This is a list of tribute albums (and individual covers) of the Australianhard rock band, AC/DC. Due to AC/DC's worldwide popularity, many musicians have made tribute albums to the band. These albums have been made by a variety of different artists from across several different genres, such as bluegrass music and death metal. AC/DC's influence has also meant that their individual songs have also been frequently covered by other artists.[1]
Tribute albums[edit]
Bonfire Ac Dc Tribute Band
- 'Back in Black' is a song by Australian rock band AC/DC. It was released as the lead single from their seventh album of the same name on 21 December 1980 through Atlantic Records.It is notable for its opening guitar riff as well as introducing the band's new vocalist, Brian Johnson.The song was written as a tribute to their former singer Bon Scott, who died in February 1980.
- The Back in Black tribute band is an incredible, exciting, high energy reproduction of a concert performance of AC/DC. So Authentic, our lead singer auditioned for the real AC/DC March 2016! We stand above the other AC/DC tributes because we include tribute performances of both Bon Scott and Brian Johnson.
| Title | Artist(s) | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome To Rock'n'Roll Hell : A Tribute to AC/DC & Motörhead | Various | 1989 | Covers of AC/DC & Motörhead songs. Artists featured include; Jingo de Lunch, Slawheads, What... For, The Angels and Bellybutton & The Knockwells. |
| Fuse Box - The Alternative Tribute | Various | 1995 | Artists featured include; Frenzal Rhomb, Don Walker, Nitocris, The Meanies, Ed Kuepper and Spiderbait.[2] |
| Thunderbolt: A Tribute to AC/DC | Various | 1996 | Artists featured include; Zakk Wylde, Sebastian Bach, Joe Lynn Turner, Jack Russell, John Corabi and Lemmy Kilmister.[3] |
| Covered In Black : An Industrial Tribute to the Kings of High Voltage | Various | 1997 | Covers of AC/DC songs in an industrial style. Artists featured include; Electric Hellfire Club, Genitorturers, Die Krupps, Spahn Ranch, and Godflesh.[4] |
| Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be: A Tribute to AC/DC | Various | 1999 | Artists featured include; REO Speedealer, Zeke, Supersuckers, Fuckemos and Electric Frankenstein. |
| A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC | Hayseed Dixie | 2000 | Features bluegrass covers of various AC/DC songs.[5][6] |
| 4,5 Volt: AC/DC Tribute Album | Various | 2000 | Artists featured include; Anima Soundsystem, Budapest Underground, Zeus and Dyas, and FreshFabrik. |
| What's Next to the Moon | Mark Kozelek | 2001 | Covers of AC/DC songs from the Bon Scott-era done in a folk ballad style.[7] |
| Back in Baroque... The String Tribute to AC/DC | 2003 | A classical version of Back in Black. | |
| The Rock-A-Billy Tribute to AC/DC | Full Blown Cherry | 2004 | Covers of AC/DC songs in a rockabilly style.[8] |
| Graveyard Classics 2 | Six Feet Under | 2004 | Cover of the Back in Black album done in a death metal style. |
| Thunder Tracks Tribute to AC/DC | Various Japanese artists | 2008 | |
| AC/DC tribute band Bedlam In Belgium | AC/DC | 2012 | Full AC/DC tribute show |
We're just 5 girls who dig playing AC/DC more than anything! We aren't AC/DC, and we don't pretend to be. In BACK:N:BLACK, we just try to bring our own love for AC/DC's music as fans to the stage, show the songs the kind of musical respect they deserve.and put on a show we'd like to see.
