Dave Evans is the baggiest douche in the history of douchebags. Throwing him out of the band prevented AC/DC from becoming the Australian version of Winger.

Exhibit 'A'.

The prosecution rests.

"chuck berry [...] which is where Angus got his duck-walk from"

jeez. i'm not even really a fan of AC/DC but even * i * knew that!
lol

madmann: Dave Evans is the baggiest douche in the history of douchebags. Throwing him out of the band prevented AC/DC from becoming the Australian version of Winger.

Exhibit 'A'.

The prosecution rests.



wow, I don't even like AC/DC and I thought that that was a shred of some kind at first.

madmann:

Exhibit 'A'.


LOL WUT

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Man, I don't wanna dog on the guy, but he's been clutching to every last bit of fame he can hold onto.

He was gonna come play with his band in my hometown one time, but he dropped out for one reason or another (I think it was around Hurricane Rita).

His voice sounds terrible though. Kudos to him for still attempting to make it after losing the greatest gig ever, but maybe he should try a career in something else, maybe get a job at Dairy Queen.

madmann: Dave Evans is the baggiest douche in the history of douchebags. Throwing him out of the band prevented AC/DC from becoming the Australian version of Winger.

Exhibit 'A'.

The prosecution rests.

Addendum to Exhibit 'A': His MySpace page (new window)

It's much funnier if you read that as "Dale Evans".

ScreamingInDigital: Exhibit 'A'.

The prosecution rests.

Addendum to Exhibit 'A': His MySpace page (new window)

DAVE EVANS aka KING OF ALL BADASSES

lol.

If anyone is interested, here's his whole take on getting kicked out. The whole interview is here (new window)

So why were you let go? All I've heard is something about you supposedly being too much of a glam rocker.

Yeah, that's bullshiat.

What was the reason they gave you?

Yeah, that's a bunch of crap. Malcolm had said that as an excuse for me not being in the band. But the thing is, if you go to my website, you'll see Malcolm in his blue and gold silk glam outfit in all its splendor - and that's in one of those new books that has come out too.

Yeah, there are a couple of new ones out I saw.

Yeah, there's one of them, "Maximum Rock and Roll" or something like that, you'll see a photo of Malcolm in his silk glam outfit. So I would say when he points the finger at me he's got three fingers pointing back at himself.

What excuse did they give you, though?

It's a long story. But mostly jealousy really, I guess. We were all young guys, and I was very popular with the fans, especially the female fans, you know what I mean? It was just a jealousy thing. I remember Malcolm pulling my hair one day. We were backstage at one of the gigs, I was cuddling a beautiful girl, and he pulled my hair. I turned around and he said, "What are you going to do about it? You want to come outside, mate?" It was just jealousy. It was a real jealousy thing. And I was very popular with the crowds, especially the girls, and it just escalated over time, like "You're a rock star!" Or "You think you're a pop star!" And that's one of the reasons why they didn't like Colin Burgess, because Colin had been a big rock star. When Colin was with us, sometimes we'd go out on the town in Melbourne when we were playing, and often Colin would turn up with a girl on both arms. He was a bona fide rock star. And Malcolm would snidely go, "You're a bloody rock star," and shiat like that. So he was always a jealous guy. Especially towards the rock stars. And when Colin went, then I got it. So that's the reason. I mean, we had a Top 5 record at the time. It was racing up the charts with a bullet. It was a hit record, know what I mean? There was nothing bad as far as performance was concerned, because we were doing well, and I was popular. That jealousy thing. I had nothing against those two boys at all. I was having the time of my life. It just started with all that sniping. In fact, when we stayed in hotels in those days, Malcolm used to share a room with me. We used to room together; we were friends! But then over time, he just started to resent me.

Dave's assertions are ridiculous...

He was too much of a rock star, so they replaced him with the much more mellow, low key, subdued...Bon Scott??? suuuure, buddy...whatever...

irockalot: If anyone is interested, here's his whole take on getting kicked out. The whole interview is here (new window)

So why were you let go? All I've heard is something about you supposedly being too much of a glam rocker.

