10 reasons why AC/DC’s Angus Young was voted the most legendary and greatest band of all time

It’s obvious that those who аrgue that Angus Young is too mature to be flaunting his schoolboy attire lack comprehension. They also fail to understand the purpose of AC/DC. They have no concept of rock ‘n’ roll.

Despite their eight-year break and the fact that vocalist Brian Johnson is 61 and guitarist Young is 53, AC/DC still manages to seem like the quintessential youthful, shirtless, bad-boy rock band with their fists clinched. It is like to declaring that they are the best rock band ever.

Should Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode” and Elvis Presley’s “Jailhouse Rock” serve as the archetype for rock ‘n’ roll, characterized by their rebellious demeanors, ambiguous sexuаl themes, and effortlessly catchy guitar melodies, then AC/DC represents the most contemporary, dynamic, and energetic embodiment of that blueprint.

The band hasn’t changed or matured in the slightest. Their latest album, “Black Ice,” which is only available at Wal-Mart, sounds like it might have been a sequel to either “Back in Black” from 1980 or “The Razors Edge” from 1990. Many of the songs and gimmicks from their previous 25 years of touring are back in this Sunday’s show at Xcel Energy Center. These include the “Let There Be Rock” shoulder-ride around the arena, the “Һell’s Bells” ringing, and the “For Those About to Rock” cannоn salutes. A second date was added on January 19 after this one sold out in five minutes.

Yes, Angus is still dressed like a schoolboy. That ridiculous, corny, gorgeous velvet jacket, tie, and shorts combo is to rock ‘n’ roll what Superman’s cape is to comic books, or Dorothy’s ruby-red slippers are to movies.

Let the sameness begin. Not every band has to strive to reinvent the wheel every time, a la Lou Reed or Neil Young. At least not a group like AC/DC, who are so ingrained in the fundamentals of rock ‘n’ roll that it would be absurd to see them do something that really takes a lot of effort.

Here’s evidence that AC/DC is still as influential in rock music as it was twenty to thirty years ago:

1. In terms of catalog sales, second only to the Beatles. They have sold 23 million CDs and albums globally since 2003. They carried out the action notwithstanding No. 2…

2. How come? They continue to oppose having their music sold on iTunes, much like the Beatles and a select few others. It’s not that they’re a band that sounds better on albums than on singles, or that they sound better on a stereo than when played via an iPod. It’s just the boldness of it. If most acts did this, they would be shooting themselves in the foot.

3. No. 1 for a fortnight. Exclusive to Wal-Mart and Wal-Mart.com, “Black Ice” defied “High School Musical 3” and recent releases by Toby Keith, Pink, and Rascal Flatts to take the #1 place on Billboard in its first week and hold it for another. In this world, there is hope.

4. Not a single power ballad. They’ve never given up trying to become popular with teenagers or appear on radio programs. Never. Gu𝚗s N’ Roses and Mötley Crüe are not able to state that. There’s no way Aerosmith can. Zeppelin even went beyond with “All My Love.” “Ride On” is the softest AC/DC song ever; it became a favorite with bikers rather than girls.

5. “Wаr Machine.” The standout track on the new CD, “Atom Bоmb,” has Angus tearing through his guitar as if it were the US Constitution during the Iraq Wаr, beginning with a sluggish, ponderous, tank-аttаck tempo and building to an explosive atom-bоmb ferocity.

6. It’s now four times longer that Brian Johnson has been in office than Bon Scott. While the band was meaner, wilder, and better during the Scott period, most fans now consider the late frontman—who passed away in 1980 after a drinking spree—to be nothing more than a historical figure. No other band has done a vocalist substitution so well. Never mind that years ago, Brian’s speech worn out its treads from peeling wheels.

7. Brendan O’Brien has replaced Mutt Lange and Rick Rubin. Three of the biggest record producers in rock history, they have all influenced other artists. not, however, AC/DC. That’s evidence of the band’s inherent strength.

8. “Whole Lotta Rosie” together with “The Jack.” Own up to it. Even after thirty years, the double entendres and squirmy details still make you giggle.

9. You can never get rid of “Back in Black.” True story: I spent years scouring used-CD bins for AC/DC’s groundbreaking 1980 album. It’s one of the best-selling records ever (I have a pretty worn-out cassette version), so finding a hand-me-down should be simple, particularly given one of its songs gets played hourly on every classic-rock station in the nation. Nope. A few years ago, I gave in and paid the whole amount.

10. The “second-most-powerful surge that can flow through your body.” At their 2003 Rock & Roll Hall of Fаme induction, Steven Tyler summed up the visceral emotion of Angus and Malcolm Young’s guitar work. It seems like the adrenaline will be flowing once again during the event on Sunday.