History Music / ColdChisel

* BreakupBreakout: As big as Cold Chisel were, Jimmy Barnes was bigger when he went solo.

Cold Chisel were formed in the 70s, during Australia's pub rock boom, which also produced the aforementioned AC/DC, among others. They were fronted by a young man called Jimmy Barnes, with Don Walker writing the bulk of their songs. Even without huge amounts of support from radio or TV in their early days, the band garnered a large following via the pub circuit. In fact, it would be fair to describe them as the definitive Aussie pub rock band. However, despite their popularity in Australia, international success eluded them.

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Guitarist Ian Moss does lead vocals on a few songs, usually one or two each album, and sometimes split vocal duties with Barnes, as on "Saturday Night". He also filled in whenever Jimmy Barnes quit the band. His "Bow River" was a staple of the band's live set. They sound pretty similar, with Moss having a slightly lower register and a more narrow range.

* CoverVersion: The band frequently performed ''[[BobDylan Knockin' On Heaven's Door]]'' as part of their live set.

Drummer and sometimes composer Steve Prestwich died of cancer in 2011, and was replaced by Charley Drayton who has worked with the RollingStones and the Music/TheB52s.

Drummer and sometimes composer Steve Prestwich died of cancer in 2011, and was replaced by Charley Dalton who has worked with the RollingStones and the Music/TheB52s.

Drummer and sometimes composer Steve Prestwich died of cancer in 2011.

Ask someone from outside Australia to name an Australian rock band, and the most likely answer would be "Music/{{ACDC}}". However, within Australia, there is one band that is at least as revered as "Akka-Dakka". That band is Cold Chisel.

* AlbumTitleDrop: "Houndog" for ''Circus Animals''.

* [[BannedInChina Banned in Every State Except South Australia]]: "Khe Sanh" was banned from airplay when it was first released.

* FanNickname: "Chisel" (Note for non-Aussies: it is pronounced "Chizz-UL".)

* TrueArtIsAngsty: "Showtime"

* SignatureSong: "Khe Sanh".

* {{Mondegreen}}: The line in ''Khe Sanh'' is "The last plane out of Sydney's almost gone", not "The last train".

* FiveManBand
** TheHero: Jim(my) Barnes (lead vocals)
** TheLancer: Ian Moss (guitar and backing vocals)
** TheSmartGuy: Don Walker (pianist and primary song writer)
** TheBigGuy: Phil Small and Steve Prestwitch (bassist and drummer, respectively)

* FanNickname: "Chisel"

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Guitarist Ian Moss does lead vocals on a few songs, and filled in whenever Jimmy Barnes quit the band. They sound pretty similar, with Moss having a slightly lower register and a more narrow range.

Cold Chisel were formed in the 70s, during Australia's pub rock boom, which also produced the aforementioned AC/DC, among others. They were fronted by a young man called Jimmy Barnes, with Don Walker writing the bulk of their songs. Even without huge amounts of suppourt from radio or TV in their early days, the band garnered a large following via the pub circuit. However, despite their popularity in Australia, international success eluded them.

* SignatureSong: "Khe Sanh"