– AC/DC discharges its last batteries
In the middle of decimated ranks, Angus Young refuses to pull the plug. On Saturday in Zurich, fans probably attended the group’s last major Swiss concert.
Published today at 3:12 p.m.
Back at the mic, Brian Johnson has conquered Letzigrund. But even for guitarist Angus Young, seven years his junior, the weight of his years of service is still felt.
Joseph Carlucci
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“Power Up”. Plugged in. The names of their 17e album and the tour which logically follows it proclaim loud and clear: AC/DC has not yet pulled the plug. In the middle of its decimated ranks – Malcolm Young has retired, replaced by his nephew Stevie, and neither drummer Phil Rudd nor bassist Cliff Williams are participating in this European trip – the group seems more and more in bad shape. Only Angus Young and vocalist Brian Johnson hold on as best they can, the last fossils of the glorious years. Has the time come to disconnect the artificial respirator?
