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The Beat:The Soundtrack of Our Week

By Mag.com Staff

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Any week that AC/DC sells an absurd 748,000 albums is a good one for sports. [Or, it's 1982. -Ed.] Scoff at the lack of complexity in the chords, the rampant misogyny in the lyrics or the formulaic beat all you want. They own the genre. Hell, Jamba Juice doesn't sell burgers, right? AC/DC has been a staple of sports soundtracks live and on screen for decades. "Hell's Bells" was written for a closer, with his Clint Eastwood wannabe stare. "Back in Black" graces the PA of any stadium when the ...

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