The world missed out on Aussie pub rock through the 80s. While the rest of the world did bugger all R&R ...we were jamming. Cold Chisel,the Angels, Divinyls, Rose Tattoo, Midnight Oil, Hoodoo Gurus, Spy vs Spy, ............. & All way better LIVE! 🤘🤘 ✌️
Yah Sandgroper, they were great times. Every weekend so many great bands to see. It’s a pity a lot of the current popular is just shit. We saw real band with real top muso’s. At least we have the memories. Cheers mate.
Growing up with AC/DC and CC. Seeing Barnesy take over from Bon Scott might have also been interesting. Don't get me wrong Brain Johnson is also a legend.
Australians have this song in their bones. The ten thousand people in that room have known the words since the cradle. These days, Chisel only play every couple of years. When they do, parents take their children. It's a sacred duty.
You got nothing I want was a big Far Q to the US music execs back in the early 80's who wanted to change them and mold them into just another AOR band. The US missed out and Chisel got to keep their integrity when they came home. We got this little pearler which was much appreciated by us punters.
@@Cheezyxyz My man you need to take a deep dive. Cold Chisel could seriously have been as big internationally as Queen or Springsteen, but they wouldn't bend to the labels. So much great rock out of Australia in the 70's, 80's and 90's.
Lived in Australia back in the early to mid 80s, loved all those oz/nz bands, cold chisel, midnight oil, Inxs, split enz, Dragon, Oz crawl, Angels, hoodoo gurus, the church, spy v spy, Hunters and collectors, mentals, models, icehouse, divinyls, psuedo echo, men at work, Radiators, Rose tattoo, jimmy barnes solo work, and many more, seen most of them live in Australia or here in England 🇭🇲🇳🇿👍
Its surprising to see so may people across the world only just discovering what Australia has been spoilt with some of the best music produced on the planet. Youve missed so much for more than 50 years. Welcome to Australia. You have sooo much more to discover.
I first saw Chisel at the legendaryy Largs Pier hotel in 1972. Kids we all were then! Barnes grew up in Elizabeth West ( I was also from Elizabeth North across the tracks) and you had to be tough to survive there. He did OK! Great days.
Best rock band to ever come out of Australia- the world got INXS and AC/DC but Cold Chisel is the closest to most of our hearts. Also check out Jimmy Barnes’ (lead singer) solo stuff as Chisel broke up and he had/has a huge solo career. Start with Cold Chisel’s cover of Wild Thing and you’ll never look back :)
@dream cruzer- do yourself a favour and listen to more of this greatest unknown Aussie band in the world, so many reactors around the world often ask the question once introduced to our boys “why are they not the premier band in the world”, and I can’t help but agree with them👏👏
You Got Nothing I Want was written in response to US music executives that screwed them over. Hence, why you hadn't heard of them. These guys are legendary in Australia and New Zealand, and Jimmy Barnes solo of course. Ian Moss (guitar/vocals) is also great though obviously.
@@Cheezyxyz they are not a carnival/ fete band. These guys sell out stadiums. Unfortunately they released far, far, wsy, wsy too many ballads. Their heavy slash bluesey slash rock n roll stuff is tip, top. Don't ever consider these guys as anything not above Bon Jovi, Van Halen, Aerosmith and Guns n Roses. Cold Chisel is Rolling Stones class.
I couldn't imagine being the smug american music label executive still alive today listening to this song knowing it was written to you specifically and was the ultimate slap in the face as they called you out as grossly incompetent, rude, stupid, greedy and demeaning as they showed you what you missed out on. And not only that but the direct attack of a song they wrote about you became a classic in its own right and made millions. One would hope those people have their heads bowed in shame for the rude negligence and the loss of huge money as those people you threw out became Legends. (not that it hasnt happened before with other bands)
Wow. You sound really bitter dude! I'm pretty sure everyone has moved on... Given you're not a member of Cold Chisel, I think it's well past time you did too...
You need to understand the background of this song to understand this first comment. They are not bitter they are pointing out American labels loss is our Aussie’s wins.
Hey thanks Cheezy, My fav Ozzie band of all time....50 years and still going :) Lead Singer is Jimmy Barnes and yeah his voice is brilliant , he can do soulful blues (He did a whole soul solo album at one stage) to great rock songs like the last one. Ian Moss is lead guitar and singer of Bow River (Bow as in Bow Tie) with Barnsey providing awesome back up vocals. Mossy also did some solo stuff that is quite good too Seen them live as it was a massive bucket list item for me and they didn't disappoint. Australian Royalty right there and RIP To the drummer Steve Prestwich who we sadly lost about a decade ago. Not quite your speed metal and stuff like that but just good honest rock that'll get ya moving at a show :)
Please forgive me if you've already been told.... But yes Ian Moss took main lead vocals on Bow River but is also a phenomenal guitarist, singer songwriter. Jimmy Barnes was the 2nd vocalist on Bow River, but was the man vocalist for the band, but also became (and still is) a prolific songwriter/solo artist, with a vocal capabilities to rival anyone. Dude on piano is Don Walker, absolute musical genius, a true living legend. Wrote most of Chisels songs, composed the music and was really the band leader. Phil Small, the bassist provided solid back bone with steady base lines. Nothing flash, just real hard working rythm, much like Mike Anthony did for Van Halen. And Steve Prestwich (R.I.P) was the drummer, solid, steady, perfect percussion. These dudes were insanely good. If the rest of the world were smart enough to get on to them in their prime, there's a good chance they could have been bigger than AC/DC. That may be only my opinion....but it's due to their collective talent, musical range and repetoire. Nope, nuthin in the world like early Aussie pub rock. LOVE CHISEL! 🤘🎸😎
Look at that crowd. They know all the songs and all the words. That’s real homage to the power of this band. One of Australia’s greatest exports. They are literally part of the Australian fabric.
Absolutely right. I went to a show on the Last Wave of Summer tour, and I recall Barnesy being drowned out by the audience on Khe Sanh, Four Walls and Flame Trees.
Aren’t they fabulous. The musicianship of this group is right up there with the best in the world. All of the 5 main bands members, Jimmy Barnes (Barnsey), Ian Moss (Mossy), Phil Small on guitar, Don Walker on keys and Steve Prestwich (RIP) on drums have written for the band. They started in the 70’s and first disbanded in 1983. They have regrouped for several concerts after that.. so many great songs from them. Jimmy is my favourite artist of all time. He has had a 30 year solo career after Chisel. Ian has also had a solo career too. Check out Georgia on my mind from 1983 (he is wearing a red shirt). Ps Dave Blight on harmonica
I saw him just last year at the Legends on the Lawn concert in Queensland, with a ton of other greats - one of the best experiences of my life! I can't even imagine what it was like to see him with Cold Chisel, at the height of their prowess- or his early solo career...
