The Essentials :
Bon Scott
Here is Something
I Made For Myself
I Like The
BON ERA
of
AC/DC
A Little Better
Than The
Brian Johnson
ERA
* I Made A
Brian Johnson
One Also
That I Will Post
Later On
But For Now ...
" LET THERE BE ROCK"...
Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott
(July,9th 1946 – February,19th 1980)
was an
Australian singer
who was the
second
lead vocalist
and lyricist
of the
Hard Rock band
AC/DC
from 1974
until his death
in 1980.
In the July 2004
issue of
Classic Rock,
Scott was ranked
number one
in a list of the
"100 Greatest
Front Men
of All Time".
Hit Parader
ranked Scott
as fifth
on their
2006 list
of the
100 Greatest
Heavy Metal
Vocalists
of all time.
Born in
Forfar in
Angus, Scotland,
Scott spent his
early years
in Kirriemuir.
He moved to
Australia with his family
in 1952
at the age of six,
living in Melbourne
for four years
before settling in
Fremantle,
Western Australia.
Scott formed his
first band,
the Spektors,
in 1964
and became the
band's drummer
and occasional
lead vocalist.
He performed in
several other bands,
including
the Valentines
and
Fraternity,
before replacing
original
AC/DC
lead singer
Dave Evans
in 1974.
With
AC/DC
Scott performed
on the band's
first seven albums:
High Voltage
(1975, Australian only release),
T.N.T.
(1975, Australian only release),
High Voltage
(1976, first international release),
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
(1976, not released until 1981 in the United States),
Let There Be Rock
(1977),
Powerage
(1978)
and
Highway to Hell
(1979).
AC/DC's
popularity grew
throughout the 1970s,
initially in Australia,
throughout the 1970s,
initially in Australia,
and then
internationally.
Their 1979 album
Highway to Hell
reached the top 20
in the United States,
and was their
commercial breakthrough.
However,
on February,19th 1980,
Scott died
after a night out
in London
with former musician
and
alleged drug dealer
Alistair Kinnear.
AC/DC
briefly considered
disbanding,
but the group
recruited vocalist
Brian Johnson
of the British
glam rock band
Geordie.
AC/DC's
subsequent album,
Back in Black,
was released
only five
months later,
and was
a tribute
to Scott.
It is currently the
second-best-selling
album of all time
On February, 15th 1980,
Scott attended a session
where Malcolm
and
Angus Young
were working on
the beginnings
of two songs
that would later be
recorded on the
Back in Black
album:
"Have a Drink On Me"
and
"Let Me Put My Love Into You",
with Scott
accompanying on
drums
rather than singing
or writing lyrics.
Young has also
claimed Scott
played drums on
"Hells Bells"
while
AC/DC
drummer
Simon Wright
has claimed
Angus Young
played him a
demo
of Scott
playing drums
on
"Back in Black".
Days earlier,
Scott had gone
with
Mick Cocks
to visit their friends
the French group
Trust
in the Scorpio
Sound studio
in London,
where they
recorded
the album
Répression;
Scott was working
on the English
adaptation
of texts by
Bernie Bonvoisin
for the English
version
of the album.
During this visit,
the musicians
did a jam session
of
"Ride On".
This improvised session
was Scott's
last recording.
Sometime during
the late evening
of February,18th
and early morning
of
Tuesday,
February,19th 1980,
Scott passed out
and died
at the age
of
only 33.
He had
just visited
a London club
called the
Music Machine
(currently known as KOKO).
He was allegedly
left to sleep in
a Renault 5
owned by
his friend
Alistair Kinnear,
at
67 Overhill Road
in East Dulwich.
Later that day,
Kinnear found Scott
unconscious
and alerted
the authorities.
Scott was taken to
King's College Hospital
in Camberwell,
where he was
pronounced dead
on arrival.
The official report
of the coroner
concluded that
Scott had died of
"acute alcohol poisoning"
and classified it as
"death by misadventure"
TRACK LIST
CD 1
It's A Long Way To The Top
(If You Wanna Rock N' Roll)
Live Wire
High Voltage
Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
Go Down
Back Seat Confidential
(Demo)
Whole Lotta Rosie
Girls Got Rhythm
Walk All Over You
Touch Too Much
Beating Around The Bush
Shot Down In Flames
If You Want Blood
(You Got It)
Love Hungry Man
Rock N' Roll Damnation
Gimme a Bullet
Kicked in The Teeth
Cold Hearted Man
CD 2
Let There Be Rock
Rock N' Roll Singer
The Jack
Soul Stripper
Jailbreak
You Ain't Got a Hold On Me
T.N.T.
Highway To Hell
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Love At First Feel
Big Balls
Rocker
Problem Child
Squealer
Night Prowler
Ride On
(Vocals Mix) [*]
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