Silverchair's experience with popularity is quite different in Australia compared to the rest of the world. Yes their first album was massive everywhere, but all of their albums were massive in Australia. They did become more divisive towards fans the older they got, but by the time their last album came out, the lead single 'Straight Lines' was the biggest song in Australia of that year. It had huge commercial airplay.
Straight Lines was the first song i remember hearing and specifically associating with Silverchair. To this day i still can't take them seriously, even going back to earlier albums
looking back it's odd how many Australian bands I saw in concerts growing up, Ammonia opening for Silverchair was the first concert I ever went to, and I also saw superjesus open for Local H. pretty sure there were more too but those are the only ones I can recall off the top of my head. but considering I grew up in a college town notorious for having it's own local scene (Athens GA) it's just kind of funny there were that many imports at that time too, I guess everybody was still looking to find or be the next Nirvana
And that was what they weren't , they were alternative in the early days, until Daniel had his problems and changed their sound to the lame albums at the end, and of course commercial radio lapped it up.
I remember when I heard that they were teenagers, it was kinda surprising. I always felt that they sounded like they had been cutting their teeth for years out there. Their sound was very much older and wiser than 3 teenagers who were still in school.
I love Silverchair. I was 15 when Frogstomp came out and when I found out they were also 15, it blew my mind to think that dudes my age were making music that good. They were my first rock concert (which took some convincing with my mom to let me go) and they were amazing live. As they got older, their sound changed of course and I wasn't initially a huge fan of Diorama, but now I realize it's a masterpiece. I was bummed when they broke up, but I'm hoping they might reunite because I'd definitely love to see them live again. God, I miss the 90s. Great time for music.
Its impressive they could write/ play songs at such a young age but they still SUCK. Compared to Nirvana or even Smashing Pumpkins (ugh) they have no substance at all
Not many people can write a album like Frogstomp when you’re 14 years old and then write freak show at 17 years old both while still at high school. Neon ballroom a dark album but some great songs and wrote that while suffering with anorexia. Diorama is an absolute masterpiece of a album too
I saw them at the Santa Monica pier in 90’s. Someone threw something at John’s and gave him a bloody nose. The band stopped and he left the stage and then came right back covered in blood and said something like “fuck it..” and rocked even harder. I was 10 feet away from this and it’s still one of the greatest rock n roll moments I’ve ever witnessed.
Yeah I saw them at livid or big day out and people were throwing stuff at them despite an awesome performance. We love to support the underdog and hate anyone doing well so they were in that dead zone between where no one knew how to handle them
Back in ‘middle school’ in the 90s, all my friends were obsessed w Hanson. Silverchair was my thing. I was so impressed that fellow 15yolds could rock so hard. Still listening at 40.
Frogstomp was one of the best albums ever. I was in 8th grade when that came out. Still remember where I got the CD wanting it cause I liked the cover and was a fan instantly. Still listen to it the whole album to this day brings back all the memories of the 90s
Emotion Sickness and Ana's Song are some of my favorite songs of all time. Both songs are raw, hauntingly beautiful, and accurately capture suffering and misery!
I agree….also young modern….I think it’s great!!….I like that they didn’t stick to what would be the safe option….the only album in not a huge fan of is freakshow….such a great band 🤘😎🤘
I saw them in 1995 in Boston. They were literally at their peak in the US with Frogstomp. They opened up for the Chili Peppers and goddamn did they sound great. Unbelievable considering they were 16, 17 at the time??? Never seen a group that young put out such a classic album, debut or not. Each song had radio potential and could’ve all been a single back in those days. No band of teenagers i can think of rocked that hard and still sounded so clean live. Not even close. They opened with Madman and eventually plowed through every song that was on Frogstomp. I’m almost positive they closed with Israel’s Son.
The first time I saw them playing live it was on RUclips and I couldn't believe how powerful and tight they sounded. Whoever their sound guy was seems to have known what he was doing. But they also just jumped out at you, such that even if the sound was poor you could tell they were great.
Around Christmas time (the year Young Modern came out) they were touring and played a venue here in Mobile where I live. I couldn’t go to the concert because I had to go to a company Christmas party for my wife’s company. About halfway through the party one of the stylists (she was a cosmetologist) came up and said “there’s a group of guys asking if they can come in. They think we’re having a wedding reception haha. They have accents” when I looked over they were leaving and I chased them down lol. I begged them to stay but they were headed up to the club at the top floor of the hotel we were at. Thankfully their drummer was in love with one of the hair stylists, a 6’4 ebony version of Marilyn Monroe, and we got to hang out with them all night. Of course the younger people I was with had no clue who they were but I was in heaven. I took pics with their drummer and we talked in detail about sobriety (I was attempting it for the first time) and how much it sucked. Their manager got so drunk we had to carry him to the elevator on a luggage rack. They were laughing their heads off. Super nice guys. I’ve never gotten to hang out with a famous band before or since.
Diorama is a masterpiece of an album and it is Silverchair at their peak. Especially Daniel Johns and his vocal performance on said album. There was absolutely no pitch correction on his vocal takes, which, is an incredibly common tool utilized the studio by many artist. In addition to that the range that he has, is just outstanding.
I just have a ton of respect for these guys. frog stomp is awesome - the way Daniels voice cracks when he screams in Israels son still one of my all time greatest rock moments - what an amazing group.
Around the year 2000 i was going for weekly drum lessons with one of Australias best known Jazz drummers, i remember getting to the lesson early one time and being able to hear the student inside playing, great chops' i thought. The door opens and a student my age comes out, he said, "hi and something else friendly like, and i was confused. I went inside and asked the teacher Nick, "hey who was that guy, looks familiar? Nick, all cool as hell, just says," ahh he plays for some band, Silver something...!... " Damn it, that was Ben Gillies". .big Respect, the guy is already on top but still attending weekly drum lessons. Thats dedication to ones craft..i regularly turned up early for lessons after that to listen and learn.
@@grandmastermonk1 yeah buddy its me, huh, Nick was a great influence for sure, the first person to suggest that I could teach drums too, become a student of teaching and vice versa.. "If youre not obsessed by music and playing then why are you here..!..
@@lukoshey79 now there's a quote to use on my students. Btw early 2000s silverchair were rehearsing for the diorama tour in the building next-door the con in Auckland St... actually right next to Watt space gallery...it went on for months, daily they essentially rehearsed from 9 to 5 . I really should've went and watched them on that tour to see the results of such professionalism. Fuck those rehearsals were loud. Hope you're well.
@@grandmastermonk1 it's funny you mention the music conservatory on Auckland Street, I was going in there weekly pretending to be a student, ultimately they gave me a card so i could use the photocopy machine and walk out with tons of new drum tabs and lessons.. Just to keep on top and stay ahead of my students.. It must have been amazing to hear the guys reheasing.. Damn, thats beautiful..
The progression from Frogstomp to Frrak Show to Neon Ballroom to Diorama was mind-blowing. Diorama is one of my favourite albums ever. A masterpiece. I will forever wonder what they would have created if they had continued along this route.
It really does show how trashy people are and completely void of autonomous thinking how they just jump on the bandwagon with each other to feel like they are part of a group to blast a bunch of 15 year olds for doing something literally EVERYONE who was much older was doing at the time.
I felt a similar way back then, even though they were almost the same age as I was at the time. Still they felt a little young to be making music at the same level as their contemporaries being almost 10 years older than they were. Can't say it's a bad thing it just seemed a little bit weird at the time. I was just transitioning to mostly metal then but I still gave them mad respect for doing that almost unheard of task for a rock band.
Despite their commercial success (possibly because of it) they really weren't taken seriously by a lot of people because of their age. I saw them at a festival early on and the heckling from the back of the crowd was awful. People shouting stuff like "GO TO BED DANIEL!" and "IT'S PAST YOUR BEDTIME!". Just cruel stuff - really rotten to do to kids :-(
i was just browsing through a borders back in 2000's and came across diorama on one of those sample listen bars. put on the headphones to check it out and was blown away by the singing and the quality of the vocals. total impulse buy based on that and kept listening to it to realize the music behind those vocals were almost as good... almost. His singing is just amazing.
Freak Show is such an underrated rock album from the 90's. I'm a huge silverchair fan and Neon Ballroom is my fav, but Freak Show is what I recommend to people looking for a rock album they never heard.
Silverchair ‘s Freak was my theme song back then. As a Black female loving rock music I heard it all during the 90s about why I shouldn’t be listening to rock music but I listened to everything …Frogstomp was my frigging album and I was listen to it every damn day. That whole album is just perfection to me. Today if play it I will sing every single song as I did as when I first listened to it.
Damn, it really sucks that some people think they can tell others what music they should listen to. I don't think we get to choose what kind of music we like. It's an emotional reaction, not an intellectual one. Good thing you didn't listen to em.
