed slightly as we've all heard Axl has done with some tracks on the upcoming GNR record.

“Show & Tell” is one of the most powerful, rock-driven CDs you will ever hear.? It's sounds as if Lynard Skynard went to a party got drunk and was taken advantage of by Guns 'N Roses conceiving a hard rockin little monster the proud parents named Silvertide.

The only song that doesn't seem to be belong on this album is Heartstrong.? Yet I think that this song is going to put this band on the map.? It will sell many many records yet it does not show the bands hard rock sound.? It's radio friendly.? I'm not much into radio friendly rock but at this point anything that gives attention to GNR style rock.....I'm all for it.

I can't find it on play.com - where can I get it?

You could buy it

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00028U69A/qid=1096835217/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/002-7011554-5864802?v=glance&s=music&n=507846


k-rock - i agree 100%.

i had been waiting for this album for almost 3 years, and my expectations were high. and they totally deliver on this album.

this is one of the best albums i've heard in a long time.

Don't patronise me.

Play.com is an amazon equivelent, just with better choices in films - I also buy my CDs from there.  I've never downloaded an album in my life.

...So seriously dudes, does anyone know where I can buy the album from?  I've really liked the few songs i've heard.

www.101cd.com - they are fantastic and soooooooo cheap

I got my copy from there (it should be waiting for me when i get home)

This album doesn't seem to have been released in the UK - but 101cd have it in stock somehow

Bo, thanks dude. : ok:

Yey - i now have the album :D

Anyone know why it isn't released in the UK????

Truly stunning album - they are the best band of the last 5 years, AC/DC meets Aerosmith and just as good, 10/10, makes the darkness look very second rate.

I havent heard any of the songs yet.  But please tell me one thing.  Does the singer have a cool voice?  I'm assuming the guitar work is great since everyone here loves the band.  I just couldnt get into Justin Hawkins' voice at all.  :no:

The singers voice - lol on occasions he sounds like the bloke from that boy band Hanson

He does a good job can't really fault him, and the lyrics are above average - though not Estranged-esque in their brilliance

The guitarist is good, though i wouldn't say spectacular - the solo's are somewhat inhibited as if their almost - almost, embarrassed to have them their and are trying to hide them so no one will noticed - no extensive guitar intro's or outro's

But they are very catchy and have that attitude that The Darkness lack - i really like the Darkness but their music is very superficial, not that this isn't either but it does a better job of convincing u otherwise

It's an excellent and highly promising debut and i am delighted i finally have it - think ac/dc meets aerosmith and u have their sound - of course it's fair to say they ain't exactly bringing anything new, their doing what others did over 25 years ago - but they are the most promising thing out there.

i agree about the guitar solos....

i've seen them live several times and i don't know why they don't showcase the lead guitarist more on this album. most people agree that he is the strongest piece of the band.

at their live shows, the lead stands out big time. he sounds so much like slash. and he tears through solos agressively, even does some behind his head and shit. he's a total showman.

i used to think that the singer (lafty) and lead guitarist (perry) would someday be mentioned in the same breath as mick/keith, page/plant, and axl/slash.

so if there's anything negative i can say about this album, it's that it's a little too safe. it sounds a little too much like that band jet, instead of something like AFD.

but despite my extremely high expectations for this album, it still comes close to meeting them. and i give it a 9 out of 10.

Hey guys whats up, I just wanted to let you know i heard a good rock band the other day they are called Silvertide. I got thier cd and it kicks ass. You can hear some songs on thier website silvertidemusic.com or u can find them on some filesharing site. I just think alot of people might actually like them so i thought i would let u guys knows.
peace out

I heard Aint Coming Home and I loved it  :yes:  They do have an Aerosmith vibe to them which is cool.  Like you said, it aint exactly new, but they have attitude and a great sound.  When you said Lafty sounds like Hanson, I was expecting a much higher pitched voice  :hihi:

Lol - there are a few times on the album when he does, esp the first song.

Show and Tell is one of the best albums of 04.  : ok:

here's a cool article from mtv.com. great to see these guys are getting national exposure.
 

Silvertide Go A Few Rounds With Van Halen, Aerosmith Before 'Comin' Home'
12.03.2004 6:00 AM EST

Young band has an old-school take on rock's message and the songwriting process.

Few music careers begin as dramatically as that of Philadelphia's bluesy hard rockers Silvertide. By the end of the band's first gig in February 2001, police had raided the club where they were playing and arrested dozens of crowd members for

"We want [people] to forget about their problems, drink a few beers and just rock out." ? Silvertide's Walt Lafty underage drinking and drug possession. Frontman Walt Lafty was almost hauled off as well.

"I had given a bunch of equipment to my friends so they could sneak out the back and say they were carrying gear," he explained. "Then I noticed all the gear was gone and I wasn't out yet. So when I tried leaving, this black female cop goes, 'Why should I let you out of here? You look like you're 12 years old.' I was drunk out of my mind, and I had to sing an Al Green song to her to prove I was in the band."

