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Hyk Spyk's Silverchair Review

SILVERCAHIR

Okay here's my first attempt at a review and overall information about my thoughts on Silverchair.

Silverchair is Daniel Johns (Guitar & Vocals), Ben Gillies (Drums), and Chris Joannou (Bass Guitar)
I have all three of their CD's: Frogstomp (1995), Freak Show (1997), and Neon Ballroom (1999)
Frogstomp is a good first CD for the group from Australia. With song's like Israel's Son and Pure Massacre they showed that they can rock for teenagers. The bass on Israel's Son is really cool, crank that up and watch out. Frogstomp doesn't have the lyrics to the songs included.
Freak Show, their second CD has some of the same kind of shake your head kind of rock, but it also brings in some softer and smoother songs. The recognizable songs are Freak, Abuse Me, and the great song Cemetery. Freak Show has the lyrics to the songs included.
Neon Ballroom, their third CD shows off the problems of stardom and some very personal lyrics. I didn't like this CD the first time I listened to it, but now it's my favorite of the three. My favorite song on this CD is Anthem for the Year 2000. It isn't too complicated but it says a lot. This CD is a little less rocky than the other two in my opinion, but there are still some kicking songs on this CD. Some other recognizable songs are Ana's Song (Open Fire), Emotion Sickness, and Miss You Love. Neon Ballroom has the lyrics to the songs included.
On June 2, 1999, I saw Silverchair in concert at The Boathouse in Norfolk, Virginia. The opening group was Placebo, who were also awesome. I have read another review of this same show and they were highly critical of the whole preformance. The opening group finished their set and we waited, I got good position on the right side of the stage about 15 feet away or so. I had my earplugs in, as should everyone that wants to hear music when they get older. The lights dimmed and the neon lights that were rapped around the drums and the microphones shined really bright. Everyone around said, that's pretty cool and we couldn't wait. The actual order of the set is a little sketchy, but I'll tell you the things that I do remember. On Israel's Son, the bass made my whole chest ache, that was cool. The mic. wasn't working or something, but to Anthem for the Year 2000, Johns had the crowd sing the whole first verse. I had not bought the Neon Ballroom before I went to the concert, but enjoyed it very much. They played a few of the slower songs and always came back to the rockin' songs to get the crowd all hyped up. All three seemed like madmen on the really fast songs, it also seemed like they were having fun. I was about 100 degrees Fahrenheit at the Boathouse that night and I know that they were really hot, it also looked like they had some problems with their equipment. All these things going on they put on a good show and if I have the opportunity, I would go see them again.
Go out and get their CD's, start with Neon Ballroom if you don't like the real heavy stuff and work your way back to Frogstomp. Also go see them in concert if you get a chance, you will not be disappointed. I'm looking forward to anything new that they are putting out there.

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