AC/DC is an Australian rock band, formed in Sydney in 1973 by the brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Hard rock/blues rock bands, listeners also classify their music as heavy metal, even though they call themselves "rock and roll bands, no more, no less".
AC/DC underwent several line-up changes before the release of their first album, High Voltage, in 1975. Membership was then stabilized until Cliff Williams replaced Mark Evans as a bassist in 1977 for the Powerage album Back in Black , which they made in Scott's memory. The album launched them to a new level of success and became a best-seller of all time.
The band's next album, For Them About to Rock We Salute You , is their first album to reach number one in the United States. The band fired Phil Rudd as a drummer in 1983, and former A II drummer Z Simon Wright filled Rudd's place. In 1989, Wright will leave the band so he can join Dio. The band underwent a resurgence in the early 1990s with the release of The Razors Edge . Phil Rudd returned in 1994 after Chris Slade, who had joined the band from 1989-1994, was asked to leave his profits, and contribute to the band's 1995 album Ballbreaker. Stiff Upper Lip , released in 2000, was well received by critics. The band's studio album Black Ice, released in 2008, was the second best-selling album of the year, and their biggest hit since For Those About to Rock , finally reached No.1 on all the charts around the world. The band's line-up remains the same until 2014 with Malcolm Young retiring due to early dementia and Rudd's legal issues. By 2016, Johnson was advised to stop the tour due to a worsening hearing loss, and Guns N 'Roses frontman Axl Rose stepped up as the band's vocalist for the rest of that year. Long-term bassist and backing vocalist Cliff Williams retired from the band at the end of their Rock or Bust 2016 world tour.
AC/DC has sold more than 200 million records worldwide, including 71.5 million albums in the United States, adding them to the list of highest certified music artists in the United States and list of top selling music artists. Back in Black has sold around 50 million units worldwide, making it the second highest selling album by any artist - and the highest selling album by any band. The album has sold 22 million units in the US, where it is the sixth highest selling album of all time. AC/DC ranked fourth in VH1's list of "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" and was named the seventh MTV "Seventh Band Heavy Metal of All Time". In 2004, AC/DC ranked No. 1. 72 on the Rolling Stone list of "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". Producer Rick Rubin, who wrote the band's essay for Rolling Stone lists, calls AC/DC "the greatest rock and roll band of all time". In 2010, VH1 rated AC/DC number 23 in the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" list.
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History
Background and name
Brothers Malcolm, Angus, and George Young were born in Glasgow, Scotland who live on 6 Skerryvore Road in the Cranhill area. The Big Freeze of 1963 is the worst winter recorded in Scotland with eight feet of snow. A TV ad at the same time offers a trip for families to help different lives in Australia. 15 members of the Young family left Scotland by plane at the end of June 1963. Before moving to a house on 4 Burleigh Street on the outskirts of Burwood, they originally lived in the Villawood Migrant Hostel (a site later developed as the Villawood Immigration Detention Center) at Nissen lodge, at where George Young meets and befriends another migrant, Harry Vanda.
George was the first to learn to play the guitar. He became a member of Easybeats, one of the most successful bands in Australia in the 1960s. In 1966, they became the first local rock film to get an international hit, with the song "Friday on My Mind". Malcolm follows in George's footsteps with Newcastle, New South Wales, called Velvet Underground (not to be confused with New York-based Velvet Underground). Their older brother, Alex Young, chose to stay in England to pursue musical interests. In 1967, Alexander formed and played bass at London-based Grapefruit band - originally called "The Grapefruit" - with three former members of Tony Rivers and Castaways, John Perry, Geoff Swettenham, and Pete Swettenham.
Malcolm and Angus Young developed the idea for the band name after their sister, Margaret Young, saw the initials "AC/DC" on the sewing machine. "AC/DC" stands for "alternating current/direct current" of electricity. The brothers feel that this name symbolizes the band's raw energy, musical performances controlled by their power. "AC/DC" is spoken one letter at a time, although the band is known as "Acca Dacca" in Australia. The AC/DC band name is created with a high voltage mark that separates the "AC" and "DC" and has been used on all studio albums, with the exception of the international version of Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap .
Initial years
In November 1973, Malcolm and Angus Young formed AC/DC and recruited bassist Larry Van Kriedt, vocalist Dave Evans, and Colin Burgess, a former drummer for Masters Apprentices. Pushing hard for the band's success was Roadie Ray and his partner, Alan Kissack. Gene Pierson ordered the band to play at the Checkers Night Club on New Year's Eve, 1973.
