AC/DC on the Creation of 'Back in Black'

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AC/DC talk about the creation of their biggest album, 'Back in Black,' as well as singer Brian Johnson's first show with the band.
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[@Antonypancake]

Take a shot everytime Angus says "You Know"

[@hachimajig6062]

Bonn scott had the same idea (sorry i had to)

[@mikusmargonemiarz3010]

dadebayoo

[@outrunnerd2004]

Do you want me to go to the ER?

[@kgunitkeese17]

You trying to get us killed?! XD

[@Zapidom]

Take a *sip*... You'll be dead in seconds!

[@Dreyno]

Angus always looked old. Even in the 80s. Still has more energy than most performers today.

[@thebasedgodmax1163]

I think Bon Scott was the only one who looked his age. However, like you say, they're all some of the most energetic performers ever.

[@JoshConder]

And on stage he still looks the same as he did 30 years ago.

[@didds8869]

he went from looking like a little kid to looking like an old biddy within a year. I think it had something to do with him taking up smoking around that time

[@joesmoe71]

A friend of mine saw them in concert a few years back and said Angus was jumping around on stage like he was 20

[@bancplayz483]

And his name is angus YOUNG 😂

[@Funz2022]

BACK IN BLACK is just an unbelievable record, possibly the greatest Hard Rock album of them all.

[@jacksepticeye7725]

+Blah Blob That's what he said dip shit

[@bolloxmagee4409]

AAAAAAAAAAAAÀAAAAAAMENNNN!!!!

NO! HIGHWAY TO HELL is better!

[@ryanleroux2770]

+Martin Dobranský But that's just not true man, EVERYONE knows Back in Black.

Ryan LeRoux Everyone knows HIGHWAY TO HELL! It doesn't matter how much people know the album, but if the songs are better. HtH album includes Walk All Over You, which is the best rock song in all history! That's why I like it better.

[@antoniopalmieri615]

Brian and Bon are both Rock Legends.

[@GreyRock100]

Of course, Bon Scott was awesome. And he had an edge that a lot of rock singers don't have. Brian Johnson saved AC/DC, though. And God Bless this man for it.

[@BenDover-wm7wf]

Official coroner report on Bon was that he drank himself to death.

[@hl8642]

Bon wrote majority of this album, After this most of their albums were flops. Few good songs here and there. Bon scott Era 80% of songs on an album were amazing, still respect Brian tho.

[@shellyweiers121]

Brian is one of the nicest most down to earth person in rock n roll he doesn't think he is better than everybody he teats everyone good and is grateful for his and acdc fans who made them famous god bless him

[@Mav_F]

It was Bon Scott who suggested Brian if anything happened to him

[@GreyRock100]

@@Mav_F No way? I didn't know that

[@Fudgiethewhale]

Angus is still just as adorable as he was 30 years ago!

[@thedragonsnortchannel2609]

im-zosocrazy Sounds like Michael Caine

[@JenA2145]

@Emma Hansson Åk 6 Grimsåsskolan I love them!

[@xxreaverxx1425]

ACDC is my favourite rock band of all time

[@yaboidustin2447]

1. ACDC 2. Motley Crue 3. Def Leppard

[@valentinovidal1183]

1. Pink Floyd 2. Led Zeppelin 3. Guns N Roses 4. AC/DC 5. RHCP

[@JamesThomas-dz4vj]

No doubt, AC/DC is the greatest of them all.

[@kadenmackriell4751]

Yeah can’t compare

[@kadenmackriell4751]

Duncan Sports there is no way bon jovi is shit

[@colbywilliams296]

back in black is the 2nd best selling album of any genre.....only thriller sold more....so yea...its the greatest hard rock album ever..

[@patsfan4life]

It's hard to make an argument against it

[@vicente7490]

The first is thunderstruck

[@matthewreese7710]

Vicente they said album, and also I think Back in black is better than thunderstruck

[@vicente7490]

@@matthewreese7710 Of course but both are good

[@yaboidustin2447]

@@matthewreese7710 I like thunderstruck more because of how many times Ive heard back in black

[@sdkerby]

Brian Johnson has an amazing ability to be in the front and yet get out of the way. No one else could have ever put their ego aside and let what happened happen. He deserves a lot of credit for this. He could not fill Bon Scott's shoes; he could not make AC/DC better. Somehow, he managed to keep a good thing going without stepping on anyone's toes. Brilliantly humble he was, and still is.

