Let’s Get It Up – AC/DC (1981)

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Additional information about this, AC/DC vinyl art.

AC/DC – The Artist/s

AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock and heavy metal, although the band calls it simply “rock and roll”. They are cited as a formative influence on the new wave of British heavy metal bands, such as Def Leppard and Saxon, and were among “the second generation of rising stars ready to step into the breach as the old guard waned”, according to critics. AC/DC were founded by brothers Angus (lead guitar) and Malcolm Young (rhythm guitar), with Colin Burgess (drums), Larry Van Kriedt (bass guitar) and Dave Evans (lead vocals). They underwent several line-up changes before releasing their Australasian-only debut album, High Voltage (1975). Membership stabilised after the release of Let There Be Rock (1977), with the Young brothers, Phil Rudd on drums, Cliff Williams on bass guitar and Bon Scott on lead vocals. Seven months after the release of Highway to Hell (1979), Scott died of alcohol poisoning and English singer Brian Johnson was then recruited as their new frontman. With Johnson in the line-up, the band recorded one of the best-selling albums of all time, Back in Black (1980). Rudd was fired midway through the Flick of the Switch recording sessions in 1983. He was replaced by Simon Wright, who was also replaced by Chris Slade six years later.

Let’s Get It Up- The Song

‘Let’s Get It Up’ is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the third and title track of their album Let There Be Rock, released in March 1977, and was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott. The song provides an encapsulated, fictionalised version of the history of rock ‘n’ roll. Building on a line from the Chuck Berry song “Roll Over Beethoven”: “… tell Tchaikovsky the news”, “Let There Be Rock” reveals that Tchaikovsky did in fact receive the message and subsequently shared it with the masses, resulting in the rise of rock ‘n’ roll.
Following rock’s birth, rock bands appeared everywhere, musicians found fame (while businesses made money off their efforts), and millions of people learned how to play electric guitar. The third and final verse speaks of a “42-decibel” rock band playing good, loud music in an establishment called “The Shaking Hand”. This is usually changed to “92-decibel” in live versions of the song. After the final verse, the song ends with an extended solo by Angus Young, which consists mainly of tremolo picking, string bends, and hammer-ons.

Guitarist Angus Young – The Shape

Modelled into the silhouette of  AC/DC Lead guitarist Angus Young. Angus McKinnon Young (born 1955) is an Australian musician, best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, songwriter, and the only continuous member of the hard rock band AC/DC. He is known for his energetic performances, school uniform-style stage outfits, and his own version of Chuck Berry’s duckwalk. 

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