The Angels - Coming Down (1978)

[MsLucy2012]

For so long for so much~

[BELLASHELLA1]

l ''}ooKs Like : }}

[rubettes75]

i heard this song in 1980 in france ! and after that , i came to australia to see if they were as crazy as me !! a french man !

[MrPurser]

Love Love Love this - sad that Doc has slipped 'down'

[celesiotube]

were FIVE, now we are SIX 18/41

81 - THE WISE PROPHET SAID "IT will sink"

82 - The SAID TOHU Kohou "IT will sink"

83 - HIVA MOE SAID "IT WILL sink."

were FIVE, now we are SIX 19/41

J.J. Cale - After Midnight

[figbat1]

maybe this is the best aussie album ever recorded....nearly every song a top 5 hit....what more do you f u c k i n g want doctor?

want ot know what hit the pentagon doctor you pussy!

go to "i see red split enz nzoz1979" and press "see all" to find the 3 hidden comments a r s e w i p e!

split enz ...a kiwi band just like crowded house.

[shaynesshadow]

I love the Angels as much as I did when I was 16....they fkn rock!!!!!



[figbat1]

this  c r a p s all over some c r a p finger album doctor!

[BeNoS69]

seen these blokes at gold coast 600 last year. fuck they went off. probably the highlight of the nights concert. fucken epic

[hydroman114]

fucking love it who wants a fight

[tazzieD1]

Seen em one of the first Melb gigs Mathew Flinders mid 70's followed them thruout

Melb,Syd, Brissy,Tweed HEADS goes on fave Aussie band still to this day!

[TD4WD]

Man I used to go FULL RETARD to this song. Hearing it live just does something to you. If you've ever been involved in a whole pub screaming the chorus, you'll know what I mean.

[jettsta2401]

has anyone got tabs for this song ?

[triumph66500]

bloody hell memories of the sudowner hotel punchbowl wiyh the bikies up the back us down the front singing at the top of our voices !!was when i was under age out where i shouldnt have been with some i shouldnt be with for so long and by so much my poor mother..but it was the best time i will never forget !!! thanks nzoz1978!

[christophermau1962]

G'Day Nzoz,

Love your work as my 10 year old does.As a life long Angels FAN, can you tell me what is the meaning of 17,28,59. I've always wondered. Cheers

[nzoz1978]

@christophermau1962 hey, thanx for the kind words... but i got no idea about the # reference... sorry

[arkeenrip]

@nzoz1978 listen to 14 seconds in. I've no idea either!

[NicBunnymen]

@christophermau1962 I'm an Angels fan and believe me after all these years still wondering if those numbers have a hidden meaning!!!! or simply they rhyme perfectly for the song.

If Doc Neeson ever reads this I'd appreciate if he could give an answer.

Nzoz1978..thanks for all your clips..keep them coming.

[vxr8clubby]

they where tight,i saw the howling tour in the 80,s here in wellington new zealand

[gazstaf]

How the times have changed, in 1978 we were getting shit faced at Maroubra Seals, or Selinas, or the Stage Door, beer was $1 admission was $2, the angels the oils and a host more rocked my world, one ounce of dope was $30 and lasted a week.

NOW, I garden, work in a sensible job, happily married and go on cruise ships for holidays. hahahah!

[monkamoni]

@gazstaf hahahahahhaa how fkn true that is aaaah how times have changed. Life was so much easier and way bludi cheaper back in those days...

[gazstaf]

The forgotten lyric....... "Looks like she's going down on me"

Well thats what we sang.

[hofert1999]

@gazstaf lol

i'll be sayin dat at work now

[Zoomie181]

Got to love great Aussie rock!  Doc and the boys are bloody awesome.

[survivingcountryboy]

back in the eighties you would put any Angel City tape in your cars deck and not take it out for monthes. round and round it would go

[imfpredicts]

This should be worshipped in church. Rock Gods!

[TheMichaelseymour]

Whats ac dc doing ? Angus is running around - ok rick wont move - they have long hair - we'll keep ours short - they have songs about chicks -we will write about everything but that .....i know it wasn't contrived like that - but it was perfect .

Am surprised that it all stands up , still to this day . Truly great .

[pmkoroni]

if this doesnt wake you up nothing will

[akbill2]

Saw them in Anchorage,Alaska around 1990. Amazing! looked a lot like in this vid. Rick Brewster didnt budge but played like Angus

[rjbaxter100]

No not punk rock - aussie pub rock from late 70's to 80's, if you weren't there you missed out.

[ChrisZoso22]

How this never made it big in the states bewilders me. Some prime rock right here.

