Diorama
by Silverchair
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Aug 27, 2002
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 58 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 58
  3. Negative: 7 out of 58

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  1. TechSalvations
    Sep 21, 2011
    0
    I was the biggest fan of Silverchair since frogstomp. Evry lyric hit home precisely. Then this came out, no more. I was so heartbroken. Wheres the soul, hurt and pain, anger, frustration, and love? I know life hits ya but don't forget yourself.
  2. denverw
    Sep 23, 2006
    1
    What the hell is this. This is not silverchair. The only people calling this a masterpiece are aussies. They have no good music and nothing to look forward to. I used to love this band. What the fuck happend. I am serious. This is god awful. THey dont even know where they are going. They are just mad about being labled teen artist and nirvana in pjs. So they tried to show everyone up. What the hell is this. This is not silverchair. The only people calling this a masterpiece are aussies. They have no good music and nothing to look forward to. I used to love this band. What the fuck happend. I am serious. This is god awful. THey dont even know where they are going. They are just mad about being labled teen artist and nirvana in pjs. So they tried to show everyone up. Instead they showed themselves up.… Expand
  3. SaeedSaeed
    Sep 29, 2004
    3
    Till this day I cannot comprehend why this album has been judged as a masterpiece. When this thing came out, the press (namely the Australian press) was hailing this record as the Aussie version of Pet Sounds. Sorry folks this is not the case. Judging by the songs in this record, head honcho Daniel Johns is more Bryan Adams than Bryan Wilson. Bands can put as many layers of lush Till this day I cannot comprehend why this album has been judged as a masterpiece. When this thing came out, the press (namely the Australian press) was hailing this record as the Aussie version of Pet Sounds. Sorry folks this is not the case. Judging by the songs in this record, head honcho Daniel Johns is more Bryan Adams than Bryan Wilson. Bands can put as many layers of lush instrumentations as they want, but if the song is boring than the song is boring! And Diorama is filled with them. There is nothing remarkable here. The songs are a mixture of prog- rock wankiness and M.O.R soft rock that Ronan Keating wouldn?t mind singing. ?World Upon Your Shoulders? makes me cry for all the wrong reasons and ?With Out You? would even make Coldplay wince. The blame for this mess lies squarely on the shoulders of Daniel Johns. This might as well have been a solo record, for I can hardly hear his band mates in the mix, I wonder if they even attended the recording sessions. The only time we actually here Silverchair the band rather than Daniel Johns the egotist is on ?One Way Mule? and ?The Lever? all sub par grunge that should have stayed in the 90?s. I guess that?s my problem with Silverchair, their earlier recordings sounded like Nirvana wannabe?s and this new direction is as misjudged as the reviewers who salivated over this album. And if any of you think I am being too mean and I don?t like big string arrangements in records then you are also wrong. I suggest Daniel Johns and all deluded fans of this record grab a copy of The Flaming Lips? Soft Bulletin, a great example of how big can be beautiful. … Expand
  4. KevinK
    Nov 15, 2002
    3
    They are kidding right. I had to pop the CD out to make sure I had the right group. I was pretty sure I threw away all my BeeGee's albums. What happened to the edge. If I wanted pop music, which I didn't, I would choose a different artist. Can I get my money back??

Awards & Rankings

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#29 Most Discussed Album of 2002
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#61 Most Shared Album of 2002

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Rolling Stone
    60
    [Daniel] Johns' much-improved vocals and flair for the theatrical complement his new, more inventive guitar style.
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  2. Ink 19
    90
    Gorgeously produced, beautifully instrumentated and infused with assurance and purpose, album number four by Australia's wonderkids is simply excellent.
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  3. Q Magazine
    60
    Features a few ropey grunge numbers. [Aug 2002, p.133]
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