Coach Alastair Clarkson - NMFC Senior Coach - Coaching & Football Discussion
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And isn't it wonderous that we all have our own opinions on who we rate and why we rate them, whether that be highly or middling or not at all.
I was born in 68 so my admiration for the great Scott was formed years later not in the day. Bon died in 1980 I'd have been 12. We didn't have the access to music that we do now, we're very lucky. Stick ya Netflix's, Stan and whatever else.
Spotify/youtube I may wear out.
AC/DC were raw and ballsy and I feel looking back that Bon was the quintessential frontman of the day. I saw this movie a few years back and it's ****ing gloriously mental.
Whole lot of Rosie makes me laugh, brilliant song and written from Bon's personal experiences. Some lass in Tasmania I do believe, or so the story goes.
He wrote some wonderful songs, and his dancing was superb. I still lol when I watch it. Totally cool and charismatic was Bon, actually ran into his son a few months back. Didn't know it was him, until someone said that it was him.
Got a little giddy I must say.
"Wanna tell you story
About woman I know
When it comes to lovin'
She steals the show
She ain't exactly pretty
Ain't exactly small
Fourt'two thirt'ninefiftysix
You could say she's got it all"
^^ masterful. The lady in question was apparently Rosemaree Garcia.
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I sold my soul to rock n roll at my 4th class Christmas party. Someone brought their older brother’s copy of Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap and it was like a hot wire to my brain.
The guitars, the drums, the vocals just all hit.
Bon is one of the greatest rock front men of all time and was a magnificent lyricist.
Down Payment Blues and Ride On are prime examples of just how good his lyrics were.
Unfortunately I never got to see Bon live. First AC/DC show was at the Myer Music Bowl on the Back in Black tour and it was amazing.
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The performance of For Those About to Rock from River Plate is phenomenal.
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Yes, it most certainly is, what is the latest? Anything change from the 2/11/22?
Or is it all the same as we settle into the 17/11/22?
Sometimes allowing oneself to be distracted isn't a bad thing. We're all champing at the bit for shit to take off, just at the moment we're on the tarmac awaiting instruction.
oh well
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LOL- yeah who wouldn't be playing ac/dc at their fourth grade Christmas party.
Makes perfect sense to me.
Wonderful how these moments in our formative years shape our desires.
And yeah if I could see any band from any era now, it would be a toss-up between ac/dc fronted by Bon or the American Outlaws with Johnny, KK, Willie & Waylon.
I honestly don't know who'd I would choose or if I had to, would be a toss of a coin.
Here goes, tails ac/dc heads Outlaws. I'm off to see the Outlaws.
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I’ve seen KK and Brian Johnson AC/DC several times each.
I’m lucky enough to have seen many of my musical idols live but if I had a time machine I’d like to be transported to see the following.
AC/DC circa 1978
The Who circa 1970
Led Zeppelin early 70s
The Stooges circa 1970 Funhouse era
The MC5 circa 1970 before drugs and problems took over
Queen at Knebworth
Motörhead circa 1980 with the Fast Eddy and Filthy lineup
The Saints 1977
Johnny Cash in the late 60s early 70s
Neil Young and Crazy Horse late 70s
Hendrix at Montrose
Sex Pistols before Sid
The Ramones at CBGBs
Townes van Zandt
Willie Nelson in the 80s
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I venture to an eclectic bar in St Kilda and watch a great band, play every few months. I think you'd enjoy them. Very relaxed though, I tend to lie on a couch. It's a bit like having a band in your lounge room.
Is a great night.
Oh if we're talking time machines, I'm going straight to Monroe's motel room and opening the door for JFK.
Yeah, I'd agree on most of your concert choices, although don't know much about a few of them. One of the bands i wouldn't see but that's just my taste.
Fun fact #354 I was flying to LA early 90's and these older dudes got aboard, and I thought WTF and who the **** are you lot.
It was Motorhead, and Philthy Tayor sat next to me. Were lovely dudes, gave me tickets to a gig in Salt Lake City, I didn't go, but I should have gotten them all to sign the tickets- dickhead that I am.
oh well as we often all say.
Brian would be the AC. Bon the DC.
Bon would be up there with Mick & Freddy. And l'm not a huge Queen fan.
Aus.has had some great frontmen;
. Scott
. Hutchence
. Early Barnes
. Bailey
. Thorpe
. St.John
. Neeson
A small selection who'd not be embarrassed on a world stage and take it over.
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That's a pretty good list.
I would've gone with The Who in 1965 myself.
And I'd replace Led Zep, Willie Nelson and AC/DC with the Velvets at the NY factory, Joy Division in 1980 and Talking Heads on the Remain in Light tour.
More than anything else though I'd love to have seen some of the early blues artists - Skip James, Robert Johnson, Son House, Blind Willie Johnson, Leadbelly - live in the 20s and 30s, in some down and out southern saloon.
You blokes suck me in everytime……Bon Scott clearly the best AC/DC frontman. Everything about that guy oozed rock n roll. You can’t possibly slag off Appetite for Destruction, brilliant from start to finish- not many albums can do that and Use your Illusion 2 was way better than 1 but the Gunners catalogue isn’t very deep I agree. What else??? Oh yeah, Ride the Lightening the best Metallica album, just over Master of Puppets. Oh and the older I get the greater my appreciation for Jimmy Barnes and Cold Chisel- couldn’t stand them as a young bloke.
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The natural tendency of a clarko thread is to drift and sway to all topics, such is the blessings of clarko, as he is present in all things.
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My "wow" of course is for one band in particular and that you'd have Brian up there with Bon, I will though leave you with this apt quote.
"The Bon Scott era lasted 5 years and the Brian Johnson era has lasted 35. But if you wanted to compile a best-of compilation you'd need two discs to accommodate all the Bon Scott stuff and only one disc to contain the Brian Johnson era hits".
But of course, we are lucky that ac/dc kept humming balls long after Bon had his final curtain call.
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We tend to forget though that AC/DC was very much Malcolm’s band and then Angus’s once Malcolm’s health began to fail.
Everyone else was down the pecking order from the Young brothers including Bon and Brian.
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Yes absolutely was. Bon though was the final piece in the premiership cup of the late 70's ac/dc.
Yes and I assume that is why we were saved from more of the below, dear God.
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Then of course ac/dc pre Bon.
Dear God.
Dear God.
My Bloody Oath Acurate !!
My favourite AC/DC song by my Favourite Frontman ever and i was born in 1982.
He had the songwriting chops, the swagger, the **** you attitude and the voice.
He was a Rock and Roll pirate and there will never be another Bon.
All Hails to Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott.
(Brian is the best replacement singer maybe ever and i love him too but Bon was the ulitmate.)
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Oh I have never heard it, best find it- thanks
sit back enjoy the man doing his thing.
Totally different song with Bon up front.
