AC/DC
25 full albums with the cover art.
1974-2006
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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 Newcastle, NSW band called The Velvet Underground (not the Lou Reed group).
Their older brother George Young had been a member of Australia's most successful Sixties band The Easybeats, who were the first local pop act to score an overseas hit ('Friday On My Mind') in 1967. After Young and his Easybeats partner Harry Vanda returned to Australia in late 1973, they became the house producers for the newly-formed Albert Productions record label whose owner, Ted Albert (a scion of the venerable Albert & Sons music publishing family), had been the Easybeats' producer between 1965 and 1967.
Young 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 and they were soon signed to the new Albert label, and Vanda & Young produced their first seven LPs.
The early lineups changed often, but the 1974 enlistment of charismatic singer Ronald 'Bon' Scott as their driving frontman signified the beginning of real success. Another vital innovation was Angus Young's adoption of his now-famous school uniform as a regular stage outfit; the original was reputedly Angus' real uniform from his secondary school, Ashfield Boys' High, in Sydney.
Between 1974 and 1978, aided by regular appearances on the nationally-broadcast TV pop show Countdown, AC/DC became one of the most popular and successful acts in Australia, scoring a string of hits albums and singles including their perennial 1975 rock anthem 'It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock and Roll)'.
Relocating to London in the late 1970s, they worked all over the UK and Europe to establish themselves, touring almost constantly and gaining invaluable experience on the stadium circuit supporting the top hard-rock acts of the day including Alice Cooper, Rush, Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Boston, Black Sabbath, Cheap Trick, Heart, The Scorpions, Molly Hatchet, Ronnie Montrose, Nazareth, UFO, Journey, Foreigner, Van Halen, Styx, Blue Öyster Cult, Alvin Lee, Rainbow, Savoy Brown, REO Speedwagon, The Doobie Brothers, Thin Lizzy and The Who.
Rhythm Guitarist Malcolm Young once recalled in AC/DC's VH1 Behind the Music Series an incident from an England tour with Black Sabbath. Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath's Bassist), in a drunken rage, pulled a knife on Malcolm. The incident was quickly resolved without conflict, and the conjoined tour promptly ended. Ozzy and Bon stayed in contact however.
They survived the punk rock upheavals of 1976-78, partly because they were (erroneously) tagged as a punk band by the British music press. They gained a solid cult following in the UK with their powerful performances and outrageous stage antics; Angus Young quickly became notorious for mooning (i.e. showing his buttocks) to the audience and the group was banned from several British venues because of this. Their meaty hard-rock sound and Bon Scott's provocative, leering stage persona are also reputed to have been significant influences on Johnny Rotten and The Sex Pistols. The band were also a pivotal influence to the then emerging New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene, with artists such as Def Leppard and Saxon clearly displaying simililarities to the trademark sound of AC/DC.
In 1980, Angus and Malcolm had begun working on the music and guitar riffs for their forthcoming new album when after a night of hard drinking, Bon Scott was found in the back seat of his friend's car. He died from both choking on his own vomit and hypothermia (Ozzy Osbourne would later write and record a song about Scott's death, the widely misinterpreted 'Suicide Solution'). Shortly after, the band brought in a new lead singer—Brian Johnson, formerly of the band Geordie—completed the song-writing and began recording Back_in_Black. This became their biggest-selling album to date, a hard-rock landmark that would ultimately be named in tribute to Bon.
Over the next eight years, the Young brothers and Johnson wrote nearly all of their songs, but in 1990, with Brian Johnson committed elsewhere, it was left to the Young brothers to carry on the creation of the group's music, while Johnson assumed all the vocals, lead and background, a feat unable to be duplicated in the band's live concerts (in the same manner Freddie Mercury's overdubbed vocal style could never have been duplicated when he and his band Queen toured live).
In 2002, Q magazine named AC/DC as one of the '50 Bands To See Before You Die'.
In 2003, the Recording Industry Association of America upgraded the group's U.S. sales figures, increasing their cumulative sales from 46.5 million to 63 million, making AC/DC the fifth-best-selling band in U.S. music history, behind The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and The Eagles.
In March 2003 the walls at New York's historic Waldorf Astoria hotel shook as AC/DC performed Highway To Hell during part of their induction to the American Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame. Along side Malcolm, Angus, Phil, Cliff and Brian were two of Bon Scott's nephews and in a brief acceptance the band again thanked the fans for their support.
On July 30, 2003, the band performed an amazing performance at Sarsfest in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with The Rolling Stones before an audience of 500,000 to help the city overcome the effects of the 2003 SARS epidemic.
