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By virtue of the profound effect the band's music had on the many thousands of fans who witnessed its awesome power, Cold Chisel remains one of Australia's best-loved groups. As one of the best live bands of its day, [they] fused a combination of rockabilly, hard rock and rough-house soul'n'blues that was defiantly Australian in outlook."
"Cheap Wine" is a 1980 single from Australian rock band Cold Chisel. The second single from the album East, it was released in May, a month before the album. [2] It reached number 8 on the Australian charts, the band's first top-ten single, and would eventually remain the band's second highest chart performance. [3]
Cold Chisel are an Australian pub rock band. The band have released nine studio albums.The band were included into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1993.. The group have achieved six number-one albums on the ARIA Charts, the latest being their 2024 compilation 50 Years – The Best Of.
The reviewer, Gil Wahlquist, noted the band had, "got together an impressive string of musical portraits of life in the city." [16] The Canberra Times said, "Cold Chisel have delivered a very impressive debut which leave me at odds in trying to lay any constructive criticism - the band just exudes potential."
The single reached No. 14 on the Australian Kent Music Report chart in November 1979 [8] and was Cold Chisel's first top 20 hit to chart, after chart successes with "Khe Sanh" (1978) which reached No. 41, "Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)" (1978) which reached No. 65 and "Breakfast at Sweethearts" (1979) which reached No. 63. [4]
The Monthly said, "In many ways it represents the best of Cold Chisel. The music fades in slowly over the sound of voices and traffic, with an arrangement that borrows from soul (Marvin Gaye comes to mind), but isn’t quite that. Moss, the more melodious of Cold Chisel’s vocalists, takes the lead, with Barnes chipping in for an explosive ...
Chisel is a compilation album by Australian pub rocker band Cold Chisel, released in September 1991.It features a selection of their best songs from previous albums, including live versions of the tracks "Bow River", "Merry-Go-Round," "Star Hotel" and "Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)."
"Breakfast at Sweethearts" is a song from Australian rock band Cold Chisel. Written by keyboardist Don Walker , it was released as a single in 1979, peaking at number 63 on the Australian charts. It appeared as a track on the album of the same name .