The event set the tone for the gritty, good-time outfit, whose music blends the swagger of the Black Crowes, the stomp of Led Zeppelin and the trashy flash of Aerosmith. Other contemporary bands may sing about bruising relationships and other ego-shattering trauma, but Silvertide prefer the get-your-rocks-off and party-till-you puke ethos of bands like M?tley Cr?e.

"We're not interested in singing about being depressed and taking on the anger of the world," Lafty said. "People deal with that stuff enough in their lives. We want them to forget about their problems, drink a few beers and just rock out."

Silvertide's debut album, Show and Tell, is an overflowing keg of high-testosterone vocals, heavy-groove guitars and flailing beats that recalls the height of '80s rock debauchery. Such a sound is common for musicians in their 30s and 40s who grew up with Zeppelin and Guns N' Roses, but it's odd coming from a bunch of kids in their early 20s. "We're don't really relate to a lot of the stuff on the radio," Lafty said. "We prefer the great music from the past, but not the Black Crowes. A lot of people compare us to them because my voice sounds a lot like Chris Robinson's, but none of us even owned a Black Crowes record growing up."

Despite their non-conformity with the marketplace, Silvertide are connecting strongly with rock fans. Audiences greeted them warmly on tours with Aerosmith, Van Halen and Shinedown, and their boisterous debut single, "Ain't Comin' Home," has been near the top of radio charts for weeks. The track addresses the Spinal Tap edict: "Have a good time all the time."

"It's about realizing that God gave us the bone and the body to be able to have fun," Lafty elaborated. "You can live through a lot, and your body can take a lot of abuse. So, instead of whining and bitching about going to work and trying to always work towards going to college, kick back once in a while and let loose."

While "Ain't Comin' Home" has clearly kick-started Silvertide's career, the song originally wasn't slated for Show & Tell. The band wrote it three years ago and considered it dated. However, since the group liked playing it live, it decided to throw it on the disc. "We realized there was no reason to be ashamed of it just because it's something we wrote early on," Lafty said. "So we added it at the last minute, and weirdly, it's the one everyone latched on to."

Lafty started writing songs for Show & Tell when he was in high school, and finished many of them during his long shifts working as the janitor for a chain of health clubs. After Silvertide were signed in 2002, they finished the songs at a band house they rented in Los Angeles, then recorded the album with Oliver Leiber at various studios in L.A., New York and Philadelphia. Then the group hit the road hard. While Show & Tell was in the can well over a year before its June release, Lafty said the long wait was actually beneficial.

"It gave us a chance to really fine-tune the songs on the road," Lafty said. "We have played with a lot of bands that have new records that have just come out, and they haven't been on the road at all. I'm not gonna mention names, but they suck because they haven't had the experience."

Silvertide will remain on the road through December 18 with Shinedown before going out with Saliva. Much of next year will also be spent living out of suitcases ? which doesn't mean there won't be new material. Before they headed out with Shinedown, Silvertide spent a week in the studio working on new songs, and Lafty said they will continue writing on their bus.

"Having a ton of material is the key to making a great record," he explained. "A lot of new bands just write two good songs and then put them out with eight other songs they've just thrown together. We've learned from a lot of the great older bands that would tour their asses off and write constantly. Then when it came time to do the record, they had a wide array of things to chose from, so they could narrow it down and pick the best."

? Jon Wiederhorn

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1494394/20041202/index.jhtml?headlines=true

they just announced a show in philly this saturday, dec. 11 at the Troc.

i can't wait!!!

I converted a friend into a Silvertide fan, and he saw them at The Roxy recently.  He said he had a great time. Then I came across this review in LA Weekly:

Loose and boozy metal is about as unfashionable as Axl Rose's old headscarves right now, but dont tell that to Philly's Silvertide.  Primed to be Clive Davis' rock & roll redeemers, the young fellas had a somewhat sparse crowd to mug and chug for when they took the Roxy stage, but they weren't about to abandon the arena-size audacity that got 'em signed in the first place. 

Guitarist Nick Perri (wearer of said hair acouterment) definitely knows how to fondle a guitar, and he pulled off his Angus Young spasms, both physically and sonically, with impressive precision, even if his overzealousness seemed like attention-whoring at times.  Perhaps if singer Walt Lafty had a more powerful presence....but the waify crooner's Chris Robinson-ish vox were too often drowned in the maelstrom of ricocheting riffs and bass lines spewed by his bandmates- a departure from their Oliver Leiber-produced J records debut which boasted a bluesier, vocal driven mix.  Still, Lafty did attempt to make his own impression with a ballsy stunt that a more seasoned performer would never dare attempt (even on the intentionally over-the-top Metal Skool night, which this wasn't).  Ambling sweaty and shirtless through the crowd, he commanded everyone to get down - yes, all the way down on their knees for a sing-along.  Demanding such subservience from an L.A. crowd...well, its rock & roll suicide. 

Or so you'd think.  But just as we cringed for the inevitable awkward lack of response, bodies started to fall to floor.  Wavelike, the room was transformed into a not-so-mellow love-in, as awed kneelers began chanting along aggressively to the band's midtempo closing anthem about, yup, good ol' Cali.  Guess youthful ignorance is bliss when you're living in Paradise City.

