50 years of music: How Cold Chisel became Aussie rock legends

50 years of music: How Cold Chisel became Aussie rock legends | Australian Story

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As legendary rock band Cold Chisel prepare for their 50th-anniversary tour, Australian Story looks back over the band's colourful history and examines why they have become such an essential part of Australian culture.
All four surviving members - Jimmy Barnes, Ian Moss, Don Walker and Phil Small - recount how the band rose from industry outsiders playing rough suburban pubs to arena-filling rock royalty.
The episode looks beyond the band's history to explore the enduring impact and appeal of their songs.
"The songs start as hits and then they become anthems," says journalist, writer and fan Trent Dalton. "And then, with time, they become sacred."
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@villainjohnnoel8075 18 күн бұрын

I'm an Aussie who lives and works in France, i'm from Melbourne, born in 1960,ended up here in 1989,mate,the're in my blood,i love these guys,so many great songs,it's deeper than the songs,they were us,we were them,so many social/political subjects,who can forget the song Ita,and all the others,Astrid,The Star Hotel,Khé Sanh (story of my life),us poor to real poor working class people would have to agree they just made it that much easier to get by.

@JasonSeymour-zu6lt 21 күн бұрын

Flame trees is the best of the all, jimmy barns live in my area his an absolute legend, nice guy to talk to 👍🏼

@TheLeatheryman 10 күн бұрын

I didn’t get into them until after they broke up.. after a diet of Bruce Springsteen and Johnny Cougar out of high school, I found them. It was a revelation. The soundtrack to the better times in my life as a young man. An introduction to quality Australian music that we could all identify with and be proud.

@nickvegas2459 10 күн бұрын

I've been listening to East for 44 years, including this morning on the way to work....not in Australia! Barnsey would appreciate where I am! Also, his brother's great danes!

@peterpcuser 20 күн бұрын

I love Cold Chisel, I've seen them live in concert. Great band and Jimmy Barnes Rocks😀

@dirttrackdemons5396 16 күн бұрын

Ian Moss still looks a million bucks

@SuperBozz 2 күн бұрын

not a slither of (A)l(g)a(e) on the guy

@Ellie-kb6zl 12 сағат бұрын

I thought the same thing. Wonder what his secret is . Legends!

@mrblurblur2003 12 күн бұрын

I broke into pieces seeing these blokes break up. They were such a legend, such influence in my life even though I wasn't born in Australian, I felt a big part of it all. It's a great feeling when you watch them perform live. RIP Steve Prestwich.

@johnsherry5642 21 күн бұрын

KHE SANH SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WITHOUT DOUBT YOU ROCK CHISEL BUT YOU CARRY OUR HEARTS; ROCK ON LEGENDS ROCK ON AUSTRALIA LOVES YOU ;;

@NailFactoryProds 2 күн бұрын

It is the national anthem, don't be fooled :)

@dluap569161 19 күн бұрын

East was the first album I ever bought as a 15 year old in 1980. I still think it's their best album, although they had many great songs before and after. I played it to death and scratched it so bad that it jumps a few seconds into Standing On The Outside. Sadly, never seen them live, although I have seen Jimmy solo (not the same). I also clearly remember watching that Countdown / TV Week awards performance live on TV. I'd never seen anything like that before, but I knew where they were coming from.

@rodfoster4870 10 күн бұрын

Where are you from?

@NailFactoryProds 2 күн бұрын

I'm an Australian songwriter guitarist and the first band I was ever in, the first song was playing keyboards to Goodbye Astrid. Just reminiscing, soz

@peterlos797 9 күн бұрын

Unheard of outside of Australia but superstars back home.

@headcountone 7 күн бұрын

Actually, in NZ they were as cultish as in Aussie. We loved them as much. I think they toured a few times. Jimmy has been over the ditch heaps of times

@martinwalsh5212 20 күн бұрын

THey were never seen as yobos ! Eastern Suburbs sydney , we loved them , all of us !

@malcolmrayner3480 10 күн бұрын

I had a catering job in 1998 in Dubbo for an Ian Moss concert then at half time out came Chisel for the second half, i got paid to listen to my favourite Aussie Band LOL

@jesusislukeskywalker4294 10 күн бұрын

great stuff ☝️

@Kevin-oh2je 20 күн бұрын

Sell the entire Cold Chisel catalogue to SONY in the U.S. to give the men their dues and WATCH them become BIG, via things like MAX images...and the rest will become U.S. history! And the band will LIVE ON internationally Let's say US$500 million asking price, NO LESS

@mrblurblur2003 12 күн бұрын

A big NO NO. US dollars are worthless without gold backing. Keep Cold Chisel Australian FOREVER.

@CharlieBaldwin-ki5vq 8 күн бұрын

Is that Charlie Drayton on Drums?

