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284-514: A CD , and followed in October with a two-disc DVD . One single, " Stumblin' ", which had appeared on Vulture Street , was issued as a live version. In late October they released a compilation album, Fingerprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 1994–2000 , which included many of their singles from the first four albums as well as non-singles "Thrilloilogy" and "Belter", and a re-release of "These Days". "These Days", although never officially released as
426-585: A "rock band". Upon its release, critics commented that the album was more artistic than previous works. Early in December, the first single, " The Greatest View ", was released to Australian radio networks. Its physical release in January 2002 coincided with the band's appearance on the Big Day Out tour. Early in 2002, Johns was diagnosed with reactive arthritis , which made it difficult for him to play
568-413: A January 1996 murder case, the defendant counsel for Brian Bassett, 16, and Nicholaus McDonald, 18, of McCleary, Washington , claimed that the pair listened to "Israel's Son", from Frogstomp , which contributed to the 10 August 1995 murders of Bassett's parents and a younger brother. McDonald's lawyer cited the lyrics "Hate is what I feel for you/I want you to know that I want you dead" which were "almost
710-592: A November 2007 interview with Paul Cashmere of the website Undercover, Middleton stated that a couple of songs they had initially written for Vulture Street "were just too Odyssey Number Five based", and that the first track, "Rockin' Rocks", was "probably the start of where we were heading with the album". Cashmere stated that the album was "the toughest [he has] heard Powderfinger sound". Zuel reviewed two of Powderfinger's more recent albums, and described Vulture Street as "a rawer, louder" album in comparison to Odyssey Number Five ; it highlighted Fanning's "talent as
852-709: A US double- platinum album by the RIAA , triple-platinum in Canada by the CRIA , and multi-platinum in Australia. The album sold more than 4 million copies worldwide. Paste magazine called this album the " last stand " of grunge . As Frogstomp and "Tomorrow" continued to gain popularity through 1995, the group toured the US, where they supported Red Hot Chili Peppers in June,
994-700: A benefit concert, but the band instead donated a never-before-released track, "I'm on Your Side", to help raise money for the victims. Throughout their recording career, Powderfinger consisted of five members: Bernard Fanning as lead vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, and harmonicist; John Collins as bass guitarist; Ian Haug, originally the lead vocalist until Fanning joined, played lead guitars; Darren Middleton on co-lead guitars, keyboards, backing vocals, and occasional lead vocals; Jon Coghill as drummer and percussionist. Their line-up remained stable from 1992 until their disbandment in November 2010. Steven Bishop had been
1136-649: A cover of Midnight Oil 's 1981 single " Don't Wanna Be the One " at the ARIA Music Awards of 2006 as part of that band's induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame . During the performance, Johns spray-painted "PG 4 PM" ( Peter Garrett for Prime Minister) on a stage wall, paying tribute to that band's frontman, who was at that time a Federal Member of Parliament and Minister for the Environment, Heritage and
1278-817: A cover version of The Who 's " Substitute " at one show in Sydney and two in Melbourne. Dream Days at the Hotel Existence was the recipient of the ARIA Award for "Best Cover Art" in 2007 . It was also nominated for "Album of the Year", "Best Rock Album", and "Best Group", while "Lost and Running" received nominations for "Single of the Year" and "Best Video". Powderfinger failed to win any of these awards, with tour mates Silverchair's Young Modern and " Straight Lines " obtaining all five. On 28 October at
1420-457: A fine mix of orchestral pop and rock on Diorama." Bernard Zuel described how the Diorama concert tour marked a move from hard rock towards art rock : "they stepped out of the arenas and barns and 'got classy' ... finally having admitted to harbouring artistic ambition (a very un-Australian band thing to do), they've proved they have the ability". In writing Young Modern , Johns tried to make
1562-488: A five-track EP, Mr Kneebone . The band's second studio album, Double Allergic , was issued on 2 September 1996; it peaked at No. 4 on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified triple platinum by ARIA for shipment of 210,000 units by 2007. It was co-produced by Tim Whitten and the group. McFarlane felt this album was "more self-assured and textured [it] consolidated the band's position at
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#17327986185851704-472: A hit all over the world and opened up for discussion the fact that males could also be affected by anorexia." AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine felt Diorama "was a shockingly creative and impressive step forward that showed the band shedding its grunge past and adding horns, strings, and mature lyrics to its arsenal." Fellow AllMusic reviewer Bradley Torreano noted that "they somehow kept going and kept improving ... Silverchair has grown up and put together
1846-605: A line in the song was related to the case. However, he added that the lyric in question could refer to "a watchhouse in The Bahamas or something". In June 2007, Powderfinger and Silverchair announced their combined Across the Great Divide Tour, which promoted Reconciliation Australia , a foundation helping to improve the welfare of the Indigenous people of Australia, and to "show [that] both bands are behind
1988-503: A lot by Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin[;] it just so happened that we weren't very good at playing that style of music. So we were put in the whole grunge category because it was such a garage-y, heavy music term." Australian rock music journalist Ed Nimmervoll felt that Johns "had never intended to use his problems for inspiration, but in the end the music was the best way to unburden himself. Neon Ballroom took six months to record. The album's passion and musical sophistication proved to
2130-508: A lyricist" and he stated that it featured guitarists Haug and Middleton "dominating in a way they haven't since their 1994 debut". Zuel also stated that there is a "real energy here that has some connections to early Powderfinger," and described "On My Mind" as having " AC/DC meatiness", and "Love Your Way" as "acoustic tumbling into weaving Zeppelin lines". In his review of Dream Days at the Hotel Existence , Zuel described it as "[having] high-gloss and muscular framework," and stated that that
2272-508: 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. 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
2414-578: A new Silverchair album, which was almost finished before the hiatus. On 17 November 2017, the Silverchair tribute compilation album Spawn (Again): A Tribute to Silverchair was released by UNFD , with Johns saying he came to "appreciate" the experience. The album is composed of cover songs by Australian bands signed onto UNFD as a tribute to Silverchair, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their album Freak Show . Speaking to The Daily Telegraph in 2018, Daniel Johns expressed his love for
2556-684: A new video) was made for the United States market, becoming the most played song on US modern rock radio that year. Silverchair's debut album, Frogstomp , was recorded in nine days, with production by Kevin Shirley ( Lime Spiders , Peter Wells ) and released in March 1995. At the time of recording, the band members were 15 years old and still attending high school. Frogstomp' s lyrical concepts were fiction-based, drawing inspiration from television, hometown tragedies, and perceptions of
