On the follow-up to their teenage debut, Silverchair fattened the sound but not the sales, we try to figure out what happened. When 1995′s Frogstomp exploded, the kids from Australia were pegged as Nirvana wannabes with plenty of growing to do. The still managed to sell millions of albums and score a bunch of hit singles. The sophomore release Freakshow from 1997 actually fared better with critics, but the sales dipped considerably, both in the US and their native Australia. To help us determine if this is truly a sophomore slump, we’re joined by Jeff Takacs (Rocketfuel podcast), Joe Royland (Sit and Spin with Joe vidcast) and Steve Muczynski (Hollow Earth) to revisit the record with fresh ears.
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Songs in this Episode:
Intro - Freak
14:31 - Slave
25:21 - Cemetery
47:56 - Roses
Outro - Abuse Me
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Defryme - Pure Killer | Album Review
Faith No More - Angel Dust | Album Review
Powderfinger - Double Allergic | Album Review
Christopher Hall of Stabbing Westward | Interview
Pure - Generation Six-Pack | Album Review
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Ride - Nowhere | Album Review
Adam Elk of The Mommyheads | Interview
Black Grape - It’s Great When You’re Straight...Yeah | Album Review
The White Stripes - The White Stripes | Album Review
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Suicidal Tendencies - The Art of Rebellion | Album Review
Albums of 1992 | Roundtable
Terry Ilous of XYZ, Great White, and Land of Gypsies | Interview
Meat Puppets - Too High To Die | Album Review
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