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When the youthful Silverchair first appeared in the landscape-changing wake of NEVERMIND, they were solidly in the Cobain-inspired grunge mold, coming off as young disciples worshipping at the Nirvana altar with little of their own to bring to the Seattle Sound party. In '99, with Cobain long gone and grunge a distant memory, NEON BALLROOM appeared to be a bridge between Silverchair's copycat beginnings and a more adventurous future. While the heavy riffs, raspy vocals and Cobainish melodies of yesteryear are still in evidence here, the sound is greatly expanded. From a string section to delicate acoustic passages and even an appearance by classical pianist David Helfgott (of Shine fame), Silverchair works overtime to broaden their sonic horizons.
Personnel: Daniel Johns (vocals, guitar); Sweep (vocals); Leoni Ziegler, John Harding, Fiona Ziegler, Emma Hayes (violin); Leah Jennings, Jane Scarpantoni (cello); David Helfgott, Rob Woolf, Chris Abrahams (piano); Chris Joannou (bass guitar); Ben Gillies (drums).
Audio Mixers: Kevin Shirley; Nick Launay.
Recording information: Festival Studio, Australia; Mangrove Studio, Australia.
Photographers: Kevin Wilkins; Brendan Fitzpatrick.
Unknown Contributor Role: Rich Alvy.
Arranger: Jane Scarpantoni.
Silverchair: Daniel Johns (vocals, guitar); Chris Joannou (bass); Ben Gillies (drums).
Additional personnel: Sweep (vocals); John Harding, Fiona Ziegler, Carl Pini, Alexandra D'Elia, Leni Ziegler, Emma Hayes, George Lentz (violin); Jane Scarpantoni, Leah Jennings (cello); Jane Rosenson (harp); David Helfgott, Robert Woolf, Chris Abrahams (piano); Jim Moginie (keyboards); The New South Wales Public School Singers.
Rolling Stone (3/18/99, p.62) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...NEON BALLROOM wants to prove that this grungeling power trio has continued to mature since it first began to experiment..." Entertainment Weekly (3/19/99, p.107) - "...AC/DCish chords vie with plush strings on these adult arrangements, while frontman Daniel Johns pounds his pulpit in new politically inspired outbursts....Johns snarls, sounding furious, motivated, and all grown up." - Rating: B Q (4/99, p.106) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...Silverchair are still a riff-heavy band, but the attention to detail, to light and shade, is a welcome addition to their sound..."
Buy it now!! This is hands down the best album ever recorded! Thats all you need to know! Submitted by jljl (STL USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Simply Amazing Never before in my life have I heard an album with more emotion put into it than Neon Ballroom. Ironically, although I am a really big Silverchair fan, I was avoiding this cd for a long time for fear of how it would sound as a mix of the old, grungey sound and the new strings-laced direction they were heading. It is now my favorite CD.
Fans looking for the "old" Silverchair will relish in Anthem For the Year 2000 and Satin Sheets, but the highlights of the album lie in what they hadn't touched before. Songs like Paint Pastel Princess, Emotion Sickness and Miss You love will give you goosebumps when you really listen to the emotion put into these songs. I highly reccommend this cd to practically anyone. Submitted by Andrew (Wisconsin, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
silverchair 5 stars!!!!! Submitted by The_311_stylee (UT, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
SILVERCHAIR ROXZ! im a HUGE silverchair fan! and well this album roxz! its very diffrent from frogstomp and freak show but, its very....intimite... the album is all basically about Daniel Johns battle with Anorexia... its very touching thwe album is just.... awesome! and its my favorite album...so if you buy this cd you will be satisfied and glad you bought it... :) Submitted by HaRdYfReAk54 (Bakersfield Ca.) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
One of Aussie's primary imports to reckon with This was the start of a beautiful relationship this band had internationally so I thought I give this album a shot. It varies. Wonder why it dropped out of the charts so quickly after its release? Oh well. Anyone dig for strings especially piano on Emotion Sickness? It rocks :) Submitted by skank992002 (Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Buy it now!!
One of Aussie's primary imports to reckon with
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