Wednesday, July 09, 2014

Retro Video of the Week: "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC

As you may or may not know, AC/DC has fallen on some hard times lately, as, a few months ago, it was revealed that founding rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young has been seriously ill and is taking a break from the band.  In a recent interview, however, lead singer Brian Johnson told the website Classic Rock that AC/DC has finished recording a new album (the band's first since 2008), with Malcolm and Angus Young's nephew Stevie filling in for Malcolm on rhythm guitar.  Johnson also mentioned that the band is going to be going on a world tour.

In honor of AC/DC's return (and in hopes that Malcolm is able to recover from his illness), it seemed appropriate to have an AC/DC song as the Retro Video of the Week.  I went with "Highway to Hell," the last video made before original lead singer Bon Scott died.  While technically it's not within the Retro Video of the Week time parameters (because it was made before MTV existed), it's my blog, and I'll do whatever the fuck I want.  Plus, it's the kind of song that makes you want to roll down your car windows -- or, even better, take off your car's T tops -- and crank up the volume. To be clear, I am not suggesting that you take your computer in your car (even if you have a '78 Trans Am) and play this embedded video.

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