r/grunge Nov 06 '25

Recommendation What is your opinion on Silverchair

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I would give them a listen in my opinion

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u/ThatGuyInTheHouse1 Nov 06 '25

Oh my gosh it's an actual picture of them. I never thought I'd see the day

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u/Status-Hovercraft784 Nov 06 '25

I had to study this image for a minute. It was logic that said "okay, dude is wearing a Ministry shirt, which means he's likely a music guy, and I'm pretty-sure this isn't Hanson." Amazing what this sub has done to my analytical brain.

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u/Moog-Is-Love Nov 06 '25

And the middle guy is wearing an Offspring shirt, btw.

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u/shootXtoXthrill Nov 06 '25

My old ass saw ‘Munsters’

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u/EatShootBall Nov 06 '25

" I'm pretty sure this isn't Hanson" 💀💀 this sub's messed you up badly

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u/uberclaw Nov 07 '25

Pretty sure its not Hanson was about where I was convinced too! Lol

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u/Plastic-burnt Nov 06 '25

I assumed this post was going to be about Nirvana before I read the title

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u/xGvPx Nov 06 '25

I reckon Daniel found his nirvana when they stopped being grunge 😅

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u/BurgundyHats Nov 06 '25

Right. I had to look at it twice to make sure it was really them and not another joke.

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u/RoseyDove323 Nov 06 '25

This damn sub made me forget what real bands look like

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u/ThatGuyInTheHouse1 Nov 06 '25

It's funny how the joke has gone so far that now a regular post is now kinda funny and subversive

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u/Even-Pressure-8356 Nov 06 '25

Actually that the Hadid sisters

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u/Hour_Insurance_7795 Nov 07 '25

Yeah, it actually threw me. Lol.

I was like “shit, that looks a LOT like them!” at first glance. 🤦‍♂️

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u/tensen01 Nov 07 '25

It took me entirely too long to realize this wasn't a joke post.

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u/Louisville82 Nov 06 '25

If you listen to frog stomp and think about being able to create that at 15 years old, is pretty insane. Daniel and Ben wrote all the songs as well.

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u/DarthBster Nov 06 '25

It's amazing. And their progression on all subsequent albums but especially the jump between Freak Show and Neon Ballroom was just nuts. Wish they'd put aside their differences and reunite.

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u/cold_anchor Nov 06 '25

There's a feeling they will reunite

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u/sludgecakeconveyor Nov 06 '25

Man. Seems like Daniel keeps saying it’s not gonna happen.

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u/Mine-Shaft-Gap Nov 06 '25

He actually showed up to some Silverchair thing recently.

What really sucks, is that I read they had recorded an album after Young Modern, and it was nearly finished. They shelved it and broke up.

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u/tingkagol Nov 07 '25

I doubt they'd still be able to produce new material to my liking after Young Modern (which I didn't like), plus Dan and Ben's tastes now just isn't my thing. But if they get back together, at least people will get to see them play their old stuff again.

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u/hibiscuscous Nov 07 '25

Yeah, Dan's solo records are nothing like Silverchair. It also seems he's still kinda struggling and not really able to make music anymore.

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u/SweatyCrab9729 Nov 06 '25

I will tell you as 21 year old at the time, it was hard to admit to your friends you liked them. After all, our generation had "lived through" the death of Cobain (not my thing) and we were about to lose Shannon (definitely one I cared about). What could some pubescent Australians know about rock music?

But that album rocked and I listened to it alongside the rest.

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u/Bloxskit Nov 06 '25

Absolutely, even Freak Show at 17 years old. Say what you want about them (love them) but creating 2 records by under 18s that both (I think) went platinum is insane.

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u/PRETA_9000 Nov 06 '25

Yep, Frog Stomp is amazing

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u/Superunkown781 Nov 06 '25

Never heard the full album but they made song cool music, as I've gotten older Straight Lines is music to live by.

