Back In Black 40 - Dissecting AC/DC's Masterpiece

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2020

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

It’s the 40th Anniversary of AC/DC’s masterpiece album, “Back In Black,” and some of the biggest AC/DC fans of all time have been assembled to dissect the legendary record! Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante, Fozzy guitartist Rich Ward, and WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray share stories about the first time they heard the record, their favorite songs and performances, seeing the band live, Brian Johnson’s introduction to fans, producer Mutt Lange’s creative input, Bon Scott’s alleged contributions to the record, and the band’s distinct sound. They do a track-by-track breakdown, discuss Axl Rose’s guest spot with AC/DC, and speculate on a new AC/DC album and possible future tour.

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0:00.0	I'm talking to Jericho baby.
0:04.8	Talk is Jericho.
0:07.8	Talk is Jericho mama.
0:11.2	Talk is me.
0:13.1	All right, welcome to talk as Jericho.
0:14.8	It is the pot of thunder and rock and roll.
0:16.7	And it's all about the rock today celebrating 40 years of possibly the greatest rock and
0:22.2	roll record of all time.
0:23.3	AC DCs back in black.
0:25.4	The album was originally released on July 25th, 1980, 40 years ago, hard to believe.
0:29.9	It was produced by Mutlang and was the first to feature new singer Brian Johnson who joined
0:34.5	after the death of Bon Scott.
0:37.0	And since back in black's release sold over 50 million copies and is now the second best
0:41.8	selling album of all time behind only Michael Jackson's thriller.
0:45.0	So in honor of its 40th anniversary, I assembled the biggest AC DC fans I know to talk about
0:50.8	back in black.
0:51.8	Bubba Ray, bully Ray, W Hall Famer, anthrax drummer Charlie Bonanti and Fahzi guitar player
1:00.0	Rich Ward.
1:01.0	We're doing a track by track sharing trivia and stories about AC DC, Bon Scott, Brian Johnson,
1:05.8	the recording process with Mutlang and how we all discovered the album in the band.
1:10.4	It's a tribute to AC DCs back in black coming up today on Talk is Jericho.
1:14.9	And coming up this Thursday at nine episode two of the Winnipegars Dave Spivak and
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