One of the perennial complaints about AC/DC is that they've never changed -- and if that's true, High Voltage is the blueprint they've followed all their career. Comprised of highlights from their first two Australian albums -- 1975's TNT and its 1976 follow-up, also entitled High Voltage -- the album has every single one of AC/DC's archetypes. There are songs about rock & roll, slow sleazy blues, high-voltage boogie, double entendres so obvious they qualify as single entendres and, of course, the monster riffs of Angus Young, so big and bold they bruise the listener upon contact. It's those riffs -- so catchy they sound lifted when they're original, so simple they're often wrongly dismissed as easy -- that give the music its backbone, the foundation for Bon Scott to get dirty, and rockers never got quite as dirty as Bon Scott. Scott sounded as if you could catch a disease by listening to him. He sounded like the gateman at hell, somebody who never hid the notion that lurking behind the door are some bad, dangerous things, but they're also fun, too, and he made no apologies for that. But for as primal as High Voltage is, it's also a lot weirder and funnier than it's given credit for, too -- those are bagpipes that solo on "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Want to Rock & Roll)," and "She's Got Balls" is a perversely funny dirty joke. This is music so primal that it's enduring -- it feels like it existed before AC/DC got there, and it will exist long afterward. And if AC/DC did wind up bettering this blueprint in the future, there's no question that this original is still potent, even thrilling, no matter how many times they returned to the well, or how many times this record is played.
Love him or hate him, sometimes Bob Lefsetz nails the point. Will probably never happen.Chances are, even if you're supporting yourself playing music and have a hard core fan base, most people in your neighborhood will have no idea who you are.Used to be there were markers. Getting signed. Hearing your song on the radio. Going to #1 on SoundScan. All those things can still happen, it's just...
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In light of my recent "post":http://mog.com/Marta/blog_post/38088 I discovered how little MOGgers know of Australian music. In this post I've included 57 Australian Artists (and a few from New Zealand) and their songs from the past 40 years and links to these songs on youtube. I've avoided Australian only releases and only included those with videoclips, I've also tried not to be too biased and...
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My Daddy was workin' nine to fiveWhen my Momma was havin' meBy the time I was half aliveThey knew what I was gonna beBut I left school and grew my hairThey didn't understandThey wanted me to be respected asA doctor or a lawyer man(But I had other plans)Gonna be a rock 'n' roll singerGonna be a rock 'n' roll starGonna be a rock 'n' roll singerI'm gonna be a rock 'n' roll, A rock 'n' roll starWel...
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Love him or hate him, sometimes Bob Lefsetz nails the point. Will probably never happen.Chances are, even if you're supporting yourself playing music and have a hard core fan base, most people in your neighborhood will have no idea who you are.Used to be there were markers. Getting signed. Hearing your song on the radio. Going to #1 on SoundScan. All those things can still happen, it's just...
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In light of my recent "post":http://mog.com/Marta/blog_post/38088 I discovered how little MOGgers know of Australian music. In this post I've included 57 Australian Artists (and a few from New Zealand) and their songs from the past 40 years and links to these songs on youtube. I've avoided Australian only releases and only included those with videoclips, I've also tried not to be too biased and...
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I noticed that MOG is looking for college reps, and I thought I would offer upper a little friendly advice. I took my time getting my degree, so I've had A LOT of time to figure this out - seven to nine years, depending on how you do the math. Most of the advice is event/rock show-focused, but I'll try my best to share some all-purpose knowledge. P.S. It's a large post, so I put it in the com...
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