AC/DC: Classic or Dud

In the Guardian. Online Nov 27, print Nov 28.

Please post a link. Very interested in that.

on For Those About To Rock

good stuff, but definitely the first time that it feels as though the band is straining a bit to make an "AC/DC album"

Such a phoned in record.

always loved the title track, cheesy as it is "we rock at dawn on the frontline" <3<3<3

inject the venom is good

anyway i need a break from ac/dc until tomorrow

Title track is ace. Which is why I'm happy to listen to Who Made Who instead.

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd will appear in the Tauranga District Court this afternoon charged with attempting to procure a murder.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/10711053/Serious-charges-for-AC-DC-drummer-Phil-Rudd

WTF!?!?!

Holy shit.

Yeah that's a bummer. He musta really wanted to put the 2 & 4 to someone. His old arms must be too tired to do it himself.
On another note, mucho thanks to Ned for his post. I'm a lucky one that got the deal and whose knees are too tired to sort through vinyl to queue up Powerage exactly when I want. I'm really fascinated in the Amazon internet marketing (& I hate marketing) that made this a hush hush briefly available deal.

I'm really fascinated in the Amazon internet marketing (& I hate marketing) that made this a hush hush briefly available deal.

It was a fuck-up. It happened a few months ago with Metallica, apparently - their entire discography for $15.

DIRTY DEEDS AND THEY'RE DONE DIRT CHEAP!

That reminds me, did I ever mention that I had an AIM chat in, like, 1995 with someone who claimed to be Phil Rudd of AC/DC? I never knew why anyone would want to impersonate him -- he wasn't trying to pick me up or anything and seemed genuinely interested in whether the younger generation still listened to AC/DC -- so I always wondered if it was actually him.
― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, October 25, 2004 11:55 AM (10 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

(I had no idea who he was, btw. I mean, I'd heard of AC/DC, but that's about it.)
― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, October 25, 2004 11:55 AM (10 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

"So you couldn't pick the members of AC/DC out of a line-up, huh? Interesting. Say, on a completely unrelated topic, you wanna make a few quick bucks?"

I don't think the back catalog is going to help him in court..

Guns For Hire...
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

Big Gun
Gimme a Bullet...
Gone Shootin

Fire Your Guns
Shoot to Thrill
First Blood

Goodbye and Good Riddance to Bad Luck
Cold Hearted Man

My ACDC drummer will always be Chris Slade.

Rudd released his first solo album a couple months ago. the final track is called "When I Get My Hands On You": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_Job

He's on a Highway to hell

http://www.acdc-noticias.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/BwMvtsPCAAAsPdV1.jpg

...did AC/DC management put their albums on sale because they knew phil rudd was about to be charged with murder? do alleged murders negatively affect the sales of a band's albums, anyway?

basically i really want a conspiracy to emerge out of this

My conspiracies have more to do with AC/DC - band who refuses to license their songs to anyone, even iTunes - and Metallica - Napster's Y2K Band of the Year - being the "victims" here.

You know when the drummer says "hey, I've written a song" and you go "oh.. oh go on then, let's see the lyrics"

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/11/06/world/asia/ap-as-new-zealand-acdc-charges.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=2

Still no "who and why" then?

do alleged murders negatively affect the sales of a band's albums, anyway?

Keith Moon accidentally killed his chauffeur/bodyguard in 1970, and in 1973 he paid someone to have Ian MacLagan killed (when Pete Townshend got wind of it, he stepped in and paid the guy not to kill MacLagan). Didn't affect sales at all.

in 1973 he paid someone to have Ian MacLagan killed (when Pete Townshend got wind of it, he stepped in and paid the guy not to kill MacLagan)

Um...so you're saying I've missed something, then.

maybe he's been poisoning malcolm

Cyanide?

Ian Mac had an affair with Keith Moon's wife. Of course, it was OK for Keith to do such things...

My conspiracies have more to do with AC/DC - band who refuses to license their songs to anyone, even iTunes - and Metallica - Napster's Y2K Band of the Year - being the "victims" here.

― pplains, Thursday, November 6, 2014 8:54 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

hey PP - this isn't true, AC/DC is on iTunes and this whole thread revive was because a bunch of us were getting their compete discography for $6.99 on Amazon MP3 because of an error.

Ah, I'm two years late on the iTunes news.

Crazy news but, as a drummer, Phil could really swing.

Malcolm locked up and Phil charged with this ... This is just to hype the new album and tour. Watch your back, Cliff, Brian and Angus, management is on a roll!

malcolm locked up? i thought he had demenita :(

That's what I meant. Assisted living doesn't let dementia patients wander out.

My conspiracies have more to do with AC/DC...

Well, they only did play 'Night Prowler' once live ...

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd's charge of attempting to procure murder has been withdrawn.

Rudd appeared in Tauranga District Court yesterday and was also charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of cannabis and threatening to kill.

Rudd's lawyer, Paul Mabey QC, said this afternoon that the Crown solicitor withdrew the charge after a meeting with Mabey and police.

The Crown solicitor said there was insufficient evidence to justify the charge, Mabey said.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/10716815/AC-DC-drummer-Phil-Rudd-Procuring-murder-charge-dropped

One would think they would have reason to charge someone with such a heinous crime before doing it and going public with it.

http://media.nzherald.co.nz/webcontent/image/jpg/201445/ruddhouse_620x310.jpg

Wtf

When did Phil get a haircut?

Mabey said Rudd would defend the threatening to kill charge.

What is this weird charge? If I yell "I am going to kill you!" in anger, will that get me arrested in New Zealand?

Fly off to New Zealand and shout things about Peter Jackson and see what happens.

In fact just go and say you want to kill a bunch of hobbits or something.

the alleged hitman speaks: was approached to be hired as a bodyguard to protect Rudd against the angry partners of prostitutes that Rudd has declined to pay after disputes over services.

Rudd was described as someone who had "done a lot for the community" by the man, single-handedly keeping some businesses afloat.

"The amount he spends on company is like someone's yearly wage."

the nz police are prone to this kind of extravagant claim dufferishness.

This morning, I heard some 4th or 5th grader kid on the playground at morning drop-off telling his friend, "Yesterday I heard some dude tried to hire a hitman!" Clearly he was talking about Phil Rudd, and needless to say, if the gossip of kids in the single digits is any indication, Phil may have a case that his reputation has been seriously damaged. At least it wasn't about gerbils.

What is this weird charge? If I yell "I am going to kill you!" in anger, will that get me arrested in New Zealand?

Doesn't seem that different from 'making terrorist threats' laws in parts of the US. If you threaten violence with the intention of putting someone in fear of that violence, you can get arrested.

Keith Moon accidentally killed his chauffeur/bodyguard in 1970, and in 1973 he paid someone to have Ian MacLagan killed (when Pete Townshend got wind of it, he stepped in and paid the guy not to kill MacLagan). Didn't affect sales at all.

― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, November 6, 2014 3:51 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

That's a slightly different story to the one I've heard... the one I heard was that Moon was so pissed off at MacLagan making off with Kim that he paid someone to have his fingers broken to put an end to his career, rather than have him killed. Then Pete paid the guy double not to go through with it.