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词条 Neon Ballroom
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  1. Background, writing and recording

  2. Content

  3. Release

  4. Critical reception

  5. Touring

  6. Track listing

  7. Release history

  8. Charts

     Year-end charts 

  9. Personnel

  10. References

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| name = Neon Ballroom
| type = studio
| artist = Silverchair
| cover = Silverchair - Neon Ballroom.jpg
| alt =
| released = 8 March 1999
| recorded = 9 May – 7 October 1998
| venue =
| studio = Festival Studio, Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia
| genre = {{flatlist|
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  • alternative rock
  • {{nowrap|art rock}}

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| length = 49:36
| label = {{flatlist|
  • Murmur
  • Epic

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| producer = Nick Launay
| prev_title = Freak Show
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = The Best Of: Volume 1
| next_year = 2000
| misc = {{Singles
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| type = studio
| single1 = Anthem for the Year 2000
| single1date = February 1999
| single2 = Ana's Song (Open Fire)
| single2date = May 1999
| single3 = Miss You Love
| single3date = September 1999
| single4 = Paint Pastel Princess
| single4date = December 1999

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Neon Ballroom is the third studio album by Australian alternative rock band Silverchair, released in 1999 by record labels Murmur and Epic.

Background, writing and recording

From May 1998, Silverchair worked on their third studio album, Neon Ballroom, with Nick Launay (The Birthday Party, Models, Midnight Oil) producing again.[1][2] The band had originally intended to take a 12-month-break after the release of 1997's Freak Show, but in the end they decided to devote their time to making new music.[3]

In 1999, Johns announced that he had developed the eating disorder, anorexia nervosa, due to anxiety.[4] Johns noted that the lyrics to "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" dealt with his disorder ("And Ana wrecks your life/like an anorexia life"), where he would "eat what he needed [...] to stay awake."[4] He revealed that his eating problems developed from the time of Freak Show and when Neon Ballroom was written he "hated music, really everything about it", but felt that he "couldn't stop doing it; I felt like a slave to it."[5] Johns sought therapy and medication but felt "It's easier for me to express it through music and lyrics".[4]

Content

Neon Ballroom was an overhaul of the band's musical style found on its first two albums, Frogstomp and Freak Show. "Anthem for the Year 2000", for example, retained much of the band's youthful rock energy but featured a new rock song structure and various electronic effects. Eight years after the album's release, Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns said: "To me, I honestly feel like our first record was Neon Ballroom. I've never felt any different. I don't feel like our first two albums were Silverchair: that's our teenage high school band. I don't like them at all. I listen to them and go, 'That's cute', especially the first one, because Frogstomp we were 14. But the second one we're like 16, I'm like 'You're getting older. You're running out of chances'".[6]

"Spawn Again" dates back to 1996, originally considered for the band's Freak Show album. It was recorded under the original title "Spawn" when demoing tracks for Neon Ballroom and included, in remixed form by hip-hop group Vitro, on the 1997 soundtrack to the film Spawn, adding various electronic elements to the track. A "Pre-Vitro" mix of the same recording was also released on the Neon Ballroom Limited Edition bonus disc, Volume 1 in 2000, and the Rarities 1994–1999 compilation in 2002.

The Neon Ballroom album version is a complete re-recording of the song, re-titled "Spawn Again", featuring additional lyrics, specifically an entire verse pertaining to animal liberation. The album recording of "Anthem for the Year 2000" is a different mix on the Australian release than the one found on other releases (including singles). "Satin Sheets" was originally called "Punk Song #3" (and was a contender for Freak Show) and "Paint Pastel Princess" was "All the Same to Me".{{citation needed|date=April 2015}}

Johns wrote all the songs on the album except for "Spawn Again" (Johns/Gillies).

Release

Neon Ballroom was released on 8 March 1999 on Sony Records imprint Murmur. The album debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart,[7] and was certified 4× platinum by ARIA. It was also certified Gold in the United States. Neon Ballroom outsold Freak Show in North America and throughout the world. To date it has sold a total of 2 million albums worldwide.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} The album charted in Canada, where it peaked at No. 5.[8] It reached the top 40 on the United Kingdom Albums Chart.[9]

The album has also been issued in gatefold cover vinyl, limited edition cassette and 180 gram vinyl in 2010, as well as in a double pack with Freak Show. On initial release in the UK, Neon Ballroom was issued as a limited edition with a bonus enhanced CD (see track listing).

