Are you a fan of AC/DC ???

AC/DC is awesome. They're not my favorite, but I still enjoy listening to their stuff.

Yeah I like pretty much all their music

how can anyone not like this?!

DC was always easier for me to wrap my brain around. though i understand AC is better for long distance power delivery in order to minimize resistive line losses.

lol.What???????I was talking about the band.Or were you kidding??

Nope. Their music sounds very very similar...there is no innovation. Boring and uninteresting.

Have a few of their albums, they're the kind of band that basically make the same song 30512358102385102385012 times over and it still sounds cool.

Nah, I don't like them.

I can't really call AC/DC one of my favorite bands since I only like 3 or 4 songs.

I voted for "sort of," because I don't like that a ton of their songs are about sex, and I've never liked Scott's or Johnson's voice. What I DO like about AC/DC is Malcolm Young (by the way, I wish him well), and Angus Young, who have made some of the most simple, yet spectacular guitar riffs ever. A 5 year-old knows the riff to Back in Black.

Yeah Thunderstruck is probably my favorite song by them. It has a hypnotic power that makes it virtually impossible to tire of it. That being said, it once again has an entire verse devoted towards talking about sex...I understand that it is rock music, but could they come up with a different topic to sing about?

I liked them when I was younger, not so much now. Mostly because all their albums sound the same.

Is it a pop or metal band?

@EPICCOMMANDER: So? The entire song is awesomesauce

No.

Wasn't an AC/DC fan until I saw them live in England at Castle Donington circa 1981/1982 ("For Those About To Rock" tour), my God they made a believer of me, fantastic show.

Far too redundant for my tastes.

Every record sounds exactly the same.

Uh no. The "type" of music AC/DC plays was invented by Black Sabbath.

As for The Cure....they have influenced music and subsequent bands. I'm not getting into a pissing contest with you over The Cure. You don't like their music...fine. But don't try to bring your opinion of the band into what you seem to have no knowledge about. Same with AC/DC. You are talking like a fan. They don't have variety and for that reason they are uninteresting. You cannot argue opinion.

Again...the last statement is OPINION. You don't find them boring...others do. Deal with it.

Black Sabbath is hard rock as is AC/DC. Sure you can put them in other categories if you wish....and sure various metal bands were influenced by rock of the past...but they are both basically hard rock. Any history of music will tell you Sabbath was the innovator.

I'm not sure why you brought The Cure into a thread over AC/DC. I assume it's because you are upset that I don't like AC/DC and do like The Cure. You know all bands sound like themselves. If that's your selling point it's meaningless. Yes...sometimes I can hear an influence in the early discography of a band....but that happens for most bands as well....and generally doesn't last as they find their voice.

Contributed more to music is opinion as well. As far as the genres in question.....AC/DC is not the first hard rock band. Bands that have influenced metal...they are ONE of those bands. Sabbath, Zep, Deep Purple and others also contributed to the metal genre in the early years. And since you want to discuss The Cure...they influenced goth, post punk, new wave etc...ie various alternative subgenres. And today alternative is viable still. It's just silly to me that you hold up AC/DC and deny other genres their influences.

And again...you are telling me nothing but your opinion. To someone that likes metal then the metal influences will matter more. An alt fan will find those influences more important. I like music. I like a lot of genres. I'm not biased in the history nor influences of those bands. I used to listen to some metal and AC/DC in fact....and I moved on because they added nothing new. Same old same old sound. A band doesn't have to drastically change but they should do something creative and new. Hell Metallica for all the hate their new music gets from old fans is still at least interesting.

Actually AC/DC calls themselves rock n roll. Historically when discussing music what we currently have is called rock...rock n roll tends to mean 50s music..ie Buddy Holly etc. So let's not use AC/DCs use of the term and stick to the currently accepted way to describe the music.....Both of those bands are more correctly hard rock. I didn't call AC/DC metal...I said they were one of the bands that influenced the development of the genre. There is a difference.

Bigger impact? How many new pure hard rock bands exist today? I am talking new...not established bands that might still hang around....ie like AC/DC. You are using influence to suit your personal bias. The Cure has certainly influenced bands in genres such as goth as well as post punk revival, dark wave etc. Perhaps it's because you are not aware of those genres and if AC/DC is an indication of your interests it's likely you are not. I'm not saying you don't listen to other music but from your comments here you don't seem to have the knowledge of other genres and their development. You seem to downplay those other genres. If I'm wrong then my apologies. But I can only go on what you are saying here.

As for the rest of your post...yes. Everyone will have a different opinion as to what interests them. Just because you like AC/DC does not mean that will make the music interesting to someone else. They continue to basically play the same music over and over and TBH sometimes the words need to kick in to get which song it really is they sound that similar. I can tell other bands by their sound/vocalist but AC/DC takes same to a whole other level. And I think it's your love of the band that stops you from saying they do sound alike in their songs.

