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| '''AC/DC''' is an ] ] considered pioneers of ]. | '''AC/DC''' is an ] ] considered pioneers of ]. | ||
| The group was formed in ] in ]. | The group was formed in ] in ]. | ||
| Born in ], the brothers ] and ] moved with their family to Australia as children. Malcolm began playing ] first, soon followed by Angus. Malcolm first played with a band called "The Velvet Underground" (not the ] group). Their older brother ] had some success with his band ], and asked the boys to do some session work for a project he was doing. Angus then formed a band called "Tantrum". After The Velvet |
Born in ], the brothers ] and ] moved with their family to Australia as children. Malcolm began playing ] first, soon followed by Angus. Malcolm first played with a band called "The Velvet Underground" (not the ] ]). Their older brother ] had some success with his band ], and asked the boys to do some session work for a project he was doing. Angus then formed a band called "Tantrum". After The Velvet Underground, Malcolm decided to form a more pure ] band, and enlisted Angus. | ||
| The name "AC/DC" (]/]) was suggested by their sister Margaret after she read it on a ] label. The term has a ] connotation that they were apparently unaware of, and they often had to deny they were a ] band. | The name "AC/DC" (]/]) was suggested by their sister Margaret after she read it on a ] label. The term has a ] connotation that they were apparently unaware of, and they often had to deny they were a ] band. | ||
| The early lineups were changed often, but the enlistment of their driver |
The early lineups were changed often, but the enlistment of their driver ] as frontman signified the beginning of real success. Upon his death in 1980 after choking on his own vomit after a night of hard drinking, the band brought in singer ], and released their biggest-selling album to date, the hard-rock landmark "]", named in tribute to Bon. | ||
| AC/DC is generally divided into "Bon Scott era (1975-80)" and "Brian Johnson era (1980-present)". Some fans have a preference, but die-hard devotees point to the merits of both singers and love them equally. | AC/DC is generally divided into "Bon Scott era (1975-80)" and "Brian Johnson era (1980-present)". Some fans have a preference, but die-hard devotees point to the merits of both singers and love them equally. | ||
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AC/DC is an Australian rock band considered pioneers of hard rock.
The group was formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973.
Born in Scotland, the brothers Angus and Malcolm Young moved with their family to Australia as children. Malcolm began playing guitar first, soon followed by Angus. Malcolm first played with a band called "The Velvet Underground" (not the Lou Reed group). Their older brother George had some success with his band The Easybeats, and asked the boys to do some session work for a project he was doing. Angus then formed a band called "Tantrum". After The Velvet Underground, Malcolm decided to form a more pure rock and roll band, and enlisted Angus.
The name "AC/DC" (alternating current/direct current) was suggested by their sister Margaret after she read it on a vacuum cleaner label. The term has a bisexual connotation that they were apparently unaware of, and they often had to deny they were a gay band.
The early lineups were changed often, but the enlistment of their driver Ronald "Bon" Scott as frontman signified the beginning of real success. Upon his death in 1980 after choking on his own vomit after a night of hard drinking, the band brought in singer Brian Johnson, and released their biggest-selling album to date, the hard-rock landmark "Back in Black", named in tribute to Bon.
AC/DC is generally divided into "Bon Scott era (1975-80)" and "Brian Johnson era (1980-present)". Some fans have a preference, but die-hard devotees point to the merits of both singers and love them equally.
Discography
- 1974 - High Voltage (Australia)
- 1975 - T.N.T. (Australia)
- 1976 - High Voltage
- 1976 - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (re-released in the U.S., 1981)
- 1977 - Let There Be Rock
- 1978 - Powerage
- 1978 - If You Want Blood (Live)
- 1979 - Highway to Hell
- 1980 - Back in Black
- 1981 - For Those About To Rock
- 1983 - Flick of the Switch
- 1984 - '74 Jailbreak (EP of old cuts)
- 1985 - Fly on the Wall
- 1986 - Who Made Who (soundtrack to the Stephen King movie 'Maximum *Overdrive')
- 1988 - Blow Up Your Video
- 1990 - The Razors Edge
- 1992 - Live (released as both a double and a single album)
- 1995 - Ballbreaker
- 1997 - Bonfire (tribute to the late Bon Scott including several discs of old *cuts)
- 2000 - Stiff Upper Lip