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Tomorrow (19th Feb) sees a sad day as its the 25th anniversary of the tragic death of one of the greatest lyricists/frontmen in rock, Bon Scott.
Any genuine fans out there like Buttsie and I will no doubt raise a toast to his passing.
I had JUST turned 18 when I heard about it, thats MY endearing memory of my 18th party.
Any sceptics out there? Just listen to 'If you want blood.....you got it' (live)-1978 or Highway to Hell - 1979 to see exactly what all the fuss was about.
Two albums that STILL stand out as classics nearly 30 years on, and STILL sound as fresh now as they did then.


Cheers Bon

"Powerage" is my fave - fantastic album. Pure Heavy Blues

R.I.P

Every year at 12.01am I raise a quiet toast
Has more meaning than News Years Eve ever will

I think this quote gives a good insight into Bon



cheers
B....OZ

The man who gave us Highway to Hell and Whole Lotta Rosie, RIP.

" They say to me: 'Are you AC, or DC?' and I say: Neither mate, I'm the lightning!"

And like a flash he was gone

Classic,for such an "EMPTY HEAD" he sure was quick with the Wit

Street Smart or Educated?

I know which I'd prefer to be

cheers
B....OZ

Considered to be their least memorable effort with Bon at the helm but this review puts it into perspective especially the Bon Jovi comment.

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
AC/DC's fourth album is the lull after the triumph of Let There Be Rock and before the mighty peaks of If You Want Blood You've Got It and Highway to Hell. Powerage contains all the familiar AC/DC trademarks: Bon Scott's rather less than Yeatsian lyrical vision ("Rock & Roll Damnation," "Up to My Neck in You"), Angus Young's brilliantly minimal guitar playing, a rhythm section as relentless and efficient as an infantry regiment, and the astute production of former Easybeats Harry Vanda and George Young; however, it lacks a truly transcendent moment, a "Whole Lotta Rosie" or a "T.N.T." Of course, even an average AC/DC album is an eloquent lesson in the fundamentals of rock & roll, and by that token Powerage still blows most opposition out of the water. Bon Scott's exultant declaration of working-class solidarity, "Riff Raff," is worth six Bon Jovi albums on its own. --Andrew Mueller --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

cheers
B....OZ

"Down Payment Blues" blows me away every time I hear it...

Powerage is an absolutely splendid LP, as were all of them from the Bon Scott era.
My personal favourite is High Voltage, but I don't rate "If you want blood...you've got it" as a particularly good live album.

My Father's old schoolmate Ian Jeffery was AC/DCs tour manager throughout the 70s and 80s which meant free backstage passes to as many AC/DC gigs as he wanted. The band must have been sick of seeing him, as he got every LP signed by them and numerous T-shirts and other stuff. In December 1979 he was given a video cassette of the film Let There Be Rock as a preview copy, but it wasn't until 7 years later we actually got a VCR to watch it on!

We still have 2 cardboard boxes full of AC/DC dollars which were a gimmick at the time of the "Money Talks" single. They used to be in a net on the ceiling at the concerts and would be dropped all over the crowd when they played that song.

My Dad was hanging out with them around the time of Bon Scott's death and never felt Brian Johnson a worthy replacement although he had quite liked Geordie. The way my Dad talks about that period is that the band was very unstable after the death and many disagreements were happening. Back In Black was recorded using mostly material that they had been working on while Bon was still with them which accounts for it being an OK album and definately the best post-Scott LP. It seemed that there was a lot of blaming going on towards Phil Rudd for some reason, which prompted his ejection from the band, and then things really went down hill in terms of musical writing.

In the 70's AC/DC were a hard rockin', hard livin' bluesy rock band, and what they became following "For Those About To Rock" was more "heavy metal" which is why several years ago when I discovered the Bon Scott- era LP's I was suprised how good they were. Credit where credit's due, though, they're still going strong unfazed by fashion and still, to my ears anyway, making good music. Brian Johnson's voice can get a bit annoying sometimes, but 25 years after stepping into those shoes he ain't done a bad job.