ACDC is one of my all time favortie bands! I got the honor of going to their concert back on November 4th and it was amazing! Those guys still sound like they did like they did in the 80’s. They were started by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Their first album, “High Voltage”, came out in 1975. Their second album came out in 1979 and it was called “Highway to Hell” but switched bassit from Mark Evans to Cliff Williams. Sadly the lead singer, Bon Scott died on February 19th, 1980 after consuming a very large amount of alchol. Brian Johnson, the current lead singer, replaced Bon Scott and recorded their best album yet, “Back in Black”. Their album “For those about to Rock” was their first album to hit number one in the United States but when Phil Rudd was fired and Simon Wrigt took over, the bands popularity declined. Phil Rudd returned to the band in 1994. ACDC made many other albums including “Ballbreaker”, “The Razors Edge”, and “Stiff Upper Lip”. Their most recent album is “Black Ice” and their album “Iron Man 2” is set to come out on April 10th of this year. They have sold over 20o million albums and over 71 million in the United States. “Back in Black” is their biggest selling album, selling 45 million copies worldwide. It is in second place for the top selling album of all time behind michael Jackson’s “thriller”.
Here is a list of the members and what they do:
- Brian Johnson – lead vocals (1980–present)
- Angus Young – lead guitar (1973–present)
- Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1973–present)
- Cliff Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals (1977–present)
- Phil Rudd – drums, percussion (1975–1983, 1994–present)
- Former members
- Dave Evans – lead vocals (1973–74)
- Bon Scott – lead vocals (1974–80)†
- Mark Evans – bass guitar, backing vocals (1975–77)
- Simon Wright – drums, percussion (1983–89)
- Chris Slade – drums, percussion (1989–94)
And here’s a list of their albums:
Angus Young and Bon Scott Angus Young and Brian JohnsonCliff Williams
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