The official AC/DC thread
 

So, before I created this thread, I decided to run a little search and find of this has been done before. What I found was over a dozen different threads talking about them live, reviews of black ice and just general talk about them. So I decided to create this thread.

I rather enjoy black ice; I think it blows stiff upper lip way out of the water. I was also looking at there setlists for the past few months.. And they are exactly the same, night after night. While I don't really have a problem with this, it kind of ruined any suprise at all and the chance of hearing a different song is slim to none.

I got extremely lucky, and for the first time in my life, I'm in the first 15 rows on the floor. My seats are row 4 on the floor right at the front. (my friend is in the fanclub) anyways, what im really pushing at, is (even if it's nice and pretty and we beg) if we bring a sign asking to play 'big balls' (don't ask why, it's kinda been me and my friends anthem for a while) do you think they would? Again, Seeing the setlists makes me extremely doubtful, but I wanna know if it's even worth trying.

Don't care for them with an exception of like 2 songs.

However a good mate of mine saw them live a little while ago, even phoned me during the gig. Now he wants to drag me to one of their shows next time they visit.

Can't say I'd be too excited but rock 'n' roll is rock 'n' roll, right?

The only album I have is 'Black Ice'. I enjoy it, although I know it's not their best, so have promised myself that I will be buying the more well-known albums in the next few months. Great band.

Good idea. Onc you start listening to the rest of them you will become hooked !

1. Let There Be Rock
2. Powerage
3. Ballbreaker
4. The Razor's Edge

Those are in my opinion their best albums.
Black Ice is oké, it listens easy away but it misses the 5 minute songs as there are on Ballbreaker which is in my opinion, their last really good album. After that came Stiff Upper Lip and Black Ice, albums with 3 minute songs. Before you get in the song, it's already over. My top 5 of Black Ice is:

1. Rock N Roll Train
2. Big Jack
3. Spoilin For A Fight
4. Rocking All The Way
5. Decibel

I salute you,
TS

Go see them. I saw them twice. 2 hours of pure rock as it should be. Loud and energetic !

I salute you,
TS

I specifically remember you saying war machine was the best on BI and rock n roll train was 'boring' :p

War Machine is a mix of Live Wire and Givin The Dog A Bone. I never said that was good and I also didn't say RNRTrain was boring.

The album just doesnt show what AC/DC is. That's what I might been trying to say.

I salute you,
TS

Going to see them tomorrow night!

I exect a full review then! :p

Although please don't let it take 3 weeks like oli has..

Today marks mine and Bruce's first month anniversary.

So it's actually been 4 weeks :p

Should have married someone better. ;)

just got back from ACDC yesterday. Amazing live band, played for exactly 2 hours. The rain and thunder was pretty bad... It was pouring like it was a hurricane, but they kept chugging along. In between songs they had to dry off the guitars and stage though... Anyway, along with green day and Bon jovi, they're in my top 3 live acts. Amazing, although I didn't expect anything less.

Oh and it was my first outdoor concert... 73,250 people... Completely sold out.

I only saw them 2 times in 2 halls capable of around 9000 people.
They indeed keep rocking. 2 hours with the age they have and still hardly any other band of their generation lives up to that.

I still get a good feeling when I think back of those concerts I seen from them.
My list is Bruce springsteen, close followed by AC/DC and then Bon Jovi because the first 2 give all of themselves at any concert and Jon can get lazy ;)

Good to read you had a good time :)
Next year final tour i heard...

I salute you,
TS

great band,Highway to Hell for me is their best album,i prefer Bon to Brian too,saw them at the O2,got there early and was front row,show was great but i thought the band were missing 'something',some kind of spark,still enjoyed it though.Airbourne (the 'new' AC/DC) were far better at Manchester academy,totally rocked the joint,amazing band.

how true is this? If so i'd like to go see them before its too late

A neighbour of mine was a stagebuilder of AC/DC at the Dutch concerts. He heard that next year AC/DC will tour once more and that the Stones also will start (another) farewell tour.
It isn't confirmed anywhere yet I already thought this would be the last your of AC/DC.

So do not cling on to it, I just heard it from a stagebuilder :)

I salute you,
TS

I've never liked airbourne... Actually I cant stand them. First time I heard too much too fast (or whatever it's called) I thought "wow, ACDC certanly have dropped their standards" and then I found out it wasn't ACDC and it all made sence.

Oh OK well if i can afford to go next tour i shall

Seein them live in november.
Can't ****ing Wait!!!!!!

Can imagine ;)

TS

AC/DC show = complete musical/mental eyaculation + collective orgasm between you and 20,000 people.

In other words, this is exactly how a rock'n'roll shows should could and would be. I don't know, I'm still on a high, those old guys can rock!!!!!!!!!!

