35 Years Ago: AC/DC Release ‘Who Made Who’
Maximum Overdrive on May 24, 1986, but
Who Made Who was more than a piece of memorabilia for a mediocre fright flick. AC/DC hadn’t released a really solid album since 1981’s
For Those About to Rock We Salute You and
Who Made Who was a solid reminder of the Australian band’s excellence and influence.
These days, a five-year span between hit records is hardly unusual, but in the ‘80s metal bands typically put out a new album every 12 to 18 months and AC/DC were no exception. However, the records they released in the years before
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Top 10 Mountain Songs
In some ways, Mountain were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Their influence turned out to be as heavy as their musical output – but they somehow missed out on the appreciation they deserve in rock history.
The band, in principal, was a balancing act between the forces of guitarist and singer Leslie West and bassist, singer and producer Felix Pappalardi, with drummer Corky Laing a strong middle-grounder. The ease with which they offset their skills hid the personality challenges they endured, and the result was a criminally short stay on the big stage.
The majority of their best work was done in the beginning, before the trappings of success got in the way. If fate didn t take a different turn, their early material was strong enough to carry them through to the biggest festivals of the modern era. As it stands, Mountain remain partly obscured by the success of bands they influenced over the years. West alone is cited as a key inspiration by guita
High-Caliber Work
For some, the 12-minute cartoon show
Aqua Teen Hunger Force, available now on HBO Max, is a cult classic. With its odd, surreal humor and unelaborate though quirky animation, the television show struck a chord with twenty-something-year-old viewers when it aired in the early 2000s. Featuring the three iconic characters Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad the show, which was part of the original Adult Swim cartoon block that first aired December 2000 and then again more permanently in September 2001, was so unlike anything else on television that its mere spectacle caught and held viewers’ attention for seasons. Soon, with the help of early file sharing methods, the show became an underground hit, along with other Adult Swim shows like