Classic Rock

Why I Love BACK IN BLACK

By Jim Breuer

The comedian and Beano impersonator reflects.

Back In Black defined my teenage years. There was a culture clash when I was growing up; y’know, it was new wave versus pop versus disco versus rock. I couldn’t stand half the things they played on MTV, but that album stood for everything I wanted to be.

“I remember the first time I heard the chime of the ‘bong… bong… bong…’ Like: ‘Are we allowed to listen to this?’ And when the guitar kicked in, I got chills. was real. It was powerful. It was energetic. You didn’t have

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