1995.E2.80.9396: Dear You and breakup Jawbreaker (band)

producer rob cavallo gave dear polished production value in comparison jawbreaker s previous albums.

in months leading album s release, number of music publications positioned jawbreaker next stars of bay area punk scene, referring them thinking man s green day . when dear released in september 1995, however, polished production , clear vocals divided band s fanbase. [dear you] s production glistened , gleamed, says greenwald, schwarzenbach s voice sanded , smoothed, , songs mellow, introspective affairs. reaction harsh—those had entrusted emotional lives schwarzenbach, had viewed him tattered, secular priest lay burdens on, felt betrayed. ben weasel displeased album, particularly sound of schwarzenbach s singing, wrote pfahler letter detailing complaints it. despite music video in rotation support single fireman , sales of dear poor.

as band toured in support of album, audience reaction toward new material either lukewarm or outright negative. have never seen that—before or since , said kates, there point headlining roxy , there kids sitting on floor, backs stage, when playing songs dear you. m not making up. if try explain now, make no sense. jawbreaker continued touring in 1996, opening foo fighters spring, audience reception did not improve. samiam s sergie loobkoff cites show @ warfield in san francisco turning point: when knew going break up. hometown; had put out big major-label record. re looking around , no 1 cared.

attitudes between band members continued sour, particularly between bauermeister , schwarzenbach, took traveling in separate vans. tensions came head in salem, oregon, culminating in fistfight between 2 spilled out of van , onto sidewalk. remember calling blake fucking prima donna , stupid son of bitch thinks s him. letting out , says bauermeister, put wedge between us. on returning san francisco, band called meeting , decided break up, though pfahler resistant idea.