2698-485: A one-off live-streamed YouTube charity performance titled One Night Lonely , with all proceeds going to Beyond Blue and Support Act. On 25 May, an EP of the performance was released. On 31 August 2020, Powderfinger confirmed the release of a compilation album of unreleased songs titled Unreleased (1998–2010) , released on 27 November 2020. It was preceded by the single "Day by Day", released on 18 September. On 13 November 2020, Powderfinger released "Daybreak",
2840-597: A possible solo album or other project but decided to use them for Silverchair. In 2006, after five weeks' practice, the group demoed tracks in the Hunter Region before recording at Los Angeles' Seedy Underbelly Studios with Launay as producer. Parks again arranged orchestral tracks for the band—they travelled to Prague to record with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra . The group also used Mac, Luke Steele ( The Sleepy Jackson , Empire of
2982-545: A previously unreleased track, "I'm on Your Side", as a fundraiser for the Premier's Flood Appeal as a result of major flooding in Queensland from December the previous year into January. The song was available via the band's website with all proceeds going towards the cause. On 8 November 2011, the group released a second compilation album, Footprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 2001–2011 , containing two new tracks. There
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#17327986185853124-420: A problem came up in the studio, especially guitar-wise, I've always had Darren and Ian to call on. They could usually come up with something good. But I played all the guitar on it, and my abilities are fairly limited" and that "Powderfinger is my real job and I'm looking forward to doing it again". Powderfinger started recording their sixth studio album, Dream Days at the Hotel Existence , in January 2007; it
3266-455: A responsibility. Powderfinger's fourth studio album, Odyssey Number Five , was released on 4 September 2000, and also peaked at No. 1. Entertainment Weekly ' s Marc Weingarten provided a positive review and found the group "prove that there's still terrain left to be explored [in] guitar rock ... melancholy is the default mode ... [they] can be as prim as Travis or as mock-grandiose as Oasis ". However, Allmusic's Dean Carlson
3408-474: A script. They're relevant to everything that happened". The band's manager, Watson, issued a statement that they did not condone nor intend any such acts of violence. Prosecutors rejected the defence case and convinced the jury that the murder was committed to "steal money and belongings and run off to California." Silverchair began recording their second studio album, Freak Show , in May 1996 while experiencing
3550-509: A single, was ranked at No. 1 on the Triple J Hottest 100 poll of 1999. The album also included two new songs: " Bless My Soul " and "Process This", although only "Bless My Soul" was released as a single. Following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami , Powderfinger appeared at the WaveAid fundraising concert in January 2005 in Sydney, to raise funds for aid organisations working in
3692-487: A slave to it." Johns sought therapy and medication but felt "It's easier for me to express it through music and lyrics". During the process of recording Neon Ballroom , according to Gillies in an article by British publication The Guardian , "work" was used to describe the band by Johns. Silverchair added an auxiliary keyboardist, Sam Holloway (ex- Cordrazine ), for the Neon Ballroom Tour. The US leg had
3834-409: A song-writing project, and they released a self-titled album in 2005 and toured Australia. The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami resulted in the WaveAid fundraising concert held in January 2005; Silverchair performed to help raise funds for aid organisations working in disaster-affected areas. As a result of WaveAid, the band decided to resume working together. Gillies explained the band's reunion as due to
3976-475: A special "chemistry" between band members, telling the Sydney Morning Herald , "It only took us 15 years, but recently we've realised, 'We've really got something special and we should just go for it.'" After performing at Wave Aid, Silverchair reunited, and by late 2005 began preparations for their next studio album, Young Modern . Johns had written about 50 songs during the hiatus for
4118-740: A stage out of desks and played rap songs for their schoolmates. When they moved on to Newcastle High School , fellow student Chris Joannou joined the pair on bass guitar. In 1994, they formed Innocent Criminals with Tobin Finnane as a second guitarist, but he soon left. They played numerous shows around the Hunter Region in their early teens; their repertoire included cover versions of Led Zeppelin , Deep Purple , and Black Sabbath . In 1994, Innocent Criminals entered YouthRock—a national competition for school-based bands—and placed first ahead of older competition. The band recorded demos of "Acid Rain", "Cicada", " Pure Massacre ", and " Tomorrow " early in
4260-413: A studio in Sydney with producer David Bottrill ( Tool , Peter Gabriel , King Crimson ) to start work on their fourth album, Diorama . Johns formally assumed the role of a co-producer. The album name means "a world within a world". Most tracks came from Johns' new-found method of writing material on a piano, a technique he developed during the band's break after Neon Ballroom . In order to complete
4402-538: A total of eighteen ARIA Awards , making them the second-most-awarded band, behind Silverchair . Ten Powderfinger albums and DVDs certified multiple- platinum , with Odyssey Number Five— their most successful album—achieving eightfold platinum certification for shipment of over 560,000 units. After the release of their first DVD, These Days: Live in Concert (September 2004), and the compilation album Fingerprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 1994–2000 (November 2004),
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4544-475: A triple-DVD set was released with the same title as the tour , with the Melbourne performances for both bands and backstage footage from the tour. The schedule consisted of three main parts, beginning with a supporting artist performing one set, followed by Silverchair and then Powderfinger playing the final set. The two bands united on stage during only three performances throughout the tour, including Daniel Johns (Silverchair) and Fanning sharing lead vocals on
4686-462: A word: consistent". Zuel described it as "Powderfinger's first dull album" but the band as "the biggest rock band in the country." " Lost and Running ", their first single for three years, had been issued in May, and reached No. 5. A second single, " I Don't Remember ", appeared in August. One song from the album, " Black Tears ", was amended following concerns that it could prejudice a trial over
4828-454: Is our most complete and satisfying album and can't think of a better way to farewell our fans than with music that we all believe in and also with, hopefully, our best tour to date. Coghill told Australian Times that the final tour is "going to be great fun, but it's also going to be sad". He confirmed that he had no plans to start a new band or for a solo project. Instead he intended to finish his degree, "[o]nce I'm done with that, I might put
4970-499: Is there's a lot of experimentation with instruments and synths... I think there's only guitar on four songs out of fifty so far," but added the new material is "surprisingly rocky given there's no guitar." In April 2010, via the band's website, Joannou announced they would perform two new songs called "16" and "Machina Collecta" at May's Groovin' the Moo festival. He said work was progressing well and confirmed there was, as yet, no title for
5112-645: The 1999 ceremony it won "Album of the Year", "Best Rock Album", and "Best Cover Art" (by Kevin Wilkins), and "The Day You Come" won "Single of the Year". " Passenger ", another single from Internationalist , was nominated for three additional categories in the following year . The band was both praised and criticised for their political views on Internationalist . In a November 1998 interview with Benedict Watts of Juice Magazine , Haug said that political messages in "The Day You Come" were not something they were just preaching about, but rather were something they saw as
