Recommendations of the Editorial team
AC/DCCritics claim that the band has repeatedly written the same song in the past 50 years, but they overlook a very simple fact. It is a damn masterpiece of a song.
Also, what do you want? A ballad? A country album? Polka? AC/DC do what you can do best. Better than any other band in the world. And they would be stupid if they were shaking this recipe for success.
10. “Let there be rock”
The title song of the LP from AC/DC from 1977 has a very simple concept. How would the Bible have sounded if it had been written by AC/DC? The song goes back to 1955 and traces the history of the genre in biblical. “Let’s give it drums,” Bon Scott sings as the voice of God. “There were drums/let’s give guitars/there were guitars/let it give you rock.” The song did not get into the charts outside of its home country Australia. But within a few months the band found a worldwide audience.
9. “Shoot to Thrill”
For most bands, such a great song as “Shoot to Thrill” would be a career highlight. But for AC/DC it wasn’t even good enough to get out as a single Back in Black. The radio took it up anyway, and the song became one of her classics. Later, in 2010, he found a new audience when he was in the soundtrack Iron Man 2 was recorded.
8. “Hells Bells”
Try to put yourself in the position of an AC/DC fan in July 1980. Bon Scott was dead for just five months, and there is already a new album in the shops. With a new singer. To make matters worse, it is also called Brian. A name that is only a hundredth of as cool as Bon. It would be difficult not to be a little skeptical. At least until you press “Play” and hear the first song. The song begins with the roaring church bells before this amazing new singer announces: “You are still young, but you will die.” After 30 seconds it was clear that they had done a miracle.
7. “It’s a long way to the top (if you want to rock ‘n’ roll)”
AC/DC had to get through many lean years before making breakthrough. They were cheated for their money. Robbed and forced to spend the night in terrible motels. At least according to her single “It’s a Long Way to the Top (IF You Wanna Rock ‘Roll)” from 1975. They started with nothing, and rocked to rock on endless resistance in their efforts. But in the end they won big. Like many of her early songs, this was a hit in Australia long before most people in Europe or America heard him.
6. “Highway to Hell”
With “Highway to Hell “ AC/DC was finally known worldwide. The new producer Robert “Mutt” for a long time helped the band to write songs that were played on the radio. And none of them worked as well as the title song. A report on the trials and confusion of touring. Coupled with one of the best riffs that the Young brothers have ever played. When the song became a hit, the band was at least a easier time on tour. This seemed to be the beginning of a new era in Bon Scott’s life. But unfortunately it was his last chapter.
5. “Ride on”
AC/DCS Song from 1976 divides opinions. Most fans love him. But some call him derogatory as a ballad. For our ears, the song is a slow blues number in which Bon Scott is given the opportunity to pour out his heart about a woman who has wronged him. And about the alcohol that slowly destroys it. “I still have an empty bottle,” he sings. “And an empty bed/I’m not too young to admit it/and I’m too old to lie/I’m just an empty head.” The song was originally for Dirty deeds Done dirt cheap intended and dived in 1986 on the soundtrack to Stephen Kings Maximum overdrive back on.
4. “Whole Lotta Rosie “
AC/DC has never thought too much about political correctness. Let’s take your classic “Whole Lotta Rosie” from 1977. It is the (supposedly) true story of the time when Bon Scott spent a night with an overweight woman from Tasmania. What she lacks in appearance makes her more than betting through experience and enthusiasm for the act. “Never Had a Woman Like You,” sang Bon. “Doin ‘All the Thing You Do.” The song was one of her first to be known outside of Australia. And it is still an integral part of your live show. Completely with an inflated rosie doll that always makes the audience romp.
3. “You shook me all night long”
AC/DC were on the Bahamas and worked on Back in blackwhen the new front man Brian Johnson saw a few American women. “They were just so beautiful,” he said. “They were blonde, browned, big. So I just let my imagination play what I could do if I could. “He wanted to shake it all night. Cool up. And then come back for another round. Not everyone considered the line over their “American thighs” to be clever. But the band remained cleverly when deciding. It was a huge success around the world and is still its trademark.
2. “Thunderstruck “
In 1990 AC/DC almost seemed like a band from yesterday. Back in black had been ten years ago. And although they were still a popular live act, they had difficulty landing new hits. That changed with “Thunderstruck”, a huge song that sounds like a violent thunderstorm. He helped the new LP The Razors Edge for millions. And has been a highlight of your stage show since then.
1. “Back in Black”
AC/DC could easily have put together a mixed, nostalgic album in honor of Bon Scott after the front man died in 1980. But they realized that there was a better way to honor his memory. Namely to create the most bombastic, toughest rock album of your life.
With the help of the new singer Brian Johnson, they succeeded in doing something that exceeded their wildest expectations. The title song is a tribute to Bon and a lively memory that the band still had a lot of life in it. It has been used over the years in countless TV shows, films and commercials, but somehow has still retained its original strength.