[@cgmoran91]

Totally agree. He does help that the band knew the Bon liked Brian's work. I saw that Bon's mom aske the boys to continue the band. They are all humble and knew they had something special. And we the fans benefit from it.

[@joelok700]

He definitely made it better though. He's the best

[@thelastperfectman4139]

Brian didn’t try to be anything he wasn’t. No one could be a bigger personality than Bon. Brian is a real workman, he has that kinda vibe.

[@JimboSlice44]

To this day, this album has one of the greatest guitar tones of all time.

[@RSTI191]

Mutt Lange's finest work in my book

[@c-force5217]

Brian’s accent is my favorite

[@hudsonrichey1260]

Brits are awesome

[@Mr.Miniguy]

@@hudsonrichey1260 sounds scottish

[@Mr.Miniguy]

@WhoDarestheMAN gamer i know i just thought he sounded scottish

[@Drew-jy7dl]

@WhoDarestheMAN gamer it's a Geordie accent, but calm down mate lol

[@thejoker-go3fh]

Aussie accent

[@kevinwildenberg1280]

Love you Gentlemen for 38 years. You all very important in my developing teenage years. Thank you.

[@patsfan4life]

Back in Black defined my youth in some ways

[@ceooflowqualityedits54]

I’m only a kid BUT AC/DC ROCKS

[@true.2652]

Lol I'm only 12

[@gabifrancis7414]

I’m 14

[@josegerardocorrales1988]

Is it you holding a rifle in your profile picture?

[@robertwiesler381]

I am a 47 year old kid and I absolutely agree with you

[@ele7864]

me to 13

[@Breakbeats92.5]

Words cannot describe how humble these guys are.

[@MerkinMuffly]

Such good guys as well as great musicians.

[@rockervolt9177]

Goddammit, Brian did his first show with Ac/Dc in Namur ?? I live only 60km away... I was 8 years old at that time and I didn't know about them.

[@alanking3577]

So you're living in Belgium... I'm so glad to be away from this country.

[@rockervolt9177]

Alan Honore I cannot blame you...

[@dominicanbikinibeauties6537]

I live only 250 km away in Germany. I was 11 years old at that time and I went to see them in 1980 here in Germany.

[@jessemoody7313]

Back in Black is simply the best rock album of all time, it's lightning in a bottle.

[@ctlm]

they’re so adorable somebody please protect these two at all costs we can’t lose any more legends now🥺

[@devinspruill]

ALL HAIL ACDC!!!!

[@AshArcher]

Brian Johnson - one of the greatest vocalists of rock! Noone else could have taken on the mic after Bon

[@elvislives-gl4rv]

8th grade, I won a door prize at a dance for a record store gift certificate. When I got a ride to the store, AC/DC was my first album I ever owned. Dumb luck I guess. Still love it.

[@metallicphoenix9615]

Love Brian, what a social light! Angus is insane on stage but is so laid back when being interviewed! ❤️

[@AnnaLVajda]

Lots of them have onstage alter egos they are performers. Even the fans are different sometimes at shows they throw on those devil horns rock out then it's back to work the next day business as usual.

[@myworstenemy680]

Angus and Malcolm are highly underrated for the work they do on albums. I used to watch bands try to play AC/DC covers, and they never sounded close to the real thing. Many guitar players, like me, didn't understand how they wrote different, complimentary guitar parts that sounded like one guitar. We usually botched, or didn't figure out what Malcolm was doing.

[@4redniwediS]

Malcolm being as sick as he has been has probally taken a toll on Angus too!

[@markmury6934]

Some of the most likeable genuine guys. Had many great rock songs.

[@Jan-wf8vo]

Back in BLACK ist the BEST album ever

[@AshArcher]

Brian Johnson - one of the greatest vocalists of rock - and "Back In Black" is one of the, if not THE greatest hard rock album of all time! Noone else could have taken on the mic after Bon, and he would have been so proud of the music they put out

[@kibalikilluminati1919]

Brian Johnson's vocals on Back in Black is the best rock n roll vocals ever recorded he really took the top off and brought them to the promise land

[@christopherwithers1030]

How easily one could walk by and never realize they just walked by a couple legends.

