Acca/Dacca's tribute performance to Aussie rock legends AC/DC was one out of the box. Saturday nights show at the Loaded Hog attracted a full house and as far as imitating the masters these guys have got it sorted.

Larry Attard adapted well between AC/DC's two era's with the distinctive Bon Scott whine and Brian Johnson's tuneful screaming both mastered. The early Scott sound was done to perfection, Jail Break, Live Wire and Whole Lot of Rosie sounded just like the real thing.

They sang a great variety of songs with something for all AC/DC fans whether you're in to the old or more recent sound. Johnson fans would have gone home very satisfied as the band striped Back in Black of all its big hits including You Shook Me All Night Long which went down a treat alongside Thunderstruck from The Razors Edge.

With the great songs the band entertained with all the distinctive characteristics AC/DC are famous for. Wayne Brown, (Angus) stripped to his schoolboy shorts, played guitar on the bar, and traveled the bar on the shoulders of Attard, who was seen waving the Bon Scott trademark bourbon bottle throughout the show.
The audience was rapt, so much so that when the band announced their final song for the night Acca/Dacca and encore chants were echoing before the song grunted in to life.

For the diehards among us the highlight among all the big hits was an old classic, Sin City that Attard mastered to perfection. A fantastic song that even the young one's appreciated. The hype was justified, the performance was as close as you could get to the real thing.

By Gareth Williams
New Zealand Herald

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South West Rocked (2006) Summernats 2005 New Zealand Herald (2004)
Testimonial Casino RSL 2007
_ Larry, Just emailing you in regards to your performances here at the Casino RSM Club. Thankyou for the great show. Yourself and the rest of the band and crew conduct themselves in a very professional manner which makes business so much easier. We have received heaps of great positive comments from our patrons after the shows and look forward to the next performance. The show itself is a credit to you guys and sounds great as any AC/DC fan would agree to. The nights that we have had the show has shown a significant increase on average in bar sales which is a bonus. You'll always be the band that got more people than the Screaming Jets at the Club. Keep up the great work and see you soon at the Casino RSM. Regards, Mick Bullpitt Entertainment Manager _____________________________________ Back to top
SOUTH WEST ROCKED BY ACCA/DACCA (2006)
Story by Angus Green - “Macleay Argus” You would been Thunderstruck deaf but happy, after hearing AC/DC tribute band ACCA/DACCA use high voltage and even higher volume to pay homage to the greatest rock band Australia has ever seen. Five musicians with amazing talent, who took remarkably like the real thing, burst onto the stage into the auditorium at South West Rocks Country Club in front of a crowd there for one thing loud music and memories. The young guns were left for dead and the baby- boomers hit the dance floor and rocked, moshed and chanted the classics as the boys on stage hammered out their play list from the Bon Scott years, right through to the more gravelly Brian Johnson era. Those about to rock were saluted again and again by the lads on stage, Angus Young (Matt Rath), Bon Scott (Larry Attard) backed up by drummer Phil Rudd (Damon Joel), guitarist Malcolm Young (Mick Bristow), and bassist Shane Fluery played their list to perfection. Instead if you shut your eyes and just listened to the music exploding from their instruments, you could swear you were hearing AC/DC in front of a 200,000- strong crowd. While the size of the auditorium limited the crowd, a steady stream of rock fans flowed through the doors, not wanting to miss any part of the memorable show. It is little wonder AC/DC sales have increased since the boys hit the road as ACCA/DACCA in 2000. The quality of the music pumping out of the Marshall speakers inside the club was fitting testament to the committed and respect ACCA/DACCA has for the original AC/DC. Larry Attard’s narrative falsetto mimicked Bon’s rasp effortlessly, as you cannot have an AC/DC tribute and sing like Tom Jones. Larry’s voice and Matt’s guitar combines to take where long unruly hair, groupies and road trips dominated the rock culture. The younger fans were not forgotten though, while a blistering rendition of Thunderstruck finishing the night off after cries of ‘one more song ‘pounded throughout the club. Dozens of people without tickets sat near the door of the auditorium, just to feel the music, however they were not disappointed as the volume went up and up. After the show the band chilled out over a couple of quiet beers, and mingled with the locals. The mere mortals treated the lads like royalty, and were respected in return, the quality of there music skills and detail to which they adhere to the style to the original AC/DC band was effective in creating the echo of the Australian gods of rock AC/DC were. The tribute was more than just five musicians playing loud covers of AC/DC tracks it was a tribute to a band that helped define the rock culture. These guys are a must see next time they hit the valley, as the ACCA/DACCA - AC/DC Tribute show injected the South West Rocks Country Club with a dose of molten heavy metal rock. The five members live the rock life, love the rock music and lift the rock name to a new level. Summernats
"You know all the songs even if you don't realise it. From the early Bon Scott years to the current line-up, the crowd chanted along as ACCA/DACCA blasted out the AC/DC sounds. Lead guitarist Wayne Brown carried off the Angus impersonation perfectly, the uniform, the striptease and most importantly the trademark guitar riffs - everything was there. Backing it up, as good a sound you'd hope to hear from the lads themselves, though in a flat cap, lead singer Larry Attard looks more like Brian Johnson despite sounding like Bon. With all-time classics like The Jack and Let There Be Rock in the armoury, ACCA/DACCA was onto an instant winner with the Summernats crowd and the front few rows responded with an hour-long aerobics class of moshing and crowd surfing. They didn't shake us all night long, sadly, as there were other acts on the line-up, but ACCA/DACCA rocked the audience, including those far too young to remember the real deal first time around, and lived up to their billing as the greatest tribute to AC/DC." Justin Law - Street Machine Magazine 2005 __________________________________ Back to top
NEW ZEALAND HERALD REVIEW
Acca/Dacca's tribute performance to Aussie rock legends AC/DC was one out of the box. Saturday nights show at the Loaded Hog attracted a full house and as far as imitating the masters these guys have got it sorted. Larry Attard adapted well between AC/DC's two era's with the distinctive Bon Scott whine and Brian Johnson's tuneful screaming both mastered. The early Scott sound was done to perfection, Jail Break, Live Wire and Whole Lot of Rosie sounded just like the real thing. They sang a great variety of songs with something for all AC/DC fans whether you're in to the old or more recent sound. Johnson fans would have gone home very satisfied as the band striped Back in Black of all its big hits including You Shook Me All Night Long which went down a treat alongside Thunderstruck from The Razors Edge. With the great songs the band entertained with all the distinctive characteristics AC/DC are famous for. Wayne Brown, (Angus) stripped to his schoolboy shorts, played guitar on the bar, and traveled the bar on the shoulders of Attard, who was seen waving the Bon Scott trademark bourbon bottle throughout the show. The audience was rapt, so much so that when the band announced their final song for the night Acca/Dacca and encore chants were echoing before the song grunted in to life. For the diehards among us the highlight among all the big hits was an old classic, Sin City that Attard mastered to perfection. A fantastic song that even the young one's appreciated. The hype was justified, the performance was as close as you could get to the real thing. By Gareth Williams New Zealand Herald __________________________________ Back to top