Bow River is by the lead singer/guitar of this track, Ian Moss, and said to be about a sheep station (ranch) his brother worked on in the outback. The second singer on Bow River Jimmy Barnes is the group’s main lead singer including on the second video, recorded about 20 years earlier (1982/3) when the two songs first came out. Barnes is probably now Australia’s most famous/revered rock singer. Maybe along with Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil, although he went into politics for a long time.
"...the money I save won't buy my youth again..." Check out 'When the War is Over' from the same concert (2003). Wild Thing from 1983 (The Las Stand) is also a breathtaking performance.
one of the great things about Cold Chisel in a ddition to their musicianships was the depth of the lyrics. "Looking like a Choir girl, she's crying like a refugee" All of Flame trees.
You’ve got Nothin I want! Was Chisel giving the finger to the American music execs after atouing the Sates! 😂And the rest as they say is history we got to keep our Beloved Chisel to ourselves.❤
Australian rock is forged in the Pub Rock crucible if you could not draw a crowd and hold them you would not succeed, hence how tight and on point they mostly are
So It's Ian Moss on guitar and vocals, and Barnsey usually on lead vocals, but some songs it's Mossy up front. Ian Moss is a highly respected musician in his own right, with plenty of awards and collabs to his name. And Jimmy Barnes? Man sings like Aretha Franklin, he is a bona fide rock and roll legend.
First concert I ever went to in 1981 had Cold Chisel as the support band. I'd never heard of them but man they were so good. Jimmy Barnes was chugging vodka like water and they blew the headline act away.
@@grahammcpherson8323 It was in Townsville, and it was actually July 1980 (getting old and memory's fading 😄). The Angels were the headliners and that's who I'd gone to see. Jimmy was all over the stage and climbing onto the speaker stacks. Doc Neeson came out and tried to top it, but Jimmy stole the show. It was the first time I'd even heard of Cold Chisel and I became an instant fan.
@@Hoocuspoocus thanks for sharing ... sounds like a great night. You can't be getting old... coz that would mean so am I 😄 I got into Chisel early. A mate's brother was mates with Ian Moss. Cheers
You just reacted to Australian rock royalty, Cold Chisel are arguably Australia's leading pub rock band and if you liked them then you have to react to The Angels ,Divinyls, Rose Tattoo Mental As Anything , Midnight Oil, INXS, Daddy Cool, Australian Crawl ,and a whole lot more If you are impressed by the harmonica player's circular breathing technique check out our native Australians the Aborigines playing their indigenous musical instrument the Digeridoo they can keep blowing for very long periods of time .using the circular breathing skill
When Chisel are on form they are the greatest blues rock band in the world. The guitarist/singer Ian Mossy (only ever referred to as 'Mossy' in Australia) also had his own successful solo career. His iconic song is 'Tucker's Daughter'.
Jimmy Barnes still touring now - I have been listening to him with Chisel and solo from 80's to now - Jimmy my favorite singer - what we call 'Pub Rock' - this song released apparently after US music execs not receptive - so luckily we in Australia have had them to ourselves and they are legends here.
One of the best bands ever and most of the world have never heard of them, it’s a travesty. Should check “when the war is over” from this same 2003 ringside concert
Jimmy and his daughter have been doing a lot of collaborations with Joe Bonamassa so there is definitely a lot of the blues in the Barnse's . If you want to listen to some real Soul music check out When something is wrong with my Baby . Jimmy and another Aussie great John Farnham and Johnny diesel.
Wouldn’t go as far as to say the greatest band…. One of the great bands of Australia is more apt…. And yes as good as it gets as many many pub bands of the 60’s 70’s n 80’s… ALL WERE….
Ian Moss (lead guitarist) wrote Bow River. Its about his brother working on a NT cattle station. "You Got Nothin I want" is the response from the band to the treatment they received in the USA on their first tour. Listen to the lyrics, it pretty much sums it up. These blokes are superb live.
What a great rabbit hole to dive into! SO much amazing music from the iconic band that was out secret for so long! There's enough material to last months and months. Best pub band ever. World class
Bow River is in the Northern Territory which is the "The Top End" Ian refers to in the song, in Australia the Norhern Territory is known as the Top End... Cold Chisel & Jimmy Barnes (when he went solo) have the greatest pub tunes all throughout Australia... classic Aussie pub music... with many memories of some of the greatest times of my life...thank u Cold Chisel & Barnseys....
Ian Moss, the lead guitarist, sang the lead vocals on Bow River (and it is indeed pronounced bow like bow-tie or bow and arrow). The line "I feel the water licking at my feet again" is apparently ironic, since I've heard that the Bow River of the song is supposedly a dry creekbed.
Jimmy Barnes and Cold Chisel are legendary in Australia. I’ve seen them live several times over the years, including recently. They always put on one hell of a show.
Aussie here , grew up on Cold Chisel. Best Aussie rockers ever. Have a listen to merry-go-round. Or a couple of good albums are East and the barking spiders live.... great to hear some good Aussie rock.
Hi just found your channel 😁 FYI the singer at the start of the video is Ian Moss, his great albums include Matchbook. Check out the 80's Australian bands they are phenomenal and people young and old still crave for this style of music today!
When I was a boy in high school, late '70s, they told me Ernest Hemingway was a genius because he "captured the spirit of an age." In about 1980, Cold Chisel hit big in Australia, and that's exactly what they did. They captured the spirit of an age. You want to know what it was like just becoming an adult in Oz in the early '80s ~ listen to Cold Chisel. Listen to Khe San ~ 4 walls ~ Breakfast at Sweethearts ~ Saturday Night ~ Cheap Wine ....
You should check out Jimmy doing a duet with John Farnham. It is on his soul deep album. Always do both of them live. Also another Aussie group The Teskey Brothers doing Hold Me live. Thanks for the reaction.
Great reaction. Cold Chisel also do two great versions live of the Bob Dylan classic Knockin on Heavens door. Try that out. The oldest version comes from a tribute concert and has many great Australian artists combining together to create a classic sound.
