In 1973 Malcolm Youngalong with his brother Angusfounded a band AC/DC. Today, the group is considered legendary and one of the most powerful in the world. Although the brothers formed the foundations of the formation from the very beginning, its voice was also extremely important. The first singer they decided to work with was Dave Evansbut he didn’t stay in the band for long. He sang in AC/DC for a year, when the musicians still performed in small clubs, and he can only be heard on the single “Can I Sit Next to You, Girl”.
After Evans’ collaboration with AC/DC ended, Bon Scott joined the band and quickly became a rock icon. He brought a wild style, charisma and rough vocals to the formation. With him, the band recorded legendary albums, including: “High Voltage” Whether “Highway to Hell”. Scott’s untimely death in 1980 left the Young brothers forced to find his successor.
After Scott’s tragic death, the musicians considered ending the band’s activities. Ultimately, however, they decided to continue their career in tribute to their deceased friend. Brian Johnson, who was selected after auditions, joined the band. His first album with AC/DC – “Back in Black” – became one of the best-selling albums in history.
Since 1980, Johnson has performed perfectly as the lead singer of AC/DC. His strong, raspy vocals perfectly matched Angus Young’s riffs. He recorded many albums with the band, including: “For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)”, “The Razors Edge” Whether “Black Ice” and traveled around the world on numerous concert tours. In 2016, however, he had to slow down a bit because he developed serious hearing problems.
In 2016, Brian Johnson had to leave AC/DC. Who could replace him?
Due to hearing problems, Brian Johnson was unable to go on tour with his remaining bandmates. The performances were already planned, and the band did not want to give up their commitments. In 2016, the singer left the group for some time and was replaced by himself Axl Rose With Guns N’ Roses. However, it turns out that another musician was also interested in this job.
Nic Cester, known as the vocalist of an Australian band Jetwhich launched a hit “Are You Ginna Be My Girl”admitted in one of the interviews that almost a decade ago he counted on being involved in AC/DC. He even took part in the auditions!
“I was staying with my in-laws, I got up in the morning and I read in the paper that Brian Johnson wasn’t in the band. I remember telling my father-in-law something like, ‘You wouldn’t want to step into his shoes.’ Literally 20 minutes later, I got a phone call asking, ‘Would you be interested in going to Atlanta, Georgia to audition and potentially play with us on the dates we have scheduled?’ I thought, ‘Oh my God.'” I agreed, if only for the experience. life. Honestly, I didn’t expect to get this job, but how could I turn down this opportunity? – he said on the Triple M radio station.
It turns out that the singer was recommended to AC/DC musicians by another colleague from the industry. He allegedly had a significant influence on Cester’s candidacy Matt Bellamylegendary singer Muse. In 2010, the leader of Jet was many times a special guest at the performances of the above-mentioned band, with whom he willingly performed the song “Back in Black”. “I called Matt Bellamy and said, ‘Hey, thanks for this!'” Cester revealed in an interview.
Vocalist Jet does not hide the fact that he was very impressed with the hardware capabilities that AC/DC musicians had at their disposal at that time. When he showed up for the auditions, he had to pick his jaw up off the floor. “We were in The Black Crowes’ rehearsal studio, it’s quite a small place. But there was all this huge backroom there. I thought, ‘There’s no way all these amps are on.’ (…) It was the loudest thing I’ve ever heard in my entire life,” admitted Nic Cester.
Axl Rose defeated Nic Cester to become the new voice of AC/DC. After a few years, the former singer returned
Ultimately, Cester failed to win the auditions, and Johnson was replaced in the band by Axl Rose. He did so well on the tour that fans speculated about the alleged recording of the band’s next album with a new frontman. However, this did not happen, and the Guns vocalist was quickly replaced by the returning Brian Johnson. In 2018, the artist was able to rejoin the band, record new albums and play concerts, all thanks to the use of modern hearing aids.