AC/DC

AC/DC

AC/DC - formata in anul 1973 in orasul Sydney, Australia.

Perioada de activitate: 1973 - prezent.

Membri: Angus Young (chitara), Malcolm Young (chitara), Brian Johnson (voce), Phil Rudd (tobe), Cliff Williams (bass).

Ex-membri: Bon Scott (voce), Mark Evans (bass), Chris Slade (tobe), Simon Wright (tobe), Dave Evans (voce).

Stiluri abordate: Hard Rock

*AC/DC - discografie

AC/DC a fost formata in decembrie 1973, in Australia de catre chitaristul Malcolm Young, dupa ce parasise trupa Velvet Underground. A observat toate beneficiile pe care le poate avea statutul de star rock atunci cand fratele sau, George Young a atins succesul pe cand canta in trupa The EasyBeats, in 1960. Si-a dorit foarte mult sa calce pe urmele fratelui sau mai mare, George. De aici, si motivatia lui Malcolm Young. Observandu-l pe fratele sau mai mic, Angus, care la 15 ani era deja un chitarist talentat, l-a ales drept chitarist principal al trupei. Deoarece Angus inca era elev, sora sa i-a sugerat sa poarte uniforma

scolara pe scena. Asa a si facut, iar in timp aceasta imagine a devenit marca sa inregistrata.

AC/DC a trecut prin multe schimbari de componenta in primul an de existenta, dar cand au inceput sa aiba parte de concerte peste tot in Australia, trupa era alcatuita in principal de: Dave Evans (voce), Rob Bailey (bass), Peter Clark (tobe) si ce doi frati Young - Malcolm si Young (ambii - chitara). Primul single l-au inregistrat in anul 1974, numit Can I Sit Next to You Girl, nu mult mai tarziu incepand inregistrarile pentru albumul de debut, High Voltage, dar inainte de asta, Clark si Bailey au fost scosi din trupa. Trupa s-a mutat in Melbourne, unde Phil Rudd este adus pentru postul de baterist si Mark Evans - basist. Bon Scott, soferul trupei devine solist pt AC/DC dupa

ce Dave Evans, in urma unei dispute cu cei doi frati Young, refuza sa urce pe scena. Au intrat in studio la un scurt interval dupa acel concert. AC/DC lanseaza 2 albume High Voltage si TNT in Australia, in anii 1974, respectiv 1975. In urmatorul an, 1976, trupa a lansat un material si in SUA si UK, continand piese de pe ambele albume lansate in tara lor natala. Imaginea lui Scott a fost benefica pentru trupa, aceasta fiind considerata o trupa haioasa, amuzanta, salbatica, nebuna si violenta, in timp ce Scott era etichetat public drept "neadaptat social". Acestea nu au facut decat sa creasca popularitatea trupei. La acea vreme hard-rock-ul crestea tot mai mult in popularitate, iar AC/DC se incadra de minune in acest curent. Dupa turneul de promovare, trupa reintra in studio pentru a inregistra urmatorul album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, care a fost lansat la sfarsitul anului. La inceputul anunului 1977, Evans paraseste

trupa si este inlocuit de Cliff Williams, iar in toamna anului 1977, AC/DC lanseaza albumul Let There Be Rock, care le aduce succesul si in topurile din SUA. Albumul Powerage, lansat in primavara anului 1978, le-a marit numarul de ascultatori, nu in mica masura si datorita concertelor foarte dinamice (concerte ce au fost capturate pe albumul live If You Want Blood, You`ve Got It, in 1978).Consacrarea trupei a venit in anul urmator, odata cu lansarea albumul Highway To Hell, care a ajuns pana pe locul 17 in SUA, si locul 8 in UK, devenind primul album al trupei care s-a vandut in peste 19 milioane de copii in SUA, si in lumea intreaga numarul depasind 42 de milioane de copii vandute.Cand lucrurile pareau ca se aranjasera, viitorul trupei devine incert atunci cand Bon Scott este gasit mort, pe 20 februarie 1980; conform raportului oficial excesul de alcool i-a

fost fatal. In luna urmatoare, este adus Brian Johnson pentru a incerca inlocuirea lui Bon Scott. O luna mai tarziu, acelasi an - 1980, trupa inregistreaza albumul Back In Black, considerat unul dintre cele mai bune albume AC/DC.