5254-695: The 2004 Palm Island death in custody case. Fanning stated that an alternative version would be on the album as a result of the concerns. On 18 August that year, Powderfinger performed a concert in Karratha as part of Triple J's AWOL Series. The band was supported by The Grates and Muph N Plutonic, and various local acts. While in Karratha, Fanning and Coghill visited Gumala Mirnuwarni, a local school in Roebourne that encourages children to stay in school. In June 2007 Powderfinger and Silverchair announced
5396-541: The ARIA Albums Chart in September 1998. They followed with four more number-one studio albums in a row: Odyssey Number Five (September 2000), Vulture Street (July 2003), Dream Days at the Hotel Existence (June 2007) and Golden Rule (November 2009). Their top-ten hit singles are " My Happiness " (2000), " (Baby I've Got You) On My Mind " (2003) and " Lost and Running " (2007). Powderfinger earned
5538-434: 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
5680-563: The ARIA Music Awards of 1995 , the band won five awards out of nine nominations. To collect their awards on the night, they sent Josh Shirley, the young son of the album's producer. At the ceremony, they performed Radio Birdman 's "New Race" with Tim Rogers (of You Am I ); in 2019, Dan Condon of Double J rated this as one of the "7 great performances from the history of the ARIA Awards." On 9 December 1995, Silverchair played "Pure Massacre" and "Tomorrow" on Saturday Night Live . In
5822-419: The ARIA Music Awards of 2002 , winning five awards, including 'Best Rock Album' and 'Best Group', and 'Producer of the Year' for Johns. The band played "The Greatest View" at the ceremony; the song was also nominated for 'Best Video'. Two singles (and a related video) were nominated for further ARIA Awards in 2003 . Following the 2002 ARIA Awards, the band announced their first indefinite hiatus. Johns said it
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5964-568: The ARIA Music Awards of 2006 , Fanning won in four categories including "Album of the Year" for Tea & Sympathy and "Best Video" for its lead single, " Wish You Well ". "Wish You Well" was ranked at No. 1 on the Triple J Hottest 100 poll in 2005. At the end of 2006, Fanning toured in support of the album's release in the United Kingdom and North America; at its conclusion, Powderfinger resumed from their hiatus. Fanning compared his solo work to Powderfinger recordings, saying, "when
6106-527: The ARIA Music Awards of 2007 , taking Silverchair's total to 20. The group also won three APRA Awards for their song "Straight Lines", including Songwriter of the Year, which Johns was awarded for a record third time. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2008 , Silverchair and Powderfinger each won Best Music DVD for Across the Great Divide , for Silverchair this was their 21st win from 49 nominations. According to Silverchair's website, as of June 2009,
6248-840: 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. Silverchair's founders, Ben Gillies and Daniel Johns , attended the same primary school in the Newcastle suburb of Merewether . At "age 11 or 12", singer-guitarist Johns and drummer Gillies rapped over an electronic keyboard 's demo button under their first band name, The Silly Men . As teenagers, they started playing music together more prominently—in one class, they built
6390-663: The Ramones in September, and played on the roof of Radio City Music Hall at the MTV Music Awards . In September 1995, during Silverchair's tour in the United States, Johns was hit with a bottle of alcohol in Santa Monica, California while performing " Israel's Son " and the injury required half a dozen stitches near his left eyebrow. In between touring, they continued their secondary education in Newcastle. At
6532-660: The Sydney Opera House in October 2007 raised funds for breast cancer victims and their families. One aim of their Across the Great Divide Tour was to promote the efforts of Reconciliation Australia , and awareness of the gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children. In April 2010, Powderfinger announced that they would be breaking up after their Sunsets Farewell Tour , declaring it would be their last, as they had musically said everything they wanted to say. On 13 November 2010, they played their last concert, signifying their disbandment. In November
6674-635: The 1994 EP recording of the song "Tomorrow" was inducted into the NFSA (National Film and Sound Archive of Australia). General Specific Powderfinger Powderfinger were an Australian rock band formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their break-up in 2010, the line-up consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning , guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug , bass guitarist John Collins and drummer Jon Coghill . The group's third studio album Internationalist peaked at No. 1 on
6816-537: The 2010 Big Day Out. The third single from the album, "Sail the Widest Stretch", appeared in April. Also in April 2010, Powderfinger announced that after 21 years the group would disband following their Sunsets Farewell Tour in September and October that year: With the completion of our last album, Golden Rule , we feel that we have said all that we want to say as a musical group. We firmly believe that it
6958-528: The Arts. Young Modern was released in March 2007, as was the first single, " Straight Lines ". Three more singles—" Reflections of a Sound ", " If You Keep Losing Sleep ", and " Mind Reader "—were released later. Young Modern became the fifth Silverchair album to top the ARIA Albums chart; they became the first artists to have five number-one albums on the ARIA Albums chart. "Straight Lines" also became
7100-738: The Australian media. The latter is a sarcastic conflated reference to the band's youth and the popular Australian children's TV series Bananas in Pyjamas . McFarlane stated, " Freak Show and tracks like 'Freak' were firmly in Nirvana territory with a hint of Led Zeppelin 's Eastern mysticism". Gillies noted that the band were inspired by the Seattle Sound , as well as The Beatles and The Doors , and were highly impressionable in their youth. Johns admitted that "We were always influenced
7242-770: The EP] ... mostly mid-tempo pop-rock songs, mixed with some slower, pretty ballads. Everything's tastefully arranged, and there's always nice melodies and harmonies". Collins and Haug formed The Predators with Powderfinger's former drummer, Steven Bishop, now on drums and lead vocals. The group released a six-track EP, Pick Up the Pace , in July 2006 and undertook a short tour around Australia. In October 2005 Fanning issued his debut solo album, Tea & Sympathy , which reached No. 1 in Australia and No. 11 in New Zealand. At
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#17327986185857384-778: The Fossils) on guitar and vocals. The Eternal, the Vibrants, and the Fossils were other Brisbane-based outfits. All three members of Powderfinger were students at Brisbane Grammar School —a private school in Spring Hill —and they started as a cover band playing pub rock classics by the Rolling Stones , the Doors , Led Zeppelin , Steppenwolf , Rodriguez , and Neil Young . The band's name comes from Young's song of
7526-605: The Sun ". "My Happiness", which peaked at No. 4 in Australia and No. 7 in New Zealand, is the group's highest-charting single in both countries. At the ARIA Awards ceremony, "My Happiness" won "Single of the Year", and other songs were nominated in various categories. Their tracks received votes from national radio station Triple J 's listeners on annual Hottest 100 lists: "These Days", "Already Gone", " Good-Day Ray ", and "Passenger" were ranked in 1999 , and "My Happiness" and "My Kind of Scene" in 2000 . In 2009, "These Days"
