When Bon died, my dad sent a condolence card to the band....my father and I still miss this man, to this day! From one Scots man to the next...you will live forever in our hearts and our EARS!!!!!!!!!!!
Bon Scott died on my 18th Birthday! Very sad indeed. Memories of seeing Bon and the Boys 10 months before his passing is with me to this day. RIP Bon and Malcolm
"Powerage" is easily their finest album. Every riff, every beat, every song. Bon's voice on the album is incredible and Angus is simply at the top of his game.The production is tight and everything sits perfectly in it's place. I love all the Bon era albums, but if I had to pick one, it's always gonna be "Powerage". Absolute perfection.
@@jailbreak_7944 Definitely the better of the two. I have nothing against Brian, I mean 'Back in Black' is an excellent album, but he was a different kind of singer. He filled Bon's shoes pretty well and was the right fit for the band, and probably helped save their musical career after Bon's death. But when I think about AC/DC, I think Bon. Cheers, stay safe in these difficult times.
@@AnthonyMonaghan Oh yes man. Thank you. Stay safe as well. I'm from the North of Italy and the situation is very hard. We are all in quarantine. It is harder that it looks. Brian is a good singer but if i start thinking about AC/DC i will think about Bon. I usually listen to Bon's era because He with his voice helped me many times.
@@jailbreak_7944 Well at least you are well for today. I feel for you. Italy has been hit the hardest. Music is a great way to get us through hard times and lift our spirits. Take care friend and hopefully all this will pass soon.
Is t;that what those rocks were for? I always threw them back. In 79 I was 16. Used to lock myself in my room with Angus and Bon turned up to 11... And my guitar a lil louder.
This Live version of "Gone Shootin" is a Buried Treasure! Could of Charted on the Billboard Top 40 if Released in 1978/79 💪🏻 Strong Song! Hard Driving Rock & Roll 👍🏻
"I'm sick and tired of people saying that we put out 11 albums that sound exactly the same. In fact, we've put out 12 albums that sound exactly the same. " - Angus Young
40 Years ago Bon Scott passed away, but this masterpiece with the genius rhythm guitar performed by Malcolm Young will remain forever. RIP both of you.
It is unbeliveble that whole Bon Scott opus, all 5 albums, every song, every song part don't have one single weak spot. It is a perfection of rnr music. It is world legacy of rnr. Maybe Freddy Mercury had better voice then Bon, even shomanship. Maybe Robert Plant is rnr singer icon, but Bon Scott is the man, best rnr singer ever.
@@stricknine8623 Angus dominates this rythm, Malcolm fills out the back end. When the solo starts you hear Angus' trebly solo over Malcom's more mellow fill.
@@wizrom3046 I was talking / commenting directly to what the OP stated. Read his comment and then my comment should make a lot of sense to you. At least think about what he is implying and then what point I'm making.
Greatest Rock n' Roll album ever. From the music, to the lyrics, down to the production, THIS is the quintessential AC/DC album. They never matched this one again.
@@tonybrady3244the first 3 albums he recorded with ACDC his voice was absolutely amazing.His voice was still good on 2000’s Stiff upper lip, age is catching up he’s 76 now.
jimmy allen I agree. Just sat back there Literally the backbone A lot of impromptu pictures of em ....... Every buddy's lookin at him. You don't have to look twice to see who steered that boat
@@jailbreak_7944 Exactly, Malcom laid down the 'base' of the songs and kept everyone on beat. Everyone just followed him. I even heard a comment once made by Malcom where he would rib Angus when his leads weren't up to par after a gig. LOL
Life doesn't get any better than this song...Bon's singin, Angus' heavenly solo's, Malcom' crunchy rhytym, Cliff's pounding bass and Phil keepin' it al tight and powerful. I was born 18 years after this gig and I'd do anything to travel in time and go back to witness them with Bon. Damn...I realy LOVE these guys! Ride on Bon! AC/DC forever!
When I see the photos with the music...I just love it! These guys are great! As a youngster I only had the records, now with youtube it´s all here. Greetings from Austria , Europe.
Wonderful pictures guys, past and present. Love you all lots. Heroes don't come any better than this. Very proud to be fans of such very wonderful people. Could never replace any of you. To know you is to love you now and forever. ❤️💕💓💖🤗😎🧡💌🎸🎸🎸
***** Personally I liked High Voltage and Let Their Be Rock from the Vanda and Young era. However there are some really good tracks from Powerage - Sin City, Down Payment Blues, and this one. This rendition is amazing - love the guitar interplay.
