Bagpipes, who knew.

What an incredible collection of talent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nULs4JW3tPI

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Bagpipes, who knew.

Who didn't?

1. I thought everyone knew

2. Bon Scott was the man!

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Originally posted by Herkdriver:
1. I thought everyone knew

2. Bon Scott was the man!

Yes Bon Scott was the man. But I also appreciate what Brian Johnson has done for the last four decades.
To use a sports analogy, it's as if Bon ran the opening leg of a 4x100 relay at a blistering pace. So fast in fact, that as he passed off the baton to Brian, he killed himself in the effort. "All" Brian has done is taken the baton and run the last three legs of the relay at almost as fast Bon but for an incredible Long Run that has blown away the competition.
I love the Bon era songs but I equally enjoy the Brian era as well. I think of Bon singing as more mischievous with a sly grin and a wink from him on every song. Brian's songs come off to me as more in your face "I'm a bad ass, get outta my way".
I've been lucky enough to see them live in concert 4 times. All were post 1980, so with Brian. I've been to more concerts than I can remember over the years, but NOBODY that I saw could match AC/DC for the sheer energy present in the venue between the band and the attendees each and every time I saw them.

AC/DC... their name says it all. High energy Rock & Roll for over 47 years and still going strong!

P.S. Only AC/DC could ever pull off using bagpipes in a Hard Rock song! It truly is A Long Way To The Top If You Want To Rock & Roll.

Made for a great song!!

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Originally posted by houndawg:

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Bagpipes, who knew.

Who didn't?

I should have said, "at the time, who would have ever thought bag pipes would be used in Rock"

The good ole days of sex, drugs and rock n roll.

In its day the band was absolutely awesome, regardless of who sang. Just simple, melodic, infectious songs. They were a lit fuse of pure rock and roll excitement and energy. No pretentious BS, just five ugly dudes rocking a riff that stayed in your head for days. For those about to rock...

Takes a lot of talent and imagination to merge the two

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Originally posted by P-220:

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Originally posted by houndawg:

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Bagpipes, who knew.

Who didn't?

I should have said, "at the time, who would have ever thought bag pipes would be used in Rock"

Big Fan of AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, we rocked that all the time.

While others sat around camp fires eating smores and singing kumbaya while listening to the Beatles we were rocking to AC/DC, cranking it full tilt out of 6x9 coaxial Pioneer speakers installed in the back of my 79 Camaro

After ball practice we'd crank this up, drinking cold Miller pony's from a cooler in the trunk after practice in the parking lot ! Those were the days!

Ridin down the highway!
Going to a show!
stopping on the by-way!
playing rock - n roll!

It's a long way to the top
if you wanna rock n roll....


Jack Black did a fun cover in School of Rock




Link to original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...nel=TenaciousDefense

The OP's video really highlights how tiny Angus is (5'2"). Perhaps the really small stage they are playing on.

Who let the one dude in to dance around the band?

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I think of Bon singing as more mischievous with a sly grin and a wink from him on every song. Brian's songs come off to me as more in your face "I'm a bad ass, get outta my way".

It's interesting in that many people think Bon had a hand in writing a lot of songs on Back in Black for just this reason. The lyrics are a bit more Bon than Brian in a few songs. "Given the Dog a Bone" and "What Do You Do For Money" are 2 that I think of right away.

Always felt that Bon was the "voice" of AC/DC, and I am glad that Brian brought his own thing to the band. Bon brought the "sex and drive".

Malcolm was the heartbeat, and Angus was the soul.

Brian definitely brought the badass.

I don't always listen to AC/DC, but when I do, so do my neighbors.

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I don't always listen to AC/DC, but when I do, so do my neighbors.

Malcolm Young was often overshadowed, but he was the driver of their sound. I have always marveled that they were able to produce Highway to Hell, lose Bon Scott, and come back with Back in Black.

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Originally posted by sasquatch28:
Malcolm Young was often overshadowed, but he was the driver of their sound. I have always marveled that they were able to produce Highway to Hell, lose Bon Scott, and come back with Back in Black.

Back In Black is the comeback album of all time. AC/DC were poised for a a big jump in sales after the success of 1979's Highway To Hell. But after the sudden shocking death of Bon Scott in February 1980, almost everyone in the music business expected them to fade away into obscurity without Bon. Then in July 1980 with Johnson on vocals they unleashed what would become the Top selling Rock Album of all time. It is the second best selling album in any genre only trailing Michael Jackson's Thriller.
I'll never forget the first time I dropped the needle on my freshly bought vinyl copy of
Back In Black and how the hairs on the back of my neck stood up as I listened to the opening song "Hell's Bells" and then the other nine songs that followed. I am reminded of it multiple times each weekend as I watch college football on TV. Most stadiums use the opening intro (bell notes and guitar intro) of "Hell's Bells" as a rallying cry on 3rd down when the home team is on defense. Do Angus, Brian and the boys get royalties every time that is played in football stadiums across the country? If not, they should! That whole album is remarkable on so many levels.
And I also agree that Malcolm was the strength and driving force behind the band. RIP Bon & Mal.

I grew up in band, both school, orchestral, marching, stage, and "garage bands", USAF Drum and Bugle and almost always, it was taught that the drummer/percussionist was who set the tempo.

Then, I learned it was the good rhythm player, who mastered the "beat", who set the heartbeat.

Malcom Young was a master.

A poor drummer will drag a band down, or run away and foul the "feel". But give me that olde tyme rhythm, and the groove is beyond verbal description.

It's like porn, you know it when you encounter it.