7668-441: The Sun ) and Julian Hamilton ( The Presets , The Dissociatives). Hamilton also co-wrote songs with Johns. Silverchair self-funded the album's production to ease the pressures they faced when working with a record label. The band toured extensively before releasing the album, performing at Homebake and numerous other shows. Both Mac and Hamilton joined the tour as auxiliary members providing keyboards. In October, they performed
7810-405: The Year", "Best Group", "Best Rock Album", and "Best Cover Art" (by Steven Gorrow, Revolution Design). Singles issued from the album are: " (Baby I've Got You) On My Mind ", " Since You've Been Gone ", " Love Your Way ", and " Sunsets ". Tracks were also nominated for awards in 2003 and 2004 . In September 2004 the group issued their first live album, These Days: Live in Concert , initially as
7952-497: The Year", "Highest Selling Album", "Best Rock Album", "Best Cover Art" (by Wilkins), and "Best Group". Two of Odyssey Number Five ' s tracks featured on film soundtracks: " These Days ", written for Two Hands (1999), and " My Kind of Scene " in Mission: Impossible 2 (2000). Singles from the album are "My Kind of Scene", " My Happiness ", " Like a Dog ", and the double A-side " The Metre" / "Waiting for
8094-437: The album stood out in an otherwise dull Australian music market. AllMusic's Clayton Bolger described Young Modern as an improvement by the band, praising "catchy melodic hooks, inspired lyrical themes, and stunning string arrangements". He claimed the album was the pinnacle of the band's development. PopMatters' Nick Pearson saw the opposite, claiming that "[o]nce you reach the level of intellectual maturity where you can tell
8236-458: The album. He was enchanted by its lead single, " The Day You Come "; however, he believed "the rest of the album didn't measure up" except for "some fine tracks" in "Don't Wanna Be Left Out" and "Already Gone". Nevertheless, by 2007 the album had shipped over 350,000 copies and was certified five times platinum domestically, and it had reached European audiences. Internationalist was the first Powderfinger album to win any ARIA Music Awards . At
8378-404: The area. The total profit from the funds raised from ticket sales and donations was A$ 2,300,000, however most of this money was spent in the administrative stream with little reaching those affected. The song " Black Tears " from the album Dream Days at the Hotel Existence originally had the lyric "An island watchhouse bed, a black man's lying dead", which sparked fears that it might prejudice
8520-547: The band "have outgrown the jokes, predictions and their own understated teenage ambitions to find they have become (gasp!) career musicians." In 100 Best Australian Albums (2010), their third album, Neon Ballroom , was placed at No. 25, according to its authors. Entertainment Weekly approved of the further advancement in Neon Ballroom , commenting on "plush strings on these adult arrangements". There were once again significant advancements in songwriting; Johns
8662-406: The band and audience to play and hear months or years down the line". Four singles were released from the album—" Pick You Up ", " D.A.F. ", " Living Type ", and " Take Me In ". "Take Me In" was released as a video single featuring several other music videos by the group. FasterLouder, a music review web site, recalled that "when Double Allergic was released in 1996, it showed the band were here for
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#17327986185858804-557: The band had risen above their peers, applauding Johns' "ragged vocals". Herald Sun journalist Nue Te Koha praised Frogstomp for "breaking the drought of Australian music making an impact overseas". However, he felt "It is highly debatable whether the three teens have gone to the world with a new sound or something identifiably Australian ... Silverchair's image and sound are blatantly ... Nirvana meets Pearl Jam". Nimmervoll disputed Te Koha's view, "It's not original, it's not Australian. Bah, humbug ... It's just as well Britain didn't say
8946-422: The band to do so without the pressures of a record label. Gillies notes that Silverchair will often "run the risk of losing fans" with their work, and this was evident in the changes in musical direction in Diorama and Young Modern . However, he described this as a good thing, describing the fact "that we haven't been pigeonholed, and people really don't know what to expect" as one of the attractive elements of
9088-408: The band will not reunite, while also stating that he still plans to work on new music but has no intentions to perform live again. In a separate interview with Carrie Bickmore , Johns elaborated further, stating that during his time with Silverchair, he had been the victim of sustained verbal abuse from the public because of his association with the band. This impacted his mental health greatly. Johns
9230-419: The band's best album to date, it was universally acknowledged as one of the best albums of the year." The band originally intended to take a 12-month break, but in the end they decided to devote their time to making music. Neon Ballroom provided three Australian top-20 singles: " Anthem for the Year 2000 ", " Ana's Song (Open Fire) " and " Miss You Love "; a fourth single, "Paint Pastel Princess", did not reach
9372-553: The band's early grunge and post-grunge work was inspired by Nirvana , Tool , Pearl Jam , Soundgarden , Alice in Chains and Black Sabbath . According to Ian McFarlane, " frogstomp captured the tempo of the times with its mix of Soundgarden/Pearl Jam/Bush post-grunge noise and teenage lyrical angst." In their early years, the perceived stylistic similarities led to Silverchair being derisively dubbed as 'Silverhighchair', 'not Soundgarden but Kindergarden' and 'Nirvana in Pyjamas' by
9514-473: The band's overall sound. For that album, Hamilton co-wrote four songs with Johns including the APRA Award-winning "Straight Lines". Joannou believed that Young Modern was simpler than Diorama but "still as complex underneath with simple pop song elements". He said that much of the band's success resulted from trying to push themselves harder in recording and writing. Self-producing has allowed
9656-518: The band's third number-one single in Australia. In June 2007, Silverchair and fellow rock group Powderfinger announced the Across the Great Divide Tour . The tour promoted the efforts of Reconciliation Australia in mending the 17-year gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children. Support acts on the tour were John Butler , Missy Higgins , Kev Carmody , Troy Cassar-Daley , Clare Bowditch and Deborah Conway . Young Modern and "Straight Lines" each won three awards at
9798-469: The band. Freak Show was certified gold in the US, 2× platinum in Australia, and global sales eventually exceeded 1.5 million copies. By late 1997, the trio had completed their secondary education, and, from May 1998, they worked on their third album, Neon Ballroom , with Launay producing again. It was released in March 1999 and peaked at the number-one position in Australia. Australian rock music historian Ian McFarlane said, "As well as being
9940-571: The band. Despite the ups and downs of success at a young age, Gillies says that he and the band "appreciate what we've achieved and what we've got" in their careers. The band have received six APRA Awards , with Johns winning three songwriting awards at the 2008 ceremony . Frogstomp was described as similar to Nirvana and Pearl Jam; Erlewine noted that it followed in "the alternative rock tradition" of those bands. Erlewine also stated that "their songwriting abilities aren't as strong" as those of their peers. Contrarily, Rolling Stone claimed that
10082-490: The band—and appreciation of what the band had produced—but said he had no desire to reform the band. In May 2020, a picture of Johns playing electric guitar appeared online, leading to the Newcastle Herald speculating that a reunion was possible. However, in October 2021, when Johns was interviewed by Carrie Bickmore on the Australian news-current affairs and talk show The Project , he once again affirmed that
