They always delivered an amazing show in their heyday. You'd stand there waiting for them in anticipation, and then suddenly they'd give you a big fright by suddenly bursting on stage with Doc Neeson jumping around and the band playing with power. Rick Brewster would stand so perfectly still that you couldn't tell the difference between the real Rick or a cardboard cutout of him. It was only when Doc snapped Rick in half with a kick that you'd know what was standing on stage. It was a good stage trick and we all loved it. A quality band!
The guitar part is mimicking a ambulance..the songs about the loss of a dear woman friend of the singing Bernard neeson ..the doctor.. ( best front man ever)
Saw the Angels a heap of times during the 80's and early 90's. They have about 30 songs plus at this level. Well worth a deep dive in that rabbit hole.
@@kaitlynbatt_ Just wikied it and they were the Keystone Angels from 1974 -1976. I remember seeing that name in the Juke magazine gig guide way back when I was a kid. My older brothers band supported Keystone Angels a few times back then and I saw that name when looking for their name. I remember asking him years later and he said yeah it was the Angels.
I think that's my second next to Mr. Damage. Then, Comin' Down, Then Marseilles, then Am i ever gonna, then I ain't the one, then City outta control live, then, etc. etc. etc.
That “Can you please tell me what the time is?” was a fiendishly clever idea by Doc Neeson, as it typically meant DJs would love to back-announce the song to say stuff like “Well, I t’s just gone 5:24 and you were listening to No Secrets, the latest single by The Angels…” and ensuring that there was a reasonable chance anyone wondering what the song was they’d just heard would find out.
Great place to start. Take a long line, Comin' Down, Out Of The Blue, Shadowboxer, Face The Day, so much to choose. One of the best live bands in the country!!!
AC/DC's guitarist were the Young brothers. The Angels guitarists were/are the Brewster brothers. Angus Young is energetic. Rick is cool and still. Like Bon Scott and Cold Chisel, The Angels hail from Adelaide.
Yeah, one of their best. Take A Long Line (turned up to 11.9 or even higher if your equipment can do it) After The Rain and many more. Some will ask for Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again. It’s got sentimental value for Aussies, but it’s not a brilliant song. By all means check it out, but get to know the band first. A live version of Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again is probably more worthy than the two studio versions.
Hi guys as an aussie it's great to see our bands being reacted to. I am pretty sure a lot of our bands lack of success in the US was the insecurities of quite a few well-known Headlining bands didn't like appearing after the Aussies. It's no secret quite a few either got into fights and life made super hard for them or just had their contracts torn up. At least there is you tube so people get the chance to hear what we have known for decades.
Kind of overshadowed by ACDC and Cold Chisel of the same era in Australia but were still a fantastic live rock band. Doc Neeson, the lead singer was a real character. Sadly died too early. Was always funny how he and the guitar guy were so different on stage. Do not think I ever saw that stand still guy move and never saw Doc Neeson stand still. Take a long line is another classic by them. Shadow Boxer too.
A great Aussie band, with so many fantastic songs….. Comin Down, Shadow Boxer, Marseille, I Ain’t the One, just to name a few…. Doc was a brilliant frontman…. ( yes stage persona) just like Rick Brewster ( guitar)…. Their is a story there…. If you love them get into them…..👍🇦🇺.
RIP Doc thanks for the good times and memory's. Shadow Boxer, Take A Long Line, Dogs Are Talking, After the Rain, Am I ever Gonna See Your Face Again, "Marseilles" ,just a few songs. Peace out.
@@iankearns774 after cheap Trick Billy Idol had to work hard for his dinner that night cheap Trick just musicly stunning and the show they put on and have been consistently delivering for close to 50 years ,👏👏👏👍💥
@@mightyV444 thank you and I've seen one or two show's over the years that and Blondie with the Pretenders opening Sound Garden at the power station BAD BRAINS THE RAMONES THE CRAMPS BLA BLA BLA RANT RANT BLA BLA ON IT GOES
@@mightyV444 FUGAZI DEAD MOON BUZZCOCKS UK SUB'S DEAD KENNEDYS NO MEANS NO FAITH NO MORE THE PIXIE'S THE BREEDERS SUICIDAL TENDENCIES INFECTIOUS GROOVE'S ANTI NOWHERE LEAGUE SEX PISTOLS SPLIT ENZ THE SPECIALS THE BEAT SKATALITES THE SALECTOR BAD MANNERS TOOT'S AND THE MAYTALS SLY AND ROBBIE WITH MICHAEL ROSE 👏👏👏👍
I first came to Australia from Malibu, California in 1977. I mostly hung out with fellow surfers, that looked and lived like I did in the States, but had a different accent. That's when I first heard of The Angels, and I thought nothing of them. When I returned in 1979, The Angels had increased in popularity with much better songs and a tighter sound. They did pretty well in the US and apparently had an influence on Guns 'n' Roses. Coming Down, Take A Long Line and Marseille are 3 of my favorites. Hightly recommended.
You left an Angels gig bouncing off the walls. I recommend catching live performances. La Trobe University is a great show. Liveline was a fantastic live album. Rick and John Brewster played lead and rhythm guitar repectively. Their father played with the Australian Symphony Orchestra, and John is a Classicaly trained pianist. The story goes that their father hated showy musicians, and always told his boys to "let the music speak". Rick took that seriously, and incorporated it into his stage persona. He never moved on stage, always focussing on his lead guitar work.
Next stop: Mondo Rock - Primal Park nzoz1979 Next stop: The Angels - Take A Long Line nzoz1978 I used to see The Angels whenever I could. Always gave a great show, and were second to none. I believe the world only got half the Oz rock picture with AC/DC. The other half is most definitely The Angels. Angus Young is a hyperactive guitar player, and Rick Brewster is as stiff as a board guitarist. One band keeps things relatively simple while the other has some lyrical intellect. There are some essential tracks by The Angels that you need to check out and I am pleased to see many people are throwing in suggestions. Personally, I think ''Am I Ever Going To See Your Face Again'' (original video and live footage) should be left much later.
