But then, later on, when we saw them, they didn’t have Jeff Beck.
I think they originally used to have Jeff Beck. And at the time, the lineup had just changed. We had seen people like the band The Yardbirds. The musician recalled that experience talking with Guitar magazine in 2021: “Malcolm, my brother (and I), there was a few shows we had also seen.” 1 – The Yarbirds “The Yarbirds Greatest Hits”Īngus Young is not only lucky enough to have been influenced by The Yarbirds, but he had the chance to see the band live when they went to Australia in the 60s. Some of the most famous tracks of the album are: “All Your Love”, Hideaway” and “Key To Love”. The record also featured the bassists: John McVie (Fleetwood Mac) and Jack Bruce (Cream). He only recorded on this album with the group. His late brother and bandmate Malcolm Young had already told Steve Newton back in 1982 that John Mayall’s records were an influence to them.Įric Clapton joined John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers after leaving The Yardbirds. Many legendary guitarists already listed the John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers album “Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton” (1966) as a big influence and it’s not different with Angus Young. 2- John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers “Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton” It had classic tracks like “Mannish Boy” and “I Can’t Be Satisfied”. The album was produced by the also famous Blues guitarist Johnny Winter. It was released 6 years before his death in 1983 at the age of 70. Released in 1977, “Hard Again” was one of the last studio albums recorded by Muddy Waters. They’d sing ‘whummen’ instead of women, and ‘choo’ instead of you. Some of the things that Muddy would sing: ‘I just love them pretty womens. And the grammar in blues music is fantastic. “I’ve never been a great lover of the real sad element of the blues.
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Even though he might have been singing about his woman running off with a nineteen year-old bus driver from Florida, there would be an element of humor in it. I’ve always liked the happy sort of blues music, like Muddy Waters. I’ve never really been into the depression stuff. He named Waters as one of the artists from that side, saying: “It’s the emotion in those old blues records. In a conversation with Total Guitar in 2020, he said that he always prefered the “happy side” of the Blues. But (they would be) freely available in shops and stuff.’ Young named Muddy Waters and said: “See, those were all records that you never heard them on the radio or nothing. Talking with MTV in 1983 (Transcribed by Rock and Roll Garage), the AC/DC guitarist was questioned about which Blues artists had inspired him. Muddy Waters was one of the most important Blues musicians of all time and Angus Young already pointed him as a big influence. 3 albums that AC/DC’s Angus Young listed as some of his favorites 3 – Muddy Waters “Hard Again”
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