1976. Despite all the rubbish that was played on it every Sunday night everyone I knew sat down and watched Countdown. Often eating some kind of takeaway dinner at the same time. The horrible acts stick in the mind. Mother Goose anyone? However now and again there would be something special that would liven up the whole show and make you realise that amongst all the dross in the world of music one song can make it all worth it. Jailbreak was actually made by the Countdown team and showed Bon Scott, Angus Young et al escaping from some rock quarry in Footscray. The riff is simple and immediate but remains timeless. it could be a relation to Them's Gloria but all in all it is definitely ACDC. A formula they never stopped using.
You might deride the simplicity but it doesn't take much more than an electric guitar and a thirty watt amp to start playing ACDC riffs.
Through all of punk and whatever came next we kept on watching Countdown. waiting for the Sex pistols, The saints or David Bowie. One good clip could make a show. What else could we do. There was really nothing else.
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