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Yeah, Brian's voice is pretty peculiar. But I like it alot! Super scream! 
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Yeah, Brian's voice is pretty peculiar. But I like it alot! Super scream!
Same here. The vocals take some getting used to because he does use a higher register consistently but they are not as bad as some people make them out to be.
Yeah, that's why I like his voice!It's unique. When you are listening to the radio, you'll notice immediately when an AC/DC tune is played!
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I actually just picked this up the other day. It's everything I love about the younger AC/DC. The energy and ass kickery of their pre-Brian Johnson material.
Original AC/DC Vocalist Talks 40th Anniversary Of Band's First Concert
Original AC/DC singer Dave Evans speaks on the band's 40th anniversary.
Celebrating 40 years of AC/DC
On New Year's Eve in 1973, AC/DC played their first ever live gig at Chequers nightclub in Sydney. On the 40th anniversary, AC/DC's original lead singer, Dave Evans, reflects on this historic gig.
On New Year's Eve in 1973, a young band were readying for their first proper gig - a plum slot at the now-closed Chequers nightclub, then one of the hottest venues in Sydney.
About 2½ months old, the band were without a name at the time, but would soon become known as AC/DC at the suggestion of Sandra Young, the wife of George, a founding member of the Easybeats and brother of founding AC/DC members Angus and Malcolm.
Before Bon Scott, AC/DC's original lead singer was a bloke named Dave Evans, currently in Sydney to coincide with the 40th anniversary of AC/DC's first gig. His old band, the Velvet Underground - the Sydney incarnation, not Lou Reed's band - had just broken up, and upon replying to an ad in The Sydney Morning Herald for a new band, Evans was surprised to find his old Velvet Underground bandmate Malcolm Young on the other line. They formed a new band, around which buzz built quickly.
"People were pretty excited about us. The drummer was Colin Burgess from the famous Masters Apprentices, and they knew that Malcolm and Angus Young were brothers of the famous George Young from the Easybeats," Evans says.
The as-yet untitled AC/DC played two short sets at Chequers that night - one at about 11.30pm and the second in the early hours of New Year's Day, which was a rather impromptu affair.
"Malcolm said, 'Look, we're about six or seven songs short, so make up some names and we'll put them through the set' type thing, you know.
"And they said, 'Guys and Dave, make up the songs.' So we made up songs on the spot and played them that night."
Evans' time with the band would be short-lived - by October 1974, he had left, largely due to an acrimonious relationship with then-manager Dennis Laughlin, he says. Evans says the band wasn't being paid properly and were having to pool their money to buy fish and chips on tour. Laughlin, who was the original lead singer for Sherbet, would also sometimes sing in place of Evans at gigs.
"We were a very popular band, and I wasn't getting on with him and he sort of coveted my spot, you could tell he had a burning desire to be famous and he really wasn't," Evans says.
According to Evans, things came to a head on a night off in Adelaide over a few drinks.
Evans stayed on for the rest of the national tour but resigned after the last show in Melbourne and was replaced by Bon Scott. In the years since, Evans' career has been a combination of AC/DC and Bon Scott tribute shows, performing with the Newcastle band Rabbit, solo work and collaborations.
Evans was recently surprised to hear from Ross Young, Malcolm's son, via Facebook. Young lives in London but was visiting Sydney and wanted to meet up with him. The pair bonded in a Balmain pub.
"The local band was playing and he [Young] asked if I'd get up and sing Highway to Hell with him … so I got up with Ross and we hammered out Highway to Hell together and blew the place away."
Original AC/DC singer Dave Evans speaks on the band's 40th anniversary.
Celebrating 40 years of AC/DC
On New Year's Eve in 1973, AC/DC played their first ever live gig at Chequers nightclub in Sydney. On the 40th anniversary, AC/DC's original lead singer, Dave Evans, reflects on this historic gig.
On New Year's Eve in 1973, a young band were readying for their first proper gig - a plum slot at the now-closed Chequers nightclub, then one of the hottest venues in Sydney.
About 2½ months old, the band were without a name at the time, but would soon become known as AC/DC at the suggestion of Sandra Young, the wife of George, a founding member of the Easybeats and brother of founding AC/DC members Angus and Malcolm.
Before Bon Scott, AC/DC's original lead singer was a bloke named Dave Evans, currently in Sydney to coincide with the 40th anniversary of AC/DC's first gig. His old band, the Velvet Underground - the Sydney incarnation, not Lou Reed's band - had just broken up, and upon replying to an ad in The Sydney Morning Herald for a new band, Evans was surprised to find his old Velvet Underground bandmate Malcolm Young on the other line. They formed a new band, around which buzz built quickly.