[@mitchboyce2047]

Two absolute legends

[@frez777]

I'm lucky enough to be one of those that was waiting on the "new album" and heard Brian on said "new album". After listening to all the other previous Bon Scott albums, I had all of them of course, then heard about Bon passing. Then Back in Black came out. Changed my life.

[@SillyGoose2024]

Brian Johnson sounds like groundskeeper Willie

[@BuzzsawMoviesLtd]

+Belly Boy Completely wrong area, mate. Willie's supposed to be from the Orkney Islands right up in the north of Scotland. Brian's from Gateshead in the north of England.

[@daleksec309]

+BuzzsawMoviesLtd wrong Newcastle mate 😂 Angus Malcolm and bon are originally Scottish

[@dominicanbikinibeauties6537]

And you sound like a silly goose. Oh wait...

[@FishTheJim]

I am sure the Scots would like to make all the North Englanders Scots.

[@elimalinsky7069]

That'a your typical Geordie accent. It is more of a countryside variant than the Newcastle variant. It can be confused with some Scottish accents, but a Brit can tell it is a northern Engish accent rather than a Scottish accent.

[@anttam117]

I quit listening to AC/DC a long time ago, but I've always admired them for their energy, creativity and drive, but specially their humility. These guys are not rock stars; they are incredibly talented folks who love what they do and remain just as damn good in their hearts as they were back in the days of their youth. God bless them.

[@WarriorMigs24]

Thank you AC/DC

[@Max-lr1os]

R.I.P Malcolm Young😢

[@curtiskinnett6311]

Alot of rock bands had a chance to be the best gnr,metallica,korn,montely crew. But 1 stood alone never sold out and stood the test of time. Ac/dc best ever hands down.

[@stealerknob3658]

Mettalica aint rock

[@allanmck6078]

Really nice to read positive text about Brian , he put acdc where it is now an amazing man and a amazing band , I hope people remember him for what HE did

[@kanedosser2019]

Can't believe Brian had to quit!

[@pumpkinman5954]

+Kane Dosser he didnt quit hes just not doing the shows anymore

[@dougjm7335]

he is still doing studio albums, he just can't preform live

[@ScragNath]

Might be something within the relationship that he is not the singer anymore. More to it than going deaf I think.

[@Sofiaode18]

ScragNath Were there really drama around when he left?

[@krisschlitt8735]

Faraae he had hearing problems look it up

[@polpuncher]

LEGENDS

[@vanceduke5196]

These guys love who they are and they love their band. Thats why they rule.

[@eetchit6034]

can you imagine if anyone filmed that 1st show?

[@tylerarrigoni7700]

I wish I could hang with these two for a night. I've loved AC/DC since some of my earliest memories. These guys seem like the coolest guys in rock. Legends!

[@902hardcore]

Brian seems like a genuine and kind person. You can tell those moments meant a lot to him.

[@santiagocarreno5881]

Yes! He told the story about how he got to ACDC late in life, and couldnt believe he had a chance with this huge band, so in a sense he will always have the feeling of a normal person who is aware of how things might have not work out

[@deletebilderberg]

I was the Live Nation tour rep on the European leg of their Black Ice tour and I’ve gotta tell you these fellas are absolutely exactly as you see here. I spent hours talking and joking with Brian. Marvellous memories of taking a long walk around Barcelona.

[@papawoody9597]

Very few people can come in and try to fill the void left by a legend and become a legend in their own right. Brian Johnson is one such man.

[@geoffpoole483]

I think what might have made it easier was the fact Bon Scott had died. He hadn't quit the band, there was no acrimony; just tragedy. Replacing the lead vocalist can be a very difficult job and fortunately AC/DC got it right.

[@Metalcomedienne]

Black in Back was a great post-Bon Scott era album.

[@677moonpie]

It's a great AC/DC album, not just post-Bon era. Both Brian and Bon had multiple good albums.

[@chaseman12]

Agreed. Bon was the greatest!

[@marksteinmann5178]

Sad part is he probably wrote half that album.

[@Apjooz]

lol even the interview assumes they just recorded the album there. No, they supposedly wrote it all too in a couple of weeks.

