honestly one of the main reasons I like ac/dc is because they do things like this. they have always been down to earth and never let fame go to their heads. rock on
Hi. I'm the guy in the video. The guys in AC/DC are great. They're down-to-Earth good guys that you might meet in a tavern and have a good chat with. Not one ounce of pretentiousness among them, because they got successful the hard old fashioned way - grinding it out on the road.
Actually did meet and have a chat with Malcolm in a pub in Sydney back in 1981 with a bunch of my workmates. Great sense of humour and down to earth bloke. R.I.P Malcolm Young
He paid quite a lot of money to get a guitar lesson but in 1982 I had my dinner with AC/DC and it didn't cost me a penny. They are and still are a bunch of down to earth guys who are just playing some good to honest rock and roll blues.
i think angus is really underrated, i mean to prance around on stage, do his duckwalk, and all these other theatrics while playing, sometimes borderline shredding? come on that takes talent
It'd be cool to meet these guys cos they all seem really down to earth, bet that guy was really excited, its good to see they really love their fans & appreciate their support, I know this was for charity but ACDC really do seem to have a great connection with the fans, they're my favourite band & Angus rocks!
It was March of 2000, just after S.U.L. was released. I've met them dozens of times since while they're touring. I can just e-mail the tour manager that I'll be going to a show at "X" city and there will be free guest tickets and meet and greet passes at the will-call window. It's beyond what I ever imagined growing up. More importantly, they're all great down to Earth guys. A true "fan's band." There's not an ounce of ego among them.
Stuff that a lot of guitarists get wrong when playing their songs (including me). There's a lot of riffs or sounds that are hard for us normal humans to discern, but Angus makes them look EASY! Watching Angus play up close is a lot like watching a pro NBA, golf or tennis game/match up CLOSE. They make the incredible seem easy.
This was probably more of a dream lesson than an actual attempt to learn to play better. Personally I think he was and is one of the best guitarists (especially compared to what some of todays bands consider to be a good guitar piece) but to each his own.
I would jump at the chance to spend some time with the guys, one of the best rock n roll bands in history if not THE best. I wish I could do something like this.
Reminds me of a story my guitar teacher told me he used to work at a music store in memphis and a guy came in real cocky rich guy but a white custom gibson les paul and a week later he called back saying the guitar was out of tune and he hadnt touched it he sent a picture of the headstock to the store and my teacher told him he had to tune it and the guy even threatened to sue
Amen Solo Dallas! It went to a charity as well. I think it's a story of achievement. This guy was a busboy, and set a goal, and pushed the envelope to improve his ituation and did so. It's not like the members of AC/DC need his money, so I am confident it went to a good charity. Rock on Wade
Well just imagine how fcking awesome this guy felt playing along with the band and getting tips from a guitar legend...just fcking awesome!! It is worth every penny
Bon never played drums for Ac/Dc. But he did play drums occasionally in his other bands The Valentines and Spektor. Bon learned to play the drums in Scotland before his family moved to Australia and was in the school marching band.
I've been playing the guitar since I was 12, but I bet if I was to sit down next to Angus just to "jam" I'd forget 99% of everything I've learned so far...
Yeah like the other replies said, They formed in 1973, but didnt officially play their first show till new years eve 1973. So they basically started in 74. But the original singer was Dave Evans. Bon was doing his own thing, he was like, at least 8 years older than Angus. He was the oldest in the band by quite a few years. I do recall that he knew George Young though, and he got to be their driver by knowing him. Then when Evans quit, he volunteered to sing, tried out, and he became singer.
cause of my faith, I don't agree with some of there words in there song, BUT iam a guitar player, and I can tell you that angus plays monsters songs, and the reason there music is so good sounding, is because they keep it simple, know that what sounded good then will always sound good, some chords just sound great together, and they always will.
