Explore every episode of the podcast Too Much of Not Enough: A Silverchair Podcast
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| E18: Revisit Series: Pure Massacre | 12 Nov 2021 | 00:33:12 | |
In this episode, we’re going all the way back to 1995 to talk about Silverchair’s first true single from their debut album Frogstomp (if you’re Australian, anyway). I wanted to take a deeper look at Pure Massacre from a songwriting perspective, from a performance and production perspective and also see if we could find hints of the later Silverchair in this early track. Contact me: I’m now on Patreon! Donate to the show directly: My affiliate link for Buzzsprout. Sign up and get a $20 Amazon gift card: | |||
| Repost: Tuna in the Brine | 08 Oct 2021 | 00:25:21 | |
Don’t get too excited but I’ve just uploaded a mini-episode that’s essentially a repost of the Tuna in the Brine section from the first Diorama episode. Those episodes were really long and I noticed fewer people listened to the second one so I figure maybe some people didn’t finish the first one either — but it just so happens that’s where the Tuna in the Brine stuff was. Anyway, if you happened to not make it to the end of that episode and you missed the Tuna in the Brine talk, here is in a nice 20-minute package. And if you did hear it, well, it’s here to listen to again in a more convenient way if you care to. Hopefully the next update is a bit more substantial than this one! Contact me: I’m now on Patreon! Donate to the show directly: My affiliate link for Buzzsprout. Sign up and get a $20 Amazon gift card: | |||
| E9: Conversation with David Bottrill | 04 Sep 2020 | 01:02:33 | |
In this episode, I welcome a very, very special guest. David Bottrill is a legendary producer, mixer and engineer who has worked with everyone from Peter Gabriel and Rush to Tool, Dream Theater and Coheed and Cambria. He’s won three Grammys and an ARIA. He is also the producer of the one and only Diorama by Silverchair, as well as the mixer of Young Modern. Contact me: Instagram: @silverchairpodcast | |||
| E8: Diorama (Part 2) | 21 Aug 2020 | 01:06:18 | |
This episode is the conclusion to our two-parter on Silverchair’s fourth album Diorama. Diorama was released March 31, 2002 in Australia and debuted at number one on the ARIA chart, the band’s fourth straight album to do so. It eventually went triple platinum in Australia and won five ARIA awards. Diorama is a work of genius but it came at a cost to the band, especially Daniel Johns. But time has been kind to Diorama. Almost two decades on, it more than holds its own as an ambitious masterpiece. Contact me: | |||
| E7: Diorama (Part 1) | 07 Aug 2020 | 01:36:34 | |
Designed to capture a positive new energy and explore a broad spectrum of emotion, 2002’s Diorama was an album that featured some of the most ambitious songs of the band’s career. Although it went triple platinum in Australia and won five ARIA awards, the album was never as successful as it should have been. The band was unable to tour the album due to Daniel developing reactive arthritis, stagnating their momentum overseas. Despite that, it remains a milestone in not just Silverchair’s career but in Australian music overall, a true masterwork. | |||
| E6: Conversation with Nick Launay | 11 Jul 2020 | 01:36:54 | |
This episode is a VERY special guest episode, where I speak to the one and only Nick Launay, the producer behind Silverchair’s Freak Show, Neon Ballroom and Young Modern. Not only that, Nick has worked with some of the greatest artists in history, working with everyone from Nick Cave and Kate Bush to Arcade Fire and the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs. We had a free-flowing talk about his time with Silverchair and shared some classic stories. Contact me: Instagram: @silverchairpodcast | |||
| E5: Neon Ballroom | 27 Jun 2020 | 01:41:48 | |
Silverchair’s 1999 album Neon Ballroom is the album that drew a line in the sand. With Neon Ballroom, the band had made a definitive statement: This is who we are now and we’re going to continue on this path. You can come along for the ride or you can get off here. But make no mistake, we’re won’t be going back. Contact me: Instagram: @silverchairpodcast My affiliate link for Buzzsprout. Sign up and get a $20 Amazon gift card: | |||
| E4: Conversation with Kristen S. He | 13 Jun 2020 | 01:12:38 | |
That’s right, I’m breaking format! This episode is a bonus episode, where I speak to Kristen S. He, an award-winning music writer and one half of the pop duo Elle. She's always got a really interesting take on things and we had a great, wide-ranging talk about Silverchair that touched on their writing process, their perception overseas, their place in the culture and keeping their music alive into the 2020s. I really hope you enjoy. Kristen's Lady Gaga piece: Contact me: Instagram: @silverchairpodcast | |||
| E3: Freak Show | 30 May 2020 | 00:55:49 | |
The difficult second album. Released February 3 1997, Freak Show hit number 1 on the ARIA charts and the first three singles were all in the top 10. It went double platinum in Australia and gold in the US, where it peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200 (before slipping quickly). Was it the sophomore slump or an underrated work by a quickly maturing band? Instagram: @silverchairpodcast | |||
