Ac/dc

[Ulysses]

fair enough, Pink Floyd and the Beatles, nothing but class. Jazz is also awesome, Cool Jazz and jazz/rock/fusion would have to be my personal favourites.

[KillTheEmo101]

How bout this as a secondary topic, top 5 AC/DC songs?

Mine:
1.)Money Talks
2.)She shook me all night long
3.)Whole Lotta Rosie
4.)Who made Who
5.)Thunderstruck

:naughty: :naughty:

[thunderzstruck]

How bout this as a secondary topic, top 5 AC/DC songs?

Mine:
1.)Money Talks
2.)She shook me all night long
3.)Whole Lotta Rosie
4.)Who made Who
5.)Thunderstruck

:naughty: :naughty:


I'm telling you this now.. never ever use those naughty smilies again. They have been overused and you will only get people annoyed/ and flame you if you do

[JonG]

I'm telling you this now.. never ever use those naughty smilies again. They have been overused and you will only get people annoyed/ and flame you if you do
:naughty: :naughty:


Wait, what am I doing in the AC/DC thread.

[thunderzstruck]

:naughty: :naughty:


Wait, what am I doing in the AC/DC thread.


no (just stop)

[Bon_Scottie]

How bout this as a secondary topic, top 5 AC/DC songs?

I seriously can't pick five... way too many cracking songs.

[Hep Kat]

back in black's 25th anniversary is soon......

ac/dc's top songs:

1.Back in Black
2.Razor's Edge
3.For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
4.Shoot to Thrill
5.That's The Way I Wannna Rock 'n Roll


but there's too many good ones......

[GiB]

I just bought their Live In Donnington DVD it's pretty good. Has anyone else seen it?

[GenuineImitation]

I just bought their Live In Donnington DVD it's pretty good. Has anyone else seen it?

Yeah, my friend has it. I havent seen it in some time though.

[blue3]

I just bought their Live In Donnington DVD it's pretty good. Has anyone else seen it?Yeah I own it. It's a really good DVD.

[KillTheEmo101]

I'm telling you this now.. never ever use those naughty smilies again. They have been overused and you will only get people annoyed/ and flame you if you do

.... :naughty: :naughty: :naughty:

lol jp, but really, it is just a smiley that is supposed to show your emotions in your post, who cares if it is overused. Personally i think they look rather funny but for arguments sake ill give you a example. In my school Led Zeppelin and AC/DC now-a-days is overused in the sense that people say they like them just to seem cool, yet it is something i deal with and will have to deal with for the rest of the time im in highschool.... and personally i dont really care if i get flamed, i use MX to pass the time when im bored anyway. Hope you see my point :thumb:

edit:actually my example was sorta irrelevant but w/e

[rippa32]

I dont care if it was irrelevant. Its a big problem, only a couple of people I kno actually like these bands (one has all of Zeppelin except Houses of the Holy and CODA on vinyl) but whenever I wear my AC/DC shirt I get shouts of "accadacca" in a really forced Aussie accent(I live in Australia). And all these people have only heard Back In Black 'cause it gets played at sports carnivals.

[taitisgreat]

AC/DC are a great band, simplness is a way to make it to the top if people like the music. i do dissagree on the fact that you said they arent good musicians as angus young is a superb guitarist. but overall they are a great band :)

[rippa32]

In a quote from a guy I can't remember, I think it mighta been Chris Cheney. "We can all play blues scales but we can't play them like Angus Young"

[Ulysses]

Thats true, people comment on the simplicity but whoever has attempted to emulate AC/DC's sound has failed, in their style they cannot be surpassed, well from what I have witnessed.

I couldn't pick 5 favourite AC/DC tracks but Riff Raff would certainly be up there if not occupying the first position.

[rippa32]

For me Riff Riff gets a comfortable second. Beating Around The Bush gets first.

[Ulysses]

I like the opening guitar riff in that song, nice track that.

[rippa32]

I like the vocals too.

[lightningmetal666]

I would say the best ac/dc lyrics would be for Touch Too Much. Too damn many inuendos. :lol:

[googs]

AC/DC is amazing but too many n00bs who don't know even whos in the band like them becuase they are"in" or were in a video game. i love all 80s and classic rock. Angus young is amazing on guitar and has a great knowledge of pentatonics and chords and is not that repetitive.

[rippa32]

Video game? Are you reffering to Tony Hawk?

[Ulysses]

"Love At First Feel", that title makes me laugh everytime, great sense of humour in their song titles and lyrics. They don't take anything too seriously and thats one aspect that I like about them.

[Anthem]

Is it just me or does Malcome always look like his guitar is weighing him down?

[rippa32]

Big guitar, small person. I suppose so. Has anyone noticed he only ever had one pick up in his guitar and the rest taken out? In his signature guitar you can only get one pickup too.

[Ulysses]

Interesting, learn something new everyday. He looks very cool when playing his guitar on stage, standing in the background, rocking his head to the beat. Classy.

[acdc_problemchild07]

Anybody know if Ac/Dc is takin a tour in the US in 05-06? and when is the new cd due out??

[TyVeRsOn_03]

Anybody know if Ac/Dc is takin a tour in the US in 05-06? and when is the new cd due out??
from last ive heard they dont have a set date yet...all i know is what you know its expected in late 05 to early 06...cant wait for it though

[Ulysses]

It'll most probably be 2006 but who knows, it will be good to see them down under as well.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Yeah. I desparetly want to see them live.

How the study goin?

[TYPUNK]

I dont like AC/DC, they do have a few good songs tho.

[Ulysses]

Yeah. I desparetly want to see them live.

How the study goin?

Done a bit, English mostly as it is the first exam and also a bit of maths. I'll get stuck into a bit more tomorrow :cool:

[Ulysses]

My Opinion on AC/DC: AC/DC is a popular classic rock band with a few good songs but listen closly to their music. All of AC/DC's songs sound the same :O go look at the guitar riffs for AC/DC's songs, they all look revitaly similar :O cant this band write 2 songs that are different? Like come on this band cant write good music. Alos AC/DC is slang for Bi-Sexual =/

Wow, this blokes a bright one. Heard it all before buddy. :rolleyes:

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Done a bit, English mostly as it is the first exam and also a bit of maths. I'll get stuck into a bit more tomorrow :cool:
I haven't done as much as I would have liked... but meh. I just wanna get it over with.

[Ulysses]

Pretty much same with me man, I have only started within the last 2 weeks at the most and its been on and off. It'll be one killer feeling when it's all over thats for sure.

[guitaraddict21119]

Has anyone seen that stiff upper lip tour dvd,ive been thinking about buying it,but i wanna know if its good or not.

i like it better than live at donnington. And when they play hard as a rock it is funny as hell

[guitaraddict21119]

Brain does squeel a tad on it, though.

yeah cuz hes becoming an old man now. especially on thunderstruck. he cant get as high as he used to :upset:

[guitaraddict21119]

My Opinion on AC/DC: AC/DC is a popular classic rock band with a few good songs but listen closly to their music. All of AC/DC's songs sound the same :O go look at the guitar riffs for AC/DC's songs, they all look revitaly similar :O cant this band write 2 songs that are different? Like come on this band cant write good music. Alos AC/DC is slang for Bi-Sexual =/

i hope you realize what you have just started by saying all that ****. Yeah try listening to Jailbreak and Moneytalks and see how different. Do you ever make fun of Chuck berry, because he writes two songs that are EXACTLY the same just with different lyrics. School Days and Riding along in my automible are the same along with johnny b. goode and roll over beethoven. Also listen to Stiff Upper Lip and Show Buiseness, or Shoot To thrill and Hard As A rock. then you might change your mind

what a ****er

[classicrockman]

i hope you realize what you have just started by saying all that ****. Yeah try listening to Jailbreak and Moneytalks and see how different. Do you ever make fun of Chuck berry, because he writes two songs that are EXACTLY the same just with different lyrics. School Days and Riding along in my automible are the same along with johnny b. goode and roll over beethoven. Also listen to Stiff Upper Lip and Show Buiseness, or Shoot To thrill and Hard As A rock. then you might change your mind

what a ****er
Agreed.

[thunderkitty]

dont pay attention to stuff like that

[Bon_Scottie]

He's probably only ever heard Back in Black and Highway to hell...

Gives his opinion a HUGE meaning.

Even being the huge fan I am, sure some tracks sounds the same. The use they same tone on the guitars and chords on a lot of the songs, but it doesnt mean they dont sound awesome. Just love the power of the chords.

So I'm off to an AC/DC day on Decemeber 28th, fiften quid entry. Tribute bands, live shows, merchandise... films, and... all that jazz.

[classicrockman]

He's probably only ever heard Back in Black and Highway to hell...

Gives his opinion a HUGE meaning.

Even being the huge fan I am, sure some tracks sounds the same. The use they same tone on the guitars and chords on a lot of the songs, but it doesnt mean they dont sound awesome. Just love the power of the chords.

So I'm off to an AC/DC day on Decemeber 28th, fiften quid entry. Tribute bands, live shows, merchandise... films, and... all that jazz.
Oh, I think I heard about that.

Aren't the former AC/DC drummers Simon Wright and Chris Slade gonna be there?

[Romencer17]

Wow, so many people here hate Ac/dc. That just sucks like hell. Does anyone else think Family Jewels is worth the money? I got it for 10 bucks.

[rippa32]

10 bucks? yes thats very worth it.

[Bon_Scottie]

Aye its worth it.

Would have been a hell of a lot better if they hadnt choosen the footage from the actual year of the song though. Like on Bons disk, they've preformed Whole Lotta' Rosie so much better than that, with the crowd shouting Angus' name at the beggining, and bigger stages...

[lightningmetal666]

Even being the huge fan I am, sure some tracks sounds the same. The use they same tone on the guitars and chords on a lot of the songs, but it doesnt mean they dont sound awesome. Just love the power of the chords.



I love their tone. It sounds awesome to me anyways.


It was great the other day. My band was rehearsing some AC/DC tunes like highway to hell and thunderstruck. I was really nervous as we sorta gathered a crowd and I started messing up on Highway to Hell, so during the solo I did the whole do doughnuts on the floor thing and got a crap-load of laughter and applause.

Angus sure knows how to warm up a crowd.

[Ulysses]

Wow, so many people here hate Ac/dc. That just sucks like hell. Does anyone else think Family Jewels is worth the money? I got it for 10 bucks.

Yeah definately, I bought it for $20 and would recommend it to anyone that likes AC/DC. It's a class DVD apart from the balls and sounds effects that accompany them in between each track, that gets slightly annoying.

[rippa32]

Balls and sounds? I wouldn't know because I don't have it. Reason being I dont want to pay for a DVD full of cheap dodgy video clips and like 4 live tracks.

