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AC / DCJán Vyšný 3.D

2010/2011

1_The original members

•Dave Evans – vocals•Angus Young – guitar•Malcolm Young – guitar•Larry Van Kriedt – bass guitar•Colin Burgess – drumslater vocals – Bon Scott

2_COMMING UP WITH A NAME

• acronym "AC/DC" on the back of a sewing machine owned by their sister, Margaret• "AC/DC" is an abbreviation for "alternating current/direct current"

• this name symbolized the band's raw energy and power-driven performances• Some religious figures have suggested that the name stands for "Anti-Christ/Devil's Child (ren)", "Anti-Christ/Death to Christ" and "After Christ/Devil Comes"

3_IN THE BEGINNING...

Angus Young

• Ashfield Boys High School in Sydney• characteristic school uniform stage outfit• Super-Ang

• was "born" in 1973 in Sydney, Australia• by Malcolm Young and Angus Young• November 1973 - bassist Larry Van Kriedt, vocalist Dave Evans, and Colin Burgess• Chequers

in Sydney on New Year's Eve, 1973

• EMI-distributed Albert Productions

4_ LINE-UP CHANGES AND ALBUMS

• High Voltage in 1975 ↘ Cliff Williams replaced Mark Evans in 1977• Highway to Hell in 1979• For Those About to Rock We Salute You in 1983• The Razors Edge in 1990• 1995 album Ball breaker• Stiff Upper Lip in 2000

4.1_The “Bon Scott” era(1974 – 1980)

•September 1974, Bon Scott replaced Dave Evans• only one single with Evans, "Can I Sit Next to You" / "Rockin' in the Parlour„• High Voltage• written by the Young brothers, with lyrics added by Scott. Within• Later that year they released the single "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll

4.2_International Success (1976–1978)• In 1976 deal with Atlantic Records, • toured throughout Europe• worldwide distribution -1976 compilation of tracks taken from the High Voltage and T.N.T.• next album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

• and then in the 1977 recording Let There Be Rock, • bassist Mark Evans was sacked due to personal differences with Angus Young• replaced by Cliff Williams

4.3_US Success (1977–1979)

• first exposure through radio station AM 600 WTAC in 1977

• 1978 release of Powerage• "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation" which gave AC/DC the highest mark at the time, reaching #24

4.4_Bon Scott's Death (1980)

• Ronald Belford Scott• "Night Prowler„- "Shazbot, Nanu Nanu!" •February 19th,

1980• had 7 double vodkas• He was 33

4.5_ Brian Johnson Era (1980–present)

Brian Johnson’s Biggest Hits:Hells BellsShoot to ThrillBack in BlackYou Shook Me All Night LongRock and Roll Ain’t Noise PollutionFor Those About to Rock (We Salute You)ThunderstruckRock ‘N Roll Train

• album Back in Black• by 2006 it had sold more than 22 million copies in the United States. • The album reached #1 in the UK and #4 in the US, where it spent 131 weeks in the top ten

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