AC/DC
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Interview: Brian Johnson, singer, AC/DC...Newcastle Brown Ale bottle. Today, Johnson is wealthy beyond his dreams. AC/DC have sold more than 200million albums worldwide, a haul bettered only by The Beatles. With their latest LP debuting at No1 in 29 countries, the five-piece has... In this article: Brian Johnson, Ac/dc, Angus Young, Black Ice, Cadillac, John Mayall, Mutt Lange, and Geordie |
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Fast Company | October 30, 2009
BlueBeat Defiantly Selling Beatles, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin Right Now for Cheap
BlueBeat Defiantly Selling Beatles, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin Right Now for Cheap BY Tyler Gray1 hour, 30 minutes ago The first image that came to mind when Music Ally made us aware of BlueBeat Music and its insanely cheap download...
In this article: The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Cease and desist, Banana, Come Together, Stairway to Heaven, and The Apple
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BlueBeat's Hank Risan: That's Not the Beatles, It's a 'Virtual Cover Band'
...It's a 'Virtual Cover Band' If you thought that was AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles you streamed for free or downloaded this week for $.25 from BlueBeat.com, it's an understandable error. The site's owner Hank Risan...
In this article: The Beatles, EMI, Recording Industry Association of America, Ars Technica, Itunes, Helter Skelter, Stanford University, Steven Marks, and Sounds
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The Australian | July 19, 2009
AC/DC's Black Ice World Tour
...and Brazil). With over 6.5 million copies of Black Ice shipped worldwide, combined with over 5.5 million in catalogue sold last year, AC/DC has surpassed The Beatles as the #1 selling catalogue artist in the US for 2008. Scoop...
In this article: Black Ice, Wellington, New Zealand, Black Ice, US, Platinum, Australia, and The Beatles
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L.A. Times - Jacket Copy | November 02, 2009
Does AC/DC matter?
...only to the Beatles. Bozza finds the answer to AC/DC's popularity in the band being true to themselves, which explains both their static sound and the fact that this book is mostly an inwardly focused band biography. But would anyone say...
In this article: Anthony Bozza, Bon Scott, Brian Johnson, Beatles, Back in Black, Malcolm Young, Angus Young, Los Angeles Times, and Motley Crue
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Independent.co.uk - Music | September 05, 2009
Goodbye Hello: Beatlemania 2009
...of a certain age can remember any of their songs. The Aussie rockers AC/DC certainly don't look or play like the Beatles, but when it comes to number of albums sold, they're hard on their heels. Duran Duran had the looks, the fans and the new...
In this article: The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, The Beatles: Rock Band, Brian Epstein, Arctic Monkeys, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, and Oasis
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Wikipedia | October 16, 2009
Blackie Lawless
...about going into politics, but has not yet actively pursued that action. Lawless cites influences which include AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Kiss , and The Beatles. His notorious stage theatrics were influenced by Alice Cooper and Kiss , but he...
In this article: Blackie Lawless, W.A.S.P., Kiss, John McCain, Nikki Sixx, Randy Piper, Sister, Chris Holmes, Arthur Kane, and London
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Ultimate Guitar | October 13, 2009
Anthony Bozza: Why AC/DC Matters [News]
Anthony Bozza: Why AC/DC Matters [News] AC/DC is the second-best-selling popular music act of all time, bested only by The Beatles. They ve sold 200 million albums worldwide. Back In Black is the second best-selling album in the world behind...
In this article: Anthony Bozza, Rolling Stone, Slash, Tommy Lee, Black Ice, Berklee School of Music, HarperCollins Publishers, and Grammy Award
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Earshot
...shortly after their debut was completed. Singer-songwriter Wil has cited Led Zeppelin, Joni Mitchell, Black Sabbath, the Beatles, Cat Stevens, AC/DC, and Metallica as influences and inspirations. The band's debut album, Letting Go,...
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Rolling Stone | September 25, 2008
AC/DC's Angus Young on Snubbing iTunes: We Don't Make Singles, We Make Albums : Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily
...back catalog sales without being on the site. " Young makes an interesting point: The Beatles and AC/DC rank one and two on the list of highest-selling back catalogs, and neither appear on iTunes. The Rolling Stones, meanwhile, ranked sixth on...
In this article: Itunes, Angus Young, Black Ice, Wal-Mart, The Beatles, Waste, and DVD
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AC/DC are an Australian hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. Although the band are considered pioneers of heavy metal, its members have always classified their music as "rock 'n' roll".
AC/DC underwent several line-up changes before releasing their first album, High Voltage, in 1975. Membership remained stable until bassist Cliff Williams replaced Mark Evans in 1977. In 1979, the band recorded their highly successful album Highway to Hell. Lead singer and co-songwriter Bon Scott died on 19 February 1980, after a night of heavy alcohol consumption. The group briefly considered disbanding, but soon ex-Geordie singer Brian Johnson was selected as Scott's replacement. Later that year, the band released their best-selling album, Back in Black.
The band's next album, For Those About to Rock We Salute You, was also highly successful and was their first album to reach number one in the United States. AC/DC declined in popularity soon after the departure of drummer Phil Rudd in 1983. Poor record sales continued until the release of The Razors Edge in 1990. Phil Rudd returned in 1994 and contributed to the band's 1995 album Ballbreaker. Stiff Upper Lip was released in 2000 and was well-received by critics. The band's new album Black Ice was announced in June 2008 and is set for release on 20 October 2008.
- Name:
- AC/DC
- Origin:
- Sydney, Australia
- Years Active:
- 1973 – present
- Current members:
- Former Members:
- Associated With:
- Geordie, The Easybeats, Dio.
- Record Label:
- Albert, EMI, Columbia, Epic, Atlantic, Atco, Elektra, East West
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