I found this article in a local newspaper in August 97 after a gig sc had done with Bush. It�s really mean, but I guess the guy who wrote it just hasn�t any idea at all about cool music.
The silverchair guys, whom are nearly the
same age as the youngest Backstreet
Boy, make Bravo-aged girls ecstatic. With their hard, metal-like
sounds, the Australians are welcomed with sharp shrieks. The three just
seem like fans who've secretly entered the stage and practise a bit with
the instruments before the grown-ups play. Their skinny singer Daniel
Johns, who seems to have just got over his change of voice, obviously
wants to sound terribly grown-up. Instead, he sounds clumsy and heavy
like a corpulent bike-rocker who has already lived through the prime of
his life. The mane shaking teenager involuntarily seems like a
caricature of such hard rock poseurs. Only rarely do silverchair manage
to breakout out of the stereotypes; for example, "Abuse Me" is a nice,
melodic piece. In addition, you can almost disregard the band's lyrics
with a grin on your face. A good example of Daniel's weak lyricism is
when he sings of feeling like a slave or when he forcefully roars: "Can
you feel this pain?" at his fans several times. Indeed, it really hurts
to see a band who already has their future behind them. My impression
after this show is that it's only a matter of time before their
'cheeky-brats-copy-hard-rock' image will be totally worn out.
*thanx to Elvie*
Whoa, I think the cheeky brat thing is the
worst. I can just tell you that the show totally rocked.
This interview here from a 97 spring issue of Metal Hammer is much better and funnier.
Check out Ben�s answers...erm..
Q: Which memories do you connect best with
your childhood?
Ben: Having trouble at primary school.
Daniel: Having trouble because of things Ben did.
Chris: Toytrucks and
sandpits.
Q: Four words: love, money, fame and friends. Which is the most important one for you and why?
B: Friends, cos the other 3 things will
probably get boring sometime.
D: Friends, or rather friendships, cos they usually last longer than the other things.
C: Not money or fame, but both love and friendship should be forever.
Q: What was the worst experience concerning love/relationship for you?
B:When a girl put her tongue into my ear.
D: When I stepped barefoot into my dog�s shit.
C: I once had a cat that I loved very much. One day I accidentaly let her fall into the
swimmingpool, the other day she ran away.
AWW!!
Q: When was the last time that you had a fight?
B: Soon.
D: After I had stepped into my dog�s shit.
C:Tomorrow.
Q: Where did you spend your last holidays?
B: In Rio, we had some days off before
playing a gig there.
D: In my bedroom.
C: At Lindeman Island, an island at the north coast of Australia.
Q:Which car do you drive and why?
B: An Aussie car called Holden Commodore -
the best car in the world.
D: A Toyota Minivan, cos it�s cool.
C: A Holden, cos it�s a Holden. [ Remark of the editorial staff: these answers are wrong.
Daniel is driving the Holden Commodore and Ben�s got a Nissan Kombi. Kafka (an editor of
them) was there and saw it]
Q:Which is your greatest wish which hasn�t come true yet?
B:To be fucked by ten super models, what do
you think?
D: I wish I hadn�t stepped into my dog�s shit.
C: To get a AC Cobra [that�s a
car]
Q: What�s your fave meal?
B:Pizza
D:Apples
C:Everything
Q: When were you drunken the last time?
B: I can�t remember it.
D: Can�t remember it, too.
C: Me not either.
Q:When have you been to a church the last time?
B: In my last life.
D: When I was christened.
C: When I went to a marriage, but I can�t remember when it took place.
Q: When was the last time that you wanted to have something, but you couldn�t get it?
B: Five minutes ago, but I can�t remember
her name.
D:Today I wanted to eat a delicious apple, but there weren�t any at the moment.
C: Yesterday, when I wanted to go to the toilet, but I couldn�t find one.
Well, what did Dan say about him? -Ben�s
got a fixation with females, me and Chris are trying to hold him back but he�s an animal.
*lol*
But Daniel�s not better either. That here was taken from the February 97 issue of the
Aussie Rolling Stone.
RS: Are you gay?
Dan: Well, let's just say that some days I feel a bit more
feminine than others.
RS: What does that mean, mate?
Dan: It means some days I want some pussy, some days I want some
dick. But, uh, Ben is gay.
RS: How gay is he?
Dan: Very.
Hehehe...