At this moment, Angus Young has adopted her typical school uniform stage outfit. The idea was his sister Margaret. Angus has tried other costumes: Spider-Man, Zorro, gorilla, and a Superman parody, named Super-Ang. In the early days, most band members wore glam or satin clothes.
On stage, Evans was sometimes replaced by the band's first manager, Dennis Laughlin, who was the lead vocalist with Sherbet before Daryl Braithwaite. In Paul Stenning's book AC/DC: Two Sides To Every Glory it is mentioned that Evans did not fit in with Laughlin, who also contributed to the band's bad feelings towards Evans. By mid-1974, the band had built a strong life reputation that led to a support slot for visiting Lou Reed.
Some time in 1974, on the recommendation of Michael Chugg, seasoned Melbourne promoter Michael Browning ordered the band to play at his club Hard Rock. Browning had previously succeeded Billy Thorpe and Aztec, unsuccessfully trying to break them into the UK market. He did not like their glam rock images and felt that Evans was the wrong singer for the band, but was impressed by the Young Brothers' guitar playing. Shortly after, he received a call from the band; Laughlin quits as a manager, and they get stuck in Adelaide without money. Browning agreed to save them and order them for another show at Hard Rock. After the show, they agree to take him as their new manager, with the cooperation of their older sisters George and Harry Vanda.
The Young brothers decided to abandon the glam rock image that has been adopted by Melbourne band The Skyhooks and pursue harder blues-rock music. To this end, they agreed that Evans was not a suitable frontman for the group. Around this time, they also moved their base to Melbourne, where they often played at Hard Rock.
the era of Bon Scott (1974-1980)
Beginning (1974-1975)
In September 1974, Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott, an experienced vocalist and friend of George Young, replaced Dave Evans after friend Vince Lovegrove recommended it to George Young. Scott's appointment coincided with him working as a driver for the band at the time until the audition promoted him to lead the singer. Like a younger brother, Scott was born in Scotland and emigrated to Australia in his childhood. The band only recorded one with Evans, "Can I sit next to you, Girl"/"Rockin 'in the Parlor"; finally, the song was rewritten and re-recorded with Bon Scott as "Can I Sit on Your Side" (Track 7 on the Australian album TNT (1975), and Track 6 on International Release of High Voltage (1976)).
In October 1974, an album of Australia-only High Voltage was recorded. It only takes ten days and is based on instrumental songs written by younger brothers, with lyrics added by Scott. Within a few months, the band's line-up had stabilized, featuring Scott, younger brother, bassist Mark Evans, and drummer Phil Rudd. Later that year they released the single "It's a Long Way to the Top", where a famous promotional video was made for the Countdown program, featuring bands that mimic the song behind a pickup truck. This song is regarded as their eternal rock song. It was included in their second album, T.N.T. (1975), which was also released only in Australia and New Zealand. T.N.T. featuring the song "High Voltage", which is the first song written and recorded for the album. Because "High Voltage" was released as one before T.N.T. was released, some people thought it was the title track for the debut album AC/DC.
AC/DC is scheduled to play at the 1975 Sunbury music festival; However, they went home without doing the following bickering with Deep Purple's headlining act management.
Between 1974 and 1977, aided by regular appearances on Molly Meldrum's Countdown, ABC's national pop music television show AC/DC became one of Australia's most popular and successful acts. Their performance on 3 April 1977 was their last live TV appearance for over 20 years.
International success (1976-1980)
Browning sent promotional material to contacts in London, which was the concern of Phil Carson of Atlantic Records. In 1976, the band signed an international agreement with Atlantic Records. Arriving in London, their tour schedule with Back Street Crawler was canceled after the death of Paul Kossoff. As a result, they returned to play in smaller venues to build local followers until their label set up a "Lock Up Your Daughters" tour sponsored by Sounds Magazine, the only major music magazine that still received music traditional rock. At that time, punk rock broke out in London and dominated the main music weekly pages, NME and Melody Maker . AC/DC is sometimes identified with the punk rock movement by the British press, but, in reality, they hate punk rock, believing it to be a passing fad - according to manager Michael Browning "it's impossible to hold a conversation with AC/DC about punk without they are really angry ". Their reputation, however, managed to survive the punk struggles of the late 1970s, and they maintained their heretical sects in Britain so far. Angus Young became famous for daydreaming audiences during live performances.
