Saw Chisel at the Arcaba Hotel 1979 - my world shifted on it axis, I realised something, but not sure what it was. I was a year 12 kid, 18yrs old. They had urgency, danger, and good lyrics. It was like being hit by a train. My ears were ringing for a week. I have seen many, Dylan, Bowie, Cave, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Wayne Shorter…many... some were masters, other great, others, entertaining, and others boring. Yet, to this day, that Chisel concert is still in me. I can make myself feel it at times. It was a first baptism into adulthood. One of he first feeling of having agency and sensing raw excitement and a touch of danger, emersed in a block of black cladd bodies, mostly of bikers older. Yet, I felt no threat, we were all there for Chisel. Us lame, pmply kids, the bikers, the old stoners, the young women, the suburban boys and girls. We were part of something in 79. Now I am creeping into the new ‘old’ and I love life yet I often think of that night. The dense smokey air, the dank, dark and the blast of power and rage from Chisel that ignited something in me as an 18yr old, something that I have kept as a talisman of memory.
Wow what a great memory and great description. :) I can remember the first time I heard this song on 3RRR and was mightily impressed. It is my fave Australian song.
Amazing. I've seen them three times, all in the new era. I didn't get the chance in the old, but the awesome power is there, and I don't mean the noise, but the experience. They are something else when they play live.
Would have been there that night, one of many seeing Cold Chisel playing around Adelaide. Buying jugs of beer instead of glasses and for many of us, it was a catch-up with so many old friends who were always there when Chisel played. Memories that will never fade.
easily their greatest song...and this live version is an excellent testament to their incredible musicianship, songwriting and performance skills... un-f..cking believable.... !!!!!! i think Jimmy is 20 or so here...the studio version captures the incredible range and timbre of his voice... long live Don Walker!!!!!
I totally agree! Their greatest song. I always thought that, although many would choose the hits. It is an epic showpiece blues, with gorgeous poetry, jazzy walker chords under jimmy's balad section, and a whammy outro. Anyone who bags jimmy barnes - point them to the album recording of this timeless track. As classy as Oz rock got.
@@bennyemusic5182 i agree ...not one bad song on their album....the mega bands must have been scratching their heads...how the hell they didnt get picked world wide
Always thought that too. Heard many time that it didn't sound good, not well recorded etc. I loved it at the time. Dirty, dusky, great songs with a real mood and atmosphere. I played it to death.
Anyone who hasn’t seen Mossy live, you must. He is just as great today. The last bastion of live Aussie pub rock. We didn’t know how spoilt we were in the 70s and 80s, the greatest music in the world.
smiddy469 Although I’ve never seen Cold Chisel live, I did see Ian Moss when he went solo back in the late 1980’s , and he is great live, great guitarist and vocalist. And as for Australian pub rock, I was raised on good old fashioned Aussie pub rock ie.Midnight Oil, The Angels, Screaming Jets, Rose Tattoo etc, and I have to say, Australia produces the best rock musicians in the world.
It's star-crossed, looking back, how Don Walker's brilliance as a writer and musician merged somehow with the stunning talents of Steve Prestwich, Phil Small, Ian Moss and Jimmie Barnes. Yes, the others made those songs live and they also brought their own beautiful songs to the band, but that is the engine room of popular music. No song, NO BUSINESS. It's fair to say that Walker is a writer for the Ages. He's as good as anyone else from any era.
