Mother of god! What? What? What the hell did I just listen to? I have just listened to this song 4 times back to back and cannot get over this guys voice. How in gods name is it possible that I have never heard of him and that voice? Seriously that was insane! What is it with Australia… how can a small country on the other side of the world produce so many talented musicians, singers, actors, athletes…. Is there something in the water? Seriously this the most beautiful thing I have ever heard…. He must make you Aussie’s so damn proud. I just can’t believe that I am only discovering him now but I thank god that I have thanks to this channel…. God bless you Jimmy Barnes
No its the pub rock education, they all started there, Aussie audience in a pub are brutal, you HAD to be good to get through, and Jimmy and Cold Chisel were the Kings of this
@@Eskay1206 Indeed.. if you want an Australian audience in a pub (or anywhere for that matter) to respond well.. you had better be the real deal or don't bother showing up.
No fluff.. no stuff.. just the real deal. I'm so proud of all of our extraordinarily talented singers, bands, actors.. the list goes on. Jimmy Barnes, John Farnham and so many others are brilliant in their own right and the world is just starting to find them. Well done!
Jimmy is 65 now. He’s everything to me, he’s got such a kind heart and soul and had a tremendously awful childhood. He pulled himself out of drugs and alcohol and is such a family man. You can see his love for his wife Jane and his kids, it’s absolutely beautiful ❤️
Jimmy is to Australia what Bruce Springsteen is to America. As the lead Singer to one of Australia’s most Iconic bands Cold Chisel, you have to do one of Cold Chisels songs.
Jimmy made an amazing documentary a couple of years ago which is all about his childhood, moving with his family from Scotland to Australia. His father was an extremely violent alcoholic and his childhood sounded like pure hell. You can see why he became such a madman in later years. He was famous for drinking a whole bottle of neat vodka on stage during a show. Thankfully he met Jane and she straightened him out. When I hear this song I just know Jimmy is singing it for her.
Aussie LEGEND! Massive career with Cold Chisel ( GREAT aussie band) while he had big problems with booze etc. Married to the same woman for decades, cleaned up his act and now an incredible solo artist doing jazz/blues. Us Aussies consider ourselves very lucky to have had such talent for so long!
I love Jimmy. I wonder if the reason he’s so bloody good at soul singing is that he had a rough upbringing and all his experiences come through his voice. He can sing of love because Jane stuck with him through thick and thin.Whatever his secret, he is a bloody legend.
My heart is bursting with so much pride to say that I'm Australian and know that I have grown up listening to this legend!!! My first ever concert I went to at 18yrs old was his soul deeper concert, boy did he set the bar high!!!!
There's the music, and there's your reaction to the music....both are bringing joy to the world! We bestow upon you honorary Aussie status for your love of our music. Bring yourself Down Under anytime.
You better believe there is seasoning there. The man has been to hell and back so many times in his life and come through with an incredible story and the scars that give you that voice. An absolute Australian treasure!!!
From NZ, liked Jimmy, didn't love Jimmy, but after watching your reaction vid's and learning from your song track analysis and structure breakdown, highlighting those intricacies that only the best can fill, now I love Jimmy like I just met him for the first time, this guy is a beast! thank you
You show us all how to listen to Jimmy’s intricacies in his voice and presentation of his songs. It never has been screaming, it is pure control of his vocals. Only other screamer that is not a screamer but has total control of his vocals is Prince.
Jimmy and his extended family helped so many (particularly in my home town Melbourne) through the Covid lockdowns. We had the longest lockdowns in the world, and each day his family and some friends would do a musical video to keep s entertained and relatively sane.
Joe's guitar and Jimmy's vocals compliment each other so well. The guitar solo is one of the best I've ever seen. Jimmy's gravel throat is capable of screaming sublimely and subtle softness.
Thank you for checking this out. I'm privileged to have grown up listening to Jimmy. We are blessed to have him and so grateful that YOU appreciate his Australian talent. PS. Your reactions are GOLD!!!!!!!!!!
Mate I found you purely by luck and I just love the fact you're listening to some great Australian artists especially Jimmy Barnes, he's royalty. Your responses are genuine and heartfelt, that's what I love about them. This song is a great song and perfect for his gritty soulful voice. Thanks mate, look forward to watching you discover more great bands and singers from down here in Oz... Might I suggest you check out Powderfinger or Silverchair, Id be interested to see your reactions to them.
