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Despite Young’s illness, Johnson said an upcoming tour was still a possibility. Sign up for our newsletter. Ben Beaumont-Thomas @ben_bt. If anything happens, we’ll record it.”, Rumors of the group’s retirement began late Monday night when Australian radio station 6PR reported the breakup during their “Rumour File” section and tweeted that founding member Malcolm Young and his family “have moved back to Oz because he is very sick.” Australian news anchor Peter Ford fueled rumors on his Twitter, stating, “There is some quite sad detail about it all, that I will not be reporting on, but the band/management may choose to reveal this” and that the “boys played together privately a few weeks back.”. 1980 Radio & Records Magazine Ad Read. Pride is what it is. Seven months ago, his life and legacy was celebrated during Perth Festival finale Highway to Hell, which saw bands perform on flatbed trucks along a 10km stretch of Canning Highway. Last modified on Thu 1 Oct 2020 04.37 EDT. #PWRUP”, the band posted alongside a photo of founding guitar legend Angus Young and returning singer Brian Johnson with his fist raised flanked by guitarist Stevie Young, bassist Cliff Williams and drummer Phil Rudd. Here’s a solution. Since AC/DC released most recent album Rock or Bust in 2014, the storied Oz rockers have lost founding rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young, who died with dementia three years ago. Australian hard-rock group plan new album, yet confirm founding member Malcolm Young’s “debilitating illness”. The son of the oldest Young brother Stephen, he filled in for Malcolm on Acca Dacca’s 1988 US tour and rejoined the band in 2014.

An enormous crowd of around 140,000 people turned out for the massive AC/DC-themed street party on March 1. “Of course I don’t want to retire,” he said. 07/26/2020. We’ve stuck to our guns through the Eighties and Nineties when people were saying we should change our clothes and our style. In 2018, rumours of a new AC/DC album began to surface as Angus Young, Brian Johnson, Stevie Young and Phil Rudd were photographed outside Warehouse Studios in Vancouver where the band had recorded their previous 3 albums. It’s not that Cliff Williams’s basslines are impossible to replicate – in fact, you’d find it hard to locate a professional bassist who couldn’t play those repetitive, unyielding, four-to-the-floor lines. The term “Pwr Up” featured in several of the teasers is apparently the title of a new album, although the official announcement does not say when it might be coming.

No more custom-built stage spectaculars. After several days of online hints and teasers, Australian high-volume rockers AC/DC have confirmed their return to active duty by announcing that veteran singer Brian Johnson, drummer Phil Rudd and bassist Cliff Williams have rejoined the band after several years’ absence. But it would preserve AC/DC’s legacy as one of rock’s purest spectacles. I suppose they could go back to Williams’ predecessor, Mark Evans, if he wanted to return. Thankfully the old tubes have held up. After two days of massive speculation, Australian hard-rock pioneers AC/DC have shot down rumors that they are retiring. I’ll go on as long as I can. A post shared by AC/DC (@acdc) on Sep 30, 2020 at 5:00am PDT. A new photo of the band finds them looking older but energized, with lead guitarist Angus Young, now 65, still rocking the schoolboy outfit. This year, the group observed the 40 th anniversary of its biggest album, 1980’s “Back in Black.” Driven by the singles “You Shook Me All Night Long” and the title track, the album has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide. Guitarist Malcolm Young, the group’s leader and Angus’ brother, died in 2017 after years of dementia that had seen him replaced by nephew Stevie Young, who fills out the current lineup. 'Warrior' Season 2 Ends an Era of Ass-Kicking Pulp at Cinemax, Rumors of the group’s retirement began late Monday night when Australian radio station 6PR reported the breakup during their. AC/DC is such a tight family. Such a return seemed unlikely a few years ago. Frontman Brian Johnson has instead revealed that the band is going ahead with plans to record a new album, though admitted that founding member Malcolm Young is “taking a break from the band due to ill health.”, Long Way to the Top: look back at AC/DC’s 40-year history in photos, “We are definitely getting together in May in Vancouver,” he told the Daily Telegraph. Frontman Brian Johnson has instead revealed that the band is … Read Next: Ceci Kurzman Elected to Warner Music Group’s Board of Directors, Is the Weeknd Pop, R&B or Hip-Hop? Who would be the bassist or drummer? I was wrong. And while there was plenty of grumbling from fans about Chris Slade stepping in for Rudd, he had at least served with the group before: he represented continuity. Let Johnson tend to his hearing.

But why? Brian Johnson and Cliff Williams return alongside drummer Phil Rudd, who was replaced after being sentenced on drug and threat charges, Last modified on Thu 1 Oct 2020 09.37 BST. “From what I understand, and it’s even been confirmed in part by his son Ross, that it would appear Malcolm is unable to perform anymore.
The son of the oldest Young brother Stephen, he filled in for Malcolm on Acca Dacca’s 1988 US tour and rejoined the band in 2014. By that time, who would be the singer? Thu 1 Oct 2020 04.36 EDT . They’ve got a little bluesier, that just happens with life. 07/21/2020.

