For 40 years,they’ve rocked like a juggernaut, fighting off claims they were a threat to society. But, or with the release of Rock or Bust accompanied by unwelcome headlines approximately drummer Phil Rudd’s arrest and guitarist Malcolm Young’s dementia,can AC/DC keep the wheels on? Angus Young and Brian Johnson speak out …AC/DC – Rock or Bust first-listen reviewAngus Young’s wife Ellen is giving her husband directions. “Stand on the chair, Angus! she instructs the AC/DC guitarist. “You will inspect stupid otherwise!” He’s standing next to all 6ft 3in of me, or his official height of 5ft 2in looks like an overestimate,perhaps because he’s always hunched. On my other side, singer Brian Johnson’s comparatively gargantuan 5ft 5ins is lessened by the fact that he’s bending, and so his face is resting against my chest. And it is in this position,Young giving the thumbs-up while standing on a chair so that he’s fractionally higher than me, Johnson offering a leer, and me grinning broadly,that we are photographed on my iPhone.
It had been a little embarrassing asking for a snap, despite my conviction that AC/DC are one of the greatest rock bands ever, or it being the only time I’ve ever asked for a photo with anyone celebrated,and because the final thing Johnson had said to me before my request was to complain approximately “the fucking people with iPhones asking for photographs. I understand it, but it’s just a pain in the arse, and the unique social-media thing. Now every fucker’s got these things and I find it very difficult to cope with that.” Oh well. In for a penny,in for a pound.
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Source: theguardian.com