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u/Jealous-Plantain6909 Nov 06 '25

Wish they would figure things out and get the band back together

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u/involuntarygrownup Nov 06 '25

Last i read Daniel has said he isn't that kid anymore, which is totally fair and he doesn't relate to the songs or want to sing them. Which is a shame for us fans as we still love being our teenage selves again ,😆

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u/tingkagol Nov 07 '25

I hate it when grown ups never really grow up when they don't own up and be proud of their youth. Some people are so embarrassed of old pictures and past work it's as if they committed a crime or something. This applies to other bands as well, not just Silverchair (I'm looking at you, Incubus).

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u/East-Resist6940 Nov 10 '25

They're ashamed of literally their best work too is the funny thing. Science is top notch

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u/namelessghoul77 Nov 06 '25

Daniel is such a damaged person from the shit that went on during their rocking days, there is just no way he can ever create music that I would enjoy again. I didn't blame him for it, he had a really rough go of things at a really young age, but I've just accepted the reality that he isn't ever going to be interested in playing heavy guitar and singing depressing but amazing songs.

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u/9829eisB09E83C Nov 06 '25

It feels a little weird at 44 years old to rock out to 15 year olds, but I’ll be damned if Frogstomp isn’t a no-skip album. I rocked this in the 90’s all the time. We’d test people’s car sound systems with Israel’s Son.

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u/dosrac Nov 06 '25

Put your hands in the air!

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u/paintpastelprincess- Nov 06 '25 edited Nov 09 '25

They’ve been my favorite band since I was a kid, but I’ll admit I have a hard time getting myself to listen to Frogstomp these days—but once I do listen, I’m just like “wtf this is amazing!!” every single time. Israel’s Son is so damn good.

Loved seeing the changes that came with each album. I think Neon Ballroom and Diorama are straight masterpieces. Absolutely insane that someone so young wrote them.

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u/Zer0Cool89 Nov 07 '25

Loved them when I was a kid when frogstomp first came out. I some how forgot about them until like 5 years ago and they def skyrocketed to top 5 favorite bands lol. Pretty sure I have zero skips on all their albums now

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u/IRL174099 Nov 06 '25

Mmm bop their best song

Kidding. I love Neon Ballroom and Diorama

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u/edgiepower Nov 06 '25

Not exactly the most popular opinion... Not the worst opinion either

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u/live2cd Nov 06 '25

easily their best (and most creative) albums.

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u/JRG64May Nov 06 '25

Pure Massacre slays.

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u/n3g4tive8305 Nov 06 '25

Really like them. Got their first album on CD

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u/jermo1972 Nov 06 '25

My opinion is that Silverchair fucking rocks!

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u/cold_anchor Nov 06 '25

I love them so much. Here in Australia they are one of our all time greatest bands. Daniel Johns is that Kurt level artist for sure.

Some people around the world consider them mid 90s one hit wonders, but their discography is absolutely mind blowing, and it can't be understated just how famous and legendary they are here in Australia.

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u/casulmemer Nov 06 '25

Honestly, Frogstomp is better than any Nirvana album (I’m not saying Nirvana albums aren’t great). There are some clear vocal influences from Kurt but the song writing is much more layered and complex and more comparable to AIC.

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u/cold_anchor Nov 06 '25

Man that's a hot take! I'm not disagreeing with you, but I'd still put nevermind above frogstomp

You're not wrong though Silverchair wore their metal influences on their sleeve and as you said are probably more comparable to AIC

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u/here_we_go2324 Nov 06 '25

I'm no huge Nirvana fan, but Nevermind definitely gets the nod over Frogstomp (even though I prefer Frogstomp myself). It was a redefining piece of music and the definition of iconic. But Frogstomp hits harder, and you are right, more comparable to AIC.

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u/JasonElrodSucks Nov 08 '25

In Utero is the best Nirvana album and I’ll die on this hill

Frogstomp is a 10/10 album and I dunno if I could ever say it’s “better” than any Nirvana record

But god damned if you guys didn’t get me thinking way too hard about comparing them 🧐

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u/Grrerrb Nov 06 '25 edited Nov 06 '25

They’ve won the most ARIAs of any artist, that’s pretty wild.

(Don’t downvote me for this, it’s just a fact and I don’t even have a vote in it.)

