Mark Evans is the original bass player from AC/DC that featured legendary vocalist Bon Scott. Steve talks to Mark about his life in AC/DC. watch part 2 here - • An interview with Mark... www.guitarheroes.com.au
Yes indeed, best rock and roll biography I've ever read , had me in tears at one stage which I wasn't prepared for. All the best to Mark, a top guy ( come back to Perth WA when u can!).
I really enjoy listening to Mark Evans talk about his experiences with the band. He is a genuinely good guy and i wish him the best. Cliff Williams was the model of consistency but i think Mark was good enough and if he would have stuck with ac/dc they would have been just as big as they didn't ask a lot out of their bassists besides keep your head down, mouth shut and keep time. No knock on Cliff, he was perfect for what they asked also but Mark could have easily done that as well for 40 years.
Cliff's basslines were deceptively simple, but there's alot more going on in them than the average person can recognize. Ciff is the consummate musician.
Unfortunetly Mark was sacked by Malcolm for personal reasons not because of his playing quality. Wasn't quite the same afterwards and the Australian feel of the band was further eroded. Funny how Bon called Phil Polish!
Young guitar players take heed. Mark just dropped a pearl in this. Aussie R&R like AC/DC Rose Tattoo Angels and the like play pretty clean. Low gain high volume. Having worked with Mark in Bon But Not Forgotten a few times it's da truth. James Morley's rig is a guitar, cable and Marshall amp (preferably a Super Lead) or a JCM800 with the gain down low and the master up. I'll never forget one day going to visit Rockin' Rob Riley and he was experimenting with a Roland Cube and an extension speaker (coz he got sick of buying tubes for his 2 Marshalls) and as I was walking in listening it still sounded like Rob. My jaw dropped when I realized it was a vintage Roland Cube guitar and cable. No pedals! True story
Since posting this i fair dinkum spotted him at the coles market place leichhardt. I was living there recently, and he owns a music/guitar shop local also.
Wow they never played Aint No Fun....after it was recorded. Id always imagined them jamming out on it live. Maybe my favorite song by them along with Hell's Bells of course.
yeh....its not about getting the best bass player ....its more about reuniting with the original 70s feel of mark evans bass playing .....though him and angus did not see eye to eye...its time for angus to drop that shit ....and make it "authentic" again . Imagine - phil rudd , mark evans and angus all back .....that would be INCREDIBLE
Well, Anugs has got a lot of petty fucking problems. HE'S the one who had a stick up his ass about Phil, all along. Malcolm wanted him back in '94, and Angus always listened to him. With Malcolm out of the picture in 2014/2015, Angus got his (retarded) way and got fuck-nutts chris back in
Very interesting dude...i remember seeing his picture on the back of high voltage. Talking about beating up a bouncer. I was just a kid then and thought he might be a thug ....lol
I admittedly have a strong sense of lack in my knowledge of AC/DC because I don't know too much about Mark. I know that I should because he is AC/DC's first bass player and even though I prefer Cliff, he really is still a bad ass on that bass. He really is, in fact, essential to their sound and he really does deserve more credit for that from both the fans and the band.
The early AC/DC albums with Mark playing bass are some of their best work, Mark definitely deserve more credit, he helped to create the best Rock n Roll show on earth.
Scott Young Exactly. But, since I absolutely love every albums ever created by AC/DC, it's hard to compare them. Personally I find Cliff to have a slightly stronger personality in the band, but that's only my opinion. Cliff Williams and Mark Evans are BOTH the bass players from AC/DC.
Scoot Young, that's for sure, blues, rock, and a lot more rhythm in the early stuff. Yes Mark deserves just as much credit for being one of the founding members. Hope Mark gets the credit he deserves in the hall of fame for all the best work ac/dc did in my opinion.
@@nicholasjames2097 Angus and Mal made sure Mark wasn't allowed to get in the Hall of Fame with AC/DC; they still held a grudge for Mark arguing with Angus.
Angus and Malcolm realized they needed a more seasoned bassist than Mark, so they went with Cliff. I really liked this interview though. Choices have to be made.
It wasn't Bon who wanted Mark out, it was Malcolm and Angus who wanted him out. The reason Malcolm gave was that he wanted a bass player who could sing but there were moments of friction between Angus and Mark also. Personally, I think Mark could handle the singing required.
@@gerberbernstein7360 Mark has more than 15 Minutes becuase he's been in many recorded bands since his gig with AC/DC. PS have you even bothered to look up his book becuase it's really good.
Bon indeed was on board with wanting Mark out but Ang and Mal were the ones who spear headed it. Mark and Bon stayed close friends till his passing in 1980.
No disrespect to Cliff, but I’ve always liked Marks’ playing better. It had a sort of funkiness to it that I think is essential in the AC/DC brand of Rock n Roll.
Not sure, but he’ll be 62 tomorrow, 2nd March 2024. Can work his age out anytime by his birth year - 1956. Yes of course I googled all that lol😊 Great vid of all original members, you’ve probably seen it, one of my favs. It’s about the very beginnings of AC/DC’s , on a RU-vid vid - *The Forgotten Sydney of AcDc.
Ok I could be wrong but this dude was in the band 2 years. Ok so now let’s role play let’s say your friend from high school got famous and you guys use to hang out but since then have had no communication... and now 30-40 years later you write a book about it and profit off of it... how does that look. Regardless of how good he is he wasn’t good enough for the brothers. Move on man. It was a great and memorable time but focus on the future and make more memorable moments don’t profit off of a 40+ year old relationship that lasted 2 years.
