Joel Silbersher Explained

Joel Silbersher
Background:	solo_singer
Alias:	Joel Rock'n'Roll, Melonman
Instrument:	Guitar, vocals, Bass, Keyboards, Drums
Genre:	rock
Occupation:	DJ, musician, songwriter
Years Active:	1984–present
Associated Acts:	Hoss, Tendrils, Dirty Three, Tex Perkins, GOD, Headland, Melonman, Chromenips, The Doodads, The Freedom Jabbers, The Dark Horses, The Ancient Meat, The Baggage Handlers

Joel Silbersher is a musician from Melbourne, Australia, who was the singer and guitar player for rock and roll band, GOD (1986–1989) and hard rockers, Hoss (1990–2019).^{[1] [2]} GOD had a minor but enduring hit with "My Pal," a song written by Silbersher.^[3] Since its release in 1988, "My Pal" has been covered by bands such as Dinosaur Jr, Magic Dirt, Violent Soho, Bonnie Prince Billy, Tide of Iron, Bad//Dreems and Peabody. At the closing of Melbourne's Tote Hotel,^[4] Silbersher and The Drones played "My Pal" as the final song.^{[5] [6]}

Silbersher released Tendrils with Charlie Owen in 1995. The duo released Soaking Red as Tendrils in 1998.

Silbersher released the solo album Greasy Lens on King Crab Records in October 2002.^[7]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details! Title! Details

Tendrils (with Charlie Owen)	Released: June 1995 Format: CD Label: Dog Meat (DOG065CD)
Soaking Red (as Tendrils)	Released: September 1998 Format: CD Label: Half a Cow (HAC 71)
Greasy Lens	Released: 2002 Format: CD Label: King Crab Records (KC005)

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.! |-|1999| Soaking Red (as Tendrils)| ARIA Award for Best Adult Alternative Album| |^[8] |-

References

General

• Encyclopedia: McFarlane . Ian . Ian McFarlane . . [//www.whammo.com.au/index.asp Whammo Homepage ]. 11 February 2010 . 1999 . . . 1-86508-072-1 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040405231007/http://www.whammo.com.au/index.asp . April 5, 2004 . Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
• Book: Spencer, Chris. The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Zbig Nowara . Paul McHenry . 1987. 2002. Five Mile Press. Noble Park, Vic.. 1-86503-891-1. ^[9] Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.

Specific

External links

• Hoss at MySpace

Notes and References

1. McFarlane 'God' entry. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
2. Spencer et al, (2007) Silbersher, Joel entry. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
3. Web site: GOD. Murray. Jim. September 10, 2005. article. Mess and Noise. 23 January 2010.
4. News: Nostalgia and anger as lights go down on Tote. Donovan. Patrick. January 19, 2010. The Age. 23 January 2010.
5. Web site: The Drones and Joel Silbersher play My Pal . McGuire . Jess . Jan 19, 2010 . . 23 January 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100125170549/http://www.defamer.com.au/2010/01/the-drones-joel-silbersher-my-pal/ . 25 January 2010 .
6. Web site: Tote's End - The Last Goodbye. Lyngcoln. Tom from The Nation Blue. January 20, 2010. Triple J radio website. 23 January 2010.
7. Spencer et al, (2007) SILBERSHER, Joel entry. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
8. Web site: 1999 ARIA Awards Winners.
9. Web site: Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry. catalogue. National Library of Australia. 11 February 2010.