Cold Chisel | Bow River-Live (2003) REACTION VIDEO

[@maryhanrahan]

I think the whole world should be jealous that we had this band to ourselves basically all my life from teens to my sixties

[@Eskay1206]

Amen to that, and they were only 1of the great bands we had. but they were the best

[@TheSavvyShopaholic]

So many of our stunning bands/artists were told to go overseas to ‘make it’ and so many treated badly. Cold chisel came home, wrote a clear message to the record execs (the song “you got nothing I want”) and were here to be loved, enjoyed and inspired by the Aussie fans. The world lost out because of ignorant record execs. Australia valued the home grown talent and the fact that videos from decades ago are now being reviewed and revered speaks for itself. Aussie Aussie Aussie oi oi oi!!!

[@Raghnaid]

And the rest, Australian Crawl, Men At Work, Angels, Saints, Divinyls, Oils, Sunnyboys, Split Enz, Crowded House, Mentals. We were so spoilt. I just saw Crowded House supported by Teskey Brothers supported by Julia Stone in November. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G night in a park in Canberra, in Canberra! And Nick Cave in the same month.

[@MrFreakyFatBoy]

We were very very lucky to live through this!!! In more ways than one! Dan 58

[@hosh1313]

Yeah, a bit too raw and a bit too Aussie for much of the rest of the world! :)

[@kane29842]

Dave Blight on the Harmonica. Never thought i'd actually say the words 'incredible harmonica solo', but here we are.

[@jamussmyth1612]

No one would have ever thought a harmonica could be a main instrument. Except for “Blowing in the Wind”😊. This is right up there, but in a different sort of way. Billy Joel also used it effectively in “Piano Man”. It’s an underrated instrument. It sort of reminds me of the use of the flute in “Land Down Under”. Obscure instruments getting some recognition over the vocalists.

[@alibabaoofandangle]

*Amen*

[@janreznak881]

David Blight nearly cut his hand off the other day but he thought he’d come up and play anyway….. David Blight on HARMONICA!

[@captcaveman82]

@@janreznak881 that's now stuck in my head! Harmonicaaaa.

[@glenndot6965]

Another great harmonica solo to see is Steve Williams on John Farnham's Chain Reaction. AMAZING!!

[@georgeibrahim7945]

One of the greatest live performances by any band ever. This is real music, check out “when the war is over” live from this same gig for something a bit different

[@MariaBM1]

I second this request. 😊

[@theghost6412]

oh hell yes, that is the best recording of that song too.

[@bassvibasics479]

Another Aussie here- Cold Chisel are an institution, and as much as Jimmy Barnes is an Aussie icon it's the guitarist Ian Moss who is a true legend.

[@marieantoinette1360]

Well said, i usually say Ian is a freak and jimmy is a legend, but same same.

[@macman1469]

And we can't forget Don Walker, a legend amongst legends .

[@zorbaroonie6967]

Let's not forget Steve Prestwich (RIP) and his song writing and drumming.

[@inishireland]

So very true, I still listen to them, and my kids love them too. My kids can't believe that I listened to them as I was classically trained

[@frankie3041]

They’re all legends.

[@splattered63]

That was the greatest BAND in the world in the late 70's - 80's and it's a shame only Australia got to hear this brilliance live.

[@paddygora8413]

You said it.👍

[@stcmedia]

Amen...

[@beachmountain8834]

@@stcmedia I saw them live in Copenhagen Denmark around winter 1983-4.

