Angus also joined the band when still in school, so he would rush home and jam with the band still wearing his school uniform

I love this story!!

Yeah...

I thought it was because they were looking for a gimmick to make them standout in th very beginning in Australia

@@gizzy2403 That's about the size of it.

Malcolm was a phenomenal guitarist. Often overlooked by the general public but he is one of the tightest rhythm players ever.

RIP Malcom

Mal inspired me as a guitarist and by extension my entire music career. He completely revolutionized what it means to play rhythm guitar in a band, and if weren't for him, AC/DC and the entire genre of rock and metal wouldn't be the same. Every once in a while I'll load up some old Accadacca tunes and pan hard over to Mal's side and just revel in his genius and vibe. RIP Mal. It's not the same without you.

Malcolm was indeed AC/DC's secret weapon. His rhythm guitar playing often kept thier songs grounded, providing the hook and through line while Angus was melting faces with his solos and Brian or Bon were belting out lyrics.

@@matthewpage8313 Don't underestimate Phil's driving beats. Not overly flashy but perfectly straight and solid as a rock!

And in the Avengers. When Captain America is fighting Loki

One of the earliest I remember is Motorola used it for the Razr commercial. I can't remember what year that was though.

@@eliashuapilla that was "Shoot to Thrill"

Quite often car ads especially ute (truck) ads here in Australia

My high school song. Alta Hawk’s Sandy Utah :-) class of 89

Great point! Malcolm was so averse to the spotlight, but he absolutely was the soul of AC/DC. All those insanely catchy riffs? Almost all of them are written by Malcolm! An amazingly creative guitarist and the backbone of this incredible band.

Mal had been called the best rhythm guitarist in the world, by his peers and fans alike. The man is a legend, may he RIP.

RIP Mal

He was out of the spotlight, but he surely wasn’t under appreciated. RIP Mal

Shoot to thrill also

Well, the studio (superior) version was. and yes, the studio version IS superior as Brian Young can no longer hit the notes he once did in his "youth".

Wasn't Thunderstruck in there too, or was that Iron Man 2?

The entire MCU just has a great soundtrack.

True story 😄

Angus Young has to be one of my all time favorite rock guitarists.

Hes a total rock icon, he has his own famous style of a old school boys uniform but performances like this show how he welds basic 3 chord blues style and incorporated it into the hard rock mainstream in his own unique way, and HE is a performance in itself.

Great. Now I will not need to comment on it. What a great tribute!

Most likely a heroin induced asphyxiation on vomit.... what a way to go out. Sounds peacefull...

The original singer is dave evans.

His mother (Bons), gave the permission to pursue their destiny…

Moscow: 1.6 Million people supposedly... insane...!

@@karthikpolpakkaramana When ACDC rocked out with For those about to Rock , some of the soldiers thought that they were being fired upon until they realised it was part of the act. Remember , this was a time of political upheaval in the Country.

@@karthikpolpakkaramana They were, all for free, it's just I know Metallica don't get blocked.

Rush at sars festival toronto...450 thousand ppl

@@PaulA-bv1rt Those Russian had no idea what they were seeing. Crazy time. Kind of related, years later my buddy and I were discussing the Cold War and the Soviet Union and his then 9 year old said “What’s the Soviet Union?” Totally mind blowing .

That’s true but… Bon died during the making of new songs for Back in Black. Back in black was already studio recorded, I have heard Bon sing it. There is more than just the mourning issue going on.

@@larryjenkins8035 Thanks for the info, I did not know Bon had recorded for the album already. I wonder if ACDC would have still gone with Back in Black as the title track had events not unfolded as they did. Great song and album in any event.

I was a kid when Black and Black came out. I liked the music but I knew nothing of the band or their problems. It wasn’t until we entered into the age of the internet that I knew anything about the history, or their names. Now tons of old videos locked in closets are now on KZfaq, and Wikipedia. Listen to the difference between Brian and Bon: 40 sec and 4:40 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bZOSp6mL3q_SaKM.html

@@larryjenkins8035 Brian is supposedly the one that wrote the lyrics for this song - in the autobiography I read this was the first one he wrote for AC/DC and he was told to make it a tribute to Bon. So I don't think it's possible you heard Bon sing this song. But I don't have first hand info so who knows? If you can find that recording it would be very interesting.

