The Most Successful Rock Album of All Time: Back in Black - The History of Rock Music (Part 10)

Back in Black sold twice as many records as Abbey Road. It’s the most successful rock record (and 2nd most successful record period). So let’s dig into why. What’s the magic of this band, this album, and how can it make us love music a little bit more?(Check out the ⁠first⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, second⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠third⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠fourth⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fifth⁠⁠, ⁠⁠sixth⁠⁠, ⁠⁠seventh⁠⁠, eighth⁠⁠⁠, ninth⁠⁠⁠ podcast episodes and/or⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ part one⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠two⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠three⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠four⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠five⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠six⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ seven⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ eight⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ten⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠eleven⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠ ⁠twelve⁠⁠⁠⁠, thirteen, or fourteen⁠⁠ of the accompanying ⁠Substack posts⁠, with music examples!)For 30% off your first year of DistroKid to share your music with the world click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DistroKid.com/vip/lovemusicmore⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to hear my music? For all things links visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ScoobertDoobert.pizza⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to this pod's blog on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to receive deeper dives on the regular 🏊‍♂️Pick up my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠new LP "I" on vinyl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in its full spinning colorfulness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ while they last 🎨Being glue and being transparent. Able to bend. Held very well constant. Blend of hammer-ons and pull-offs. Can still reach. A defining point. So approachable. That authentic nature. A celebration of life. Has the energy. A really cool way to do it. Swagger and time and articulation. Just enough funk. Use skill to speak. The perceptual effect. Emotional arc and interest. That’s pretty cool. Through this lens. Give that reason. Perceptual reality. Respecting the audience. Able to switch. Has a launchpad. A compressive effect. It rips. That whole energy presses through the entire record. Recapitulation. Just kinda in the air. Keeping the groove going, providing the backbone. 𓀗Podcast Produced by ⁠⁠Beformer⁠