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.

One of Chisels most underrated songs.

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.

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!!!!!

in many respects Chisel's eponymous album is still their greatest work

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.

Fucking brilliant!

OMG STILL LOVE THEIR FIRST ALBUM SO MUCH!!!! GROWING UP IN ELIZABETH WAS FUN!!!

I think this is my favourite chisel song. So much going on.

Cold Chisel No.1 song from debut album Cold Chisel/Cold Chisel Thank You & Cheers Mossey!!!!!!

The version of this song from Swingshift was the band at the pinnacle of their musical prowess.

Rosaline is an amazing song too!

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 there. Great show!

Totally awesome. I watch this video on a regular basis!

One Long Day, Everyone's Situation. Perfect Song for Tomorrow

My fave Chisel song... heard this live at least half a dozen times... go Mossy!!

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?

i remember that red strat , it was putty in his hands

My fave chisel song of all tiiime!

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.

i wish i had the honor of seeing this live

Awesome song!!!!!!

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

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…

Rock n Roll magazine in 1981 described Cold Chisel as an above average Rock blues band-HELL YEAH

Mossy and his old red Fender. Legend.

raw and naked. One of the best events, songs of 1978, worldwide.

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.

So good to hear that early Moss magic, big thank you for the upload, very much appreciated!

Cold Chisel at Their Best. Great Song.

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...

Fkn brilliant !!

brilliance

This is gold.

genius

God I’d like to play a guitar like Mossy

Need this concert on dvd!!

LOVE YOU CHISEL ❤

Greatest Band ever.

Such original classic aussie rock!

Fond memories of that old busted up red Stratocaster

Glorious

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!!!

i was 7 years old

Cold chisel ian moss what a great song and chisel always 💯 percent live

Great great stuff! 😍

How good is this. What a band..... Thanks for sharing Ben.

Ian Moss is an incredible musician. I had the honour of seeing him live in 1989. Will never forget it.

That guitar played Hendrix Doors Deep Purple. Brilliant.

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

Brilliant!

That would've been something special to witness

One of their very best I saw chisel Do this one last year it was a highlight of the show

Super relatable! 🙂

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?

Thai one on Cold Chisel Thanks Too all mark

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.

I love the 'transferred from video ' artifact.... the 'pre echo' from rewinds.... thanks for uploading !

The good old days and it was 5 bucks to get in.

My favourite chisel song

Sometimes. I get the Blues so bad. So bad......

Raw as Fuck. Love it.

An epic masterpiece

This is killer

holy fluck

meanwhileeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Think is better than the studio version

they were very disciplined under all that hard energy

Moss is worth 100 satrianis

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.

OK where is it from? Great stuff!!! Thanks

Any Australian bands like this in 2020?

That Strat is putty in his hands

Mossy débuts

Who puts adds in the middle off a guitar solo...?

Sorry...Apparently not released till 78...Anyway ..about then.

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!

Is this from the 'Bootleg' DVD?

Would have been better if Barnesy's mike worked properly

Analog guitars.. fuck digitech