I discovered AC/DC in 1980, my senior year in high school. Back In Black had just came out. Once I heard more, I went to the local record store and found the other albums with Bon Scott and started blaring their music. Haven't stopped since. I'm 61 years old now
same sailor told pof story h.s. grad party 81 was helping classmate set up other kids arrived she had just bought back n black for the party was in kitchen can you put on the new acdc record sure opened up parents upscale had killer stereo we all heard title song on the radio but that was the first time i heard the entire record same most classmates when side 2 over flipped over played again so sentimental value of course we grew up with bon but hey the new singer he rocks wish i had one of those original copies today hard to find ziliion reissues
Guys i got 4 aces over here, im 66 and saw them in pubs 3-4 times in 1975 in Melbourne Australia and was in the band room with them as i knew a friend of theirs i can tell you they were more than friendly and just pure dynamite on stage TNT had just been released.
I'm an Aussie and was in my teens during the 70s, so AC/DC, or Acca Dacca as we sometimes call them, were are huge part of my journey of musical discovery. So proud that a band from Down Under and from Sydney went on to rise to the top of the rock world, and do so without any compromise to their music. They stuck to what they loved and let the rest take care of itself. They had the usual dips that ensue but they are still going and probably lasted longer than bands that try to follow the trends.
I'm from Chesterhill,Stevie Rights Mother lived across the Road from us,I was in Gurneville CA USA in 2013,a group of young guys blasting It's a long way to the top out there car in a red S car park "woolworths",there was no way I could convince them,they were Australians,so even they knew Bonn Scott,which to me was one of the best frontmen in rock
@@doctordetroit4339 True, but the Youngs grew up in Sydney, the band was formed in Sydney and they honed their chops on the Sydney pub circuit then touring the country. Bon was born in Scotland as well but grew up in Perth. Phil Rudd and Mark Evans are Aussies. Cliff Williams is English.
AC/DC is basically the best bar band ever put together. Their songs usually sounded kind of raw and they weren’t complex arrangements, but they had hook after hook, great rhythms, lyrics, timing and pacing.
I'm a woman who loves ACDC. ACDC is a band that has a central location in my heart and mind. The power of their songs, the beat, the lyrics, the unforgiving masculine TNT energy. I love it! As a girl, my peers didn't understand my attraction to ACDC, as a woman my peers asked "How can you like ACDC? Their lyrics are not women-friendly" I can't hear them over my head-banging. I don't think my story will get many views, but I'll share it anyway. Women--why do you like rock? Is it the yang to your yin? One thing is for sure, my self-confidence gets a boost every time I hear their music.
Interesting. Around 1990 my brother and I were auditioning singers (we live in Australia - we were around 20 at the time) and a young woman tried out and we got talking to her afterwards and we asked her why she likes ACDC or why she liked Bon Scott - and she said that she liked Bon's voice because it sounds like a guy who is about to orgasm. I'm not sure what was said next - I think we just stood there taking in what she had just said lol 🙂 I'm pretty sure her name was Yvette. She didn't get the gig. Between the ages of 20 to 40 we auditioned many people who didn't get the gig and I can't remember the names of any of them lol. I wonder if other women feel the same about Bon's voice?
Honey, if i heard Bon Scott ask if he could 'sit next to me' in his lilting tone, or Brian serenading me with 'the honey roll" or the last few lines of 'Mistress for Christmas or /faint Angus' fingerwork thru the 18 min 'Let there be Rock' id be lucky to utter out '...please and thank you...'☺️🤤
I was the first of my music loving friends to discover AC/DC back in ‘76. We were all blown away and couldn’t wait for them to release more albums. Hearing of Bon Scott’s passing was truly heartbreaking.
To me AC/DC was AC/DC with Bon Scott. To this day it still makes me sad thinking of Bon dying. What amazing music he could have made with the band had he lived. He was the perfect front man for AC/DC. Two of their most underrated songs. Night Prowler and Ride On. What could have been had Bon lived. Thank you for sharing the story about your son, had me choked up a little. A proud father loving his son. Thank you for your RUclips channel and great stories,
Love the story about your son. I have a similar one about mine. He was 6 yrs old, taking a bath, and it suddenly got quiet. I had the door open so I could hear him from the next room, but the sudden stillness concerned me. I raced across the hall, and just as I entered the bathroom he belted out "cause I'm TNT, I'm dynamite"...13 years later and it still makes me laugh
My mother was a very nice lady with a great sense of humor. Born during the depression and a fan of the big band era... She thought Big Balls was great. Always brought a laugh out of her.
they rock i gave my dad a ac/dc dvd to watch when he was 69 after that he went out and bought all of ac/dc cd,s you could here him jamming a block away when he would come over. he passed away at 80. he was hoping they would have been closer to see them in concert.
This song and the band's music is played by the US military all over the world. Never seen so many air guitar solos in my life. Biggest grins on so many faces. Thank you AC/DC. Bon Scott 😈😇
An AC/DC story: I was driving home one warm, spring Sunday morning from a night shift with my windows down, and while stopped at a stoplight, a well-dressed family who looked like those "proper" people on televangelists shows (going to church, obviously) pulls up next to me. Then the AC/DC song BIG BALLS comes on the radio. I look out the side of my eyes at them, and the teenage daughter is trying not to laugh, the dad gets this disgusted look on his face and the grandmother is telling everyone to roll up the windows now!
Could've been worse, could've been the live version of "The Jack" that came on, or Crapsody Blues (Crab City Blues as it was before needing the title censored, in my mind at least).
I'll never forget being 13 years old when I first heard The Razors Edge way back in 1990, it blew my mind. I was an instant fan and just listening to the music didn't do it for me I had to know how to play every riff of theirs on guitar, so Angus and Malcomb inspired me to pick up the guitar and start jamming. So they will always hold a special place in my heart for giving me the gift of music, I love those brothers. I don't know if it's the power and aggression of their music but it just mesmerized me as a kid and still does to this day, I will always be an AC/DC fan for life and in the great beyond as well.
The transition to Brian Johnson after Bon Scott’s death has to be the most seamless of any band changing lead singers. Shows what true pros the band and their producers were.
I have to say, after seeing Bon Scott in person and watching them tear the house down, it took me a while to adjust to Johnson. It just wasn't the same. Bon runs into the crowd with Angus on his shoulders, which is wild for a band now, but in like 1977! I was thinking these guys are insane. The crowd went wild.
The only bands that I can think of that came close were Genesis when Peter Gabriel left to be replaced by Phil Collins and Jefferson Airplane when their lead singer quit and was replaced by Grace Slick.
@petechau9616 Van Halen didn't do bad with Sammy Hagar either, and Boston did really well when they replaced their lead singer with a lookalike that had the vocal chops needed to sing Boston songs
@@TanisHalf-Elven You're right I knew there were others when I replied to that just didn't come to mind. You can make an argument that Van Halen was better with Sammy-.
"Oi" is a very common and extremely Aussie expression. If you see someone across a paddock and you want to get their attention, "oi," is often what you would call. It became enshrined in this song and resonated because it was so common. It later became that staple Aussie chant you can hear at every international sporting event, "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi. The Australian in the battery add is Mark 'Jacko' Jackson. A larger than life Australian Rules football player that had more arse then class. When he says "oi" he is not borrowing from anyone, he is just being an Aussie.
Oi, Oi, Oi might have come the Pommy Skinheads and then adopted by Australians as an Olympic Games chant ? That's the way i remember that chant evolving.
@@ianking-jv4hg Nah it came from Cornish miners. Oggy is slang for a pasty, the wives would shout oggy, oggy, oggy at lunch time. It evolved into various sporting chants in England, then was adopted by Australia in the 90's
@@zerocontent6890 90's ? I remember the Sydney punk/skinheads shouting it out in the mid/late '80's, Oi, Oi, Oi. ... then the olympic/sports fans started chanting it out and in disgust i thought, what a loud of shit. Oggy, Oggy, Oggy? Yes, i've eaten a share of pastys and no matter how sober i get i still hear Oi, Oi, Oi ! as a skinhead Pommy chant !
That story you told about your son and T.N.T. brought tears to my eyes. I never shared music with my dad. He was into big band music , Perry Como & Bing Crosby etc.
my late dad same he had records satchmo lena deano sinatra sammy johnny ray tony bennett was his neighbor as a kid dad was a caddy gopher at the old flushing c.c. golf club antonio the singing waiter worked there oldest of like 4 we have a photo bunch of kids astoria highs his youngest sister is one think was threse looked just like him dad like 15 caddied for como.gave him a 5 dollar tip rich but did like elvis crooner tom jones close to rock he liked 56 at m.s.u. his roomate grew up with elvis saw him ed sullivan one tv lounge dorm my buddy elvis gonna be huge star athletes ahhh just a fad man dropped off tickets to young men to show starkville was mobbed with cars small town then didnt go to far to walk so much for a fad haha
I know what you mean. My late father was more into Chet Atkins, Floyd Cramer and the new age. He did like the Doors and had a ton of the Time Life Rock 'n Roll CD's, but he didn't listen to those much in his later years.