Talk about a total hypocritcical and ironic statement. Worse shit is said in the Bible. Like for example, pedophila, incest, rape, sodomy, etc. But due your "Faith" you don't like some of the words in AC/DC songs. Man, religious nuts make me laugh. 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
O man I would love love to have a chance just meet. Angus I'm. 58 and I. Never had any chance to. To go see the. Greatest band in the world and I have been rocking with them all my life I love you Angus
exactly - all 3 of the Young brothers (Angus, Malcom, George) have said many times the best way to describe their music is rock n roll mixed with rhythm & blues, played on electric guitars.
@AsatorTOX yes, they use the same chords. and yes the drum beats are almost identical. but thats what makes acdc so good. its that simplicity that gives them their sound, their uniqeness, and their kickassness. their songs may sound the same, but thats what makes it the best rock ever made.
@20timp Angus started up ACDC him and Bon Scott were friends at school in Sydney and wanted to start up a band. They were played pubs etc in Sydney and Melbourne years before they went over seas. Bon Scott's parents are Scottish. Lol, Australia is pretty much the only place you still get rock bands, Wolf mother and a number of others are Australian, in fact Rock is the main gig in Australia, not dance as in the UK and rap in the USA.
@Noonrider11 I agree but Back in Black was considered metal in its time. It was the one of the heaviest things out there in 1980 but as I've said, it's hard rock. One of the best albums of all time.
Both Angus and Malcolm are scottish, but they were still kids (angus 8 and malcolm 10 years old) when they moved to australia. Cliff is englishman too so the only australian born member is actually Phil Rudd.
Malcom and Angus moved to australia at an early age, along with the original singer Bon Scott (im not too sure if they new each other before they moved)and i know that Brian Johnson isnt australian but i dont know weather he is american or italian
It's because a lot of metal bands take inspiration from AC/DC, they aren't often called a metal band just pioneers of metal. Inspiration is the foundations of all good music.
Angus McKinnon Young (Glasgow, Escocia, Reino Unido, 31 de marzo de 1955) es un músico de origen escocés, y de nacionalidad australiana, conocido por ser uno de los miembros fundadores y el principal guitarrista del grupo AC/DC, aparte de ser el único miembro que ha permanecido en la banda desde su inicio. 68 AÑOS.
it all depends on how you learned or were taught to hold it, i was taught to by a blues picker who taught me to play sittin down and when you play standing up,its just natural to hold the guitar slanted because your used to it being slanted from bein on your knee, you cant controll it
You know what's funny about those people who say "all their songs sound the same"? Half of 'em are BLUES fans....really? Now, I LOVE blues....but you want to tell me that all those blues songs don't sound the same? Besides... i defy anyone to show me a band that has made SO many great songs and HITS using a dozen chords and 3 or 4 keys! Good luck...they are MASTERS at what they do! Especially their early stuff....BRILLIANTLY written! Rock-n-roll on high-octane! Blues with a punk energy!
Hi ADEEOS24 I am a huge AC/DC fan and have been 4 yrs. R U sure Brian's mother was from Italy? Incidentally - who do u think wrote back n' black - angus, mal, bon or angus& mal or angus, mal and brian?
@hvrock13 have you even heard any of the Angels albums? These guys are one of the best rock bands ever produced here. They are right up alongside acca dacca
Angus and Mal wrote the music and Brian the lyrics. Although for years a debate has raged as to whether or not some of Bons lyrics were used. Bon used to carry a note book around with him and whenever something popped into his head he wrote it down. The band has always denied this.