As for evolving...I will say this. Like most tastes/interests people do evolve over the years and find things more interesting/complex then when they were young. Yes...there are people who do get stuck in the past as well and don't evolve. It matters little to me which category individuals align themselves with. People have the right to choose their own entertainment. But....they should expose themselves to as much new entertainment as possible...and sometimes yes....they find out what they like isn't the most complex thing in the world...and some do leave the old behind because of that. There is nothing wrong with that either. In fact....sometimes it is stretching.

Well no I did not form that opinion because you are an AC/DC fan per se but because you are downplaying influence. Whether you like The Cure or not they have been influential on their music genre.

*sigh* AC/DC is not their own genre....nor are they really unique. At the start of AC/DCs career they were certainly not in a niche genre. I somehow think you look at the band as they are today and ignore the music that existed when they were created. Here's a quick history lesson...blues musicians created the genesis of the genre around the 50s. Black Sabbath gave it the heavier sound due to Tommy Iommi's injury. Kind of an accident that spawned a sound. Bands such as Led Zeppelin, The Who, Deep Purple, and AC/DC went down that same road....but they were by no means niche. Rainbow, Cream, Rolling Stones and a lot more in the 70s further developed the hard rock genre. If you were listening to rock stations during that time you basically heard hard rock, prog rock, psychedelic rock bands with some Beatles thrown in....pop rock I suppose. Though they did develop more along the lines of rock. This is by no means all encompassing....skipped the country rock influences like Eagles etc....but it is a primer. AC/DC did not invent the sound. They were influenced by it and made it their own...but by no means does the genre owe itself to AC/DC.

Okay I got to your third paragraph and I see the problem. You think influenced by means a direct copy. That is not true. Or maybe one has to be attuned to a band to hear their sound buried in another band...I don't know. I can tell you that I have heard The Cure influence in bands....I'll give you an example. Cruxshadows. When I first listened to that band I could definitely hear The Cure in their. Now not so much because the band has developed but if you want a band wherein I heard The Cure...there it is. Also...I have not heard any band sound exactly like AC/DC so that must mean they didn't influence anyone. FYI...I'm not saying they did not....but I was using your standard...which isn't really the way to go. Being influenced by a band does not mean the new bands plays like the old band.

Again Black Sabbath is considered the first influence to metal. They are frequently cited as the pioneers of that genre. And existed about five or six years give or take before AC/DC. So if any band should be given props for the eventual evolution of metal it should be Sabbath...though I think other bands did contribute.

I have no problem with your love of AC/DC...I did state it was all opinion several posts ago. I just don't like how you downplay other genres and which bands were influential therein. After all few alt bands...if any...claim AC/DC influenced them....so your saying AC/DC is "more" influential bugs me because they are only influential to a specific genre. Not music in general.

The Cult? The Cult was a hard rock band that added a bit of goth rock to the music. The Cult mixed Zep with The Doors. Did they add some touches of goth? Sure. But they really aren't one of the pioneers of the sound. They added that sound but it already existed. Goth developed in the late 70s. The Cult formed in 1983. They were late comers to the scene not innovators. The four main influences on goths early development are Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division, and The Cure.

Like the song Fire Women by the way.....

Oh She Sells Sanctuary is a good song as well....I just like Fire Woman more. I have heard Billy Idol. ...both of those songs. He has some decent music....The Police depends on the song. Roxanne is annoying but Every Breath You Take and Invisible Sun stand out...but they have some other okay music.

As far as what I listen to mostly.....The Cure, Joy Division, Depeche Mode, Placebo, Echo and the Bunnymen and Psychedelic Furs, Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam for older bands....Black Keys, Muse, Bloc Party, NIN...really too many to name. And I always forget some.:P

They never caught my attention.

Whole Lotta Rosie

Nuff said.

I prefer Alternating Current myself.

Not a fan. They're super bland.

TBH, I think those vocals are hideous and I think the instrumental, while not "bad," sounds fairly generic.

Yep, especially the Bon Scott era.

Bon Scott was the better singer,in my opinion.I think Dirty Deeds and Let There Be Rock was AC/DC's best albums.I love all of their music,but I find Back in Black way overated,but still great.

The guitar sound is catchy. Other than that, damn that's horrible.

Rock genre is mostly screaming crap to be honest. The only rock band I like is warpaint, and I'm sure by strict rock standards their music is not really considered real rock. I can see the dismay on rock enthusiasts' faces regarding this sacrilege against hardcore rock.

For those who are fans, they announced that Malcolm Young is officially stepping down from the group due to his illness.

http://m.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/ac-dc-guitarist-malcolm-young-won-return-band-due-illness-article-1.1951281

I love me some AC/ DC. Some of their songs are overplayed but damn they have some good ones.

I think Bon Scott had the better voice, too. Sad he died. Brian Johnson is still decent, though.

Dad Rock. Who cares.

LONG LIVE BLOC PARTY

You can't honestly be serious.lol.

So pop it is?

:l

What?