AC/DC helped me get through the toughest and the lowest part of my life when playing their music was the only power I could feel in my life. We salute you AC/DC, we salute you!
As an Australian, it gives me great pleasure to see and hear this GREAT band being honoured and celebrated by someone as knowledgeable, authentic and credible as Professor of Rock. Keeping bands like AC/DC in the public consciousness is to be applauded, so Thank You Professor of Rock for your enthusiastic service to music. Kudos!.
I was in fourth grade. I had a boom box that we would sit on a dirt pile as we rode our bmx bikes around and jumped the classic plywood and cinder-block ramp. He brought this tape one day. I remember loving "dirty deeds" and "big balls". We kept rewinding and playing while laughing our butts off. Greatest time ever growing up in the 80's! 1984 was the year.
In my opinion AC/DC is hands down the best rock band of all time. Their music and sound is unique, their live shows phenomenal, and their energy is awesome. There will never be another band like them.
Growing up in Melbourne Australia in the 70s, we were lucky too witness them grow and become one of the G.O.A.Ts.. I remember seeing them in 1975/76 at Roctober a festival type concert with other bands...
I was in Aus from the UK in February had to visit AC/DC lane in Melbourne look up and down Swanston st to see where the truck went down the street in “ It’s a long way to the top “ video Visited “ The Espy” in St Kilda a early gig venue and finally visited Bon Scott’s grave in Fremantle
My first rock concert was AC/DC when I was 15 years old at the Civic Theatre in Newcastle, New South Wales. They were TNT on stage. I know that Brian Johnston was the front man for most of their international success, but I doubt that the band would ever have made it so big, but for Bon Scott. He was cheeky, likeable and a powerhouse of a front man. It's a tribute to Brian that he was able to fill such a hole and carry on that legacy. And of course, Malcolm and Angus.
I was 10 yrs old when Back in black came out my mum explained they had another singer but he died so after checking out Bons stuff i was hooked next birthday she gave me TnT cassette then i had to search everything Bon Scott recorded! Simple task today at the click of a finger. RIP Bon and RIP mum thanks for showing me the way !
My 18 month old son figured out pretty quickly that his grandma could play music by saying "hey, Google." At home we have Alexa and I play "Who Made Who" for him a lot. One of his first phrases was "Google, DeeCee." Gotta raise 'em right!!
Great story about you and your son, touching. My brother and I went halves in Back in Black, back in 1980, I was 15, only album we ever went halves in, then he bought Highway to Hell, and I may have played it more that he did, it completely blew me away. I am an Aussie and was so impressed that Highway to Hell album spent so many weeks in the top 100 U.S. albums. Love the singing of Bon Scott and his Dynamite energy.
AC/DC is my favorite band of all time. I was 8 or 9 and I remember walking to school with portable radio cassette player listening to Little lover and Can i sit next to you girl or waiting for the 10 ten in 1979 so I could hear Highway to hell each night. they are forever in my heart.
At school in Sydney all the boys were acdc fans and all the girls were fans of another rock band called The Angels. That's what made the Sydney Back In Black concert so great - The Angels were a support act. I think acdc also have the greatest live album - If You Want Blood.
Went to HS from 77-81. Discovered and became a fan of AC/DC almost immediately and they remain one of my favorite bands to this day. Spin my original vinyl often. Great episode.
Another great video Adam! I always appreciate your stories involving your son or your Dad - music bonds us together so strongly... ACDC reminds me of my late close friend Greg also, so his video brought me a lot of joy
.....THAT'S where I got 'Oi' from! ....I've been sayin it for YEARS, and I almost thought I got it from 'Patsy' from "Absolutely Fabulous", 'cause she said it! ...should known better! ..ha-HAAA!
I played football in high school and the whole team would get pumped up before taking the field and on bus rides to away games listening to AC/DC ‘s TNT. If you can’t get pumped listening to them you don’t have a pulse!
yeh i once rode on the bus to a road game with my younger brothers team the driver had an 8 track had some acdc trying to.pump the guys up on long bus ride
@@ChuckWortmanprobably haha just recall was senior hs my poor brother soph. had been upped to varsity so rode with the team on the bus tnt only one recall bus driver old school.i rode same on a few tennis matches he must havr rigged the 8 track player had a few speakers in the back and front
My son just turned 12, I just LOVE the story about your son. This channel just makes me feel good. We are the same generation, greup in the 70's and early 80's. Graduated high school in 84. I lived through the two best decades in music history in my opinion. Keep up the great work.
AC/DC is the best. I discovered them through a friend in high school in 1979. We were in the car and he put on”Problem Child.” I was hooked! I think it will be awkward to have that on my playlist at my funeral, but I will laugh all the way!😁
I just found this channel a few days ago. I gotta say it isn’t just for people who love music, because this channel will make you love music. Even stuff you never cared much about before. I’m enjoying the storytelling of the epic journeys behind the music.
Had the pleasure of meeting Cliff Williams while I was landscaping his house. He was super nice and occasionally he'll play music at the local country club. One of the worlds greatest rock stars and you'd never know it if you seen him in public
I remember being introduced to ACDC growing up as a kid in 70s Australia by my uncle who used to play them loud in his car , back in those days I think they used to call them 8 tracks which was like a giant sized cassette from memory , anyway the 2 songs which stood out for me were TNT and Jail break.
I love that you can always tell its AC/DC, they never sold out. They rock it from their soul and it always gets a person moving and singing along. May they never change.
The intro riff for "Shook Me All Night Long" is another one of those indelible ear-worms that you know the instant you hear it...and you wanna hear MORE! It's so good, I had to make it the ring tone on my phone. :)
Another banger that is criminally underrated is Big Gun from the last action hero soundtrack. Why the hell that wasn’t on Razors Edge is beyond me. What a riff- Brian Johnson firing on all cylinders. Great video, too. 😂
It has to be the best thing to be in the greatest band with your brother. When you basically trip over the best frontman and for him to tell you who his replacement is if something happened to him how could that not be one of the best stories in Rock & Roll! I will always love AC/DC and getting to listen to their music, the best in my book!! Thank you for your videos even if it’s not my favorite band you tell the stories of the best decade in music (80’s) and I love it!! I really enjoyed hearing the story about your son and I know you’re a proud father so keep rockin out and bringing us one of the best channels on YT… thank you very much!!! 🤘🏼
Could have guessed it was any AC/DC song. They all kick butt any AC/DC song does that! First one I ever bought was back in black. Hells bells the bell toll? Was awesome!!
When I was a kid in the early 90s, my dad was a garbage man, and he was always bringing stuff home that he found in the trash. One day in the summer I heard him mowing the back yard and I went back to say hi. He had a little boombox on the back porch blasting High Voltage. That was my introduction to AC/DC. The song was "Can I Sit Next To You Girl" and I was hooked. He gave me the cassette, which he had found in the garbage, tossed out because the tape had warped a bit. I listened to it until it broke, then went and got another one. TNT was always one of my top tunes. Listening to your story at the end about your son made me tear up. Sounds a lot like my dad and I. He got me into all the classic rock greats, and we've seen AC/DC live together. Never mind all of the other bands we share a love of, AC/DC is definitely at the top. Thanks Prof, you continue to take me down the road of nostalgia. You have some lucky kids.
The year was 1983 Led Zeppelin IV, I was walking home from school, my older brother and his friends saw me walking. His buddy was driving, had a cool old Chevy Nova he was constantly upgrading. Anyway, he had a pretty good stereo in it for the time and had Zeppelin IV blasting, "Rock and Roll" came on and I was mesmerized. I asked him "who is this?" he didn't say a word, just tossed the cassette tape case to me in the back seat. I stared at the cover with the little old man carrying a bundle of sticks on his back while listening. They dropped me off, I ran in the house, went to my secret money hiding spot, grabbed all the paper money, jumped on my bike headed for our local record shop. I could not wait to get home and listen to that....and I am listening to them to this day...they opened the door to all the great music of that era...AC DC Back in Black was my next purchase, those two albums were huge to me in my teenage years.
@@chuckm4540 When I was 11 I bought me first Album, If you want Blood (You got it) and a few weeks later my second, The Ace of Spades. Most Motorhead tune OAT? Killed by Death, IMO.