I first started listening to AC/DC when the album " For Those About To Rock " came out. They sound bad ass , but when I found out about and listened to Bon Scott I was really blown away with him. Forever Bon...
Oh yes. It was almost the same situation for me. I started listening about the CD Iron Man 2 .Immediately i understood that there were two singers there. When i had found out Bon's voice i fell in love with him. What a singer he was.
For Those About to Rock was their current Album - when i first got into ACDC. And yeah it was incredibly badass! And then there was so much more to discover!
Чарез два года его не станет. Он нас осиротил. Но.... приемный папаша оказался неплох. Я бы сказал, что очень неплох. Да, что там, Брайан просто великолепен. ACDC навсегда!!!!
Powerage is the most underated album. All riffs and solos are awsome. This is an album where Malcom and Angus are completely in the same mood. Powerage is my Bon Scott era second best album.
Bon really could sing the blues and was the best street poet in History. That is what was missed so much after his death. I am still upset about it almost 40 years later.
Kurt Sherrick yep. We were 17. Shocked. That year. Back to back two city shows of back in black tour . Great. Unbelievable. But. Over Too. Yep I hear ya. Well. That band had 4 albums we wore out since grade nine. First jobs first cars first Band. Petty Browne Jackson buffet prine Were big too then Johnson did his best. Admirable Yeah blues rock Is a bridge to good country folk. Americana blues and lately. Bluegrass
Damn Strait on that!! AC/DC with Bon is the "Only AC/DC for me "!I recently saw Brian do "Ride On" and I couldn't finish it! That's Bon's to sing and only he should.
Still have my stub from September 1978 Power Age Tour & my concert shirt. They played in a bar called B'ginnings in Schaumberg IL. Fast forward to 2016 and my teenage daughter wore that same shirt to their Wrigley Field show in Chicago. A fan offered me $100 for this tattered shirt from 1978 and that was an easy no way. So happy the boys are still rocking on!
Yep I said lol It's my favorite acdc song though the studio cut I prefer As for Bon Well brother in arms. Well Malcolm too what a rythym player Live off the floor ok too
All AC/DC ingredients are there: straight drumming deadly on time, pounding bass, rhythm master blaster riff, clear solo, great voice and.... clever lyrics!
That is very true my good friend brother in that after life, yes we're live in a world of difference, mat I do miss when we were what are we!!!? from AnthonyAnd the Creator, keep up the heavy duty, amen, for I have passed my life by,
Was this concert at a smaller arena? I saw them in 78 or 79 at a place called the Tennessee theater, I was only 15 but I remember it was a great show,maybe 500 people and I never got carded when buying beer,thought I was almost an adult,after the show dudes car had starter trouble and metro police tried to jump start our bomb and since it needed a starter they hauled our underage public drunks to jail. good times.
Brian Johnson has a KILLER voice, but The Bon era always had this bluesy groove that still sounds so good.The newer AC DC these days don't do it for me like the old stuff does!
Julian Fehling he sure was He s up high Johnson Ish. Or the band yes or rush. Way up there away from say Nazareth Sorta throaty and story teller Ish Bon Scott was Plant and The new Greta van fleet Great great Voices. For me , I've said before , Scott was bass treble and midrange and I like that
Yup me too right to guitar center and picked up my sg as well. Cant play it worth a shit but i can fucking air guitar the hell out of it just like ang!!!!
Just minimal music at it's best. Not only Angus with his sharp shooting sound, but listen to that rithm of Malcolm. And than at the end, that fantastic blues solo with again the minimal drums, bas and Malcolm. Malcolm as the driving force!!
I could listen to Malcom and Angus at the end of this version forever without getting sick of it. Frickin awesome. If only they kept going for another 15 minutes or longer.
Bon was part of the beginning. Brian kept it going. Without either of them, there would have been no AC/DC. As much of a Bon fan I am, I will not and we as fans should not deny that Brian kept the spirit of AC/DC alive and rocking! \m/
I agree. I appreciate and love Brian for the reasons you mentioned but tbh it's nearly impossible to listen to anything they did as a band after BIB. I wish it wasn't the case, but it is. The best part about them keeping the band going with Brian is that it gave you a chance to look back in their catalog and discover what a great band they had been with Bonn.
100% agree to you. Brian is the very best replacement AC/DC could get. It is a shame (in my heart) that i prefer the Bon-Songs, because he was the better frontman and had the much dirtier lyrics. But it was with Brian and his genius that AC/DC turned into the greatest rock´n´roll-band ever. And brian is - for sure - the much better human being...