He released a soul album in 1991 called Soul Deep and has done many more soul albums since then. You’d also be surprised to hear that he did a childrens album called Och Aye the G’nu (his heritage is Scottish) which he won an ARIA (Australian music industry) award for back in 2017. So talented and ages like a fine malt whiskey 🥃
Jimmy Barnes Stone Cold was the first music I bought with my own money, that and MJ Dangerous. I was 7 I think and it was an old-school cassette, I loved Jimmy Barnes for as long as I can remember. Absolute legend of a man.
This is where a legendary rocker ends up when he has an amazing voice and love of music - he has always been phenomenal from my early years to now - he kept us entertained with home videos thru the pandemic
I’m 65 now and was lucky enough to have seen him perform most of my life. From Cold Chisel to Jimmy Barns I’m so proud to be Australian. Still love listening to this man he is one of a kind no one will ever be as good as he is.
Ah gave me goosebumps, this is my heart beating honestly just the memories that Jimmy gives me, I grew up listening to him and his voice is everything his voice just describes us Aussies 🥰
That grit comes from experience and time and is totally missing from today’s music. Us old timers have all these decades of music to choose from and I find us always going to it and really appreciating every chord, riff, sound. Tedeschi/Trucks is the best keeping it true now. We need music like this today....emotional, physical, and ,oh, the lyrics with those gut wrenching growls and moans. To me, this is the music! The color, the religion, the beliefs....just fade away when you hear this..we are so much more alike than different. Let’s keep it going, bro, keep it alive and moving. Thank you for what you are doing.
Growing up in Australia in the 1980s and 90s it was always confusing how neither Jimmy Barnes or John Farnham weren't seemed to take in the US. It just means that we got to see them live more often. So glad you founds them and hope you check them out some more. Tina Arena would be another Australian voice I'd recommend you check out too. Her song 'Chains' is amazing.
Pretty sure Jimmy Barnes told a US record company to get stuffed after they failed to show up to his live performance somewhere in the US. I don't think he ever bothered with the US again after that.
My theory is that the rest of the world they believe Fosters is our best beer, but like Jimmy and John we Aussies like to keep the good stuff for ourselves.
Had the joy of listening to Jimmy sing all my life, first with Cold Chisel & then as a solo artist. And he always sings with so much feeling in his voice
I wish you knew just how much you make me smile with your reactions to one of our greats . Every time I end up grinning from ear to ear . Thank you so much 😊 GOD bless you and your family.
That's Jimmy's son on drums. And Jimmy's daughter, Mahalia, sings backup for Joe. Here's Joe and Mahalia singing "Riding with The Kings".... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LT1_zLv3SHg.html She's got her old man's pipes! Another great one with Joe and Jimmy is their cover of Deep Purple's "Lazy"... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-69EcnxJmnd4.html
So great to see people getting access to this kind of music, Australian and New Zealand artists that love and we grew up with. Love your reaction and the joy you get too. Plenty more where they came from. Keep enjoying and spreading the word Bro.
i love your reactions man. Pure honest reaction. As an Australian, John and Jimmy have somewhat of a 'middle-of-the-road' reputation to their music. Ive heard them my whole life and not been very interested. Seeing you watch/feel them for the first time is actually giving me a greater appreciation for them both. Thanks man :)
2:57 "you better play on those drums". You are impressed by Jimmy Barnes, the drummer is his son Jackie. And daughter Mahalia on backup vocals. Jimmy has SO MUCH TALENT that he can gift HUGE amounts of talent to his kids, and still shock everyone that has the honour of listening to him sing. The song was written by Don Walker, the keyboard player from Jimmy's band Cold Chisel.
Australian home grown music is a deep rabbit hole mate, Cold Chisel started out as what we call pub bands. Cold Chisel, Australian Crawl, Rose Tattoo even AC/DC were pub bands. The majority of Aussie musicians stay within Australia and are very successful and and don’t bother with the madness of the US music industry hence you do not get access to their music. Stevie Wright, Ian Moss for blusey rock and Judith Durham and Tina Arena for solos.
