I think this is the genius of Ottis's way of interviewing musicians. He gets them talking about other musicians and in doing so they tell us as much about themselves.
I’m right there with him on Axl. I’m not a hater but not really a fan either. My expectations were low, given his history. I didn’t think he’d be able to keep up with their work ethic. But that dude showed up and CRUSHED it. He really showed what he’s made of. Much respect.
As a massive Bon fan who really dislikes Brian , I was blown away by Axl with the band . I hoped to see them perform with a new singer since 1983 when I had enough of Brian . I was never an Axl fan but he brought the Bon era songs back to life on that tour . Wish I could have seen them live with Axl .
Warner's one of my favorite guitar players. Was on the way to see them in late 80s and got in a car accident. Took me another 5 years to finally catch them live. Still kicked ass
I wish they would release some more Bon stuff , the Version of Touch Too Much on Volts really kicks ass, I love how raw and powerful it is . Even some live stuff would be awesome
Always have been a huge AC⚡️DC fan. When I was in 8th grade my friend Irene showed up at my house with 2 albums. She said whatever you do don’t let your mom See or Hear this. But listen to them loud. They were Back in Black and Highway to Hell. Been a huge fan ever since.
AC/DC were one of my main musical fixations in high school. I saw them with their first lead singer, Bon Scott, 4 times in two years during those days. Thank you for having Warner on to talk about this. Jason and the Nashville Scorchers were one of my main bands in college during the 80s in Kentucky. I used to see them play in Nashville and the surrounding area back then. It's fuckin criminal that they're not more famous.♥️
Great story , I saw Jason and the Scorchers play at Selina’s Coogee Bay hotel around about 1986 . And seeing Warner Hodges throw his guitar around his body like that was wild . My friends band supported them The Happy Hate Me Nots , great power pop punk band
I'm not a huge AC/DC fan, though I like a lot of their songs, but the one thing that has always amazed me was how song after song they came up with these awesome immediately recognizable guitar riffs.
each time we meet we spoke more of current going ons he looked great I think he knew I wasn't a huge fan so we really were just in the moment and honestly was kinda interested in what I was doing @@TeunisMaranus
Great story! AC/DC what can you say? So happy I lived through the 70’s and 80’s and got to see them live more than once. The sound of the Young Bros is what I want to sound like when I play.
When Highway to hell was released I thought, this is it, they were blossoming. What an album!!! Then Bon passed away. My friends were wondering what now? Bon was the Leader ( so to speak ). Then WHAM! I dropped the needle on Hells Bells and I think I wore that first album out. I missed that tour, but got to see them for the first time on the For those about to rock tour. Great memories. In my school you either wore a Rush shirt or you wore an AC/DC shirt. I was an AC/DC guy. Of coarse then I heard Blizzard of Ozz and that locked me in with Randy forever, but I’ve still always loved AC/DC and saw them more than a few times. What a great way to grow up!!! The best music, IMO. Great band OTIS!!
Enjoyed it much and learned, as always, Otis. Wiki says, "The only guitarist who can bridge the gap between James Burton and Angus Young." That's pretty cool and impressive. Safe travels, and be safe out on the road.
If it was the gig that was Warners birthday then it was The Palace in Melbourne. I remember it well. We sung happy birthday and a girl ran onstage and kissed Warner. They played two nights in Melbourne. The second night I paid for 2 friends to come as it was so good the first night. Thanks for the memories Warner and thanks for these interviews with him on here. Love listening to him talk.
Great interview talking about my favorite band! I saw Jason & The Scorchers ten times or so around Atlanta and Athens. Saw them open for Cheap Trick at Six Flags when they had concerts. Incredible band and energy! Thank you Otis and Warner!
My musical horizons are once again expanded. I don’t know any of these people, only the AC/DC band by name. Here I go down the rabbit hole! Scorchers first! That guy is inspiring with his enthusiasm. There must be something good 10:53 I’ve been missing through my six-and-a-half decades of musical consciousness. Thanks, once again, Otis!
Warner Hodges! So cool. I still remember the incredible show he and the scorchers put on at U of L’s Red Barn in 86 or 87. They were on fire. Great to see him now!