10224-697: The ceremony, Powderfinger performed "Lost and Running". The third single from Dream Days at the Hotel Existence , " Nobody Sees ", was released in December 2007. On 27 September 2008, Powderfinger performed "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind" and AC/DC 's " Long Way to the Top " at the AFL Grand Final . Their song "Drifting Further Away" featured on Grey's Anatomy ' s fifth season in episode 13, " Stairway to Heaven ", which aired on 21 January 2009. From mid-June 2009 Powderfinger worked with DiDia producing their seventh studio album, Golden Rule , which
10366-566: The criticised material removed. The legal team for Hurley, who was charged with manslaughter over the death of Mulrunji in 2004, had referred the song to the Attorney-General of Queensland , Kerry Shine , in their attempt at altering the track. One of Hurley's lawyers, Glen Cranny, stated that "the content and proposed timing of the song's release raises some serious concerns regarding Mr Hurley's trial". Powderfinger's band manager, Paul Piticco , stated that Fanning had confirmed that
10508-516: The difference between cryptic but poetic lyrics and nonsensical crap, you have outgrown Silverchair". Pearson called the album an attempt to secure a safer territory and assure sales, after the success of past works, calling it more boring than its predecessors. Other reviewers noted influences from cult British band XTC . In July 2009, "Tomorrow" was voted number 33 by the Australian public in Triple J's Hottest 100 of all time . As of January 2018,
10650-455: The disaster-affected areas. Fanning, as a member of The Wrights , sang lead vocals on " Evie, part 2 " at the concert. The Wrights released a studio version in March as a single with some of the proceeds going to tsunami relief efforts. After the WaveAid concert, from early 2005, Powderfinger had a period of hiatus. During the separation, most band members pursued other musical projects; on
10792-409: The eating disorder anorexia nervosa due to anxiety. Johns noted that the lyrics to "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" dealt with his disorder, where he would "eat what he needed ... to stay awake." He revealed that his eating problems developed from the time of Freak Show and when Neon Ballroom was written he "hated music, really everything about it", but he felt that he "couldn't stop doing it; I felt like
10934-470: The fake story in a July 2007 interview: "We can't just say it's the name of a book and [that] we were looking for a name and thought that sounded good, so we thought we'd come up with a story..." Aside from Innocent Criminals, the band has used The George Costanza Trio and Short Elvis as aliases. Following a bidding war between rival labels, Silverchair signed a three-album recording contract with Sony Music subsidiary Murmur Records . Initially,
11076-529: The feelers out and see what's happening. I don't think I'd be doing anything solo, but I might look to join other bands, just to have a chance to keep playing. I'm just not keen to be off touring the world anymore". Powderfinger played their final show at the River Stage in Brisbane on 13 November 2010 in front of 10,000 fans; the last song they performed was "These Days". On 25 January 2011 the band issued
11218-477: The following year, rock music journalist Dino Scatena and Powderfinger published a biography, Footprints: the inside story of Australia's best loved band. On 23 May 2020, the band reformed for a one-off live-streamed charity performance, One Night Lonely . Powderfinger were formed in 1989 by Steven Bishop (ex–the Eternal) on drums, John Collins (the Eternal) on bass guitar, and Ian Haug (the Vibrants,
11360-402: The forefront of the alternative rock scene, alongside the likes of You Am I , Spiderbait , Silverchair, Regurgitator and Tumbleweed. [The album] was full of accessible, spirited rock". Australian rock music journalist Ed Nimmervoll noted "[it] revealed a significant shift towards accessible rock songs rooted in melodic grooves. Powderfinger's reason to be is to create songs strong enough for
11502-455: The foreseeable future. Sydney Morning Herald ' s music writer, Bernard Zuel , said the band's use of "indefinite hibernation" was a way to soften the blow of the group's break-up for fans; he expected future reunions and performances for worthy causes. By June, Gillies was in the final stages of about 12 months of working on his solo album, and he said that it was not a continuation of his earlier work with Tambalane. In October, Johns
11644-489: The group announced a hiatus in 2005. The June 2007 announcement of a two-month-long nationwide tour with Silverchair, Across the Great Divide tour , followed the release of Dream Days at the Hotel Existence . Powderfinger were also involved in various philanthropic causes. In 2005, they performed at a WaveAid concert in Sydney , to help raise funds for areas affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake . Another performance at
11786-550: The group as having "opted for a visceral live feel, adding a real punch to songs". Middleton explained that the band's aim was to "get a sound in the songs that was reminiscent of things we grew up loving, which was Bowie , Zeppelin , Kiss ... that sort of thing; all based in the 70s. We wanted to sonically have that as well, so it's a very old-school-sounding record. It's all the old amps, we used old guitars and recorded to tape , of course. It's fairly organic in that sense". Vulture Street won four ARIA Awards in 2003 : "Album of
11928-501: The group enlisted Tim Whitten as producer. The group approached American expatriate Nick DiDia as their producer for Internationalist , and recorded with him at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne. DiDia also produced the two albums which followed. In 2007, Rob Schnapf , producer for Beck , was asked to produce Dream Days at the Hotel Existence in Los Angeles. DiDia returned for Golden Rule . Powderfinger's first music video, for
12070-491: The group had begun work on the follow-up to Young Modern ; they had spent three weeks recording in Australia with future sessions earmarked for later that year. No release date was set, but the band uploaded in-studio videos of them working on several tracks to their official website. In December, Johns called in to Triple J's breakfast show, Robbie, Marieke and The Doctor , and discussed the band's new album which they were working on in Newcastle. He told them, "the main difference
12212-443: The group had left the label, Sony issued The Best Of: Volume 1 without the band's involvement. Johns disavowed the compilation, saying, "We thought about putting out ads in the street press to make people aware that we weren't endorsing it, but that would have blown the whole thing out of proportion ... If people want to buy it, they can buy it[,] but I wouldn't buy it if I was a silverchair fan." In June 2001, Silverchair entered
12354-480: The group have sold 9 million albums worldwide. At the annual ARIA Music Awards , Silverchair holds the record for the most nominated artist, with 49, and the most awards won, with 21. Their breakthrough year was in 1995 , when they won five out of nine nominations, including 'Best New Talent', and 'Breakthrough Artist' for both album and single categories. Their most successful year was at the 2007 ceremony , where they won six of eight nominations. In November 2020,
12496-472: The group playing with The Offspring and Red Hot Chili Peppers, while Silverchair's tour of UK and European had The Living End as the support act. Rolling Stone' s Neva Chonin attributed their chart success to the album's more "mature" sound. In Europe and South America it became the group's most successful album to date. The group appeared at festivals in Reading and Edgefest , amongst others. Following