Cold Chisel, were lucky enough to have not one, but two super talented lead singers in Ian Moss (Mossy) and Jimmy Barnes (Barnsey). If you want to see some recent Jimmy Barnes, check out Jimmy Barnes and Joe Bonamassa doing Stone Cold. Jimmy’s the one with the raspy voice and a pretty wild past. He also does a fantastic duet with John Farnham, Something is wrong with my baby. The live Hey Hey it’s Saturday version of this is probably the best. These guys do mine blowing live performances that never disappoint. I love seeing you guys over there discovering and reacting to our great Aussie talent.☺️
Jimmy Barnes who is the Lead singer here in early Cold Chisel Days, grew up just around the corner from where I live here in South Australia! I am of the same age as these lads & Wow! They did the pubs & Clubs for years before getting the breaks! But man they did good & Jimmy , his Brother John (Swanee) And his kids Mahalia Barnes & David Campbell have done well & are great singers & entertainers as well! Jimmy is still Rocking Shows to this day! So many Aussies that you probably haven't gone down the Rabbit Hole into yet! It's an awesome Journey! Hugs Debbie
You Got Nothing I Want was written after they tried to break out in the States. The music promoter said he couldn't come to their show (first show, if I remember correctly) because he had to go to a birthday party of another client's dog. After the show he came back stage and Barnsey asked him if he caught the show, and he said he had just arrived. I don't need stupid alibis! Barnsey looks like his just ambling and stumbling around, but it's an extremely well choreographed video.
I grew up hearing Cold Chisel on the radio far too much, I was into my punk, grunge and heavier and weirder shit and frowned upon the classic Aussie rock like AC/DC and Cold Chisel. I gained a huge appreciation for Cold Chisel after seeing them live a few years back, I'd just finished a 12hr shift at the refinery and had an 1.5hr drive home, to be honest I was tired and just wanted to go to bed when my wife rang me on the way home and told me she had a spare ticket. I walked in tired and not really in the mood to be there and walked out really glad I went, thoroughly enjoyed it. Ian Moss is the glue of this band, he's fantastic
The guy with the belting raspy voice doing the high bits comes from my home town where the weather is really dry. A lot of the state was once industrial but the bit where Jimmy was from built cars. It’s hard work, so the dream was to go (to the tropical) North as many did to feel the rain. But I think it was the drummer who wrote the song. It is a very good song no matter where you’re from.
Pick up a copy of their greatest hits. You will not be disappointed. Khe Sanh is probably their most famous song, telling of PTSD and the treatment of Aussie Vietnam Vets. Flame Trees, Standing On The Outside, When The War Is Over and Cheap Wine are also some of their more well known songs that everyone should have a listen to. And Remember... Bow River, as in Bow and Arrow or Bow Tie. Ian Moss is the Lead guitarist and sings the most in Bow River Jimmy Barnes, also known as 'Barnsy' has the raspy voice and sings You Got Nothing I Want.
Showing my age but I remember seeing Cold Chisel in the early 80s at Latrobe Uni venue in Bundoora, when they were still doing the rounds of the pubs and clubs. Their support band was INXS! I've lost count of the number of times I've seen them. So glad the world is finally discovering their brilliant music. Does that make Australia super-advanced or the rest of the world hopelessly behind???
The very first concert I went to was an under 18s cold chisel concert and I also went to the very last LAST STAND concert too. They very my favourite band growing up and saw them live so many times. They lead singer, Jimmy Barnes is the lead singer ( the guy with the raspy voice) and Ian Moss sing amazing together. You really need to check out their other songs. Also check out jimmy Barnes song working class man. You won’t be disappointed. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
Great reaction.. I was lucky to see cold chisel in a Sydney pub play many yrs ago.. one of the best nights of my life..love both Jimmy barnes and Ian moss on vocals..another good song is “good times” sung by Jimmy barnes and INXS..also any duet between Jimmy barnes and John Farnham another aussie legend are great.. and yes this is about US music executives who treated them badly.. so they came home and wrote this..
Ian Moss on Fender Strat is nothing short of Rock n Roll guitar legendary - But then to have Ian Moss whose vocals are incredible play 2nd fiddle to the atomic explosion that is Jimmy Barnes voice is beyond rock n roll boundaries of good fortune … the two together crack open the world. Rock Royalty. I love their song “Forever Now” the best. They do a phenomenal song called Saturday Night. Their cover of CCR’s put a light in the window is unbelievable. Find a solo of Choir Girl sung by Ian Moss alone in concert - it’s incredible.
You have a bit of knowledge about Cold Chisel! That second song was Written about some a big-time Los Angeles Producer who kept them waiting for over four hours while he attended a birthday party for his dog. That's true because I've heard it from Ian and Jimmy's interviews, that how the song came about.
They're singing about the tropical Top End of Australia, hot, wet, with cyclones and crocs. Jimmy does excellent high harmonies. Check out his duet with Tina Turner of 'Simply the Best.' Cheap Wine and a Three Day Growth is a great showcase of his voice. The great Don Walker wrote many of their songs, real songs, with proper development and modulations.
I play this song in my Gen X/Party Rock band.. Its a ROCKER.. the place goes nuts.. Chisel were SOOO good.. especially live.. Ian Moss (Guitarist/singer) is actually US born who grew up in the MIDDLE of Australia.. Barnsey was born in Scotland but grew up in my hometown, Adelaide, South Australia (in the middle, down the bottom) Dave Blight, the harmonica player, still plays at blues/rock clubs every few weeks..
You need to see them earlier version of wild thing live performance last stand version What real rock bands used to be You'll see jimmy's vocals and Ian's 🎸 skills are amazing one very tight band this was the last time they played together as Jimmy went solo and cold Chisel continued on with Ian but Jimmy used to go back from time to time Also look up Jimmy barnes and Joe bonamassa Stone cold amazing vocals and two amazing guitar 🎸 solo's and jimmy's in his 50s singing this just keeps getting better Cold Chisel was a pub band in origin until success but never changed even in fame and Jimmy has his own site and still talks to fans as well as his family as his kids sing as well Jimmy Aussie ledgen Another Aussie ledgen you might want to look at as well John Farnham does help with Melbourne symphony orchestra Also the voice with Melbourne symphony orchestra and got voted the voice in Australia 🇦🇺 If you want to watch these two sing together look up Jimmy barnes and John Farnham titled when something wrong with my baby live version also guitarist 🎸 another Aussie solo singer johnny diesel and he's jimmy's brother inlaw these should give you a taste and john Farnham sings all genre amazingly Down here their know as farnsy and barnsy even though competitors are friends and have great respect for each other and drop in on each other's concert's when in same place and sing a song together they bother come from work class stock cheers mate
Ian Moss lead guitar and vocals on Bow river. Jimmy Barnes comes in later on Bow River and also sung lead in You Got Nothin' I Want. He's lost a lot of his range and is a lot of gravel now, but in his younger days, an exceptional rock singer. They did a great version of Knockin' on Heavens door on their live Swingshift album in the early 80s. Amazing vocal power.
