Highway To Hell Ac Dc

By 1979 the AC/DC group had already released several studio albums and conducted frequent and exhausting tours in their support. The reason for the title of the song was an interview in which the journalist asked the group about their tour life. Young is depicted with the horns and tail of the devil, which together with the name gave rise to rumors about the band's satanic inclinations.

The song was written jointly by the brothers Angus and Malcolm Yang and singer Bon Scott. Malcolm Young came up with a basic guitar riff, which became one of the most recognizable in rock music. "Highway to Hell" is the opening track of AC/DC's 1979 album Highway to Hell. The song was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott, with Angus Young credited for writing the guitar riff which became an instant classic. AC/DC had made several studio albums before and were constantly promoting them via a grueling tour schedule, referred to by Angus Young as being on a highway to hell.

In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Highway to Hell" was ranked number 40. Of course, Highway to Hell is the final album AC/DC recorded with Bon Scott, the lead singer who provided the group with a fair share of its signature sleaze. Just months after its release, Scott literally partied himself to death after a night of drinking, a rock & roll fatality that took no imagination to predict. In light of his passing, it's hard not to see Highway to Hell as a last testament of sorts, being that it was his last work and all, and if Scott was going to go out in a blaze of glory, this certainly was the way to do it.

This is a veritable rogue's gallery of deviance, from cheerfully clumsy sex talk and drinking anthems to general outlandish behavior. After all, it wasn't just Scott who reached a new peak on Highway to Hell; so did the Young brothers, crafting their monster riffs into full-fledged, undeniable songs. Filtered through Mutt's mixing board, AC/DC has never sounded so enormous, and they've never had such great songs, and they had never delivered an album as singularly bone-crunching or classic as this until now. It was the band's fifth studio album released internationally and the sixth to be released in Australia. It was the last album featuring lead singer Bon Scott, who would die early the following year on 19 February 1980. AC/DC had been creating album after album of pulverizing rock 'n' roll for much of the '70s when they released Highway to Hell.

If those albums were the sound of them pillaging the club scene, this was where they stormed the gates of the arena. A new producer, Robert "Mutt" Lange, was brought on board to help clean up some of the grime on those riffs, shape the new tunes into more compact forms, and create choruses that hit even harder. "Highway to Hell", "Girls Got Rhythm", "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)". These are songs that defined the way heavy metal and hard rock would be played for decades to come. This multi-platinum album ensured that the name AC/DC would be scrawled on every teenager's desk for the foreseeable future. The album opens with the theme song "Highway to Hell" and one of the greatest riffs of all time.

Although this eternal anthem is written in the names of Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott, the immortal riff was created by Angus Young. According to the prevailing version, the title of the song came from the nickname that Angus gave to the US tour. The song talks about the hard and arduous life on the roads and the sacrifice of the band members in the struggle for glory, which is similar to a "highway to hell".

This is the first AC/DC song to hit the charts in the United States and it has undoubtedly contributed greatly to the success of the entire album and the band's penetration into consciousness in the United States and around the world. The song was written by Bon Scott, Angus Young and Malcolm Young while the main guitar riff was created by Angus Young. The track has become one of the most famous songs in rock history.

AC/DC had made several studio albums before and was constantly supporting them by going on a grueling tour schedule. In 2009, "Highway to Hell", won the 'Most Played Australian Work Overseas' category at the Australasian Performing Right Association Awards. You know it, you love it and you've likely sung it in the shower. "You Shook Me All Night Long" is one of the most magical hard rock songs ever because of its ability to appeal to picky hard rock fans AND those with softer sensibilities.

Of course, its lyric-packed appeal was almost jeopardized when producer Mutt Lange told Brian Johnson to space out the lyric and slow down the delivery. Johnson would later say in an interview that he did record a version of the track per Lange's suggestions, but as soon as Malcolm Young heard it, he was not having it. "I did it like that, and then Mal heard it and said, 'What the f--- is this?! We should all be grateful that Malcolm Young lost it in that moment. Three weeks into the recording session with Kramer and the band did not write a single song. They asked Kramer for a day off with the intention of getting him not to come to the studio.

That day they snuck into the studio and without Kramer's knowledge recorded six songs. They secretly sent these songs to Matt Lang and asked him to agree to work with them. Lang was ready of course, and already at this point in time history was made, as this meteoric encounter between him and the band was about to revolutionize the world of music.

Music video"Highway to Hell" on YouTube"Highway to Hell" is a song by Australian rock band AC/DC. I can tell you that if I play the chords I've found on all the tabs I've found out there which have the main riff as an A then a D w/F# base then a G that it sounds AWFUL if I don't tune down but sounds pretty close tuned 1/2 step down. Tuning down 1/2 step doesn't quite sound right - I think it's somewhere in between.