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“But I’m telling you if the body or the voice packs in there’s nothing I can do. Subscribe to the Everyday digital subscription of The West and go in the draw to WIN a Wembley Golf Course Driving Range Gold Membership, ‘What’s enough?’: Cormann slams Premier’s border stance, Gay couple kicked out by ‘homophobic’ Ola driver, Aussies slugged $1023 for this Bunnings item worth $2.64, Secret agreements, threats: AFP faces explosive claims, Australia’s biggest stock at risk from challengers, Loan support unwinds for homeowners, businesses. Six months ago, I wrote that AC/DC should call it quits. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. 07/25/2020. “Are you ready? It will constitute that he definitely won’t be able to perform live. Photos; Videos; The Band; Store; Get Email Updates × Join The Mailing List. In 2015 he was sentenced to eight months’ house arrest after being charged with drug possession and threatening to kill his personal assistant. 07/24/2020. Philadelphia was notable for something else, too: it was Cliff Williams’ final show as AC/DC’s bassist. Latest Noise. All rights reserved.

But when or if either of the first two get the itch to take to the stage again, and if the latter can be forgiven by Angus, then let AC/DC reconvene on an occasional basis, but no longer as a formal working band, tied to a schedule. Yes, one might wish it had been better, but it could have been a whole lot worse. Available for everyone, funded by readers. The album would be the band’s first since 2008’s Black Ice. No new album or tour has been announced with the returning lineup, but the Instagram post’s Pwr Up caption suggests an album of the same name.

Last modified on Thu 22 Feb 2018 05.57 EST. “We’re going to pick up some guitars, have a plonk, and see if anybody has got any tunes or ideas. Close Navigation. Whatever I said back in March, I think that this incredible band have handled their tribulations with great dignity. After teasing fans earlier this week by replacing their Twitter icon with a red neon lightning bolt, the Thunderstruck rock icons today posted a picture of their reunited line-up. Maybe that means one festival in five years’ time; maybe it means a handful of club shows hardly anyone can get into. So I think we’re gonna try to do 40 gigs, 40 shows, to thank the fans for their undying loyalty. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. One of the boys has a debilitating illness, but I don’t want to say too much about it. On the group’s last tour in 2016, Johnson had effectively lost his hearing (unsurprising after decades of his trademark high-pitched shriek) and was replaced for a set of dates by Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose. Their music is rock and roll stripped down to pure muscle and bone, like a supercharged version of Chuck Berry. And one original member, one respected stand-in, three hired hands – it’s not a band. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. His role has been taken by his nephew Stevie. If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It), Rock’n’Roll Damnation and Riff Raff became mainstays once again; Touch Too Much made occasional appearances; on the Rock or Bust tour’s final night, in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Problem Child was brought out for the first time since 2001. Let Williams remain retired. The album Rock or Bust, made with Rudd but without Malcolm, was a perfectly reasonable effort at keeping the juggernaut going. © West Australian Newspapers Limited 2020. that founding member Malcolm Young and his family “have moved back to Oz because he is very sick.” Australian news anchor Peter Ford fueled rumors on his Twitter, , “There is some quite sad detail about it all, that I will not be reporting on, but the band/management may choose to reveal this” and that the “boys played together privately a few weeks back.”, Watch ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Moderate Presidential Debate in ‘We’re All Doomed’ Video, Mac Davis, Country Singer and Elvis Presley Songwriter, Dead at 78, In Defending Hunter, Biden Showed Us His Potential, Miley Cyrus Releases Raucous Live Cover of ‘Heart of Glass’, AC/DC Preview Return With ‘Shot in the Dark’ Teaser, Best Albums of September 2020: Alicia Keys, Neil Young, Toots and the Maytals, and More, Northern Ireland’s Health Minister Would Like a Word With Van Morrison, Toots and the Maytals: 15 Essential Songs, Angus and Malcolm Young were at work on new songs. “After 40 years of life dedicated to AC/DC, guitarist and founding member Malcolm Young is taking a break from the band due to ill health,” the band wrote. In February, Johnson revealed that the band was about to begin recording new music alongside a special 40th anniversary tour. #PWRUP pic.twitter.com/8gLuBElOci.
“We would love to do it. After the announcement that Brian Johnson was stepping down as singer, I argued – tetchily – that a group in which only Angus Young and Cliff Williams remained of the “core” AC/DC lineup should pack it in, and put dignity ahead of business. If AC/DC wanted to stop for Brian, they could have stopped — and no fan would have begrudged him that opportunity. We can assume Stevie would be the rhythm guitarist, but that’s only two members. Welcome! No more two-year world tours with accompanying albums to justify them. “Malcolm would like to thank the group’s diehard legions of fans worldwide for their never-ending love and support. The Story Of Back In Black Episode 3 Read. Rudd was replaced for that tour after he was found guilty of drug possession and violent threats and sentenced to eight months’ home detention. In light of this news, AC/DC asks that Malcolm and his family’s privacy be respected during this time. Angus Young, for so long the face of AC/DC, is now all that remains of AC/DC.