I never knew them as The Angels, until years later.. They released most of their albums in the U.S. as Angel City. They were definitely a cross punk and hard rock. So many great songs !
This is the original bassist, Chris Bailey (not the singer of The Saints). He left after they played a concert on the steps of the Opera House and someone threw a beer bottle that hit him on the head!
@@notanotherenigma7759 Maybe I got my info wrong, but wasn't it Doc that the bottle hit? The New Year's Eve of 1979 in Sydney - coming in the 80's. Chris Bailey left The Angels a little later and got himself in Gang Gajang with Angels drummer Graham Bidstrup. That's how I remember it.
@@colrhodes377 Col.. I have to tell you. I was the bastard that threw the bottle! Nah, kidding! That joke didn't go down very well back then and it still doesn't go down well now a days. I was at the New Years Eve at Opera House back in 1979, and it was a really shit night! We threw shit at Rolf Harris and a lot of other poor bastards in the entertainment business. They had every right to hate us. But there was no way my mates were going to throw shit at The Angels. They were our band, and they were there for us. And then some idiot had to throw a bottle at poor old Doc, and down he went. It was a terrible way to end the 70's and a messy way to start the 80's. But I did throw stuff at Rolf Harris. All the stuff I threw missed him, but at least I threwo stuff at him and since it's been revealed that he tampered with kids, I no longer feel guilty! LOL 🤣😅🤣😂 ruclips.net/video/nCiLWtUFLvQ/видео.html
@@I_was_a_Countdown_Kid-75-83 You know I was there at that Opera House concert! I threw shit at Rolf Harris! We all loved The Angels. They were the best thing on stage. Who the hell thought it'd be a good idea to throw a bottle at Doc? Wrong man! Rolf should have gotten the damn bottle!
Great live band and seem to playing some were in Sydney every weekend . First time I seen Cold chisel they were supporting the Angels @ the Bondi life saver 1978
The Angels were the IT band when I first moved to Australia from England back in the 70's. Even some of the Punks like them because they had a snappiness to the song writing that was closer to Punk than Deep Purple or Rainbow. I am enjoying the day to day flow of Aussie names that you have not yet explored. I was beginning to think this was an INXS/Divinyls adventure channel. The Radiators, The Angels, and now a suggestion for very early Mondo Rock. Primal Park is a fine album, and a class title track. Got on to them soon. Choice cuts are: Take A Long Line (I like the nzoz1978 version) Face The Day Coming Down And of course, Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again
This song is about a true incident that Doc Neeson had experienced. From what I remember, he shared a cab with an actress that still lived with her family. The woman opened up to Doc and told him her life story during the cab ride. I googled Amanda the Australian (assuming she's an Aussie) actress and Amanda Muggleton, who is now 72, pops up in the search results. She played Chrissie Latham in the Australian soap show ''Prisoner (Cell Block H)''. I actually remember Chrissie in Prisoner (the tv show). She was a lovely character if you look past her murderous and violent tendencies. Be pretty cool if that's the actress Doc wrote this song about.
Kia ora hello Chris and Cynthia the last time i saw these dudes it was The Angels Cheap Trick And Billy Idol That was a Bloody awesome night one of the best gigs I've seen ever
Hi there Haniers, ✋ great song to begin your The Angels journey or Jules as we call em down under. Gotta recommend Face the Day, Love Takes Care and Mr Damage. Rock on.
As another guy Mr. Rock and Roll reviewed Mr. Damage live at Narara. He went off, as I did so many times at their live shows. Unfortunately there's not enough live footage of them in their hay day even though they played thousands of live gigs.
Oh man... You have got some gold here! The Angels are awesome! Guns N Roses loved these guys, and Slash is looking at working on a tribute album to the band. In North America and Canada, they were known as Angel City. They tried to get your guys to listen back in the day: ruclips.net/video/-5zwdzG7_iA/видео.html
The solos remind me of hold on loosly by 38 special.. but this is before that I think.. just very moody and intense..this song was recorded right after hearing there friend (legendary)bon Scott had died that night ..so it has a strong vibe I never fully understood till I found that out.
The Angels were such an important band in Australia in the 70's and 80's. They were Countdown regulars, and even though we kids at Countdown only saw the band mime to their latest single, it was always thrilling to see Doc Neeson jump around, while the rest of the boys (except the drummer) stood perfectly still. I would have put The Angels as ''dude music'' at the time, but that didn't mean I didn't own their albums (Face To Face, Next Exit and Dark Room). I would always listen to them, in spite of being a pop fan. This song teleports me back to 1980. Anyway, the first time I got drunk was at an Angels concert in 1986. Robbo and OnceWasRStrathfield made a great suggestion with this one. Many would cry that ''Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again'' should be a starting point, but I think ''No Secrets'' works best for the uninitiative. RIP Doc Neeson (vocalist) RIP Chris Bailey (bass player)
@@colrhodes377 They were amazing live! They were amazing on Countdown because Doc had this charisma and energy. But the live show was a different world! Doc would do these high jumps and his eyes were really scary at times. You have to watch some of their live stuff on RUclips. Check out ‘After the Rain’ live at Narara. I first saw them in 1986, and I couple of times after that. I drank too much during the 1986 gig and threw up outside. The things you do when you're 18, huh? lol
@I_was_a_Countdown_Kid-zc4fq I haven't been drunk in about 30 years. I don't know what it is, but every time I'm drinking alcohol something inside just puts the brakes on.
Seen doc and the guys so many times and as an avid angels and WWE fan 🤣🤣🤣 two of their tracks that would make brilliant entrance songs for a wrestler are two of my favourite angels songs Mr Damage and Shadowboxer
Best pub band in Sydney never failed to satisfy, RIP DOC ,that wasn’t an act by Rick Brewster he did pretty much from the beginning it was just his style to play like that
The Angels did a lot of great songs but my favourite remains "Face the Day" from the album Dark Room (from which "No Secrets" was also taken) whose front cover represents the last image of the "No Secrets" video. Try "Face the Day" which has an official video.
