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Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia (1992 – 2011)
Silverchair is one of Australia’s most successful alternative rock (and formerly grunge) 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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madsupersonic wrote:
diorama > all
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Sentenzia22 wrote:
Tomorrow!!111oneone
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Taisez-vous wrote:
I like that Grunge thing...kinda
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thecaio wrote:
silver is cool.
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lyndamn wrote:
miss you love
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Skate_Of_Mind wrote:
Нey, friends!!)watch new video!!))) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9_54qOXWnfQ http://www.sendspace.com/file/fj2bzd may of sorrow new album!!!!!!
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guijoker wrote:
new album please ♥
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JefersomBH wrote:
please, come back. i miss you so :'(
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bruuno_cs1 wrote:
Miss You Love ♥
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stainedart wrote:
chunky riffs on the old stuff, love it
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igottrouble wrote:
Tuna In The Brine (Pinionist Remix)
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igottrouble wrote:
"You somehow spelled "Diorama" and "Young Modern" completely incorrectly, d00d ;(?" THIS!
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runnersdialzero wrote:
"Frogstop and Freakshow are great albums......the rest are shit. >_< " You somehow spelled "Diorama" and "Young Modern" completely incorrectly, d00d ;(
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SPITfire35 wrote:
Hi! How are you? Today I've uploaded the first video of my band Dumb Dish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcHQoPTBTrg Please let me know what you think =)
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WagnerBC wrote:
Silverchaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaair!!!!! *--*
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B-eatchSkin wrote:
Someone that wanna help change the awful chards in this group? http://www.lastfm.se/group/Holli+Would
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rossana_bb wrote:
Love so much =~
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Skate_Of_Mind wrote:
Нey, friends!!)watch new video!!))) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9_54qOXWnfQ Нappy New Year!!!!
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V_Metal_Messiah wrote:
Frogstop and Freakshow are great albums......the rest are shit. >_<
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Jsouzaa wrote:
After all these years... Forget about all the troubled times
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The Ship Song Project
24 Jul 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/silverchair
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Opera House. He joined an amazing cast of musicians including Neil
Finn, Kev Carmody, Paul Kelly, Martha Wainwright & the
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