https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/140z5u/til_there_is_a_debate_on_whether_or_not_the/
I understand that there's a lot of debate, I've seen AC/DC several times in concert, and I've listened to the song more times and I'd like to count in the last few hours, and I'm here to tell you in my honest opinion I do not believe he is saying the N-word, I think it's because his accent is so thick that maybe some people are hearing that, but you can clearly hear him say season

https://www.reddit.com/r/ACDC/comments/j7qzvn/is_acdc_problematic/
AC/DC is in no way as bad as what the rap genre is. 'WAP' for example is just a plane disgusting song. And at least AC/DC can play real instruments not just basic chords like Ed Sheeran or just straight up bullshit like lil wayne. Nor does AC/DC use drum machines. Like almost every Hiphop, rap, pop song out there.

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/ac-dc-nirvana-mutual-hatred-or-different-interests/
A 1992 interview with AC/DC's Malcolm Young revealed a subtle distaste for Nirvana in return. When asked if he enjoyed Nirvana's angsty heavy rock, Young responded with, "Naaaah. Singer's a blond fella. Bit of a poser.". Now, this also followed a comment about his daughter being a fan of the band.

https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/7-ac-dc-songs-banned-american-radio-after-9-11/
Check out the full list of songs that Clear Channel wanted to be banned from radio after 9/11: 3 Doors Down — Duck and Run. 311 — Down. AC/DC — Shot Down in Flames. AC/DC — Shoot to Thrill. AC/DC — Dirty Deeds. AC/DC — Highway to Hell. AC/DC — Safe in New York City. AC/DC — TNT.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54872166
Johnson joined AC/DC in 1980, shortly after original singer Bon Scott died of alcohol poisoning. His first album with the band, Back In Black - dedicated to Scott's memory - became one of the best

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/06/07/acdcs-thunderstruck-looks-like-its-about-to-hit-no-1-on-several-charts/
Redferns. AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" is one of the biggest hits in the band's discography. The song remains one of the most instantly recognizable tunes from the hard rockers, and even

https://www.revolvermag.com/music/epic-story-back-black-how-acdc-rose-tragedy-stronger-all
Never one to turn down a drink, Ronald "Bon" Scott had every reason to be in a celebratory mood on the evening of February 18th, 1980. Since joining AC/DC six years earlier, his humorously raunchy lyrics and charismatic stage presence had helped the band transcend their Australian suburban bar-band origins and become a well-respected rock act in Great Britain, Europe, and the United States.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-11-11/ac-dc-power-up-album-review
The band has described "Power Up" as an extension of Malcolm's indelible creative vision, and indeed AC/DC's legendary stylistic consistency is on display across these 12 tracks. As always

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/05/23/acdcs-thunderstruck-strikes-again-on-the-charts/
On this week's Hard Rock Streaming Songs chart, two of AC/DC's smashes are steady. "You Shook Me All Night Long" is comfortable at No. 6 and "Highway to Hell" keeps at No. 19. At the

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/five-musicians-who-shared-their-dislike-for-ac-dc/
Five musicians who hate AC/DC: Roger Waters. As the bassist for Pink Floyd, Roger Waters won over just as many guitar enthusiasts with his output, earning his own place in the history of rock. But while AC/DC focused on riffs and hard rock, Waters and his bandmates ventured into concept albums and psychedelia, carving out a very different legacy for themselves.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/03/28/acdcs-billboard-comeback-the-band-is-back-at-no-1/
AC/DC's champion has now spent 591 turns on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales roster. Further down on the same ranking, AC/DC claims a second top 10 hit. ... Racist, sexist, homophobic or other

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jun/22/rock-against-racism-metals-varied-response-to-black-lives-matter
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https://tidal.com/magazine/article/ac-dc-back-in-black/1-73733
There's no better example of this fact than the Australian band AC/DC who, 40 years ago, released the most unexpected and important album in hard-rock and heavy-metal history: the appropriately titled Back in Black, which has sold upwards of 50 million copies worldwide. It also made a group of untelegenic-to-the-max musicians into radio and MTV darlings, while allowing them to become one of

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_to_Hell
The album became AC/DC's first LP to break the top 100 of the US Billboard 200 chart, eventually reaching number 17, and it propelled the band into the top ranks of hard rock acts. It is the second-highest selling AC/DC album (behind Back in Black) and is generally considered one of the greatest hard rock albums ever made.On 25 May 2006, the album was certified 7× Platinum by the RIAA.

https://ig.ft.com/life-of-a-song/back-in-black.html
The best AC/DC songs have always been about space and economy — their power lies in the gaps between the chords — and "Back in Black" demonstrated that perfectly. The main riff is simple — an E played once, then D and A played three times each — but each burst hangs in the air, and each time the sequence completes, the band

https://blabbermouth.net/news/angus-young-names-ac-dcs-most-regrettable-song
AC/DC is the only Australian group in history to have had a No. 1 album in its home country across five decades: ... any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist,

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/06/12/acdcs-you-shook-me-all-night-long-hits-a-new-chart-peak-nearly-45-years-after-its-release/
AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long" rises to a new peak on Billboard's Hard Rock Streaming Songs chart this week, as it lifts one rung to No. 3. ... Racist, sexist, homophobic or other

https://stolenchild98.medium.com/how-hearing-an-ac-dc-song-in-africa-ended-my-tokenism-fec2ccfcb0ac
On came AC/DC's She Shook Me All Night Long, a rock classic and arguably the polar opposite of what had just been playing with its focus on guitars and high pitched scratchy voiced singing. I immediately stopped dancing. ... an effect of racism and the way it continues to be imposed on black people to such an extent that it causes some of us

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54872166
12 November 2020. Josh Cheuse. AC/DC in 2020 (L-R): Cliff Williams, Phil Rudd, Angus Young, Brian Johnson and Stevie Young. By Mark Savage. BBC music reporter. When AC/DC wrapped up their 88-date

https://www.grunge.com/260587/heres-how-acdc-was-once-linked-to-a-serial-killer/
Things only got worse for the members of AC/DC when Ramirez's childhood friend, Ray Garcia, was in magazines such as People declaring the killer's long-held love for the heavy rock band. As well as the hat, another detail had caught the media's eye: the band's Highway To Hell-era track, "Night Prowler," whose title closely resembled the moniker the press had given to the killer.

https://www.grunge.com/262126/the-untold-truth-of-acdc/
AC/DC's lead singer Bon Scott would, unfortunately, pass away at the age of 33 on February 19, 1980. After a night of drinking with friends, Scott was found dead the next day in his car after choking on his vomit. There has been a debate as to what Scott's condition was the night before his passing.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/06/06/acdc-seems-to-always-be-climbing-the-charts-in-america/
AC/DC's Back in Black album is rocketing up the Billboard 200, the all-genre, all-consumption list of the most popular full-lengths and EPs in the country. The title bolts 13 spaces on the 200

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