Doc Neeson was such a hunk, very handsome under the face pulling facade and especially in the early days, he was wild on stage. There's so many great Angels songs, but I'm gonna suggest one from later days, either late 80's to mid 90's (so long ago, I can't remember😅) Eat city. I just love the guitar and saxophone in that one. Or you might enjoy them live at La Trobe university 79', doing I can't shake it.
This always reminds me of my life in Sydney during the late 70's/early 80's. I was a student at The University Of Sydney and would either spend my nights working as a cleaner or studying at the University library. In my opinion, Sydney was best seen at night because it was quite an unremarkable city during the day. We might have the reputation for the beaches and the harbour, but the rest of the city was made up of bland corporate buildings decorated with bland advertising billboards. The way The Angels look in this video reminds me of the men that would walk the streets at odd hours in the morning. If you looked for it, you would most likely find some strange soul that looked a little like Doc. Even Mel Gibson looked a litte like Doc. This song was a very big hit in Australia in 1980, and it was inescapable. Turn on your radio and there it was. Start up your car at 3am after studying and it would still be playing. This and Flowers' ''Can't Help Myself'' will always take me back to those dark nights of 1980.
This is the classic line-up of The Angels (1977-1980), and is a line-up worth sticking with for a while. Their signature tunes includes Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again, Coming Down, Take A Long Line, Marseilles, Shadow Boxer, Mr Damage, Face The Day, Out Of The Blue, No Secrets, Fashion And Fame, Eat City and Dogs Are Talking. I recommend Take A Long Line, Coming Down and Shadow Boxer.
The classic line-up did Take A Long Line (recommended), Coming Down (recommended), Mr Damage (recommended), Marseilles (recommended), After The Rain (recommended), Face The Day (recommended), Shadow Boxer (recommended) and Marseilles (recommended). Get those tunes out of the way, and you'll be fine with the rest.
Great Aussie band. Try their songs... After the Rain. Take a long line. Fashion and Fame. Coming down. Marsielles. Face the day. Eat city. and many more
The Angels came through the same as ACDC. Both through Vanda and Young, Albert records. The big difference. Angus Young bounced across the stage. Rick Brewster stood perfectly still. Both great rock guitarists.
Personally, i think these guys were better than AC/DC. They had many great songs, I'm sure people will suggest Am I Ever Gonna See You Face Again, but I'd like to recommend Take A Long Line. The guitar solos are iconic, and Doc Neeson (RIP) was a great singer/entertainer!
I don't mind the occassional track from No Exit or Face To Face. The Angels got a little too bloated for me in the 80's with Dogs Are Talking and Fashion And Fame. But in the 70's, songs like Take A Long Line provided a pretty edgy soundtrack for our fledgling society. Great night time music. I recommend Long Line! I would also like to request Australian Crawl - Boys Light Up (video + audio merge 2023) on the RemasteredVersion channel.
If you want to find any Aussie or Kiwi within 5kms play The Angels - Am I going to see your face again and they will appear, just play it LOUD look for the melbourne live version
Ripper! Well done on getting onto The Angels. Next song to check by these guys is Take A Long Line. Write, type, jot it down. The Angels - Take A Long Line nzoz1978 I'll repeat this suggestion in a month's time when there's enough time inbetween this and the next Angels' tune. Next up: Mondo Rock - Primal Park nzoz1979 Primal Park is the best way to meet Mondo Rock. Many may feel differently, but sensing the feel of this channel, I am sensing Primal Park is the way to go. I'll make more comments on this song later on.
@@colrhodes377 I saw them on the regular back in the 70's and 80's. They weren't too shabby in teh 90's either. Sadly, Doc Neeson had a car accident that messed him up, and cancer took him in 2014. They got Dave Gleeson from Screaming Jets doing vocals now, and while I do like some Screaming J's, I can't say that I get into The Angels without Doc.
Good to see someone using my remastered videos rather than scratchy old ones that look and sound horrible. There is a 4K remastered version of this video on my channel now. I have remastered many Australian music videos, so it's worth doing a search of my channel. Any chance you can link to the used videos in your description ? Cheers
There were some bands that I wanted to get away from due to over exposure and popularity in Australia. KISS, The Angels, Cold Chisel and Midnight Oil. You don't realise how big these bands were in the 70's and 80's down here. I can appreciate ''No Secrets'' now that it isn't on the radio 20 times a day.
"The guy is manic and crazy-looking, but that's obviously an act" - What makes you so sure, Cynthia? 😄 And Chris, I think BB King's guitar was actually an ES355 (not 335), as it had that 'VariTone' rotary switch. Very similar guitar otherwise, though. I guess certain guitarists prefer semi-acoustic guitars also because of the way they *feel* , so they rather stuff their cavities to avoid feedback instead of switching to solid-body guitars 🙂 Gibson's mass-produced B.B. King 'Lucille' version doesn't actually have any f-holes anymore, I noticed!
This took me back to high school. I thought it was about my girlfriend at the time. No not acting, just Doc Neeson being normal. You guys have got to look at "Take a long line". .... Have these guys discovered The SunnyBoys yet?
Cynthia and Chris, I have a request for a short song called ''The Way I've Been'' by Australian Crawl. The song is a pleasant and fairly short, rather innocuous track and is not deserving of its own reaction video. If you do get back to Australian Crawl, could you do ''Boys Light Up'' and ''The Way I've Been'' in one reaction video? Dogs In Space has brought a particular video of ''Boys Light Up'' to my attention. *Australian Crawl - Boys Light Up (video + audio merge 2023)* on the RemasteredVersion channel. I think all other videos of Boys Light Up, including that dodgy 1983 live music video, are eyesores. The RemasteredVersion comes up looking the best. Just a little warning about Boys Light Up. The song was initially banned from radio play in Australia due to lyrical content. There's some rather unsavory lyrics in the second verse. I also agree with Robbo on the Mondo Rock song ''Primal Park''. Robbo has told me to be specific, so I will ask that you view the nzoz1979 upload of the song. Mondo Rock - Primal Park nzoz1979 I owned the Primal Park album, and enjoyed it during the time of release. A lot of great rock-pop tracks with Searching For My Baby being one of my favourites. Anyway, those three songs are my latest requests. We've seen success with ''No Secrets'' and ''Coming Home'', and I'm sure we'll also see success with those Oz Crawl and Mondo Rock songs.