He's from England. A place called Newcastle, a famous city in England which is only 25 miles from me. People from there are called 'Geordies' (pronounced Jordys) and thats what Brians first band was called..Geordie
hehehe good comment but not completely right :- :-) Angus was born March 31, 1955 in Glasgow Scotland. and the young family moved in 1963 to Burwood which is a town in Sydney in Australia. plus Bon Scott and Brian Johnson was Scottish too. so actually all of them is from Scotland
Well, it's complicated. Bon obviously wrote ideas down while on the road, but the bulk was Brian. One line that was confirmed to have been jotted down by Bon was, "She told me to come, but I was already there." which ended up on You Shook Me All Night Long. Angus has said before that they come up with ideas on the road all the time.
jaridv, you maybe right, but where are these "much better" guitar players offering their services for charity? Can we say "I think not"? Kudos to Angus. He has a heart and is number one in my book.
as if having a private lesson with Angus wasnt thrill enough,,,, imagine his feelings playing with the whole band one of Bon's best songs (Whole Lotta Rosie).... for one brief moment, he WAS a member of AC/DC..... great story.
AC/DC was founded in Australia, wrote its earliest classic songs in Australia, developed its act in Australia before tough Aussie audiences that took no prisoners. Bon was as Aussie as any non-Australian could ever be. Whether this makes them an 'Australian band' is arguable, but apart from Brian and the size of their roadshow, little about them has changed since they last lived in Australia. But for the land down under they wouldn't be the AC/DC we know and love today. End of story.
The money went to a charity. It was bid on through an eBay auction. It's not like that was the actual price tag for the lesson, it was just bid up that high.
honestly one of the main reasons I like ac/dc is because they do things like this. they have always been down to earth and never let fame go to their heads. rock on
Id give up my left kidney to play guitar with Angus young
"you´re on" says Hannibal Lecter
Same
i love how they interacted with the fan and had fun with him. i wish i could of been there playing guitar with them.
Hi. I'm the guy in the video. The guys in AC/DC are great. They're down-to-Earth good guys that you might meet in a tavern and have a good chat with. Not one ounce of pretentiousness among them, because they got successful the hard old fashioned way - grinding it out on the road.
Actually did meet and have a chat with Malcolm in a pub in Sydney back in 1981 with a bunch of my workmates. Great sense of humour and down to earth bloke. R.I.P Malcolm Young
How must that have been wow!
@@gregmcdowell4770 Yes, it was an awesome experience, thanks. I never could have imagined something like that happening when I was young/younger.
He paid quite a lot of money to get a guitar lesson but in 1982 I had my dinner with AC/DC and it didn't cost me a penny. They are and still are a bunch of down to earth guys who are just playing some good to honest rock and roll blues.
You're quite the lucky person :)
+Paul Walters So Paul enlighten us about your dinner antics and Angus Young!
Still have answered! The truth will set you free!
@Jmay Barnett only corn flakes🤣
Still isn't a guitar lesson and you have 0 proof, unlike this guy....you're just a jealous douchebag.
I had dinner with them too. 5 times. Fuck you.
i think angus is really underrated, i mean to prance around on stage, do his duckwalk, and all these other theatrics while playing, sometimes borderline shredding? come on that takes talent
This would be awesome to jam with Angus they are all such cool guys on this video I love it!
It'd be cool to meet these guys cos they all seem really down to earth, bet that guy was really excited, its good to see they really love their fans & appreciate their support, I know this was for charity but ACDC really do seem to have a great connection with the fans, they're my favourite band & Angus rocks!
i would go bezerk if i had a guitar lesson with Angus! i just want to learn his secrets to the legendary sound he makes.
It was March of 2000, just after S.U.L. was released. I've met them dozens of times since while they're touring. I can just e-mail the tour manager that I'll be going to a show at "X" city and there will be free guest tickets and meet and greet passes at the will-call window. It's beyond what I ever imagined growing up. More importantly, they're all great down to Earth guys. A true "fan's band." There's not an ounce of ego among them.
He gifted you with an SG too, right?
this guy ended up getting a brand new SG out of it as well. so cool
Stuff that a lot of guitarists get wrong when playing their songs (including me). There's a lot of riffs or sounds that are hard for us normal humans to discern, but Angus makes them look EASY!
Watching Angus play up close is a lot like watching a pro NBA, golf or tennis game/match up CLOSE. They make the incredible seem easy.