David Heaton I agree, he told little musical stories - Jailbreak, Gone Shootin' ... Whereas after that, all we got were catchy little phrases and big guitar riffs. No real narrative to the lyrics. Personally I think Powerage is one of the greatest albums ever recorded, by any band, ever.
Too right friend. Powerage totally overlooked for years as the classic it was but seems to be going through a new surge of popularity possibly due to Riff Raff being played on the recent tour. Not a bad song on it and song of the best lyrics you'll hear.
Exit/Inn Nashville TN. Names on the wall along with Elton John, Billy Joel, and every other artist that passed through the region during that period. Amazing place to see anyone. Can't imagine being that close to them performing.
ACDC have four best albums: Let there be rock, Powerage, Highway to Hell and Back in Black. That period of time was monumental for me and them. This tune is a masterclass in rock music.
exactamundo and that's why the Bon era rules, Highway and Back cross each other out but Powerage and Let there be rock are the two best albums after that
@@clubhouseme Yep. Agreed. Brian sings songs but Bon told stories. At the time it felt as though he was singing about my life, my friends and the band I was in. I love BIB, it is a complete work, every tune is just sublime but from then on in, the 'vibe' and the raw funkiness took a nosedive. Sure, there are a few tracks dotted through the albums that followed and even Demon Fire on the new album is OK but nothing compares to the feel and themes of the the Bon era.
@@shaunloynds5317 I see what you mean but I think that’s a function of life and time...no way can an album from say 2008 mean what an album we grew up means...it’s part of us....truth is, black ice and rock or bust get better every year....I notice this with all my fave bands....it’s gonna take a few years but their later stuff is really good....
Would love to get a copy of this album. This live version is an absolute classic at the height of their powers. Malcolm’s rhythm playing here is pure perfection.
Wow this is great stuff, such a shame this song didn't find its way onto the Bonfire box set when it was released in the late 90s. Powerage is my favourite AC/DC album from my all time favourite band. It's not all polished up like the mutt Lange stuff, it's way more raw and gritty with a strong blues influence. Bon Scott never sounded better to me than on this album and his lyrics on this are the finest he ever wrote. There's a real sincerity and conviction in his singing and lyrics that give this album a more serious edge none of their other albums before or after it have had. Angus Young's solos are some of the most bluesiest soulful he has ever produced. It's such an honest Rock n Roll album, no bullshit whatsoever, 10/10 for me.
That's a great comment. The band had something to prove against the John Travolta music industry in Australia at the time who didn't want any real Rock n Roll poisoning the sanitized radio wave-lengths. I always thought that Highway to Hell was overproduced for some reason but I can't blame AC/DC for going for a more radio friendly sound and trying to sell more records. I believe Back in Black was overproduced and produced by Mutt Lange but I'm not sure about Highway to Hell. Highway to Hell just sounds more polished to me than Powerage. The album cover of Powerage doesn't demonstrate how sexy the band members are to young teen-agers and probably wasn't as cool as Saturday Night Fever. The music is a lot better on Powerage though compared to the music on Saturday Night Fever.
mikegan73 Yep on all counts. But especially its Bluesy and serious or raw Powerage Having some trouble with the disco talk. Lol. If we strayed from acdc ...... It wasn't a house party , or it wasn't Friday or Saturday nite Lol. No disco for us Tom petty was Cooking then Get the nod for the drive to school REM. Prine. Jackson Browne b 52 s. Even listened to Cohen. And reggae They got some air time. But when the chips were down .....
I agree 100%, this is my favorite song from my favorite AC/DC album. Don’t get me wrong, I love highway to hell, but like you said it sounds polished, and the band lost raw garage band sound that it had in its early albums. Bon Scott reached his peak in song writing with this album.
When Bon died, my dad sent a condolence card to the band....my father and I still miss this man, to this day! From one Scots man to the next...you will live forever in our hearts and our EARS!!!!!!!!!!!
Did he ever get anything back from the band?
@@alexthegreat26 no I don’t believe he did. But we moved around so much when I was young, if they did it was probably lost in the mail.
@@dotothenn oh ok
Bon Scott died on my 18th Birthday! Very sad indeed. Memories of seeing Bon and the Boys 10 months before his passing is with me to this day. RIP Bon and Malcolm
Bons. B-day same me
7-9 only I,m1956.
Still. Rocken. Miss his
Sleazy. Lyrics. AND THAT. VOICE
"Powerage" is easily their finest album. Every riff, every beat, every song. Bon's voice on the album is incredible and Angus is simply at the top of his game.The production is tight and everything sits perfectly in it's place. I love all the Bon era albums, but if I had to pick one, it's always gonna be "Powerage". Absolute perfection.