Jason and the Scorchers were my favorite band all through high school and beyond. I saw them in July 1987 playing a little non-air-conditioned club near Charlotte, NC, and never have I seen any human sweat like Warren Hodges dressed head to toe in black leather for the show -- a steady stream, like a faucet on low, poured out of the man's left sleeve through the entire set. Great band, and anybody who isn't familiar with their music ought to correct that.
@@davidsellers3639Truth, as Angus has said many times Malcolm could play lead better than him, and I believe it. Mal found Angus’s first SG, his first Marshall….and man…Mal wasn’t wrong ever, they always had a great sound. I do find a similarity to Van Halen and ACDC tone…may sound weird, but listen to the high end sizzle live. Both played Marshall’s and got the most out of them, and ran em hot AF! My only complaint ever….was 85’s Fly On The Wall, as I love that album and that song. The power of the amps coming through the speakers, and being muted, you get that womp speaker resonance , which is right there on the opening of Fly On The Wall. My complaint about that album and BUYV in 88 were the amounts of reverb on Brian’s voice. I wish he had used in ears when he was younger….amazing band! I have a 2013 Thunderstruck SG. I got it in a trade, as it has a headstock repair, but man it sounds amazing. They suck for tuning, but what a tone. Sorry for the Flapjawed comment lmao. Rock on! 🎉🎉🎉
This was a fun one, thanks Otis! I played a show with a Nashville country artist in the early 200s in the Boston area and the curtains opened and there was Steven Tyler in the front row with his family.
Great stuff as always. I'm a huge acdc fan and I couldn't agree more. I saw that same tour in Cleveland right up front and was very skeptical of Axl but I have to say he killed it. One of the best acdc shows I've ever seen and I've seen a bunch. Thanks fellas rock on! 🤘🤘🤘
I finally saw AC/DC for the first time in 2009-which turned out to be the last tour of the classic lineup with Malcolm (Rock ‘n’ Roll Train was the new album). I wasn’t expecting a whole lot, because I thought Brian’s voice was shot by this time. Had shitty nosebleed seats. As I type this, the hair is standing up on my arms. It was a religious experience. Brian killed it. Everybody killed it. I’d say it is still the number one hard rock concert experience I’ve ever had. Life-affirming ROCK ‘N’ ROLL spirit to the hilt. Second song was “Hell Aint a Bad Place to Be,” something I’ll never forget.
I’ve been a huge AC/DC fan since I first heard Hells Bells at the age of nine and never saw them live. When they announce the tour for Power Up I’m gonna be the first person to get tickets! 🤘⚡️🎸
Such power from such tiny lil fellers! Sure do love to crank some Bon Scott era stuff especially. Back then every single song coulda been a title track.
Yeah buddy. Bon Scott was the man. I can still remember how devastated my 18 yr old self was hearing of his death on the radio. It's not a popular opinion but I never cared for Brian's voice and pretty much stopped paying attention after Bon died. ✌️
@@danielmorris3687 I remember exactly where I was when I heard Bon had died , it was 7 days before I turned 15 . I was devastated. After 44 years I still don’t care for the new guy Brian .
Saw The WHO at Wembley, 1980, I think, first big show after Moonie died, I think. We were camped out on the half way line. ACDC came on as one of the supports, never heard of them . Place went nuts, great show. Was the highlight of the day.
“……and you just KNOW they’re not gonna throw a ballad at ya” Can’t recall where I heard that, some documentary I think, but those guys are just so unapologetically what they are. Hard rock hasn’t been my thing for years, but that band just never gets old.
AC/DC chording is pristine. It’s like Bach. I’m a Bon Scott guy. They had the worst record deal, they worked incredibly hard. Nothing like them! What a band
George Young and another Easybeats member Harry Vanda produced all the Bon era AC/DC albums up to Highway To Hell . They were also Flash In The Pan , Hey StPeter .
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More Warner please. Such a great guy and one of my favourite guitar players.
Warner had a great time telling his story. He really does love AC-DC. Fun to hear artists talk about their favorite bands and players. Thanks!
I think this is the genius of Ottis's way of interviewing musicians. He gets them talking about other musicians and in doing so they tell us as much about themselves.
