Hey Jesse in the late seventies I swapped from bass to drums and Steve was one of my greatest influences - analysed him every gig. This was pretty easy as I developed a bit of a friendship with the band in the mid seventies and am pretty sure I saw every gig they played in Melbourne and can remember when some had an audience that could be counted on two hands. Steve was a great guy and funny as. But also a very stylish drummer and a great songwriter. Also credit must always go to Phil as well as a rock and roll bass player -a freaking steam train
Everyone I know says Barnsey screams or yells. You are the only other person I know that understands vocal range and says that he is one of the greatest vocalists on the planet!
You were truly amazed at this performance, but that was one song out of one concert out of one tour. Jimmy, Mossy, Steve, Phil and Don did this EVERY NIGHT for multiple nights in a row, amazing audiences all across Australia. Yes, we are blessed here in Australia to have grown up with Cold Chisel, AC/DC, INXS, the Angels, John Farnham etc etc, the list goes on.
Saw the concert for this tour in Townsville. We were always up the front near the stage for concerts & it was wild!.They were always amazing. I was in my teens through the late 70s & into the 80s & it was an incredible time for live music in Aus. I moved to Sydney & the live music scene in the pubs was unbelievably good. We were so damn lucky.
Poor Mossy... nobody ever knew where Jimmy was going to go on stage...or what he was going to do... the band just tried to follow him around musically until he stopped hahaha.... epic Btw Chip Taylor wrote Wild Thing... first done by a band called The Troggs....
@@petermillar2603 He sure did Peter... Ian is one of the most talented musician/vocalist/writers that this country has ever produced... his range is still the same even now. His version of Georgia is still one of my all time favourites.Pure talent.
@@petermillar2603 Totally agree ! I'm glad that channels like Nicks are giving them some extra exposure though... the more people who get to see what we have the better !
Love this! And what you’re doing for Australian music by showing everyone how great it is and WHY it’s great. After over a year and a half of lockdowns the live music scene is on it’s knees and so many of our artists are dependent on live performance for their bread and butter. One reason why they’re great is live performance. These guys are our legends, but there’s a whole new generation of musicians that need to be heard more widely so people get behind them and support them. I’m going to send you some more contemporary suggestions. And no, Wild thing is not Cold Chisel’s song but this is way the best cover version ever!!!!!!
Hey Nick! The guitarist in Cold Chisel is Ian Moss. I think you might have reacted to a version of Georgia that he does. His voice is so smooth and the perfect contrast to Jimmy's power. Cold Chisel were the best Australian band in my opinion. RIP Steve Prestwich (the drummer)...
The guitarist is Ian Moss. Both him and Jimmy share lead vocal duties in Cold Chisel. Moss like Barnes went on to have some solo chart success with some very nice pop / rock tunes in the mid - late 80s. The Cold Chisel song pile of awesomeness is A MUST. and you haven't yet gotten into their most well known and loved tunes yet.
I wouldn't say they share lead vocalist duties....Jimmy is definitely the lead vocalist. Ian Moss has such an amazing voice that totally compliments Jimmy's singing...and enhances each song.......all through the brilliance of Don Walker's music writing (although each band member also wrote their share of great songs). Best band ever is Cold Chisel
@@Ulbre true but Moss does take the lead role in a duet fashion several chisel songs that i know of - Saturday Night / Bow river / My Baby / When the war is over.
Just look at the fact this is towards the end of the concert. So he’s been singing like this all night and still is flawless power. Also, his drinking cup is probably full of vodka. He’d drink a bottle while on stage. He’s a legend. Also the nicest guy when you meet him. They say, Jimmy has travelled the long hard road of rock and roll and never left a fan behind.
Love you keep stressing he does NOT scream!!!! Can’t count the number of heated arguments I’ve had over the years on this very point! Great to see you agree❤️😎🔥
I've watched several reactions to this clip, and you are the only ones that seem to get it. Cold Chisel was never the band that shunned their fans. They walked the streets with them, they drank at the same pubs and bars, they partied with them after the show. Cold Chisel songs and performances are about normal everyday life in Australia [at the time] and about the struggle to get somewhere better while chained down in the 40hr working class. Jimmy has since described their shows as an opportunity to let go and not worry about everything for a while. This clip is part of Cold Chisel's Last Stand tour. They went on a long tour to farewell as they were breaking up and there is a concert video created from the last 4 nights in Sydney.