[Jono9119X]

yo guys, yesterday i think it was, my dad was in the car, he said AC/DC was on the Howard STern show, talking about something new thats coming out, but my dad doesnt remember what it was, do any of you know? thank you very much

ROCK ON!

[Yppolitia]

Didnt ACDC play infront of a humungus (sp?) crowd in Russia?

[metalmilitia101]

haha everyone plays in front of a humongous crowd in russia. btw new to the thread and i absolutely adore ac/dc. angus rules the crowd, and they have the perfect guitar/drum syncopation.

[Bon_Scottie]

Didnt ACDC play infront of a humungus (sp?) crowd in Russia?

Monsters of rock '91?

The crowd was insanally huge.

[rippa32]

Yer they played a free gig at moscow, for some charity reason I can't remember, if you have the Donington DVD, its discussed in the audio commentary.

[Brew]

*bump*

My Dad gave me his vinyl copy of High Voltage not so long ago, but the front cover it has is completley different to any other I've seen.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/Lord_Brummington/Vinyl/Picture047.jpg

I was wondering if anyone knew anything about this cover? Is it the Aussie version?

[lightningmetal666]

*bump*

My Dad gave me his vinyl copy of High Voltage not so long ago, but the front cover it has is completley different to any other I've seen.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/Lord_Brummington/Vinyl/Picture047.jpg

I was wondering if anyone knew anything about this cover? Is it the Aussie version?


I dunno. I've never seen that cover before. Ever.:confused:

[Bon_Scottie]

Personally havent seen that cover before, looks awesome.

I know they did have different covers for one or two albums for different country releases...

[Brew]

I've done some research, and I've found out its the original European sleeve design.

So I'm guessing there must've been 3 sleeves for the album - Aussie, European and Rest of World, with Europe getting the R.O.W sleeve not long after its original one was used.

Edit: Just found that its listed as:

Cartoon Sleeve, Dark Green/Orange label, released 14th May 1976.

[Brewer14]

*bump*

My Dad gave me his vinyl copy of High Voltage not so long ago, but the front cover it has is completley different to any other I've seen.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/Lord_Brummington/Vinyl/Picture047.jpg

I was wondering if anyone knew anything about this cover? Is it the Aussie version?

I think I've seen that on the back of the US High Voltage (not the original CD, the little remaster package thingy)

[shamed-angel]

Monsters of rock '91?

The crowd was insanally huge.
Was that intentional?

[rippa32]

No I think thats how its spelt.

[no compromise2]

i like them. Angus is one of my favorite guitarists.

[rippa32]

Hes good, but not great. Still good for the occasional listen, but I am nowhere near the fan I used to be. I am thinking about getting Flick Of The Switch on vinyl though.

[-The Frank]

does angus still get carried on the shouldours of the singer?

[Bon_Scottie]

does angus still get carried on the shouldours of the singer?

Thats a bit past there time...

Go back twenty years, and then we're cooking.

[classicrockman]

does angus still get carried on the shouldours of the singer?
I always thought that was funny. Espicially since Angus looks like a little kid; he's like, just over 5 feet tall!

[lightningmetal666]

I always thought that was funny. Espicially since Angus looks like a little kid; he's like, just over 5 feet tall!


5'3'' to be exact.

Hey I was thinking of starting an ac/dc tribute band here in cali. I was thinking of naming it Thunderztruck but saw that someone here already had that as their user name.

Any other name suggestions?

[classicrockman]

5'3'' to be exact.

Hey I was thinking of starting an ac/dc tribute band here in cali. I was thinking of naming it Thunderztruck but saw that someone here already had that as their user name.

Any other name suggestions?
Balls in Black :lol:

[lightningmetal666]

Balls in Black :lol:


:lol:

That's good but I just thought of another one.

Black Bells.

[classicrockman]

:lol:

That's good but I just thought of another one.

Black Bells.
That's a good one. How 'bout Let there be Rock.

I know it's a song by AC/DC but I always liked that name a lot. It would look cool on a sign.

[rippa32]

Or in the bible. :thumb:

[lightningmetal666]

Or in the bible. :thumb:


Hell ya. 'Let us now turn to the book of rock. And God spoke, "let there be rock."' :thumb: :lol:


Thanx guys, I think I'll use that one. Gotta go to work.


:wave:

[zeppelin_freak07]

i love acdc and thats all that matters to me. angus is one of the greatest guitar players ever. he knew how to rip a guitar. and there songs were very catchy and pretty dang good. they didnt all sound the same to me either. maybe in the sence that they were all hard core and fast

[zeppelin_freak07]

Let There Be Rock!

[pep]

Yer they played a free gig at moscow, for some charity reason I can't remember, if you have the Donington DVD, its discussed in the audio commentary.


donnington dvd? whats that?

[lightningmetal666]

I came up with an awesome name for my cover band.


Black Thunder, huh, huh.


Well thought I'd give it a shot.

[Bon_Scottie]

donnington dvd? whats that?

DVD of AC/DC's preformance at Donnington?

[angusvsslash52]

I'm just wondering if anyone has heard about their new album, whether its going to be a double cd for sure ? and when its coming out, this december sometime or early next year?

[lightningmetal666]

I'm just wondering if anyone has heard about their new album, whether its going to be a double cd for sure ? and when its coming out, this december sometime or early next year?


I've heard rumors for probably the last 2 years that they're releasing a new album. I tend to get a little skeptic after a while.

[thunderzstruck]

5'3'' to be exact.

Hey I was thinking of starting an ac/dc tribute band here in cali. I was thinking of naming it Thunderztruck but saw that someone here already had that as their user name.

Any other name suggestions?


*ahem* :-D

[lightningmetal666]

*ahem* :-D


Well I guess if you don't mind I could use your name, but I didn't want to take your name without permission. Just trying to be courteous.:)

[thunderzstruck]

IF YOU DO I WILL SUE!!!1!! :angry:

Actually I'm just kidding man, haha go Ahead.:lol: I have no rights to it or anything. And I think it's cool

[lightningmetal666]

IF YOU DO I WILL SUE!!!1!! :angry:

Actually I'm just kidding man, haha go Ahead.:lol: I have no rights to it or anything. And I think it's cool


Well if you do sue, you won't get very much. :lol:

Actually I thought of a better name. Black Thunder sounds pretty cool.

If push comes to shove I'll just use High Voltage.:thumb:

[thunderzstruck]

Well if you do sue, you won't get very much. :lol:

Actually I thought of a better name. Black Thunder sounds pretty cool.

If push comes to shove I'll just use High Voltage.


A name better than thunderzstrcuk?!?!?!:eek: NO SUCH THING! ;)

Black Thunder is pretty cool actually :lol:

[lightningmetal666]

A name better than thunderzstruck?!?!?!:eek: NO SUCH THING! ;)

Black Thunder is pretty cool actually :lol:

I was actually thinking of how to say that with offending but couldn't think of anything.


Black Thunder sticks more than anything else but I'm still auditioning ppl for the band. Once we get everyone, we'll vote on the name.

I've started working on a setlist. Here's what I've got so far:


Thunderstruck (my fav. AC/DC song)
Hells Bells
Back In Black
Highway to Hell
Big Balls
For Those About To Rock
Beating Around the Bush

here's some other songs I want to do:

Ride On
Whole Lotta Rosie
Hell Ain't a Bad Place To Be
School Days
Shot Down In Flames

[Romencer17]

lighting metal, exactly where in Cali? Need a rhythm guitaris (heh, just kidding)

[Bon_Scottie]

I was actually thinking of how to say that with offending but couldn't think of anything.


Black Thunder sticks more than anything else but I'm still auditioning ppl for the band. Once we get everyone, we'll vote on the name.

I've started working on a setlist. Here's what I've got so far:


Thunderstruck (my fav. AC/DC song)
Hells Bells
Back In Black
Highway to Hell
Big Balls
For Those About To Rock
Beating Around the Bush

here's some other songs I want to do:

Ride On
Whole Lotta Rosie
Hell Ain't a Bad Place To Be
School Days
Shot Down In Flames

Sounds good to me man. In the band I guitar for we're all big AC/DC fans, and we've actually covered;

Highway to Hell.
Back in Black.
Hells Bells.
Jailbreak.
Dirty Deeds.
Long way to the top.
Whole lotta' rosie.
Sin city.
Shot down in flames.
Rocker.
Rock and Roll damnation.
If you want blood.
You shook me all night long.
What you do for money honey?
TNT.
Gone shootin'.
Riff Raff.

Might as bloody well be an AC/DC tribute band.

[EmoWETdreams]

AC/DC is old now. There stuff gets boring. My brother is in a band also, but they still need a drummer. How hard can it be just to find a friggin` drummer. How lame. And yeah, just might as well be an AC/DC tribute band. Thunderstruck and TNT are my ALL time favorites. But they get so annoying afterwards.

[classicrockman]

AC/DC is old now. There stuff gets boring. My brother is in a band also, but they still need a drummer. How hard can it be just to find a friggin` drummer. How lame. And yeah, just might as well be an AC/DC tribute band. Thunderstruck and TNT are my ALL time favorites. But they get so annoying afterwards.
First off...Welcome to Mx!!

Second, that's not a good way to make friends, EmoWETdreams.

[rippa32]

What do you people think of Beating Around The Bush? I think it's hugely underrated, and great if you think Angus doesnt do much except play three chords per song(well he usually does I suppose).

[acdc_problemchild07]

Anyone know if AC/DC is goin on a US tour when there new cd comes out??

[classicrockman]

Anyone know if AC/DC is goin on a US tour when there new cd comes out??
Could've sworn that I heard Malcom or Angus say that they were going on a world tour after the new album is released. Don't have a web-site link to back you up though.

[rippa32]

Well at least I can rest comfortable they will be doing Australia, considering that is where they live.

[Thunderstruck-14]

AC/DC ROCKS!

:chug:

[rippa32]

Yes they do. Hey look he got banned within three posts, I wonder what he did.

[Romencer17]

Has anyone, by the way, heard of the band called Schubert, or am I the only one?

[_DaviD_]

What do you people think of Beating Around The Bush? I think it's hugely underrated, and great if you think Angus doesnt do much except play three chords per song(well he usually does I suppose).

Beating around teh bush rocks :)

Has anyone, by the way, heard of the band called Schubert, or am I the only one?

Yep


Man I ahve the AC/DC family jewels DVD and I still havent properly watched it. Ive only had it for 3 months or something.

[AtTheDriveIn198d]

just let me say in advance that a lot of people will probably disagree with me on this but im kind of hypocritical on this so here i go....