Great video, thanks!!
Really dug this one, AC/DCs badassness is immeasurable.
I’m right there with him on Axl. I’m not a hater but not really a fan either. My expectations were low, given his history. I didn’t think he’d be able to keep up with their work ethic. But that dude showed up and CRUSHED it. He really showed what he’s made of. Much respect.
Same experience. Great show
As a massive Bon fan who really dislikes Brian , I was blown away by Axl with the band . I hoped to see them perform with a new singer since 1983 when I had enough of Brian . I was never an Axl fan but he brought the Bon era songs back to life on that tour . Wish I could have seen them live with Axl .
Warner's one of my favorite guitar players. Was on the way to see them in late 80s and got in a car accident. Took me another 5 years to finally catch them live. Still kicked ass
Warner is a fucking national treasure
High Voltage was the first album I ever bought in 1979, been an AC/DC fan since. Though several of those mid 80s albums are challenging.
I stopped listening to anything with Brian . High voltage was my first album in ‘78 , I absolutely love everything Bon .
@@TeunisMaranus Yeah the old stuff is the best stuff. I still listen to Back in Black a little.
I wish they would release some more Bon stuff , the Version of Touch Too Much on Volts really kicks ass, I love how raw and powerful it is . Even some live stuff would be awesome
Always have been a huge AC⚡️DC fan. When I was in 8th grade my friend Irene showed up at my house with 2 albums. She said whatever you do don’t let your mom See or Hear this. But listen to them loud. They were Back in Black and Highway to Hell. Been a huge fan ever since.
AC/DC were one of my main musical fixations in high school. I saw them with their first lead singer, Bon Scott, 4 times in two years during those days.
Thank you for having Warner on to talk about this. Jason and the Nashville Scorchers were one of my main bands in college during the 80s in Kentucky. I used to see them play in Nashville and the surrounding area back then. It's fuckin criminal that they're not more famous.♥️
Dave Evans was their 1st singer.
@@snfu6574 Dave and the Scorchers just doesn't have the same ring to it.
@@snfu6574 sorry. It's been a while since I studied the subject. Bon Scott was the one that hooked me on the band.
@@toterola451bon was the best
@@snfu6574 Dave recorded a couple singles and didn’t even last a year in the band ,he’s a minor footnote .
Long live the great guitar work of Angus Young!!!!
Jason and the Scorchers: One of my all-time favorite bands. If the world is getting me down, I can count on Thunder and Fire to bring back the mojo!
Impossible not to love Warner.
Great story , I saw Jason and the Scorchers play at Selina’s Coogee Bay hotel around about 1986 . And seeing Warner Hodges throw his guitar around his body like that was wild . My friends band supported them The Happy Hate Me Nots , great power pop punk band
I'm not a huge AC/DC fan, though I like a lot of their songs, but the one thing that has always amazed me was how song after song they came up with these awesome immediately recognizable guitar riffs.
What a great story teller, and as someone who loves AC/DC as much as he does, it was a treat to hear him talk about them. More of Warner, please!
Cliff (Bass) came to my old time string band gig and saw hime often in the little mountain town I lived in
Did you ever ask him about Bon?
each time we meet we spoke more of current going ons he looked great I think he knew I wasn't a huge fan so we really were just in the moment and honestly was kinda interested in what I was doing @@TeunisMaranus
Great story! AC/DC what can you say? So happy I lived through the 70’s and 80’s and got to see them live more than once. The sound of the Young Bros is what I want to sound like when I play.
Jason and the Scorchers always played a great show.
When Highway to hell was released I thought, this is it, they were blossoming. What an album!!! Then Bon passed away. My friends were wondering what now? Bon was the Leader ( so to speak ). Then WHAM! I dropped the needle on Hells Bells and I think I wore that first album out. I missed that tour, but got to see them for the first time on the For those about to rock tour. Great memories. In my school you either wore a Rush shirt or you wore an AC/DC shirt. I was an AC/DC guy. Of coarse then I heard Blizzard of Ozz and that locked me in with Randy forever, but I’ve still always loved AC/DC and saw them more than a few times. What a great way to grow up!!! The best music, IMO. Great band OTIS!!
