Papers today saying tour will start in Wilkes- Barre , Pa.! But NO DATES GIVEN

last time they played there , they blew da roof off the joint

Hell looks like fun
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Bob Lefsetz - the American music industry figure and author of the email newsletter and blog, the Lefsetz Letter, has issued the following review of AC/DC's new album, Black Ice, which will be released on October 20th through Columbia Records.

"I'm sitting here at Shutters listening to the new AC/DC album on Steve Barnett's MacBook Air.

To tell you the truth, I usually avoid this. What are you going to say as the label head watches you listen to his baby. But after discussing the Wal-Mart deal at lunch, hearing all about the plans for release, I was eager, the same way you are after school, when you ride your bike to the record store to buy the album the day it comes out.

You rush home, rip off the shrinkwrap, drop the platter on the turntable, lay the needle down and you hear...

ANGUS' GUITAR!

Now this isn't far from the master, THIS IS THE MASTER! And suddenly, my whole body starts to throb, THIS IS THE SOUND!

Oh, Phill Rudd's bass drum. You know that "Back In Black" sound, kicking you in the gut, so powerful, yet so pure!

Every AC/DC album sounds the same. Only the songs are different. "Black Ice" continues the tradition. I could sit here and digest the 55.5 minutes over and over again. But not having all day, I've played the single, "Rock N' Roll Train", a few times, and am now sampling...

I'm gripped by "Smash N' Grab".

This ain't Crocs music. This ain't made for Sephora. This is the sound that drove your parents away, that they didn't only tell you to turn down, BUT THROW OUT!

It's a rough tough tumble world we live in. Where sold-out whores tell us what to like and try to make us believe we're losers. What are we supposed to do?

Listen to AC/DC. Turn it up and nothing else seems to matter. The sound obscures the rest of the world, it's just you, equal to everyone you hate, who's got you down, your dad, your principal, the President...

Wow, you should hear the intro to "Spolin' For A Fight"! This is "Shoot To Thrill"!

Dressed to kill!

The groove to "Decibel"... Like you've just stripped naked and are sauntering to the bed to stick your rod into a woman who's BEYOND FANTASY! Wow, this is too much, PURE SEX!

There's a slide on "Stormy May Day" straight off a sixties English blues record, followed by another guitar in the other ear with a stinging report. There's a FULL MINUTE INTRO!

I don't remember any other AC/DC track sounding like "Rock N' Roll Dream", it's positively SENSITIVE! Kind of like something off "Straight Shooter", the second Bad Company album... Wow, this is my favorite so far, at least until the freight train/explosive chorus. I love the intimacy, like you've stayed up all night drinking after you've been dumped.

This ain't no "Ballbreaker", no "Stiff Upper Lip"... It's like the band believes, it's the best thing they've done in EONS!

How good is it?

WHO GIVES A @#$%&! I'm sitting here, with the headphones cranked, listening to NEW AC/DC!

Doesn't matter how many stars the album gets in "Rolling Stone", what the "New York Times" says, never mind Pitchfork or Stereogum. If you're a fan of a band, in this case one of the most legendary in the business, only eclipsed by the Beatles in sales, you're EAGER! It's like Moses, it's like JESUS has come back to Earth... You want to hear what he's got to say!

Maybe AC/DC is the band at the second coming. That's what it sounds like, THUNDER! Drowning out all that's irrelevant. All that matters is the music.

I'm in hog heaven.

I knew they would pull off a great one! Can't wait, can't wait!

...and I've noticed in several interviews with Angus, when asked what music he listens to, his usual response is "Rock n Roll as in Chuck Berry and the Rolling Stones".

BEAUTIFUL!

My heads already banging to the music!

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Come and check out the details about 'Rock N' Roll Train'!

300 lucky AC/DC fans (including several metalhammer.co.uk competition winners) took part in the video shoot for 'Rock N' Roll Train' this past Friday (August 15th), the first single to be plucked from what is highly-tipped to be the last ever album from AC/DC, 'Black Ice'.

After taking over the outside of a pub at London Victoria railway station, coaches ferried all of the fans to a secret-location at around 6pm where the band had been filming the video since 10am. A record label representative had told 'Hammer earlier on in the afternoon that the band hadn't been asked until the morning of the shoot whether or not the fans would be allowed into the same room as the band when recording the live performance portion of the video. Needless to say, the band welcomed their fans with open arms and at around 7.30pm, the fans were treated to the first playing of 'Rock N' Roll Train'.


