List of AC/DC tribute albums
This is a list of tribute albums (and individual covers) of the Australian hard rock band, AC/DC. Due to AC/DC's worldwide popularity, many musicians have made tribute albums to the band. These albums have been made by a variety of different artists from across several different genres, such as bluegrass music and death metal. AC/DC's influence has also meant that their individual songs have also been frequently covered by other artists.[1]
Tribute albums
Title |
Artist(s) |
Released |
Notes |
Welcome To Rock'n'Roll Hell : A Tribute to AC/DC & Motörhead |
Various |
1989 |
Covers of AC/DC & Motörhead songs. Artists featured include; Jingo de Lunch, Slawheads, What... For, The Angels and Bellybutton & The Knockwells. |
Fuse Box - The Alternative Tribute |
Various |
1995 |
Artists featured include; Frenzal Rhomb, Don Walker, Nitocris, The Meanies, Ed Kuepper and Spiderbait.[2] |
Covered In Black : An Industrial Tribute to the Kings of High Voltage |
Various |
1997 |
Covers of AC/DC songs in an industrial style. Artists featured include; Electric Hellfire Club, Genitorturers, Die Krupps, Spahn Ranch, and Godflesh.[3] |
Thunderbolt: A Tribute to AC/DC |
Various |
1998 |
Artists featured include; Sebastian Bach, Joe Lynn Turner, Jack Russell, John Corabi and Lemmy Kilmister.[4] |
Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be: A Tribute to AC/DC |
Various |
1999 |
Artists featured include; REO Speedealer, Zeke, Supersuckers, Fuckemos and Electric Frankenstein. |
A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC |
Hayseed Dixie |
2000 |
Features bluegrass covers of various AC/DC songs.[5][6] |
4,5 Volt: AC/DC Tribute Album |
Various |
2000 |
Artists featured include; Anima Soundsystem, Budapest Underground, Zeus and Dyas, and FreshFabrik. |
What's Next to the Moon |
Mark Kozelek |
2001 |
Covers of AC/DC songs from the Bon Scott-era done in a folk ballad style.[7] |
Back in Baroque... The String Tribute to AC/DC |
|
2003 |
A classical version of Back in Black. |
The Rock-A-Billy Tribute to AC/DC |
Full Blown Cherry |
2004 |
Covers of AC/DC songs in a rockabilly style.[8] |
Graveyard Classics 2 |
Six Feet Under |
2004 |
Cover of the Back in Black album done in a death metal style. |
Individual covers
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Many different musicians have covered AC/DC's songs, proving the band's influence on many different artists from across numerous music genres, as the list shows:
Artist(s) |
Song(s) covered |
Album/single |
Released |
Notes |
The Party Boys |
"Let There Be Rock", "High Voltage" |
No Song Too Sacred, The Party Boys |
1984, 1987 |
|
Guns N' Roses |
"Whole Lotta Rosie" |
"Welcome to the Jungle" single, Live from the Jungle |
1987, 1988 |
Has also been played as part of Guns N' Roses' concerts.[9] |
John Farnham |
"It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" |
Age of Reason |
1988 |
[10] |
Exodus |
"Overdose", "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" |
Fabulous Disaster, Tempo of the Damned respectively. |
1988, 2004 respectively |
[11] |
Bruce Dickinson |
"Sin City" |
Tattooed Millionaire |
1990 |
|
Hard Ons with Henry Rollins |
"Let There Be Rock" |
Single |
1991 |
[12] |
Eläkeläiset |
"Let There Be Rock" (as "Olkoon humppa") |
Humppakäräjät |
1994 |
|
Annihilator |
"Live Wire" |
In Command |
1996 |
[13] |
Quiet Riot |
"Highway to Hell" |
Alive and Well |
1999 |
[14] |
Mark Kozelek |
"Rock 'n' Roll Singer", "You Ain't Got a Hold on Me", "Bad Boy Boogie" |
Rock 'n' Roll Singer |
2000 |
The songs are sung in a folk ballad style.[15][16] |
Six Feet Under |
"T.N.T." |
Graveyard Classics |
2000 |
|
The Offspring |
"Sin City" |
Million Miles Away single. |
2001 |
[17] |
Twisted Sister |
"Sin City" |
Twisted Forever |
2001 |
[18] |
Joan Jett |
"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" |
The Hit List / The Jett Age (Japanese Promo) |
2001 |
|
Iced Earth |
"Highway to Hell", "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" |
Tribute to the Gods |
2002 |
[19] |
Illdisposed |
"Beating Around the Bush" |
Retro |
2002 |
|
Living Colour |
"Back in Black" |