The first AC/DC album to get worldwide distribution was a 1976 track compilation taken from High Voltage and T.N.T. LP. Also titled High Voltage , and released on the Atlantic Records label, the album has so far sold three million copies worldwide. The selection of songs is highly weighted towards the newer T.N.T. , and only include two songs from their first LP. The band's next album, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap , was released in the same year in both Australian and international versions, much like its predecessor. The song list varies worldwide, and the international version of the album also features the song T.N.T. "Rocker", which was not previously released internationally. The original Australian version included "Jailbreak" (now more readily available in the 1984 EP compilation '74 Jailbreak or as a live version of the 1992 album Live ). Dirty Actions were not released in the US until 1981, when the band was at the peak of their popularity.
After a brief tour of Sweden, they returned to London where they made a record of a new presence during their residency in Marquee. However, their performance at the 1976 Reading Festival failed to get a response from the audience. They toured extensively throughout Europe, then returned for an Australian tour in late 1976 to rebuild their finances and record Let So Be Be Rock albums.
In early 1977 they returned to England and embarked on a European tour with Black Sabbath. While Bon Scott and Ozzy Osbourne quickly became friends, the relationship was less than friendly between the other members of their respective bands. In one incident, Geezer Butler drew a knife to Malcolm Young. Later in the year they toured with Rainbow.
Towards the end of 1977, bassist Mark Evans was fired; it is said to find someone who can sing backing vowels. Evans described the dispute with Angus and Malcolm as contributing factors. He was replaced by Cliff Williams. None of the Young Brothers has described the departure of Evans, though Richard Griffiths, CEO of Epic Records and booking agent for AC/DC in the mid-1970s, later commented, "You know Mark will not survive, he's too good a man. "Mark Evans's autobiography DIRTY DEEDS: My Life Inside/Outside of AC/DC , released in 2011, mostly deals with time in AC/DC, including being fired.
AC/DC was a rather formative influence on the new wave of British heavy metal bands that emerged in the late 1970s, such as Saxon and Iron Maiden, in part in reaction to the decline of traditional hard rock bands of the early 1970s. In 2007, critics noted that AC/DC, along with Thin Lizzy, UFO, Scorpions, and Judas Priest, were among "the second generation of new stars ready to step into the trap while the old guard faded."
America's first exposure to AC/DC was via Michigan radio station AM 600 WTAC in 1977. The station manager, Peter C. Cavanaugh, booked the band to play at Flint's Capitol Theater. The supporting act was the MC5, who had just reunited and agreed to play on the show. The band opened with their popular song "Live Wire" and closed with "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Want Rock 'n' Roll)". They gain invaluable experience from stadium circuits, supporting leading rock action such as Aerosmith, Kiss, Styx, UFO, and Blue ÃÆ'-yster Cult, and co-headlined with Cheap Trick.
The 1978 release Powerage marks the debut of bassist Cliff Williams, and with a louder riff, following the blueprint set by Let There Be Rock . Only one is released from Powerage , "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation/Sin City". Appearance at Apollo Theater, Glasgow during the Powerage tour was recorded and released as If You Want Blood You Have That, featuring songs like "Whole Lotta Rosie", "Matter of Children", and "Let There Be Rock ", as well as lesser known album tracks such as" Riff Raff ". Powerage is the last album produced by Harry Vanda and George Young who has lead vocals by Bon Scott, and is claimed to be the most under-rated AC/DC album.
The major breakthrough in the band's career came in their collaboration with producer "Mutt" Lange on the Highway to Hell album, released in 1979. Eddie Van Halen recorded this as his favorite AC/DC record, along with < i> Powerage . It became the first AC/DC LP to penetrate into the top 100 US, finally reaching No. 1. 17, and pushing AC/DC to the top rank of hard rock action. Highway to Hell has lyrics that move away from reckless and funny to a more central rock theme, placing a greater emphasis on backing vocals but still displaying AC/DC signature sounds: loud, simple, riffs and grooving backbeats. The last song, "Night Prowler", has two consecutive breaths at the beginning of the song, which is intended to create a tone of fear and hatred. Scott's death (1980) Death of Scott (1980)
When the 1980s began, the band began working on a new album that would eventually become Back in Black , but Bon Scott would not live to see it over. On February 19, 1980, Scott collapsed on the car on his way back to friend Alistair Kinnear's house after a night of drinking at the Music Machine club in London. Upon arriving at his home, Kinnear was unable to move Scott from car to his home for the night, so he left her in the car overnight to avoid the effects of alcohol. Unable to wake Scott up the next morning, Kinnear urges him to King's College Hospital in Camberwell, where Scott is declared dead on arrival. Lung aspiration of vomiting is the cause of Scott's death, and the official cause is listed as "acute alcohol poisoning". Scott's family buried him in Fremantle, Western Australia, where they emigrated when he was a child.