@@EveJenkins58 Ha, ha - Why don't you tell us how you really feel!?! I do appreciate your description of Australian Crawl. I just loved ''The Way I've Been'' when I was a kid. I hated some of the lyrics to ''Boys Light Up'' and the use of non-existent words for the sake of a rhyme. But I think the Haniers will get some fun out of those two songs in one video. I do agree with you Eve. ''Primal Park'' is seldom acknowledged as a Mondo Rock classic.
@@liveitup67 I recommend, suggest, request all 3 of those songs! ''The Way I've Been'' is harmless ''Caribbean'' Oz Rock fun. ''Boys Light Up'' is a little cringey and juvenile. ''Primal Park'' was a decent smooth rock, probably better than I remember it. Yep, add my name to those that'd made the suggestion. Good one, Gillian!
@@colrhodes377 I'm sure there's some VHS video tapes of her doing very bad impersonations of pop stars. She actually did a very good Toni Basil which I think we have on video somewhere. It would have taken in 1982 when the song was a hit.
Radio birdman The Saints The Hard Ons midnight oil give Australia a little bit of redemption for inflicting the evils and musical high CRIMES of acdc and their day time band The Wiggle's Australians should hang their heads in shame for inflicting those pointing fingers and boring riff's on us shame on you Australia shame
Nah.. We don't. We're fine. If The Wiggles bother you that much, you probably need to grow beyond that level of music. As an adult, I barely think of The Wiggles or feel that Australia owes an apology for some kids entertainment. Seems a little trivial and immaterial.
@@DogInSpace i was the stay at home perant to three boys i was tortured by those pastel coloured fax car driving creeps for years and I'm not going down the road to acdc i want them taken to the Hague international criminal court and found guilty turn on any bogan radio station for proof of their terrible crimes against MUSIC AND HUMANITY and put against a wall and shot justice is served 👍👏👏💥
@@heathcornbeef I was the stay-at-home parent to three boys. I was tortured by those pastel-coloured fax car driving creeps for years, and I'm not going down the road to AC/DC. I want them taken to the Hague International Criminal Court and found guilty. Turn on any bogan radio station for proof of their terrible crimes against music and humanity. Put them against a wall and shot. Justice is served! You said you weren't going to go down the road to AC/DC and then got into a rant about having them executed for making music that you don't like. Please keep in mind that somebody has to read your ramblings. The least you can do is make it more coherent to the reader.
Hahahaha No! There's more than enough good Australian music to eclipse The Wiggles. Listening to The Wiggles comes with being a parent in this century.
Guns and Roses were fans as were most people North West USA. The Gunners covered one of their songs, the very fine track called Marseille. Do have a listen. 🫵🏼❣️
They always delivered an amazing show in their heyday. You'd stand there waiting for them in anticipation, and then suddenly they'd give you a big fright by suddenly bursting on stage with Doc Neeson jumping around and the band playing with power. Rick Brewster would stand so perfectly still that you couldn't tell the difference between the real Rick or a cardboard cutout of him. It was only when Doc snapped Rick in half with a kick that you'd know what was standing on stage. It was a good stage trick and we all loved it. A quality band!
"Am I ever Gonna See Your Face Again" is a crowd favourite. The audience reaction at live shows is typically Aussie.
The guitar part is mimicking a ambulance..the songs about the loss of a dear woman friend of the singing Bernard neeson ..the doctor.. ( best front man ever)
Check the Dune Rats - Live a Version of this!
Saw the Angels a heap of times during the 80's and early 90's. They have about 30 songs plus at this level. Well worth a deep dive in that rabbit hole.
I also saw them a heap of times in the 80's.
Back when they were Angel City?
@@jskyg68 They were only Angel City in the US and Canada. They were The Angels all the way at home.
@@jskyg68 Never Angel City here mate, were once called Keystone Angels before dropping the Keystone. I think that was in theit native South Australia.
@@kaitlynbatt_ Just wikied it and they were the Keystone Angels from 1974 -1976. I remember seeing that name in the Juke magazine gig guide way back when I was a kid. My older brothers band supported Keystone Angels a few times back then and I saw that name when looking for their name. I remember asking him years later and he said yeah it was the Angels.
Take A Long Line, is my favourite Angel's song. Great tempo.
I think that's my second next to Mr. Damage. Then, Comin' Down, Then Marseilles, then Am i ever gonna, then I ain't the one, then City outta control live, then, etc. etc. etc.
That “Can you please tell me what the time is?” was a fiendishly clever idea by Doc Neeson, as it typically meant DJs would love to back-announce the song to say stuff like “Well, I t’s just gone 5:24 and you were listening to No Secrets, the latest single by The Angels…” and ensuring that there was a reasonable chance anyone wondering what the song was they’d just heard would find out.
It seems obviously to be about a prostitute and 'can you please tell me what the time is' means, how much time do we have left?
Great place to start. Take a long line, Comin' Down, Out Of The Blue, Shadowboxer, Face The Day, so much to choose. One of the best live bands in the country!!!
Marseille, Dogs are Talking etc, etc...miss The Doc
AC/DC's guitarist were the Young brothers. The Angels guitarists were/are the Brewster brothers.
Angus Young is energetic. Rick is cool and still. Like Bon Scott and Cold Chisel, The Angels hail from Adelaide.
Check out ‘After the Rain’ live at Narara. Best indication of what they are like live
I was coming in to say this. An absolute must see
Yeah, one of their best.
Take A Long Line (turned up to 11.9 or even higher if your equipment can do it)
After The Rain
and many more.
Some will ask for Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again. It’s got sentimental value for Aussies, but it’s not a brilliant song. By all means check it out, but get to know the band first. A live version of Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again is probably more worthy than the two studio versions.
Oh my days. The amount of times I saw these boys in the 70's and 80's!!
These guys were in heavy rotation on KROQ for a while that had a few hits. My favorite is a driving a little number called Marseille.