@@Pushing_Pixels yeah back then I use to get questioned a lot about why I’m listening to rock music, I’m a oreo etc .. why should I just listen to one style of music. I will always enjoy some good hip hop but when I hear a kick a$$ guitar or bass riff it hits my soul and I’m going to rock the hell out to it.
That's awesome I love it when ppl are brave enough to say fuck the box that society tries to typecast us into and the fact that you basically threw up the 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻 and rocked out to what spoke to your individual soul is the most badass thing ever! I was and still am drawn to metal or heavy bands with black vocalists or members like Sevendust for example my fave band ever because I have always thought that dynamic of unexpected but fucking awesomeness individuality in rock music was and still is EVERYTHING !
Most people don’t like Diorama, but the fact they were in their early 20s and wrote those songs with that complexity is just insane. It also has two of the bands heaviest songs, The Lever and One Way Mule.
@@faded8527 hahaha yes true. Spawn Again has to be one of my favourite riffs ever (I sound check my guitar to get as close to that tone as I can). And the breakdown part in Satin Sheets is amazing 👌🏼
@@endlessnameless01 Right on! Spawn Again (far superior to "Spawn" from the movie's soundtrack) is the heaviest Silverchair song by miles. Satin Sheets was criminally underrated too. That song would be right at home in a John Wick style fight scene. ...I really liked Diorama and even imported it from Australia. But, it was more of a divergence than evolution of their sound. I read that Daniel destroyed the original tracks (which were similar to Neon's harder songs) in favor of starting fresh for Diorama. The Lever, One Way Mule, and b-side Hollywood were likely remnants of the destroyed tracks.
@@MajorCanada Untitled is heavy with some very heavy/sad lyrics. But, in terms of heavy aggressive music (the bass was up there though ;) in general Spawn Again wins.
Israel's Son was mind-blowing for me at the time. I can't put my finger on why. The music, the vocal melody, the lyrics, in that blend, just worked for me. I listened to the rest of Frogstomp after that and enjoyed it immensely.
I was 15 when "Tomorrow" hit Philly radio; I remember being so hyped to see the video debut. Once I bought the cassette it didn't stop playing on my stereo for weeks.
we were 12 or 13, depending on the month, but also loved em. Remember when they played outside on the Letterman marquee during one of those MTV awards shows? or even SNL, man those were the days huh. back when they'd just let little kids be rock stars, goofy ish like Hanson aside, as that was more pop. Even Ben Kweller and Radish would rock out on Conan, he was probably even younger than they were
It's actually an urban myth that their name came from combining Berlin Chair and Sliver. They made that story up during a Triple J interview to entertain Richard Kingsmill. Daniel Johns and I are born two months apart and I first saw Silverchair when [we were all] 13 years old at Lenny's in Adelaide in early 1994, a tiny, grotty venue which doesn't exist anymore. They'd only just released the Tomorrow EP and it was one of their first gigs outside Newcastle (probably one of their first gigs full stop). There was a small mosh pit with guys almost falling onto the very low stage, and I remember Daniel looking quite nervous about it because he was practically getting kicked. Ten years later I randomly walked into a very expensive hotel in Sydney one afternoon and held open the door for a couple coming out - it was Daniel Johns and Natalie Imbruglia!
Diorama was just years ahead of where most of their fans were at the time, unfortunately. I include myself in that category. I was a huge fan of Silverchair, primarily during their first 2 records. I saw them live during that period about half a dozen times. I kind of fell off with them by the time they released their 3rd record (the one with "Ana's Song") so I never even listened to Diorama when it came out. Now, yeeeears later, I've rediscovered that record and concerts from that time and I'm completely blown away. It's fantastic, an absolute classic that I think will long outlive them and one day be seen as not only *their* best record but as one of the best records of the first decade of the millennium. I think it will have a large second life and already see signs and evidence that it's happening already. They were also an absolutely fantastic luve band throughout their time as a band. I sincerely pray Diorama and the record after, "Young Modern," will be rediscovered and that they'll reform for a couple years of touring, I'd love to see them live again.
Diorama is their best album they recorded. I have all their albums and love each one differently, but at the time it was pretty evident it was special and something magical was happening. It holds up well. I do think all their art holds up and doesn’t sound dated. They constantly evolved. Watch the documentary of them making Diorama. I bought that as well when it came out along with the album.
I’m a big fan of Young Modern and completely found it by accident. A happy accident for sure. I’ve never really given Diorama a fair chance. It’s going on my list now.
Man I couldn’t believe how good frogstomp was at the time. I occasionally go back and listen to it. Was a huge fan of theirs and wish they could have maintained there original sound even if they experimented with other sounds along their musical journey. Still glad they gave us a couple great albums.
You’re right. Seems like a shame that a band that made an album that great isn’t making music anymore. Frogstomp wasn’t simply a good grunge album but an all time great rock album.
Exactly. Saw them on young modern tour in Ohio and it was sold out. In the same size cap venues (1500-2000) they always played in the states. In freaking Ohio. There was no fall.
Exactly, I hate this stupid clickbait garbage. They sold around 10 million records worldwide and had five straight no. 1 albums in Australia, 49 ARIA Award Nominations and 21 wins (the most ever). There was absolutely no "fall".
Yes that's what I was wondering. The title on this story is absolute shit!!!! They never did "Fall". Where the he'll did you get that from??? In the end They Just had different musical ambitions hence why they canned their 6th album, they couldn't agree with direction and sound/genre to follow. Best to find new people to create the stuff each of them prefers to do. Ben has his solo stuff and with Bento. Chris ??dunno what doing. Dan done his solo and some killer duo stuff with some people(their songs not his)( rapper 360, so what's not, local H, others aswell).
Lawsuits claiming that a show or music pushed their little 'Johnny' to commit a crime are frivolous and stupid. Silverchair was no more guilty for influencing a crime than Loony Tunes would be for me having dropped an anvil on someone's head.
There's a lot of frivolous and stupid law suits out there. Bushmaster got sued because "crazy johnny" sho+ a place up with one of their fifles.... can I sue Chevy if I run someone over in my Silverado?
Right. A sane and normal person can easily separate art from real life actions with an innate sense of right and wrong. Trouble is though, there are so many psychological people out there who cannot do that, and anything can be a trigger. Even, as you bring out, Looney Tunes.
@@AimingWanderously Riiight....So youre suggesting that people should be sued for any mundane thing because it pushed an insane person to commit a crime. My 'liberal logic' alarm is going off.
He was a prodigy, but hardly one of the best of the century. For one he fizzled out. True greats sing until they die… for instance Jim Morrison or Chris Cornell. 2 all-time greats.
Yes, it should be chinas theme song. I totally agree. Man we got it good here. The freedom to do whatever we want to do. So glad that fascism isn’t a thing in America. Edit: could also be North Koreas themes song…..granted it’s more communistic than fascist, because North Koreans are too afraid to build an opposition against their leader, minus a few brave souls who find a way out of the country……correct me if I’m wrong, are we threatened with death if we try to leave our country?
Here in Australia at my high school we used to call them 'Nirvana in Pyjamas' after the popular kids show 'Banana's in Pyjama's'. We may have made fun of them for sounding just like Nirvana but the true story was that we were all jealous. They were massive here right up until they called it quits. Their last big song 'Straight Lines' in 2007 was number 1 for months and is still played non-stop on rock radio.
@@apokalypticikraids man that's even more crazy to actually know that Daniel wrote that song when he was 15 I'm 17 right now and I don't think I would be able to write a song like that now or in a few years even when I'm 21
@@Dave..1978-i9t • How can talented people suck? Talented people don’t suck, that’s what makes them talented. Just wondering in what way do you mean “But only if you suck”?
Summer of 7th grade going into 8th. We had a group of friends. 3 guys and 3 girls. The day that album came out we walked the farthest we had ever in our lives to score their album. It was like 10 miles round trip. Great memory, and I can still play most of the songs on the album.
They were just kids thrust into the adult world of rock n' roll. All things considered, they're lucky to still be alive. To be still be a topic of discussion in 2023 says a lot.
I think I saw an interview where they admitted that they made up the "Sliver" and "Chair" story and their name actually just came from a book called "Silverchair". Or The Silver Chair or something. Amazing band.
The story I heard was that were listening to Triple J's Request Fest on the radio & one of them wanted to request You Am I's "Berlin Chair" & someone else wanted Nirvana's "Sliver". Both were written down & instead of writing "Sliver", "Silver" was written instead. Then someone in the band put both together & saw the name "Silverchair". Sorry I can't put names to it. I heard it a long time ago.
IanVase is correct....it's a bullshit story that they told as an inside joke for years. Bands to this all the time......Faith No More told a bullshit story that their name was from a race horse for years.