@allanawilson5134 7 күн бұрын

Ledgens🎉❤

@Kevin-oh2je 20 күн бұрын

I gave my lyric 'Foxy Chick'© to Rick and John Brewster They contacted APRA, APRA sold my entire catalogue of 260 lyrics to DEF JAM (Rick Rubin, New York, former Columbia Records Exec, now defunct, RR moved to L.A. (Shang-ri-la, Laurel Canyon Rd, N Hollywood, LA) AND Universal Studios Listen to 'Umbrella', the baseballs, a better version than Rihanna Rihanna must have had a lesbian girlfriend she was angry with ☘️© 'Umbrella' That's how it goes in the music industry...Dog eat dog

@Stargazer80able 8 күн бұрын

Never heard of them. Intrigued.

@SuperBozz 7 күн бұрын

It's like the The boss of Australia And the band is like the country version of mettalica Very deep

@NormanFinkelstein9863 19 күн бұрын

Well Done.

@Kevin-oh2je 20 күн бұрын

As famous as NED KELLY 👋😂☘️

@kotchstevens2321 5 күн бұрын

Yelling your brains out like that can't be good for ya, but strumming 🎸 or playing 🎹 u should be able to do till ya 99. Chizel should continue with a younger singer.

@terryjohinke8065 16 күн бұрын

Ask Jimmy how many stitches are in a girls head after he kicked a jug off a table in Whyallla? Also , how many Vodkas he had at dinner in between bottles of vodka before and after , and during , that show?

@SuperBozz 7 күн бұрын

As much vodka as a Jimmy could chuck if a Jimmy could (and did) chuck vodka

@goknights 3 күн бұрын

Who cares LMAO

@SuperBozz 2 күн бұрын

@@goknights no these are note worthy tales. we have to up tales on Johnny O Keefe and also Rod Stewarts sexcapades not to mention Keiths from the rolling stones constant rock n roll drinking and how is still alive other mentions are Dave Boons legendary drinking on a plane session. reported to be a standard case which by air plane compression standards is 2 cases, hardcore

@headcountone 7 күн бұрын

Ha, it's always funny when Aussies always claim Split Enz as Aussie music...

@terryjohinke8065 16 күн бұрын

Jimmy Barnes and his alcholicism was the cause or their problems. Thewy would've been done better to get rid of him and kept Ian Moss as the singer. His drinking was a REAL problem ( Insider knowledge). I still hat him to this day. Don Walker is geat, Mossy too. As Ian has shown he can sell shows without them but I always thought Don was great.

@SuperBozz 7 күн бұрын

The irony is his voice improved with a scotch.. Like a fine malt

@stefan_becker 7 күн бұрын

You should not get rid of one of the greatest rock singers of all time 😅 In my opinion Jimmy Barnes in his heyday was in the top ten right up there with Paul Rodgers, John Fogerty, Ronnie James Dio, Freddie Mercury, ...

@theandersonfamily4245 4 күн бұрын

Genius people usually have a flaw! JB is a genius in a band of other genies!! Great band. JB is the man though!

@SuperBozz 4 күн бұрын

@@theandersonfamily4245 he a legend!

@firstnamelastname-ys3mz 8 күн бұрын

Drug addicts

@stefan_becker 7 күн бұрын

Just like Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton and many, many other musicians. Even W.A. Mozart and L.v. Beethooven were drinking way too much wine.

@thespartan101x1 Күн бұрын

These British are not even born in Australia yet call themselves Australians. And there is nothing Australian about them. There was nothing Australian about the Bee Gees, and AC/DC. Australian music was grossly underrated.....they were all let down by people like Countdown queer Molly Meldrum and TV Week and Bandstand, Brian Henderson.. In fact .. the removal of Briggs and Shorrock ruined LRB, indeed. They had no shame. It was great to be white and from Britain in Australia in the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s. The rest of Australia got left behind.

@keithdevine8281 8 күн бұрын

They are crap.

@stefan_becker 7 күн бұрын

😅Comments like yours are crap 😅

@stud5588 16 күн бұрын

Why is ALBO the first person we see in this doco? What the hell would he know about Cold Chisel and why would any self respecting Cold Chisel fan care? Why does the ABC have to ruin everything we love? Please stop doing that!!! Or have you forgotten who's money it is that funds you?

@Kevin-oh2je 16 күн бұрын

Why add insult to injury be even acknowledging ANY politician NED KELLY LIVES

@johnbutcher4748 14 күн бұрын

Agreed, Albo...WTF was that about? A disgraceful start!

@photografiq_presents 8 күн бұрын

Why wouldn't he know Cold Chisel? On some level it should be mandatory that the leader of the nation does know them, maybe be able to recite a few lyrics too.

@Kevin-oh2je 8 күн бұрын

stud5588🇦🇺They say 'Love it or leave' We left 🇮🇪

@stud5588 7 күн бұрын

Sorry to say this Kev but your account looks dodgy as! ... What I'm saying is it looks fake... Kevin.🤣