Rock Chronicles. 1970s: Angus Young/Bon Scott

When: July 23, 1978

Where: Oakland Coliseum (Oakland, California)

What: The band had moments ago walked off the stage at Bill Graham's third presentation of the Day On The Green concerts (other bands that day included Foreigner, Pat Travers, Aerosmith, and Van Halen [their first tour])) in Oakland, California, when I cornered guitarist Angus Young.

He was sipping on a beer and still flying high on the adrenaline rush from a chilling performance. We sat down at one of the many picnic-like tables they had set up backstage at the Coliseum. As I was setting up my $6 cassette player, this unbelievably drunk guy comes wandering over. He's loud and obnoxious and absolutely pinned to the gills with drink. I'm about to stand up and politely ask him to leave when Angus motions for him to cover over and sit down. I then realize, to my shock and concern, that it's Bon Scott.

This may not provide a tremendous insight into Bon's true persona - he was pretty well liquored up at this point and just exploding with energy - but it does show, that even to the last, he went out kicking like hell. And he was a very sweet drunk.

It is a tragic fact and a moribund irony in the rock world that sometimes the death of an artist represents his ultimate coup de grace, his emergence into the public eye and into the unofficial music hall of fame. Such was the case of Bon Scott, former lead singer of Australia’s AC/DC. For five albums, the band struggled to achieve a secure footing and it wouldn’t be until his untimely and disheartening death on February 19, 1980 that they finally managed to gain a foothold.

This conversation took place just after the release of Highway To Hell, Scott’s final album. Bon, as fiery offstage as he was on, was a colorful talker and not one to mince words. He was a rebel in his way, living an exaggerated style of life that used no clocks and paid little attention to tomorrows. The band’s onstage performances were perfect vehicles for Scott’s manic antics and at any concert one could see him bare-chested, sweating, singing like the possessed, and generally turning AC/DC into the act it would eventually become.

What are your feelings on the new record?

Angus Young: I think it’s great.

The best you’ve done?

AY: Fuck, yeah. We spent a lot more time on this one. A lot more people are listening to the band than what they’ve ever done before.

"The band has a lot of rawness; it progressed, but it hasn't lost its feeling."

What is the process like when you record in the studio?

AY: They get me and they strap me to a seat and then say, ‘Go play.’

Bon Scott: When we record everybody thinks like one mind. Everybody gives suggestions and says, ‘Why don’t we try this?’

Do you run around the studio when you’re cutting guitar parts?

AY: Yeah. I don’t know too much about the technical side of guitar; I never bothered with it. If you know too much, it all becomes complex and then you start dissecting and analyzing. I just like thinking of it as good clean fun, you know? The only times I pick up a guitar is when I feel like playing rather than six hours a day practice.

Where do the ideas for the songs come from?

AY: We pick up riffs and things on the road, you might come across somethin’ and it sticks in your head. We don’t just walk in and go, ‘Well, we’ve got nothing, what are we gonna do?” All sit around and twiddle our thumbs. We always have a good idea.

How would you say the band has developed since the first two albums until now?

AY: Oh, the band has gone a long way.

BS: And the fact that our music hasn’t changed.

AY: The band has a lot of rawness; it progressed, but it hasn’t lost its feeling.

BS: No matter how long you play rock and roll for, the songs might change, just as long as the balls is always there.

AY: A lot of people take us wrong; people criticize us because they say we can’t play. It’s a lot of bullshit.

BS: Shit, man, we could play fuckin’ …

AY: … two hundred chords.

BS: Anything, jazz, whatever. But we choose to do what we do. Anybody who criticizes that is themselves, they’re thinking wrong, we’re not thinking wrong, they are.

AY: I hate bands that go above people’s heads, you know? You know, musically they’re trying to put shit on an audience and that’s what they are doing. They’re not going with ‘em, they’re going against ‘em.

"No matter how long you play rock and roll for, the songs might change."

So people like John McLaughlin and Al DiMeola bores you?

AY: Fuck yeah. If I wanted to sit down and play like John McLaughlin, I could. It would be a piece of shit to me.