@@Dave..1978-i9t I feel sorry for you that you can't handle someone else's taste in a band. No need to feel sorry for anyone that thinks they are amazing, they enjoy the music, what's to feel sorry for? Also, personally, idk about amazing, but Frogstomp is indeed an absolutely epic and amazing album. A true classic that's up there with any other. And if you can't see that then I feel sorry for you, which actually makes sense because you are missing out on some amazing music. See, you are missing out on something great, that's a reason to feel sorry for someone, not because they enjoy something you don't, lol. And I might not have enjoyed most of their music after Freak Show(which is almost up there with Frogstomp), but every album still has some great songs. They are definitely a talented and good band. You don't have to like it to recognize talent.
Freakshow by far my favourite Silverchair album. Absolutely nailed the guitar tone on the records for me, fantastic sound throughout the whole album. The songs all sound so connected to each other. Awesome production.
Silverchair was an inspiration for a lot of young musicians back in the day (including myself!). I remember the members of Good Charlotte talking about how they were inspired by them in this matter.
I never really got into them, but I've always felt that they were very underrated. Especially for their age while entering the music business and pushing forward through their 20s. Definitely talented group.
Agreed, Diorama was equal to Neon Ballroom. This band was so overlooked because all expected the same sound from Frogstomp. But their sound aged like a fine wine.
@@joshward9379 I'd argue the Dissociatives is also on par with Neon Ballroom. Daniel Johns music... at first you think it sucks... then you learn it's godtier.
@@christopherbishop2055 I still cant get over how the B sides in Young Modern are incredible!!! Well, the album iself is the peak of their musical journey!
I’ve seen Silverchair too many times to count. One of the most memorable was the combined Silverchair and Everclear concert at Festival Hall in Melbourne on my 18th birthday. Was around the time when Freakshow was released and I think it was a week later grabbed tickets for their Channel V concert recording at The Palace in St Kilda. Still have that recorded on VHS somewhere………. Great times.
Whoa that’s so weird! He seems to have some mental disorder. I bet his anxiety freaked him and and he forgot to pay. It can happen. One time at the store my brother got so freaked out with anxiety he grabbed this other persons cart lol I had to tell him that’s not his cart. Yeah, anxiety can get really bad when in public.
The story about mixing 2 songs in order to create the name 'silverchair' was something they just created at the time to get more attention, the guys themselves cleared that up some years ago. Such a great band! One of my favorites ever! 💗
I remember that Silverchair and Eve 6 tour, both great young bands, Silverchair had some awesome material their entire career, I would love to see them go for one more
I remember when Silverchair hit big when I was about 15 or 16, and being very annoyed that kids barely older than me could make such amazing music. That was their claim to fame at the time.
@Life Is Peachy how are they nothing in Australia, they still get radio play to this day mate. Cant go to the footy without hearing Silverchair. Even cunts in my school who don't even like rock/grunge or alternative music all together know who Silverchair are.
It’s good live. I had one of their concerts playing on my tv, and it automatically played another concert, which was from the later albums, and the vocals were so good that I looked up to see what band was playing, and it was still Silverchair. It’s a bummer that they stopped being a band.
Tuna in the Brine. This is them really developing into their matured, more high-bro musical and creative efforts. It's more nuanced and sophisticated than dumb, simple rock sings like Freak. (This is not to say I don't dig Freak, too. I do. But I recognize it's derivative simplicity.). Anthem for the Year 2000 is my next pick - even tho it's the "dumb, simplistic" style I just referred to👆...that's OK cos it freakin Rocks!
As someone that followed Silverchair for their entire career, I can wholeheartedly say that I pray for a reunion. They will always be one of my all time favorite bands. I followed every US tour, and I did hang out with them. They are awesome guys. They treat their crew like family. Gracious to the fans. You got part of the time line wrong,and there was alot more going on behind the scenes. I can tell you, that they got away with a bit more shenanigans, when the dad's were the chaperones. *wink* But they always kept it together. I follow the solo projects, but..... Its just not the same. So just in case any of them are reading here, I miss you guys a lot. Love you always M from NYC
“Local radio station TRIPLE J” was and still is a National, youth radio network. Studios in all state Capitals. Imagine a national US college radio Network. Tomorrow was on rotation nationally, not locally around Newcastle.
@@NickSamon No, they broke new alt rock artists. That was what JJJ was primarily for. New alternative and independent music. Totally unrecognisable now. It was pretty rock heavy back in the day. They broke us nationally in 1990. (short-lived). There were a lot of great, now classic Australian rock bands that came out of JJJ’s unearthed program. Double J now is a pretty good reflection of how JJJ was in the 90’s. Listenable at least.
Triple J were also the first radio station in the world to play Nirvana. Dave Grohl has never forgotten and usually gives the station his new music first.
Frogstomp is one of the best albums of the '90s and one of the greatest debuts by any band IMO. One of the most consistently intense, hard rocking albums from start to finish that I've ever heard.
Their drummer doesn't actually play on the first album, replaced by a session drummer for the album. That's one of the reasons it sounds better than a kids album.
@@undertow9x Vana White from Wheel of Fortune just confirmed mate. Turns out Daniel didn't play any guitar on the 1st album either.....yep Vana can confirm because that's actually her really good friend and former first lady of the United States of America, Nancy Reagan, on lead guitar. That's also why it's better sounding than most AUSTRALIAN bands.
Sometimes I feel alone in loving Silverchair's evolution. Something I feel was an actual evolution since there were elements that each following album expanded on and not a sudden style/sound change for commercial purposes or on that end never or barely evolving like some bands.
This is one of my favorite bands. Neon Ballroom is an absolute masterpiece. It’s shocking to see how much talent they had at such a young age, and the stark difference in Daniel’s work now. He was incredibly gifted, and now he makes some of the worst music I’ve ever heard. It breaks my heart.
Eh...... Noooo PMSL Dark Side of the Moon is a masterpiece. Sergeant Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band is a masterpiece. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son is a masterpiece. Bohemian Rhapsody is a masterpiece. Back in Black is a masterpiece. Nothing these losers ever released was a masterpiece. Not even close. Get a grip.
@@Dave..1978-i9t not arguing that any of those songs aren't masterpieces because most of them def are, but just curious as to if you've ever listened to Neon Ballroom or Diorama in their entirety? They are complete departures from the post grunge "ripoff" stuff they did when they were really young. Amazing string arrangements, unpredictable song structures, a mix of both beautiful and tortured melodies... two albums that are really worth a serious listen in my opinion
I first got into Silverchair when Frogstomp first came out and I was instantly hooked but I have to say my fav album of theirs is probably Neon Ballroom. Yeah, Daniel makes awful music now and it makes me so sad! It's like, what happened to him? Since becoming a solo artist, his stuff now just sucks. It sounds like Justin Timberlake!
@@Dave..1978-i9t looks like we are dealing with an old, out of touch man. Neon Ballroom is a great record. I’m really not interested in your opinion, because it changes nothing for mine. Listen to it in it’s entirety before talking shit.
I actually wore out my diorama cd, had to get another one, basically at this point if I see any of their cds thrifting or anything I grab them because they are one of my fave bands. My car doesn't have an aux port, so my car is loaded with cd cases lol
That's one of the most beautiful songs Daniel ever written. My first impression listen to that song was, A day in the Life from Beatles. Get a very similar vibes. And I think that was what they aim for, in Young Modern. A classic sound.
This whole thing is based on a false optics. When Silverchair stopped performing together, they were playing arenas throughout Australia, all their albums were high charters and singles were all over pretty much every rock radio station. It’s the typically myopic US-centric “if it doesn’t happen in the US, it never really happened”. The band just came to a natural end. They had been together over a decade and experienced massive success from the time they were in their mid-teen and their tastes and worlds diverged as they got older. There was no blow-ups. No real tension. Ben and Chris are doing their own thing. Chris is very successful in multiple businesses. Ben has financial freedom because he was a co-writer on most of the singles off Frogstomp. I’ve spoken to both of them socially many times after the band dissolved and have no ill-will to Dan. They understand he moved past wanting to make music with a band and wanted the freedom to do whatever he wanted. So there’s no fall, just friends that drifted apart. Not sure if they’ll ever do another tour/record. I don’t think they will but I wouldn’t be surprised if they suddenly came out of no where, dropped an album and did a massive run of shows.
Don’t be mad the US is the biggest market for entertainment. That’s just the way it is. You just sound jealous and pompous. Australia has a bunch of dangerous animals and your swimmers are usually good for coming in 2nd to the the US at the Olympics, so it’s got that going for it.
True. What I liked most was Daniels voice but it wasn’t the same on young modern. The music is interesting, but it’s a little hard hearing him seem like a mortal voice on young modern . Still pretty good, but prior to this , his voice even live stood above what else was out there. For example Dave Grohl is not a great live singer. And it just got worse as time went on. But Daniel Johns voice was spot on until about 2003/2004
I love Daniel Johns' voice and style. Also, I LOVE Diorama, screw the haters. That's musical genius. EDIT: Also, since I'm here, I love Neon Ballroom too. Great albums, both of them. Everyone seems hung up on Frogstomp, but I think it's of lower quality than both Diorama and Neon Ballroom.