Collideøscope |
2003 |
[20][21] |
Shakira |
"Back in Black" |
Live & Off the Record |
2004 |
[22] |
Synthetik FM featuring Fr/action |
"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" |
Elektrokuted: 17 Metal and Rock classics revisited |
2004 |
[23] |
The Dandy Warhols |
"Hells Bells" |
Come on Feel the Dandy Warhols |
2004 |
[24] |
Graveyard BBQ |
"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" |
Graveyard BBQ Greatest Hits Volume Two |
2007 |
|
Richard Cheese |
"You Shook Me All Night Long" |
Viva la Vodka |
2009 |
|
Accept |
"I'm A Rebel" |
I'm A Rebel |
1980 |
|
Agression |
"Touch Too Much" |
For Those About To Rawk: A Punk Tribute To AC/DC |
2002 |
|
Angry Samoans |
"Highway To Hell" |
For Those About To Rawk: A Punk Tribute To AC/DC |
2002 |
|
Beastie Boys |
"Sampled Back In Black on track Rock Hard" |
Single |
1985 |
|
Big & Rich |
"You Shook Me All Night Long" |
Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace |
2007 |
|
Scott Ian and Dee Snider |
"Walk All Over You" |
Single |
2010 |
|
Loaded Dice |
"Whole Lotta Rosie" |
Rock n Roll Train A Tribute to ACDC |
2011 |
|
Massive |
"If You Want Blood (You Got It)" |
Four On The Floor (EP) |
2014 |
|
References
- ↑ "MUSICMATCH Guide: AC/DC". Musicmatch. Archived from the original on May 6, 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
- ↑ "Fuse Box - An AC/DC tribute". The Kuepper Files. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
- ↑ "Various - Covered In Black: An Industrial Tribute To The Kings Of High Voltage AC/DC". discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- ↑ "Various – Thunderbolt - A Tribute To AC/DC". discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- ↑ Moody, Dainon. "Hayseed Dixie - A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC". PopMatters. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ↑ "Genesis". Hayseed Dixie. Archived from the original on 2006-11-29. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ↑ "Mark Kozelek - What's Next to the Moon". Metacritic. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ↑ Deming, Mark. "Various Artists - The Rock-A-Billy Tribute to AC/DC". Allmusic. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ↑ "Guns N' Roses singles". Here Today... Gone to Hell. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
- ↑ Lewis, Jonathan. "John Farnham - Age of Reason". Allmusic. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ↑ "Exodus". The Covers Project. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
- ↑ "Discography". The Hard Ons. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
- ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Annihilator - In Command". Allmusic. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ↑ Prato, Greg. "Quiet Riot - Alive and Well". Allmusic. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ↑ Gardner, Daron (2000-08-04). "Mark Kozelek - Rock 'n' Roll Singer". FakeJazz. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ↑ Stahl, Geoff. "Mark Kozelek - Rock 'n' Roll Singer". PopMatters. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ↑ "Million Miles Away Single now in Stores!". The Offspring. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ↑ Hart, Jeremy. "Various Artists - Twisted Forever". PopMatters. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ↑ Hinds, Andy. "Iced Earth - Tribute to the Gods". Allmusic. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ↑ Johnson, Tom (2003-11-08). "Living Colour - Collideøscope". Blog Critics magazine. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ↑ Fricke, David (2003-11-13). "Living Colour - Collideøscope". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ↑ Ives, Brian; C. Bottomley (2004-03-29). "Shakira Interview". VH1. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
- ↑ "Elektrokuted: 17 Metal and Rock classics revisited". discogs.com. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
- ↑ "The Black Album/Come On Feel The Dandy Warhols". Slabtown.net. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
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