AC/DC

AC/DC is a rock band that formed in Sydney, Australia.
==History==
===Formation===
AC/DC was formed by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young, bassist Larry Van Kriedt, vocalist Dave Evans and drummer Colin Burgess in 1973, in Sydney, Australia. Their first concert took place at Chequers nightclub on December 31, 1973. During some concerts, Evans was occasionally replaced by the band's first manager, Dennis Laughlin. Evans did not get along with Laughlin, which eventually contributed to the band's bitter feeling toward Evans.
The Young brothers came up with a consensus to name the band AC/DC, where they saw the initials of the name on a sewing machine. They felt that the name symbolized the power-driven performances of their music style. By mid-1974, the band had built up a strong live reputation. Under the recommendation of entrepreneur Michael Chugg, the band booked a gig at a nightclub called Hard Rock. 
Despite their performance, fans were not impressed with their glam rock image, especially with Evans as the lead singer, but were impressed by the Young brothers' guitar playing. After the performance, Laughlin resigned from managing the band. Afterwards, the band was stranded in Adelaide with no finances to spare. Melbourne promoter Michael Browning helped bail the band out and gave them another slot at Hard Rock. After the performance, Browning became the band's next manager.
Feeling that their sound wasn't helping matters very much, the band decided to abandon the glam sound and adjust to a harder blues-rock sound. Even so on, the band felt that Evans was not very suitable as their lead singer and they moved their base to Melbourne, where they would frequently do gigs at Hard Rock to generate revenue.
By September 1974, AC/DC met Bon Scott, who seemed to be experienced in the rock and roll era. Evans resigned and Scott took over as the band's next lead vocalist.
===High Voltage (Australia only)===
Two months since hiring Scott, AC/DC was looking to record material for an album. The band entered Albert Recordings in Sydney to develop material for their upcoming album. Development was completed in just only ten days as the Young brothers wrote instrumental content with Scott adding lyrics to blend in. In addition, Van Kriedt and Burgess both resigned just as development was in session. Mark Evans took over as the next bassist while Phil Rudd took over as the next drummer. The band's first studio album, High Voltage, was released exclusively in Australia on February 17, 1975. The album contained eight tracks. One of those tracks was a cover of "Baby, Please Don't Go", originally performed by Big Joe Williams.
===T.N.T.===
By March 1975, AC/DC returned to Albert Recordings in Sydney, Australia to begin development for their next album. The band's second studio album, T.N.T. was released on December 1, 1975 exclusively in the country of Australia. The album contained nine tracks. Singles were the the song bearing the same name of the album, "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)", and "High Voltage". The last track to make the cut was a cover "School Days", originally performed by Chuck Berry.
After the release of the album, AC/DC went on tour again. The band was originally slated to perform at the 1975 Sunbury music festival, but an altercation with the management and crew of headlining act Deep Purple foiled their chances.
In early 1976, AC/DC met Phil Carson of Atlantic Records, who offered them a deal with the record label, in which the band accepted on the spot. While on tour in London, AC/DC was originally slated to perform as an opening act with Back Street Crawler, but it failed to pan out due to the recent death of Paul Kossoff. Afterwards, AC/DC found themselves booking smaller venues to do concerts, which did not generate much revenue. Even so on, the punk rock genre was on the rise in the growing music community, and AC/DC needed to act swiftly to reach a consensus about making a more aggressive approach in their philosophy. There was also controversy where Angus Young was seen mooning during performances.
===High Voltage (international)===
It was revealed that AC/DC had been doing activities at Albert Recordings between November 1974 and July 1975 for an album that would finally garner worldwide attention. This album, which was the band's first international compilation release, was also named High Voltage. It was released worldwide on April 30, 1976. The album included nine tracks, all of which were featured in the band's first two studio albums released exclusively in Australia. It went on to sell three million copies worldwide.
===Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheep===
By December 1975, AC/DC once again entered Albert Recording to do another album. The recording sessions lasted four months. The band's third studio album, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, was released on September 20, 1976. The album contained nine tracks. The Australian and international versions each had differences for what tracks they contained. The track bearing the same name of the album was the first single. Other singles were "Jailbreak" from the Australian version and "Love at First Feel" from the international version.