SO MANY GREAT BANDS FORMED IN THE 70s MORE THAN ANY DECADE EVER, EEEEEEASY BOSTON KANSAS JOURNEY, VAN HALEN THE CARS THE POLOCE THE KNACK FOURNIER QUEEN AREOSMITH THE EAGLES, ABBA, BTO .ELO TOTO AMBROSIA, POCO KISS, BAD COMPANY, HALL N OATS, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN BLONDIE, PAT BENATAR THE ROMOANS. WHITE SNAKE, PETER FRAMPTON SUPER TRAMP, STYX TRYUMPH, THE KINKS APRIL WINE TED NUGGENT, DID I LEAVE ANY OTHER BAND OUT THAT WAS FORMED IN THE 1970s? Pretty decent decade to me
Professor, your musical mini doc's on classic songs and bands are amazing (I've learned so much). You have a real knack for delivering a very professional episode and an amazing knowledge of the music industry. Great work and please keep them coming.
I saw AC/DC on the Highway to Hell Tour October 10th of 1979 in the in Columbia, South Carolina at the Carolina Coliseum. They were accompanied by Pat Travers and Mother's Finest. At one point I was so stoned that I thought AC/DC was a bit too demonic because I was intently listening to the lyrics of the songs. I mellowed out after a while and it was a great concert. 😂😁👌
@@ProfessorofRock I had to look it up but here is the list of songs that they were playing. Live Wire Shot Down In Flames Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be Sin City Problem Child Bad Boy Boogie The Jack Highway To Hell High Voltage Whole Lotta Rosie Rocker If You Want Blood (You've Got It) Let There Be Rock
I loved the story you shared with your son and that notion of passing down music and giving it a proper apreciation. My kids are older now, on the cusp of making their own way in the world, but a love for music (and in our case singing) is something we all still share. And every now and then, on a roadtrip somewhere, some anthemic classic will pop out of their songlists. I smile to myself as I hear them sing along, knowing I got at least one part of parenting right
This was the very first song I heard by AC/DC, my friend in highschool was singing the opening lyrics to the song and I asked him what is that, he said his older brother Gene who was really into music that wasn't on any radio stations yet and collected import albums had this album. I talked him into letting me hear it, so we snuck into his brothers room and proceeded to play TNT and the whole High Voltage album. Well his brother walked in on us and we were banned from his room forever. But I got my first taste of ac/DC and have been a huge fan ever since. Great episode professor!
@@ProfessorofRock Gene was the coolest, really knew his music. He passed away 2 years ago but I'm sure he still was collecting import albums till he passed. He used to wear a dog collar and the coolest shades I ever saw
As a fan since the seventies, I just want to say your son has excellent taste. My late wife and I were big fans, and you shook me all night long was our song. My personal favorite solo is from whole Lotta Rosie
52 years old and still love AC/DC. Seen them twice over the years and both times they put a fantastic show. Both shows were with Brian but I have always preferred Bon. Great story about you and your boy. My kids too carry the torch.
I really appreciate you sharing your family anecdotes....my Father and I never connected on music. Great to know you are passing down the love of music to your son.
The Bon era is without question, the best . One of Rock's biggest tragedies that Bon died. Had all those Bon albums and may three Brian era. Just wasn't the same.
Completely wrong. Brian is fantastic, better energy, better vocals, and better health. Without Brian AC DC would be another Blind Melon. A talented group that ended early when the lead singer killed himself
My Dad played a NYE gig with his biker blues band. After midnight, musos from all the bands jammed. So Dad got my half brother on drums, me on vocals, himself on guitar, and we busted out TNT, and Fight For Your Right. One of my favourite memories. What a classic song.
The greatest Aussie rock band ever and maybe the world. Grew up listening to them in Oz they made us proud to be Aussies and helped us grow and proved to the world that we could rock..... made us proud to be Aussies, They played at a pub I used to work at in Adelaide I knew they were gonna be huge, but not as huge as they became. You can still hear them just driving your car as the new generation have it blaring on their car stereos, still played on juke boxes in pubs and in homes and at BBQ's and parties. WE LOVE THEM AND WHAT THEY DID FOR US, THEY ARE IMMORTAL LEGENDS OF ROCK AND ROLL. Oi, Oi, Oi........
Love these blogs that tell the history of the bands. AC Dc is no doubt my favorite band.love the Bon Era, and the Brian Era. Alot of these songs are near 50 years old and still rock!! And are known all around the world. I have great respect, my hat comes off, and a big salute to this band!!!
I was resistant to like AC/DC for a long time due to someone else (I didn’t like) liking them and singing their songs in an obnoxious way. Plus when I was a teen certain genres of music just didn’t mix. You couldn’t like them and Depeche Mode at the same time. 🙄 The stubborn stupidity of youth kept me from so much fantastic music. I had a dad that introduced me to rock music too. He loved bands like Violent Femmes, and The Ramones. Listening to you talk about your cool dad brought a tear to my eye remembering that I had a cool dad too. Thanks for that fantastic reminder.
@@ProfessorofRock it’s ridiculous how stubborn teens can be when it comes to this. It took me till I was well into my 20’s to realize I was incredibly stupid when it came to music.
Thanks for sharing! I had a hard time with AC/DC too. I liked the power guitars very much of Malcom and Angus. I recognized AC/DC as archetypal music for 13-15 year olds. But the shrieky vocals? I knew it's what Angus and Malcom wanted. For me the vocals esp the lack of variation, got old very fast. I enjoyed listening to 1 or 2 of their songs at a time. '80-'82 I loved New Wave: Blondie, Talking Heads, Men At Work, B-52's... And: Van Halen, Dire Straits, ZZ Top... And friends and I still loved Little Feat, Aerosmith... Glad there's more than one band!
My first AC/DC album was "If You Want Blood" in 1979 during high school in Canada. I picked up "Highway to Hell" as soon as it came out. Sadly we lost Bon Scott, the only positive aspect of his loss was the record company finally re-releasing earlier AC/DC albums like "Dirty Deeds" and "High Voltage" in Canada. AC/DC plays a major part in the sound track of my life. Thanks Prof!
Small in stature, but HUGE in sound. AC/DC's music struck a chord with me from the start. Although they were panned by the mainstream initially, now you almost can't attend a major sporting event without hearing their music. Not many bands can use the bagpipes in a rock song and make it work!
My dad is 76 and has the original TNT album brought out in Australia as well as the Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap album with the album cover that was only available in Australia and New Zealand plus also the Highway To Hell original album from Australia and they are mine and his prized possessions. He passed down his love for ACDC to me and I'm now 45 and my 15yo daughter absolutely loves them so we have 3 generations in our family of Acca Dacca fans. My dad and I got to see them live in Tasmania, Australia in 2001 and was the greatest concert ever, Queenstown, Tasmania is where Rosie from Whole Lotta Rosie is from. My daughter is now hanging on to any ACDC news that comes out to see if they will be doing an Australian tour after there European Power Trip tour because she is shattered she may never get to see them live.
Lol! I'm such a literal person sometimes, I never noticed the double entendre in this song 😂When I first met my husband, the first time we hung out after meeting was at my house and I put on my mix tape while we were talking. The one I had chosen was one of my rock ones and my hubby was pleasantly surprised at what I had in the mix. Since we were still just getting to know eachother, we spent a good eal of time discussing the songs as they came on. One of the songs was my one of my favorite AC/DC songs which was You Shook Me All Night Long, which you _can't_ mistake😅 Without meaning to allude to anything personal, I just want to say that that song is one of those that reminds me of why my hubby and I are so suited to each other when we bonded over our love of music.❤
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 well, it wasn't that entirely, it was just a wonderful part of what made us compatible 😊 We've been married 33 years and we've found we love to watch Professor Rock together so it's bonded us again😄
@@lindamcfarland9656my wife who I didn't know at the time saw and heard me singing Feel like making love and it was our wedding song for 38 years so far🤘
I first heard AC/DC the summer before 7th grade and i've been hooked ever since. I'm 50 yrs old now, they are still and will always be my favorite band til the day i pass away. I love all of their music, although i am a little bit more a fan of the Bon Scott era. Ride On is my all-time favorite AC/DC song.
Watched ACDC open for a band in dayton at hara arena in the 70s..nobody had heard of them..the fact I don't remember who they opened for says a couple of things..they blew everybody's minds..and..it was the 70s..;)...I will never forget Angus in that uniform and the sound! MISS THOSE DAYS!!
Bon Scott Version of ACDC started as an Accident in my old Hometown of Adelaide... A lot of Australian Rock was ignored by the US, The Angels and Cold Chisel are just a few completely ignored.