[bodayshus]

This was some real fresh shit when I heard it on the radio in the late 70's. Back then they were called Angel City? American rock was just a little too lame and polished, and these guys along with Rose Tattoo gave me something great to listen to. thanks for posting.

[slimtim6969]

they just rocked and we danced and thought they were the only music ,now i listen to talk back, life sucks.

[einaroneeye]

Another classic from Doc and the boys-loved this one in the seventies and still do. Great song, great band!

[rockynanach]

doing a kinda oils type vibe 

[SvenDansk7]

Why is this in the Shangri-las mix?

[KangarooCapt]

Seen this great group finally on the 24 Oct 2010 at the Gold Coast, have loved em for 30 years and cant wait to see them again. Yes They maybe old, But fuckme they still have it...... LIVE.............

[justfun4menu]

@ nikbunnymen, Seen them last night at the local pub.They still got it,the fucking rock.

[nikbunnymen]

nzoz1978,it's Nick from Greece, what can I say..you never cease to amaze us,you're the best of the best. Thanks for posting, all us aussies here in Greece appreciate all your efforts in collecting and posting all the great aussie 80's bands, especially the greatest of them all The Angels..keep it up man. Take care.

[justfun4menu]

going to see them next week, The Dark Room tour. 30yrs+ and still one of the best bands from Aus

[doggah32]

I have a man crush on Doc, actually for the last 30 years

[gregamos14]

I love Angel City, It brings back high school memories.

[malibumut]

Saw them live numerous times & not once did they disappoint !! A1 performances, every gig, & he always wore his scarf, remember once in Mooloolaba pub, middle of summer, packed to the max, & he was hanging from the beams, sweating literally, onto all of us underneath, haha, will never forget !!! :-)

[uturdpete]

for a few minutes there i thought i was 18 again

[nikbunnymen]

@uturdpete Know the feeling

[einaroneeye]

A great track from a killer LP. I got this one back in high school and was probably the only guy in the school that had a grasp of who this band was. Great stuff!

[nikbunnymen]

@einaroneeye Me to ...

[71jmt]

Yeah,man!!! Love it!!! Contenders to take over the world. Love my Angels LP's thanks to my big brother. Big fan of this Aussie rock. Thanks for sharing.

[strixq]

LOVE IT!!!!!

It comes so much great music from Australia which the rest of the world never heard of!

[nzoz1978]

@strixq

Most of the popular Aussie bands were mere contenders for international success. They were tried and tested and even heavily promoted. However, they would disappear from view after a few years and spend the rest of their careers catering to their own home audiences. There are Americans and Canadians who remember this band, from around 30 years ago.

They had the talent, but not the patience.

[waggafletcher]

@nzoz1978 Also discipline. By Australian/NZ standards The Angels were disciplined, especially in contrast to the likes of Cold Chisel and Dragon – whose forays into the US market, whilst deserved, were complete disasters because of serious frontman/substance abuse issues (although it could be argued that those issues help to drive their artistic endeavours and hence popularity at home in Oz).

PS. As always, thanx for these classic gems nzoz; I really get a kick out of your efforts.

[xg1111]

thanks for the great clip nice to see rob tillet on bass prior to chris bailey , this clip was the 1st clip as a 5 piece

band , doc was on bass and vocals prior whilst a 4 piece band . $5 at any aus pub when they were on the road.

another highly under rated aus band. thank cbs records for that .

[epochery]

one of my three favourite australian bands

[jrbostonrocks]

Fuck, yes i'm American! But I'm verry open to this music! It kicks ass im a gonna buy these guys tunes!

[strop001]

awesome  one of the greats songs love the angels

[MetrotownopolisTV]

Saw these guys 3 or 4 times in Portland oregon. They had a big following here. My 80's hesher friends said "they were the only punk band they liked", hahahah. Super cool

[staids]

He once copped a full beer can in the face whilst onstage, and Yes he PLAYED ON!!!!!

[AroGantz]

Awesome stuff, but where is Shelter from the Rain?

@sweed762 go to the angels website for tour dates, they are mainly in Sydney.

[DeanfromOz]

Looks like........Its great Aussie Rock..... And that is genre all on its own!

[immortalwillie]

i hear there doin another final tour this year ...the 24th final tour ...dont miss it

[sweed762]

@immortalwillie where & when

[DeanfromOz]

Punk rock??? This is Aussie Rock at it's best......Crab a JD and coke sit back and pound the floor with da foot, and if need be say no way get fucked fuck of

[frankwbeaton]

These guys are awesome seen them in '79 at a small bar in Wisconsin, Doc Neeson was all over the place and the guitar player never moved best 10 bucks i ever spent !

[MrFemfresh]

NEWCASTLE:::::::: old covers band, SPARX, back in the dazzzz did well, full of piss n good manners ///// on yah simmo.

