# AC/DC Madness!

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**Created:** [April 19, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-dc-madness/445969 "2008-04-19T02:38:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-dc-madness/445969/1 "2008-04-19T02:38:55Z")

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My wife says I’m crazy, starting a new “Madness” thread so soon after ending my Zeppelin Madness. Whatever.

Some notes - I know this seems heavily weighted toward Bon Scott-era songs. I don’t know what to say about that. I think the best of Brian Johnson-era songs are as good as, if not better than, the best Bon Scott songs. But there just seem to be more good songs from the older incarnation of the band.

The seedings were determined by a combination of my opinions, and what I thought most people might think.

Pick one song from each pairing to move on to the next round. This round will last until Monday evening, 4-21, about 3 PM.

In the Final Four, the Brian Johnson Bracket winner will face off against the Angus Young Bracket winner, and Bon Scott will play Malcolm Young. The brackets are named randomly, no significance should be applied to the names.

**Brian Johnson Bracket**

1. Back in Black

2. This House is On Fire

3. Night Prowler

4. Squealer

5. High Voltage

6. Let Me Put My Love Into You

7. Big Balls

8. Rocker

9. The Jack

10. Sin City

11. Down Payment Blues

12. Thunderstruck

13. Walk All Over You

14. Shot Down in Flames

15. She’s Got Balls

16. T.N.T.

**Angus Young Bracket**

1. You Shook Me All Night Long

2. Let’s Get it Up

3. Let There Be Rock

4. Flick of the Switch

5. If You Want Blood…

6. Gimme a Bullet

7. Who Made Who

8. Bad Boy Boogie

9. Rock and Roll Damnation

10. Jailbreak

11. Given the Dog a Bone

12. Touch Too Much

13. Ain’t No Fun Waitin’ Round to Be a Millionaire

14. Have a Drink on Me

15. Baby Please Don’t Go

16. For Those About to Rock…

**Bon Scott Bracket**

1. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

2. Badlands

3. Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be

4. Fly on the Wall

5. Riff Raff

6. Rock & Roll Singer

7. Ride On

8. Gone Shootin’

9. Dog Eat Dog

10. Moneytalks

11. Overdose

12. Get it Hot

13. Sink The Pink

14. Problem Child

15. The Razor’s Edge

16. Hells Bells

**Malcolm Young Bracket**

1. Highway to Hell

2. Nervous Shakedown

3. Whole Lotta Rosie

4. Love at First Feel

5. Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution

6. Love Hungry Man

7. Girl’s Got Rhythm

8. Sin City

9. Heatseeker

10. Beatin’ Around the Bush

11. Shake Your Foundations

12. Live Wire

13. Stiff Upper Lip

14. Shoot to Thrill

15. That’s the Way I Wanna Rock & Roll

16. It’s a Long Way to the Top If You Wanna Rock and Roll

Have Fun!

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**Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-dc-madness/445969/2 "2008-04-19T02:56:45Z")

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**Brian Johnson Bracket**

1. Back in Black

2. Squealer

3. Let Me Put My Love Into You

4. Big Balls

5. The Jack

6. Thunderstruck

7. Walk All Over You

8. She’s Got Balls

**Angus Young Bracket**

1. You Shook Me All Night Long

2. Let There Be Rock

3. If You Want Blood…

4. Who Made Who

5. Rock and Roll Damnation

6. Touch Too Much

7. Have a Drink on Me

8. For Those About to Rock…

**Bon Scott Bracket**

1. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

2. Fly on the Wall

3. Riff Raff

4. Ride On

5. Dog Eat Dog

6. Overdose

7. Sink The Pink

8. Hells Bells

**Malcolm Young Bracket**

1. Highway to Hell

2. Whole Lotta Rosie

3. Love Hungry Man

4. Sin City

5. Heatseeker

6. Shake Your Foundations

7. Shoot to Thrill

8. That’s the Way I Wanna Rock & Roll

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**Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-dc-madness/445969/3 "2008-04-19T02:58:52Z")