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LA reviewers can be a bitch sometimes...  but I am looking forward to hearing more from them.

I was at this show, Walt was awesome when he got the crowd on its knees to sing the main chorus of I ain't coming home, then to shout fuck 20 times in quick sucseesion

These guys are unquestionably the best new band to come out in a while...Im dying to see them live.  Anybody have any idea when they come back to Philly?

Hey..Im goin to see these guys when they open for Motley Crue in Toronto..I love Aint Comin home..what other songs do you suggest i listen to and do you suggest i pick up there album?

Definately get the album man it is awesome they are a trully outstanding band that's a damn good combo of bands you have there, if you wanna listen to some tracks before you buy other than Ain't Comin' Home, get Foxhole Jesus Christ, Blue Jeans & Devil's Daughter.

mary jane is probably my favorite tune. it just rocks and sounds even better live.

i saw them two nights ago at the electric factory in philly. another great show.

but they played a month ago in philly (WMMR spring break concert with billy idol). it was incredible. Dee Snider was the "host", so he introduced the bands and talked a little between sets.

but the highlight of the night was when dee snider comes out on stage with silvertide, and they rip into Communication Breakdown. the place went nuts. i could not believe how good dee sounded. he sounded perfect. and silvertide rocked it out. it was awesome.   

Yea i'm really digging Silvertide at the moment.  I thought it was Josh Todd singing the first time i heard them though. ;D

i saw Silvertide perform at a small club in Philly last night (grape street pub - about 200 people). they played 7 new songs. every one was fucking awesome!!!

some of the new songs are a little heavier, and a little more raw. basically, they sound more influenced by GnR.  : ok:

hopefully the finished versions sound as good. from what i heard, their second album could blow the first away. honestly, 3 or 4 of the songs are as good or better than anything they've released.

they closed the show with a VERY extended version of ain't coming home, and in the middle they went into "head like a hole". it rocked!!

anyone know when their new album is coming out?

i asked nick perry (lead guitar) and he said there's no definitive timetable right now, but that a fall release is likely.

they hope to be back on tour in the summer.

cool.. they would be a good opening act for gnr..if they both tour in the fall

here's an AWESOME interview with Walt.

http://rocknrolluniverse.com/rocknrolluniverse_404.htm

he says he doesn't like "better" by GnR, but his dad loves it. hopefully that doesn't hurt their chances of opening for Gnr. :hihi:

Cool find Sandman, thanks.  Yeah I don't really see Walt's style liking Better, it's a little too 'structured' (don't really know what i am even meaning by that) for a free flowing rock frontman like Walt. 

Can't wait to see what Nick and Mark have wrote guitar wise, I read somewhere where Nick has really gotten into songwriting. 

This band has got the shittiest updating of its website besides gnr and its message board is horrible.  I tried asking some questions in there and nobody responds, it's basically a board for people from Philly to talk about upcoming gigs and "if you like Silvertide you'll love this band".  So it's cool to get information here. 

I wonder what kind of direction they are going to go with the next album.  I'm a little skeptical of "heavy" if it's music wise or lyric wise.  I guess out of all their songs the only one I'm not a big fan of is Adult Child and that kind of has that darker heavy feel to it for me. 

I still watch their live video of ACH on aol.com about once a week, they are just incredible live.

P.S., does anyone know of or have any live recordings of this band?  thanks in advance!

DN - i have not heard of any live recordings. which is crazy cause i've seen them about 20-30 times. i agree - they are an incredible live band.

i think they really need to showcase nick on the new album. he's the strength of the band IMO.

the new songs i heard sounded awesome. one song reminded me of "alive" by PJ. and another had an awesome riff that was repeated throughout much of the song....sort of reminded me of "back in black".

That sounds sweet about their new stuff, i'm fucking pumped now.  I agree 100% that Nick is the heart of the band and they should showcase him more.  I got a Nothing Stays version off the net (presumably from an earlier EP of theirs) and it has got all these crazy guitar fills and holds throughout the verses, and then on the album version they went and eliminated all his fills. 

I wish I was from the Philly area, they've only been to the upper midwest twice back in 2004 and everytime last year that the headliner of their tour would come around Silvertide wouldn't be included on the bill (Alterbridge, Crue).  Maybe I'll just have to fly out east for a show like I'm doing with GNR. 

you're 100% correct about removing nick's fills on some songs. i think the album is great, but a few of those songs sounded much better live (before they entered the studio). so i was mildly disappointed.

there is a Silvertide concert (private show) on May 15 at the Troc in Philly. Just thought i'd mention since it sounds like you may be on the east coast then.

