AC/DC New album and Tour.

ush wrote: »

Where to start.....



Its not the 80's anymore. Getting playtime on MTV isn't important. Record covers aren't important in the greater scheme of things either.

Also, how is making the same video again putting in an effort.



Who cares. I'm sure Stevie is a good player. Thats all that matters. I'm sure the drummer is professional enough too.



Dude, it a 100 percent obvious. You're hard of humour.



Really, who cares. Videos aren't what AC/DC is about.

If AC/DC aren't about music videos, then they shouldn't have to put one out. If they're going to put one out, either put one out that has some balls and production value, or if they're doing a joke, actually make the joke funny, have Angus bust in through the green screen and leave a big hole in it ala the Heatseeker video, have the band mock the cheesy green screen graphics. Just be creative! People who are saying that it's a Paranoid reference or a kind of up-yours to modern music video production are off the mark in my opinion. You could always spin it that way, though, I suppose. Maybe Roy 'Chubby' Brown will announce that he was subtly lampooning misogynistic attitudes across Britain with his act as well. Maybe a publicity stunt? AC/DC don't really need publicising. They've sold 200 million records and have millions of fans. They're not really short of people to sit up and take notice when they release new music or tour.

Given the stature of the band and the amount of fans they have, there has to be people working in both the audio-visual industry and graphic design who'd absolutely jump at the chance to work with the band and do something properly funny or kick-ass with them and wouldn't break the bank doing it either. That's kind of what bothers me really is the apparent apathy within the band's camp these days. One can only hope their stage props have survived the last few years in storage or we could be looking forward to a stage show that involves a life sized blow up doll for Rosie, hand chimes instead of a bell and a few bangers instead of cannons. But, hey, it's all about the music, right? :rolleyes:

If you know AC/DC, they're notoriously closed and private, so it's a surprise that they reveal anything about their thoughts on the Rudd situation or that he's been recently flaky. AC/DC give their share of interviews, they're not like Zeppelin or anything back in the day, but they usually stick to the music. I suppose the Rudd issue is looming so large as to be unavoidable.

jack presley wrote: »

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/acdc-malcolm-young-phil-rudd-rock-or-bust-20141114

Good interview here. Interesting that all songs on the new album credited to Young-Young with the riffs coming from old stuff they worked on.

I'm sort of amazed that Angus would be willing to give any insight into Malcolm's condition considering how private they've all been over the years. Must be so hard for Malcolm not being there, doing his thing. Even harder for the rest of the boys, though, I'm sure.

Roanmore wrote: »

I always got the impression (don't know where from) that it was Malcolm who called the shots and Angus went along with it, might see Angus open up a bit more now.
Interesting to hear Malcolm was suffering from it during Black Ice tour and had to relearn some songs, it speaks volumes for his brilliance that nobody noticed.

Yeah, Malcolm was absolutely on the money for the whole of that tour as far as I know.

As brothers, they've always presented a united front but it would seem, by all accounts, that Malcolm made the lion's share of the actual decisions. In his private life Angus seems pretty taciturn, not very outgoing, kind of shy really. Not the sort you imagine going to bat for the band all by himself, so it'll be interesting to see how he takes that on. Not that I think he'll have to take it on for too long. Hard to see them writing any more music after this tour because Malcolm always wrote most of the riffs.

Rudd not only has to prove that he's innocent of the crimes he's charged with, he'll also have to prove that he's reliable to the band. First of all, besides having massively sullied his reputation and embarrassing the band by association, he also appears to have developed a bit of a hard drug problem with the meth found at his home so he'll have to clean himself up. Your time keeper has to be rock solid and that goes double for AC/DC who have always has one of the most solid rhythm sections in all of Rock and Roll. They won't stand for wondering whether their drummer will be able to perform night after night.

briany wrote: »

OK I enjoy the song, but this video looks like a year one AV student project. It's just them in front of a green screen with random ball related footage. Totally underwhelming. It doesn't even look music video-y, having a stark digital camera look instead. I mean, I know that AC/DC are direct but this video shows absolutely zero ambition or imagination. Pretty much the worst video they have made.

AC/DC videos have always been poor, even back in the day when videos mattered more. I found the videos and clips on the Family Jewels DVD to be a chore to watch, except the Countdown performances (esp. with Bon in pigtails and pinafore).

TBH, it's not worth expending much effort on videos nowadays. They're just marketing tool with a short shelf life. I'm more concerned about what the album's going to be like.