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	Tomorrow full track	1,359
2	Miss You Love full track	1,334
3	Anthem for the Year 2000 full track	1,311
4	Ana's Song (Open Fire) full track	1,171
5	Straight Lines	1,151
6	Freak full track	1,049
7	Emotion Sickness full track	1,020
8	The Greatest View	847
9	Israel's Son full track	792
10	Abuse Me full track	736
11	Without You	720
12	Suicidal Dream full track	666
13	Pure Massacre full track	659
14	Shade full track	622
15	Cemetery full track	600

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lola_pastel wrote:
yesterday evening

emotion sickness its THE song!!!

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poodle_tree wrote:
yesterday afternoon

Silverchair have an album for every mood.

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Igor_Piegas wrote:
Thursday morning

Since 1992?? Oo

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ametrostation wrote:
Sunday evening

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:
last week

eh, they used to be cool man.

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PatrickFMLP wrote:
last week

Great Aussie rock. Too bad they suck now.

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betix wrote:
last week

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

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headmine wrote:
last week

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

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Emi666 wrote:
last week

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

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madeofscars wrote:
last week

i love them :)

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imperfecta28 wrote:
last week

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

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eshen87 wrote:
last week

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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anguibev wrote:
last month

neon ballroom... great album! one of my first approaches to rock when i was just a teenager!

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nazpwr wrote:
last month

older less poppier stuff is better, before he got sick and got the lighter voice

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marifam wrote:
last month

love love love, ana, ever.

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Peppsy606 wrote:
last month

Chcek out my new song "Wake Me Up".Its energetic as hell. :) http://www.last.fm/music/Percy+Mejhagen

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Bobbyatlast wrote:
last month

New Silverchair is just different... Good or bad are labels by the people...

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santiimat wrote:
last month

neon ballroom and beyond is the only good stuff

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