Somehow, it was a perfect fit.Ī much covered tale of what life was going to be like for the fledgling band, the video, featuring the Rats Of Tobruk Pipe Band, was shot in what is now AC/DC Lane in Melbourne. And in a nod to his and the Young brother’s Scottish roots, he topped it off with a bagpipe solo. The crunching riff was the template for so much to follow, as did Bon’s straight-talking, streetwise lyric. It was the song that introduced AC/DC to the world in 1976: the opening track on their international debut High Voltage, which culled the best material from their first two Australian albums. It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) "It has great melody, huge drama, adrenaline-fuelled excitement, oh and a fuck-right-off guitar riff.
Let There Be Rock always reminds me of that show, every single time I hear it, and that’s how it should be, that’s the power of a great live band. The Who were as dull as dishwater by comparison, and I loved The Who. "They completely stole the show, and I have a vivid memory of Bon Scott carrying Angus on his shoulders into the crowd while he played the guitar solo.
The Who were headlining, and there were a few bands on the bill. It was a lot of beers ago and I can’t remember the exact year, but I remember AC/DC very well. The centrepiece of AC/DC’s stage show ever since.ĭanny Bowes (Thunder): "I saw AC/DC at Wembley Stadium when I wasn’t very old. The song lays bare the band’s philosophy about rock music and where it came from. And in 1977 – famously recorded as the year of punk rock – this was a song that separated the men from the boys. In a rudimentary promo video, he wore a priest’s dog collar. On the title track from their first classic album, AC/DC were on fire: literally, when Angus’ amp went up in flames during the recording of this riotous rock ‘n’ roll sermon, delivered by Bon with missionary zeal. Classic riff, four on the floor drum beats and always a chorus that you can sing along to." It was a great song, with lyrics that were vintage Bon: “She had the face of an angel/Smiling with sin/The body of Venus with arms.” And what Mutt brought to it – in the way the chorus and backing vocals punched through – just took it to a whole new level.Įric Singer (Kiss): " Touch Too Much is a classic with Bon Scott and reminds me of why I always have loved this band. On previous albums, the production team of Harry Vanda and George Young – former starts of Aussie rock group The Easybeats, George the elder brother of Malcolm and Angus – did a great job in making AC/DC sound like the baddest rock’n’roll band in the world.īut what the band found in Lange was someone who could get their songs on the radio without cutting off their balls, and with Touch Too Much it all came together. The hit single from Highway To Hell proved that AC/DC and producer Mutt Lange were made for each other. An early indication of the production technique of Mutt Lange, who oversaw Highway To Hell, and proof that AC/DC have always been able to pen a damn catchy pop tune.
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