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True...not really a favorite of mine, and it was written by Bon before he joined AC/DC.Quote
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keefriff99Agreed! It's basically their only "ballad", or as close to a ballad as AC/DC will ever get in the Brian era.Quote
RollingFreak
A hidden gem of theirs from Black Ice: Rock N Roll Dream. I'd argue there's no other song in their cannon like that and is phenomenal.
Some people might consider Ride On a ballad because it's quieter, but that's really just a straight blues tune.
what about "love song"?
I think that time has passed. Following the Justin Timberlake / Janet Jackson debacle in 2004, there was a six-year run of classic rock musicians who were deemed "safer" and less risque (and it's kinda funny (and sad) that the Stones and Prince were considered "family-friendly" compared to Janet Jackson's nipple).Quote
GasLightStreet
Dee Snider has been, eh, pushing for AC/DC to be the halftime entertainment for 2021's Super Bowl.
Perhaps there's still some kind of stigma attached to that but it pretty much seems quite lessened in its impact and importance. After Prince did it, why bother - there will never be enough big musician artists to do it, mainly because too many non-musician artists keep doing it.
U2, McCartney, the Stones, Prince, Tom Petty, Bruce, Prince... Lady Gaga.
There's not many left that are of that ilk. It is or it will be too late for:
Pearl Jam (they wouldn't)
Elton John
The Eagles
AC/DC
Maybe a few others.
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keefriff99
The best time for AC/DC to have done the halftime show would have been back in 2008-2009. Black Ice was a huge comeback album/tour for them, Malcolm was still alive, and they were still relatively young enough to put on the energetic AC/DC show we're all accustomed to.
I have no idea what AC/DC is going to look like onstage in 2020-21, but Angus and Brian aren't going to be bouncing around with the same verve they used to even five years ago...I think it might look kinda sad at their ages.
And as mixed as my feelings are on KISS these days, they would have put on a KILLER halftime show. If there was any rock act whose shtick is perfect for a halftime show, It's KISS.
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keefriff99
The best time for AC/DC to have done the halftime show would have been back in 2008-2009. Black Ice was a huge comeback album/tour for them, Malcolm was still alive, and they were still relatively young enough to put on the energetic AC/DC show we're all accustomed to.
I have no idea what AC/DC is going to look like onstage in 2020-21, but Angus and Brian aren't going to be bouncing around with the same verve they used to even five years ago...I think it might look kinda sad at their ages.
And as mixed as my feelings are on KISS these days, they would have put on a KILLER halftime show. If there was any rock act whose shtick is perfect for a halftime show, It's KISS.
KISS still put on an awesome show. Watch any youtube vids from this current tour. Final encore of R'n'R All Night is incredible. Never seen so much pyro in one song except maybe McCartney Live and Let Die.
I just Kiss. They were fun. And it was a great show. They would prob pull it off. Maybe kid rock joins them. He puts on a great show also
Yes...I'm saying that WHEN classic rock acts were all the rage for Halftime shows 10-15 years ago, KISS would have been a good choice.Quote
DGA35
KISS still put on an awesome show. Watch any youtube vids from this current tour. Final encore of R'n'R All Night is incredible. Never seen so much pyro in one song except maybe McCartney Live and Let Die.
And the reality is that if the whole Janet Jackson fiasco hadn't occurred, NONE of those acts would have gotten a chance to play, for better or worse.Quote
RollingFreak
Yeah, classic rock bands don't do the halftime show anymore so its a dumb thing to push. I'd love it, but it'll 100% never happen.
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keefriff99
Well, just my opinion, but I really thought that McCartney and Bruce overall fared a bit better than the Stones and Tom Petty.
The Stones came off feeling a little small, rather than larger than life. Maybe I'm too used to seeing them playing on their own stage on their own terms, but it didn't feel comfortable for them...and playing Rough Justice was a big mistake. Any other time, I'd be all for the Stones playing new/obscure material, but for THAT particular gig? HITS, and nothing but HITS. Start Me Up / Satisfaction / Jumpin' Jack Flash would have been a much better setlist.
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GasLightStreet
Dee Snider has been, eh, pushing for AC/DC to be the halftime entertainment for 2021's Super Bowl.
Perhaps there's still some kind of stigma attached to that but it pretty much seems quite lessened in its impact and importance. After Prince did it, why bother - there will never be enough big musician artists to do it, mainly because too many non-musician artists keep doing it.
U2, McCartney, the Stones, Prince, Tom Petty, Bruce, Prince... Lady Gaga.
There's not many left that are of that ilk. It is or it will be too late for:
Pearl Jam (they wouldn't)
Elton John
The Eagles
AC/DC
Maybe a few others.
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GasLightStreet
Dee Snider has been, eh, pushing for AC/DC to be the halftime entertainment for 2021's Super Bowl.
Perhaps there's still some kind of stigma attached to that but it pretty much seems quite lessened in its impact and importance. After Prince did it, why bother - there will never be enough big musician artists to do it, mainly because too many non-musician artists keep doing it.
U2, McCartney, the Stones, Prince, Tom Petty, Bruce, Prince... Lady Gaga.
There's not many left that are of that ilk. It is or it will be too late for:
Pearl Jam (they wouldn't)
Elton John
The Eagles
AC/DC
Maybe a few others.
Jennifer Lopez is a "non-musician" artist? Alrighty then.