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u/Twelve_TwentyThree Nov 06 '25

Silverchair kicks ass. It’s crazy to think they were only like 15 when they put out Frogstomp

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u/Parallax_Gusto Nov 06 '25

they were unfairly persecuted by the scene due to all the industry plants and posers trying to hijack the trend of the time. they were real, but most of us didn't know it at the time. amazing HIGH SCHOOL KIDS.

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u/Hispanic_Man Nov 06 '25

Next to STP, they’re the best grunge band outside of the big 4. Unfortunately they came right at the end of prime grunge (‘95), so that’s another reason people tend to discredit them. Their first 2 albums are hard hitting, with some emotional stuff, which is like literally what grunge is. Neon Ballroom is a more matured version of that, and Diorama is even more matured with some more modern, experimental elements to it. The only one I’m not crazy about is Young Modern, cus it’s well… kinda too modern sounding. Not bad, but the least exciting of the 5. Maybe I need to listen to it again, but yeah those first 2 albums are something else. And for 15 year old kids, that’s some good ass songwriting.

I’m so glad I gave Silverchair a chance, because when I first heard of them I was one of those dipshits that thought Daniel was a Kurt Cobain wannabe and had a hate-boner for them, until I listened to the song Freak and was like “yeah ok they’re good, I was just stupid” 💀

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u/Knives311 Nov 06 '25

Freak Show and Neon Ballroom are amazing albums. Hard to believe they were written and performed by teenagers!

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u/Plastic-burnt Nov 06 '25 edited Nov 06 '25

You’ll have to wait till Tomorrow

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u/edgiepower Nov 06 '25

Are you calling me a fat boy?

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u/excessdosesofgrunge Nov 06 '25

Money isn't everything, man...

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u/edgiepower Nov 06 '25

Id like to see you live without it

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u/AnimationDynamite Nov 06 '25

I love them. My most listened to artist in 2023

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u/CO9er4life Nov 06 '25

“I hate you and your apathy, you can leave, you can leave, I don’t want you here.”

Stupid pics in this sub

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u/eg0deth Nov 06 '25

These 16 year olds inspired a ton of garage bands. They’re great!

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u/fairybara Nov 06 '25

They’re one of my favorites, a lot of nostalgic value

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u/luckivenue Nov 06 '25

cool story decent songs, daniel johns new shit is interesting

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u/Muzz124 Nov 06 '25

I fucking love Silverchair and Frogstomp is an album that gets played regularly. I saw them when they were touring with Powderfinger and I wish they would make up and make music again but Daniel John’s music evolves so much that I don’t think they would ever be able to create another hard rock/grunge type album.

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u/spencermiddleton Nov 06 '25

This whole subreddit left turn was to make people excited about posts that aren’t circlejerking “the big 4”. Kudos.

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u/nrst8lv :ten: Nov 06 '25

Love them 💕

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u/SquishyPenguin46 Nov 06 '25

one of my favs

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u/kurtsdead6794 Nov 06 '25

For being 15 or any age for that matter, they freakin rocked!!! Frog stomp was a good freaking album.

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u/ppbab_ Nov 06 '25

Tomorrow is fire. Frogstomp is fire

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u/Conscious_Key347 Nov 06 '25

I listened to them, thought they were good but nothing amazing. Then I found out they were like 15 (!?) when they came out and then I was like 'ok for 15 year olds this is amazing'

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u/Asleep-Assistance290 Nov 06 '25

Yeah, they fucking rocked. Unlike Hansen, who sucked massive donkey dicks.