As much as I appreciate Brian Johnson's vocals being a great fit for AC/DC they don't hold a candle to Bon's raw and untamed presence as a front man. There was something mildly threatening about him. Unmatched
They're both phenomenal. Bon Scott had unmatchable sex appeal and charisma. Brian Johnson had balls of platinum to step into his shoes and does a great job vocally and in performance too. Gotta hand it to both.
@@ProfessorofRock Probably Hells Bells. The most rock and roll thing ever was Angus Young playing his solo in Thunderstruck at the River Plate concert in Argentina. AC DC at its best.
First album I bought was a Blow Up Your Video second-hand LP, second I bought was TNT on cassette. I had just heard my roommate's copy of Black in Black and Lord knows what I was looking for, but AC/DC filled that hole in an instant and I had to have it all. The stupid part of it all? I had no turntable, but I figured I'd tape it when I went home to my parents' house. Ah, the teenage years.
First time i heard AC/DC was in 1980.. my big brother was listening to Back in Black in his room, My Cousin and I laid on the floor at his door listening through the bottom of his door and I have been an AC/DC fan ever since.
I saw ACDC when they played in my local country town in Australia, they were touring with their first hit album. They were late and we were all waiting outside on a warm night. When they finally arrived Angus was hanging out the window of the bus abusing us for trying to tell them they were going wrong way down a one way lane. We booed them when they started playing but we loved them soon after. Fond memories. FYI, Oi has been in the Aussie language for ever.
I experienced acdc twice live, on the thunderstruck tour at the Tacoma dome in Tacoma WA and at the kingdome in Seattle for one of the monsters of rock shows. I just remember Angus running all over the stage, never missing a beat, and the sweat flying off his har as he flipped his head. dude wasn't a big guy, but he must have lost 8 lbs of water in that set. never stopped, never gave in even though he was older than my dad then. what a show, what a great experience, I'm happy I got the chance to see them!!
"I got patches on my patches" 😮 such a great depiction of the hard times of being on the road! "Ain't no Fun waiting round' to be a Millionaire! " Dirty Deeds 🤘
I remember riding my bike listening to these albums on my Walkman going to my friends house. I didn’t have a care in the world back then. I miss those days.
Bon was legendary but I still maintain that Brian probably took AC/DC to another level. He wasn’t just a guy that sounded like Bon. He was a singer Bon actually knew and respected. While the Young’s are undoubtedly the heart and soul of AC/DC, their collaboration with Brian Johnson is what made them the legends that they are. No disrespect to Bon. He was amazing!! But my introduction to them was You Shook Me All Night Long. Coincidentally that was the first song Brian ever wrote with the band. Wrote it the first night with them!!
Have to totally disagree. Non would have taken them to the same heights, it was just timing. Bon had charisma in buckets, which Brian does not have at all. I have seen them at least 7times with Bon as a teenager in Melbourne in the mid 70’s and he was an amazing frontman who interacted with the audience every time, and had so much energy. Brian really came in on what had already been created
I’m 58 years old and my first experience with the CDC was Highway to Hell 1979. I just couldn’t believe my ears when I was hearing when I first put that record on my turntable. I’ve been a diehard AC/DC fan ever since, I’ve seen them 9 times live, the Brothers Young will go down in history as the greatest Guitar duo ever!
Great father/son moment! My dad was a Johnny Cash guy, which is kind of cool now, but not so much when I was a teen. Back in about 2014, I remember coming home from work one day and went to take a shower and the door was locked and I heard Toto playing and my oldest son belting out “Hold the Line” while taking a shower. It was kind of a cool moment, because I always tried to expose my kids to all kinds of different music. To think a 17 year old would be good with playing and singing that around the house made me feel like I’d actually done a decent job. Later I asked if he was a big Toto fan, and he kind of figured out I probably heard him singing in the shower. His answer was a huge smile and a simple, “They’re ok.” AC/DC is one of my favorite bands, and will always be one.
I love the story about your kid. I have exposed my twin daughters to so many different bands. They may not love them like I do, but you can be sure if you ever see my kids wearing one of those trendy shirts, which they do not do, of bands from the past you know they know who they are and have at least heard the music, if not becoming a fan themselves.
Im a Sydney boy and I saw them ( with Bon Scott leading ) as a 14 year old at Ryde Youth Centre with another 50- 60 kids right up front of the stage in mid 1975 before they exploded in the Aussie market. I was blown away . Saw them again 6 years later as a 20 year old at the Sydney Show Grounds ( stand up show ) in 1981with 10s of thousands others - tough crowd but worth it. Still blown away by the band and even more so the experience.
At 74 i can still remember first hearing AC/DC.... stopped me in my tracks...DEAD in my tracks...it was a Holy Crap, Listen to THAT moment for me. I couldn't possibly say which song or album is my favorite...but Thunderstruck is definitely way up there....and so is TNT....and For Those About To Rock....and Back in Black.....and..............
Poll: What is the VERY FIRST RECORD or ALBUM you bought with your own money?
Toys in the Attic
Rock n Roll Over - Album 11 yrs. Old
Lady Madonna - 45 @ 6yrs
K-Tel compilation. The first singles were New Kid in Town--Eagles and The Things We Do for Love--10CC
First album: "Paradise Theatre" by Styx
First 45: "The Best of Times" by Styx
The Who - Tommy
I discovered AC/DC in 1980, my senior year in high school. Back In Black had just came out. Once I heard more, I went to the local record store and found the other albums with Bon Scott and started blaring their music. Haven't stopped since. I'm 61 years old now
Very cool!
I graduated in 1979 and got to see AC/DC with lead singer Bon Scott. It was awesome
same sailor told pof story h.s. grad party 81 was helping classmate set up other kids arrived she had just bought back n black for the party was in kitchen can you put on the new acdc record sure opened up parents upscale had killer stereo we all heard title song on the radio but that was the first time i heard the entire record same most classmates when side 2 over flipped over played again so sentimental value of course we grew up with bon but hey the new singer he rocks wish i had one of those original copies today hard to find ziliion reissues
Awesome!
Guys i got 4 aces over here, im 66 and saw them in pubs 3-4 times in 1975 in Melbourne Australia and was in the band room with them as i knew a friend of theirs i can tell you they were more than friendly and just pure dynamite on stage TNT had just been released.
I'm an Aussie and was in my teens during the 70s, so AC/DC, or Acca Dacca as we sometimes call them, were are huge part of my journey of musical discovery. So proud that a band from Down Under and from Sydney went on to rise to the top of the rock world, and do so without any compromise to their music. They stuck to what they loved and let the rest take care of itself. They had the usual dips that ensue but they are still going and probably lasted longer than bands that try to follow the trends.
I'm from Chesterhill,Stevie Rights Mother lived across the Road from us,I was in Gurneville CA USA in 2013,a group of young guys blasting It's a long way to the top out there car in a red S car park "woolworths",there was no way I could convince them,they were Australians,so even they knew Bonn Scott,which to me was one of the best frontmen in rock
To be fair they were Scottish except for Bon. Strange how so many great bands come from that area.
@@doctordetroit4339 True, but the Youngs grew up in Sydney, the band was formed in Sydney and they honed their chops on the Sydney pub circuit then touring the country.
Bon was born in Scotland as well but grew up in Perth. Phil Rudd and Mark Evans are Aussies. Cliff Williams is English.
One thing is for sure they've done it their way only! There's no compromise with them! Rock on🤘
AC/DC is basically the best bar band ever put together. Their songs usually sounded kind of raw and they weren’t complex arrangements, but they had hook after hook, great rhythms, lyrics, timing and pacing.
Most of the Aussie bands back then cut their teeth on the pub circuit.
Bon Scott? The undisputed GOAT.
I'm a woman who loves ACDC. ACDC is a band that has a central location in my heart and mind. The power of their songs, the beat, the lyrics, the unforgiving masculine TNT energy. I love it! As a girl, my peers didn't understand my attraction to ACDC, as a woman my peers asked "How can you like ACDC? Their lyrics are not women-friendly" I can't hear them over my head-banging. I don't think my story will get many views, but I'll share it anyway. Women--why do you like rock? Is it the yang to your yin? One thing is for sure, my self-confidence gets a boost every time I hear their music.
Interesting. Around 1990 my brother and I were auditioning singers (we live in Australia - we were around 20 at the time) and a young woman tried out and we got talking to her afterwards and we asked her why she likes ACDC or why she liked Bon Scott - and she said that she liked Bon's voice because it sounds like a guy who is about to orgasm. I'm not sure what was said next - I think we just stood there taking in what she had just said lol 🙂 I'm pretty sure her name was Yvette. She didn't get the gig. Between the ages of 20 to 40 we auditioned many people who didn't get the gig and I can't remember the names of any of them lol.