This is the same guitar and setup btw that I play Back in Black on in standard tuning and sounds right on. Do a search on yahoo or google on "AC/DC highway to hell tuned down" or "AC/DC T.N.T. tuned down" and you'll find lots of hits. With the July 27 release of Highway to Hell in 1979, AC/DC reached new heights of stardom.

Replacing the Young brothers' older sibling George in favor of a young Robert John "Mutt" Lange behind the boards, the band utilized their new producer's high definition style to their utmost advantage. Kicking off with its pounding title track, Highway was ready-made for American kids already all hopped up on KISS, the Ramones and Cheap Trick. The album "Highway To Hell" brought the band dizzying success and international recognition. This is the band's first album to hit the charts in the United States and is also the band's second best-selling album, after Back In Black. The album has garnered excellent reviews almost universally and is considered one of the greatest hard rock albums ever made. Moreover, the album is ranked 200th and most respected in the list of the 500 greatest albums of all time .

The song "Touch to Much" was played on the BBC music program "Top of the Popes" just 12 days before Bon Scott's death. The song was previously recorded by the band with other lyrics, but did not get included on any album. The first version of the song with the alternative lyrics can be found in the excellent box "Bonfire", which was released in 1997. By the way, a comparison between the two different versions proves as a thousand witnesses the greatness of Matt Lang and the tremendous change his production brought about in the band. Before Axl Rose joined the band during the 2016 tour he declared it to be his favorite song in the AC/DC catalog.

In the third track, "Walk All Over You", a song about sex, we slow down a bit, but do not worry - it's just to get you in the mood. Bon Scott proves here again why he was one of Rock's great singers, while Angus does what he does best - bringing out from the guitar sounds that play ping pong in our gut. AC/DC had made several studio albums before and were constantly promoting them via a grueling tour schedule, referred to by Angus Young as being on a highway to hell, hence the name. The song is used as the official theme for WWE Friday Night SmackDown Live on MyNetworkTV.

As far as riffs go, they don't get more iconic than the opening of "Back In Black." Whether you're playing an actual guitar or an air guitar, plenty of people have rocked out to that riff for 40 years, and there's no sign of stopping. "Black In Black" is another track utilized to pay tribute to the late Bon Scott. As mainstream rock softened in 1978, the Australian band AC/DC was nudged by its record label to follow the trend on its next album. The title song and FM airplay drove the album to No. 17 on Billboard's chart. Highway to Hell is a song released as the lead single from the Australian rock band AC/DC from the self-titled album released in 1979.

The next track, "Get It Hot", is a classic rock 'n' roll piece - another song about parties, entertainment, alcohol, in short "heavyweight" topics that Bon Scott used to write about. The guitars and bass in this song are tuned down by half a tone. While "Get It Hot" is a fun song about partying and getting some, there are better songs about partying and getting some on the album. However, "Nobody's playing Manilow/Nobody's playing soul/And no one's playing hard to get/Just a good old rock 'n' roll" are undeniably cool lyrics. Released in 1979, AC/DC's Highway To Hell was the infamous last album recorded with singer Bon Scott, who died of alcohol poisoning in London in February of 1980. Officially chalked up to "Death by Misadventure," Scott's demise has forever secured the album's reputation as a partying primer and a bible for lethal behavior, branding the album with the fun chaos of alcoholic excess and its flip side, early death.

The best songs on Highway To Hell achieve Sonic Platonism, translating rock & roll's transcendent ideals in stomping, dual-guitar and eighth-note bass riffing, a Paleolithic drum bed, and insanely, recklessly odd but fun vocals. Sadly, Highway was the last AC/DC LP with Scott, who died the following February of alcohol poisoning. So conclusively we can say that his song is about the lifestyle of the singer. He recognizes that the end of the road he is on leads to hell.

That is to say that he is clearly enjoying the freedom and fun that are part and parcel of being on the "highway to hell". He therefore has no intention of altering his course or the momentum he has already gained. Another theory is that the song is based on physical locations, as in highways, that are situated in AC/DC's native Australia. There was one stretch of road in particular, the Canning Highway, which Bon Scott is said to have dubbed the "highway to hell" due to the fact that certain characteristics of it attributed to many fatal motor accidents.

Moreover at the end of this road was a bar called The Raffles which Bon was known to frequent as a place to hang out with his buddies. And likewise, the lyrics of the song state that his destination is a "party" with his "friends". The song that seals the album, "Night Prowler", is the third song on the album where the guitars are tuned down by half a tone. The song opens with two quick breaths by Scott that apparently aim to put the listener in an atmosphere of fear. A slow and classic blues song whose name is associated with serial killer Richard Ramirez, nicknamed "Night Stalker" and was a fan of the band and of this song in particular. In one of his murders, Ramirez wore an AC/DC shirt and a band hat and even left the hat in the scene.