| E2: Frogstomp | 16 May 2020 | 00:31:06 | |
Recorded over nine days in late 94-early 95, Frogstomp saw a band raring to go and prove themselves as more than a one-EP wonder. Released March 27, 1995, Frogstomp hit number one on the ARIA and NZ charts, it was a top 10 hit on the US Billboard 200, the first Australian band to hit the top 10 in the US since INXS. Off the back of Frogstomp, Silverchair did a 46-date world tour, opening for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and then the Ramones. They were a legit phenomenon. But were they becoming overexposed already? Instagram: @silverchairpodcast | |||
| E1: Tomorrow EP | 02 May 2020 | 00:21:37 | |
It’s a tale as old a time: a band of 15-year-olds enter a battle of bands competition run by a TV show and a radio station. They win the competition and their prize is to record a four-song EP. That EP spends six weeks at the top of the charts, the band gets signed to Sony Records and becomes one of the biggest bands Australia has ever seen. Well, that’s the story if you’re Silverchair. Contact me: | |||
| Introducing Too Much of Not Enough: A Silverchair Podcast (Trailer) | 27 Apr 2020 | 00:05:19 | |
This is a podcast about the band Silverchair. Can you believe there aren't any already? I couldn't, so I made my own. Here's the trailer! If you like what you hear, make sure to subscribe. | |||
| E17: Conversation with John Watson | 04 Jun 2021 | 01:07:13 | |
In this episode, I speak to someone without whom you probably would never have heard of the band Silverchair. Not only did he essentially discover them and, in his role as a Sony A&R sign the band to Murmur, he also not long after became their manager and mentor and navigated their career basically from start to finish. His John Watson Management company currently manages some of the biggest names in Australian music, such as Midnight Oil, Cold Chisel, Missy Higgins and Birds of Tokyo. He is also the founder and head of Eleven, the record label that released Diorama and Young Modern in Australia and put out albums by The Dissociatives, Goyte, Paul Mac and the Presets. I have wanted to talk to John Watson ever since I started this podcast, so this was a real bucket list guest. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed talking to John ‘Watto’ Watson. Contact me: Instagram: @silverchairpodcast I’m now on Patreon! Donate to the show directly: My affiliate link for Buzzsprout. Sign up and get a $20 Amazon gift card:
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| E16: Revisit Series: Abuse Me | 02 Apr 2021 | 00:35:15 | |
Wait, what is this episode? I’m glad you asked. I’ve decided to go back and delve a bit deeper into some of the older songs and give them the treatment I would have given them had they appeared on one of the later albums. This episode I’ll be covering Abuse Me, the second single released from Silverchair’s second album Freak Show (unless you were in North America, where it was the first single). It entered the ARIA chart April 6, 1997, peaking at number 9. What’s interesting about this song’s structure? What’s its legacy? What does ‘throw the sailors overboard’ even mean? Let’s find out. Contact me: I’m now on Patreon! Donate to the show directly: My affiliate link for Buzzsprout. Sign up and get a $20 Amazon gift card: | |||
| E15: Young Modern (Part 2) | 05 Mar 2021 | 01:10:46 | |
Young Modern got great reviews at home in Australia but, by now, even the good reviews overseas failed to set the world on fire. An early promotional tour of the US in mid-2007, where they gritted their teeth on commercial radio and TV Morning Shows, as well as perform for the late-night programs proved not to be the silver bullet the band might have hoped. Stylistically, Young Modern might have pointed the way forward for Silverchair but, alas, it wasn’t to be. What happened? Contact me: I’m now on Patreon! Donate to the show directly: My affiliate link for Buzzsprout. Sign up and get a $20 Amazon gift card: | |||
| E14: Young Modern (Part 1) | 19 Feb 2021 | 01:30:48 | |
Released March 31, 2007, Young Modern debuted at number one on the ARIA chart, eventually going three-times platinum in Australia. The album also won six ARIAs and its lead single, Straight Lines, placed second on the Triple J’s Hottest 100. For all the acclaim though, it was another departure in sound for the band and, for some fans, it remains controversial to this day. Let’s explore. Support the show directly: My affiliate link for Buzzsprout. Sign up and get a $20 Amazon gift card: | |||
| E13: FAQ & Mailbag | 20 Nov 2020 | 01:39:39 | |
