"There's a reason why it's sold more than all the other AC/DC albums combined": Why I love Back In Black, by Def Leppard's Joe Elliott

The cover art of Back In Black, with Joe Elliott superimposed.

Back in late 1979, the fledgling Def Leppard famously supported AC/DC on Bon Scott's final tour. For the young Joe Elliott it was a learning experience ("We watched them like hawks every night," he told Classic Rock in 2021), but the following year's Back In Black – which introduced Scott's replacement Brian Johnson – left an equally big impression. Take it away, Joe...

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