Do you listen to any other music?

AY: No, not really.

What about other guitar players?

AY: Not if I know I can to it myself. I like watching flamenco guitarists. People say, ‘Listen to this’ and it just sounds like the guy next door. There are a lot of good guitarists in the world but you just lose interest. It’s like if you saw Pete Townshend when he first started off, it was all bang, bang the hell out of the guitar. But the style he plays is probably the most imitated in the world. (Eric) Clapton was happening but he got too technical. He made 12 bars seem like a big thing. There are a hell of a lot of good players around, so many you can’t keep track. But I haven’t brought a record in years except something like Muddy Waters.

So you were aware of people Clapton and Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page?

AY: Yeah, they’ve been ripping me off for years. At the time I was playing, these were all the people who were famous. Jeff Beck I don’t know about; all I ever heard of Jeff Beck was when he played rock and roll, I don’t know what he’s doing now. And Jimi Hendrix was an entertainer. He was on The Old Grey Whistle Test (television program) in England and he was playing ‘Wild Thing’ or something like and all that was was fuckin’ noise.

And how do you feel about punk bands? Any sympathy for them?

AY: None.

BS: What’s a punk band?

2007 © Steven Rosen

Comments

[golly90]

That was enjoyable!

[Jopa_92]

Great!!

[JimmyStradlin33]

Haha i love angus saying that page and claton and beck were ripping him off

[zerodeck]

damn, their attitude is so great!!! they are far from technical, but they have such power!!!

[Spiritweaver]

Yeah I loved their attitudes, some parts made me laugh, especially how Angus just throws out that he thinks Clapton and Page and Beck all rip him off funny stuff

[pe_666]

"What's a punk band?" ...Nice...

[nizorox]

Whats a punk band? rofl!

[AC/DC#1]

haha...it's says 1978....Highway to hell was released in 1979!!

AC/DC#1 wrote:

haha...it's says 1978....Highway to hell was released in 1979!!

what's the connection?

[Marcus5611]

And how do you feel about punk bands? Any sympathy for them?

AY: None.

BS: What’s a punk band?

What a joker. Lol

[Deathrow_Saints]

LOL WHATS A PUNK BAND? GO BON!

[Nazi zaschzi]

good but wierd

[GNR's Fan]

Awsome !

[mercurymay]

hahahahaha

Clapton got too technical!!!!

Clapton can make a guitar cry every time he looks at it!

[bon4ever]

The conversation was held just after Highway To Hell was released on the 23rd of July 1978. Highway To Hell was released in 1979 as long as I can remember

[CJRocker]

That was great.

[thejester]

i was so looking forward to this....thank you so much, one of my favorite bands

[M.B.MetalTabber]

This is awesome

[slann101]

rip bon

[JesusLives]

What's a punk band? Thata boy.

[Shabalaba]

matter m :
AC/DC#1 wrote:

haha...it's says 1978....Highway to hell was released in 1979!!

what's the connection?
POSTED: 09/26/2007 - 10:37 am / quote

It says This conversation took place just after the release of Highway To Hell, see the conection

[Shabalaba]

I think that without bon, AD/DC doesnt have te same flare, the only half decent album with Brian is Back in Black the rest was rubbish

[Lensver]

Young sounds a bit selfish, Clapton and Page were playing the guitar before he was even born...

Quite interesting interview anyhow.

[ooblah]

hahah I think you have to understand their sense of humor to get this

[shadow_murph]

those guys are so stupid they have the best rock and roll attitude lmao

[thejester]

Shabalaba wrote:

I think that without bon, AD/DC doesnt have te same flare, the only half decent album with Brian is Back in Black the rest was rubbish

definately going to have to disagree. ballbreaker was a return to that old dirty dirty bluesrockish sound a la powerage

[hamish5178]

What an idiot, I like AC/DC, but these guys should have some respect for John McLaughlin and Al Dimeola, both of them are infinitely better than Angus will ever be, and I bet everything I own that Angus can't "play like that".

Jesus, their music doesn't go over my head! Maybe Angus young is just too much of a simpleton to appreciate art.