Yes, you have written beautiful words. I love listening to the Bon's era. From my point of view Bon was the best frontman.
@@jailbreak_7944 Definitely the better of the two. I have nothing against Brian, I mean 'Back in Black' is an excellent album, but he was a different kind of singer. He filled Bon's shoes pretty well and was the right fit for the band, and probably helped save their musical career after Bon's death. But when I think about AC/DC, I think Bon. Cheers, stay safe in these difficult times.
@@AnthonyMonaghan Oh yes man. Thank you. Stay safe as well. I'm from the North of Italy and the situation is very hard. We are all in quarantine. It is harder that it looks. Brian is a good singer but if i start thinking about AC/DC i will think about Bon. I usually listen to Bon's era because He with his voice helped me many times.
@@jailbreak_7944 Well at least you are well for today. I feel for you. Italy has been hit the hardest. Music is a great way to get us through hard times and lift our spirits. Take care friend and hopefully all this will pass soon.
Best ACDC album. That's it.
Malcolm is killing it on this.
The song is so good, my neighbours threw a rock through my window to hear it better!
They are die hard fans too eh lol
Is t;that what those rocks were for?
I always threw them back.
In 79 I was 16. Used to lock myself in my room with Angus and Bon turned up to 11... And my guitar a lil louder.
🤣 sounds like you got some cool neighbors
Yep and we shot there's out to help
My alltime favorite!
This Live version of "Gone Shootin" is a Buried Treasure! Could of Charted on the Billboard Top 40 if Released in 1978/79 💪🏻 Strong Song! Hard Driving Rock & Roll 👍🏻
Agreed!✌️
Best AC/DC album in my opinion
It’s not an opinion, it’s a fact
You are right. Powerage IS the best ACDC album.
the best!
easily
YES! Both.. With "Let there be rock"! (double in /on one)
"I'm sick and tired of people saying that we put out 11 albums that sound exactly the same. In fact, we've put out 12 albums that sound exactly the same. "
- Angus Young
damn straight!
Ha ha....what a funny answer! Angus knows the jokes! I love it! Rock´n Roll!!!!!
12 more please....thanks
Fuck those people.
" I stirred my coffee with the same spoon." in ref to his junkie gf-
Was no one like them before and never will be again all time band
A f'n classic bon the greatest singer ever
When this came on during beavis and butthead do America.. several people yelled "yes!!"
and many people were seen rocking in the theatre...
40 Years ago Bon Scott passed away, but this masterpiece with the genius rhythm guitar performed by Malcolm Young will remain forever. RIP both of you.
It is unbeliveble that whole Bon Scott opus, all 5 albums, every song, every song part don't have one single weak spot. It is a perfection of rnr music. It is world legacy of rnr. Maybe Freddy Mercury had better voice then Bon, even shomanship. Maybe Robert Plant is rnr singer icon, but Bon Scott is the man, best rnr singer ever.
It is a masterpiece. ALL guitar rhythm sections /riffs are played by Malcolm AND Angus Young together.
Good sentiment bro, peace and love 🤩
@@stricknine8623 Angus dominates this rythm, Malcolm fills out the back end. When the solo starts you hear Angus' trebly solo over Malcom's more mellow fill.
@@wizrom3046 I was talking / commenting directly to what the OP stated.
Read his comment and then my comment should make a lot of sense to you. At least think about what he is implying and then what point I'm making.
I'll never forget being a kid listening to this. Nothing beats acdc. Bon was one of a kind.
I used to love when an EH holden wagon would drive by with the back open and AC/DC blearing! All the hoodlums had EH wagons back in the late 70s.
Scotland’s finest!🏴❤️
Nice try mate. Aussie through and through
Bon was a real rocker. Pure and simple
Malcom is so awesome in this song. RIP Malcom, damn I miss you like hell.
Greatest Rock n' Roll album ever. From the music, to the lyrics, down to the production, THIS is the quintessential AC/DC album. They never matched this one again.
Absolutely correct!!!!
Agreed 100% rock on
Sorry brother... this was just the appetizer to the masterpiece that is HIGHWAY TO HELL !! 🤘 Powerage is F-ing Great tho !!..
Brian saved AC/DC; Bon was AC/DC. In loving memory ♡
No Brian Johnston sounds like a cockatoo with his foot caught in a trap, brilliant music but he was hopeless singer / just my opinion
@@tonybrady3244the first 3 albums he recorded with ACDC his voice was absolutely amazing.His voice was still good on 2000’s Stiff upper lip, age is catching up he’s 76 now.
