Something about 5:02 when the punch comes in, you realize for a group of young kids there is something more mature materialistically going on here. Wow
its similar to their final version because it was edited by the radio thingy they won with this song, they shortened it then gave them it to finish properly
Its amazing how a young kid could write such a brilliant song at such a young age when they barely experience life itself.. many adults couldn’t even do it now but man glad the neighbor told them to send that tape onto the contest
He has a great voice. But he's not that great a song writer. Most of Silverchair's songs suck to be honest. This is a great song, and they've got a few good others, but the rest is just .... meh..
It's a very simple song based on a tv programme Daniel saw...and therein lies it's genius. To be able to craft a song from the abstract of something is a serious songwriting skill - Neil Young's 'Old Man' level of skill
@@interstellarbeatteller9306 Whatever the inspiration is doesn’t matter when it comes to the end result. It is the creativity and the artistic side that uses that as a muse or a inspiration or whatever to create something that’s your own. I could play Randy Rhoads’ solos at 15 but couldn’t compose something that magical. I only speak from a musician’s point of view. Daniel Johns is special in the same way Kurt Cobain was, no way technically proficient on the guitar but their songwriting skills at the age the started is what made them special
@@sydneyhalliwell2513 Absolutely agree. Cobain & Johns had pure creativity but the form it takes is not important, whereas a skilled musician the form is the point. Mastering an instrument is equal to creativity so you got something special. I was also 15 when Frogstomp dropped and it made me & all my friends buy guitars, but we never got a band going...biggest regret in life!
I'm 6 yrs younger than them and listening to this brings back good old memories. Silverchair has been part of my life ever since and until now to say the least. ❤️
I grew up during the grunge era, and it felt like everyone and their brother was in a band in high school or even middle school. And they were almost always terrible. But you often heard of some single band of young guys, maybe in your town or possibly one town over who were actually making some good original music. The difference? The lone good band actually practiced, learned about music and took what they were doing seriously. Even in this early demo you can tell that these kids were very knowledgeable about music and were figuring out some novel sounds.
I was born in 79 and a teen throughout the 90s... There was nothing cooler than being in a band. Way cooler than RUclips or TikTok celebrity. Nowadays these kids give money to any idiot with a camera.
The best 6 minutes and 30 seconds of my life...so amazing to think of how young they were when writing this stuff! Silverchair never fails to amaze me in ways I never thought possible 🖤
Definitely a very gifted boy , sounds so cool , i can imagine the talent scout feeling disapointed listening to tonnes of tapes from star struck teenage girls and then finally hearing this , i can just see the look of surprise and elation on his face ...
There’s something so innocent about this recording that makes me think about the whole journey they would end up on right up to present day where it seems we will never see them reunite again. It’s sad but listening to this at least reminds you of the days of old.
I have their very first demo tape that was sent to 2NUR at Newcastle Uni, who were putting together a compilation CD of local bands at the time. It's accompanied by a signed handwritten letter by Ben's mum (dated 8th Feb 1994), their 'resume' which includes their achievements and live performances to date. Did anybody know that they were 'Finalists in KFC Student of the Year Awards (Entertainer)' 93'? There's a handwritten note at the bottom of the resume that states "please note the boys are all only 14 years old and many live gigs offered have had to be turned down because of licencing laws. We are currently trying to address this problem." The two songs on the demo are "I Felt Like It" and "Won't You Be Mine". Tobin Finnane appears in two photocopied photos and is named as Rhythm Guitarist. I also have a copy of the 2NUR compilation CD which resulted - unfortunately The Innocent Criminals didn't make the final cut. I've got no idea what it's worth these days. I bought it 12 years ago for 500 Australian dollars from the guy who was putting the compilation CD together to whom it was originally addressed. I approached the band's management shortly afterwards and dealt with Caroline (?) who was very protective of it and asked that I not share the songs with anyone else. I asked if they wanted to buy it off me and was told John Watson would call me back. When there was no call, I figured that I was free to sell it, which I still haven't got around to! Does anyone know how many of these demo tapes were made?
