Silverchair
Silverchair | |
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| Four men are performing in front of an audience. The man at left is shown in right profile and is crouched over a keyboard with a second keyboard to his right. The second man is playing a guitar and singing into a microphone. The third man is seated behind a drum kit. The fourth man is shown in left profile playing a bass guitar. Two large speakers are behind the second man. Lights shine from the rear stage area. Silverchair on stage in August 2006. Left to right: Paul Mac, Daniel Johns, Ben Gillies, Chris Joannou | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Innocent Criminals, The George Costanza Trio, Short Elvis |
| Origin | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Alternative rock, grunge, art rock |
| Years active | 1992–2011 |
| Labels | Murmur, Sony, Epic, Eleven |
| Past member(s) | Ben Gillies Chris Joannou Daniel Johns |
| Website | www |
Silverchair was a rock band from Newcastle, Australia. The band's members were Daniel Johns, Chris Joannou and Ben Gillies, and were only around 12 and 13 when they founded the band. Silverchair is the only artist to score five number-one albums in the Australian Charts. Their studio albums are Frogstomp, Freak Show, Neon Ballroom, Diorama and Young Modern. The band has released many singles, their number-one singles being "Tomorrow", "Freak" and "Straight Lines".[1]
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Categories:
- 1990s Australian music groups
- 2000s Australian music groups
- 2010s Australian music groups
- Australian rock bands
- Grunge bands
- Musical groups disestablished in 2011
- Musical groups established in 1992
- Musical groups from New South Wales
- Post-grunge bands
- 1992 establishments in Australia
- 2010s disestablishments in Australia