Re: Band Documentaries
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:12 am
+ 1 for cold chisel
Hey Vince, in the 80`s Barnsie went over again...
Hey Vince, in the 80`s Barnsie went over again...
Yea, I saw Jimmy Barnes on a documentary about the recording of his soul album, while touring around the southern states (of America).sgt mukuzi wrote:+ 1 for cold chisel
Hey Vince, in the 80`s Barnsie went over again...
Yes, but AFAIK, Chisel itself didn't. The story I heard at the time was that Chisel was just too weird for Americans. Their setlist was too varied and they couldn't be pigeonholed for any specific market but I wouldn't know if that's true or not.sgt mukuzi wrote:+ 1 for cold chisel
Hey Vince, in the 80`s Barnsie went over again...
... and came back with his tail between his legs again.sgt mukuzi wrote: in the 80`s Barnsie went over again...
Actually, I find it hard to feel anything but nonplussed by Jimmy Barnes. On his own, he's just this generic hard rock singer. The whole point of Chisel was that they had all these contrasts. They were fronted by this bogan but they had intelligent songs and occasional jazzy influences.Jenesis wrote: "Freight Train Heart" was the album he recorded over there with all the AOR guests on it (dudes from Journey etc). Meh.
True; I could listen to Don Walker play for hours.. and Ian Moss! The band was certainly greater than the sum of the parts, eh!!! And as a live act they were unsurpassed, certainly while I was over there...Vince wrote: The whole point of Chisel was that they had all these contrasts. They were fronted by this bogan but they had intelligent songs and occasional jazzy influences.
Agreed... reluctantly!!In the end, it looks like the world settled for having just the bogan, maybe they'd always preferred the bogan, but really... he's not that good on his own.
Were they what!corsair wrote: True; I could listen to Don Walker play for hours.. and Ian Moss! The band was certainly greater than the sum of the parts, eh!!! And as a live act they were unsurpassed, certainly while I was over there...
Yeah, I'm not really a fan either but I do like his early "shouty anthem" stuff. When he started to add pop-rock elements and then shove the soul man shtick down out throats I tuned out with a quickness.Vince wrote:Actually, I find it hard to feel anything but nonplussed by Jimmy Barnes. On his own, he's just this generic hard rock singer. The whole point of Chisel was that they had all these contrasts. They were fronted by this bogan but they had intelligent songs and occasional jazzy influences.Jenesis wrote: "Freight Train Heart" was the album he recorded over there with all the AOR guests on it (dudes from Journey etc). Meh.
In the end, it looks like the world settled for having just the bogan, maybe they'd always preferred the bogan, but really... he's not that good on his own.