Original AC/DC Singer DAVE EVANS Collaborates With BARBED WIRE On 'Wild' EP

Original AC/DC singer Dave Evans has collaborated with the Norwegian rock band BARBED WIRE on four-song EP, titled “Wild”. As part of the sessions in Trondheim, Norway, Evans resurrected a song that he wrote and performed with AC/DC called “Sunset Strip”, keeping most of the original lyrics but giving it a new arrangement.

“Sunset Strip”‘s original classic 12-bar rock arrangement was recorded by AC/DC with replacement singer Bon Scott, but the lyrics were changed and the song became “Show Business”.

Due on January 27, “Wild” features the following tracks listing:

01. Queen Of The Night
02. Sunset Strip
03. Wild
04. Dance With The Devil

The official video for Queen Of The Night” can be seen below.

Evans has had a long and illustrious career since his first hit record, “Can I Sit Next To You, Girl?” back in 1974 with AC/DC. Since that time, Evans has established himself in his own right and is now an international star after recording with Australian rockers RABBIT.

The collaboration between Evans and BARBED WIRE came about after the singer toured several times with the hard-rockin’ Norwegian act during his world tours, mostly in Norway, with a few shows together also in Sweden. And after establishing a close friendship together, Evans and BARBED WIRE decided to record together brand new songs for the world to enjoy.

The tracks, once heard, are infectious and can’t help but get the listener rockin’ and smiling and singing the catchy tunes over and over.

“Wild” recording lineup:

Dave Evans – Lead Vocals
Atle Steigedal – Lead Guitar
Svein Erik Syrstad – Rhythm Guitar
Roger Steigedal – Bass
Kristian Resell – Drums

Evans last year said that he would have returned to AC/DC if he had been asked to step in for Brian Johnson on the Australian group’s European tour. He added, however, that his return to AC/DC would probably never happen. But, he said, “it would be nice to do one guest performance. [Former members] were all part of the band no matter what era they were from.”

Fonte: Blabbermouth.net