"People were pretty excited about us. The drummer was Colin Burgess from the famous Masters Apprentices, and they knew that Malcolm and Angus Young were brothers of the famous George Young from the Easybeats," Evans says.
The as-yet untitled AC/DC played two short sets at Chequers that night - one at about 11.30pm and the second in the early hours of New Year's Day, which was a rather impromptu affair.
"Malcolm said, 'Look, we're about six or seven songs short, so make up some names and we'll put them through the set' type thing, you know.
"And they said, 'Guys and Dave, make up the songs.' So we made up songs on the spot and played them that night."
Evans' time with the band would be short-lived - by October 1974, he had left, largely due to an acrimonious relationship with then-manager Dennis Laughlin, he says. Evans says the band wasn't being paid properly and were having to pool their money to buy fish and chips on tour. Laughlin, who was the original lead singer for Sherbet, would also sometimes sing in place of Evans at gigs.
"We were a very popular band, and I wasn't getting on with him and he sort of coveted my spot, you could tell he had a burning desire to be famous and he really wasn't," Evans says.
According to Evans, things came to a head on a night off in Adelaide over a few drinks.
Evans stayed on for the rest of the national tour but resigned after the last show in Melbourne and was replaced by Bon Scott. In the years since, Evans' career has been a combination of AC/DC and Bon Scott tribute shows, performing with the Newcastle band Rabbit, solo work and collaborations.
Evans was recently surprised to hear from Ross Young, Malcolm's son, via Facebook. Young lives in London but was visiting Sydney and wanted to meet up with him. The pair bonded in a Balmain pub.
"The local band was playing and he [Young] asked if I'd get up and sing Highway to Hell with him … so I got up with Ross and we hammered out Highway to Hell together and blew the place away."
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Settled down at last and very happy.
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AC/DC's set list from December 31, 1973
Set One
• School Days (Chuck Berry cover) (from TNT, 1975)
• Honky Tonk Women (Rolling Stones cover)
• Get Back (The Beatles cover)
• Jumpin’ Jack Flash (Rolling Stones cover)
• No Particular Place To Go (Chuck Berry cover)
• I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (Beatles cover)
• The Old Bay Road
• Midnight Rock
• Show Business (from High Voltage, 1975)
• Rock N Roll Singer (from TNT, 1975)
• Soul Stripper (from High Voltage, 1975)
• Rockin’ In The Parlour (b-side of Can I Sit Next To Your Girl, 1974)
• Can I Sit Next To You Girl (from TNT, 1975)
• Baby Please Don’t Go (Big Joe Williams cover) (from High Voltage, 1975)
Set Two
• School Days (Chuck Berry cover) (from TNT, 1975)
• Honky Tonk Women (Rolling Stones cover)
• Jumpin’ Jack Flash (Rolling Stones cover)
• Nadine (Chuck Berry cover)
• Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley cover)
• That’s Alright Mama (Elvis Presley cover)
• Tutti Fruitti (Little Richard cover)
• The Old Bay Road
• Midnight Rock
• I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (Beatles cover)
• No Particular Place To Go (Chuck Berry cover)
• Lucille (Little Richard cover)
• Get Back (The Beatles cover)
• All Right Now (Free cover)
AC/DC's set list from December 31, 1973
Set One
• School Days (Chuck Berry cover) (from TNT, 1975)
• Honky Tonk Women (Rolling Stones cover)
• Get Back (The Beatles cover)
• Jumpin’ Jack Flash (Rolling Stones cover)
• No Particular Place To Go (Chuck Berry cover)
• I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (Beatles cover)
• The Old Bay Road
• Midnight Rock
• Show Business (from High Voltage, 1975)
• Rock N Roll Singer (from TNT, 1975)
• Soul Stripper (from High Voltage, 1975)
• Rockin’ In The Parlour (b-side of Can I Sit Next To Your Girl, 1974)
• Can I Sit Next To You Girl (from TNT, 1975)
• Baby Please Don’t Go (Big Joe Williams cover) (from High Voltage, 1975)
Set Two
• School Days (Chuck Berry cover) (from TNT, 1975)
• Honky Tonk Women (Rolling Stones cover)
• Jumpin’ Jack Flash (Rolling Stones cover)
• Nadine (Chuck Berry cover)
• Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley cover)
• That’s Alright Mama (Elvis Presley cover)
• Tutti Fruitti (Little Richard cover)
• The Old Bay Road
• Midnight Rock
• I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (Beatles cover)
• No Particular Place To Go (Chuck Berry cover)
• Lucille (Little Richard cover)
• Get Back (The Beatles cover)
• All Right Now (Free cover)
