Thursday, January 1, 2009

AC/DC


-Formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973.
-Most successful single(s), all coming in at #1 on the U.S. charts:


  • "Big Gun" (Last Action Hero soundtrack) ~ 1993

  • "Hard as a Rock" (Ballbreaker) ~ 1996

  • "Stiff Upper Lip" (Stiff Upper Lip) ~ 2000

  • "Rock 'n Roll Train" (Black Ice) ~ 2008

-Most successful studio album, both coming in at #1 on the U.S. charts:

  • For Those About to Rock ~ 1981
  • Black Ice ~ 2008

-Founding members in 1973:
~Angus Young
~Malcolm Young
~Dave Evans

-Current members:
~Angus Young
~Malcolm Young
~Brian Johnson
~Phil Rudd
~Cliff Williams

-Fun Fact:
"AC/DC" is an abbreviation for "Alternating Current/Direct Current" which symbolizes the band's raw energy and high-powered performances.

About this blog

On this blog, I am going to make a post [hopefully] each day about some of rock's greatest bands.
We'll start off with A and end up at Z.

I'm going to list the following:
- Origin
- Most successful single (according to the U.S. charts)
- Most successful studio album (according to the U.S. charts)
- Founding members
- Current members
- A fun fact

Happy New Year!!