[jaggerbush320]

well that was amusing.

Page,Clapton, and Beck ripping off Angus.

Meanwhile they had been playing twice as long as him.

Angus wasn't even born until about 1959.

The main riff of Have A Drink On Me has the same move as a part in the solo of Dazed and Confused

[!@#$]

It's rock and roll man, we need some more rock and roll today, people playing only because it's fun

[Les Paul Ell]

These guys are too cool!

[TMFSG]

Some of the things they said in this are exaggerrated though. Angus has said he enjoys playing classical guitar once in a while. But, simplicity doesn't always equal bad, just like speed/complex/ doesn't make a song good. creating a good sound is the first priority. and he was born in 1955, not '59

[aguynamedlarry]

jaggerbush320 wrote:

well that was amusing.

Page,Clapton, and Beck ripping off Angus.

Meanwhile they had been playing twice as long as him.

Angus wasn't even born until about 1959.

The main riff of Have A Drink On Me has the same move as a part in the solo of Dazed and Confused

When you only have 4 chords in your entire musical library, it's not hard to imagine hes ripped off quite a few songs. But yes i agree, I think some of the stuff they said was spoken in a sarcastic matter. I think they know what a punk band, and that they also know that Clapton, Beck, and most guitar players for that matter would wreck 'em.

[Pretty_Much]

God I hate AC/DC.

[Gee-Tar1]

****in excellent

how a rock n' roll interview should be

[2Old2Cold]

Angus comes across as a huge dick.

[griff1987]

Im not a particularly big AC/DC fan, and readin this hasnt made me like any more - particularly as AY says he's better than Clapton, Page, Beck, Hendrix, Townsend... if i hadnt read this i wudnt have believed that Angus Young is so up his own arse

[playinbass1432]

Haha go Angus.

[Haha, Crackhead]

Ha. Angus and Bon. Gotta love 'em.

[figsandbobo]

I was born on July 23

[Stratslasher515]

angus is the best

[rodneystubbs]

I wish we had some characters like Angus or Bon in the newest generations of music. Course I wouldn't say no to an "Angus-rip-off" like a new Clapton or Page either.

[Stratslasher515]

i dont think angus is better then townshend
but i dont think townshend is better the angus

when it comes to solos angus is better
townshend is better in a more rythemical sense

[jaggerbush320]

Well maybe my math is wrong about him being born in '59, but in 1973 when the band started, he was 14. Or at least that's what I read somewhere.

Even if it was '55, I still stand by what I said before, those other guys had been playing for years before he was born.

[thndrstrck85]

i love how people are so offended by this interview

have a sense of humor

anyway, the fact that ac/dc plays what they love is amazing..

"BS: Anything, jazz, whatever. But we choose to do what we do. Anybody who criticizes that is themselves, they’re thinking wrong, we’re not thinking wrong, they are."

i would say "perfectly said" but he was a little drunk and the words arent put together very well, but the idea is perfect..if youre playing music that you wanna play, youre a successful musician

which we had more of those these days

[conman5895]

thndrstrck85 wrote:

i love how people are so offended by this interview

have a sense of humor

anyway, the fact that ac/dc plays what they love is amazing..

"BS: Anything, jazz, whatever. But we choose to do what we do. Anybody who criticizes that is themselves, they’re thinking wrong, we’re not thinking wrong, they are."

i would say "perfectly said" but he was a little drunk and the words arent put together very well, but the idea is perfect..if youre playing music that you wanna play, youre a successful musician

which we had more of those these days

hes right have a sense of humor besides they wrer drunk when he said it

[9badarv]

it's a shame we don't have that spirit in rock these days

[psychokiller99]

Pretty_Much wrote:

God I hate AC/DC.

u know wat's funny, is that ACDC is one of those bands that not a lot of people dislike, very likeable band i think, and i like them very much, good stuff, he's a bit outspoken, but they make cool music, as long as it sounds good, i don't care what key or sweep pickin patter or watever ****in scale they play, as long as it sounds good, ACDC rocks

[c_isher]

Shabalaba wrote:

I think that without bon, AD/DC doesnt have te same flare, the only half decent album with Brian is Back in Black the rest was rubbish

I heartily agree...

