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36 Why wasn't Malcolm on the 1988 tour? (AC/DC)




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This article is from the AC/DC FAQ, by Phil Rose acdcfaq@yahoo.com with numerous contributions by others.

36 Why wasn't Malcolm on the 1988 tour? (AC/DC)

At the time there were two reasons (rumours) as to the nature of
Malcolm's
absence from the tour. The public one was that he was tending to a
sick son,
the real one was that his drinking was getting out of hand and he
needed
time to regain control of himself. He was replaced on the tour by
Stevie
Young.

Stevie Young is a cousin of Malcolm and Angus (and George, and
Alex, etc.)
who played rhythm guitar in a band of his own called Starfighters back
in the early to mid 80's. I think they were based in England, and had
a
style and sound very much like AC/DC. which explains why Stevie fit in
so
naturally on the tour. By the way, the Starfighters albums (there
were 2
I know of) are pretty interesting. Same approach as AC/DC - I heartily
recommend the first (self titled), while the second (In Flight Movie)
is ok, but not as good as the first.

 

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