The Angels: - Shadow Boxer & Dogs Are Talking : Reaction

[@MrCharliemcgoo]

imagine this at full volume in early 1980s a huge pub up to 1000 people mostly aged in their 20s - really drunk, really pumped up and really full of themselves going crazy - it was great it was wild, it was awesome raw edgy - it was Aussie Rock hard loud, fast & furious it was fun and it was the best

[@mals4125]

The Melbourne band scene still alive and well. I've been out the last two nights and seen to gigs with all with new bands. Four bands each night in two 50 max pubs, all out their cutting their teeth. They were varying levels of good, but all sung originals and gave their all. The places were full of young people to see them (says the mid 50s bloke) does my heart good. The death of the band isn't quite with us yet.

[@MarkCockerill-r9t]

Thanks to channels like this the world is now just realising how good our Aussie bands and artist were in the 70’s/80’s

[@karenglenn6707]

Saw these guys for the first time at the Dorset Gardens hotel in Croydon, Melbourne, in around late 1984, and it was epic! Doc gave it all up on that stage, as you can see, he worked his butt off with his high energy. What a great time we had that night! RIP Doc, you are still a legend here and never forgotten. So many great songs, boy we were so spoilt in this country with our pub rock ❤

[@brianparsa7794]

Wow, that performance of "Shadow Boxer" was terrific -- thanks for sharing that one!

[@TheThamesmen]

You are welcome!

[@stevehilton981]

That is Bob Spencer with the braided hair played with Skyhooks and just recently finished playing in Rose Tattoo. Yes he was new to the band great player very well respected in the Australian music scene.

[@notanotherenigma7759]

I think earlier than that, he was in Finch. But I could be wrong.

[@paulrodsted3905]

Yep 100% that's Bob

[@timveaney4723]

I was 17 and had my mullet braided because of Bob. My friends gave me shit but I thought I looked so cool(I did)

[@WarrenBridges-um5cg]

@@notanotherenigma7759 Yep. I still have Finch's "Thunderbird" album on vinyl.

[@donnasmith5942]

I saw The Angels when they came to my home town, in Horsham, Victoria, Australia!! Took my oldest Nephew with me. We both enjoyed it!

[@stevefoulston]

RIP Doc thanks for all the great memories. Peace out.

[@kaafromoz]

TY for the great memories Guys, it is appreciated greatly to relive our days. RIP Doc and thanks mate for the memories that have endured forever. Keep Safe Keep Strong 🦘🦘🦘🦘❤❤❤❤🎶🎶🎵🎵🎶🎶

[@TheThamesmen]

You are welcome

[@MSIContent]

Saw The Angels live many times. Classic pub band! 🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@TheThamesmen]

We are jealous!

[@Joshualuv13]

The Angles wherever are one of the most iconic Australian bands of all time Saw them live on few occasions and his energy level was the same the entire show ,he was a phenomenal talent.

[@martinbourke7753]

Bob Spencer join the angels in 88 massive change to the bands sound , awesome guitarist

[@barbararees604]

Me too, miss those pub bands, live and sweaty, soooo much. Went to one of the last angels concerts with Doc Neeson and although he couldn't bounce around like he used to after the accident, he still delivered his perfect vocals all the way through. And I was in awe at how many young folk, who weren't even born in their hayday, were there and fully into it. ❤️🔥

[@paulmccallum8731]

You Two blokes are so good

[@72philgood]

the bald guitsrist is Bob Spencer. Awesome Guitarist. Really brought some power to The Angels. And did the same with Rose Tattoo

[@philhogan5623]

@@72philgood and he played for Skyhooks. You can see him in the film clip for Women In Uniform.

[@WarrenBridges-um5cg]

@@philhogan5623 Yep. I even have a rare copy of Finch's "Thunderbird" with Bob on lead guitar.

[@JK1959-z2t]

He's an excellent guitarist, but he didn't bring any more needed power to the Angels sound. They already had Rick Brewster, who provided more than enough.