I was 13 when I 1st heard this... I'm now really fkn old, & still love it..I still wait for 6:26 . City life is closing in on me The way things go, thirty years, Bus timetable'll be my elergy Up at seven every working day Pay comes in, pay goes out It's a week-by-week charade General panic in the marketplace Boss found hung in office Could not stand the pace And as the peak-hour traffic jams below Someone gets the story, somebody spread the rumour People come and go Wandered down along the river last night Call me romantic, I say I couldn't sleep Until the first-light struck me down Padding homeward on the inside lane Early morning, freeway's cool and quiet Dodging rubber stains People talking in a seaside bar I ain't sentimental, but Lord Sometimes I get that gypsy urge to travel far You know I'll disappear some long weekend Find a mangrove landscape Stretch…
I can remember when I got into Clod Chisel as a teenager a long time ago. Exploring their back catalogue and discovering so many great songs. This was always one of my favorites. Always loved Barnes quiet interlude in the middle and then exploding into such an soulful climax its a beautifully written song
First heard Cold Chisel (Khe Sanh) on the day their first album was released, just before the 8:30am news when I was parking my car, with just minutes to make it to work on time. Stuff that, i listened to the end, then took a few more minutes in silence to process what I'd heard, before rocking up late to the job. And I ducked out at smoko and bought the album. One Long Day has always been up there with my favourite Chisel songs. I love how it seems to be 2 different songs, stitched together with some blistering guitar work by Mossy. One of my favourite memories from Chisel gigs is a slow, bluesy version of "Superstition". Another was when a house DJ finished up his set with The Who's "Who Are You" and the sound guy gradually mixed out The Who, and I realised that Chisel had taken over the song, just as the curtain rolled back.
@@BenjaminBarnes Sorry for the late reply. No, never taped any gigs, sadly. IIRC Superstition may not have actually been part of their set, just an impromptu warm up jam that got out of hand (much like Who Are You, but without the DJ segue). I've never heard anybody do Superstition that way - a bit slower, with the rhythm "swung". Fun Fact: "Shipping Steel" is my car crash song. Over a period of about 18mths in the late 70's, I had three crashes (only one of which was my fault). Shipping Steel was playing on the cassette player each time. 45 years later, I still get nervous if it comes on the radio while I'm driving.
Chris Bale - I saw CC so many times before the 1983 breakup. Chisel, Midnight Oil, The Angels, Models, Spy vs Spy, Split Enz, Matt Finish, Divinyls... what a phenomenal era of (Oz) music
This deserves to have more than the 31000 views that it currently has... I'm only a newcomer to this song, having been put onto it by a mate a couple of years ago... Seriously - does it get any better than this?
This is what I'm talking about .... You hear that clarity of there sound alone. The playing is worked between them with perfect arrangements, and sounds of the boys part's. Who's, what ,where ,and when .. Bon Scott quote ... It's a long way to the top if you wanna rockn roll . As to our perth scene at the pubs . I loved every moment just about ,and i know all of us that were in working bands and still are today perhaps. We enjoyed and love that feeling of connecting together as a group to become as one , to entertain other's to make them feel good and happy .. It's one of the most pleasant times in life most times. Even though it's quite a lot of hard work to play at good gigs and venue's with good bands . But it's so worthwhile ,no matter at what level other bands are at that we play with at a venue' is that they have it together and can play well, managers can form a bill to performe our sets 45 mins to sometimes 1 half hour's of playing time nearly two three sometimes . Other times rhythm section do double header's as we're a power plant being in a couple of bands as well ... we are well oiled and versatile , and fluency will flow with ease.
Like so many I went to many, many, many Chisel gigs in this era. They were always that awesome!!! Jimmy's torn shirt? Was his "Sunday Best" lol I am so lucky to have been around back in the day. Of course I went to Chisel shows later down the track and although the music just kept getting more awesome, nothing beats Sunday Night at the Bondi Lifesaver here in Sydney - affectionately known as The Swap!!!
Must have seen Chisel 20 times.. never a dud show.... But there were just so many good Aussie bands playing around the traps back then,, we were truly SPOILT...
Saw them atThe Queens Hotel Brisbane touring the first album All dressed in black , ,very loud and unforgetable. Don Walker is a genius . Ian Moss is a genius too .
People don;t know Chisel played all those bands songs in the beginning.... They only has a few originals back then.. they used to play 3 gigs a night thursday friday and saturday nights in those days.. A lot of bands back then did that.. That is just how it was.. They worked hard for their money.. Radiators same The Church same and many more same ... Nearly everywhere you went in those days to see the many Aussie Bands that were playing around the traps... it was $2 to get in... And the crowd just "went off"..It was AN AMAZING TIME...
Chisel... Best Aussie Band EVER...... must have seen them live 20 times... never a dud show... Named my Roman nose Bull Terrier Khe Sanh back in 78 .. listen to this lazy blues guitar solo build and build... ... So Full of Notes..