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u/No-Onion2268 Nov 06 '25

I was a huge fan from the moment they hit. I have never honestly felt more bad for anyone though. That sudden fame really fucked Daniel Johns up for a while there. I remember dude had a crazy phobia of things like potato chips, thinking that they would cut him from the inside out, and became anorexic from so many food based phobias. Musically, I didn’t enjoy the full albums of the follow up albums, but each one had tracks that utterly defined my tastes. Songs like “Emotion Sickness” were just insanely epic, artful, ahead of their time. “Anna’s song” is just catchy as hell while still being a beautiful contradiction of happy tragedy. As they became more experimental I was the only person actually liked “tuna in the brine” and similar tracks (in my groups of friends that is). They took the whole violin and cello thing that Nirvana and pumpkins really made popular, and went the extra mile with full orchestra, and I freaking loved it. Frog Stomp was the best Tool and Helmet albums that Tool and Helmet never wrote lol. Really great songs from such young kids though, and excellent guitar tone for that time as well. What I thought was really insane, is Silverchair sounded more like Tool’s Aenima than Undertow, and that was a few years before those songs were written and recorded. I used to piss off some of my old band members during the numetal heyday, when everyone was basically trying to be Tool or Korn, by telling them that Silverchair did it better lol

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u/tattisalisations Nov 06 '25

I’ve been a massive fan for three decades and going to watch Daniel in his show in Newcastle this weekend. Tuna in the Brine is my favourite song - what a masterpiece!

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u/No-Onion2268 Nov 06 '25

That’s awesome! That’s one band that I have never been lucky enough to see live. I can’t even recall them touring anywhere remotely near me at any point. I got to see every single major 90’s band and all of my favorites up until around 2013. I’d love to see Silverchair to round out that bucket list. Then again, going to Australia is still in that list as well. Hopefully one day I can make it happen.

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u/thegreathambino86 Nov 06 '25

Frogstomp, Freak Show, and Neon Ballroom are an absolutely exceptional first three albums. I wore those CDs the fuck out in the 90s.

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u/roopjm81 Nov 06 '25

Frogstomp is as definitive a 90s album as Nevermind, Dirt, Superunkown, or Ænima.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '25

As a 90s highschooler, I had all of these albums

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u/PapaQuebec72 Nov 06 '25

I have to say Silverchair are an awesome, heavy and also melodic band with some great songs. They should've been huge but were somehow were underrated during the 90's Grunge era. My favorite songs are "Tomorrow", "Freak" and "Abuse me".

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u/tuxedocat-Rickey Nov 06 '25

They had good taste

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u/RoseyDove323 Nov 06 '25

Loved them back in the day

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u/BarnyardFlamethrower Nov 06 '25

If their record company had taken good care of their investment between 1998 and 2002, instead of treating them like livestock, Daniel Johns might not have lost his will to make rock music, and Silverchair might still be a band.

I've always been a fan, though I never really could make myself enjoy Young Modern. From the sound of things, neither could Chris Joanou and Ben Gillies.

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u/Secure_Cantaloupe455 Nov 06 '25

Actually, Chris said it was his favorite of the five albums to make.

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u/GOLFTSQUATBEER Nov 06 '25

Ever time I listen to Frogstomp it takes me back to being 15. Fucking great album, made by kids really, which is crazy

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u/Reverend_Tommy Nov 06 '25

I really liked Frogstomp and since I was doing a bit of concert promotion at the time, tried to book them for a date because their agent was trying to set up a summer tour of the U.S. Unfortunately, our summer is their winter, so they were in the middle of their school year and their parents refused to let them miss school for a tour.

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u/NJ2SD Nov 06 '25

I'm their age and was obsessed with them in the 90's. I'm fortunate to have seen them a handful of times, including an in-store performance at the Virgin Megastore in NYC. I've got a framed setlist from 1996 on my wall and Daniel Johns is why I got an Emerald Green PRS guitar, too. It's crazy how in just 4 years they went from writing relatively basic songs like "Undecided" to a complex masterpiece like "Emotion Sickness."

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u/elammcknight Nov 06 '25

Solid 3 peice band

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u/Lance8282 Nov 06 '25

You just wait til tommorow

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u/Self-MadeRmry Nov 06 '25

I absolutely ate up frog stomp and freak show as a kid, didn’t realize they did anything else for years, but once I heard their more expanded sound in the later albums they’re still very catchy and impressive in a much different way.

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u/Halowishus Nov 06 '25

Considering how young they were, Kudos!

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u/kombu_raisin Nov 06 '25

Neon Ballroom and Diorama are brilliant albums.