As for your "musician" artist list, which is interestingly all middle-aged to old aged men...
Agreed, Pearl Jam likely wouldn't do it.
Elton John could do it.
The Eagles...maybe.
AC/DC....being a fairly one-dimensional bar band with basically nothing but rockers, the halftime could work well for them...but many viewers would likely want a more "non-musician" Artist.
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GasLightStreet
Dee Snider has been, eh, pushing for AC/DC to be the halftime entertainment for 2021's Super Bowl.
Perhaps there's still some kind of stigma attached to that but it pretty much seems quite lessened in its impact and importance. After Prince did it, why bother - there will never be enough big musician artists to do it, mainly because too many non-musician artists keep doing it.
U2, McCartney, the Stones, Prince, Tom Petty, Bruce, Prince... Lady Gaga.
There's not many left that are of that ilk. It is or it will be too late for:
Pearl Jam (they wouldn't)
Elton John
The Eagles
AC/DC
Maybe a few others.
Jennifer Lopez is a "non-musician" artist? Alrighty then.
As for your "musician" artist list, which is interestingly all middle-aged to old aged men...
Agreed, Pearl Jam likely wouldn't do it.
Elton John could do it.
The Eagles...maybe.
AC/DC....being a fairly one-dimensional bar band with basically nothing but rockers, the halftime could work well for them...but many viewers would likely want a more "non-musician" Artist.
why wouldn't Pearl Jam do it?
Yes, Malcolm went into rehab for alcoholism in 1988, and Steve Young filled in for the North American leg of the Blow Up Your Video tour.Quote
lem motlow
I’ve seen AC/DC a lot of times but I swear once in the 80s I saw them with Steve Young playing guitar in place of Malcolm.
Seeing the thread made me think of what a fckng bummer it is that he’s no longer with us but they did tour with the nephew once right?
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keefriff99Yes, Malcolm went into rehab for alcoholism in 1988, and Steve Young filled in for the North American leg of the Blow Up Your Video tour.Quote
lem motlow
I’ve seen AC/DC a lot of times but I swear once in the 80s I saw them with Steve Young playing guitar in place of Malcolm.
Seeing the thread made me think of what a fckng bummer it is that he’s no longer with us but they did tour with the nephew once right?
I don't think the band even announced it, and Stevie looked so much like Malcolm back then that fans didn't even notice.
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keefriff99Yes, Malcolm went into rehab for alcoholism in 1988, and Steve Young filled in for the North American leg of the Blow Up Your Video tour.Quote
lem motlow
I’ve seen AC/DC a lot of times but I swear once in the 80s I saw them with Steve Young playing guitar in place of Malcolm.
Seeing the thread made me think of what a fckng bummer it is that he’s no longer with us but they did tour with the nephew once right?
I don't think the band even announced it, and Stevie looked so much like Malcolm back then that fans didn't even notice.
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GasLightStreet
Dee Snider has been, eh, pushing for AC/DC to be the halftime entertainment for 2021's Super Bowl.
Perhaps there's still some kind of stigma attached to that but it pretty much seems quite lessened in its impact and importance. After Prince did it, why bother - there will never be enough big musician artists to do it, mainly because too many non-musician artists keep doing it.
U2, McCartney, the Stones, Prince, Tom Petty, Bruce, Prince... Lady Gaga.
There's not many left that are of that ilk. It is or it will be too late for:
Pearl Jam (they wouldn't)
Elton John
The Eagles
AC/DC
Maybe a few others.
Jennifer Lopez is a "non-musician" artist? Alrighty then.
As for your "musician" artist list, which is interestingly all middle-aged to old aged men...
Agreed, Pearl Jam likely wouldn't do it.
Elton John could do it.
The Eagles...maybe.
AC/DC....being a fairly one-dimensional bar band with basically nothing but rockers, the halftime could work well for them...but many viewers would likely want a more "non-musician" Artist.
Pretty much, and although the Who Made Who and Iron Man 2 soundtracks are effectively compilation albums, neither really encompass the totality of AC/DC's career and hit songs.Quote
GasLightStreet
At this point what AC/DC probably does doesn't really matter - everyone knows Highway To Hell, Dirty Deeds, TNT etc and, of course, Back In Black, FTATR, YSMANL and Hells Bells.
Are they the only big band left that doesn't have a greatest hits/best of compilation?
Exactly.Quote
powerage78
Chris Slade did not record the new album...
If Phil, Cliff and Brian were still out of the picture, then I'd agree with you, but if the rumors are true, the "classic" Back in Black lineup (minus Malcolm, obviously) have patched things up enough to at least have recorded an album using Mal's old riffs, and may all tour together.Quote
TooTough
So many bad feelings and sad decisions in there...Angus should
just end AC/DC and go on touring as, let´s say, "Angus Young´s
Rock´n´Roll Train".
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keefriff99If Phil, Cliff and Brian were still out of the picture, then I'd agree with you, but if the rumors are true, the "classic" Back in Black lineup (minus Malcolm, obviously) have patched things up enough to at least have recorded an album using Mal's old riffs, and may all tour together.Quote
TooTough
So many bad feelings and sad decisions in there...Angus should
just end AC/DC and go on touring as, let´s say, "Angus Young´s
Rock´n´Roll Train".
If they can pull that off, then it's worth one last go-around.