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Cold Chisel
Cold Chisel are an Australian pub rock band, which formed in Adelaide in 1973 by mainstay members Ian Moss on guitar and vocals, Steve Prestwich on drums and Don Walker on piano and keyboards. They were soon joined by Jimmy Barnes (at the time known as Jim Barnes) on lead vocals and, in 1975, Phil Small became their bass guitarist. The group disbanded in late 1983 but subsequently reformed several times. Musicologist Ian McFarlane wrote that they became "one of Australia's best-loved groups" as well as "one of the best live bands", fusing "a combination of rockabilly, hard rock and rough-house soul'n'blues that was defiantly Australian in outlook." Eight of their studio albums have reached the Australian top five, ''Breakfast at Sweethearts'' (February 1979), ''East'' (June 1980), '' Circus Animals'' (March 1982, No. 1), '' Twentieth Century'' (April 1984, No. 1), '' The Last Wave of Summer'' (October 1998, No. 1), '' No Plans'' (April 2012), '' The Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forever Now (Cold Chisel Song)
"Forever Now" is a song by Australian rock music, rock band Cold Chisel. The second single from the album ''Circus Animals'', it was the first Cold Chisel single to be penned by Steve Prestwich. The song reached number two in New Zealand and number four in Australia, becoming the band's highest chart placement. In the United States, the song was titled "Forever Now (All My Love)". Details Prestwich, who could only play drums at the time of recording, had to hum the melody to the rest of the band. Producer Opitz said, "The first time Chisel played 'Forever Now' on stage, it was a 7 minute version at Parramatta Leagues Club and I was blown away. I rushed to the dressing room and told the band, 'We've got the single!'" At the time it had the working title "Acapulco Piranha". Walker said, "'Forever Now' was a jammy idea that we were doing at gigs and doing at sound-checks and developing. Mark Opitz recognized very early on that this song has the ideas to be a single and be a very imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Perfect Crime (Cold Chisel Album)
''The Perfect Crime'' is the eighth studio album by Australian rock band Cold Chisel. It was released on 2 October 2015. It was the first album not to feature a contribution from drummer Steve Prestwich, who died of a brain tumour in January 2011. The album peaked at number 2 on the Australian charts and number 7 in New Zealand. Content Recording for the album was done in two sessions in 2014 and 2015. Initial recording was done in Barnes' home studio, with the band working six hours a day on each song. Barnes said, "We recorded this album in two sittings - the first sitting was at my place and we did nine songs, and then about eight months later we did 10 songs at 301." Barnes later said that the album was easy to make, largely because it was the first he had recorded sober. The album was intended to be more blues orientated than Cold Chisel's recent work. Walker said that he personally wanted an album that was bluesier with no country songs. Barnes said, "We wanted to make a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Plans
''No Plans'' is the seventh studio album by Australian rock band Cold Chisel. It was released on 6 April 2012 and was the band's first studio album in 14 years. It features the final recorded performances by drummer Steve Prestwich, who died of a brain tumour in January 2011. The album peaked at number 2 on the Australian charts. Album details Work on the album began after the band reunited for a one-off gig in front of 50,000 people at a V8 Supercars event in Sydney in 2009. Singer Jimmy Barnes explained: "Even before the show, in the rehearsal period we all had a really great time and we thought maybe we should carry it on a bit. So we went into my studio at my house and did some writing and recording, without having any plans of doing anything with it."Sally Browne, "A simple plan", ''Sunday Herald Sun'' Play section, 1 April 2012, pg 4. With the death of Prestwich in January 2011, Charley Drayton became Cold Chisel's new drummer, with the band saying they wanted to continu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AIS Arena
AIS Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Canberra, Australia. Its capacity is 5,200 and it was built in 1980. The arena was opened by the Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Fraser, on 26 January 1981 and was originally named the National Indoor Sports Centre and was the inaugural home of the Australian Institute of Sport. History The arena was designed by Philip Cox & Partners. Architectural features include a 1200 tonne suspended concrete panel roof supported by 12 steel masts and 36 mainstay cables. The roof has a span of 100.4 metres. The stadium is partly set into the ground to reduce its scale and to establish a visual connection between the landscape and the mast and cable structure of the roof. The AIS Arena is able to seat up to 5,200 people. The main contractor was John Holland Group. Sport The arena is home to the Canberra Capitals and Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) who play in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). While the AIS won one WNBL champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Prestwich
Steven William Prestwich (5 March 195416 January 2011) was an English-born Australian drummer, guitarist, singer and songwriter. After relocating from Liverpool, Prestwich was the founding and long-term drummer for the band Cold Chisel, which formed in Adelaide in 1973. He wrote the Cold Chisel songs "When the War Is Over" and "Forever Now (Cold Chisel song), Forever Now". Prestwich also had a short spell with the Little River Band in the 1980s. He released two solo albums in the 2000s. Prestwich died on 16 January 2011 following surgery to remove a brain tumour, two months before his 57th birthday. Biography Prestwich was born in Liverpool, England in 1954. He was a member of a folk-rock band called Sandy in 1970. His family relocated to Adelaide, South Australia in 1971 when he was 17. He was a member of Elizabeth, South Australia, Elizabeth band Ice from 1971 to 1973. In 1973, he was the founding drummer for heavy metal music, heavy metal group, Orange, with the line-up of Ji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Music Awards Of 1993
