silverchair, opinions

chitty
chitty Posts: 610
edited July 2007 in Other Music
Has anyone listened to their new album "young modern?" What do you think and have you seen them live recently?
I have the album and it has taken quite awhile, but I like it alot. VERY different from what you'd expect if all you know is frogstomp.
Saw them in Van tonight and was really good, though I would have loved to have heard something from frogstomp.
Opinions...?
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  • fada
    fada Posts: 1,032
    I have their first two albums. The first one is a good offering the second is very weak.
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    i think their new one comes out stateside this tuesday. ive heard it previewed though and i dug it. they are one of the most consistently impressive and interesting bands out there. this new one was definitely a big change for them and took some time for me to get it, but once it clicked i really loved it. i even bought the dissociatives album since then... found it for $5 in a used cd shop. if you can get your hands on it and like the new silverchair, you'd probly enjoy this one as well.
  • ledvedderman
    ledvedderman Posts: 7,762
    Silverchair just keeps getting with age (and since they're only in their mid-20's that's good news). Young Modern is a fantastic album, I'm not sure if it beats Diorama yet, but it is close.

    I hate their only hitting major US markets this tour, because I have no chance to see them.
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  • Redlegs
    Redlegs Posts: 160
    They don't have a rockin' bone in their bodies anymore. It's more like Coldplay than Silverchair now.

    I saw them perform on Leno last week and the lead singer can't hit the high notes anymore. It's actually pretty sad.

    edit: I guess he was sick, and doesn't really sing like that.

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=OdaZArPPEic
  • not4u10
    not4u10 Posts: 239
    Redlegs wrote:
    They don't have a rockin' bone in their bodies anymore. It's more like Coldplay than Silverchair now.

    I saw them perform on Leno last week and the lead singer can't hit the high notes anymore. It's actually pretty sad.

    edit: I guess he was sick, and doesn't really sing like that.

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=OdaZArPPEic


    Know what the hell your talking about! He had laryngitis. Maybe you should invest in something other than Frogstomp.

    Diorama is a masterpiece. Young Modern is a very good album. Can't wait to see them next week.
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  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Redlegs wrote:
    They don't have a rockin' bone in their bodies anymore. It's more like Coldplay than Silverchair now.

    I saw them perform on Leno last week and the lead singer can't hit the high notes anymore. It's actually pretty sad.

    edit: I guess he was sick, and doesn't really sing like that.

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=OdaZArPPEic

    holy shit, that was awful! poor son of a bitch...
  • Duder5k
    Duder5k Posts: 278
    Eh, I'm more into their more crunchy Frogstomp/Freak Show era. Not saying there's anything wrong with their new stuff, but it's almost like a completely different band now. I'm glad it's doing good in Australia though, both the album and first single peaked at #1 on their respective charts.
  • Redlegs
    Redlegs Posts: 160
    not4u10 wrote:
    Know what the hell your talking about! He had laryngitis. Maybe you should invest in something other than Frogstomp.

    Diorama is a masterpiece. Young Modern is a very good album. Can't wait to see them next week.
    I've got all of their albums, and I stand by my statement, the new stuff does not rock.

    I said he was sick, give me a break :rolleyes:
  • Green Di$ea$e
    Green Di$ea$e Posts: 158
    silverchair was great until they added the keyboard player douchebag who was responsible for the disaassociates album which is horrible by the way, he seems to be leading the band down their current coldplay path....saw them in toronto at the kool haus won't waste my time at lolla on them.
  • not4u10
    not4u10 Posts: 239
    Redlegs wrote:
    I've got all of their albums, and I stand by my statement, the new stuff does not rock.

    I said he was sick, give me a break :rolleyes:


    That is fine, I shouldn't have jumped down your throat, but comparing them to Coldplay?? Are you kidding?? Coldplay has absolutely no talent.

