Silverchair

[Enter Blue Guy]

Yeah, Silverchair were fairly big back in the day but I haven't heard anything from them since their 3rd album, Neon Ballroom, which I own along with Freak Show. I was actually a fan of the band from the release of Freak Show in 1997 up until sometime in 2000. Then they just seemed to vanish. I know they had problems with Sony and the were either dropped from the label or walked out on them. I believe it was over the release of a "Best Of" or "Unreleased Tracks" CD that Silverchair didn't approve of.

So are they still around? If so, are they still making music? Oh, and just out of curiosity, is the Frogstomp album any good?

[Herr Matzat]

i can remember the singer being very sick (i don´t know the english word, something old people usualy have, wen your bones constantly hurt (a dictionairy just toled me it would be gout ?!)) wich caused them to cancel the tour (only know about a european tour, no idea how long it was planed) after the Diorama album release in 2002 (i think) (they had several albums after eon ballroom)

last year around this time they released a live package of 2 cds and 2 dvds in one pack, Live from Faraway Stables, that set was legaly released "by" the band.

Edited October 23, 2004 by Michael Matzat

[Enter Blue Guy]

So they had quite a few albums after Neon Ballroom? Wow, they must have been under the mainstream music radar. Unless I did hear about the releases, but I just didn't seem to care at the time. They did leave Sony though, right? I'm almost 90% sure I remember hearing something a few years ago about a conflict with Sony, which in the end sent them on their way out of the label. If so, who are they signed to now?

[Herr Matzat]

the label is called australia, i have no clue about it at all, allso noidea if they changed more often than one time

i think this is the official (outdated) page

http://www.chairpage.com/

Edited October 23, 2004 by Michael Matzat

[caucasianheat]

Frogstomp is still an album I pull out every now and then and just listen as background music. Silverchair was going places, but they really just slid off the radar. Too bad, really.

[IAceI]

I only remember "Anthem For The Year 200" sounds like i missed out alot about them.

[Enter Blue Guy]

It is a shame, I think they could have been bigger if given the chance, but you can say that about alot of bands. Silverchair had a unique sound to them, not sure how to describe it though.

I know my friend has Frogstomp buried away somewhere, I'm going to try and see if I can borrow.

[Cactus Drags]

They had to cancel a few tours due to the guitarists arthritis (not gout, Matz).

I think they've had one or two albums since Neon Ballroom, not several. All I can remember hearing was the single "Greatest View."

Lead singer (Dan something?) married Natalie Imbruglia, didn't he?

[Herr Matzat]

yes he did

issent several evwerything above 1 ? (they had 2 studio albums, 1 live 2cd/2dvd pack and one (band)unautoirised best of dvd/cd by sony after neon ballroom)

Edited October 23, 2004 by Michael Matzat

[Benji]

Bet they realised how much they sucked and split up in secret :thumbsup:

[Herr Matzat]

Bet they realised how much they sucked and split up in secret :thumbsup:

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[Cactus Drags]

yes he did

issent several evwerything above 1 ? (they had 2 studio albums, 1 live 2cd/2dvd pack and one (band)unautoirised best of dvd/cd by sony after neon ballroom)

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[Hardcore Weapon Smasher]

The singer Daniel Johns recorded an album with Paul Mac as The Dissociatives this year. Silverchair haven't officially split, but they're taking time off.

[Enter Blue Guy]

Thanks for the info guys, I found my Freak Show CD and its been getting quite a bit of playing time today. I got chills while listening to Cemetery for the first time in years.

[Quom]

Also Diorama was their last full studio album. It was that album which prompted Bono to call them the best band on earth, which to me lost Bono 10 cool points.

[Cactus Drags]

Bono had any cool points to start with?

U2 haven't been cool since the early 90s.

[Herr Matzat]

Bono had any cool points to start with?

U2 haven't been cool since the early 90s.

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[Cactus Drags]

Clearly.

[kaya]

I stopped liking Silverchair as soon as Daniel Johns got over his depression, happy rock is just boring.

[grind your soul]

Frogstomp [95]

Freak Show [97]

Neon Ballroom [99]

The Singles/B-Sides [01/02?]

Diorama [02]

Edit: Neon Ballroom pretty much killed their mainstream credibility, as it was mostly soft angsty mellow music, as opposed to the "teenage angst hard rock" kind that they'd been built up as having.

Diorama was a happy-go-lucky type CD, and never got much radio play in North America [specifically Canada, for EBG's sake].

They mass-cancelled tour dates a few times.

Daniel Johns battled anorexia between Freak Show/Neon Ballroom, as well as the aforementioned arthritis after the release and subsequent touring of Neon Ballroom. He battled back and now has the body of an athlete, amazingly enough.

I was lucky enough to see two of the shows they didn't cancel from last year's tour - May 30/31? in Toronto. AWESOME shows, even though most of it was musical freestyling, and most of their old songs were chopped to bits. It looked like they were having a lot of fun, though, which is more than I can say for the other three times I've seen them before that.

Edited October 25, 2004 by grind your soul