AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973. It was founded by rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Malcolm Young and lead guitarist Angus Young. The band's current lineup comprises with founding member and songwriter Angus,rhythm guitarist Stevie Young,bassist Cliff Williams,drummer Phil Rudd,and long-time lead vocalist Brian Johnson. Their music has been variously described as hard rock,blues rock,and heavy metal,but the band calls it simply "rock and roll". They are cited as a former influence on the new wave of British heavy metal bands,such as Iron Maiden and Saxon. AC/DC were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.
Blow Up Your Video is the eleventh studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. The album was re-released in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series.
"You Shook Me All Night Long" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC,from the album Back in Black. The song also reappeared on their later album Who Made Who. It is AC/DC's first single with Brian Johnson as the lead singer,replacing Bon Scott who died of alcohol poisoning in February 1980. It reached number 35 on the USA's Hot 100 pop singles chart in 1980. The single was re-released internationally in 1986,following the release of the album Who Made Who. The re-released single in 1986 contains the B-side(s):B1. "She's Got Balls";B2. "You Shook Me All Night Long".
T.N.T. is the second studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC,released only in Australia,on 1 December 1975. This was the band's first release with bassist Mark Evans and drummer Phil Rudd,although the last two tracks feature George Young and Tony Currenti,both of whom previously appeared on High Voltage.
If You Want Blood You've Got It is the first live album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC,and their only live album released during Bon Scott's lifetime. It was originally released in the UK and Europe on 13 October 1978,in the US on 21 November 1978,and in Australia on 27 November 1978. The album was re-released in 1994 on Atco Records and in 2003 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series.
"Highway to Hell" is a song by Australian rock band AC/DC. It is the opening track of their 1979 album Highway to Hell. It was initially released as a single in 1979.
Australian rock band AC/DC,between 1975 and 2020,have released 18 studio albums,two soundtrack albums,three live albums,one extended play,59 singles,11 video albums,58 music videos and two box sets. Although many AC/DC singles have been released,the band always refused to release any greatest hits-type packages;Who Made Who,Iron Man 2,and the band's various live recordings are as close as the group have come to such a compilation. Verizon makes AC/DC albums available to download,but for several years the band refused to release their albums on iTunes,as iTunes normally allows downloading of individual tracks;AC/DC publicly stated:"Our ... reason is that we honestly believe the songs on any of our albums belong together. If we were on iTunes,we know a certain percentage of people would only download two or three songs from the album –and we don't think that represents us musically." However,the band finally released their entire discography to iTunes in November 2012. On 30 June 2015 their catalog appeared on Spotify for the first time.
"Celebration" is a 1980 song by American band Kool &the Gang. Released as the first single from their twelfth album,Celebrate! (1980),it was the band's first and only single to reach No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
"T.N.T." is a song released in 1975 by Australian hard rock band AC/DC,taken from their Australian album T.N.T. and the international version of High Voltage. It was released as a single in 1976 and was written by Bon Scott,Angus Young and Malcolm Young. It peaked at No.19 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. The song's title is a reference to the explosive chemical TNT.
"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" is a hard rock song by the Australian band AC/DC. Written by group members Angus Young,Malcolm Young,and Bon Scott,it was recorded for the title track of their album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap,released in September 1976.
"High Voltage" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was first released in Australia as a single in July 1975,though it is the eighth track of their second Australian album T.N.T.,the release itself was issued as a stand alone single. The song was written by Angus Young,Malcolm Young and Bon Scott,and peaked at #48 on the UK Singles Chart in 1980.
"Are You Ready" is a song by Australian rock band AC/DC. It is featured on the band's 1990 album The Razors Edge. A live version of the song recorded on the tour of the same name appeared on one of AC/DC's two live albums of 1992,Live:2 CD Collector's Edition. The song peaked at number one in New Zealand,becoming the band's only number-one hit there,and has been certified gold for sales exceeding 5,000. The song also peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart,number six in Ireland,number 14 in Finland,and number 18 in Australia. Music &Media magazine called the song "the best example of a rhetorical question". "Are You Ready" was used as the official theme for WWE SmackDown on Fox.
"Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" is a song by the rock band AC/DC. It is the tenth and final track of their album released in 1980,Back in Black. It is the fourth and final single released from the album. The song reached number 15 on the UK singles charts,the highest placing of any song on the album.
"Let's Get Rocked" is a song by English hard rock band Def Leppard from their fifth studio album,Adrenalize (1992). Released in March 1992,the song peaked at number one on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart,number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100,number two on the UK Singles Chart,and number three on the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart. It was the band's first release after the death of guitarist Steve Clark.
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is the third studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC,originally released only in Europe and Australia in 1976. The album was not released in the United States until 1981,more than one year after lead singer Bon Scott's death. This was also AC/DC's first album in its entirety to be recorded with the same lineup,rather than including at least one track recorded with a different bassist or drummer.
Vanda &Young were an Australian songwriting and producing duo composed of Harry Vanda and George Young. They performed as members of 1960s Australian rock group the Easybeats where Vanda was their lead guitarist and backing singer and Young was their rhythm guitarist and backing singer. Vanda &Young co-wrote most of the Easybeats' later hits including their international hit "Friday on My Mind" and they were the record producers for the group from 1967. Young was the older brother of Malcolm and Angus Young of the hard rock band AC/DC and also the record producer behind several of the band's biggest albums. The "Guitar George" and "Harry" who are mentioned in the Dire Straits hit song "Sultans of Swing" are George Young and Harry Vanda.
For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) (referred to as For Those About to Rock on its cover) is the eighth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was released on 20 November 1981 in the United States,27 November 1981 in the United Kingdom and 7 December 1981 in Australia.
High Voltage is the first internationally released album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It contains tracks from their first two previous Australia-only issued albums:High Voltage and T.N.T..
Backtracks is a box set by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was announced on 29 September 2009 and was released on 10 November 2009. This is a collection of the band's studio and live rarities together in one boxset. There are two editions;a Deluxe Edition and a Standard Edition. All tracks have been remastered to match the sound of the 2003 album remasters and many songs appear on CD for the first time. It is the band's second box set of rarities,following the Bonfire release in 1997.
Stiff Upper Lip is the 14th studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was released on 28 February 2000. The album was produced by George Young,older brother of Malcolm and Angus Young and this was the last AC/DC album that George produced before his death in 2017. The album was re-released in the US on 17 April 2007 as part of the AC/DC Remasters series. It was re-released in the UK in 2005.