Inconsistency in the official report of Scott's death has been cited in conspiracy theories, which indicate that Scott died of a heroin overdose, or was killed by exhaust fumes being diverted into the car, or that Kinnear did not exist. Asma Scott has also been cited as playing a role in his death, but this has been challenged recently.
Brian Johnson's era (1980-2016)
Rebirth (1980-1983)
After Scott's death, the band briefly considered to quit, but was driven by the insistence of Scott's parents that he wanted them to continue, they finally decided to continue and look for a new frontman. Various candidates are considered for his replacement, including: Buzz Shearman, a former member of Moxy, who can not join due to sound issues, former Back Street Crawler vocalist Terry Slesser and later Slade vocalist, Noddy Holder. The remaining AC/DC member finally decided on former Geordie singer, Brian Johnson.
Angus Young later recalled, "I remember the first time I heard the name Brian (Johnson) coming from Bon Bon has mentioned that he was in England after a tour with a band and he has mentioned that Brian has been in a band called Geordie and Bon ever said 'Brian Johnson, he's a great rock and roll singer in the Little Richard style.' And that's a great idol Bon, Little Richard.I think when he saw Brian at the time, to Bon it was 'Well, he's the guy who knows what rock and roll is.' He told us in Australia, I think when we decided to continue, Brian was the first name Malcolm and myself had, so we said we should see if we can find him. "
For auditions, Johnson sang "Whole Lotta Rosie" from Let There Be Rock and Ike & amp; "Nutbush City Boundary" Tina Turner. She was hired a few days after the audition. With Johnson band completing the songwriting they started with Scott for the Back iin album. The recording took place at Compass Point Studios in The Bahamas a few months after Scott's death. Back in Black , produced by Mutt Lange and recorded by Tony Platt, became the best-selling album and hard rock landmark; hits including "Hells Bells", "You Shook Me All Night Long", "Rock and Roll Ain Noise Pollution" and title track. The album reached No.1 in the UK and No.4 in the US, where it spent 131 weeks on the Billboard album chart 200.
The follow-up album, 1981 For Those About to Rock We Salute You , also sold well and was received positively by critics. The album featured two of the band's most popular singles: "Let's Get It Up" and the title track, "For Those About to Rock", each reaching 13 and 13 in the UK. The band split with Lange's self-produced 1983 album, Flick of the Switch , in an attempt to recover the sharpness and simplicity of their early albums.
Departures Rudd and commercial rejection (1983-1987)
After problems with drugs and alcohol, Phil Rudd's drummer friendship with Malcolm Young deteriorated and eventually escalated into a physical confrontation after Rudd was fired. Former drummer Procol Harum B.J. Wilson was recruited to help complete the recording, but the drum part was finally not used, as Rudd had already finished the drum part. Rudd was replaced by Simon Wright in the summer of 1983 after the band held more than 700 auditions in the US and UK. Simon Kirke of Free and the famous Bad Company, and Paul Thompson of Roxy Music are the two drummers who auditioned.
Later that year, AC/DC released their self-produced album Flick of the Switch, which was less successful than their previous album, and was considered underdeveloped and unimpressive. One critic stated that the band "has made the same album nine times". AC/DC was voted the eighth biggest disappointment of the year in a readers poll 1984 Kerrang! . However, Flick of the Switch finally reached No. 4 on the UK charts, and AC/DC has little success with singles "Nervous Shakedown" and "Flick of the Switch". Flying on the Wall , produced by younger brothers in 1985, is also considered uninspired and directionless. A music concept video of the same name features bands in a bar, playing five out of ten album tracks.
In 1986, the group returned to the charts with radio "Who Made Who" made for radio. Who Made Who is the soundtrack for Stephen King Maximum Overdrive ; it brings together old songs, such as "You Shook Me All Night Long" and "Ride On", with new songs like the title song "Who Made Who", and two new instrumental, "D.T." and "Chase the Ace".
In February 1988, AC/DC was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Recording Industry Association of Australia.