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**Brian Johnson Bracket**

1. Back in Black

2. Night Prowler

3. High Voltage

4. Rocker

5. The Jack

6. Thunderstruck

7. Shot Down in Flames

8. T.N.T.

**Angus Young Bracket**

1. You Shook Me All Night Long

2. Let There Be Rock

3. If You Want Blood…

4. Who Made Who

5. Jailbreak

6. Given the Dog a Bone

7. Ain’t No Fun Waitin’ Round to Be a Millionaire

8. For Those About to Rock…

**Bon Scott Bracket**

1. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

2. Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be

3. Rock & Roll Singer

4. Ride On

5. Moneytalks

6. Get it Hot

7. Sink The Pink

8. Hells Bells

**Malcolm Young Bracket**

1. Highway to Hell

2. Whole Lotta Rosie

3. Love Hungry Man

4. Girl’s Got Rhythm

5. Heatseeker

6. Shake Your Foundations

7. Shoot to Thrill

8. It’s a Long Way to the Top If You Wanna Rock and Roll

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**Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-dc-madness/445969/4 "2008-04-19T03:10:45Z")

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**Brian Johnson Bracket**

1. Back in Black

2. Night Prowler

3. Let Me Put My Love Into You

4. Big Balls

5. The Jack

6. Thunderstruck

7. Shot Down in Flames

8. T.N.T.

**Angus Young Bracket**

1. You Shook Me All Night Long

2. Flick of the Switch

3. If You Want Blood…

4. Bad Boy Boogie

5. Jailbreak

6. Given the Dog a Bone

7. Have a Drink on Me

8. For Those About to Rock…

**Bon Scott Bracket**

1. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

2. Fly on the Wall

3. Riff Raff

4. Gone Shootin’

5. Moneytalks

6. Get it Hot

7. Problem Child

8. Hells Bells

**Malcolm Young Bracket**

1. Highway to Hell

2. Whole Lotta Rosie

3. Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution

4. Girl’s Got Rhythm

5. Heatseeker

6. Live Wire

7. Shoot to Thrill

8. It’s a Long Way to the Top If You Wanna Rock and Roll

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**Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-dc-madness/445969/5 "2008-04-19T03:36:22Z")

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**Brian Johnson Bracket**

1. Back in Black

2. Night Prowler

3. High Voltage

4. Big Balls

5. The Jack

6. Thunderstruck

7. Shot Down in Flames

8. T.N.T.

**Angus Young Bracket**

1. You Shook Me All Night Long

2. Let There Be Rock

3. If You Want Blood…

4. Who Made Who

5. Jailbreak

6. Touch Too Much

7. Have a Drink on Me

8. For Those About to Rock…

**Bon Scott Bracket**

1. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

2. Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be

3. Riff Raff

4. Ride On

5. Dog Eat Dog

6. Get it Hot

7. Problem Child

8. Hells Bells

**Malcolm Young Bracket**

1. Highway to Hell

2. Whole Lotta Rosie

3. Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution

4. Girl’s Got Rhythm

5. Heatseeker

6. Live Wire

7. Shoot to Thrill

8. It’s a Long Way to the Top If You Wanna Rock and Roll

I must file an official complaint over the omission of Soul Stripper, it would easily make my final 8 songs.

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**Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-dc-madness/445969/6 "2008-04-19T11:32:02Z")

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**Brian Johnson Bracket**

1. Back in Black  
**Angus Young Bracket**

2. Let’s Get it Up

3. Jailbreak

4. For Those About to Rock…

**Bon Scott Bracket**

1. Dirty Deeds and Redundant Sheep

**Malcolm Young Bracket**

1. Highway to Hell

2. It’s a Long Way to the Top If You Wanna Rock and Roll

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huh…they do Jailbreak? I thought it was Nazareth for some reason.

Also, I guess I don’t know much of their music.

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**Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-dc-madness/445969/7 "2008-04-19T15:17:07Z")

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Back in Black  
Squealer  
High Voltage  
Rocker  
The Jack  
Thunderstruck  
Shot Down in Flames  
TNT

You Shook Me All Night Long  
Flick of the Switch  
If You Want Blood…  
Who Made Who  
Jailbreak  
Given the Dog a Bone  
Have a Drink on Me  
For Those About to Rock

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap  
Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be  
Riff Raff  
Ride On  
Moneytalks  
Get it Hot  
Problem Child  
The Razor’s Edge

Highway to Hell  
Whole Lotta Rosie  
Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution  
Girl’s Got Rythm  
Heatseeker  
Live Wire  
Shoot to Thrill  
It’s a Long Way to the Top if You Wanna Rock and Roll

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**Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-dc-madness/445969/8 "2008-04-19T15:39:05Z")

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[QUOTE=Justin Credible]

huh…they do Jailbreak? I thought it was Nazareth for some reason.

