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Wow, I did NOT expect to ever see those two together again. I was totally wrong.

The big question now is who's playing bass?

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Ha!

Now some are questioning whether the pic is recent, or an old photo from the Rock or Bust sessions. Because AC/DC is such a secretive band, it's not surprising that questions like these arise to fill the void left by official news. Since Brian and Phil haven't changed much in appearance, it's difficult to say.

Phil appears to have teeth in this photo at least.

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Ha!

Now some are questioning whether the pic is recent, or an old photo from the Rock or Bust sessions. Because AC/DC is such a secretive band, it's not surprising that questions like these arise to fill the void left by official news. Since Brian and Phil haven't changed much in appearance, it's difficult to say.

Phil appears to have teeth in this photo at least.

Phil recorded his stuff separately for RoB album so its either from Black Ice or is now. I know Brians hearing problem has been sorted and the band is in the early prosess of booking shows for next year. Weather that will be with BJ or Axl or Both I guess we will have to wait. They are not known for their timely updates !!

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Is Brian Johnson reuniting with AC/DC to record a new album?

He's been spotted with drummer Phil Rudd in Vancouver...

AC/DC are rumoured to be working on new music with former frontman Brian Johnson and ex-drummer Phil Rudd, after the pair were spotted together in Vancouver.

Johnson was forced to leave the band in 2016 after suffering hearing loss, before being replaced by Axl Rose. Rudd, meanwhile, departed in 2015 after a string of publicised legal problems.

But it seems that the classic line-up could be getting together once more after the pair were spotted in the Canadian city, where the rock icons have recorded all their albums over the last two decades.

A photo posted on Twitter shows Johnson and Rudd relaxing outside the city’s Warehouse Studios – and it’s claimed that the rest of the band are in tow too.

Vancouver website The Straight claims to have been contacted by a local who spoke to Stevie Young – the nephew of guitarist Angus Young.

“The guy tells me that he had a quick chat with a couple of members of AC/DC in downtown Vancouver this morning”, The Straight’s Steve Newton claimed.

“One of the rockers that he talked to was Stevie Young, Angus Young’s nephew, who took over the rhythm-guitar spot in AC/DC from Angus’s brother Malcolm in 2014 when Mal started suffering from the health problems, including dementia, that he would succumb to last November.

“…the other rocker my source talked to was none other than, get this: Phil Rudd! Yes, Phil Rudd, the longtime AC/DC drummer who was himself replaced behind the kit by Chris “Thunderstruck” Slade in 2015 for the band’s Rock or Bust World Tour.”

The only stumbling block in the story so far seems to be the apparent absence of guitarist Angus Young.

NME has contacted AC/DC’s management for comment.


Read more at [www.nme.com]

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Is Brian Johnson reuniting with AC/DC to record a new album?

He's been spotted with drummer Phil Rudd in Vancouver...

AC/DC are rumoured to be working on new music with former frontman Brian Johnson and ex-drummer Phil Rudd, after the pair were spotted together in Vancouver.

Johnson was forced to leave the band in 2016 after suffering hearing loss, before being replaced by Axl Rose. Rudd, meanwhile, departed in 2015 after a string of publicised legal problems.

But it seems that the classic line-up could be getting together once more after the pair were spotted in the Canadian city, where the rock icons have recorded all their albums over the last two decades.

A photo posted on Twitter shows Johnson and Rudd relaxing outside the city’s Warehouse Studios – and it’s claimed that the rest of the band are in tow too.

Vancouver website The Straight claims to have been contacted by a local who spoke to Stevie Young – the nephew of guitarist Angus Young.

“The guy tells me that he had a quick chat with a couple of members of AC/DC in downtown Vancouver this morning”, The Straight’s Steve Newton claimed.

“One of the rockers that he talked to was Stevie Young, Angus Young’s nephew, who took over the rhythm-guitar spot in AC/DC from Angus’s brother Malcolm in 2014 when Mal started suffering from the health problems, including dementia, that he would succumb to last November.