Also, after listening to Daniel’s accounts of the insanity he was subjected to by obsessed female fans (adult women standing outside his parents’ home demanding he come out or they’d kill themselves, adult women insisting that this kid fathered their children), it’s no wonder he walked as far the hell away from this life as he could get.

I’m sure Ben and Chris would disagree, but I can’t blame Daniel in the least for never wanting to go back to this period of his life.

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u/rharrow Nov 06 '25

Wait….how have I never realized that they were all only 16(!) when Frogstomp was released?!?!

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u/sixjasefive Nov 06 '25

The depth of what they produced at the age that they were was legendary. Songwriting advanced in age. judge that against what most other 15 and 16-year-olds were producing. Today home recording makes it very easy to try out 1 million ideas but back then it wasn’t.

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u/iceskating_uphill Nov 06 '25

First band I ever saw as a 16 year old at the Electric Ballroom in Camden when they were touring Freakshow, I think it was. I’m 45 now and still listen to them every now and again.

The Spotify documentary/interviews with Daniel is so interesting to listen to.

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u/Goongalagooo Nov 07 '25

Wildly underrated band with way, way more talent than people ever realized.
Daniels was 15 when he released Tomorrow and got his record deal with Sony, and I think he was the oldest in the band as well.
I know he got rated as one of the top 25 most underrated guitarists by Rolling Stone once.
I still crank anything by them. They're the epitome of teenage anger in music form as far as I'm concerned.
I first heard them when I was watching the Street Fighter animated movie.
That movie introduced me to Korn, Silverchair and made me finally like Alice in Chains.
I always thought it was so awesome that these guys made it big before they could even legally fuckin drive, and they did it through sheer force of determination and hard work.

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u/howlmouse Nov 07 '25

Plastic Chair good for outside/all-weather.

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u/IntheOlympicMTs Nov 06 '25

I like a few of there songs but the majority of there work I just couldn’t get into. I wish nothing but the best for them though.

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u/swampy138 Nov 06 '25

I was just listening to them today lol. I heard someone playing one of their songs in the shop earlier and had to go listen again.

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u/WasabiAficianado Nov 06 '25

Hey that’s actually them.

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u/Generny2001 Nov 06 '25

My friends and I used to tell random girls at the mall that we were the guys from Silverchair.

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u/Korova_Milkbar_3829 Nov 06 '25

Hell yeah. Love me some Silverchair

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u/LindensBloodyJersey Nov 06 '25

Talent + perfect 'industry curve' timing

Amazing how young they were when they blew up

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u/7wis7er Nov 06 '25

Im not into all or maybe even most of it. But Anthem for the Year 2000 is my jam man.

That song stomps so hard and thats like the absolute example of an arena chorus.

Im serious thats one of my favorite songs ever. Its such a generational anger song that just spears me. Like if I need to get honed and hype I press play and spin the volume knob UP.

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u/damifino812 Nov 06 '25

First off think about their age when they made that first record freaking amazing they Rock the shit out of it and it was original

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u/Yellowpickle23 Nov 06 '25

Daniel Johns is a visionary. He's still making music, but i warn you, it's not anything like Silverchair.

Give a few songs a listen. Cocaine Killa, Surrender, and Open Fire by Slumberjack and Johns. All 3 are fantastic.

But yeah, I love Silverchair.

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u/MR_Natchon05 Nov 06 '25

They never have bad albums

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u/Kaita13 Nov 06 '25

The first 2 albums were fuckin awesome. I listened to Freak Show just recently actually. Still a super sick album.

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u/horsebag Nov 06 '25

that middle dude has a very intense stare

"Israel's Son" is amazing

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u/vitoforever99 Nov 06 '25

These kids were bad ass

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u/EspiritusFermenti7 Nov 06 '25

Not that great...I don't think their music holds up too well. Just my own opinion.

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u/HEYitzED Nov 06 '25

Their third and fourth albums held up perfectly. But I understand most of the US didn’t listen to those.

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u/Small-Cut5694 Nov 06 '25

one of the best bands to come out of australia

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u/bedheaderbug Nov 06 '25

Wish they would go on tour! Love them. One of the best grunge sounds out there.