AC/DC is a good band in the sense that they play catchy tunes that you can hear for the first time and sing along to or tap your foot to. but.... Thats because there songs a simple but good. AC/DC isnt all that great of musicians they've won people over simplicity and catchyness


just because somethings not highly technical doesn't mean its not good

[lightningmetal666]

What do you people think of Beating Around The Bush? I think it's hugely underrated, and great if you think Angus doesnt do much except play three chords per song(well he usually does I suppose).


It's my fav. AC/DC song.

The intro and main riff is just the E minor blues scale. No real fancy way of playing it either. Just start on e and play the entire E minor blues scale and you've just played beating around the bush.:lol:


Anyways, I live in Rosamond which is just a mile or two north of the Kern and LA county border.

I just got a call from a drummer that wants to audition for this band. Veerrryy awesome. I just might actually get this thing going after all.

Plus you can't cover AC/DC unless you finish your set with For Those About To Rock. :thumb:

I should probably just name the band Big Balls.:lol:

[rippa32]

Hey it may be a simple scale but the speed he does it at is incredible, it took me three days to perfect without making it sound like a mess.

[Bon_Scottie]

Plus you can't cover AC/DC unless you finish your set with For Those About To Rock.


Word, especially if you do it at the pace they do it off the AC/DC Live album.

Makes me orgasm.

:naughty:

[lightningmetal666]

Word, especially if you do it at the pace they do it off the AC/DC Live album.

Makes me orgasm.

:naughty:


First off, ewwwwww.

2. it doesn't matter what speed you do it, just play it.

3. I forgot to add TNT to my list like an idiot.

4. I'm getting a drummer so I'll be playing all of these songs at gigs very soon.

5. I'm done ranting.

[Grutte Pier]

Well at least I can rest comfortable they will be doing Australia, considering that is where they live.

Where they have lived* I believe Malcolm is the only one who still lives there (and Rudd also maybe?), the rest are scattered around the world.

But I don't think they will cancel Australia.

[rippa32]

They all live in Australia except Rudd who lives in New Zealand, Angus is in Sydney, don't now about the rest.

[Riva]

Brian Johnson lives in his hometown in the UK, I thought.

[GenuineImitation]

Could've sworn that I heard Malcom or Angus say that they were going on a world tour after the new album is released. Don't have a web-site link to back you up though.



Do you know when the cd is going to be released?

[Romencer17]

I just noticed today how simple Problem Child is. Anyone could probably play the main riff on the guitar.

[rippa32]

Youll notice that with a lot of AC/DC songs.

[The Leper Messiah]

Youll notice that with a lot of AC/DC songs.

Yeah, they're definetely not hard to play.

[lightningmetal666]

I just noticed today how simple Problem Child is. Anyone could probably play the main riff on the guitar.

Yep, all of their songs are like that (except for a couple that have some weird lead work in it.)

And as quickly as i put it together, my tribute band fell apart and broke up dammit.:upset:

[Brewer14]

I'm learning the Back in Black solo

It's a big step up from You Shook Me, the last AC/DC solo I learned, haha.

[angusvsslash52]

no news on the album yet?

[Bon_Scottie]

I'm learning the Back in Black solo

It's a big step up from You Shook Me, the last AC/DC solo I learned, haha.

That solo sounds nice, and is piss easy to learn.

AC/DC's most underated track - If you want blood. Been listening to it for about a week now.

[Masterofpuppetz89]

THE MOST OVERRATED BAND IN THE HISTORY OF MUSIC. Seriously though......its like motley crue on crack.

[Music Man]

Probably Brian Johnson, as most people revere Bon Scott. Brian is different, but he isn't necessarily crap.

I agree. I think Brian stepped in and did an excellent job after Bon died. He wrote most of the lyrics for "Back in Black", one of the biggest selling albums in history. His voice is unique and powerful, and well-suited for AC/DC's music.

I believe he was the best possible replacement they could've found. The band may have dissolved if it hadn't been for Brian. And "Back in Black" wouldn't have been the monster album it turned out to be.

[ledzeprock]

I agree. I think Brian stepped in and did an excellent job after Bon died. He wrote most of the lyrics for "Back in Black", one of the biggest selling albums in history. His voice is unique and powerful, and well-suited for AC/DC's music.

I believe he was the best possible replacement they could've found. The band may have dissolved if it hadn't been for Brian. And "Back in Black" wouldn't have been the monster album it turned out to be.

if back in black wasnt the monster it was i would be ten times happier because AC/DC probably wouldve given up

[Music Man]

if back in black wasnt the monster it was i would be ten times happier because AC/DC probably wouldve given up

To each his own.

A lot of people liked them, because only four rock bands in history have sold more albums. And only four albums in history have sold more copies than "Back in Black".

[lightningmetal666]

if back in black wasnt the monster it was i would be ten times happier because AC/DC probably wouldve given up


You are aware that your post could be bannable right?


No one is allowed to enter a bands thread and mindlessly flame it.

If you dislike the band please intelligently explain why.

[Bon_Scottie]

THE MOST OVERRATED BAND IN THE HISTORY OF MUSIC. Seriously though......its like motley crue on crack.

How many tracks you heard?

[lightningmetal666]

How many tracks you heard?


He's probably only listen to Shook me all night long and Back in Black.

I hate when people just listen to like two or three songs from a band and then say how horrible they are.



Anyways I got to read this Guitar Legends article on the band. I found out how Angus really plays Hells Bells.


Hells Bells:

e:-------------------------------------------------------------
b:-------------------------------------------------------------
g:---9---7-----5-----7---------9---7----5------7--------------
d:-----9---7-----5-----7---------9---7----5----7---5-5-2------
a:-0---------0-----0-----0-0-----------0----0------3-2-0------
e:-------------------------------------------------------------


He also said that originally they wrote the song in E instead of A (everything above played down one string) but had to change it in order for Brian to sing it.

[mr black]

Well to be honest they have to take the award for one dimentional band of the century.....all there riffs are along the same line with basic rock beats?!...

[rippa32]

Why are you here, if you have only one dimensional things to say?

[AB/CD]

cos he wants to express his opinion about the band but without giving abuse about them

[rippa32]

Yes but what he said is quite ignorant seeing as none of the riffs are "along the same line".

[classicrockman]

That solo sounds nice, and is piss easy to learn.

AC/DC's most underated track - If you want blood. Been listening to it for about a week now.
"If you want Blood" is a cool song. But I think "Sin City" is the most underated. I just love that song. And the video of it on 'Family Jewels' just made me love it more.

[lightningmetal666]

"If you want Blood" is a cool song. But I think "Sin City" is the most underated. I just love that song. And the video of it on 'Family Jewels' just made me love it more.


After a long while of not watching it, I finally got around to watching my Stiff Upper Lip DVD. Now I remember why I loved it, the crap that came up on the back of the stage during Hard as A Rock.

Oh and I heard something from my college professor that made me laugh my a$$ off,

Anyone who dislikes the band AC/DC is uncomfortable with their Sexuality.:lol:

Probably isn't true, but made me laugh anyways.

[rippa32]

"If you want Blood" is a cool song. But I think "Sin City" is the most underated. I just love that song. And the video of it on 'Family Jewels' just made me love it more.

Yes, If You Want Blood is an awesome song, so is all of the Highway To Hell album. I was watching that longest yard movie with Adam Sandler, well actually just the end because I had nothing to do and usually hate Sandler movies, but they played If You Want Blood, I was so shocked.

[angusvsslash52]

In my opinion Carry Me Home is Ac/Dc's best song.

[Bon_Scottie]

In my opinion Carry Me Home is Ac/Dc's best song.

Its a good track, but the guitars sound really un-AC/DCish. Maybe its a bad recording, but they sound real distorted.

Anyway, anybody got "Bonfire"? Its been reduced to about thirty five quid here, so Im thinking of buying it.

[guitaraddict21119]

Probably, knowing him.

yeah he does i think. in family jewels malcom plays lead in high voltage or show buiseness and hes still hoppin about

[guitaraddict21119]

I just saw the video to rock me baby with AC/DC playing with the Rolling stones it's a good video Angus is playing a les paul it looks huge on him

yeah buddy its a es-330 i think not a les paul. its on my webpage as a matter of fact

http://www.myspace.com/kirk1

[guitaraddict21119]

They all live in Australia except Rudd who lives in New Zealand, Angus is in Sydney, don't now about the rest.


no... you got it wrong to. Phill rudd i'm not sure about him he could possibly live in New Zealand but i believe its australia. but angus and malcom live in Holland and Cliff and Brian live in florida

[Jono9119X]

any news about an acdc tour comin up in the next year???

[Brewer14]

any news about an acdc tour comin up in the next year???

I haven't heard anything new, about the tour or the CD =/

[Dead_Trench]

I'm a fan of AC/DC. I don't listen to their music wanting super technical crap, like said(probably a million times by now) they are just simple and catchy. One thing that does annoy me though, is that most of their songs are about pretty much the same thing.

[classicrockman]

Yes, If You Want Blood is an awesome song, so is all of the Highway To Hell album. I was watching that longest yard movie with Adam Sandler, well actually just the end because I had nothing to do and usually hate Sandler movies, but they played If You Want Blood, I was so shocked.
:amaze:

Blapsfemy!! (how do you spell that word?)

[rippa32]

Blasphemy. I do understand what your saying but I was too busy listening to the song to care. lol. Oh nd btw I heard Rock 'n' Roll Aint Noise Pollution on the radio today instead of the usual AC/DC songs that get played.

[Brokensticks]

ACDC could possibly be the easiest band to cover.... Well especially for the drums.

[classicrockman]

ACDC could possibly be the easiest band to cover.... Well especially for the drums.
Yep, probably. But they're one of the most fun to play. :thumb:

[Grimm]

AC/DC aren't the most talented band out there, but they have written some great rock anthems, and are original.probably the most original band to come out of australia and they do there own thing.when silverchair first came out, they were basically an australian Nirvana. AC'DC will remain rock legends, but not for musicianship.

[Treefingers]

The most overated band EVER

[classicrockman]

The most overated band EVER
This thread has really failed. There are no AC/DC fans. :upset:

[Brewer14]

The most overated band EVER

Shut up.

I got Back in Black for Christmas since I lost my old copy :)

[MrSigma]

AC/DC has some pretty good music.

[Drunken Viking]

I finally have all of AC/DC's studio albums, but I need Bonfire to complete my collection! :)

[Loser Boy Jay]

just let me say in advance that a lot of people will probably disagree with me on this but im kind of hypocritical on this so here i go....