2003 also saw the Recording Industry Association of America certify the classic Back_in_Black album as Double Diamond (20,000,000) sales in the US.
Name
The name 'AC/DC' (alternating current/direct current) was suggested by their sister Margaret after she read it on a sewing machine label. The term has a bisexual connotation that they were supposedly unaware of at the time, and they often had to deny they were a gay band, a perception that was exacerbated by their 'glam rock' image at the time.
Some have suggested that the name stood for 'Anti-Christ/ Devil Children'; though this is certainly not the case, the rumour has long persisted both among conservatives who, already disliking the band's image, use it to paint the band as Satanists, and among some fans who, especially in the 1980s, enjoyed the counter-cultural offense such a meaning would cause.
On 1 October 2004 Melbourne's Corporation Lane was officially renamed ACDC Lane in honour of the band (street names in the City of Melbourne cannot contain the '/' character). It is near Swanston Street, the location where the band recorded their 1975 video 'It's a Long Way to the Top'.
The name AC/DC is pronounced one letter at a time, although the band is also known to its Australian fans as 'Acca Dacca'.
One country music band has named themselves Hayseed Dixie, as a parody of the AC/DC name.
Member History
Current Members
Angus Young (Lead Guitar) 1973-
Malcolm Young (Rhythm Guitar) 1973-
Brian Johnson (Vocals) 1980-
Phil Rudd (Drums) 1973-1983, 1994-
Cliff Williams (Bass Guitar) 1978-
Former Members
Bon Scott (Vocals) 1974-1980
Mark Evans (Bass Guitar) 1973-1977
Simon Wright (Drums) 1984-1989
Chris Slade (Drums) 1989-1994
'74 Jailbreak
1. 01 - Jailbreak
2. 02 - You Ain't Got A Hold On Me
3. 03 - Show Bisiness
4. 04 - Soul Stripper
5. 05 - Baby, Please Don't Go
Back in Black
6. AC/DC - Hells Bells (5:12)
7. 02 - Shoot To Thrill
8. 03 - What Do You Do For Money Honey
9. 04 - Given The Dog A Bone
10. 05 - Let Me Put My Love Into You
11. 06 - Back In Black
12. 07 - You Shook Me All Night Long
13. 08 - Have A Drink On Me
14. 09 - Shake A Leg
15. 10 - Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution
Ballbreaker
16. 01 - Hard As A Rock
17. 02 - Cover You In Oil
18. 03 - The Furor
19. 04 - Boogie Man
20. 05 - The Honey Roll
21. 06 - Burnin' Alive
22. 07 - Hail Ceasar
23. 08 - Love Bomb
24. 09 - Caught With You Pants Down
25. 10 - Whiskey On The Rocks
26. 11 - Ballbreaker
Blow up your video
27. 01 - Heatseeker
28. 02 - That's the way I wanna Rock 'n' Roll
29. 03 - Meanstreak
30. 04 - Go Zone
31. 05 - Kissin' Dynamite
32. 06 - Nick of Time
33. 07 - Some Sin For Nuthin'
34. 08 - Ruff Stuff
35. 09 - Two's Up
36. 10 - This Means War
Bonfire Live from atlantic studios CD1
37. 01 - Live Wire
38. 02 - Problem Child
39. 03 - High Voltage
40. 04 - Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
41. 05 - Dog Eat Dog
42. 06 - The Jack
43. 07 - Whole Lotta Rosie
44. 08 - Rocker
Bonfire Live from atlantic studios CD2
45. 01 - Live Wire
46. 02 - Shot Down In Flames
47. 03 - Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
48. 04 - Sin City
49. 05 - Walk All Over You
50. 06 - Bad Boy Boogie
Bonfire Live from atlantic studios CD3
51. 01 - The Jack
52. 02 - Highway To Hell
53. 03 - Girls Got Rhythm
54. 04 - High Voltage
55. 05 - Whole Lotta Rosie
56. 06 - Rocker
57. 07 - T.N.T.