Neon Ballroom provided three Australian top 20 singles: "Anthem for the Year 2000", "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" and "Miss You Love"; a fourth single, "Paint Pastel Princess", did not reach the top 50.[7] "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks.[10] A vinyl version of the album was limited to 5,000 copies worldwide.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} In Europe and South America it became the group's most successful album to date. Rolling Stone's Neva Chonin attributed their chart success to the album's more "mature" sound.[11]

After the release of Neon Ballroom, Silverchair's three-album contract with Sony Music had ended. The group eventually signed with Atlantic Records for North and South America, and formed their own label, A Music Company (distributed by EMI), with their manager, John Watson for Australia and Asia.[12][13]

Critical reception

{{album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[14]
| rev2 = Electric Music Online
| rev2Score = 91%[15]
| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3score = B[16]
| rev4 = Rolling Stone
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}[17]
}}

Australian rock music historian, Ian McFarlane said, "As well as being the band's best album to date, it was universally acknowledged as one of the best albums of the year."[1]

In October 2010, the album was listed at number 25 in the book 100 Best Australian Albums.[18]

Touring

Silverchair added an auxiliary keyboardist, Sam Holloway (ex-Cordrazine), for the Neon Ballroom Tour.[1] The US leg had the group playing with The Offspring and Red Hot Chili Peppers, while Silverchair's tour of UK and the rest of Europe had The Living End as the support act.[1] The group appeared at festivals in Reading and Edgefest, amongst others.[19]

Following the tour, the band announced that they would be taking a 12-month-break.[26] Their only live performance in 2000 was at the Falls Festival on New Year's Eve.[3][20] On 21 January 2001, the band played to 250,000 people at Rock in Rio, a show they described as the highlight of their career.[21]

Track listing

{{track listing
| all_writing = Daniel Johns, except "Spawn Again", written by Johns and Ben Gillies
| title1 = Emotion Sickness
| length1 = 6:01
| title2 = Anthem for the Year 2000
| length2 = 4:08
| title3 = Ana's Song (Open Fire)
| length3 = 3:42
| title4 = Spawn Again
| length4 = 3:31
| title5 = Miss You Love
| length5 = 4:01
| title6 = Dearest Helpless
| length6 = 3:35
| title7 = Do You Feel the Same
| length7 = 4:18
| title8 = Black Tangled Heart
| length8 = 4:34
| title9 = Point of View
| length9 = 3:35
| title10 = Satin Sheets
| length10 = 2:24
| title11 = Paint Pastel Princess
| length11 = 4:33
| title12 = Steam Will Rise
| length12 = 5:18
}}{{track listing
| collapsed = yes
| headline = Limited edition bonus disc
| title1 = Anthem for the Year 2000
| note1 = a cappella version
| length1 = 3:15
| title2 = Spawn
| note2 = pre-vitro version
| writer2 = Johns, Gillies
| length2 = 2:56
| title3 = Emotion Sickness
| note3 = video
}}

Release history

  • 8 March 1999 – Australia
  • 16 March 1999 – North America

Charts

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Chart (1999)Peak
position

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)Position
German Albums Chart[22]78

Personnel

Silverchair
  • Daniel Johns – vocals, guitar
  • Ben Gillies – drums
  • Chris Joannou – bass
Additional personnel
  • David Helfgott – piano (track 1)
  • Larry Muhoberac – piano arrangement (track 1)
  • Robert Woolf – piano (track 5)
  • Chris Abrahams – piano (track 8)
  • Jane Rosenson – harp (track 8)
  • Sweep (Johns' dog) – guest vocal (track 12)
  • Paul Mac – keyboards (tracks 2, 4, 10)
  • Jim Moginie – keyboard Mogenius (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11)
  • Jane Scarpantoni – cello, string arrangements
  • John Harding, Fiona Ziegler, Carl Pini, Alexandra d'Elia, Leoni Ziegler, Emma Hayes, Georges Lentz – violin
  • Leah Jennings – cello
  • George Torbay – conductor (track 2)
Technical
  • Nick Launay – production
  • Kevin Shirley – mixing (tracks 2, 5)