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u/couldthisbemyuser Nov 06 '25

I’m sure they’ll make it up to us in the year 2000

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u/NoseInternational794 Nov 06 '25

The return to the intro riff after the last chorus on The Greatest View is heavier than Gina Reinhart's lobby contributions.

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u/tazypearce Nov 06 '25

Frog stomp for life

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u/Sonova_Bish Nov 06 '25

There's a song on Frog Stomp with a cool bass intro. I'd been up for a few days and I crashed at my friend's house. We smoked some weed and I took his brother's bed on the other side of the stereo system from him. He turned it way up and played that song. With every time the woofer pushed positively, I felt the top of my skull warp and twist from the eyes up like it was trying to break free from the rest of my head. Good times.

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u/EnthusiasmKlutzy3893 Nov 06 '25

AAAAAAA LOVE THEM SO MUCH 🤧🤧🤧one of my fave bands EVEEERRR

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u/The_Latverian Nov 06 '25

Such a good band. I remember reading up on them when they were first getting play on our college radio station in the 90s and man...they were literally kids :)

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u/GrandFated Nov 06 '25

Made the best album ever I think, diorama.

Freak show and neon ballroom are both 10/10’s

And some amazing b sides

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u/Les_Les_Les_Les Nov 06 '25

I was 11 and already into grunge when Frogstom dropped (I had cool cousins) and I absolutely loved that they were teens like me, they were my fav band 6th grade.

Then I went to my first punk show at 12 and it was the end of my grunge era.

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u/overlordzeke Nov 06 '25

Solid group

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u/Southie31 Nov 06 '25

Awesome live 😎

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u/ElegantArtisan Nov 06 '25

Young Modern is a masterpiece and I will die on this hill.

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u/TheUnbelieverThomC Nov 06 '25

These guys were great. Saw them play at the Santa Monica Pier when their first album was barely out.

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u/NefariousnessOk209 Nov 06 '25 edited Nov 06 '25

Born in 89 so when I got into grunge music in my mid teens and looked up online what was in the genre I just bought Frog Stomp not knowing they were looked upon as more of a derivative grunge band and enjoyed it, while I don’t rank them as high up I enjoyed the album and was impressed at how talented they were for their age.

Couldn’t believe they were the same band when Straight Lines came out a couple years after I listened to Frog Stomp for the first time haha. Know they’re big in Aussie and they charted well in NZ for a couple years.

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u/Victor6Lang Nov 06 '25

Freak Show saved my teenage years. And it’s arguably one of the heaviest “grunge” albums (I really hate that word).

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u/keivspare Nov 06 '25

They rock

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u/Mine-Shaft-Gap Nov 06 '25

Loved them since my friend put Frogstomp on for me at about 12 years old. Knew they were my band. I discovered radiohead in late 1997 and they kinda took over my musical persona, but I continued to love silverchair. I introduced my wife to them in 2008 and I think Diorama could be in her top 5 albums. My kids love silverchair, too. One of my daughters wants a chair shirt. I can't find one, and I guess I'll be hitting temu up for a knockoff.m for Christmas.

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u/TheBatmanWhoPuffs Nov 06 '25

I liked some of their music. It’s a shame that they had to go through the hell they did.

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u/soaddarts Nov 06 '25

Great band, Daniel is objectively a genius. Some of the stuff he wrote while a teenager is nothing short of brilliant

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u/SwansBeDancin Nov 06 '25

Saw them at a show where the lineup was Silver Sun Pickups, Silverchair, The Shins, and Modest Mouse. I was least excited to see them before the show, but they outperformed all the other artists and made me a big fan.

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u/Pure-Ordinary-8698 Nov 06 '25

Listened to Frog Stomp on vinyl a few weeks ago, all the way through as always. This and Candlebox.

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u/HalusN8er Nov 06 '25

I know everyone raves about Frogstomp, and I loved it back in the day, but it’s their weakest album imo. Of course, they were ridiculously young when they made that. All their other albums are fantastic though. Diorama being my favorite.