Huge fan of anything Chair has done, including the side projects and everything Dan is doing today (DREAMS). I don't know if you ever planned on sharing such a relic, but I have always wanted to hear the demos from that 92-94 era. Any chance you could find it in your heart to share it digitally? A big please, and many heartfelt thanks in advance.
This is a really fascinating document, it’s pretty much the genesis of their whole career. Tomorrow’s not even my favorite song, it’s Diorama, then Neon Ballroom as my favorite two albums. And I’m glad they arrived at their later material after the industry pushed them for a certain sound that they were at the time happy to serve up, being young and vulnerable. It chewed through Daniel. Here, though, just dreams and ambitions from children.
I'm 50 odd and still love them to death, he reminded me of a young Cobain, I was lucky and honoured to see them at Kuranda, north QLD, Cairns,when they first started out ,it was unforgettable,brings back memories.
A few days ago I discovered this awesome band from Australia and I realised that they played in '97 here in Argentina, damn it to know those days won't come back.
Mate, you hang on to it, you gift it to the National Sound Archive, and you sleep well at night! He was 13 or 14 doing this. Totally amazing talent he has to write music and sing like he does i love this version ten times more than the album version fuck
Terry Farrelly…now there’s a name I haven’t heard in a while. I did a crash course in sound engineering at his studios in an old quarry up the back of Cardiff. Learned a bit, but Terry was usually hiding out the back and not actually teaching us much. We basically taught ourselves but had some fun.
Me too. I thought I was the only one affected by it. But, for some reason seeing/hearing Silverchair in their youth makes me incredibly sad. I was a year or two younger than them and had a rough childhood. Early 90's rock (grunge, alternative, insert your preferred colloquialism) was integral to getting me through it. The fact that they were of similar age to myself makes the nostalgia that is already present ever the more identifiable and a feeling of lost youth (innocence?). It's difficult to articulate because on the one hand it reminds me of an age when I was a kid and didnt have adult worries and responsibilities. At the same time, I had a different set of challenges and my childhood was far from charmed, so it is odd that the nostalgia I feel still makes me pine for the time.
That's not how remasters work unfortunately. This is recorded on a single cassette, to do a remaster you need each seperate instrument and vocal track recording.
They wrote this song before the demo was even out, around 91-92 , which is even more impressive because they were really really young and all the great fills and beats are in there..
@@ChickenDinnerSinner many thanks, you really helped me. As a french guy, I sometimes have trouble to understand spoken english. You made my day helping me with this. Thanks much once again 😊.
Daniel, mi amor. Hermosa voz 💜 imagine that ...13 year old writing songs like this... wow dunno what to say...precious!!! I really like the intro. They should have kept it.
I always thought this song needed more lyrics... I love the final cut, but today I find this and there's more lyrics which makes it even more awesome... so my question is, why did they cut so many lyrics from this song?
Connor Marshall obviously the known version is an edited for radio. Not too many "6+" minute songs get airplay. The only couple I can think of is Queens "bohemian rhapsody" and the live version of "Free Bird" by lynnard skynnard.
This is an early version of the song. A producer stepped in and “cut the fat” off of it into a more succinct version that would be more listenable to a general audience. Most people don’t have a 6 minute attention span, plus honestly this version needed a lot of editing in terms of structure.
whenever I listen to this song I want to continue progressing with my music and continue learning, silverchair is a great example for me and if one day in my life I achieve something I hope to meet the big daniel johns or the big ben gillies and that everything the road is for 5 minutes talking to them, neither photos nor videos, simply fulfill a wish of a twentysomething
Something about 5:02 when the punch comes in, you realize for a group of young kids there is something more mature materialistically going on here. Wow
No wonder they won the radio competition. This has a lot of promise, and it's pretty similar to thier final version...
its similar to their final version because it was edited by the radio thingy they won with this song, they shortened it then gave them it to finish properly
These guys were rocking at 13/14 while I was like... eating dirt
ahahaha - and I was eating the breadcrumb trail of dirt that @Matheus.Richard left in his wake. That, and pee peeing and pooing myself.
