Whilst they were disappointed in not getting far in America, this was mainly just one record executive or company. Jimmy went on to record a lot of number 1 solo albums in the US though. So I am truely grateful, since those are the ones my teenage ears found first, when he first become my favourite artist.
Legend has it when Chisel were in America they played an important industry showcase but their A & R rep from the record company didn't show up because he was holding a birthday party for his dog...
Great choice for Australia Day! It's a shame they got screwed in the US but like you said, nothing new and it happens everywhere in the record industry. I remember listening to Jimmy Barnes (lead singer) on a radio show where he mentions playing at a festival in Reykjavik and he ran into Anthony Kiedis in the hotel elevator. To his surprise Kiedis not only knew who Jimmy was but told him he was a huge fan of Cold Chisel.
We should really only be requesting Cold Chisel songs that follow with You Got Nothing I Want, as soon as anyone hears them they want to know why they’ve never heard of them before 😂
Thanks. As already said, the studio version is harder hitting. Jimmy Barnes wrote it in anger at their treatment by the USA record exec.s. Chisel recorded it in anger with an "up yours" attitude. The video of the studio version conveys that anger and it is filmed in an "in your face" style. Twenty-odd years later the anger had lessened somewhat.
I really enjoy the stories you share of your own experiences. Thanx for adding that to video. I have heard a lot of Cold Chisel through my life, and it's good to see positive reactions. But it's cool to hear the reactor's sharing his/her own anecdotes and recollections.
Thanks. I used to do that a lot more but after a while i had told most of the good stories that were suitable for young ears. I hope you checked out Jefferson Airplane "Fat Angel" 'cause I sure was yacking in that one. Plus, it a great tune. Shit, while I'm sitting hear writing this I'm thinking about all those stories I can't tell. I suppose it doesn't matter. It's not like the FBI is gonna come knocking on my door for shit that happened 50 years ago.
Sir, you’ve entered the Cold Chisel rabbit hole! Truly Australia’s greatest ever band. A few favourites that you haven’t done yet: - When the War is Over (album version) - The Things I Love in You (official video is here on CZcams and is great) - No Sense (official video is here too but low-def video & 2nd rate audio. 👎 The 2011 remastered version, audio-only, kicks though!) - The Last Wave of Summer Could go on, but I won’t… In fact, you could do their entire albums “East” and “Circus Animals” and you wouldn’t find a so-so song! (Or any of their albums for that matter.) Enjoy!
I think most bands had problems with the music executives thinking they knew better and trying to dictate the how the song should be performed, amongst other things.
Such a great tune. The album version is harder hitting. It’s such a shame that they missed out on breaking America in the 80s - but they didn’t look or sound like Van Halen, Motley Crue or Poison, and the record companies didn’t “get” them.
Yeah, it sucks. I think I would have loved them back then. I couldn't stand those other bands. I didn't like their schtick their vocals or even the guitars. Cold Chisel seems to be everything they weren't.
@@deepcutsreactions7774 Chisel was simply Chisel. Not trying to jump on a fad or anything, they just made music that they wanted to play, and that’s how they got to be so great. It still blows my mind that they aren’t huge internationally. I only learned that in recent years. In Australia a lot of people hold them up as high as the likes of AC/DC, Deep Purple, Springsteen, The Eagles and others of that level of quality.
Your comparison with The Kinks was spot on, mate! Hindsight clearly highlights The Kinks as punks in the time of the Beatles and the Stones and, although Chisel would punch you for saying it, songs like Standing On The Outside and this song made Chisel OUR punks - at the time of punk. Chisel got screwed in America by American musicians who got sick of being blown off by their "support" act. This song is just about one particular arsehole, but nothing like the whining Prima Donnas they blew off. (Ted Nugent, Foreigner, Joe Walsh and fooking Slade in England - WTF?!??) American crowds loved them, but moronic, hard-wired recording executives had trouble getting their head around different singers for different singles.
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Whilst they were disappointed in not getting far in America, this was mainly just one record executive or company. Jimmy went on to record a lot of number 1 solo albums in the US though. So I am truely grateful, since those are the ones my teenage ears found first, when he first become my favourite artist.
Legend has it when Chisel were in America they played an important industry showcase but their A & R rep from the record company didn't show up because he was holding a birthday party for his dog...