[slowhand91]

very cool. gotta love that.

[Danis1]

the abreviations of their names made me laugh. Every time i read angus'response to a question, i found it hard not to think he is saying aye. Likewise Bon Scott had a tendency to say bullshit to everything.

[The_New_Slash]

AY: A lot of people take us wrong; people criticize us because they say we can’t play. It’s a lot of bullshit.

BS: Shit, man, we could play ****in’ …

AY: … two hundred chords.


Hahah nice

[Ibeatonthebrat]

I wonder if Bon was serious when he said, "What's a punk band?" God that's classic. Anyway, AC/DC kicks ass.

[Centurion]

This pair of jokers pretty much sums up a rock 'n' roll attitude. A fantastic sense of humour and care free way of life.

[JimPrenier_11]

"What's a punk band?" THAT"S AWESOME!!!

[thejester]

its been said before and i will say it again. this is done with humor. do you really think angus thinks page beck and clapton were ripping him off. hes being funny, and quite so

[Sabotage 2]

Angus and Bon were two bad mother****ers. LONG LIVE AC/DC!!

[Tubyboulin]

haha people really need to stop saying AY sounds like a dick, jeese people lighten up he was kidding. its just rock'n'roll. and AC/DC rocks!!

[whats in a name]

wow, this made me hate ac/dc, bon and angus like a hundred times more. they're the ones playing a bunch of over-distorted, 3 chord progressions with the same damn beat, just changin the lyrics, while they dis bands and artists that have influenced every rock band since.. talk about conceited. **** them!!!

[dustnbones316]

dude why is everyone freaking the **** out, its called sarcasm you dumb shits, take things so damn literally, i suppose your one of those asses that walks around with their nose in the air with no sense of humor

[powerage225]

it says that the tour was in support of highway to hell, this was in 1978, that album didnt come out till 1979

[RIP_bonham]

whats a punk band, god thats funny shit.

btw, (check wiki as proof) angus was born in 55 which made him 18 when acdc formed. they said he was born in 59 to make his "age" match his onstage appearance.

i agree completely that we need musicians that play what they love because they love it and not any of this fake stuff we have nowadays.

LONG LIVE GREAT SCOTT

[DOOdooroCK]

i liked bon scott than tha replacement guy better

[t-bo18]

haha thats great
ps all you whiny little b*tches need to drink a beer, relax and get a sense of humour

[plainoldcody]

You gotta love Angus and Bon

[sk8rMeTaLhEaD27]

kind of arrogant if you ask me.

Checked.

[ssk9716757]

****ing awesome. You have to understand that they've had a little to drink (especially Bon) and they're just being sarcastic. The comment about Page and Clapton ripping him off is funny if you understand that they were around before he was even born. He was making a joke. Go Angus and Bon!

[Taker43153]

Angus owns your face

[Rock_Bassist]

Dear whats in a name:
I'm going to be nice to you.
First of all, you have a disturbing lack of knowledge of Ac/Dc's amplifier settings and effects line. Very, VERY little distortion is used in most of what they play.

Secondly, if you can honestly think of anything bad to say about this band's choice of chordy rock, you should spend more time complaining to the metalheads about how all their guitarists do is run scales and swoops over and over again. Then, pick up a guitar, and try to play Kicked in the Teeth (off powerage)as good as angus does, while running around on stage, and if you can, good for you, you STILL need to get your head on straight before saying something about a band that is known and loved worldwide by several generations and guitarists that have influenced many to follow.

That and what they're saying is sarcasm (that point can't be brought up enough)...

[ZeppMuffins]

Ohh, Angus & Bon are so awesome.

[Rock_Bassist]

Lol, nothing against metal guitarists though. XD

[thepuddingking]

i love 'em, angus is my freaking hero. idk why people are freaking out and hating on 'em, its pretty obvious theres a good amount of levity in what they're saying. I gotta say, though, Angus is like a living incarnation of rock n' roll, everything that rock is, ballsy, in your face, unafraid of pissing folks off, is culminated in that tiny little fella with limitless energy in a schoolboy uniform playing face melting solos that say "**** you" to everything.