Return to commercial success (1987-1990)
The 1988 AC/DC album, Blow Up Your Video , was recorded at the Miraval Studio in Le Val, France, and reunited the band with their original producers Harry Vanda and George Young. The group recorded nineteen songs, voted ten for the final release; although the album was later criticized for containing excessive "fillers", it was a commercial success. Blow Up Your Video sold more than two previous studio releases, reaching No. 1. 2 on the UK charts - the highest AC/DC position since "Back in Black" in 1980. The album featured UK top-twenty singles "Heatseeker" and popular songs like "That's How I Want Rock 'n' Roll". The Blow Up Your Video The World Tour began in February 1988, in Perth, Australia. In April, after a live performance across Europe, Malcolm Young announced that he was taking time off from the tour, especially to begin recovery from his alcohol. Another member of the Young family, Stevie Young, while taking the place of Malcolm.
After the tour, Wright left the group to work on the upcoming Dio album Lock Up the Wolves , and was replaced by veteran Chris Slade session. Johnson was not available for several months while completing his divorce, so the younger siblings wrote all the songs for the next album, an exercise that they continue for all subsequent releases via Rock or Bust in 2014.
Popularity return (1990-1994)
The next album, The Razors Edge , was recorded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and mixed and engineered by Mike Fraser and produced by Bruce Fairbairn, who previously worked with Aerosmith and Bon Jovi. Released in 1990, it was a great comeback for the band, and included hits "Thunderstruck" and "Are You Ready", which reached No. 1. 5 and No. 16 respectively on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart, and "Moneytalks", which reached 23rd position on Billboard Hot 100. The album became multi-platinum and reached the top 10 US. Several performances on the Razor Edge tour were recorded for the 1992 live album, titled Live . Live was produced by Fairbairn, and was considered one of the best live albums of the 1990s. AC/DC became the title of the Monsters of Rock event during this tour, which was released on DVD as Live at Donington . During the Razors Edge tour, three fans died at a concert at Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah in January 1991. When the concert began, fans immediately rushed to destroy the three players and injure others. It took 20 minutes before the security of the venue and the group understood the severity of the situation and stopped the concert. AC/DC settled with the victim's family out of court. As a result of this incident, the Salt Palace abolished the festival seating from future events. A year later, AC/DC recorded "Big Gun" for Arnold Schwarzenegger's movie soundtrack Last Action Hero , and was released as a single, reaching No. 1 on the US Mainstream Rock chart, the first single No. 1 band on the chart.
Popularity confirmed (1994-2008)
In 1994, Angus and Malcolm invited Rudd to several jam sessions. He was eventually rehired to replace Slade, whose peaceful departure arose in part due to the band's strong desire to return to work with Rudd. Recorded at Ocean Way Studios in Los Angeles by reunion 1980-83 and produced by Rick Rubin, Ballbreaker was released in 1995. The first single from the album was "Hard as a Rock". Two more singles were released from the album: "Hail Caesar" and "Cover You in Oil".
In 1997, a set of boxes named Bonfire was released. It contains four albums; remastered version of Back in Black ; Volts (disks with alternate picking, deviating, and chopping lives stray) and two live albums, Live from Atlantic Studio and Let L Be Rock: The Movie Live from Atlantic Studios was recorded on December 7, 1977 at Atlantic Studios in New York. Let There Be Rock: The Movie is a double album recorded in 1979 at Pavillon de Paris and is the soundtrack of a film, AC/DC: Let There Be Rock . The US version of the box set includes color books, double-sided posters, stickers, temporary tattoos, keychain bottle openers and guitar picks.
In 2000, the band released Stiff Upper Lip , produced by George Young's brother in Studio Warehouse, again in Vancouver. This album is better accepted by critics than Ballbreaker but is considered lacking in new ideas. The Australian release included a bonus disc with three promotional videos and several live performances recorded in Madrid, Spain in 1996. Stiff Upper Lip reached No.1 in five countries, including Argentina and Germany; No.2 in three countries, Spain, France and Switzerland; No.3 in Australia; No.5 in Canada and Portugal; and No.7 in Norway, the US and Hungary. The first single, "Stiff Upper Lip", remained at No.1 on the US Mainstream Rock charts for four weeks. Other singles released are also very good; "Satellite Blues" and "Safe in New York City" reached No.7 and No.31 on Mainstream Rock Tracks Billboard, respectively.