[@greatdelusion7654]

Never heard of it...

[@deanladue3151]

'Back In Black' was one of those musical moments that may never be seen again. A band that was reaching its peak talent wise, a producer who could pull greatness out that talent, a new singer who was hungry for a second chance at the big time. 'Back In Black' was the absolute perfect storm waiting to happen.

[@johnmcevoy1038]

Still the best live gig I ever saw 1983 Dublin, Ireland, in the RDS.. Absolutely amazing gig... First song hells bells... Wow.. 4days later my ears were still ringing... They also had 2 massive cannons for those about to rock.. FIRE.. BOOM shook the whole place,,, never forget it... At close to the end Angus came out at the back of the stadium on some guys shoulders and I got pushed right on top of him... Best Rock gig ever....fantastic energy all night... RIP Malcolm..

[@wilde4945]

Two of the most incredible artists of all time! Fan for decades! Early work with Bon was awesome! Thank You.

[@Zactivist]

Legends. Brian coming into the band and just... killing it on Back in Black, is to me, the story of Rock n Roll! These guys are the greatest, and what it's all about.

[@cgmoran91]

I think he wrote "All night long"

[@bobloblaw9791]

Back in black was an album that played in the background of my youth. I even had back in black printed on the back of my S10 pickup. But it’s now that I’ve learned how special it is. ⚡️

[@yayabrazie]

Great Questions! I love you ACDC!

[@danaboyer]

I was so lucky to be introduced to AC/DC back in the 80's at a rocking, awesome nightclub called Hammerjacks in Baltimore, Md!! The owner loved AC/DC and he would blast all their songs through their fantastic speaker system throughout their large concert hall and nigtclub!!

[@kirk4086]

Hey dude, u mean on Russell St? Owned by Lou? Got torn down in the late 90's...for a f'en parking lot...big old brick building... I was there, no big hair or things like that, but still, it was a great place!

[@danaboyer]

@@kirk4086 Yes, that's the place!! I loved it and spent alot of time there!!

[@lorenapilipovic5261]

Brian is 5'4 and Angus is 5'2... Proof that great things come in small packages

[@robertcarswell7877]

I met Brian and Cliff about ten years ago in a bar in Atlanta. Brian was truly a cool guy to talk to. And he's most definitely in the 5'4" range.

[@cjones3093]

They forgot to grow.

[@mrjw6701]

I know it’s so ly an inch but Brian is 5ft 5

[@darrellpalmer6461]

I remember buying back in black, we were all freaking out when bon Scott died and wondered how the new album would be. When we listened to the new record in my first apartment we were blown away! we knew ac/DC wasn't going anywhere. Great times!

[@gsummy4062]

The most humble legends in rock you'll ever meet.

[@danieljennis4482]

Beautiful interview, they say the best things happen quickly and Brian's experience with the band's 1st recording was a blur because soo much goodness came out they didn't know what to expect and here we are over 40 years later still raving about the album 🤟🤟🎶

[@clynardskynard6281]

These guys recorded with Mutt when Mutt was Mutt. Brian brought something to the band vocally no one can replicate . And keep his throat in tact all these years. He sings the same way a Marshall stack sings. The look on his face when he said he heard the track the first time after studio is a real emotion

[@kato64]

I was 15 the summer BIB was released. It was everywhere. It is the primary part of the soundtrack of every ‘bush party’ I went to in those years. I started listening to AC/DC’s back catalogue afterwards. While I dearly wish I had been able to see them when Bon Scott was lead singer but I have seen them half a dozen times since first seeing them on their ‘Who Made Who’ tour in 1986. They always kick ass.

[@a.j.douglas7822]

I did 3 gigs as a tech with a support band in the summer of 1980... First tour with Brian..... Back in Black.....Nicest guys you will ever meet... Best str8 ahead rock band ever

[@geoffpoole483]

Very down to earth too. Angus lives in a house in a Dutch town.

[@jonnymcmurra1651]

You dont see Angus off stage as much as Brian on these videos. When he is on stage he goes crazy but off stage he sees kind of shy

[@AnnaLVajda]

Lots of them have a separate stage persona he doesn't walk the streets in his devil horns and school boy uniform everyday either. It's SHOWBUSINESS so it's a show with stage costumes and embellished characters.

