![]() Chanting in " T.N.T." was also George Young's idea, added after he heard Angus ad-libbing the "oi" chant to himself, and suggested he record it. For the next three years, whenever they played the song live, Angus would play an extended guitar solo. #Ac dc t.n.t. songs how toRegardless, Scott – who knew how to play the recorder – learned the instrument and went on to play them on stage with the band up until 1976, when he set the bagpipes down on the corner of the stage and they were destroyed by fans. Singer Bon Scott had played in a pipe band in his teens, so George suggested he play bagpipes on the song, not realizing that Scott had been a drummer, not a piper. " It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" was edited down from an extended jam by producer George Young and the inclusion of the bagpipes was his idea to add an extra dynamic to the track. Once the backing track was done, he would literally be locked in the kitchen there at Alberts, and come out with a finished song. Bon would be in and out when the band was recording backing tracks. Malcolm and Angus would have the barest bones of a song, the riff and different bits, and George would hammer it into a tune. Malcolm and George would sit down at the piano and work it out. Malcolm and Angus would come up with riffs and all that, and then we'd go into the studio. In Clifton Walker's 1994 book Highway to Hell: The Life and Times of AC/DC Legend Bon Scott, bassist Mark Evans speaks about the band's creative process during this period: So I suppose you could say that T.N.T was the one that really pulled the identity like, this is AC/DC, there's no doubt about it, that's who it's going to be and that's how it's going to stay." In Murray Engleheart's book AC/DC: Maximum Rock & Roll, producer Harry Vanda states, "I suppose there might have been one or two tracks on the first album, a few things that they were experimenting with, which probably later on they wouldn't have done anymore. They also simplified their personnel system and would use it from then on out, which was Angus strictly playing lead guitar, Malcolm Young playing rhythm guitar, and the drummer and bassist being the only ones to play drums and bass guitar respectively on the albums. saw the band fully embrace the formula for which they would become famous: hard-edged, rhythm and blues-based rock and roll. marked a change in direction from AC/DC's debut album, High Voltage, which was released on 17 February 1975 whereas High Voltage featured some experimentation with the styles of its songs and had a variety of personnel filling multiple roles, T.N.T. ![]() George was the older brother of guitarists Malcolm Young and Angus Young and had enjoyed his own success in the group the Easybeats. For those about to rock, we salute you.After the success of the single " Baby, Please Don't Go" and the album High Voltage, AC/DC returned to Albert Studios in Sydney to record their second LP with producers George Young and Harry Vanda. So in recognition of Back in Black‘s 40th anniversary, we look back at 25 of their greatest songs. As a band, they’re unrelenting and freewheeling nobody has ever had to wonder if AC/DC were having a good time. ![]() The best AC/DC songs overdose on crude, raucous riffs and offensive turns of phrase, whether its Scott bragging about his “Big Balls” or Young speeding down the “ Highway to Hell” spewing out bluesy, high-voltage solos. “The truth is, we’ve made the same album over and over 15 times.” “We’ve been accused of making the same album over and over 12 times,” guitarist Angus Young once said. When they exploded out of Sydney in the mid-Seventies, AC/DC’s scrappy original frontman Bon Scott sang about the group’s personal holy trinity - sex, drinking, and rock & roll - and ever since gravelly voiced Brian Johnson took the reins after Scott’s death, they’ve kept right on worshipping at the same altar. The secret to their success has always been their authenticity. Songs like “Highway to Hell” and “You Shook Me All Night Long” are classic-rock radio staples, and their 1980 LP, Back in Black, would be the bestselling album of all time if Thriller didn’t exist. Bulldozing rock-hard riffs, more double entendres than you can shake a stick at, and one comically snug schoolboy uniform: These are just a few of the ingredients that have made AC/DC one of the most iconic rock & roll bands of the past 45 years. ![]()
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