In an interview around Frogstomp’s release, the band noted that many of the tracks on the record were influenced by things they ‘had seen on TV’. The boys, only being 15 at the time, were the first to admit that they didn’t have much songwriting experience under their belts. Throughout the sessions, the trio were supposedly ecstatic that that producer Kevin Shirley let them be themselves about the session, frontman Daniel Johns said ‘Kevin Shirley was a great producer, he said ‘ I want it to sound like you guys, and I want the guitars really fucking loud.’ Work on the group’s debut began almost immediately afterwards, with the band bunkering down in Pyrmont’s Festival Studios to record the album in a scant nine day stint. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Newcastle lads once again took out first place, with the prize being a professional recording and music video.Īt this point, Silverchair were still unsigned, sparking a minor label bidding war that was eventually won out by Sony Music’s Murmur imprint. They then sent the track around to a bunch of other competitions across Australia, including one called Pick Me, ran as a joint venture by SBS and Triple J. In early 1992, the world witnessed the first incarnation of Silverchair when the band performed ‘Tomorrow’ at a national competition called YouthRock, deservedly taking out first place and creating a minor buzz behind them. With its hard-edged sound and angsty (yet all too relatable) lyricism, it was difficult to believe that such an album could be created by three high schoolers, with Daniel Johns, Chris Joannou and Ben Gilles demonstrating a level of talent that still shocks listeners, even 25 years after its release. Released in 1995, Silverchair’s amazing debut Frogstomp is now recognised as one of the most definitive grunge records of its era. Words by Benjamin Lamb When grunge fever swept through Australia in the early '90s, no one could have ever predicted that three school mates from Newcastle would come to be the country's best representatives of the genre.
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