[@paddygora8413]

Chisel. Straya.🇦🇺 Vibes. How to make rock n roll🇦🇺

[@Which_Way]

We are all feeling better now

[@matta2738]

The single greatest harmonica solo in history

[@donnachatterton1639]

I did say the other day that the harmonica player alone, would blow your Sox off. The Bow is as you pronounced it and yes, this is waaaay up there in terms of being a brilliant live performance. 😊

[@sammy_dog]

Cold Chisel are one of the greatest live bands that sadly not many people outside of Aussie and New Zealand have heard of

[@westy4973]

I'm surprised seeing comments sometimes than Australia's lil brother over in Kiwi actually like the same stuff we do. Next thing you'll tell me you love Vegemite, meat pies and AFL

[@bodybalanceU2]

@@westy4973 did you just come out from under a rock - mate aussies and kiwis have been brothers since the anzacs and love vegemite and meat pies but AFL may be an acquired taste - rugby is the game mate all the way

[@Laraine3]

Look up the keywords “Territorial evolution AustralIa” in wiki. You’ll see that New Zealand was a state of Australia until 1901 when federation occurred. NZ was given a choice to join but they never answered yes or no. Until 1994 Kiwis and Aussies didn’t need a pass port to travel between the two countries. Under the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement introduced in 1973, Australian and New Zealand citizens are able to enter each other’s country to visit, live and work indefinitely, without the need to apply for prior authority. New Zealand is the only country in the world that has such an arrangement with Australia. There are no caps on the numbers of New Zealanders who may enter under the arrangement, and the only limitations on entry relate to health and character requirements. Australia and New Zealand are the closest brother countries in the world.

[@sammy_dog]

@@westy4973 yes as an Aussie I do love my football meat pies kangaroos and Holden cars while nothing beats Vegemite on toast for breakfast

[@frankie3041]

@@bodybalanceU2 little known fact. The first British settlements in New Zealand actually set out from Australia with Australian settlers, not from Britain. The first governor of the settlement in New Zealand was William Hobson, before that he had been in charge of Williamstown in Melbourne and Hobsons Bay there is named after him. And the settlement in New Zealand was initially administered from Sydney.

[@carolynh8866]

Doesn't get much better than this. One Rock band with so much Soul. Shame the rest of the world is only just starting to catch on.

[@benblackman4812]

Drop the 🎤 twice!!! Best ever live performance!! Don't care what anyone says!!! EVER

[@yendor9078]

Thanks for putting our beloved Cold Chisel out on the world stage. Pretty cool hey?

[@kazz3956]

I’d call it ear candy. Loved your enthusiasm for our beloved Cold Chisel with Jimmy (Barnsey) on vocals at the very beginning of this song, and Ian (Mossy) on vocals and guitar. I agree that David Blight’s contribution on harmonica provides that extra brilliance that takes the performance to an extra level. No holding back though for the other band members, Steve Prestwich (RIP) on drums, Phil Small on guitar, and Don Walker on piano. All of which are Stella writers and musicians. They really know how to perform live.

[@andrewneale8341]

You can still go into the Adelaide Hills and find Dave playing in a pub somewhere on occasion

[@drunkpaulocosta]

Miss the days when Jimmy was performing at the Hallam Pub every second month. Think I even got him and Rose Tattoo back to back nights once. Might have even been the same gig. That whole nights a blur beside Jimmy tbh

[@spazco8669]

it's Australian pub music. The pub is like church for Australians.

[@dionwilliams6874]

Great reaction brother!!! Top Aussie band and yes an awesome live performance, love your work 👍 👏

[@MJ-gv6pw]

"Brought you closer to God" - great comment!

[@toddjames7]

My mum Is 80 years old and she loves Cold Chisel and Jimmy Barnes.

[@The_Feral_Koala]

Every member of that band is so flexing!!!

[@RolandDeschain1]

Cold Chisel is arguably the greatest rock band Australia has ever produced. AC/DC get the sales and the stadiums, Cold Chisel owns just as many hearts in this country.

[@awf6554]

More hearts I reckon.

[@Tully_23_32]

Spot on mate! Chisel is the best band Australia has produced

[@ACDZ123]

Nothing beats Bon Scott ACDC

[@frankie3041]

@@ACDZ123 AC/DC is for late teenage males. Cold Chisel is for grown-ups.

