Freak Show

by Silverchair

Freak Show cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 31 January 1997
  • Label: Murmur
  • Country: Australia
  • Length: 49:31
  • Community rating: 3.4/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: Chris Joannou, Jane Scarpantoni, Ruk Mali, Pandit Ran Chander Suman, Lorenza Ponce, Nick Launay, Matthew Pierce, Todd Reynolds, Rudi Crivici, Liz Knowles, Ian Cooper, David Mansfield, Amanda Brown, Ben Gillies, Margaret Lindsay, Daniel Johns, Ravi Kultilak

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Facing immense scrutiny and sudden global fame while still in high school, the Australian trio's sophomore album violently rejects the polished radio hooks of their debut. 'Freak Show' is heavily down-tuned and distinctly angry, dealing explicitly with teenage alienation, eating disorders, and the severe emotional toll of the music industry.

Genres

Descriptors: alienation, adolescence, loud, guitar-driven, distorted

Tracklist

  1. Slave (3:57)
  2. Freak (3:49)
  3. Abuse Me (4:03)
  4. Lie To Me (1:22)
  5. No Association (3:56)
  6. Cemetery (4:04)
  7. The Door (3:37)
  8. Pop Song For Us Rejects (3:15)
  9. Learn To Hate (4:19)
  10. Petrol & Chlorine (3:59)
  11. Roses (3:34)
  12. Nobody Came (6:11)
  13. The Closing (3:25)

Credits

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