Barking Spiders Live: 1983

Barking Spiders Live: 1983
Live album by Cold Chisel
Released	1984
Recorded	25 October, December 12 - 15 1983
Genre	Rock
Label	WEA
Producer	Mark Opitz
Cold Chisel chronology
Twentieth Century (1984) Barking Spiders Live: 1983 (1984) Radio Songs: A Best of Cold Chisel (1985)

Barking Spiders Live: 1983 is a live album by Australian rock band Cold Chisel. It was recorded during the final performances of their Last Stand tour in 1983, at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. The name of the album derives from a name the band used occasionally when playing warm-up shows before tours. A "barking spider" is a slang term for flatulence.

The album spent 20 weeks in the Australian charts, peaking at number 14.^[1]

Reception

Reviewed in the Canberra Times at the time of release, the album was described as, "a great reminder of the band's power and talent, particularly in concert, and a crucial purchase for all Chisel fans.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks by Don Walker except where indicated

Side One

1. "Merry-Go-Round"
2. "You Got Nothing I Want" (Jimmy Barnes)
3. "No Sense" (Barnes)
4. "Hold Me Tight"
5. "Tomorrow"
6. "Forever Now" (Steve Prestwich)

Side Two

1. "Standing on the Outside"
2. "Bow River" (Ian Moss)
3. "It's Only Make Believe" (Jack Nance, Conway Twitty)
4. "Twentieth Century"
5. "Taipan"
6. "Georgia" (Stuart Gorrell, Hoagy Carmichael)

Personnel

• Jim Barnes - vocals, guitar
• Ian Moss - guitar, lead vocals tracks 8 and 12
• Don Walker - organ, piano
• Phil Small - bass
• Steve Prestwich - drums
• Dave Blight - harmonica

Footnotes

1. David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. p. 72. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
2. Neil Lade (7 January 1985). "Well Chiselled... Thin Enz". Canberra Times. Retrieved 24 March 2014.