Long Way to the Top (album)
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Long Way to the Top is the third release by North Carolina
music group, Nantucket
. The album is a tribute to AC/DC
lead singer Bon Scott
, who died in 1980 and features a version of their 1975 classic "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll)"
. This move landed Nantucket a spot with AC/DC on their Back in Black
tour for the entire summer. Other popular songs on the album include "Time Bomb", "Rugburn" and "Turn The Radio On". Long Way to the Top was released on compact disc
by re-issue label Wounded Bird Records
in 2004.
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
music group, Nantucket
Nantucket (band)
Nantucket is a hard rock band that formed in Jacksonville, North Carolina in 1969. Originally known as beach music band Stax of Gold and later Nantucket Sleighride , the six-member group—Tommy Redd, Larry Uzzell, Mike Uzzell, Eddie Blair, Kenny Soule, and Mark Downing—became a huge draw in their...
. The album is a tribute to AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
lead singer Bon Scott
Bon Scott
Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott was a Scottish-born Australian rock musician, best known for being the lead singer and lyricist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980...
, who died in 1980 and features a version of their 1975 classic "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll)"
It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)
"It's a Long Way to the Top " is a song by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It is the first track of the group's album T.N.T., released in December 1975, and was written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott...
. This move landed Nantucket a spot with AC/DC on their Back in Black
Back in Black
Back in Black is an album by Australian rock band AC/DC. It is the seventh Australian and sixth internationally released studio album by the band....
tour for the entire summer. Other popular songs on the album include "Time Bomb", "Rugburn" and "Turn The Radio On". Long Way to the Top was released on compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
by re-issue label Wounded Bird Records
Wounded Bird Records
Wounded Bird Records is a CD only, re-issue record label, that was founded in 1998 in Guilderland, New York. They re-release lesser known albums from both popular and lesser known artists, including Deborah Harry, Chic, David Blue, Marilyn Martin, Gordon Haskell, Jon Anderson, Adrian Belew, Ellen...
in 2004.
Track listing
- It's a Long Way to the Top (Young/Scott/Young) – 4:20
- Living With You (Redd/Watson) – 2:21
- Time Bomb (Redd) – 2:59
- 50 More (Redd) – 5:21
- Media Darlin' (Redd) - 3:28
- Rugburn (Redd/Soule) - 3:28
- Too Much Wrong in the Past (For a Future) (Redd/Soule/Uzzell/Downing) - 4:06
- Over and Over Again (Redd/Soule/Uzzell/Uzzell/Blair) - 2:48
- Turn the Radio On (Redd) - 3:02
- Tell Me (Doctor Rhythm Method) (Redd) - 2:40
- Rescue (Redd/Soule/Uzzell/Downing/Uzzell/Blair) - 4:45
- Rock of the 80's (Redd) - 4:34
Personnel
- Tommy Redd: Guitars, Vocals
- Larry Uzzell: Lead Vocals
- Mark Downing: Lead Guitar
- Eddie Blair: Sax, Keyboards, Vocals
- Kenny Soule: Drums
- Pee Wee Watson: Bass, Vocals
External links
- [ Nantucket on Allmusic]
- Unofficial Nantucket Fansite
- Nantucket on MySpace