| December 16th, 2005 08:45 AM |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
AC/DC - Bon Scott Biography Author Questions Singer’s Uncredited Role on Back in Black Album
By Newsferatu, Writer
Thursday, December 15, 2005 @ 10:15 AM
knac.com
Opening a Can of Worms
From Australia’s The Age:
Clinton Walker, the author of the Bon Scott biography Highway To Hell, has opened a can of worms in the latest issue of Rolling Stone by questioning the singer's uncredited role on the Back in Black album, which was recorded soon after his death.
He also quotes Scott's last girlfriend, Anna Baba, who says he had drummed up titles such as ‘Rock 'N' Roll Ain't Noise Pollution’ and had books of lyrics that mysteriously disappeared from his flat.
"There are trace elements of Scott all over the album; titles and couplets that, if he didn't write, certainly do him proud," says Walker.
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| December 16th, 2005 09:01 AM |
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| justforyou |
The Youngs were devastated by his departure, and I can't conceive they in any way would steal credit from him if it was due... |
| December 16th, 2005 10:31 AM |
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| StickyFishFingers |
I don't think the Youngs 'stole' or had anyone else for that matter steal any of Bon's lyrics notebooks. Just a conspiracy theory, but i do believe Bon had more input on BIB than what is commonly reported. Before his death Bon and the band had been working on the following up to Highway to Hell - that's no big secret and I certainly think that some of the lyrics he was working on ended up on BIB. There seems to be 2 different styles of lyrics on that album. Some of the lyrics are descriptive & story like - which is the way Bon's lyrics are. A lot of his lyrics were based on real experiences eg Whole lotta Rosie. The later stuff with Brian Johnson especially in recent years sound to me like dirty limmericks, real unimaginative stuff and not clever unlike Bon's lyrics. A mate of mine only 2 days ago was given a copy of a bootleg recording of outtakes from the BIB recording sessions which supposedly includes Bon singing Hells Bells. Haven't been able to verify it yet... |
| December 17th, 2005 07:43 AM |
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| patriceg |
Hi
In an old Kerrang issue a man who worked for AC/DC as tour manager and later co-manager( Ian Jeffery) said that he was the owner of a notebook with unrealeased lyrics from Bon.Some of them he was working on for Back in Black. But if i remember well he said that none of those lyrics were used on Back in Black. |
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