22-12-2010, 07:52
(This post was last modified: 22-12-2010, 11:40 by CRAZY-HORSE.)
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COLD CHISEL "chisel" 2001.
this is the difinitive 'best of' set by Australia's finest 'blues' pub-rock band of the late 1070s and early 1980s.
Cold Chisel were the only Aussie band during that period who could out sell AC/DC on either record or live in concert.
lead by scotish born vocalist Jimmy Barnes they symbolised everything that was 'working class' rock, in similar themes as those portrayed by Springsteen and John Cougar from the US.
the music is good rock,with rock ballads. the sound is primarily beefed up blues and fifties rock. their debut single in the late 70s was 'khe sanh', the story of a returned Nam vet, a subject still tabboo with the memory of that war still fresh in the minds of the public.
the only problem with the band was that audiences didnt know if they were going to be sober at the start of their shows, by the end of each show Barnes was usually drunk from drinking two litres of Vodka whilst on stage...maybe the majority of the audiences didnt care due to the image of the band as 'live hard' icons. they toured the US with Ted Nugent in 1981 and scored a minor hit there with their album 'east'
Cold Chisel are the only band ever to have top 10 hits in Australia written by four band members.
on their day,they were great musicians and lyricists. after the band split in the mid 1980s three members: Don Walker, Ian Moss and Jimmy Barnes all had successful musical careers as solo artists. they have reformed a couple of times for arena tours of Australia which were successful, however their priorities now are family and solo careers....and sobriety is the order of the day.
this album reached #1 on the album charts
worst track: the things i love in you
best track: khe sanh & forever now
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
tracks:
1.standing on the outside**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIkqESpPH...re=related live
2.rising sun**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ujtvhDl1Vs live
3.the things i love in you*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPkOEE2yppk&feature=fvw video
4.star hotel**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrDSh7WWdZs live
5.when the war is over***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsFFBc7dhD0 live
6.breakfast at sweethearts***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daKpauTL8oA video
7.my baby**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAvhT2lI55M live
8.you got nothing i want**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZXpqhXSDrE live
9.yakuza girls**
10.way down**
11.forever now***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcjZrf_g-lQ video
12.cheap wine**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBlsP_z_iE4 live
13.merry-go-round**
14.water into wine*
15.bow river**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcnGuafBss8 Ian Moss solo live acoustic version
16.flame trees**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGiq-qR0UFE live
17.saturday night*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqsiSB3T8cw live
18.goodbye(astrid,goodbye)**
19.choir girl**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzyDVcnLJ7U video
20.khe sanh***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmyEv4n8ERI live
3s=4
2s=13
1s=3
rating: 2.0
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.