I saw them in Seattle when i was lik 11 years old at the Mercer Arena in 1996. It was the Freakshow tour and it was my first big concert..i went with a big group of kids and we all had a blast..i was so small and spent half the show crowd surfing..ahhhhh the memories..
Nice to see The Screaming Jets mentioned in a youtube retrospective. They were Newcastle boys too, also started young and quickly developed a reputation as a great up-and-coming band, and also won a Triple J-backed national band competition in 1989, as well as playing support slots for some major local acts. If memory serves me right, their frontman Dave Gleeson was a bit of a force in big-upping Silverchair around the local music scene early in their career. This was a cool look back at a time with some fond memories attached, thanks for the video! Hard to pick a favourite Silverchair tune but whenever I hear the one that started it all, that shit is definitely getting turned up LOUD. :)
I saw Silverchairs first US concert. After their first song or two, lead singer asked “I’ve always wanted to see a packed arena in America hood up their lighters. Can y’all do that for us?” The entire stadium lit their lighters and he just stood there, eyes wide and almost crying. Then absolutely rocked out with “Tomorrow” and the crowds became like the lighters, straight rocking out and singing. Was awesome. Sadly it was one of Blind Melons last performances and soon after Stone Temple Pilots last few tours together A lot of e,options just thinking about it but glad I was there and rem it like it was yesterday (although I think that was the festival where a thrown beer bottle split my forehead whilst Better Than Ezra played of all things lol, wish I could rem that part. Not sure if the timeline matches and that was a different festival)
I saw Silverchair in Newcastle on their first tour, supporting Pantera. There was another new Australian band on the bill called Powderfinger, and they became massive in Australia as well. In fact, years later the two bands did a co-headlining arena tour.
@@worsethanhitlerpt.2539to be absolutely fair though, Pantera did that to nearly all of the other bands though. Definitely would not have wanted to play after them, that's for sure.
@1:52 "One band did a song about tuna fish" Interesting to think that silverchair did that song "Tuna in the brine." Absolutely amazing song, probably my favorite from them
I’d love to hear new stuff from Johns. Big fan of last silverchair album and his side project, the dissociatives. Thought he was moving in some great directions.
![Jack Harlow - Hello Miss Johnson [Official Music Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Q86_nlRoIGw/mqdefault.jpg)
Favourite Silverchair song?
Israel’s Son
Tuna in the Brine 🎶
stoned or greatest view
Tomorrow and After All These Years
🌟 ....Slave, Freak
,Madman
Freak And Emotion Sickness !!❤️💪😎👍🤘😍🤘💯🔥🎶🖤
Silverchair's experience with popularity is quite different in Australia compared to the rest of the world. Yes their first album was massive everywhere, but all of their albums were massive in Australia. They did become more divisive towards fans the older they got, but by the time their last album came out, the lead single 'Straight Lines' was the biggest song in Australia of that year. It had huge commercial airplay.
Straight Lines was the first song i remember hearing and specifically associating with Silverchair. To this day i still can't take them seriously, even going back to earlier albums
looking back it's odd how many Australian bands I saw in concerts growing up, Ammonia opening for Silverchair was the first concert I ever went to, and I also saw superjesus open for Local H. pretty sure there were more too but those are the only ones I can recall off the top of my head. but considering I grew up in a college town notorious for having it's own local scene (Athens GA) it's just kind of funny there were that many imports at that time too, I guess everybody was still looking to find or be the next Nirvana
Rich and famous at 20... ah if only
The aussies blowing smoke up his arse is why Daniel basically quit everything. Could’ve been the next David gilmour but he is lazy af
And that was what they weren't , they were alternative in the early days, until Daniel had his problems and changed their sound to the lame albums at the end, and of course commercial radio lapped it up.
Frogstomp was one of my favorite records back in the late 90s. The fact that a bunch of high school kids put it out is still kind of mindblowing
In Australia with such a small industry compared to the US
True that 👍
It’s pretty silly and derivative though… and in terms of school kids putting an album together check Decapitated’s debut, Winds of Creation
I remember when I heard that they were teenagers, it was kinda surprising. I always felt that they sounded like they had been cutting their teeth for years out there. Their sound was very much older and wiser than 3 teenagers who were still in school.
The Warning and Black Tide are two more examples of talented adolescent bands.
I love Silverchair. I was 15 when Frogstomp came out and when I found out they were also 15, it blew my mind to think that dudes my age were making music that good. They were my first rock concert (which took some convincing with my mom to let me go) and they were amazing live. As they got older, their sound changed of course and I wasn't initially a huge fan of Diorama, but now I realize it's a masterpiece. I was bummed when they broke up, but I'm hoping they might reunite because I'd definitely love to see them live again. God, I miss the 90s. Great time for music.
I was 12 and it was also my first concert
Its impressive they could write/ play songs at such a young age but they still SUCK. Compared to Nirvana or even Smashing Pumpkins (ugh) they have no substance at all
They were my first concert too! Neon Ballroom, AND I got to watch a whole acoustic set before the concert!
SLT is the new Silverchair ! You must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “The Wave” by SLT 🤘🐺🎧🔥🎸
Nirvana in pyjamas
Not many people can write a album like Frogstomp when you’re 14 years old and then write freak show at 17 years old both while still at high school. Neon ballroom a dark album but some great songs and wrote that while suffering with anorexia. Diorama is an absolute masterpiece of a album too
Age means nothing
Diorama is a pile of shit
Diorama sucked.
@@memyself6360 Bright Eyes 2002. I think he was 15 ?
I think millions of kids could do that, they just don’t have the “look”
I saw them at the Santa Monica pier in 90’s. Someone threw something at John’s and gave him a bloody nose. The band stopped and he left the stage and then came right back covered in blood and said something like “fuck it..” and rocked even harder. I was 10 feet away from this and it’s still one of the greatest rock n roll moments I’ve ever witnessed.
that's not Rock and Roll that's just being a POS. I hope whoever threw that tripped and fell face first in a dumpsterfire
Good. I would’ve thrown tomatoes and shit at him and his band too, they sucked.
Yeah I saw them at livid or big day out and people were throwing stuff at them despite an awesome performance.
We love to support the underdog and hate anyone doing well so they were in that dead zone between where no one knew how to handle them
I was there too! It was a memorable show.
I saw the lead singer of Sum41 get hit in the face with a sandwich...it was cool!
Back in ‘middle school’ in the 90s, all my friends were obsessed w Hanson. Silverchair was my thing. I was so impressed that fellow 15yolds could rock so hard. Still listening at 40.
Arrrr my freakin ears!!!!!!
The same chick was lead singers of both bands!
@@amandahugenkiss and you got pegged by both of them!
its insane knowing that the voice in frogstomp belonged to a 15 year old. such a great album with extremely talented musicians.
Ana's Song (Open Fire) is one of the greatest songs of the 90s, but it's almost never mentioned.
Wonderful track
Ana's song is beautiful
Facts I love Silverchair
"Please die Ana" is one of the best worst puns in my opinion.
@@InsaneCarville done first and better by Husker Du
Frogstomp was one of the best albums ever. I was in 8th grade when that came out. Still remember where I got the CD wanting it cause I liked the cover and was a fan instantly. Still listen to it the whole album to this day brings back all the memories of the 90s
Emotion Sickness and Ana's Song are some of my favorite songs of all time. Both songs are raw, hauntingly beautiful, and accurately capture suffering and misery!
Miss you love too. Those 3 are incredible.
I still listen to Neon Ballroom all the time. One of my favorite albums.
well said, I totally agree.
Ditto for Cemetary. That one helped me deal with my mom's passing a few years ago.
Diorama was an absolute masterpiece. One of the most underrated albums of that decade.
Came here to comment the same. Stunning album
Its seems so different from the others
It was their best album by far but everything was downhill after that
Absolutely. I could only realize that years later after I matured enough to "drink" from it.
I agree….also young modern….I think it’s great!!….I like that they didn’t stick to what would be the safe option….the only album in not a huge fan of is freakshow….such a great band 🤘😎🤘
I saw them in 1995 in Boston. They were literally at their peak in the US with Frogstomp. They opened up for the Chili Peppers and goddamn did they sound great. Unbelievable considering they were 16, 17 at the time???
Never seen a group that young put out such a classic album, debut or not. Each song had radio potential and could’ve all been a single back in those days.
No band of teenagers i can think of rocked that hard and still sounded so clean live. Not even close.
They opened with Madman and eventually plowed through every song that was on Frogstomp. I’m almost positive they closed with Israel’s Son.
The first time I saw them playing live it was on RUclips and I couldn't believe how powerful and tight they sounded. Whoever their sound guy was seems to have known what he was doing. But they also just jumped out at you, such that even if the sound was poor you could tell they were great.
