yngwies Cat 10:06 Tue Mar 8
AC/DC Brian Jonston going mutton as USA tour postponed
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Rock and Roll is Noise Pollution
Australian rock band AC/DC are postponing the rest of their US tour after singer Brian Johnson was warned he is going deaf.
The band posted a statement on their website saying doctors had advised Johnson to stop touring immediately or "risk total hearing loss".
They said they would likely perform with a guest vocalist in rescheduled shows later this year.
Johnson, 68, from Gateshead, has been lead singer with AC/DC since 1980.
The news is the latest in a series of setbacks for the band.
Former drummer Phil Rudd was convicted last year of drug possession and making threats to kill. He served eight months of home detention.
In 2014, it emerged that founding member and guitarist Malcolm Young would not be joining the band on tours as he was suffering from dementia.
The band released its latest album Rock or Bust in November that year and has been touring ever since to promote it.
Hope the West Ham gig OK.
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Hammer and Pickle
10:09 Tue Mar 8
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Say that again?
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fraser
10:10 Tue Mar 8
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Australian? They're Brits
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Percy Dalton
10:19 Tue Mar 8
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That's the trouble with old bands the brain is young but the body can't keep up.Same as the Stones they're performing in Cuba can see one of them croaking it on stage.
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Far Cough
10:22 Tue Mar 8
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It's Mutt not Mutton
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Sven Roeder
10:24 Tue Mar 8
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Documentary about AC DC & their record company ... on iplayer til Monday
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0705t5j/the-easybeats-to-acdc-the-story-of-aussie-rock
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Bungo
11:31 Tue Mar 8
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Maybe he has a nephew?
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ray winstone
11:36 Tue Mar 8
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AC/DC died when Bon Scott passed away, they've sounded like an average tribute band since then.
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Bungo
2:54 Tue Mar 8
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ray winstone 11:36 Tue Mar 8
For me the singer has always been the least important part of AC/DC. The rest of the band belting it out underpinned by the rock solid rhythm section has always been the core of it for me personally. I wish Angus would cut some of the solos out too.
Actually, the singer is usually the least important member of any band for me..
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Brucies_Star_Prize
8:45 Tue Mar 8
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ray winstone 11:36 Tue Mar 8
You do know that Brian sang on Back in Black?
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Son of Anarchy
11:44 Tue Mar 8
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It's time for AC/DC to knock it on the head, if they go with another singer it'll mean only Angus & Cliff are real members of the band.
Saw them in 08, one of the best shows I've ever seen.
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Pop Robson
11:51 Tue Mar 8
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Business wise they must be tied into finishing the tour, otherwise why carry one and on
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Dave M
12:25 Wed Mar 9
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ray winstone 11:36 Tue Mar 8
I have to disagree.
Donnington... starting up with Thunderstruck...
Who would you prefer in that particular moment?
They're both great, just very different... and it propelleled them.
To say that they died when Bon Scott passed away is a bit much maybe?
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ray winstone
12:43 Wed Mar 9
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Dave M, it's just my personal opinion, I don't like Johnsons voice, Scott was unique, Johnson sounds like a pub singer.
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geoffpikey
6:26 Wed Mar 9
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Cliff Williams wasn't even the original bassist.
"AC/DC" is now just Angus Young. "If You Want Blood..." is one of THE great live albums. "Back In Black" is okay, but for last 36 years they've been pretty pants, IMHO. Bon Scott era rules, for me, even if not old enough to remember..
Riff Raff!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErXbMB9R5-0
Rock n Roll Damnation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Oa5wvARSc
Fucking ROCK!
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Bungo
10:01 Wed Mar 9
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Going off on a slight tangent, I always see bands as a bit like football teams, personnel may come and go over the years, but each band can comfortably exist in many different incarnations. People usually hanker for the 'classic' line up but change can sometimes be a good thing.
Clearly some members are more key than others in some bands (e.g. no Motorhead without Lemmy RIP), but others can make quite dramatic changes, and just change into a slightly different beast.
I can usually find positive things in the different eras many bands I like have gone through.
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Son of Anarchy
7:20 Wed Mar 9
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Bungo...
I agree, I saw Slash and the Conspirtors on NYE, for me Guns n Roses was Slash.
Him playing with Miles Kennedy has the Guns n Roses sound & I saw the show for $50.
The original Guns & Roses line up come back & play Vegas with Axl Rose (who's voice has gone) for $450 cheapest ticket.
Im happy with Slash & Miles, superb show.
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Far Cough
7:30 Wed Mar 9
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Genesis is a great example of a band that had many chages of personnel over the years and still retained it's identity:
Peter Gabriel left so Phil Collins fulfilled the singing, Steve Hackett left so Mike Rutherford took most of the lead with Daryl Stuermer filling on lead on tours, then of the course the great Chester Thompson on drums while Phil was singing and even later with Nir Zidkyahu and Ray Wilson, not forgetting Bill Bruford
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joe royal
7:32 Wed Mar 9
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Queen ain't done to bad touring wise with Paul Rodgers and Adam Lambert doing the vocals.
No idea about album sales with the two singers.
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Bungo
7:57 Wed Mar 9
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Son of Anarchy 7:20 Wed Mar 9
Myles is a great singer and a great guitarist. Alter Bridge are one of the best bands I've seen in recent years. Looking forward to them touring again later this year.
Frankly I wouldn't pay £5 (or 5 dollars) to watch Axl show up late and screech his way through the old G'n'R stuff..
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Brucies_Star_Prize
8:40 Wed Mar 9
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Son of Anarchy 7:20 Wed Mar 9
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Slash and Myles are better than GnR. Largely because Myles can sing and Axl no longer can.
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