AC/DC is a good band in the sense that they play catchy tunes that you can hear for the first time and sing along to or tap your foot to. but.... Thats because there songs a simple but good. AC/DC isnt all that great of musicians they've won people over simplicity and catchyness

I do partly agree with you. As a band AC/DC aren't the most talented group of musicians, and a lot of their publicity came from the "bad boy" highway to hell image that they have. But as a guitarist I look up to their catchy riffs, and especially Angus Young's lead work. Still, they have a very original sound, which sets them apart. I mean if you hear an AC/DC song come on the radio that you've never heard before, you know it's them first thing.

[Drunken Viking]

In all honesty, I think they got most of thier fans from movies where their name is mentioned as B.A.'s., like in School Of Rock, and countless other movies. Well mostly School Of Rock but hey that was a good movie. :lol:

[LightningLegs20]

i dont know why every bashes AC/DC all the damn time. they are one of the most influencial bands of their time. i know that they're all old and ****, but they're still rocking like the stones.

i bet you any1 of you get your favorite guitar players like, EVH, malmsteen, petruchi and vai, and compare their stage performances to Angus, angus would ****ing blow them outta the water. no one can match angus

[Drunken Viking]

While he does run around like a manic I dought that Steve Vai, John Petruchi, Eddie Van Halen, or Yngvie Malmsteen give a flying ****. They aren't about running around and they have much more complicated **** to do, if you watch Angus when he does his solos he is usually not running around, and if you consider EVH's songs, they all have amazing guitar lines and I'm sure he doesn't want to butcher them in front of thousands of people.

[LightningLegs20]

but what i was trying to say is... could they run around like angus? and make it look good?

[Drunken Viking]

Any schmuck can run around like a maniac and "make it look good", but Angus is the only one who does.

[LightningLegs20]

wow... you're a fag douche bag nigga

[classicrockman]

While he does run around like a manic I dought that Steve Vai, John Petruchi, Eddie Van Halen, or Yngvie Malmsteen give a flying ****. They aren't about running around and they have much more complicated **** to do, if you watch Angus when he does his solos he is usually not running around, and if you consider EVH's songs, they all have amazing guitar lines and I'm sure he doesn't want to butcher them in front of thousands of people.
Actually Yngwie said one of his favorite songs of all time is "Hells Bells..."

Yngwie does plenty of crap on stage...like swing his guitar around his neck, throw picks, and occasionally breaks his guitar. To the guy who said Angus is better than these guys 'cause he moves around, well that's just not true.

[Guitardo]

AC?DC is a great band all because of Angus
especially his guitar riffs and his very high pitched voice:thumb:

[Music Man]

This thread has really failed. There are no AC/DC fans.

Just because a few people don't appreciate a great classic hard rock band like AC/DC, isn't any reason to get all gloomy.

I could care less if they aren't the best musicians in the world from a technical standpoint.

None of the Beatles were the technically best instrumentalists in the world either. Paul was an excellent bassist, but definitely not the best ever, or even of his time. The rest of the Beatles were just average on their instruments.

I'll take average musicians who can create great music, over technically accomplished ones who can't create squat.

AC/DC is in the top five rock groups of all time in album sales. Malmsteen and Vai haven't sold jack compared to them.

[Drunken Viking]

wow... you're a fag douche bag nigga
Oh no a racist, homophobic nine year old called me names. :eek:

[classicrockman]

Oh no a racist, homophobic nine year old called me names. :eek:
:eek: Gasp! :eek:

[Element of LED 435]

AC?DC is a great band all because of Angus
especially his guitar riffs and his very high pitched voice:thumb:
he doesnt sing, that's brian johnsons job

and anyway angus is not the greatest guitar player ever but his style and somewhat catchy songs make fans and i guess money

[Drunken Viking]

Nice Job catching the sarcasm.

[RandyfromPennywise]

Being Australian, I have been aware of AC/DC since I was knee-high to a grasshopper. My uncle - who, unfortunately, lives in Melbourne (I live in Adelaide) - is very into AC/DC and was playing me AC/DC, amongst others, for many years. However, I have only gained a real appreciation for them recently. I can now say that they are easily one of my favourite bands. They are absolutely fantastic. I'm a Scottish-Australian like Bon & the Youngs too, but that really has nothing to do with anything.

My favourite three songs of theirs are It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wan't To Rock 'N' Roll), T.N.T., and Riff Raff.

You can't beat the attitude of T.N.T..

Such a good honest Ocker, Aussie band. It's a pity it's taken me 20 years to bring AC/DC into my life. Bon Scott was unbeatable as a front-man in my opinion. I am not such a fan of Brian, but the band still has had some great songs with him. AC⁄DC.

[thunderzstruck]

i dont know why every bashes AC/DC all the damn time. they are one of the most influencial bands of their time. i know that they're all old and ****, but they're still rocking like the stones.

i bet you any1 of you get your favorite guitar players like, EVH, malmsteen, petruchi and vai, and compare their stage performances to Angus, angus would ****ing blow them outta the water. no one can match angus

You're an idiot. I know Angus has stage presense but don't judge them if you havn't seen them

I was to a Vai concert last April and he has so much stage presense. He doesn't have to just run around to get attention and with all the complicated lines he has to play is mindblowing. Vai is such a good performer

[thunderzstruck]

AC/DC is in the top five rock groups of all time in album sales. Malmsteen and Vai haven't sold jack compared to them.

That has nothing to do with song writing ability.

[classicrockman]

You're an idiot. I know Angus has stage presense but don't judge them if you havn't seen them

I was to a Vai concert last April and he has so much stage presense. He doesn't have to just run around to get attention and with all the complicated lines he has to play is mindblowing. Vai is such a good performer
Saw Satch, Vai, and Malmsteen on the G3 tour two years ago. :cool:

And they all have great stage presence. Like you said man, they're good performers.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

Hey Pennywise, about your question in the other thread.

Often the Australian versions of some AC/DC albums have slightly different track listings than the international versions.

[Drunken Viking]

That has nothing to do with song writing ability.
More like those guys haven't sold anything compared to Back In Black. :lol:

[thunderzstruck]

Saw Satch, Vai, and Malmsteen on the G3 tour two years ago. :cool:

And they all have great stage presence. Like you said man, they're good performers.

Fricken lucky man. I didn't even know who they were two years ago though :(

ps I did meet Vai's whole band and got pictures/autographs with all of them :)

Look at this awesome pic.. [yes, thats me]
http://tinypic.com/jgjqj9.jpg :cool:

[thunderzstruck]

More like those guys haven't sold anything compared to Back In Black. :lol:

What does that have to do with anything?!

You're thinking popularity = talent. The best artists are the people under the mainsteam because they are too busy perfecting their craft instead of trying to get exposure. Also ac/dc is more popular because they can make 4 minutes (pop) hits.
The people who actually try to be original and try to break out of cliches never get the most attention since that's not what the average music listener seems to want.

Now quit talking and try some better comebacks

[Drunken Viking]

What does that have to do with anything?!

You're thinking popularity = talent. The best artists are the people under the mainsteam because they are too busy perfecting their craft instead of trying to get exposure.

It's fine you like ac/dc (I used to too) but you need to figure out what are some good comebacks and that is NOT it.
Chill chill, I was gonna reply to his original post, but I couldn't find it anyway. Besides I know that AC/DC isn't as talented as the people your thinking about. The main point of my post was to say that "Back In Black" sold a lot more then Vai, Mailmsteen's or anyone else that was mentioned, but I did not say in any way that they were more talented.

[thunderzstruck]

Chill chill, I was gonna reply to his original post, but I couldn't find it anyway. Besides I know that AC/DC isn't as talented as the people your thinking about. The main point of my post was to say that "Back In Black" sold a lot more then Vai, Mailmsteen's or anyone else that was mentioned, but I did not say in any way that they were more talented.

That still doesn't have anything to do with anything. This painting sold more than that.. so?

Whatever [also I'm kinda in an pissy mood right now] :P

[Music Man]

That has nothing to do with song writing ability.

It most certainly does.

When AC/DC was in their prime, they had the ability to write music that appealed to MILLIONS, thus they have sold over 60 MILLION albums in the USA alone. So AC/DC had a TALENT for producing enormously popular hard rock music.

I already explained that being a technically good instrumentalist doesn't make one a good songwriter.

None of the Beatles were as technically good on a guitar as Malmsteen or Vai, but Lennon and McCartney were a million light years above both of them in the songwriting ability department.

[Drunken Viking]

No because they have sold more has nothing to do with songwriting ability. If AC/DC were such excellent songwriters then howcome every song consists of an intro, first verse, chorus, second verse, chorus, solo, possibly a bridge, then chorus once or twice for the outro, and the lyrics always about sex or an inuenddo for sex. Just because they are popular doesn't make them amazing songwriters. And because they have sold 60 million albums in the USA doesn't make them amazingly talented, that just means they know how to please people. And what do the Beatles have to do with anything?

[Music Man]

No because they have sold more has nothing to do with songwriting ability. If AC/DC were such excellent songwriters then howcome every song consists of an intro, first verse, chorus, second verse, chorus, solo, possibly a bridge, then chorus once or twice for the outro, and the lyrics always about sex or an inuenddo for sex. Just because they are popular doesn't make them amazing songwriters. And because they have sold 60 million albums in the USA doesn't make them amazingly talented, that just means they know how to please people. And what do the Beatles have to do with anything?

First of all, the words "amazing songwriters" and "amazingly talented" are YOURS, not mine. I NEVER stated that they were "amazing songwriters", or that they were "amazingly talented".

So please don't put words in my mouth.

What I said was "AC/DC had a TALENT for producing enormously popular hard rock music."

And my statement is easily proven correct, by the hard fact that AC/DC is in the top five on the all-time bestselling rock groups list, with over SIXTY MILLION albums sold in the U.S. alone.

Songs don't have to be complex in order to be enormously popular.

[Bon_Scottie]

No because they have sold more has nothing to do with songwriting ability. If AC/DC were such excellent songwriters then howcome every song consists of an intro, first verse, chorus, second verse, chorus, solo, possibly a bridge, then chorus once or twice for the outro, and the lyrics always about sex or an inuenddo for sex. Just because they are popular doesn't make them amazing songwriters. And because they have sold 60 million albums in the USA doesn't make them amazingly talented, that just means they know how to please people. And what do the Beatles have to do with anything?

The Beatles relate to the thread as he mentioned that the Beatles (just like AC/DC) werent superb musicians, but are emensly popular and made awesome tracks that sold big.

Agreed that AC/DC are talented for selling so much. I mean, how many true classic rock bands have sold that many albums? Fair enough the ****e that the music industry produce today might sell that much... wouldnt be suprised if that bloody Crazy Frog sold more, but true, true classic rock bands havent reached heights that AC/DC have.