[@immaseahorse24]

Love the Angels, saw them many times over the years 💜 Still miss Doc Neeson 🎶🎻🎷

[@balticstain7150]

Such a brilliant Australian pub band, so many great songs..

[@mikeschenk4730]

Quite possibly your best non-music content ever. The Angels are, as-ever, great. Shadow Boxer was really incredible.

[@TheThamesmen]

So Kings in Cars is a keeper😂?

[@Bobbydazzlla]

My pick for best Aussie band back in the day. They had it all. Punk with rock edge is a perfect way to describe it

[@TheThamesmen]

Damn good times music

[@pacapaca6307]

It was a hard task for The Angels to crack into America. Pretty much so for most “ foreign bands”. when they tried. They were hampered by not being able to “ stay & play” due to lack of Green Cards &/or lack of $$ to do so, I think. But did two tours I believe, at which they went down with the audiences very well. They just couldn’t stay long enough to gain traction & I think there was some complications with their Aussie record label too which affected recording /record distribution; inability to switch labels/Companies or similar. Such a pity. They were highly entertaining & had a swag of strong, iconic, highly individual songs with great hooks, all delivered with high energy and a true rocking passion.

[@GarnetDart]

The Angels were the first band I saw live back in the 80s. Was in a small country pub. Would have been less than 100 people and Doc performed like he was in a full stadium and put on one hell of a show. We were rocked to within an inch of life....and deafness

[@ronheaps6499]

The bass player was a young fan from Perth who auditioned and got in because he knew every song note for note..

[@Mrmikey0909]

He played in a tribute band in Perth so right on the nail.

[@annabanana7071]

I love watching you guys, great tunes and great convo's. Thanks guys

[@TheThamesmen]

Thanks for watching!

[@_alifeallmine_]

So much love for ‘The Angels’ and Doc, takes me back every time. A perfect doubleheader of early fast paced Angels would be ‘Mr. Damage’ and ‘Ivory Stairs’, both short and sweet.

[@TheThamesmen]

We’ll give those a go.

[@_alifeallmine_]

@@TheThamesmen These are best live versions, fantastic stuff. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJqygq2Nid9mma8si=COV16FHaYwGa6JTl kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4TdapytYt14m7Msi=vOLzYIYmh5-UurLw

[@YvonneB-rm9pq]

Love Doc Neeson (that VOICE!). I have my well worn, very cherished DVD of The Angels Live at Narara 1983. Besides their phenomenal performance you also have the option of listening to (Doc Neesons's) beautiful commentary of their experience. RIP Doc Neeson (Beautiful Man). Once experienced cannot be forgotten.

[@JK1959-z2t]

I was at Narara over the Australia Day long weekend music festival 1983 & remember that concert like it happened yesterday & yes the band, especially Doc were simply unbelievable on that steaming hot Saturday night. They blew everyone else away that night, including INXS who were on before them & the night's headliners Men At Work who came on directly after. The stage announcer stated at the conclusion of their set, that they - "were Australia's greatest rock & roll band!!" While I still believe that that title both then & now belonged/belongs to Cold Chisel, on that night & in that place, it was very difficult not to agree with him. BTW, Chisel, who headlined the festival, played the following Sunday night, which was also stinking hot but didn't play up to their usual impeccable standard, even still, they were better than everyone else there, other than the Angels, & probably reflected the internal turmoil the band was going through which finally led to their breakup later that year.

[@garryneal4797]

They went to America to open for the kinks and it turned out that the crowd liked them more so the kinks sacked them

[@rongt859]

Broke Docs heart that

[@garryneal4797]

@@rongt859 Doc was on a episode of Spicks and Specks and he said at one. Concert the crowd wanted one more encore so they turned the power off to them so they couldn’t play

[@RhythmicEye]

Saw the Angels live countless times in Sydney in the 80s. I realise now how spoilt we were for excellent, excellent pub bands. You could feel the extraordinary energy at the gigs back then but we were never really taken seriously in the music industry for some bizarre reason. We didn't give a shit and we knew how good the music was...

