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Free Music Notes for Back in Black
Free Music Review: The Greatest Heavy Metal CD of All Time
Hit: 5 Stars
The Album starts off with a bell ringing, as a tribute to Bon Scott, the original singer who died before the recording of this album. The cover and start may be somber, but this is a loud, fun, heavy metal masterpiece. Not a weak track anywhere.Hells Bells 10/10
Best song on the album, in my opinion. The Bells leading to the powerful opening riff, is a suberb start to the album. A concert staple.
Shoot to thrill 9/10
A good song, with a great chorus. The riff and versdes are good, not AC/DC's best, but the fast paced thrashy chorus makes this song a classic.
What do you do for Money Honey? 9/10
A more pop orientated song, but not in a bad way, with a melodic riff and shout along chorus, this is different sounding to AC/DC's other more rough songs.
Givin the Dog a Bone 8/10
A less strong song, still way above your average heavy metal song, proving that AC/DC can do no wrong. On this album at least.
Let me Put my Love into You 9/10
Starts off like hells bells, with a bass drum instead of a bell ringing. This is another excellent powerful rock song. The bridge on this song is my favorite part.
Back in Black 10/10
The title track. What can I say? While not as big a hit as You Shook me.., this song is up there with Master of Puppets and Paranoid for the best metal song of all time. Ever bit of this song rocks!
You Shook me all Night Long 9/10
The closest AC/DC have ever done to a love song. Softer than the rest of the album, this song is still heavy enough to stop it getting into the top 10. Which is a good thing in my opinion.
Have a Drink on Me 7/10
Another tribute to Bon Scott. This song sounds similar to Givin the Dog a Bone. Still a fine song, but probebly the weakest on the album.
Shake a Leg 8/10
Different to the rest of the album. A very good song. The riff and tempo are faster than the rest of the album. Wether this is a good thing is up to you. I think this is a great song.
Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution 8/10
A slower song to finish off the album. This Song, Both finishes the album, and shows the critics that AC/DC weren't going to be going away for a long time. And they still arent.
Free Music Review: They Didn't Die in London
Hit: 5 Stars
I have been an AC/DC fan since I first heard the album (Notice the word album) "Let There Be Rock" at midnight back in the late 70's. Bon Scott had rough, raucous vocals and was rocking along at full pace when he died from alcohol in London. The album, Highway To Hell was kicking and AC/DC had finally gotten on top. When Bon died, it looked like the end but a little known lead man from the band Gordie was hired to continue on the head banging. Brian Johnson was his name, and he not only continued to carry the torch, he brought his own style to the band. Although Brian's vocals are similar to Bon's, they are also as unique and as powerful as Bon's. This album has your typical Angus Young riffs but also has a renewed energy that was a springboard for the next twenty years of rockin. By far, You Shook Me All Night Long, is the most popular song of this album and can also be construed as AC/DC's best song ever. It does have a commercial feel to it but it also has the sexual raunchness that we have come to love from AC/DC. From the moment you fire up the album with "Hells Bells" ringing in your ears to the final cut of "Rock And Roll Aint Noise Pollution" you will be completely satisfied with your purchase. There is not a bad cut on here. Although many people originally claimed that Bon Scott was the creator of this music and Brian Johnson just sung Bon's songs, this could not be farther from the truth. Yes, Bon was part of this but Brian, Angus, Malcom, Phil, and Cliff made this album great. Most bands are lucky to have a few hits here and there. And very few bands have albums that are great throughout. Even more rare is a band that has more than one album in which every every song on it is superb. Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, and AC/DC are a few of those rarest of bands. If you buy this CD, buy also their previous CD, Highway To Hell and you will have purchase two of the finest heavy metal CDs with the uniqueness of hearing Bon Scott on HTH and Brian Johnson on BIB. You won't stop rocking to either of these classics. I know I haven't and enjoy listening to both of them over and over. Peace out!Free Music Review: Back In Black
Hit: 5 Stars
This was my first AC/DC album...Maybe not the best choice for a first album, but a good choice nonetheless. I am still on the fence as to whether I like Bon Scott or Brian Johnson better.