[@troyott2334]

two fucking rock stars for real!!!!!!!!!!!!! cheers boys

[@goodpainlive]

Greatest album of all time.

[@LEDZEP769]

Still greatfull for being in this generation, 1980 was an explosion of music with Back in Black and Blizzard of Oz coming out. Fueled our parties night after night and "Have a Drink on Me brings me back to that time everytime I hear it. 💥🎸🔊🎤🥃🍻

[@darrenmartin5912]

Wish I still had Bonn Scott recording of back in black ! You can tell Bonn had a lot to do with that album

[@alfredopasserini7845]

Seeing angus talk it’s like seeing the head of People in Tom and Jerry

[@viralp1zza]

so true haha

[@arthursmith643]

When you listened to AC/DC you couldn’t help bouncing you r head up and down jumping around playing air guitar. You sure got your exercise for the day. 😁

[@adamrivera2499]

Back in black is just soooo amazing thank you ac dc 🙌 🙏🤘

[@irongosse8366]

Happy birthday back in black!

[@gabrieljonatasgomesdealmei8627]

O melhor rock que já existiu! Lendários ac/dc ⚡🤘

[@ThaiThom]

Brian: "Magic." Angus: "Yes."

[@TribalStudio2023]

Love you guys and your music

[@TealScarab]

“You know...I guess at the time you don’t know, you know.”

[@Kuznetsov9088]

Legends

[@dirty-thunder-struck5]

AC/DC has raw talent, handsome and are legends.

[@ccbullard4754]

Absolutely brilliant!!! Angus Young

[@rodrigoapolinario9147]

Cara! Eu amo esses caras!!!!

[@Jeff.Izidoro]

E vc vai amar ainda mais!!!!o novo album deles ta para chegar

[@rodrigoapolinario9147]

@@Jeff.Izidoro Aí eu vou ficar muito louco! Só de ouvir um trecho da música nova eu quase desmaiei!

[@dorkykid9806]

AC DC is one of the best Damn bands in the world

[@elisediscohand3189]

Brian has such cool voice love it

[@ajdamurn9726]

I love ACDC 😍MY FAVOURITE BAND

[@adanacman666]

Simply the greatest rock/roll band of ALL time.....

[@nishqshukla8109]

The guys rock harder than today's musicians

[@adriantomlin2902]

Hell yeah!! Just their style!!

[@loupafoid]

Rockstars? Today? Who??? 😂

[@matrixguy2815]

Great interview

[@wanderingangelstudio1359]

Brian Johnson's accent with that growl. ❤️❤️❤️

[@Amber_xo_133]

Brian’s singing and speaking voices are different

[@elifhalencok9822]

Rock and roll

[@Wolfie66]

Hard to believe that Back In Black is 40 years old!

[@tfn_popular2811]

Agnus on stage: Wild, crazy, and fun to watch Agnus in an interview: Calm

[@solabigail8317]

Los amo jaja que genios ❤

[@amywaters7246]

Ted Nugent said it best: Godspeed all things AC/DC!

[@alexcarmona7295]

The duck walk was cool and always shakes his head on stage back in black

[@tmillermann700]

What a great interview, amazing questions! One thing that gets me is....just how pure 💯 Brian is!,

[@Muddog-md7ob]

Easily the best album in the history of rock and roll

[@too8448]

+Chaitanya Reddy my favorite rock n roll albums are back in black appetite for destruction and mothership

[@CaptainCritical]

let's not get carried away😉

[@elifhalencok9822]

Jason Earles l remember back in Black

[@barrybebenek8691]

There’s a bunch of guys that have never forgotten or taken for granted what they have become. 👍🏼🇨🇦

[@artheronbay5413]

Me and my kids our new to ac/dc and we love it !

[@OakyAfterBrth]

RIP Malcom Young

[@ulfberthwar-bear154]

When I see Angus out of school uniform I feel weird 😂

[@firefightergoggie]

It is a pretty timeless album. I've never heard anything with kind of energy before. Love Back In Black.

[@surfbodi.0015]

I saw AC/DC in Birmingham ten years ago. Front row right in front of Angus. An amazing night but I can honestly say my ears have not stopped ringing since 😳🙉🤟