[@ACDZ123]

@frankie3041 I grew up with them all . I'm a late 60s kid . I've had all the albums fella .you ain't telling me nothing lol 😂

[@MegaEaglelover]

Can I get An AAAAAAMMMMMMMEN from the Back Row

[@aussiegypsywarrior]

I was 15 yrs old when I snuck into a pub in Melbourne Australia to watch Cold Chisel live. That was 40 yrs ago now. They blew my tiny little mind and I became totally addicted to live music. These guys are friggin' awesome live.

[@Laraine3]

You appreciate our Aussie music so well that I think this makes you one of us. Thank you! 💐 With Ian Moss up front, Cold Chisel is a world class band and then to top it all off, they roll in Jimmy Barnes. Rock does not get any better than this. There’s a few bands up there with them but not one is better.

[@DramaSydETV]

🙏🏾

[@pwpaulwest]

Dude, this is not an amateur band. This is rock legends in Au

[@johnryan1048]

Credit to you for not breaking in and letting this Aussie classic run to completion

[@mrmockatoo6786]

There are some songs I never get sick of - this is BOTH of them. Honest, raw, good old Aussie pub rock. Disgrossting indeed!

[@leandabee]

🤣👌

[@kenmcgregor6075]

Those were the best times , we were all spoiled rotten with choices on who to go and see every weekend.l remember seeing the Oils , Cold Chisel and the Angels together on the one night at the Family for $6.The line went for about half a k to get in and when we got to the door l heard one of the bouncers say we are only licensed for 250 and there is already over 700 in there.The first band l saw was Mi Sex ,1978 then LRB, Dragon ,Sunnyboys ,Radiators ,Ozzie Crawl ,Hoodoos ,Inxs etc.

[@jenniferhearn4117]

If you want to see one of the best live performances ever check out Cold Chisels Wild Thing from their Last Stand, mindblowing. Another unique live performance is Country singer Kasey Chambers covering Eminem’s Lose Yourself playing the banjo would you believe. I’ve never seen anything like it, and it sits in my opinion up there with the original.

[@celticshamrock67]

The look of amazement and astonishment on your face is incredible... Why? Because we have been used to this for DECADES!

[@michaelbaumert9533]

I'm happy people around the world are finally finding our music.

[@sutekh15]

love your reactions! your facial expressions are top notch. I would argue that cold chisel"s "wild thing" live performance is of this caliber from the 1980s. great stuff. thanks for sharing

[@DramaSydETV]

Thank you so much!!

[@markphillips3186]

I’ll second the motion for Cold Chisel’s live version of Wild Thing. One of the great unknown (outside Australia and New Zealand) live performances of all time.

[@sutekh15]

@@DramaSydETV your welcome. will keep watching)

[@aussiebornandbred]

Bow river is my all time favourite song from Cold Chisel

[@Kimmy58]

Loving your reaction. Definitely "disgrosting" if that's how it's spelt 😂 cold chisel are the bomb!!!

[@TheMarlsi]

The complexity of Aussie music is going to mash your brain. WEAR A HELMET! ❤😂

[@craighawkins3137]

I never understood how the world didn’t embrace Cold Chisel. I was fortunate to see them play an impromptu tour warm up gig at Parra Leagues Club, it was either 80 or early 81. It wasn’t advertised. There were no lights. Just the band and about a half full auditorium as the only ones who knew were those in the club that night, or people who’d heard through word of mouth that day. I worked there and was picking up my pay when an announcement was made on the club’s PA system. I immediately rang a mate off a pay phone (of course it was pre mobile phones. What I witnessed was two hours of music and chaos beyond description. All of their songs up to the Circus Animals album, covers. Jimmy Barnes leaping off the stage and running along the tables that were still there from Bingo and kicking all the glasses, bottles and beer jugs out of his way, then jumping into the middle of the crowd - all this with the old cord mic and the roadies trying to keep the cord intact. He smashed into the shoulder of my mate on his way back to the stage. What a night!

