With ACDC tickets coming on sale last week and sweeping the nation in a 30 minute sell out, I thought I would celebrate this rock and roll event with an artist close up. I thought rock and roll was dead, along with its supporters. However last week’s mammoth turn out for the little Aussie pub band has blasted this conception right out of the water, and proved that this four piece ensemble is still kicking it.
ACDC was formed by the Young brothers, Malcolm and Angus in the early 1970’s upon their migration to Sydney Australia. The Young brothers were born in Glasgow, Scotland and were inspired to play music by their older brother George who was a member of the Easy Beats, another successful music group from that time.
There has been much speculation about the band name ACDC and what it represents. According to Angus, the name came from the back of a sewing machine that their sister Margaret owned, dispelling all rumours that it was a metaphor for the bands swinging sexual orientation.
In 1973 the two brothers displayed their unique guitar sound at a New Years Eve party at Chequers Club in Sydney, and the rest they say is history.
Malcolm and Angus moved from Sydney to Melbourne within days of their first successful gig, and threw all of their energy into finding a lead singer that would compliment their shredding guitar sound. Bon Scott, a fellow Scotsman, was the man for the job, who had a voice that could match Angus’ guitar. Albums such as ‘High Voltage’ and ‘T.N.T’ cemented them as bonofied rock gods within Australia and soon internationally, conquering Great Britain and the United States in the late 1970’s.
The bounding success came to a dramatic hault with the death of one of a kind front man, Bon Scott at age 33. However, it was thought by the remaining band members that the best way to celebrate and remember the legacy that Bon had left behind, was to continue playing and writing the music that he would love to hear.
One of Bon’s favourite bands, the Geordie, was able to provide more than just good listening, with the lead singer of the group jumping ship and becoming the new lead singer of ACDC. Together with the new lead singer, Brian Johnston, ACDC went on to produce some of its biggest hits with albums like Back in Black and anthems like You Shook Me All Night Long.
ACDC was formed by the Young brothers, Malcolm and Angus in the early 1970’s upon their migration to Sydney Australia. The Young brothers were born in Glasgow, Scotland and were inspired to play music by their older brother George who was a member of the Easy Beats, another successful music group from that time.
There has been much speculation about the band name ACDC and what it represents. According to Angus, the name came from the back of a sewing machine that their sister Margaret owned, dispelling all rumours that it was a metaphor for the bands swinging sexual orientation.
In 1973 the two brothers displayed their unique guitar sound at a New Years Eve party at Chequers Club in Sydney, and the rest they say is history.
Malcolm and Angus moved from Sydney to Melbourne within days of their first successful gig, and threw all of their energy into finding a lead singer that would compliment their shredding guitar sound. Bon Scott, a fellow Scotsman, was the man for the job, who had a voice that could match Angus’ guitar. Albums such as ‘High Voltage’ and ‘T.N.T’ cemented them as bonofied rock gods within Australia and soon internationally, conquering Great Britain and the United States in the late 1970’s.
The bounding success came to a dramatic hault with the death of one of a kind front man, Bon Scott at age 33. However, it was thought by the remaining band members that the best way to celebrate and remember the legacy that Bon had left behind, was to continue playing and writing the music that he would love to hear.
One of Bon’s favourite bands, the Geordie, was able to provide more than just good listening, with the lead singer of the group jumping ship and becoming the new lead singer of ACDC. Together with the new lead singer, Brian Johnston, ACDC went on to produce some of its biggest hits with albums like Back in Black and anthems like You Shook Me All Night Long.
And now they are Back in Black again, with their new Album and national Black Ice tour. The lines for the tickets have been kilometers long, with people queuing up for days camping outside ticket booths. With 11 Australian shows, ACDC are not dead yet and are definitely injecting the rock and roll community with a much needed power surge.
Check out their official album for more info on the band, the tour and how to buy merch... well worth it.
References:
Homes T, 2009, ‘Biography’, ACDC Official. Accessed via Internet Explorer on May 30, 2009.
URL: https://tickets.acdc.com/
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