Do you remember the band Silverchair? They made a slash here in the States in 1997 with some crap titled “Abuse Me” (with the lyrics, “Come on abuse me more I like it.”). Now, I was never a fan, because there was this other band that sounded just like them and had better music… what were they called… oh, yeah, Nirvana… and the MTV crowd at that point was basically done with grunge rock and ready to move on to crap boy bands. Really, we were all better off.
It turns out, however, that Silverchair wasn’t going to just go away. In 2000 they made a play for the Korn/P.O.D. hard rock crowd with the song “Anthem For the Year 2000″ (with lyrics like, “We are the youth, we’ll take your fascism away.” Really? Fascism? Didn’t Roosevelt and Churchill get rid of it already? No? Oh, OK, well thanks then.). Thankfully, no one gave a shit and they disappeared again.
But now they’re back, only this time cloaked in a veneer of Coldplay. Argh! Donald Rumsfeld gave up quicker than these guys. And honestly, I think Rummy sucked less than Silverchair.
For comparison, here’s a picture of Silverchair circa 1996:
And here’s them now:
The only plausible explanation is that Silverchair is a zombie band, roaming the Earth, trying to devour our brains (with their shitty music). That’s the only way I can comprehend why Silverchair is still making music and The Toadies isn’t.
PS: I will give them this: their stupid new song is actually kinda catchy. Dammit!
PPS: What ever happened to Spacehog?
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Damn those Australians! First Crocodile Dundee and now the rebirth of this band. I remember seeing the annoying girl fans of that group after highschool…shows why they were no Nirvana!
Hey hey hey! You gots a problem wit Mick Dundee, you gots a problem wit ME! Recognize!
Ah, yes, Spacehog… originators of the masterful lyrics to “Space is the Place”:
“And just because you kissed your brother It doesnt mean to say you’re gay ‘Cause even when youre f**king him It doesnt mean you dont love me I do what you want, hey, what you wanna be.”
Except, my dear Spacehogs, it does mean to say you’re gay. And incestuous.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
they don’t suck.i think they are the greatest punk.alt.band ever & they are likable.i lv them.whoever critised them they are all idiots motherfuckers