ACDC, end of an era

super_furry

Everytime I hear AC/DC I just automatically think of a load a drunken middle-aged men at a wedding with their ties around their head.

Lightbulb Sun

http://www.uncut.co.uk/brian-johnson-acdc-are-not-retiring-news

Wibbs

C.K Dexter Haven wrote: »

Leonard Cohen, Roy Orbison, Tom Waits....the list goes on, and doesn't include U2- not by a long shot.

Waits has been largely ploughing the same furrow for donkeys, Cohen has only really ever had one furrow to plough, Orbison was in the wilderness for decades and largely came back on a wave of nostalgia. I'm talking about people at the peak of their talents and still being relevant to new audiences coming along and not in a nostalgic way, but in a novel one. The reason I included U2 is that they had a few peaks along their long career and reinvented themselves along the way, from the Lillywhite period, to Eno, to Acthung baby. There's a wide gulf between New Years day and Zoo Station. They've certainly gone downhill in the last decade, but they sustained the creativity and novelty longer than their contemporaries in other bands. Madonna would be a solo example of the breed.

blingrhino

saw them in the o2 about 6 months before they played punchestown - best day of my life

blastman

"After forty years of life dedicated to AC/DC, guitarist and founding member Malcolm Young is taking a break from the band due to ill health. Malcolm would like to thank the group’s diehard legions of fans worldwide for their never-ending love and support.

In light of this news, AC/DC asks that Malcolm and his family’s privacy be respected during this time. The band will continue to make music."

-- Statement on the official AC/DC facebook page, posted about an hour ago.

Pinch Flat

Looks like Malcolm young is seriously ill

http://m.theaustralian.com.au/arts/music/acdcs-malcolm-young-seriously-ill-unable-to-play-says-choirboys-mark-gable/story-fn9d2mxu-1226886136731

Renegade Mechanic

scudzilla wrote: »

Attack the post, not the poster, now where do i start on this little daisy

Just take the ban mate:D

Hardacre

AC/DC to play on as ill Malcolm Young takes break, band says:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/music/acdc-to-play-on-as-ill-malcolm-young-takes-break-band-says/story-fn9d2mxu-1226887482524

chughes

super_furry wrote: »

Everytime I hear AC/DC I just automatically think of a load a drunken middle-aged men at a wedding with their ties around their head.

Hey... I resent (and resemble) that remark......