Long Live Angus, and RIP Bon...

[blaze2thekings]

i wish jimmy page and clapton would steal some of my riffs, thatd be cool.

[Lefty99]

griff1987 wrote:

Im not a particularly big AC/DC fan, and readin this hasnt made me like any more - particularly as AY says he's better than Clapton, Page, Beck, Hendrix, Townsend... if i hadnt read this i wudnt have believed that Angus Young is so up his own arse

Guys he was being sarcastic. You just can't tell because you can't see him talk.

[seanie!]

Clapton got too technical, Hendrix was just noise, and Jimmy Page stole his style... Oh man Angus rules.

[swinghead]

ACDC rocks! so much alcohol, so much pretentiousness, so much raw power...

[captmorgan_36]

Bon Scott was a character. Brilliant lyrics and rocking style. I wouldn't like to be in a band that are on after AC/DC. They totally rip the audience up and never take themselves too seriously off and on the stage. AC/DC are better rockers than Led Zep. Even Iommi says so. They just make me wanna pick up an SG and rock.

[Ylviste]

c_isher wrote:

Shabalaba wrote:

I think that without bon, AD/DC doesnt have te same flare, the only half decent album with Brian is Back in Black the rest was rubbish
I heartily agree...

Well I disagree, AC/DC is and has always been about the Young brothers and no disrespect to Bon, but Brian is a much better vocalist.

[fretsonfire74]

haha.
"whats a punk band?"
lmao.
great work.

[captmorgan_36]

That's it I'm buying an SG! Maybe get a school uniform too. AC/DC annoyed the crap outta my ex-wife so good riddance to her and her poppy nonsense. Bring on the next album and tour. I saw them at the legendary Glasgow Apollo (not the IYWB recording). They were awesome. The critics can pan them all they like but do the Youngs really care? They've worked damn hard to get AC/DC the status they deserve. They came out of tough Australian and European joints and are well versed in putting on an excellent show.

[DirtyDeeds]

This is the stuff legends are made of

[Paracetamol]

that was cool, but at the same time you realise how full of shit they are, especially angus.

[Nazi zaschzi]

haha just discovered that it's wierd that they call him "bs"(B*llsh*t)

dantheman123 wrote:

i hate ac/dc

Your point?

Checked.

[Wannabe Page!]

jaggerbush320 wrote:

well that was amusing.

Page,Clapton, and Beck ripping off Angus.

Meanwhile they had been playing twice as long as him.

Angus wasn't even born until about 1959.

The main riff of Have A Drink On Me has the same move as a part in the solo of Dazed and Confused

angus was born on 31st March 1955...there's my 2cents xD

[Wannabe Page!]

+ there's obviously something wrong here...

..."This conversation took place just after the release of Highway To Hell, Scott’s final album."

Highway to Hell was released in July 1979 ... this is 1978... maybe just a number mistake

[astrocreep71]

new songs, old songs, first chord every time, you KNOW it's AC/DC. Maybe boring to some, maybe iconic to others. You can say that they haven't progressed any. You can argue that they have stayed true to their sound. In my opinion, it would be much harder to do the exact same thing (chords and the whole partying and getting laid aspect) in that many different ways with one recipe, such as they have done, without showing the growth that they all have experienced as musicians is somewhat of an anomoly. Take it for what it's worth. The Aussies just have a totally different attitude than most.

[acdc1]

this probably has nothing to do with this but you know how every couple of years bands will say thats already been done its to easy. from my point its easier to start on something new then to try to make music thats already been made

[BennyStruggle]

So you were aware of people Clapton and Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page?

AY: Yeah, they’ve been ripping me off for years. At the time I was playing, these were all the people who were famous. Jeff Beck I don’t know about; all I ever heard of Jeff Beck was when he played rock and roll, I don’t know what he’s doing now. And Jimi Hendrix was an entertainer. He was on The Old Grey Whistle Test (television program) in England and he was playing ‘Wild Thing’ or something like and all that was was ****in’ noise.