Jimmy has been around since 1973, originally as the lead singer for Cold Chisel, an Aussie Pub rock band. Jon Bonamassa is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. He started his career at age 12, when he opened for B.B. King. Cold Chisel were an integral part of Australian music through the 70's, 80's and 90's and even into the 2000's. Discovering them now is like someone discovering the Rolling Stones.
This has been my very favourite Jimmy Barnes song for absolute years ! It still resonates deep within me at a soul level just as it did the first time I heard it.
its a nice rabbit hole to go down, barnsey has one of them voices that cuts through you like butter. gives me chills every time. you cant go wrong with any of his songs
❤❤brings me back some happy days, singing with Dad. Your reaction to our Barnse is exactly why my dad and I loved Jimmy gift! thank you from a tearful daughter in Sydney, Australia xx
I’ve NEVER heard Jimmy Barnes sing a single note…Ever. Holy f***!! Incredible. Simply Incredible. What a texture he has. My god, what have I been missing?? So glad I stumbled onto this….!!
Glad you found these guys. I randomly ran across Jimmy Barnes early last year with his extremely talented family (and friends) singing and posting songs they did on Facebook. His wife, his daughters, his sons, his brother-in-law, his son-in-law, etc……all very talented. I then, of course, learned of his band Cold Chisel through those postings. Even his old interviews are good and interesting. He’s been through a lot and glad he made it to the other side of his troubles. I went down a huge Cold Chisel and Jimmy Barnes rabbit hole. Many rabbit holes to get lost in here of Jimmy’s family members and friends.
Your reactions are absolutely priceless, it’s so awesome to see how passionate you are about music, I thought I was the only one ha ha ha.. Definitely check out “Lay down your guns” and “Let’s Make it last all night” off the album Jimmy Barnes Two Fires and “The Weight” with The Badloves, you’ve only just scratched the surface of insanely good songs from Jimmy.
How are you not a blubbering mess!!!! I’m soo emotional watching this and I grew up with this guy, I can’t imagine seeing this for the first time. I envy you😍
If you want to hear Jimmy Barnes at his best he originally was the lead singer for a band called "Cold Chisel". He also did a duet with INXS called Good Times which was on the soundtrack for the movie The Lost Boys.
We in Australia are so used to Barnsey and John Farnham because we all grew up with them, we know they are legends, it's just the rest of the world didn't know about them and that is sad. How these 2 Aussie legends did not become world stars is beyond me, because they have more talent than most other "Stars" out there........
Jimmy Barnes has an audio book called working class boy. It is an autobiography about his childhood. It is mind blowing and well worth a listen too and helps explain where all that sound comes from It is extremely powerfull. Painful to listen too and he reads it himself as well. He also has a son David Campbell who is an awesome singer and a daughter mahalia Barnes who is amazing as well.
Love Jimmy Barnes AND Joe Bonamassa too!! Now you need to check out some of Joe's solo stuff. His voice is excellent and his guitar is on fire. You'll love it.
LOL Wait until you hit a song where you realize that Jimmy's chest range is actually as big if not bigger than Johns. Waiting on a heart ache, driving wheels and lay down your guns are pretty good examples of his actual range.
@@ThatSingerReactions as an aussie, I kinda disagree.we have such a thirst for music here we will take a talent from another country and blow it into the stratosphere of popularity when the country of origin ignores them. A fantastic few examples of this are we gave the world ACDC and Bee Gees but we took Suzi Quatro and Nickleback and made them family. Just a few easy quick samples
You should follow Jimmy on Instagram. He and his incredibly talented family will sing to you nearly every week. It had gotten me through lockdown with a full heart and smile on my face. A truly beaut Aussie gem of a family.
I'd imagine this has been the bridal waltz many times over the years here in Australia. Still gives me a tickle when I hear it. Only found your reactions tonight. Loving your appreciation of out Aussie legends. Subbed
He's 65. If you love Joe (and who doesn't really!) he does a great song with Mahalia Barnes (Jimmy's daughter) that you'd love! It's called Riding with the Kings - Live at the Greek.
Enjoying your reactions a lot thnx. If you have time look at some early Jimmy with his band Cold Chisel (breakfast at sweethearts, khe san, you got nothing I want etc.)
Thats Jimmy's Son on the drums. His name is Jackie and tours with Jimmy all the time. Check out Jimmys daughter Mahalia Barnes, she is amazing too! Her voice is so powerful. Jimmys wife Jane and other daughters EJ and Ellie also tour with him and sing backup vocals. I've seen Jimmy live about 5 times and every time has been magical. Almost an experience you can't believe is happening.
