Agrre’d. In fact that ones been part of my DNA from one particular Roadtrip in the 80’s with the family. It still takes me straight back there every time since. It’s always one on loop from the highway here too. 👌🏻
4th November...day before my birthday...so I'm a Scorpio...and therefore this song and gig would have gone off for sure. Young James still sporting a mean rig I reckon for a what, 64 years live in '22. His pipes are still as good as ever too. Guy is symbolic of the Australian spirit for me and I'm a 100% pure Kiwi thoroughbred. To me he's a 'been-there-done-that-seen-that' experience dude, you know the one. Can look you straight in the eye and see right through you warts 'n all and still shake your hand and relate to you just like your best friend. I never knew his father was an English-born former Royal Marine who served as aide-de-camp to the governor of the state of Victoria, Sir Dallas Brooks. That's impressive blood stock to say the least. Little wonder James has a wise head on him. Today after my gym workout I sat outside in my car and listened to the live rendition of 'Reckless' off the Phalanx live album from Australian Crawl. During the song my eyes began welling up. See in 1990 I had my near-death motorcycle accident here in New Zealand and I was 26 years old. I lost my entire left leg amputated as high up as hip and pelvis, as well suffering several serious internal injuries. Very fortunate to survive. Doctors & surgeons believed my high fitness level saved my life [I was an amateur road cyclist, biathlete, triathlete, and marathon runner at the time] and worked at an export meat [sheep & lamb] processing plant in the smallgoods department. I was addicted to a busy lifestyle and loved riding motorcycles for leisure. Enjoyed a beer and the odd double Coruba rum and coke too. And being a Scorpio - nothing was ever done half-heartedly - it was all or nothing. And yes I could be extreme on many occasions. Even as Australian Crawl and James Reyne sings 'Reckless' make no error. So today I had a good welling up listening to 'Reckless' off the Phalanx live album from Australian Crawl 1983 - the year I turned 20. I'm 60 and the lyrics just really HIT HOME today. I can only wish that on that fateful evening in 1990 when I was obsessed with a young lady who was NEVER going to have a romantic relationship with me, and she flirted with another male in front of me that I.... 'So, throw down your guns Don't be so reckless Throw down your guns Don't be so....'
A pleasure. It’s right up there with Reckless as the soundtrack to many of my summers. I agree it’s well worthy of its return to the set lists. Love the 2022 version even more now.
I hope everone is ok after this concert .. I truly dont know what their physical capabilities are as an old Rock band ... Ive seen so many old Icons of Aussie rock do this same thing whereby they stand and hardly move from their podiums ... PS I suggest if one is in Sydney to check out Dee Minor and the Dischords .. Old legends who put a lot of ENRGY into their SHOWS for $40 a head occasionally at the Bridge Hotel Balmain .. (if your into 80's original rock I mean) ... James, where is the Show ?? (just voice n fingers now?)
Just to be clearer. This was the rescheduled date for the show. James was freshly cleared to play again after breaking his leg many months earlier. If you’ve ever been down front at one of his shows. You’d be hard pressed to find a better crowd pumping energy.
@@rippingituplive8443 Its not the crowd pumping energy so much as .. I like a bands character- pumping (if Im 18 and never seen him/them before) Die hard fans make me feel old now if I've paid too much to hear a good vinyl ... Dont get me wrong, I believe James is genius, but seems like he would be like watching Elvis Costello in the Opera House last Easter Sunday ... sad
@@kevwills858 if you’d never seen James and his band before and you were standing among the young punters here…..you’d ’feel it’. Perhaps cropping the crowd out doesn’t give the complete picture like this one does. ua-cam.com/video/HuFV6sCOfLg/v-deo.htmlsi=xtOJ8TsMIjx52yMy
@@rippingituplive8443 Yeah not bad .. Hes playing at the Metro (my favorite Syd venue) soon, but $75 a head🤑 Call me a punk? but the original 80's Dee Minor and the Dischords put on a great $30 show at the Bride occasionally ... Ross Wilsons too far away soon, playing a $45 show at StGeorge basin ... Love the 80's🖤 ua-cam.com/video/FKvaCqrwOfo/v-deo.htmlsi=KqT1jGS72tFmsFit
That debate still has years of discussion left in it. 🤣🤣. I do like both songs but can’t help but think that ‘Chord progression’ got stuck in someone’s head long after AC’s success.
This Vid does James no justice ... the lighting sucks, same as does the staging .. Are any of these guys actually friends or just individuals for James to ring when low on cash ? 😄
Ouch lol. Dont hold back. Considering most of these guys have been in The Band for a decade or several. I believe it’s a pretty tight performance and bunch of mates. I guess that makes me a fan then.
