When is the new AC DC record coming out?
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I love AC/DC, but I'm afraid they're running out of junior high-level sex puns for songs in much the same way that Taco Bell is running out of combinations of their six basic ingredients.
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I have heard that they have been looking at venues for a tour late this year/early next year. So I would assume an album would be soon.
Also, heard that they may have enough material for a double album. Although, it seems like every artist says that anymore.
I have seen a lot of this information online at www.93x.com (radio station in Minneapolis)
Also, heard that they may have enough material for a double album. Although, it seems like every artist says that anymore.
I have seen a lot of this information online at www.93x.com (radio station in Minneapolis)
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Originally Posted by dadaluholla
IS there an AC/DC greatest hits disc around yet? That I would be interested in.
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Originally Posted by art
They were never the same after Bon Scott died. You could never replicate a Bon Scott - he was one of a kind.
I like their Bon Scott era albums, but I prefer the Brian Johnson era albums.
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Originally Posted by B5Erik
Maybe you can't replicate a Bon Scott - but they didn't need to. Brian Johnson was absolutely perfect for them, and Back In Black is by far their best album.
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Originally Posted by art
They were never the same after Bon Scott died. You could never replicate a Bon Scott - he was one of a kind.
I heard they're trying to get Brian Johnson to agree to a man on man duet with Rob Halford of Judas Priest. Halford has already agreed. It's what the industry wants and the public demands.
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It's sort of like Van Halen, in that, whether you prefer Diamond Dave or Van Hagar, you have to admit that the band still rocked with each.
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Originally Posted by B5Erik
Maybe you can't replicate a Bon Scott - but they didn't need to. Brian Johnson was absolutely perfect for them, and Back In Black is by far their best album. Hell, it's one of the best albums ever released by anyone, and Brian Johnson had a lot to do with that.
I like their Bon Scott era albums, but I prefer the Brian Johnson era albums.
I like their Bon Scott era albums, but I prefer the Brian Johnson era albums.
It's hard to take seriously anyone who doesn't appreciate Brian Johnson AC/DC. Yeah Bon was great and all but Back In Black is the blueprint by which all other hard rock albums must be judged. There's just no way around it.
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Bon Scott sang some great songs and had a look that was challenging in its conflicting notions of masculinity/vulnerability. Brian Johnson might have had a good voice initially but his look was pretty blunt and conservative. I mean, a baseball cap that looked as if it was superglued on is hardly going to make people think. His singing about "knocking me out with those American thighs" etc is pretty conservative also. Bon, in contrast, sang about jailbreaks and 15 years in hell, as well as getting ripped off on the way to the top.
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Originally Posted by art
Bon Scott sang some great songs and had a look that was challenging in its conflicting notions of masculinity/vulnerability. Brian Johnson might have had a good voice initially but his look was pretty blunt and conservative. I mean, a baseball cap that looked as if it was superglued on is hardly going to make people think. His singing about "knocking me out with those American thighs" etc is pretty conservative also. Bon, in contrast, sang about jailbreaks and 15 years in hell, as well as getting ripped off on the way to the top.
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Originally Posted by art
Bon Scott sang some great songs and had a look that was challenging in its conflicting notions of masculinity/vulnerability. Brian Johnson might have had a good voice initially but his look was pretty blunt and conservative. I mean, a baseball cap that looked as if it was superglued on is hardly going to make people think. His singing about "knocking me out with those American thighs" etc is pretty conservative also. Bon, in contrast, sang about jailbreaks and 15 years in hell, as well as getting ripped off on the way to the top.
PS. Just ordered "Family Jewels" yesterday.
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Originally Posted by Mordred
Well you convinced me that Bon is gay!
Seriously though, I much prefer the Bon Scott-era stuff. The music style was more bluesy (and ballsy). True that they hit worldwide success with BIB, but I have always been curious as to how much of that material was completed before Bon died. I know he had significant involvement because Brian Johnson wrote many of the lyrics for their mid-80s albums and look how they turned out.
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Originally Posted by Geofferson
Hey...he did dress in drag in the video for Baby Please Don't Go! Nah...Bon was a stud.
Seriously though, I much prefer the Bon Scott-era stuff. The music style was more bluesy (and ballsy). True that they hit worldwide success with BIB, but I have always been curious as to how much of that material was completed before Bon died. I know he had significant involvement because Brian Johnson wrote many of the lyrics for their mid-80s albums and look how they turned out.
Seriously though, I much prefer the Bon Scott-era stuff. The music style was more bluesy (and ballsy). True that they hit worldwide success with BIB, but I have always been curious as to how much of that material was completed before Bon died. I know he had significant involvement because Brian Johnson wrote many of the lyrics for their mid-80s albums and look how they turned out.
They also mentioned that Bon Scott was a fan of Brian Johnsons and had played an album from Johnson's previous band to the guys so they could hear his voice. They said that was one of the main reasons they auditioned him.
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Originally Posted by Mordred
There's an article in the latest Guitar World with the Youngs and Johnson about the 25th anniversary of Back in Black. I can find exact quotes if you like but they basically flat out state that Bon had pretty much no involvement in that record. Some of the material was written, but I don't think Bon had done any of the lyrics and there sure as hell was never any demos recorded with Bon on them. I think the majority of the album was written after he died and Johnson had a decent amount of input. He even stated that "Rock and Roll (Ain't Noise Pollution)" was written in Jamaica right as they were wrapping up the album. He and Angus felt the album needed one last song so they hashed it out in an afternoon and recorded it the next day.
They also mentioned that Bon Scott was a fan of Brian Johnsons and had played an album from Johnson's previous band to the guys so they could hear his voice. They said that was one of the main reasons they auditioned him.
They also mentioned that Bon Scott was a fan of Brian Johnsons and had played an album from Johnson's previous band to the guys so they could hear his voice. They said that was one of the main reasons they auditioned him.
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art might contend that if Bon was gay he might still be alive if he chose to swallow manspunk instead of vomit.
Bad taste? Maybe so. But can we blame art for my transgression?
Bad taste? Maybe so. But can we blame art for my transgression?
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Originally Posted by Buford T Pusser
I did not know about Johnson's stuff before AC/DC.