"I don't need to score, I'm goin thru the door, gonna tell the man I don't want no more, pick up my back pack, write my name in the road, one week, two weeks maybe even more, gonna piss all my money up against a damn wall, the first you know I'll be back in Bow River again". Damn. Story telling in song. Somebody below said it - aussies have this one in their bones. I still know the lyrics word for word today. The song came out in 1982. Pub rock genius. Chisel.
Its bow like a bow and arrow.. The Angels and Cold Chisel came about the same time and both from Adelaide. Check .INXS - Never Tear Us Apart (Live) Wembley Stadium 1991 and Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
Jimmy Barnes (who sings lead vocals in "You got nothing I want") is the lead vocals for Cold Chisel, however all except Phil on bass (very rarely) and Don Walker on keyboards (rarely) sing. Ian Moss (lead guitar) has an excellent voice, and drummer Steve Prestwich [recently passed away - RIP]) also sings very well. The harmonica player Dave Blight is a session muso who usually joins Cold Chisel when they tour (sometimes they tour with a saxophone session muso as well).
In the 80's we would have a choice of bands to see in pubs every weekend. Fun story the lead singer Jimmy Barnes' brother is a singer too, I was so keen to see him I went along to the pub with my cousin who was security just to see the band and did my first pub security job unpaid aged 14 year old.
Jimmy Barnes is the lead singer of Cold Chisel. Ian Moss also did some lead vocal while being lead guitar. They were awesome to see live. Never disappointed!
Cold Chisel were one of the truly great Australian Rock bands. The two singers you heard here went on to have solo careers. Mossy (who sang Bow River) definitely had success, but it was Barnesy (who sang You Got Nothin I Want) who went on to become Australian Music Royalty. Check out his anthem "Working Class Man" or his duet with another Australian icon Farnesy (yeah, everyone's nickname ends in Y or O in Australia) "When Something is Wrong with my Baby".
One of the best (if not THE best )bands ever from Aus, world class, Ian Moss is a guitar god & Barney’s voice is like Jeff Becks guitar, no one can touch him! Rhythm section ain’t too shabby either. Still get goose bumps or tears from their songs, saw them many times live in my youth, just fantastic!
Aussies favourite rock band. Locals preferred Cold Chisel even over ACDC or INXS Jimmy Barnes is the main lead vocalist but Ian Moss just as talented and takes the lead on a number of songs. Check out Jimmy Barnes and another Aussie Hard hitter John Farmham singing When Something is Wrong with my Baby
The world missed out on Aussie pub rock through the 80s. While the rest of the world did bugger all R&R ...we were jamming.
Cold Chisel,the Angels, Divinyls, Rose Tattoo, Midnight Oil, Hoodoo Gurus, Spy vs Spy, .............
& All way better LIVE! 🤘🤘
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I'm so with you there man.
As much as I loved every one of those bands, and I saw them more than anyone, British punk and new wave kicked major arse.
@@Mrmikey0909 Punk kicked arse but New Wave only licked arse.
Yah Sandgroper, they were great times. Every weekend so many great bands to see. It’s a pity a lot of the current popular is just shit. We saw real band with real top muso’s. At least we have the memories. Cheers mate.
@@neilcox7879 indeed Coxy indeed👍
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Just heard them play Bow River live again tonight. 50 years on and they're still absolutely amazing in concert ❤
You got nothing I want was their response to the US Record Executives.
It’s a great story eh.
And directed at Bryan Adams
After they broke up. Jimmy Barnes (singer) met with Van Halen to replace David Lee Roth. Would have been an interesting band.
Growing up with AC/DC and CC. Seeing Barnesy take over from Bon Scott might have also been interesting. Don't get me wrong Brain Johnson is also a legend.
The Executive wanted to change there style completely. They told them to go “F” yourselves and turned their backs on 🇺🇸
Ian Moss is one of the most underrated singers. I've seen him solo several times and he is just incredible
Fairly underrated guitarist and songwriter as well in my opinion
I agree
Agreed. The "East" album is up there and his voice and guitar work on it are incredible.
Ian Moss is a dead set Guitar God n Lead singer in his own right... Tuckers Daughter would agree
And one of the most underrated guitarists as well, He's a brilliant musician.
"I've been working hard - 12 hours a day
The money I save won't buy my youth again..."
One of the great rock lyrics....
Australians have this song in their bones.
The ten thousand people in that room have known the words since the cradle.
These days, Chisel only play every couple of years.
When they do, parents take their children. It's a sacred duty.
I took my Daughter to see Jimmy in Dubai as the Chisels stopped touring. It is a sacred duty. The Chisels and The Angels are in our blood
You got nothing I want was a big Far Q to the US music execs back in the early 80's who wanted to change them and mold them into just another AOR band. The US missed out and Chisel got to keep their integrity when they came home. We got this little pearler which was much appreciated by us punters.
I’m so happy that you found our wonderful Chisel. One of the greatest pub rockers we’ve produced
They are amazing!
@@Cheezyxyz My man you need to take a deep dive. Cold Chisel could seriously have been as big internationally as Queen or Springsteen, but they wouldn't bend to the labels. So much great rock out of Australia in the 70's, 80's and 90's.
@@ray.shoesmith also , didn't do the kiddie thing , that's why you hardly watched them on count down with Molly , wink wink, nudge nudge
Lived in Australia back in the early to mid 80s, loved all those oz/nz bands, cold chisel, midnight oil, Inxs, split enz, Dragon, Oz crawl, Angels, hoodoo gurus, the church, spy v spy, Hunters and collectors, mentals, models, icehouse, divinyls, psuedo echo, men at work, Radiators, Rose tattoo, jimmy barnes solo work, and many more, seen most of them live in Australia or here in England 🇭🇲🇳🇿👍
Dragon played at my brother's high school in the late 1970s. Someone threw rotten tomatoes at the lead singer Marc Hunter and he chased them!
Excellent tastes... but just feel obligated to point out that Dragon and Split Enz are both NZ bands and the Radiators are Irish.