Hi guys as an aussie it's great to see our bands being reacted to. I am pretty sure a lot of our bands lack of success in the US was the insecurities of quite a few well-known Headlining bands didn't like appearing after the Aussies. It's no secret quite a few either got into fights and life made super hard for them or just had their contracts torn up. At least there is you tube so people get the chance to hear what we have known for decades.
The Angels got kicked off a US tour with The Kinks because allegedly Ray Davies was jealous.
Kind of overshadowed by ACDC and Cold Chisel of the same era in Australia but were still a fantastic live rock band. Doc Neeson, the lead singer was a real character. Sadly died too early. Was always funny how he and the guitar guy were so different on stage. Do not think I ever saw that stand still guy move and never saw Doc Neeson stand still. Take a long line is another classic by them. Shadow Boxer too.
A great Aussie band, with so many fantastic songs….. Comin Down, Shadow Boxer, Marseille, I Ain’t the One, just to name a few…. Doc was a brilliant frontman…. ( yes stage persona) just like Rick Brewster ( guitar)…. Their is a story there…. If you love them get into them…..👍🇦🇺.
RIP Doc thanks for the good times and memory's. Shadow Boxer, Take A Long Line, Dogs Are Talking, After the Rain, Am I ever Gonna See Your Face Again, "Marseilles" ,just a few songs. Peace out.
Cheap Trick were bloody amazing just mind blowing 🤯
I saw The Angels and Cheap Trick on a double bill around 1990 at Festival Hall, Melbourne. Still one of my favourite gigs I ever saw.
@@iankearns774 after cheap Trick Billy Idol had to work hard for his dinner that night cheap Trick just musicly stunning and the show they put on and have been consistently delivering for close to 50 years ,👏👏👏👍💥
This song kinda sounds like Cheap Trick, too! Great to hear about the ohhhsumm show you'd been to! 😊👍
@@mightyV444 thank you and I've seen one or two show's over the years that and Blondie with the Pretenders opening Sound Garden at the power station BAD BRAINS THE RAMONES THE CRAMPS BLA BLA BLA RANT RANT BLA BLA ON IT GOES
@@mightyV444 FUGAZI DEAD MOON
BUZZCOCKS
UK SUB'S
DEAD KENNEDYS
NO MEANS NO
FAITH NO MORE
THE PIXIE'S
THE BREEDERS
SUICIDAL TENDENCIES
INFECTIOUS GROOVE'S
ANTI NOWHERE LEAGUE
SEX PISTOLS
SPLIT ENZ
THE SPECIALS
THE BEAT
SKATALITES
THE SALECTOR
BAD MANNERS
TOOT'S AND THE MAYTALS
SLY AND ROBBIE WITH MICHAEL ROSE 👏👏👏👍
I first came to Australia from Malibu, California in 1977. I mostly hung out with fellow surfers, that looked and lived like I did in the States, but had a different accent. That's when I first heard of The Angels, and I thought nothing of them. When I returned in 1979, The Angels had increased in popularity with much better songs and a tighter sound. They did pretty well in the US and apparently had an influence on Guns 'n' Roses. Coming Down, Take A Long Line and Marseille are 3 of my favorites. Hightly recommended.
The Angels “After the Rain” is one of their great songs
You left an Angels gig bouncing off the walls. I recommend catching live performances. La Trobe University is a great show. Liveline was a fantastic live album. Rick and John Brewster played lead and rhythm guitar repectively. Their father played with the Australian Symphony Orchestra, and John is a Classicaly trained pianist. The story goes that their father hated showy musicians, and always told his boys to "let the music speak". Rick took that seriously, and incorporated it into his stage persona. He never moved on stage, always focussing on his lead guitar work.
Next stop: Mondo Rock - Primal Park nzoz1979
Next stop: The Angels - Take A Long Line nzoz1978
I used to see The Angels whenever I could. Always gave a great show, and were second to none. I believe the world only got half the Oz rock picture with AC/DC. The other half is most definitely The Angels. Angus Young is a hyperactive guitar player, and Rick Brewster is as stiff as a board guitarist. One band keeps things relatively simple while the other has some lyrical intellect.
There are some essential tracks by The Angels that you need to check out and I am pleased to see many people are throwing in suggestions.
Personally, I think ''Am I Ever Going To See Your Face Again'' (original video and live footage) should be left much later.
I never knew them as The Angels, until years later.. They released most of their albums in the U.S. as Angel City. They were definitely a cross punk and hard rock. So many great songs !
The Angels...Aussie Legends, thankyou!
I like these guys.
As a bassist, this is just the kind of music I loved to play.
This is the original bassist, Chris Bailey (not the singer of The Saints). He left after they played a concert on the steps of the Opera House and someone threw a beer bottle that hit him on the head!
@@notanotherenigma7759 Maybe I got my info wrong, but wasn't it Doc that the bottle hit? The New Year's Eve of 1979 in Sydney - coming in the 80's. Chris Bailey left The Angels a little later and got himself in Gang Gajang with Angels drummer Graham Bidstrup. That's how I remember it.
@@notanotherenigma7759 nothing wrong with their aim then!
@@colrhodes377 Col.. I have to tell you. I was the bastard that threw the bottle! Nah, kidding! That joke didn't go down very well back then and it still doesn't go down well now a days. I was at the New Years Eve at Opera House back in 1979, and it was a really shit night! We threw shit at Rolf Harris and a lot of other poor bastards in the entertainment business. They had every right to hate us. But there was no way my mates were going to throw shit at The Angels. They were our band, and they were there for us. And then some idiot had to throw a bottle at poor old Doc, and down he went. It was a terrible way to end the 70's and a messy way to start the 80's. But I did throw stuff at Rolf Harris. All the stuff I threw missed him, but at least I threwo stuff at him and since it's been revealed that he tampered with kids, I no longer feel guilty! LOL 🤣😅🤣😂
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@@I_was_a_Countdown_Kid-75-83 You know I was there at that Opera House concert! I threw shit at Rolf Harris! We all loved The Angels. They were the best thing on stage. Who the hell thought it'd be a good idea to throw a bottle at Doc? Wrong man! Rolf should have gotten the damn bottle!
