Live from Faraway Stables


Live from Faraway Stables is a 2003 live album and concert film by Australian 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 DVDs 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 ; dramatic flourishes, both vocally and instrumentally; 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.

Track listing

The concert footage of songs listed on the audio CDs appear on their corresponding DVDs. All songs were written by Daniel Johns, except for the "Overture" from "Act 2", which was written by

"Act 1" – Disc 1 (audio CD)/Disc 3 (DVD)

  1. "Overture" – 1:32
  2. "After All These Years" – 4:33
  3. "World Upon Your Shoulders" – 5:14
  4. "Tuna in the Brine" – 5:27
  5. "Luv Your Life" – 4:44
  6. "Paint Pastel Princess" – 4:36
  7. "Petrol & Chlorine" – 5:07
  8. "Across the Night" – 5:25
  9. "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" – 4:33
  10. "Miss You Love" – 4:10
  11. "Steam Will Rise" – 9:26

"Act 2" – Disc 2 (audio CD)/Disc 4 (DVD)

  1. "Overture" – 0:55
  2. "Emotion Sickness" – 9:30
  3. "Without You" – 4:11
  4. "Israel's Son" – 7:32
  5. "Black Tangled Heart" – 4:25
  6. "Do You Feel the Same?" – 4:32
  7. "The Greatest View" – 5:08
  8. "The Door" – 5:45
  9. "Freak" – 5:12
  10. "Anthem for the Year 2000" – 6:01
  11. "One Way Mule" – 6:21
  12. "Asylum" – 5:22
  13. "The Lever" – 13:43

Bonus material (DVD)

  • "Emotion Sickness"
  • An Insight into Production
  • Behind the scenes
  • Photo gallery
  • Sound Dolby Digital 5.1

Personnel