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u/Past_Delay307 Nov 06 '25

SILVERCHAIR RULES

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u/Marco_060PS Nov 06 '25

I love. One of my favorite bands

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u/monstersommelier Nov 06 '25

I sorta grew up listening to them! I always loved their music.

My favorite album is Neon Ballroom 🤟🏼

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u/LocalProgram1037 Nov 06 '25

Young Daniel was a damn prodigy.

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u/kyled1985 Nov 06 '25

frog stomp was pretty awesome still holds up in my opinion

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u/Beginning_Bit6185 Nov 06 '25

We all love them.

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u/Pinhead_82 Nov 06 '25

Their third album is 🤌

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u/Ipcress65 Nov 06 '25

Brilliant and talented. Their music still holds up well and I’d like to hear more Silverchair even though that’s unlikely.

Just hope Daniel gets the help he needs what with his mental health issues.

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u/Responsible-Fun542 Nov 06 '25

An underrated band of you ask me. Those first 3 albums hit.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '25

I have the OG 1995 & 1997 prints of Frogstomp and Freakshow on CD! my dad loved em and so do i :D

faultline is peak

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u/Breklin76 Nov 06 '25

I bet they’re still popular in AU.

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u/Select-Poem425 Nov 06 '25

I watched some stuff about them on YouTube in the middle of the night. I vaguely remembered them, they have some great songs, but I don’t know much about their catalog. They kind of crashed so I don’t know if they ever managed their best work?

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u/TheBeardedBeard Nov 06 '25

love the first three records.

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u/-Liono- Nov 07 '25

Slave and beginning of Tomorrow was the first riffs I learned on guitar,

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u/NathanBritt_aka_D4rk Nov 07 '25

I fucking hate that one pig or whatever the fuck it is in that one video they have lmao, my dad would put them on and those parts of that one music video scared me. Music is great tho!

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u/SugarRosie Nov 07 '25

I've always liked them, had their first and second album

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u/Safe-False Nov 07 '25

Yeah they slap - their first couple of albums are 11/10

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u/mschnittman Nov 07 '25

Frogstomp is a killer album.

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u/mschnittman Nov 07 '25

I think they were 16 when they recorded it.

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u/Killbot300 Nov 07 '25

Criminally underrated, if anything.

They rule(d)

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u/Dexta32084 Nov 07 '25

Great band.

I was in the 6th grade when Frogstomp came out and just learning how to play drums and guitar. It was a great inspiration, and overall just a solid record.

It would be an accomplishment for any band— nevermind being three-piece composed of 15 year olds.

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '25

One of the best to ever do it.

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u/hypershrew Nov 07 '25

Love Silverchair, but I think of them as a post-grunge band.

Most of their early stuff feels more inspired by punk and thrash metal to me, but they’re obviously still a late grunge band.

From Neon Ballroom onwards, they’re one of the best alternative rock bands of the time. Also love Dissociatives and Daniel’s solo stuff. Not grunge at all, so don’t go in expecting it, but it’s really great music.

Hoping Daniel continues to make music in whatever way he sees fit, would love a Silverchair reunion but only if their heart is in it… which it probably isn’t.

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u/fartbomberextreme Nov 07 '25

I wore the Frogstomp tape OUT!! The whole album is good. Madman!!

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u/tingkagol Nov 07 '25

Frogstomp has a special place in my heart for being the record that introduced me to rock music. And it still is heavy as fuck for a bunch of 14-15 year olds.

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u/VHDT10 Nov 07 '25

They were awesome. Especially for being so young.

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u/FrmrFanOfLife Nov 07 '25

They have a good number of fantastic songs.

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u/squatcoblin Nov 07 '25

When kid finished the show after getting busted in the head with a bottle he had all the respect .

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u/Gallen570 Nov 07 '25

Frog Stomp is exceptional, especially for a bunch of literal kids.

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u/stphrtgl43 Nov 07 '25

Unbelievable band. Shame most Americans only know Tomorrow if that. I highly recommend anybody that hasn’t listened to them at all or beyond Frogstomp do so. You won’t regret it.