My favourite song of theirs, have seen them many times but never been lucky enough to see them play this live. Too young to have seen them before their break up, done my best to see every gig I could since the reformation.
First time I heard Chisel was about 1976..working as a fibreglass laminator at Mona Vale....Heard Mossy playing his solo on this song.....I said to a work mate...Who is that?! They were,and are a great band. Mossy's playing...so expressive!
no wonder it's a good mix ----- "August 27, 1978 at the Sydney ABC studios in Forbes Street. Produced and directed by Bernie Cannon." - and a solid performance
Later that year they played a New Year’s Eve gig at the Royal Admiral in Hindley Street Adelaide. I was 16 and went along with my mate Bazz. They played this, probably wore the same clothes. Blew me away. Me and Bazz still play in a band from a friendship forged that night.
My personal favorite of the Mossy sung songs. And my favorite performance of it too! Has anyone got the performance of 'Home And Broken Hearted' from this? I've seen a snippet of it on a Music Max documentary that I found on here... But the whole performance seems to have been left off the DVD of this...
I saw the Stones at Randwick race course, the Beatles live, Eric Burdon and the Animals and Montserrat but they are kiddies compared to Cold Chisel with Mighty Mossy and Bonkers -blind Barnsey.
I feel as though Mossy is better now than this early video. This video looks a bit like he is doing his work experience placement. I last saw him in Newcastle in Dec '19. His playing and voice really blew me away. I don't understand why his youtube channel doesn't have a million subs.
SO awesome, but why are cameramen so fucking useless during guitar solos? We don't want to see Ian's head/face at solo time - we want to see his hands/guitar as WELL!
Saw Chisel at the Arcaba Hotel 1979 - my world shifted on it axis, I realised something, but not sure what it was. I was a year 12 kid, 18yrs old. They had urgency, danger, and good lyrics. It was like being hit by a train. My ears were ringing for a week. I have seen many, Dylan, Bowie, Cave, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Wayne Shorter…many... some were masters, other great, others, entertaining, and others boring. Yet, to this day, that Chisel concert is still in me. I can make myself feel it at times. It was a first baptism into adulthood. One of he first feeling of having agency and sensing raw excitement and a touch of danger, emersed in a block of black cladd bodies, mostly of bikers older. Yet, I felt no threat, we were all there for Chisel. Us lame, pmply kids, the bikers, the old stoners, the young women, the suburban boys and girls. We were part of something in 79. Now I am creeping into the new ‘old’ and I love life yet I often think of that night. The dense smokey air, the dank, dark and the blast of power and rage from Chisel that ignited something in me as an 18yr old, something that I have kept as a talisman of memory.
Awesome 👍🇦🇺
I would have been in that crowd. Glory Days.
Wow what a great memory and great description. :) I can remember the first time I heard this song on 3RRR and was mightily impressed. It is my fave Australian song.
Amazing. I've seen them three times, all in the new era. I didn't get the chance in the old, but the awesome power is there, and I don't mean the noise, but the experience. They are something else when they play live.
Would have been there that night, one of many seeing Cold Chisel playing around Adelaide. Buying jugs of beer instead of glasses and for many of us, it was a catch-up with so many old friends who were always there when Chisel played. Memories that will never fade.
The one and only Cold Chisel. In their prime the equal of any band in the world. Never been to a better show than a Chisel show.
Must have seen them 20 times..... Never a dud show..... NEVER
The equal? I defy any band to do better.
One of Chisels most underrated songs.
Yes and letter to Alan
along with Houng dog, and letter to alan, two of their best live songs
Yep this & my 2 favs Janelle & Plaza Hotel..
Not underrated, we’re all here because we know how good the song/album is. 😄
First album was the greatest.
easily their greatest song...and this live version is an excellent testament to their incredible musicianship, songwriting and performance skills...
un-f..cking believable.... !!!!!!
i think Jimmy is 20 or so here...the studio version captures the incredible range and timbre of his voice...
long live Don Walker!!!!!
Have you heard the version on the Live EP "You're Thirteen You're Beautiful and You're Mine!" ?
jimmy is 22 here
I totally agree! Their greatest song. I always thought that, although many would choose the hits. It is an epic showpiece blues, with gorgeous poetry, jazzy walker chords under jimmy's balad section, and a whammy outro. Anyone who bags jimmy barnes - point them to the album recording of this timeless track. As classy as Oz rock got.
