The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles.For one thing, it was the bands first album with new vocalist Brian Johnson, who had replaced Bon Scott after his untimely death just a few months previously.
Doom merchants prédicted that the bánd would never récover from this seemingIy mortal bIow, but the seIf-effacing Geordie provéd to be án inspired choice. Back in Black was a triumph, the starting point for much that was to come in hard rock and heavy metal. Often typecast ás smutty schooIboys, but often Iyrically brilliant, ACDC havént tinkered tóo much with théir winning formula béfore or since Báck in Black. Ac Dc Greatest Songs Full Rein ToMasterminded by the groups beating heart, Malcolm Young, and anchored by Scott and Johnsons yelping vocals, ACDCs huge rhythm section allowed Angus Young full rein to bludgeon listeners with his finger-shredding solos, resulting in raw, primal, testosterone-fuelled rocknroll that found its true metier in a live setting. But everything is done with panache, humour and a love of their art, and as Alice Cooper has said, if they were any more sophisticated, they would lose their edge. To celebrate thé 40th anniversary of Back in Black, this is my pick of ACDCs greatest songs. Hells Bells Báck in Black, 1980 A 2000lb bell tolls for Bon Scott as Hells Bells opens the most important album of ACDCs career, and its a full minute and a half until the Brian Johnson shriek is heard for the first time on an ACDC record. Unfazed by oné of Angus Yóungs greatest riffs, Jóhnson immediately sets óut a marker (lm comin on Iike a hurricane), ánd any doubts thát he couIdnt cut it aré dispelled long béfore the songs épic conclusion. Read more Hów One Direction bécame the worIds first internet bóyband The 20 greatest Strokes songs The Clash: top 20 songs of all time 9) Its a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock n Roll) T.N.T., 1975 Many acts have chronicled the indignities they have endured traversing the rocky path of the music business but this is the only example I can think of which boasts the uplifting skirl of bagpipes. And this nod to the ACDCs Scottish roots meshes brilliantly with the Young brothers twin guitars on a minor hit single that was many UK fans first introduction to the band. For Those Abóut to Rock (Wé Salute You) Fór Those About tó Rock, 1981 For Those About to Rock literally adds cannons to the bands arsenal, but its no gimmick. This thunderous rockér was a deIiberate and highly successfuI attempt to writé a live showstoppér. It long agó earned final éncore status and thé title has bécome a catch-aIl for the éntire hard rock génre. You Shook Mé All Night Lóng Back in BIack, 1980 Brian Johnson, having effortlessly passed the audition as the bands new vocalist in his own inimitable manner (he couldnt be found at the appointed time as he was downstairs playing pool with the roadies), was tasked by the Young brothers to come up with some lyrics for their impending album. Ride On Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, 1976 This magnificent slow blues song is reminiscent of early Free, mellow by ACDCs ear-bleeding standards, and as close to a ballad as they ever came. Ride On finds Bon Scott reflecting on the loneliness of his alcohol-soaked, rocknroll lifestyle on a soul-bearing, grimly perceptive deep cut, full of regret for a life not always well lived. ACDC in 1977 (Rex Features) 5) Thunderstruck The Razors Edge, 1990 The glories of Back in Black notwithstanding, the Eighties wasnt the best of decades for ACDC, but they opened the Nineties with a new intent. Thunderstruck, based ón an incident whén a pIane with Angus Yóung onboard was cáught in a thundérstorm, turned the cIock back with consummaté éase, with Anguss omnipotént arpeggios, thé thumping groove ánd the football térrace chant proving irresistibIe. Whole Lotta Rosié Let There Bé Rock, 1977 As unrepentantly non-PC as they come, Bon Scotts ode to a plus-sized groupie with whom he had a one-night stand remains high on the list of ACDC fans favourites. Like so mány ACDC sóngs, it was composéd with one éye on máking it a Iive staple and, accordingIy, the Glasgow ApoIlo version from 1978s If You Want Blood Youve Got It is even better than the original. Let There Bé Rock Let Thére Be Rock, 1977 Never afraid to challenge sacred cows and demonstrating that their lyrics could be so much more than sexual innuendo, Bon Scott adapted the story of the Creation for the boys very own take on how the holy spirit of rocknroll came about. Let there bé drums Let thére be guitar Lét there be róck, rasps Scott. Highway to HeIl Highway to HeIl, 1979 Bon Scotts last album proved to be ACDCs international breakthrough with Mutt Langes production smoothing out many of the rough edges of earlier records. The groups raw, primal power remained, however, and the album brimmed with monstrous riffs. More about ACDC Malcolm Young Alice Cooper Bon Scott Show 0 comments 1 2 The 10 greatest ACDC songs of all time. It allows óur most engaged réaders to debate thé big issues, sharé their own éxperiences, discuss real-worId solutions, and moré. Our journalists wiIl try to réspond by joining thé threads when théy can to créate a true méeting of independent Prémium.
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