Best rhythm guitarist ever, had the authority to be in your face but chose to be reserved in the shadows
jimmy allen I agree. Just sat back there Literally the backbone A lot of impromptu pictures of em ....... Every buddy's lookin at him. You don't have to look twice to see who steered that boat
@@briankelly5432 Mal was the engine of the band.
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@@jailbreak_7944 Exactly, Malcom laid down the 'base' of the songs and kept everyone on beat. Everyone just followed him.
I even heard a comment once made by Malcom where he would rib Angus when his leads weren't up to par after a gig. LOL
Life doesn't get any better than this song...Bon's singin, Angus' heavenly solo's, Malcom' crunchy rhytym, Cliff's pounding bass and Phil keepin' it al tight and powerful. I was born 18 years after this gig and I'd do anything to travel in time and go back to witness them with Bon. Damn...I realy LOVE these guys! Ride on Bon! AC/DC forever!
You would be drunk before the song starts 😂 I love it too! Would travel with you bro
This song is still a masterpiece.
Right on brother! Amazing vibe.
it is realy Rock and ROLL best ritm thankyou Malcom and Angus Young
Bon was sent us by God. Bon was God's brother. R.I.P Legend...
Best ever AC/DC Bon Scot song ever AC/DC’s motto if it doesn’t swing it doesn’t mean a thing RIP Bon and Mal
When I see the photos with the music...I just love it! These guys are great! As a youngster I only had the records, now with youtube it´s all here. Greetings from Austria , Europe.
@@bupe007 no
...yeah under the..Marshall’s and vol and riffing...AC/DC swung their asses off on whatever they did⚡️
Who else gets speeding tickets when they listen to AcDC 🤪🤪
Wonderful pictures guys, past and present. Love you all lots. Heroes don't come any better than this. Very proud to be fans of such very wonderful people. Could never replace any of you. To know you is to love you now and forever. ❤️💕💓💖🤗😎🧡💌🎸🎸🎸
Rest in peace Malcom and Bonn! Never forgotten.
solo blows my fucking mind
Shit yeah! The man can wail!
powerage for me has always been the best album.vanda & young really put it together on this album..
Here here
***** Personally I liked High Voltage and Let Their Be Rock from the Vanda and Young era. However there are some really good tracks from Powerage - Sin City, Down Payment Blues, and this one. This rendition is amazing - love the guitar interplay.
CV SoG I like best "Dirty deeds" and "Highway to Hell " ;)
CV SoG brilliant live version. LOVE ALL AC/DC . BON ONLY.
+Sean Currey I just love the live version of She's gone Shootten best version I've heard luv it .. Bon yor the Best bro.
"WHAT A VOICE" RAZOR BLADE BALLS BABY! GREAT BAND! THE PERFECT 🔫 SONG!!
I first started listening to AC/DC when the album " For Those About To Rock " came out. They sound bad ass , but when I found out about and listened to Bon Scott I was really blown away with him. Forever Bon...
Well done man! I love listening to Bon Scott , his voice was very cool!
Oh yes. It was almost the same situation for me. I started listening about the CD Iron Man 2 .Immediately i understood that there were two singers there. When i had found out Bon's voice i fell in love with him. What a singer he was.
For Those About to Rock was their current Album - when i first got into ACDC. And yeah it was incredibly badass! And then there was so much more to discover!
Best version of the Angus solo I’ve heard the man’s a freak
Чарез два года его не станет. Он нас осиротил. Но.... приемный папаша оказался неплох. Я бы сказал, что очень неплох. Да, что там, Брайан просто великолепен. ACDC навсегда!!!!
Bon era is simply the best!
What a great song this is. Genuinely one of my favorites from the Bon era
Everybody should bow to the man named bon Scott enough said, and I am a ac/dc freak enough said
To angus and the boys You guys f in rock all the haters can say what they want but at the end of the day AC/DC still jams and will always jam
The "Lads" never sounded better!! From their beginnings to present, they "are" Rock n Roll!!!
Powerage is the most underated album. All riffs and solos are awsome. This is an album where Malcom and Angus are completely in the same mood. Powerage is my Bon Scott era second best album.
Paul Andoniadis Ok ok ok equal to Highway to Hell... ;-)
Good point!
powerage was the last album recorded in australia and is considered by most Australians as acca daccas finest
Hell yeah!
Powarage is the best Bon album hands down.
Grant Tory
As it is their best.....no problem
Bon really could sing the blues and was the best street poet in History. That is what was missed so much after his death. I am still upset about it almost 40 years later.