What were you doing at thirteen?
Normal people: being a little dumb.
Daniel Johns: THIS
a little? dude I was playing with toys in the shower at 13 wtf xD
Sadly he started getting worse after 97'. (Age 17-18)
@@justinklinck6575 wat you mean freak show was an amazing albume
@@RowanDinegar all a matter of opinion. I didn't like anything past frogstomp to be honest.
@@justinklinck6575 it’s ok I thought everything was good until dirorama
this is absolutely beautiful. daniel's voice is perfect,
This version is killer
I wish they did a clearer version of this when they were older
Its amazing how a young kid could write such a brilliant song at such a young age when they barely experience life itself.. many adults couldn’t even do it now but man glad the neighbor told them to send that tape onto the contest
That was my thought as well when I heard it was a neighbor who told them about the contest. They should have had an honorary day named after them. 😊
This is just awesome !! :D :D
Thanks so much for the link
He was 13 or 14 doing this. Totally amazing talent he has to write music and sing like he does
they WERE 13 or 14 when THEY were doing this
And wrote all of the Frogstomp album at 12 and 13 :)
Kevin Smith not all but it’s still amazing
He has a great voice. But he's not that great a song writer. Most of Silverchair's songs suck to be honest. This is a great song, and they've got a few good others, but the rest is just .... meh..
they not he
I knew this existed but its the first time hearing it. Literal full body chills. Amazing even as an unpolished, raw early version.
Same here!
It’s not the guitar playing at 13 that impresses me. It’s the songwriting skill at that age that is the impressive part
So true!
It's a very simple song based on a tv programme Daniel saw...and therein lies it's genius. To be able to craft a song from the abstract of something is a serious songwriting skill - Neil Young's 'Old Man' level of skill
@@interstellarbeatteller9306 Whatever the inspiration is doesn’t matter when it comes to the end result. It is the creativity and the artistic side that uses that as a muse or a inspiration or whatever to create something that’s your own. I could play Randy Rhoads’ solos at 15 but couldn’t compose something that magical. I only speak from a musician’s point of view. Daniel Johns is special in the same way Kurt Cobain was, no way technically proficient on the guitar but their songwriting skills at the age the started is what made them special
@@sydneyhalliwell2513 Absolutely agree. Cobain & Johns had pure creativity but the form it takes is not important, whereas a skilled musician the form is the point. Mastering an instrument is equal to creativity so you got something special.
I was also 15 when Frogstomp dropped and it made me & all my friends buy guitars, but we never got a band going...biggest regret in life!
It's all impressive as hell.
I'm 6 yrs younger than them and listening to this brings back good old memories. Silverchair has been part of my life ever since and until now to say the least. ❤️
I'm 1 and a half to 2 years older than them.
Same age!
Daniels voice! Wow!
Listen to him on “Live to Love” Dreams with Luke Steele. He’s grown. Still amazing.
I grew up during the grunge era, and it felt like everyone and their brother was in a band in high school or even middle school. And they were almost always terrible. But you often heard of some single band of young guys, maybe in your town or possibly one town over who were actually making some good original music. The difference? The lone good band actually practiced, learned about music and took what they were doing seriously. Even in this early demo you can tell that these kids were very knowledgeable about music and were figuring out some novel sounds.
Yep , I was in a band in highschool during the grunge era too , I played bass..🏎️🏁👀
I was there - friend of a little sister. It was real x
I was born in 79 and a teen throughout the 90s...
There was nothing cooler than being in a band. Way cooler than RUclips or TikTok celebrity. Nowadays these kids give money to any idiot with a camera.
little did they know what was ahead...
