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Now you gotta do IT’S A LONG WAY TO YHE TOP. The one where they are on the back of a truck.

Whole Lot of Rosie. River Plate. Everyone agrees too.

the "highway to hell" album is what propelled them to global status. sadly it was Bon's last album. Bon had finally hit the big time, as did AC/DC, but for Bon, it was short lived. the irony to me is.... because of Bon's passing, and the subsequent release of the "back in black" album in memory and honor of him, AC/DC became legends! well done Bon!

That is Angus .. A very young Angus! ... Scottish-born Angus and older brother Malcolm Young formed AC/DC in the 'Land down under' way back in 1973. A guy by the name of Dave Evens was the bands singer in the beginning. It wasn't until 1975 that Bon Scott took over as lead vocals and recorded AC/DC's debut album .. #High Voltage .. that same year. Bon Scott is credited with 4 studio albums under his belt before his untimely death in February 1980. After a night out drinking, Scott was being driven home by good friend {who was also out drinking w/Scott that night} Allistar Kinnear. Before arriving home, Kinnear noticed Scott had fallen asleep in the car. He had called another friend to help put the car seat down so Bon could sleep more comfortably on his back. By morning, Scott was still 'sleeping' when his friend went to check on him. Getting no response and panicked, he took Scott to the hospital and learned that he had already died. Cause of death was acute alcohol poisoning/asphyxiation {on his own vomit}. Bon Scott was only 34 y/o. Brian Johnson came in as Scott's replacement soon after and recorded #Back in Black which sold over 10 million copies. Long time producer and older brother George Young passed away on October 22, 2017 We, the fans and the band also lost older brother and AC/DC co-founder/rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young from complications of dementia on November 18, 2017. Malcolm was 64. Malcolm's nephew Steven Young has filled in as rhythm guitar before and after his uncle's passing.

Look up the Brian Johnson Hoover vacuum commercial. From the week before he got his current job.

Bon Scott had such an infectious smile with that shit eating grin

Everything in this was LIVE. YUP

The greatest 'balls to the wall' rock in roll band to ever walk the planet. The raw, high-voltage electricity of AC/DC is unmatched.

Even earlier AC/DC: Covering a blues classic "Baby Please Don't Go" and they manage to make it their own. Definitely needs a reaction.

Love the Bon Scott era and was fortunate enough to see Bon 2x live. Bon actually broke his foot in the jump in this video

If you want to watch this live with Bon you should check out the greatest live performance from AC/DC (IMO) Live at the Apollo 1978. It is incredible. Angus gives his all.

Yep that was Angus. All 5 feet 2 inches of him.

Early AC/DC was the best, so great live.

If you got the chops do the song “Let There Be Rock” from the River Plate concert December 2009. Angus does damn near 16 minutes of kicking ass guitar work and a solo in the air. Granted it is a longer video than most to get by the censors but the time flys and it’s probably their greatest performance of all time. You won’t be disappointed!!!! Just saying!!!! So says Austin Tx. 🎸🎸🎸🎸😍😍😍🥳🥳😎🍸

This version with Bon Scott RIP is legendary

They have had some flack over the years. Angus used to moon the crowd and he got in trouble over here for that. Bon broke his ankle on that jump and Angus burned his amp up recording this 🙂 You should watch him live young. He is like a caged animal. He is like 22 here I believe. Riverplate he is 54. Not as wild but still moves the whole time.

Back in Black came out the summer of 1980. Months after Bon's death in Febuary. This was recorded in probably 1977-78, a couple years after Bon took over from their first singer, Dave Evans.

Watch this from River plate live, Angus has a 12 minute guitar solo that will blow you away

My personal favorite AC/DC song. R.I.P. to Bon Scott. He was the lead singer until his sudden death. They then found Brian Johnson and dedicated BACK IN BLACK to Bon. Rock music is my religion. 🤘🏽

I agree. It’s bluesy but not not enough to call blues/rock. This is HARD rock!

To answer your question about controversy…I was around when this came out. The band hadn’t broken overseas at this stage, but there was No controversy about this video in Australia when it came out.

At this time, they were not yet famous-// they were making a name for themselves as a hard driving touring band. They were ahead of their time and they were also outside of what was mainstream at that time- they were a band from Australia-- hitting the road touring looking for their big break. This album is a masterpiece-- but most of their fans didn’t “discover” it until after they did hit it big with their Highway to Hell and Back in Black albums. Great reaction video

they were always big in australia from 1973

To the best of my knowledge AC/DC IN America they wasn't well known til highway to hell, the producer for thst album was mutt Lang, he also produced the next album back n black, when back in black hit a lot of Americans went back to discover the rest of AC/DC but once they discovered them they blew up huge. One of the biggest bands ever.

