Rock or Bust专辑介绍
◎全球两亿销量神级摇滚天团继2008年称霸31国排行冠军专辑《Black Ice》后，睽违6年全新霸气新作
◎葛莱美加冕Brendan O’Brien(Bob Dylan、Bruce Springsteen)製作+朱诺奖肯定的Mike Fraser(Metallica、Aerosmith)溷音
◎收录「MLB 美国职棒大联盟」热血广告曲〈Playball〉，首批进口版附加3D封面
来自澳洲撼动全球摇滚舞台的传奇天团回来了，6年的等待全面终结！全球总销售突破两亿天量，佔据「美国销售最佳的百大艺人」第10席，也是百大名单中唯一来自澳洲团队，并且成为滚石杂志「史上百大最佳艺人」第72名、VH1频道「百大硬式摇滚经典艺人」殿军、MTV台「史上最佳重金属乐团」第七位、Kerrang!杂志称誉「音乐史上最重要也最具影响力的摇滚乐团之一」，入籍美国「摇滚名人殿堂」、澳洲「唱片工业协会名人殿堂」的终身会员。将Rock ’N Roll、Hard Rock艺术推向高峰的AC/DC，扎实饱满的编曲铺陈，以及核心人物Angus Young独特服装造型、夸张舞台表演、神乎其技的吉他演奏，都是令乐迷所津津乐道。引导出飙悍声调的原主唱Bon Scott，因酒精过量而暴毙，享年仅33岁，换上嗓言相似的Brian Johnson推出膜拜圣经《Back In Black》，同时进入滚石杂志「80年代百大经典专辑」和「史上五百张经典专辑」行列裡头。2008年推出的《Black Ice》，缔造空降包括英美在内等31国冠军+全球8百万张的销售奇蹟，晋级滚石杂志「2008年顶尖50张专辑」、Kerrang!杂志「年度热门20张专辑」名单，抱走葛莱美「最佳硬式摇滚演出」肯定！
第15张作品《Rock Or Bust》的问市，AC/DC秉持传统Hard Rock精神，特别邀请葛莱美加冕的摇滚界大师Brendan O’Brien(Bob Dylan、Bruce Springsteen、Neil Young)製作+朱诺奖肯定的Mike Fraser(Metallica、Aerosmith、Joe Satriani)负责溷音完成。全辑11首歌曲，仅有34分55秒钟，写下出道以来时间最短的作品，虽是如此，Angus火辣吉他飙音不绝于耳，Brian渲染力十足的高音仍旧带劲。因为健康问题退团的Malcolm Young，让团员不捨，也令乐迷感到相当震惊，由拥有超过40年的玩团经验，也曾在AC/DC巡演上助阵过的姪儿Stevie Young接替吉他手一职，展露完全的大将之风。率先曝光的主打〈Play Ball〉，开启AC/DC正宗标准模式，火力全开燃起内心沸腾的聆听情绪，入选「MLB 美国职棒大联盟」广告曲，冲上比利时、奥地利、丹麦、法国、德国、西班牙、瑞士…等欧洲多国的TOP50排行之林中，美国则抢下流行摇滚榜NO.5；再接再厉的同名之歌〈Rock Or Bust〉，让我们能够理直气壮的大声说：「AC/DC就是在这重摇滚式微年代中唯一的信仰！」
The long awaited new studio album from AC/DC, "Rock or Bust", will be released via Columbia Records, in Australia on November 28 and in North America on December 2. The album will feature 11 new tracks. "Rock or Bust" was recorded this spring at Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, BC. Producer Brendan O’Brien and mixer Mike Fraser once again worked with AC/DC on this album.
AC/DC's 17th album, “Rock or Bust”, is the first album in the band’s 41 year history recorded without founding member Malcolm Young. Earlier this year AC/DC released a statement explaining that due to illness, Malcolm would be taking a break from the band. More recently, Columbia Records announced that due to the nature of Malcolm’s condition, he will not be returning. Stevie Young, the nephew of founding members Angus and Malcolm Young, played rhythm guitar on "Rock or Bust", and will join the band on the recently announced 2015 world tour supporting the album. Brian Johnson reportedly stated that the band "was going to try to do 40 gigs - 40 shows to thank the fans for their undying loyalty."
AC/DC has also revealed that founding guitarist Malcolm Young will not be returning to the group due to ill health. "Unfortunately due to the nature of Malcolm's illness, he will not be rejoining the band," reads a statement issued by the AC/DC's a label Alberts and Sony Music Australia.
AC/DC has confirmed it will embark on a world tour in to promote "Rock Or Bust" and celebrate the band's 40th anniversary, with Angus and Malcolm Young's nephew Stevie stepping in for Malcolm on rhythm guitar. Stevie played on the new CD, which was recorded at the Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with producer Brendan O’Brien and mixer Mike Fraser.
While promoting his debut solo album last month, AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd dismissed reports that AC/DC had considered calling it quits after Malcolm's illness was made public.
"Angus Young will never retire," Rudd said. "We were never going to retire. It'll never happen. Angus will never retire and as long as Angus never retires, I won't fucking retire either."
According to Rudd, tour plans had not yet been finalized, but he expected to return to the road shortly. "I'll get a call a month before they need me," he said.
"We've done some long, hard tours. It's not easy. You do it for 18 months, you're the walking dead when you finish, especially as you get older. But everything's great in the band, we're ready to fire up on all cylinders again."
Although some music news sites erroneously quoted Rudd as saying that the album was recorded in 10 days, he actually said that he was done with his drum parts in that time, adding, "I've never played better."
AC/DC biographer Jesse Fink stated earlier this year that it was likely Malcolm's absence would become permanent. He said: "The important thing is we all let Mal be and hope he can recover. We should all expect that Stevie is in the band now." Regarding the new material, he said: "I'm hearing on very reliable authority it's up there with 'Black Ice', or even better — so Stevie must be a good replacement for Mal."
Stevie Young played with AC/DC once before during a 1988 tour, while Malcolm stepped out to deal with his dependency on alcohol.
Legend has it that Stevie resembled his uncle closely enough that many fans reportedly didn’t even know Malcolm had left the tour.
"We miss Malcolm, obviously," AC/DC singer Brian Johnson told TeamRock Radio this past July. "He's a fighter. He's in hospital, but he's a fighter. We've got our fingers crossed that he'll get strong again.
"Stevie, Malcolm's nephew, was magnificent, but when you're recording with this thing hanging over you and your work mate isn't well, it's difficult. But I'm sure he was rooting for us. He's such a strong man. He's a small guy, but he's very strong. He's proud and he's very private, so we can't say too much."
The first AC/DC album in the band's 41 year history without Malcolm Young on the recordings, "Rock Or Bust" follows the immensely successful "Black Ice", which debuted at No. 1 in 31 countries upon release in 2008, and has gone on to sell nearly 8 million copies worldwide.
Rock or Bust专辑歌曲
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