Song: "Tomorrow" (acoustic)
Artist: Silverchair
Album: "Sounds Like Teen Screaming"
Year: 1996
Place Of Origin: New Castle, New South Wales, Australia
Years Active: 1992 - 2011
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
"Tomorrow", as told by Silverchair lead singer Daniel Johns, "That was on a TV show. There was this poor guy taking a rich guy through a hotel to experience the losses of the less fortunate than him. The rich guy is just complaining because he just wants to get out and the poor guy is saying you have to wait till tomorrow to get out. That's one of our least serious songs but it still has meaning to it." Basically, it's showing someone who has the money and the means how some people who are less fortunate than him have to live. Kind of forcing the guy to have some sympathy for those who have to struggle to survive. This is an acoustic performance of the song that recorded backstage at the 1995 Roskilde Festival. The original version can be found on Silverchair's 1995 debut album "Frogstomp".
SILVERCHAIR DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
1995 - Frogstomp (Sony Music)
1997 - Freak Show (Sony Music)
1999 - Neon Ballroom (Sony Music)
2002 - Rarities (Sony Records)
2002 - Diorama (Eleven Records)
2003 - Live From Faraway Stables (Eleven Records)
2007 - Young Modern (Eleven Records)
CURRENT STATUS OF SILVERCHAIR:
Australia's Silverchair formed back in 1992, originally under the moniker Innocent Criminals. The band started out covering Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath songs before starting to write their own material. The band consisted of Daniel Johns on guitar and vocals, Chris Joannou on bass and Ben Gillies on drums. A demo recording of their song "Tomorrow" won Silverchair a battle of the bands contest on Australia's famous Triple J radio show. Soon the band would ink a three album deal with major label Sony Music. When Silverchair released their debut album in 1995, "Frogstomp", the members were just 15 years old! Hopping on the momentum of the grunge explosion in the United States, "Frogstomp" not only exploded in the band's native Australia, it also peaked at #9 on the Billboard 200 charts and was certified double platinum in the United States. The single "Tomorrow" became the most played song on U.S. modern rock radio in 1995. The band followed that album with "Freak Show" in 1997. This album went gold in the U.S. and was probably the band's heaviest album of their career. As the guys in the band were growing more mature, their sound was also beginning to evolve. 1999's "Neon Ballroom" saw Silverchair incorporate some piano and synth's and provide some heartfelt ballads like "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" and "Miss You Love". For my money, the opening track "Emotion Sickness" is the band's finest moment. That is just an epic song!! In 2001, Silverchair performed to over 250,000 people at the Rock In Rio concert which was a major highlight for all the band members. After fulfilling their contract with Sony, Silverchair created their own label, "Eleven", for all of their future releases starting with 2002's "Diorama". Yet again, Silverchair's sound changed, even more drastically than from "Freak Show" to "Neon Ballroom". The songs were much more pop orientated with less guitars and more piano, synth's and orchestration. While their popularity in the States was waning, Australia was still showing mad love for Silverchair. Think of how the Foo Fighters seem to do really well here in the U.S., that was Silverchair in Australia. They were a major deal in their homeland. In 2003, Silverchair went on a hiatus for a few years as all the band members worked on some side projects. A benefit concert in Australia called WaveAid reunited the band in 2005 and got the juices flowing again for the guys. In 2007, Silverchair released what would be their last album, "Young Modern". This album produced the single "Straight Lines", another wicked good song! In 2009, the band was working on some songs for a new album. A couple of those, "16" and "Machina Collecta" were played at some live shows but by 2011, the guys decided to go on what they termed "an indefinite hibernation". The chemistry that the band had for so many years just wasn't there while trying to record a new album. The guys did not rule out ever getting back together again, whether for live shows like benefits or even recording but there has been nothing for over seven years now. There was a rumor that the members may try to finish up some of the material they were working on before they broke up to release their sixth album but that seems to be on the back burner right now. When Silverchair first broke on the scene, their style was definitely in that grunge, post-grunge mold. Eventually by the early 2000's, their sound moved away from that style and into a more pop direction. In their native Australia, all five of Silverchair's studio album reached #1! The won more ARIA Music Awards (21) than any other artist in history!! To say they were and are a big deal Down Under would be a gross understatemant. World wide, Silverchair has sold over 10 million records so they had a very successful run in their 9 years as a band. If you were into artists like Bush, Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, Candlebox or Alice In Chains then I could see you digging Silverchair's music. The 90's really was a great time for hard rock and alternative bands and Silverchair was a really good band.
TEN SILVERCHAIR SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. Emotion Sickness
2. Straight Lines
3. Israel's Son
4. New Race (Radio Birdman cover)
5. Slave
6. Miss You Love
7. Pop Song For Us Rejects
8. The Greatest View
9. The Door
10. Tomorrow
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