... and as for stage pressence that was talked about, Angus just takes the cake. He's what makes me think "Jesus, I want to do that". Just found an old video of 'em preforming Rocker live, where Angus solo's, goes out back for some air and a drink, comes out on a blokes shoulders and goes into the crowd... comes back, on Bon Scotts shoulders, off... solo, fall to floor, spin around, get up, and finish.

Orgasm.

[Drunken Viking]

The Beatles relate to the thread as he mentioned that the Beatles (just like AC/DC) werent superb musicians, but are emensly popular and made awesome tracks that sold big.

Agreed that AC/DC are talented for selling so much. I mean, how many true classic rock bands have sold that many albums? Fair enough the ****e that the music industry produce today might sell that much... wouldnt be suprised if that bloody Crazy Frog sold more, but true, true classic rock bands havent reached heights that AC/DC have.

... and as for stage pressence that was talked about, Angus just takes the cake. He's what makes me think "Jesus, I want to do that". Just found an old video of 'em preforming Rocker live, where Angus solo's, goes out back for some air and a drink, comes out on a blokes shoulders and goes into the crowd... comes back, on Bon Scotts shoulders, off... solo, fall to floor, spin around, get up, and finish.

Orgasm.
So, a lot of people do that. Think about it like this, Joey Jordison (Slipknot) get flipped upside down when he solos, he get moved around like crazy when he preforms. But does that mean he has more stage presence then The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold) who doesn't really do that much, NO. If I were to jump around like Angus and do what he does does that mean that I have more stage presence then someone who is a whiz at guitar, who can play anything, thats very diverse, who can shred with the best of them, but knows when not to play? NO! If you watch a concert that has someone going crazy that doesn't you might think wow he can do a lot of ****. Then you see a guy like the one I described who mesmerizes you with his skill trust me you'll think that he has more stage presence.

And about the whole not that many classic rock bands have sold that much, thats bullshit. Led Zeppelin have sold a lot, Cream has sold a lot, and so has The Who, but does that make them any less talented, no. And I'm not talking about in skill, I'm also talking about making popular music.

What I said was "AC/DC had a TALENT for producing enormously popular hard rock music."

And my statement is easily proven correct, by the hard fact that AC/DC is in the top five on the all-time bestselling rock groups list, with over SIXTY MILLION albums sold in the U.S. alone.

Songs don't have to be complex in order to be enormously popular.
The argument was that AC/DC had sold more albums then Vai and Malmsteen but that it wasn't based off of talent. And then you say "Oh yes it was" and then you go into some argument about how they are talented with selling records and then you contradict yourself by saying that AC/DC's ability to sell records didn't have to do with the fact they were talented.

Besides, how do you have a talent for making enormously popular hard rock? AC/DC only had maybe four or five records that were a huge hit, Back In Black, Highway To Hell, The Razors Edge, For Those About To Rock, and arguably Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap were their only big sellers. Are you forgetting '74 Jailbreak, High Voltage, Powerage, If You Want Blood [You Got It], Let There Be Rock, Flick Of The Switch, Fly On The Wall, Who Made Who, Ballbreaker, and Stiff Upper Lip. All of those were not huge sellers, but still good albums none the less.

[Bon_Scottie]

So, a lot of people do that. Think about it like this, Joey Jordison (Slipknot) get flipped upside down when he solos, he get moved around like crazy when he preforms. But does that mean he has more stage presence then The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold) who doesn't really do that much, NO. If I were to jump around like Angus and do what he does does that mean that I have more stage presence then someone who is a whiz at guitar, who can play anything, thats very diverse, who can shred with the best of them, but knows when not to play? NO! If you watch a concert that has someone going crazy that doesn't you might think wow he can do a lot of ****. Then you see a guy like the one I described who mesmerizes you with his skill trust me you'll think that he has more stage presence


Apolagies, but yeah, it does.

Its called entertainment. Sure somebody who's technically awesome on guitar would keep me entertained, but not as much as somebody like Angus who physically is all over the shops.

I guess its your own opinion.

[Drunken Viking]

Yes it is enternationment, but the argument we were having was that Angus didn't have the most stage presense of anyone which is not true. But yeah, to each their own.

[classicrockman]

Fricken lucky man. I didn't even know who they were two years ago though :(

ps I did meet Vai's whole band and got pictures/autographs with all of them :)

Look at this awesome pic.. [yes, thats me]
http://tinypic.com/jgjqj9.jpg :cool:
Cool dude. Steve looks like a pimp. Did you get to meet Billy Sheehan. That dude is insane on bass.

[n00bguitarist]

I love AC/DC. Fourth favorite band. I only have their greatest hits, because I'm broke and CDs cost a fortune, so I downloaded their greatest hits, which is what I did with many bands except Pink Floyd and The Beatles.

Anyways, my favorite AC/DC song is Whole Lotta Rosie.

[Ladyshredder126]

acdc is in my top 5 favorites

i have a lot of respect for both malcolm and angus. angus, obviously because he writes the solos and has sweet stage presence. malcolm, i think is one of the best rhythm players ever. writing simple catchy riffs is a talent in itself, because the riff has to be cool enough to be hardas* and not 'nerdy' but not so difficult that it takes away from the hardness of it. if thats confuzing, please note the uses of the words 'hard' (referring to the rock) and 'difficult' (referring to the playing)

thats not to say a difficult riff cant be hardas*, thats just the beauty of simplicity.

:confused: :lol: good luck with that one

okay, for me its pretty easy to write a complex (difficult) riff and make it sound cool than to make a would-be stupid riff to sound cool

but back to malcolm, hes great because he has the common sense that both guitars dont have to be going at once- he knows its ok not to play!

bon was great & i love him but i prefer brians voice

i play a little drums and happen to know the drum parts are pretty gay and i do think it would add to the songs if they WERE more complex -but it doesnt take away from the song because they are not

i hope im making sense, im new to this whole posting thing

[Aussie_rocker]

acdc is way over rated...so is angus young

so is your mother..she was pretty bad

[Aaron_Of_Oz]

well what can i say ac/dc are very good. i don't actually sit down and listen to them but if a song comes on by them i am happy to get up and dance.:smoke:

[Music Man]

The argument was that AC/DC had sold more albums then Vai and Malmsteen but that it wasn't based off of talent. And then you say "Oh yes it was" and then you go into some argument about how they are talented with selling records and then you contradict yourself by saying that AC/DC's ability to sell records didn't have to do with the fact they were talented.

No, I didn't contradict myself. You were clearly unable to intellectually comprehend my statements.

I never said their ability to sell records "didn't have to do with the fact they were talented." You have a bad habit of putting words in people's mouths.

I said they have a TALENT for producing highly popular hard rock--which they most certainly do. Only four rock bands in history have sold more records than AC/DC.

[Arclite1]

Big Ace fan myself, probably thanks to my father more then anything, Vinyl all the way.

[lightningmetal666]

I read an article that I found kinda funny. As good as angus is as a soloist, he actually says that he hates doing it. He thinks that Malcolm has way more talent than he does. Whether or not that's true is debatable but I found that kinda of humorous.

I like watching AC/DC and angus because they have a great stage show, but have great toe-tapping, grinding, driving, rock that not very many people hear nowadays. Not that I'd want a clone band or anything but I like them because they are unique. The other thing is that within a few secs. of any of their songs, you can almost instantly recognize them. That is a very rare attribute in music.

[Music Man]

And about the whole not that many classic rock bands have sold that much, thats bullshit. Led Zeppelin have sold a lot, Cream has sold a lot, and so has The Who, but does that make them any less talented, no. And I'm not talking about in skill, I'm also talking about making popular music.

Of the HUNDREDS of classic rock bands, only FOUR in history have sold more albums than AC/DC.

So YES, AC/DC has sold MORE records than MOST of the classic rock bands in history.

Based on U.S. sales figures:

The Who have sold twenty million records, and Cream even less than that.

AC/DC has sold SIXTY-SIX MILLION records, about twice as many as the Who and Cream combined---and AC/DC did so in a lot fewer years.

AC/DC has also sold MORE records than Aerosmith, the Rolling Stones, Metallica, Van Halen, U2, Santana, Journey and Guns 'n Roses.

So YES, AC/DC has one helluva TALENT for producing enormously popular hard rock music.

[rippa32]

Out of interest what were the bands/musicians that beat AC/DC?

[Angus Young]

I'd say that Ac/Dc is one of the most important bands in the rock'n'roll history.
They changed the old way to a new more aggressive way of playin' e.g. guitar.
And Ac/Dc has the best Rythmguitarman in the world.I don't know anyone who can play such correct and always in the right way than Malcolm Young.
And Angus Young is a very good Entertainer and is able to play the guitar very fast and clearly.I think he doesn't play the best soli during the songs but if he plays alone he's such unbelieveable.
And even if you hate them you have to say that they've a very big world success.Every band which has so much fans like Ac/Dc or don't know GAR is very good.You don't have to like them but you have to say: "Yeah they've done their thing."

And I want to thank my father that he showed me his old LPs of Ac/Dc.

[thunderzstruck]

First of all, the words "amazing songwriters" and "amazingly talented" are YOURS, not mine. I NEVER stated that they were "amazing songwriters", or that they were "amazingly talented".

So please don't put words in my mouth.

What I said was "AC/DC had a TALENT for producing enormously popular hard rock music."

And my statement is easily proven correct, by the hard fact that AC/DC is in the top five on the all-time bestselling rock groups list, with over SIXTY MILLION albums sold in the U.S. alone.


Songs don't have to be complex in order to be enormously popular.

You're still think popularity=talent. Ac/dc is in no ways amazing or excellent songwriters. They stick to old cliche song structures and never try anything new. Also, appealing to American audience does not take much musical talent ex. look at mainstream media

I am not ripping on ac/dc this is the facts. I don't care if you like em or not but this is what the truth is

And about your last statement it's pretty much songs CAN'T be complex to be enoormously popular.

[thunderzstruck]

Apolagies, but yeah, it does.

Its called entertainment. Sure somebody who's technically awesome on guitar would keep me entertained, but not as much as somebody like Angus who physically is all over the shops.

I guess its your own opinion.

Unless, just maybe.. your actually there for the..... music

And Ac/Dc has the best Rythmguitarman in the world.I don't know anyone who can play such correct and always in the right way than Malcolm Young.
.

While I do enjoy his rythm playings, he is soo overrated. And person with a simple sense of rythm could play his passages. Angus just overrates him waaay too much.

[angusvsslash52]

Any band that sells that many records have to have a small piece of musical talent, and all these people talking about overated guitarists, such as angus and malcom, are always arguing about whos overtaed but really any great guitarists are over rated in someone elses mind.

[Drunken Viking]

Of the HUNDREDS of classic rock bands, only FOUR in history have sold more albums than AC/DC.