Tix are free, but i'm not sure how you get them.  i got one last time i saw them. my buddy said he applied on-line somewhere and they sent him a free one as well. 

this is from silvertide's website. i have tix to this, but something else came up that night.  :hihi:


04/27/06 - Win tickets to a special private show with Silvertide!
Monday, May 15th at the Trocadero in Philadelphia, PA Silvertide show w/ The Living Things

This is a private show and the only way to get tickets is to win them by doing the following:

-go to www.citypaper.net

-listen to 93.3 WMMR for ticket giveaways

-or you can grab tickets off of the Jack Daniels Studio No. 7 Promotional Team that will be floating in and around the Philadelphia area.

What in the world is going on with these guys???

No second album after the first....when they didn't even milk out their debut album like most bands do.  Weren't they supposed to be in the studio last winter?

I found some Nick Perri clips from his tourbus on youtube that were put online recently but who knows if they're recent. 

Anyone know what's up?? Sandman??

they are in the studio NOW recording their 2nd album.. they just go out every once in awhile and do a couple gigs in the area...

it wasnt them who milked their debut.. their record company put them on the road for 2 years..

Anybody have any soundboard recordings by Silvertide on cd??? : ok:

I haven't seen any, but people from Philly probably have a better idea if they exist.

Found new songs on youtube placed their 10 days ago.

They are just incredible live.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_ZiDAB_lzA&mode=related&search=

ive seen em twice live.. first in an arena opening for Motley Crue

and second in a club on the floor opening for shinedown ;D

it was soo cool. the singer was crowdsurfing during a song while singing at the same time..


they are a VERY good band.. they should be bigger. they are great musicains/performers..they should be in arenas headlining..

i haven't heard anything in a while. in may they played a show in philly - almost all new stuff. i figured we'd have had an album or announcement by the end of the year.

i don't know what they are up to though. i saw walt in a bar about a month ago and i heard people asking about their plans and the new album. he didn't give an answer and he seemed REALLY frustrated.

that, plus some of his comments in interviews, leads me to believe they have serious issues with their record label.

walt was so frustrated with the label a few years ago that he cut his hair just to piss them off. and it worked. i'm guessing things have gotten worse.

i found this on the silvertide message boards. it's an update from Walt...
 

HEY I KNOW THAT PEOPLE TALK AND MAKE SHIT UP BUT FOR THE SAKE OF WHATEVER HERE IT GOES....
THE BAND HAS NOT BROKEN UP. THE SECOND ALBUM HAS BEEN DONE FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS. LABELS NEED TIME TO MAKE DECISIONS. THE ALBUM WILL BEGIN BEING MIXED AT THE END OF FEB. AFTER THAT IT WILL BE MASTERED WHICH TAKES SOME TIME AS WELL. I AM CREATING THE ALBUM ARTWORK AS WE SPEAK AND ONCE EVERYTHING IS FINISHED WE WILL TOUR PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE AS WE HAVE BEFORE.

I HOPE THAT THIS PUTS A FEW THINGS TO REST.

PEACE AND THANKS FOR ALL THE KIND WORDS.
-WL

This is great news, thanks sandman.

I was just thinking about this this morning, weird. 

I read a couple months back on there on one post about how only Walt, Nick, and Brian were friends on myspace and how only Mark and Kevin were friends on theirs and it seemed a little third gradish.

It's going to be a great summer/fall of music!

D-Nuts - yeah, i saw that too. and there were all kinds of rumors about the band breaking up. and one of them posted some dirty laundry on Myspace - it seemed like there were some major creative differences. then Walt downplayed it in a post. like you said, very third gradish.

Walt also posted potential song titles from the new album....

(from http://www.silvertidemusic.com/host.htm)

This isn't set in stone or anything. A few of them could get tossed at the last minute if I don't think they are ready to be released but here it goes:

Album 2 tracking list (in no real order)

1. What Are You Made Of ???

2. Someone who cares

3. The darker side of Love

4. Inside

5. Chosen One

6. Find My Way

7. Nothing to Offer

8. Head In The Clouds

9. Whipping Boy (I'm no decoy)

10. Never Gonna Find

11. Reaction

12. Ancient History

Peace,

-Walt Lafty.

P.S. I MAY END UP POSTING ALL THE LYRICS UP EARLY BEFORE THE ALBUM IS RELEASED SO KEEP AN EYE OUT IF YOU WANNA CHECK EM' OUT BEFORE HAND SO YOU CAN BE THE FIRST TO KNOW ALL THE WORDS AT THE SHOWS.

PEACE.

Ok, these guys rule. Finally some kick ass modern music.   :peace:
Has anyone else heard them?

Already a rather large thread about them

Right here...And ya I think alot of people on here have heard about them..I like them alot, Great catchy riffs and singers good to...Waiting patiently to see how there next album will sound

I really hope this band gets big or at least some more attention with the next album. There's some real talent going on and its a shame that they arent more well known. And needles to say im pretty stoaked that a new album and tour is on its way.

I got the lady in the water cd with them playing bob dylan covers. Its pretty cool to have if you are a fan.

i like bands who wanna play real rock n stuff, but i hate ac/dc clones...cause its boring.

How many songs do they have on it? I remember getting pretty stoaked when their part in the movie came on and they did the little bit of "maggies farm" and it didnt sound half bad.

