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by doodus on April 8th, 2007

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Were AC/DC a better band with Bon Scott as lead singer or Brian Johnson?

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  • by singwell-is off researching a lot on April 23rd, 2007

    singwell-is off researching a lot

    Oh, with Bon. Bon had charisma. Those cheeky eyes. ANd his voice had character. IMO Brian is good, but he screams. I just love "Jailbreak"- "And he made it out....with a bullet in his back".

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  • by buxtonite ..slowly losing my mind on August 29th, 2007

    buxtonite ..slowly losing my mind

    I grew up with acdc and while they are good now they were great with bon ...

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  • by rijonay on April 23rd, 2007

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    IT WAS ORIGINALLY BON SCOTT THAT GAVE AC/DC THEIR ROUGH VOCAL EDGE, HOWEVER WE HAVE TO NOTE THAT AC/DC WERE NOT AS MASSIVE AS THEY ARE NOW, SURE THEY WERE EMERGING AS A"GREAT BAND" WITHOUT BRIAN JOHNSON AC/ DC WOULD HAVE NEVER GAINED THE RESPECT THAT THEY NOW HAVE.THUS BRIAN JOHNSON DEFINATELY HAS A EDGE OVER BON COTT FOR TWO REASONS: FIRST HE WAS A REPLACING VOCALIST AND THAT USUALLY NEVER WORKS OUT AND SECOND THE ENORMOUS PRESSURE HE HANDLED WHILE TakinG OVER BONS JOB.THINK OF IT THIS WAY IF BON COTT WAS THE REPLACING VOCALIST COULD HE HAVE DONE THE THINGS THAT BRIAN JOHNSON DID? THIS IS THE SAME REASON WHY I'D SAY LOOKING AT HOW THINGS WORKEED OUT FOR AC/DC BRIAN IS BETTER THEN BON SCOTT, HOWEVER BON SCOTT IS A LEGEND IN HIS OWN WAYS.

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  • by Cowboy-Matter of Fact on August 29th, 2007

    Cowboy-Matter of Fact

    Equally as good, AC/DC owes most of it's success to Angus Young. Angus ROCKS! I don't think it is fair or necessary to choose Scott or Johnson as better than the other. Just two different singers bringing their own style. May Bon Scott rest in peace. Long live AC/DC!

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  • by anonymous on August 29th, 2007

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    Well being alive and rocking when Bon Scott was I would have to say Bon but Brian Johnson grew on me because he never tried to imitate Bon but brought his own style to the band.

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  • by killdrphil - reasonable for a madman on August 29th, 2007

    killdrphil - reasonable for a madman

    They were a nastier, more dangerous band. But, a better one? I don't think so. Back In Black is probably in the top three of all hard rock CDS ever and Brian Johnson was the singer then.

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  • by floydian18 on April 24th, 2007

    floydian18

    Bon scott by far the reasoning for this is he had character that Johnson has but not like bon's thats for sure. Besides most rock bands did better with their original respective lead singers besides maybe pink floyd being one exception which isn't to say that Barrett couldn't front this extraordinary band his mind just wouldn't let that happen due to the wide array of drugs and his already problematic psychological illness.

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  • by derbytup on February 7th, 2009

    derbytup

    No doubt in my mind AC/DC would not have reached the hights they have without the song writing and general stage prescence of Bon. Bon joined AC/DC just as they were being noted and forged their song writing and performances untill his death. His lyrics on Powerage are pure gold and it is no coincidance that AC/DC dipped in the early 8o's. A far more complex question to answer would be how long would Bon and AC/DC ben to-gether if he hadn't died ?

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  • by AntigoneRising on August 29th, 2007

    AntigoneRising

    I prefer their work during the Brian Johnson years.

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  • by Sid on February 7th, 2009

    Sid

    I like Brian era AC/DC (of course), but Bon was more of a character, had a better voice, was a great and under-rated lyricist, and just had that feral glint in his eye.

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  • by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on February 7th, 2009

    Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger

    I prefer the songs of the Bon Scott era. And his voice was more interestng than Brian's scratchy vocals.

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  • by john on August 3rd, 2009

    john

    brian johnson

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  • by Anonymous on October 7th, 2009

    Anonymous

    Bon Was A Great Front Man,
    Brian Is A Great Front Man

    both are great at his own style

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  • by bye friends health problems on October 8th, 2009

    bye friends health problems

    A better band with Brian Johnson.

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  • by -Icy- on October 7th, 2009

    -Icy-

    i did not notice the difference and i am a music lover so i guess as far as i am concerned was done seamlessly. +5

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  • by AnonymousGuitarist on December 15th, 2007

    AnonymousGuitarist

    I like both of them!

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