Marc Hunter was 6ft 5in so hes not going to worry about some punk school kid throwing tomatoes
@@RiffRaffMama. The Radiators are not Irish mate from western Sydney
@@JasonD_ My mistake. I didn't realise there was an Australian Radiators. There's also an American Radiators band as well I've just found out.
Its surprising to see so may people across the world only just discovering what Australia has been spoilt with some of the best music produced on the planet. Youve missed so much for more than 50 years. Welcome to Australia. You have sooo much more to discover.
Totally agree!
Jimmy Barnes is the singer. Glasgow born, Adelaide raised. He has done a lot with John Farnham.
They're not missing much these days though
@@guidlines live venues closing down won’t help. The era is over for 10 years.
Aussie Pub Rock… ya can’t go wrong. The best proving ground for Aussie Artists. The soundtrack of our Gen-X youth. ❤️🇦🇺
I first saw Chisel at the legendaryy Largs Pier hotel in 1972. Kids we all were then! Barnes grew up in Elizabeth West ( I was also from Elizabeth North across the tracks) and you had to be tough to survive there. He did OK! Great days.
Ian Moss on guitar, just brilliant
Never heard of these guys before. Thanks to the Patron for making the suggestion.
Best rock band to ever come out of Australia- the world got INXS and AC/DC but Cold Chisel is the closest to most of our hearts. Also check out Jimmy Barnes’ (lead singer) solo stuff as Chisel broke up and he had/has a huge solo career. Start with Cold Chisel’s cover of Wild Thing and you’ll never look back :)
@dream cruzer- do yourself a favour and listen to more of this greatest unknown Aussie band in the world, so many reactors around the world often ask the question once introduced to our boys “why are they not the premier band in the world”, and I can’t help but agree with them👏👏
wow, Cold Chisel are Australian music icons.
Best band ever full stop
You Got Nothing I Want was written in response to US music executives that screwed them over. Hence, why you hadn't heard of them. These guys are legendary in Australia and New Zealand, and Jimmy Barnes solo of course. Ian Moss (guitar/vocals) is also great though obviously.
That's awesome!
Just so the Americans who missed out on the best rock band in the world know who to blame, it was Elektra executives who screwed you over.
@@davidhedgcock8690 💯 they were flogging the US artists such as E Street Band etc. and felt Cold Chisel were a threat.
No other band gave the musical finger quite like Chisel 🦋
@@Cheezyxyz they are not a carnival/ fete band. These guys sell out stadiums. Unfortunately they released far, far, wsy, wsy too many ballads. Their heavy slash bluesey slash rock n roll stuff is tip, top. Don't ever consider these guys as anything not above Bon Jovi, Van Halen, Aerosmith and Guns n Roses. Cold Chisel is Rolling Stones class.
Happy birthday Mossy...68 today.
I couldn't imagine being the smug american music label executive still alive today listening to this song knowing it was written to you specifically and was the ultimate slap in the face as they called you out as grossly incompetent, rude, stupid, greedy and demeaning as they showed you what you missed out on. And not only that but the direct attack of a song they wrote about you became a classic in its own right and made millions.
One would hope those people have their heads bowed in shame for the rude negligence and the loss of huge money as those people you threw out became Legends.
(not that it hasnt happened before with other bands)
Wow. You sound really bitter dude! I'm pretty sure everyone has moved on... Given you're not a member of Cold Chisel, I think it's well past time you did too...
@@RiffRaffMama. TW, have you been told today? If not, consider yourself told.
@@WildBoreWoodWind Told... what?
You need to understand the background of this song to understand this first comment. They are not bitter they are pointing out American labels loss is our Aussie’s wins.
John Farnham had the same treatment.
Hey thanks Cheezy, My fav Ozzie band of all time....50 years and still going :)
Lead Singer is Jimmy Barnes and yeah his voice is brilliant , he can do soulful blues (He did a whole soul solo album at one stage) to great rock songs like the last one.
Ian Moss is lead guitar and singer of Bow River (Bow as in Bow Tie) with Barnsey providing awesome back up vocals. Mossy also did some solo stuff that is quite good too
Seen them live as it was a massive bucket list item for me and they didn't disappoint.
Australian Royalty right there and RIP To the drummer Steve Prestwich who we sadly lost about a decade ago.
Not quite your speed metal and stuff like that but just good honest rock that'll get ya moving at a show :)
Please forgive me if you've already been told....
But yes Ian Moss took main lead vocals on Bow River but is also a phenomenal guitarist, singer songwriter. Jimmy Barnes was the 2nd vocalist on Bow River, but was the man vocalist for the band, but also became (and still is) a prolific songwriter/solo artist, with a vocal capabilities to rival anyone.
Dude on piano is Don Walker, absolute musical genius, a true living legend. Wrote most of Chisels songs, composed the music and was really the band leader. Phil Small, the bassist provided solid back bone with steady base lines. Nothing flash, just real hard working rythm, much like Mike Anthony did for Van Halen. And Steve Prestwich (R.I.P) was the drummer, solid, steady, perfect percussion.
These dudes were insanely good. If the rest of the world were smart enough to get on to them in their prime, there's a good chance they could have been bigger than AC/DC. That may be only my opinion....but it's due to their collective talent, musical range and repetoire.
Nope, nuthin in the world like early Aussie pub rock.
LOVE CHISEL! 🤘🎸😎
Look at that crowd. They know all the songs and all the words. That’s real homage to the power of this band. One of Australia’s greatest exports. They are literally part of the Australian fabric.
Absolutely right. I went to a show on the Last Wave of Summer tour, and I recall Barnesy being drowned out by the audience on Khe Sanh, Four Walls and Flame Trees.
Now THAT is one of the greatest live performances ever. Who would not want to be there ?
Chisel is special !
And this is when they were about 50. Watch some of their early stuff from the late 70s, insanely good.
Ian Moss singing Georgia on my Mind is worth a look too. Great guitar, great vocals.
Once you find Barnsey sooner or later you find Farnsey.
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Mate, does this mean your over 60 as well? haha
@@waynecallister5297 a bit....
Or both together
John Farnham is overrated and an embarrassment.
Aren’t they fabulous. The musicianship of this group is right up there with the best in the world. All of the 5 main bands members, Jimmy Barnes (Barnsey), Ian Moss (Mossy), Phil Small on guitar, Don Walker on keys and Steve Prestwich (RIP) on drums have written for the band. They started in the 70’s and first disbanded in 1983. They have regrouped for several concerts after that.. so many great songs from them.
