Neon Ballroom - Silverchair

...with the second review. Neon Ballroom The band history Singer/guitarist Daniel Johns Bass Chris Joannou drummer Ben Gillies This album was released 1999, the average age of the band would have been 19/20 years old. It was seen by the press as a huge leap in creativity, ‘Fusing heavy rock with orchestral flourishes and synthetic touches with powerfully emotional lyrics’ (quoted from the Silverchair web site). It also ...
...expressed in the lyrics. Neon Ballroom CD casing The CD cover shows a couple dancing and the words ‘Silverchair’ and Neon Ballroom’ in illuminated Neon signs, the back only contains a track list. Inside is a booklet containing lyrics, credits, thank yous, an address concerning animal liberation and some disturbing but clever images. Neon Ballroom Emotion sickness Striking string intro, ...

Dardalius 02.03.2003 (05.03.2003) · Read full review
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An Australian friend of mine introduced me to Silverchair some years back. They both came from the same town down under, and since discovering this album I have found a really good band that perhaps many people have not heard of. Their main claim to fame could have nothing to do with their music, the lead singer Daniel Johns is now married to fellow Australian Natalie Imbruglia. As for the music, it is an interesting combination of loud grunge guitars ...
...to them, especially in the lyrics for the serious music fan, but enough melodies and sweet touches to make them more acceptable for a wider audience. This is the Australian rock band’s third album, arguably their best alongside latest one Diorama. 1. Emotion Sickness A very good start to the album, There is a strong contrast throughout the track, from a heavily influenced strings into and regular touches of piano and other string then bursting into ...

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...into the country I bought Neon Ballroom. Every song here is a masterpiece, although fans of Frogstomp and Freakshow should be warned that this album is much more commercial than their previous two, so don’t expect it to sound the same. A lot more instruments have been added which makes the sounds less raw. The lyrics are insightful and I would say that this is the best Silverchair album so far. I love every song. Well worth buying! ...

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Neon Ballroom is Silverchair third album and definitely their best so far. They made their first at the age of 15 and things have just got better for Danial Johns and co. The album is an amazing mix of musical styles, from the very heavy Spawn again to the beautifully weepy miss you love Neon ballroom is a roller coaster of emotions with tale of lost love and self abuse cocaine addicts and god knows what else. Some may say that Johns is putting it ...

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Neon Ballroom is Silverchairs best album. A heady mixture of lilting melodys, crunchy guitars and amazing vocals it really kicks their other, somewhat dull, albums into touch. Opening with the six minutes of sheer brilliance that is Emotion Sickness the album can hardly go wrong from that point on. If I had to list standout tracks on this album, I would have to list ten songs but that would take ages, so I won’t bother. But along with Emotion Sickness, ...

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A rock album, this, in a much more classical sense than is usual nowadays: big guitars, big drums, snarling, gravelly-voiced singer, some extremely heavy moments mixed with some softer moments. All the elements are here, and they all manage to combine and gel together into a surprisingly listenable album. Whilst it sometimes sounds as if the band is casting around for a suitable niche - the musical gap between 'Spawn Again' and 'Miss You Love' is ...

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Silverchair have certainly matured since their first album frogstomp was released and the band members were just 15 years old. This album combines hard rock anthems such as "anthem for the year 2000" and "Spawn again" with wonderfull heartfelt emotional ballads such as "Miss you love" and "Ana's song". I bought this album after a friend told me how good it was and since i have previously bought their previous two albums. I even went to see them ...
...if you like your music heavy but also enjoy strong ballads then this album is a must. This service should be used by those who want to find out about new bands and are fed up of finding that an album is below par after you have bought it. ...

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Having risen to the heady heights of fame at the tender age of 15, one might expect Silverchair to have burnt out and paled into history like so many others before them. Well... it hasn't been an easy ride, but the've come through. Each track on 'Neon Ballroom', their third and most accomplished albumn to date, deals with the many problems and emotions that have been thrown at front man Daniel Johns over the bands meteoric rise to the top. Johns ...
...and some moving piano performances from fellow aussie David helfgot, to produce a very involving sound quite unlike anything your likely to have heard before. Drawing emotions out of you left, right and center, then slaming you down before repeating the process, this album could quite possibly be the soundtrack of a generation. An essential purchase for anyone who wants to be moved and involved by what they hear. ...

BobCarolgees 05.09.2000 · Read full review
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This album is a masterpiece. The best album ever. (Until the next one perhaps s/c???) What better song to start the best album in the world off, than the best song in the world! I refer, of course, to the epic Emotion Sickness. I didn't think I song could make me cry until i heard this song. It's beautiful and raw emotion. But then there's Anthem For The Year 2000. This is just pure kick ass. Ana's Song is another work of art. It's unbelievable ...
...Spawn Again is just...undescribable. Spawn has always been one of my favorite songs and this is just an older, more polished version. Still brilliance though. Miss You Love got me in tears again. It appeals to a wider audience than silverchair have normally gone for (even my mum likes it! i don't know whether that's good or bad) but it still encapsulates the essence of the 'chair. Dearest Helpless is a song i didn't think very much of until recently ...

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