Tagged: AC/DC

Wild Reputation by ACDC

“Wild Reputation” by AC/DC

“Wild Reputation” is one of the songs on AC/DC’s Power Up album in which Brian Johnson is taking on the role of a bad boy. Indeed it is he who possesses the titular “wild reputation”. That is...

Code Red by AC/DC

“Code Red” by AC/DC

According to the in-the-know music publication Rolling Stone, this track is about the singer tearing down the highway. And whereas that does seem to be one of its subjects, there’s apparently a lot more going on here. Or...

Rejection by AC/DC

“Rejection” by AC/DC

“Rejection” is perhaps the kind of song that we can refer to as AC/DC’s version of an overall-beef track. In other words, they do not seem to be threatening anyone in particular. However, generally speaking, Brian...

Realize by AC/DC

“Realize” by AC/DC

The lyrics of AC/DC’s “Realize” read like one of those types of songs in which the artists are touting their ability to create effective music. The word “realize” is used in different contexts. However, its...

Back in Black by AC/DC

AC/DC’s “Back in Black” Album

Back in Black was released on July 25, 1980 by Atlantic Records and Albert Productions as Australian rock band AC/DC’s seventh studio album. Recording was done in the Bahamas over a period of seven weeks from April through to May...

Shot in the Dark

“Shot in the Dark” by AC/DC

According to AC/DC’s Angus Young, the title of this song (“Shot in the Dark”) is a reference to taking a “little nip” of booze, i.e. “a shot” of alcohol, in the nighttime. But the lyrics themselves don’t...

AC/DC

AC/DC

AC/DC (aka ACϟDC) is an Australian band that has weathered many storms from their formation to being amongst the greatest music acts in history. For instance, their 2020 lineup only consists of one of the...

Thunderstruck by AC/DC

“Thunderstruck” by AC/DC

“Thunderstruck” is designed to be something like your quintessential hard rock song. And the title is meant to be a reference to power, as the term AC/DC is generally understood. First Verse The beginning of the first...

Highway to Hell

Meaning of “Highway to Hell” by AC/DC

On a symbolic and general level we all know what it means when someone says they are on the “highway to hell”, as Bon Scott is asserting in this song. That is to say that...