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Kurt Sherrick The ending of Down Payment Blues has Bon really demonstrating his Blues vibrato. Personal favorite of mine
Kurt Sherrick yep. We were 17. Shocked. That year. Back to back two city shows of back in black tour . Great. Unbelievable. But. Over Too. Yep I hear ya. Well. That band had 4 albums we wore out since grade nine. First jobs first cars first Band. Petty Browne Jackson buffet prine Were big too then Johnson did his best. Admirable Yeah blues rock Is a bridge to good country folk. Americana blues and lately. Bluegrass
Damn Strait on that!! AC/DC with Bon is the "Only AC/DC for me "!I recently saw Brian do "Ride On" and I couldn't finish it! That's Bon's to sing and only he should.
"...was the best street poet in history." Agreed
love the clip with all the girls down the front at the gig...happy days...
Still have my stub from September 1978 Power Age Tour & my concert shirt. They played in a bar called B'ginnings in Schaumberg IL. Fast forward to 2016 and my teenage daughter wore that same shirt to their Wrigley Field show in Chicago. A fan offered me $100 for this tattered shirt from 1978 and that was an easy no way. So happy the boys are still rocking on!
Long live AC/DC R.I.P. Bon Scott
One of the best Powerage album songs. Best AC/DC album.
+Hoower Gontijo
Yes, IMHO the Powerage was the best album from the ACDC, every song was great!
with u on that one bro...
+Hoower Gontijo Agree. Listening to it now. They perfected the style.
+i raz They sure perfected the style, besides music of this caliber should be listened to loud n Live
Coincido!!!
One and only Bon Scott 🎤🤘miss but the music live forever▶️
AC/DC never played this live enough. Powerage is my fave AC/DC album. It's a hard choice! 🤘⚡🤘
My 15 year old self says man the riffs and the groove, 50 year old self says lyrical content very heavy.
Same!
one of the greatest rhythm sections ever.
Without doubt
jr55 tex just behind THE WHO
One of? THE,(expletive), for all the little pansies 🌸
abso-fucking-lutely!
Malcolm and Bon unbeatable!
The best bro combo to this day ! Ever!
Love Powerage especially those two back to back songs on side 2; Whats Next to The Moon and Gone Shootin'.
Great just great
Been rocking AC/DC for 40+ years! Saw 6 times! The first time Bon was still with us! They were the opening band for Areosmith! Great concert!!
The greatest rock n roll voice you have and guitar is just gold thanks bon Malcolm angus.thats some electricity there
very underrated song i think it's one of their top 10 best.there will "NEVER" be another "Bon" EVER!!!!!!! we miss you mate...
Ucallit 71 Yep
I agree
Yep I said lol It's my favorite acdc song though the studio cut I prefer As for Bon Well brother in arms. Well Malcolm too what a rythym player Live off the floor ok too
It really is
R.I.P. BON SCOTT, MALCOLM YOUNG AND GEORGE YOUNG.
All AC/DC ingredients are there: straight drumming deadly on time, pounding bass, rhythm master blaster riff, clear solo, great voice and.... clever lyrics!
The magic formula!!
Hell yaaaaa !!!!!
.....and hooks, tons o'hooks !
Perfect description. It's alllllll there.
That is very true my good friend brother in that after life, yes we're live in a world of difference, mat I do miss when we were what are we!!!? from AnthonyAnd the Creator, keep up the heavy duty, amen, for I have passed my life by,
Damn that voice gets me ever time
His voice is on fire!
I was there!!! At that concert!!!
Was this concert at a smaller arena? I saw them in 78 or 79 at a place called the Tennessee theater, I was only 15 but I remember it was a great show,maybe 500 people and I never got carded when buying beer,thought I was almost an adult,after the show dudes car had starter trouble and metro police tried to jump start our bomb and since it needed a starter they hauled our underage public drunks to jail. good times.
Can't believe 40 years gone
Time is quick now be kinder to everyone. There riffs were never repeated
If you’re a true AC/DC fan. You know POWERAGE is the best album
the only man who could drink a fith of whiskey and never fall down,he just kept rocking.
Uh wrong. He died of alcohol remember....
@@mikerichmond9086 He would drink a lot more than a 5 th
Brian Johnson has a KILLER voice, but The Bon era always had this bluesy groove that still sounds so good.The newer AC DC these days don't do it for me like the old stuff does!
Very true in more much more BON era theres a couple of song that do it with B.J . but I'm all BON ...
+Sean Currey you got that right, back in black, thunderstruck shoot to thrill. I can't imagine anyone else singing those songs like Brian Johnson.