Great live band and seem to playing some were in Sydney every weekend . First time I seen Cold chisel they were supporting the Angels @ the Bondi life saver 1978
The Angels were the IT band when I first moved to Australia from England back in the 70's. Even some of the Punks like them because they had a snappiness to the song writing that was closer to Punk than Deep Purple or Rainbow. I am enjoying the day to day flow of Aussie names that you have not yet explored. I was beginning to think this was an INXS/Divinyls adventure channel. The Radiators, The Angels, and now a suggestion for very early Mondo Rock. Primal Park is a fine album, and a class title track. Got on to them soon.
Choice cuts are:
Take A Long Line (I like the nzoz1978 version)
Face The Day
Coming Down
And of course, Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again
Add to the list Marseille
@@babyboomer6372 Don't forget Shadow Boxer
My absolute favourite band of all time. Rick Brewster my favourite lead guitarist, not mindless noise in his lead breaks, a mini melody of his own.
This song is about a true incident that Doc Neeson had experienced. From what I remember, he shared a cab with an actress that still lived with her family. The woman opened up to Doc and told him her life story during the cab ride. I googled Amanda the Australian (assuming she's an Aussie) actress and Amanda Muggleton, who is now 72, pops up in the search results. She played Chrissie Latham in the Australian soap show ''Prisoner (Cell Block H)''. I actually remember Chrissie in Prisoner (the tv show). She was a lovely character if you look past her murderous and violent tendencies. Be pretty cool if that's the actress Doc wrote this song about.
Kia ora hello Chris and Cynthia the last time i saw these dudes it was
The Angels
Cheap Trick
And Billy Idol
That was a Bloody awesome night one of the best gigs I've seen ever
Hi there Haniers, ✋ great song to begin your The Angels journey or Jules as we call em down under. Gotta recommend Face the Day, Love Takes Care and Mr Damage. Rock on.
RIP Doc
Great band from my hometown
A criminally under rated band. They should have been huge. Aussie brillance.
What are you talking about, one of the most famous bands in Australia rock history, definitely not underrated
ACDC / Rose Tattoo / Angels / Cold Chisel / Hoodoo Gurus / Choirboys -
Australia punches well above its weight in rock n roll !!
Face the Day is even better at the manic. Brilliant band.
Going to the concert at the end of April 2024,New Zealand heavy metal. -Alien Weaponry, Kai Tangata ,Jam Wayne ,No problems 😊😊
As another guy Mr. Rock and Roll reviewed Mr. Damage live at Narara. He went off, as I did so many times at their live shows. Unfortunately there's not enough live footage of them in their hay day even though they played thousands of live gigs.
Oh man... You have got some gold here! The Angels are awesome! Guns N Roses loved these guys, and Slash is looking at working on a tribute album to the band. In North America and Canada, they were known as Angel City. They tried to get your guys to listen back in the day: ruclips.net/video/-5zwdzG7_iA/видео.html
Go slash ..I allways talk about GNR bieng influenced by the angels lol. To random rockers..I allways bring that up
The solos remind me of hold on loosly by 38 special.. but this is before that I think.. just very moody and intense..this song was recorded right after hearing there friend (legendary)bon Scott had died that night ..so it has a strong vibe I never fully understood till I found that out.
The Angels were such an important band in Australia in the 70's and 80's. They were Countdown regulars, and even though we kids at Countdown only saw the band mime to their latest single, it was always thrilling to see Doc Neeson jump around, while the rest of the boys (except the drummer) stood perfectly still. I would have put The Angels as ''dude music'' at the time, but that didn't mean I didn't own their albums (Face To Face, Next Exit and Dark Room). I would always listen to them, in spite of being a pop fan. This song teleports me back to 1980.
Anyway, the first time I got drunk was at an Angels concert in 1986. Robbo and OnceWasRStrathfield made a great suggestion with this one. Many would cry that ''Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again'' should be a starting point, but I think ''No Secrets'' works best for the uninitiative.
RIP Doc Neeson (vocalist)
RIP Chris Bailey (bass player)
Have you seen these guys live? I'm guessing that they would go down a storm.
@@colrhodes377 They were amazing live! They were amazing on Countdown because Doc had this charisma and energy. But the live show was a different world! Doc would do these high jumps and his eyes were really scary at times. You have to watch some of their live stuff on RUclips. Check out ‘After the Rain’ live at Narara. I first saw them in 1986, and I couple of times after that. I drank too much during the 1986 gig and threw up outside. The things you do when you're 18, huh? lol
First time you got drunk and threw up outside the venue after we told you to slow down.. little Miss ''I can handle my drink - I'm 18 now'' Pups!
@@I_was_a_Countdown_Kid-75-83 🤣😂😅
@I_was_a_Countdown_Kid-zc4fq I haven't been drunk in about 30 years. I don't know what it is, but every time I'm drinking alcohol something inside just puts the brakes on.
Seen doc and the guys so many times and as an avid angels and WWE fan 🤣🤣🤣 two of their tracks that would make brilliant entrance songs for a wrestler are two of my favourite angels songs Mr Damage and Shadowboxer
Best pub band in Sydney never failed to satisfy, RIP DOC ,that wasn’t an act by Rick Brewster he did pretty much from the beginning it was just his style to play like that
''Coming Down'' and ''Shaowboxer'' are also classics!
There are so many great Angels songs you could do guys 😊
The Angels did a lot of great songs but my favourite remains "Face the Day" from the album Dark Room (from which "No Secrets" was also taken) whose front cover represents the last image of the "No Secrets" video. Try "Face the Day" which has an official video.
The Angel's- You Got Me Running
Ohhh, it's THAT song! 😄 Heard it a thousand times but had no idea who it's actually by! 😅 Reminds me of Cheap Trick 😊
Yeah, Cheap Trick.
Great Australian rock from The seventies
Doc Neeson was such a hunk, very handsome under the face pulling facade and especially in the early days, he was wild on stage.
