- A - AC/DC

Where to start? I'm often asked, with a slight mocking in the voice if I keep all of my records/Cds in alphabetical order. With no mocking in the voice the answer is "of course" otherwise it would take me a week to find a particular disc. With that in mind, let's start at A.

AC/DC

Another rule - loose your lead singer and that's the end of the band. Well that's another rule shot down in flames as Brian Johnson stepped into the seemingly impossible shoes of Bon Scott. As I look down the list of over 20 albums there's no weak disc to be seen. So how do you start collecting AC/DC? Buy anything they release is the simple answer. But if pressed, Highway To Hell is the essential Bon Scott era disc and then immediately invest in the definitive box set Bonfire which includes five discs of classic rock plus a remastered Back In Black the debut for Brian Johnson. To my shame I've only seen the band live once for the 2000 Stiff Upper Lip tour, all I can say is if they return to the UK touring get a ticket!

I'd normally steer clear of the greatest hits package however when AC/DC do it they do it in style. The Iron Man 2 (With DVD) (Collectors Edition) is just about perfect including Highway to Hell, If You Want Blood, Shoot To Thrill and TNT plus a bonus film tie in DVD, Marvel comic, poster and stickers all housed in a hard backed book - did I mention I'm a collector?

Of course the Iron Man soundtrack wasn't their first movie tie in. 1986 Who Made Who contained pounding tracks used in Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive. including the immortal For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) aah thought there was a reason I'd picked that title for this blog :-)

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