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Another setback for AC/DC
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Australian rock band AC/DC are postponing the rest of their US tour after singer Brian Johnson was warned he is going deaf. The band posted a statement on their website saying doctors had advised Johnson to stop touring immediately or "risk total hearing loss". They said they would likely perform with a guest vocalist in rescheduled shows later this year. Johnson, 68, from Gateshead, has been lead singer with AC/DC since 1980. Will they recruit a new, permanent vocalist, or simply play out the planned dates and then retire as a touring band? |
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I saw the news just now.
Personally I think they should have called it a day after the Black Ice tour. I didn't get tickets for this tour and, to be honest, I'm glad I didn't now. |
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I thought they were off the radar I haven't heard anything of them for quite some time. Learn something new everyday
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From the BBC website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35751399 Will they recruit a new, permanent vocalist, or simply play out the planned dates and then retire as a touring band? |
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Could be the very last chance for the great Noddy Holder to do what he was invited to do all those years ago, and front AC/DC. If only for a couple of dates.
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Sad times for them to be going out like this
![]() IEMs could be used to lower the overall feed to the ears though that would probably be treading on ice sadly |
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I have tickets for their London show (which is on my birthday of all days) but I don't doubt for a second that I'm not going to be seeing Brian up on that stage.
There are 2 ways they can go about handling this situation - they could get a "big hitter" in, who has the star power to reduce the number of people wanting refunds, someone like Steven Tyler from Aerosmith comes to mind. Or, alternatively, they can get someone who actually sounds like they'd fit right in with AC/DC, like Joel O'Keefe from Airbourne. Either way, it saddens me that this is how Brian is going out, he always seemed like the most down-to-earth frontman out there, he deserves a lot better than this. |
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I saw them last Summer and this is so sad. Apparently the hearing issue is caused by Brian's love of racing cars and forgetting to put his ear plugs in while racing.
I really hope Brian can recover and sing again. If he can't though it seems wrong to continue. Queen weren't the same when they lost Freddie and while Brian is still alive and kicking without him it wouldn't be the same. |
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I saw them last Summer and this is so sad. Apparently the hearing issue is caused by Brian's love of racing cars and forgetting to put his ear plugs in while racing.
I really hope Brian can recover and sing again. If he can't though it seems wrong to continue. Queen weren't the same when they lost Freddie and while Brian is still alive and kicking without him it wouldn't be the same. As for AC/DC, I heard that Angus wants to keep going until he's in his 70s. At the moment he's 60 and unfortunately the fact of the matter is, in a lot of ways Angus IS AC/DC so if he wants to continue with the name that's just how it will be, despite only Angus and Cliff being the only Back In Black - or even Black Ice (which is insane!) - era members left. |
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IMHO they should have called it a day after Bon died
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IMHO they should have called it a day after Bon died
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Well, apart from Back In Black, what have they done that stands up to the Scott years??
Nothing Parody of themselves now |
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Well, apart from Back In Black, what have they done that stands up to the Scott years??
Nothing Parody of themselves now |
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As I said... iMHO
I saw them with Bon and I saw them with the screechy bloke.. No contest, the lyrics turned to garbage and the riffs have been recycled endlessly. I stand by what I say |
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For Those About To Rock and Razors Edge instantly spring to mind. Hell, even Rock or Bust was pretty damn good. How you can call AC/DC a parody of themselves when they literally haven't once broken from their sound or "sold out" as it were is beyond me, but then I don't expect much more from DIgital Spy
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Bollocks
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Black Ice was a good album too. These discussions always bring out a Bon elitist or two which is fine. Repeating themselves doesn't make them any more correct than anyone else though.
They're the most consistent band out there, for better or for worse, they have literally never changed their sound. So how they could be suddenly utter tripe when in the 70s they were supposedly the "un-hateable" band is beyond me |
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As I said... iMHO
I saw them with Bon and I saw them with the screechy bloke.. No contest, the lyrics turned to garbage and the riffs have been recycled endlessly. I stand by what I say Not a bad progression for a "parody". They may have achieved the same success with Bon, but that will only ever be conjecture. |
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If you saw them with Bon you'll know they were playing theatre-sized venues back then and yet they now they play, and sell out, the likes of Wembley stadium.
Not a bad progression for a "parody". They may have achieved the same success with Bon, but that will only ever be conjecture. |
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Excuse me, but Brian did write Thunderstruck
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The big question now is of course, will they remain a stadium band? The European dates have officially not been cancelled, no refunds will be given. So either Brian can make a recovery (highly unlikely) or they're VERY confident in whoever will be filling in for him.
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I'm wondering with the lack of info coming out if people have been over reacting and that Brian will be back but needs to be off the road for now to heal up. He burst his ear drum so maybe that just needs to get better. I'd have thought if they felt he wouldn't be back at all they'd have said so.
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For Those About To Rock and Razors Edge instantly spring to mind. Hell, even Rock or Bust was pretty damn good. How you can call AC/DC a parody of themselves when they literally haven't once broken from their sound or "sold out" as it were is beyond me, but then I don't expect much more from DIgital Spy
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Black Ice was a good album too. These discussions always bring out a Bon elitist or two which is fine. Repeating themselves doesn't make them any more correct than anyone else though.
I liked Roth AND Hagar, just like I like Scott AND Johnson. |
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