The long-fabled mailbag and FAQ episode has arrived. In this episode, I answer your questions and share my thoughts on a lot of different things, including but not limited to: what happens when I run out of Silverchair albums, why I think Silverchair need a legacy web presence, my favourite music for each year Silverchair released an album, whether I think Silverchair ever made a musical misstep and even some non-Silverchair related things. Contact me: Instagram: @silverchairpodcast My affiliate link for Buzzsprout. Sign up and get a $20 Amazon gift card: Support the show directly: I used a lot of other, non-Silverchair music in this episode, so if anything interested you, here are the artists in order of appearance: Steve Vai – Answers Dream Theater – Strange Déjà vu Devin Townsend Project – Kingdom Rufus Wainwright – I Don’t Know What It Is Kate Bush – Cloudbusting Coheed & Cambria – Apollo I: The Writing Writer The Thrills – The Irish Keep Gatecrashing Brian Wilson – Surf’s Up The Dissociatives – Somewhere Down the Barrel The Divinyls – Boys in Town Daniel Johns – My Mind’s Own Melody Medley Smashing Pumpkins – Here Is No Why Strapping Young Lad – All Hail the New Flesh Fiona Apple – The Way Things Are Bright Eyes – Nothing Gets Crossed Out Maximo Park – Russian Literature Phoebe Bridgers – I Know the End Tegan and Sara – Someday Helmet – Speechless Mad Season – I Don’t Know Anything Black Sabbath – Sweat Leaf Starky – Me Michelle
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| E12: Conversation with Billy Martin | 16 Oct 2020 | 01:10:05 | |
In this episode, I welcome another very special guest. He’s the guitarist from multi-platinum selling band Good Charlotte and, as it happens, he’s also a MASSIVE fan of Silverchair. It’s the one and only Billy Martin! I had a really fun chat with Billy, talking about how Silverchair influenced him musically, the multiple times he met them and hung out, and also about the state of rock music in 2020. If you want to hear two grown men geek out about Silverchair, you don’t want to miss this one. Billy’s website is: http://www.thebillymartin.com/ Contact me: Support the show directly: My affiliate link for Buzzsprout. Sign up and get a $20 Amazon gift card: | |||
| E11: The Dissociatives (and I Can’t Believe It’s Not Rock) | 02 Oct 2020 | 01:58:34 | |
Daniel Johns and Paul Mac’s The Dissociatives was largely recorded in a two-week period over the English summer, where Daniel was living with his fiancée Natalie Imbruglia. The idea behind the songs that would become the Dissociatives project was to create a new band with a different set of rules, one that sounded nothing like what either of them had done before. The Dissociatives album came out April 5, 2004 in Australia, debuted at 12 on the ARIA chart, eventually selling 60,000 in Australia. Does it hold up today or is it a forgotten curio of the early 2000s? (Also included: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Rock!) Contact me: My affiliate link for Buzzsprout. Sign up and get a $20 Amazon gift card: Support the show directly: | |||
| E10: Conversation with Ben Gillies | 18 Sep 2020 | 01:00:17 | |
In this episode, I welcome a very, very, very VERY special guest. And I know I say that a lot and it’s always true. But this time, I’ll be talking to Ben Gillies. That’s right, the drummer from the band we’re all here to celebrate! The co-writer of Tomorrow! The guy who rammed his head into a bass drum at the 1995 ARIA awards! Bloody Ben Gillies! Among other things, we talked about Ben’s songwriting process, some favourite memories of Silverchair and what actually goes into putting a setlist together. If you’re a fan, you don’t want to miss this one. Ben’s website is bengillies.com and is on Instagram @bengillies888. Contact me: Instagram: @silverchairpodcast My affiliate link for Buzzsprout. Sign up and get a $20 Amazon gift card: | |||
| Bonus: A very boring update (seriously) | 02 May 2025 | 00:02:33 | |
Don’t get excited (please!). Just a little update to let everyone know I might be re-uploading old episodes. I’ve noticed people still download the show regularly, so I thought if they came up organically in your feeds, that might be more helpful than having to dig into the archive. (Also I just realised it's been 5 years since this the first episode of the podcast went live, so thanks to everyone who listened!) | |||
| REPEAT: Frogstomp | 23 May 2025 | 00:31:06 | |
Recorded over nine days in late 94-early 95, Frogstomp saw a band raring to go and prove themselves as more than a one-EP wonder. Released March 27, 1995, Frogstomp hit number one on the ARIA and NZ charts, it was a top 10 hit on the US Billboard 200, the first Australian band to hit the top 10 in the US since INXS. Off the back of Frogstomp, Silverchair did a 46-date world tour, opening for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and then the Ramones. They were a legit phenomenon. But were they becoming overexposed already? Instagram: @silverchairpodcast | |||
| REPEAT: Tomorrow EP | 09 May 2025 | 00:21:37 | |
It’s a tale as old a time: a band of 15-year-olds enter a battle of bands competition run by a TV show and a radio station. They win the competition and their prize is to record a four-song EP. That EP spends six weeks at the top of the charts, the band gets signed to Sony Records and becomes one of the biggest bands Australia has ever seen. Well, that’s the story if you’re Silverchair. Contact me: | |||
| REPEAT: Freak Show | 06 Jun 2025 | 00:55:49 | |
The difficult second album. Released February 3 1997, Freak Show hit number 1 on the ARIA charts and the first three singles were all in the top 10. It went double platinum in Australia and gold in the US, where it peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200 (before slipping quickly). Was it the sophomore slump or an underrated work by a quickly maturing band?