Days of the new
SLT is the new Silverchair ! You must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “The Wave” by SLT 🤘🐺🎧🔥🎸
Around Christmas time (the year Young Modern came out) they were touring and played a venue here in Mobile where I live. I couldn’t go to the concert because I had to go to a company Christmas party for my wife’s company. About halfway through the party one of the stylists (she was a cosmetologist) came up and said “there’s a group of guys asking if they can come in. They think we’re having a wedding reception haha. They have accents” when I looked over they were leaving and I chased them down lol. I begged them to stay but they were headed up to the club at the top floor of the hotel we were at. Thankfully their drummer was in love with one of the hair stylists, a 6’4 ebony version of Marilyn Monroe, and we got to hang out with them all night. Of course the younger people I was with had no clue who they were but I was in heaven. I took pics with their drummer and we talked in detail about sobriety (I was attempting it for the first time) and how much it sucked. Their manager got so drunk we had to carry him to the elevator on a luggage rack. They were laughing their heads off. Super nice guys. I’ve never gotten to hang out with a famous band before or since.
cool story, but who was the band ?
@@ZarathrustaTate the video is about Silverchair. It was Silverchair
@@tobysgamingworld1550 of course i know, it was a joke
Huge fan. Im glad that they stood their ground and just wanted to be happy. No matter what no one can take what they did.
Diorama is a masterpiece of an album and it is Silverchair at their peak. Especially Daniel Johns and his vocal performance on said album. There was absolutely no pitch correction on his vocal takes, which, is an incredibly common tool utilized the studio by many artist. In addition to that the range that he has, is just outstanding.
I just have a ton of respect for these guys. frog stomp is awesome - the way Daniels voice cracks when he screams in Israels son still one of my all time greatest rock moments - what an amazing group.
I looked this up in my interest of understanding one of the worst bands I ever heard
@@tylurmackinnon6217 ?
No. Silverchair have always been garbage.
@@curly_wyn That's Nickelback you were listening to bro
@@tylurmackinnon6217 ?
Around the year 2000 i was going for weekly drum lessons with one of Australias best known Jazz drummers, i remember getting to the lesson early one time and being able to hear the student inside playing, great chops' i thought. The door opens and a student my age comes out, he said, "hi and something else friendly like, and i was confused. I went inside and asked the teacher Nick, "hey who was that guy, looks familiar? Nick, all cool as hell, just says," ahh he plays for some band, Silver something...!...
" Damn it, that was Ben Gillies".
.big Respect, the guy is already on top but still attending weekly drum lessons. Thats dedication to ones craft..i regularly turned up early for lessons after that to listen and learn.
Hah! I see you Lukos! I'm assuming those lessons were with Nick Ceceire?
@@grandmastermonk1 yeah buddy its me, huh, Nick was a great influence for sure, the first person to suggest that I could teach drums too, become a student of teaching and vice versa.. "If youre not obsessed by music and playing then why are you here..!..
@@lukoshey79 now there's a quote to use on my students. Btw early 2000s silverchair were rehearsing for the diorama tour in the building next-door the con in Auckland St... actually right next to Watt space gallery...it went on for months, daily they essentially rehearsed from 9 to 5 . I really should've went and watched them on that tour to see the results of such professionalism. Fuck those rehearsals were loud.
Hope you're well.
@@grandmastermonk1 it's funny you mention the music conservatory on Auckland Street, I was going in there weekly pretending to be a student, ultimately they gave me a card so i could use the photocopy machine and walk out with tons of new drum tabs and lessons.. Just to keep on top and stay ahead of my students.. It must have been amazing to hear the guys reheasing.. Damn, thats beautiful..
The progression from Frogstomp to Frrak Show to Neon Ballroom to Diorama was mind-blowing. Diorama is one of my favourite albums ever. A masterpiece. I will forever wonder what they would have created if they had continued along this route.
Frogstomp was the soundtrack to my teenage years
Early 20's for me..But that cd stayed in my car for years.
Mine also. And when nirvana was gone, this band filled the gap quick nicely. Plus they were at the time the same age as me
For sure! They had me from the first crunchy bass notes on "Israel's Son." I remember them giving me goosebumps the first time I heard it.
Same…I had the biggest crush on Daniel
Definitely their best album out of all of them.
I couldn’t get over how young they were .. the hate over them sounding like .. gasp everyone else at the time of mid 90s lol
It really does show how trashy people are and completely void of autonomous thinking how they just jump on the bandwagon with each other to feel like they are part of a group to blast a bunch of 15 year olds for doing something literally EVERYONE who was much older was doing at the time.
Yeah, I feel like the amount of shit they got was definitely unfair, especially given that they were literally kids and had some legitimate talent
@@chipchippahson No doubt it screwed with their confidence and most likely led to their break up ..
I felt a similar way back then, even though they were almost the same age as I was at the time. Still they felt a little young to be making music at the same level as their contemporaries being almost 10 years older than they were. Can't say it's a bad thing it just seemed a little bit weird at the time. I was just transitioning to mostly metal then but I still gave them mad respect for doing that almost unheard of task for a rock band.
Despite their commercial success (possibly because of it) they really weren't taken seriously by a lot of people because of their age. I saw them at a festival early on and the heckling from the back of the crowd was awful. People shouting stuff like "GO TO BED DANIEL!" and "IT'S PAST YOUR BEDTIME!". Just cruel stuff - really rotten to do to kids :-(
i was just browsing through a borders back in 2000's and came across diorama on one of those sample listen bars. put on the headphones to check it out and was blown away by the singing and the quality of the vocals. total impulse buy based on that and kept listening to it to realize the music behind those vocals were almost as good... almost. His singing is just amazing.
Freak Show is such an underrated rock album from the 90's. I'm a huge silverchair fan and Neon Ballroom is my fav, but Freak Show is what I recommend to people looking for a rock album they never heard.
Silverchair ‘s Freak was my theme song back then. As a Black female loving rock music I heard it all during the 90s about why I shouldn’t be listening to rock music but I listened to everything …Frogstomp was my frigging album and I was listen to it every damn day. That whole album is just perfection to me. Today if play it I will sing every single song as I did as when I first listened to it.
Damn, it really sucks that some people think they can tell others what music they should listen to. I don't think we get to choose what kind of music we like. It's an emotional reaction, not an intellectual one. Good thing you didn't listen to em.
@@Pushing_Pixels yeah back then I use to get questioned a lot about why I’m listening to rock music, I’m a oreo etc .. why should I just listen to one style of music. I will always enjoy some good hip hop but when I hear a kick a$$ guitar or bass riff it hits my soul and I’m going to rock the hell out to it.
That's awesome I love it when ppl are brave enough to say fuck the box that society tries to typecast us into and the fact that you basically threw up the 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻 and rocked out to what spoke to your individual soul is the most badass thing ever! I was and still am drawn to metal or heavy bands with black vocalists or members like Sevendust for example my fave band ever because I have always thought that dynamic of unexpected but fucking awesomeness individuality in rock music was and still is EVERYTHING !
Frogstomp, IMO, is one of the greatest albums to ever come out of Australia.
Israel son will always be My favorite SIlverchair track.
Suicidal dream was another good one.
I was always partial to Cemetery.
Most people don’t like Diorama, but the fact they were in their early 20s and wrote those songs with that complexity is just insane. It also has two of the bands heaviest songs, The Lever and One Way Mule.
Some songs from Neon Ballroom would like to have a word with you about the last part of your comment.
@@faded8527 hahaha yes true. Spawn Again has to be one of my favourite riffs ever (I sound check my guitar to get as close to that tone as I can). And the breakdown part in Satin Sheets is amazing 👌🏼
@@endlessnameless01 Right on! Spawn Again (far superior to "Spawn" from the movie's soundtrack) is the heaviest Silverchair song by miles. Satin Sheets was criminally
underrated too. That song would be right at home in a John Wick style fight scene. ...I really liked Diorama and even imported it from Australia. But, it was more of a
divergence than evolution of their sound. I read that Daniel destroyed the original tracks (which were similar to Neon's harder songs) in favor of starting fresh for Diorama.
The Lever, One Way Mule, and b-side Hollywood were likely remnants of the destroyed tracks.
@@MajorCanada Untitled is heavy with some very heavy/sad lyrics. But, in terms of heavy aggressive music (the bass was up there though ;) in general Spawn Again wins.
It was written solely by Daniel Johns. Johns took control as if Neon Ballroom.
Israel's Son was mind-blowing for me at the time. I can't put my finger on why. The music, the vocal melody, the lyrics, in that blend, just worked for me. I listened to the rest of Frogstomp after that and enjoyed it immensely.
OY VEY
I saw them in Norfolk Virginia at the Boathouse. They were very, very good. I was especially impressed by the drummer. He was amazingly accomplished.
The Boathouse....ah good times indeed!
