AC/DC: Classic or Dud

Bon would be bald as a cueball or wearing a wig

The funny thing is that brian seems creepy but bon probably did way worse things to women irl....like he had a bad look in his eyes

But great frontman obv

old bon-era live vids are the best. that wise ass grinning all the damn time. brian is just so straight down the barrel and boring and just. he's okay but.

Oh Bon looked like the perennial 16 year-old boy up to no good, I don't even want to know half of what he got up to irl.

Brian gives the creepy vibe singing but to clarify, I think that that uncle thing works in his favor off stage. He seems like a nice bloke. You'd probably be relatively safe to have a conversation with him if you're of the female persuasion.
Bon, I'm not so sure about, lol.

Malcomn is really the secret weapon in the band. He's riff guy in that group and his playing is so fxxxxxg tight that the whole band swings around him like a clock gear.

Yeah there's not much dead weight in AC/DC.

^

No props for Cliff Williams? Utilitarian for sure but somehow perfect for the band. He knows his place. "Love Hungry Man" is the only song I can recall when the band let him do some fret walking.

Malcolm, Cliff and Phil are my heroes in AC/DC. Malcolm especially. For the absolute self-discipline required to spend the last four decades doing as little possible while the other two do the crowd pleasing flash. Love watching them on stage, too: the factory workers who clock on, go to their work stations and just do it for two hours.

Cliff is the king of the one-note arena bass line. One of my favorite concert images is Cliff and Malcolm hanging out at the back by Phil, then sauntering up to the mic for the big choruses, only to return to hanging back after.

http://fuckyeahcliffwilliams.tumblr.com/

Love that family photo.

The thing about Cliff is that, while it may seem like he has the least demanding job in the world, the subtle swing he applies to those eighth-note parts is an utterly essential ingredient in the AC/DC sound. Their signature rhythm is defined by the tension between Malcolm and the drums, who tick away like clockwork, and the push-pull feel of Williams's basslines.

Hey look: A live show from 1981, with a video quality so poor that once Brian loses the hat it looks like Epstein from the Sweathogs is fronting the band:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1BKB-11ISM

But man, the sound! Brian before the voice went, the band a veritable monster of rock. So good.

so 'moneytalks' just popped up randomly on my ipod and you know, I don't hate it as much as I thought I did

fucking hate Thunderstruck though, still always forever

Booo! Even my kids know to sing along with Thunderstruck when it comes on the radio.

it was played to death by bogans in my bogan hometown and THEN it was used for a car commercial

I am so done with that song forever and ever amen

"Moneytalks" is about the only Rudd-less AC/DC I can moderately dig, but yeah, I can't stand "Thunderstruck."

fucking hate Thunderstruck though, still always forever

when i was i dunno 13-14 i went on a school trip on a bus full of chorus people, and at some point someone played thunderstruck, which i had never heard before, and THE WHOLE BUS STARTED CHANTING

that is the main reason i have for not giving in to my natural distaste for chorus people

You anti-"Thunderstruck" people are insane. But maybe it's a song that's got to be experienced live.

yeah cuz it sure ain't working from here

You anti-"Thunderstruck" people are insane. But maybe it's a song that's got to be experienced live in a titty bar.

― 誤訳侮辱, Thursday, July 25, 2013 7:47 PM (43 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

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I can't imagine any "Money Talks" > "Thunderstruck" argument that doesn't hinge around a personal trauma related to "Thunderstruck"

like they're both rewrites of earlier smashes (albeit still hook highlights of the period) but where "Thunderstruck" takes "Who Made Who" and turns it up to eleven, "Money Talks" just adds Brian goading a hooker (or a maid) to a rehash of "You Shook Me All Night Long"

But maybe it's a song that's got to be experienced live.

I'd go along with this, mainly because experiencing it live now would mean experiencing it live with Phil Rudd.

I have experienced it live! It's no less traumatic! At the same show I was forced to watch Angus disrobe.

Your point is moot.

("100% Angus beef" joke)

(nope, never mind)

;_;

http://www.punkmagazine.com/images/vault_images/punk_14/punk14acdc.gif

http://youtu.be/K-Op1Mng4oY

Shuffle just spit up "The Razor's Edge." I think this album is pretty good!

apparently doubt has already been cast on this prediction, but still...

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/acdc-to-split-report-20140415-36oc1.html

Huh. There's a real dark cloud hanging over that piece.:(

''AC/DC members have previously made a pact that no band members will be replaced should someone need to leave the band.

Unless they made that pact in 1995, this makes no sense. Obviously, they replaced Bon Scott, but they're on their 3rd or 4th bassist, they had two different replacements for Phil Rudd, and even Malcolm was replaced on some 80s shows.

Bon was their second singer.

(Obviously there's no point in AC/DC without both Youngs though.)

http://theorstrahyun.blogspot.com/2014/04/rip-acdc-1973-2014.html

"About 3 weeks ago, founding member, rhythm guitarist, co-producer and co-songwriter Malcolm Young had a stroke, which left a blood clot on his brain."

Another link says confirmed by Malcolm's son.

Man, that's awful. He was such an amazing player; he was AC/DC's Freddie Green.

man, i've spent so many hours of my life blissing out on his riffs. let's see what happens, but yeah very sad stuff if any of it rings true.

xpost They've had the same line-up since Rudd came back, I assume that's the line-up they've been talking about. The classic "Back in Black" line-up.

From 3 months ago, nice brotherly tribute:
http://www.guitarworld.com/let-there-be-rock-acdcs-angus-young-rhythm-playing-malcolm-young

That is a lovely tribute. Should really be an AC/DC album called "All in the Wrist."

ugh that suuuuuuucks

LET LOOSE FROM THE NOOSE NEWS: http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6053874/acdc-not-quitting-retirement-rumors

Still, the management/pr wing not climbing all over themselves to squash this makes me nervous.

Hmm. I think the fact that it's already been six years since the last album, which means at minimum two more 'til the next one, if there's a next one, hints that announcing a formal split or retirement or whatever is sorta beside the point. Every band is on hiatus between albums and tours. But yeah, that Billboard piece is pretty rife with a non-denial denial vibe. It'd be pretty easy to kill this rumor right now, and that article does not do it.

Basically, no official word from the band or management, let alone anyone on the record, so I fear for the worse.

if true, it's the end of an era. what a band and malcolm should go down with ppl like nile rodgers and steve cropper as all time great rhythm guitarists

otm

Well, here's Johnson on the record:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/10769783/ACDC-We-are-not-retiring.html

Again, sorta vague. Confirms someone in the band has a debilitating illness, confirms there is still a plan to head to the studio to see how things go, and maybe that there will be a 40th anniversary tour. But then he also says everything is up in the air, so I guess plans don't mean that much.

it'd be nice if they got to do one last big album and farewell tour, a lot of big bands end their run unexpectedly and don't get to soak in a moment like that. but they're old guys and nobody lives forever, it's okay whenever it ends, they've had a great run.