![]() ![]() But he and Malcolm clashed over the record’s direction and his approach of doing multiple takes (up to 50 once). The bad news was that they had ‘sound’ problems, and switched studios after which they dumped many tracks. The good news was that arch AC/DC fan Rick Rubin took on producer duties, and Phil Rudd was back after catching up them during their NZ tour and pitching for his old job. UK: #14 Brian Johnson (15) Ballbreaker (1995) It was the companion to the DVD / Blu-ray which, it had to be said, was far superior in capturing the band and crowd’s excitement. That was the case when AC/DC returned to Argentina in December 2009 after 13 years, playing three nights in a Buenos Aires soccer stadium to 200,000 as part of the Black Ice tour. “My rule is that if you’re not sweating when you come offstage, something’s wrong,” Brian Johnson would say. They were exhausted and tense, and the flat reheated riffs showed. Not only was Malcolm proving to be a problem but drummer Phil Rudd was fired during sessions. This time there was no Lange, and no decent songs. Their 8 th album was cut in Compass Point Studios in Nassau, in the Bahamas where AC/DC created Back In Black with producer Robert John “Mutt” Lange. This was recorded in between gigs, and the songs were what worked in concert, including Big Joe Turner’s ‘Baby Please Don’t Go” and their own ‘She’s Got Balls’ and ‘Soul Stripper’. But as George Young said, “It was obvious they had it.” The international version from 1976 was a mixture of the Australian versions of High Voltage and the follow-up T.N.T.Īt this stage, they were still working out their sound. UK: #2, gold Malcolm Young (18) High Voltage (1975) Only ‘Heatseeker’ and ‘That’s The Way I Wanna Rock’n’Roll’ had a meaningful presence. I don’t recall it (his threat) having any effect.” I said if he didn’t get his act together, I was out of there. ![]() Indications were magic would flow at sessions in the south of France for their 12 th album, especially as first producers Harry Vanda and George Young were back on the boat.Īlas, as George would admit to Rolling Stone in 2008, that was when he realised that Malcolm had become an alcoholic. ![]() Only ‘Shake Your Foundations’ and ‘Sink The Pink’ survived. Noble sentiments, but alas, someone forgot to pack the tunes. When AC/DC lumbered up to Mountain Studios in Montreux, Switzerland to cut their 10 th studio album, posturing glam metal hair was at its peak, and Angus and Malcolm wanted to make a record that was as gritty and real as their early ones made in Australia to counterattack. Former AC/DC frontman Bon Scott performing live (20) Fly On The Wall (1985) But on their highway to sell, the records were affected by exhaustion, feuds, alcoholism and drugs, hearing loss and wrong producers. ![]()
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