Great choice for Australia Day! It's a shame they got screwed in the US but like you said, nothing new and it happens everywhere in the record industry. I remember listening to Jimmy Barnes (lead singer) on a radio show where he mentions playing at a festival in Reykjavik and he ran into Anthony Kiedis in the hotel elevator. To his surprise Kiedis not only knew who Jimmy was but told him he was a huge fan of Cold Chisel.
Amazing how many in the o/seas music business know Chisel even if the general public don't.
We should really only be requesting Cold Chisel songs that follow with You Got Nothing I Want, as soon as anyone hears them they want to know why they’ve never heard of them before 😂
Thanks.
As already said, the studio version is harder hitting.
Jimmy Barnes wrote it in anger at their treatment by the USA record exec.s. Chisel recorded it in anger with an "up yours" attitude. The video of the studio version conveys that anger and it is filmed in an "in your face" style.
Twenty-odd years later the anger had lessened somewhat.
I really enjoy the stories you share of your own experiences. Thanx for adding that to video. I have heard a lot of Cold Chisel through my life, and it's good to see positive reactions. But it's cool to hear the reactor's sharing his/her own anecdotes and recollections.
Thanks. I used to do that a lot more but after a while i had told most of the good stories that were suitable for young ears. I hope you checked out Jefferson Airplane "Fat Angel" 'cause I sure was yacking in that one. Plus, it a great tune. Shit, while I'm sitting hear writing this I'm thinking about all those stories I can't tell. I suppose it doesn't matter. It's not like the FBI is gonna come knocking on my door for shit that happened 50 years ago.
@@deepcutsreactions7774 Go right at it. Tell as much as you can. Pffft.. FBI, what can they do?
Sir, you’ve entered the Cold Chisel rabbit hole! Truly Australia’s greatest ever band.
A few favourites that you haven’t done yet:
- When the War is Over (album version)
- The Things I Love in You (official video is here on CZcams and is great)
- No Sense (official video is here too but low-def video & 2nd rate audio. 👎 The 2011 remastered version, audio-only, kicks though!)
- The Last Wave of Summer
Could go on, but I won’t…
In fact, you could do their entire albums “East” and “Circus Animals” and you wouldn’t find a so-so song! (Or any of their albums for that matter.) Enjoy!
Or you could do their When The War is Over from the Ringside concert. Do them both!
I think most bands had problems with the music executives thinking they knew better and trying to dictate the how the song should be performed, amongst other things.
Such a great tune. The album version is harder hitting.
It’s such a shame that they missed out on breaking America in the 80s - but they didn’t look or sound like Van Halen, Motley Crue or Poison, and the record companies didn’t “get” them.
Yeah, it sucks. I think I would have loved them back then. I couldn't stand those other bands. I didn't like their schtick their vocals or even the guitars. Cold Chisel seems to be everything they weren't.
@@deepcutsreactions7774 Chisel was simply Chisel. Not trying to jump on a fad or anything, they just made music that they wanted to play, and that’s how they got to be so great.
It still blows my mind that they aren’t huge internationally. I only learned that in recent years.
In Australia a lot of people hold them up as high as the likes of AC/DC, Deep Purple, Springsteen, The Eagles and others of that level of quality.
With what I've heard so far? I think they're making a great case for their inclusion in that group. @@shmick6079
Happy Australia Day mate! The studio version is also worth a listen - it is a little more fast paced than this.
Agreed
I for one am glad they didn't make it in the USA , because when Aussie bands get big overseas we lose them .
link to original video czcams.com/video/-ZXpqhXSDrE/video.html
Your comparison with The Kinks was spot on, mate! Hindsight clearly highlights The Kinks as punks in the time of the Beatles and the Stones and, although Chisel would punch you for saying it, songs like Standing On The Outside and this song made Chisel OUR punks - at the time of punk.
Chisel got screwed in America by American musicians who got sick of being blown off by their "support" act. This song is just about one particular arsehole, but nothing like the whining Prima Donnas they blew off. (Ted Nugent, Foreigner, Joe Walsh and fooking Slade in England - WTF?!??)
American crowds loved them, but moronic, hard-wired recording executives had trouble getting their head around different singers for different singles.
Man, I saw so many shows where the opening act blew away the headline band. Queen opening for Mott The Hoople was a good example.