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Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia (1992 – present)
Silverchair are one of Australia’s most successful post-grunge/alternative rock bands. The group has had more top twenty hits during the last decade than any other local artist and they have sold over six million albums worldwide.
The band formed in 1992 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. In 1994, at the age of 15, Silverchair got their big break when the band won a national competition called “Pick Me” with the demo of their song, “
Tomorrow”. The demo became one of the most played songs in the history of the Australian station Triple J, and they played that year’s Big Day Out as part of the prize for their win.
Silverchair’s earlier material is “post-grunge” and the huge influence of contemporaries such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam were incredibly obvious. Daniel Johns insists they have been inspired by bands such as Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, however these claims are refuted by music fans and critics alike; for example, prominent publications, such as Rolling Stone and Guitar World were quoted as saying “Silverchair’s first two albums were radio-friendly, commercial derivatives of grunge music, which was popular at the time”. Allmusic.com, while praising the overall sound of the first two albums (both received 4 stars out of 5) and stating “for their age, their instrumental capabilities are quite impressive”, describes them as “concentrating too heavily on Pearl Jam and Nirvana” and “their songwriting abilities aren’t as strong”.
From their third album (Neon Ballroom) onward, the band have tried to experiment with slightly more complex song structures, pop influences, and the usage of orchestral backing on a few songs, most notably on their fourth album Diorama with composer Van Dyke Parks contributing to three of the tracks.
The band formed in 1992 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. In 1994, at the age of 15, Silverchair got their big break when the band won a national competition called “Pick Me” with the demo of their song, “
Tomorrow”. The demo became one of the most played songs in the history of the Australian station Triple J, and they played that year’s Big Day Out as part of the prize for their win.Silverchair’s earlier material is “post-grunge” and the huge influence of contemporaries such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam were incredibly obvious. Daniel Johns insists they have been inspired by bands such as Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, however these claims are refuted by music fans and critics alike; for example, prominent publications, such as Rolling Stone and Guitar World were quoted as saying “Silverchair’s first two albums were radio-friendly, commercial derivatives of grunge music, which was popular at the time”. Allmusic.com, while praising the overall sound of the first two albums (both received 4 stars out of 5) and stating “for their age, their instrumental capabilities are quite impressive”, describes them as “concentrating too heavily on Pearl Jam and Nirvana” and “their songwriting abilities aren’t as strong”.
From their third album (Neon Ballroom) onward, the band have tried to experiment with slightly more complex song structures, pop influences, and the usage of orchestral backing on a few songs, most notably on their fourth album Diorama with composer Van Dyke Parks contributing to three of the tracks.
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Miss You Love
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Tomorrow
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Ana's Song (Open Fire)
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Anthem for the Year 2000
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Emotion Sickness
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Freak
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Abuse Me
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Pure Massacre
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Israel's Son
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Suicidal Dream
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Cemetery
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Shade
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Shoutbox
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igottrouble wrote:
diorama is just magic <333
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Zazel_Campion wrote:
suicidal dream!!!
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MeggleFreggle wrote:
Daniel Johns is a douchebag. Completely overated Aussie band.
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raizaxavier wrote:
I love everything about Silverchair, whether changed or not! :D
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Lily1995 wrote:
o melhor !
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Kizna wrote:
I love the old songs. I understand the change but I can't love the new sound. I love the old stuff and the old Daniel. I would take him home and take care of him. for sure.
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KENTAAA wrote:
Never 'got' Silverchair. Just a bunch of guys, y'know what I mean?
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Tais_Johns wrote:
Daniel Johns <3
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sugarrushin wrote:
Daniel Johns is a legend =] ... Not to say that Ben and Chris ain't amazing, but Daniel - he's just something else.
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Brotection wrote:
<3 their first lp's!
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MahMouawad wrote:
after all these years <3
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Igor_Piegas wrote:
At the studio, recording a new album.
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araujof wrote:
they wewre great.bu where are they today?!
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igottrouble wrote:
I don't see any inspiration in clear skies, so I sleep all day..
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nubcake101 wrote:
>>Why Spawn Again isn't in the top 15? Same reason you don't hear cannibal corpse on the radio bro
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LeroyP wrote:
enjoy all their stuff, but Diorama us a///azing
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gferek wrote:
Why Spawn Again isn't in the top 15?
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vallejozzzz wrote:
I LOVE SILVERCHAIR but...... only...... the first three CDs
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DreadfulHero wrote:
Their new sound is hardly new though. Diorama came out over seven years ago. And it's not like Young Modern sounded much like Diorama either. I'm guessing this one won't sound like Young Modern. Either way, time to move on...
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Gabriela-Rock wrote:
<3<3<3
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News
DANIEL CHATS TO TRIPLE J
18 Jun 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/silverchair
Daniel had a chat down the line from New York this morning with the Triple J brekkie crew.Listen to the interview here...http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/media/s2601499.htm
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16 Jun 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/silverchair -
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6 Jun 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/silverchair
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