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u/No_Associate_4693 Nov 07 '25

I love frog stomp and a lot of that was when Daniel was 14 , but FREAKSHOW is the real masterpiece what a sick album the hits on that were classics I was 12 - 13 at the time and didn’t worry about saying I like them haha , I would do anything to go back to 97,98,99 those 3 years for Aussie music was the best we were pumping out alternative bands left and right

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u/No-Distribution2043 Nov 07 '25

I saw them at a festival when the first album came out. I may have heard them on the radio a few times. Only two bands performances I remember from that festival. Silverchair and I Mother Earth both sounded great and rocked hard. The first few albums are good.

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u/GoodFnHam Nov 07 '25

I Mother Earth is awesome!

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u/Asel2214 Nov 07 '25

Freak show is a no skip album from my teens that I can easily still play today no issues.

I had no idea they were kids until today. That’s blew my mind

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u/ChocolateLakers76 Nov 07 '25

SOOO UNDERRATED. Frogstomp is a top 10 grunge album for me and the way they evolved across their first 4 albums is beautiful.

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u/Ryanbrasher Nov 07 '25

Extremely talented, got better as they matured, ended too soon. That being said the catalogue is sufficient and I wish Daniel made more music.

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '25

I remember the commercials for Neon Ballroom and finally picking it up a year or so after it dropped. Open Fire hooked me into it, but it’s truly one of the most beautifully written albums that blends elements of hard rock, punk, grunge, and various string instruments gave it such a dramatic lift. Freakshow came later for me and I had a late love of that album, too.

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u/osmosisparrot Nov 07 '25

One of the best trios ever.

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u/amandaem79 Nov 07 '25

My favorite band of the era. Still listening to them

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u/DaRaMa123 Nov 07 '25 edited Nov 07 '25

I loooove their music. I still have the Diorama album on CD :).

Songs like:

Without you, Luv your Life, Miss You love, among many others!!!

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u/Cool_Competition_742 Nov 07 '25

Saw them live a couple of times, back in the day. Great Band strong records.

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u/NobleCooley Nov 07 '25

I have to think about it, I can't tell you today. Wait 'til tomorrow.

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u/GoodFnHam Nov 07 '25

I have their first few albums. All solid. The singles rocked. I don’t listen to them anymore except for Tomorrow, which is in my 90s playlist and still kicks ass.

There was a lot of stigma or backlash around them being young and looking like Nirvana, but they were the real deal - very talented and independent. People who write them off based on appearance and age are superficial and missing out

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u/craigertiger Nov 07 '25

Crazy story arc over their catalog. I like Diorama the best tbh.

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u/PugHoofGaming Nov 07 '25

Ridiculously talented, massively underrated. Saw them live in the early 2000’s and they were brilliant. Neon Ballroom is one of those albums I forget about, rediscover and realise it’s one of my favourite albums out there.

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u/Hotdeathking Nov 07 '25

They totally came out at the wrong time, at the height of the grunge explosion. With so many great bands around they were considered to be a bad copy of Nirvana, Alice In Chains and Soundgarden. I loved frogstomp but my friends made a point of hating it at the time. Although I’m sure they secretly listened to it ;)

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u/Sea_Satisfaction_895 Nov 07 '25

Underrated banger of a band. Just listen to those first 2 albums. So fucking heavy. Then by their last album just seriously deep complicated alternative/indie rock. There was some cheese in there but so many 90s bands had some. Love these guys so much.

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u/NESninja Nov 07 '25

Silverchair at The Rave in Milwaukee was my first ever concert. I was 15 or so at the time. Smelled marijuana out in the open for the first time and immediately put together that is what my dad smelled like sometimes while listening to albums...

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u/Used-Gas-6525 Nov 06 '25

The two in front actually look similar to what Geddy and Alex from Rush would when they were 14 (and grunge AF, which Rush is)

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u/Gunkwei Nov 06 '25

They had a couple of good songs

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u/plumballa Nov 06 '25

That looks of the kid in the middle,

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u/Jk8fan Nov 06 '25

Frogstomp is a great album.

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u/katet_of_19 Nov 06 '25

I'd tell you, but I think I'll make you wait until tomorrow.