Let There Be Rock by Susan Masino

Author:Susan Masino
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Omnibus Press
Published: 2020-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

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WHO MADE WHO

As soon as they wrapped up their American tour in December, AC/DC began recording Who Made Who. This album would include six previously released tracks: “You Shook Me All Night Long,” “Sink The Pink,” “Ride On,” “Hells Bells,” “Shake Your Foundations,” “For Those About To Rock (We Salute You),” and three brand-new songs: the title track, “Who Made Who,” “D.T.,” and “Chase The Ace.”

The entire project only took the band two weeks to complete. By mid-January 1986 they were back on the road playing eight dates in the U.K. supported by the band Fastway. The tour continued on through Europe with 17 more dates in Belgium, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark.

On February 27 and 28, the band took over Brixton Academy in South London to film the video for “Who Made Who,” with David Mallet directing. Hundreds of AC/DC fans had been summoned from all over the U.K. to act as Angus clones, wearing specially made Angus school uniforms. The concept centered around Angus and his look-a-like minions.

Who Made Who was released in May 1986. The cover of the album featured a picture of Angus with school cap on, head down, standing with his guitar between stone pillars…with rays of light shooting up from behind him. The new record became the band’s biggest hit in years, reaching Number 11 in Britain. Becoming their first Platinum seller since 1981’s For Those About To Rock, the album peaked at Number 33 in the States.

To direct a new video for “You Shook Me All Night Long,” AC/DC once again called upon Mallet. The filming took place on June 10 and 12 in Jacob Street Studios, with the outdoor scenes being shot in northern England. Any MTV junkie can recall the comical content of the video, with one particular scene showing Brian coming home to find a scantily clad cowgirl riding a mechanical bull in the middle of his living room. Typical teenage fantasy! One of the band’s crew fell in love with the girl in the video, eventually marrying her. AC/DC’s wedding gift to the couple was, naturally, a mechanical bull.

Once the summer arrived, AC/DC went into the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans to rehearse before their 42-day assault on the U.S. On July 31, the tour opened at the Lakefront Arena in the Big Easy. Queensrÿche and Loudness supported the show. Tour director Mike Andy claimed that since the band spent several days in the venue before the show, it gave him time to note existing damages. When the band was presented with a bill for $18,000 in damages after playing there, he knew better and the band wound up only paying a third. Although 1986 wasn’t the best year for concert sales, AC/DC’s entire tour was sold out, making it one of the most successful of the year.

Aside from the cannons and bell, the Who Made Who tour opened with the title track, which featured local fans dressed as Angus. You would think a

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