Is Early AC/DC Punk?

Now obviously everyone reading this is probably saying "this guy's a nutter, AC/DC ain't punk rock", but trust me this is indeed a punk related blog. Now, of course, we all know who AC/DC is. They are that band that makes all those rock songs you hear on the radio and they do those Iron Man soundtracks.

For about the past thirty years, they have been the complete opposite of punk rock, no question about that I think. However, in the early days before they were making commercial rock and charging ridiculous prices for their concerts, when they had their second singer(Bon Scott), they were a little more closer to being a punk band then you may think.

They had a bunch of punk rock qualities: Rebelliousness; a crazy, badass singer; straightforward, short rock songs that went straight to the point; and even a controversial song that pissed off parents for sure: the infamous track "Big Balls".

Their subject matter in their songs were pretty punk too I think: A song about killing for hire(Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap); a song about going to Hell(Highway To Hell) and the such. They were a fun, rebellious band, they were.

Now sadly, as we know, their singer Bon Scott passed away due to the alcohol he was drinking, showing a sad side of rock and roll. So AC/DC ended up getting a new singer who they still have to this day, Brian Johnson. Now Brian Johnson is a pretty talented guy, but he is no Bon Scott I'll admit. But, of course, no one is.

They ended up releasing arguablly their most famous album, Back In Black. I can see the appeal of it, and it has some good songs, but It's just too comercial for my tastes. And it is no where near to being punk rock.