Also, I guess I don’t know much of their music.  
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There is a song called “Jailbreak” by Thin Lizzy - that’s possibly what you’re thinking of…

Joe

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**Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-dc-madness/445969/9 "2008-04-19T22:39:16Z")

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[QUOTE=wheresgeorge04]

**Brian Johnson Bracket**

1. Back in Black

2. Night Prowler

3. High Voltage

4. Rocker

5. The Jack

6. Thunderstruck

7. Shot Down in Flames

8. T.N.T.

**Angus Young Bracket**

1. You Shook Me All Night Long

2. Let There Be Rock

3. If You Want Blood…

4. Who Made Who

5. Jailbreak

6. Given the Dog a Bone

7. Have a Drink on Me

8. For Those About to Rock…

**Bon Scott Bracket**

1. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

2. Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be

3. Riff Raff

4. Ride On

5. Moneytalks

6. Get it Hot

7. Problem Child

8. Hells Bells

**Malcolm Young Bracket**

1. Highway to Hell

2. Whole Lotta Rosie

3. Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution

4. Girl’s Got Rhythm

5. Beatin’ Around the Bush

6. Live Wire

7. Stiff Upper Lip

8. It’s a Long Way to the Top If You Wanna Rock and Roll

[/QUOTE]

Finally! AC DC! I was a bit bummed that Razor’s edge had to meet Hell’s Bells so quickly… And that “The Jack” is ranked so low, that’s my fav. ACDC Song.

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**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ac-dc-madness/445969/10 "2008-04-21T22:30:32Z")

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I’m a little disappointed in the low turnout, but whaddaya gonna do?

Here are the results. I will pick the winner of tie contests.Keep an eye open for round 2!

**Brian Johnson Bracket**

1. Back in Black 7

2. This House is On Fire 0

3. Night Prowler 4

4. Squealer 2

5. High Voltage 4

6. Let Me Put My Love Into You 2

7. Big Balls 3

8. Rocker 3

9. The Jack 6

10. Sin City 0

11. Down Payment Blues 0

12. Thunderstruck 6

13. Walk All Over You 1

14. Shot Down in Flames 5

15. She’s Got Balls 1

16. T.N.T. 5

**Angus Young Bracket**

1. You Shook Me All Night Long 6

2. Let’s Get it Up 1

3. Let There Be Rock 4

4. Flick of the Switch 2

5. If You Want Blood… 6

6. Gimme a Bullet 0

7. Who Made Who 5

8. Bad Boy Boogie 1

9. Rock and Roll Damnation 1

10. Jailbreak 8

11. Given the Dog a Bone 4

12. Touch Too Much 2

13. Ain’t No Fun Waitin’ Round to Be a Millionaire 1

14. Have a Drink on Me 5

15. Baby Please Don’t Go 0

16. For Those About to Rock… 7

**Bon Scott Bracket**

1. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 7

2. Badlands 0

3. Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be 4

4. Fly on the Wall 2

5. Riff Raff 5

6. Rock & Roll Singer 1

7. Ride On 5

8. Gone Shootin’ 1

9. Dog Eat Dog 2

10. Moneytalks 4

11. Overdose 1

12. Get it Hot 5

13. Sink The Pink 2

14. Problem Child 4

15. The Razor’s Edge 1

16. Hells Bells 5

**Malcolm Young Bracket**

1. Highway to Hell 7

2. Nervous Shakedown 0

3. Whole Lotta Rosie 6

4. Love at First Feel 0

5. Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution 4

6. Love Hungry Man 2

7. Girl’s Got Rhythm 5

8. Sin City 1

9. Heatseeker 5

10. Beatin’ Around the Bush 1

11. Shake Your Foundations 2

12. Live Wire 4

13. Stiff Upper Lip 1

14. Shoot to Thrill 5

15. That’s the Way I Wanna Rock & Roll 1

16. It’s a Long Way to the Top If You Wanna Rock and Roll 6

Everything pretty much according to form…

Joe