So YES, AC/DC has sold MORE records than MOST of the classic rock bands in history.

Based on U.S. sales figures:

The Who have sold twenty million records, and Cream even less than that.

AC/DC has sold SIXTY-SIX MILLION records, about twice as many as the Who and Cream combined---and AC/DC did so in a lot fewer years.

AC/DC has also sold MORE records than Aerosmith, the Rolling Stones, Metallica, Van Halen, U2, Santana, Journey and Guns 'n Roses.

So YES, AC/DC has one helluva TALENT for producing enormously popular hard rock music.
He said that AC/DC were the the only Classic rock band to sell a lot of records I pointed out his mistake, read the ****ing conversation first before you post.

**** this I'm done with arguing with you.

[Bon_Scottie]

Unless, just maybe.. your actually there for the..... music

... maybe my definition of stage presence is different to yours.

Like I said, its entertainment. If somebody is running around on stage like mad man playing tracks you love, you'll be entertained. I get what you're saying, but man... entertainment is the key. To have a greater stage presence than something like that just musically, the band has to be awesome. You have to be totally involved with the music.

My definition of stage presence is how much entertainment you bring to the stage, and much 'presence' you have.

[Bon_Scottie]

He said that AC/DC were the the only Classic rock band to sell a lot of records I pointed out his mistake, read the ****ing conversation first before you post.

**** this I'm done with arguing with you.

What?

Agreed that AC/DC are talented for selling so much. I mean, how many true classic rock bands have sold that many albums? Fair enough the ****e that the music industry produce today might sell that much... wouldnt be suprised if that bloody Crazy Frog sold more, but true, true classic rock bands havent reached heights that AC/DC have.

Sorry, but twenty million compared to sixty million is bugger all.

[Drunken Viking]

What?
He was saying that AC/DC was the 4th highest selling band to one of my posts, when the argument you were making was that AC/DC was the only classic rock band to make money.

[lightningmetal666]

Please for the love of f*cking god, can we stop the goddamn arguing?!

[Drunken Viking]

We, WE, you haven't said **** asshole. Just kidding but can you really have conversation these days without arguing?

[Music Man]

Out of interest what were the bands/musicians that beat AC/DC?

1. The Beatles
2. Led Zeppelin
3. The Eagles
4. Pink Floyd
5. AC/DC

Name ANY rock band in history that isn't on the above list, and AC/DC has sold more records than they have.

To be number five all-time, out of all the thousands of rock bands that have ever existed---is pretty impressive.

Anybody who thinks AC/DC has little or no songwriting talent is easily proven to be a fool.

If something requires little or no talent to do, that means virtually ANYBODY can do it.

So why don't the self-proclaimed music experts who bash AC/DC, go out and form their own band? Let's see if our so-called "experts" can sell 66 MILLION albums, sell out concert venues on a regular basis for years, and become multi-millionaires with millions of fans on several different continents!

If it doesn't take much talent, then LET'S SEE 'EM DO IT!

[willay]

does anyone know where Angus played Arizona Lover, If Its On any DVDs, and were I can get an MP3 or Video of it? If you have one, email it to me. william.godbe@comcast.net

Anyways.

I Like Bon Scott Better as a singer, But there have been more good songs from the Brian Johnson era. I'm gonna list good songs from the different Eras.

Bon Scott Era:
High Voltage
TNT
It's a Long way to the Top
Dirty Deeds done dirt cheep
Big Balls
Let There Be Rock
Sin City
Riff Raff
Highway To Hell
If You want Blood (You Got It)
Problem Child
Bad Boy Boogie
Whole Lotta Rosie
Rock N' Roll Damnation
touch Too Much

Brian Johnson Era:
Hells Bells
Shoot To Thrill
Back in Black
You Shook Me All Night Long
Rock N' Roll Aint noise Pollution
For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
Evil Walks
Flick Of The Switch
Guns For Hire
Fly On The Wall
Sink the Pink
Who Made Who
Heatseeker
The Razors Edge
Thunderstruck
Mistress for Christmas
Money Talks
BallBreaker
Stiff Upper Lip

So That's 19 to 15 for The Johnson Era.

[willay]

What does that have to do with anything?!

You're thinking popularity = talent. The best artists are the people under the mainsteam because they are too busy perfecting their craft instead of trying to get exposure. Also ac/dc is more popular because they can make 4 minutes (pop) hits.
The people who actually try to be original and try to break out of cliches never get the most attention since that's not what the average music listener seems to want.

Now quit talking and try some better comebacks

**** you. Do you really think AC/DC could have sould sixty million something albums if they wrote **** music? sixty million people worldwide can't be wrong. Face the facts: Angus young the greatest guitarist, stage presencewise, ever. Malcolm Young is the greatest Rhythym guitarist of all time, and is underrated. AC/DC has been able to stay together for thirty years, through the death of possibly the greatest frontman of all time, and release 17 albums. And I can say, without any doubt, that you have not listened to too many AC/DC songs. I know this because you say that all AC/DC songs sound the same. That's only true if you listen to a couple of them without paying attention.

[Drunken Viking]

1. The Beatles
2. Led Zeppelin
3. The Eagles
4. Pink Floyd
5. AC/DC

Name ANY rock band in history that isn't on the above list, and AC/DC has sold more records than they have.

To be number five all-time, out of all the thousands of rock bands that have ever existed---is pretty impressive.

Anybody who thinks AC/DC has little or no songwriting talent is easily proven to be a fool.

If something requires little or no talent to do, that means virtually ANYBODY can do it.
The backstreet Boys, N'Sync, Britney Spears all sold millions upon millions of albums, and they have very very little talent. But maybe they have a talent to sell records, if that is a talent.

So why don't the self-proclaimed music experts who bash AC/DC, go out and form their own band? Let's see if our so-called "experts" can sell 66 MILLION albums, sell out concert venues on a regular basis for years, and become multi-millionaires with millions of fans on several different continents!

If it doesn't take much talent, then LET'S SEE 'EM DO IT!
Which self-proclamed "music experts" are you talking about. Also if you know anything about AC/DC then you know that they don't make music to make money, They make music to do it for themselves they don't give a flying **** about being popular, they even said they were trying to go back in a way when they made during the Period betwen FTATR and TRE when they were huge stars.

[Brewer14]

**** you. Do you really think AC/DC could have sould sixty million something albums if they wrote **** music? sixty million people worldwide can't be wrong. Face the facts: Angus young the greatest guitarist, stage presencewise, ever. Malcolm Young is the greatest Rhythym guitarist of all time, and is underrated. AC/DC has been able to stay together for thirty years, through the death of possibly the greatest frontman of all time, and release 17 albums. And I can say, without any doubt, that you have not listened to too many AC/DC songs. I know this because you say that all AC/DC songs sound the same. That's only true if you listen to a couple of them without paying attention.

Malcolm is not underrated.

[thunderzstruck]

1. The Beatles
2. Led Zeppelin
3. The Eagles
4. Pink Floyd
5. AC/DC

Name ANY rock band in history that isn't on the above list, and AC/DC has sold more records than they have.

To be number five all-time, out of all the thousands of rock bands that have ever existed---is pretty impressive.

Anybody who thinks AC/DC has little or no songwriting talent is easily proven to be a fool.

If something requires little or no talent to do, that means virtually ANYBODY can do it.

So why don't the self-proclaimed music experts who bash AC/DC, go out and form their own band? Let's see if our so-called "experts" can sell 66 MILLION albums, sell out concert venues on a regular basis for years, and become multi-millionaires with millions of fans on several different continents!

If it doesn't take much talent, then LET'S SEE 'EM DO IT!

You're an idiot, I'm sorry. But out of just about every music genre ac/dc is one of the worst songwriters. They never try anything new and stick to verse, chorus cliches.
Just because someone is popular doesn't mean it took talent to make. I could write a one note song with just hitting one note and maybe could make milliions. It's all about appeal. Ac/dc just happened to come along when everyone wanted stadium anthems or 4 minutes rock hits, that's it.

But whatever, I'm done.

[MeaninglessPhoto]

AC/DC isnt my favorite band but I still listen to them. I cant listen to them for long or ill get sick of listening.

[thunderzstruck]

**** you. Do you really think AC/DC could have sould sixty million something albums if they wrote **** music? sixty million people worldwide can't be wrong. Face the facts: Angus young the greatest guitarist, stage presencewise, ever. Malcolm Young is the greatest Rhythym guitarist of all time, and is underrated. AC/DC has been able to stay together for thirty years, through the death of possibly the greatest frontman of all time, and release 17 albums. And I can say, without any doubt, that you have not listened to too many AC/DC songs. I know this because you say that all AC/DC songs sound the same. That's only true if you listen to a couple of them without paying attention.

Wow, Ac/dc sticks to old cliches. But Malcolm is very overrated. Anyone with a basic sense of rythm can play his music and anyone that knows 3 chords can write an ac/dc song. I agree Angus is good onstage but his guitar playing lacks anything creative.

Just so you know, I have heard ALOT of ac/dc. For about two years I was a HUGE ac/dc fan. I would not listen to anything else and anyone who didn't like them I viewed them as ignorant. I was a massive Ac/dc fanboy so don't try to say I don't know what I'm talking about.

http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6094939&postcount=261
http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4352868&postcount=3735
http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5314952&postcount=9

Here are the list of Ac/dc albums I own too:
Ac/dc Live (Double Disc)
Back In Black
High Voltage
Highway To Hell
Let There Be Rock (Also got the concert movie too[good stuff])
Razors Edge
Ball Breaker
If You Want Blood (Live)
Dirty Deeds


Also I own 12 ac/dc albums on original vinyl :)

[Drunken Viking]

^^How is "Let There Be Rock" the movie, I heard it's good.

I have AC/DC's entire studio discography, just a little fun fact.
**** you. Do you really think AC/DC could have sould sixty million something albums if they wrote **** music? sixty million people worldwide can't be wrong.
So what if they sold that much, like I already said N'SYNC and Backstreet Boys sold over 20 million during thier carrer, are those 20 million people right to? No, they just have an oppinion.
Face the facts: Angus young the greatest guitarist, stage presencewise, ever. Malcolm Young is the greatest Rhythym guitarist of all time, and is underrated.
1.Angus has some good solos reuses them so much that he hardly has any originality anymore.
2.Anyone who has sence of time and a big amp can be just as good as Malcolm, it's not that hard.

