I was in Newy for a surf comp the weekend before and my mate was saying "Stay around until wednesday. The Star's closing and it's going to be a big night".
Best rock band on the planet in the early 80's, so tight, so accomplished and although it may sound strange given the power and energy.... just so effortlessly, the way they feed of each other and the entire band never misses a beat when live.
It certainly has been while since you’ve reacted to Cold Chisel, but anytime is a good time to revisit them. This was another song written by the brilliant Don Walker (on keys). Jimmy Barnes, rock god extraordinaire, is so good ❤
You're absolutely spot on about the interaction between British and Australian music in the late 70- early 80's. Most Aussies bands went to Britain and many had success and were heavily influenced by their time there. British Punk, Ska, New Wave and then the New Romantics were all huge here. I was a teenager at the time and there was very little coming out of America at the time that I liked. When you went out nightclubing it was British dance music and local music 99% of the time.
this songs about the real star Hotel Newcastle after a huge street broke out, back when you'd actually go out & see live bands as I did chisel so many times, and countless more
Here's a few more Chisel requests :) .... Breakfast at sweethearts Goodbye (Astrid goodbye) Forever Now Choir Girl Merry-go-round One long day Rising Sun Ita
To this day, it is remembered as Newcastle's "night of infamy": a Wednesday night, almost exactly 45 years ago, which started much like any other but ended in violent confrontation as about 40 police battled more than 4000 rioters angered by the closure of the Star Hotel in the city's West End. Peace out.
Remember it well Newcastle NSW Australia, the big riot, Cold Chisel formed in 1973 broke up after the Last Stand Concert in Sydney in 1983 and reformed in 1998.
As good examples of Chisel's variety: "Breakfast at Sweethearts": live in Germany, 1982 ruclips.net/video/9H-6saoHWuQ/видео.html "Janelle": live from "Last Stand", 1983. Same concert as "Wild Thing". ruclips.net/video/Ba2DJcK30O8/видео.html Breakfast is (more or less) reggae; Janelle a beautiful, bluesy Don Walker song for/to his daughter.
I was in Newy for a surf comp the weekend before and my mate was saying "Stay around until wednesday. The Star's closing and it's going to be a big night".
Best rock band on the planet in the early 80's, so tight, so accomplished and although it may sound strange given the power and energy.... just so effortlessly, the way they feed of each other and the entire band never misses a beat when live.
This is what happens when Aussies have their favourite pub shut down. They get a tad upset.
We don't do football hooliganism but don't mess with our watering holes - especially when they are great live venues.
I love the energy in this one. Great track.
It certainly has been while since you’ve reacted to Cold Chisel, but anytime is a good time to revisit them. This was another song written by the brilliant Don Walker (on keys). Jimmy Barnes, rock god extraordinaire, is so good ❤
Cold Chisel had the same sort of energy as The Clash.
You're absolutely spot on about the interaction between British and Australian music in the late 70- early 80's. Most Aussies bands went to Britain and many had success and were heavily influenced by their time there. British Punk, Ska, New Wave and then the New Romantics were all huge here. I was a teenager at the time and there was very little coming out of America at the time that I liked. When you went out nightclubing it was British dance music and local music 99% of the time.
Always loved this one, and always better live.
this songs about the real star Hotel Newcastle after a huge street broke out, back when you'd actually go out & see live bands as I did chisel so many times, and countless more
Here's a few more Chisel requests :) ....
Breakfast at sweethearts
Goodbye (Astrid goodbye)
Forever Now
Choir Girl
Merry-go-round
One long day
Rising Sun
Ita
Don Walker had an interview whilst driving and talking about how he wrote those songs of cold chisel
To this day, it is remembered as Newcastle's "night of infamy": a Wednesday night, almost exactly 45 years ago, which started much like any other but ended in violent confrontation as about 40 police battled more than 4000 rioters angered by the closure of the Star Hotel in the city's West End. Peace out.
Remember it well Newcastle NSW Australia, the big riot, Cold Chisel formed in 1973 broke up after the Last Stand Concert in Sydney in 1983 and reformed in 1998.
Close - it was 1997. And their release of the first single from the new Last Wave of Summer album, was awesome! Yakuza Girls.
Don Walker the genius.. this song is hard to put in a category... a lot of their songs are like that.. fuck I love the Chisels...
Breakfast at Sweethearts has a strong reggae, bluesy feel.
Oh yes i can hear some Sting in this! Fantastic song.
Never a bad day with a Chisel reaction.
Have a look at 'Janelle' and 'Breakfast at Sweethearts' to hear them change it up a bit.
The Star was wild but it was a great live band venue in Newcastle.
Yea i got a vibe of Sting also. Did you know that Eddie Vedder sang with Jimmy Barnes's daughter on stage? 😊🩷🤘✌️they sang "Golden State".
you should listen to "breakfast at sweethearts" that has a great reggae vibe to it - it was one of their earlier songs 1979?
Pretty sure theres a Star Hotel, Railway Hotel, Globe Hotel or Newmarket Hotel in every town in Australia 🤣
You've got to check out Standing on the outside and Merry go round. 👍🏻
As good examples of Chisel's variety:
"Breakfast at Sweethearts": live in Germany, 1982
ruclips.net/video/9H-6saoHWuQ/видео.html
"Janelle": live from "Last Stand", 1983. Same concert as "Wild Thing".
ruclips.net/video/Ba2DJcK30O8/видео.html
Breakfast is (more or less) reggae; Janelle a beautiful, bluesy Don Walker song for/to his daughter.