AC/DC recently unveiled the video for its third single from Rock or Bust, "Rock the Blues Away." The feel-good rocker is the first clip from the new album to feature drummer Chris Slade, who will be behind the kit for the foreseeable future as Phil Rudd deals with his legal issues. The song follows "Play Ball" and the title track from the new effort.
The Austrailian group has a knack for not overcomplicating things when it comes to music videos. In the clip below, shots of the band playing a small club gig are intermixed with behind-the-scenes visuals. And the lyrics play right into the good-time feel.
"Drivin' in my car / Headed for the local bar / Pickin' up my girl tonight / Everything is gonna be all right," Brian Johnson sings.
Not too complicated, right? Check out the video below, via Billboard.
Producer Brendan O'Brien, who worked on Rock or Bust as well as 2008's Black Ice, talked to Ultimate Classic Rock in January about making the new album with the group.
"I think the first one we did was the song 'Rock the Blues [Away]', and it was just fun; it sounds like these guys," he said. "Both times I've worked with them, stuff was getting set up the first day, especially on Black Ice. And they're out in the studio, and I'm out there with them, usually, but I'm in the control room at this point and kind of making sure it sounds the way it's supposed to sound, all that kind of stuff. And as I'm running something down, I'm kind of going, 'That sounds like AC/DC.' That's kind of great."
Slade returned to the group in February for the band's performance at the Grammys. He previously sat behind the kit from 1989-94 for AC/DC and played on one album, 1990's The Razors Edge. He will join the group on its upcoming world tour, which kicks off May 5. Prior to that, AC/DC will headline Coachella in April.
