Lucas Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 I don't get all the Brian Johnson bashing. He was good. And Bon Scott wasn't all that as a singer. Which makes Bon Scott all the more irreplaceable .. The fan bonds with the performer, the personality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 (edited) Back a few months ago, Steve Smith posted something that I had never heard: that Heavy Metal Kids singer Gary Holton was set to be the original replacement for Bon Scott, but ultimately turned the gig down .. I couldn't find anything to back that up, but when Gary starts singing here, it makes some sense to me Edited May 27, 2017 by Lucas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 However replacing Bon Scott was simply ridiculous. I love a band called KROKUS. Marc Storace was going to get the job not Brian but Arista Records wouldn't let Marc out of his KROKUS deal. I met Marc and the band 10 years ago in Reno. My ex wife and I partied with them all night. Great guys. Marc told me right to my face that the story I just told you was true. Interesting. I'd heard Dan McCafferty from Nazareth was their first choice but he didn't want to leave his band / replace Bon... Krokus and Nazareth, I spent so much time listening to both these bands back in the day.. Both these guys would've been amazing in AC/DC. Probably better than Johnson.IMO Brian Johnson gave AC/DC a much more generic sound compared to Bon Scott "Now your messin' with a, a son of a bitch...." I love that band! YES! GREAT CALL! "HAIR OF THE DOG" is a masterpiece!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 BJ = GENERIC BS = GENIUS Very simple math. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Back a few months ago, Steve Smith posted something that I had never heard: that Heavy Metal Kids singer Gary Holton was set to be the original replacement for Bon Scott, but ultimately turned the gig down .. I couldn't find anything to back that up, but when Gary starts singing here, it makes some sense to me I can definitely see/hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librarian Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Not a good vocalist but he gets the job done for the stylings of AC/DC. I couldn't see someone like Dickinson or Halford sitting in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 (edited) Here´s Brian on stage in 2001, singing two Zep classics: http://youtu.be/TA1p88GIgV0 Edited May 28, 2017 by Rod in Toronto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Johnson is on 2 of the great rock albums of all time in BIB & FTATR so he can't be all that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopid Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 He's not going to belt out any ballads, but that's not the point. AC/DC doesn't need good vocalists, it needs great AC/DC singers. Brian Johnson was a great AC/DC singer. He adds attitude, character and power to so many great songs. I agree with this, but like you said "AC/DC doesn't need good vocalists" and that's certainly the bar they've set for themselves when selecting vocalists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopid Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 (edited) Here´s Brian on stage in 2001, singing two Zep classics: http://youtu.be/TA1p88GIgV0 He pulls off he notes well, but can't delivery most of them on time in the first song. A singer still needs to sing on queue. lol The backing band is decent. Fwiw, I like AC/DC. Or, at least, I like BiB. Edited May 28, 2017 by stoopid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 (edited) As a pure singer he's a bag of shite, but that's a whole different question than do his vocals serve the band/song/album? The answe to that is yes. That is more important than merely being a great vocalist. Celine Dion is a better singer, but who wants her fronting AC/DC? So what does vocal prowess actually mean on the end? The fit matters much more. Edited May 28, 2017 by Presto-digitation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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