About freakin' time. I remember hearing a new song of theirs and thinking "these guys are waaaaay past their prime". That was about 25 years ago..
Hope Malcolm's ok though.
About freakin' time. I remember hearing a new song of theirs and thinking "these guys are waaaaay past their prime". That was about 25 years ago..
Hope Malcolm's ok though.
That's what I love about them. You know what you're gonna get with AC/DC. No surprises, no let downs. They're always good to me. Just pure unfiltered no frills rock and roll. I hate bands that try too hard to be different or try to constantly reinvent their sound. That shit is lame.
Rumors I'm reading is that Malcolm has had a stroke and he can't play. Angus might be the face of AC/DC, but Malcolm is the mastermind.
As much as I love and admire AC/DC, I'd rather them pack it in instead of having someone replace Malcolm.
About freakin' time. I remember hearing a new song of theirs and thinking "these guys are waaaaay past their prime". That was about 25 years ago..
Hope Malcolm's ok though.
That's what I love about them. You know what you're gonna get with AC/DC. No surprises, no let downs. They're always good to me. Just pure unfiltered no frills rock and roll. I hate bands that try too hard to be different or try to constantly reinvent their sound. That shit is lame.
Live, certainly back in '82, Angus Young knocked out 3 minute solos and longer. I've always objected to the lack of credit that Angus Young {and Francis Rossi with Status Quo} was given as a lead guitarist and Angus could keep a solo interesting for as long as necessary. One of the great things about heavy rock was that during the solos, you got the joy of the solo and the riff thundering away. I can't speak for after that period, but around then, his guitar playing was one of the reasons people wanted to see and hear the band live.One of the things I like about them was that their solos weren't the least bit memorable but always complemented the song. It was all about the song, not some wanker noodling away for three minutes.
For me, the quintet of albums spanning "Dirty Deeds" to "Back in black" are as good a consecutive quintet of brilliant albums as anyone could put out. Actually, I can't think of more than 5 artists whose output I have that have put together 5 consecutive great albums.One of the things I like about them was that their solos weren't the least bit memorable but always complemented the song.
Something compelled me to youtube Problem Child last night.As much as I admire what they've done since 1980, Bon Scott era AC/DC just fucking rules! The 1st 2 Brian Johnson albums are damn near equal (BIB may be superior, in some ways). After that, to me it's mostly just delightfully rehashed stuff, for the most part. That's kind of the result of being so relentlessly true to themselves.I regret never having seen them live.