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I hear all the time people debate this, and the "cool" choice always seems to be Bon Scott for most people. I then ask them to name their favorite AC/DC songs and they name off several Brian Johnson songs. I enjoy the Brian Johnson era over the Bon Scott era, just better music and production value for those albums.
Well...ladies and gentlemen of mosports...and the various other parts of Missouri that can read.....
Let me solve this quandary once and for all...For, the answer really does depend on if you
actually know anything about their music...
Pinochet, I know what your talking about. But it's unfortunate that your argument involves
people who prefer Sammy Hagar in Van Halen, secretly like Warrant, and LOVE 80's era KISS...
The Bon Scott fronted 74-79 version IS better than anything AC/DC produced after 1980. Period.
The charm of that era and those albums is the slightly unpolished production. The raw, dangerous
lyrics. Every twist and turn loaded with innuendo and face-melting solo's...You actually feel like
you're listening to something dangerous and naughty...That's what makes this era far superior.
With the only exception of "Back In Black", there isn't a single album ever produced during
the Brian Johnson era that could ever stand up to Scott's six late 70's masterpieces such as "TNT",
"High Voltage", "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap", "Let There Be Rock", "Powerage", and "Highway To Hell"...
Frankly...if you're unimpressed after the amp smoking, 5 minute tour-de-force "Whole Lotta Rosie"...
You're either dead, or not the kind of person most rational and developed civilizations would accept...
Oh some would say..what about "For Those About To Rock"? Well, it's a good song on a horrible
album..That goes for everything else produced since then...some good songs on horrible albums...
I mean..could "Thunderstruck" be on any more highlight films?? Christ!
In closing...I know some will read this and want to argue..but you know my argument is valid and true..
And if you can't understand the truth, you probably shouldn't argue, after all, you're probably missing
valuable time jamming to OU812....
SEXUAL CHOCOLATE! SEXUAL CHOCOLATE!
Let me solve this quandary once and for all...For, the answer really does depend on if you
actually know anything about their music...
Pinochet, I know what your talking about. But it's unfortunate that your argument involves
people who prefer Sammy Hagar in Van Halen, secretly like Warrant, and LOVE 80's era KISS...
The Bon Scott fronted 74-79 version IS better than anything AC/DC produced after 1980. Period.
The charm of that era and those albums is the slightly unpolished production. The raw, dangerous
lyrics. Every twist and turn loaded with innuendo and face-melting solo's...You actually feel like
you're listening to something dangerous and naughty...That's what makes this era far superior.
With the only exception of "Back In Black", there isn't a single album ever produced during
the Brian Johnson era that could ever stand up to Scott's six late 70's masterpieces such as "TNT",
"High Voltage", "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap", "Let There Be Rock", "Powerage", and "Highway To Hell"...
Frankly...if you're unimpressed after the amp smoking, 5 minute tour-de-force "Whole Lotta Rosie"...
You're either dead, or not the kind of person most rational and developed civilizations would accept...
Oh some would say..what about "For Those About To Rock"? Well, it's a good song on a horrible
album..That goes for everything else produced since then...some good songs on horrible albums...
I mean..could "Thunderstruck" be on any more highlight films?? Christ!
In closing...I know some will read this and want to argue..but you know my argument is valid and true..
And if you can't understand the truth, you probably shouldn't argue, after all, you're probably missing
valuable time jamming to OU812....
SEXUAL CHOCOLATE! SEXUAL CHOCOLATE!
I actually like both. Bon Scott era and Brian Johnson era. But mainly due to Angus and Malcomb. There's nothing like a good hook and they are the hook masters.
Same sentiments can be echo'd for Van Halen. They could have disbanded after their first 3-4 albums and the world would have missed nothing. In fact, never topped their first album, it was dirty.
Have you heard the bootleg demo? The Gene Simmons demo? Good stuff if you enjoy raw Van Halen
Can somebody explain the love affair the STL has with Sammy? Was it a KSHE thing?
Kenny, Yes...It was a KSHE thing. Back in the 1970's Shelly Grafman owned KSHE and another
station, I believe in Northern California. By owning these two stations on opposite sides of the country
he gave singers and bands that were just regionally known in the Midwest such as Head East,
Styx, and REO Speedwagon lots of exposure on the west coast. This was the same for California
singers and bands that were virtually unknown in the Midwest.
However, Montrose was a fairly popular band throughout, but when Hagar left Montrose, he was virtually
unknown as a solo artist in the mid west. Due to his relationships with California bands, Grafman started
playing loads of solo Hagar on KSHE. Hagar became incredibly popular in the Midwest, and Hagar himself
credits a lot of his solo success in this region to Grafman and KSHE. His popularity was sealed when he
closed the 1980 St. Louis Super Jam, and the rest is history...
station, I believe in Northern California. By owning these two stations on opposite sides of the country
he gave singers and bands that were just regionally known in the Midwest such as Head East,
Styx, and REO Speedwagon lots of exposure on the west coast. This was the same for California
singers and bands that were virtually unknown in the Midwest.
However, Montrose was a fairly popular band throughout, but when Hagar left Montrose, he was virtually
unknown as a solo artist in the mid west. Due to his relationships with California bands, Grafman started
playing loads of solo Hagar on KSHE. Hagar became incredibly popular in the Midwest, and Hagar himself
credits a lot of his solo success in this region to Grafman and KSHE. His popularity was sealed when he
closed the 1980 St. Louis Super Jam, and the rest is history...
I was all in until here. For Those... was not their best album, but horrible is quite a stretch. Let's get it up alone makes it above average Brian Johnson era fare.
My '67 Chevy II with the Pioneer 202's under the back glass should be proof enough of my credentials.
Sammy Hagar as a solo artist had some solid late 70's, early 80's hits...not denying it. I actually like a few.
However, I'm a purist. In my opinion, Van Halen ceased to exist after the 1984 tour concluded in Sept. of '84,
and only reemerged in 2007 when Roth was rehired.
They could've called the band "5150" and that would've been fine.
It's like if you took the chocolate chips out of chocolate chip cookies...are they still considered chocolate chip cookies?
And that is all that needs to be said of your R&R knowledge. (Very little)
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