Angus Young Recalls Hearing Brian Johnson For The First Time
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Today, AC/DC’s giant box set, Backtracks, came out. The package boasts rarities and live tracks dating back to the ‘70s. That means that late original singer Bon Scott is on some tunes while new frontman Brian Johnson is on the rest of the songs. Guitarist Angus Young told us about the first time he and his brother, guitarist Malcolm Young, heard Brian sing.
“He came down to our rehearsal room and we already had the ‘Back in Black,’ Malcolm had the bulk of that riff together, and when Brian came in and sung a few lines, and immediately I said to Mal, I said… cause we’d been fiddling about for a few days with adding in a solo piece to it and that’s when I said to Mal, ‘You know that guy can really – he’s got the range to really belt those chorus lines out.’ So that kind of inspired us to go, ‘This’ll be the guy.’”
Along with the songs, Backtracks also features a DVD with the band’s videos as well as some live performances. Pick up your copy today or learn more at ACDCBacktracks.com.
