''Rarities 1994–1999'' is the second
compilation album
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from
rock
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* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
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* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
group
Silverchair
Silverchair were an Australian Rock music, rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, New South Wales, with Ben Gillies on drums, Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars, and Chris Joannou on bass guitar. The group got thei ...
released in December 2002 by
Murmur/
Sony Music Entertainment
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. It was originally a limited edition bonus disc packaged with the compilation, ''
The Best Of: Volume 1'' (December 2000), and was issued as a separate budget-priced album when the two-disc version was discontinued in 2002.
The 2002 version featured new ''
Neon Ballroom
''Neon Ballroom'' is the third studio album by Australian alternative rock band Silverchair, released in 1999 by record labels Murmur and Epic. The songs " Anthem for the Year 2000", "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" and "Miss You Love" were released ...
''-themed artwork. As with the earlier collection, the band was not involved in compiling the tracks, having left Sony in early 2000.
Reception
AllMusic
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's Johnny Loftus rated ''Rarities 1994–1999'' as two out of five and felt it was "non-essential" for fans or even casual listeners of Silverchair, preferring their earlier compilation, ''The Best of Volume 1'', as a retrospective release.
Track listing
References
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Silverchair albums
Albums produced by Nick Launay
2002 compilation albums