AC/DC has been able to stay together for thirty years, through the death of possibly the greatest frontman of all time, and release 17 albums. And I can say, without any doubt, that you have not listened to too many AC/DC songs. I know this because you say that all AC/DC songs sound the same. That's only true if you listen to a couple of them without paying attention.
Two of which are live albums but that's besides the point. Just wondering do you know what Angus said in a reply in a interview when the interviewer said, "You have 16 albums that sound the same, what do you think about that", he said, "we have 16 albums that sound the same". Just so you know he even thinks that he has albums that sound the same.

[thunderzstruck]

^^How is "Let There Be Rock" the movie, I heard it's good.

Oh, it is. Haha during one moment Angus breaks a string right before the solo (in Whole Lotta Rosie) so he runs backstage to get a new guitar and comes out. It's out of tune so he tunes it while playing the solo. It's just stuff like that that makes it seem like an up close concert, very personal.

P.S. This guy is right, he knows what Ac/dc is about. It's fine you liek them, just don't make stupid outragous claims plz

[Music Man]

You're an idiot, I'm sorry. But out of just about every music genre ac/dc is one of the worst songwriters. They never try anything new and stick to verse, chorus cliches.
Just because someone is popular doesn't mean it took talent to make. I could write a one note song with just hitting one note and maybe could make milliions. It's all about appeal. Ac/dc just happened to come along when everyone wanted stadium anthems or 4 minutes rock hits, that's it.

But whatever, I'm done.

You're a typical little kid who must resort to namecalling when proven wrong.

And if you honestly believe that crap about writing a "one note song" and "maybe could make millions"---then you're a bigger idiot than I'll ever be.

If selling 66 million records, selling out concert venues year after year, having millions of fans and being multi-millionaires doesn't take any talent---then quit talking trash and do it!

What're you waiting for? Write that one note song and let us know how well it sells. :p

[Music Man]

The backstreet Boys, N'Sync, Britney Spears all sold millions upon millions of albums, and they have very very little talent. But maybe they have a talent to sell records, if that is a talent.

Which self-proclamed "music experts" are you talking about. Also if you know anything about AC/DC then you know that they don't make music to make money, They make music to do it for themselves they don't give a flying **** about being popular, they even said they were trying to go back in a way when they made during the Period betwen FTATR and TRE when they were huge stars.

As usual, you're unable to comprehend even the most basic things.

Performers like Britney Spears WRITE VIRTUALLY NONE of the songs they sing.

AC/DC created their OWN music. They didn't rely on music industry songwriters for their songs.

Which makes their success even MORE impressive---they did it on their own! Which PROVES yet again that they have songwriting talent.

And we're already well aware that they don't make music to make money or be popular, so how about telling us something we don't already know.

[Music Man]

So what if they sold that much, like I already said N'SYNC and Backstreet Boys sold over 20 million during thier carrer, are those 20 million people right to? No, they just have an oppinion.

The huge difference being that N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys write very little if any of their own music, and the stuff they sing is MAINSTREAM POP---geared specifically to sell to the masses.

AC/DC plays blistering HARD ROCK, that's definitely not geared toward the masses.

Yet they STILL SOLD TENS OF MILLIONS more records than N'Sync and the BB's, which makes AC/DC's incredible career even MORE impressive.

[rippa32]

The reason AC/DC is popular because it is simple and catchy, that is what the mainstream wants, simple as that.

[RandyfromPennywise]

Hey Pennywise, about your question in the other thread.

Often the Australian versions of some AC/DC albums have slightly different track listings than the international versions.
Yeah, cheers. I think I've figuered it all out, except that I seem to have two non-live versions of Touch Too Much... One version goes for 8½ minutes, the other for 4½ minutes. Both definitely seem like they are studio-recorded. The 4½ minute one says is from Highway (I was given Highway as a bunch of mp3s by a friend), so I'm not sure where the 8½ minute song comes from, maybe it's a version of it from a different release.

[thunderzstruck]

The huge difference being that N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys write very little if any of their own music, and the stuff they sing is MAINSTREAM POP---geared specifically to sell to the masses.

AC/DC plays blistering HARD ROCK, that's definitely not geared toward the masses.

Yet they STILL SOLD TENS OF MILLIONS more records than N'Sync and the BB's, which makes AC/DC's incredible career even MORE impressive.


The reason AC/DC is popular because it is simple and catchy, that is what the mainstream wants, simple as that.


Amen brotha,
The masses just want big choruses and 4 minute songs. Ac/dc does that quite well.

[briskplaysguitar]

all the popular bands whih you hear on the radio are rubbish but all people like is stupid catchy beats

[thunderzstruck]

What're you waiting for? Write that one note song and let us know how well it sells. :p

Tenacious D pulled it off quite well already :P

[Drunken Viking]

You're a typical little kid who must resort to namecalling when proven wrong.
I guess you do too.

As usual, you're unable to comprehend even the most basic things.
Performers like Britney Spears WRITE VIRTUALLY NONE of the songs they sing.
AC/DC created their OWN music. They didn't rely on music industry songwriters for their songs.
Which makes their success even MORE impressive---they did it on their own! Which PROVES yet again that they have songwriting talent.
And we're already well aware that they don't make music to make money or be popular, so how about telling us something we don't already know.
The argument was that AC/DC had a "talent to produce popular music" I was merely saying that Britney Spears had a that same "talent".

The huge difference being that N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys write very little if any of their own music, and the stuff they sing is MAINSTREAM POP---geared specifically to sell to the masses.
AC/DC plays blistering HARD ROCK, that's definitely not geared toward the masses.
Yet they STILL SOLD TENS OF MILLIONS more records than N'Sync and the BB's, which makes AC/DC's incredible career even MORE impressive.
Once again your argument was that AC/DC had a "talent to produce popular music" and I wwas pointing out that BB's and N'SYNC had the same "talent".

[Music Man]

Tenacious D pulled it off quite well already :P

C'mon, big guy. You could make a fortune, rather than wasting your time talking trash on this forum.

Admit it, dude. When it comes to music, you can't write ANYTHING that anybody would buy.

[Music Man]

"The argument was that AC/DC had a "talent to produce popular music" I was merely saying that Britney Spears had a that same "talent"."--Drunken Viking

>>You once again prove your ignorance and inability to read. I already explained the enormous difference between AC/DC and Britney Spears--AC/DC WRITES VIRTUALLY ALL OF THEIR OWN MUSIC. Britney Spears can't write squat, she can only sing what others write.

>>So there's a HUGE difference between AC/DC, who can CREATE THEIR OWN MUSIC--and Britney Spears who hasn't created anything, she can only sing other people's songs.

>>So Britney DOESN'T have the "same talent" as AC/DC. You're proven wrong once again.


"Once again your argument was that AC/DC had a "talent to produce popular music" and I wwas pointing out that BB's and N'SYNC had the same "talent"."--Drunken Viking

>>You're proven wrong yet again. The BB's and N'Sync are in the same boat as Britney--they write virtually none of their own music. They can't create jack musically.

>>AC/DC creates their own music, and are the number five band ALL-TIME in record sales.

>>So the BB's and N'Sync DON'T have the same "talent".

>>Keep trying. According to the law of averages, you're bound to eventually get something right. But so far, you're batting ZERO in this thread.

[Music Man]

The reason AC/DC is popular because it is simple and catchy, that is what the mainstream wants, simple as that.

AC/DC has never been a "mainstream" music band. "Mainstream" music is pop geared toward the masses. When AC/DC first came on the scene, disco groups like the Bee Gees were a good example of mainstream pop.

AC/DC's brand of raunchy hard rock was never considered "mainstream", back then or now. Most of the "mainstream" kids HATED groups like AC/DC.

[rippa32]

Okat maybe mainstream was the wrong word, but you still get my point don't you?

[Tyrannicide]

wow, 91 pages....

Yea I know AC/DC are not overly talented, but they perform and put on a pretty good show. I mean,they played music cause they liked it, not because they thought they were amazing musicians.

I listen to certain songs because they help me get pumped up for hockey(plus other rock bands.) which is a big thing for me.

Thunderstruck, Back in Black, Hells Bells, Shoot to Thrill are good hockey tunes as well as some others but I can't remember them all.(I had all 19 albums, but I just ripped them and put my favorite ones on an MP3 CD)

AC/DC is good for beginner musicians since you should be able to play there songs. It helps you work on rythym and timing. Not too mention the little things it takes to be good.

Well, that's my first post and two centd worth...I guess.

[CunningStunt]

I'm Australian so its basically a law over here to be an accadacca fan! when i started playing guitar i learnt ac/dc's riffs, simple yet hard hitting...less can be more ay?

[Ladyshredder126]

[QUOTE=Tyrannicide]

AC/DC is good for beginner musicians since you should be able to play there songs. It helps you work on rythym and timing. Not too mention the little things it takes to be good.QUOTE]

great point. the first solo i ever learned was you shook me all night long.

[Hammerhead]

I think that AC/DC are an excellent band, but the Bon Scott era is better than the Brian Johnson, who is by no means a bad singer. Angus Young does have a talent, his music may not be as elaborate as that of Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd etc. but he still has made a hell of a lot of money made from making excellent music, and like someone else said earlier if you had 17 and counting albums, then you would begin to repeat yourself too. Other than that, absolutely ace band! :thumb:

[thunderzstruck]

C'mon, big guy. You could make a fortune, rather than wasting your time talking trash on this forum.

Admit it, dude. When it comes to music, you can't write ANYTHING that anybody would buy.

umm i agree 100%. I am NOT good at writing music, you're right. But just because I can't doesn't mean I can't critisize other peoples..

[FruitarGeek]

Im loving this forum already, talking about my favorite band of all times.

I mean you dont have to like Angus or even malcom or hell even cliff you can even hate ACDC on the whole but 1 thing you cannot hate about them is... drum role please..........

Thunder. lalalalaaalaalaaalaaa Thunder Lalalalaaalaaalaaaalaaa

I was caught in the middle of a railroad track
I looked round and I knew there was no turning back
My mind raced, and I thought what could I do
And I knew there was no help, no help from you
Sound of the drums, beating in my heart
The thunder of guns, tore me apart
You've been, (anxious pause) thunderstruck

If that song doenst do it for you I dont know what will. I am a huge fan of ACDC and have been for a while, they are in my mind one of the pioneers to great rock and roll obviously with the help from the greats such as Rolling stones,Zepplin,Cream,Floyd etc.

Angus is a great soloist but not the best he just uses alot of cliche's and tricks and can play them at a mind bogling speed. Malcom well he is... Unique he can keep his timing good and still look awsome on stage. Oh and I by fat prefer Brian to Bon, Brian just fits the role. I have to agree that some of their songs sound SIMILAR but never the same their is always something that seperates the Simialer from same.

Anyway hope you guys will all be listening to thunderstruck and singing, along I know I am.

[rippa32]

How long have you been an AC/DC fan FruitarGeek? Ill take a guess at not long.

