I'm sure Airbourne's vocalist could replace him.

Written by M C Vice on 08.03.2016 at 13:45

I'm sure Airbourne's vocalist could replace him.

Swedish bands Bullet singer also would be able to do it, sounds similar but I would pay to see band, not replacement , this is end, I think so ... or he can put something in a ears what stops sound?

It's about time to call it quits.

Written by Annihilator- HH on 08.03.2016 at 20:46

It's about time to call it quits.

I agree but imagine fans, how much money they paid for this? Its not NY based garage band where 10 dollars are entrance (even to me 10 greens are a lot in principle)

Brian Evans .... maybe he can step in ? Original dude

You mean Dave Evans....and that's not a good idea - AC/DC with Evans sounded pretty bad and after fantastic Bon and Brian it would be even worse. So NO!
If Brian steps out, then the band should stop overall (and this is coming from a life-long AC/DC fan).

Written by Antidote on 08.03.2016 at 21:16

You mean Dave Evans....and that's not a good idea - AC/DC with Evans sounded pretty bad and after fantastic Bon and Brian it would be even worse. So NO!
If Brian steps out, then the band should stop overall (and this is coming from a life-long AC/DC fan).

lol yes indeed him... those 2 bands what was mentioned are close enough because singers voices

First 3 would work but no female , seems mainstream ppl don't know much about music

http://metalhammer.teamrock.com/features/2016-03-08/8-singers-that-could-be-ac-dc-s-guest-vocalist

Ah, the joys of getting old.

Written by Bad English on 08.03.2016 at 21:04

Written by Annihilator- HH on 08.03.2016 at 20:46

It's about time to call it quits.

I agree but imagine fans, how much money they paid for this? Its not NY based garage band where 10 dollars are entrance (even to me 10 greens are a lot in principle)

Brian Evans .... maybe he can step in ? Original dude

Yes, but this way sounds like a tribute band (no Malcolm Young - the main songwritter, no Phil Rudd and now no Brian Johnson). End of the line! Seriously, that doesn't make sense to carry on and no one would pay ?100 to attend a concert featuring such lame line up, no matter how important Angus Young is and who steps on Brian Johnson's shoes. As a matter of fact, I am one of the dumb guys who's already got tickets for a gig, otherwise, i would pass on it!

Written by Annihilator- HH on 08.03.2016 at 23:59

Yes, but this way sounds like a tribute band (no Malcolm Young - the main songwritter, no Phil Rudd and now no Brian Johnson). End of the line! Seriously, that doesn't make sense to carry on and no one would pay ?100 to attend a concert featuring such lame line up, no matter how important Angus Young is and who steps on Brian Johnson's shoes. As a matter of fact, I am one of the dumb guys who's already got tickets for a gig, otherwise, i would pass on it!

I know what you mean. At some point, it can hardly be called AC/DC anymore.
However, for me, Angus has always been the most important and prominent man in the band. And the best musician. I could hardly imagine AC/DC without Angus, even if all other members remained. But yes, the band is old now and band members have issues so perhaps it doesn't worth it to continue.
Phil Rudd is not important, imo. He was never really part of the image of the band and pretty much any drummer can take his place (after all, drumming is basic and quite easy in AC/DC).And you don't see the drummer so much on stage, as he is behind his kit. Malcolm and Brian though, it's different. You could find people who would sound like them but it will not be the same on stage, at least visually.

Im surprised they are still going. Such a classic band till the end!

If they want to keep playing then there is no reason why they shouldn't be able to do it with another singer, is up to them. But if this is the case then it is also up to people whether they want to go and see the band when they have so many replacements in the line-up.

I'd imagine for the cancelled shows that people will be able to get a refund if they don't wish to see the band with a replacement singer.

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I know what you mean. At some point, it can hardly be called AC/DC anymore.
However, for me, Angus has always been the most important and prominent man in the band. And the best musician. I could hardly imagine AC/DC without Angus, even if all other members remained. But yes, the band is old now and band members have issues so perhaps it doesn't worth it to continue.
Phil Rudd is not important, imo. He was never really part of the image of the band and pretty much any drummer can take his place (after all, drumming is basic and quite easy in AC/DC).And you don't see the drummer so much on stage, as he is behind his kit. Malcolm and Brian though, it's different. You could find people who would sound like them but it will not be the same on stage, at least visually.