Conservatives in the United States have called for a boycott of their songs, but as you know it didn't really help. The section that seals the first side of the vinyl, "Beating Around the Bush", opens with a guitar riff that is a kind of tribute to Peter Green. The guitar line at the opening of the song sounds just like the guitar line in Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well" song. Here it is worth noting that most of the songs on the album deal with themes of lust, sex and entertainment and this particular song is all dripping with sex.

In 1977 AC/DC came to tour in America and without help from the radio stations, began to build their audience from the bottom up, with a lot of hard work on the road and in live shows. Perhaps the album's most infamous song is "Night Prowler", mainly due to its association with serial killer Richard Ramírez. In June 1985, a highly publicised murder case began, revolving around Ramírez, who was responsible for brutal killings in Los Angeles. Nicknamed the "Night Stalker", Ramírez was a fan of AC/DC, particularly "Night Prowler". Police also claimed that Ramirez left an AC/DC hat at one of the crime scenes.

During the trial, Ramírez said "Hail Satan" and showed off the pentagram drawn on his palm with the numbers 666 below it. This brought extremely bad publicity to AC/DC, whose concerts and albums faced protests by parents in Los Angeles. The final words spoken by Scott on the song are "Shazbot, na-nu na-nu", phrases from the popular American sitcom, Mork and Mindy, by lead character Mork . Nevertheless, this and other songs brought AC/DC its first million-copy-selling album, and sent Highway to Hell to No. 17 on the charts. Scott would be found dead in the back of a friend's car just over six months later. Also it has been discovered that while recording Angus and Malcolm Young tuned their guitars down a quarter step.

Sure, it might seem like an obvious choice, but it really is the right choice to top this list. As soon as those first three gritty notes rattle off in the intro, it's nearly impossible to turn away from this song and, by extension, the entire album. An ode to the rigors of tour life, "Highway to Hell" was practically a classic out the gate with its undeniable riffs, sing-song chorus and overall tough-as-nails attitude. AC/DC is all about lust, but they were as visceral as any punk band of the day, and "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" is the proof. The track is famously used in the1995 film Empire Recordsthat served as equal parts anger release and record store employee jam session. If you're looking for the perfect song to blare with the windows down after a rough day at work, you've got the song you're looking for right here.

Springsteen and the E Street Band developed quite a penchant for the song during the E Street band's "High Hopes" tour of 2014. It started in February of that year when the band debuted their version of it Feb. 8 in Perth, Australia, the hometown of the band's late lead singer Bon Scott. No stop signs or speed limit — nobody was going to slow down Perth as more than 150,000 people turned out to pay tribute to a legendary Australian rock band. This song, which was published by Albert Productions, was originally released as the lead single from AC/DC's album of the same name on 27 July 1979. Since then it has been featured on a number of their live albums.

A good musician who'd played in a band in South Africa, he got Angus to sit next to him while he showed him how to structure the guitar solo of the title track. The song "Love Hungry Man" is another song where the guitars and bass are tuned down by half a tone. Angus claimed it was the song he was least proud of on the album and that he probably wrote it after a night of bad pizza. Not a bad song at all, with excellent bass work by Cliff Williams, great solos and beauty of background vocals courtesy of producer Matt Lang. One of the turning points in the band's attitude towards Lang was in the recording of the song "If You Want Blood". Bon Scott came up with the lyrics and it was obvious he was really struggling with the song.

Lang told Scott that he must learn to control his breathing, but Bon Scott did not accept this with understanding and replied to Lang that if he thought he was so good then he would do it himself. Without any hesitation, Lang grabbed the microphone and gave an amazing vocal performance, leaving the band members speechless. From that moment on, the band learned to appreciate Lang even more.

Lang taught Bon Scott how to breathe during singing to become a technically better singer. Moreover, once he felt that Bon Scott's singing was good enough he accompanied him with background vocals, something the band had not done before. It was a small but amazing addition to the band's sound and most importantly - it did not damage its DNA and was therefore welcomed among AC/DC members.

The album "Highway To Hell" is the first album the band has recorded outside of Australia. The recordings began in March 1979 at Roundhouse Studios in north London and lasted about three months, mainly because of Lang's perfectionism. Lang was a very meticulous producer who did not give up on the band and spurred it to achieve excellence.

Songs were performed over and over again and recorded time and time again until Lang was satisfied with the result. The band sometimes worked 15 hours straight for over two months, which they was not used to as all of their previous albums were recorded in no more than three weeks. An un-stretched snare drum, over-stretched guitar string or even improper breathing during singing were immediately fixed. Lang's way of working was not easy for the band, but they learned to appreciate Lang and his pursuit of excellence. There were rumors that Axl Rose was going to record a new album with Angus, but last year Brian Johnson, Cliff Williams and Phil Rudd were photographed near Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, where the group recorded their last three albums. There are widespread rumors that the group has reformed for another album and tour, but the band has yet to confirm any plans.