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AC/DC:
In 1973 a miracle happened. Two brothers Angus and Malcolm Young formed a band called AC/ DC and changed hard rock history forever. They developed the idea for the band's name after seeing the acronym "AC/DC" on the back of a sewing machine owned by their sister, Margaret. In November 1973, Malcolm and Angus Young recruited bassist Larry Van Kriedt, vocalist Dave Evans, and Colin Burgess, ex-Master's Apprentices drummer. The band played their first gig at a club named Chequers in Sydney on New Year's Eve, 1973. They were later signed to the EMI-distributed Albert Productions label for Australia and New Zealand. The early line-up of the band changed often; Colin Burgess was the first member fired, and several bassists and drummers passed through the band during the next year.
By this time Angus has developed his famous school uniform stage outfit. But there were problems in the band with Dave Evans because he was more like a glam rocker so in 1974 he was replaced by Ronald Belford „Bon” Scott. By January 1975, the Australia-only album High Voltage had been recorded. It was based on instrumental songs written by the Young brothers with lyrics added by Scott. Within a few months, the band's line-up had stabilized, featuring Scott, the Young brothers, bassist Mark Evans and drummer Phil Rudd. Their second album T.N.T., was a great sucess and they became ven more popular. Following the 1977 recording Let There Be Rock, bassist Mark Evans was sacked due to personal differences with Angus Young. He was replaced by Cliff Williams, who also provided backing vocals alongside Malcolm Young. In 1979, the band recorded their highly successful album, Highway to Hell. Lead singer and co-songwriter Bon Scott died on February 19, 1980, after a night of heavy alcohol consumption. The group briefly considered disbanding, but soon Brian Johnson was selected as Scott's replacement. Later that year, the band released their biggest-selling album, Back in Black. The band's next album, For Those About to Rock We Salute You, was also highly successful and was the first hard rock album to reach #1 in the United States. AC/DC have sold an estimated 150 million albums worldwide and were ranked by MTV the 7th "Greatest Heavy Metal Band Of All Time"
Albums:
Studio albums
High Voltage (Aus.)
T.N.T. (Aus.)
High Voltage
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Aus.)
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Let There Be Rock (Aus.)
Let There Be Rock
Powerage
Highway to Hell
Back in Black
For Those About to Rock
Flick of the Switch
'74 Jailbreak
Fly on the Wall
Who Made Who
Blow Up Your Video
The Razors Edge
Ballbreaker
Volts
Stiff Upper Lip
Live albums
Title
If You Want Blood You've Got It
Live albums:
Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition
Live from the Atlantic Studios
Let There Be Rock: The Movie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AtYkJ_eyHU
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