[@jayjayjase9796]

Fkn awesome band from my hometown

[@DiamandiL]

If Kings in Cars extends to other members of the royal family, Prince Andrew would be a van with "Free Candy" painted on the side.

[@barbararees604]

With cages and a witches brew on the ready, inside the van.😅

[@PaulA-bv1rt]

Doc Neeson, the greatest Irishman to ever emmigrate to Australia.

[@darrenlindgren1779]

Hey guys the Angels have a vast and big catalogue of songs spanning 50 years. You should check out No Secrets Face The Day Marseilles Comin Down I Ain’t The One Mr Damage Ivory Stairs City Out Of Control Save Me

[@JK1959-z2t]

Yes they have! The quality & quantity of their song catalogue is second only to Chisel's - though lacking that band's extraordinary versatility in playing across virtually any musical genre/style - amongst ALL Australian bands. AND I mean ALL Australian bands, and that even includes the Bee Gees (if you want to count them as Australian that is) or ACDC (whose collection of "truly great songs" is actually rather limited, being no more than a dozen, if that many) or LRB or INXS or the Oils or Air Supply.

[@lencooke944]

Hi guys, these were two great videos. I'm with George on this one, The Angels, in their prime, were one of Australia's best and most hard-working bands. Doc was one of the most charismatic frontmen you will ever see, everyone's eyes were always drawn to him. I think I commented in one of your reaction 'weeks', where you focussed on The Tragically Hip, that Gord Downie reminded me a bit of Doc Neeson, Gord had that almost dangerous edge to him, the edge that is clearly on display in these two The Angels videos. Alex, I hear what you are saying about there not being any bands anymore, the advent of social media and home recording technologies has created a new pathway for solo artists to gain massive followings. The world has changed. However, I don't think that bands are dead, there are still so many excellent bands the world over, but the venues have changed a bit, the pubs and clubs are finding it tough to attract crowds due to, amongst other things, overregulation and the price of booze. Bands are now far more likely to play festivals these days. As an example, I have just bought tickets to the Brisbane Knotfest show, which for about AUD$300 for GA tickets, I will see 13 bands including Slipknot, A Day to Remember, Babymetal, Polaris and Slaughter to Prevail. This is a killer Bill. Even the way festivals are being organised has changed. Here in Australia, several high-profile festivals have been cancelled of late, one major one just a few days after tickets went on sale. It's tough times for traditional festival organisers. This shifting festival scene has given rise to big bands hosting their own festivals, for example, Slipknot hosting the aforementioned Knotfest festivals all over the world, Babymetal hosted a series of festivals in Japan called Foxfest, which had acts like Bilmuri, Polyphia, and Electric Callboy on the Bill, and Bring Me The Horizon hosted a series of festivals across Asia, called Nex_Fest that BMTH headlined and had a strong lineup including their old friends Babymetal. So there seems to be a push back by artists to capitalise on their own brands and fill the Bills with bands they identify with. It's an interesting space in the market, one that I am watching keenly. Ok, one more thing. This is shamelessly Babymetal related. Earlier this year, Babymetal released a collaboration with German Electrocore band Electric Callboy. This song went on to be the biggest song at summer festivals all over the world and it seems that others were taking notice as well because the song has been listed on the ballot for potential nomination for a Grammy for "Best Metal Performance". This is not a nomination for a Grammy, but the step before nomination. I am hoping Babymetal can get through to the nomination stage, that way they can cheekily introduce themselves as the "Grammy nominated Babymetal" haha. I'll get out of your hair, thanks for some great Aussie music. Stay well, guys.

[@mals4125]

There's something about 6'4' plus frontmen in Oz that just made them all mad as cut snakes.

[@chrmnlp4413]

Saw Angels and Rose Tatoo at a concert 'supporting' ZZtop in the 80's on the Gold Coast. ZZtop were very polished but Angels dominated! They were the best band live, Doc really knew how to work a crowd. We had the best live local bands in Australia the 80's.

[@georgestarzynski7222]

Thank you, Parker!

