Conference napalm::heavy_metal

    What happens when 3 aussie brats have nothing better to do than rip off
    Pearl Jam and Nirvana?

    Good One !

    	Re -2, exactly...
    
    Bobby T

    
    	I don't even like the original Pearl Jam, never mind another one.
    

    I don't like em cause they're only 16 and they've already hit
    it big :(  I like their sound although have ya ever listened to
    the lyrics ??  "the water's very hard to drink" well alrighty
    why is it hard to drink ??  I don't get it.  They're a good band
    but just don't offer anything new to the music scene.  Besides
    as soon as that guy hits puberty his voice will probably change
    and then there goes the band.  :)
    
    Shane, who thinks puberty sounds like a town in Pennsylvania or
    something

     i figured this would happen... 

>    What happens when 3 aussie brats have nothing better to do than rip off
>    Pearl Jam and Nirvana?

     aw c'mon now... is that really fair?  you a pearl jam fan?  a nirvana
     fan?  ever read any of silverchairs interviews and their responses to
     the above accusation?  silverchair = musical ripoffs... maybe.  but
     even if they are they're certainly not the first band to be guilty of it.

>    I don't even like the original Pearl Jam, never mind another one.

     eesh, more of the same.  surf the pearl jam web pages and listen to
     what those fans have to say about silverchair sounding like pearl jam.
     they might sound like a 'seattle' band, but that doesn't mean they
     sound like pearl jam.  pearl jam meets helmet maybe...;)

     my friends that hate pearl jam hate silverchair too... so the responses
     to suej's note didn't surprise me... in fact i figured as much, after
     all this is 'heavy metal' and not 'radio radio' right...? ;)

     i think they're a good new band.  i love their sound and am a bit
     amazed that a group of 16 year olds can break into heavy metal the
     way they have.  the album is excellent.  it took me a few listens
     to get into it.  i bought it because someone told me 'they sound
     like pearl jam'... and when i first listened to it, i just couldn't
     hear it.  still can't.  maybe i'm just blocking it out...?  the
     tunes on the album sway from a mix of pj -> helmet -> candlebox ->
     rage against the machine and even a little metallica sprinkled
     here and there.  i don't think they're out to rip anyone off...

     give'em a chance...

     /brian

    
    	That might be a good combination of sounds, as long as it's
    	light on the Pearl Jam and heavy on Helmet/Metallica/Rage
    	Against the Machine.
    

    
    Have you heard them on an interview? Sounds NO WHERE NEAR the album,
    and yes, why is it that most non-american bands sound american when
    singing (for the most part) compared to them talking normally? Just
    listen to Jagger for one! The kid sounded like a kid so they may have
    done some enhancements in the recording studio? I liked the tune
    "Tomorrow" until it started getting OVERPLAYED on BCN/AAF (not sure of
    the latter of the two) and then hearing they were only 16 or younger in
    age (doesn't mean much, but...) Will they become another
    one-hit/two-hit wonder act? They gotta finish their school first! ;-)
    
    Just some observations/opinions there. 
    
    Mike
    

    
    	Many vocalists sound quite different when they sing compared to
    	when they talk.
    
    	Not sure if it's an automatic thing, or whether they have to
    	consciously make an effort to do that.
    

    Bri
    
    There is no arguing the singer for SC has a vocal timbre VERY similar
    to Eddie Vetter's (although he's NO EV!).  The band, to me, LOOKS like
    Nirvana ... but overall (and similarities aside), I think the
    songwriting is really weak and I feel this is a flash in the pan band
    riding the dying grunge wave.
    

    
    Hello Iris!
    
    I don't really hate PJ, it's just that from their first Ten CD I think
    they should have done better. Yeah, they have some songs on the last
    two that are ok, but they don't do anything for me. I am getting tired
    of hearing the same old thing on the radio, especially IMO the
    OVERPLAYING of SC's Tomorrow.....seems like it is on just about every
    hour over here! Play something more obscure! Then again, I haven't had
    my car for 3 weeks now (in autobody shop getting repaired) so I haven't
    had my CD changer with 10 discs in it with the likes of Solitude
    Aeturnus, Paradise Lost, Forbidden, Savatage, Rollins Band, etc....in
    there to crank! ;-)
    
    Greetings from Shrewsbury!
    
    Metal/mENTAL Mike
    

    Iris, I totally agree !!!
    
    SueJ

	I can't believe these kids.. puts a whole new meaning to Garage Band.. 

	Think they're popular at school or what?? 15 years old and making more
	money than the principal... ;')


	Whit-

    
    Bob ...you are a very confused individual!Try not to get your ethnic
    minority slams mixed up in future!
    
    
    					ian

    
    
      :_)   So, you  don't like me' skirt today ole chum ?
    

    >  :_)   So, you  don't like me' skirt today ole chum ?
    