In 2002, AC/DC signed a long-term multi-album contract with Sony Music, which later released a series of remastered albums as part of their AC/DC remastered series. Each release contains an expanded booklet featuring rare photographs, memorabilia, and notes. In 2003, the entire back-catalog (except Ballbreaker and Stiff Upper Lip ) was remastered and re-released. Ballbreaker finally re-released in October 2005; Stiff Upper Lip was re-released in April 2007. Also in 2003, the band was sworn in to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
On July 30, 2003, the band performed with Rolling Stones and Rush at Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto. The concert, held before a half million audience, is intended to help the city overcome negative publicity stemming from the effects of the 2003 SARS epidemic. The concert holds the record for the largest paid music event in North American history. The band came second in the list of highest income earners Australia for 2005, and sixth for 2006, despite never touring since 2003 or releasing the album since 2000. Verizon Wireless has earned the right to release full album AC/DC and all Live at Donington concert for download in 2008.
On October 16, 2007, Columbia Records released a double and triple DVD titled Plug Me In . The set consists of five and seven hours of rare footage, and even AC/DC recordings in high school do "School Day", "TNT", "He's Got Balls", and "It's a Long Road to the Top". Like the Family Jewels, one disc contains a rare show from the band with Bon Scott, and the two discs are about the Brian Johnson era. The collector's edition contains an additional DVD with 21 rarer performances from both Scott and Johnson and more interviews.
AC/DC made their video game debut on Rock Band 2 , with "Let There Be Rock" included as a playable song. A setlist of their live albums Live at Donington was released as a playable song for the Rock Band series via a Wal-Mart retail disk titled AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack .
No Bull: The Directors Cut , the newly edited and comprehensive Blu-ray and DVD from the 1996 band concert of Plaza De Toros de las Ventas in Madrid, Spain, was released on September 9, 2008.
Black Ice (2008-2011)
On August 18, 2008, Columbia Records announced the October 18 release of Australia, and the October 20 release worldwide, from the Black Ice studio album . The 15-song album is the band's first studio release in eight years, produced by Brendan O'Brien and mixed and engineered by Mike Fraser. Like Stiff Upper Lip , it was recorded at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, British Columbia. Black Ice is sold exclusively in the US at Walmart and Sam's Club and the band's official website.
"Rock 'n' Roll Train", the first single, was released to radio on August 28th. On August 15th, AC/DC recorded a video for a song from a new album in London with a special fan's choice of getting a chance to be in the video. Black Ice debuted at # 1 on the album charts in 29 countries and also a Columbia Records debut album (since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales data for Billboard in March 1991). Black Ice has been certified Multi Platinum in eight countries, including the US, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, and the Czech Republic. In addition Black Ice has achieved Platinum status in twelve countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, England, Argentina, Singapore and New Zealand) and Gold status in four countries (Netherlands, Spain, Poland and Brazil). The 18 month Black Ice World tour that supports the new album was announced on September 11 and began on October 28 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
On September 15, 2008, AC/DC Radio debuted on Sirius Channel 19 and channel XM 53. This channel plays AC/DC music along with interviews with band members.
With the release of North America Black Ice on October 20, 2008, Columbia Records and Walmart created "Rock Again AC/DC Stores" to promote the album. In October 2008, MTV, Walmart, and Columbia created "AC/DC Rock Band Stores" in New York City, in Times Square, and in Los Angeles. The "Black Ice" truck was also sent on the streets of both cities after the launch, playing AC/DC music loudly and making daily stops to sell merchandise.
At the end of September 2009, the band rescheduled six shows when Brian Johnson underwent surgery for ulcers. On September 29, the band announced a rare studio and live collection, Backtracks , released on November 10, 2009 as a 3-CD/2-DVD/1-LP box-set.
On November 4th AC/DC was announced as Business Review Weekly for Australian (entertainment) earners for 2009 with $ 105 million in revenue. It shifts The Wiggles from the number one spot for the first time in four years.
On April 19, 2010, AC/DC released Iron Man 2 , a soundtrack for an eponymous movie that compiled previous songs from band studio albums. One month later, the band was titled Download Festival at Donington Park, and closed the Black Ice World Tour in Bilbao, Spain on June 28, 2010, after 20 months in which AC/DC went to 108 cities in over 28 countries, of five million people. Three concerts in December 2009 at River Plate Stadium in Argentina were released as DVD Live at River Plate on May 10, 2011. An exclusive DVD single featuring "Shoot to Thrill" and "War Machine" , issued on the Record Store Day. In 2011, the band also released DVD and Blu-ray concert film AC/DC: Let There Be Rock , which released theatrically in 1980.
Some lineup changes, Rock or Bust (2011-2017)
Angus stated in an interview in early May 2011 that the band began planning another world tour, saying, "Now we are thinking, 'How can we better tour the' Black Ice 'world?" But we will do it. "In the band's premiere Live at River Plate premiere DVD on May 6, 2011 at Hammersmith Apollo in London, England, Angus said that there is a plan for the group to release a new studio album" within a few years ", which will be supported by tour.
