8/8/03
Laut, heiß und verdammt gut
Dave Evans im "Village": Der "AC/DC"-Mitbegründer bot eine glaubwürdige Rockshow
Habach - Was macht ein eingefleischter "AC/DC"-Fan, der wegen eben dieser Band in seiner Jugend das Gitarrenspiel erlernte und vor kurzem keine Karte für das Konzert der Altrocker im Münchener "Circus Krone" ergatterte? Er besucht am Mittwochabend einen Gig von Dave Evans im Habacher "Village". Evans ist nur wenigen bekannt - obwohl er zu den Gründungsmitgliedern von "AC/DC" gehörte und vor mehr als 30 Jahren als Vorgänger des legendären Sängers Bon Scott Klassiker wie "Rock`n Roll Singer" oder "High Voltage" mit aus der Taufe hob. Anlässlich des 30-jährigen Bestehens der australischen Kultband machte sich dieser Dave Evans also unter anderem auf ins Oberland. Und da "AC/DC"-Coverbands wie Pilze aus dem Boden sprießen, war es für Evans auch nicht schwer, geeignete Mitstreiter auszuwählen. Er fand diese in der Münchener Band "Overdose".
Als ob es vor der Tür nicht heiß genug gewesen wäre, schaffte es "Overdose", die Temperatur im restlos ausverkauften Club mit Songs aus den ersten "AC/DC"-Alben hochzutreiben. Ihr Sänger war nicht nur optisch, sondern auch akustisch dem unvergessenen Bon Scott zum verwechseln ähnlich. Wer moderne, vergeistigte Rockmusik suchte, war fehl am Platze, denn es gab es nur eines zu hören: schnörkellose, einfache und dennoch mitreißende, intensive Songs.
Dave Evans überließ die erste Stunde seinen Mitmusikern und erklomm die Bühne erst um 23 Uhr mit den ersten Takten des Songs "Soul Stripper". Bis auf fehlende Tätowierungen erschien Evans so, wie man sich einen altgedienten Rocker jenseits der 50 vorstellt: mit schwarzem Muscle-Shirt, langen schwarzen Haaren und mit einem Stirnband zur Zierde des sonnengebräunten Hauptes. Seine kraftvolle, bluesige Stimme interpretierte zunächst weniger bekannte Songs, später packte er die Stücke aus, wegen denen man "AC/DC"-Fan wurde.
Vielleicht hat es Evans bereut, dass er "AC/DC" zu früh verlassen hatte, dennoch stand hier ein Mann auf der Bühne, der das macht, was er kann und wofür er lebt: Er wirkte glaubwürdig bei allen Ansagen, die er von sich gibt und bei allen Gesten, mit denen er sein Publikum animiert. Als die letzten E-Gitarrensalven verklungen waren, konnte sich jeder der nassgeschwitzten Zuschauer zufrieden wähnen, eine Steigerung war nach "Highway To Hell" und "TNT" definitiv nicht mehr möglich. Fazit: Es war laut, es war heiß, es war eine Rockshow der alten Schule.Michael Herkner
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Source www.merkur-online.de
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8th August 2003
Loud, wild and bloody good
Dave Evans at the "Village":
The co-founder of "AC/DC" gives a good rock show.
Habach – So what does a hardened “AC/DC” fan (who, in his youth actually learnt to play guitar because of this band) do if he hasn’t managed to get hold of tickets for the old rockers at the Munich "Circus Krone"? On Wednesday evening he takes in a gig by Dave Evans at the “Village” in Habach. Evans is only slightly known – even though he was one of the founding members of "AC/DC" more than 30 years ago, and, as predecessor to the legendary Bon Scott, helped to launch classics like "Rock`n Roll Singer" or "High Voltage". To celebrate the 30 years of the Australian cult band, Dave Evans made his way, among other places, to the Uplands. And here "AC/DC" cover bands were sprouting out of the ground like mushrooms, so it wasn’t difficult for Evans to choose suitable fellow combatants. He found these in the Munich band "Overdose".
As if it wasn’t hot enough at the door, “Overdose” managed to force up the temperature in the completely sold out club with songs from the first "AC/DC" albums. Their singer was incredibly similar to the unforgettable Bon Scott – both visually and acoustically. Those looking for modern, cerebral rock music were definitely in the wrong place, as you could only hear one thing: unabashed, simple and nevertheless captivating, intensive numbers.
Dave Evans let his fellow musicians take the first hour and then appeared on stage at 23.00 with the first bars of the song "Soul Stripper". Apart from the lack of tattoos, Evans looked just like you would imagine a long-familiar rocker to look: with black muscle top, long black hair and a headband to decorate his bronzed head. His powerful, bluesey voice first interpreted less known songs, and then he later unwrapped those pieces that had encouraged people to become “AC/DC” fans all those years ago.
Maybe Evans regrets leaving "AC/DC" too early, nevertheless, on the stage there stood a man who does what he does and what he lives for: he emitted trustworthiness in all his announcements and the gestures with which he animated his audience. As the last volley of electric guitar fire died away, each member of the sweat-soaked audience realised contentedly that it would not be possible to top "Highway To Hell" and "TNT". Upshot: it was loud, it was wild, and it was an old-school rock show.
