i heard there coming to New Zealand to go to the Big Day Out?> any one know

[QUOTE=rnaiyc]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[/QUOTE]


actually angus young is an extrememly good guitarist! on stage (live) he exceeds that of eddie van halen

AC/DC rock i have only started liking them since i heared 'dirty deeds' on scuzz (that song rockls!)

Angus and Malcom are great guitarists!

has everyone heard about the main road in Melbourne, Australia that is now named ACDC street? It was the road where they filmed "a long way to the top". it was just renamed recently.

It doesnt matter how hard or easy a song it, or how simple it is, if it rocks, and sounds good, then it's a great song, and ACDC is a great band, they have easy stuff, along with hard stuff, one of my favorite bands.

I'm sick of people saying that the only reason that angus is any good is because of his antics on stage. He is quite talented as well as a good writer. Of course all thier music sounds similiar, their actually proud of it. btw is it true that malcolm became a priest?

Let me ask you this......What would rock be like today w/o AC/DC? Angus and Malcolm freakin rock. Malcolm is a very underrated rhythm guitarist.

[QUOTE=ScorpSath]I really don't like them.[/QUOTE]


dude...ac/dc is one hell of a band

Malcolm is actually better than Angus. Angus even told Guitar Player that he is better and the only reason he(Malcolm) doesn't play lead is because it interfears with his drinking.

I hate when people say "all acdc does is play three chords!" yeah so, why throw more **** into the song than what it needs?

if you think about it, ac dc riffs are not that similar, if you listen its the guitar sound that never changes

IMO, Angus and Malcom are the only talented members of the band. don't get me wrong tho, I absolutly love ac/dc

[QUOTE=mullet_monster]Malcolm is actually better than Angus. Angus even told Guitar Player that he is better and the only reason he doesn't play lead is because it interfears with his drinking.[/QUOTE]

How could it intefere with his drinking?

I like AC/DC but...I hate the singer

Can't stand his voice

[QUOTE=rippa32]How could it intefere with his drinking?[/QUOTE]

Because he screws up playing lead when hes drunk maybe?

[QUOTE=shortass]I like AC/DC but...I hate the singer[/QUOTE]

Which singer?

Probably Brian Johnson, as most people revere Bon Scott.

Brian is different, but he isn't necessarily crap.

[QUOTE=rnaiyc]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[/QUOTE]

You should die

and yes brian has nothing on Bon, Bon is ten times better, if you get into AC/DC's earlier faster stuff with Bon you will see how talented they are, get some unreleased songs, they are amazing back then.

[QUOTE=black_sabbath634]if you think about it, ac dc riffs are not that similar, if you listen its the guitar sound that never changes[/QUOTE]

THANK YOU

they rock :)

Who cares about simplicity, all I care is if I can tap my foot and listen to good, it doesn't have to be a monster riff for me to like them...that's just like not liking Smoke On The Water because an imbred monkey can play it. Who cares. They're a good overall band with a lot of good/catchy tunes.

[QUOTE=JonG]Who cares about simplicity, all I care is if I can tap my foot and listen to good, it doesn't have to be a monster riff for me to like them...that's just like not liking Smoke On The Water because an imbred monkey can play it. Who cares. They're a good overall band with a lot of good/catchy tunes.[/QUOTE]

heheheheheh monkey...

[QUOTE=Bryan Blakey]All of their songs sound exactly the same to me.[/QUOTE]
HOW DO ALL AC/DC SONGS SOUND THE SAME PLAY ME A FEW SECONDS OF ANY AC/DC SONG AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT IT IS. THEREFORE THEY DON'T ALL SOUND THE SAME.

AC/DC rock, nuff said. Some (only in the small minoriy) of their songs do sound similar though, but then again that applies to alot of bands.

[QUOTE=EddieVanHalen769]IMO, Angus and Malcom are the only talented members of the band. don't get me wrong tho, I absolutly love ac/dc[/QUOTE]
CLIFF WILLIAMS IS A GREATLY TALENTED BASSIST AND ON THE ALBUMS WHERE PHIL RUDD IS MISSING IT SHOWS

[QUOTE=rockdude]I think that they are an overrated band, because alot of people that I know regared them as one of the greatest rock bands ever. They are an ok band, though.[/QUOTE]
OK BAND ! AC/DC ARE THE 6th BIGGEST SELLING ACT IN THE WORLD RECORD SALES DONT LIE - THEY MUST BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT

AC/DC is the best band ever!!!!!!!!!!!! I love them to death!!!!!! Angus is amazing and Malcom kicks ***, and there probably one of the greatist live bands ever!!!