Just new new new you would love that song. Great reaction loved it. Jimmy is 65 years old and if you think he has a strong voice now just wait until you hear him in his 30,s 40,s. He also did a cover of River Deep Mountain High on his Soul Deap album which is right up you're ally. Enjoy the rabbit hole it goes deep and has many twists and turns and when you come out you will never be the same again.🙃
Jimmy did an Album called Soul Deep, the other single apart from When Somethings Wrong with my Baby was I Gotcha. It also showcases his voice perfectly singing such greats as River Deep Mountain High (my favourite) Signed Sealed Delivered and Many Rivers to Cross. Enjoy the rabbit hole that is Aussie Rock.
65, he is 65 years young. There is a never ending supply of talent in every generation and more coming all the time. Anytime someone says that any of the arts are over, they are dead wrong
You sir are an honorary aussie! Seeing someone love Jimmy & Cokd Chisel as I do gives me goosebumps. Thank you for appreciating a true Aussie legend. I have a rare album of Cokd Chisel's that, once I'm out of hospital, I'll send to you because you deserve it ❤
This is outstanding isn't it. Jimmy Barnes was the first live show I went to. I was 15 and saw him at the River Stage at Expo 88 in Brisbane Australia. Awesome show. Loved Cold Chisel and Jimmy Barnes for most of my life. He is still doing it too. Most soul and Blues stuff now.
I remember Jimmy telling the story of his vocal chords. He lost his voice from flu or something and couldn't talk but could still blast like any other day. Turns out he uses his chords differently.
Barnes is just ungodly good and he's 65 years old , I think this is Joe's band and one of his recording studios maybe they will cut a album .enjoyed your reaction
@@kevkoala thanks I couldn't remember his name. I was at his first gig he did with his Dad in country Qld at a fundraiser. I think he was in another band and stepped up to play for Jimmy as well. Was a wild night.
As many others have stated Working Class Man is a must listen. Jimmy also did a song with INXS called Good Times. If you want to hear Jimmy Barnes at his angry best check out You Got Nothing I Want by Cold Chisel (They released this after they went over to the United States in the early 1980's and got messed around by the different record labels), and then other Cold Chisel classics include Khe Sanh, When the War is Over, Flame Trees, Choir Girl, Cheap Wine, Bow River, Saturday Night, Angel in my Room, Star Hotel, Four Walls and any of about 100 others. Whilst listening to Cold Chisel you will notice their guitarist Ian Moss who is probably one of the best and most underated guitarists out there.
White man can't jump, but we has soul. Give it up for my Uncle Jimmy. I'm so glad y'all are starting to find and appreciate him so much. You're the best reation to Uncle Jummy that I have seen. Love it.
Jimmy is 65 now and John is 72.. I so miss those days of endless concerts and hanging back stage with with John. I am 58 and still belt out music to them.
Great reaction mate. You need to check out Jimmy in Cold Chisel concert LastStand! Check out "Cold Chisel - Wild Thing (Last Stand)". Great version of a great song and an indication of why his voice is like it is. It's the break up tour of his band and he has drunk a bottle of Vodka (nightly) and sings so well! Awesome song, awesome concert and awesome band. Aussie legend!
The way Jimmy finishes this song - moves me to tears every time. It's so good that you 'get' Jimmy, and that you've helped bring him to the world. Thank you.
Best live performer I've watched he gives it his all never takes a backward step ,I know you love his gravelly tones a performance to watch is Driving Wheels at the Mushroom25Live concert at the MCG it was on Saturday 14th November 1998 you definitely won't be disappointed
You popped up in my recommendeds reacting to John Farnham and now I’m watching back to back videos of you reacting to our boys John and Jimmy. I’m 50 and have been the biggest Jimmy fan my whole life, ore for his rock music than soul. Although his Soul Deep album was my favourite album.. And your videos remind me of why I love his music and his unique voice.. welcome to the fandom
Always loved how Jimmy sings with so much emotion & feeling in his voice. My favorites are Four Walls, When the War is Over, Flame Trees, Bow River, Choir Girl, all with Cold Chisel. But his Soul Deep & Soul Deeper albums are fantastic too
