| Silver Sail | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | Zeno, Phoenix, Arizona | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 38:26 | |||
| Label | Tim/Kerr [1] | |||
| Producer | Greg Sage [2] | |||
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Silver Sail is the seventh studio album by punk rock band Wipers, released in 1993. [3] After disbanding Wipers in 1989 and releasing a 1991 solo album, Sacrifice (For Love) , Sage decided to release a new album under the Wipers name.
The album was written, produced and recorded by Sage at his Zeno Studios in Phoenix, Arizona. Steve Plouf returned to play drums. [4]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| The Great Alternative & Indie Discography | 6/10 [6] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [2] |
| Select |   [7] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 4/10 [4] |
Trouser Press wrote: "A more deliberate pace allows Sage’s virtuoso playing extra opportunity to bob and weave, float and tickle, tease and torment; he introduces hints of quiet surf music, spaghetti westerns and other lonely, timeless sounds." [1] The Rough Guide to Rock deemed the album "a return to The Circle's jazzy style of neo-psychedelic thrash." [8] Rolling Stone wrote that Sage emphasizes "deep-pool echo and a punky, rainy-day melancholy that gives new meaning to the term power ballad." [9]
All songs written by Greg Sage.
Stick Around for Joy is the third and final studio album by the Icelandic alternative rock band the Sugarcubes. It was released in 1992 by Elektra. The album was supported by four singles: "Hit", which reached number one on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in the US and number 17 on the UK Singles Chart, "Walkabout", "Vitamin" and "Leash Called Love", which went to number one on the US Dance chart.
Secrets of the I Ching is the first album by American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs, released in 1983 by Mark Records. While the album also contained the band's own Christian Burial Music imprint, the label itself was fictitious.
Is This Real? is the debut studio album by the Portland, Oregon-based punk rock band Wipers, originally released on vinyl in January 1980 by Park Avenue Records.
L7 is the debut studio album by American rock band L7, released in 1988 by Epitaph Records. It demonstrates the band's punk rock origins, although there are traces of the heavier grunge sound that dominated their later work.
Youth of America is the second studio album by American punk rock band Wipers. It was released in 1981 by record label Park Avenue.
Over the Edge is the third studio album by American punk rock band Wipers, released in 1983.
Land of the Lost is the fourth studio album by punk rock band Wipers, released by Restless in 1986. The album was recorded at frontman Greg Sage's studio, 421 Sound, in Portland, Oregon. "Let Me Know" appears on the soundtrack to the 1986 film River's Edge.
Smell the Magic is the second studio album by American rock band L7, released in 1990 by Sub Pop. Originally issued as a 12" EP containing only the first six songs, it was reissued on CD in July 1991, expanded to album length with three more tracks: "Packin' a Rod," "Just Like Me," and "American Society." The opening track "Shove" was released as the band's first single.
Made to Be Broken is the second full-length album by Soul Asylum. It was released on January 18, 1986. It was the first of the three albums released by Soul Asylum in 1986.
Hunkpapa is the third studio album by Throwing Muses, released in 1989. It peaked at number 59 on the UK Albums Chart.
Straight Ahead is the debut solo album of Wipers frontman Greg Sage. It was released in 1985. Half the album consists of just Sage accompanied by his acoustic guitar.
Lovey is the fourth studio album by the alternative rock band The Lemonheads. It was released in 1990 on Atlantic Records, the group's first for the record company.
The Circle is a studio album by the American band Wipers, released on Restless in 1988. The album was recorded at frontman Greg Sage's studio, 421 Sound, in Portland, Oregon.
Follow Blind is the fifth studio album by punk rock band Wipers, released in 1987 by Restless Records. It was recorded at 421 Sound, in Portland, Oregon.
Dreamland is the fifth studio album by the alternative rock band Aztec Camera, released in 1993.
Right Now! is a studio album by the American noise rock band Pussy Galore, released in 1987 through Caroline Records.
Americruiser is the second album by American alternative rock group Urge Overkill, released in 1990.
Jesus Urge Superstar is the debut studio album by the alternative rock band Urge Overkill. It was released in 1989. The album is noted for its ironic 1970s-worshipping aesthetic, which would become a staple of the band’s core identity.
The Herd is the eighth studio album by punk rock band Wipers, released in 1996 by the label Tim/Kerr. The album was written, produced and recorded by Sage at his own Zeno Studios in Phoenix, Arizona.
Power in One is the final studio album by punk rock band Wipers, released in 1999 by Zeno Records. The album was written, produced and recorded at Greg Sage's Zeno Studios in Phoenix, Arizona.