58. 08 - Let There Be Rock
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
59. 01 - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
60. 02 - Love At First Feel
61. 03 - Big Balls
62. 04 - Rocker
63. 05 - Problem Child
64. 06 - There's Gonna Be Some Rockin'
65. 07 - Ain't No Fun (Waiting Round To Be A Millionaire)
66. 08 - Ride On
67. 09 - Squealer
Family Jewels CD1
68. 101 acdc-baby please dont go television appearance 1975.[www.mixermusic.net]
69. 102 acdc-show business live australia 1975.[www.mixermusic.net]
70. 103 acdc-high voltage promotional clip 1975.[www.mixermusic.net]
71. 104 acdc-its a long way to the top promotional 1976.[www.mixermusic.net]
72. 105 acdc-t.n.t. television appearance 1976..[www.mixermusic.net]
73. 106 acdc-jailbreak promotional clip 1976.[www.mixermusic.net]
74. 107 acdc-dirty deeds done dirt cheap television appearance 1976.[www.mixermusic.net]
75. 108 acdc-dog eat dog television appearance 1977.[www.mixermusic.net]
76. 109 acdc-let there be rock promotional clip 1977.[www.mixermusic.net]
77. 110 acdc-rock n roll damnation promotional 1978.[www.mixermusic.net]
78. 111 acdc-sin city television appearance 1978.[www.mixermusic.net]
79. 112 acdc-riff raff live scotland 1978.[www.mixermusic.net]
80. 113 acdc-fling thing-rocker live scotland 1978.[www.mixermusic.net]
81. 114 acdc-whole lotta rosie live scotland 1978.[www.mixermusic.net]
82. 115 acdc-shot down in flames promotional clip 1979.[www.mixermusic.net]
83. 116 acdc-walk all over you promotional clip 1979.[www.mixermusic.net]
84. 117 acdc-touch too much promotional clip 1979.[www.mixermusic.net]
85. 118 acdc-if you want blood promotional clip 1979.[www.mixermusic.net]
86. 119 acdc-girls got rhythm television appearance 1980.[www.mixermusic.net]
87. 120 acdc-highway to hell television appearance 1980.[www.mixermusic.net]
Family Jewels CD2
88. 201 acdc-hells bells promotional clip 1980.[www.mixermusic.net]
89. 202 acdc-back in black promotional clip 1980.[www.mixermusic.net]
90. 203 acdc-what do you do for money honey promotional clip 1980.[www.mixermusic.net]
91. 204 acdc-rock and roll aint noise pollution promotional clip 1980.[www.mixermusic.net]
92. 205 acdc-lets get it up live 1981.[www.mixermusic.net]
93. 206 acdc-for those about to rock we salute you live 1983.[www.mixermusic.net]
94. 207 acdc-flick of the switch promotional clip 1983.[www.mixermusic.net]
95. 208 acdc-nervous shakedown promotional clip 1983.[www.mixermusic.net]
96. 209 acdc-fly on the wall promotional clip 1985.[www.mixermusic.net]
97. 210 acdc-danger promotional clip 1985.[www.mixermusic.net]
98. 211 acdc-sink the pink promotional clip 1985.[www.mixermusic.net]
99. 212 acdc-stand up promotional clip 1985.[www.mixermusic.net]
100. 213 acdc-shake your foundations promotional clip 1985.[www.mixermusic.net]
101. 214 acdc-who made who promotional clip1986.[www.mixermusic.net]
102. 215 acdc-you shook me all night long promotional clip1986.[www.mixermusic.net]
103. 216 acdc-heatseeker promotional clip 1988.[www.mixermusic.net]
104. 217 acdc-thats the way i wanna rock n roll promotional clip1988.[www.mixermusic.net]
105. 218 acdc-thunderstruck promotional clip1990.[www.mixermusic.net]
106. 219 acdc-moneytalks promotional clip1990.[www.mixermusic.net]
107. 220 acdc-are you ready promotional clip1991.[www.mixermusic.net]
Flick of the Switch
108. 01 - Rising Power
109. 02 - This House Is on Fire
110. 03 - Flick of the Switch
111. 04 - Nervous Shakedown
112. 05 - Landslide
113. 06 - Guns for Hire
114. 07 - Deep in the Hole
115. 08 - Bedlam in Belgium
116. 09 - Badlands
117. 10 - Brain Shake
Fly on the wall
118. 01 - Fly On The Wall
119. 02 - Shake Your Foundations
120. 03 - First Blood
121. 04 - Danger
122. 05 - Sink The Pink
123. 06 - Playing With Girls
124. 07 - Stand Up
125. 08 - Hell Or High Water
126. 09 - Back In Business
127. 10 - Send For The Man
For those about to rock we salute you
128. 01 - For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
129. 02 - Put The Finger On You
130. 03 - Let's Get It Up
131. 04 - Inject The Venom
132. 05 - Snowballed
133. 06 - Evil Walks
134. 07 - C.O.D.
135. 08 - Breaking The Rules
136. 09 - Night Of The Long Knives
137. 10 - Spellbound
High voltage
138. 01 - It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)
139. 02 - Rock 'n' Roll Singer
140. 03 - The Jack
141. 04 - Live Wire
142. 05 - T.N.T.