[@flip8702]

Angels, yeah baby. 🫶

[@taniaPBear]

1st comment beat me to it, was gonna say Prince Andrew in the 'Mr Whippy' ice cream van 😭. Anyway, Angels, yes please and thank you very much! Maybe 'We Gotta Get Out Of This Place' or 'No Secrets', if we venture down this road again, just my 2 cents, feel free to disregard me 😛 Thanks though guys, you had me in tears and then blessed my eardrums, love ya!✌❤

[@tetleyT]

Cheers boys! Great stuff from seminal Ozzie pub rockers. Check out their 1978 Countdown performance of "Take a Long Line" sometime. My personal fave from The Angels.

[@feelthafunk4548]

The best band 🤟

[@monaromark1021]

Hi Guys, great aren't they. when I was young, I couldn't take their album off my turntable it was so good. (i.e.: Face to Face). Seeing them live at my local, "The Somerville Hotel", (the sommie) in later years was great too. I recommend the songs, "After the Rain, Comin' Down and Live it Up" are great songs that you would want to listen to before you crock it. For a meaningful life. Talking about royalty, King Charles visited us just last week and got scolded by Lidia Thorpe an irate Politician. (Funny). Cheers.

[@Rassskle]

Started as a jug band ( skiffle to you English barra boys ), but their self penned songs were rubbish as written but burst into life when played as ROCK.

[@planetcountryradio8622]

Guys, please do "Dawn is breaking" from that same 1979 gig at Latrobe University. An amazing song. Very different sound, slower than their other hits. It throws typical song structure out the window. The title of the song is the chorus, which is sung only once during the song, and no line is repeated. Every lyric is different. It's an eerie, epic masterpiece.

[@planetcountryradio8622]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipuTeY2JrZ2MpJosi=djUt8FXhys3iRrKJ

[@planetcountryradio8622]

A sample of the lyrical brilliance: If you were born in the barbwire of your mother's womb If you were hungry before you died If you say you left your bath all clean and white You know, I know you lied

[@scifimonkey3]

Woof!

[@yakidin63]

I preferred the 1979 version of the Angels. They were at their peak then. That 1979 Latrobe University concert was a ripper. Great sound and picture quality in the original KZbin version that may have been taken off KZbin now.

[@TheThamesmen]

That sounds like a great gig!

[@MultiNiyu]

Hey you guys should watch an Australian music documentary called ‘Blood and Thunder : The Alberts sound’, I would actually pay to see a reaction to it. It includes the Brewster brothers (The Angels) and their regrets about leaving Alberts, it covers the changing music scene in Australia. It’s an introductory history of some of the iconic bands/singers of Australia from The Easybeats to John Paul Young under the Alberts production. It’s one of the best music documentaries it’s a watch it again and again along with Rumble: The Indians who rocked the World.

[@brettwilkie3833]

You're going to have to give the Radiators a go (or the Rads) another great Aussie rock band Start with Coming Home, then Summer Holiday, Life's A Gamble, then Fess's Song, & onto Gimme Head. Others are 17 (I Wish I Was). & slower ones are No Traged & Hit & Run.

[@TheThamesmen]

Thanks for the recommendation, we'll give them a listen!

[@authenticchinese]

love the angels first real band i saw 15 years old snuck into Newcastle workers club under an older guy from Merewether beaches duffle coat. winter time obviously. insane you have to listen to mr damage its the best

[@TheThamesmen]

Proper rock story. Good on you!

[@rickfairman5640]

Enjoyed the second song

[@youaremysecretstream]

Hi, I still love your channel🫶 When are you coming back to new Nightwish ?

[@TheThamesmen]

Very soon!

[@Paul-pl6dl]

It's funny but The Angles are still around doing gigs with the Brewster brothers they have had a few singers in the band over the years since Doc passed R.I.P

[@nickmaguire4914]

No they aren't. It's not the Angels.

