"for those about to rock we salute you"
Year: 1970
Country: Australia
City: Sydney
Label: Warner
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 10
Time: 55 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Hard Rock
hard rock band from Australia, formed in 1973 by Angus and Malcolm Young, they teamed up with Dave Evans (vocals), Larry Van Kriedt (bass) and Colin Burgess (drums).
In 1974 both Larry Van Kriedt and Colin Burgess left and were replaced by Rob Bailey (bass) and Peter Clack (drums), a further change in 1974 saw Peter Clack leave and Tony Currenti (drums) join the band. In June 1974 they were signed by Harry Vanda & George Young (Malcolm & Angus's brother) to Albert Productions. In November 1974, Dave Evans left the band and was replaced by Bon Scott (vocals & bagpipes). Rob Bailey also left in 1974 and was replaced by George Young (bass). In 1975 Phil Rudd (drums) replaced Tony Currenti and Mark Evans (bass) replaced George Young. In June 1977 Mark Evans left and is replaced by Cliff Williams (bass) for their first tour of the USA. On the 19 Feb 1980 Bon Scott died at the age of 33. Brian Johnson (ex Geordie) joined the band to replace him on vocals and the album "Back In Black" was released, a tribute to Bon Scott, this album became the 2nd largest selling album of all time with over 40 million copies sold worldwide. In May 1983, Phil Rudd had a parting of the ways and was replaced by Simon Wright (drums), aged 20 then. November 1989 Simon Wright left and is replaced by Chris Slade (ex Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Uriah Heep & The Firm). In summer 1994 Phil Rudd "quietly" rejoined the band, but left again in 2015, which led to Slade's return. Malcolm Young left AC/DC in 2014 for health reasons. Brian Johnson was forced to stop touring in April 2016 because of hearing issues. To complete the 2016 tour dates, Axl Rose was recruited as a guest singer. In September 2016 Cliff Williams retired from the group. In 2020 it was announced that the band had reunited with Brian Johnson, Phil Rudd and Cliff Williams. AC/DC are Australia's most successful rock band ever, and are popular around the world. The band was inducted into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2003 as a performer.
"high voltage"
Year: 1975
Label: Warner
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 9
Time: 40 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Hard Rock
"T.N.T."
Year: 1975
Label: Albert
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 9
Time: 42 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Hard Rock
"dirty deeds done dirt cheap"
Year: 1976
Label: Warner
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 9
Time: 40 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Hard Rock
"powerage"
Year: 1977
Label: Warner
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 9
Time: 40 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Hard Rock
"...if you want blood you've got it"
Year: 1978
Label: Warner
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 10
Time: 40 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Hard Rock
"highway to hell"
Year: 1979
Label: Warner
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 10
Time: 40 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Hard Rock
"back in black"
Year: 1980
Label: Warner
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 10
Time: 42 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Hard Rock
Back in Black is the seventh studio album by Australian rock band AC/DC. Produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange, the album was released on 25 July 1980 by Albert Productions and Atlantic Records. By the late 1970s, AC/DC began to achieve significant popularity outside their native Australia, with high-energy live performances and a string of successful albums. In 1979, they paired with producer Lange and recorded their international breakthrough, Highway to Hell. Shortly before the recording of their follow-up, lead vocalist Bon Scott died after a night of heavy alcohol consumption. The group continued with ex-Geordie singer Brian Johnson.
Back in Black was recorded over seven weeks in the Bahamas in spring 1980 (April & May). The area was hit by tropical storms at the time, making the sessions difficult at times. Johnson penned the album's lyrics and melodies, while guitarists Angus and Malcolm Young composed the music. Its musical content consists of hard rock-styled numbers. Lange demanded perfection in the band's recordings, particularly on Johnson's vocals. Following its completion, the group mixed Back in Black at Electric Lady Studios in New York City. The album's all-black cover was designed as a "sign of mourning" for Scott.
Their sixth international release, Back in Black was an unprecedented success: it has sold an estimated 50 million copies worldwide. Its enormous sales figures have made it the second-highest-selling album in history. The band supported the album with a yearlong world tour, cementing them among the most popular music acts of the early 1980s. Back in Black received positive critical reception at the time of its release, and it has since been included on numerous lists of "greatest" albums. Since its initial release, the album has been reissued and remastered multiple times, most recently for digital distribution.
"flick of the switch"
Year: 1983
Label: Warner
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 10
Time: 40 min.
Genre. rock
Style: Hard Rock
"fly on the wall"
Year: 1985
Label: Warner
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 10
Time: 40 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Hard Rock
"blow up your video"
Year: 1988
Label: Warner
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 10
Time: 40 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Hard Rock
Blow Up Your Video is the eleventh studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, first released on 18 January 1988. It was later released in the US on 1 February 1988. The album was recorded at the Miraval Studio in Le Val, France, in between August and September 1987.
The album was produced by Harry Vanda and George Young, the production team behind the band's early albums. This was also the final studio album to feature drummer Simon Wright. Although he wrote all the lyrics on the album, it would be the last on which Brian Johnson was credited as a songwriter (all songs on subsequent albums were written by the Young brothers). The title of the album was taken from a line in the song "That's The Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll".
The album was the band's biggest-selling album of new material since For Those About to Rock We Salute You, being certified Platinum in the US. Blow Up Your Video reached #2 in the UK and #12 in the US. However, the band played four tracks from it on the subsequent world tour, "Heatseeker", "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll", "Nick of Time" and "Go Zone". "Heatseeker" and "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll" are also featured on AC/DC Live Collector's Edition. "Heatseeker" was a top 20 hit in the UK. The album was re-released in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series. During the Blow Up Your Video world tour, Malcolm Young decided not to participate in the North American leg, in order to get over an alcohol addiction. Filling in for him was Malcolm and Angus' nephew, Stevie Young, although Malcolm was present on the rest of the tour and in the Blow Up Your Video promotional videos. The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental in 1989, but lost to Jethro Tull's Crest of a Knave.
Outtakes from the recording sessions include the unreleased songs "Let It Loose" and "Alright Tonight", as well as other versions of "Heatseeker", and "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll".
"the razors edge"
Year: 1990
Label: Warner
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 12
Time: 45 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Hard Rock
"ballbreaker"
Year: 1995
Label: Universal
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 11
Time: 50 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Hard Rock
"Live - black ice"
Year: 2008
Label: Sony
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 15
Time: 56 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Hard Rock
"rock or bust"
Year: 2014
Label: Sony
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 11
Time: 45 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Hard Rock
"PWR/UP"
Year: 2020
Label: Sony
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 12
Time: 50 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Hard Rock
