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The Last Stand (1984 film)

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Country
  
Australia

Director
  
Tony Stevens

Language
  
English

Release date
  
July 1984 (cinema), October 2005 (DVD)

Last Stand is a film of the final concert appearances by Australian rock band Cold Chisel. It was filmed on 13 and 15 December 1983 and released to cinemas in July 1984. The film featured Cold Chisel performing their "Last Stand" concerts at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in December 1983, over two nights. It is interspersed with short interviews from members of the band, their managers, concert goers and Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett. A DVD version featuring extra footage was issued in October 2005.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Standing On The Outside"
  2. "Cheap Wine"
  3. "Rising Sun"
  4. "Janelle"
  5. "Khe Sanh"
  6. "Twentieth Century"
  7. "You Got Nothing I Want"
  8. "Tomorrow"
  9. "Star Hotel"
  10. "Choirgirl"
  11. "Bow River"
  12. "Flame Trees"
  13. "Saturday Night"
  14. "Wild Thing"
  15. "Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)"
  16. "Don't Let Go"

Bonus tracks from 2005 edition:

  1. "Only One"
  2. "River Deep Mountain High"
  3. "Only Make Believe"
  4. Soundcheck: "Build This Love"

CD Release

In October 1992, The Last Stand was released on CD. It peaked at number 8 on the Australian ARIA Charts.

Adrian Zupp of All Music gave the album 4 out of 5 saying "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."

References

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