AC/DC began touring in Europe, especially at Sweden and England. They did multiple concerts at the Marquee Club in London. They also highlighted a performance at the 1976 Reading Festival, but it flopped dishonorably due to a shallow audience. After much of an extensive tour, AC/DC returned to Australia in an effort to rebuild their finances.
===Let There Be Rock===
After a lengthy but rather exhausting tour in Europe, AC/DC entered Albert Recording yet again in January 1977, and development for the next album took only one month. Let There Be Rock, the band's fourth studio album, was released in Australia on March 21, 1977 and other countries worldwide on July 25, 1977. The album contained eight tracks, but there were again differences in both the Australian and international versions of track listings. The Australian version had "Crabsody in Blue" while the international version had "Problem Child", whereas both tracks did not combine in both versions. Singles featured the song bearing the same name of the album, "Dog Eat Dog", and "Whole Lotta Rosie".
AC/DC went on another European tour, where they would serve as assistant acts with Black Sabbath. Scott befriended Sabbath's lead vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, but the other band members of AC/DC expressed far different opinions with those on the other side with Black Sabbath. It was revealed that the bassist of Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler, brandished a flick-knife comb in front of Malcolm Young. This prompted AC/DC to stop performing together with Black Sabbath and instead serve as aided acts with a band called Rainbow.
By late 1977, bassist Mark Evans was dismissed. His tensions with both Young brothers played a key role for his dismissal. AC/DC easily found a replacement for a bassist, which turned out to be Cliff Williams, who was highly experienced in music after playing in various bands in the UK. With Williams aboard, AC/DC embarked on a tour in North America for the first time. On July 27, 1977, AC/DC served as an aiding act for a band known as Moxy at a concert in Austin, Texas. AC/DC continued to dominate in concerts, having been capable to perform at various sports stadiums in support with various artists that included Ted Nugent, Aerosmith, Kiss, Styx, UFO, and Blue Öyster Cult, and Cheap Trick.
===Powerage===
After a successful tour in North America, AC/DC returned to Albert Recording to do another album in January 1978. Development lasted two months. The fifth studio album, Powerage, was released on May 25, 1978. The album included nine tracks. "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation" was the only single to spawn. Production and mastering became somewhat complicated as guitar riffs by Angus Young were more harder and flavorful.
During the band's next tour, a performance at the Apollo Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland foreshadowed the release of the band's first live album, If You Want Blood You've Got It. The live album was released on October 13, 1978. Although there were twelve songs performed during the concert, only ten of them made the final cut for the live album.
===Highway to Hell===
Returning to Albert Studios to do another album, AC/DC was wanting to make a more aggressive approach to their musical sound and philosophy, so they hired Robert Lange to produce the upcoming release. In order to meet the mechanics and criteria, AC/DC also had to shift their development to different studios; first coming Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida and then Roundhouse Recording Studios in London, England. The band's sixth studio album, Highway to Hell, was released on July 27, 1979. The album contained ten tracks. Singles were the track bearing the same name of the album, "Girls Got Rhythm", and "Touch Too Much". Bon Scott's complex lyrics writing and vocal style for the title track proved to be a breaking point, despite its semi-profanity.
Highway to Hell would eventually turn out to be the last album with Scott doing the vocals. On February 19, 1980, Scott was discovered passed out inside a Renault 5 vehicle owned by Alistair Kinnear. The scene took place at East Dulwich, London, England, where paramedics were summoned to take Scott to the hospital, and he was pronounced dead upon arrival. An investigation revealed that Scott overdosed on drugs and alcohol, but the coroner later stated that Scott had acute alcohol poisoning, which seemed to be a death by a misadventure.
===Back in Black===
After the death of Bon Scott, AC/DC initially thought about disbanding, but they decided to search for a vocalist in order to keep their show going. Under the recommendation of Scott's parents, AC/DC nevertheless carried on and began their search. Candidates for a new vocalist included Allan Fryer, Gary Pickford-Hopkins, Stevie Wright, Buzz Shearman, Noddy Holder, and Terry Slesser. After all of the candidates failed to make out, AC/DC finally settled in on Brian Johnson, who formerly played for a band known as Geordie.