AC/DC clones?? ?:confused:

ignore me i judged them off one song, then found another song and was proved wrong.  :peace: : ok:

i've been waiting for the new silvertide, hope it comes out b4 the end of summer and they tour soon!!

It Aint Me Baby and Maggies Farm

has anybody heard anything about silvertide or their new album? im getting impatient waiting for it!!

i know nothing about this band and almost nothing about ac dc, but those 2 are dylan songs

I was just thinking about this yesterday.  September will mark three years since their debut.  I can't wait to hear their new stuff, whenever it comes out.  I got really spoiled in 2004 as I got their EP and saw them live in May, and then saw them live again and got their full album in September, and then haven't got boo from them since as they haven't come within 800 miles of me. 

Sandman is awesome about reporting to this thread as soon as something happens,  so I just don't think anything is in the works so far. 

was just talking about them with some friends last night. i have no idea what's going on with them, and have actually been worried lately that maybe they broke up. my cousin knows their lawyer and is gonna give him a call today or next week to see what's up.

all i know is...

- Walt and Brian were celebrity bartenders at a bar in NE philly last week. it's right around the corner from my house, but i was on vacation. i heard (second-hand) that they were talking about the new album and getting back on tour.

- nick perri is lead guitarist for Satellite Party, and performed with them on Jay Leno last week.

- Silvertide's official website hasn't been updated in a year.

they had label troubles apparantly. I HOPE they didnt break up. the singer said on the forums back in March the cd was done but everythings up to the label and they were having disagreements with them. maybe nick perri is just doing it for fun for awhile??

geez, bands go through everything so quick nowadays. back then, it took motley crue at least 10years of drugs/debauchery before breaking up.

nowadays you make 1 cd, break up. and then reunite a couple years later

keep us updated when/if you hear whats up with them : ok:

listening to there album again, i can feel a black crowes vibe with them now im accompanied to the black crowes music.

BAD ASS BAND!! I got hide and tell , but sometimes a little TOO much ac/dc sounding.

I recorded this but got cut off right as Nick went into his solo.? ?>:(? ?His Les Paul tone was killer sounding though the first two minutes and it seemed like a cool song.? Really weird seeing Nick dressed head to toe in white though!

hasnt he shaved his hair off?

nope, same old Nick, although his hair isn't as long as it used to be.  It's trimmed about shoulder length. 

So I got to talk to Nick Perri last night (posted quick review of show in the Satellite Party thread) for the first time in over three years and there's some good and bad news.  I asked how Walt was doing and he said great and that he just talked to him yesterday, so that's definitely a plus that those two are getting along great cause imo they're the heart of Silvertide.  He said that they are still a band and everything but they're just on hiatus and "not making music".  He also said that he just wants to get out and make music every single day so that is why he picked up the Satellite Party gig. 

What an amazing and nice dude though, he's very humble even though I think he's one of the best guitarists out there.   

WMMR announced today that Silvertide is playing their BBQ on sunday, september 23 at the tweeter in camden.

BUT, nick perri is still on tour with satellite party and they have a date scheduled that night in Vancouver.

I sent out a few e-mails to see if he'll be with the 'Tide that night, or if they are gonna replace him for that show.

Hopefully this is the start of them getting back on track with releasing a new album and touring.

nick perri will NOT be playing with Silvertide on the 23rd. it sounds like he is a "former member."

this is really bad news. he is by far the biggest reason i am a fan.

If he is a former member that really suck . Nick was /is my favorite dude in the band.

wtf this sucks.

Yeah I think Nick is pretty much the consensus star of the band, so without him I'd say there's no Silvertide.  Hopefully it is just temporary and the reason he got replaced was cause he was on tour with SP. 

I guess we will find out on the 23rd, as I'd imagine there would have to be some discussion about it onstage.  Anybody heading to the show???

1 man does not a band make

there's a small chance i'm gonna check it out. i'm going to the eagles game at 1. if i can get set times and i can make it, i may try to pick up a cheap ticket (depending on what kind of ocndition i'm in, of course  :beer:).

my cousin talked to Nick directly. he said he was very brief when he spoke to him.

he also talked to one of silvertide's lawyers, and they said silvertide has a "young guy that is phenominal" to replace Nick. they wouldn't confirm if he was a "permanent" member.

nick perri played with silvertide at their show in philly last wednesday night (11/21/07).

they launched a new website. www.silvertidelive.com

seems like things are moving along again.  : ok:

Something must have unplugged a hole because things are flowing like crazy out of that camp in the past week.  New myspace updates and messages daily (got like 5 in one day), they are doing facebook groups (which I think is a great thing cause I know more people on that than myspace), Walt has a new site up with a couple of his solo demos on, and the new band website.  It's cool to see Brian and Kevin's studio, it looks like the tiniest thing ever.  I know Maggies Farm has been up for a while, but that's one awesome cover on their myspace. 

Silvertide is playing the TLA in Philadelphia on Saturday, February 23. i got my tix and a press pass. i'll do my best to find out their plans for 2008 (if any).

