Cold Chisel - Star Hotel (1981)

Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1981:

Cold Chisel's promo-video for the track 'Star Hotel' taken from the 1981 live album 'Swingshift'. This track also appears on the 1980 album 'East'.

Note: The subject of the song is about a 1979 riot out in New Castle, caused by the closing of the popular pub Star Hotel. New footage of the riot can be seen in this video.

Band Origin: Adelaide, SA, Australia
Band Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Track: Star Hotel
Album: Swingshift (live) / East (1980)
Composed By:
Produced By:
Label: Elektra
Chart Position:
Release Date:
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Chisel
- http://www.coldchisel.com.au/

Line-up:

Jimmy Barnes - Lead Vocals
[ Orange (1973) -- Cold Chisel (1973-1984) - solo (1984-present) ]

Ian Moss -- Guitar
[ Orange (1973) -- Cold Chisel (1973-1984) -- solo (1989-present) ]

Don Walker -- Piano
[ Orange (1973) -- Cold Chisel (1973-1984) -- Catfish (1989-1991) -- Tex, Don & Charlie (1993-2005) -- solo (1981-present) ]

Steve Prestwich -- Drums
[ Orange (1973) -- Cold Chisel (1973-1984) -- Little River Band (1984-1985) ]

Phil Small -- Bass
[Planet (1971) -- Palladium (1972) -- Orange (1973) -- Cold Chisel (1973-1984) -- Pound (1985) -- The Earls of Duke (1985--1988) -- Hot Ice (1986) -- The Outsiders (1989) -- Billy Thorpe Band (2005) ]

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NZOZ NZOZ1981 1981 Australia Early Eighties 1980's 1980s 80's 80s

Extended Tags: Jimmy Barnes, Don Walker, Ian Moss, Phil Small, Steve Prestwich

Musical Terms: Rock, Hard, Pub, Reggae, Aussie, Old Australian Band

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Cold
• Chisel
• 1981
• Australia
• Early
• Eighties

[napalm5]

I like his falsetto. By the time he did Working class man, it all turned to shite.

[nzoz1981]

@napalm5 totally agree... mainstream Aussie music went to shit after 1984

[cloudbreaker01]

nzoz - i have found sooooo much good music you have put on here that i've lost count. Cold Chisel is my favorite band of all time, and Star Hotel is a classic among them. One line strikes a chord "it's a taste of things to come at the Star Hotel", too true! the world's gettin that way. Damn I missed tickets to the reunion, but i saw the last stand in Sydney so I'm happy.

[nzoz1981]

@cloudbreaker01 excellent! I never saw them live, so I miss out.. I only saw Ian Moss and (i think) Jimmy Barnes live and I met Don Walker a few years ago. Thank you for the compliments, much appreciated!

[munggirl]

30 years ago this was Australia

NO BULLSHIT JUST PARTY LIKE IT WAS YOUR LAST DAY ON EARTH

you poor bastards today to day dont and have not experinced freedom

we had nod BS no barriers no fucking BULLSHIT

we lived FOR NOW

i pitty u for AUSTRALIA WAS THE PLACE

PARTY TO DEATH

NO BS JUST ENJOY

SO FUCKING HELP ME GOD

STRIKE ME DOWN IF U DONT BELEVEIVE !!!!

[muddyboots111]

@muddyboots007 Since I posted that,the Impy at Dalby burnt down,Russell Island Diggers had their entertainment shut down because some stiff moved into the area and complained,The Crows Nest is only hiring solos and the Kogan has stopped entertainment..But Little Ships on Straddie goes off,the Kedron Park,The Jimboomba,The Kensington at Crestmead all rock and new owner at the Jacobs Well is cool too.Watch for Who Killed Kenny and The Bagman.

[scpjg]

The Tatts gone, the Bays gone, Warrnambool is buggered!!!

[fardaypu]

The Star's final night featured live music and free beer. Many attendees that night remember that at exactly 10pm the police interrupted the live band in the middle of a song and demanded that everyone leave immediately, creating a hostile mood among the patrons. As the patrons began leaving the hotel confrontations began with a small contingent of police, which escalated into throwing of missiles, arrests, injuries and the burning of cars, which continued for more than two hours.

[bretto444]

Although this might look like a riot, t's not.

This kind of stuff goes down every night, at every pub, all across Australia.

It's called "closing time"

[80mphisntfastenuff]

Cold Chisel never cease to amaze me for their ability to take a song I've listened to forever, play it live and its like I've never really heard it before. Incredibly talented band. And who needs those american wankas anyway-they dont know no bullshit rock even if it hits them in the face. 

[iluvprawns]

I live near the reincarnated Star in Broadmeadow :D

[VividTearDrop]

I was there the night this happened. Born and raised in Newcastle, the Star Hotel was known by everyone. It was a family orientated pub and this was the last night it was open, they closed it down. Music was about music and good times back then, I miss the days and I will never forget the night Newcastle burned.

[ex1le444]

great song, great video. thx.

[alfies1girl]

Classic...