In May 2012, Malcolm Young confirmed that the band is currently working on potential follow-up for 2008 Black Ice . But he cautioned that fans waited longer than expected, after vocalist Brian Johnson suggested there would be new material next year. Malcolm stated, "You know what Brian looks like, he just says things and then walks away.This will be a bit of time - a year or two anyway.I've done some jamming on some song ideas but I do it all the time, like which is done by other bands We are still working but we have a long break time between Stiff Upper Lip and Black Ice , so I think we need a couple of years to recover and work it out a little more. "
On November 19, 2012, AC/DC released Live at River Plate , their first live album in 20 years.
Malcolm Young's retirement and death
On April 16, 2014, in response to an earlier report that the band may be retired because Malcolm Young is being severely ill and unable to perform, Brian Johnson commented that AC/DC is not retiring, stating "We definitely gathered in May in Vancouver." take a guitar, have a plonk and see if anyone has a tone or an idea. If anything happens we will record it. "AC/DC then announced in an official statement on their Facebook page that Malcolm Young would take a break from the band due to his poor health.It ended:" The band will continue making music. "In June, Johnson announced that AC/DC was "very likely" to be on the road again before the end of 2014. In July 2014, AC/DC confirmed that they had finished recording the next album and that Malcolm's nephew Stevie Young was replaced by Malcolm in the studio Drummer Phil Rudd released the album His first solo, Head Job , on August 29, 2014. He confirmed that there would be another AC/DC tour, and stated that the band had no intention of retiring, adding, "We all must die before it stops. "Malcolm died on November 18, 2017 at the age of 64 years.
"Rock or Bust"
On September 23, 2014, the management of Alberts confirmed that founding member Malcolm Young had officially quit the band and revealed that their new record titled Rock or Bust featuring eleven new tracks will be released on November 28, 2014 as the first AC/DC Album in band history without Malcolm Young on recordings. The band also announced plans for a world tour to promote the new album with Malcolm and Angus nephew Stevie Young as a substitute for Malcolm.
Replacement Phil Rudd
On November 6, 2014, Rudd was accused of attempting murder, threatening to kill, possessing methamphetamine, and possession of marijuana, following a police attack on his home. The charge of trying to get murder is withdrawn the next day, but other charges remain. AC/DC released a statement explaining that the tour promoting Rock or Bust will continue, but it does not say whether Rudd will participate, or whether he is still a member of the band.
In an interview on November 13th, Angus Young stated that the band had been having trouble with Rudd earlier in the year when recording Rock or Bust , and that the situation had shocked the band. Rudd also missed the video and shooting, and with reference to Rudd's future in the band, Young added, "So, at this stage, this is a very difficult call for us." He also said the band would continue: "He has to finish it myself I think... At this point it's sort of a question mark But if we do a tour, there will be drummer in place, like."
At the charity signing before the Grammy Awards, the band was photographed along with former drummer Chris Slade. It was later confirmed that he had rejoined the band for the Grammy and upcoming tour. In April 2015, Rudd pleaded guilty to drug allegations and threatened to kill his former assistant. Shortly thereafter, the band's website removed Rudd as the band's drummer and replaced it with Slade. On July 9, 2015 Rudd was denied release without conviction and sentenced to eight months in house arrest.
Loss of hearing and departure Brian Johnson
On March 7, 2016, the band announced that the last ten days of the Rock or Bust World Tour will be rescheduled because Johnson's doctor has ordered him to stop immediately on tour, as his hearing loss has accelerated and he is risking total deafness if he stays on the road. Ten canceled dates will be "possible with the guest vocalist" at the end of the year, leaving Johnson's future on tour with an uncertain group. Johnson himself later stated on The Howard Stern Show that his hearing loss did not come from what had been done for 36 years with AC/DC, but his love for racing and forgot to put in ear plugs for a race that left him with a ruptured eardrum in his left ear.
However, on March 15, 2016, American comedian Jim Breuer (a friend of Johnson) revealed on his podcast that Johnson had received a second opinion about his hearing and it was not as bad as originally thought. Nevertheless, Breuer mentioned that Johnson told him that he was basically fired from AC/DC and that he had not heard from the band since the tour announcement was postponed, adding that Angus Young wants to continue the band for at least ten years and do at least one more studio album and tour world. Breuer then clarified his comments on Facebook that did not end speculation about Johnson's future with the band.