“…the other rocker my source talked to was none other than, get this: Phil Rudd! Yes, Phil Rudd, the longtime AC/DC drummer who was himself replaced behind the kit by Chris “Thunderstruck” Slade in 2015 for the band’s Rock or Bust World Tour.”

The only stumbling block in the story so far seems to be the apparent absence of guitarist Angus Young.

NME has contacted AC/DC’s management for comment.


Read more at [www.nme.com]

I see you haven't bothered to read the last two pages of this thread

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Is Brian Johnson reuniting with AC/DC to record a new album?

He's been spotted with drummer Phil Rudd in Vancouver...

AC/DC are rumoured to be working on new music with former frontman Brian Johnson and ex-drummer Phil Rudd, after the pair were spotted together in Vancouver.

Johnson was forced to leave the band in 2016 after suffering hearing loss, before being replaced by Axl Rose. Rudd, meanwhile, departed in 2015 after a string of publicised legal problems.

But it seems that the classic line-up could be getting together once more after the pair were spotted in the Canadian city, where the rock icons have recorded all their albums over the last two decades.

A photo posted on Twitter shows Johnson and Rudd relaxing outside the city’s Warehouse Studios – and it’s claimed that the rest of the band are in tow too.

Vancouver website The Straight claims to have been contacted by a local who spoke to Stevie Young – the nephew of guitarist Angus Young.

“The guy tells me that he had a quick chat with a couple of members of AC/DC in downtown Vancouver this morning”, The Straight’s Steve Newton claimed.

“One of the rockers that he talked to was Stevie Young, Angus Young’s nephew, who took over the rhythm-guitar spot in AC/DC from Angus’s brother Malcolm in 2014 when Mal started suffering from the health problems, including dementia, that he would succumb to last November.

“…the other rocker my source talked to was none other than, get this: Phil Rudd! Yes, Phil Rudd, the longtime AC/DC drummer who was himself replaced behind the kit by Chris “Thunderstruck” Slade in 2015 for the band’s Rock or Bust World Tour.”

The only stumbling block in the story so far seems to be the apparent absence of guitarist Angus Young.

NME has contacted AC/DC’s management for comment.


Read more at [www.nme.com]

I see you haven't bothered to read the last two pages of this thread

I only read last page. Too busy reading several pages.

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Sorry, but I was hoping to get an album with Axl...none of the recent Brian releases are any good to my ears (live is a different thing of course)

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Ha!

Now some are questioning whether the pic is recent, or an old photo from the Rock or Bust sessions. Because AC/DC is such a secretive band, it's not surprising that questions like these arise to fill the void left by official news. Since Brian and Phil haven't changed much in appearance, it's difficult to say.

Phil appears to have teeth in this photo at least.

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Ha!

Now some are questioning whether the pic is recent, or an old photo from the Rock or Bust sessions. Because AC/DC is such a secretive band, it's not surprising that questions like these arise to fill the void left by official news. Since Brian and Phil haven't changed much in appearance, it's difficult to say.

Phil appears to have teeth in this photo at least.

Steve Newton says his now named source took the pic a few days ago. Hopefully more pics get posted!

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I had thought Brian Johnson was still in the band to record, he just was not able to perform live. Am I mistaken?

+ he has performed on stage after he quit the band as well..

...Angus Young does not AC/DC make...

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I had thought Brian Johnson was still in the band to record, he just was not able to perform live. Am I mistaken?

+ he has performed on stage after he quit the band as well..

...Angus Young does not AC/DC make...

I disagree. Angus Young DOES AC/DC make. He is the only member of the band who is a must. Yes, Malcolm is missed and Axl is a poor replacement for Brian, but Angus is the driving force. It's not like The Stones where each of the four are key. And vocals should have an Aussie/Brit accent, not to mention, Axl pretty much just screams.

