![]() As Malcolm says, when Phil plays the drums, he doesn't have to think about what he's doin'. He tends to know what Malcolm and Angus are going to do. That groove, slow-hand type of playing that just sits in there. I think that the comeback of Phil cannot be stressed enough. Of course, Phil had been with us many years before and was part of that groove. It wasn't a competition of who the better drummer was. It was like sticking on your favorite pair of jeans. Basically, we started playing and this big smirk came over our faces. Phil was in London as well and he came down to see us and we said, there's a set of drums, why don't you have a bash. Last summer when we were in London, Malcolm called me up and said that the boys were getting together to have a bit of a jam and too see if there was anything there for an album. ![]() We didn't think he could survive staying on the road in '84. ![]() When we finished the last tour in New Zealand, Phil was there and we hadn't seen him for ten years apart from a postcard now and then from the lad. We had Chris in the band - fabulous guy, great drummer, nobody's better. There's this team-work, comaraderie that comes across the speakers.”īraveWords: How did it feel to have drummer Phil Rudd return to the team? Obviously I contributed to bits and pieces here and there, but basically the songs were structured by the boys in such a way that all I had to do is pick up the words and sing. I had a ball, 'cause everything was layed out for me. It was fresh 'cause that hadn't seriously tapped into that before. When they did most of the stuff on The Razors Edge, I could see this great writing team coming up. There comes a point when there's nothing left. Johnson: “Malcolm and Angus wrote the lyrics on this record, 'cause I just fuckin' ran out of ideas. That makes us feel warm inside, 'cause we knew we were going to get shit-canned from the label.”īraveWords: Talk about the Ballbreaker song-writing process. Funnily enough, when we meet fans on the street, they'll always say that the record was one of their favorites. We just went in to do a good rock record and it deserved a lot more recognition than it got. It wasn't as memorable as the other ones, 'cause we didn’t have a big single off of it. Thankfully our fans classify it as one of our best rock albums. Johnson: “Unfortunately with that on me, it wasn't as big of a success as the previous two. It makes you feel that you're part of it.”īraveWords: The album is raw, bluesy and bare bones, similar to Flick Of The Switch. But the enthusiasm that comes across is not instantly recognizable. The songs are great as well - you've got to have great songs. You can almost feel it pressed against your face. What's different?' Rick Rubin and Mike Fraser made it so dry that you almost think you're in the room with us. I had my little rough tape from the studio, but when I got the disc, I put it on my good speakers at home and I went 'Fuck! Why do I like this. It was the same way with me, when I got my first CD copy. I didn't want it to end.”īraveWords: What were your first impressions when you heard the finished results of Ballbreaker? We didn't want to be rushed on this album. Last August we got together and we've been working since then. But even then Angus and Malcolm were working on songs and I was busy. Straight after that we did Schwartzenneger's thing in Los Angeles. I mean we did The Razors Edge tour for two years then we put out a live album. Johnson: “We've been real busy - we haven't just fucked around. Let’s reminisce as we unearth a classic Brian Johnson interview from back in the day!īraveWords: It’s been a long five years since The Razors Edge. And with legendary Canuck Mike Fraser co-producing, AC/DC delivered a blues-soaked raucous follow-up to the massive, The Razors Edge, led by such memorable tunes as “Hard As A Rock”, “Cover You In Oil”, “Whiskey On The Rocks” and “The Furor” as some of BraveWords’ faves. Rubin had been longing to record them for ages. ![]() On the 27th anniversary of AC/DC’s 13th studio album, Ballbreaker (released on September 26th, 1995), the legendary band united with producer guru Rick Rubin in the studio for the first time. ![]()
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