RIP George Young

[Oscarman]

Just saw this on AC/DC's Facebook page. Without George there would have been no AC/DC. Rest easy great man.

 

[Papa G]

 

[Rising Power]

RIP Ape Man

 

[Satan]

Played for Saints too

 

[Mr_Bojangles]

Damn shame. A very private person too but can assume it was lung cancer that perhaps was the reason. Every interview I saw him in he always had a ciggie.

 

[SSwans2011]

Bugger. Not many people can say songs they wrote were covered by David Bowie and Blue Oyster Cult.

Far before my time, but I always felt this was quite underrated:

 

[Oscarman]

I reckon this one is great too:

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Just watched a doco about him and the the other Youngs and the rest of The Easybeats the other day. RIP George, Aussie music would not have been the same without you.

 

[Zuma]

It really feels like hell
An unassuming pioneer of Aussie music and driving force behind so much so many wouldn't have realised unless they took the time to go back and learn what this man achieved over the years. Never forgotten. RIP "guitar George"

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

This was the doco I mentioned. Apparently it has been on TV here but I missed it. Well worth a look.

 

[Satan]

This was the doco I mentioned. Apparently it has been on TV here but I missed it. Well worth a look.

Was on abc a few months ago

 

[Beerfish]

I chucked on my copy of Lights in the Night the other day when I heard about this. I wonder why he always used that effect on his vocals? Every track. Not sure what it's called but makes his voice sound like an old radio news announcer.

Also never realised Walking in the Rain was a Vanda & Young song. Always thought it was Grace Jones.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Bugger. Not many people can say songs they wrote were covered by David Bowie and Blue Oyster Cult.

Far before my time, but I always felt this was quite underrated:

There is a much better film clip for this song featuring George and Harry and a mock up of the interior of The Titanic but it doesn't seem to be on YouTube anymore

 

[Beerfish]

There is a much better film clip for this song featuring George and Harry and a mock up of the interior of The Titanic but it doesn't seem to be on YouTube anymore

Yep. I went looking for it a while ago and it was gone after having watched it a while before that. Weird.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Yep. I went looking for it a while ago and it was gone after having watched it a while before that. Weird.

A while ago when I was watching a whole lot of old Aussie music I stumbled across a couple of great AC/DC clips filmed the same day as the one of them going down Swanston St on the back of the truck. The quality was amazing and they were just performing in some square or other with bystanders looking on. There were two clips, one was Long Way To The Top and I can't remember the other one, they too have disappeared Why would old stuff like this be removed?

 

[Beerfish]

A while ago when I was watching a whole lot of old Aussie music I stumbled across a couple of great AC/DC clips filmed the same day as the one of them going down Swanston St on the back of the truck. The quality was amazing and they were just performing in some square or other with bystanders looking on. There were two clips, one was Long Way To The Top and I can't remember the other one, they too have disappeared Why would old stuff like this be removed?

Copyright would be the only reason I can think of off the top of my head.

 

[Oscarman]

The alternate Long Way To The Top video is on the Family Jewels DVD disc 3 that was in Backtracks.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Copyright would be the only reason I can think of off the top of my head.

I wish I could watch those old clips again the AC/DC ones in particular were freakin awesome, it was like peering into history as I'd never seen them before.

 

[Beerfish]

The alternate Long Way To The Top video is on the Family Jewels DVD disc 3 that was in Backtracks.

I was about to say I've never heard of or seen these clips but I have that DVD so I must have.

 

[DaRick]

IMO, the raw, rough sound he achieved on early AC/DC albums fit the band perfectly.

RIP.

 

[SSwans2011]

There is a much better film clip for this song featuring George and Harry and a mock up of the interior of The Titanic but it doesn't seem to be on YouTube anymore

Yeah, I remember seeing that clip. Classic.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Yeah, I remember seeing that clip. Classic.

Found it!

 

[SSwans2011]

Found it!

Brilliant song and video. One of my all-time favourite Australian songs. Quite ahead of its time too.