I was 15 when "Tomorrow" hit Philly radio; I remember being so hyped to see the video debut. Once I bought the cassette it didn't stop playing on my stereo for weeks.
we were 12 or 13, depending on the month, but also loved em. Remember when they played outside on the Letterman marquee during one of those MTV awards shows? or even SNL, man those were the days huh. back when they'd just let little kids be rock stars, goofy ish like Hanson aside, as that was more pop. Even Ben Kweller and Radish would rock out on Conan, he was probably even younger than they were
It has an amazing melodic quality. Like Oasis, Nirvana, The Offspring... their pop/rock mindset produced ageless gems of composition.
A '79er!...
I was 12...it was 6th grade...basically winter of '93-'94...
It's actually an urban myth that their name came from combining Berlin Chair and Sliver. They made that story up during a Triple J interview to entertain Richard Kingsmill. Daniel Johns and I are born two months apart and I first saw Silverchair when [we were all] 13 years old at Lenny's in Adelaide in early 1994, a tiny, grotty venue which doesn't exist anymore. They'd only just released the Tomorrow EP and it was one of their first gigs outside Newcastle (probably one of their first gigs full stop). There was a small mosh pit with guys almost falling onto the very low stage, and I remember Daniel looking quite nervous about it because he was practically getting kicked. Ten years later I randomly walked into a very expensive hotel in Sydney one afternoon and held open the door for a couple coming out - it was Daniel Johns and Natalie Imbruglia!
Right? John’s has said in other interviews it’s based on the book of the same name
Yep, the book is The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
Diorama was just years ahead of where most of their fans were at the time, unfortunately. I include myself in that category. I was a huge fan of Silverchair, primarily during their first 2 records. I saw them live during that period about half a dozen times. I kind of fell off with them by the time they released their 3rd record (the one with "Ana's Song") so I never even listened to Diorama when it came out.
Now, yeeeears later, I've rediscovered that record and concerts from that time and I'm completely blown away. It's fantastic, an absolute classic that I think will long outlive them and one day be seen as not only *their* best record but as one of the best records of the first decade of the millennium. I think it will have a large second life and already see signs and evidence that it's happening already. They were also an absolutely fantastic luve band throughout their time as a band.
I sincerely pray Diorama and the record after, "Young Modern," will be rediscovered and that they'll reform for a couple years of touring, I'd love to see them live again.
"Diorama was just years ahead of where most of their fans were at the time" Best solid statement ever, I wasnt ready at the time, I have to be honest.
Diorama is their best album they recorded. I have all their albums and love each one differently, but at the time it was pretty evident it was special and something magical was happening. It holds up well. I do think all their art holds up and doesn’t sound dated. They constantly evolved. Watch the documentary of them making Diorama. I bought that as well when it came out along with the album.
Interesting to hear that, I will on your recommendation check those records out. Cheers.
I’m a big fan of Young Modern and completely found it by accident. A happy accident for sure. I’ve never really given Diorama a fair chance. It’s going on my list now.
This band is terrible. Period.
Emotion Sickness is the one of their most beautiful song.
By the way i never tired listening to their "Neon Ballroom" album.
Emotion Sickness is an AMAZING song! As well as Ana's Song!
"their most beautiful sings."
their vs. there
@@unrepentantoffender188 thanks for correction my friend, sorry im not a good english speaker🙏😬
DIORAMA is an extraordinary album too.
It's their rest release. Give it a spin..
Man I couldn’t believe how good frogstomp was at the time. I occasionally go back and listen to it. Was a huge fan of theirs and wish they could have maintained there original sound even if they experimented with other sounds along their musical journey. Still glad they gave us a couple great albums.
You’re right. Seems like a shame that a band that made an album that great isn’t making music anymore. Frogstomp wasn’t simply a good grunge album but an all time great rock album.
Diorama. Definitely in my top 10.
There was no fall. They just broke up.
Exactly. Saw them on young modern tour in Ohio and it was sold out. In the same size cap venues (1500-2000) they always played in the states. In freaking Ohio. There was no fall.
@@mitchellmtb7202 we should start a thing. #therewasnofail
Exactly, I hate this stupid clickbait garbage. They sold around 10 million records worldwide and had five straight no. 1 albums in Australia, 49 ARIA Award Nominations and 21 wins (the most ever). There was absolutely no "fall".
oh there was a hard, hard fall.
Yes that's what I was wondering. The title on this story is absolute shit!!!! They never did "Fall".
Where the he'll did you get that from??? In the end They Just had different musical ambitions hence why they canned their 6th album, they couldn't agree with direction and sound/genre to follow. Best to find new people to create the stuff each of them prefers to do. Ben has his solo stuff and with Bento. Chris ??dunno what doing. Dan done his solo and some killer duo stuff with some people(their songs not his)( rapper 360, so what's not, local H, others aswell).
Lawsuits claiming that a show or music pushed their little 'Johnny' to commit a crime are frivolous and stupid. Silverchair was no more guilty for influencing a crime than Loony Tunes would be for me having dropped an anvil on someone's head.
There's a lot of frivolous and stupid law suits out there. Bushmaster got sued because "crazy johnny" sho+ a place up with one of their fifles.... can I sue Chevy if I run someone over in my Silverado?
@@risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302 No because I doubt that you could push your Silverado fast enough to injure anyone.😛
Right. A sane and normal person can easily separate art from real life actions with an innate sense of right and wrong. Trouble is though, there are so many psychological people out there who cannot do that, and anything can be a trigger. Even, as you bring out, Looney Tunes.
@@wizardofahhhs759 Aahhh, I see what you did there! Silverado was only an example, I actually own something worse... an F150.
@@AimingWanderously Riiight....So youre suggesting that people should be sued for any mundane thing because it pushed an insane person to commit a crime. My 'liberal logic' alarm is going off.
Daniel Johns is a prodigy. One of the best musical talents of the last century.
He was a prodigy, but hardly one of the best of the century. For one he fizzled out. True greats sing until they die… for instance Jim Morrison or Chris Cornell. 2 all-time greats.
You’re being sarcastic, right?
Frogstomp is such an amazing album. It goes so fucking hard.
Freak Show was legit as well, for such young guys they could go off when they had to
"Silverchair - Anthem for the Year 2000" has lyrics that are so relevant today
Yes, it should be chinas theme song. I totally agree. Man we got it good here. The freedom to do whatever we want to do. So glad that fascism isn’t a thing in America.
Edit: could also be North Koreas themes song…..granted it’s more communistic than fascist, because North Koreans are too afraid to build an opposition against their leader, minus a few brave souls who find a way out of the country……correct me if I’m wrong, are we threatened with death if we try to leave our country?
So does pure Massacre
Yep. Aged very well. Love that song.
Because it wasn’t an anthem for the year 2000 its an anthem for millennials
Uhh It's relevant in any time. What are you on about?
Here in Australia at my high school we used to call them 'Nirvana in Pyjamas' after the popular kids show 'Banana's in Pyjama's'. We may have made fun of them for sounding just like Nirvana but the true story was that we were all jealous. They were massive here right up until they called it quits. Their last big song 'Straight Lines' in 2007 was number 1 for months and is still played non-stop on rock radio.
It's crazy to think that they were around 16-17 when they recorded suicidal dreams
14
actually would’ve been more 15. Daniel was 15 rest were 14 if i’m not wrong
@@apokalypticikraids man that's even more crazy to actually know that Daniel wrote that song when he was 15 I'm 17 right now and I don't think I would be able to write a song like that now or in a few years even when I'm 21
Anorexia
Not crazy at all. It sounds exactly like what children would create. Crap.
Talented people start out enjoying their talent. Then it becomes a job and all the fun goes away.
Yes that's true. But only if you suck
@@Dave..1978-i9t • How can talented people suck? Talented people don’t suck, that’s what makes them talented. Just wondering in what way do you mean “But only if you suck”?
These guys were the year below me in highschool, bought an amplifier off Chris a couple of years ago, he owns a restaurant in Newcastle...
I wonder if the restaurant has silver chairs
Cool ,, !
No
Dude that is super cool
And ????
Summer of 7th grade going into 8th. We had a group of friends. 3 guys and 3 girls. The day that album came out we walked the farthest we had ever in our lives to score their album. It was like 10 miles round trip. Great memory, and I can still play most of the songs on the album.
They were just kids thrust into the adult world of rock n' roll. All things considered, they're lucky to still be alive. To be still be a topic of discussion in 2023 says a lot.
I think I saw an interview where they admitted that they made up the "Sliver" and "Chair" story and their name actually just came from a book called "Silverchair". Or The Silver Chair or something. Amazing band.
The story I heard was that were listening to Triple J's Request Fest on the radio & one of them wanted to request You Am I's "Berlin Chair" & someone else wanted Nirvana's "Sliver". Both were written down & instead of writing "Sliver", "Silver" was written instead. Then someone in the band put both together & saw the name "Silverchair". Sorry I can't put names to it. I heard it a long time ago.
IanVase is correct....it's a bullshit story that they told as an inside joke for years. Bands to this all the time......Faith No More told a bullshit story that their name was from a race horse for years.
The Silver Chair is a book by CS Lewis, it's part of the Narnia chronicles. Read these as a child.
