SONG: "Silence"
ARTIST: Transplants
ALBUM: "In A Warzone"
YEAR: 2013
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Los Angeles, California
YEARS ACTIVE: 1999 - present
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
I couldn't find the lyrics to "Silence" on the net but when I listen to the song, the saying "it's the quiet ones you have to look out for" pops in my head. I have an image in my head of the vocalist standing in front of someone who is trying to push their ideals or views on to him but he doesn't blink. He just stares a hole right through him without saying a word. His silence is defiant and, ironically, it speaks volumes!
TRANSPLANTS DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
2002 - Transplants (Hellcat Records)
* peaked at #96 on the Billboard 200 on 11-9-02
2005 - Haunted Cities (La Salle/Atlantic Records)
* peaked at #28 on the Billboard 200 on 7-9-05
2013 - In A Warzone (Epitaph Records)
* peaked at #58 on the Billboard 200 on 7-13-13
MY THOUGHTS ON TRANSPLANTS:
Transplants began as a little side project for Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong and his friend/roadie Rob Aston. In time, the band began to get more serious and they recruited Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker to join the band. Rancid's Lars Frederiksen and Matt Freeman have also contributed to the band without being official members. The band dropped their debut album in 2002, the self-titled "Transplants". The singles "Diamonds And Guns" and "DJ, DJ" proved to be very popular tracks for the band. The band returned for their sophomore effort in 2005, called "Haunted Cities". This would be the band's highest charting album, peaking at #28 on the Billboard 200. After touring to support this album, the band took a bit of a hiatus so that Armstrong and Barker could focus on their main gigs, Rancid and Blink 182 respectively. In 2013, however, the boys got back together to release "In A Warzone". Many people have called this the band's most raw album. The band's most recent release was 2017's "Take Cover" EP which featured several cover songs recorded by the band. Just the fact that Tim Armstrong is in the band and really the driving force, Transplants have the obvious connection to Rancid. But adding Rob Aston gives the group a hip hop feel as well and Travis Barker can switch from pounding hardcore punk drumming to headbanging hip hop old school beats in an instant. Like Rancid, the band sometimes incorporates a reggae feel as well, as Tim Armstrong is a big fan of that genre of music. At it's core, though, Transpants are a hardcore punk band. It's amazing that the Transplants are a side project! The group certainly sheds light on the seedy underbelly of society with song themes of guns, drugs and violence. Being a huge Rancid fan, I first heard the Transplants from their debut album. And I've had my tall can in the air ever since!! Here's hoping that these guys get back together soon to create more great music in between their main gigs.
SIMILAR ARTISTS:
Rancid
Lars Frederiksen & The Bastards
Pennywise
Authority Zero
The Bouncing Souls
TEN TRANSPLANTS SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. Tall Cans In The Air
2. In A Warzone
3. Gangters And Thugs
4. Diamonds And Guns
5. California Babylon
6. Come Around
7. Saturday Night
8. See It To Believe It
9. Crash And Burn
10. What I Can't Describe
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