@@bennyemusic5182 i agree ...not one bad song on their album....the mega bands must have been scratching their heads...how the hell they didnt get picked world wide
@@Dream-Academy Yes this EP live version is absolutely sublime brilliance.
in many respects Chisel's eponymous album is still their greatest work
Always thought that too. Heard many time that it didn't sound good, not well recorded etc. I loved it at the time. Dirty, dusky, great songs with a real mood and atmosphere. I played it to death.
Anyone who hasn’t seen Mossy live, you must. He is just as great today. The last bastion of live Aussie pub rock.
We didn’t know how spoilt we were in the 70s and 80s, the greatest music in the world.
smiddy469
Although I’ve never seen Cold Chisel live, I did see Ian Moss when he went solo back in the late 1980’s , and he is great live, great guitarist and vocalist.
And as for Australian pub rock, I was raised on good old fashioned Aussie pub rock ie.Midnight Oil, The Angels, Screaming Jets, Rose Tattoo etc, and I have to say, Australia produces the best rock musicians in the world.
Saw them last year right before corona started they where great
One Long Day, Everyone's Situation. Perfect Song for Tomorrow
Yes. Understood.
OMG STILL LOVE THEIR FIRST ALBUM SO MUCH!!!! GROWING UP IN ELIZABETH WAS FUN!!!
it wasnt if you were a skippy...
It's star-crossed, looking back, how Don Walker's brilliance as a writer and musician merged somehow with the stunning talents of Steve Prestwich, Phil Small, Ian Moss and Jimmie Barnes.
Yes, the others made those songs live and they also brought their own beautiful songs to the band, but that is the engine room of popular music.
No song, NO BUSINESS.
It's fair to say that Walker is a writer for the Ages. He's as good as anyone else from any era.
Rock n Roll magazine in 1981 described Cold Chisel as an above average Rock blues band-HELL YEAH
I think this is my favourite chisel song. So much going on.
I was 13 when I 1st heard this... I'm now really fkn old, & still love it..I still wait for 6:26
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City life is closing in on me
The way things go, thirty years,
Bus timetable'll be my elergy
Up at seven every working day
Pay comes in, pay goes out
It's a week-by-week charade
General panic in the marketplace
Boss found hung in office
Could not stand the pace
And as the peak-hour traffic jams below
Someone gets the story, somebody spread the rumour
People come and go
Wandered down along the river last night
Call me romantic, I say I couldn't sleep
Until the first-light struck me down
Padding homeward on the inside lane
Early morning, freeway's cool and quiet
Dodging rubber stains
People talking in a seaside bar
I ain't sentimental, but Lord
Sometimes I get that gypsy urge to travel far
You know I'll disappear some long weekend
Find a mangrove landscape
Stretch…
What magically brilliant lyrics
Exactly how's my life is......
yes...6.26....yes!!! that outro...goes deep. such feeling. gets me every time!!!
I can remember when I got into Clod Chisel as a teenager a long time ago. Exploring their back catalogue and discovering so many great songs. This was always one of my favorites. Always loved Barnes quiet interlude in the middle and then exploding into such an soulful climax its a beautifully written song
First heard Cold Chisel (Khe Sanh) on the day their first album was released, just before the 8:30am news when I was parking my car, with just minutes to make it to work on time. Stuff that, i listened to the end, then took a few more minutes in silence to process what I'd heard, before rocking up late to the job. And I ducked out at smoko and bought the album. One Long Day has always been up there with my favourite Chisel songs. I love how it seems to be 2 different songs, stitched together with some blistering guitar work by Mossy.
One of my favourite memories from Chisel gigs is a slow, bluesy version of "Superstition". Another was when a house DJ finished up his set with The Who's "Who Are You" and the sound guy gradually mixed out The Who, and I realised that Chisel had taken over the song, just as the curtain rolled back.
Great memories mate! Didn't know they covered Superstition. Did you ever tape record any gigs?