[QUOTE=PinkFloyd]1234[/QUOTE]

well your user-title says it all..

[QUOTE=MalcolmYoungRock]hehe...look at the name.

I dedicated my screen name to malcolm because he is more dedicated/ talented than angus. Angus admits that Malcolm is a better guitar player. He writes most off the riffs and solos and Angus just plays them.[/QUOTE]

i didnt know that. that sucks for malcolm because he gets none of the credit

Angus does the most talented solos. Listen to Whole Lotta Rosie from the Let There Be Rock album.

I'm an AC/DC-Fan for a long time, got all their albums (including Bonfire) and saw them live twice.
The Albums: You have to agree with me, the albums with Bon Scott were much better than the new stuff. You have to see "how" AC/DC lived to understand their first albums... I remember this one example:
"When I joined AC/DC, my wife asked me to write a song about her. So I wrote "She's got balls". Then she divorced me." (Bon Scott) It's much more than the music, it's their way of life, that makes the first albums so special. At this time, AC/DC didn't play music, they live music.
Listen to the albums from the 80s with Johnson... :confused: There's nothin' good on it and in the 90s they weren't pretty good either. It sounded like AC/DC is tryin not to go under. But "Stiff upper Lip" was (surprisingly) a really good album and AC/DC found their old "Kick" again. Listen to songs like "Meltdown".

Live: As I said at the beginning, I saw AC/DC twice. And live they DO kick ***. It's f*ckin' awesome! I've also seen Metallica and the Stones and both weren't as good as AC/DC was.... and I saw AC/DC in 2001 and 2003. For me, they are the best live band I can imagine. Angus and Brian "control" the crowd.

Who cares, if the songs sound the same ? They kick ***, that's what matters ! :thumb:

I'm a huge fan of AC/DC

Some people think that AC/DC compose relativley simple songs therefore they are not great musicians. Well i feel that AC/DC were able to capture the simplicity and Rawness that is "Rock n Roll" and make it into music that is fantastic work despite the simplcity. You take a band like 'The beatles' who didnt write very technically demanding songs. Yet, they are still considered the greatest band off all time. AC/DC doesnt get the recognition that they deserve because they created music that wasn't embraced by the critics because of its Rawness and toughness. Combine the instrumental work with the awesome vocals and clever lyrics of Bon Scott and to a lesser extent Brian Johnson, and it leaves simply one of the greatest rock bands ever

[QUOTE=rnaiyc]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[/QUOTE]
not great musicians? angus young one of the best guitar players ever

i went through a phase where i was the hugest AC/DC fan a few years ago. i had a good many of their albums (i think Fly on the Wall was one of the few i didn't have)

i don't really listen to them anymore though, i've kinda moved out of that genre and more into more artistic music. They are great for a good time though, and their songs are catchy. I know people accuse them of writing the same song over and over, but obviously they found a forumula that works for them, and they didn't let musical fads get in their way of creating good rock and roll.

i liked bon scott a lot more, both the music they made with him, and his singing. Angus Young made me pick up the guitar for the first time, although soon after i kinda moved away from AC/DC and more into Hendrix and Floyd.

EVERY SONG SOUNDS THE SAME AND IT GETS BORING !!!!!! but they have some good songs tho.

AC/DC did it short and simple, but rocked harder than most. They did there style the best. AC/DC rocks.

How many people here have actually listened to more than 8 or so songs?
They have about 130 different songs (and probably some that I havn't found yet). Yes there are some songs that sound pretty much identical like Back Seat Confidential and Beating Around The Bush which have exactly the same intro riff. Dirty Eyes and Whole Lotta Rosie are really similar as well.
But other than 3 maybe 4 pairs thats it. That leaves about 120 other songs.

On another note, ACDC do have the best driving music hands down. The most obvious being Highway To Hell. It's great when your on a long journey.

ACDC rule!!

Ac/Dc
 

One of my favorites i like hells bells and highway to hell