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AC/DC – ” Realize “

Posted: November 11, 2020 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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After four years out of the spotlight, AC/DC returned to headlines within the rock community last month with confirmation of a reunion album with their Back In Back era lineup of Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Phil Rudd, and Cliff Williams, along with Stevie Young replacing the late Malcolm Young on rhythm guitar. AC/DC singer Brian Johnson hailed Stevie Young for carrying on the rhythm guitar tradition set by his uncle Malcolm Young on the band’s new album, Power Up.

“You don’t want to step backwards, and I think Stevie’s contribution is the fact that he’s kept up that level,” Johnson tells us. “And Stevie, his part in it is to keep that level exactly where Angus [Young] and Malcolm always wanted it – you know, the best it could be. I think that’s it, really.”

Stevie previously filled in for Malcolm, who died in 2017, on 1988’s Blow Up Your Video tour and joined the group for 2014’s Rock or Bust album and tour when his uncle retired. On Power Up, which comes out Friday, Stevie can be heard playing guitar parts written by Malcolm as he and Angus began crafting the material that became 2008’s Black Ice.

“We had a massive pile of stuff that the two of us had worked on,” Angus says. “Before we had done that album, we had quite a while together writing a lot of stuff together. … At the time, you can only present so much. So, that’s Malcolm’s big contribution. He’s part of all of the songwriting on the album. … I still go away humming a lot of ideas that the two of us worked on through the years.”



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On Wednesday, the band debuted “Realize” as the second single to appear on their forthcoming Power Up studio album. The album’s lead single, “Shot In The Dark”, was shared with the album’s overall announcement in early October.

“Realize” hears the hard rock veterans deliver a gut-punch of rock and roll adrenaline, opening with the big sounds of rung-out power chords from Angus and Stevie before Phil Rudd’s trademark 4/4 power rhythm pattern comes in to take the reins. 

AC/DC – ” Shot In The Dark “

Posted: October 27, 2020 in MUSIC
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AC/DC have released the first single from their upcoming “Power Up” album. You can listen to “Shot in the Dark” below. The track features the band’s signature sound, with ripping guitars, a pulsating backbeat and the guttural howls of singer Brian Johnson. A  teaser of the song surfaced last week. Rumors about AC/DC working on the follow-up to 2014’s Rock or Bust began in August 2018, when guitarists Angus and Stevie Young, singer Johnson, and bassist Cliff Williams plus drummer Phil Rudd were spotted at various times at Warehouse Studios in Vancouver.

Williams had previously announced his retirement upon the conclusion of the Rock or Bust tour; Rudd returns after legal issues prevented him from going on the road six years ago. Johnson was forced to leave the band in March 2016 after doctors advised him that hearing issues would probably worsen. The new record is the first to feature AC/DC’s most well-known line-up since Black Ice (2008). The band later picked up Axl Rose mid-tour to fill in on vocals. Not long after that tour with Rose, longtime bassist Williams also announced his departure. “It’s time for me to step out. That’s all…I’m just ready to get off the road,” he said at the time. Young says that the new album is a tribute to his brother. “This record is pretty much a dedication to Malcolm, my brother,” he said . “It’s a tribute for him like ‘Back in Black’ was a tribute to Bon Scott.”

The band recently said the new album was inspired by riffs created by late rhythm guitarist and co-founder Malcolm Young. “Angus and Malcolm had done riffs together all their life and really had a big box of them,” Johnson explained. “And Angus said he basically just went through them all and he went, ‘Oh, that’s a good one. This is a good one,’ and he brought them out. So, it really is true that Malcolm is on there, basically in spirit and all of that.”

“Power Up” will be released on November 13th.