This song is born for road trips …dreaming. Long drives. Love it
Agrre’d. In fact that ones been part of my DNA from one particular Roadtrip in the 80’s with the family. It still takes me straight back there every time since. It’s always one on loop from the highway here too. 👌🏻
4th November...day before my birthday...so I'm a Scorpio...and therefore this song and gig would have gone off for sure. Young James still sporting a mean rig I reckon for a what, 64 years live in '22. His pipes are still as good as ever too. Guy is symbolic of the Australian spirit for me and I'm a 100% pure Kiwi thoroughbred. To me he's a 'been-there-done-that-seen-that' experience dude, you know the one. Can look you straight in the eye and see right through you warts 'n all and still shake your hand and relate to you just like your best friend. I never knew his father was an English-born former Royal Marine who served as aide-de-camp to the governor of the state of Victoria, Sir Dallas Brooks. That's impressive blood stock to say the least. Little wonder James has a wise head on him. Today after my gym workout I sat outside in my car and listened to the live rendition of 'Reckless' off the Phalanx live album from Australian Crawl. During the song my eyes began welling up. See in 1990 I had my near-death motorcycle accident here in New Zealand and I was 26 years old. I lost my entire left leg amputated as high up as hip and pelvis, as well suffering several serious internal injuries. Very fortunate to survive. Doctors & surgeons believed my high fitness level saved my life [I was an amateur road cyclist, biathlete, triathlete, and marathon runner at the time] and worked at an export meat [sheep & lamb] processing plant in the smallgoods department. I was addicted to a busy lifestyle and loved riding motorcycles for leisure. Enjoyed a beer and the odd double Coruba rum and coke too. And being a Scorpio - nothing was ever done half-heartedly - it was all or nothing. And yes I could be extreme on many occasions. Even as Australian Crawl and James Reyne sings 'Reckless' make no error. So today I had a good welling up listening to 'Reckless' off the Phalanx live album from Australian Crawl 1983 - the year I turned 20. I'm 60 and the lyrics just really HIT HOME today. I can only wish that on that fateful evening in 1990 when I was obsessed with a young lady who was NEVER going to have a romantic relationship with me, and she flirted with another male in front of me that I....
'So, throw down your guns
Don't be so reckless
Throw down your guns
Don't be so....'
Australian Crawl’s best song.
Superb! Thanks for the great upload. Glad this song is back in setlists. The man keeps getting better.
A pleasure. It’s right up there with Reckless as the soundtrack to many of my summers. I agree it’s well worthy of its return to the set lists. Love the 2022 version even more now.
true Aussie answer to a question in true Aussie style anger and finish off with joke
I hope everone is ok after this concert .. I truly dont know what their physical capabilities are as an old Rock band ...
Ive seen so many old Icons of Aussie rock do this same thing whereby they stand and hardly move from their podiums ...
PS I suggest if one is in Sydney to check out Dee Minor and the Dischords .. Old legends who put a lot of ENRGY into their SHOWS for $40 a head occasionally at the Bridge Hotel Balmain ..
(if your into 80's original rock I mean) ...
James, where is the Show ?? (just voice n fingers now?)
Just to be clearer. This was the rescheduled date for the show.
James was freshly cleared to play again after breaking his leg many months earlier. If you’ve ever been down front at one of his shows. You’d be hard pressed to find a better crowd pumping energy.
@@rippingituplive8443
Its not the crowd pumping energy so much as .. I like a bands character-
pumping (if Im 18 and never seen him/them before)
Die hard fans make me feel old now if I've paid too much to hear a good vinyl ...
Dont get me wrong, I believe James is genius, but seems like he would be like watching Elvis Costello in the Opera House last Easter Sunday ... sad
@@kevwills858 if you’d never seen James and his band before and you were standing among the young punters here…..you’d ’feel it’. Perhaps cropping the crowd out doesn’t give the complete picture like this one does.
ua-cam.com/video/HuFV6sCOfLg/v-deo.htmlsi=xtOJ8TsMIjx52yMy
@@rippingituplive8443
Yeah not bad .. Hes playing at the Metro (my favorite Syd venue) soon, but $75 a head🤑
Call me a punk? but the original 80's Dee Minor and the Dischords put on a great $30 show at the Bride occasionally ...
Ross Wilsons too far away soon, playing a $45 show at StGeorge basin ... Love the 80's🖤
ua-cam.com/video/FKvaCqrwOfo/v-deo.htmlsi=KqT1jGS72tFmsFit
Love the little sweet child riff. Who came first again ;)
That debate still has years of discussion left in it. 🤣🤣. I do like both songs but can’t help but think that ‘Chord progression’ got stuck in someone’s head long after AC’s success.
Pretty sure that is John Watson on the drums? Great to see!
The one and only. Watto’s The Master.
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Parece faltar mais notas kkkkkkk
Mas é porq estamos acostumado com sweet child o mine do guns n' roses
This Vid does James no justice ... the lighting sucks, same as does the staging ..
Are any of these guys actually friends or just individuals for James to ring when low on cash ? 😄
Ouch lol. Dont hold back. Considering most of these guys have been in The Band for a decade or several. I believe it’s a pretty tight performance and bunch of mates.
I guess that makes me a fan then.