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Maybe both Axl and Brian will be on the album? Axl was also observed outside the Warehouse according to the first reports, wasn't he?

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Maybe both Axl and Brian will be on the album? Axl was also observed outside the Warehouse according to the first reports, wasn't he?

is it a passing of the torch to wane the feeling of "Axl is an imposter, he took Brian's place" in the heart of some fans?

Or as Angus thinks/knows this will be the last AC/DC studio album he wants to write the last chapter gloriously with a "dream team" line-up (hence the return of Rudd).

Imagine Brian and Axl duetting on some (all?) tracks? Yum!

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@#$%& you Axl/DC, let that horror show be forgotten

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I had thought Brian Johnson was still in the band to record, he just was not able to perform live. Am I mistaken?

+ he has performed on stage after he quit the band as well..

...Angus Young does not AC/DC make...

I disagree. Angus Young DOES AC/DC make. He is the only member of the band who is a must. Yes, Malcolm is missed and Axl is a poor replacement for Brian, but Angus is the driving force. It's not like The Stones where each of the four are key. And vocals should have an Aussie/Brit accent, not to mention, Axl pretty much just screams.

Thats absolutely laughable. Especially when you wanna say they're not like the Stones. If you wanna get into that argument, the Stones are Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Thats it. No one would give a flying @#$%& if Charlie or Ronnie weren't there. We would, the world in general would not as long as Mick and Keith are there and you know that. But, as we all know, Mick and Keith are NOT the Rolling Stones. They are a band, and it is more than one or two guys. It always has been. AC/DC is no different. Angus is fantastic, but if Angus were AC/DC he'd have dumped those shlubs years ago and taken all the money. He doesn't, because he's not as much without his other guys singing and writing the songs. And thats not taking anything away from him. To the idiotic general public, AC/DC is one guy, the same way the Stones are two guys to that same moronic public. But they know and we know its more than just that.

What I'm confused by is what the end game is here. Are they just recording a new album and not touring it? Are they recording and touring? Is Brian gonna record but Axl tours? Seems there's still a lot of questions, but for now I'm just happy the real band as much as possible is back together.

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If they indeed have two lineups (one for recording and one for touring) then I can't imagine why Cliff wouldn't be there. Although doesn't that seem extremely weird to everyone that they'd have two completely different lineups to tour? I believe Axl would really want to stay, but why would he want to tour albums he doesn't record with them? That just seems so silly to me. Not because Axl even wants to record with them (as a fan he wants Brian) but touring an album Axl didn't record seems pretty limiting live. Its like, why even record a new album at that point?

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If they indeed have two lineups (one for recording and one for touring) then I can't imagine why Cliff wouldn't be there. Although doesn't that seem extremely weird to everyone that they'd have two completely different lineups to tour? I believe Axl would really want to stay, but why would he want to tour albums he doesn't record with them? That just seems so silly to me. Not because Axl even wants to record with them (as a fan he wants Brian) but touring an album Axl didn't record seems pretty limiting live. Its like, why even record a new album at that point?

Wasn't Axl also observed round the Warehouse, according to the very first report?

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If they indeed have two lineups (one for recording and one for touring) then I can't imagine why Cliff wouldn't be there. Although doesn't that seem extremely weird to everyone that they'd have two completely different lineups to tour? I believe Axl would really want to stay, but why would he want to tour albums he doesn't record with them? That just seems so silly to me. Not because Axl even wants to record with them (as a fan he wants Brian) but touring an album Axl didn't record seems pretty limiting live. Its like, why even record a new album at that point?

Wasn't Axl also observed round the Warehouse, according to the very first report?

Yeah, supposedly.

Recording an album with 4/5 of the BiB lineup, and then touring with a completely different lineup makes very little sense from a fan/logic perspective.

However, the money they'll make from the tour irrespective of who's onstage makes a whole lotta sense (cents?) to Angus.