FYI...when Bon jumped over the pulpit; he actual broke his ankle.

When the singer jumped over the drums he broke his ankle and still finished the video

Try for "It's a Long way to the Top," on the back of a flat bed truck driving down a street in Melbourne Victoria Australia. When Bon Scott juumped down, he broke his foot, they had to finish the next day sans costumes. Angus started at age 16, still in school uniform, no time to change. His sister had a sewing machine, with AC/DC power on the back label. She made him uniforms for on stage. Angus came home from school one day, to police in the front yard, stopping him going in, not believing he lived there. Some Easybeats fan-girls had found out the Young boys lived there, and Stevie was staying there, so they broke in to the house, So mum had to vouch for her son living in her house to get him inside. His eldest brother George was in The Easybeats, Harry Vanda and George Young went on to write a lot of great music, for a lot of talented people, including Hey, Saint Peter, which they ended up recording themselves. They also wrote, Evie, parts 1, 2 and 3, for the lead singer from the Easybeats, Stevie Wright.

Here is a list that you should try (in any order): -Let There be Rock - Live at Apollo Theatre - (with Bon) -Whole Lotta Rosie (Live at River Plate) - (With Brian) -TNT (Live at River Plate) - (with Brian) -Riff Raff Live at Apollo Theatre - (with Bon) - The Jack Live at River Plate - (with Brian) - Its a Long Way to The Top (If you wanna Rock n Roll) - (with Bon) - Thunderstruck - Live at River Plate or Donington - (with Brian) -For Thouse About to Rock - Live at River Plate (is The Last song from the concert)

I grew up in Australia listening to early ACDC, my first album was TNT, love that early era. Bon is buried in Fremantle, 30min away from where I live, still need to visit

This is the first AC/DC I heard in the mid 70s and never looked back 🤘

The Let there be rock album was received well and helped to cement their early reputation, they spent more time in the U.K. for greater exposure and their fan base and popularity began to grow steadily over the next couple of albums. The live album If you want blood , you’ve got it, really boosted them and sold really well , then the Highway to hell album broke them wider internationally. Unfortunately Bon died shortly after, the bands profile was definitely still in the ascendancy. The mega success undoubtedly came with Brian at the helm but, it’s anyone’s guess if similar success would’ve been had with Bon. I imagine they would still have been a huge band

So, they were breaking world-wide with "Highway To Hell," Bon's last album. Don't worry, they were massive in Australia from their first record. Many international fans grew appreciation of their earlier sound after Back In Black. You mentioned the producers - Harry Vanda & George Young. Harry & George were in a successful Aussie band "The Easybeats" in the 1960's. George is Malcolm & Angus' older brother. As the Easybeats gained success, (in Australia and gradually England & Europe) George bought home guitars for his younger brothers, who spent countless hours practicing & learning. Jeff Apter, who has written a couple of books on the band, tells one story: "The older brothers would play a song on a record or the radio, like Chuck Berry or The Beatles etc, and say to Angus 'play that.' Angus would go & practice it for 15, 20 minutes, then come back and play it. Perfect. Note for note." After The Easybeats broke up, Harry & George went on to produce & support many brilliant Australian rock bands, and wrote heaps of great songs for other artists, Australian & international. They wrote "Walking In The Rain," a huge hit for Grace Jones. They also formed their own band "Flash & The Pan" to perform some of the vast catalogue of songs which they hadn't passed on to other acts. They are referenced in the Dire Straits hit "Sultans Of Swing," ("check out guitar George..." & "Harry doesn't mind....")

did you know bon scott broke his ankle filming this vid when he jumped off the stand thats why the vid cuts to the sound studio he is nursing a broken ankle just a little acdc trivia

Hey I'm from Cleveland and we got into album Rock back then the albums are what hit the charts a lot of us rock and rollers back in the day. Listen to the whole album. We really didn't buy singles and Bon broke his ankle during the filming of this video in case you wondered why he fell off the stage. Great reaction. Bye

Oh baby AC/DC Angus looks like he's in school for real. Its Bon Scott RIP too. 🤘🔥🎸

Nervous shakedown and spellbound are also bangers from acdc

Watch ANY of the performances from Bon Scott era. Angus was so much wilder and energetic back then. He is still great afterwards but during the early days it was just insane.

Yes blues rock. When you get more into their catalog, you will find the bluesy kickazz gems.

Brian was in a band that would occasionally open for AC/DC and Bon told his band mates that, if anything should ever happen to him, they should get Brian to front the band . . . . . and they did. Brian was hand picked by Bon.

Phil Rudd laying down a solid beat. Love AC/DC.

