Well....AC/DC may be done as well (Page 1 of 2)

Sure is. If they go for another singer it has to be Jimmy Barnes.

- I saw AC/DC in ’78/79 and also when Brian came out and hit that bell in 1980, - he succeeded in replacing somebody who already was a legend, - but what both Bon and Brian had was the humility to spend most of their time at the back of the stage and let Angus do his thing. Sorry, but while Jimmy Barnes may have the voice but he certainly does not have the character to play second fiddle to the most entertaining guitarist to ever have taken to the stage, - I am talking not just about guitar ability but energy and pure watchability.

It’s over, time to move on, it was great whilst it lasted and it lasted longer than most. They need to be remembered for Let There Be Rock, Powerage, Back in Black and being the best live band ever.

I think they should call it a day too but I imagine they have tour commitments to fill and have said they will return with a guest vocalist. To me that should be Jimmy Barnes.

As a person with real ear problems, I can understand. Years of surfing and water contact had my body generate bony growths in the ear canal necessitating surgery in my 40's. Both eardrums are now skin grafts with less response. The canals are a mass of scar tissue and invite infection which plagues me.  A year on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier at war took its toll too. Now it is tinnitus.
I'm glad Joe plays loud.
God bless Brian for the years of timeless legendary music. May he retain his hearing. His art will live forever.
Rick

- does he? - I do not think Joe plays loud when compared with the likes of AC/DC, Motorhead, Blackfoot, WASP, Saxon, Thin Lizzy, Def Leppard, Status Quo and other bands that I saw in the late 70’s, early 80’s.

My hearing was damaged by AC/DC, - I still have the tinnitus!   These days gigs are quieter here in the UK, - in part I am sure due to the threat of legal action, but also because artists like Joe are playing through proper smaller amps that are now mic’d.

couldn't access your link Kenny but maybe you meant this...

http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/03/b … curb-acdc/

Angus wants to carry on for another 10 years and do a new album? Angus is a great showman no question but I struggle to understand his logic here. Is he sooo hard up that he needs the money? No, I'm sure not. He still wants to play. He can't let it go, but instead of leaving his comfort zone he just wants to go on doing what he always has done with a bunch of 'other people'. Thought he had a bit more class than that.

Would be good to hear from Angus at some point.

Well, that will be the big question to answer won't it? It was or has been until now....ACDC. For 30 plus years the same 5 guys. Now it is Angus Youngs ACDC? THe tickets here last time were over 100 euros. Oversold and overcrowded, but 78000 invested in Hannover to see maybe the band for one last time. Malcolm wasn't there, nor Phil, but OK.

I am younger than Angus and I still love performing in front of people. The difference is you and I are not asking those people to cough up over 100 Euros for the privilege.

Lemmy wanted to go out like you, dropping on stage. But friends of mine that saw their (M-head) concert here in November and were bitterly disappointed. Short set, couldn't sing and it was just...bad. They would rather he had called it a day earlier, left them with great memories and 80 Euros better off.

Maybe Angus can sell it and still charge the top dollar he or his management may want. I would pay to see and hear him play guitar, but not fronting his own ACDC tribute band.

By the way.......my comment about class was intended to reference the way Johnson (allegedly) appears to have been treated but I see from my earlier post that it was easy to misconstrue - so apologies for that.