The track itself is classic AC/DC and, as good a record as 'Stiff Upper Lip' was, this blows anything from that record clean out of the water. With a pace that's in the same vein as 'Highway To Hell', 'Rock N' Roll Train' has a huge chorus with a refrain of 'runaway train/running right off the tracks' that the fans in attendance picked up after the very first airing. Indeed, when the band shot their first take of the song, it was visible that Brian Johnson and Angus Young were beaming at the reaction the track was receiving. The tracks other hook-line of 'give it all/give it up/come on give it all you've got' was also belted out at throat-shredding volume by the end of the shoot.

The video itself takes place with the band playing in front of an industrial factory backdrop although plenty of green screen footage was also shot during the afternoon. The sheer energy created in the room though was something to truly behold. Awe-struck at the fact that the band were literally within touching distance, both audience and band were firing on all cylinders. Angus, dressed in a navy blue school uniform, and Brian johnson in a cut off Harley Davidson shirt were particularly inspired, whipping everyone into a furious frenzy.

After finishing their final take, the band all went to the front of the stage to shake hands and sign autographs for everybody and in doing so also let slip a few details of what to expect from AC/DC in the future. 'Black Ice' will feature 15 tracks with Johnson describing them to people as "14 songs that are all as good as this one ('Rock N' Roll Train')". He also said that Europe would see the band sooner rather than later when the band tour the album.

Wrapping up filming at around 10pm, both band and audience can look back on a job well done and trust us, the energy given by both will come flying through your TV screens when the clip airs at some point in September.

I think the rock and roll world desperately needs this right now to get it back on track.

Phil's aged a bit




Mal's looking good though




no idea who the cretin in the pics with em is though

Oh man! Phil HAS aged....he always looked great.

This is rock'n'roll's shot of salvation. Excellent. Somebody needed to bring the rock back. AC/DC it is.

Might be,could you please have a look in the Rolling Stones Worst Concert thread,
dear skipstone,cannot sleep without an answer

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Also AC/DC are the only major rock group, that I am aware of anyway, that does not have more than 3 greatest hits comps out yet alone 1 - they have NONE.

Yeah, but I've made myself a killer CD!

"No Anchovies, Please"

Aged...you can say that again Here´s some pics of the Young Bros taken 3-5 years ago.....







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Vilhelm
Nordic Stones Vikings

as lomg as they don't go down the Stones hairplug/weave route i'm happy

You and bloomin hair! Get over it!!!

I've been seeing AC/DC since 1979...always a good show. Back in the early 90's, a friend of mine was real tight with AC/DC's road manager. I was lucky to hang out with Malcolm and I think Phil after the show at my friends house. Malcolm is real down to earth. Nice guy.

What I LOVE about AC/DC is....they always kept Bon Scott's family on the payroll. That speaks volumes what kind of human beings these guys are! I will always support AC/DC.

AC/DC god bless them.

I never knew.

Great story

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I've been seeing AC/DC since 1979...always a good show. Back in the early 90's, a friend of mine was real tight with AC/DC's road manager. I was lucky to hang out with Malcolm and I think Phil after the show at my friends house. Malcolm is real down to earth. Nice guy.

What I LOVE about AC/DC is....they always kept Bon Scott's family on the payroll. That speaks volumes what kind of human beings these guys are! I will always support AC/DC.

what do you mean they kept bon scotts family on payroll? any details? sources..thats interesting to me.

To be honest, I can't remember if I read it somewhere, or saw it on TV. I do know that it's not something I made up. I was really touched after either reading it or seeing it. The more I think about it...I believe I saw it on a DVD? Documentary?

I'll try to shake the cobwebs and see if I can track it down.

i've been fortunate to meet em twice in the mid 80's. sadly Phil wasn't with em at the time

but to a man they're all wonderful blokes who treat their fans well

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IT SOUNDS GREAT!!!!!!!! 28 Seconds of Bliss!

The artwork:

As far as keeping Bon's family on the payroll, I would assume that his family would receive the royalties from the Scott era CDs?

thats a given

the new clips sounds, well ... AC/DC!

all hail!

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Might be,could you please have a look in the Rolling Stones Worst Concert thread,
dear skipstone,cannot sleep without an answer

Ouuups,you looked in the wrong thread (worst concert non-stones)but I was referring to the "worst Rolling Stones Concert" thread - confusing...but I didn´t make the headlines.

Nevermind,have a look again (in both,if you want to)waiting for my answer,
until then - skipping stones

Seems the news of the new record and the sample of the single has gotten fans into the record stores:

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The single is out this Thursday!

It says:

A 30-second preview of the new AC/DC single, "Rock 'N Roll Train", has been posted on the band's official MySpace page.

...but I can't find it - does anyone know where to find it?

Found the 30 seconds clip...

Wow. That sounds extremely exciting. A total fresh AC/DC riff we haven´t heard before. No wonder it took years to produce that one. Can´t wait for the rest.