12638-486: The group were managed by their parents. Sony A&R manager John Watson, who was jointly responsible for signing the group, subsequently left the label to become their band manager. In September, their Triple J recording of "Tomorrow" was released as a four-track extended play . From late October, it spent six weeks at number-one on the ARIA Singles Chart . In 1995, a re-recorded version of "Tomorrow" (and
12780-508: The group's original drummer, but had left to focus on his studies. The band refers to one another by nicknames, including Collins as JC and Coghill as Cogsy. Powderfinger have collaborated with various artists throughout their career: Pianist Benmont Tench played on Dream Days at the Hotel Existence . For touring or session work, auxiliary musicians used include Alex Pertout on percussion, Duane Billings on percussion, and Lachlan Doley on keyboards. For their second album, Double Allergic ,
12922-522: The guitar, and subsequent performances supporting the album's release were cancelled. In March 2002, Diorama was issued and topped the ARIA Albums Chart; it became their fourth number-one album and spent 50 weeks in the top 50. Four singles were released from the album: "The Greatest View", " Without You ", "Luv Your Life" and "Across the Night"; "The Greatest View" charted highest, reaching No. 3. In October, Silverchair were successful at
13064-634: The idea of reconciliation". Reconciliation Australia increased the awareness of the 17-year difference in life expectancy between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous children of Australia. In October that year, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month , Powderfinger performed another concert on the steps of the Sydney Opera House. This concert was for invitees only – breast cancer patients, survivors, and their families were eligible to attend. Powderfinger performed alongside Silverchair, Missy Higgins , and other artists to an audience of 700. The concert
13206-652: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Innocent_Criminals&oldid=932890917 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Silverchair 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
13348-582: The long haul to become arguably one of the best of the decade". In 1997 the album was issued in Canada and the group toured North America to promote it. On 7 September 1998, Powderfinger released their third studio album, Internationalist , which peaked at No. 1 and spent 101 weeks in the Top ;50 of the ARIA Albums Chart; it was produced by Nick DiDia ( Rage Against the Machine , Pearl Jam ). AllMusic 's Jonathan Lewis had mixed feelings about
13490-713: The major label will put a bit of weight behind the disc, but it's not as though they've signed a record deal or anything". McKenzie felt the EP showed they were "wanting to get heavier and louder for a long time, but is it also a reaction against the sixties tags they've been stuck with?". The five tracks include "Reap What You Sow", which reached the No. 1 spot on the ARIA Alternative Singles Chart , replacing Nirvana 's " Heart-Shaped Box ". The group recorded their first music video , for "Reap What You Sow"; it
13632-435: The music sound very simple despite a complex musical structure. The lyrics were written after the music was created, sometimes as late as the day of recording. As Johns dreads writing lyrics, he suggested that the band could produce an instrumental album at some stage in the future. Johns is the band's primary songwriter, and notes that while Joannou and Gillies do not have significant influence on what he writes, they are key to
13774-410: The nine-week Across the Great Divide tour to promote reconciliation with Indigenous Australians . From August to October that year the two groups toured all state capital cities as well as fourteen Australian regional centres, and included four performances in New Zealand. They performed 34 concerts in 26 towns across Australia, with an estimated total of 220,000 people in attendance. On 1 December,
13916-466: The pain of friends. The album was well received: AllMusic and Rolling Stone rated it in four and four-and-a-half stars, respectively, praising the intensity of the album, especially "Tomorrow". Frogstomp was a number-one album in Australia and New Zealand. It reached the Billboard 200 Top 10, making Silverchair the first Australian band to do so since INXS . It was certified as
14058-574: The pair re-united and formed The Dissociatives , releasing a self-titled album in April 2004. The duo provided the theme music for the popular ABC-TV music quiz show Spicks and Specks by reworking a 1966 Bee Gees hit of the same name . Johns also collaborated with then-wife Natalie Imbruglia on her Counting Down the Days album, released in April 2005. Joannou worked with blues rock group The Mess Hall ; he co-produced—with Matt Lovell —their six-track extended play Feeling Sideways , which
14200-404: The personal front, Haug and Middleton each had children, and Fanning met his future wife. Middleton's side project, Drag , had issued an EP, Gas Food Lodging , in 2002. Zombos Reviews found the EP was "full of well-written jangly pop, and has some rather nice ballads". Their debut album, The Way Out , recorded in March 2005 and released on 10 July, was "a tad disappointing [compared with
14342-404: The proposed album and that they were simply referring to it as Album No. 6 . The final concert of the festival was at Bunbury on 15 May. By year's end, work on the album had stopped because each member had pursued other interests. On 25 May 2011, Silverchair announced another indefinite hiatus: We formed Silverchair nearly 20 years ago when we were just 12 years old. Today we stand by
14484-453: The rest of Australia embraced". McFarlane was partially disappointed with their debut 1994 album Parables for Wooden Ears compared to their earlier EP Transfusion . Their 1996 album, Double Allergic , was "more self-assured and textured" and "consolidated the band's position at the forefront of the alternative rock scene". It "revealed a significant shift towards accessible rock songs rooted in melodic grooves" according to Nimmervoll. In
14626-582: The role of lead vocals from Haug and also provided guitar and harmonica. Late in 1990, Jon Coghill—another university student with Fanning and Haug—replaced Bishop on drums, which was described as a "mutual leaving". Bishop later worked in London-based bands based in London , UK, before returning to Brisbane where he was a member of Moonjuice and then the Haymakers. Powderfinger's final line-up change
14768-477: The same name . Despite their popularity in Brisbane, when playing a heavy metal gig in Newcastle, New South Wales , in 1990, Powderfinger were booed off stage. After completing secondary education, Collins and Haug attended the University of Queensland , where the latter met Bernard Fanning in an economics class – and learned that Fanning had similar interests in music and could sing. Fanning took over
14910-463: The same rules now as we did back then... if the band stops being fun and if it's no longer fulfilling creatively, then we need to stop... Despite our best efforts over the last year or so, it's become increasingly clear that the spark simply isn't there between the three of us at the moment. Therefore after much soul searching we wanted to let you know that we're putting Silverchair into "indefinite hibernation" and we've decided to each do our own thing for
15052-537: The same thing when The Beatles reinvented American R&B". Freak Show saw the band show more of their own musical style rather than copying others, and thus received more praise for its songwriting than its predecessor. Yahoo! Music 's Sandy Masuo described the lyrics as "moving" and "emotional". Johns' vocal delivery was complimented: "[his] bittersweet, crackly voice tops the ample power chordage ... [he] hits shivery, emotional notes that convey both sweet idealism and disappointment". Zuel felt that with this album,