If you think these guys were an amazing band then I feel fucking sorry for you
@@Dave..1978-i9t I feel sorry for you that you can't handle someone else's taste in a band. No need to feel sorry for anyone that thinks they are amazing, they enjoy the music, what's to feel sorry for?
Also, personally, idk about amazing, but Frogstomp is indeed an absolutely epic and amazing album. A true classic that's up there with any other. And if you can't see that then I feel sorry for you, which actually makes sense because you are missing out on some amazing music. See, you are missing out on something great, that's a reason to feel sorry for someone, not because they enjoy something you don't, lol.
And I might not have enjoyed most of their music after Freak Show(which is almost up there with Frogstomp), but every album still has some great songs. They are definitely a talented and good band. You don't have to like it to recognize talent.
Freakshow by far my favourite Silverchair album. Absolutely nailed the guitar tone on the records for me, fantastic sound throughout the whole album. The songs all sound so connected to each other. Awesome production.
I grew up with the Frogstomp Silverchair but went to see them during the Young Modern Silverchair. I enjoyed both styles
At last Silverchair here! Surely the major part of my musical influence. I miss the band, but the end was necessary even for Johns' mental health.
Silverchair was an inspiration for a lot of young musicians back in the day (including myself!). I remember the members of Good Charlotte talking about how they were inspired by them in this matter.
April 1st 1999. Saw these guys at the House of Blues in LA. It was the first concert I ever went to. Thanks for this!
I never really got into them, but I've always felt that they were very underrated. Especially for their age while entering the music business and pushing forward through their 20s. Definitely talented group.
Neon Ballroom is Silverchair’s absolute masterpiece.
The next 3 and even the one before it, were technically Masterpieces too.
Oh, I count The Dissociatives as a Silverchair record.
Agreed, Diorama was equal to Neon Ballroom. This band was so overlooked because all expected the same sound from Frogstomp. But their sound aged like a fine wine.
@@joshward9379 I'd argue the Dissociatives is also on par with Neon Ballroom. Daniel Johns music... at first you think it sucks... then you learn it's godtier.
Agreed
I’d say diorama
i saw them in vienna when they did that neon ballroom tour ..
good times
the Supporting act was played by Fuel
I realllllllly hope these guys come back! Young Modern is underrated as hell.
true...it's amazing. look on RUclips for an album's worth of bsides from it
Young Modern with it's b-sides, arguably their best work.
@@christopherbishop2055 I still cant get over how the B sides in Young Modern are incredible!!! Well, the album iself is the peak of their musical journey!
Yes!!!!!
Daniel Johns says he wants to be done with music.
I’ve seen Silverchair too many times to count. One of the most memorable was the combined Silverchair and Everclear concert at Festival Hall in Melbourne on my 18th birthday. Was around the time when Freakshow was released and I think it was a week later grabbed tickets for their Channel V concert recording at The Palace in St Kilda. Still have that recorded on VHS somewhere………. Great times.
Great video. Recently got back into Silverchair. Freak show is such a great album but I’m gonna check out there later stuff soon.
I had a friend in college that loved Silverchair. I remember when diorama came out and thought it was one of the greatest albums I'd ever heard.
I cooked for Johns once around 2011 He tried to leave without paying and the manager chased after him. He did pay.
That's funny. I hear he can be odd like that. Thanks for sharing.
Whoa that’s so weird! He seems to have some mental disorder. I bet his anxiety freaked him and and he forgot to pay. It can happen. One time at the store my brother got so freaked out with anxiety he grabbed this other persons cart lol I had to tell him that’s not his cart. Yeah, anxiety can get really bad when in public.
One of my favorites! Highly underrated band! Daniel Johns is an absolutely brilliant musician! They all are but Johns is really special
The story about mixing 2 songs in order to create the name 'silverchair' was something they just created at the time to get more attention, the guys themselves cleared that up some years ago. Such a great band! One of my favorites ever! 💗
I read that, too. They got the name from a book, The Tales of Narnia, iirc.
I remember that Silverchair and Eve 6 tour, both great young bands, Silverchair had some awesome material their entire career, I would love to see them go for one more
I remember when Silverchair hit big when I was about 15 or 16, and being very annoyed that kids barely older than me could make such amazing music. That was their claim to fame at the time.
So annoyed. Same with Kenny Wayne Shepherd.
theyre still massive in australia.... and diorama is a great album, a few tracks on it are seriously brilliant pieces of music
@Life Is Peachy how are they nothing in Australia, they still get radio play to this day mate. Cant go to the footy without hearing Silverchair. Even cunts in my school who don't even like rock/grunge or alternative music all together know who Silverchair are.
They were good way back . Haven’t heard them for ten years.
No, not a single track on that album is good
It’s good live. I had one of their concerts playing on my tv, and it automatically played another concert, which was from the later albums, and the vocals were so good that I looked up to see what band was playing, and it was still Silverchair.
It’s a bummer that they stopped being a band.
@@jeffreyklima7612 wachoo talkn bout willis... the first 3 songs are some of the best he's ever written
"the door" is the best silverchair song..
Pure massacre
I think "the closing" is my favourite
That's like saying the white, crumbly one is the best piece of dog turd on the sidewalk.
Tuna in the Brine. This is them really developing into their matured, more high-bro musical and creative efforts. It's more nuanced and sophisticated than dumb, simple rock sings like Freak. (This is not to say I don't dig Freak, too. I do. But I recognize it's derivative simplicity.).
Anthem for the Year 2000 is my next pick - even tho it's the "dumb, simplistic" style I just referred to👆...that's OK cos it freakin Rocks!
The Door? Nah.
As someone that followed Silverchair for their entire career, I can wholeheartedly say that I pray for a reunion.
They will always be one of my all time favorite bands.
I followed every US tour, and I did hang out with them.
They are awesome guys. They treat their crew like family.
Gracious to the fans.
You got part of the time line wrong,and there was alot more going on behind the scenes.
I can tell you, that they got away with a bit more shenanigans, when the dad's were the chaperones. *wink*
But they always kept it together.
I follow the solo projects, but..... Its just not the same.
So just in case any of them are reading here, I miss you guys a lot.
Love you always
M from NYC
“Local radio station TRIPLE J” was and still is a National, youth radio network. Studios in all state Capitals. Imagine a national US college radio Network. Tomorrow was on rotation nationally, not locally around Newcastle.
But Triple J didn't play too much classic alt rock artists.
@@NickSamon No, they broke new alt rock artists. That was what JJJ was primarily for. New alternative and independent music. Totally unrecognisable now. It was pretty rock heavy back in the day. They broke us nationally in 1990. (short-lived). There were a lot of great, now classic Australian rock bands that came out of JJJ’s unearthed program. Double J now is a pretty good reflection of how JJJ was in the 90’s. Listenable at least.
@@michaelormondrobinson totally agree with both posts :-)
Triple J were also the first radio station in the world to play Nirvana. Dave Grohl has never forgotten and usually gives the station his new music first.
Eh, Triple J just plays what the hipsters want. Lost the alternative spark it once had.
Frogstomp is one of the best albums of the '90s and one of the greatest debuts by any band IMO. One of the most consistently intense, hard rocking albums from start to finish that I've ever heard.
Their debut album is simply one of the best all-time greatest rock albums ever recorded by a bunch of kids. I’m still floored by it even today.
Same!!! They beat ‘Hanson’ with their mmm bop IMHO. Al my friends were loving the Hanson posters but I much preferred silverchair!
Their drummer doesn't actually play on the first album, replaced by a session drummer for the album. That's one of the reasons it sounds better than a kids album.
@@bamboom9201 Wow, never knew that!
@@bamboom9201 Can you please provide a source for this calim? I have looked everywhere and can't find anything that confirms this.
@@undertow9x Vana White from Wheel of Fortune just confirmed mate. Turns out Daniel didn't play any guitar on the 1st album either.....yep Vana can confirm because that's actually her really good friend and former first lady of the United States of America, Nancy Reagan, on lead guitar. That's also why it's better sounding than most AUSTRALIAN bands.
Sometimes I feel alone in loving Silverchair's evolution. Something I feel was an actual evolution since there were elements that each following album expanded on and not a sudden style/sound change for commercial purposes or on that end never or barely evolving like some bands.
This is one of my favorite bands. Neon Ballroom is an absolute masterpiece. It’s shocking to see how much talent they had at such a young age, and the stark difference in Daniel’s work now. He was incredibly gifted, and now he makes some of the worst music I’ve ever heard. It breaks my heart.
Eh...... Noooo
PMSL
Dark Side of the Moon is a masterpiece.
Sergeant Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band is a masterpiece.
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son is a masterpiece.
Bohemian Rhapsody is a masterpiece.
Back in Black is a masterpiece.
Nothing these losers ever released was a masterpiece.
Not even close.
Get a grip.