I agree with you Phil Rudd is sort of a basic drummer (yes, indeed), however, he's got his stamp, the ACDC's DNA drumbeat, you know what I am saying? Xou listen to any of his ACDC era songs and you know immediately who's playing, no maater if you don't know a particular song. Sure Chris Slade is much better than him, however, Phil has such unique sound, which is vital for their songs. Anyway, he had already left the band and the band kept on being pretty good live act with both replacements (Simon Wright and Chris Slade) and put out only regular records, but when he came back, the band surpringly went up back to the top and their records got much better in comparison with the mid 80s releases (Razor's Edge was an exception!).

Although the ACDC image is completely related to Angus, Malcolm was the main songwritter and it was proved Rock or Bust is not as good as the previous albuns. The same goes for Slayer: Kerry King comes first, when you think about Slayer, however, the main riffs and songs came up with the Jeff Hanneman's ideas. No one associates immediately both of their images with the band , but there's no ACDC with Malcolm Young as well as no Slayer with Jeff Hanneman. They're the key members of both bands.

Written by Annihilator- HH on 09.03.2016 at 20:11

The same goes for Slayer: Kerry King comes first, when you think about Slayer, however, the main riffs and songs came up with the Jeff Hanneman's ideas. No one associates immediately both of their images with the band , but there's no ACDC with Malcolm Young as well as no Slayer with Jeff Hanneman. They're the key members of both bands.

Kerry King is a great player. I have no idea why so many people seem to hate Kerry nowadays. But he was never the best songwriter. Pretty much all the best Slayer material has been written by Jeff Hanneman. I might be wrong, but I saw Jeff as the more quiet, behind-the-scene kind of guy, but the true creative force, not to be underestimated. A more discreet force but one to be reckoned with.

Perhaps Malcolm was the same in AC/DC. I must admit that my knowledge on AC/DC is much less extended than on Slayer, due to my interest being very different for both bands. I've always been under the impression that pretty much everything in AC/DC revolved around Angus but I could be wrong. AC/DC is more a band that I've been following for a very long time but from afar, if you know what I mean. I like hearing a few songs from time to time (mostly on radio, driving my car) but I never bought their albums.

Written by Lord_Regnier on 10.03.2016 at 00:59

Written by Annihilator- HH on 09.03.2016 at 20:11

The same goes for Slayer: Kerry King comes first, when you think about Slayer, however, the main riffs and songs came up with the Jeff Hanneman's ideas. No one associates immediately both of their images with the band , but there's no ACDC with Malcolm Young as well as no Slayer with Jeff Hanneman. They're the key members of both bands.

Kerry King is a great player. I have no idea why so many people seem to hate Kerry nowadays. But he was never the best songwriter. Pretty much all the best Slayer material has been written by Jeff Hanneman. I might be wrong, but I saw Jeff as the more quiet, behind-the-scene kind of guy, but the true creative force, not to be underestimated. A more discreet force but one to be reckoned with.

Perhaps Malcolm was the same in AC/DC. I must admit that my knowledge on AC/DC is much less extended than on Slayer, due to my interest being very different for both bands. I've always been under the impression that pretty much everything in AC/DC revolved around Angus but I could be wrong. AC/DC is more a band that I've been following for a very long time but from afar, if you know what I mean. I like hearing a few songs from time to time (mostly on radio, driving my car) but I never bought their albums.

I was a firm critic of Christ Illusion and WPB. However I think Repentless is damn good. Jeff was the better of the two but they are both great. Kerry recorded most all of Jeff''s rhythms on the albums.

My question is what exactly is wrong with Brian Johnson's hearing that would require him to stop ASAP? Would wearing some sort of plugs not suppress the sound enough?

Written by Timelord on 12.03.2016 at 12:04

My question is what exactly is wrong with Brian Johnson's hearing that would require him to stop ASAP? Would wearing some sort of plugs not suppress the sound enough?

Of course I don't know. If I remember correctly, Alex Van Halen had some serious hearing problems at some point too but he's been able to play shows again after a while.