AC/DC STORIES
AC/DC BON SCOTT ERA STORIES
'Recalling his first actual meeting with the singer in September 1974, Angus
told rock journalist Paul Stenning that, when ‘Bon first came along and saw me
and Malcolm, he sat behind the drums and started bashing away. We said, “We
know a good rock ’n’ roll drummer – what we want is a great rock ’n’ roll
singer,” hence the song we recorded.'
'Kramer told Engleheart that his feeling from the get-go was that AC/DC was a very
independent bunch. ‘They’re a simple, raw, basic, to-the-point rock ’n’ roll band,
a fundamental rock ’n’ roll band that is hard to find …'
independent bunch. ‘They’re a simple, raw, basic, to-the-point rock ’n’ roll band,
a fundamental rock ’n’ roll band that is hard to find …'
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AC/DC BRIAN JOHNSON ERA STORIES
'Brian confessed to Stenning that when
he wrote ‘the line “Knockin’ me out with those American thighs” – I hadn’t been
even in America at the time.'
'Johnson held a deep respect for Scott’s legacy and talent. 'I think he was so clever, and I think he had such a distinct voice as well. He was brilliant.''
''We don’t really like to go into the studio with nothing and try to do it
there. We like to have it done and worked out, so that when you’re recording you
can concentrate on the performance and the sound.''
'Indeed, big brother George’s intuitive understanding of the essentials of
AC/DC’s brand of hard rock helped the band not only in achieving the
minimalist sonics they were after, but also in achieving them at speed. As Angus
explained, ‘We don’t like to spend more than six weeks on an album. We don’t
want to lose the freshness...''
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