15194-530: The same time Coghill was working as a journalist on the Gold Coast, while Collins was "developing business projects in Queensland". In January 2013 Haug produced the second album, Sins of a Li'l Later Kiss , by Brisbane-based folk duo Cole and Van Dijk. He then joined the Church , replacing Marty Willson-Piper , and featured on their 2014 album Further/Deeper . On 23 May 2020, Powderfinger reformed for
15336-512: The second single preceding the release of the album. Powderfinger's musical style includes hard rock and alternative music and, according to McFarlane, "the band made its mark with an earthy, blues-based sound that combined soaring, 1970s-influenced riff-rock with 1990s studio technology. With the added textures of folk, country and a soulful groove, the band was able to head in any direction". Nimmervoll acclaimed them as "one of Australia's most popular radio-friendly rock bands" which "produced music
15478-607: The song "Reap What You Sow" in 1993, was directed by David Barker, an award-winning director. Film companies who directed other videos for the group include Fifty Fifty Films and Head Pictures. Powderfinger was highly successful in the Australian recording industry, being a recipient of the industry's flagship awards, the ARIA Music Awards, 18 times from 47 nominations—the third-highest tally, behind Silverchair's 21 wins from 49 nominations and John Farnham 's 20 wins from 56 nominations. Powderfinger's most successful year
15620-404: The sound of their Internationalist album, leaving behind much of the glam and swagger of 2003's Vulture Street ". He commented on Fanning's "commanding and distinctive vocals", the "twin-guitar attack" of Middleton and Haug, Collins' "innovative basslines", and the "powerhouse drum work" of Coghill. Nimmervoll described Golden Rule as "Powderfinger back to its essence. They’d experimented with
15762-475: The sound, tried different things with the songwriting process and recorded in America with different producers. [It] was recorded at home, the band reunited with American Nick DiDia, who had previously worked with the band during the "classic" era, producing Internationalist , Odyssey Number 5 and Vulture Street . They also wrote the songs as a team, with Bernard responsible for the bulk of the lyrics. The album
15904-537: The steps of the Sydney Opera House . The charity event, which was recorded and later released as a live album titled Farewell to the World , was claimed to have the largest Australian live concert audience, with estimates of between 100,000 and 250,000 people. In the wake of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami , Powderfinger performed at the WaveAid fundraising concert in Sydney in January 2005. The disaster killed more than 225,000 people from 11 countries in
16046-480: The success of Frogstomp in Australia and the US. Produced by Nick Launay ( Birthday Party , Models , Midnight Oil ) and released in February 1997, the album reached number one in Australia and yielded three top-10 singles: " Freak ", " Abuse Me ", and " Cemetery ". Its fourth single, " The Door ", reached No. 25. The songs focused on the anger and backlash that the expectations of Frogstomp brought upon
16188-607: The top 50. The albums charted well internationally: Freak Show reached No. 2 in Canada, and Neon Ballroom reached No. 5. Both reached the top 40 on the United Kingdom Albums Chart . "Abuse Me" reached No. 4 on Billboard' s Hot Modern Rock Tracks and Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" peaked at No. 12 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks. In 1999, Johns announced that he had developed
16330-489: The tour was Newcastle-formed band Silverchair . Three singles were released from Powderfinger's debut album—" Tail ", " Grave Concern ", and " Save Your Skin "—but none appeared on the ARIA Singles Chart Top ;50. Following the album's release and lukewarm reception, in April 1995, the band recorded at Melbourne's Metropolis Studio with Lachlan "Magoo" Goold ( Regurgitator ) and in July released
16472-744: The tour, the band announced that they would be taking a 12-month break. Their only live performance in 2000 was at the Falls Festival on New Year's Eve. On 21 January 2001, the band played to 250,000 people at Rock in Rio , a show they described as the highlight of their career until that point. After the release of Neon Ballroom , Silverchair's three-album contract with Sony Music had ended. The group eventually signed with Atlantic Records for North and South America, and they formed their own label with Watson, Eleven: A Music Company (distributed by EMI ), for Australia and Asia. In November 2000, after
16614-414: The trial of the former Senior Sergeant Chris Hurley over the 2004 Palm Island death in custody case. The band claimed that the song's lyrics primarily dealt with the climbing of Uluru by tourists despite requests from the Indigenous people of the area to respect their sacred sites and not climb. The original version of the song was retracted from the album, and replaced with an alternative version with
16756-484: The vision for Diorama , several other musicians contributed to the album, including Van Dyke Parks , who provided orchestral arrangements to "Tuna in the Brine", " Luv Your Life ", and " Across the Night ". Paul Mac (from Itch-E and Scratch-E ) and Jim Moginie (from Midnight Oil) both on piano also collaborated with the band. While recording Diorama , Johns referred to himself as an artist, rather than simply being in
16898-508: The world that silverchair were a force to be reckoned with". According to 100 Best Australian Albums , by three fellow journalists— John O'Donnell , Toby Creswell and Craig Mathieson — Neon Ballroom ' s lead-in track, "Emotion Sickness", described Johns' life in the 1990s and "addressed [his] desire to move beyond the imitative sounds of Silverchair's first two albums ... and create something new and original". "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" directly focussed on his eating disorder; "[it] became
17040-455: The year at Platinum Sound Studios. In April, the band's mainstream breakthrough came when they won a national competition called Pick Me, using their demo of "Tomorrow". The competition was conducted by the SBS TV show Nomad and Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) alternative radio station Triple J . As part of the prize, Triple J recorded the song and ABC filmed a video , which
17182-468: 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 ,
17324-582: Was 2001 when they won six awards from eight nominations for Odyssey Number Five and its related singles. "These Days" and "My Happiness" were ranked at No. 1 on the Triple J Hottest 100 lists in 1999 and 2000 , respectively, and 21 other Powderfinger tracks have ranked on lists in other years. In 2009, as part of the Q150 celebrations, Powderfinger were announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for their role as "Influential Artists". At
17466-548: Was aired on 16 June. For the video's broadcast, they had changed their name to Silverchair (styled as silverchair until 2002). In a 1994 interview with Melbourne magazine Buzz , the band claimed the name derived from a radio request for " Sliver " by Nirvana and " Berlin Chair " by You Am I being mixed up as Silver Chair. It was later revealed they were named for the C. S. Lewis –penned novel The Silver Chair from The Chronicles of Narnia series. Johns later said of
17608-655: Was also a 2-disc release, Fingerprints & Footprints – The Ultimate Collection , combining both Fingerprints and Footprints in one set. Also in November, Dino Scatena, together with the band, published a biography, Footprints: the inside story of Australia's best loved band . Scatena, a rock music journalist, had started writing the book in October of the previous year, during the Sunsets Farewell Tour. Former Powderfinger member Bernard Fanning worked on his second solo album Departures during late 2012 in Los Angeles, with Joe Chiccarelli producing. It
