The Angels – ‘No Secrets’
1980
The Angels – ‘No Secrets’
1980
- NFSA IDF5CT888B
- TypeTelevision
- MediumMoving Image
- FormClip (an extract from a program or a music video clip), Music
- GenresPopular music
- Year1980
The late Bernard ‘Doc’ Neeson and The Angels were among Australia’s most influential rock acts, known for razor-sharp riffs, powerhouse shows and Neeson’s magnetic presence. Their career is steeped in Aus-rock lore: signed to a label thanks to Bon Scott and Malcolm Young, produced by George Young, and later inspiring Guns N’ Roses and Pearl Jam. ‘No Secrets’, from 1980’s Dark Room, is classic Angels – gritty, clever and cinematic. The video places the band in stark shadows, intercut with silhouettes of a mysterious ‘Amanda’ before Neeson climbs a staircase to nowhere, whispering ‘Can you please tell me what the time is?’ at the climax. The noir visuals jar with the lyrics, but the mood is pure ’80s paranoia. Overblown? Definitely. But it’s also The Angels at their most theatrically unsettling.
The late Bernard ‘Doc’ Neeson and The Angels were among Australia’s most influential rock acts, known for razor-sharp riffs, powerhouse shows and Neeson’s magnetic presence. Their career is steeped in Aus-rock lore: signed to a label thanks to Bon Scott and Malcolm Young, produced by George Young, and later inspiring Guns N’ Roses and Pearl Jam. ‘No Secrets’, from 1980’s Dark Room, is classic Angels – gritty, clever and cinematic. The video places the band in stark shadows, intercut with silhouettes of a mysterious ‘Amanda’ before Neeson climbs a staircase to nowhere, whispering ‘Can you please tell me what the time is?’ at the climax. The noir visuals jar with the lyrics, but the mood is pure ’80s paranoia. Overblown? Definitely. But it’s also The Angels at their most theatrically unsettling.
- NFSA IDF5CT888B
- TypeTelevision
- MediumMoving Image
- FormClip (an extract from a program or a music video clip), Music
- GenresPopular music
- Year1980
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