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Studio album by AC/DC
Released 28 November 2014
Recorded 3 May – 12 July 2014
Studio The Warehouse (Vancouver)
Genre Hard rock
Length 34:55
Label Columbia
Producer Brendan O`Brien
AC/DC chronology
Live at River Plate
(2012) Rock or Bust
(2014) Power Up
(2020)

Rock or Bust is the sixteenth studio album by Australian rock band AC/DC, released on 28 November 2014. Rock or Bust is the group`s first album to feature rhythm guitarist Stevie Young, replacing founding member Malcolm Young, who had retired from the band earlier in the year due to health concerns. It is the shortest studio album ever released by the band. At approximately 35 minutes, it is two minutes shorter than their previous shortest album, Flick of the Switch, which was released in 1983. It sold 2.8 million copies worldwide.

The group released the debut single from the album, titled `Play Ball`, on 7 October 2014. The song has been a commercial success, reaching the top 40 charts in various countries such as Spain (at number 28), France (at number 39) or Switzerland (at number 19). Rock or Bust peaked at number 1 in 12 countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany and Sweden. It reached the top 5 in a further 12 countries, including New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and Italy. The album earned AC/DC a 2015 ECHO Award for Rock/Alternative (International).

Drummer Phil Rudd was unable to participate in the supporting tour after being sentenced to house arrest, being replaced by Chris Slade. Lead vocalist Brian Johnson was forced to leave the band after the fifth leg of the tour as a result of hearing loss, with Guns N` Roses lead singer Axl Rose taking his place as lead singer in March 2016, completing the remaining dates. Bassist Cliff Williams left the band after the tour, retiring from music. On 30 September 2020, after two years of rumours, AC/DC officially confirmed that Johnson, Rudd, and Williams had rejoined the band and that they have been working on a new studio album, Power Up, which was released on 13 November 2020, confirming that Rock or Bust would not be the final album to include Johnson, Rudd, and Williams.

Overview
Released on 28 November 2014 in Australia and New Zealand and 2 December 2014 elsewhere, Rock or Bust marks the band`s first album since 2010`s Iron Man 2 and first album of original material since 2008`s Black Ice.[1]

Rock or Bust is the band`s first album without founding member and rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young, who left the band in 2014 for health reasons.[2] Malcolm`s departure was later clarified by the band and their management, who stated that he was officially diagnosed with dementia. While Malcolm has writing credits for every track on the album, all of his guitar parts were recorded by his nephew Stevie Young. He died on 18 November 2017,[3] weeks after his older brother George Young.[4]

Before the album was officially announced, Brian Johnson admitted that it was difficult to make the album without Malcolm. He brought about the idea that the album could be called Man Down, but believed the title might be too negative towards Malcolm`s situation and overall health.[5]

On 6 November 2014, drummer Phil Rudd was arrested for attempting to procure the murder of two men.[6][7] AC/DC made a statement the same day: `We`ve only become aware of Phil`s arrest as the news was breaking. We have no further comment. Phil`s absence will not affect the release of our new album Rock or Bust and upcoming tour next year.` It was not yet clear whether Rudd would remain with the band or not, or who might be his replacement.[8] The attempted procurement charge against Rudd was dropped the following day; charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of cannabis and a charge of threatening to kill remained.[9]

Recording
The album was recorded at Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, Canada, with producer Brendan O`Brien and mixer Mike Fraser.[2] When Rudd was ten days late for the recording sessions, O`Brien was ready to replace him with another drummer, but Rudd arrived and recorded his parts.[10]

By Angus Young`s reckoning, recording took, `about four weeks. We had all the material – we were well prepared to do the album and that helped a lot. We`d done a lot of the work before going in the studio. Brendan is a very accomplished musician, so that`s part of why we work with him. He knows all his instruments.`[11]

The songs were constructed largely by Angus Young from material accumulated by the brothers during the recording of previous albums.[10]

On some lead tracks, Angus Young used the Schaffer Replica, a device that emulates the Schaffer-Vega Diversity System. The device was donated to him by AC/DC fan Fil `SoloDallas` Olivieri.[12]

Track listing
All tracks are written by Angus Young and Malcolm Young.[23]

No. Title Length
1. `Rock or Bust` 3:03
2. `Play Ball` 2:47
3. `Rock the Blues Away` 3:24
4. `Miss Adventure` 2:57
5. `Dogs of War` 3:35
6. `Got Some Rock & Roll Thunder` 3:22
7. `Hard Times` 2:44
8. `Baptism by Fire` 3:30
9. `Rock the House` 2:42
10. `Sweet Candy` 3:09
11. `Emission Control` 3:41
Total length: 34:54
Personnel
Brian Johnson – lead vocals
Angus Young – lead guitar
Stevie Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals[42]
Cliff Williams – bass, backing vocals
Phil Rudd – drums
Production
Brendan O`Brien – producer[42]
Mike Fraser – engineer
Billy Bowers – additional engineer
Tom Syrowski – additional engineer
Richard Jones – equipment technician
Geoff Banks – equipment technician
Rick St. Pierre – equipment technician
Ryan Smith – mastering