AC/DC FAQ

All That's Left to Know About the World's True Rock 'n' Roll Band

Susan Masino

• Publisher: Backbeat
• Year: 2015
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781495026010
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Music Biographies

AC/DC FAQ spans AC/DC's 40-year career, starting from the band's inception in 1973. This book covers everything from their early days in Australia to their first tour of England and the United States. It also includes personal experiences, stories, conversations, and interviews by author Susan Masino, who has known the band since 1977.

Featuring 37 chapters, AC/DC FAQ chronicles the personal history of each of the band members, all their albums, tours, and various anecdotes. Rebounding from the tragic loss of their singer Bon Scott in 1980, AC/DC hired Brian Johnson and went on to record Back in Black, which is now one of the top five biggest-selling albums in music history. Taking a seven-year break after their album Stiff Upper Lip, the band came back in the fall of 2008 with a new album, Black Ice, and a tour that ran from 2008 through the summer of 2010. Once again breaking records, AC/DC saw the Black Ice Tour become the second-highest-grossing tour in history. True rockers from the very beginning, AC/DC will continue to be heralded as one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. Rock ’n’ Roll Roots: Musical Artists Who Influenced the Sound of AC/DC
• 2. So Many Musicians, So Little Time: The Players Who Made the Final Cut
• 3. Cutting Loose from the Homeland: AC/DC Piss Off the Authorities and Head Overseas
• 4. One of the Smallest AC/DC Concerts: The Day Elvis Presley Died
• 5. Conquering Two Iconic Venues in One Week: AC/DC Play CBGB and the Whisky
• 6. AC/DC’s Invasion of America: One of AC/DC’s First American Interviews
• 7. With All That Money, Why Does He Play the Same Guitar? AC/DC and Their Equipment
• 8. Don’t You Start No Fight! The AC/DC Member That Packs the Biggest Punch
• 9. AC/DC’s Ladies: The Women Who Influenced AC/DC
• 10. AC/DC’s Largest Concert: Rockin’ the Soviet Union
• 11. AC/DC’s Wealth of Material: Albums, DVDs, and Songs
• 12. Picking Up the Mantle: How Brian Johnson Was Born to Fill Bon Scott’s Shoes
• 13. The Second-Highest Grossing Tour in Music History: The Black Ice Tour
• 14. They Won the Title, But Lost the Cover: Highway to Hell
• 15. Bells, Babes, Cannons, Wrecking Balls, Statues, and Locomotives: AC/DC and Their Toys
• 16. Twenty-Five Years Later: AC/DC Are Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• 17. Synchronicities: AC/DC, Strange Coincidences, and the Number 17
• 18. Good Causes: Co-Headlining with the Rolling Stones
• 19. The Loss of a Rock ’n’ Roll Icon: The Death of Bon Scott
• 20. One Seven-Year Break: Almost Forty Years of Touring
• 21. The First Single Recorded Under the Name “AC/DC”: One of the Only Recordings That Featured Vocalist Dave Evans
• 22. Angus’ Image Embroidered on Socks: AC/DC’s Merchandise
• 23. Have a Drink On Me: AC/DC Spirits
• 24. Back in Black: One of the Biggest-Selling Albums of All Time
• 25. Monuments, Awards, Avenues, and Accolades: AC/DC Honors Continue Around the World
• 26. Always Smiling: Bon Scott and His Antics
• 27. What Do They Do When They’re Not Playing? AC/DC and Their Passions
• 28. Albert Productions: George Young and Harry Vanda Help Build a Dynasty
• 29. Gorilla Suits, Super Ang, and Spider-Man: Angus and His Schoolboy Uniform
• 30. Gone for Twelve Years: Drummer Phil Rudd Left the Band in 1983 and Returned in 1995
• 31. Malcolm and Angus’ First Recording: Tales of Old Grand-Daddy
• 32. The Only Band Who Were Invited to Play Encores with AC/DC: Cheap Trick
• 33. Road Stories: Pranks with Nantucket
• 34. Strange but True: Obscure Facts About the Band
• 35. MTV Breathes New Life into AC/DC: Thanks to Beavis and Butthead
• 36. Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery: AC/DC Tribute Bands, Fans, and Conventions
• 37. Founder, Creator, Riffmaster, Brains Behind AC/DC: Malcolm Young Retires
• Selected Bibliography