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Iconic Marshall tone

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People with less skill call AC/DC a three cord band, like its some kind of simple thing. I'll tell ya folks , its harder than it looks! lol. Angus has got iconic Marshall tone, and his skill at lead riffage is second to none, and heavier than most.
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And I can vouch for Malcolm, too. Awesome rhythm player. I'm Malcolm in Bonny Scott, our AC/DC tribute. We have a female lead singer, and her son is our Angus. And our drummer is a criminal defense attorney, just in case.

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I wanna be in a Steely Dan tribute band, but I'd settle for The Beatles... :-)
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Having played a number of their tunes in a cover band, I can vouch that while the chords are simple, it's not easy to recreate the songs correctly, especially the timing and feel.
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thejaf wrote:Having played a number of their tunes in a cover band, I can vouch that while the chords are simple, it's not easy to recreate the songs correctly, especially the timing and feel.
You aren't kidding. I saw a tribute band around here (call themselves Bonfire) that was pretty decent, but a lot of songs had timing off, and other little tidbits. I was tickled to see stuff that I don't hear other bands play, though. Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be, Live Wire, and Touch Too Much (sometimes gets airplay, but I only hear it maybe once a year). Malcolm, although one might think he's "just a rhythm player" actually is very responsible for their sound (at least to me).
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I like them from Brian forward.. for one record plus one song.

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I talked to Angus after a 3 hour show and he was exhausted but still had time to visit. I was like a giant next to him. :)

I love AC/DC and their tone is fantastic.
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sound's allrighty right here too:
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I was actually looking for one when they are in a BBC (I think) TV studio because of the intro with Malcolm.
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JazzGuitarGimp wrote:I wanna be in a Steely Dan tribute band...
Forum member Gil Ayan does exactly that. I saw a pretty darn good one called aja a year or so back, but it has to be tough to cover a band that is basically a parade of all-stars.
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I like em specialy there earlier stuff.I think AC/dc was one of my earliest musical memories or Jimi or Hank Sr.I'm not sure oh and Hall&Oates
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I don't like 'em. Out of all the Led Zeppelin knock off bands they had the best production, marketing and flash probably but it's still just noise.

it's all of a solid piece. There's no air in there.


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