AC-DC Albums for song lyrics and biography.

	High Voltage (AC-DC - 12)
	TNT (AC-DC - 11)
	Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap) (AC-DC - 10)
	Let There Be Rock (AC-DC - 09)
	Powerage (AC-DC - 08)
	Highway To Hell (AC-DC - 07)
	For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) (AC-DC - 06)
	Back In Black (AC-DC - 06)
	Flick Of The Switch (AC-DC - 05)
	Fly On The Wall (AC-DC - 04)
	Blow Up Your Video (AC-DC - 03)
	The Razors Edge (AC-DC - 02)
	BallBreaker (AC-DC - 01)

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AC-DC Biography

AC/DC is an Australian rock band. The group formed in Sydney, Australia in December, 1973. Their albums have sold in colossal numbers, the total now being estimated at 100 million copies worldwide. Although the group is generally considered to be a pioneer of hard rock and heavy metal music, the members have always referred to their music as rock 'n' roll, a claim which is perhaps supported by the broad cross-section of fans that they have amassed. Their music is blues-based with a higher level of distortion in the lead & rhythm guitars. AC/DC fans are generally divided into the "Bon Scott era (1974–80)" and the "Brian Johnson era (1980–present)". Some fans have a preference, others point to the merits of both singers and appreciate them equally. Born in Scotland, the brothers Angus and Malcolm Young moved with their family to Sydney, Australia as children. Malcolm began playing guitar first, soon followed by Angus. Malcolm first played with a Newcastle, NSW band called The Velvet Underground (not to be confused with Lou Reed's group). Their older brother George Young had been a member of Australia's most successful band during the 1960s, The Easybeats, who were the first local rock act to score an international hit ("Friday On My Mind") in 1967. After Young and his Easybeats partner Harry Vanda returned to Australia in late 1973, they became the house producers for the newly-formed Albert Productions record label whose owner, Ted Albert (a scion of the venerable J. Albert & Sons music publishing family), had been the Easybeats' producer between 1965 and 1967. Young asked the other members to do some session work for a project he was doing (The Marcus Hook Roll Band). Angus then formed a band called Tantrum. After The Velvet Underground, Malcolm decided to form a more pure rock and roll band, and enlisted Angus and they were soon signed to the new Albert label, and Vanda & Young produced their first seven LPs. The early lineups changed often; original drummer Colin Burgess (ex-Masters Apprentices) was sacked after passing out on stage (reportedly because someone spiked his drink) and a number of different bassists and drummers passed through the band over the next year. In September 1974 original vocalist Dave Evans was replaced by by charismatic singer Ronald "Bon" Scott, the former co-lead singer of '60s pop band The Valentines and '70s prog rock group Fraternity. This signified the beginning of real success. Another vital innovation was Angus Young's adoption of his now-famous school uniform as a regular stage outfit; the original was reputedly Angus' real uniform from his secondary school, Ashfield Boys' High, in Sydney. The band also started the myth that Angus was born in 1959 rather than 1955—claiming he was only 14 when the band formed in December 1973. Between 1974 and 1978, aided by regular appearances on the nationally-broadcast TV pop music show Countdown, AC/DC became one of the most popular and successful acts in Australia, scoring a string of hits albums and singles including their perennial 1975 rock anthem "It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock and Roll)". Relocating to London in the late '70s, they worked all over the UK and Europe to establish themselves, touring almost constantly and gaining invaluable experience on the stadium circuit supporting the top hard-rock acts of the day including Alice Cooper, Rush, Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Boston, Black Sabbath, Cheap Trick, Heart, The Scorpions, Molly Hatchet, Ronnie Montrose, Nazareth, UFO, Journey, Foreigner, Van Halen, Styx, Blue Öyster Cult, Alvin Lee, Rainbow, Savoy Brown, REO Speedwagon, The Doobie Brothers, Thin Lizzy and The Who. During AC/DC's appearance on the VH1 series Behind the Music, Malcolm Young recalled an incident from an England tour with Black Sabbath in which Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath's Bassist), in a drunken rage, pulled a knife on him. The incident was quickly resolved without conflict, and the conjoined tour promptly ended. Scott and Sabbath's then-lead singer, Ozzy Osbourne, stayed in contact, however. They survived the punk rock upheavals of 1976–78, partly because they were (erroneously) tagged as a punk band by the British music press. They gained a solid cult following in the UK with their powerful performances and outrageous stage antics; Angus Young quickly became notorious for mooning the audience and the group was banned from several British venues. Their meaty hard-rock sound and Scott's provocative, leering stage persona are also reputed to have been significant influences on The Sex Pistols' lead singer Johnny Rotten. The band were also a pivotal influence to the then emerging New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene, with artists such as Def Leppard and Saxon clearly displaying simililarities to the trademark sound of AC/DC. The band's albums, such as 1977's Let There Be Rock and Powerage the following year garnered a strong following on both sides of the Atlantic. It was their 197...
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