Che_Guitarra
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I know i'm not alone. I'm listening to the 'best of' Cold Chisel album with the gold coins cover right now and i'm not sure there has ever been a better band to come out of this land. How they didn't rise to conquer the world astounds me. Every song is a national anthem, and every song touches me with a livid memory to the past.
People say that AC/DC is the best band to ever come out of Aus, but I disagree. Although both bands had a firm foot in the blues-hard rock camp, Cold Chisel wrote much more satisfying and sophisticated songs, the lyrics are much more poignant and intelligent, and there's no comparison in terms of skillful musicianship. AC/DC can play rock, Cold Chisel can play anything. There are very few I-IV-V progressions in their catalog. And no band defines synergy better than Cold Chisel - every member was a king of their domain, but together they were even better.
Let's point out their culture-defining five-star classics:
- Khe Sanh
- Flame Trees
- My Baby
- Choir Girl
- Bow River
- Forever Now
- Cheap Wine
- Breakfast At Sweethearts
- Standing On The Outside
- When The War Is Over
- Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)
- No Sense
- You Got Nothing I Want
- Rising Sun
- Ita
- Shipping Steel
- Misfits
- Saturday Night
... and the rest I forget off the top of my head.
Most bands have one or two classics. I can't even list the entirety of Chisel songs that every Australian knows like the back of their hand.
Aussies, fly your flag. Keep this thread going and let the world know how good this band is.
People say that AC/DC is the best band to ever come out of Aus, but I disagree. Although both bands had a firm foot in the blues-hard rock camp, Cold Chisel wrote much more satisfying and sophisticated songs, the lyrics are much more poignant and intelligent, and there's no comparison in terms of skillful musicianship. AC/DC can play rock, Cold Chisel can play anything. There are very few I-IV-V progressions in their catalog. And no band defines synergy better than Cold Chisel - every member was a king of their domain, but together they were even better.
Let's point out their culture-defining five-star classics:
- Khe Sanh
- Flame Trees
- My Baby
- Choir Girl
- Bow River
- Forever Now
- Cheap Wine
- Breakfast At Sweethearts
- Standing On The Outside
- When The War Is Over
- Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)
- No Sense
- You Got Nothing I Want
- Rising Sun
- Ita
- Shipping Steel
- Misfits
- Saturday Night
... and the rest I forget off the top of my head.
Most bands have one or two classics. I can't even list the entirety of Chisel songs that every Australian knows like the back of their hand.
Aussies, fly your flag. Keep this thread going and let the world know how good this band is.
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