[MrFemfresh]

old girlfriend back of a packed bus (looks like shes going down on me) good old days,n thanks for the memories.THE ANGELS ROCK...............

[blackdragon8145]

TO MUCK POT DOC YA THINKING NEGATIVE?

[NealeinMI]

Angels aren't punk. WTF.

[MrJakel123]

mmmmm8 what memories this brings back , doc and the boys were bigger over here in NZ than in oz. awsome nzoz

[formy1love]

hahahhah @ is this Australian punk rock

Doc Neeson, you rock!

[nzoz1978]

@formy1love some people are very naive. *rolls eyes*

[desamator11]

@formy1love this,it has a punk/ -ac/dc - sound and there own style as well.doc looks very young here.

[desamator11]

@formy1love this,it has a punk/ -ac/dc - sound and there own style as well.doc looks very young here.they fuckin rock.

[kv264]

The Angels supported David Bowie's "Stage" tour of the late 70's/early 80's, When The Angels played this song the heavens opened up and of course the crowd as one started singing;

"Looks like it's pissin' down on me"

Awesome concert!

[TheUnDeRGRouNDHoBo]

shit hot

[ManFromMelbourne]

Is this Australian punk rock?

[nzoz1978]

@ManFromMelbourne Not even the Americans are asking that question... lol

[sandyh12]

@ManFromMelbourne nope just good old aussie rock

[TheDoctor394]

Loooove this song. And I never really thought I was much of an Angels fan.

[cousiwa09]

fuck i loves it...AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!!!

[DBZsbiggestfan]

I was pissed off cause i missed ac/dc, then i remembered THE ANGELS. Then i was happy again.

[notoriouskitty1]

@DBZsbiggestfan lol at that comment....still laughing a week later...lol "then i was happy again". Thought i was the only one who missed acdc.

[Freddyacehole]

according to wikipedia the redhead is Chris Bailey

[munggirl]

sorry for being an iggnorant biatch but who is the dude with the red hair and white guitar?

i and i dont remember ever seing the brewsters so animated

fuck i miss those days

[nagaslrac]

@munggirl Chris Bailey. Replaced Doc as bassist.

[nagaslrac]

@nagaslrac p.s. It's a red light.

[extraajx]

mooloolaba 1980 the best pub band

[christophermau1962]

I'm sorry Aussiebev1,

You are harsh. Both frontman for the two best live bands ever. A dead heat!!.Saw them both many times and in a title fight ,The Angels win.I was offered free tickets(4) to see AC/DC recently and knocked them back.RIP Bon.Still ripping DOC!!

[DoctorRosenRosen]

One of my favourite bands ever. Waaaaay better than AC/DC!

I've actually got a USA version of Face To Face which has a mix of Face + No Exit songs as well as Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again. They're called Angel City on that album.

Great clip from their early days! :-)

[aussiebev1]

I loved the Angels, and they were a great pub band, but could of never touched AC/DC in the Bon Scott era.

I first saw the Angels in Adelaide when they began as the Keystone Angels and their song was.. Am I ever gonna see your face again.. I saw them live on the Winky Dink Show *laughs*.. gawd Im old

[Frazzo]

All my record covers / sleeves show them as Angel City, which they where known as such in North America.

There was likley a copyright or some such infrigment to cause this anomoly.

Any band otherwise is known by their respective name ... The Who, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin etc.

[MrSinAfterSin]

There was an American band around that time known as "ANGEL" that could be the reason behind the name change. I didn't actually know they changed their name for that tour until I read your comment.

[rgman66]

@MrSinAfterSin It just might be, Angel was the east coast " White " version of Kiss...They tried to be anyway... :p

[XyTins]

They may have been known as Angle City in N A ,but in OZ they were the best ever pub band, the Angles had so many hits, as a youngster in the mid 80s there was nothing better than going to your local pub which was full of smoke & the smell emu export or Victoria Bitter & getting 2 - 3 hours of Doc & the boys playing a load of songs & for some reason you knew them all. They were so much better live than studio recorded, just compare their live line album to anything they recorded in a studio.

[moogoo68]

Fuck that's a big statement...aren't you forgetting AC DC...

[davidg5969]

T.H.E. A.N.G.E.L.S - that's it - that's they're name. But they must have done a few good gigs in Canada, that's the only other country other than OZ that comments on these "better than AC/DC" legends

[Frazzo]

AKA ... Angel City in North America.

Great band!

[Blissbomb2]

I saw the angels play at the Newtown Hall in 1979. Felt like I had been in electric shock treatment afterwards. Apocalypto of seismic proportions.