On April 19, 2016, Johnson made a formal statement about his health problems and the inability to tour. In the statement, he acknowledged his ongoing hearing difficulties but expressed his intention to continue recording and potentially continue the tour if his health improved. He also especially thanked Angus Young and Cliff Williams for their support throughout the AC/DC period.
Axl Rose joins
On April 16, 2016, AC/DC released a statement announcing the addition of Guns N 'Roses Axl Rose frontman as the band's vocalist for the rest of their 2016 tour dates. The statement reads: "AC/DC band members would like to thank Brian Johnson for his contribution and dedication to this band for many years We wish him the best with his hearing problem and his future endeavors as much as we want this tour to end at begins, we understand, respect and support Brian's decision to stop the tour and save his hearing We are dedicated to fulfilling the rest of our tour commitments to everyone who has supported us for years, and we are fortunate that Axl Rose kindly offers his support to help us fulfill this commitment AC/DC will continue the World Tour of Stone or Bust with Axl Rose joining on vocals. "
Cliff Williams Departure
On July 8, 2016, Cliff Williams showed him retiring from the band in an interview with Gulfshore Life, saying "It's been what I know for the last 40 years, but after this tour I backed off the tour and recording. Malcolm, the thing with Phil and now with Brian, it's a changed animal, I feel in my stomach that's the right thing. "At the end of Tur Rock or Bust, he released a video statement confirming his resignation.
The band's future
After the band's last show with Williams on 21 September 2016 in Philadelphia, it was reported that Axl Rose will join the band on a full-time basis and that he and Angus will continue AC/DC with different musicians. Young Angry Anderson's friend said in a 2018 interview that Young intends to make a new album with Rose.
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Accolades
AC/DC was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10, 2003. During the ceremony, the band performed "Highway to Hell" and "You Shook Me All Night Long", with guest vocals provided by host Steven Tyler of Aerosmith. He portrays the power of chord bands as "thunder from the bottom which gives you the second strongest spike that can flow through your body." During the acceptance speech, Brian Johnson quoted their 1977 song "Let There Be Rock".
On March 22, 2000, the municipality of LeganÃÆ'Â © s (near Madrid) named the road to honor the band as "Calle de AC/DC" ("AC/DC Street"). Malcolm and Angus attended the inauguration with many fans. Later that day, the plaque with the name of the group was stolen, probably by an enthusiast or collector. The plaque was replaced two hours later, and stolen once more just three days after the incident. The plaque has been stolen many times, forcing the city government of Legan to start selling replicas of official street plaques.
In May 2003, Young Brothers received the Ted Albert Award for Circulating Service for Australian Music at the 2003 Music Winner Award, in which Malcolm paid tribute to Bon Scott, who was also the recipient of the award.
On October 1, 2004, a highway in central Melbourne, Lane Corporation, was renamed ACDC Lane in honor of the band. The city of Melbourne prohibits the use of slashes in the street names, so the four letters are combined. The line is near Swanston Street where, behind the truck, the band recorded their video for a 1975 hit "This is the Long Road to the Peak".
They sold more than 1.3 million CDs in the US during 2007 despite not releasing a new album since 2000 at the time. In addition, the group's commercial success continues to grow despite their choice to not sell the album in digital online format for years. However, in November 2012, the entire catalog (excluding the TNT album and the Australian version of High Voltage Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap and Album- Let There Be Rock album) is available on the iTunes Store.
In 2009 the Recording Industry Association of America increased its US group sales from 69 million to 71 million, making AC/DC the fifth best-selling band in US history and the tenth best selling artist, selling more albums than Madonna and Mariah Carey. The RIAA also certified Back in Black as Double Diamond (20 million) in US sales, and in 2007 it sold 22 million copies, making it the fifth best-selling album of all time. in America.
band members
Current members
Angus YoungÃ, - lead guitar (1973-present)Former member
- Malcolm YoungÃ, - rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1973-2014; dying 2017)
- Dave EvansÃ, - main vocal (1973-1974)
- Bon ScottÃ, - main vocal (1974-1980, died 1980)
- Phil RuddÃ, - drum (1975-1983, 1994-2015)
- Mark EvansÃ, - bass guitar (1975-1977)
- Cliff WilliamsÃ, - bass guitar, backing vocals (1977-2016)
- Brian JohnsonÃ, - main vocal (1980-2016)
- Simon Wright - drum (1983-1989)
Note: Prior to their debut album,
Awards and nominations
Discography
Studio album
Tour
See also
References
Further reading
External links
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