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AC/DC is an Australian rock band composed of 5 members : - Angus Young (guitar solo) - Malcolm Young (rhythm guitar) - Dave Evans (vocals) - Larry Van.

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2 AC/DC is an Australian rock band composed of 5 members : - Angus Young (guitar solo) - Malcolm Young (rhythm guitar) - Dave Evans (vocals) - Larry Van Kriedt (bass) - Colin Burgess (drums) album cover : Highway To Hell AC/DC is a pionner of heavy metal

3 Angus Young in Cologne in 2001. AC/DC in Toronto in 2008 AC/DC is a rock band which plays heavy metal and hard rock. They probably are the most famous rock band in the world. Ac AC/DC was created by the brother Angus and Malcolm Young in Sydney in 1973.

4 The most famous album of AC/DC is probably Highway To Hell... In France it's the most famous album. The lyrics of the song Highway to Hell : livin' easy lovin' free season ticket on a one way ride askin' nothin' leave me be takin' everythin' in my stride don't need reason don't need rhyme ain't nothin' that I'd rather do goin' down party time my friends are gonna be there too I'm on the highway to hell on the highway to hell highway to hell I'm on the highway to hell no stop signs speed limit nobody's gonna slow me down like a wheel gonna spin it nobody's gonna mess me around hey satan payin' my dues playin' in a rockin' band hey mumma look at me I'm on the way to the promised land I'm on the highway to hell highway to hell I'm on the highway to hell highway to hell don't stop me I'm on the highway to hell on the highway to hell highway to hell I'm on the highway to hell (highway to hell) I'm on the highway to hell (highway to hell) highway to hell x2 (highway to hell) and I'm goin' down all the way I'm on the highway to hell

5 AC/DC Discographie : 1 975 : High Voltage (Australie) and T.N.T. (Australie) 1976 : High Voltage and Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 1977 : Let There Be Rock 1978 : Powerage and If You Want Blood 1979 : Highway to Hell 1980 : Back in Black 1981 : For Those About to Rock 1982 1983 : Flick of the Switch 1984 : '74 Jailbreak (EP) 1985 : Fly on the Wall 1986 : Who Made Who (half-soundtrack compilation) 1988 : Blow Up Your Video 1990 : The Razors Edge 1992 : Live and Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition 1995 : Ballbreaker 1997 : Bonfire (box) 2000 : Stiff Upper Lip 2008 : Black Ice 2009 : Backtracks (box) 2010 : Iron Man 2 (soundtrack / compile) AC/DC made 23 CD's and 21 album. Album cover of : BACK IN BLACK

6 Sales of Back in Black are more than 49 mi llion copies worldwide including 22 million in the U.S. Back in Black is the best- selling rock album in the world and received 22 platinium discs in the U.S.A. Highway to Hell was classed 199th in the list of 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in the Rolling Stone magazine (A rock magazine) in 2003. The album Highway to Hell made the band the band very famous because it had a worldwide success.

7 By 2008, AC / DC had sold over 200 million albums worldwide including 70 million in the U.S. AC/DC is 36 years old now and is still the biggest rock band in the world It underwent a lot of changes during its lifetime, a lot of the members have changed, and Bon Scott died on 19 February 1980 because he had spent the night drinking alcohol. Scott Bon

8 Member : - Malcolm (rhythm guitar) and Angus (guitar solo) Young are the only original members of the band. - Dave Evans was replaced by Bon Scott in 1975 but he died in 1980 and he was replaced by Brian Johnson (vocals). - During the three first years they didn't have an assigned bassist and in 1976 Mark Evans took the place. One year after he was replaced by Cliff Williams. -They didn't have an assigned drummer either during the three first years. Phil Rudd took became their drummer in 1976, Simon Wright in 1985, Chris Slade in 1990 and finally Phil Rudd took his place in 1994.


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