[@paulfogarty9842]

The great Ian Moss on guitar and vocals

[@Joshualuv13]

Was lucky enough during my youth to grow up with this kind music all around us in Australia and going to those kind of gigs ..was bloody brilliant 👏

[@scramblesish]

I love to see the international reactions to Cold Chisel- Australia’s best band to never get the acclaim they deserved… so many great songs you should keep going down this rabbit hole.

[@garryhennessy9888]

The crowd back then didn’t realise they were in the presence of greatness!! America saw him , but if we didn’t tell them they wouldn’t know!!

[@iceberg5220]

".......the harmonica player brought me closer to God.." Could not have said it better myself !

[@aldoorn]

that feeling you get when the song is half way over and you know Barnsey is coming in strong any moment now.

[@xDRAGONSTARx]

Grateful to be an Aussie. We have so much talent here in Oz. Also grateful to have been born in the 1970's and be exposed to so many great bands.

[@annabanana7071]

You're welcome, told you you'd love it 😂 thanks for your great reaction mate. Had to laugh when you were praising the harmonica player Dave Blight, and thought you ain't seen nothing yet 😂

[@Raghnaid]

Exactly what I was thinking!

[@julzhunt7790]

A lot of musicians you ‘listen’ to. Others you experience. Chisel are definitely an experience.

[@Shaz-jl1on]

Cold Chisel is the heart of Australia. They were at every BBQ, bday party, celebration, pubs, clubs and everything in-between. I'm absolutely privileged to have grown up listening to Chisel & I've met Jimmy Barnes - beautiful man. Thanks for the video, triple thumbs up for the appreciation of our amazing band

[@JN-qn6ry]

They were...they still are lol

[@murphtahoe1]

Wow, supper talented musicians. Thanks for this review! Great jam by a band I had never heard of.

[@marionthompson3365]

Check out more. Diverse catalogue. Two front singers, awesome musicians and songwriters.

[@iannorth8549]

Do urself a favour and check them right out. Start with the live albums they’ll blow u away

[@DebraBing]

One of the greatest live performances of all time. KILLER!!!

[@The_Feral_Koala]

And that sir is how music should be played! AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!!

[@numynumevs]

Breakfast at sweethearts next please 🙏... so nice to see Chisel finally getting recognition outside of OZ

[@marionthompson3365]

Australian rock. Probably our greatest band ever.

[@mssuziquzi]

Cold Chisel was so good. Barnsey (Jimmy Barnes) was a wild man back then.😅 Ian Moss (Mossy) also does a great version of Georgia. Looking forward to your nest reaction.👍

[@markw6549]

Couldn't count how many times I saw these guys live or Jimmy Barnes solo.Could of ruled the world in their day but refused to be sold out by the big American recording studios. Thank god for that.

[@larainecurry4566]

Just received an update on the fan page l follow , John is in hospital with a respiratory infection but is comfortable and well cared for posted by Mrs Wheatly on behalf of John's family.

[@wren1960]

Best reaction yet to Bow River oh my my. Great live band still great minus the late Steve Prestwich RIP 🙏

[@DramaSydETV]

🙏🏾

[@barnowl5774]

If you want more of this fabulous singer and guitarist, Ian Moss, them check out the American classic, 'Georgia', performed by him in concert. It's bluesy-beautiful !

[@carolynsheean7399]

This is the standard Aussies expect live - so we're impossible to please lol

[@OneStar-76]

I love KZbin for showing the world our Australian legends

[@jemxs]

Aussie rock at its best! Of course you loved it!

[@JohnSmith-sj2dk]

Awesome, first heard as a teenager, now at 57 I appreciate them all the more.