I always think and this is my personal opinion, that although AC DC is Australia's biggest band, Cold Chisel is probably the best band Australia as had. They have a line up that could play all different styles of music, soul, gospel, ballads rock and roll, blues, whatever. I could never see AC DC singing river deep mountain high. Chisel had the versatilty. They can perform everything
Aussies love you because you’re an honourable man. You cut your PayPal off until you’ve caught up and you’re honest. Massive Aussie following well deserved!!
I think JF was a pop singer in the first part of his career in the 60's & 70's.......then he became the voice.....but yeah, Jimmy is the sound of grind
Other thing probably to remember, is that while Jimmy is out there killing it, he is hard cut if not pissed from the vodka bottle on the stage, and dude can still smash it
This was right during the time of Jimmys major drinking binges, he’s clearly blind drunk in this. He had some of his best performances while under the influence and sadly in many cases can’t even remember the concert. He is a freak of nature. The best! So many great memories of Jimmy Barnes growing up. He’s the man!
I LOVE your reactions to Jimmy Barnes. I have an entirely new appreciation for him and his singing after listening to you - and I was a hard core fan in the 80s and 90s in Aus. Thank you.
Hi from New Zealand. I totally agree with you about Jimmy's voice, he is in total control of his voice then and now. I've been listening to Chisel and jimmy for over 30 years, and I have gotten many friends and family to become fans too. 👍
A few more great Cold Chisel songs for you to check out: Flame Trees, Choir Girl, Cheap Wine, Four Walls (a ballad), One Long Day (off the Swingshift album, which is live), Standing on the Outside, Breakfast at Sweethearts, Forever Now, Just how many times (a ballad), Tomorrow, Taipan, i could go on and on. They really don't have any bad songs. Don Walker (the piano player) is such a great songwriter and the rest of the band all dabbled in songwriting too. Flame Trees is probably their best song...well Jimmy thinks so anyway. Saw an interview recently and he didn't hesitate in naming Flame Trees. Loving your reactions.
Wild thing was originally sung by The Troggs back in 1966 Jimmy back in the day would go through a 2 bottle of Vodka a day thank god he survived it would have been a great loss he survived one heart attack peace out.
About 30 years too late . James just turned 67 yesterday so he s as energetic as a 30 year old Jimmy . Most Australians grew up watching Jimmy regularly and still follow him today due to the work he's done over the years . He's the hardest working singer in the world
As an Aussie who grew up on the chisels and saw jimmy go solo, seeing him live was mesmerizing. He’d chug an actual crate of vodka on stage but retain that V12 voice. His vocal power was incomparable, possibly;t close to guns and roses at his best but jimmy still has it now. AC/DC would be close too
This is the music we grew up listening to and I guess we just take it for granted. Through your reactions I can really appreciate how blessed with talent Australia is.
His sweat would fly but that’s why we loved him plus he could sing his ass off . Honestly cold chisel people,either loved or hated them. The songs have a lot of meanings most are our youth on record . Love it thanks xoxo
I have mentioned this concert in comments on other videos you have reacted to. Last stand. Brilliant! The cover of Georgia at this concert is one of the greatest things you will ever hear!
Thank you for saying that this is not screaming. I'm also sick of people saying that Jimmy screams, he's just a great singer! I wish you'd react to Choir Girl and/or Cheap Wine to hear a very much younger Jimmy.
This performance was so volatile and exciting to be right up the front at Last Stand 😍 was mind blowing. Thank you for appreciating his craft. So many don’t get the instrument he has is INCREDIBLE!!!
The fact that he can do that by sitting is impressive enough for me Nick - I've seen Cold Chisel live many many times and still to this day, out of all that I have seen, they are one of my number one favourite live bands....the guitarist is Ian Moss... you've reacted to him before... he is also an extremely good vocalist.