143. 06 - Can I Sit Next To You Girl
144. 07 - Little Lover
145. 08 - She's Got Balls
146. 09 - High Voltage
High voltage Australian
147. 01 - Baby Please Don't Go
148. 02 - She's Got Balls
149. 03 - Little Lover
150. 04 - Stick Around
151. 05 - Soul Stripper
152. 06 - You Ain't Got A Hold On Me
153. 07 - Love Song
154. 08 - Show Business
Highway to hell
155. 01 - Highway to Hell
156. 02 - Girls got Rhythm
157. 03 - Walk all over You
158. 04 - Touch Too Much
159. 05 - Beating around the Bush
160. 06 - Shot down in Flames
161. 07 - Get it Hot
162. 08 - If you want Blood (You've Got It)
163. 09 - Love Hungry Man
164. 10 - Night Prowler
If you want blood
165. 01 - Riff Raff
166. 02 - Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
167. 03 - Bad Boy Boogie
168. 04 - The Jack
169. 05 - Problem Child
170. 06 - Whole Lotta Rosie
171. 07 - Rock 'N' Roll Damnation
172. 08 - High Voltage
173. 09 - Let There Be Rock
174. 10 - Rocker
Let there be rock
175. 01 - Go Down
176. 02 - Dog Eat Dog
177. 03 - Let There Be Rock
178. 04 - Bad Boy Boogie
179. 05 - Problem Child
180. 06 - Overdose
181. 07 - Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
182. 08 - Whole Lotta Rosie
Live CD1
183. 01 - Thunderstruck
184. 02 - Shoot To Thrill
185. 03 - Back In Black
186. 04 - Sin City
187. 05 - Who Made Who
188. 06 - Heatseeker
189. 07 - Fire Your Guns
190. 08 - Jailbreak
191. 09 - The Jack
192. 10 - The Razors Edge
193. 11 - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
194. 12 - Money Talks
Live CD2
195. 01 - Hells Bells
196. 02 - Are you Ready
197. 03 - That's the Way I want My Rock and Roll
198. 04 - High Voltage
199. 05 - You Shook Me All Night Long
200. 06 - Whole Lotta Rosie
201. 07 - Let There Be Rock
202. 08 - Bonny
203. 09 - Highway to Hell
204. 10 - T.N.T.
205. 11 - For Those About to Rock
Powerage
206. 01 - Rock 'N' Roll Damnation
207. 02 - Down Payment Blues
208. 03 - Gimme A Bullet
209. 04 - Riff Raff
210. 05 - Sin City
211. 06 - What's Next To The Moon
212. 07 - Gone Shootin'
213. 08 - Up To My Neck In You
214. 09 - Kicked In The Teeth
stiff upper lip
215. 01 - Stiff Upper Lip
216. 02 - Meltdown
217. 03 - House Of Jazz
218. 04 - Hold Me Back
219. 05 - Safe In New York City
220. 06 - Can't Stand Still
221. 07 - Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll
222. 08 - Satellite Blues
223. 09 - Damned
224. 10 - Come And Get It
225. 11 - All Screwed Up
226. 12 - Give It Up
the razors edge
227. 01 - Thunderstruck
228. 02 - Fire Your Guns
229. 03 - Moneytalks
230. 04 - The Razors Edge
231. 05 - Mistress For Christmas
232. 06 - Rock Your Heart Out
233. 07 - Are You Ready
234. 08 - Got You By The Balls
235. 09 - Shot Of Love
236. 10 - Lets Make It
237. 11 - Goodbye & Good Riddance To Bad Luck
238. 12 - If You Dare
TNT
239. 01 - Its a long way to the top (if you want to rock in roll)
240. 02 - Rock 'N' Singer
241. 03 - The Jack
242. 04 - Live Wire
243. 05 - TNT
244. 06 - Rocker
245. 07 - Can I sit Next to you girl
246. 08 - High Voltage
247. 09 - School Days
volts
248. 01 - Dirty Eyes
249. 02 - Touch Too Much
250. 03 - If You Want Blood You Got It
251. 04 - Back Seat Confidential
252. 05 - Get It Hot
253. 06 - Sin City
254. 07 - She's Got Balls
255. 08 - School Days
256. 09 - It's A Long Way To The Top If You Wanna Rock And Roll
257. 10 - Ride On
Who made who
258. 01 - Who Made Who
259. 02 - You Shook Me All Night Long
260. 03 - D.T.
261. 04 - Sink The Pink
262. 05 - Ride On
263. 06 - Hells Bells
264. 07 - Shake Your Foundations
265. 08 - Chase The Ace
266. 09 - For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