@user-gu3fg2ju5qnow Daniel johns makes some of the shittiest music I've ever heard idk what happened
@user-gu3fg2ju5qand now Daniel johns makes some of the shitties music ever heard in my life
The best 6 minutes and 30 seconds of my life...so amazing to think of how young they were when writing this stuff! Silverchair never fails to amaze me in ways I never thought possible 🖤
Definitely a very gifted boy , sounds so cool , i can imagine the talent scout feeling disapointed listening to tonnes of tapes from star struck teenage girls and then finally hearing this , i can just see the look of surprise and elation on his face ...
Early 1993. So they would have been around 13-14.
There’s something so innocent about this recording that makes me think about the whole journey they would end up on right up to present day where it seems we will never see them reunite again. It’s sad but listening to this at least reminds you of the days of old.
The prechorus sounds really nice without any distortion.
This one is definitely my favorite version now
That’s weird. The Frogstomp version is 1,000,000 times better.
I have their very first demo tape that was sent to 2NUR at Newcastle Uni, who were putting together a compilation CD of local bands at the time. It's accompanied by a signed handwritten letter by Ben's mum (dated 8th Feb 1994), their 'resume' which includes their achievements and live performances to date. Did anybody know that they were 'Finalists in KFC Student of the Year Awards (Entertainer)' 93'? There's a handwritten note at the bottom of the resume that states "please note the boys are all only 14 years old and many live gigs offered have had to be turned down because of licencing laws. We are currently trying to address this problem." The two songs on the demo are "I Felt Like It" and "Won't You Be Mine". Tobin Finnane appears in two photocopied photos and is named as Rhythm Guitarist. I also have a copy of the 2NUR compilation CD which resulted - unfortunately The Innocent Criminals didn't make the final cut. I've got no idea what it's worth these days. I bought it 12 years ago for 500 Australian dollars from the guy who was putting the compilation CD together to whom it was originally addressed. I approached the band's management shortly afterwards and dealt with Caroline (?) who was very protective of it and asked that I not share the songs with anyone else. I asked if they wanted to buy it off me and was told John Watson would call me back. When there was no call, I figured that I was free to sell it, which I still haven't got around to! Does anyone know how many of these demo tapes were made?
Do you have any pictures of all of it?
Share it, there's not a single complete version of this song online so far...I'm referring to "won't you be mine?"
Huge fan of anything Chair has done, including the side projects and everything Dan is doing today (DREAMS). I don't know if you ever planned on sharing such a relic, but I have always wanted to hear the demos from that 92-94 era. Any chance you could find it in your heart to share it digitally? A big please, and many heartfelt thanks in advance.
@@backwardinary Theres no full copy online of I Felt Like It, either
Id love to finally hear the full versions
@@Spedly he's lying dude. Otherwise he would share it. It's not as if it would devalue what he has if he did. Elaborate lies
This is a really fascinating document, it’s pretty much the genesis of their whole career. Tomorrow’s not even my favorite song, it’s Diorama, then Neon Ballroom as my favorite two albums. And I’m glad they arrived at their later material after the industry pushed them for a certain sound that they were at the time happy to serve up, being young and vulnerable. It chewed through Daniel. Here, though, just dreams and ambitions from children.
That guitar solo and energy at 5:25...
Voice sounds so sweet ❤
The most beautiful song ever and forever.
This is awesome. I didn't know of this version until recently. I mean, this is really impressive.
I'm 50 odd and still love them to death, he reminded me of a young Cobain, I was lucky and honoured to see them at Kuranda, north QLD, Cairns,when they first started out ,it was unforgettable,brings back memories.
SILVERCHAIR: My only teen idol when I was in highschool.(1995) \m/
A few days ago I discovered this awesome band from Australia and I realised that they played in '97 here in Argentina, damn it to know those days won't come back.
Wow. Thanks for posting this.
Great voice... Organic
imagine that ...13 year old writing songs like this... wow
Mate, you hang on to it, you gift it to the National Sound Archive, and you sleep well at night!
