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AC/DC were formed in the Australian pop music scene of the early to mid-1970s, [2] which is described as the third wave of rock music. [3] Many local 1960s artists – e.g., the Easybeats and the Masters Apprentices, had attempted to gain international recognition but achieved limited commercial success overseas and disbanded after returning to Australia.
It was obvious that they had something." AC/DC were still developing its sound when High Voltage was recorded in November 1974, and singer Bon Scott and the Young brothers were backed by a rhythm section different from the Mark Evans/Phil Rudd combination, which would feature on their next three full-length studio recordings.
Verizon made AC/DC albums available for digital download in 2007; [10] for five years the band refused to release their albums via iTunes, as that company allows downloading of individual tracks. [11] Angus Young observed, "We honestly believe the songs on any of our albums belong together.
In December 1975, Atlantic Records' UK head Phil Carson signed AC/DC to a worldwide deal. The group's first two albums, High Voltage and the harder driving T.N.T., had been hits in their native Australia – the single "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" peaked at #5 – and now plans were made for the band to tour England in 1976.
The full-length "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" has the title of the song chanted four times, starting at 3:09, but on the edited version the chant is heard only twice. "Ain't No Fun (Waiting Round to Be a Millionaire)" lasted 7:29 on the Australian album but was faded out early to 6:57 on the international version.
"Whole Lotta Rosie" is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the eighth and final track on the band's fourth Australian album, Let There Be Rock, released in Australia in March 1977, and was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott.
Hayseed Dixie is an American band formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2000. Their first album was A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC.The band performs bluegrass cover versions of hard rock songs and also original songs of a mostly satirical or absurdist nature in a self-created musical genre which the band calls "rockgrass."
Title Series Issues Dates Notes America's Greatest Comics: 16 2002–2006 Americomics: 6 April 1983 – March 1984 (cancelled) Americomics Special: 1 Aug. 1983