    With you it IS a skirt ya big nancy!

    
    
    har,har,har!Nice one!
    
    
    						ian

    
    
      8')    
    
    RE: Buck
    
      Ah...Cheecky Monkey...You looking at me Legs and Bum again...you
    little guitar Devil You !  < Insert A BLUSH >
    
    /Sax-Y
    

    
    Hmmm....I wonder if SueJ was involved???
    
    I just got a little article sent to me from an Aussie pen pal.  I had
    heard that when Silverchair singer Daniel Johns took a dive into the
    audience recently they all moved back, rather than catch him, and he
    was knocked unconscious.  What I didn't hear was that someone stripped
    his jeans right off of him while he was out cold!  
    
    The article further notes the company handling the publicity about the
    incident is called:  TKO.
    
    /jen

    
    8) I know nothing...

    Now that's funny!

    	Did anybody see these guys on saturday night live this past
    	weekend?
    
    	The drummer is a friggin' maniac, had his gig down...
    
    	In fact, the whole band reminded me of Nirvana. The guitar
    	player cuts his hair just like Cobain did.
    
    	And the drummer plays like he's watched every video Nirvana
    	ever made. Just like David Groll, I think that was the guy's
    	name.
    
    	Worth taping for Silverchair fans...

    >	In fact, the whole band reminded me of Nirvana. The guitar
    >	player cuts his hair just like Cobain did.
    >
    >	And the drummer plays like he's watched every video Nirvana
    >	ever made. Just like David Groll, I think that was the guy's
    >	name.
    
    
    Uh, what did I say in .1??

    
    	Yeah, come on, Patrick ... Buck wrote that a mere 2 months ago
    	and you forgot it already??
    
    	8^)
    

    	You're both right, but I've never seen Silverchair before.
    
    	I didn't even know they would be on SNL, but when I flipped
    	the tube on, there was this maniac of a drummer trying to
    	kill every drum & cymbal within reach of his sticks...
    
    	Pretty interesting, looked like alot of fun...
    
    	But the guitarist cut his hair EXACTLY like Cobain, um,
    	when he was alive.
    
    	What an incredible business plan, do everything just like
    	Nirvana did, and we'll get signed. I'm wicked jealous...

    It's David "Grohl". 8)  
    
    He is one talented individual!!!!!! 
    
    'pril (who couldn't believe her eyes when she saw him as the lead
    singer/lead guitarist of Foo Fighters...Mr. Versatility)  

    
    	So they were on SNL...What were they still doing up, or maybe
    they taped the show before the street lights came on...
    
    Bobby T

    Re: 'pril
    
     I dunno...if David Grohol ?? is really talented then he hasn't been puttin
    it into Nirvana's music much as far as drumming goes.  I think he's
    used that 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' beat in a number of songs.  But
    of course it does go well with that Nirvana Seatle sound I suppose.  
    He does put on a good hair flinging display and has a lot of energy
    when he plays...I just listen more to what it is he's playing...
    rather boring actually...he's no Alex VanHalen or Neil Peart ;)
    
    Shane, who thinks everyone should listen to YYZ by Rush if they want to
    hear a talented drummer

Ladies and Gentlemen:  The professor on the drum kit...

    	I kind of liked the kid's style, if you know someone who records
    	live TV performances on a regular basis, check out their gig
    	from last weekend. I used to tape all Dave Letterman's and SNL's
    	musical guests, that's how I got Extreme performing 'You'll be
    	gone tomorrow'.
    
    	The kid from Silverchair knew exactly what he was doing, even
    	if he was taking lessons from Dave Grohl. He's no Neil Peart,
    	then again, no one else is.
    
    	You'd have to see the band, young describes it well.

    Silverchair will be opening for Red Hot Chili Peppers in February!

    
    	This is just a little add on to the story about the lead singers
    "leap of faith" into the crowd which were supposed to catch'em.
    
    	It seems that his Parents won't allow him to STAGE DIVE
    anymore...or at least till he turns 18. Pretty embarassing when
    you've got the #1 selling album of all time, from the land down under
    and Mommy limits your stage performance.
    
    	IMO, I think they're a real kick a$$ band that will have a great
    future ahead of them,(if they end up being the next "Stones" they've
    still got about another century) and to those who complain about them
    sounding like Pearl Jam or Nirvana.......WAKE UP!!!....there's only
    so many sounds a screaming guitar can make. 
    
    
    	H.A.G.O.,
    		 
    		 J

    I caught Silverchair at the Worcester Aud this weekend.
    Pretty good show.....Of course I felt WAY out of place with the
    average age of the crowd much younger than the band, seeing how
    the band is what 16 or 17yo?
    But I thought they did a good job, sound was great and they
    performed well. Well worth the 15bucks for the ticket.
    
    Andy