Diverging from their counterparts in hardcore, Slapshot decided to make the first album a 24 track cut as opposed to the usual 16-track hardcore album. To reduce costs, they recorded at night and completed the album in four sessions. Back On The Map was released by Taang! Records in 1986.
The band's lineup underwent a number of changes in its first few years, although its sound remained consistent. Jordan Wood, formerly of S.T.P., joined as an additional guitarist, but took over bass guitar when Anastas left the band to continue his education. In July 1988, the band welcomed Jamie Sciarappa, the former bass player for SS Decontrol; Sciarappa made his debut with Slapshot at CBGB. He departed in 1990 and was replaced by Chris Lauria.
After releasing the 1993 album Blast Furnace which was both a move into sample-based Industrial/Metal/Hardcore and only included one original member (Choke was joined by a more "Metal" backing band including members of Slaughter Shack), Slapshot toured in Europe that spring. On the second date of the tour, they recorded a live album in Berlin called Live At SO36. The following year, they recorded Unconsciousness in Chicago with Steve Albini, ex-member of Big Black and producer for Nirvana.
In July 1997, Slapshot played what was to be their last show in the United States for five years in Plymouth, Massachusetts. They toured Europe in 1999, including a stop at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium. In December 1999, a Slapshot tribute album called Boston Drops The Gloves - A Tribute To Slapshot was released by Flat Records (the label owned by Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys) and San Francisco-based TKO Records. The album included homages from twenty-two Boston bands.
In 2001, Slapshot issued a new album entitled Greatest Hits, Slashes And Crosschecks featuring rerecorded versions of classic Slapshot songs. They followed up with 2003's Digital Warfare and 2005's Tear It Down, along with several more European tours. In 2006, Slapshot released a statement on their website announcing that the band was defunct. A DVD release from Taang! Records is still expected.
Also their official website recently anounced a summer 2007 reunion show.
INSOMNIA
Slapshot Lyrics
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Empty eyes in my head
Now we know all your pain
Never see you again
You said you had no regrets
How can I get her to regret
Both of you had nothing left to give
Close my eyes and I see
Your face smiles in that gleam
Hard to know how you feel
Never believe this is real
Haven't seen some friends in years
Didn't want to see you all in tears
I hope you finally get your peace
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Insomnia
You said you had no regrets
How can I get her to regret
Both of you had nothing left to give
Then you lost the will to live
The lyrics in Slapshot's song "Insomnia" discuss the feelings of grief, regret, and disbelief that arise after losing someone to suicide. The lines "Why can't I raise the dead, empty eyes in my head" emphasize the singer's inability to bring the deceased back to life and the emptiness they feel without them. The lyrics "Now we know all your pain, never see you again" show the realization that the person who died was struggling with a lot of pain that wasn't recognized, and the finality of their loss.
The next verse delves deeper into the singer's regret, wondering if they could have done something more to prevent the person from taking their own life. The lines "You said you had no regrets, how can I get her to regret" reveal that someone, possibly the person who died, claimed to have no regrets, but the singer still struggles with feelings of regret over not being able to save them. The lyric "Then you lost the will to live" suggests that the person who died had given up all hope and felt that there was nothing left to live for.
The chorus speaks to the title of the song, "Insomnia," which is a symptom commonly experienced by those who have lost someone close to them. The lines "Close my eyes and I see, your face smiles in that gleam, hard to know how you feel, never believe this is real" convey the idea that the singer can't escape their memories of the person who died and continue to struggle to accept that they are no longer alive.
Overall, "Insomnia" is a powerful song that depicts the complex emotions that arise after losing someone to suicide.
Line by Line Meaning
Why can't I raise the dead
I am in such an emotional pain that I wish I could bring back the dead to fill the void.
Empty eyes in my head
I feel hollow inside and am struggling to feel anything meaningful.
Now we know all your pain
Even though you are gone, I can still feel your sadness and despair.
Never see you again
You are gone forever and I will never have a chance to see you again.
You said you had no regrets
You claimed to have lived your life without any regrets.
How can I get her to regret
I wish you had some regrets so that I could have had a chance to fix things before it was too late.
Both of you had nothing left to give
You and your loved one had given everything you had, but it still wasn't enough to overcome the pain.
Then you lost the will to live
Despite everything, you eventually lost the drive to keep going and gave up.
Close my eyes and I see
Whenever I close my eyes, I can see your smiling face and it hurts me deeply.
Your face smiles in that gleam
Your face lights up with happiness whenever I remember our good times together.
Hard to know how you feel
It is difficult to comprehend how you must have felt when you were struggling with inner demons.
Never believe this is real
It still feels like a bad dream that you are gone and will never come back.
Haven't seen some friends in years
I haven't had a chance to catch up with some of my friends in a while.
Didn't want to see you all in tears
I did not want to burden my friends with my sadness and tears.
I hope you finally get your peace
I hope you will finally find the peace that you were looking for.
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No meaning could be inferred as the line is incomplete.
Insomnia
I am plagued with insomnia, as my thoughts rarely let me rest.
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