There's so many great Angels songs, but I'm gonna suggest one from later days, either late 80's to mid 90's (so long ago, I can't remember😅) Eat city. I just love the guitar and saxophone in that one.
Or you might enjoy them live at La Trobe university 79', doing I can't shake it.
Awesome band, love this song!
Love this song it's fire.
The Lead Guitarist is Brilliant !
Keystone Angels originally,Aussie pub rock at its finest,😂😂😂😉⏰
This always reminds me of my life in Sydney during the late 70's/early 80's. I was a student at The University Of Sydney and would either spend my nights working as a cleaner or studying at the University library. In my opinion, Sydney was best seen at night because it was quite an unremarkable city during the day. We might have the reputation for the beaches and the harbour, but the rest of the city was made up of bland corporate buildings decorated with bland advertising billboards. The way The Angels look in this video reminds me of the men that would walk the streets at odd hours in the morning. If you looked for it, you would most likely find some strange soul that looked a little like Doc. Even Mel Gibson looked a litte like Doc. This song was a very big hit in Australia in 1980, and it was inescapable. Turn on your radio and there it was. Start up your car at 3am after studying and it would still be playing. This and Flowers' ''Can't Help Myself'' will always take me back to those dark nights of 1980.
This is the classic line-up of The Angels (1977-1980), and is a line-up worth sticking with for a while. Their signature tunes includes Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again, Coming Down, Take A Long Line, Marseilles, Shadow Boxer, Mr Damage, Face The Day, Out Of The Blue, No Secrets, Fashion And Fame, Eat City and Dogs Are Talking. I recommend Take A Long Line, Coming Down and Shadow Boxer.
The classic line-up did Take A Long Line (recommended), Coming Down (recommended), Mr Damage (recommended), Marseilles (recommended), After The Rain (recommended), Face The Day (recommended), Shadow Boxer (recommended) and Marseilles (recommended). Get those tunes out of the way, and you'll be fine with the rest.
Doc Neeson lead singer had theatrical training and he used it in his performances
Great Aussie band. Try their songs... After the Rain. Take a long line. Fashion and Fame. Coming down. Marsielles.
Face the day. Eat city. and many more
The Angels could blow most / all bands of the stage.
The Angels came through the same as ACDC. Both through Vanda and Young, Albert records.
The big difference. Angus Young bounced across the stage. Rick Brewster stood perfectly still.
Both great rock guitarists.
classic period !!!
Known as Angel City in the US.
Two video clips I will recommend are "FACE THE DAY AND NATURE OF THE BEAST.
Going to a show was like getting rag dolled.
Could blow any and all bands of the stage.
Personally, i think these guys were better than AC/DC. They had many great songs, I'm sure people will suggest Am I Ever Gonna See You Face Again, but I'd like to recommend Take A Long Line. The guitar solos are iconic, and Doc Neeson (RIP) was a great singer/entertainer!
I don't mind the occassional track from No Exit or Face To Face. The Angels got a little too bloated for me in the 80's with Dogs Are Talking and Fashion And Fame. But in the 70's, songs like Take A Long Line provided a pretty edgy soundtrack for our fledgling society. Great night time music. I recommend Long Line!
I would also like to request Australian Crawl - Boys Light Up (video + audio merge 2023) on the RemasteredVersion channel.
Would love to send you folks a play list of awesome songs from down under.
Just do it! They're fine with it, and several other viewers have been doing the same 🙂
If you want to find any Aussie or Kiwi within 5kms play The Angels - Am I going to see your face again and they will appear, just play it LOUD look for the melbourne live version
Ripper! Well done on getting onto The Angels. Next song to check by these guys is Take A Long Line. Write, type, jot it down.
The Angels - Take A Long Line nzoz1978
I'll repeat this suggestion in a month's time when there's enough time inbetween this and the next Angels' tune.
Next up: Mondo Rock - Primal Park nzoz1979
Primal Park is the best way to meet Mondo Rock. Many may feel differently, but sensing the feel of this channel, I am sensing Primal Park is the way to go.
I'll make more comments on this song later on.
Shadow Boxer, Marseilles, Face the Day, Dogs are talking I could name 30 tracks they should lend their ears to.
Live, thus, would be amazing 👏
@@iankearns774 I love all those songs too! But next step for the Haniers is Take A Long Line nzoz1978, then Coming Down, Shadow Boxer, Out Of The Blue
@@colrhodes377 I saw them on the regular back in the 70's and 80's. They weren't too shabby in teh 90's either. Sadly, Doc Neeson had a car accident that messed him up, and cancer took him in 2014. They got Dave Gleeson from Screaming Jets doing vocals now, and while I do like some Screaming J's, I can't say that I get into The Angels without Doc.
Take a long line is great too,,,but check live version
Good to see someone using my remastered videos rather than scratchy old ones that look and sound horrible. There is a 4K remastered version of this video on my channel now. I have remastered many Australian music videos, so it's worth doing a search of my channel. Any chance you can link to the used videos in your description ? Cheers
bit of a cliche, but the angels rock 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘Fark yeh!
Going by Robbo's suggestion, I recommend going with Take A Long Line nzoz1978 as your next step into The Angels world.
Absolutely Hayley! Couldn't have said it better myself.
Great band..
Shadow boxer
Dog's are talking ..
Take a long line..
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There were some bands that I wanted to get away from due to over exposure and popularity in Australia. KISS, The Angels, Cold Chisel and Midnight Oil. You don't realise how big these bands were in the 70's and 80's down here. I can appreciate ''No Secrets'' now that it isn't on the radio 20 times a day.
"The guy is manic and crazy-looking, but that's obviously an act" - What makes you so sure, Cynthia? 😄
And Chris, I think BB King's guitar was actually an ES355 (not 335), as it had that 'VariTone' rotary switch. Very similar guitar otherwise, though. I guess certain guitarists prefer semi-acoustic guitars also because of the way they *feel* , so they rather stuff their cavities to avoid feedback instead of switching to solid-body guitars 🙂 Gibson's mass-produced B.B. King 'Lucille' version doesn't actually have any f-holes anymore, I noticed!