[thunderzstruck]

How long have you been an AC/DC fan FruitarGeek? Ill take a guess at not long.

haha truth. Because honestly I have never met a huge fan of them (knows ALOT of their music and such) that like thunderstruck as their favorite song or Brian (in most cases.) Not saying it's bad, just seems like it

[Chris_lpp]

1. The Beatles
2. Led Zeppelin
3. The Eagles
4. Pink Floyd
5. AC/DC

Name ANY rock band in history that isn't on the above list, and AC/DC has sold more records than they have.

To be number five all-time, out of all the thousands of rock bands that have ever existed---is pretty impressive.

Anybody who thinks AC/DC has little or no songwriting talent is easily proven to be a fool.

If something requires little or no talent to do, that means virtually ANYBODY can do it.

So why don't the self-proclaimed music experts who bash AC/DC, go out and form their own band? Let's see if our so-called "experts" can sell 66 MILLION albums, sell out concert venues on a regular basis for years, and become multi-millionaires with millions of fans on several different continents!

If it doesn't take much talent, then LET'S SEE 'EM DO IT!

Bon Jovi 100,000,000 :thumb:

[Chris_lpp]

^^How is "Let There Be Rock" the movie, I heard it's good.

I have AC/DC's entire studio discography, just a little fun fact.

So what if they sold that much, like I already said N'SYNC and Backstreet Boys sold over 20 million during thier carrer, are those 20 million people right to? No, they just have an oppinion.

1.Angus has some good solos reuses them so much that he hardly has any originality anymore.
2.Anyone who has sence of time and a big amp can be just as good as Malcolm, it's not that hard.


Two of which are live albums but that's besides the point. Just wondering do you know what Angus said in a reply in a interview when the interviewer said, "You have 16 albums that sound the same, what do you think about that", he said, "we have 16 albums that sound the same". Just so you know he even thinks that he has albums that sound the same.

ok....

1). fucl< up :)
2). did you know they were just having fun..just going out and playing.
3).you probably couldnt write mary had a little lamd.

fiinally

"You have 16 albums that sound the same, what do you think about that", he said, "we have 16 albums that sound the same". Just so you know he even thinks that he has albums that sound the same

when was something like that ever bad...every band sounds the same. Angus probably just doesn't give a shlt what sounds the same, his name will be ~REMEMBERED :smash:

He isnt the best musician in the world, but the blues is limited in some ways.
He's the best live player anyone would ever want to be. :smash:

[Drunken Viking]

ok....

1). fucl< up :)
2). did you know they were just having fun..just going out and playing.
3).you probably couldnt write mary had a little lamd.

fiinally

"You have 16 albums that sound the same, what do you think about that", he said, "we have 16 albums that sound the same". Just so you know he even thinks that he has albums that sound the same

when was something like that ever bad...every band sounds the same. Angus probably just doesn't give a shlt what sounds the same, his name will be ~REMEMBERED :smash:

He isnt the best musician in the world, but the blues is limited in some ways.
He's the best live player anyone would ever want to be. :smash:
Had that arguement about the stage presence thing aswell.
THe argument was that he said that they didn't sound that same and I was pointing out that even Angus thinks they do.

Another question, do you even know what the **** any of the arguments were about, my guess is no so read the entire argument before you post.

[Illmatic]

AC/DC plays blistering HARD ROCK, that's definitely not geared toward the masses.

Considering the success AC/DC has had, didn't you basically prove yourself wrong here? And I'm pretty sure you're a big Bee Gees fan, right?

AC/DC is pretty annoying, but their music doesn't bother me. It isn't good, but it isn't bad, either; it couldn't be more mediocre if it tried. But I do have something against a band that writes a song like "Have a Drink on Me" months after their popular lead singer drinks himself to death. It would be like Puffy doing a song about how awesome drive-by shootings are months after Biggie died.

[Bon_Scottie]

Had that arguement about the stage presence thing aswell.
THe argument was that he said that they didn't sound that same and I was pointing out that even Angus thinks they do.

Another question, do you even know what the **** any of the arguments were about, my guess is no so read the entire argument before you post.

Jesus christ, nobody gives a ****. Shut it with the whole arguement bull. Your arguements were babbling.

But I do have something against a band that writes a song like "Have a Drink on Me" months after their popular lead singer drinks himself to death. It would be like Puffy doing a song about how awesome drive-by shootings are months after Biggie died.

To be fair, the whole album was devoted to Bon. If you look at the lyrics to "Have A Drink On Me", if anything their talking about Bons approach to drink.

They took a year out to come to terms with the death... and hit back in the best way possible. An album covered in black, devoted.

[Sammysmells]

Haha, Ac\Dc has two versions. The Bon Scott version and the Brian Johnsons version. My opinion, is that they rocked so much harder with Bon Scott. The Bon Scott days were THE days for Ac\Dc. I mean sure, their classic album Back In Black was with Brian Johnson and don't get me wrong it's a GREAT album. But who's to say Highway to Heell isn't a classic album?...That is the best Ac\Dc album out there, and it's a pitty because the only songs people know off it, are the title track and Giirl's got Rythm. Ac\Dc can get repetitive. But anything with Bon Scott is gold.

[Drunken Viking]

Jesus christ, nobody gives a ****. Shut it with the whole arguement bull. Your arguements were babbling.
My argument beat your argument, and besides I was telling him I didn't want to have the argument again dumbass.


To be fair, the whole album was devoted to Bon. If you look at the lyrics to "Have A Drink On Me", if anything their talking about Bons approach to drink.

They took a year out to come to terms with the death... and hit back in the best way possible. An album covered in black, devoted.
They did, I thought I read somewhere they started rehearsing like a month or so after the funeral which was like 2 weeks after his death. I always wondered how the whole album could be dedicated to Bon if have the album was written before he died, Like for example "Have A Drink On Me".

[willay]

Considering the success AC/DC has had, didn't you basically prove yourself wrong here? And I'm pretty sure you're a big Bee Gees fan, right?

Oh my god, are you really stupid enough to think that the only way to sell records is to appeall to the masses? in the 70's-80's, the masses wanted people who dressed up and wore makeup on stage and **** like that. AC/DC stuck to their roots and continued to sell millions of records. in the 90's, people wanted grunge. AC/DC stuck with Rock and still sold 10 or so million records. Now, people want hot girl pop singers who don't write or sing their own music. and thats about as far as you can get from AC/DC. and still, they sell millions of albums. so, actually, no, he doesn't prove himself wrong. :smash:

[Misfits101]

Does anyone know of any webs sites about AC/DC Tribute bands? that you can download the song that they re-made called "Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" (1 of my top 5 songs!)

[Music Man]

Bon Jovi 100,000,000

Your number is BOGUS.

According to the most recent Recording Industry Association of America figures, Bon Jovi has sold 32,000,000 records.

That's LESS THAN HALF of what AC/DC has sold.

[Drunken Viking]

I guess they don't have the talent to produce popular music like AC/DC.

[Music Man]

"Back In Black" is the number two selling album of ALL-TIME, WORLDWIDE---IN ANY GENRE OF MUSIC. Only one album in the history of music has sold more copies.

It has worldwide certified sales of over 42 MILLION copies, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

AC/DC is also the number two selling hard rock band in history, trailing only Led Zeppelin.

[Music Man]

I guess they don't have the talent to produce popular music like AC/DC.

AC/DC plays hard rock, not pop.

But we don't expect you to know the difference, since you weren't even able to understand the difference between Britney Spears and AC/DC.

Britney is a cute face who sings mainstream pop songs that others write for her. She doesn't write her own music or play any instruments.

AC/DC plays blistering hard rock. They write their own music and play their own instruments--in the studio and on stage.

Metallica has sold 57 million albums. Are you going to say that their music is "pop", also? :p

[FruitarGeek]

haha truth. Because honestly I have never met a huge fan of them (knows ALOT of their music and such) that like thunderstruck as their favorite song or Brian (in most cases.) Not saying it's bad, just seems like it

I have been a ACDC fan for about 2 years now. Ooo and Thunderstruck is a good song but dont get me wrong I love all the other songs such as:

TNT
Who made who
Razors Edge
Money talks
problem child
hells bells
back in black
Shook me all night long
Are you ready
Highway to hell

etc...

[Drunken Viking]

AC/DC plays hard rock, not pop.

But we don't expect you to know the difference, since you weren't even able to understand the difference between Britney Spears and AC/DC.

Britney is a cute face who sings mainstream pop songs that others write for her. She doesn't write her own music or play any instruments.

AC/DC plays blistering hard rock. They write their own music and play their own instruments--in the studio and on stage.

Metallica has sold 57 million albums. Are you going to say that their music is "pop", also? :p
Hey jackass I said they had a talent to produce popular music, not pop music. You even said they did.
"AC/DC had a TALENT for producing enormously popular hard rock music."
Popular hard rock music is just like saying popular music, it's a subcategory if you will.

[Illmatic]

Oh my god, are you really stupid enough to think that the only way to sell records is to appeall to the masses? in the 70's-80's, the masses wanted people who dressed up and wore makeup on stage and **** like that. AC/DC stuck to their roots and continued to sell millions of records. in the 90's, people wanted grunge. AC/DC stuck with Rock and still sold 10 or so million records. Now, people want hot girl pop singers who don't write or sing their own music. and thats about as far as you can get from AC/DC. and still, they sell millions of albums. so, actually, no, he doesn't prove himself wrong

Aren't "the masses" the ones buying the albums?

And I believe that by the early 90's, AC/DC was selling albums mostly due to their name.

[Aussie_rocker]

You're a grade A wanker...
:mad: :mad:


holy **** our names are like identical...:wave:

[led hot chili zeppelins]

WE'VE ALL GOT BIG BALLS!

hey acdc ****ing rock and kick ***
R.I.P Bon Scott - your awesome
cyas

[Brewer14]

Anyone heard anything new about the new CD?

[Drunken Viking]

Just that they had enough material for about 2 albums, and that they were gonna start to record soon, but it's been pretty low key.

[Bon_Scottie]

Its pissed me off that they havent released anything yet.

I want a new album, right now. I demand Angus gets out of his wheelchair and starts pumping those riffs.

World tour please.

[maddog87]

im baaaaack!! its been a while guys...

[maddog87]

well, i got a new amp, a 60 watt behringer and it rocks!but anyway, glad to be back. anyone hear ang&mal on the allan handelman show the other week?

[Brewer14]

well, i got a new amp, a 60 watt behringer and it rocks!but anyway, glad to be back. anyone hear ang&mal on the allan handelman show the other week?

Nope, what'd they say?

[maddog87]

just talking about backnblack(inspirations) and about bon