Silverchair

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Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia (1992 – present)

Silverchair are one of Australia’s most successful rock bands. The group has had more top twenty hits during the last decade than any other local artist and they have sold over six million albums worldwide.

The band formed in 1992 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. In 1994, at the age of only 15, Silverchair got their big break when the band won a national competition called “Pick Me” with the demo of their song, “

Tomorrow”. The demo became one of the most played songs in the history of the legendary Australian rock station Triple J, and they played that year’s Big Day Out as part of the prize for their win.

Silverchair’s earlier material could be described as “post-grunge” and the influence of contemporaries such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam was obvious. Members of the band insist they have been inspired by bands such as Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple. From their third album (Neon Ballroom) onward, the band have experimented with more complex song structures, pop influences, and the usage of orchestral backing on many songs, most notably on their fourth album Diorama with composer Van Dyke Parks contributing to three of the tracks. This evolution is highlighted by their performance in their only live album “Live At Faraway Stables” where the band plays two sets - the first comprising newer material where they are backed by two keyboardists to simulate complex elaborate orchestral arrangements, and the second containing their rawer rock material.

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Top Tracks

1	Anthem for the Year 2000 full track	1,399
2	Tomorrow full track	1,385
3	Miss You Love full track	1,335
4	Ana's Song (Open Fire) full track	1,275
5	Straight Lines	1,154
6	Freak full track	1,118
7	Emotion Sickness full track	1,084
8	Israel's Son full track	812
9	Abuse Me full track	737
10	Pure Massacre full track	717
11	Suicidal Dream full track	694
12	The Greatest View	683
13	Cemetery full track	640
13	Shade full track	640
15	Without You	572

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matpat69 wrote:
yesterday morning

wish they didnt release young modern. turned me off them major-ly

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Bbmin7b5 wrote:
Tuesday morning

Neon Ballroom and Diorama are masterpieces

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Peppsy606 wrote:
Monday evening

I added a new song "Take A Picture" on my artist page. If you think Foo Fighters is a decent band then you might like my shit. :) /P http://www.last.fm/music/Percy+Mejhagen

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burningmysoul wrote:
Monday afternoon

they used to be cool...Neon Ballroom is a hell of an album but after that... :s

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raphsan wrote:
Monday afternoon

don't "leave the good old pictures"! they suck

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Evil_Meow wrote:
Sunday evening

yes, leave the good old pictures (: so i can keep denying the existence of the new silverchair!

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lola_pastel wrote:
Friday evening

emotion sickness its THE song!!!

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poodle_tree wrote:
Friday afternoon

Silverchair have an album for every mood.

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Igor_Piegas wrote:
last week

Since 1992?? Oo

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ametrostation wrote:
10 days ago

Been listening to them since 1992. I sorta tuned out during the hiatus, but I found all my old CDs last week and damn, I missed them.

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ch-ch-char wrote:
12 days ago

eh, they used to be cool man.

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PatrickFMLP wrote:
14 days ago

Great Aussie rock. Too bad they suck now.

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betix wrote:
last month

generally they sound like christmas carols. don't dare to disagree :)

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headmine wrote:
last month

straight lines's one of the greatest songs of 07. such a strong tune

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Emi666 wrote:
last month

suicidal dream, ana's song, slave, freak and lie to me are my favorites, i think

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madeofscars wrote:
last month

i love them :)

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imperfecta28 wrote:
last month

Neon Ballroom kick assessss!!!!!!!!!!!!

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eshen87 wrote:
last month

http://www.last.fm/group/Gears+Of+War+2

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Dirona wrote:
last month

Diorama!!!

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waybackmachine wrote:
last month

Tomorrow is a great song!!!!

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