No idea if you will ever see this, but. . . how long was the lesson/jam?
This was probably more of a dream lesson than an actual attempt to learn to play better. Personally I think he was and is one of the best guitarists (especially compared to what some of todays bands consider to be a good guitar piece) but to each his own.
I feel like if Angus young becomes a guitar teacher he will be a cool and amazing and not fuss with his students unlike other music teachers.
I hope he’s offering air guitar lessons. I got it down pretty pat, but could always use some pointers.
I would jump at the chance to spend some time with the guys, one of the best rock n roll bands in history if not THE best. I wish I could do something like this.
And that’s how you spend the money.
It’s like going back in time and paying for Mozart for a lesson. Worth it in my opinion.
Thanks Mike! Angus and the guys in the band are great! Just down to Earth guys you would meet in a pub.
AC/DC, it's a real dream... Angus you're my hero!
WORTH EVERY PENNY!!!!
Seems like a good guy. I was so happy seeing him jammin' with the band. He musta been STOKED!!!!
That's terrific. They're a great band and classy guys. Great that they raised that much for charity.
Angus is one heck of a nice guy. He'd be so great to sit and jam with.
Reminds me of a story my guitar teacher told me he used to work at a music store in memphis and a guy came in real cocky rich guy but a white custom gibson les paul and a week later he called back saying the guitar was out of tune and he hadnt touched it he sent a picture of the headstock to the store and my teacher told him he had to tune it and the guy even threatened to sue
Man, that would be so cool. Angus is one of the guys that made me want to play guitar in the first place.
What a lucky guy. Wish I was on his place.
Amen Solo Dallas!
It went to a charity as well. I think it's a story of achievement. This guy was a busboy, and set a goal, and pushed the envelope to improve his ituation and did so. It's not like the members of AC/DC need his money, so I am confident it went to a good charity.
Rock on Wade
Well just imagine how fcking awesome this guy felt playing along with the band and getting tips from a guitar legend...just fcking awesome!! It is worth every penny
To be honest, I don't see why we should compare them, they are all amazing guitarists with their own style and to me that is all that matters.
I think I would die to to play along with Angus ...
Lucky guy ...
AC/DC is the greatest rock band in the history of hard rock. Long live AC/DC forEVER!!!
angus is deff one of the most talented guitarist out there today
How cool would that be to get a private lesson from angus!!!!! You don't mess with angus!!!!!
Wow! Dreams do come true!
ohhhhhhhh i would have been in his shorts!!!!! u lucky man..treasure that memory!!!! hes my hero..
Bon never played drums for Ac/Dc. But he did play drums occasionally in his other bands The Valentines and Spektor. Bon learned to play the drums in Scotland before his family moved to Australia and was in the school marching band.
that's pretty sweet that guy gets a lesson ANDDDD he's friend with the band that's the shit right there
I've been playing the guitar since I was 12, but I bet if I was to sit down next to Angus just to "jam" I'd forget 99% of everything I've learned so far...
I would seriously consider selling my soul for a lesson with Angus.
Yeah like the other replies said, They formed in 1973, but didnt officially play their first show till new years eve 1973. So they basically started in 74. But the original singer was Dave Evans. Bon was doing his own thing, he was like, at least 8 years older than Angus. He was the oldest in the band by quite a few years. I do recall that he knew George Young though, and he got to be their driver by knowing him. Then when Evans quit, he volunteered to sing, tried out, and he became singer.
The fans love the sound and the band takes that sound every night...straight to the bank...
cause of my faith, I don't agree with some of there words in there song, BUT iam a guitar player, and I can tell you that angus plays monsters songs, and the reason there music is so good sounding, is because they keep it simple, know that what sounded good then will always sound good, some chords just sound great together, and they always will.
Your faith? Whole Lotta Rosie is based on fact: Rosie's size measurements, way worse songs out there.