With Johnson as the new vocalist, AC/DC was in the midst of development for their next album, where sessions took place at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, The Bahamas. Development began as early as April 1980, especially when Scott was still around the month before his demise. After much delay to the development following the death of Scott, all tracks had to be re-recorded with Johnson providing the vocals for all of them. Back in Black, the band's seventh studio album, was released on July 25, 1980. The album included ten tracks. Singles were the title of the same name of the album, "Hells Bells", "Shoot to Thrill", "You Shook Me All Night Long", and "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution". Even though Johnson's vocal voice was far different that Scott's, succession still took its word in.
===For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)===
Development for the next album took place at Mobile One Studios in Paris, France. Development lasted between May 1981 to September 1981. The band's eighth studio album, For Those About to Rock (We Salute You), was released on November 20, 1981. The album contained ten tracks. The title track and "Let's Get It Up" became singles. Both tracks ranked in the top 15 of the UK singles chart respectively. After the release, the band parted ways with Lange, their producer.
===Flick of the Switch===
Heading back to Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas, AC/DC began development for their next album, but since they had no legit producer to do anything, the band had to produce him under their own causes. The ninth studio album, Flick of the Switch, was released on August 15, 1983. The album included ten tracks. Singles were the title track, "Nervous Shakedown", and "Guns for Hire". With the band members having no experience of producing music, the album turned out to be somewhat of a letdown. Even so on, there were tensions during recording sessions. Rudd's relationship with Malcolm Young was beginning to disintegrate, and it was later revealed that Rudd was having problems with drugs and alcohol. 
Things eventually bottomed out when an altercation between Rudd and Malcolm Young turned physical, which resulted in Rudd's dismissal from the band. AC/DC recruited B.J. Wilson, who formerly played for Procol Harum, to complete the recordings, but they were unaware that Rudd had already completed the drum recordings before dismissal. Harum failed to stand out, and the next drummer in was Simon Wright.
===Fly on the Wall===
With Wright aboard, AC/DC went to Mountain Studios in Montreux, Switzerland to begin development for their next album. The tenth studio album, Fly on the Wall, was released on June 28, 1985. The album included ten tracks. Singles were "Shake Your Foundations" and "Danger". Both Young brothers produced the album. Unlike the previous releases, this album received negative reviews. AC/DC had not toured extensively in a long time due to declining finances, which also played a role in their declining popularity. To alleviate the decline, AC/DC released a home video bearing the same name of their tenth studio album, which released later in 1985. Five tracks were performed live at an undisclosed bar.
===Who Made Who===
Trying to get things back on track, AC/DC released a soundtrack album called Who Made Who on May 26, 1986. The release was specifically made for promoting the release of the film Maximum Overdrive, directed by Stephen King. The album contained nine tracks. Six of the songs were taken from the past albums, while three more were new studio recordings. The track bearing the same name of the album became a single, which gained much success.
== Discography ==
* High Voltage (1975) (Australia only)
* T.N.T. (1975) (Australia only)
* High Voltage (1976) (international version)
* Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976)
* Let There Be Rock (1977)
* Powerage (1978)
* Highway to Hell (1979)
* Back in Black (1980)
* For Those About to Rock We Salute You (1981)
* Flick of the Switch (1983)
* Fly on the Wall (1985)
* Blow Up Your Video (1988)
* The Razors Edge (1990)
* Ballbreaker (1995)
* Stiff Upper Lip (2000)
* Black Ice (2008)
* Rock or Bust (2014)
* Power Up (2020)
== Tours ==
* High Voltage European Tour (1976)
* Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap Tour (1976–1977)
* Let There Be Rock Tour (1977)
* Powerage Tour (1978)
* If You Want Blood, You've Got It Tour (1978–1979)
* Highway to Hell Tour (1979–1980)
* Back in Black Tour (1980–1981)
* For Those About to Rock Tour (1981–1982)
* Flick of the Switch Tour (1983–1985)
* Fly on the Wall Tour (1985–1986)
* Who Made Who Tour (1986)
* Blow Up Your Video World Tour (1988)
* Razors Edge World Tour (1990–1991)
* Ballbreaker World Tour (1996)
* Stiff Upper Lip World Tour (2000–2001)
* Black Ice World Tour (2008–2010)
* Rock or Bust World Tour (2015–2016)
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