ARTIST:       Silverchair
TITLE:        Diorama
LABEL:        Eleven
TYPE:         Album
GENRE:        Rock
SOURCE:       CD (LP)
BITRATE:      188 kbps avg/44100 Hz
ENCODER:      Lame 3.97
SIZE:         77.85 MB
PLAYTIME:     57:10
RELEASE DATE: 2002-XX-XX
RIP DATE:     2010-05-02

Track List

1.  Across The Night                            5:37
2.  The Greatest View                           4:05
3.  Without You                                 5:17
4.  World Upon Your Shoulders                   4:37
5.  One Way Mule                                4:15
6.  Tuna In The Brine                           5:40
7.  Too Much Of Not Enough                      4:42
8.  Luv Your Life                               4:29
9.  The Lever                                   4:22
10. My Favourite Thing                          4:14
11. After All These Years                       9:52

Total Playtime:  57:10

Release Notes:

Silverchair quickly rose to international stardom in 1995 by mining a mix of
Nirvana  and Pearl Jam on their debut album, Frogstomp. Buoyed by the
angst-ridden single "Tomorrow," Frogstomp  topped the Australian charts and
cracked the Top Ten in America, making Silverchair the first Australian act
since INXS  to enjoy such success in the States. The three bandmates gained just
as much notoriety for their age; at the time Frogstomp  was recorded, they were
all 15 years old. Although grunge's popularity decreased as the '90s progressed,
Silverchair continued to enjoy a wide audience, with both Freak Show and Neon
Ballroom reaching platinum status at home and gold status abroad. By the time
the group shed its post-grunge beginnings in favor of an expansive, imaginative
sound (including string sections and progressive rock tendencies) in the 2000s,
Silverchair had become one of Australia's most successful bands ever.

Originally called the Innocent Criminals, Silverchair was formed in 1992 in
Newcastle, Australia, by three schoolmates: guitarist/vocalist Daniel Johns,
bassist Chris Joannou, and drummer Ben Gillies. Two years later, their demo tape
was chosen as the winner out of 800 entries in an Australian talent contest
conducted by Nomad, an Australian music television show, and a local radio
station, 2JJJ-FM. Included in the prize was a day in the radio station's
recording studio, as well as a video for their winning song, "Tomorrow." 2JJJ-FM
and Nomad began playing the video before the Innocent Criminals had signed a
record contract, which helped the band earn a following of fans. It also began a
bidding war among Australian record labels. By the end of the year they had a
deal with Murmur, a subsidiary of Sony.

Before the release of their debut single, "Tomorrow," in September 1994, the
group changed its name to Silverchair; the name was derived from Nirvana's
"Sliver" (which was accidentally misspelled as "Silver") and You Am I's "Berlin
Chair." "Tomorrow" became a major hit in Australia, reaching number one; it
would eventually become the country's fourth-biggest-selling single ever, as
well as the most played song of 1995 on U.S. modern rock radio. In January 1995,
Silverchair released a second single, "Pure Massacre," which also hit number
one. That same month, the band recorded their debut album, Frogstomp, in just
over a week. Upon its release, Frogstomp became the first album to enter the
Australian charts at number one, and it went platinum within a week; it would
soon go multi-platinum and spend six weeks in a row at number one.

Silverchair's success in the United States was nearly as quick. Released in
America in summer 1995, Frogstomp began climbing the U.S. charts quickly, thanks
to heavy MTV exposure and modern rock airplay for "Tomorrow." Soon, the album
went platinum in America as well, and by the end of 1995, "Pure Massacre" had
become a radio/MTV hit in the U.S.

Silverchair toured throughout the first half of 1996, recording their second
album in the second half. The band returned in early 1997 with Freak Show, a
record that received better reviews than its predecessor yet failed to match its
sales. The guys graduated from high school that same year, toured the world a
few times, and looked ahead to their next album. Neon Ballroom followed two
years later, and though songs like "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" (a track about
Johns' struggle with an eating disorder) and "Anthem for the Year 2000" did
moderately well on the charts, they also failed to do much for Silverchair's
American sales. They toured extensively over 1999 in the U.S. and Europe before
taking a year or so off to regroup. Their next album, 2002's Diorama, was a
shockingly creative and impressive step forward that showed the band shedding
their grunge past and adding horns, strings, and mature lyrics to their arsenal.
It sold quickly in Australia and Silverchair picked up multiple ARIA Awards that
year, including Best Rock Album and Best Group.

A year later, the band went on an indefinite hiatus, and Johns collaborated with
Paul Mac as the Dissociatives, releasing a gold-selling album with him in 2004.
Silverchair regrouped early the next year to put on a benefit concert for
victims of the prior year's devastating tsunami. They soon began work on a new
album, funding the recording themselves to remove the added label pressures from
the past. The resulting Young Modern surfaced in early 2007 and debuted at the
top of the Australian albums chart, making Silverchair the only Aussie band to
enjoy five number one albums. Later that year, the band set another national
record when they swept the ARIA Awards, bringing their total to 19 and eclipsing
John Farnham's previous record.