[crossbj]

I first seen them play at Huntsville Civic back in 1979, I felt the same

[steggieone]

Seventeen twenty eight fifty nine!

[fontyism]

when will the big beat return apart from the acdc tour

[shldnbschmn]

haven't heard this song since i was a kid.

...man, it's good!

[kiwiguy211264]

Angels rock!!!! he dances a bit like Peter Garrett

[SydneyTrainDriver]

Peter Garrett learned it from DOC!!! ANGELS RULE!!!!!

[mika7367]

Doc Neeson and the boys great to see!

[asbestosremover]

think hes Robbie Williams Brother

[SydneyTrainDriver]

Not gay but.

[tydye100]

he doesnt anymore lol

[xXJarvarXx]

i donno why the singer looks like mel gibson lolz

[TonyCheekyful]

The Angels would released they first album as The Angels not Angel City in USA. To avoid confusion with USA call Angel which some fans refereed them as The Angels. Axe Killer re-issued The Angels albums with original cover with lots information by Brewster brothers John and Rick its good reading.

[TonyCheekyful]

Its The Angels for 35 years in Australia and released all albums as The Angels . Angel City is Pop Dance band from UK since 1992.

[Hornadayfan]

I have this CD. It's Angel City, not the Angels. Just saying...

[nzoz1978]

It's The Angels. Sure, in your country they're Angel City, but in my country Australia - where they began, where they are most popular and where they have performed for the longest time - they are called The Angels. That's their official name, not Angel City.... Just saying.

[kilowna]

Yeah, all the releases were as Angel City, have the albums to prove it. When I DJ'd, everyone would always come and ask who that was I just played. Rock will live forever, under whatever name!

[mainfr8er]

As NZOZ1978 stated the band is called The Angels. They had to change their name to Angel City in the US because of the 1960's band The Angels of "My Boyfriend's back" fame.

[nzoz1978]

And because they did not want to get confused with the US band Angel who were on the same label as Kiss.

[SydneyTrainDriver]

It's the Angels mate.

[klaasie50]

Freakin awesome, the singer has such an energy, its just awesome

[Millertime89]

Heard this song for the first time ever on the radio today, what a fucking awesome song, rock on.

[klaasie50]

One word: ROCK

[moviemarkiss]

Austrailias TRagically Hip!!! I love em...always have.

Mark

Canada!

[LoverOfYeshua]

Bought the wax when it first came out. Still have it in good condition!!!

[klaasie50]

Absolute awesome

[bigmaxy07]

Anyone know the significance of 17 28 59 ? I have always wanted to know.

[rockwilllive4ever]

this song is freakin awseome i d nt no y ppl these days dnt listen 2 this kinda stuff it wipes all of todays modern music's ass

[TheFlapperdame]

absolute fucking AWESOME

[ManFromMelbourne]

This was round the time they were called a punk band. Funny, both ac/dc and Rose Tattoo also got mistaken for being punk bands too. This is Aussie rock and punk was an english trend that died out. But this Aussie rock still lives on. Make me proud to be an Australian:)

[concheharborboy]

Great Aussie Rock!!!!!

[steggieone]

Old school 12-bar boogie rock.  These blokes could LAY IT DOWN when they had to. Even the crowd can't keep up with Doc's onstage dancin'.

[emily555a]

Legendary & Classic..

Yeah!

Thanks Doc.

[hookyspick]

Awesome..great album too.

[vinygee]

this really copped a thrashing on my turntable as a kid, Ahhh the days of buying TDK tapes and recording all my fave albums on these tapes. Wow great memories

[Frazzo]

AC/DC and Angel City where runnin' neck and neck in the late70's. Both aussie bands had the spot light ... Bon Scott's passing inadvertanty played big when Brian Johnson stepped in. Angel had it's disruptions and the biggest (AC/DC) came out on top.

Disptite that, Angel City rocked North America during that period.

[9misuraco6]

lesleyblood1, talk about a bag of shit you dickhead

[lesleyblood1]

Doc was a classic..he got a full can of beer to the head...went down like a bag of shit

[sandyh12]

How good is this song? They opened with it on a day on the green fantastic!! I've got it as my ringtone

[aussierock68]

Same band members playing then is the same band members playing now....thats what i call a band.....

[natano28]

Rock 'n! Tough song....and the dancing still hadn't caught up top them..

[backinburntcity]

The guitarist seemed to be channeling 'Peace Frog' by The Doors in that solo. Good stuff. Does this vid make anyone else laugh?

[christophermau1962]

Rock and Roll doesn't get any better! LOVEit!!

[tamphex]

nzoz delivers again. top stuff!

[Nooner86]

Life is coming down on me right now....

[fordxg]

Yaaaaaaaa  5 stars