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Title: Thunderstruck!
Post by: DYNAMITE on November 26, 2007, 03:09:59 PM
Just because this song never fails to pump me up!
http://quicksilverscreen.com/watch?video=15674

They're ugly as sin... but man can they play!

AC / DC FTW! :aok
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Post by: DiabloTX on November 26, 2007, 03:13:14 PM
You can have Thunderstruck, I'll take anything off Highway To Hell or Back In Black FTMFW!!!!

:aok
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Post by: Curval on November 26, 2007, 03:27:00 PM
Ve here to pump you up!

und scare you.

 - Hanz & Franz
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Post by: Masherbrum on November 26, 2007, 03:43:14 PM
Bon Scott IS AC/DC.
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Post by: Dace on November 26, 2007, 03:58:51 PM
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Originally posted by Masherbrum
Bon Scott IS AC/DC.


Yep....Brian Johnson is a poser. Anything after Highway is sub-par.
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Post by: Slash27 on November 26, 2007, 06:05:25 PM
whole lotta Rosie!
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Post by: rpm on November 26, 2007, 06:30:18 PM
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Originally posted by Masherbrum
Bon Scott IS AC/DC.
Fact.
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Post by: Masherbrum on November 26, 2007, 07:00:33 PM
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Originally posted by Slash27
whole lotta Rosie!
Damn Skippy.
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Post by: texasmom on November 26, 2007, 08:33:32 PM
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Originally posted by Masherbrum
Bon Scott IS AC/DC.

Ya think? I'd argue that Angus is AC/DC.
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Post by: Dace on November 26, 2007, 08:49:59 PM
I own:

Jailbreak 74'
High Voltage
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Let There Be Rock
Powerage
Highway To Hell

Angus and Malcolm are great but without Bon they don't have the attitude. Bon's lyrics were very clever. Johnson's lyrics sound like a 13 year old wrote them.

AC/DC with Johnson is kinda like todays version of country music in the respect that it's very simple music targeted at very simple people. Nothing special about it whatsoever, but it's easy to understand and relate to.
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Post by: Masherbrum on November 26, 2007, 09:36:24 PM
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Originally posted by texasmom
Ya think? I'd argue that Angus is AC/DC.
I'm talking about lead singers.   There is NO comparison.
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Post by: rpm on November 26, 2007, 10:22:12 PM
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Originally posted by texasmom
Ya think? I'd argue that Angus is AC/DC.
I hate to say it Mom, but you would be wrong.
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Post by: texasmom on November 26, 2007, 11:01:44 PM
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Originally posted by rpm
I hate to say it Mom, but you would be wrong.

The voice is just whipped topping on the pumpkin pie. It's the music that makes it.
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Post by: rpm on November 26, 2007, 11:12:39 PM
Oh, Mom... If you think Bon Scott was "just another voice", you really don't get AC/DC. Brian Johnson is a poser, pure and simple.
Replacing Bon Scott is like replacing a fuel pump on a P-51 in flight.

It ain't ever gonna happen.
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Post by: texasmom on November 26, 2007, 11:24:39 PM
Nah, Bon Scott miles above Brian Johnson (I can't stand to look at BJ ~ reminds me of Bruce Springsteen ~ blah).  But even a mediocre voice can make for a pleasant song if the music is awesome.  Can't make up for crappy music with a songbird though.
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Post by: rpm on November 26, 2007, 11:35:38 PM
Mom, Bon was the a huge part of the creative process for AC/DC. He was much more than just a singer. He was the co-songwriter before his death.
AC/DC went from unpedictable to very predictable after Bon died.
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Post by: LEADPIG on November 27, 2007, 03:09:08 AM
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Originally posted by Masherbrum
Bon Scott IS AC/DC.


Angus Young is AC/DC! Without him they'd sound like elevator music.
One of the most aggressive, balsiest, guitar players the good lord has ever created.

Besides me...:D

Special mention... their drummer knows when to play, how to play, how much to play, and exactly when to stop playing. He lends the aggressive swing and groove.

Malcolm Young..... Without him they wouldn't even hold together. The mans rhythm playing could hold a wet paper bag toghether if the tasmanian devil was in it.

