"For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" is a song by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Steppenwolf - Band. In the UK, the album's two singles, "Let's Get It Up" and "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)", made it to No. Other articles where For Those About to Rock is discussed: AC/DC: …the United States alone, and For Those About to Rock (1981) was also a million-seller. Johnson and the Young brothers spent much of their time perched on a large sofa, waiting for Lange to finish tinkering. It was the band's biggest album by far, having gone platinum multiple times, a feat all the more remarkable because it featured a new vocalist, Brian Johnson, who had replaced the late Bon Scott. In addition, Red Bus Records released an album of recordings by Geordie, Johnson's old band, under the name Brian Johnson and Geordie to cash in on the group's massive success. Indeed, Back in Black was such a smash that Atlantic Records in the United States finally released the band's 1976 album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, an LP the label had initially rejected because they felt the production was subpar and the content too risque. AC/DC - For Those About To Rock - bögre kiegészítők áttekinthetően egy helyen. Chris Slade - Drums. Some people are sick. Brian Johnson: "There's one line that says, if you inject the venom it will be your last attack. The album has sold an estimated seven million copies worldwide, making it one of the highest sold AC/DC albums worldwide. It's everywhere. In July 1981, the band began work on the album at EMI Pathé-Marconi Studios in Paris with producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Note: The show was filmed for a forthcoming live DVD. [4] In 1994 it was reissued after being digitally remastered from the original master tapes with significantly more compression than the 1987 release. HAIRBALL LIVE For Those About To Rock AC-DC (1981) HAIRBALL LIVE Livin' On A Prayer Bon Jovi (1986) HAIRBALL LIVE Unchained Van Halen (1981) Hairball On Twitter Follow Hairball . *sales figures based on certification alone^shipments figures based on certification alonesales+streaming figures based on certification alone, This article is about the album by AC/DC. In December 1980, the film Let There Be Rock, featuring concert footage and interviews with the band from the Scott-era Highway to Hell tour, was released in France and was enormously successful; according to the 2006 Murray Engelheart book AC/DC: Maximum Rock & Roll, the movie did a million dollars of ticket sales in Paris, while 300,000 people across the country also saw it ⁠ ⁠—  an almost unprecedented response to a music movie, which cost roughly $100,000 to make. Live performances of the first three tracks (as well as other tracks from other AC/DC albums) on the album filmed at the band's Maryland shows on 20 and 21 December 1981 were used as promotional material and seen on many music channels around this period as well as some today. In 2006, engineer Tony Platt stated in AC/DC: Maximum Rock & Roll, "I think there was a general feeling that Back in Black was the pinnacle of how produced AC/DC should ever be. Big Jack5. Széles választék. To date, in the US, it has achieved four million sales. ... # DefLeppard. It's always been the other fucking way around. View tour dates, event details and more. Find album release information for Rock Live - Various Artists on AllMusic ", Andy Rose, Mark Haliday & Nigel Green – assistant engineers, This page was last edited on 17 January 2021, at 04:08. The early to mid-1980s was the band’s peak period as a live group; a number of personnel changes occurred after that time. It has awesome tunes, and its a decent recording from the 90's. In their original 1981 review, Rolling Stone magazine declared it to be their best album. Brian Johnson: "But at the same time it says don't start any fooking revolutions, don't be a big fooking hero, just break the rules in your own way. Setlist1. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" is a song by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. For Those About To Rock. 80's Hair Band and Rock and Metal Haven. After the album's release, the band embarked on its first arena tour of North America, in late 1981 through early 1982. [5], For Those About to Rock became the first AC/DC album to ever hit No. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap6. Shot Down In Flames7. Angus Young - Lead Guitar Today at 10:56 PM # ACDC. The cannons were flown above the speaker arrays. It got to the point where at the end of day two Mutt said: 'What do you think of that?’ I said: 'I haven't got a clue!’” In the end it took nearly 10 days for Lange to decide he was never going to find the sound he wanted, eventually opting to record the basic tracks in an old warehouse on the outskirts of Paris with the Mobile One studio, with vocals later recorded at Family Sound Studio and overdubs done at HIS Studios. in the Tushino Airfield in Moscow, during the implosion of the Soviet Union.. Musician. Cliff Williams - Bass AC/DC - For Those About To Rock (Live in Rio 1985) - YouTube We were trying to find a good title...and there's this book from years ago about Roman gladiators called For Those About to Die We Salute You. Sticky Fingers came at a time when—on record, at least—the Rolling Stones could do no wrong. The tour grossed $180 million from 54 shows in 2015. and $40.1 million from 32 shows in … In September the album was finished. 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