Louise Lasser soap opera "The Doctors" and television commercials. She appeared in the Woody Allen films "Take the Money and Run" (1969), "Bananas" (1971), and "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)" (1972), as well as being one of the voices for his earlier spoof dubbing of a Japanese spy movie, "What's Up Tiger Lily?" (1966). She also appeared in comedies such as "Such Good Friends" (1971) and "Slither" (1973). In 1973, she appeared in the episode "The Roller Coaster Stops Here" of the NBC romantic anthology television series "Love Story". Lasser became a household name
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence would eventually be heard by producer Ross Robinson. Robinson, impressed by the material, would then show up to a rehearsal, after which he offered them studio time at Indigo Ranch and convinced Roadrunner Records to sign the group. Recording sessions for the album lasted for about two months total. While all material for the album was written by the band before production began, Robinson did influence arrangements of the tracks "Hurting and Shoving (She Should Have Let Me Sleep)" and the album's title track. The album has been noted for its overall angry and negative tone in terms of lyrics.