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Good Times. Cold Chisel: Break Up

2001

Good Times. Cold Chisel: Break Up

2001

  • NFSA IDGW6MGZK0
  • TypeTelevision
  • MediumMoving Image
  • FormDocumentary, Music
  • Duration1 hr, 1 min
  • GenresPopular music
  • Year2001

This excerpt from the music documentary Good Times. Cold Chisel shows Jimmy Barnes talking about the band starting to fragment and seeing the writing on the wall that it was time to go their separate ways.

It is apparent how important it was for Cold Chisel to end their career on their own terms. Despite being at the height of their success and popularity, they felt they were not giving the fans their best and didn't want to continue on that path.

The clip starts with Jimmy Barnes interviewed on a balcony against the backdrop of Sydney Harbour on a glorious sunny day. Wearing a simple black T-shirt he describes how the band members sensed the band was coming to an end. The setting for his comments illustrates how far he had come as a career musician; previous interviews were often in drab hotel rooms.

Overall this clip seems somewhat disjointed, particularly since the producers have unsuccessfully spliced together footage of two different live recordings of Ian Moss singing 'Bow River', with his voice being out of sync on one of them.

Courtesy of
XYZ Networks

This excerpt from the music documentary Good Times. Cold Chisel shows Jimmy Barnes talking about the band starting to fragment and seeing the writing on the wall that it was time to go their separate ways.

It is apparent how important it was for Cold Chisel to end their career on their own terms. Despite being at the height of their success and popularity, they felt they were not giving the fans their best and didn't want to continue on that path.

The clip starts with Jimmy Barnes interviewed on a balcony against the backdrop of Sydney Harbour on a glorious sunny day. Wearing a simple black T-shirt he describes how the band members sensed the band was coming to an end. The setting for his comments illustrates how far he had come as a career musician; previous interviews were often in drab hotel rooms.

Overall this clip seems somewhat disjointed, particularly since the producers have unsuccessfully spliced together footage of two different live recordings of Ian Moss singing 'Bow River', with his voice being out of sync on one of them.

Courtesy of
XYZ Networks
  • This Max TV documentary on the band Cold Chisel featured many music clips and excerpts from concert performances. It covers the early years of band in the mid 1970s rough pubs of Adelaide, its rise to being regarded as the best live band in the country to its commercial success. Also discussed is the band's failure to penetrate the lucrative US market. Features interviews with frontman Jimmy Barnes, guitarist Ian Moss and keyboardist Don Walker, as well as record producer Mark Opitz.

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