[@mitchellbeston1033]

David Blight on harmonica is a legend. He played a lot live with Cold Chisel. A brilliant band...a unique sounding front man who is a great live performer, an awesome lead guitarist who would be lead vocal in any other band, one of Australia's greatest songwriter's on piano, and a rhythm section who held them together and were songwriters themselves. Keep checking their catalogue...its extensive and they don't really have any bad songs, with a couple of good covers thrown in. Oh, have you watched their version of Wild Thing from off the Last Stand tour? If not, i'm telling you that it too will be in your top ten live performances.

[@SirSSau]

Yeah! The band is pretty good, but the Harmonica bloke isn’t just another Harmonica player - he’s mastered it. He really stands out with that feel and skill he has.

[@DramaSydETV]

So True

[@SirSSau]

Yeah True ay. Cold Chisel are alright have about 5 songs that I like and that’s about it- Saturday Night and Flame Trees, are the next best 2 imo. INXS and 70’s AC⚡️DC I prefer, check out AC⚡️DC - RiFF RAFF (official Video) and you’ll see the hardest Rock n Roll band in their prime.

[@allisalie101]

This is one of the reasons we call Aus "The Lucky Country". In the 70's and 80's, we had the best pub bands in the world.

[@vickiadkins9844]

Well that was incredible 👏

[@lesliedavis2185]

Always better live, and I have been lucky enough to see chisel live. This is a good one

[@peterbrennan7111]

Yep! That's what I remember. Thankyou to the pub rock scene and venues in Australia for giving us some of the best live bands in the world.

[@rowenanunn590]

Brilliant reaction!! You will always make me smile😁❤️🇦🇺

[@realbser1956]

😊👌

[@bella-xp7qd]

The great Ian Moss and Jimmy Barnes

[@ray.shoesmith]

07:30 I don't need the score I'm walking out the door I'm gonna tell the man I don't want no more Pick up a fast car and burn my name in the road One week, two week, maybe even more I piss all my money up against the damn wall The first thing you know I'll be back in Bow River again

[@deanlaffan2390]

That was the style of pub rock that we all got to see week in week out in Oz in the 80s. Thank fuck I was there/here for it.

[@liamfahey7836]

You should see anything from their 1983 last stand or seeing is believing concert. Even better perfect solo guitar and harmonica and killer vocals🎸🎸

[@lillysmith345]

Just wait until you hear Rose Tattoo.... classics like Rock n Roll outlaw, Bad boy for love and We can't be beaten will blow your mind. Enjoy!

[@shovelguggelheim8454]

So lucky to have been in my late teens and early twenties during the late 1980s and living through the pub scene in Melbourne. You haven't lived until you've seen the likes of Cold Chisel, INXS, etc in a smokey pub, pot of beer in one hand and a ciggie in the other. If only we realised then how good life was compared to what was coming down the pike.

[@carolinelane9599]

Interesting fact for you. Bow River is down from Kununurra in North Western Australia. Hubby use to work on a mine site not far from Bow River. They gave up replacing the sign as it kept getting knicked lol Flows into one of the biggest rivers and catchment, Lake Argyle. One of two places in the world to get very rare pink diamonds. Argyle has now closed and if you invested in pinks 20 years ago your doing well.

[@stevep2430]

Aussie pub rock, yes the pub is church to many Australians with the publican as the priest.😎

[@naboos4432]

I had no idea of what to expect going into this but.... damn! Amazing!

[@craigroyle860]

How good was that performance .... top shelf for sure ..... what band

[@olafkelm6441]

Welcome to the Aussie church, listen to this calibre of music with a cold one in your hand

[@BrettWilliams-n1c]

You just listened to the best band ever. Go the old aussie music

[@taniaPBear]

Great reaction, I couldn't agree more. This performance is one of my favourite things, ever, and it honestly never gets old. There is so much greatness going on all at once, that on your 30th go round, you'll still hear something you didn't hear before, magic. Thank you for doing this one. ❤

[@amygone2pot]

Keep coming back to this reaction - just love it 😂

[@rowenanunn590]

Me too!