Enjoyed it much and learned, as always, Otis. Wiki says, "The only guitarist who can bridge the gap between James Burton and Angus Young." That's pretty cool and impressive. Safe travels, and be safe out on the road.
If it was the gig that was Warners birthday then it was The Palace in Melbourne. I remember it well. We sung happy birthday and a girl ran onstage and kissed Warner. They played two nights in Melbourne. The second night I paid for 2 friends to come as it was so good the first night. Thanks for the memories Warner and thanks for these interviews with him on here. Love listening to him talk.
Good interview with Warner. I did not know that he is a big AC/DC fan and it was great that Angus came out for his show.
Thanks guys. Some nice insight into a wildly popular band.😊
Great interview talking about my favorite band! I saw Jason & The Scorchers ten times or so around Atlanta and Athens. Saw them open for Cheap Trick at Six Flags when they had concerts. Incredible band and energy! Thank you Otis and Warner!
My musical horizons are once again expanded. I don’t know any of these people, only the AC/DC band by name. Here I go down the rabbit hole!
Scorchers first! That guy is inspiring with his enthusiasm. There must be something good 10:53 I’ve been missing through my six-and-a-half decades of musical consciousness.
Thanks, once again, Otis!
What a great story, I'm a big AC/DC fan since 1974 🤘🇦🇺
This was my introduction to Warner, and he seems like a kindred soul and a great guy. I'll definitely be checking him and his band out, Thanks Otis!
great interview. love the enthusiasm!
I saw Warner all the time when he played in Germany. Great great player
I love this guy as a storyteller.
Warner Hodges! So cool. I still remember the incredible show he and the scorchers put on at U of L’s Red Barn in 86 or 87. They were on fire. Great to see him now!
Jason and the Scorchers were my favorite band all through high school and beyond. I saw them in July 1987 playing a little non-air-conditioned club near Charlotte, NC, and never have I seen any human sweat like Warren Hodges dressed head to toe in black leather for the show -- a steady stream, like a faucet on low, poured out of the man's left sleeve through the entire set. Great band, and anybody who isn't familiar with their music ought to correct that.
What a fantastic memory of one Helluva' moment in time.
Saw Warner with Jason and Dan and the Kentucky Headhunters in Glasgow 2019. Phenomenal guitarist and an amazing show 👍😃
That was an awesome interview. I'm so sorry they lost Malcolm he was so underrated.
But I think that’s how he wanted it
@@davidsellers3639Truth, as Angus has said many times Malcolm could play lead better than him, and I believe it. Mal found Angus’s first SG, his first Marshall….and man…Mal wasn’t wrong ever, they always had a great sound. I do find a similarity to Van Halen and ACDC tone…may sound weird, but listen to the high end sizzle live. Both played Marshall’s and got the most out of them, and ran em hot AF!
My only complaint ever….was 85’s Fly On The Wall, as I love that album and that song. The power of the amps coming through the speakers, and being muted, you get that womp speaker resonance , which is right there on the opening of Fly On The Wall. My complaint about that album and BUYV in 88 were the amounts of reverb on Brian’s voice.
I wish he had used in ears when he was younger….amazing band! I have a 2013 Thunderstruck SG. I got it in a trade, as it has a headstock repair, but man it sounds amazing. They suck for tuning, but what a tone.
Sorry for the Flapjawed comment lmao. Rock on! 🎉🎉🎉
Malcom was an absolute genius, his playing still blows me away and I’ve been a fan for 46 years now. Bon era especially.
This was a fun one, thanks Otis! I played a show with a Nashville country artist in the early 200s in the Boston area and the curtains opened and there was Steven Tyler in the front row with his family.
Great video
Warner rocks! He put up with my dumb drunk questions when he was playing with Drivin N Cryin a while back.