References

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2. ^Spencer, et al.
3. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/2000/daniel.htm |title=Daniel Johns of silverchair speaks to Richard Kingsmill|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)|work=Triple J|last1=Richard |first1 =Kingsmill|authorlink1 = Richard Kingsmill|accessdate=4 October 2011|date=29 November 2000| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090129231704/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/2000/daniel.htm |archivedate = 29 January 2009|deadurl=yes}}
4. ^{{cite news | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/silverchair/articles/story/5921593/silverchair_frontman_reveals_battle_with_anorexia | title = Silverchair Frontman Reveals Battle with Anorexia | work = Rolling Stone | publisher = Jann Wenner | date = 11 July 1999 | accessdate = 4 October 2011 | first = Blair R | last = Fisher | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090130015839/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/silverchair/articles/story/5921593/silverchair_frontman_reveals_battle_with_anorexia | archivedate = 30 January 2009 | deadurl = yes }}
5. ^{{cite news | archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/62RC3cCE6?url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/05/1086377186083.html | url = http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/05/1086377186083.html | title = Anorexia almost killed me: Daniel Johns | work = Sydney Morning Herald | publisher = Fairfax Media | first = Christine | last = Sams | date = 6 June 2004 | archivedate = 14 October 2011 | accessdate = 15 October 2011 | deadurl = yes | df = dmy-all }}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/features/8451/ |title=Silverchair: Skeletons in the Closet |date=27 March 2007 |website=FasterLouder |accessdate=9 April 2015}}
7. ^1 {{cite web | archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/62OWfPuQr?url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Silverchair | url = http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Silverchair | title = Silverchair Discography | last1 = Hung | first1 = Steffen | publisher = Hung Medien | work = Australian Charts Portal | archivedate = 13 October 2011 | accessdate = 13 October 2011 | deadurl = yes | df = dmy-all }}
8. ^{{cite web | archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/62RBSCdRA?url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/silverchair-p144747/charts-awards/billboard-albums | url = {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p144747/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} | title = Silverchair > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums | publisher = Allmusic. Rovi Corporation | archivedate = 14 October 2011 | accessdate = 15 October 2011 }}
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10. ^{{cite web | archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/62RBCGrzv?url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/silverchair-p144747/charts-awards/billboard-singles | url = {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p144747|pure_url=yes}} | title = Silverchair > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles |publisher=Allmusic. Rovi Corporation | archivedate = 14 October 2011 | accessdate = 15 October 2011 }}
11. ^{{cite news | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/silverchair/albums/album/91180/review/5943644/neon_ballroom | title = Silverchair: Neon Ballroom | work = Rolling Stone | publisher = Jann Wenner | first = Neva | last = Chonin | date = 18 March 1999 | accessdate = 5 February 2008 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070706202348/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/silverchair/albums/album/91180/review/5943644/neon_ballroom | archivedate = 6 July 2007|deadurl=yes}}
12. ^{{cite news | archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/62MrqClvE?url=http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/silverchair-take-indefinite-break/2175141.aspx | url = http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/silverchair-take-indefinite-break/2175141.aspx | title = Silverchair take "indefinite" Break | last1 = Carr | first1 = Matt | work = The Newcastle Herald | publisher = Fairfax Media | date = 26 May 2011 | archivedate = 12 October 2011 | accessdate = 12 October 2011 | deadurl = yes | df = dmy-all }}
13. ^{{cite web | archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/62ROAoKQA?url=http://www.chairpage.com/news/item/33/ | url = http://www.chairpage.com/news/item/33/ | title = Silverchair Signs with Eleven: Eleven signs with EMI | publisher = Silverchair | archivedate = 15 October 2011 | accessdate = 15 October 2011 | deadurl = yes | df = dmy-all }}
14. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/neon-ballroom-mw0000048733 |title=Neon Ballroom – Silverchair | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic |last=Anderson |first=Jason |website=AllMusic |accessdate=9 April 2015}}
15. ^{{cite web |url=https://chairpage.com/press_releases/item/201/|title=Neon Ballroom Review|last=|first= |authorlink=|website=chairpage.com|accessdate=28 January 2019}}
16. ^{{cite journal |last=Lanham |first=Tom |date=16 March 1999 |title=My Three Sons: Silverchair Grows Up on "Neon Ballroom" |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,63941,00.html |accessdate=9 April 2015}}
17. ^{{cite journal |last=Chonin |first=Neva |date=18 March 1999 |title=[Neon Ballroom review] |magazine=Rolling Stone |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/neon-ballroom-19990318 |accessdate=9 April 2015}}
18. ^1 2 {{cite book | chapterurl = https://books.google.com/books?id=VYitYLAtkdkC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=Silverchair&f=false | title = 100 Best Australian Albums | last1 = O'Donnell | first1 = John | authorlink1 = John O'Donnell (music journalist) | last2 = Creswell | first2=Toby | authorlink2 = Toby Creswell | last3 = Mathieson | first3 = Craig | publisher = Hardie Grant Books | date = October 2010 | location = Prahran, Vic | isbn = 978-1-74066-955-9 | chapter = 25: Silverchair – Neon Ballroom | pages = 90–91 }}
19. ^{{cite web | archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/62RLXc4OX?url=http://www.chairpage.com/press_releases/item/450/ | url = http://www.chairpage.com/press_releases/item/450/ | title = Reading Festival – Reading, UK | last1 = Young | first1 = Daniel | publisher = Silverchair | date = 29 August 1999 | archivedate = 15 October 2011 | accessdate = 15 October 2011 | deadurl = yes | df = dmy-all }}
20. ^{{cite web | archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/62RN0pVCP?url=http://www.chairpage.com/press_releases/item/228/ | url = http://www.chairpage.com/press_releases/item/228/ | title = Silverchair, The Falls Festival, Lorne, Victoria, 31/12/00 | publisher = Silverchair | first1 = Les | last1 = Thomas | work = Massive Magazine | archivedate = 15 October 2011 | accessdate = 15 October 2011 | deadurl = yes | df = dmy-all }}
21. ^1 {{cite web | archiveurl = https://www.webcitation.org/62RM0Sg5f?url=http://www.abc.net.au/longway/artist_index/silverchair.htm | url = http://www.abc.net.au/longway/artist_index/silverchair.htm | publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) | work = Long Way to the Top | title = Band: silverchair – Stories and Highlights | year = 2001 | archivedate = 15 October 2011 | accessdate = 15 October 2011 | deadurl = yes | df = dmy-all }}
22. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1999 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=German |publisher=GfK Entertainment|accessdate=September 8, 2016}}
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