AC/DC returns to “Highway to Hell”

Immerse yourself in Highway to Hell, a cornerstone of AC/DC’s discography and the last album before the death of iconic singer Bon Scott.

For Highway to Hell, AC DC broke the mold of his little habits: first album recorded outside Australia (London), first especially where production was not entrusted to the pair Vanda & Young (George, the big brother).

After an unsuccessful attempt with Eddie Kramer, Mutt Lange will forge a new sound for the group, which will allow it to caress the radio programmers’ ears and which will not betray the strengths of the group: the dirty riffs of Angus Young, the metronomic rigor of the guitar rhythm of his brother Malcolm and the lewd moan of Bon Scott for which it will be the involuntary epitaph. And the bedside album of an entire generation of more or less hairy people…

Two years ago, the group celebrated the 40th anniversary of Highway to Hell by publishing archive clips from the summer of 1979 on its official YouTube channel, notably during the Dutch television show Countdown. The group unveiled “Highway to Hell,” followed by “The Jack” and “Whole Lotta Rosie.” The clips had already been released on the DVD box set Plug Me In released in 2007, but they were published online for the first time.

Find our long interview with Angus Young here.

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Xavier Bonnet and the editorial staff of WECB France