[@deanlaffan2390]

Harmonica by the legend Davey Blight

[@julianaFinn]

The best of Aussie rock for the last 4 decades and the soundtrack too my life lol. They have a catalogue of music so eclectic and wondrous that you could go down the rabbit hole and spend a year there. Love from Australia 🇦🇺 ❤️

[@YobboBear]

I was there at the concert. I can't believe it was 20 years ago.

[@donnachatterton1639]

That’s cos it was 30! 😊

[@YobboBear]

@@donnachatterton1639 Definately wasn't 30 years ago that concert. 2003.

[@donnachatterton1639]

@@YobboBear oops! Suddenly, in my world, it was 1993. Sorry! 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@ScruffyIsMyName]

They are Cold Chisel. They played the soundtrack of my life. I saw them in suburban pubs. I saw them in huge arenas. I saw them in country town music halls. They have an entire back-catalogue, and you could do a reaction video to each and every track.

[@annettethomas1868]

David Blyth harmonic always amazing and makes good pageant floats as well 🌄👏🌹

[@davidcruse6589]

🤣🤣🤣 it's not bad isn't it Watch their earliest version of (wild thing )live performance (last stand version ) You'll see how good mossy guitar 🎸 works is he's the guy who started the song on one we just watched He matches jimmy's voice with the guitar 🎸 and someone screaming in audience It's got amazing music singing and they do alot of freestyling during song This is when they where young and you'll see how much audience loves jimm6 and him the crowd Cheers mate that's one of the best reactions I've seen for this it had you in your sole 🦘🇦🇺👍

[@andreibiziorek]

LOVE this reaction! 😆Also love that people are just now discovering this band many of us grew up with. Respect.

[@murrayguitarpickups9545]

I'm from the same town as these guys in fact my Dad went to high school with them. Jimmy Barnes, the singer has a background in Gospel. He got soul!

[@bshorrock69]

Loved these guys - the best thing was seeing them as Barking Spiders at the Observer Hotel under the Harbour Bridge in Sydney trying out their new material...

[@roslynjonsson2383]

That's David Blight on the harmonica - man, can he play. Head banging all round the room, singing at the top of my lungs here - if ya don't like it, get your earplugs, coz I don't care :P :P lol

[@flibbinflah22]

As a 55yr old aussie that has seen chisels more than once in small clubs I love love love the power of the internet and how so many Americans are just now discovering these Aussie icons.

[@helenmckeetaylor9409]

Yep Bow River you were right the first time 🤘🏼

[@peterlinsley4287]

Welcome to the wonderful world of Aussie Pub Rock,

[@ChamyPowling]

Ian moss is amazing

[@roslynjonsson2383]

🙏 Sending hugs from Australia for the "DeGroasting" rating on our Aussie legends. These guys are in our Aussie souls, and we love everything about them. So having you not just enjoy and appreciate, but to give them a "DeGroasting", and have such a great react, I say thank you, and just know that it makes us Aussies so very happy to see our artists get recognition from outside our island - We know they're great, and musical greatness should always be shared, no matter where you are. Hugs 🤗

[@DramaSydETV]

🙏🏾

[@matallens3006]

Just doing what Aussies love doing living , rocking and cruising. Cold chisel are legend's

[@thewillow0000]

Yep, Cold Chisel, Australian Crawl, Midnight Oil, AC/DC are an Australian staple from birth. Gotta give a shoutout to the Hoodoo Gurus as well plus a phuk ton others. Nice reaction vid mate I subbed for that.

[@Philby17]

You said 'Bow River' perfect.

[@waynerobinson5602]

Cold chisel live 1980 manly Vale hotel a must!

[@jamussmyth1612]

I’ve seen footage of that concert and song, but never that particular one. Similar, but from different angles. Great reaction mate.

[@DramaSydETV]

Cool, thanks!