17750-409: Was described as "furious, motivated, and all grown up". However, Rolling Stone said the album seemed confused, commenting that Silverchair "can't decide what they want to do" with their music. Meanwhile, Diorama was seen as an extension of the band's originality, with its "[h]eavy orchestration, unpredictable melodic shifts and a whimsical pop sensibility". According to PopMatters ' Nikki Tranter,
17892-519: Was directed by David Barker, who subsequently directed their next seven videos. After the EP's success, the group were signed by Polydor. In January 1994, Powderfinger performed on the Big Day Out Tour (see 1994 line-up ). On 18 July that year, they released their debut studio album, Parables for Wooden Ears , under Polydor. According to Australian rock music historian Ian McFarlane , it "featured complex, meticulously crafted rock but
18034-521: Was distributed by MDS. It was produced by Leroy Bath and Ian Taylor, and recorded at Broken Toys Studios, Brisbane. The EP has an early version of " Save Your Skin ", co-written by Coghill, Collins, Haug, Middleton, and Fanning; it was later expanded and released in July 1994 as a single from their debut album, Parables for Wooden Ears . Their second EP, Transfusion , was issued in September 1993 and distributed by Polydor Records . At that time, Simon McKenzie of Time Off noted they were "hoping
18176-539: Was filmed and later broadcast as a MAX Session on Foxtel channel MAX on 3 November. For the Sunsets Farewell Tour in September 2010, the band promoted another Indigenous cause, the Yalari organisation. The organisation provides Indigenous children with opportunities to get a proper education. In January 2011, following the Queensland flood disaster , [undercover.fm] reported that Powderfinger would not reform for
18318-460: Was in 1992 with the addition of Darren Middleton (The Pirates) on guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals. Powderfinger initially performed cover versions of other artists' songs, but gradually developed by writing and performing their own material. In August 1992, the group self-funded a seven-track self-titled extended play , also known as the Blue EP , on their own Finger label, and the album
18460-506: Was issued on 13 November. The album peaked at No. 1 on the ARIA albums chart, becoming their fifth studio album in a row to do so. The album's lead single, " All of the Dreamers ", was released in September. "Burn Your Name", the second single, followed in December. That same month the band performed at the 2009 Homebake festival after a 10-year absence. In late January they toured on
18602-489: Was more negative, seeing the album as "little more than a slightly off-base perspective into the world of mid-90s American grunge ". Odyssey Number Five is Powderfinger's most commercially successful album, shipping 560,000 copies and certified eight times platinum by 2004. It also appeared on the New Zealand Albums Chart at No. 15. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001 , the group won "Album of
18744-526: Was named for the location of the band's first recording room in West End , Brisbane. The Sydney Morning Herald ' s music critic Bernard Zuel approved of "a rawer, louder, but by no means unrefined, album" with "a real energy here that has some connections to early Powderfinger, but bears the mark of a superior intellect"; he felt it had Haug and Middleton "dominating in a way they had not since their 1994 debut" album. Simon Evans of musicOMH described
18886-710: Was necessary "given the fact the band were together for over a decade and yet were only, on average, 23 years old". From March to June 2003, Silverchair undertook the Across the Night Tour to perform Diorama . Their hometown performance on 19 April was recorded as Live from Faraway Stables for a 2-CD and 2-DVD release in November. After the tour finished in June, the group announced another indefinite hiatus. In 2000, while also working with Silverchair, Johns and Mac released an internet-only EP, I Can't Believe It's Not Rock . In mid-2003, during Silverchair's hiatus,
19028-407: Was open to musical collaboration with his former bandmates but not as a continuation of Silverchair as a band. On 5 February 2021, it was announced that Silverchair's music would be distributed by Sony Music Entertainment Australia. Silverchair are generally classified as an alternative rock and grunge band, although their loyalty to specific genres has changed as they have matured. Much of
19170-553: Was recorded in the same spirit, as close to the live sound as a studio album could be". Powderfinger were active in supporting causes or opposing actions taken in charitable, philanthropic, disaster, and political circumstances. In 1996, when Crowded House decided to break up, they organised a farewell concert as a charity event for the Sydney Children's Hospital on 24 November. They approached Powderfinger and fellow Australian acts Custard and You Am I to also appear on
19312-412: Was released in June the following year and peaked at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Middleton had relocated to Melbourne and worked with Red Door Sounds' Paul Annison, producer of Children Collide 's album Monument (April 2012). In December that year Middleton revealed that "I’m halfway through a new record". Middleton's album, Translations , was released independently in November 2013. Around
19454-399: Was released in May 2003. The album was nominated for the ARIA Award for 'Best Independent Release' in 2003. Joannou and Lovell co-produced The Mess Hall's studio album Notes from a Ceiling , which was issued in June 2005. Joannou and Lovell received a nomination at the ARIA Music Awards of 2005 for 'Producer of the Year'. In 2003, Gillies formed Tambalane with Wes Carr , initially as
19596-461: Was released on 2 June. Debuting at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart —their fourth to do so consecutively —it broke the Australian digital sales record with over 3,000 copies sold online. In general, reviewers did not rate it as highly as its predecessor Vulture Street , with Cameron Adams of the Herald Sun HiT describing it as "No radical reinvention, no huge change in direction ... In
19738-652: Was somewhat ponderous and sombre, which did little to fulfil the promise displayed on Transfusion ". The album was produced by Tony Cohen ( Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds , The Cruel Sea ), and Fanning later described it as the band's "dark dark days". It received limited radio coverage. Supporting the album's release, the band toured heavily, appearing at the Livid and Homebake music festivals. Powderfinger supported United States visitors Pantera on that group's Driven Downunder Tour '94. Another Australian support act on
19880-618: Was voted at No. 21 and "My Happiness" at No. 27 in the Hottest 100 of all time, placing them as second- and fourth-highest Australian tracks after the Hilltop Hoods ' " The Nosebleed Section " and Hunters & Collectors ' " Throw Your Arms Around Me ", respectively. Powderfinger's Vulture Street was released on 4 July 2003, and became their third album to peak at No. 1 in Australia, while in New Zealand it reached No. 17. Recorded in January and February 2003, it
20022-430: Was what "American radio considers serious rock." Compared with the relatively lean, agile sound they've perfected up to now, this is Powderfinger as the footballer who in the off-season spends his time in the gym and emerges buff and beefy. The problem is he has bulk but has traded in his nimbleness. Clayton Bolger of AllMusic stated in his review of Dream Days at the Hotel Existence that Powderfinger "largely revisit
20164-450: Was working on the soundtrack for My Mind's Own Melody —a short film. In May 2012, Johns recorded the new anthem for Qantas , titled "Atlas". It is the first piece of commercial music Johns has composed. A remastered version of Frogstomp, which included bonus content, was released on 27 March 2015. The members of Silverchair have occasionally stated that they have not ruled out a reunion. Gillies has said that there are plans to release
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