I wonder if other women feel the same about Bon's voice?
That's funny because almost all my friends loved them. I never noticed any gender divide amongst my school friends and acquaintances.
Honey, if i heard Bon Scott ask if he could 'sit next to me' in his lilting tone, or Brian serenading me with 'the honey roll" or the last few lines of 'Mistress for Christmas or /faint Angus' fingerwork thru the 18 min 'Let there be Rock' id be lucky to utter out '...please and thank you...'☺️🤤
I was the first of my music loving friends to discover AC/DC back in ‘76. We were all blown away and couldn’t wait for them to release more albums. Hearing of Bon Scott’s passing was truly heartbreaking.
To me AC/DC was AC/DC with Bon Scott. To this day it still makes me sad thinking of Bon dying. What amazing music he could have made with the band had he lived. He was the perfect front man for AC/DC. Two of their most underrated songs. Night Prowler and Ride On. What could have been had Bon lived. Thank you for sharing the story about your son, had me choked up a little. A proud father loving his son. Thank you for your RUclips channel and great stories,
I prefer Brian Johnson.
@@charlesharper2357Noooooooo way! BON Scott's da man!!!
@@charlesharper2357Ditto
@@charlesharper2357 🤮
To me, AC/DC died along with Bon Scott. Brian Johnson's voice just grates on me.
Love the story about your son. I have a similar one about mine. He was 6 yrs old, taking a bath, and it suddenly got quiet. I had the door open so I could hear him from the next room, but the sudden stillness concerned me. I raced across the hall, and just as I entered the bathroom he belted out "cause I'm TNT, I'm dynamite"...13 years later and it still makes me laugh
That's AWESOME!!! 🤣❤
~APRIL LIPKE
I have noticed over the many decades since I first heard "Big Balls" that every 12 year old boy seems to suddenly, magically know all the words to it.
Soon after they know 42-39-56.
@@CraigHollabaugh ...you can say she's got it aaaaaall...😂😂
My mother was a very nice lady with a great sense of humor.
Born during the depression and a fan of the big band era...
She thought Big Balls was great.
Always brought a laugh out of her.
😂@@CraigHollabaugh
Shoot to thrill
they rock i gave my dad a ac/dc dvd to watch when he was 69 after that he went out and bought all of ac/dc cd,s you could here him jamming a block away when he would come over. he passed away at 80. he was hoping they would have been closer to see them in concert.
hugs/kudos to you my friend. am 53 now, been loving this type of hard rock n roll since i was 10. long live ac/dc.
Cool dad
This song and the band's music is played by the US military all over the world. Never seen so many air guitar solos in my life. Biggest grins on so many faces. Thank you AC/DC. Bon Scott 😈😇
An AC/DC story: I was driving home one warm, spring Sunday morning from a night shift with my windows down, and while stopped at a stoplight, a well-dressed family who looked like those "proper" people on televangelists shows (going to church, obviously) pulls up next to me. Then the AC/DC song BIG BALLS comes on the radio. I look out the side of my eyes at them, and the teenage daughter is trying not to laugh, the dad gets this disgusted look on his face and the grandmother is telling everyone to roll up the windows now!
Thanks for sharing!!!!
😂😂😂
Ha, that would make me snicker! Thanks.
Could've been worse, could've been the live version of "The Jack" that came on, or Crapsody Blues (Crab City Blues as it was before needing the title censored, in my mind at least).
We need more of that…
I'll never forget being 13 years old when I first heard The Razors Edge way back in 1990, it blew my mind. I was an instant fan and just listening to the music didn't do it for me I had to know how to play every riff of theirs on guitar, so Angus and Malcomb inspired me to pick up the guitar and start jamming. So they will always hold a special place in my heart for giving me the gift of music, I love those brothers.
I don't know if it's the power and aggression of their music but it just mesmerized me as a kid and still does to this day, I will always be an AC/DC fan for life and in the great beyond as well.
The transition to Brian Johnson after Bon Scott’s death has to be the most seamless of any band changing lead singers. Shows what true pros the band and their producers were.
I can respect Brian, but I don't like his voice, and don't listen to that era of ACDC
I have to say, after seeing Bon Scott in person and watching them tear the house down, it took me a while to adjust to Johnson. It just wasn't the same. Bon runs into the crowd with Angus on his shoulders, which is wild for a band now, but in like 1977! I was thinking these guys are insane. The crowd went wild.
The only bands that I can think of that came close were Genesis when Peter Gabriel left to be replaced by Phil Collins and Jefferson Airplane when their lead singer quit and was replaced by Grace Slick.
@petechau9616 Van Halen didn't do bad with Sammy Hagar either, and Boston did really well when they replaced their lead singer with a lookalike that had the vocal chops needed to sing Boston songs
@@TanisHalf-Elven You're right I knew there were others when I replied to that just didn't come to mind. You can make an argument that Van Halen was better with Sammy-.
"Oi" is a very common and extremely Aussie expression. If you see someone across a paddock and you want to get their attention, "oi," is often what you would call. It became enshrined in this song and resonated because it was so common. It later became that staple Aussie chant you can hear at every international sporting event, "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi. The Australian in the battery add is Mark 'Jacko' Jackson. A larger than life Australian Rules football player that had more arse then class. When he says "oi" he is not borrowing from anyone, he is just being an Aussie.
Oi mate! well said 👍
Oi, Oi, Oi might have come the Pommy Skinheads and then adopted by Australians as an Olympic Games chant ?
That's the way i remember that chant evolving.
@@ianking-jv4hg Nah it came from Cornish miners. Oggy is slang for a pasty, the wives would shout oggy, oggy, oggy at lunch time. It evolved into various sporting chants in England, then was adopted by Australia in the 90's
@@zerocontent6890 90's ?
I remember the Sydney punk/skinheads shouting it out in the mid/late '80's, Oi, Oi, Oi.
... then the olympic/sports fans started chanting it out and in disgust i thought, what a loud of shit.
Oggy, Oggy, Oggy?
Yes, i've eaten a share of pastys and no matter how sober i get
i still hear Oi, Oi, Oi !
as a skinhead Pommy chant !
Aussies were saying oi in the 70s when I was a kid. And probably earlier. So if we got oi from the poms then we got it a very long time ago.
That story you told about your son and T.N.T. brought tears to my eyes. I never shared music with my dad. He was into big band music , Perry Como & Bing Crosby etc.
Oh man, I do both
my late dad same he had records satchmo lena deano sinatra sammy johnny ray tony bennett was his neighbor as a kid dad was a caddy gopher at the old flushing c.c. golf club antonio the singing waiter worked there oldest of like 4 we have a photo bunch of kids astoria highs his youngest sister is one think was threse looked just like him dad like 15 caddied for como.gave him a 5 dollar tip rich but did like elvis crooner tom jones close to rock he liked 56 at m.s.u. his roomate grew up with elvis saw him ed sullivan one tv lounge dorm my buddy elvis gonna be huge star athletes ahhh just a fad man dropped off tickets to young men to show starkville was mobbed with cars small town then didnt go to far to walk so much for a fad haha
What music were you into?
I know what you mean. My late father was more into Chet Atkins, Floyd Cramer and the new age. He did like the Doors and had a ton of the Time Life Rock 'n Roll CD's, but he didn't listen to those much in his later years.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980- top 40 AM radio.
AC/DC helped me get through the toughest and the lowest part of my life when playing their music was the only power I could feel in my life. We salute you AC/DC, we salute you!
As an Australian, it gives me great pleasure to see and hear this GREAT band being honoured and celebrated by someone as knowledgeable, authentic and credible as Professor of Rock. Keeping bands like AC/DC in the public consciousness is to be applauded, so Thank You Professor of Rock for your enthusiastic service to music. Kudos!.
I was in fourth grade. I had a boom box that we would sit on a dirt pile as we rode our bmx bikes around and jumped the classic plywood and cinder-block ramp. He brought this tape one day. I remember loving "dirty deeds" and "big balls". We kept rewinding and playing while laughing our butts off. Greatest time ever growing up in the 80's! 1984 was the year.
Awesome episode! The continued king of video radio. Blowing Kasey away since 2020!
In my opinion AC/DC is hands down the best rock band of all time. Their music and sound is unique, their live shows phenomenal, and their energy is awesome. There will never be another band like them.
Agree…but all they ever wanted to be was a rock n roll band…
I find them overrated. Except for Thunderstruck all the other songs sound the same. Boring.