Bon Scott broke his ankle when he jumped from the pulpit

Another Bond Scott AC/DC song that you really need to hear is It's a Long Way to the top. Nothing like a rock band lead singer playing the bagpipes. You need that song in your life.

He looks so different because he is like 20 years old in this video...lol

Never take any notice of sales. Sales are driven by marketing, and controlled by business suits who know nothing about blues or rock music. Most suits in the music industry know that the biggest market is young girls from about 8 yo to 14 yo. That is the only target for most record labels and all top 40 radio stations..... I did say Top 40 radio stations, not rock , blues, jazz , classical or R n B. In every neighbourhood throughout the world it is the most popular radio station that determines record sales, not the music.

Social Media and ways to communicate disapproval wasn't really possible when this came out. BTW can we all be thankful that Brian came along and saved this fucking awesome band! I mean it's no easy feat following Bon and that amount of talent and charisma that he put out. I sure would have loved to have seen Bon all these years fronting AC/DC as well. RIP Legend

BON SCOTT actually discovered Brian Johnson. He told the band if something ever happens to me Brian should be my replacement. Weird

I believe there are a number of classic early rock and roll riffs that Angus pays tribute to in this song.

Lots of groups actually used to record in churches because the Acoustics was so good

I don't really remember, but "Highway To Hell", the album before "Back In Black", should've been what really put them on the "pop" map? But what you need to remember is that Mtv & music videos didn't exist till '82(?), let alone the internet or satellite radio. & most cities only had one Rock station. You had to be in the know & buy the albums if you wanted to hear them, so not much AC/DC played to push them up the U.S. charts till probably singles like "Highway To Hell" was sent out by their record company & got put on by a dj who liked it? By the time "Back In Black" came out, people were waiting for it, & the hit single "You Shook Me All Night Long", which I personally never need to hear again as long as I live😅, took them to the next level & they became global superstars, & the rest is history! See ya! 🤘🌎❤

At this time in Aust .Pop music was possibly pushed more than Rock even though Rock music was popular in Australia .There was also a lot of rock bands in Australia at that time .

Bon died 1980 Feb 20 & Brian rehearsed & recruited in March. Album recorded in April in a week with Brian tasked with lyric writing & album released in July.

Bon is the Preacher. The band is the choir.

R.I.P. Bon....dead but never forgotten !

Malcolm was the boss of ACDC as he made all of the decisions and if anyone disagreed was soon gone - Bon was singer for 6 years building the foundation for ACDC success until Brian and Mutt Lange took ACDC to the next level of world wide fame

They had to cancle the Rest of the Video Shooting in the Church because Bon BROKE HIS ANCLE when he jumped of the pulpit !

The only Australian born member of this ACDC lineup is drummer is Phil Rudd, bass player Cliff Williams is from England and Bon, Angus and Malcolm were born in Scotland. Controversial equates to FUN in this video! And im Catholic Aussie. ACDC fan since age 11 circa 1975. I turned 60 in Feb and still love Jesus, thanks ACDC

Bonn broke his ankle in this shoot when he jumped off the pulpit. He kept going to the end.

I am convinced this right here inspired The Rocky Horror Picture Show. So camp!

They love the rock n roll blues. Their history of it. " Back in 1955, the white man had the schmaltz, the black man had the blues. Bon's hero.. Little Richard, Angus hero, Chuck Berry

Real rock and roll ..and a lil blues❤️🔥🔥

The one and only Bon Scott on vocals. Listen to the Bon Scott version of Dirty Deeds next.

Bon broke his ankle in that jump and they kept it in the video.

between Bon and Brian, Bon was more of a story teller with his lyrics.

I remember when AC/DC first came out and a lot of people did not consider them to be a very serious band because they were kinda goofy and overly sexual. But a few years later Rock fans could not stop playing side 1 of Highway to Hell. "Girls Got Rhythm" and "Walk All Over You" were songs loved by fans even more than the title track. This album had 8 out of 10 songs that were bangers.

AC/DC died when Bon Scott did! No better front man than Bon!! Seen them with Bon Scott 16 times! 🤘😊 R.I. P. Bon Scott!

AC/DC's Album POWERAGE is what I consider one of the best Blues Albums EVER!!! Down Payment Blues says it all.

This is Bon Scott and he met Brian Johnson prior to his death and told the band if anything ever happened to him they were to replace him with Brian. Bon died shortly after saying this.

Funny. You talking about as long as you are not doing anyone any harm, as Bon is about to take a jump and break his ankle. You will see him in different clothes next lol.

It is Bon Scott, he actually broke his ankle during this video.

I like Bon Scott, but you can't deny Brian Johnson. Hes done a good job of carrying the band on👍🏼👍🏼🔥🔥

That’s Angus lol he’s 69 now, he’s a lot older, and a lot richer lol!