Hey Jo, About 40 years ago i met the woman whom the 'Cheap Wine' song written about her : "... I had a friend, I heard she died, on the needle she was crucified ..." She was a reformed heroin junkie, and was then a roadie for Chisel in the Adelaide days. We first met at Rob's motor bike repair shop, then in Glenhuntly Road, Caulfield South.
@@alanriley9754 Hey Alan - so many awesome memories and stories come from our music history - sad that some of the lyrics are about tragedies, but that's where a lot of them came from isn't it .... my brothers band toured SA with Chisel back in the day (from Perth)... lots of fabulous memories and catchups when they came here to play. Stay safe !
Told you your voice was great!!! I went to a day on the green in Victoria over ten years ago and arrived early morning. A group of us had VIP tickets so we were right in front of the stage. I got a signed t shirt by jimmy and sat all day waiting for him to come on. There were a lot of other great Aussie performers but we were there for Jimmy. He came on at around 9/10 pm but I have to say it was worth the wait. He was absolutely amazing. 💕❤️🔥
Nick… NOW that’s what you call a BAND!! Unbelievable musicians, shout out to Ian Moss and co and well … Jimmy !! Think the audience got their value for money!! Keep up the great work!! 🇦🇺🇦🇺🙏🙏👍👍
Thank you so much for reacting to my request. A brief history, in 1983 cold chisel decided to disband and they wanted to go out in style , they did a massive tour of Australia and basically performed every gig like it was their last. Towards the end of the massive tour jimmy’s voice was cooked and was coughing up blood, they had a rest and came back in December to do the sell out shows in Sydney. The guitarist is ian moss , you reacted to his performance of Georgia a while ago. Regards Darren Ps the little scuffle in the crowd was just a security guard, jimmy was a nightmare for them because they never knew when he would bolt off into the crowd 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@ThatSingerReactions vocal strain I think. I personally think he sounds great in the video but you can tell his voice is different compared to earlier performances. Check out cold chisel live at rockpalast which was earlier on in 1983 , he sounds amazing.
As an Aussie someone really needs to ask for The Angels live doing Am I ever gonna see your face again? Apparently when they did it in the middle east USA troops were shocked at the audience participation of the diggers. Bugger it I'll do it. The Angels are classic Oz rock. Sprained my ankle to Take A Long Line
Wild Thing was a 60s song by British brand The Troggs. Their version was quite 'hippie', as you'd expect from that era - but Jimmy and Chisel take it in a different direction in this clip!
In that moment, jimmy was the wild thing, this was peak Barnsey at the same point he was at his bottom. Mossy is every bit as important to this performance with the way he carrys it all. An absolutely magical performance. Love you guys. Respect and absolute gratitude that I’ve grown up with your music.
Loving your reactions! Jimmy Barnes is my favourite vocalist. He should be as big as Bruce Springsteen. But, for what ever reason he has never got the international recognition he deserves. You should check out Cold Chisel Choir Girl.
Yeah good; love Jimmy and Chisel, but have you checked out "The Goodies" version??? LOL (from an Aussie) There's no need to worry about Jimmy blowing his voice out (his heart took a bit of a battering with the lifestyle), but he's still standing. I'm so glad I got to see early Chisel in pub days. Guitarist is Ian Moss
checkout Ian Moss the last stand tour 1983 with his solo version of Hoagy Carmichael's 'Georgia' his stratocaster and voice are sublime These were the days when jimmy used to drink a bottle or two of vodka each performance
i'm glad you reacted to this video this is CC and Jimmy at their best and last concert before their break up of course they reformed years later jimmy well into his 2nd bottle of vodka by the time he sung this song
and that was a VB in his hand....................was at that concert...................and he walked around with either a vodka bottle or can of beer the whole time and never lost a beat or sang a bum note despite being two vodka bottles in.
If jimmies singing there's going to be a long vid with plenty reactions....love it. Jimmy sings like that for hours and hours...then night after night if I tried one song I wouldn't be able to speak for two days. A good oz band is hunters and collecters a good song is "throw your arms" pearl jam and Eddie were a big fan of these guys.
Jimmy really was a wild boy back then, bloody awesome. He has written about what he was going through personally back then in his very candid autobiographies.