It's very simple really, as they explained, it's high voltage rock 'n' roll. 12 bar boogie at 240 Volts.
AC/DC is responsible for a ton of speeding tickets.
19:17 AC/DC is my favorite band. My son has passed but I have a very similar story when my son was young. This brought a smile. Thank you Prof.
Growing up in Melbourne Australia in the 70s, we were lucky too witness them grow and become one of the G.O.A.Ts.. I remember seeing them in 1975/76 at Roctober a festival type concert with other bands...
I was in Aus from the UK in February had to visit AC/DC lane in Melbourne look up and down Swanston st to see where the truck went down the street in “ It’s a long way to the top “ video
Visited “ The Espy” in St Kilda a early gig venue and finally visited Bon Scott’s grave in Fremantle
My first rock concert was AC/DC when I was 15 years old at the Civic Theatre in Newcastle, New South Wales. They were TNT on stage. I know that Brian Johnston was the front man for most of their international success, but I doubt that the band would ever have made it so big, but for Bon Scott. He was cheeky, likeable and a powerhouse of a front man. It's a tribute to Brian that he was able to fill such a hole and carry on that legacy. And of course, Malcolm and Angus.
Always interesting when a song doesn't catch on when it comes out but becomes a massive hit later.
Right?
I guess they would definitely be ahead of their time.
Yup.
That's why one of my favorites is when you re-rank a past top ten by their streams now.
@@rmhartman Yes that is very telling for sure.
I was 10 yrs old when Back in black came out my mum explained they had another singer but he died so after checking out Bons stuff i was hooked next birthday she gave me TnT cassette then i had to search everything Bon Scott recorded! Simple task today at the click of a finger. RIP Bon and RIP mum thanks for showing me the way !
My 18 month old son figured out pretty quickly that his grandma could play music by saying "hey, Google." At home we have Alexa and I play "Who Made Who" for him a lot. One of his first phrases was "Google, DeeCee." Gotta raise 'em right!!
So cute!
Great story about you and your son, touching.
My brother and I went halves in Back in Black, back in 1980, I was 15, only album we ever went halves in, then he bought Highway to Hell, and I may have played it more that he did, it completely blew me away. I am an Aussie and was so impressed that Highway to Hell album spent so many weeks in the top 100 U.S. albums.
Love the singing of Bon Scott and his Dynamite energy.
AC/DC is my favorite band of all time. I was 8 or 9 and I remember walking to school with portable radio cassette player listening to Little lover and Can i sit next to you girl or waiting for the 10 ten in 1979 so I could hear Highway to hell each night. they are forever in my heart.
I am an Aussy born and bred so as a teenager in the 70’s ACDC was very dear to my heart then and still is even though I am now in my 60’s.
No self respecting Aussie would spell Aussie with a y, come on mate
@@johnkelly8525 Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi !!!
Good on you Steve, just a quick tip try spell check
@@kaslkaos8447 awesome man
At school in Sydney all the boys were acdc fans and all the girls were fans of another rock band called The Angels. That's what made the Sydney Back In Black concert so great - The Angels were a support act. I think acdc also have the greatest live album - If You Want Blood.
Angel City was a great band also !
Went to HS from 77-81. Discovered and became a fan of AC/DC almost immediately and they remain one of my favorite bands to this day. Spin my original vinyl often. Great episode.
Another great video Adam! I always appreciate your stories involving your son or your Dad - music bonds us together so strongly... ACDC reminds me of my late close friend Greg also, so his video brought me a lot of joy
Bon Scott era AC/DC is fantastic. Oi! Oi! Oi!
Oi!
.....THAT'S where I got 'Oi' from! ....I've been sayin it for YEARS, and I almost thought I got it from 'Patsy' from "Absolutely Fabulous", 'cause she said it! ...should known better! ..ha-HAAA!
Not preceded by Oggi, Oggi, Oggi! You have to be British and of a certain age to know that one
@@stephenbrown4211 There's an Australian version too! Aussie Aussie Aussie! Oi Oi Oi!
@@michaeldavidryandanielpaul1990 our version originated from Welsh comedy singer Max Boyce. I’m not Welsh but loved his stuff
I bought the album Let There be Rock in 1977...my fav. Fun guitar rock band. I will be 64 in June and still enjoy ACDC.
AC/DC was my son’s favorite band also. Was lucky enough to take him to their last show (so far) in Kansas City. Still chokes me up.
Dude dude, your delivery is awesome, and you must have a great team behind you.
Great channel. We can feel your love for music in every video.
I played football in high school and the whole team would get pumped up before taking the field and on bus rides to away games listening to AC/DC ‘s TNT. If you can’t get pumped listening to them you don’t have a pulse!
yeh i once rode on the bus to a road game with my younger brothers team the driver had an 8 track had some acdc trying to.pump the guys up on long bus ride
@marktait2371 I'm guessing Big Balss wasn't one of the songs that was played?
@@ChuckWortmanprobably haha just recall was senior hs my poor brother soph. had been upped to varsity so rode with the team on the bus tnt only one recall bus driver old school.i rode same on a few tennis matches he must havr rigged the 8 track player had a few speakers in the back and front
old hippy guy but was cool to us kids
My son just turned 12, I just LOVE the story about your son. This channel just makes me feel good. We are the same generation, greup in the 70's and early 80's. Graduated high school in 84. I lived through the two best decades in music history in my opinion. Keep up the great work.
AC/DC is the best. I discovered them through a friend in high school in 1979. We were in the car and he put on”Problem Child.” I was hooked! I think it will be awkward to have that on my playlist at my funeral, but I will laugh all the way!😁
Mine was Let There Be Rock and never looked back 🤘
Never apologise for the playlist at your funeral. My brother wanted the Doors 'Break On Through'. He got it.
I just found this channel a few days ago. I gotta say it isn’t just for people who love music, because this channel will make you love music. Even stuff you never cared much about before. I’m enjoying the storytelling of the epic journeys behind the music.
Had the pleasure of meeting Cliff Williams while I was landscaping his house. He was super nice and occasionally he'll play music at the local country club. One of the worlds greatest rock stars and you'd never know it if you seen him in public
Who is Cliff Williams?
@@petechau9616 the bass guitarist. The most overlooked member of the band
@@ericlund941 thanks
Out of all the AC/DC riffs and songs, TNT has always been My favorite... since I first heard it. Great stuff, Professor!!!
I remember being introduced to ACDC growing up as a kid in 70s Australia by my uncle who used to play them loud in his car , back in those days I think they used to call them 8 tracks which was like a giant sized cassette from memory , anyway the 2 songs which stood out for me were TNT and Jail break.
I love that you can always tell its AC/DC, they never sold out. They rock it from their soul and it always gets a person moving and singing along. May they never change.
The intro riff for "Shook Me All Night Long" is another one of those indelible ear-worms that you know the instant you hear it...and you wanna hear MORE! It's so good, I had to make it the ring tone on my phone. :)
You're story about your son listening to AC/Dc is awesome.
It's great to habnd down great music!!
As I've said before. AC/DC is my altime favorite rock band . Hands down.🎉
how do you not have over a million subs? i enjoy every video i watch. even tunes that i f'n hate.
Another banger that is criminally underrated is Big Gun from the last action hero soundtrack. Why the hell that wasn’t on Razors Edge is beyond me. What a riff- Brian Johnson firing on all cylinders. Great video, too. 😂
I agree. So underrated!
I forgot! Good song.
I love when you share connection stories about your kids. Showing us the power of music. ❤
What a great father/son/father/son story! I nearly cried! I used to wink at my son too in that same "in on a secret joke" kind of way!! 💜
Thanks!
It’s such a sweet story.
It has to be the best thing to be in the greatest band with your brother. When you basically trip over the best frontman and for him to tell you who his replacement is if something happened to him how could that not be one of the best stories in Rock & Roll! I will always love AC/DC and getting to listen to their music, the best in my book!! Thank you for your videos even if it’s not my favorite band you tell the stories of the best decade in music (80’s) and I love it!! I really enjoyed hearing the story about your son and I know you’re a proud father so keep rockin out and bringing us one of the best channels on YT… thank you very much!!! 🤘🏼
TNT Peaked at 19 on our singles chart here in Australia in April 1976 their 3rd top 20 single here .Absolute classic track
Could have guessed it was any AC/DC song. They all kick butt any AC/DC song does that! First one I ever bought was back in black. Hells bells the bell toll? Was awesome!!
When I was a kid in the early 90s, my dad was a garbage man, and he was always bringing stuff home that he found in the trash. One day in the summer I heard him mowing the back yard and I went back to say hi. He had a little boombox on the back porch blasting High Voltage. That was my introduction to AC/DC. The song was "Can I Sit Next To You Girl" and I was hooked. He gave me the cassette, which he had found in the garbage, tossed out because the tape had warped a bit. I listened to it until it broke, then went and got another one. TNT was always one of my top tunes.
