Third Lung are a four-piece band from Reading and now, having signed to Marquee Records, they have released their debut on the label, a reimagined version of the AC/DC classic It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock n Roll). The track is in tribute to AC/DC who played it live many times at The Marquee Club during its glory days.

Third Lung are fronted by songwriter and lead vocalist Tom Farrelly who is joined by bassist Rob Jacques, guitarist, songwriter and vocalist Camilla Jurasek and drummer Sam Waugh and It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock n Roll) was released on 02/06/2023.

Completely different to the original, Third Lung really put their own mark on this classic AC/DC track. Slower in pace, and more acoustic in sound, this is a more bluesy version and the band sound more Led Zeppelin for this track than they do AC/DC, but this is in no way a bad thing as I always like to hear a band’s individual spin on cover versions and the band have very much succeeded with this one.

Bluesy guitar work that is slightly distorted gives the track a hint of a grunge feel and the band have added a bit of progressiveness to the track, which really does work. The song has a soul and feeling that is maybe missing from the original, and during the guitar solos, in particular, there is a real ambient, almost psychedelic, feel to the song.

The vocals on this version are different to those of Bon Scott’s, with more passion and feeling creeping into the lyrics, and this, once again, gives the song a whole different twist.

This is an absolute gem of a cover, one that I think many people, even die-hard fans of AC/DC, are going to love!

Awesome track!

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