Anybody have some recent boots of these guys audio or DVD

i saw silvertide last night at the TLA in philly. and my cousin did an interview with Walt for Philadelphia Magazine.

nick perry was MIA. walt said he's doing session work out in LA - he's creating a film score. so that was a huge disappointment for me. his replacement was very good, but not as good as Nick. but the show was still incredible. they played 2-3 new songs, and all of them sounded great. walt was his usual self running out and singing in the middle of the crowd. it was alot of fun.

walt told my cousin that the new album is finished. but they are having legal issues with the label. once those legal issues are taken care of, the album will be released. (sound familiar?  :hihi:)

during the show walt didn't say much about the situation, except that he released a solo album to try to raise enough money to be able to release future silvertide albums themselves.

http://www.phillymag.com/blogs/philly_events/2008/02/25/in-case-you-missed-it-silvertide-at-the-fillmore/

In Case You Missed It: Silvertide at the Fillmore

by Rich Rys

The last time we checked in with Silvertide, Northeast Philadelphia?s great rock-and-roll hope, it was 2002, they?d just signed with Clive Davis?s J Records and were bidding their hometown goodbye at South Street?s Theater of Living Arts, where most of the band members weren?t old enough to drink. Much has changed since then ? the TLA is now the refurbished Fillmore, and backstage before their show on Saturday, singer Walt Lafty (pictured at Saturday?s soundcheck) exuded a sense of been-here, done-this calm as he chain-smoked on a couch. Then he stretched out his long legs, and his knees crunched like Rice Krispies in a bowl of milk. ?Did you hear that?? he moans. ?That?s what I get for jumping off amp stacks every night.?

Four years on the road (and marriage to his high school sweetheart) has brought some maturity, but Lafty hasn?t lost a drop of his high-energy stage presence. Swilling from a complimentary bottle of champagne and prowling the stage later that night, Lafty led his bandmates through a rousing set that, like his crackling joints, showed a band in the midst of some growing pains.

Lafty?s high-energy partner in crime, guitarist Nick Perri, was in Los Angeles scoring an indie film, and his electric solos were missed. Lafty also wasn?t shy about giving the eager crowd an update on the band?s completed but unreleased new record, which is stuck in a legal tug-of-war with their label. As a result, the set was light on new material, which was a shame, considering the promise of ?What Are You Made Of?? ? Lafty?s been soaking up a lot of Radiohead lately, and it shows in both his vocals, now unafraid to dance with falsetto, and the song?s atmospheric guitar work.

Standards like ?Mary Jane? and ?California Rain? sounded road-honed and tight, and ?Ain?t Coming Home? made for an ironic finale. Six years ago, that song was a bittersweet farewell to their hometown fans. Now they?re back, stuck here, waiting for the business of music to work itself out so they can get on the road and take the next step in their career, creaky knees and all.

http://www.myspace.com/silvertide

is beware a new song?

Nope, it was on the Mary Jane single as a B-side.  I like it better than a few on the album.  There are a bunch of songs that aren't on the album but are up on limewire.

Beware
Show and Tell
Things are going to change
Dragonfly
Adult Child
She Looked Away
   plus alternate versions of Heartstrong and Nothing Stays with cooler guitar fills that should have been on the album

I'm sure there are more that I'm missing for now, if anyone knows anymore add to the list.

Has anyone else picked up Walt's new solo cd?  I got it about a month ago and like it.  You kind of have to be in the mood to sit down to a solo acoustic album but he's got a lot of great stuff in it!

Oh, I forgot Maggie's Farm as well.  Does anyone know where I can get that song???  I've been looking for it but can't find/buy it anywhere.

wasnt sure where to post this....theres no shinedown thread...but its relevant to silvertide because Shinedowns lost 2 members and Nick perri is the new shinedown guitarist...I Dont know what this means for silvertide though??? are they finished??

Shinedown Update from Brent
04.11.2008

Hi everyone.

It's been awhile since I've posted, but I wanted to reach out to all of the Shinedown fans myself and let you know what's going on firsthand. We just heard about Jasin's recent troubles in Jacksonville, and our thoughts and prayers are with him. A lot has happened this past year and there have been some changes within the band that we've been meaning to tell you about. I love Jasin like a brother, we all do - he'll always be family and we hope all of the best for him, but, at this time, he's no longer with us in Shinedown. This all went down awhile ago, and I'm sorry to break this news today. I realize that this isn't the best timing, but with stuff like this, there really isn't ever a good time. We just felt like we couldn't wait any longer and had to let you all know. We've brought an old friend into SD - Nick Perri. Nick's an amazing guitarist and we've known him forever from our days on the road with Silvertide (many of you were probably at those shows and remember him too). We also have a new bass player - Eric Bass. Just a fantastic musician and all around great guy - we can't wait for you to meet him. And you will very soon - we're hitting the road next month. I'm also happy to report that the new album is finished and we're so excited to share it with all of you. Its called The Sound Of Madness and will be out this summer. Please stay tuned to the website and radio stations out there... the first song is coming soon. Lastly, I just want to thank you again for all of your support. You're the best fans in the world and the reason we're even here. Without you, there is no Shinedown. Don't ever forget that - we definitely don't.

