Live from Faraway Stables
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Live from Faraway Stables is a 2003 live album
and concert film
by Australian alternative rock
band
Silverchair
. It was recorded at their concert held on 19 April 2003, at Newcastle Civic Theatre
in the band's home-town of Newcastle
, New South Wales
, and was the second show to be held during the band's Across the Night world tour of March to June It is Silverchair's first live
On all shows of the Across the Night tour, the concert was divided into two which were introduced on the three large video screens above the stage as "Act 1" and "Act 2"; the respective CDs
and DVD
s in the album are labelled in the same "Act 1", which showcased mainly quieter and more experimental was "dominated" by songs from the band's then-latest studio album
, Diorama
, and was marked by "grand orchestrated
sections (replicated ... by two extra keyboards
); dramatic flourishes, both vocally and instrumentally; [and] an almost parodic leap into prog rock
's 'look at me, look at me' shifts of form
and "Act 2", which consisted of heavier rock saw the band "revert to more of a hard rock
set-up, with the cabaret
touches junked for less subtle, but brutally effective
The album spent three weeks on the Australian ARIA Charts
, peaking at It has been certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The original two-CD/two-DVD release was made available in both CD-sized and DVD-sized packaging.
, except for the "Overture" from "Act 2", which was written by
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
and concert film
Concert film
A concert movie, or concert film, is a type of documentary film, the subject of which is an extended live performance or concert by a musician ....
by Australian alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
Silverchair
Silverchair
Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle with the line-up of Ben Gillies on drums, Chris Joannou on bass guitar and Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo...
. It was recorded at their concert held on 19 April 2003, at Newcastle Civic Theatre
Newcastle Civic Theatre
The Newcastle Civic Theatre , located in Newcastle, Australia, is one of Newcastle's most popular and prestigious venues...
in the band's home-town of Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, and was the second show to be held during the band's Across the Night world tour of March to June It is Silverchair's first live
On all shows of the Across the Night tour, the concert was divided into two which were introduced on the three large video screens above the stage as "Act 1" and "Act 2"; the respective CDs
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
and DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
s in the album are labelled in the same "Act 1", which showcased mainly quieter and more experimental was "dominated" by songs from the band's then-latest studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
, Diorama
Diorama (album)
Diorama is the fourth studio album by Australian alternative rock band Silverchair. Released on 31 March 2002 by record label Eleven, the album was co-produced by Daniel Johns and David Bottrill...
, and was marked by "grand orchestrated
Orchestration
Orchestration is the study or practice of writing music for an orchestra or of adapting for orchestra music composed for another medium...
sections (replicated ... by two extra keyboards
Electronic keyboard
An electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:...
); dramatic flourishes, both vocally and instrumentally; [and] an almost parodic leap into prog rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
's 'look at me, look at me' shifts of form
Musical form
The term musical form refers to the overall structure or plan of a piece of music, and it describes the layout of a composition as divided into sections...
and "Act 2", which consisted of heavier rock saw the band "revert to more of a hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
set-up, with the cabaret
Cabaret
Cabaret is a form, or place, of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue: a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables watching the performance, as introduced by a master of ceremonies or...
touches junked for less subtle, but brutally effective
The album spent three weeks on the Australian ARIA Charts
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
, peaking at It has been certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The original two-CD/two-DVD release was made available in both CD-sized and DVD-sized packaging.
Track listing
The concert footage of songs listed on the audio CDs (Discs 1 and 2) appear on their corresponding DVDs (Discs 3 and 4). All songs were written by Daniel JohnsDaniel Johns
Daniel Paul Johns is an Australian musician, vocalist, composer, guitarist, and pianist, best known as the frontman of the rock band Silverchair. He is also part of The Dissociatives...
, except for the "Overture" from "Act 2", which was written by
"Act 1" – Disc 1 (audio CD)/Disc 3 (DVD)
- "Overture" – 1:32
- "After All These Years" – 4:33
- "World Upon Your Shoulders" – 5:14
- "Tuna in the Brine" – 5:27
- "Luv Your LifeLuv Your Life"Luv Your Life" is the third single by Australian rock band Silverchair from their fourth album Diorama, which was released in 2002. The song was released as a single and a video was made in which the band was portrayed as animated characters...
" – 4:44 - "Paint Pastel Princess" – 4:36
- "Petrol & Chlorine" – 5:07
- "Across the NightAcross the Night"Across the Night" was the fifth and final single released by rock band Silverchair from their fourth album, Diorama. It is the first track on Diorama, and is a major departure from their previous, grungy sound which was featured on Frogstomp, which was released in 1995. This more progressive type...
" – 5:25 - "Ana's Song (Open Fire)Ana's Song (Open Fire)"Ana's Song " is a song by Silverchair which was released as the second single from their third album, Neon Ballroom.The song is about lead singer Daniel Johns' struggle with anorexia nervosa. The song earned Silverchair a Comet Award in Germany...
" – 4:33 - "Miss You LoveMiss You Love"Miss You Love" is the fifth track on Australian rock band Silverchair's third album, Neon Ballroom. According to the drummer Ben Gillies, it was "weird" filming the video clip for it, because they didn't use instruments and just sat in a movie theatre most of the video.-Song structure and...