+Ryan Martens It's that boogie woogie based swing we all miss
what about ballbreaker and stiff upper lip they have that old bluesy groove swing
Well Brian Johnson has no voice they have cancelled concerts they say he might be going deaf as well which is there main concerns atm.....
Powerade, highway to hell, and back in black best albums ever
She's gone.........gone, gone, gone!!!!! U don't see songs like this in 2013!!!God Bless 'Em!!!
Bon Scott the best rock and roll singer, ever!
the best voice that ac dc ever sang
…. and was the smile of R&R , the best frontman, Bon is …...UNEQUALED !
BON appetite !
robert plant is also so damn good
Thank goodness that nobody mentioned Freddie Mercury..... Oh.
Julian Fehling he sure was He s up high Johnson Ish. Or the band yes or rush. Way up there away from say Nazareth Sorta throaty and story teller Ish Bon Scott was Plant and The new Greta van fleet Great great Voices. For me , I've said before , Scott was bass treble and midrange and I like that
Wow, wow, wow, never be another like Bon Scott, the absolute BEST!!!!!!
Te doy toda la razón amigo, bonn scott. Live
Yeah!!
Of course, nobody can be like HIM!
Rip Mal, we love you. AcDc is the best band. Let there be rock
The best AC/DC era (for me)
Whenever I listen to an AC/DC song I tend to state it's the greatest song in the world. It goes to say that perfection doesn't get better than this.
He he he... Amen to that. I have the same problem with AC/DC, Motörhead and Thin Lizzy.
This is musical perfection
Agree!
hard to believe they sounded this good live. They just don't make 'em like this anymore.
Crazy isn’t it
Love for u all! 2024 and we're still there!! That's what we call rock mess! Thank you for making history! Frankly..
Fuck yeahh!
Rock from France!
Malcolm was the king of riffs
Especially the high part of the second solo where Malcolm does that amazing groovy boogie is to me the best two guitar interaction ever.
Timeless stomping grit and soul. I was one of those kids who bought an SG after listening to Angus/ ACDC.
You were motivated by HIM!
Yup me too right to guitar center and picked up my sg as well. Cant play it worth a shit but i can fucking air guitar the hell out of it just like ang!!!!
the G.O.A.T. of rythm riffs. RIP Malcolm.
Bon Scott and company. Rock and roll Gods!!
Rest in peace, Malcolm, Bon.
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Class
It is impossible to find a band better than this line up... 🤘
Agreed. Have you ever listened to the early Rose Tattoo stuff?
Young's job is simply brilliant.
If i think about AC/DC i will think about Bon. He was the man.
Took me about 20 years to really appreciate this song.
Sorry u missed out. Powerage is one of the greatest rock albums. Period. Kicked in the teeth again. Is one of my favorites
what took you so long?
Almost 4 years to me. And now it is my favourite AC DC song.
Without BON, AC/DC the train of good lyrics gets lost .
Thank you Bon and ……...BON appetite !
AC/DC is best rock band in history because they play rock music like it should be
If i listen to this song i will feel better because the rhythm is astonishing.
Just minimal music at it's best. Not only Angus with his sharp shooting sound, but listen to that rithm of Malcolm. And than at the end, that fantastic blues solo with again the minimal drums, bas and Malcolm. Malcolm as the driving force!!
Sorry but far more than minimal. 2 yrs late on reply.
This was a band at their peak
I could listen to Malcom and Angus at the end of this version forever without getting sick of it. Frickin awesome. If only they kept going for another 15 minutes or longer.
Bon was part of the beginning. Brian kept it going. Without either of them, there would have been no AC/DC. As much of a Bon fan I am, I will not and we as fans should not deny that Brian kept the spirit of AC/DC alive and rocking! \m/
I agree. I appreciate and love Brian for the reasons you mentioned but tbh it's nearly impossible to listen to anything they did as a band after BIB. I wish it wasn't the case, but it is. The best part about them keeping the band going with Brian is that it gave you a chance to look back in their catalog and discover what a great band they had been with Bonn.
100% agree to you. Brian is the very best replacement AC/DC could get. It is a shame (in my heart) that i prefer the Bon-Songs, because he was the better frontman and had the much dirtier lyrics.
But it was with Brian and his genius that AC/DC turned into the greatest rock´n´roll-band ever. And brian is - for sure - the much better human being...
Bon was one of the greatest lyricists ever !
David Heaton I agree, he told little musical stories - Jailbreak, Gone Shootin' ...