Talk about a total hypocritcical and ironic statement. Worse shit is said in the Bible. Like for example, pedophila, incest, rape, sodomy, etc. But due your "Faith" you don't like some of the words in AC/DC songs. Man, religious nuts make me laugh. 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
O man I would love love to have a chance just meet. Angus I'm. 58 and I. Never had any chance to. To go see the. Greatest band in the world and I have been rocking with them all my life I love you Angus
That was so cool! I can't imagine what that would be like!
exactly - all 3 of the Young brothers (Angus, Malcom, George) have said many times the best way to describe their music is rock n roll mixed with rhythm & blues, played on electric guitars.
holy shit..he's one lucky dude to meet angus himself..and the band..i wish i could
@AsatorTOX yes, they use the same chords. and yes the drum beats are almost identical. but thats what makes acdc so good. its that simplicity that gives them their sound, their uniqeness, and their kickassness. their songs may sound the same, but thats what makes it the best rock ever made.
OMG i wanna meet angus and learn some about his stuff!!!
the riff in stiff upper lip is soo nice!!
That Guy must be the one of the luckyest AC/DC Fans I have ever heard of.
@20timp
Angus started up ACDC him and Bon Scott were friends at school in Sydney and wanted to start up a band.
They were played pubs etc in Sydney and Melbourne years before they went over seas.
Bon Scott's parents are Scottish.
Lol, Australia is pretty much the only place you still get rock bands, Wolf mother and a number of others are Australian, in fact Rock is the main gig in Australia, not dance as in the UK and rap in the USA.
Man the new cd didn't surprise me one bit. i knew it right away. i dont understand how that is great
@Noonrider11 I agree but Back in Black was considered metal in its time. It was the one of the heaviest things out there in 1980 but as I've said, it's hard rock. One of the best albums of all time.
Both Angus and Malcolm are scottish, but they were still kids (angus 8 and malcolm 10 years old) when they moved to australia.
Cliff is englishman too so the only australian born member is actually Phil Rudd.
if i got to meet Angus Young i would probably pass out in his presence
shit, that guys is really a lucky ( and rich ) man ! have guitar lesson with angus AND playing with the band... a dream come true
Malcom and Angus moved to australia at an early age, along with the original singer Bon Scott (im not too sure if they new each other before they moved)and i know that Brian Johnson isnt australian but i dont know weather he is american or italian
It's because a lot of metal bands take inspiration from AC/DC, they aren't often called a metal band just pioneers of metal. Inspiration is the foundations of all good music.
Angus McKinnon Young (Glasgow, Escocia, Reino Unido, 31 de marzo de 1955) es un músico de origen escocés, y de nacionalidad australiana, conocido por ser uno de los miembros fundadores y el principal guitarrista del grupo AC/DC, aparte de ser el único miembro que ha permanecido en la banda desde su inicio.
68 AÑOS.
it all depends on how you learned or were taught to hold it, i was taught to by a blues picker who taught me to play sittin down and when you play standing up,its just natural to hold the guitar slanted because your used to it being slanted from bein on your knee, you cant controll it
They are very lucky to play with angus i'm french and want too ouinnn
Wade Sickler loved it!
omg i love AC/DC i would die if i got to actually meet them.
dude i would pass out in his presence
You know what's funny about those people who say "all their songs sound the same"? Half of 'em are BLUES fans....really? Now, I LOVE blues....but you want to tell me that all those blues songs don't sound the same? Besides... i defy anyone to show me a band that has made SO many great songs and HITS using a dozen chords and 3 or 4 keys! Good luck...they are MASTERS at what they do! Especially their early stuff....BRILLIANTLY written! Rock-n-roll on high-octane! Blues with a punk energy!
cool i never knew that! Thats would be some dream come true
Dude it'd be awesome to get lessons from Angus Young! :D
man that guy should of been hugging him the closer ive ever got to angus is one football field and that was at thier concert in edmonton
This men, has a fuckin' big luck!! I will give everything to play with him.
they didn't know Bon when they moved, met him years later when AC/DC was already formed and he was their driver to a gig
Man they're all great guys, funny too
rock, metal, doesn't matter, it's music! And if it's good, then I like it!
