CLASSIC OLD COLD CHISEL FROM THE EARLY DAYS

JIMMY BARNES is nowhere to be heard for the first 5 minutes of this blistering blues charged COLD CHISEL live performance of ONE LONG DAY, one of my favorite rarities from the Australian pub rock legends. Barnesy eventually gets the chance to sing, but not until after a guitar/ boogie-woogie tour de force of improvization between IAN MOSS and the band's pianist and chief songwriter, DON WALKER.

IAN MOSS, who never shied away from wearing the influence of FREE's PAUL RODGERS on his sleeve, especially live on stage, delivers the opening lead vocal here, which perfectly replicates the freewheeling and soulful delivery of Rodgers from that band's "Fire and Water heyday".

This performance really sounds like a blues-upped equivalent of Chisel's formulaic but catchy SHIPPING STEEL, from around the 4 minute to 5 minute mark Moss lets rip and cranks out some spitfire blues riffs to rival that of PETER GREEN, one of the greatest "white" blues guitarist in history outside of America.