Brent



So this is the new line up
Brent Smith - Vocals
Barry Kerch - Drums
Zach - Guitar
Nick Perri - Guitar
Eric - Bass

what a stupid move to join that band!

shinedown had bigger hits than silvertide, and its seemed for awhile that he's on the outs with silvertide

I wonder if SD will get some more solos now? Their singer OWNS!  :beer:

awww but nick goes so well with silvertide :(

press release from silvertide....says you can email them on inquiries about it...someone should ask if nick perri is still with silvertide

To all of our Fans and Friends,
Due to ongoing legal issues and a stalemate with Silvertide's 2nd record beyond our control, Nick has joined forces with Shinedown. As many of you know Silvertide and Shinedown have toured for over 9 months and have remained close friends and so we fully endorse Nick's decision and We hope that you will too. We wanted to reassure all of you that Silvertide will continue to play shows and record music.

Thanks for your patience, support and friendship,
-Silvertide

Any questions, inquires, clarifications and interviews on this or any other matter should be directed to the following email address:

Fans@silvertidelive.com

Beware was also on their original EP, American Exess. Adult Child used to be on their Myspace. The others I'm not sure of availability other than P2Ps, which I honestly don't know anything about.

I finally got around to getting Walt's new CD, it is great - Beautiful Mistake and Slow Down are my favorites after one listen.


Maggie's Farm is a Bob Dylan cover, it, and another Dylan cover, It Ain't Me Babe, are on the Lady in the Water soundtrack. They band is also in the movie.



Wouldn't it be awesome if a certain other band made releases like this when lead guitarists joined other big bands?  :hihi:

In any event, I'm really sad to lose him (and the fact that Silvertide is becoming a mini-GNR is the worst way possible - numerous legal troubles and a long delayed album)... however, I also quite enjoy Shinedown and this is going to make them THAT much better.

hey, does anyone have those 2 new demos silvertide posted on their myspace? "without you" and "drama queen." i'd appreciate it if someone could send them to me, thanks!!

ps: also, has anyone heard if/when this new album is comin out??

I heard Silvertide broke up ??? SOMEONE TELL ME IT AINT TRUE :'(

read the thread, they aren't broken up

i spoke to some friends recently that saw Silvertide perform the night before Thanksgiving. said the show was awesome as always. but still no word on any potential album release. their hands must really be tied by the record label.

i also heard that nick perri is leaving shinedown but has no plans to go back to silvertide. i'm not even sure that would be an option for him at this point. but he wants to do his own thing.

it's a shame. this band had so much potential. there are far less talented bands out there doing well.

i hope he doesnt leave shinedown

Saw Shinedown open for Buckcherry a few months ago, Nick was highlight of the entire gig...hands down - and I am by no means a fan of his current band.

Haven't heard about him leaving Shinedown but it wouldn't surprise me, he's destined for bigger things I suspect

It's official - Nick's moving on from Shinedown.

http://www.atlanticrecords.com/news/article/?articleId=8a0af8121e286cf1011e4be459e42aac

it's 100% true. i heard it from someone very close to him. he even sent an e-mail out to friends and family on Monday or Tuesday giving them a heads up. an official press release will be made any day.

Silvertide r back!!! They have been posting on fb and twitter. Sounds they may have a new album of old unreleased songs and there's talk of live shows. I think its the original members. This is potentially a full scale comeback! Keeping my fingers crossed.

It's definitely on.

The material will mostly be new, Epic own the masters of what would have been their 2nd record so the chances of those tunes seeing the light of day are about zilch.

It's good to have them back.

Still nothing new on this front

Tune in tomorrow at 6pm EST 3pm PST to 93.3 WMMR in Philly or online at

http://www.wmmr.com/ 

from anywhere in the world for news regarding Silvertide!

 :beer:

i heard Silvertide get interviewed on MMR last night. it was really cool and they sound excited to get back. they are playing a show in Philly at the TLA on March 9. here's the info from their FB page....

"For the first time in 6 years, Walt Lafty, Nick Perri, Mark Melchiorre Jr., Brian Weaver and Kevin Frank will return to the stage as Silvertide. On March 9th at the TLA in Philadelphia we will be performing our debut album "Show and Tell" from front to back, plus some brand new songs and also some rare favorites.

Tickets are on sale now at http://cncrt.ly/UWSQKI

After the show we will be hitting the studio for the 1st time in many years to record a brand new EP to be released later this year. The EP will be produced by David Ivory, producer of our debut EP "American Excess"."

here's a good article. great to hear they are planning to write and record a bunch of new songs. hopefully they are back for the long haul.


By ANDY VINEBERG Staff Writer PhillyBurbs.com

Nick Perri never doubted the five original members of Silvertide would play together again, in part because of the shared experiences that will forever bond them, but also because of a fan base that remained loyal to the band long after the release of its one-and-only full-length album.