The singer, just the guy on top, the icing on the cake, the other guys are AC/DC.
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Post by: rpm on November 27, 2007, 04:07:07 AM
In the last 20 years AC/DC has produced the same song over and over again. You can only carry that driving guitar beat so far without spirit and soul. Bon was the spirit and soul.
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Post by: DiabloTX on November 27, 2007, 05:46:19 AM
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Originally posted by rpm
Oh, Mom... If you think Bon Scott was "just another voice", you really don't get AC/DC. Brian Johnson is a poser, pure and simple.


So Bon Scott is a poser, too?  Bon basically hand-picked Brian to replace him in the band if anything ever happened to him.  Got that right from an interview with Angus.  I think you need to open yer ears a lil rpm, comparing Bon Scott and Brian Johnson is, to me, akin to saying, "Who's better?  B.B. King or Jimi Hendrix?"
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Post by: Bluedog on November 27, 2007, 06:59:43 AM
Wizards from Aus.
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Post by: rpm on November 27, 2007, 11:36:12 AM
I've never read anything like that Diablo and I was deep off into AC/DC when Bon died. Don't get me wrong, they are still good, just not nearly as good as they were and the songs aren't what they could be either.

If you ripped the engine out of your Camero and replaced it with 351 Ford, would it run the same?
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Post by: DiabloTX on November 27, 2007, 11:44:12 AM
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Originally posted by rpm
If you ripped the engine out of your Camaro and replaced it with 351 Ford, would it run the same?


You sure like poking the wasp's nest, don't you?

:D
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Post by: rpm on November 27, 2007, 11:49:39 AM
heheh, just trying to make a point, bro.:)
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Post by: Tumor on November 27, 2007, 11:56:36 AM
Malcom Young is why AC/DC is what it is.
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Post by: Eagler on November 27, 2007, 12:27:52 PM
Shook me all night long (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bomv-6CJSfM)
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Post by: JB73 on November 27, 2007, 01:33:29 PM
Malcolm is definitely a part of the band many forget about. his rhythm and timing are impeccable.


Angus is the driving force behind the band though I think. Without him I don't think they could be even a 1/10 of what they are.

It's kind of like saying Van Halen would be the same without Eddie, or Led Zeppelin without Jimmy.

Yes Bon Scott was great. yes Brian Johnson is good, but neither could have made it as huge without Angus IMGO.
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Post by: Tumor on November 27, 2007, 01:55:38 PM
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Originally posted by JB73
Malcolm is definitely a part of the band many forget about. his rhythm and timing are impeccable.


Angus is the driving force behind the band though I think. Without him I don't think they could be even a 1/10 of what they are.

It's kind of like saying Van Halen would be the same without Eddie, or Led Zeppelin without Jimmy.

Yes Bon Scott was great. yes Brian Johnson is good, but neither could have made it as huge without Angus IMGO.


Ya.. however Malcom is apparently the brains behind the band as well.   Brief mention of this on Wiki, but I've seen a couple interviews where Angus/Brian have gone out of their way to describe Malcom in such terms.
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Post by: Masherbrum on November 27, 2007, 03:20:25 PM
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Originally posted by LEADPIG
Special mention... their drummer knows when to play, how to play, how much to play, and exactly when to stop playing. He lends the aggressive swing and groove.
You talking about Chris Slade?   If so, he's one of the best alive today.

His resume:

David Gilmour
The Firm
Uriah Heep
and Eric Clapton
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Post by: DiabloTX on November 27, 2007, 03:23:14 PM
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Originally posted by Masherbrum
You talking about Chris Slade?   If so, he's one of the best alive today.

His resume:

David Gilmour
The Firm
Uriah Heep
and Eric Clapton


Slade was only with them a couple of years.  Phil Rudd has been back on the drummer's stool for about 15 years now.
Title: Re: this is AC/DC
Post by: Masherbrum on November 27, 2007, 03:23:39 PM
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Originally posted by Eagler
Shook me all night long (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bomv-6CJSfM)
Beat to death.   But, Bon Scott is AC/DC.
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Post by: LEADPIG on November 27, 2007, 09:32:34 PM
I'll say one thing at least AC/DC hasn't dropped off as much as Metallica has.... Wheeeeeeeeew:confused: :huh

As much as i still love em though.
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Post by: Masherbrum on November 27, 2007, 09:55:53 PM
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Originally posted by DiabloTX
Slade was only with them a couple of years.  Phil Rudd has been back on the drummer's stool for about 15 years now.
I like Phil.  But Slade is one of my fav. drummers.