After Brian Johnson had to leave the AC / DC tour due to serious hearing problemsThe rumor that Axl Rose (Guns N 'Roses) could be Johnson's temporary replacement is starting to go around the world.
Although Axl is fully involved in the Guns N 'Roses reunion tour with guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan, a DJ from an Atlanta (Georgia) radio station was talking about Axl Rose may now be ready to join AC / DC temporarily. In fact, the chain of rumors was started by Malcolm Young's own son, co-founder of the band, assuming that Rose would join the band to complete the tour, with Axl and AC / DC being seen in the same rehearsal venue in Atlanta.
Axl Rose (1987): «We have been listening to a lot of music constantly, and many records were by AC / DC, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin and the older ones by Alice Cooper»
From NME There is a whole investigative work that would not do other than add fuel to the fire to this rumor, and that is that, according to the publication, the Axl Rose and AC / DC thing has been an audition for the role of vocalist that has lasted 30 years . Let's start with the data:
1.- In 1985 Guns N 'Roses paid tribute to AC / DC in their concerts performing the song' Whole Lotta Rosie ', a version that they played up to 117 times -which are not few-, and including this version on the B side of the single 'Welcome To The Jungle' (1987).
2.- Besides' Whole Lotta Rosie ', Guns N' Roses They also took to their live shows -the most recent show in this case- the theme of the year 1978 'Riff Raff', from AC / DC's album 'Powerage', performed up to 41 times, 6 more than AC / DC's own on their tours.
3.- In 1987 it was Axl Rose himself who was already talking about the influence that AC / DC has had on Guns N 'Roses when they were working on their album 'Appetite For Destruction': "We have been listening to a lot of music constantly, and many records were by AC / DC, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin and the older ones by Alice Cooper".
Are these reasons enough for Axl Rose to be AC / DC's temporary vocalist? Will the new Guns N 'Roses tour be an impediment?