We're all one big family!
Brian Johnston is a 'Geordie'... He's from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Where the Queens English is spoken.....
Hi ADEEOS24
I am a huge AC/DC fan and have been 4 yrs. R U sure Brian's mother was from Italy?
Incidentally - who do u think wrote back n' black - angus, mal, bon or angus& mal or angus, mal and brian?
Apparently the motivation speaker we have in, for the next few weeks in school was in the crowd for the thunderstruck video o.o
@hvrock13 have you even heard any of the Angels albums? These guys are one of the best rock bands ever produced here. They are right up alongside acca dacca
Angus and Mal wrote the music and Brian the lyrics. Although for years a debate has raged as to whether or not some of Bons lyrics were used. Bon used to carry a note book around with him and whenever something popped into his head he wrote it down. The band has always denied this.
He's from England. A place called Newcastle, a famous city in England which is only 25 miles from me. People from there are called 'Geordies' (pronounced Jordys) and thats what Brians first band was called..Geordie
living legend band!! i like them!! :)
@cftb1 no angus and malcolm were born in scotland but that dosent make them scottish they grew up in australia which makes them australian
Great cd i have copy of it great music.
Wade you looked awesome! I envy you. Angus is my favorite guitarist and my goal on the guitar is to learn all AC/DC songs. Rock on man.
@cftb1 no wrong just the vocals brian jonhnson angus,malocon are born in austrailia
hehehe good comment but not completely right :-
:-) Angus was born March 31, 1955 in Glasgow Scotland. and the young family moved in 1963 to Burwood which is a town in Sydney in Australia. plus Bon Scott and Brian Johnson was Scottish too. so actually all of them is from Scotland
@AsatorTOX its bon scott. brian johnson is the lead singer now. bon scott is the one who died.
Best rockers ever it's easy don't overcomplicate things
man i'd give my life past 27 to spend a day with angus
@alexmun133
no,they're not angus and his bro idk how are born in scotland.. i think the rythm gtr player is his bro..
I'd pay that to see them bloody tour again!
Well, it's complicated. Bon obviously wrote ideas down while on the road, but the bulk was Brian. One line that was confirmed to have been jotted down by Bon was, "She told me to come, but I was already there." which ended up on You Shook Me All Night Long. Angus has said before that they come up with ideas on the road all the time.
@1977odyssey Yeah but Bon was from Australia and they stay down there for a bit.
wow that is lucky, well Im feeling the same they gave me backstage passes to ac/dc, im gonna meet them next Saturday =D
their old but still the best =)
jaridv, you maybe right, but where are these "much better" guitar players offering their services for charity? Can we say "I think not"? Kudos to Angus. He has a heart and is number one in my book.
as if having a private lesson with Angus wasnt thrill enough,,,, imagine his feelings playing with the whole band one of Bon's best songs (Whole Lotta Rosie).... for one brief moment, he WAS a member of AC/DC..... great story.
maan, AC/DC has a way of doing simple bluesy roots rock n roll that nobody else can, thats their secret!!
AC/DC was founded in Australia, wrote its earliest classic songs in Australia, developed its act in Australia before tough Aussie audiences that took no prisoners. Bon was as Aussie as any non-Australian could ever be. Whether this makes them an 'Australian band' is arguable, but apart from Brian and the size of their roadshow, little about them has changed since they last lived in Australia. But for the land down under they wouldn't be the AC/DC we know and love today. End of story.
The money went to a charity. It was bid on through an eBay auction. It's not like that was the actual price tag for the lesson, it was just bid up that high.
I'd be just staring at Angus thinkin, omfg im so close to you.
That guy with angus is one lucky bastard :-)
holy shit! I'm envious
i would like his guitar