The Last Stand (1984 film)
Last Stand | |
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Directed by | Tony Stevens |
Produced by | John McLean |
Starring | |
Cinematography | John Whitteron |
Edited by | Tony Stevens |
Music by | Cold Chisel |
Distributed by | Warner |
Release date | July 1984 |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Last Stand is a documentary film of the final concert appearances by Australian rock band, Cold Chisel, prior to their first disbandment.[1] It was filmed on 13 and 15 December 1983 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre and released to cinemas in July 1984. It featured the group performing two of the four final concerts of their national Last Stand Tour, from 12 to 15 December 1983.[2] It is interspersed with short interviews from members of the band, their managers, audience members and Midnight Oil front man, Peter Garrett. A DVD version featuring extra footage was issued in October 2005.
Reception
Anna-Maria Delvoso of The Sydney Morning Herald observed, "This is not just another film-of-the-concert-of-the-album rock & roll picture. If this is commercial exploitation, it's worth every cent of it. Last Stand has an intelligent construction. Eschewing self-indulgence, the film displays high production values, excellent sound, camera and editing. There are no cinema verite shots of the band in the back rooms, twanging guitar strings and cracking jokes no-one can hear."[3]
Soundtrack album
The Last Stand | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | October 1992 | |||
Recorded | 13 and 15 December 1983 | |||
Venue | Sydney Entertainment Centre | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Label | East West | |||
Cold Chisel chronology | ||||
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In October 1992, The Last Stand's soundtrack album was released by Cold Chisel on compact disc and music cassette via East West Records.[1][4][5] It peaked at number 8 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart.[6]
Adrian Zupp of AllMusic rated the album as four-out-of-five stars, and explained, "The highlights are numerous, but the most memorable moments are the band's timeless signature song 'Khe Sanh', the rock landslide 'Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)', and the singalong favorite 'Choir Girl'. The recording job is crystal clear, though inevitably can't fully capture the experience of being at the gig amidst the sweat and swagger. But as next best things go, this is the ticket."[7]
The album was remixed and re sequenced with three additional tracks in 1999; some versions included a DVD version of the film with bonus footage. This version was remastered and reissued in 2011. Neither version of the soundtrack has the same tracklist order as the film.
1984 film track listing
- "Standing on the Outside"
- "Cheap Wine"
- "Rising Sun"
- "Janelle"
- "Khe Sanh"
- "Twentieth Century"
- "You Got Nothing I Want"
- "Tomorrow"
- "Star Hotel"
- "Choirgirl"
- "Bow River"
- "Flame Trees"
- "Saturday Night"
- "Wild Thing"
- "Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)"
- "Don't Let Go"
1992 track listing
- "Standing on the Outside"
- "Khe Sanh"
- "Twentieth Century"
- "Janelle"
- "Cheap Wine"
- "Tomorrow"
- "Rising Sun"
- "Choirgirl"
- "You Got Nothing I Want"
- "Bow River"
- "Flame Trees"
- "Saturday Night"
- "Star Hotel"
- "Wild Thing"
- "Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)"
- "Don't Let Go"
1999/2005/2011 track listing
- "Standing on the Outside"
- "Cheap Wine"
- "Khe Sanh"
- "Janelle"
- "Only One"
- "Twentieth Century"
- "Tomorrow"
- "Rising Sun"
- "Choirgirl"
- "You Got Nothing I Want"
- "Bow River"
- "Flame Trees"
- "Star Hotel"
- "Wild Thing"
- "Saturday Night"
- "River Deep – Mountain High"
- "Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)"
- "Don't Let Go"
- "Let's Go Get Stoned"
Personnel
- Jimmy Barnes – vocals, guitar
- Ian Moss – vocals, guitar
- Steve Prestwich – drums
- Phil Small – bass guitar
- Don Walker – organ, piano
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1992-2011) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] | 8 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1992) | Position |
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Australian Albums Chart[9] | 71 |
Certifications
Albums
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[10] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Video
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[11] | 2× Platinum | 30,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- General
- McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 3 October 2013. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
- Specific
- ^ a b McFarlane, 'Cold Chisel' entry. Archived from the original on 19 April 2004. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ Perry, Lisa (2 November 1983). "Timespan: Chisel farewell delayed so Barnes can give his best". The Canberra Times. Vol. 58, no. 17, 566. p. 24. Retrieved 10 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Delvoso, Anna-Maria (21 July 1984). "Cold Chisel, from the beginning to the finale". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 51.
- ^ Holmgren, Magnus; Shoppee, Philip; Meyer, Peer. "Cold Chisel". hem2.passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "The Last Stand – Cold Chisel". discogs.com. 1992. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Cold Chisel – Last Stand". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ Zupp, Adrian. "Last Stand – Cold Chisel". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Cold Chisel – The Last Stand". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1992 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.