He was 13 or 14 doing this. Totally amazing talent he has to write music and sing like he does
i love this version ten times more than the album version fuck
In 40-50 years this will be the equivalent of the original Quarrymen (Beatles) first one off acetate of that'll be the day.. worth MILLIONS
Ben Gillies drumming is off the chart. Fucking awesome.
Terry Farrelly…now there’s a name I haven’t heard in a while. I did a crash course in sound engineering at his studios in an old quarry up the back of Cardiff. Learned a bit, but Terry was usually hiding out the back and not actually teaching us much. We basically taught ourselves but had some fun.
Incredible. Just kids. Phenomenal
Daniel, mi amor. Hermosa voz 💜
This makes me so sad.
Can I ask why?
+Queef Micester cause life is a bitch
nostalgic for me
Me too. I thought I was the only one affected by it. But, for some reason seeing/hearing Silverchair in their youth makes me incredibly sad. I was a year or two younger than them and had a rough childhood. Early 90's rock (grunge, alternative, insert your preferred colloquialism) was integral to getting me through it. The fact that they were of similar age to myself makes the nostalgia that is already present ever the more identifiable and a feeling of lost youth (innocence?). It's difficult to articulate because on the one hand it reminds me of an age when I was a kid and didnt have adult worries and responsibilities. At the same time, I had a different set of challenges and my childhood was far from charmed, so it is odd that the nostalgia I feel still makes me pine for the time.
Same I really feel like I knew them for some reason. That’s how much of an affect they had on me. I really felt as if a part of me knew them
Love to hear a remaster of this
That's not how remasters work unfortunately. This is recorded on a single cassette, to do a remaster you need each seperate instrument and vocal track recording.
@@ronkingston2833 Today's technique would make possible though. There is software to separate the instruments. Then you could start to remaster.
Why? The beauty of it is in the rawness and the technology being what it was.
little did they know what was ahead...
Great voice... Organic
Interesting how a music producer make all difference. Just see this wonderful music before and after.
This is amazing!
I reckon Daniel sounds a lot like Chris Cornell from Soundgarden here... A definite influence in my opinion!
Tom Chard Silverchair's biggest influences (around the time they released Frogstomp, 1995) were actually Soundgarden & Pearl Jam. No wonder! :)
Ludwig Engelbrektsson that's bs there influences were sabbath and led zeppelin
rip chris
Tom Chard hopefully he doesn't end up like Cornell. RIP🦋
Soundgarden and Nirvana too.
So good and completely untouched by the greedy music industry. They were definitely destined to be huge! All of the guys are just so talented!!!
They wrote this song before the demo was even out, around 91-92 , which is even more impressive because they were really really young and all the great fills and beats are in there..
Praise IT,love IT, Enjoy IT, think about IT. All my respect for this band of Wises shot. How many Man of the industry Heard IT in 1993?
I need to find fat donuts! Only heard em play it once and shade & was at concert back in 96 i think
Anyone knows hit a mate up plz!
🍻🐸🤘
They also played them live in 1995 at Cambridge Hotel. :)
Someone, send this link to daniel johns..
This made me cry ! ✨💚
27 years ago!!
Holy fuck. I'm so done.
31 years ago!! Still rocks 😎
A musical genius truly
Have you heard Daniel Johns new album? It's nothing like Silverchair and it's sonic epicness 😊👍👊
a long gone beautiful time...
Great voice... Organic
Daniels voice! Wow!
Daniels voice! Wow!
Fucken wow - first ever demo probably holds up as their most rocking ever recording
Agree
Great voice... Organic
I really like the intro. They should have kept it.
Amazing!
i love this version ten times more than the album version fuck
1:39 I love that vocal arrangement, I wish it still be on the final studio/album version
I don't hear anything
Most mature song by a 13 year Ive ever heard.
This shows the genius of the producer who cut the song down to the masterpiece it is now.
