As the Wall Street Journal first reported, AC/DC are following in the path blazed by Eagles, Garth Brooks, and Journey, becoming the next big-time band selling a CD exclusively through Wal-Mart. Eagles and Garth, et al, made lite-rock (and country) sense. From an aesthetic standpoint, though, the guys behind TNT, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Powerage, For Those About to Rock (We Salute You), Back In Black, the aforementioned Highway To Hell, and the name "AC/DC"? Takes big balls, mates. It's the Brendan O'Brien-produced follow-up to 2000's Stiff Upper Lip, and though it'll officially be part of the Columbia catalog, you'll only be able to grab it by going into your neighborhood Wal-Mart when it's out this fall. Also, according to the NY Times, Fleetwood Mac could be next ... tusk, tusk. Thing is, Eagles' Long Road Out of Eden has gone almost triple platinum, so obviously there's incentive in this dying market. Remember, before iTunes recently took its place, Wal-Mart was the biggest music retailer in the States.
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