@@Dave..1978-i9t not arguing that any of those songs aren't masterpieces because most of them def are, but just curious as to if you've ever listened to Neon Ballroom or Diorama in their entirety? They are complete departures from the post grunge "ripoff" stuff they did when they were really young. Amazing string arrangements, unpredictable song structures, a mix of both beautiful and tortured melodies... two albums that are really worth a serious listen in my opinion
I first got into Silverchair when Frogstomp first came out and I was instantly hooked but I have to say my fav album of theirs is probably Neon Ballroom. Yeah, Daniel makes awful music now and it makes me so sad! It's like, what happened to him? Since becoming a solo artist, his stuff now just sucks. It sounds like Justin Timberlake!
@@Dave..1978-i9t looks like we are dealing with an old, out of touch man. Neon Ballroom is a great record. I’m really not interested in your opinion, because it changes nothing for mine. Listen to it in it’s entirety before talking shit.
@@hollywood2499 it absolutely does! It’s so so sad.
diorama is one of my favorite albums of all time.
Always loved these guys, Diorama is to this day one of my favourite albums of all time
Incredible record. Blows my mind that he was still only 23 when he wrote that album. Wow.
I actually wore out my diorama cd, had to get another one, basically at this point if I see any of their cds thrifting or anything I grab them because they are one of my fave bands. My car doesn't have an aux port, so my car is loaded with cd cases lol
Yikes!... That was the nail in the coffin for Silverchair, but ok.
I was not aware they fell. I still listen to Those Thieving Birds from Young Modern.
You weren't aware they fell?
I wasn't aware they rose.
How long were they going for?
@@Dave..1978-i9t 17 yrs
That's one of the most beautiful songs Daniel ever written. My first impression listen to that song was, A day in the Life from Beatles. Get a very similar vibes. And I think that was what they aim for, in Young Modern. A classic sound.
He still lives here in Newcastle too 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Johns' side project The Disassociatives was great also
Agree 100%
His solo album ‘Talk’ is awesome too.
I still play that record all the time. I wish they had kept the collab going. My kids love it too.
Young Man Old Man is a fantastic record
Does it sound really different than Silverchair? If so, what genre would you call it (if possible,) I’d like to check it out!
This whole thing is based on a false optics. When Silverchair stopped performing together, they were playing arenas throughout Australia, all their albums were high charters and singles were all over pretty much every rock radio station.
It’s the typically myopic US-centric “if it doesn’t happen in the US, it never really happened”.
The band just came to a natural end. They had been together over a decade and experienced massive success from the time they were in their mid-teen and their tastes and worlds diverged as they got older. There was no blow-ups. No real tension.
Ben and Chris are doing their own thing. Chris is very successful in multiple businesses. Ben has financial freedom because he was a co-writer on most of the singles off Frogstomp. I’ve spoken to both of them socially many times after the band dissolved and have no ill-will to Dan. They understand he moved past wanting to make music with a band and wanted the freedom to do whatever he wanted.
So there’s no fall, just friends that drifted apart.
Not sure if they’ll ever do another tour/record. I don’t think they will but I wouldn’t be surprised if they suddenly came out of no where, dropped an album and did a massive run of shows.
Don’t be mad the US is the biggest market for entertainment. That’s just the way it is. You just sound jealous and pompous. Australia has a bunch of dangerous animals and your swimmers are usually good for coming in 2nd to the the US at the Olympics, so it’s got that going for it.
Nah youre not wrong. Us loves the dramatic headlines, so it gets twisted it up just to be relevant. Im still a fan and miss the group rightfully so.
@@WillJM81280 The US is an absolute shithole. Hope you are having fun there
They only charted in Australia and NZ. Not really an accomplishment
@@eurologic Can I see your list of charting albums from any country in the world?
Wouldn’t say there was a “fall” of Silverchair- more that they just stopped making music together
Still, Silverchair is one the badass bands in the 90's. I still listen to their music to this day.
Daniel Johns is a washed up has been
@@mervynstent1578 still, he digged more doughs than you did ever in your lifetime. Pathetic!
Personally, I loved where each album went. Daniel is a genius composer. But, the bulk of their fanbase just didn't really get it.
I think you've hit the nail on the head. They outgrew their fanbase way too quickly.
i think they got better with each album, I genuinely love Young Modern
@@thedanantenna they peaked with diorama IMO, I still like young modern though
TOTALLY AGREE!!!! THANK YOU FOR SAYING THIS!!!!
True. What I liked most was Daniels voice but it wasn’t the same on young modern. The music is interesting, but it’s a little hard hearing him seem like a mortal voice on young modern . Still pretty good, but prior to this , his voice even live stood above what else was out there. For example Dave Grohl is not a great live singer. And it just got worse as time went on. But Daniel Johns voice was spot on until about 2003/2004
First band I ever saw live was Silverchair at the Corn Exchange in Edinburgh. That was 14 years ago and I remember it like yesterday.
Neon Ballroom is one of the BEST albums out of the late 90s.
Still is one of the best albums today
I love Daniel Johns' voice and style. Also, I LOVE Diorama, screw the haters. That's musical genius.
EDIT: Also, since I'm here, I love Neon Ballroom too. Great albums, both of them. Everyone seems hung up on Frogstomp, but I think it's of lower quality than both Diorama and Neon Ballroom.
so much love for silverchair. daniel johns is one of the greatest musicians of all time. neon ballroom and diarama are my favorite albums
This was really good. I remember Pure Massacre in the summer of 1996. I thought the video was original, and the sound and chords like Black Sabbath.
Freak show taught me how to palm mute when I was learning guitar.
They really pulled from Helmet on that album.
@@robwalsh9843 I can see that now
I saw them in Seattle when i was lik 11 years old at the Mercer Arena in 1996. It was the Freakshow tour and it was my first big concert..i went with a big group of kids and we all had a blast..i was so small and spent half the show crowd surfing..ahhhhh the memories..
Was such a huge fan, frogstomp was amazing, still is tbh!
Nice to see The Screaming Jets mentioned in a youtube retrospective. They were Newcastle boys too, also started young and quickly developed a reputation as a great up-and-coming band, and also won a Triple J-backed national band competition in 1989, as well as playing support slots for some major local acts. If memory serves me right, their frontman Dave Gleeson was a bit of a force in big-upping Silverchair around the local music scene early in their career. This was a cool look back at a time with some fond memories attached, thanks for the video!
Hard to pick a favourite Silverchair tune but whenever I hear the one that started it all, that shit is definitely getting turned up LOUD. :)
My friend and i meet those guys back in 95-96 on the Roskilde Festival... We drank beer with them in our camp
Wow. Did Daniel drink too?
I saw Silverchairs first US concert. After their first song or two, lead singer asked “I’ve always wanted to see a packed arena in America hood up their lighters. Can y’all do that for us?”
The entire stadium lit their lighters and he just stood there, eyes wide and almost crying. Then absolutely rocked out with “Tomorrow” and the crowds became like the lighters, straight rocking out and singing. Was awesome. Sadly it was one of Blind Melons last performances and soon after Stone Temple Pilots last few tours together
A lot of e,options just thinking about it but glad I was there and rem it like it was yesterday (although I think that was the festival where a thrown beer bottle split my forehead whilst Better Than Ezra played of all things lol, wish I could rem that part. Not sure if the timeline matches and that was a different festival)
A good follow up video: What ever happened to the Australian artist who wrote a song about tuna fish.
can't be worse than any silver chair song.
John West rejected it
@@beng8034 lmfao good one 😂
Tuna In The Brine hahahaha, yeah Diorama was a weird album.
Tuna In The Brine and The Lever are still my two favourite Silverchair songs 🤙
Miss you love and Without You are my two favorite songs by Silver Chair
I saw Silverchair in Newcastle on their first tour, supporting Pantera. There was another new Australian band on the bill called Powderfinger, and they became massive in Australia as well.
In fact, years later the two bands did a co-headlining arena tour.
That's insane. Frogstomp Silverchair and Pantera. Totally jealous.
The presence of Pantera must have made Silverchair look even more vapid
@@worsethanhitlerpt.2539 They were children. it was an odd bill.
@@worsethanhitlerpt.2539to be absolutely fair though, Pantera did that to nearly all of the other bands though.
Definitely would not have wanted to play after them, that's for sure.
@@jasonnewstead3174yea if theirs one band you don’t want to play after it’s Pantera, impossible to replicate the energy they gave to the crowd
Diorama is my favorite album of all time. It is an outright Masterpiece!
@1:52 "One band did a song about tuna fish" Interesting to think that silverchair did that song "Tuna in the brine." Absolutely amazing song, probably my favorite from them
Young Modern is a extremely underrated awesome album. It's amazing it's the same band.
The name silverchair is actually from the book the silver chair by CS Lewis
One of the Narnia series
One of my favourite songs is Straight lines by silver chair. Have loved it since I was a kid
I’d love to hear new stuff from Johns. Big fan of last silverchair album and his side project, the dissociatives. Thought he was moving in some great directions.