This is soooo adorable!
Awwww mi vida. ❤
Em 1:03 ele fez o famoso yeahhh do Layne rs ficou bom,pena o Silverchair além de mudar totalmente seu estilo musical que o consagrou ter terminado.
Mate, you hang on to it, you gift it to the National Sound Archive, and you sleep well at night!
A museum of sorts?
you can hear the muffled frequencies of either a TV or what was previously on the tape they recorded this on
1:29 "It's a place that is not very far away" 🎵 ...
Can't realy understand what he sings right after this.
Can someone please help?🙏
Its not 1st class but it's somewhere we can stay , there's no bathroom and there is no sink. @nicolas.culson
@@ChickenDinnerSinner many thanks, you really helped me. As a french guy, I sometimes have trouble to understand spoken english.
You made my day helping me with this.
Thanks much once again 😊.
@@nicolas.culson ❤️🏴
Silverchair anmo Love Love adoro 🤟🤟🇦🇺🇦🇺❤❤❤❤🤘🤘🤘🤟🤟💖💖💖
its such a cool feeling attending the same school they did 30 years ago now
Newcastle high?
That's cool! I'm the same age would've been cool to hang with them. My kind of people.
"it's a place that's not very far away. It's not first class but it's somewhere we can stay."
Super cute but super hard core grunge!!! You can’t hide talent.❤❤❤❤
Daniel, mi amor. Hermosa voz 💜
imagine that ...13 year old writing songs like this... wow
dunno what to say...precious!!!
I really like the intro. They should have kept it.
I really like the intro. They should have kept it.
This was written at 12.
Faultline was written at 13.
Voice clean and beautyfull.
dunno what to say...precious!!!
Los mejores!
I always thought this song needed more lyrics... I love the final cut, but today I find this and there's more lyrics which makes it even more awesome... so my question is, why did they cut so many lyrics from this song?
its the big single i guess they cut it to make it radio friendly
Connor Marshall obviously the known version is an edited for radio. Not too many "6+" minute songs get airplay. The only couple I can think of is Queens "bohemian rhapsody" and the live version of "Free Bird" by lynnard skynnard.
This is an early version of the song. A producer stepped in and “cut the fat” off of it into a more succinct version that would be more listenable to a general audience. Most people don’t have a 6 minute attention span, plus honestly this version needed a lot of editing in terms of structure.
He actually still sounds like a boy here. On Frogstomp he sounded like an adult, can't have been more than a year in between this?
@EyMeng considering they were 14, they are kids sounding like older rockers.
Daniel so cute 💕💟💞💖
I'm a season musician The very first time I heard these guys I was like these little kids are bad ass
session
Thanks autocorrect Paul 🤣
@@luvmedrums4057said the dumb@$$
he was 14 years damn ...
12 or 13
@@Grahm1993 13 or 14
13
I like the guitar picking its Kool in this video! Damn they wer young!
Wow.
This original feels like time travel and I get transported back to the early 90s
tak to się zaczęło..
What a jewel!!! 🖤
When I was 14 I only knew how to eat snot and these guys were already famous rockers around the world
I thought this was gonna be a crappy acoustic version cos of the photo but despite the raw audio quality, it still rocks.
hahah his voice sounds a lot younger
Because he WAS younger...
Chills boys 🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼
awesome song and one of my karaoke songs I sing
@vol114lead - I don't have them.
5:24
mr balls
Are they wearing their school uniforms in this picture??
whenever I listen to this song I want to continue progressing with my music and continue learning, silverchair is a great example for me and if one day in my life I achieve something I hope to meet the big daniel johns or the big ben gillies and that everything the road is for 5 minutes talking to them, neither photos nor videos, simply fulfill a wish of a twentysomething
How great
Who was the one kid that didn’t make it?? Only 3 in the band known as SilverChair
Tobin Finane. He was the rhythm guitarist.
These guys could have been anything.