@@BenjaminBarnes Sorry for the late reply. No, never taped any gigs, sadly. IIRC Superstition may not have actually been part of their set, just an impromptu warm up jam that got out of hand (much like Who Are You, but without the DJ segue). I've never heard anybody do Superstition that way - a bit slower, with the rhythm "swung".
Fun Fact: "Shipping Steel" is my car crash song. Over a period of about 18mths in the late 70's, I had three crashes (only one of which was my fault). Shipping Steel was playing on the cassette player each time. 45 years later, I still get nervous if it comes on the radio while I'm driving.
Cold Chisel No.1 song from debut album Cold Chisel/Cold Chisel Thank You & Cheers Mossey!!!!!!
My fave chisel song of all tiiime!
OF ALL TIME!!!
i wish i had the honor of seeing this live
Chris Bale - I saw CC so many times before the 1983 breakup. Chisel, Midnight Oil, The Angels, Models, Spy vs Spy, Split Enz, Matt Finish, Divinyls... what a phenomenal era of (Oz) music
Hey John! Do you happen to have any bootleg recordings of Chisel gigs from the 70s or 80s? I'm a collector of them.
@@johnkerr7465 as well as Bushwackers, Cobbers etc rockin up Henry Lawson...Banjo Patterson...Yepp yahh!
yeah sorry for you dude.. IT WAS A FUCKING AMAZING TIME IN AUSTRALIAN PUB BANDS ERA.
Fucking brilliant!
Ian Moss is an incredible musician. I had the honour of seeing him live in 1989. Will never forget it.
My fave Chisel song... heard this live at least half a dozen times... go Mossy!!
Yeah this song and star hotel!
I was there. Great show!
Totally awesome. I watch this video on a regular basis!
This deserves to have more than the 31000 views that it currently has...
I'm only a newcomer to this song, having been put onto it by a mate a couple of years ago...
Seriously - does it get any better than this?
The version of this song from Swingshift was the band at the pinnacle of their musical prowess.
I couldn’t agree more)
The version on You’re 13 You’re Beautiful And You’re Mine is even better.
Awesome song!!!!!!
This is what I'm talking about ....
You hear that clarity of there sound alone. The playing is worked between them with perfect arrangements, and sounds of the boys part's. Who's, what ,where ,and when ..
Bon Scott quote ... It's a long way to the top if you wanna rockn roll .
As to our perth scene at the pubs .
I loved every moment just about ,and i know all of us that were in working bands and still are today perhaps. We enjoyed and love that feeling of connecting together as a group to become as one , to entertain other's to make them feel good and happy .. It's one of the most pleasant times in life most times. Even though it's quite a lot of hard work to play at good gigs and venue's with good bands .
But it's so worthwhile ,no matter at what level other bands are at that we play with at a venue' is that they have it together and can play well, managers can form a bill to performe our sets 45 mins to sometimes 1 half hour's of playing time nearly two three sometimes . Other times rhythm section do double header's as we're a power plant being in a couple of bands as well ... we are well oiled and versatile , and fluency will flow with ease.
Like so many I went to many, many, many Chisel gigs in this era. They were always that awesome!!! Jimmy's torn shirt? Was his "Sunday Best" lol I am so lucky to have been around back in the day. Of course I went to Chisel shows later down the track and although the music just kept getting more awesome, nothing beats Sunday Night at the Bondi Lifesaver here in Sydney - affectionately known as The Swap!!!
Must have seen Chisel 20 times.. never a dud show.... But there were just so many good Aussie bands playing around the traps back then,, we were truly SPOILT...
Saw them atThe Queens Hotel Brisbane touring the first album All dressed in black , ,very loud and unforgetable. Don Walker is a genius .
Ian Moss is a genius too .
Rosaline is an amazing song too!
Yes it is.. Excellent song
That guitar played Hendrix Doors Deep Purple. Brilliant.
People don;t know Chisel played all those bands songs in the beginning.... They only has a few originals back then.. they used to play 3 gigs a night thursday friday and saturday nights in those days.. A lot of bands back then did that.. That is just how it was.. They worked hard for their money.. Radiators same The Church same and many more same ... Nearly everywhere you went in those days to see the many Aussie Bands that were playing around the traps... it was $2 to get in... And the crowd just "went off"..It was AN AMAZING TIME...
Mossy and his old red Fender. Legend.
