The Youngs

The Brothers Who Built AC/DC

Jesse Fink

• Publisher: Black & White Publishing
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN:
  9781845029395
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Music

"A largely untold, much more controversial story… anything but a hagiography. A fresh, incisive take on the band." - MOJO **** "Fink's ability to overcome the Youngs' code of Scottish-Australian omert? is impressive… a cut above other AC/DC tomes, and Fink knows it." - Classic Rock **** 1Z2 With sales of over 200 million albums, AC/DC is not just the biggest rock band in the world, it's a family business built by three brothers: George, Malcolm and Angus Young. As with any business, some people prospered, while others got hurt along the way. The Youngs: The Brothers Who Build AC/DC is unlike any AC/DC book you've read before. Less a biography, more a critical appreciation, it tells the story of the trio through 11 classic songs and reveals some of the personal and creative secrets that went into their making. Important figures from AC/DC's long journey to the top open up for the very first time, while unsung heroes behind the band's success are given the credit they are due. Accepted accounts of events are challenged while sensational new details emerge to cast a whole new light on the band's history - especially their early years with Atlantic Records in the United States. Former AC/DC members and musicians from bands such as Guns N' Roses, Dropkick Murphys, Airbourne and Rose Tattoo also give their perspectives on the Youngs' brand of magic.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Praise for the Youngs
• Title
• Dedication
• Quote
• Acknowledgements ‘For those about to Rock (We Salute you)’
• Contents
• Author’s Note ‘Gimme a Bullet’
• Preface ‘Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution’
• 1 The Easybeats ‘Good Times’ (1968)
• 2 Stevie Wright ‘Evie’ (1974)
• 3 AC/DC ‘It’s a Long way to the Top (If you Wanna Rock ’N’ Roll)’ (1975)
• 4 AC/DC ‘Jailbreak’ (1976)
• 5 AC/DC ‘Let there be Rock’ (1977)
• 6 AC/DC ‘Riff Raff’ (1978)
• 7 AC/DC ‘Highway to Hell’ (1979)
• 8 AC/DC ‘Back in Black’ (1980)
• 9 AC/DC ‘You Shook me all Night Long’ (1980)
• 10 AC/DC ‘Hells Bells’ (1980)
• 11 AC/DC ‘Thunderstruck’ (1990)
• Dramatis Personae ‘Who made who’
• Bibliography ‘Ride on’
• Discography ‘High Voltage’
• Appendix ‘What do you do for Money Honey’
• Copyright