    I just hate when people put down any band for showing growth.
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  • Duder5k
    Duder5k Posts: 278
    Green Di$ea$e wrote:
    silverchair was great until they added the keyboard player douchebag who was responsible for the disaassociates album which is horrible by the way, he seems to be leading the band down their current coldplay path....saw them in toronto at the kool haus won't waste my time at lolla on them.
    If only they played Frogstomp era songs live, then I'd check out their Lolla set. And I'm not talking about Tomorrow, or Pure Massacre. More like Faultline, Madman, Cicada, Israel's Son, Freak. But they just can't seem to stand that time in their career at all. I mean, a lot of usy got into PJ because of Ten, Vs., Vitalogy. And even though they've evolved, they still have heavy songs like those every once in a while, and they do not hesitate to play songs from that era. Silverchair, on the other hand, seems to be embarassed of their early work, and has completely abandoned any of those songs for their live shows. I'm sure it'll be a great show for people into like Young Modern and Diorama, but meh I wish they'd at least play a few earlier tracks.
  • Green Di$ea$e
    Green Di$ea$e Posts: 158
    agreed, if it wasn't for frogstomp they wouldn't be relevant at all today (how copies did diaorama sell?) sure you will get the hardcore fans that would buy a silverchair cd because it's a silverchair cd but to completely ignore the millions of fans who made them filthy rich and gave them the opportunity to "grow"...play a few older tunes at your shows and mix it up abit.
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Redlegs wrote:
    I've got all of their albums, and I stand by my statement, the new stuff does not rock.

    I said he was sick, give me a break :rolleyes:

    true, the new album doesn't really rock out, though they do usually have a song or two in the old vein (lever, for ex.). i dont think they sound like colplay though. coldplay is so sedate it's tranquilizing and their songs are cookie cutter, slow building anthemic pop songs. silverchair, even if they aren't rocking out, are far wierder and more creative than coldplay. i can see how their change in sound would turn a lot of people off, but id say they've gone more into a flaming lips or talking heads kind of quirky pop sound than the predictable coldplay sound.
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    Redlegs wrote:
    They don't have a rockin' bone in their bodies anymore. It's more like Coldplay than Silverchair now.

    I saw them perform on Leno last week and the lead singer can't hit the high notes anymore. It's actually pretty sad.

    edit: I guess he was sick, and doesn't really sing like that.

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=OdaZArPPEic

    Here's a much better version: http://youtube.com/watch?v=fP2RN0HnF_A&mode=related&search=
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Green Di$ea$e wrote:
    agreed, if it wasn't for frogstomp they wouldn't be relevant at all today (how copies did diaorama sell?) sure you will get the hardcore fans that would buy a silverchair cd because it's a silverchair cd but to completely ignore the millions of fans who made them filthy rich and gave them the opportunity to "grow"...play a few older tunes at your shows and mix it up abit.

    funny how this is an unforgivable sin for silverchair, but you'll bend over and say please for thom yorke and radiohead, who refuse to play anything from their first album and only limited selections from the 2 albums that made them the biggest band in the world. radiohead is allowed to be embarrassed by their earlier work, but silverchair, who were only 15 when they wrote frogstomp (how many of us are not embarrassed at all by what we were doing at 15) are not at all?
  • Green Di$ea$e
    Green Di$ea$e Posts: 158
    radiohead still makes relevant music. silverchair does not.
  • pjoasisrule
    pjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    That Straight Lines song is absolutely terrible, they should have called it quits after Freak Show.
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  • pjoasisrule
    pjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    not4u10 wrote:
    That is fine, I shouldn't have jumped down your throat, but comparing them to Coldplay?? Are you kidding?? Coldplay has absolutely no talent.

    I just hate when people put down any band for showing growth.

    Coldplay is making much better music than Silverchair are making these days
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  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Green Di$ea$e wrote:
    radiohead still makes relevant music. silverchair does not.

    hmmm... now that sounds pretty subjective right there. and considering that silverchair albums consistently sell millions and debut at #1 in australia, id say there are still a lot of people listening and interested in what they're doing. the fact that you personally don't care for the direction they've taken doesn't mean they should pack up and call it quits to please your arrogant and pretentious self.

    personally, i think radiohead's last 3 albums sound like shit. i can masturbate onto a keyboard and produce those "songs" if i wanted. their music has no relevance to me. so does that mean if i go to a radiohead show and dont hear creep, im being "fucked over" becos they're embarrassed by pablo honey? just cos radiohead has more hardcore (read "mindless sheep") fans doesn't give them the right to fuck me over by refusing to mix things up a bit and play the song that helped make them filthy rich... right? that's the way it works doesn't it? or does it only work that way if it's a band you personally dont like and if it's boner inducing thom yorke doing the same thing, he gets a free pass becos you think his shit smells like roses?
  • Kraven
    Kraven Posts: 829
    Wow you guys are awful to Silverchair, I can't wait for their set at Lolla, I have yet to listen to the new album, but its something I will definitely will be picking up. You guys make fun of Silverchair for adding a keyboardist and shit like that but I am pretty sure a band we all like added one too, there were some good songs and not so great songs, but I don't think you should knock something because it has a keyboard.
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