Listening to your story at the end about your son made me tear up. Sounds a lot like my dad and I. He got me into all the classic rock greats, and we've seen AC/DC live together. Never mind all of the other bands we share a love of, AC/DC is definitely at the top. Thanks Prof, you continue to take me down the road of nostalgia. You have some lucky kids.
Great story! Miss my Dad every day. Thanks for your insight!
The year was 1983 Led Zeppelin IV, I was walking home from school, my older brother and his friends saw me walking. His buddy was driving, had a cool old Chevy Nova he was constantly upgrading. Anyway, he had a pretty good stereo in it for the time and had Zeppelin IV blasting, "Rock and Roll" came on and I was mesmerized. I asked him "who is this?" he didn't say a word, just tossed the cassette tape case to me in the back seat. I stared at the cover with the little old man carrying a bundle of sticks on his back while listening. They dropped me off, I ran in the house, went to my secret money hiding spot, grabbed all the paper money, jumped on my bike headed for our local record shop. I could not wait to get home and listen to that....and I am listening to them to this day...they opened the door to all the great music of that era...AC DC Back in Black was my next purchase, those two albums were huge to me in my teenage years.
Alright! The most authentic Rock band ever.🤘
Amen.
Them and Motörhead
@@chuckm4540
When I was 11 I bought me first Album, If you want Blood (You got it) and a few weeks later my second, The Ace of Spades. Most Motorhead tune OAT? Killed by Death, IMO.
SO MANY GREAT BANDS FORMED IN THE 70s MORE THAN ANY DECADE EVER, EEEEEEASY BOSTON KANSAS JOURNEY, VAN HALEN THE CARS THE POLOCE THE KNACK FOURNIER QUEEN AREOSMITH THE EAGLES, ABBA, BTO .ELO TOTO AMBROSIA, POCO KISS, BAD COMPANY, HALL N OATS, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN BLONDIE, PAT BENATAR THE ROMOANS. WHITE SNAKE, PETER FRAMPTON SUPER TRAMP, STYX TRYUMPH, THE KINKS APRIL WINE TED NUGGENT, DID I LEAVE ANY OTHER BAND OUT THAT WAS FORMED IN THE 1970s? Pretty decent decade to me
After many years as a fan, today, "What's next to the moon," is everything that is symbolic of my favourite band because it's eternity.
Mentioning that song created an instant earworm
Awesome.
Professor, your musical mini doc's on classic songs and bands are amazing (I've learned so much). You have a real knack for delivering a very professional episode and an amazing knowledge of the music industry. Great work and please keep them coming.
I saw AC/DC on the Highway to Hell Tour October 10th of 1979 in the in Columbia, South Carolina at the Carolina Coliseum. They were accompanied by Pat Travers and Mother's Finest. At one point I was so stoned that I thought AC/DC was a bit too demonic because I was intently listening to the lyrics of the songs. I mellowed out after a while and it was a great concert. 😂😁👌
VERY COOL! What did they open the show with?
@@ProfessorofRock I had to look it up but here is the list of songs that they were playing.
Live Wire
Shot Down In Flames
Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
Sin City
Problem Child
Bad Boy Boogie
The Jack
Highway To Hell
High Voltage
Whole Lotta Rosie
Rocker
If You Want Blood (You've Got It)
Let There Be Rock
Glad you had a great time!
Nice story telling Prof👏👏
I loved the story you shared with your son and that notion of passing down music and giving it a proper apreciation. My kids are older now, on the cusp of making their own way in the world, but a love for music (and in our case singing) is something we all still share. And every now and then, on a roadtrip somewhere, some anthemic classic will pop out of their songlists. I smile to myself as I hear them sing along, knowing I got at least one part of parenting right
This was the very first song I heard by AC/DC, my friend in highschool was singing the opening lyrics to the song and I asked him what is that, he said his older brother Gene who was really into music that wasn't on any radio stations yet and collected import albums had this album. I talked him into letting me hear it, so we snuck into his brothers room and proceeded to play TNT and the whole High Voltage album. Well his brother walked in on us and we were banned from his room forever. But I got my first taste of ac/DC and have been a huge fan ever since. Great episode professor!
Thanks for sharing MYNAME! Cool story.
@@ProfessorofRock Gene was the coolest, really knew his music. He passed away 2 years ago but I'm sure he still was collecting import albums till he passed. He used to wear a dog collar and the coolest shades I ever saw
Welp…it was fun while it lasted.
As a fan since the seventies, I just want to say your son has excellent taste. My late wife and I were big fans, and you shook me all night long was our song. My personal favorite solo is from whole Lotta Rosie
Amazing that AC/DC can churn out pure rock year after year... and TNT got that going... Good one Professor!
Thanks Flave! You seen them live?
@@ProfessorofRock it's always been on my bucket list!
52 years old and still love AC/DC. Seen them twice over the years and both times they put a fantastic show. Both shows were with Brian but I have always preferred Bon. Great story about you and your boy. My kids too carry the torch.
7 brothers? God bless their parents! The house must have been crazy
Right?
I’m so glad I only have one sister lol.
Look up the album by Marcus Hook Roll Band which as Angus, Malcolm,George and Alex Young playing on it
I really appreciate you sharing your family anecdotes....my Father and I never connected on music. Great to know you are passing down the love of music to your son.
The Bon era is without question, the best . One of Rock's biggest tragedies that Bon died. Had all those Bon albums and may three Brian era. Just wasn't the same.
I agree. Though I think Brian has done a fabulous job taking over.
Bon definately was a showman (Jagger on overdrive). Lucky to have seen him live.
@@kimnach Same here, about two months before he died.
No band from the '70s is.
Completely wrong. Brian is fantastic, better energy, better vocals, and better health.
Without Brian AC DC would be another Blind Melon. A talented group that ended early when the lead singer killed himself
My Dad played a NYE gig with his biker blues band. After midnight, musos from all the bands jammed. So Dad got my half brother on drums, me on vocals, himself on guitar, and we busted out TNT, and Fight For Your Right. One of my favourite memories. What a classic song.
The greatest Aussie rock band ever and maybe the world. Grew up listening to them in Oz they made us proud to be Aussies and helped us grow and proved to the world that we could rock..... made us proud to be Aussies, They played at a pub I used to work at in Adelaide I knew they were gonna be huge, but not as huge as they became. You can still hear them just driving your car as the new generation have it blaring on their car stereos, still played on juke boxes in pubs and in homes and at BBQ's and parties. WE LOVE THEM AND WHAT THEY DID FOR US, THEY ARE IMMORTAL LEGENDS OF ROCK AND ROLL. Oi, Oi, Oi........
Loved the story of you and your son, just like you and your dad. Rock on Professor!!
Rock on!
Love these blogs that tell the history of the bands. AC Dc is no doubt my favorite band.love the Bon Era, and the Brian Era. Alot of these songs are near 50 years old and still rock!! And are known all around the world. I have great respect, my hat comes off, and a big salute to this band!!!
I was resistant to like AC/DC for a long time due to someone else (I didn’t like) liking them and singing their songs in an obnoxious way. Plus when I was a teen certain genres of music just didn’t mix. You couldn’t like them and Depeche Mode at the same time. 🙄 The stubborn stupidity of youth kept me from so much fantastic music.
I had a dad that introduced me to rock music too. He loved bands like Violent Femmes, and The Ramones. Listening to you talk about your cool dad brought a tear to my eye remembering that I had a cool dad too. Thanks for that fantastic reminder.
No joke. I remember going through a very short phase like this too!
@@ProfessorofRock it’s ridiculous how stubborn teens can be when it comes to this. It took me till I was well into my 20’s to realize I was incredibly stupid when it came to music.
In my case, it was the Rolling Stones. 😂
I feel the same way sometimes. We can wear many hats when it comes to music genres.
Thanks for sharing! I had a hard time with AC/DC too. I liked the power guitars very much of Malcom and Angus. I recognized AC/DC as archetypal music for 13-15 year olds. But the shrieky vocals? I knew it's what Angus and Malcom wanted. For me the vocals esp the lack of variation, got old very fast. I enjoyed listening to 1 or 2 of their songs at a time. '80-'82 I loved New Wave: Blondie, Talking Heads, Men At Work, B-52's... And: Van Halen, Dire Straits, ZZ Top... And friends and I still loved Little Feat, Aerosmith... Glad there's more than one band!