Whereas after that, all we got were catchy little phrases and big guitar riffs. No real narrative to the lyrics. Personally I think Powerage is one of the greatest albums ever recorded, by any band, ever.
Too right friend. Powerage totally overlooked for years as the classic it was but seems to be going through a new surge of popularity possibly due to Riff Raff being played on the recent tour. Not a bad song on it and song of the best lyrics you'll hear.
Rock Dinosaur The lyrics are great - especially on this song, 'Gone Shootin''
one of the greatest vocalists ever
Powerage ..... The album that defined AC/DC
This is where they found their sound and style
Exit/Inn Nashville TN. Names on the wall along with Elton John, Billy Joel, and every other artist that passed through the region during that period. Amazing place to see anyone. Can't imagine being that close to them performing.
No band ever makes such riffs. period.
The BEST live version of this song right here!!
ACDC have four best albums: Let there be rock, Powerage, Highway to Hell and Back in Black. That period of time was monumental for me and them. This tune is a masterclass in rock music.
exactamundo and that's why the Bon era rules, Highway and Back cross each other out but Powerage and Let there be rock are the two best albums after that
@@clubhouseme Yep. Agreed. Brian sings songs but Bon told stories. At the time it felt as though he was singing about my life, my friends and the band I was in. I love BIB, it is a complete work, every tune is just sublime but from then on in, the 'vibe' and the raw funkiness took a nosedive. Sure, there are a few tracks dotted through the albums that followed and even Demon Fire on the new album is OK but nothing compares to the feel and themes of the the Bon era.
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap too
@@CarlosDiaz-ye6yr Yep. Ain't no fun... is a great track in particular. That is my favourite sleeve design too.
@@shaunloynds5317 I see what you mean but I think that’s a function of life and time...no way can an album from say 2008 mean what an album we grew up means...it’s part of us....truth is, black ice and rock or bust get better every year....I notice this with all my fave bands....it’s gonna take a few years but their later stuff is really good....
One of my favourite 70s ACDC RIP uncle Bon.
A very talented singer gone way to soon one hell of a voice loved growing up listening to him
The way the lead works with the rhythm and the bass. And the drums. What can I say. Just a great great song.
Bon Scott the man with the only voice ,ever,where you can "hear" the glimpse in the eye.
Bon!!! 1 of the best album of acdc, so dark so aggressive so fukin hard rock, we miss u bon best singer .
Would love to get a copy of this album. This live version is an absolute classic at the height of their powers. Malcolm’s rhythm playing here is pure perfection.
Wow this is great stuff, such a shame this song didn't find its way onto the Bonfire box set when it was released in the late 90s. Powerage is my favourite AC/DC album from my all time favourite band. It's not all polished up like the mutt Lange stuff, it's way more raw and gritty with a strong blues influence. Bon Scott never sounded better to me than on this album and his lyrics on this are the finest he ever wrote. There's a real sincerity and conviction in his singing and lyrics that give this album a more serious edge none of their other albums before or after it have had. Angus Young's solos are some of the most bluesiest soulful he has ever produced. It's such an honest Rock n Roll album, no bullshit whatsoever, 10/10 for me.
Amazing album! I'm jealous of it... Nobody can touch this album... 🤘⚡
That's a great comment. The band had something to prove against the John Travolta music industry in Australia at the time who didn't want any real Rock n Roll poisoning the sanitized radio wave-lengths. I always thought that Highway to Hell was overproduced for some reason but I can't blame AC/DC for going for a more radio friendly sound and trying to sell more records. I believe Back in Black was overproduced and produced by Mutt Lange but I'm not sure about Highway to Hell. Highway to Hell just sounds more polished to me than Powerage. The album cover of Powerage doesn't demonstrate how sexy the band members are to young teen-agers and probably wasn't as cool as Saturday Night Fever. The music is a lot better on Powerage though compared to the music on Saturday Night Fever.
mikegan73 Yep on all counts. But especially its Bluesy and serious or raw Powerage Having some trouble with the disco talk. Lol. If we strayed from acdc ...... It wasn't a house party , or it wasn't Friday or Saturday nite Lol. No disco for us Tom petty was Cooking then Get the nod for the drive to school REM. Prine. Jackson Browne b 52 s. Even listened to Cohen. And reggae They got some air time. But when the chips were down .....
I agree 100%, this is my favorite song from my favorite AC/DC album. Don’t get me wrong, I love highway to hell, but like you said it sounds polished, and the band lost raw garage band sound that it had in its early albums. Bon Scott reached his peak in song writing with this album.
Great text my friend, power age is number 1 for me too,