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Silverchair (originally called Innocent Criminals) is an Australian grunge band. Its members are Daniel Johns, Chris Joannu, and Ben Gilles. They were formed in Newcastle, New South Wales, the sixth-largest city in Australia, 160 km north of Sydney.
The group was originally a four piece group, including Tobin Finnane. The group met at Ben's garage to play covers of Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and others. However, Tobin moved overseas, and the band became a trio.
Silverchair came to national notice after winning a JJJ demo-contest with the song "Tomorrow," enjoying much attention during the grunge hype of the early 1990s. After the win Silverchair quickly released their debut album Frogstomp, which although referred to as "light-grunge" by many critics went platinum in the US. The follow up Freak Show is much darker, heavier and "grungier", but did not reach the same level of success as Frogstomp despite the popularity of the single Freak.
The third album, Neon Ballroom, diverged from Freak Show by adding a greater amount of experimentation and piano/string arrangements. Leaving the darkness and negativity of the previous albums behind, Diorama was written and produced entirely by Daniel, yielding a positive and unique sound barely recognizable from their old days of grunge, featuring string and orchestral backing. The single Luv Your Life was a great success, featuring a colourful animated music video reminiscient of The Beatles' Yellow Submarine.
Members
- Daniel Johns (vocals, guitar)
- Chris Joannou (bass)
- Ben Gillies (drums)
- Tobin Finnane
Discography
DISCOGRAPHY -
Albums -
27/03/95 FROGSTOMP
03/02/97 FREAKSHOW
08/02/99 NEOEN BALLROOM
13/11/00 BEST OF VOLUME 1 (CD + DVD)
31/03/02 DIORAMA
17/12/02 RARITIES 1994 - 1999
Singles -
<from FROGSTOMP>
16/09/94 TOMORROW
13/01/95 PURE MASSACRE
12/04/95 ISRAEL'S SON
19/06/95 SHADE
13/11/95 FINDAWAY (fan club only)
<from FREAKSHOW>
13/01/97 FREAK
24/03/97 ABUSE ME
30/06/97 CEMETERY
06/10/97 THE DOOR
<from NEON BALLROOM>
15/02/99 ANTHEM FOR THE YEAR 2000
10/05/99 ANA'S SONG (OPEN FIRE)
06/09/99 MISS YOU LOVE
LATE 99 PAINT PASTEL PRINCESS (fan club only)
<from DIORAMA>
28/01/02 THE GREATEST VIEW
13/05/02 WITHOUT YOU
02/09/02 LUV YOUR LIFE
31/03/03 ACROSS THE NIGHT
Collections -
1997 FREAKSHOW BOX (freakshow singles box set)
2002 DIORAMA SINGLES BOX SET (including "After All These Year")
DVD's -
2000 EMOTION PICTURES
2000 BEST OF VOLUME 1:COMPLETE VIDEOLOGY DVD
2002 ACROSS THE NIGHT
2003 ACROSS THE NIGHT DVD SINGLES
Soundtrack -
1995 "STONED" for movie "Mall Rats"
1996 "BLIND" for movie "The Cable Guy"
1997 "SPAWN" for movie "Spawn"
1998 "UNTITLED" for movie "Godzilla"
1998 "FREAK" (remix) for movie "Head On" (this remix was remixed by Paul Mac in 1997)
2000 "Punk Song #2" for movie "Scary Movie"
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