Michael Herkner
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Source www.merkur-online.de
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Süddeutsche Zeitung, Friday, 8th August 2003
All the way to boiling point
AC/DC´s Dave Evans impresses his fans
Habach. In 1973, the brothers Angus and Malcom Young, together with Dave Evans, founded the hard rock formation, AC/DC. 30 years on, the Australian, Evans, first singer of AC/DC and predecessor to the legendary Bon Scott, is on the stage again.
The parking spaces at the “Village” in Habach fill up fast this Wednesday evening. The venue is jam-packed with 200 expectant guests. Yet before the music freaks can cheer their hero from Down Under, they have to be patient. As the first set is played by the Munich cover band, "Overdose", but without Evans. In the best Bon Scott style, singer, Stefan Erz, screams into the microphone while Lee Adams, on electric guitar, cuts through the hot air with driving riffs. The sound is earthy and mercilessly direct. But the drums lack that last touch of precision during the breaks. The first fans start to head bang with “Problem child”. Anatomically this means that you shake your brain from the rear of your cranium to your forehead and then back again. That said, the audience is quite mixed. With long black hair and tattoos or grey hair and children on their shoulders: no one is standing still.
The first set comes to a close and Evans is warming up on the first floor of the Habach culture venue. The contact to "Overdose" seems to have come about via the Internet, he explains to the SZ. Contrary to the Europeans, who get going quite quickly, the Australians are slightly more reserved at concerts. You can only captivate his proud fellow countrymen if the sound is first-rate. This was Evans´ best training for fighting his way to the top. With the expression of an angry boy and wildly gesticulating hand movements, the Australian goes for it full tilt on stage. This hard sounds rocker with his long black hair, black t-shirt and black headband doesn’t forfeit power or show talent. He enraptures his fans and they thank him with hefty applause.
The vast majority of the 200 people sing along loudly to "Ride on" – all of them soaked to the skin with sweat. With Highway to hell" the hands of the rock fans reach upwards with outstretched index fingers. Even guitarist, Lee Adams, is in top form and his fast fingers flit over the strings in the solos.
Evans and “Overdose” singer, Erz, share the mike for the first encore, "Whole lotta rosie". Erz lets the past master sing the second encore. "TNT" is the last number. The fans bellow alongside him, and the temperature in the low rooms reaches boiling point - the air resembles a hot wall of electric rock´n´roll.
By Rainer Hatzl
Article dated 5th August 2003
AC/DC's original singer Dave Evans has hit the European touring circuit and one of his more energetic crowds turned out to be an audience of Bikers in Germany.
Evan's second gig was the open air 'Child and Wild' concert last Saturday in Germany. "When Dave Evans got on the fans went nuts" his son Mark tells Undercover News. "Into the third song the police where so worried with how the concert goers where reacting to the awesome power of this performer they pulled the plug".
Dave went into the crowd to talk the crowd down. "The fans where 2500 German Bikers, not easy to impress or easy to calm down" Mark says.
The Evans tour continues across Europe this week. Remaining dates are:
Aug 6 Village, Home of the Blues - Habach bei Penzberg w
Aug 8 Jugendzentrum Bauhof - Pettenbach, Austria
Aug 9 Private Party - Kitzbühl
Aug 22 Works - Osnabrück
Aug 23 Live Arena - Münster
Aug 25 Backstage - www.backstage089.de
Sep 5 End of Summer Festival - Linkenbach im Westerwald
Sep 12 Live Club - Bamberg
Sep 26 Rockfactory Halford - Berlin
Sep 27 AC/DC Fan Club Convention - Schleiz, Thüringen
Source www.undercover.com.au
Article dated 23rd July 2003
Dave Evans, AC/DC's original singer, is about to go out on a three month tour of Europe.
Evans was the first singer, before Bon Scott, when the band formed in Sydney in 1973 and was the signer on their debut single 'Can I Sit Next To You Girl'. The song was later re-recorded with Bon's vocal for the TNT album.
Dave's days with AC/DC were numbered due to internal friction including punch-ups with the tour manager, so he was soon out and Bon Scott was in. History writes that Dave refused to go on stage one night and was replaced by Bon Scott but his son Mark tells a different story. "Well the Young brothers have been spreading that story for years" he tells Undercover News. "The real reason he left was after doing the national tour the management said they had no money to pay him for all the gigging he had done. Three concerts a day etc etc. He has still has not been paid to this day."
What has been stated is the well publicized fight between Evans and the tour manager. "Tempers ran hot and he had a fight with the manager (who at the time was an ex-member of Sherbert" Mark says. "Basically if the same incident was to happen in today's era, they have been sued for wrongful dismissal".
The set-list for Dave's European tour will be heavy laden with AC/DC classics. He plays 'Can I Sit Next To You Girl', 'Rock 'n' The Parlour', 'Highway To Hell', 'Ride On', 'Rock and Roll Singer', 'TNT', 'Baby Please Don't Go' and 'Long Way To The Top' as part of his set.
After AC/DC, Dave joined Rabbit and released the 'Too Much Rock and Roll' album on CNS in 1976. He will play the title track as well as a few other Rabbit gems on this tour.
Evans starts his European tour on July 30 in Munich.
By Paul Cashmere
Source www.undercover.com.au
well they moved on down