Frogstomp
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Frogstomp is the debut studio album by Australian alternative rock band Silverchair. It was released in 1995, when the members were only 15 years of age, by record label Murmur.
Release
Frogstomp was released on 25 March 1995 by record label Murmur.
It reached number 1 on Australian ARIA Albums Chart. In June 1995, Frogstomp was released by Epic in the United States. It has since been certified Triple platinum by the RIAA. As of 2016, Frogstomp has sold 4 million copies world wide.
The LP version of the album is sold in a green vinyl with "Blind" as a bonus track limited to 3,000 copies worldwide. There is also a limited cassette edition of the album.
In March 2015, a remastered edition of the album was released as a two-CD/DVD set to mark the twentieth anniversary of its release.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B–[3] |
| Rolling Stone | mildly favourable[4] |
| The Village Voice | C[5] |
Robert Christgau of The Village Voice wrote: "every once in a while in this business you catch yourself thinking that teenagers don't know dick. These Aussie adolescents admire Nirvana and Pearl Jam, which is cute, and sound like Pearl Jam, which is natural—almost exactly like Pearl Jam except no good, which is useless."[5] Chuck Eddy of Entertainment Weekly wrote: "the songs on Frogstomp almost all start out like dreary Metallica ballads and build toward gloomy, by-the-numbers grunge."[3] David Fricke of Rolling Stone, on the other hand, wrote: "Truly shameless wanna-be's [sic] like Bush should be so lucky to have the hard smarts that Silverchair – particularly the band's main writers, singer-guitarist Daniel Johns and drummer Ben Gillies – show on such Frogstomp-ers as 'Pure Massacre' and 'Israel's Son'. When these guys turn 18, they'll really be dangerous."[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Daniel Johns and Ben Gillies, except as noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Israel's Son" (Johns) | 5:18 |
| 2. | "Tomorrow" | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Faultline" | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Pure Massacre" | 4:58 |
| 5. | "Shade" | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Leave Me Out" | 3:03 |
| 7. | "Suicidal Dream" (Johns) | 3:12 |
| 8. | "Madman" (Johns) | 2:43 |
| 9. | "Undecided" | 4:36 |
| 10. | "Cicada" | 5:10 |
| 11. | "Findaway" (Johns) | 2:56 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Blind" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tomorrow (From Tomorrow EP)" | |
| 2. | "Acid Rain (From Tomorrow EP)" | |
| 3. | "Blind (From Tomorrow EP)" | |
| 4. | "Stoned (From Tomorrow EP)" | |
| 5. | "Madman (Vocal Version)" | |
| 6. | "Madman (Live at the Cambridge)" | |
| 7. | "Blind (Live at the Cambridge)" | |
| 8. | "Tomorrow (Live at the Cambridge)" | |
| 9. | "Faultline (Live at the Cambridge)" | |
| 10. | "Pure Massacre (Live at the Cambridge)" |
Chart positions
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 1 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 81 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] | 2 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[9] | 30 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[10] | 49 |
| US Billboard 200[11] | 9 |
Personnel
- Silverchair
- Daniel Johns – guitar, vocals
- Ben Gillies – drums
- Chris Joannou – bass guitar
"Findaway"
| "Frogstomp" | |
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| Song |
"Findaway" is a track by the Australian band Silverchair, which was released as a single to promote their debut album, Frogstomp, in 1995. "Findaway" was only available for a fan club group (LAS).
Track listing
Promo CD. AUS.
- "Findaway"
- "Findaway (Live at The Wireless Triple J)"
References
- ^ "Silverchair – News Archive – Silverchair 'Frogstomp' Turns 20 Today". chairpage.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Frogstomp – Silverchair | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ a b Eddy, Chuck (14 July 1995). "Music". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ a b Fricke, David (2 February 1998). "[Frogstomp review]". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (28 November 1995). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Silverchair – Frogstomp". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Officialcharts.de – Silverchair – Frogstomp". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Silverchair – Frogstomp". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Silverchair – Frogstomp". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Silverchair | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Silverchair Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 April 2015.