@@fizzle61 When I was a kid, I always thought it was a simple as, " if you owe money, your in the red, if your making money, your in the black."

Riffs

@@johntarnowski9086 No Rifts! Band's play riffs. AC/DC play seismic Earthquake Inducing Tectonic Plate shearing RIFTS!

RIFTS!!! Love that one xDD

No - I heard the riffs when they were played on the radio and in concert .. I didn't have to wait 40 years for a bunch of movies to use them .. I still have all my original vinyl

The song was mostly used in car commercials lmao

Or check out their performance from the Monsters of Rock festival in 1991 at Castle Donington. They recorded the performance and released it as a live album, as well as a VHS (later a DVD). You can see the entire performance on youtube. That was AC/DC at their absolute apex.

@@pitdoctor Definitely for the Brian Johnson version ! As for the Bon Scott era, 1978 day on the green, Oakland coliseum. They were the opening band and blew my face off ! ( Highway to hell just out) Pat Travers/puttin' it straight, Van Halen/1st album, Foreigner/double vision, Aerosmith/draw the line. Great line-up, hell of a fun concert. AC/DC should have been the closer, Angus was an absolute madman back then with the constant running,spinning,head bobbing ! Aerosmith had nothing but problems (mic's not working, drumset fell over, Steven having a hissy-fit....) Never got to see them with Brian, wish I had. B in B is one of my all time favorite albums.

Yeah, that's why I don't really like the live performances, the studio recordings are better, 100% agreed

Yes he should. Suprise suprise, its a rap song, even befora rap was a thing

@@steelersarethebest2967 Absolute truth. Live is great when its you know, live. but not recorded. Recorded should always be studio quality.

I’ve seen them twice in Sydney 2010 and 2015 - And I’ve never been two places so loud in my life 😂

I too saw them twice in Oakland ,California USA and it was Bon Scott at the time singing, once outdoors in a colosseum and the other in a old style Auditorium they performed songs from albums "Highway to Hell" and " If You Want Blood you got it" ! we're talking 40 years ago, they were and are amazing. At that time I didn't think there would ever not be a Bon Scott and a Brian Johnson ,it was definitely weird there at first , but you could tell they were back . Brian Johnson has done Bon Scott admirably .

I agree with you on the fact that he needs to react to dirty deeds done dirt cheap

Amen to this! Dirty Deeds needs a listen.

Not the best but not the worst

Yessir

Acdc with Bon Scott you need to play also, Dirty Deeds, Jail Break.

Only band to play the same basic music for 40+ years and not change (and didn't need too) while other bands tried to adapt too what was current to survive.

There are no bad AC/DC songs, just songs that are not AS good. There all great...but some are not as good as others

Exactly! Why fix what isn't broken?

Not even the slow ones are bad. Still bangers

agree 😃✋

The catalog of All the Songs has grown considerably since you and I were his age, darling. I'm sure there are a few songs even you haven't heard yet. ;)

May I ask for `You ain't seen nothing yet', Ma'am ?

Yes indeed. The album Back in Black is one of the top selling albums of all time. I've even seen it ranked 2nd in one list. So it's a bit surprising NOT to have heard of it.

Studio version so much better.

@@anniethenonnymouse Yet, the number of songs worth listening to has not. And when we're talking about one of the best-selling albums of all time ... Let's just say that although I didn't grow up around the turn of the 19th century, I grew up knowing Beethoven and a few of his singles regardless of the fact that he wasn't exactly in constant rotation around the house, let alone played at every sporting event for decades. On a lot of these channels they'll claim to have never even HEARD of the artist (Which one is Hootie?). I don't listen to hip-hop, but the huge artists - not just the Lil-of-the-week - eventually penetrate my body of knowledge even if I never listen to them. Some of the reax vids have actually had text on the thumbnail to the effect of, "Who IS MOZART!?" That speaks to lack of exposure to music in general - not that there are so many artists out there that a kid logically would never have gotten around to Mozart yet. But I applaud the earnest attempts to expand their knowledge. And, of course, there is a LOT of lying going on on various channels. I'm not saying it's going on here.

Love the intro on that song.

