IF YOU GOWhat: Back N Black, a tribute to AC/DC.When: 10 p.m. Saturday.Where: Rhythm & Brews, 221 Market St.Admission: $10.Phone: 267-4644.Websites: www.rhythm-brews.com, www.reverbnation.com/backnblacktheacdctribute
On the telephone, tribute artist David Jaynes’ voice sounds nothing like AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson. It’s warm and inviting with a slight drawl, not at all what you might expect from a man tasked with imitating the primal scream that made Johnson a rock icon.
Hand Jaynes a flat cap and vest, crank up the amps and shine the lights on him, however, and the lead singer of Atlanta’s Back N Black tribute will shake you all night long.
“You have to really push hard,” Jaynes said. “It’s really intense. You’re belting it out there. It’s a lot of fun. I love it.”
Back N Black started touring in 2007, but Jaynes’ love of AC/DC stretches back to the late ’70s, when he caught the band on the radio. Although he had heard of AC/DC, he dismissed the musicians on the assumption they were just another punk band with a little more popularity than the rest.