Great stuff as always. I'm a huge acdc fan and I couldn't agree more. I saw that same tour in Cleveland right up front and was very skeptical of Axl but I have to say he killed it. One of the best acdc shows I've ever seen and I've seen a bunch. Thanks fellas rock on! 🤘🤘🤘
I finally saw AC/DC for the first time in 2009-which turned out to be the last tour of the classic lineup with Malcolm (Rock ‘n’ Roll Train was the new album). I wasn’t expecting a whole lot, because I thought Brian’s voice was shot by this time. Had shitty nosebleed seats. As I type this, the hair is standing up on my arms. It was a religious experience. Brian killed it. Everybody killed it. I’d say it is still the number one hard rock concert experience I’ve ever had. Life-affirming ROCK ‘N’ ROLL spirit to the hilt. Second song was “Hell Aint a Bad Place to Be,” something I’ll never forget.
I’ve been a huge AC/DC fan since I first heard Hells Bells at the age of nine and never saw them live. When they announce the tour for Power Up I’m gonna be the first person to get tickets! 🤘⚡️🎸
That was great. Thanks for posting.
Some folks just fucking Rock!!!!!!
i saw Warner in the Mühle Hunziken in Switzerland with Dan Baird its such a cool dude
Such power from such tiny lil fellers! Sure do love to crank some Bon Scott era stuff especially. Back then every single song coulda been a title track.
Yeah buddy. Bon Scott was the man. I can still remember how devastated my 18 yr old self was hearing of his death on the radio. It's not a popular opinion but I never cared for Brian's voice and pretty much stopped paying attention after Bon died. ✌️
@@danielmorris3687 I remember exactly where I was when I heard Bon had died , it was 7 days before I turned 15 . I was devastated. After 44 years I still don’t care for the new guy Brian .
Love seeing Warner spin his Les Paul around his body on the strap, thats wicked ! Checking out the new stuff for sure.
Another great one Otis 👍
LOVE IT !!!!!
Angus is gigantic. Rock God.
Fun video - thanks! 😊
Great story!
thank you
Saw The WHO at Wembley, 1980, I think, first big show after Moonie died, I think. We were camped out on the half way line.
ACDC came on as one of the supports, never heard of them . Place went nuts, great show. Was the highlight of the day.
I still say the MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE soundtrack is some of the most amazing AC/DC stuff ever. Two hours of hook heavy blues rock....beyond great.
Powerage
“……and you just KNOW they’re not gonna throw a ballad at ya”
Can’t recall where I heard that, some documentary I think, but those guys are just so unapologetically what they are. Hard rock hasn’t been my thing for years, but that band just never gets old.
I remember that line from their Behind the Music episode
@nathanmorganmusic5192, yes, that was it.
oh man! thought they came to your gig
I once met Warner went I went to try out a guitar amp he was selling. He was cool . I hate that I didn't get to see him play with Dan Baird
Cool !❤
I did like AC DC Long way to Rock if your gonna Rock & roll.Good Vid thanks
You mean a long way to the shop if you want a sausage roll😊😊
😂😅he's brilliant
I saw Steve Hackett in October and he played the same guitar for 2+ hours, except for 1 acoustic song. You don’t see that much.
AC/DC chording is pristine. It’s like Bach. I’m a Bon Scott guy. They had the worst record deal, they worked incredibly hard. Nothing like them! What a band
For me AC/DC became a tribute band after Bon passed . I never could take Brian’s voice after BIB .
Is Warren still connected to Dan Baird? Plays a fantastic rock guitar.
❤
Angus and Bon modeled my entire life to say the least Brian’s amazing but Bon was up there
Massive Bon fan , can’t stand Brian after BIB .
👍😎
Axl had the boys play some songs that they hadn't played in years.
Exactly some Bon era tunes that had never been played since he passed . He did the early material Justice , I hate Brian’s vocals on Bon tunes .
Check out Warner's new record, Soul Shaker!
www.warnerehodges.com/
Angus' older brother played for the "Easybeats"??? Did Angus always have "Friday on his Mind"???
George Young and another Easybeats member Harry Vanda produced all the Bon era AC/DC albums up to Highway To Hell . They were also Flash In The Pan , Hey StPeter .
Couldn't click fast enough
Still one of my favorite bands. You cant listen to them and not amp up, assuming its played at the right sound level (11).
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Phil Rudd all day long, buddy!
"The cotton burns as sherman marches towards you.."
Watching him talk, it's like someone spliced Joe Pug and Dan Baird together.
More Warner !!