Neon Ballroom

by Silverchair

Neon Ballroom cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 8 March 1999
  • Label: Murmur
  • Country: Australia
  • Length: 49:36
  • Community rating: 3.43/5 from 8 ratings

Artists on this release: Jane Rosenson, George Torbay, Chris Abrahams, Rob Woolf, David Helfgott, Nick Launay, Ben Gillies, Chris Joannou, NSW Public School Singers

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Shedding their teenage grunge origins, the Australian trio incorporated sweeping orchestral arrangements and complex, art-rock song structures into their third LP. Frontman Daniel Johns utilized the intense, often depressive lyrical themes to document his severe struggles with eating disorders and overwhelming performance anxiety during the era.

Genres

Descriptors: mental-health, orchestral, grandiose, guitar-driven, ambitious

Tracklist

  1. Emotion Sickness (6:00)
  2. Anthem for the Year 2000 (4:07)
  3. Ana's Song (Open Fire) (3:42)
  4. Spawn (Again) (3:27)
  5. Miss You Love (4:00)
  6. Dearest Helpless (3:34)
  7. Do You Feel The Same (4:18)
  8. Black Tangled Heart (4:33)
  9. Point of View (3:35)
  10. Satin Sheets (2:24)
  11. Paint Pastel Princess (4:33)
  12. Steam Will Rise (5:17)

Credits

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