My first AC/DC album was "If You Want Blood" in 1979 during high school in Canada. I picked up "Highway to Hell" as soon as it came out. Sadly we lost Bon Scott, the only positive aspect of his loss was the record company finally re-releasing earlier AC/DC albums like "Dirty Deeds" and "High Voltage" in Canada. AC/DC plays a major part in the sound track of my life. Thanks Prof!
Small in stature, but HUGE in sound. AC/DC's music struck a chord with me from the start. Although they were panned by the mainstream initially, now you almost can't attend a major sporting event without hearing their music. Not many bands can use the bagpipes in a rock song and make it work!
Good call!
The group passed me in a hotel lobby in the ‘90’s. They all weighed 135 pounds and looked like hobbits. I was shocked.
The WHO and Korn. The only other ones I can think of.
Best use of bagpipes in a rock song, ever.
My dad is 76 and has the original TNT album brought out in Australia as well as the Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap album with the album cover that was only available in Australia and New Zealand plus also the Highway To Hell original album from Australia and they are mine and his prized possessions. He passed down his love for ACDC to me and I'm now 45 and my 15yo daughter absolutely loves them so we have 3 generations in our family of Acca Dacca fans. My dad and I got to see them live in Tasmania, Australia in 2001 and was the greatest concert ever, Queenstown, Tasmania is where Rosie from Whole Lotta Rosie is from. My daughter is now hanging on to any ACDC news that comes out to see if they will be doing an Australian tour after there European Power Trip tour because she is shattered she may never get to see them live.
Lol! I'm such a literal person sometimes, I never noticed the double entendre in this song 😂When I first met my husband, the first time we hung out after meeting was at my house and I put on my mix tape while we were talking. The one I had chosen was one of my rock ones and my hubby was pleasantly surprised at what I had in the mix. Since we were still just getting to know eachother, we spent a good eal of time discussing the songs as they came on. One of the songs was my one of my favorite AC/DC songs which was You Shook Me All Night Long, which you _can't_ mistake😅 Without meaning to allude to anything personal, I just want to say that that song is one of those that reminds me of why my hubby and I are so suited to each other when we bonded over our love of music.❤
Ha ha! Thanks for your take linda!
That’s awesome that the music brought you together.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 well, it wasn't that entirely, it was just a wonderful part of what made us compatible 😊 We've been married 33 years and we've found we love to watch Professor Rock together so it's bonded us again😄
@@lindamcfarland9656 That’s great to hear! 😊
@@lindamcfarland9656my wife who I didn't know at the time saw and heard me singing Feel like making love and it was our wedding song for 38 years so far🤘
I first heard AC/DC the summer before 7th grade and i've been hooked ever since. I'm 50 yrs old now, they are still and will always be my favorite band til the day i pass away. I love all of their music, although i am a little bit more a fan of the Bon Scott era. Ride On is my all-time favorite AC/DC song.
Watched ACDC open for a band in dayton at hara arena in the 70s..nobody had heard of them..the fact I don't remember who they opened for says a couple of things..they blew everybody's minds..and..it was the 70s..;)...I will never forget Angus in that uniform and the sound! MISS THOSE DAYS!!
Bon Scott Version of ACDC started as an Accident in my old Hometown of Adelaide... A lot of Australian Rock was ignored by the US, The Angels and Cold Chisel are just a few completely ignored.
As much as I appreciate Brian Johnson's vocals being a great fit for AC/DC they don't hold a candle to Bon's raw and untamed presence as a front man. There was something mildly threatening about him. Unmatched
They're both phenomenal. Bon Scott had unmatchable sex appeal and charisma. Brian Johnson had balls of platinum to step into his shoes and does a great job vocally and in performance too. Gotta hand it to both.
What a family moment, nice bookend to those days in the paint shop. Thanks for adding the personal touch Prof. Adam
First album I bought with my own money - Back in Black by ACDC.
YES! Favorite track off of it?
@@ProfessorofRock Probably Hells Bells. The most rock and roll thing ever was Angus Young playing his solo in Thunderstruck at the River Plate concert in Argentina. AC DC at its best.
First album I bought was a Blow Up Your Video second-hand LP, second I bought was TNT on cassette. I had just heard my roommate's copy of Black in Black and Lord knows what I was looking for, but AC/DC filled that hole in an instant and I had to have it all. The stupid part of it all? I had no turntable, but I figured I'd tape it when I went home to my parents' house. Ah, the teenage years.
Mine too!
First time i heard AC/DC was in 1980.. my big brother was listening to Back in Black in his room, My Cousin and I laid on the floor at his door listening through the bottom of his door and I have been an AC/DC fan ever since.
I saw ACDC when they played in my local country town in Australia, they were touring with their first hit album. They were late and we were all waiting outside on a warm night. When they finally arrived Angus was hanging out the window of the bus abusing us for trying to tell them they were going wrong way down a one way lane. We booed them when they started playing but we loved them soon after. Fond memories. FYI, Oi has been in the Aussie language for ever.
Like "mate" they get it from Britain, it's vernacular that came from the slums of London.
I experienced acdc twice live, on the thunderstruck tour at the Tacoma dome in Tacoma WA and at the kingdome in Seattle for one of the monsters of rock shows. I just remember Angus running all over the stage, never missing a beat, and the sweat flying off his har as he flipped his head. dude wasn't a big guy, but he must have lost 8 lbs of water in that set. never stopped, never gave in even though he was older than my dad then. what a show, what a great experience, I'm happy I got the chance to see them!!
"I got patches on my patches" 😮 such a great depiction of the hard times of being on the road! "Ain't no Fun waiting round' to be a Millionaire! " Dirty Deeds 🤘
So true!
My favorite song by them.
Hey Frank next door neighbor get your #ucking jumbo jet off my airport.
I remember riding my bike listening to these albums on my Walkman going to my friends house. I didn’t have a care in the world back then. I miss those days.
Bon was legendary but I still maintain that Brian probably took AC/DC to another level. He wasn’t just a guy that sounded like Bon. He was a singer Bon actually knew and respected. While the Young’s are undoubtedly the heart and soul of AC/DC, their collaboration with Brian Johnson is what made them the legends that they are. No disrespect to Bon. He was amazing!! But my introduction to them was You Shook Me All Night Long. Coincidentally that was the first song Brian ever wrote with the band. Wrote it the first night with them!!
Have to totally disagree. Non would have taken them to the same heights, it was just timing. Bon had charisma in buckets, which Brian does not have at all. I have seen them at least 7times with Bon as a teenager in Melbourne in the mid 70’s and he was an amazing frontman who interacted with the audience every time, and had so much energy. Brian really came in on what had already been created
I’m 58 years old and my first experience with the CDC was Highway to Hell 1979. I just couldn’t believe my ears when I was hearing when I first put that record on my turntable. I’ve been a diehard AC/DC fan ever since, I’ve seen them 9 times live, the Brothers Young will go down in history as the greatest Guitar duo ever!
Nothing better to start the morning than coffee and P.o.R!
Great father/son moment! My dad was a Johnny Cash guy, which is kind of cool now, but not so much when I was a teen. Back in about 2014, I remember coming home from work one day and went to take a shower and the door was locked and I heard Toto playing and my oldest son belting out “Hold the Line” while taking a shower.
It was kind of a cool moment, because I always tried to expose my kids to all kinds of different music. To think a 17 year old would be good with playing and singing that around the house made me feel like I’d actually done a decent job. Later I asked if he was a big Toto fan, and he kind of figured out I probably heard him singing in the shower. His answer was a huge smile and a simple, “They’re ok.”
AC/DC is one of my favorite bands, and will always be one.
I love the story about your kid. I have exposed my twin daughters to so many different bands. They may not love them like I do, but you can be sure if you ever see my kids wearing one of those trendy shirts, which they do not do, of bands from the past you know they know who they are and have at least heard the music, if not becoming a fan themselves.
That's very cool. Thanks for sharing!
Good on you!
Im a Sydney boy and I saw them ( with Bon Scott leading ) as a 14 year old at Ryde Youth Centre with another 50- 60 kids right up front of the stage in mid 1975 before they exploded in the Aussie market.
I was blown away .
Saw them again 6 years later as a 20 year old at the Sydney Show Grounds ( stand up show ) in 1981with 10s of thousands others - tough crowd but worth it.
Still blown away by the band and even more so the experience.
ACDC songs swing!
At 74 i can still remember first hearing AC/DC.... stopped me in my tracks...DEAD in my tracks...it was a Holy Crap, Listen to THAT moment for me. I couldn't possibly say which song or album is my favorite...but Thunderstruck is definitely way up there....and so is TNT....and For Those About To Rock....and Back in Black.....and..............