# New single from AC/DC **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 29, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-single-from-ac-dc/461626 "2008-08-29T00:43:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-single-from-ac-dc/461626/1 "2008-08-29T00:43:57Z")
[Rock N’ Roll Train](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-oK3kAhu_I). If you’re wondering what it sounds like, you’re probably not very familiar with AC/DC. It’s a decent effort, but not their best. ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2008, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-single-from-ac-dc/461626/2 "2008-08-29T01:29:47Z")
Woo hoo! Sure, not their best but good stuff. I read that they signed an exclusive distribution deal for the new album with Wal-Mart. Bleah. According to the paper they sold something like 3 million albums last year. Not too shabby given their last one came out in 2000. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2008, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-single-from-ac-dc/461626/3 "2008-08-29T01:31:45Z")
Yep…that’s definitely an AC/DC song… There is something to be said, though, for bands that don’t try to “update their sound”. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right? ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2008, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-single-from-ac-dc/461626/4 "2008-08-29T03:41:51Z")
[QUOTE=Suburban Plankton] Yep…that’s definitely an AC/DC song… There is something to be said, though, for bands that don’t try to “update their sound”. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right? [/QUOTE] In their last box set DVD they have an interview from the Monsters Of Rock tour many years ago. Brian and Angus are talking and Angus says something like “The critics say we just put out the same album for the 11th time and they’re absolutely wrong. It’s the 12th one.” ---
**Author:** ![Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-single-from-ac-dc/461626/5 "2008-09-03T04:46:59Z")
Thanks for posting this. My husband and son weren’t lucky enough to hear it on the radio the first time I did, and they were happy they could so soon. I agree that while I don’t consider it one of their best songs, it’s certainly still their song. And, I like that. ---
**Author:** ![mutantmoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@mutantmoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mutantmoose)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-single-from-ac-dc/461626/6 "2008-09-03T05:04:15Z")
They’re so minimalist. They’re the most minimalist rock band out there. Just a basic riff repeated. It’s definitely canon although probably not their best riff [Shot down in Flames](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bomv-6CJSfM) ---
**Author:** ![mutantmoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@mutantmoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mutantmoose)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-single-from-ac-dc/461626/7 "2008-09-03T05:06:15Z")
Sorry, that’s You Shook Me All Night Long. Which is what I meant to post. But shot down in flames is good too