The Seventh Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS) was held on 14 April 1993 at the Entertainment Centre in Sydney. Note: User may be required to access archived information by selecting 'The History', then 'By Year', '7th Annual ARIA Awards (1993)', and 'Option Show Nominations' Host, Richard Wilkins, was assisted by presenters, James Reyne, Elle Macpherson, Billy Birmingham, Tim Finn, Neil Finn, Daryl Somers and others, to distribute 24 awards. There were live performances and the awards were televised. In addition to previous categories, a Special Achievement Award was presented to former ''Countdown'' host and music commentator Molly Meldrum who provided one of the longest acceptance speeches in ARIA history. The ARIA Hall of Fame inducted: Peter Allen and Cold Chisel. Ceremony details Former ''Countdown'' host and music commentator Molly Meldrum provided one of the longest speeches in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Things I Love In You
"The Things I Love in You" is a song by Australian rock band Cold Chisel. It was released in August 1998 as the lead single from their sixth studio album, ''The Last Wave of Summer'' (1998). The song peaked at number 10 in Australia and 43 in New Zealand. Details Barnes claimed the song was about, "a guy standing on a street corner, drinking a beer, while his girlfriend is upstairs doing to someone else what he'd love her to do to him, and he thinks about killing them both." He said that the released version was his first take, and afterwards, "I lay on the floor covered in sweat and exhausted. I just had no more left to offer." Author Don Walker said, "One stage I was mucking around with some songs with Spencer Jones and I showed him the idea because I thought he might be able to finish it off. I didn't think it was anything special, but the other people in the band jumped on it immediately, in particular Jim. Jim said, 'That to me is a Cold Chisel song.'" Musically, Walker d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hands Out Of My Pocket
"Hands Out of My Pocket" was a 1994 single from Australian rock band Cold Chisel, the first from the album '' Teenage Love''. It reached number 9 in the Australian charts. Details ''Teenage Love'' was a compilation album that collected studio recordings, many just demos, that the band had previously not released. "Hands Out of My Pocket" was originally demoed for the album ''East'' and was included in some later reissues of the album as a bonus track. Don Walker later said the song was really only played once and author Jimmy Barnes can be heard yelling out chord changes on the recording. Glenn A. Baker said the song was inspired by, "a bizarre incident on Christmas Day where a Hare Krishna cousin of Jimmy's conducted a self-immolation rite in a bathtub." Charts Recording credits * Jimmy Barnes - vocals * Ian Moss - guitar * Don Walker - piano * Steve Prestwich - drums * Phil Small Phillip James Small (born 2 August 1954) is an Australian musician and songwriter, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Moon (Cold Chisel Album)
''Blood Moon'' is the ninth studio album by Australian rock band Cold Chisel. It was released on 6 December 2019, and is supported by the lead single "Getting the Band Back Together". It is the band's first studio album since 2015's '' The Perfect Crime''. The band will tour in support of the album from 31 December 2019 until February 2020. The album debuted atop the ARIA Albums Chart, becoming the band's fifth album to reach the summit and first since ''The Last Wave of Summer'' in 1998. Background and recording The band demoed 25 songs at Barnes' Freight Train Studios, recording the album in Sydney in the months before the album's release with producer Kevin Shirley. Barnes declared it, "our best set of songs since the 80s". The first single, "Getting the Band Back Together", has Moss and Barnes sharing the lead vocals, and the whole band chanting the chorus. Walker said, "It probably would sound better if a few of us weren't there at the mic, but it's more fun. There's a rang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Wave Of Summer
''The Last Wave of Summer'' is the sixth studio album by Australian pub rock band, Cold Chisel. It was released in October 1998 and reached number-one on The Australian ARIA Charts. It was the band's first studio album in 14 years. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Rock Album. Album details Released 14 years after Cold Chisel had released their last studio album (''Twentieth Century''), there was a considerable amount of speculation in the press before the release of ''The Last Wave of Summer''. Walker stated that after so long apart, the band was curious and intrigued by the possibility of recording together, and felt everyone had improved as songwriters. He also said it was very inspiring swapping songs with other members of the band, especially considering their history. The band was not intending to progress to studio recording unless they deemed the songs were of sufficient quality. When Don Walker was asked how the band dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twentieth Century (Cold Chisel Album)
''Twentieth Century'' is the fifth and final studio album by Australian band Cold Chisel until the group reformed in 1998. The album was written and recorded over various sessions during the period of the band's break-up and during breaks in their final tour. It was released in early 1984 and peaked at No. 1 on the Australian albums chart, their third consecutive album to do so. It charted for a total of 46 weeks. Background ''Twentieth Century'' was the first recording to vary the core members of Cold Chisel, with Steve Prestwich having been sacked during the previous year's tour of Germany. For all but three songs, he was replaced by Ray Arnott. The band had announced its intention to separate in August 1983, and by December had played its final shows (before reunion), months before the release of the album. Tensions within the band were particularly high. Although Arnott was the drummer on most of the album, Prestwich was playing on the band's farewell tour. There were proble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circus Animals
''Circus Animals'' is the fourth studio album by Australian band Cold Chisel, released on 8 March 1982. It was recorded and mixed at Paradise Studios and EMI Studios 301, Sydney (Sep-Dec 1981). It reached number one on the Australian charts, remaining in the charts for 40 weeks, and also topped the New Zealand charts. The working title for the album was "Tunnel Cunts". At the 1982 Countdown Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Australian Album. Album details Many of the album's songs were written as a direct reaction to the pop success of the band's previous LP ''East'' and feature unusual, experimental arrangements. Singer Barnes said, "the whole band, particularly Don, decided to revolt against the pop formula when we made ''Circus Animals''." Walker said, "There was no way of improving what we'd done on ''East'', so we had to think of new things to try." Elsewhere, he added, "If we’d taken those same set of lessons and applied them to the same sort of record i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
