Silverchair : iSOUND.COM™

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Plays: 5816 Views: 17485
Members: Formed: 1992 iSound Site: www.isound.com/silverchair Label Site: www.isound.com/label/

Biography

Friends / Fans

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Sounds Like

Artists:
Candlebox
Superjesus
Foo Fighters
Days of the New
Presidents of the United States of America
Sponge
Better Than Ezra
Seven Mary Three
Filter
Creed
Live
Shade
JED
One Perfect Minute
Genres:
Alternative Rock
Post Grunge

Featured Video

Featured Album

	FreakNot Rated Released: z

Mp3s

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The Greatest View		N/A	Add to station	Add Comment	Free	Not Rated	[Single]
Straight Lines		N/A	Add to station	Add Comment	Free	Not Rated	[Single]
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Albums
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	FreakNot Rated Released: z
	DoorNot Rated Released: z
	Abuse MeNot Rated Released: z
	Young ModernNot Rated Released: 2007
	Young ModernNot Rated Released: 2007
	Straight LinesNot Rated Released: 2007
	Israels SonNot Rated Released: 2006
	Silverchair; Israel's Son 6-track Ep [Japan Import]Not Rated Released: 2006
	TomorrowNot Rated Released: 2006
	Pure Massacre/Faultline/Stoned (IMPORT)Not Rated Released: 2006
	Shade + 2Not Rated Released: 2006
	RaritiesNot Rated Released: 2003
	Live from Faraway StablesNot Rated Released: 2003
	Across the Night [Australia CD]Not Rated Released: 2003
	Greatest ViewNot Rated Released: 2002
	Greatest ViewNot Rated Released: 2002
	Luv Your LifeNot Rated Released: 2002
	DioramaNot Rated Released: 2002
	Freak [Box Set]Not Rated Released: 2002
	Without YouNot Rated Released: 2002
	Greatest ViewNot Rated Released: 2002
	Diorama BoxNot Rated Released: 2002
	The Best of Silverchair, Vol. 1Not Rated Released: 2001
	Best of Silverchair, Vol. 1Not Rated Released: 2000
	Singles CollectionNot Rated Released: 2000
	Miss You LoveNot Rated Released: 1999
	Neon BallroomNot Rated Released: 1999
	Ana's Song (Open Fire)Not Rated Released: 1999
	Neon BallroomNot Rated Released: 1999
	Anthem for Year 2000Not Rated Released: 1999
	Freak ShowNot Rated Released: 1997
	CemeteryNot Rated Released: 1997
	FreakboxNot Rated Released: 1997
	ShadeNot Rated Released: 1995
	FrogstompNot Rated Released: 1995

Biography

The Australian grunge band Silverchair quickly rose to international stardom in 1995 with their debut album, Frogstomp. Sounding like an offspring of Nirvana and Pearl Jam, Silverchair gained more notoriety for their age than their music — at the time they released Frogstomp, they were 15 years old.

Originally called the Innocent Criminals, Silverchair was formed in 1992 in Newcastle, Australia, by three schoolmates: guitarist/vocalist Daniel Johns, bassist Chris Joannou, and drummer Ben Gillies. Two years later, their demo tape was chosen as the winner out of 800 entries in an Australian talent contest conducted by Nomad, an Australian music television show, and a local radio station, 2JJJ-FM. Included in the prize was a day in the radio station's recording studio, as well as a video for their winning song, "Tomorrow." 2JJJ-FM and Nomad began playing the video before the Innocent Criminals had signed a record contract, which helped the band earn a following of fans. It also began a bidding war among Australian record labels. By the end of the year they had a deal with Murmur, a subsidiary of Sony.

Before the release of their debut single, "Tomorrow," in September of 1994, the group changed their name to Silverchair; the name was derived from Nirvana's "Sliver" (which was accidentally misspelled as "Silver") and You Am I's "Berlin Chair." "Tomorrow" became a major hit in Australia, reaching number one; it would eventually become the country's fourth-biggest selling single ever. In January 1995, Silverchair released a second single, "Pure Massacre," which also hit number one. That same month, the band recorded their debut album, Frogstomp, in just over a week. Upon its release, Frogstomp became the first album to enter the Australian charts at number one and it went platinum within a week; it would soon go double platinum and spend six weeks in a row at number one.

Silverchair's success in the United States was nearly as quick. Released in America in the summer of 1995, Frogstomp began climbing the U.S. charts quickly, thanks to heavy MTV exposure and modern rock airplay for "Tomorrow." Soon, the album went platinum in America as well, and by the end of 1995, "Pure Massacre" had become a radio/MTV hit in the U.S.

