Ac / Dc: The Best Songs Of The Australian Band

AC / DC: The five best songs by the Australian heavy rock band, from Thunderstruck to Back in Black.

If there is a band that embodies the pursuit of rock 'n' roll in its purest sense, this band is AC / DC. From their beginnings in Sydney to becoming great artists worldwide, their growth has been constant. For most of their five-decade career, the group has cultivated a singular path, ignoring everything the mainstream had to offer, letting fads pass smoothly.

Instead, they focused on the riff and rhythm , offering a wide range of songs suitable for any occasion, even if you don't like the genre. Let's discover the five most famous pearls of the band.

AC / DC: the most loved songs

Let's start with Thunderstruck : introduced by an electrifying riff by Angus Young after about three minutes it transports us to a moment of pure euphoria that fits well with the text, made of changes and challenges with the same nature.

Let's proceed with Whole Lotta Rosie . When Classic Rock's Geoff Barton launched a new heavy metal magazine in 1981 - obviously called Kerrang ! - presented a poll of the 100 best HM tracks of all time, voted for by the public. At number one, ahead of Stairway To Heaven , Free Bird , Smoke On The Water and Stargazer , was Whole Lotta Rosie .

And, if the song is legendary, so is the story that inspired it: Bon Scott, the lead singer of the band, struggling with a heavyweight groupie . As Angus recalled: “ Rosie was from Tasmania and was not a skinny puppy. He dragged Bon to bed and did his duty, so to speak “.

Let's move on to Highway to Hell . Angus on the cover with devil horns and a satanic tail? Highway to Hell? Does the devil love metalheads? Beyond the ambiguities, there is not even a shadow of Satanism here. It is a song about what life is like in a band.

It's not just one of AC / DC's greatest songs. For the man who sang it, Highway to Hell would become an epitaph . The genius of this song lies in its simplicity : a staccato riff, a pounding beat and a first-rate refrain. When Angus Young came up with that riff, his brother Malcolm already knew it was something special . And he was right.

AC / DC: You Shook Me All Night Long and Back in Black

Let's move on, quoting You Shook Me All Night Long . The first single released after Bon Scott's death didn't sound like the work of a grieving band. " She was a fast machine, She kept her motor clean ", this is one of the phrases present in a song of which, surely, Scott would have been proud. It's not the most politically correct song of all time, although it's certainly a classic.

We conclude with Back in Black . This song - according to many fans - borders on perfection. Starting with a scratchy little guitar, the riff kicks off something gigantic. There is no need for speed when you have so much power.