Jimmy is my favourite artist of all time.
He has had a 30 year solo career after Chisel.
Ian has also had a solo career too. Check out Georgia on my mind from 1983 (he is wearing a red shirt).
Ps Dave Blight on harmonica
I saw him just last year at the Legends on the Lawn concert in Queensland, with a ton of other greats - one of the best experiences of my life!
I can't even imagine what it was like to see him with Cold Chisel, at the height of their prowess- or his early solo career...
This is what we call PUB ROCK , in Australia.
Bow River is by the lead singer/guitar of this track, Ian Moss, and said to be about a sheep station (ranch) his brother worked on in the outback. The second singer on Bow River Jimmy Barnes is the group’s main lead singer including on the second video, recorded about 20 years earlier (1982/3) when the two songs first came out. Barnes is probably now Australia’s most famous/revered rock singer. Maybe along with Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil, although he went into politics for a long time.
"...the money I save won't buy my youth again..."
Check out 'When the War is Over' from the same concert (2003).
Wild Thing from 1983 (The Las Stand) is also a breathtaking performance.
That is one of my all time favourite lyrics 😊
@@leggsie61 - " piss all my money up against the damm wall "
one of the great things about Cold Chisel in a ddition to their musicianships was the depth of the lyrics. "Looking like a Choir girl, she's crying like a refugee" All of Flame trees.
@@markgriffin4888 Yep! Those 2 lines are worth this song being a classic.
You’ve got Nothin I want! Was Chisel giving the finger to the American music execs after atouing the Sates! 😂And the rest as they say is history we got to keep our Beloved Chisel to ourselves.❤
Australian rock is forged in the Pub Rock crucible if you could not draw a crowd and hold them you would not succeed, hence how tight and on point they mostly are
Aussie legends 👏👏👏
Welcome to the rabbit hole of Aussie music! Enjoy the ride! 😁👍🏼🇦🇺
So It's Ian Moss on guitar and vocals, and Barnsey usually on lead vocals, but some songs it's Mossy up front. Ian Moss is a highly respected musician in his own right, with plenty of awards and collabs to his name. And Jimmy Barnes? Man sings like Aretha Franklin, he is a bona fide rock and roll legend.
I think many of us prefer Moss’s voice.
Great reaction, cheers matey
Wow Ian Moss.Jimmy.😎❤️
First concert I ever went to in 1981 had Cold Chisel as the support band. I'd never heard of them but man they were so good. Jimmy Barnes was chugging vodka like water and they blew the headline act away.
Who were Chisel playing back up for in 81?
I'd been going to Chisel concerts since 79, and they were always the main band.
@@grahammcpherson8323 It was in Townsville, and it was actually July 1980 (getting old and memory's fading 😄). The Angels were the headliners and that's who I'd gone to see. Jimmy was all over the stage and climbing onto the speaker stacks. Doc Neeson came out and tried to top it, but Jimmy stole the show. It was the first time I'd even heard of Cold Chisel and I became an instant fan.
@@Hoocuspoocus thanks for sharing ... sounds like a great night.
You can't be getting old... coz that would mean so am I 😄
I got into Chisel early. A mate's brother was mates with Ian Moss.
Cheers
You just reacted to Australian rock royalty, Cold Chisel are arguably Australia's leading pub rock band and if you liked them then you have to react to The Angels ,Divinyls, Rose Tattoo Mental As Anything , Midnight Oil, INXS, Daddy Cool, Australian Crawl ,and a whole lot more If you are impressed by the harmonica player's circular breathing technique check out our native Australians the Aborigines playing their indigenous musical instrument the Digeridoo they can keep blowing for very long periods of time .using the circular breathing skill
Don't forget the Hoodoo Gurus.
You missed The Radiators! I followed the Rads all around Sydney in 83-87.
Two lead singers in Chisel…Jimmy Barnes and Ian Moss the lead guitarist…great reaction❤
When Chisel are on form they are the greatest blues rock band in the world.
The guitarist/singer Ian Mossy (only ever referred to as 'Mossy' in Australia) also had his own successful solo career. His iconic song is 'Tucker's Daughter'.
Aussie pub rock dialled up to 11!😅😂😊
Seems a Genuine reaction...
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Jimmy Barnes still touring now - I have been listening to him with Chisel and solo from 80's to now - Jimmy my favorite singer - what we call 'Pub Rock' - this song released apparently after US music execs not receptive - so luckily we in Australia have had them to ourselves and they are legends here.
And this is why you always listen to Aussie artists live. If they can’t cut it live they aren’t worth listening to.
One of the best bands ever and most of the world have never heard of them, it’s a travesty. Should check “when the war is over” from this same 2003 ringside concert
Jimmy and his daughter have been doing a lot of collaborations with Joe Bonamassa so there is definitely a lot of the blues in the Barnse's . If you want to listen to some real Soul music check out When something is wrong with my Baby . Jimmy and another Aussie great John Farnham and Johnny diesel.
Our greatest band, ever. Two lead singers, mostly Jimmy Barnes but Ian Moss fronts on many songs.
Wouldn’t go as far as to say the greatest band…. One of the great bands of Australia is more apt…. And yes as good as it gets as many many pub bands of the 60’s 70’s n 80’s… ALL WERE….
I wouldn't say greatest band, I still think ACDC might be ahead of them, but definitely one of the greatest.
Ian Moss (lead guitarist) wrote Bow River. Its about his brother working on a NT cattle station.
"You Got Nothin I want" is the response from the band to the treatment they received in the USA on their first tour. Listen to the lyrics, it pretty much sums it up. These blokes are superb live.
WA Cattle station
Moss filled in for America once when a band member got ill and did not miss a lick with no rehearsal here in Australia.
What a great rabbit hole to dive into! SO much amazing music from the iconic band that was out secret for so long! There's enough material to last months and months. Best pub band ever. World class
Loving this. Saw this band so many times. I still get a kick out of them.
Working their craft. Just a pleasure. Before, now and always....
The most popular Aussie band in the 70’s and 80’s. They were great. You need to listen to the whole repertoire.
Every member of the band wrote a hit song
The lead vocal is Jimmy Barnes however on a few songs Ian Moss (guitar) does the lead vocals.
Bow River is in the Northern Territory which is the "The Top End" Ian refers to in the song, in Australia the Norhern Territory is known as the Top End... Cold Chisel & Jimmy Barnes (when he went solo) have the greatest pub tunes all throughout Australia... classic Aussie pub music... with many memories of some of the greatest times of my life...thank u Cold Chisel & Barnseys....