Oh yeah.🤘 Bon Scott ❤

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They were young back then. ✌

ac/dc is a blues rock band and has plenty of bluesy rock songs. and ac/dc very rarely charted songs but they have the lasting love of their songs with fans that very few bands have and every band wants more than chart success

Going back for this one. Good for you! Bon was a great front man. There was a different tone in AC/DC pre-Brian that easily be appreciated. Controversial? Not that I recall, but rock is SUPPOSED to raise the hackles. Yes, Angus is like that throughout an entire concert, but frequently way more frantic. Check out the live videos if you can. Their getting old. Too bad you may never get to actually see them live. A great show every time I've gone. The origin of this kind of rock is based on blues. If you were to mellow it down, take it down a couple notches, you'll hear it.

Angus looks different here because he’s basically a kid. He’s super young here.

This one is scorching! By the way when Bon made that big jump, I heard he broke his ankle...that's why quick cut away from that.

Angus supposedly headbanged his guitar knocking out one of his teeth. Obviously he had it put back in after the recording of the video!

Brian stepped in & has done a phenomenal job as his own front man, but the best AC/DC albums were with Bon, with the possible exception of "Back In Black", which was mostly written, from what I understand, before Brian came into the studio & started writing. Then the follow-up, "For Those About To Rock", came out & it was a strong album, but not quite as good. Then after that they basically had two or three decent songs per album & the rest filler! But they were always a reliable good concert cause you knew they'd play two or three new songs from their latest album, which nobody really cared to hear, & the rest would be all the old jam! 🤘🌎❤

Remember: 1. This was a different time, when people weren't so sensitive about this kind of stuff. 2. There was no internet, so those that did have an issue with it didn't have much means to get their "whining" out there. 3. Anyone who heard any "whining" would generally just tell them to get a life and get over it. It's just a damned song.

It was filmed in Kirk Gallery church In Surry hill, Sydney, Bon Scott Broke his leg when he jumped down in the clip.

They didn't have much comercial exposure in north america at this time. I would assume is why this album did not hit as high on the charts.

I think they were too young as a band. AC/DC formed in 1973. Founding members Angus and big brother Malcolm were 18 & 20 yrs old. Not sure of where the original drummer or bass guitarist came from but one night their original lead singer didn't show up. So they recruited their limo driver, Bon Scott. Their first 2 albums were Australian releases only. Then they were paying dues as opening act for bigger bands. Strangely Bon returned from a trip to England and told the rest of the band if anything ever happened to him call this guy Brian Johnson. He's good, he'll do good with you guys. He's the Geordies singer right now.

We've got Angus and Malcolm Young but the most important to Aussie music is their older brother George from the easybeats. Together with Harry Vanda is responsible for so many great 70's and 80's hits

Dude I was a Democrat with conservative values, and yes that was common when this music came out! I loved AC/DC from the beginning.

They hadn't really broke into America yet, was about to when Bon died. Highway to Hell album had them their. Then Bon passed, so by the time BIB hit, America was ready to go full in, and that album pushed them worldwide.

I have a t shirt with part of the lyrics to this song.... it's the Dog's B's...🤘💜🤘

You Shook Me All Night Long in River Plate

Ohhhh!!!!it's thee rock of blues

Bon Scott saw Brian Johnson in a small venue and told Angus if he ever quit the band he wanted Brian to take his place. Yep that was Angus. As far as I can remember the older folks never listened, and the younger generation loved it! Don't remember any controversy. Only Bon Scott can play bagpipes in a rock band and make it sound awesome. "It's a long way to the top"

Iirc, dirty deeds & highway to hell are the songs that propelled them into the commercial mainstream

They were a rising Rock group with Bon and on the verge of being super huge when Bon died...Brian took the baton and he finished ACDC rise. They started huge in Australia and were beginning to break thru in the USA--in 1977 they were still in their rising phase and had a cult following...it took a few years to totally break thru in the USA.

ACDC is the only Rock band on the planet where most of the focus of any video is on the guitar player, not thw singer, he's the bomb.. You mentioned George Young, the older brother of Angus and Malcolm Young. He was a guitarist in Aussie Rock band, the Easybeats which recorded hit FRIDAY ON MY MIND, check that song out, its great!

Back then there were no “Karens” 😂 it wasn’t controversial. People didn’t take everything so seriously.

The best ACDC is with Bon. Try it's a long way to the top and jailbreak

Bon one the all time great frontmen and yes the uppity-ups referred to them as Anti-Christ/Devil'sChild(AC/DC)

That's a very young Angus.

You need to react to Dirty Deeds live at River Plate. PLEASE.

Bonn Scot had screach Voice, Brian had a scream!