LOVE YOU CHISEL ❤
Chisel... Best Aussie Band EVER...... must have seen them live 20 times... never a dud show... Named my Roman nose Bull Terrier Khe Sanh back in 78 .. listen to this lazy blues guitar solo build and build... ... So Full of Notes..
This is gold.
Cold Chisel at Their Best. Great Song.
My favourite song of theirs, have seen them many times but never been lucky enough to see them play this live. Too young to have seen them before their break up, done my best to see every gig I could since the reformation.
First time I heard Chisel was about 1976..working as a fibreglass laminator at Mona Vale....Heard Mossy playing his solo on this song.....I said to a work mate...Who is that?! They were,and are a great band. Mossy's playing...so expressive!
raw and naked. One of the best events, songs of 1978, worldwide.
Cold chisel ian moss what a great song and chisel always 💯 percent live
Great great stuff! 😍
Such original classic aussie rock!
I love the 'transferred from video ' artifact.... the 'pre echo' from rewinds.... thanks for uploading !
i remember that red strat , it was putty in his hands
I knew Ian in those times. He re-sprayed that strat, and it never sounded the same!!
So good to hear that early Moss magic, big thank you for the upload, very much appreciated!
musterionsurly l
no wonder it's a good mix ----- "August 27, 1978 at the Sydney ABC studios in Forbes Street. Produced and directed by Bernie Cannon." - and a solid performance
brilliance
Fkn brilliant !!
My favourite chisel song
Thai one on Cold Chisel Thanks Too all mark
Need this concert on dvd!!
Greatest Band ever.
Brilliant!
Glorious
God I’d like to play a guitar like Mossy
That would've been something special to witness
they were
How many ppl were there? A few dozen?
Later that year they played a New Year’s Eve gig at the Royal Admiral in Hindley Street Adelaide. I was 16 and went along with my mate Bazz. They played this, probably wore the same clothes. Blew me away. Me and Bazz still play in a band from a friendship forged that night.
My personal favorite of the Mossy sung songs. And my favorite performance of it too!
Has anyone got the performance of 'Home And Broken Hearted' from this? I've seen a snippet of it on a Music Max documentary that I found on here... But the whole performance seems to have been left off the DVD of this...
Fond memories of that old busted up red Stratocaster
Super relatable! 🙂
The good old days and it was 5 bucks to get in.
iT WAS $2 in the early days... by the time they were $5 they had arrived...
One of their very best I saw chisel
Do this one last year it was a highlight of the show
How good is this. What a band..... Thanks for sharing Ben.
An epic masterpiece
genius
i was 7 years old
Raw as Fuck. Love it.
echo....fucking brilliant...cheers for the upload
Nice. I haven't listened to this much..... must fix that directly. Geez, anybody reckon Ian is any good?
Sometimes. I get the Blues so bad. So bad......
This is killer
Who puts adds in the middle off a guitar solo...?
AdTube, of course!
they were very disciplined under all that hard energy
meanwhileeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Think is better than the studio version
NOoooo...this song is best heard in the dark without any distraction
I saw the Stones at Randwick race course, the Beatles live, Eric Burdon and the Animals and Montserrat but they are kiddies compared to Cold Chisel with Mighty Mossy and Bonkers -blind Barnsey.
holy fluck
OK where is it from? Great stuff!!! Thanks
Any Australian bands like this in 2020?
yup there is a band still rockin you may of heard of them they are called
Cold Chisel
I feel as though Mossy is better now than this early video. This video looks a bit like he is doing his work experience placement. I last saw him in Newcastle in Dec '19. His playing and voice really blew me away. I don't understand why his youtube channel doesn't have a million subs.
Chisel played Hendrix Doors Deep Purple. Best days then.
Moss is worth 100 satrianis
SO awesome, but why are cameramen so fucking useless during guitar solos? We don't want to see Ian's head/face at solo time - we want to see his hands/guitar as WELL!
That Strat is putty in his hands
Well worn by the look of it :)
Is this from the 'Bootleg' DVD?
Yeah!
Sorry...Apparently not released till 78...Anyway ..about then.
Would have been better if Barnesy's mike worked properly
Mossy débuts
Analog guitars.. fuck digitech