50 years of music: How Cold Chisel became Aussie rock legends | Australian Story
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- 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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I pretty much cried all the way through this. The greatest band. Bar none and they are our band. AUSTRALIA'S band.
A large part of my life, I sobbed through most of this. I grew up on Cold Chisel. I’m a first generation Chisel fan going from pub to pub to see them live almost every night in the early days from The Sundowner at Punchbowl, The Cardiff Workers, Revesby Workers, Manly Vale, Carmen’s, Northies, The Maroubra Seals, Selinas, Coyotes with Wild friends no longer around through to Circus Animals, Last Stand, Light the Nitro and so it continues. My wild days thankfully I left behind me or I wouldn’t be here now. Best times, so much love and adoration for all of them. Best days of my life. Can’t wait for their 50th Reunion Tour in October 2024. Cold Chisel is the soundtrack to my life. And they’re all ours - Aussie rockers adored by Aussies ❤️❤️❤️❤️
"A large part of my life, I sobbed through most of this. I grew up on Cold Chisel. I’m a first generation Chisel fan going from pub to pub to see them live " - Ditto on the Sunshine coast. I've seen them several times, but I can't get tickets for this tour. Viva Prestwich!
From Germany. Tears in my eyes. The band I love the most.❤
Ta' mate....whoever posted this. I'm 63, a Tassie - many years in Asia (but the answer sure ain't there).
CC has always been with me. Real Aussie legend who gave so much, cheers guys.
F..king up in the US was the best thing to happen to Chisel, and their gift to us.
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.
do they play Chisel on the Radio in France? Ha ha
@@blueshorecreative3146 hi there,no idea where you're writing from,but here in France you'd be amazed by how many Australian music artists hit it big over here,AC/DC,Midnight Oil,Kylie Minogue, Nick Cave,John Paul Young (bet that blew you out...love is in the air),Died Pretty,they even know who Johnny O'Kieffe is,there are most likely more,i'm no longer in the music scene/industry,so i'm a bit out of touch,the French love music.I grew up in Melbourne,born in 1960,yeah Cold Chisel were great,along with Jo-Jo Zep and the falcons (now the Black Sorrows) Kevin Borich,Renée Geyer,Hunters and Collecters,hit Bombay Rock,or Festival Hall,ID's wss my favorite saw Vince Jones,even met Miles Davis thete one night the countless pubs,i've seen thousands of bands,saw Johnny Winter,Sleepy La Beef,Sonny Terry and Brownie Maggy and heaps more.Cold Chisel's music hit à spot with me,as i'm from a really low income suburb and from immigrant parents,they were sort of our voice.
@@villainjohnnoel8075 I'm an Aussie from QLD. It's great they play Australian music in France. I can't believe they play Died Pretty - cool.
From the first time I heard Khe Sanh at the age of 10 to today at the scary age of 57, I have listened to every note, lyric, guitar lick with my soul., not just my ears. There is no better band for me in Australia. Their song list is so varied and so structured that it never gets old. If this is yobbos music, Cold Chisel are the most intelligent, flexible, street smart musicians on the planet.
Flame trees is the best of the all, jimmy barns live in my area his an absolute legend, nice guy to talk to 👍🏼
@@JasonSeymour-zu6lt you in the Highlands too?? Small world
I love Cold Chisel, I've seen them live in concert. Great band and Jimmy Barnes Rocks😀
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.
Lots of love from Shillong, India, COLD CHISEL ❤
Love them. They're the best.
See them live.
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.
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.
Where are you from?
cold chesil and jimmy barnes will always be the best
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!
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 ;;
It is the national anthem, don't be fooled :)
@@johnsherry5642 great song but hardly anthem material and I’m a diehard fan. The Seekers We are One should be our anthem without a doubt. Khe Sanh is the most widely recognised Australian rock song worldwide. Anywhere in the world you hear it and the Aussies start coming out if the woodwork reuniting in song. Best feeling ever.
Ian Moss still looks a million bucks
I thought the same thing. Wonder what his secret is . Legends!
Thanks Cold Chisel 👍
As a kid growing up in the 70's ACDC were my absolute favourite and I never imagined that they would not be,
But then Cold Chisel came along......ACDC remain my 2nd best band forever but Cold Chisel are NUMBER ONE
That was bloody awsome
Cold Chisel - making classic songs back then that would be eventually recognised and loved, I think that some credit for the quality of the music goes to Mark Opitz, Chisel's repeated producer. Excellent Oz producer, excellent sound.
Unheard of outside of Australia but superstars back home.
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
great stuff ☝️
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
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
Most bands that started in Adelaide between 1960 and 1980 went on to have considerable success because Adelaide audiences were very critical. The saying went if you can make it in Adelaide you can make it anywhere.
THey were never seen as yobos ! Eastern Suburbs sydney , we loved them , all of us !
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
A big NO NO. US dollars are worthless without gold backing. Keep Cold Chisel Australian FOREVER.
The trolls certainly came out in droves for this video’s comments! Sheesh!
Whether you are a massive fan or hater you have to admit they wrote some amazing songs which will outlast us all.
No mention of David Blight in a Chisel Documentary???
Well Done.
flame trees,, 30+yrs mum use to point out the neighbours flame tree every spring wen it came to life,,
Is that Charlie Drayton on Drums?
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
Ledgens🎉❤
Never heard of them. Intrigued.
He always said he was on a highway to hell, unfortunately that's exactly where he is.....forever
Mark Mordue sounds exactly the same as Bill Shorten.
As famous as NED KELLY
👋😂☘️
Wait…wasn’t she carol brady
Why oh why oh why did you have to put a scumbag politician at the beginning of a tribute to a legendary Australian like Jimmy Barnes......made me wanna puke!!
Ha, it's always funny when Aussies always claim Split Enz as Aussie music...
Why would you have that Freemason Albo on there , oh wait ABC of course!
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?
Why add insult to injury be even acknowledging ANY politician
NED KELLY LIVES
Agreed, Albo...WTF was that about? A disgraceful start!
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.
stud5588🇦🇺They say 'Love it or leave'
We left
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Sorry to say this Kev but your account looks dodgy as! ... What I'm saying is it looks fake... Kevin.🤣
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.
Well... you've clearly lost your marbles. 🤣
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.
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.
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, ...
Genius people usually have a flaw! JB is a genius in a band of other genies!! Great band. JB is the man though!
Yes I’ve seen Ian. He’s better.
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?
Who cares LMAO
50 years of adulterated crap.
Aussie legend? Never heard of them. But it's only Australia after all.
Yet here you are commenting on Australian Story 😂
Drug addicts
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.
They are crap.
😅Comments like yours are crap 😅