[@peterlangford4479]

Of course they are Gleeso did a great job of keeping the songs alive ​@@nickmaguire4914

[@ladylynnmaree]

The Brewster brothers were doing their own thing for many years before Doc passed away.

[@kevintopliff4995]

RIP Doc

[@scottie55]

Yeah fellas a well oiled machine, but I think you've been using hash oil for lubricant. Keep up the good work.

[@TheThamesmen]

I’ll take that as a compliment.

[@blackberrythorns]

pat travers band - hooked on music colter wall - sleeping on the blacktop the dead south - you are my sunshine archspire - drone corpse aviator beyond creation - earthborn evolution First Fragment - La Veuve & Le Martyr (Guitars & Bass Playthrough)

[@paulrodsted3905]

The last time I saw the angels I walked out because Doc was so drunk it sucked.... perth metropolis with Rose Tattoo supporting.... never saw them again before Doc died....

[@nickmaguire4914]

Yeah nah. Have to check out after Shadow Boxer. I'm old, and I choose to remember them when they were... The Angels - Brewster, Neeson, Brewster, Bailey, Bidstrup.

[@garyspeed8961]

hell. you have not done "Marseille" yet WTF ?

[@stevarge]

Marseilles Under The Southern Cross Concert 1988

[@nickmaguire4914]

​@@stevarge😂 no way, not the Angels, too new. Latrobe Uni gig.

[@peterlangford4479]

Bob Spencer

[@georgestarzynski7222]

Shadow Boxer 1979, Dogs Are Talking 1990.

[@sean---the-other-one]

There’s so much more value in you guys doing a post-show video after the David Gilmour concert if you are 3 sails to the wind.

[@TheThamesmen]

Good point. We will be fuckefd.

[@oz_alfa]

God I'd love to have a drink with you two

[@TheThamesmen]

You may not say that afterwards!

[@oz_alfa]

@@TheThamesmen You two are hilarious! Check out Take a Long Line next - ripper track.

[@TheThamesmen]

@@oz_alfa thanks!

[@FrothNinja]

King Phil??

[@pwsegal]

I think that the demise of bands is only relevant to pop which dominates the charts nowadays (along with rap which never really had that many bands). There are still more bands that solo artists in other genres (rock, metal ,etc) just these genres are massively underrepresented in the charts (they tend to have their own genre focused charts).

[@Schiltzenberger]

Honestly, Long Line is way better then both these songs, it has an awesome riff. If I were to introduce someone to The Angels, Long Line would be the first song I'd show them.

[@christhecurator]

They did it in their Christmas run a couple of years ago.

[@Schiltzenberger]

@@christhecurator Oh ok, might have to look it up. Thanks!

[@ElwynWilliams]

Can I suggest you listen to another Vanda and Young song. Don’t know if you know it. Hey St Peter and their side project Flash and the Pan

[@arconeagain]

Camilla is a stacked Fiat Multipla, a wreck of.

[@blackberrythorns]

unleash the archers - awakening

[@TheThamesmen]

Love the name of that band!

[@blackberrythorns]

@@TheThamesmen i just gave you another canada week with all the suggestions. :) yeah, unleash the archers are great.

[@dalewyatt1321]

U.S. called them Angel City due to already having a band with the same name. The "dogs" are women, not what you would now call P.C.

[@Rassskle]

No bands because they have no venues and the managers refuse to pay a band......cheaper to find a homeless dropout to mime and dance to a recorded session of musicians miming to computer noises. lol

[@stuwhyte479]

Do you two girls shop at specsavers?

[@sandgroperwookiee65]

You wanna meet em there for a date? 🤔

[@stuwhyte479]

@@sandgroperwookiee65 Why not do you want to join in?

[@rongt859]

The Angels the most tragic story in rock music , ripped off

[@rickfairman5640]

Not sure about this one. Enjoy the instmental not wild about the vocals nothing against the band. I wouldn’t turn off the radio but wouldn’t turn it up That’s just me. Miss the banter between you

[@TheThamesmen]

Thank you

[@mysterial_1]

Hit the like button Thamespals 🚨🦸‍♀👍