NPR Reports: One of the founding members of AC/DC, among the best-selling bands in recorded music history, died Saturday. Guitarist and songwriter Malcolm Young was 64 years old. Young's family, which announced his death in a statement, noted that he had suffered from dementia for several years. The place of his death was not shared, though the statement mentioned that he "passed away peacefully with his family by his bedside."
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AC/DC Cofounder and Guitarist Malcolm Young Dies, Age 64
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(Score: 5, Funny) by Snotnose on Sunday November 19 2017, @06:46PM (3 children)
"I get tired of people saying we made 12 albums that sound exactly alike. We've made 13 albums that sound exactly alike".
Godspeed Malcolm.
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Gaaark on Sunday November 19 2017, @09:42PM (2 children)
So glad their music is still with us for as long as we want: I can remember playing their latest on the record player (with pennies balanced on the back of the arm in order to not gouge the vinyl too much) and recording it onto cassettes in order to save the record from hisses and pops.
The cassette tape breaks, you haul the record out again and do it again! My records stayed in pretty good shape that way.
REALLY wish I'd not sold all my records, but it was for a motorcycle, so.... Fair trade? Maybe......
Long live Bon, Malcolm and great music.
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 2) by Snotnose on Sunday November 19 2017, @10:48PM (1 child)
God I remember those days. I quickly learned 8 track tapes not only sounded like shit, but the way they re-arranged the songs to fit the 4 "sides" of the tape sucked. Remember how they used to fade out for a couple seconds, then fade in for another couple seconds? I bought an 8 track recorder, hooked my turntable to it, and just recorded the damned album. When the track changed it was maybe 1/10 of a second while that silvery "change tracks please" went over the head. My recordings from albums were 200% better than the 8 tracks I could buy. Not to mention, when I went to cassette I could re-record my albums. My 8-tracks? Not so much.
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Monday November 20 2017, @01:01AM
Yeah, 8 tracks were soooo bad: my friends family had one in their car.
Listen to half the song, fade out, CLUNk!!!!!!, fade back in. First time I heard that I thought "note to self...never 8 track", lol.
The louder you cranked the tunes, the louder the clunk.
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 3, Interesting) by looorg on Sunday November 19 2017, @09:49PM (5 children)
Seems one missed the obvious here. It should have read; From the Highway to Hell. That said I'll always have the albums to keep me company, on them he'll be young and energetic forever.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Snotnose on Sunday November 19 2017, @10:51PM (3 children)
Says a lot when there's a Highway to Hell, but just a Stairway to Heaven. Wish I knew who said that first cuz it sure wasn't me (feeling guilt for getting credit for "keep your booger hook off the bang switch" from a thread on another site, I didn't come up with it and don't remember who did).
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 20 2017, @01:53AM (1 child)
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Monday November 20 2017, @06:00PM
Following the Bible's criteria, the traffic to Heaven only needs a single-track dirt path, while the 1000-lane highway to Hell is a permanent traffic jam.
(Score: 2) by gawdonblue on Monday November 20 2017, @02:19AM
Highway To Hell or Stairway To Heaven? Well it's a long way to the top...
(Score: 2) by stretch611 on Sunday November 19 2017, @11:38PM
While I get your obvious reference... when I submitted the story I suggested the "young dies too young" department.
But as said... "may be ignored by the editors."
Now with 5 covid vaccine shots/boosters altering my DNA :P
(Score: 2) by frojack on Monday November 20 2017, @01:22AM (1 child)
64 seems way too young for dementia, but then dementia is a generalized term. Alzheimer's disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of cases. Vascular dementia (stroke induced) accounts or most of the rest.
Still it seldom kills at that age, and is much deadlier after 77. Only recently has dementia been considered a primary cause of death.
Historically, many people with dementia actually die of something else, especially pneumonia, (hell on inactive people) or another stroke, others may die as a result of complications related to loss of brain function and heart attack. People with dementia may also died due to dehydration, malnutrition and falls, but not so much when there is adequate care. (Which invariably means money).
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 2) by Magic Oddball on Monday November 20 2017, @10:18AM
From the reports I've run across, Angus stated that Malcolm was showing signs of serious memory issues when working on their 2008 album, but apparently wasn't affected enough to require care until he had a stroke in 2014 that totally obliterated his short-term memory.
(Score: 2) by sjames on Monday November 20 2017, @02:24AM
Wife and I watched Maximum Overdrive last night after we heard.