Which is the better debut album from the year 1995 — Foo Fighters’ self-titled introduction or Silverchair’s Frogstomp? That is the battle at the center of this week’s Chuck’s Fight Club on the Loudwire Nights radio show.
What started out as a way of coping after the death of Kurt Cobain turned into the next chapter of drummer Dave Grohl’s career. He recorded a demo of songs, shared it with a few friends titling it Foo Fighters to hide his involvement and soon it started garnering attention from labels. The impressive debut kicked off with the adrenaline-fueled “This Is A Call,” while also featuring “I’ll Stick Around,” the melodically poppy “Big Me” and the moody “For All the Cows.” The album peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart.
Speaking of the death of Cobain, in the aftermath we saw the signs of grunge gone global with a trio of teens from Australia named Silverchair laying claim to to the title of the “next Nirvana.” It didn’t exactly turn out that way, but it’s easy to see the comparisons with such gritty and vibrant songs as “Tomorrow,” “Pure Massacre,” “Israel’s Son” and “Shade.” Frogstomp peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Album Chart.
As with all Chuck’s Fight Club battles, Loudwire Nights host Chuck Armstrong will introduce the matchup in the 8PM hour of Monday’s show. Individual arguments will be made for both albums on Tuesday and Wednesday while you continue to rank each. On Friday, the votes will be tallied and the higher ranked record will be featured in a Loudwire Nights rock block during the 8PM hour.
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