Saw them Live last night while working in Wembley. Gutted that I didn't get into their music in the past. Now I'm gonna have a listen of the Iron Man 2 soundtrack :D

Let me guess, you enjoyed yourself? ;-)
Seen them 3 times now with the last one being the kickoff of the tour in Holland.
My favorite albums are Let There Be Rock, Powerage and Ballbreaker.
Or if you want a piece of the real power get yourself the Live 2CD. High Voltage is a killer!

I salute you,
TS

3rd show on this tour at Wembley after 2 insane gigs at the Stade de France in Paris.
So so so ****in' good.

First gig I was crowd surfing all the way to the front and security grabbed me by the neck and pushed me back all the way to the very back of the stadium.

Second gig I watched on my own from about 30m center left facing the stage. Sooo sooo good.

And the Wembley show I saw from the nosebleeds, perpendicular to the stage. Never seen a show from there before. All three....just f*ckin' spectacular.

Still considering whether or not to do one of the Scandinavian gigs, probably Solna....but am slowly running out of money so maybe 3 was enough.

Mixed with a KISS gig and a PRODIGY gig in between, this were crazy 6 week...

I am getting a lot of energy from an AC/DC-concert as well but it's not worth it for me to see them more then once each tour. Each concert is so very much the same as the one before that it does not add enough for me to go again.
Also, with the first concert of this tour the volume was way too high that it started to hurt my ears so I got myself some earplugs and used them. It's a pity because the sound is the victim of that.

- TS

AC/DC are great live. Saw them in 96 & 09 but the new album is pure muck.

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Tour postphoned for now... At least Brian is out.. Absolutely gutted.

AC/DC is done Thierry. I am glad you and I got to see them at the start of the tour. Replacement-drummer, replacement-guitar and now they think of replacing Brian for the postponed shows. It's becoming a tribute-band more and more. Just call it a day and saviour the memories is what I'd say.

TS

I agree, it's still a shame though. Absolutely gutted that I didn't follow them earlier. There is no band who gave me more energy than AC/DC.

Arnhem and Gelsenkirchen where epic :).

Even if you followed them earlier you probably wouldn't have seen them much more live as they didn't tour that much.

1991/2 Razors Edge Tour
1996 Ballbreaker Tour
2001/2 Stiff Upper Lip Tour
2009 Black Ice Tour
2015 Rock or Bust Tour

At least I got to see them three times so I'm happy with that.

- TS

Was the tour properly filmed at an earlier point already? It looked like a great show from video you shared from the one you went.

I feel for Brian. I know what he is most likely experiencing based on his doctor's recommendation. People are declaring he just needs to wear an in-ear monitor (I believe he does,) but it isn't as simple as loud noise. I couldn't really expose myself to even moderate levels of music without experiencing rapid fluctuation and severe tinnitus. I needed a quiet room just to maintain what was hanging on.

It's one of those topics that people will over simplify, make fun of, dismiss... until it hits them. Given our culture of headphone/ear bud wearing masses, there's a whole lot of people that are going to find out for themselves sooner or later what it's really like and that hearing aids are not a pair of glasses. It's a one way street.

last year's show in Chicago was filmed for a future DVD/Blu-Ray release. A strange choice, given that the band played to 115 thousand fans in Austria earlier, yet it's nice that the tour was documented when they still could. I feel for Brian and hope that they can find a way to finish off the tour with him somehow.

Hmmm, hopefully it turns out, but American audiences.......

Last tour's River Plate show filming was phenomenal. The audience is pretty much the star of the entire show.

http://www.tmz.com/2016/03/28/axl-rose-ac-dc-in-studio/

Axl Rose is supposedly going to sing for AC/DC while they open for GNR on their tour. I can't imagine AC/DC in an opening slot for GNR to be honest but.... he supposedly said this on a late night talk show too.

I've read about this too, it's confirmed by one of the sons of one of the band members. I'd say pretty cool stuff :).

Stoked that they at least keep touring.

Getting Axl Rose to perform the last 10 shows is an act of desperacy in my opinion. AC/DC turned into a tribute band and I still think they should've given Brian a proper thank you and goodbye but after a lot of reading it seems it's just an Angus Young show where Bon Jovi is a Jon-show.
If Angus wants to play they play but only him and Cliff to back longest. All the others have been replaced already. They just should have said that it has been amazing but that this is a reason to call it a day but no, they talk to Axl 'I cannot sing for shit' Rose.

Pity.

I salute you,
TS

Axl Rose is the new singer, it has been confirmed on the site of AC/DC now. This is for the European tour that starts in May and for the remaining 10 dates of the USA tour.

Exciting stuff. Angus played with GNR yesterday, Whole Lotta Rosie and Riff Raff.

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