The 2nd video came out around the time the album with both songs came out in 1982. The video of Bow River was from a reunion tour in 2003.
Ian Moss, the lead guitarist, sang the lead vocals on Bow River (and it is indeed pronounced bow like bow-tie or bow and arrow). The line "I feel the water licking at my feet again" is apparently ironic, since I've heard that the Bow River of the song is supposedly a dry creekbed.
Jimmy Barnes and Cold Chisel are legendary in Australia.
I’ve seen them live several times over the years, including recently. They always put on one hell of a show.
Aussie here , grew up on Cold Chisel. Best Aussie rockers ever. Have a listen to merry-go-round. Or a couple of good albums are East and the barking spiders live.... great to hear some good Aussie rock.
Hi just found your channel 😁 FYI the singer at the start of the video is Ian Moss, his great albums include Matchbook.
Check out the 80's Australian bands they are phenomenal and people young and old still crave for this style of music today!
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When I was a boy in high school, late '70s, they told me Ernest Hemingway was a genius because he "captured the spirit of an age." In about 1980, Cold Chisel hit big in Australia, and that's exactly what they did. They captured the spirit of an age. You want to know what it was like just becoming an adult in Oz in the early '80s ~ listen to Cold Chisel. Listen to Khe San ~ 4 walls ~ Breakfast at Sweethearts ~ Saturday Night ~ Cheap Wine ....
Welcome to the Aussie rabbit hole of rock and Cold Chisel
You should check out Jimmy doing a duet with John Farnham. It is on his soul deep album. Always do both of them live. Also another Aussie group The Teskey Brothers doing Hold Me live. Thanks for the reaction.
John farnham's help live with the Melbourne orchestra has to one of the best performances ever recorded
WELCOME.... to the world of CHISEL
Great reaction. Cold Chisel also do two great versions live of the Bob Dylan classic Knockin on Heavens door. Try that out. The oldest version comes from a tribute concert and has many great Australian artists combining together to create a classic sound.
Cold Chisel, were lucky enough to have not one, but two super talented lead singers in Ian Moss (Mossy) and Jimmy Barnes (Barnsey). If you want to see some recent Jimmy Barnes, check out Jimmy Barnes and Joe Bonamassa doing Stone Cold. Jimmy’s the one with the raspy voice and a pretty wild past. He also does a fantastic duet with John Farnham, Something is wrong with my baby. The live Hey Hey it’s Saturday version of this is probably the best. These guys do mine blowing live performances that never disappoint. I love seeing you guys over there discovering and reacting to our great Aussie talent.☺️
Jimmy Barnes who is the Lead singer here in early Cold Chisel Days, grew up just around the corner from where I live here in South Australia! I am of the same age as these lads & Wow! They did the pubs & Clubs for years before getting the breaks! But man they did good & Jimmy , his Brother John (Swanee) And his kids Mahalia Barnes & David Campbell have done well & are great singers & entertainers as well! Jimmy is still Rocking Shows to this day! So many Aussies that you probably haven't gone down the Rabbit Hole into yet! It's an awesome Journey! Hugs Debbie
Thanks for the info, that's awesome!
Props to all the Aussie's showing up in the comments section 😂😂
You Got Nothing I Want was written after they tried to break out in the States. The music promoter said he couldn't come to their show (first show, if I remember correctly) because he had to go to a birthday party of another client's dog. After the show he came back stage and Barnsey asked him if he caught the show, and he said he had just arrived.
I don't need stupid alibis!
Barnsey looks like his just ambling and stumbling around, but it's an extremely well choreographed video.
They are sensational!!
I grew up hearing Cold Chisel on the radio far too much, I was into my punk, grunge and heavier and weirder shit and frowned upon the classic Aussie rock like AC/DC and Cold Chisel.
I gained a huge appreciation for Cold Chisel after seeing them live a few years back, I'd just finished a 12hr shift at the refinery and had an 1.5hr drive home, to be honest I was tired and just wanted to go to bed when my wife rang me on the way home and told me she had a spare ticket.
I walked in tired and not really in the mood to be there and walked out really glad I went, thoroughly enjoyed it.
Ian Moss is the glue of this band, he's fantastic
My late cousins favourite all time track - Bow River. RIP Janet
The guy with the belting raspy voice doing the high bits comes from my home town where the weather is really dry. A lot of the state was once industrial but the bit where Jimmy was from built cars. It’s hard work, so the dream was to go (to the tropical) North as many did to feel the rain. But I think it was the drummer who wrote the song. It is a very good song no matter where you’re from.
How good is Elizabeth
Pick up a copy of their greatest hits. You will not be disappointed. Khe Sanh is probably their most famous song, telling of PTSD and the treatment of Aussie Vietnam Vets. Flame Trees, Standing On The Outside, When The War Is Over and Cheap Wine are also some of their more well known songs that everyone should have a listen to.
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Bow River, as in Bow and Arrow or Bow Tie.
Ian Moss is the Lead guitarist and sings the most in Bow River
Jimmy Barnes, also known as 'Barnsy' has the raspy voice and sings You Got Nothing I Want.
Well said mate, these songs can bring a tear to the eye.
Showing my age but I remember seeing Cold Chisel in the early 80s at Latrobe Uni venue in Bundoora, when they were still doing the rounds of the pubs and clubs. Their support band was INXS! I've lost count of the number of times I've seen them. So glad the world is finally discovering their brilliant music. Does that make Australia super-advanced or the rest of the world hopelessly behind???
They played in pubs in the area I grew up.Great live.$8:00 to get in back then(1970's)
MATE....YA MISSED OUT!!!!❤❤❤❤👍👍🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲
This band...and ALL the other bands mentioned.
Aussie Icons all the way 👏👏👏👏👏
The very first concert I went to was an under 18s cold chisel concert and I also went to the very last LAST STAND concert too. They very my favourite band growing up and saw them live so many times. They lead singer, Jimmy Barnes is the lead singer ( the guy with the raspy voice) and Ian Moss sing amazing together. You really need to check out their other songs. Also check out jimmy Barnes song working class man. You won’t be disappointed. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
Are we going down a Cold Chisel and Jimmy Barnes rabbit hole? I’ve subscribed. I’m here for the ride. 😍 🇦🇺
Great reaction.. I was lucky to see cold chisel in a Sydney pub play many yrs ago.. one of the best nights of my life..love both Jimmy barnes and Ian moss on vocals..another good song is “good times” sung by Jimmy barnes and INXS..also any duet between Jimmy barnes and John Farnham another aussie legend are great.. and yes this is about US music executives who treated them badly.. so they came home and wrote this..