Contact me: Instagram: @silverchairpodcast | |||
| The B-Sides Project 1: Frogstomp and Freak Show era | 27 Jun 2025 | 00:40:11 | |
It’s happening! There was one piece of unfinished business for the podcast: I never got to the B-sides. It’s a daunting prospect so I’m taking it piecemeal. This episode, we’ll cover the original B-sides from the Frogstomp and Freak Show singles: Madman (Vocal Mix) and Punk Song 2. Contact me: Instagram: @silverchairpodcast | |||
| REPEAT: Conversation with Kristen S. He | 20 Jun 2025 | 01:10:33 | |
That’s right, I’m breaking format! | |||
| REPEAT: Neon Ballroom | 11 Jul 2025 | 01:41:48 | |
Silverchair’s 1999 album Neon Ballroom is the album that drew a line in the sand. With Neon Ballroom, the band had made a definitive statement: This is who we are now and we’re going to continue on this path. You can come along for the ride or you can get off here. But make no mistake, we’re won’t be going back. Contact me: Instagram: @silverchairpodcast | |||
| REPEAT: Conversation with Nick Launay | 25 Jul 2025 | 01:36:54 | |
This episode is a VERY special guest episode, where I speak to the one and only Nick Launay, the producer behind Silverchair’s Freak Show, Neon Ballroom and Young Modern. Not only that, Nick has worked with some of the greatest artists in history, working with everyone from Nick Cave and Kate Bush to Arcade Fire and the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs. We had a free-flowing talk about his time with Silverchair and shared some classic stories. Contact me: Instagram: @silverchairpodcast | |||
| The B-Sides Project 2: Neon Ballroom era | 15 Aug 2025 | 00:38:36 | |
This episode, we’ll cover the original B-sides from the Neon Ballroom era: Untitled and Trash. These songs represent a bridge between the darkness of Freak Show and the…different flavour of darkness of Neon Ballroom. One is a fan favourite, the other a look at a road not taken by the band. Should Untitled have been on an album? Was Trash Ben’s idea? We get into it. Contact me: Instagram: @silverchairpodcast | |||
| Repeat: Conversation with David Bottrill | 17 Oct 2025 | 01:02:33 | |
In this episode, I welcome a very, very special guest. David Bottrill is a legendary producer, mixer and engineer who has worked with everyone from Peter Gabriel and Rush to Tool, Dream Theater and Coheed and Cambria. He’s won three Grammys and an ARIA. He is also the producer of the one and only Diorama by Silverchair, as well as the mixer of Young Modern. | |||
| Repeat: Diorama (Part 2) | 19 Sep 2025 | 01:06:18 | |
This episode is the conclusion to our two-parter on Silverchair’s fourth album Diorama. Diorama was released March 31, 2002 in Australia and debuted at number one on the ARIA chart, the band’s fourth straight album to do so. It eventually went triple platinum in Australia and won five ARIA awards. Diorama is a work of genius but it came at a cost to the band, especially Daniel Johns. But time has been kind to Diorama. Two decades on, it more than holds its own as an ambitious masterpiece. Contact me: | |||
| Repeat: Diorama (Part 1) | 05 Sep 2025 | 01:36:34 | |
Designed to capture a positive new energy and explore a broad spectrum of emotion, 2002’s Diorama was an album that featured some of the most ambitious songs of the band’s career. Although it went triple platinum in Australia and won five ARIA awards, the album was never as successful as it should have been. The band was unable to tour the album due to Daniel developing reactive arthritis, stagnating their momentum overseas. Despite that, it remains a milestone in not just Silverchair’s career but in Australian music overall, a true masterwork. | |||