In urmatorii ani, AC/DC devine una dintre cele mai mari trupe rock din lume, albumul For Those About to Rock We Salute You (1981), urcand tot mai sus in topurile americane. In 1982, Phil Rudd paraseste grupul australian, fiind inlocuit de un tanar in varsta de doar 20 de ani - Simon Wright (care a participat la realizarea a 3 albume de studio - Fly On The Wall, Who Made Who, si Blow Up Your Video). Mai tarziu acest tanar este inlocuit cu Chris Slade, cu care AC/DC a inregistrat un singur album (The Razor's Edge). AC/DC intra intr-o perioada mai putin fasta dupa

albumul Flick Of The Switch, 1983, dar revin in 1990 cu albumul The Razor's Edge, care a adus cu sine hit-ul Thunderstruck. Desi albumele nu mai ieseau ca la sfarsitul anilor `70 - inceputul anilor `80, trupa si-a mentinut statutul sau prin turnee internationale. Phil Rudd se intoarce in trupa, si participa la inregistrarea unui nou album. In toamna anului 1995, trupa lanseaza albumul Ballbreaker. Produs de Rick Rubin, acest album a avut parte de cele mai bune recenzii din toata cariera trupei AC/DC. Iar in anul 2000, trupa se intoarce pe scena muzicii rock cu albumul Stiff Upper Lip. In iulie 2003, alaturi de Rolling Stones, AC/DC sunt cap de afis si canta intr-un concert in fata a peste 450.000 persoane in Toronto, Canada. Dupa atatia ani, trupa este inca un nume important pe scena muzicii rock, iar fanii inca pot striga catre idolii lor - "We Salute You"

Discografie AC/DC:

1974 - High Voltage (Australia)

01. "Baby, Please Don't Go" - 4:40

02. "She's Got Balls" - 4:51

03. "Little Lover" - 5:37

04. "Stick Around" - 4:44

05. "Soul Stripper" - 6:23

06. "You Ain't Got a Hold on Me" - 3:30

07. "Love Song" - 4:02

08. "Show Business" - 4:43

1975 - T.N.T. (Australia)

01. "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock'n' Roll)" - 5:15

02. "The Jack" - 5:51

03. "T.N.T." - 3:34

04. "Live Wire" - 5:50

05. "High Voltage" - 4:02

06. "Rocker" - 2:49

07. "Can I Sit Next to You Girl?" - 4:11

08. "Rock 'n' Roll Singer" - 5:04

09. "School Days" - 5:23

1976 - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

01. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" - 3:46

02. "Ain't No Fun (Waiting Round to Be a Millionaire)" - 06:57

03. "There's Gonna Be Some Rockin'" - 3:14

04. "Problem Child" - 5:43

05. "Squealer" - 5:12

06. "Big Balls" - 2:39

07. "R.I.P. (Rock In Peace)" - 3:35

08. "Ride On" - 5:47

09. "Jailbreak" - 4:40

1977 - Let There Be Rock

01. "Go Down" - 5:33

02. "Dog Eat Dog" - 3:36

03. "Let There Be Rock" - 6:08

04. "Bad Boy Boogie" - 4:29

05. "Overdose" - 6:11

06. "Crabsody in Blue" - 4:39

07. "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be" - 4:16

08. "Whole Lotta Rosie" - 5:33

1978 - Powerage

01. "Rock 'N' Roll Damnation" - 3:37

02. "Down Payment Blues" - 6:03

03. "Gimme a Bullet" - 3:21

04. "Riff Raff" - 5:11

05. "Sin City" - 4:45

06. "What's Next to the Moon" - 3:31

07. "Gone Shootin'" - 5:05

08. "Up to My Neck in You" - 4:13

09. "Kicked in the Teeth" - 4:03

1978 - If You Want Blood (Live)

01. "Riff Raff" - 5:10

02. "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be" - 4:02

03. "Bad Boy Boogie" - 7:35

04. "The Jack" - 5:43

05. "Problem Child" - 4:32

06. "Whole Lotta Rosie" - 3:50

07. "Rock 'N' Roll Damnation" - 3:30

08. "High Voltage" - 6:00

09. "Let There Be Rock" - 8:15

10. "Rocker" - 3:00

1979 - Highway to hell

01. "Highway to Hell" - 3:32

02. "Girls Got Rhythm" - 3:27

03. "Walk All over You" - 5:13

04. "Touch Too Much" - 4:30

05. "Beating Around the Bush" - 4:00

06. "Shot Down in Flames" - 3:26

07. "Get It Hot" - 2:38

08. "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" - 4:40

09. "Love Hungry Man" - 4:20

10. "Night Prowler" - 6:27

1980 - Back In Black

01. "Hell's Bells" - 5:11

02. "Shoot to Thrill" - 5:17

03. "What Do You Do for Money Honey" - 3:35

04. "Given the Dog a Bone" - 3:31

05. "Let Me Put My Love into You" - 4:15

06. "Back in Black" - 4:15

07. "You Shook Me All Night Long" - 3:29

08. "Have a Drink on Me" - 3:58

09. "Shake a Leg" - 4:05

10. "Rock 'n' Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" - 4:16

1981 - For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)

01. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" - 5:44

02. "I Put the Finger on You" - 3:25

03. "Let's Get It Up" - 3:54

04. "Inject the Venom" - 3:30

05. "Snowballed" - 3:23

06. "Evil Walks" - 4:23

07. "C.O.D." - 3:19

08. "Breaking the Rules" - 4:23

09. "Night of the Long Knives" - 3:25

10. "Spellbound" - 4:39

1983 - Flick of the Switch

01. "Rising Power" - 3:45

02. "This House Is on Fire" - 3:25

03. "Flick of the Switch" - 3:15

04. "Nervous Shakedown" - 4:29

05. "Landslide" - 3:59

06. "Guns for Hire" - 3:26

07. "Deep in the Hole" - 3:21

08. "Bedlam in Belgium" - 3:54

09. "Badlands" - 3:40

10. "Brain Shake" - 4:09

1985 - Fly on the Wall

01. "Fly on the Wall"

02. "Shake Your Foundations"

03. "First Blood"

04. "Danger"

05. "Sink the Pink"

06. "Playing With Girls"

07. "Stand Up"

08. "Hell or High Water"

09. "Back in Business"

10. "Send for the Man"

1986 - Who Made Who

01. "Who Made Who" - 3:27

02. "You Shook Me All Night Long" - 3:31

03. "D.T." - 2:56

04. "Sink the Pink" - 4:15

05. "Ride On" - 5:50

06. "Hell's Bells" - 5:13

07. "Shake Your Foundations" - 4:10

08. "Chase The Ace"

09. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" - 5:43

1988 - Blow Up Your Video

01. "Heatseeker" - 3:54

02. "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll" - 3:49

03. "Meanstreak" - 4:13

04. "Go Zone" - 4:31

05. "Kissin' Dynamite" - 4:03

06. "Nick of Time" - 4:22

07. "Some Sin for Nuthin'" - 4:16

08. "Ruff Stuff" - 4:34

09. "Two's Up" - 5:25

10. "This Means War" - 4:23

1990 - The Razor's Edge

01. "Thunderstruck"

02. "Fire Your Guns"

03. "Money Talks"

04. "The Razor's Edge"

05. "Mistress for Christmas"

06. "Rock Your Heart Out"

07. "Are You Ready?"

08. "Got You by the Balls"

09. "Shot of Love"

10. "Let's Make It"

11. "Goodbye and Good Riddance to Bad Luck"

12. "If You Dare"

1992 - AC/DC LIVE

01. "Thunderstruck"

02. "Shoot to Thrill"

03. "Back in Black"

04. "Who Made Who"

05. "Heatseeker"

06. "The Jack"

07. "Moneytalks"

08. "Hell's Bells"

09. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"

10. "Whole Lotta Rosie"

11. "You Shook Me All" Night Long

12. "Highway to Hell"

13. "T.N.T."

14. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"

*Nota: Exista si editie dublu-cd

1995 - Ballbreaker

01. "Hard as a Rock" - 4:30

02. "Cover You in Oil" - 4:32

03. "The Furor" - 4:10

04. "Boogie Man" - 4:07

05. "The Honey Roll" - 5:34

06. "Burnin' Alive" - 5:05

07. "Hail Caesar" - 5:14

08. "Love Bomb" - 3:14

09. "Caught With Your Pants Down" - 4:14

10. "Whiskey on the Rocks" - 4:35

11. "Ballbreaker" - 4:32

1997 - Bonfire

Bonfire este un box set de 5 cd-uri lansat ca tribut regretatului solist Bon Scott. Bonfire contine:

CD1 - Live From the Atlantic Studio

CD2 - Let there be Rock The Movie Live In Paris

CD3 - Let there be Rock The Movie Live In Paris 2

CD4 - Volts

CD5 - Back in Black - Remastered

2000 - Stiff Upper Lip

01. "Stiff Upper Lip" - 3:34

02. "Meltdown" - 3:42

03. "House Of Jazz" - 3:56

04. "Hold Me Back" - 3:59

05. "Safe In New York City" - 4:00

06. "Can't Stand Still" - 3:41

07. "Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll" - 4:02

08. "Satellite Blues" - 3:47

09. "Damned" - 3:52

10. "Come And Get It" - 4:03

11. "All Screwed Up" - 4:36

12. "Give It Up" - 3:53

Let There Be Rock!