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Silverchair
Silverchair | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Innocent Criminals (1992–1994), The George Costanza Trio (1996), Short Elvis (1992, 2006) |
| Origin | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | |
| Discography | Silverchair discography |
| Years active | 1992–2003, 2005–2011 |
| Labels | |
| Past members | Daniel Johns Ben Gillies Chris Joannou |
| Website | chairpage |
Silverchair was an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, New South Wales, with Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars, Ben Gillies on drums, and Chris Joannou on bass guitar. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo competition conducted by SBS TV show Nomad and ABC radio station Triple J. The band was signed by Murmur and were successful in Australia and internationally. Silverchair has sold over 10 million albums worldwide.[2][3]
Silverchair have won more ARIA Music Awards than any other artist in history, earning 21 wins from 49 nominations. They also received six APRA Awards, with Johns winning three songwriting awards in 2008. All five of their studio albums debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart: Frogstomp (1995), Freak Show (1997), Neon Ballroom (1999), Diorama (2002), and Young Modern (2007). Three singles reached the number-one slot on the related ARIA Singles Chart: "Tomorrow" (1994), "Freak" (1997), and "Straight Lines" (2007).
Silverchair's alternative rock sound evolved throughout their career, with differing styles on specific albums growing more ambitious over the years, from grunge on their first two albums to later works displaying orchestral and art rock influences. The songwriting and singing of Johns had evolved steadily while the band had developed an increased element of complexity.
In 2003, following the release of Diorama the previous year, the band announced a hiatus, during which time members recorded with side projects the Dissociatives, the Mess Hall, and Tambalane. Silverchair reunited at the 2005 Wave Aid concerts. In 2007, they released their fifth album, Young Modern, and played the Across the Great Divide tour with contemporaries Powderfinger. In May 2011, Silverchair announced an indefinite hiatus.
- ^ Martins, Jorge (25 December 2023). "Top 10 Post-Grunge Albums From the '90s That Actually Stood the Test of Time". Ultimate Guitar. Archived from the original on 26 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
Silverchair would go on to explore experimental art rock pastures later in their career, but "Freak Show" remains a testament to their potential as a post-grunge outfit.
- ^ "Silverchair – Biography". chairpage.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Reflections of a Sound: 20 Years of Silverchair". Artist Waves – a voice of the artist platform. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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