Here you have one of the greatest heavy rock bands in history who have to find a replacement for their lead singer.

Starting off with the dark tribute to dead lead singer Bon Scott, the disc immediately jumps into the sombre Hell's Bells.

After Bon Scott's untimely death in 1980, AC/DC recruited Brian Johnson as their lead singer

When the lead singer of a band dies, it usually spells kaput for that group's future

nor can i say brian johnson is the best singer

Many bands might have decided to end their production of albums and songs after losing a member, especially the lead singer, but AC/DC did not give up after this tragedy.

Brian Johnson also does an excellent job taking over the vocals after Bon Scott's tragic death - he's my personal favorite hard rock singer next to Van Halen's David Lee Roth

The odds were all against them with they're lead singer dead, the band in morning, and recognition from Highway to

No offense to gone-before-his-time frontman Bon Scott, but I think Brion Johnson is the better singer

After the untimely death of lead singer Bon Scott, AC/DC was in complete disarray

The lead singer screams a lot and the words are disturbing ''YOW!!

Brian Johnson is such a good singer.

Brian Johnson also does an excellent job taking over the vocals after Bon Scott's tragic death - he's my personal favorite hard rock singer next to Van Halen's David Lee Roth

9.5/10 too bad bon scott(original singer for acdc) just missed the chance to record this album by about a month or so because it rocks

If Brian Johnson is the ,"meanest screamiest sexiest dirtiest and druggiest" singer, then why does the reviewer like Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, and Nirvana

No offense to Brian, he's a good singer, but I just perfer Bon Scott

No other band has changed lead singers and had as little trouble or as much success as AC/DC.2)The mass appeal of the album

After the tragic death of lead singer Bon Scott, the future of AC/DC was decidedly uncertain

The BEST singer EVER in my tasty mind

Scott may have been a beter performer (think David Lee Roth vs. Sammy Hagar), but Jones was a great performer and a great singer

This album is so great you really wonder how they pulled it off without there fantastic singer behind them

the singer, he is a spit, he can't sing properly all hedoes is acts so angry in a lot of songs

On top of that, its one of only a few cases where a basically unknown vocalist (Brian Johnson) has stepped-in to "fill the shoes" of a much beloved original singer (Bon Scott), and made it work in a BIG WAY

An incredible debut of a new singer replacing a legendary singer.

Brian Johnson, while different in his delivery than Bon Scott, is still an excellent singer, bringing a solid vocal presence to the proceedings

I'm not going to open myself to a debate as to which singer is better, but I'll be darned if Johnson (and every other member of the band) didn't give it everything he had

Johnson is a greta guy, but a lousy singer and lyrics writer

If Brian Johnson is the ,"meanest screamiest sexiest dirtiest and druggiest" singer, then why does the reviewer like Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, and Nirvana

Brian Johnson also does an excellent job taking over the vocals after Bon Scott's tragic death - he's my personal favorite hard rock singer next to Van Halen's David Lee Roth

Who would have thought after such a great lead singer as Bon Scott passed away, Brian Johnson would be able to fill in his role, and fill it in greatly, as well

He is the perfect lead singer for this unbelievable band.

The lead singer screams a lot and the words are disturbing ''YOW!!

These rowdy Aussies faced lead singer death, which is usually band death, but coming Back in Black.

Brian Johnson also does an excellent job taking over the vocals after Bon Scott's tragic death - he's my personal favorite hard rock singer next to Van Halen's David Lee Roth

Bon Scott (As is the whole album), and they really honored their former singer

The odds were all against them with they're lead singer dead, the band in morning, and recognition from Highway to

But you can begin to tell by listening to songs like "Have a Drink on Me" that they are honoring their late great lead singer, but in the way that made them great: hard rock

AC/DC were becoming really popular with their album Higway To Hell but suddenly in early 1980 their lead singer Bon Cott died

This was Ac/Dc's first album after the death of their lead singer Bon Scott, and in my opinion they rebounded to make the best album of their career.

Sure, Brian Johnson may not be the greatest singer, but his voice for this album fit into AC/DC's music like a gemstone

shortly after the death of lead singer bon scott, AC/DC made the couragious move to hire a new lead singer and record this tribute album

brian is a fantastic singer, even tho he might not hav the sneer of bon, he makes up for it in concerts

Starting off with the dark tribute to dead lead singer Bon Scott, the disc immediately jumps into the sombre Hell's Bells.

So, the success of BACK IN BLACK made the band think that they had a great singer in hands to replace Bon, but that was not true

It really is an overrated album and Brian Johnson is the worst singer of all time who only

1979: Bon Scott is the lead singer of AC/DC, a working class band that has slowly built a devoted cult fan base.

The lead singer's voice is distinctive, this is true

Written when noise pollution was becoming an issue in the U.K. and people were trying to put more bans and restrictions on music, this is a great song, and a very decent rocker, mostly because the message to the FCC-type authorities is just "up yours, our music is staying the same", 4.4/5Though many of the Bon Scott-era fans of AC/DC (including myself) don't care for Brian Johnson too much, one has to admit that he is still a good singer, and that he was probably the next-best singer to Bon Scott for AC/DC

Others end up having a huge impact, Shoot to Thrill is a playbook 80's rock song, that turns out great through the screaming of the lead singer and Young's electrifying guitars.

Its so rare for lightning to strike twice for a group after a lead singer

After the unfortunate death of charismatic lead singer Bon Scott, AC/DC came back stronger than ever

Bon Scott is my preferred singer, but as a very good runner up, Brian takes on where Bon left it.

This is the first CD from AC/DC to feature Brian Johnson as lead singer

One of the one-star reviews claims that the lead singer in this album and Bonn Scott sound too angry

Seldom, if ever, a band who had just lost such a charismatic lead singer released an album so commercially successful and so full of amazing rock tunes

The death of a lead singer is death for most bands.

After lead singer Bon Scott's untimely passing, Brian Johnson now had both the most sought-after and yet most intimidating job in rock and roll - filling Bon's spot

recorded after the trajic death off bon shcott (ac/dc's lead singer)

Just when the bands following was starting to skyrocket, they lost their lead singer, Bon Scott.

One of the one-star reviews claims that the lead singer in this album and Bonn Scott sound too angry

The song was based on a certain girl who had an effect on the lead singer, and she ¡°shook him all

Even after the death of former lead singer Bon Scott.

AC/DC's legendary lead singer Bon Scott chokes to death in the back of his car following a typical all-night drinking spree in London

Apparently that band's lead singer was in contention of the lead singer gig for AC/DC)

Coming off the death of lead singer Bon Scott, the Young boys and their co-horts hopped onto the Brian Johnson wagon and headed into the studio

Triumph it did, with 10 songs that featured little refinement to its barroom-ready brand of boogie and heavy metal thunder and a new singer cut from the same average joe cloth as Scott, but who packed a rot-gut growl all his own: Brian Johnson

This is also the first AC/DC album to feature singer Brian Johnson who replaces the band's original singer Bon Scott who died on February 19th of that same year from heavy drinking

Brian Johnson sucks, as a singer, and only Malcolm's riffs pull this up to three stars

Seldom, if ever, a band who had just lost such a charismatic lead singer released an album so commercially successful and so full of amazing rock tunes

What it is, though, is pure rock n' roll.

" Stick with the earlier AC/DC releases for true gritty rock n' roll.

A great place to start if you want to get into a great rock n' roll band.

Pure ROCK N ROLL...

AC/DC is classic rock n roll

Bon's voice was unique with a range that peaked with a great rock n' roll scream.