Wednesday, April 1, 2015

A Look Back at AC/DC Singer Brian Johnson's Glam Rock Beginnings


Before his massive continuing success from joining AC/DC in 1980, singer Brian Johnson was in a different kind of band than you would have expected; a band called Geordie. Oddly enough, they were a glam rock band. I know that is kind of difficult to imagine, considering the style of heavy hard rock Johnson became known for performing with AC/DC later on. However, in the video below the proof is right there for you.

Original AC/DC vocalist Bon Scott had actually seen Johnson perform and said to guitarist Angus Young "There's this guy up there screaming at the top of his lungs and then the next thing you know he hits the deck. He's on the floor, rolling around and screaming. I thought it was great, and then to top it off—you couldn't get a better encore—they came in and wheeled the guy off!'"

To be honest, Geordie's music isn't bad at all. You wouldn't think Johnson would be suited for any other style of music than AC/DC, but apparently he is more versatile than we might have given him credit for. Personally I'd like to see him perform some of these old songs again with the original line-up if the band (if enough of them are still alive). I know he did some hard rock cover versions back in 2001 with musicians who were later in the band after he left, but it's not quite the same. Anyway, take a look at the video and let me know what you think!

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