The Story of AC/DC

GARAGE TO STADIUMS

Learn the real story and the tragedy behind AC/DC’s journey from the garage to the stadiums in this fast-paced episode, complete with songs from each phase of their career. In this episode you’ll learn:

· The fascinating origins of the band name AC/DC

· How The Rolling Stones played a role in AC/DC’s sound

· How a boy band singer helped evolve AC/DC’s music

· Why guitarist Angus Young created his trademark schoolboy outfit

· How tragedy has impacted and evolved the band

· Who helped the band create one of the Top 5 selling albums of all time

· AC/DC’s place in music history

Join host Dave Anthony and guest Martin Popoff, author of AC/DC at 50 for the fascinating story behind AC/DC’s journey from Sydney, Australia bar band to global phenomenon. As we discussed in the episode, AC/DC sales of 200+ million albums worldwide would be equivalent to 2 out of every 3 Americans owning an AC/DC album!

AC/DC’s popularity is evidenced by the diverse set of performers who have sampled covered AC/DC’s music. Samplers include The Beastie Boys, while Guns N Roses, The Offspring, Joan Jett, Living Color, Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, and even Shakira have all covered an AC/DC song. The country group Big & Rich even covered the band’s tune Shook Me All Night Long.

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In this episode, you will experience the sight and sounds of the early days of AC/DC touring the bars of Australia and the UK. You will literally feel the pressure of performing to a hardworking pub crowd who like their drinks and their songs heavy. If you have ever wondered how a heated penny could be a dangerous projectile, your listening journey to these bars will provide an answer.

Next, you’ll learn the incredible inside secret of how a member of a bubblegum boy band played a large role in sculpting the AC/DC sound and lyrics. Hear the result of this collaboration with some hits such as Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, TNT, and Highway to Hell, here featured in a raucous concert in The Netherlands.

Listeners will also experience the elation and agony as the band reaches its creative pinnacle with a global smash hit album only to experience the worst tragedy imaginable that nearly ended the band. Feel firsthand the pressure as the band fights to find its bearings, determined to punch back from that awful event. The result is one of the most successful offerings in the history of rock…that somehow includes a key band member who wasn’t even in the music business and helps write the new hits!

Get back on the stadiums journey to hear how AC/DC seems to be continually confronted by a torrent of bad luck that will test the band to its limits in the ensuing decades.

Equal to all challenges, AC/DC has a certain place in the pantheon of rock gods. As Martin Popoff described in the episode, AC/DC took a simple, hard-driving sound and made it their own and provided insights into why the sound is unique. The result has been legions of fans and cover bands across genres who know that an AC/DC song will deliver a good time every time it is played.

Guest: Martin Popoff, author of AC/DC at 50

Songs Featured in Episode: TNT, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Let There Be Rock, Highway to Hell, Sin City, If You Want Blood (You’ve Got it), Back in Black, You Shook Me All Night Long, Hells Bells, Shoot to Thrill, For Those About to Rock (We Salute You), Thunderstruck, Money Talks, War Machine

Air Date: 2024

Host: Dave Anthony

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