Yeah, that's bullshiat.

What was the reason they gave you?

Yeah, that's a bunch of crap. Malcolm had said that as an excuse for me not being in the band. But the thing is, if you go to my website, you'll see Malcolm in his blue and gold silk glam outfit in all its splendor - and that's in one of those new books that has come out too.

Yeah, there are a couple of new ones out I saw.

Yeah, there's one of them, "Maximum Rock and Roll" or something like that, you'll see a photo of Malcolm in his silk glam outfit. So I would say when he points the finger at me he's got three fingers pointing back at himself.

What excuse did they give you, though?

It's a long story. But mostly jealousy really, I guess. We were all young guys, and I was very popular with the fans, especially the female fans, you know what I mean? It was just a jealousy thing. I remember Malcolm pulling my hair one day. We were backstage at one of the gigs, I was cuddling a beautiful girl, and he pulled my hair. I turned around and he said, "What are you going to do about it? You want to come outside, mate?" It was just jealousy. It was a real jealousy thing. And I was very popular with the crowds, especially the girls, and it just escalated over time, like "You're a rock star!" Or "You think you're a pop star!" And that's one of the reasons why they didn't like Colin Burgess, because Colin had been a big rock star. When Colin was with us, sometimes we'd go out on the town in Melbourne when we were playing, and often Colin would turn up with a girl on both arms. He was a bona fide rock star. And Malcolm would snidely go, "You're a bloody rock star," and shiat like that. So he was always a jealous guy. Especially towards the rock stars. And when Colin went, then I got it. So that's the reason. I mean, we had a Top 5 record at the time. It was racing up the charts with a bullet. It was a hit record, know what I mean? There was nothing bad as far as performance was concerned, because we were doing well, and I was popular. That jealousy thing. I had nothing against those two boys at all. I was having the time of my life. It just started with all that sniping. In fact, when we stayed in hotels in those days, Malcolm used to share a room with me. We used to room together; we were friends! But then over time, he just started to resent me.

lol

I occasionally see Dave at O'rileys here in Dallas, and he has been to a few parties that I have been too....he's a pompous tool.

I got into a fight with him once, fun stuff. I walked, he didn't.


/pulling shiat out of thin air
//like the flu

CarnySaur: It's much funnier if you read that as "Dale Evans".

YES!

madmann:

Exhibit 'A'.
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Words. They escape me.

Thank God he was kicked out of AC/DC.

/Saw them at the Tacoma Dome back in November.
//Best concert of my life.
///Check my profile for a shiatty cell phone pic of said event.

HE shoulda been the one who went out and been the lesson for Bon Scott.

I think his myspace page needs to use the phrase "KING OF ALL BADASSES" more often. There was a sentence or two in there where it didn't appear.

He should start a band with Pete Best and Glen Matlock.

Wow... He's a parody of himself.

Looking at his myspace page, it's hard to not feel embarrassed for him.

danduran: He should start a band with Pete Best and Glen Matlock.

Come on now. Glen Matlock was a bona fide Pistol.

whatever reason he left or was actually thrown out of the band, it kept ac dc from being just another one hit wonder.

I think it was the best for all things considered. Back in black would have never been recorded if he was the lead back then. IMHO that is one of the best albums ever recorded.

madmann: Dave Evans is the baggiest douche in the history of douchebags. Throwing him out of the band prevented AC/DC from becoming the Australian version of Winger.

Exhibit 'A'.

The prosecution rests.

Wow... he's not very good, is he?

/I'd never heard of him
//Too bad it couldn't have stayed that way

I just heard that Dave Evans is the KING OF ALL BADASSES. I never realized. All this time I thought it was Lemmy. What a shock!

Dee Snarl: danduran: He should start a band with Pete Best and Glen Matlock.

Come on now. Glen Matlock was a bona fide Pistol.

Yeah I know, it was late and I couldn't think of anyone else. Tony McCarroll?

If the "BAD" is dropped, then I'd say he has a point