How about the angels
Take a long line
After the rain (live video)
This took me back to high school. I thought it was about my girlfriend at the time. No not acting, just Doc Neeson being normal. You guys have got to look at "Take a long line". .... Have these guys discovered The SunnyBoys yet?
Yes, they did check out two Sunnyboys songs 🙂
If you think this song was good, then check out -
Marseilles (best start ever)
No Exit
Can't shake it
Mr Damage, After the Rain, Ivory Stairs
Save me
Devils gate
Can't shake it!!!!!
check out the great Canadian Blues Band....................McKenna Mendolsen Mainline from late 60s
what song would you recommend?
@@hanierfamily One Way Ticket or Beltmaker
Bob Gildouph
Doc Neeson RIP.
As far as Aussies are concerned, The Angels are second best to ACDC as far as rock'n'roll is cocerned tbh
Cynthia and Chris,
I have a request for a short song called ''The Way I've Been'' by Australian Crawl. The song is a pleasant and fairly short, rather innocuous track and is not deserving of its own reaction video. If you do get back to Australian Crawl, could you do ''Boys Light Up'' and ''The Way I've Been'' in one reaction video?
Dogs In Space has brought a particular video of ''Boys Light Up'' to my attention.
*Australian Crawl - Boys Light Up (video + audio merge 2023)* on the RemasteredVersion channel.
I think all other videos of Boys Light Up, including that dodgy 1983 live music video, are eyesores. The RemasteredVersion comes up looking the best.
Just a little warning about Boys Light Up. The song was initially banned from radio play in Australia due to lyrical content. There's some rather unsavory lyrics in the second verse.
I also agree with Robbo on the Mondo Rock song ''Primal Park''. Robbo has told me to be specific, so I will ask that you view the nzoz1979 upload of the song.
Mondo Rock - Primal Park nzoz1979
I owned the Primal Park album, and enjoyed it during the time of release. A lot of great rock-pop tracks with Searching For My Baby being one of my favourites.
Anyway, those three songs are my latest requests. We've seen success with ''No Secrets'' and ''Coming Home'', and I'm sure we'll also see success with those Oz Crawl and Mondo Rock songs.
Primal Park is a prime cut. Hightly recommended. I'm not so fanatical for those two Australian Crawl songs. Smug rich boy music from Melbourne.
@@EveJenkins58 Ha, ha - Why don't you tell us how you really feel!?! I do appreciate your description of Australian Crawl. I just loved ''The Way I've Been'' when I was a kid. I hated some of the lyrics to ''Boys Light Up'' and the use of non-existent words for the sake of a rhyme. But I think the Haniers will get some fun out of those two songs in one video. I do agree with you Eve. ''Primal Park'' is seldom acknowledged as a Mondo Rock classic.
@@liveitup67 I recommend, suggest, request all 3 of those songs! ''The Way I've Been'' is harmless ''Caribbean'' Oz Rock fun. ''Boys Light Up'' is a little cringey and juvenile. ''Primal Park'' was a decent smooth rock, probably better than I remember it. Yep, add my name to those that'd made the suggestion. Good one, Gillian!
@@rhonda_hart4982 Thanks Rhonda 😀!
How are you?
@@liveitup67 I'm cool Gillian, yourself?
You need to check out “take a long line “
We did that one a while back
@@hanierfamily whoops, just watched it 🙄
"Can you please tell me what the time is?"
Cheap Trick.....
Dream Police
Great song! 😀👍 And also 'Surrender'! 😊
Have you guys heard of Toyah Wilcox. Thunder in the mountains would be a good song to react to.
Gillian did a very good impersonation of her and the song/video ''I Wanna Be Free'' back in the day.
@@I_was_a_Countdown_Kid-75-83 You should film her. We'll all watch
I was good with her first three or four but lost interest after that. I would have loved to have seen her live back then though.
@@colrhodes377 I'm sure there's some VHS video tapes of her doing very bad impersonations of pop stars. She actually did a very good Toni Basil which I think we have on video somewhere. It would have taken in 1982 when the song was a hit.
@@I_was_a_Countdown_Kid-75-83 Cool, I'll be counting the days until the tapes are found.
Can you please tell me what the time is?
Try closing your eyes to hear the true sound of THE ANGELS as videos can be distracting..
Am I ever going to see your face again…live version is best.
Not an act...he was crazy and the band sacked him later in the bands career
Radio birdman The Saints The Hard Ons midnight oil give Australia a little bit of redemption for inflicting the evils and musical high CRIMES of acdc and their day time band The Wiggle's Australians should hang their heads in shame for inflicting those pointing fingers and boring riff's on us shame on you Australia shame
Nah.. We don't. We're fine. If The Wiggles bother you that much, you probably need to grow beyond that level of music. As an adult, I barely think of The Wiggles or feel that Australia owes an apology for some kids entertainment. Seems a little trivial and immaterial.
@@DogInSpace i was the stay at home perant to three boys i was tortured by those pastel coloured fax car driving creeps for years and I'm not going down the road to acdc i want them taken to the Hague international criminal court and found guilty turn on any bogan radio station for proof of their terrible crimes against MUSIC AND HUMANITY and put against a wall and shot justice is served 👍👏👏💥
@@heathcornbeef I was the stay-at-home parent to three boys. I was tortured by those pastel-coloured fax car driving creeps for years, and I'm not going down the road to AC/DC.
I want them taken to the Hague International Criminal Court and found guilty. Turn on any bogan radio station for proof of their terrible crimes against music and humanity.
Put them against a wall and shot. Justice is served!
You said you weren't going to go down the road to AC/DC and then got into a rant about having them executed for making music that you don't like. Please keep in mind that somebody has to read your ramblings. The least you can do is make it more coherent to the reader.
Hahahaha No! There's more than enough good Australian music to eclipse The Wiggles. Listening to The Wiggles comes with being a parent in this century.
Guns and Roses were fans as were most people North West USA. The Gunners covered one of their songs, the very fine track called Marseille. Do have a listen. 🫵🏼❣️