Every band member is a song writer in their own right. Bow River was written by Mossy and You've got nothing I want is written by Barnesy, IIRC.
Ian Moss on Fender Strat is nothing short of Rock n Roll guitar legendary - But then to have Ian Moss whose vocals are incredible play 2nd fiddle to the atomic explosion that is Jimmy Barnes voice is beyond rock n roll boundaries of good fortune … the two together crack open the world. Rock Royalty. I love their song “Forever Now” the best. They do a phenomenal song called Saturday Night. Their cover of CCR’s put a light in the window is unbelievable. Find a solo of Choir Girl sung by Ian Moss alone in concert - it’s incredible.
You have a bit of knowledge about Cold Chisel! That second song was Written about some a big-time Los Angeles Producer who kept them waiting for over four hours while he attended a birthday party for his dog. That's true because I've heard it from Ian and Jimmy's interviews, that how the song came about.
They're singing about the tropical Top End of Australia, hot, wet, with cyclones and crocs. Jimmy does excellent high harmonies. Check out his duet with Tina Turner of 'Simply the Best.' Cheap Wine and a Three Day Growth is a great showcase of his voice. The great Don Walker wrote many of their songs, real songs, with proper development and modulations.
Jimmy Barnes is an Australian Treasure!
I play this song in my Gen X/Party Rock band.. Its a ROCKER.. the place goes nuts.. Chisel were SOOO good.. especially live..
Ian Moss (Guitarist/singer) is actually US born who grew up in the MIDDLE of Australia..
Barnsey was born in Scotland but grew up in my hometown, Adelaide, South Australia (in the middle, down the bottom)
Dave Blight, the harmonica player, still plays at blues/rock clubs every few weeks..
Ian Moss was born in Alice Springs, NT, Australia.
You need to see them earlier version of wild thing live performance last stand version
What real rock bands used to be
You'll see jimmy's vocals and Ian's 🎸 skills are amazing one very tight band this was the last time they played together as Jimmy went solo and cold Chisel continued on with Ian but Jimmy used to go back from time to time
Also look up Jimmy barnes and Joe bonamassa Stone cold amazing vocals and two amazing guitar 🎸 solo's and jimmy's in his 50s singing this just keeps getting better
Cold Chisel was a pub band in origin until success but never changed even in fame and Jimmy has his own site and still talks to fans as well as his family as his kids sing as well Jimmy Aussie ledgen
Another Aussie ledgen you might want to look at as well John Farnham does help with Melbourne symphony orchestra
Also the voice with Melbourne symphony orchestra and got voted the voice in Australia 🇦🇺
If you want to watch these two sing together look up
Jimmy barnes and John Farnham titled when something wrong with my baby live version also guitarist 🎸 another Aussie solo singer johnny diesel and he's jimmy's brother inlaw these should give you a taste and john Farnham sings all genre amazingly
Down here their know as farnsy and barnsy even though competitors are friends and have great respect for each other and drop in on each other's concert's when in same place and sing a song together they bother come from work class stock cheers mate
Ian Moss lead guitar and vocals on Bow river. Jimmy Barnes comes in later on Bow River and also sung lead in You Got Nothin' I Want. He's lost a lot of his range and is a lot of gravel now, but in his younger days, an exceptional rock singer. They did a great version of Knockin' on Heavens door on their live Swingshift album in the early 80s. Amazing vocal power.
I love that they all wrote as well. Bow river was written by Ian Moss
"I don't need to score, I'm goin thru the door, gonna tell the man I don't want no more, pick up my back pack, write my name in the road, one week, two weeks maybe even more, gonna piss all my money up against a damn wall, the first you know I'll be back in Bow River again".
Damn. Story telling in song. Somebody below said it - aussies have this one in their bones. I still know the lyrics word for word today. The song came out in 1982. Pub rock genius. Chisel.
Its bow like a bow and arrow.. The Angels and Cold Chisel came about the same time and both from Adelaide. Check .INXS - Never Tear Us Apart (Live) Wembley Stadium 1991 and Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
Jimmy Barnes (who sings lead vocals in "You got nothing I want") is the lead vocals for Cold Chisel, however all except Phil on bass (very rarely) and Don Walker on keyboards (rarely) sing. Ian Moss (lead guitar) has an excellent voice, and drummer Steve Prestwich [recently passed away - RIP]) also sings very well. The harmonica player Dave Blight is a session muso who usually joins Cold Chisel when they tour (sometimes they tour with a saxophone session muso as well).
Some of the greatest Bass playing one will ever hear and feel... aside from all other greatness going on.
Amazing review from the Legends. Cold Chisel but Jimmy is the master man. ❤your review of a great aussie band.
In the 80's we would have a choice of bands to see in pubs every weekend. Fun story the lead singer Jimmy Barnes' brother is a singer too, I was so keen to see him I went along to the pub with my cousin who was security just to see the band and did my first pub security job unpaid aged 14 year old.
That’s right mate!
Great comments and reaction, dude!
Aussie pub rock royalty.
Jimmy Barnes is the lead singer of Cold Chisel. Ian Moss also did some lead vocal while being lead guitar. They were awesome to see live. Never disappointed!
Treat yourself to the best version of Wild Thing ever, old school Cold Chisel rock and roll 😎🤘🔥
Cold Chisel were one of the truly great Australian Rock bands. The two singers you heard here went on to have solo careers. Mossy (who sang Bow River) definitely had success, but it was Barnesy (who sang You Got Nothin I Want) who went on to become Australian Music Royalty. Check out his anthem "Working Class Man" or his duet with another Australian icon Farnesy (yeah, everyone's nickname ends in Y or O in Australia) "When Something is Wrong with my Baby".
One of the best (if not THE best )bands ever from Aus, world class, Ian Moss is a guitar god & Barney’s voice is like Jeff Becks guitar, no one can touch him! Rhythm section ain’t too shabby either. Still get goose bumps or tears from their songs, saw them many times live in my youth, just fantastic!
Aussies favourite rock band. Locals preferred Cold Chisel even over ACDC or INXS
Jimmy Barnes is the main lead vocalist but Ian Moss just as talented and takes the lead on a number of songs.
Check out Jimmy Barnes and another Aussie Hard hitter John Farmham singing When Something is Wrong with my Baby