I hope someday you get a chance to meet jimmy and the family here in Australia 🇦🇺 That would be super cool and I’m sure your nearly 100k subscribers would love it as well. Keep up the great reactions 👍
They always played this song as an encore at the end of the show. Jimmy was always so drunk by the end he could hardly stand up (just like he is here) but his vocals were always on point.
This performance is from the Last Stand live album, recorded during Cold Chisel's final performances (in the 80s). They later reformed in the 21st century. Wild stuff. So good.
You saying everyone loves Jimmy Barnes, reminded me of a video shown on a video special tv program quite a few years ago! A small girl child was signing and dancing along to a Jimmy Barnes clip, and her mother turned it off early! She would not stop crying her bottom lip dropped to her chin and she said pitifully, "Jimmy Barnes"! Her mother tried other music but she wouldn't stop until she heard Jimmy's voice again! Yes, we love him! Have you heard him doing "Ain't no Mountain High Enough"!?? Wow! 👍🥰🥰🥰
That’d be like comparing apples and oranges. When they duet they definitely complement one another. Both JB and JF are absolute legends in their own right.😁🇦🇺👍🏼
Hahahaha Jimmy still kills it, this was in the days where he was drinking a bottle of vodka on stage and other drugs but still sounds amazing! He was working through his traumatic upbringing in those days. He had an absolutely horrendous childhood ❤️
I’ve been a fan of Jimmy Barnes since 79… we used to call him and Barnsie the “screamers”…we knew nothing about squalls, or runs etc…we didn’t have the knowledge needed to identify what they were, but we were at every concert we could get to…love💖💖💖
Loooove this song, by The Troggs. Chisel's version is just brilliant. I can't wait for the day you listen to their song Pretty Little Thing, the live Ringside tour version - it's seriously grungy Blues - you won't regret it!
The guy grabbing Jimmy was from security... which is why Jimmy was telling him to fuck off! I worked as a stage sound ( foldback) technician in my younger days... had lots of singers wanting me to make them sound good to themselves. I always told them that I can't make them sound good, I only can make hear, to themselves how they actually are singing. I refused to ever use "effects" on stage monitors. I fucking love your descriptions of what it is to sing, and to have the ability to do it well. Cheers Bro.
Jimmy is awesome. Cold Chisel is next level. Doesn’t matter what Jimmy does if its solo or with Cold chisel it’s always 110%. Look at another of their live albums, The Barking Spiders Live it’s brilliant. As for Mossy he would be one of the best guitarist around, if you like acoustic check out he’s album 6 strings does a few covers it’s brilliant. Cold Chisel is Australian royalty. Don walker one of if not the best Australian song writer ever. There song Khe Sahn is more of a National anthem then the anthem itself. Cold Chisel Rock👌
I’m spoiled rotten! Seen him live like this so many times, back in the day, like way back. My friends and I were drinking the same energy drink as Jimmy was here in Adelaide, it was awesome, seriously.it would get rough sometimes. Love it !!🙆♂️
I watch music reaction videos like yours (and other singers) do deepen my appreciation of music (of all 'genres'). Listening to credible people with knowledge of a subject that I know little about does NOT make me an expert does does broaden and deepen my appreciation of those things. Keep on sharing your knowledge, and giving your opinions, to help the musically ungifted such as myself enjoy the astonishing talents of musicians!!!
I saw somewhere that Jimmy has a one in a billlion vocal cord defect where he can control his secondary vocal cords which are the muscles outside your main vocal cords and he can use them to produce controlled tone where 99.9% of human beings can't
the fact that jimmy was usually already drunk on hard liquor before he even got on stage at this particular period of his life and was still pitch perfect every single time is a testament to his skill and natural talent and puts him in yet another league of his own. i’ve never seen anyone else who can do that
TSR You do have a great voice! I'd like to hear more of it. Jimmy was great in this (although given the "crowd participation" he may have had a little bit to drink), AND how good was Mossy's guitar???
We have the best artists. You should check out Daryl Braithwaite. Daryl has so many songs. In the 70s he was lead vocalist in a group called Sherbet who had many hits as well.
Hi Mate, Barnsey was what rock music was all about in Australia early 80s. Another vocolust to look at was Johnny O'Keeffe. Circa 55 to to 76. Good onya for paying this attention to Australian rock music.