Eight and a half years after that album?s release ? and seven years after the original lineup last performed together ? Silvertide is back, possibly for the long haul.

The old-school hard-rock band, which formed in Northeast Philadelphia as teenagers in 2001 and quickly went on to earn a worldwide fan base on the strength of its relentless touring schedule and passionate commitment to the music, will play its official reunion show March 9 at a sold-out Theatre of the Living Arts in Philadelphia.

But first, the guys will say thank you to the fans who made the reunion possible with a meet-and-greet/autograph-signing Saturday afternoon at Pat?s Music in Bensalem.

The store is a big part of Perri?s upbringing. The Bensalem native bought his music at Pat?s, took guitar lessons there, even worked there during holidays.

?That?s the store Brian (Weaver), Kevin (Frank) and I grew up in,? he says, referring to two of his Silvertide band mates. ?It was my only real job before Silvertide. I wanted to do something nice to support the local record store.?

The band, which also includes Walt Lafty and Mark Melchiorre Jr., will hang out at the store beginning at 4 p.m., talking to fans, posing for pictures and signing copies of its 2004 album, ?Show and Tell.? New copies of the disc will be available for sale.

Will Silvertide also perform?

?Stranger things have happened,? Perri says, teasingly. ?It?s a store full of instruments, so we?ll see.?

Beyond Saturday and next month?s TLA show, Silvertide fans should have plenty to look forward to. The band has reunited ?not only to rehearse and play shows again,? Perri says, ?but to record, write new music and get back in the swing of things.? The guys hope to write up to 15 new songs and release three or four of them by the summer on an EP that will be produced by David Ivory.
At the TLA show, they will perform ?Show and Tell? in its entirety, then debut some of the new material.

Perri also announced on the band?s Facebook page this week that he will perform at Dobb?s in Philadelphia on March 2. The show, billed as ?Nick Perri and Friends,? will feature members of Silvertide and other area bands.

?We?re going to test the waters, and if everything goes well, there?s no other band I?d rather create music with,? says lead guitarist Perri, who performed with the likes of Shinedown, Perry Farrell and Matt Sorum of Guns N? Roses during Silvertide?s hiatus. ?We started so young that the average age of the band is 28. We?re still at the age where a lot of bands are just starting out.

?The whole musical climate has changed so much. I don?t think anyone has a crystal ball. But as long as the priority is to do everything for the love of the music and let everything else take care of itself, I think that?s a pretty good road map to success.?

Perri, whose singer-songwriter sister Christina Perri enjoyed a monster hit with ?Jar of Hearts,? certainly knows about success. He runs his own business, PERRI INK. Cartel, with his wife, Misi, in Los Angeles, selling motorcycles, guitars, tattoos and apparel.

And while Silvertide certainly wasn?t the biggest act in the world, the guys probably felt like it at times, signing their first record contract as teens with Clive Davis? J Records, opening for the likes of Aerosmith, Van Halen, Velvet Revolver and M?tley Cr?e, performing on national television and playing to frenzied crowds across the globe.

As so often happens in the music business, though, the wild and crazy days didn?t last.

?We were just a casualty of the time,? says Perri, whose parents, Dante and Mary, own Perri?s Barber & Hairstyling in Bensalem. ?It was right as all the labels started merging, and it was kind of like a cluster. It just became too much about the business, too much politics.

?All this really crappy stuff was happening on the business side, and we were, like, ?Screw this.? This was not why we got into it; we got into it for the music. Everything was in such upheaval, we said, ?Let?s take a break.? It wasn?t like it was forever.

?To be honest, man, I?m glad we did it. We left with the integrity of the band intact.?

In the ensuing years, the guys kept active ? and stayed in touch. Lead singer Lafty and bassist Weaver played in a band together called Automatic Fire. Perri and Lafty reunited in 2010 to form the band SINAI.

In the end, all roads led back to Silvertide.

?I knew one day we?d play together again,? Perri says. ?It had to be the five of us. These were my best friends ? we shared life experiences like no other. We dropped out of high school together and were handed the keys to the kingdom. We left things in a state of unfinished business. The chance to make music together again ? that?s what it?s all about.

?And the reason it?s possible is the incredibly loyal fan base we built along the way. We made one great record and kind of went away, but people were constantly asking about new Silvertide music. We feel very blessed. We wouldn?t be doing this if it weren?t for the fans.?

.Silvertide will hold a meet-and-greet with fans at 4 p.m. Saturday at Pat?s Music at 2072 Street Road in Bensalem. Admission is free. Information: 215-638-9750; www.patsmusiccenter.com.

http://www.phillyburbs.com/entertainment/local_entertainment/silvertide-celebrates-reunion-with-area-meet-and-greet/article_db0d32db-9ef3-5f3a-8a2e-ce5b51b64186.html

i went to the silvertide show saturday night and they were as good as ever! they played their whole album and did a stones cover ("sympathy"). high energy - walt was all over the venue singing and getting everyone invovled. it was really cool to see. it was sold out and the place was packed. hopefully they release some solid music this year and stick around for good.