LOL!!!!! First things first, this article reeks of FAKE...and secondly, I highly doubt that a 8 year old Angus Young was influencing Page or Clapton in 1963 when the Yardbirds was formed...and I highly doubt that when he was 18 in 1973 that he had any influence on any of the classic rock guitarists from the 60's or 70's for that matter. What an ego...thats like me saying I influenced Kurt Cobain and Nirvana/Nevermind because I was 9 in 1991 playing power chord fueled punk songs. LOL..I hate Angus Young even more then before...but wait. This is a fake interview forgot that.

[BennyStruggle]

astrocreep71 wrote:

new songs, old songs, first chord every time, you KNOW it's AC/DC. Maybe boring to some, maybe iconic to others. You can say that they haven't progressed any. You can argue that they have stayed true to their sound. In my opinion, it would be much harder to do the exact same thing (chords and the whole partying and getting laid aspect) in that many different ways with one recipe, such as they have done, without showing the growth that they all have experienced as musicians is somewhat of an anomoly. Take it for what it's worth. The Aussies just have a totally different attitude than most.

I love how its an "australian" band even though the Young Brothers and Bon Scott were Scottish...

[Ali-b912]

BennyStruggle wrote:

I love how its an "australian" band even though the Young Brothers and Bon Scott were Scottish...

i wrote this out longer and more detailed once then my internet ****ed itself so im doing a short one. they all lived in australia for ages, malcom was about 5 and they formed here. i think angus means he didnt get his moneys worth when he bought stuff by page or clapton. angus actually started playing when he was 5 anyway by stringing a banjo like a guitar just for the info. plus bons off his face and i reckon angus would have had about at least 4 bottles/cans. angus was and is a purist and his veiw is effects are making something sound better then it is, like how techno is usually some dick with a keyboard a wahwah and some drum samples. he plays almost clean with just enough gain that u can hear it. angus also jumped onto the floor without skipping a beat, in a school uniform. try it, if you dont value your back much.

Rock_Bassist wrote:

Lol, nothing against metal guitarists though. XD

i dont think metal existed very much at the end of the 70's and if it did i think they wouldnt know wat it is

[minivia]

just goes to show you austrailians are a bit slower cool interview tho dont like how angus thinks hes the second christ in it very shocking

[Twodogz]

!@#$ wrote:

It's rock and roll man, we need some more rock and roll today, people playing only because it's fun

Unfortunately the "Industry" will never return to "Fun Bands" which is a damn shame.
Rock n roll definately ain't noise pollution.

Dogz 2007

[Schmeg Junior]

Man, all I want (I'm thirteen) is to end up playing some arena and blow some minds with sometype of blues-rock 3 chord progression song with an amazing solo, and trust me "Fun Bands" aren't dead, real rock'n'roll lives on and so will the bands. All my Kudos to Bon (besides having teh best name ever) and Angus for showing us all that a good show, adrenaline, a few whikseys (spelled that way for a reason, think about it) and some sarcasm will forever be a shining light for non-conformists everywhere! "What's a punk band?" EPIC!!!

[Ali-b912]

Schmeg Junior wrote:

Man, all I want (I'm thirteen) is to end up playing some arena and blow some minds with sometype of blues-rock 3 chord progression song with an amazing solo, and trust me "Fun Bands" aren't dead, real rock'n'roll lives on and so will the bands. All my Kudos to Bon (besides having teh best name ever) and Angus for showing us all that a good show, adrenaline, a few whikseys (spelled that way for a reason, think about it) and some sarcasm will forever be a shining light for non-conformists everywhere! "What's a punk band?" EPIC!!!

i deifinitely agree. the band airbourne from australia sound so similar to ACDC its not funny, but they are bloody awesome. should check them out but i think their stuff is hard to find outside australia.

[xxdarrenxx]

How can you possibly flame a guy that makes cool rock n roll music in a school outfit and who probably was drunk as hell

Go AcDc!!

