He was a metalhead Indian dude from North Carolina with the most bodacious accent. We had matching mullets and he introduced me to Headbangers Ball. When I asked him "Why is that grown man dressed like a toddler?
Angus is GOD! This would sadly be the last Bon Scott record and hearing it back as an adult I realize that it was some of his best vocal work. I know times are changing and it's rare these days to hear lyrics so adamantly Sex Booze and Rock n' Roll, but I still enjoy throwing back some beers and longing for the attention from girls it seems none of us can truly obtain.
In I graduated to the hard stuff and never looked back. Every song was a strutting, swaggering anthem but "Touch Too Much" was my personal siren song. THAT particular track stood out like a giant throbbing boner and its hyper sexualized lyrics and pumping groove made me feel dangerous and scared and dirty. It was everything my Cheap Trick records were not.
And I loved every second of it. My parents however did not, and it a fit of satanic and perhaps sexual panic, they banned the album from the house. Angus' devil horns, lurid sneer, and that long phallic tail gripped in his mitts was just too much for dear mum.
Later I found the album hidden in between her classic and opera albums a place she thought I'd never look! I'm still not good at drawing either but I hope to have something decent to show Bon when I finally meet him in the Promised Land. I'll never forget the first time I put on the Highway to Hell album. The opening riff grips you in and doesn't let go. From top to bottom, this album is perfect and shows the true genius of Angus Young's guitar playing with Bon Scott's singing.
Highway to Hell was released the year I was born. My oldest brother had a Fly on the Wall t-shirt. The imagery immediately grabbed me and I was fixated on discovering their entire catalog.
At first I just liked looking at all of the covers. The album was Highway to Hell and I thought it was just about the coolest thing I'd heard. When I was a young impressionable child of about nine years old, I was already way deep into listening to vinyl as my dad had an excellent record collection and allowed me free reign to listen to whatever he had whenever I wanted.
His dad's collection however, was a bit different than my dad's. It was darker, sleazier, heavier and more malevolent than my old man's. If my dad's records were s, then my friend's dad's were s. But borderline criminals with a wicked sense of humor "Big Balls," "Love at First Feel" that to a nine-year-old suburban boy in the late s was the aural equivalent of getting your hands on a Playboy magazine.
My friend, his dad, and I all assumed that we'd never hear from them again. Then, in or around , my friend's dad had bought a new?! The cover was all black, which was cool, and the sheer sonic attack of the album was overwhelming.
A very, very loud rock band. Which is what I did back then and never stopped doing. The first time I heard the album, Highway to Hell, I was 12 years old.
Not only was it the baddest thing I've ever heard, it decimated my previous notion of how bad something could be. Bon Scott seemed to view his journey to Hell as a career opportunity, a promotion of sorts and Angus Young's guitar playing I mean, there's nothing else to say about Angus Young's guitar playing.
The record struck me as a fresh new quintessence rock n' roll rebellion on a scale so lavish that you needed a real live church bell to herald its arrival. In my formative years as a guitarist and songwriter AC DC's formula for constructing a song had a huge impact on me. Highway to Hell was the album where it all seemed to fall into place for them.
You could tell the years of touring and playing together sharpened the thinking process of the band. Sticking to the major notes in their songs gave me as a player the freedom to explore and expand my own style. Straight hard rockin' blues, tongue-in-cheek lyrics and anthem type choruses made for a great combination.
It was the late '70s. I lived in an apartment complex in Corpus Christi, Texas. I was seven years old. Most kids my age played with Hot Wheels cars and kickball. But I befriended the pot smoking teens twice my age The cover art was just the coolest. Stoned off their ASS, and Angus with the horned hat and holding his devil tail. One listen to Bon Scott's voice, aged-leather; soaked in equal parts rot-gut whiskey and jail-cell moonshine, was enough to take it over the top.
Happy 40th to Highway to Hell.. Very empowering and totally badass. Highway to Hell: I can easily write something in depth, collegiate, and introspective about this record. How it had shaped my artistry and changed the evolution of rock n' roll etc Finally, I realized what it meant to play music from a completely primal place, and I knew right then and there I wanted to be able to create that feeling in everyone who listened to my music too!
For it is equally as important to evoke that feeling as it is to inspire creativity. But plain and simple, listening to "Touch Too Much" I felt like I could handle anything - like I was on top of the world not a feeling I experience too often in my life.
You can have Highway to Hell without Back in Black. But you can't have Back in Black without Highway to Hell Search term. Billboard Pro Subscribe Sign In. Verified purchases. Surface Noise 3 out of 5 stars. HottVegas - 4 months ago. Even after I wet washed it it was there. Sonically, it was full.
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Also it has been discovered that while recording Angus and Malcolm Young tuned their guitars down a quarter step. When the Sun's setting in the west and you're driving across it, it is like a fire ball. There is nothing to do, except have a quick one off the wrist or a game of cards, so that's where Bon came up with the lyrics. Although the single debuted only at No.
Living easy, living free Season ticket on a one-way ride Asking nothing, leave me be Taking everything in my stride Don't need reason, don't need rhyme Ain't nothing I would rather do Going down, party time My friends are gonna be there too, yeah. I'm on the highway to hell On the highway to hell Highway to hell I'm on the highway to hell. No stop signs, speed limit Nobody's gonna slow me down Like a wheel, gonna spin it Nobody's gonna mess me around Hey Satan, paying my dues Playing in a rocking band Hey mama, look at me I'm on my way to the promised land, woo.
I'm on the highway to hell Highway to hell I'm on the highway to hell Highway to hell, mmm Don't stop me, yeah, yeah, ooh. I'm on the highway to hell On the highway to hell I'm on the highway to hell On the highway to hell.
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