" – 4:10 - "Steam Will Rise" – 9:26
"Act 2" – Disc 2 (audio CD)/Disc 4 (DVD)
- "Overture" – 0:55
- "Emotion Sickness" – 9:30
- "Without YouWithout You (Silverchair song)"Without You" is the second single released by Australian rock band Silverchair from their fourth album, Diorama, released in 2002 . It was written in Db major and was actually written during the recording of the band's third album Neon Ballroom but was not used.The video is composed of many...
" – 4:11 - "Israel's SonIsrael's Son"Israel's Son" is a song by Australian rock band Silverchair, released in 1995. It was the third single released from their debut full-length album, Frogstomp, which was released earlier the same year...
" – 7:32 - "Black Tangled Heart" – 4:25
- "Do You Feel the Same?" – 4:32
- "The Greatest ViewThe Greatest View"The Greatest View" is the first single by rock band Silverchair released from their fourth album, Diorama, which was released in 2002, as was "The Greatest View". The song was released as a single and a video was made in which the band plays in hotel room representing Daniel John's inner space...
" – 5:08 - "The DoorThe Door (song)"The Door" is the fourth and last single off the band Silverchair's second album, Freak Show. It is also one of only a few songs from Frogstomp and Freak Show that the band still plays live.-Track listing:...
" – 5:45 - "FreakFreak (song)"Freak" is a song by Silverchair, released as the first single from their second album Freak Show; both were released in 1997.The song reached number 1 in the Australian charts, being the second single by Silverchair to reach that position. The first single of Silverchair's to reach number 1 was...
" – 5:12 - "Anthem for the Year 2000Anthem for the Year 2000"Anthem for the Year 2000" is a song by Silverchair, which was released as the first single from their third album, Neon Ballroom.The song reached number 3 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, but did not make #1 like the first singles from their previous albums, Frogstomps "Tomorrow" and Freak...
" – 6:01 - "One Way Mule" – 6:21
- "Asylum" – 5:22
- "The Lever" – 13:43
Bonus material (DVD)
- "Emotion Sickness" (Live in Sao PauloSão PauloSão Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
) - An Insight Into Production
- Behind the scenes
- Photo gallery
- Sound Dolby DigitalDolby DigitalDolby Digital is the name for audio compression technologies developed by Dolby Laboratories. It was originally called Dolby Stereo Digital until 1994. Except for Dolby TrueHD, the audio compression is lossy. The first use of Dolby Digital was to provide digital sound in cinemas from 35mm film prints...
5.1Surround soundSurround sound encompasses a range of techniques such as for enriching the sound reproduction quality of an audio source with audio channels reproduced via additional, discrete speakers. Surround sound is characterized by a listener location or sweet spot where the audio effects work best, and...
Personnel
- Daniel JohnsDaniel JohnsDaniel Paul Johns is an Australian musician, vocalist, composer, guitarist, and pianist, best known as the frontman of the rock band Silverchair. He is also part of The Dissociatives...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Chris JoannouChris JoannouChristopher John Joannou is a Macedonian Australian musician, best known as the bass player for the successful alternative rock band Silverchair. Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, he has a twin sister and an older sister. He has a nephew and two nieces. He was the first of the three band...
- bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Ben GilliesBen GilliesBenjamin David Gillies is an Australian musician, best known as the drummer of Australian rock band Silverchair.Born in Merewether, a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, he started as a quad drummer in the band The Marching Koalas, before forming the band Innocent Criminals at the age...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Julian HamiltonJulian HamiltonJulian Thomas Hamilton is a singer, song-writer and keyboardist, who, with bandmate Kim Moyes, makes up successful Sydney electronica duo, The Presets.-Biography:...
- keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Stuart Hunter - keyboards, backing vocals
- Nick LaunayNick LaunayNick Launay is an English record producer and recording engineer. He is currently one of the most sought after producers in the world due to his current success with recent albums by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds...
- mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may... - David Davis - assistant mix engineeringAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
- Chris Thompson - live recordingRecorded live trackA recorded live track is a song or audio sequence recorded from live performances .Live song tracks typically have concert hall noise . Though often less precise than practiced, studio recordings, live recordings may offer a more exciting feel...
engineering - Steven Schram - live recording assistant engineering
- Don Bartley - masteringAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
- Andrew Lord - Television DirectorTelevision directorA television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
- Ben Richardson - Executive ProducerExecutive producerAn executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
Release history
| Australian release date | Label | Format | Packaging | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 November 2003 | Eleven Eleven: A Music Company Eleven: A Music Company is an Australian record label known for its small but successful roster, including Silverchair and Missy Higgins. The company was founded on 11 November 2000 by leading artist manager John Watson.-History:... |
4 DISC SET (2-CD + 2-DVD) (original release) | CD-sized | ELEVENCD19 |
| DVD-sized | ELEVENDVD19 | |||
| 18 August 2007 | 2-CD reissue | CD-sized | ELEVENCD75 | |
| 2-DVD reissue | DVD-sized | ELEVENDVD75 | ||
| 28 August 2007 | Virgin Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny... |
2-CD reissue (retitled Live from Faraway Stables: Across the Great Divide Tour; different artwork) | CD-sized slipcase Slipcase A slipcase is a four or five-sided box, usually made of high-quality cardboard, into which binders, books or book sets are slipped for protection. Special editions of books are often slipcased... |
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