What's impressive is how flexible they are without compromising the band's signature sound, from slow rock n blues to bordering on metal

Yep, some bands songs have the same sound but its a boring sound. AC/DC is similar but not boring. That's the sound we love.

Likely notice the same mantra with Def Leppard and Van Halen. Unique use and tuning of their guitars, effects, etc...

Yep. They found a recipe that works, and stuck to it. And I for one am glad they did. There are other examples of bands who repeat themselves, without becoming boring, Status Quo for example.

Older videos of Angus shows him playing with a leather school bag on his back.

Angus actually wasn't in school when the band was founded; he dropped out when he was 15. Angus was nearly 19 when they started AC/DC, though they told the media he was younger to boost the band's popularity.

I didn’t know that. I remember hearing a story that he tried a bunch of different costumes that he would wear on stage; none of them really stood out for him. I thought the video I saw was pre AC/DC. I also thought his sister that told him to wear his old school costume, so a legion was born. It is extremely rare that a band would still create new music at such an old age. Not that old bands don’t play; they just don’t make new stuff.

Why now'ass'days. What about `formerdays' ?

What makes me laugh about those that badmouth ACDC always say three chord wonders or just playing the same stuff,but when you ask who they think are better they come up with some bands that are lucky to have two hits and they're the same formula or basic use of four chord pop song formula, because that's rock and roll. Also ask them to name another bands top five songs and most will just regurgitate one or two hits they had. The difference between ACDC and the rest is the deliverance and energy

He already reacted to it's a long way and thunderstruck

@@skywird333 i Made i mistake, forgot to delete Its a long way - but he made Thunderstruck Official video, not Live

@@jpfeio3 OK, anyway it's not that important, if he looks at the list he will see what he has already listened to

I saw them live in their home city of Melbourne in the late 80’s and my ears have been ringing ever since

It’s actually Australian but ok

Australian school uniform at the time though the band are almost all of Scottich descent.Back in Black is because the band reformed a few years after Bon died...Most common reason was drink driving.Official reason was heroin overdose rather than alcohol..Either way drink/drugs & motors dont mix.

Im pretty sure the Australian school uniform design was appropriated from the UK versions but the band have UK roots of influence

Bon Scott wasn't the original singer.

Yes Yes Yes.and Twilight Zone maybe Blinded by the Light by Manfred Man and the Earth Band too

Who else would you put in that genre?

@@AJHart-eg1ys Malcome wanted all of their songs to have that grit, grind, and bump as if written to be played at Strip Clubs. They were and they still are. So, whoever else has accomplished that consistently.

@@chuckkelley5894 So since we don't really know of anyone else off the top of our heads, it might be a little much to say they created a genre, while they certainly created - then perfected - their own sound.

@@AJHart-eg1ys Whatever they did, however it ought to be categorized, I'll leave nomenclature to you. Bottom line, we agree, they are one of a kind.

And Sir Jimmy Page ❣️🤘🏼🤘🏼

LOLLO ! :D

Just as long as you decide to learn about Lil Stank (I'm sure there must be an artist with that name by now), as part of a cultural exchange program. :)

no, black is the color you wear when someone dies..they were successful before this album but they wouldn't know how is sold before its release ..

@@joetspaulding Black for mourning

Lmao it's definitely not because they're back killing people 🤣🤣 WHATT lmao

@@Dad...... The original lead singer Bon Scott died, Back In Black was made in his tribute. Black because they were mourning his death

School boy uniform...

@@UFO-047 typo

@@louisflege3741 all good. I thought so

Well ... they're still making SONGS. I don't know about "hits."

Yes. They came back from the MONTHS that had passed since they released 1979's Highway to Hell. 🤣

@@AJHart-eg1ys yes comeback because they had doubts they would even continue as a band

@@paintslinger16 For about 5 minutes, apparently. Beyond the initial period during which any band might wonder about the future, they continued forward and put together another album, which they'd been doing annually for about half a decade and would do again the following year. You don't come back if you never went anywhere. Take care.

I actually didn’t know it was written for Bon

@@shinykamon188 Bon Scott was actually originally intended to write the lyrics for the album, but he never got the chance. The bells in Hells Bells are also to symbolize his death.