Individual covers[edit]
Many different musicians have covered AC/DC's songs, proving the band's influence on many different artists from across numerous music genres, as the list shows:
Ac Dc Tribute Band Wisconsin
| Artist(s) | Song(s) covered | Album/single | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Party Boys | 'Let There Be Rock', 'High Voltage' | No Song Too Sacred, The Party Boys | 1984, 1987 | |
| Guns N' Roses | 'Whole Lotta Rosie' | 'Welcome to the Jungle' single, Live from the Jungle | 1987, 1988 | Has also been played as part of Guns N' Roses' concerts.[9] |
| John Farnham | 'It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)' | Age of Reason | 1988 | [10] |
| Exodus | 'Overdose', 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap' | Fabulous Disaster, Tempo of the Damned respectively. | 1988, 2004 respectively | [11] |
| Bruce Dickinson | 'Sin City' | Tattooed Millionaire | 1990 | |
| Hard Ons with Henry Rollins | 'Let There Be Rock' | Single | 1991 | [12] |
| Eläkeläiset | 'Let There Be Rock' (as 'Olkoon humppa') | Humppakäräjät | 1994 | |
| Annihilator | 'Live Wire' | In Command | 1996 | [13] |
| Quiet Riot | 'Highway to Hell' | Alive and Well | 1999 | [14] |
| Mark Kozelek | 'Rock 'n' Roll Singer', 'You Ain't Got a Hold on Me', 'Bad Boy Boogie' | Rock 'n' Roll Singer | 2000 | The songs are sung in a folk ballad style.[15][16] |
| Six Feet Under | 'T.N.T.' | Graveyard Classics | 2000 | |
| The Offspring | 'Sin City' | Million Miles Away single. | 2001 | [17] |
| Twisted Sister | 'Sin City' | Twisted Forever | 2001 | [18] |
| Joan Jett | 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap' | The Hit List / The Jett Age (Japanese Promo) | 2001 | |
| Iced Earth | 'Highway to Hell', 'It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)' | Tribute to the Gods | 2002 | [19] |
| Illdisposed | 'Beating Around the Bush' | Retro | 2002 | |
| Living Colour | 'Back in Black' | Collideøscope | 2003 | [20][21] |
| Shakira | 'Back in Black' | Live & Off the Record | 2004 | [22] |
| Synthetik FM featuring Fr/action | 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap' | Elektrokuted: 17 Metal and Rock classics revisited | 2004 | [23] |
| The Dandy Warhols | 'Hells Bells' | Come on Feel the Dandy Warhols | 2004 | [24] |
| Graveyard BBQ | 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap' | Graveyard BBQ Greatest Hits Volume Two | 2007 | |
| Richard Cheese | 'You Shook Me All Night Long' | Viva la Vodka | 2009 | |
| Accept | 'I'm A Rebel' | I'm A Rebel | 1980 | |
| Agression | 'Touch Too Much' | For Those About To Rawk: A Punk Tribute To AC/DC | 2002 | |
| Angry Samoans | 'Highway To Hell' | For Those About To Rawk: A Punk Tribute To AC/DC | 2002 | |
| Beastie Boys | 'Sampled Back In Black on track Rock Hard' | Single | 1985 | |
| Big & Rich | 'You Shook Me All Night Long' | Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace | 2007 | |
| Scott Ian and Dee Snider | 'Walk All Over You' | Single | 2010 | |
| Loaded Dice | 'Whole Lotta Rosie' | Rock n Roll Train A Tribute to ACDC | 2011 | |
| Anthrax | 'T.N.T.' | Anthems | 2013 | |
| Massive | 'If You Want Blood (You Got It)' | Four On The Floor (EP) | 2014 | |
| Sam Kinison (Featuring Slash) | 'Highway To Hell' | Leader of the Banned | 1990 | |
| Brothers | 'Back In Black' | Back In Black (1993) Two For The Price Of One (1994) | 1993 | |
| Acid Drinkers | 'Whole Lotta Rosie' | Fishdick | 1994 | [25] |
| Coverheads | What You Do For Money Honey | Rock Cinco Estrellas | 2012 | |
| A.N.I.M.A.L | Highway to Hell | Usa Toda tu Fuerza | 1999 |
References[edit]
- ^'MUSICMATCH Guide: AC/DC'. Musicmatch. Archived from the original on May 6, 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
- ^'Fuse Box - An AC/DC tribute'. The Kuepper Files. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
- ^'Various – Thunderbolt - A Tribute To AC/DC'. discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- ^'Various - Covered In Black: An Industrial Tribute To The Kings Of High Voltage AC/DC'. discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- ^Moody, Dainon. 'Hayseed Dixie - A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC'. PopMatters. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ^'Genesis'. Hayseed Dixie. Archived from the original on 2006-11-29. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ^'Mark Kozelek - What's Next to the Moon'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ^Deming, Mark. 'Various Artists - The Rock-A-Billy Tribute to AC/DC'. Allmusic. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ^'Guns N' Roses singles'. Here Today... Gone to Hell. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
- ^Lewis, Jonathan. 'John Farnham - Age of Reason'. Allmusic. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ^'Exodus'. The Covers Project. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
- ^'Discography'. The Hard Ons. Archived from the original on 2006-10-11. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
- ^Rivadavia, Eduardo. 'Annihilator - In Command'. Allmusic. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ^Prato, Greg. 'Quiet Riot - Alive and Well'. Allmusic. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ^Gardner, Daron (2000-08-04). 'Mark Kozelek - Rock 'n' Roll Singer'. FakeJazz. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ^Stahl, Geoff. 'Mark Kozelek - Rock 'n' Roll Singer'. PopMatters. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ^'Million Miles Away Single now in Stores!'. The Offspring. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ^Hart, Jeremy. 'Various Artists - Twisted Forever'. PopMatters. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ^Hinds, Andy. 'Iced Earth - Tribute to the Gods'. Allmusic. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ^Johnson, Tom (2003-11-08). 'Living Colour - Collideøscope'. Blog Critics magazine. Archived from the original on 2006-12-08. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ^Fricke, David (2003-11-13). 'Living Colour - Collideøscope'. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-04-12. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ^Ives, Brian; C. Bottomley (2004-03-29). 'Shakira Interview'. VH1. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ^'Elektrokuted: 17 Metal and Rock classics revisited'. discogs.com. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
- ^'The Black Album/Come On Feel The Dandy Warhols'. Slabtown.net. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^'Acid Drinkers: Fishdick'. metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
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