Silverchair toured throughout the first half of 1996, recording their second album in the second half. The band returned in early 1997 with Freak Show, a record which received better reviews than its predecessor yet failed to match its sales. The bland Neon Ballroom followed two years later, but also failed to do much for their American sales. But the next album, 2002's Diorama, was a shockingly creative and impressive step forward that showed the band shedding their grunge past and adding horns, strings, and mature lyrics to their arsenal.

Bio written by: BLASTT

Artist Forum


Discussion Topic	Creator
whats everybodys favorite silverchair song? whats everybodys favorite silverchair song?	xherheartthrobsx

Replys	Listener
across the night ana's song the greatest view	Memorya
ana's song, tomorrow, freak, luv your life, without you	Alya
suicidal dream, freak, Ana's Song (open fire)	Vegetarian_04
Now I like Roses, Stoned, One Way Mule, and all of the rest of the songs on Diorama...that CD is awesome!	Vegetarian_04
all their albums are great! i love them i love them i love them i love them they are great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! silverchair rockssssssssssssssss	Alya
yea, silverchair does rock!!! They are so talented... I love the guitar and vocals...so Daniel is my favorite band member lol...but I still love Ben and Chris!!!	Vegetarian_04
i love their first album 'frogstomp'...can't get enough of it	BLASTT
yeah, frogstomp is awesome too! :D	Vegetarian_04
favorite song though...hmm alot of em from 'frogstomp' but also 'freak show' has a few good ones too...either "Israel's Son", "Madman", or "Pure Massacre"	BLASTT
oh yeah i like "Anthem for the Year 2000" alot too...and "Spawn Aagain"	BLASTT
i dont really have afavorite song of theirs but i like "do you feel the same" and "steem will rise" and pretty much all of em	fishnets
steam will rise has a kick ass bas line	BLASTT
bass*	BLASTT
"Learn to Hate" is probably one of my favorite songs too...	BLASTT
i love ALL of their songs, cuz they're awesome but ana's song is my favorite	ilove_silverchair
i think it's one of the best written silverchair songs (personally i think daniel writes excellent lyrics) but not my favorite overall...	BLASTT
don't have a favorite bt I have favorites "Madman" "Isreal's Son" "Pure Massecure" "Learn To Hate" "Anthem of the Year 2000"...	NAILSS
don't have a favorite but you have favorites? lol	blastt
I don't have one but I have many.	NAILSS
let's see 1.tomorrow 2.freak 3.suicidal dreams 4.pure massacre 5.madman 6.faultline 7.shade	rockerchick27
thrash, the greatest view, israel´s son, petrol & chlorine, nobody came, spawn again... oh, man, I love almost all their songs	hein
Spawn again is awesome...I love that song...halfway inspired me somewhat when I stopped eating icky meat lol	Vegetarian_04
my most favorite sony is without you,the door and freak	mikeshinoda4life
but like all there songs..there all great and the albums to..	mikeshinoda4life
i like 'blind' and the original 'spawn' that spawned 'spawn again'	thefungusinmymilk
"Blind" is good but my favorite is "Learn to Hate".	BLASTT
Silverchair will never be Nirvana though.	BLASTT
Pure Massacre is a really great song...but Ana's song is the best one they've put out and will ever put out...	LifelessDead
SILVERCHAIR ARE AWESOME!!! every song is good spesh freak n Anas song! silver chair come from my home town!!! NEWCASTLE!! they r the best!	LuVGoodCharlotte4EvA
Ana's Song is good. One of their best.	BLASTT
I love the sarcasm in Freak.	BLASTT
my favourite song by them at the momnet is freak.	thunderstruck
My Favourite Song was Tomorrow	ZeroWipeOut
tomorrow	metalCHAINS
Shade is my fav but Ana's Song is close Behind	moose17
Tomorrow? I don't like that song too much. Learn to Hate still remains my favorite...	BLASTT
Israels Son, Freak and Tomorrow.	thunderstruck
Israel's Son is good.	BLASTT
Mine is Ana's Song - I relate all to well with it.	teenage_corpse
Tomorrow is by far their best song ever. (didn't care of the video too much but oh well)	13threligion_chic
Silverchair is great! My favorite song is Freak, i kind of relate to it	Sick_of_Life
Pins in My Needles is close to the top. But I can't really pick. too many to choose from!	SuTeBeN