[Deanslinger]

great interview, and the introduction was well written

[nick_b]

i hate to say it, but this interview made them look like wankers

[magic_tree]

Can't believe how many people are missing the humour in this!! AC/DC never pretended, and still dont, to be anything but a rock and roll band. Most of the lyrics are about drinking fighting and shagging and not much else but thats the clever thing, thats what most of us like doing when we go out. They dont want to make a point, they dont want to try to stop war and famine, they just want every one at their gigs to get wrecked and dance around like nutters, attempting the goose-step. Good on em.

Also, they are very well liked in the rock and roll circle, they have played with practically every band under the sun are probably good mates with Mr Beck, Mr Claptout and Mr Townsend. You rib your mates dont you? You got to have banter, and thay have it.

[Pyro_TheVampire]

Pretty_Much wrote:

God I hate AC/DC.

Then why read the article and post you words here that a lot of AC/DC fans can read?

[Pyro_TheVampire]

Oh yeah, 100th Comment w00t.
Rock and Roll aint noise pollution

[Rusty Nails]

ohh man what a great interview god I love this band Bon Scott is the greatest front man who ever lived and Angus Young did have all the original riffs every other guitarist stole from him just listen to a song by a band called The Cult doing Stone Flowers the guitar riff in that song sounds exactly like AC/DC'S gonna be a rock and roll singer look for yourself.

[JimiHendrix11]

This band has one of the loudest concert evr. I went to monsters of rock and dang kaboom cannons and fireworks so freaken loud. Go AC/DC!!!!!1

[Six Stringer_]

Too much competition in music, people goin on about how good he is or they are but who really cares?? 'Oooh look at me i listen to a band that plays 1000 notes a second'. yeah thats great mate, why dont you get over urself. Even if John Mclaughin read the interview he prolly wouldnt give two shits about it so all you whiners shutup. Sometimes simplicity is best, too much tech crap.

[simmons100]

Angus said all hendrix did was make noise now thats bullshit.

[AC/DC09]

Just wanted to say that angus never drank alcohol when he was on stage, so dont blame his humor on him being drunk. AC/DC is legendary because of this attitude, it shows in their music and they wouldnt of gotten as far as they did if they didnt have a rough attitude. Also, people need to stop ripping on Angus' guitar playing, he is a genius!

[!!ANGUS!!]

everytime in a performance Jimi hendrix always made just noise but on his records they were nice

[TheHammer]

Ali-b912 wrote:

BennyStruggle wrote:

I love how its an "australian" band even though the Young Brothers and Bon Scott were Scottish...

i wrote this out longer and more detailed once then my internet ****ed itself so im doing a short one. they all lived in australia for ages, malcom was about 5 and they formed here. i think angus means he didnt get his moneys worth when he bought stuff by page or clapton. angus actually started playing when he was 5 anyway by stringing a banjo like a guitar just for the info. plus bons off his face and i reckon angus would have had about at least 4 bottles/cans. angus was and is a purist and his veiw is effects are making something sound better then it is, like how techno is usually some dick with a keyboard a wahwah and some drum samples. he plays almost clean with just enough gain that u can hear it. angus also jumped onto the floor without skipping a beat, in a school uniform. try it, if you dont value your back much.Rock_Bassist wrote:

Lol, nothing against metal guitarists though. XD

i dont think metal existed very much at the end of the 70's and if it did i think they wouldnt know wat it is

*cough*Sabbath*cough*
P,S, To all you who think Brian Johnson isn't as good as Bon, why would you even compare them, its like comparing Lemmy to God (oh, wait, bad example, Lemmy is God

[livewire76]

God, some people are taking this so seriously. They're just mucking around, having a laugh, yet some people hang on every word like it was gospel. Lighten up! I know if i had people sticking a mic in my face all the time i'd get bored with it and wind up the reporter. Just imagine being asked the same questions day in, day out for years. Of course its going to get boring! They're saying stuff for effect, to goad the reporter, who doesn't seem like he's got the guts to challange them. It's just for fun.