My favorite tracks on this album are definitely "Givin' the Dog a Bone," "Back In Black," and "You Shook Me All Night Long," although it is all great material. The latter two are the main reasons I added this to my collection, the first song on my mind being "You Shook Me All Night Long."
Many people say they don't like Brian Johnson because he screams and, according to one rather amusing reviewer, "sounds like a cat with this b@lls in a vice." But hey, people--that's the sound they're going for. That goes for all the people who say Bon Scott only screams, too. If you think these AC/DC songs would sound better sung by someone like Robin Zander or David Lee Roth, you have another thing coming (No disrespect to Cheap Trick or Van Halen, by the way...they stand with AC/DC among some of my favorite bands).
And some reviewers say the music is too simplistic, nothing special, etc...Sometimes it's the simplicity that makes it sound good, you know...but then again what sounds good and what doesn't is an opinion I suppose.
Speaking of which, I am perfectly aware that you one-star reviewers are entitled to your opinion as much as anyone else. However, to say "AC/DC sucks" would be a complete fallacy and totally out of line. If AC/DC really sucked, then I really don't think they would have made it very far. It's the same ideology as the constant Red Sox fans vs. Yankees fans battle--if either of them sucked, then they wouldn't have made it to the playoffs. Do you get what I'm saying?
Of course, this review otherwise has no relevance to baseball.
So there's my review...Hope you enjoyed it...but if you're a supeficial jerk who doesn't think before he/she talks, then maybe you didn't...
Oh, by the way--LOSER is spelled L-O-S-E-R. You really are a total loser if you can't spell that.
Free Music Review: Still the best
Hit: 5 Stars
In February 2003, the American distribution rights to AC/DC's back catalog transferred over to Epic, their new label. Epic then reissued the band's catalog as remastered digipacks containing lavish, expanded booklets with plenty of rare photographs, memorabilia and notes.Although the digipacks may wear a little too easy, the sound is terrific, clean and muscular, enhancing the raw qualities of the original record. And "Back In Black" certainly deserves this kind of loving treatment; it is AC/DC's best and most popular album by far, having sold well over forty million copies worldwide, which makes it one of the ten best-selling albums ever, regardless of genre.
(AC/DC remains the single best-selling hard rock or heavy metal band in the world, nearing the 150.000.000 mark, and outselling bands like The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, and even the mighty Led Zeppelin.)
"Back In Black" is one of rock's all-time classic records. Not a single weak track is included, even the lesser-known album tracks are strong, and it is filled with powerful riffs, huge hooks and tough, bluesy grooves.
The lyrics are a joke, of course, all booze and sex and rock n' roll, and Brian Johnson screams rather than sings, but AC/DC at the top of their game wrote the best, catchiest hard rock songs you can imagine, like the grand, anthemic "Hell's Bells" or the magnificent title track.
And AC/DC doesn't just thrash away or plod along like your average heavy metal band; they literally swing on "Have A Drink On Me", and rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young churns out one sturdy riff after another. Just listen to the incredible groove he lays down on songs like "Given The Dog A Bone", "Back In Black", "You Shook Me All Night Long", and the slow, bluesy (and superbly sleazy) "Let Me Put My Love Into You".
Hard rock doesn't get any better than this. In fact, it barely ever gets this good.
Free Music Review: The Greatest Rock N Roll Album of All Time
Hit: 5 Stars
That pretty much sums it up. Most people know the story behind this album, but here's a short version if you don't: AC/DC had just had their big U.S. breakthrough with Highway to Hell, behind the guitars and songwriting of the Young brothers and the powerhouse voice and charisma of Bon Scott. Bon got drunk one night and passed out in a friend's car and was left there for the night. He vomited in his sleep, choked and died. Everyone assumed AC/DC was dead, but the band knew Bon's passion for rock n roll would want them to continue. They auditioned singers and found a diamond in the rough in Brian Johnson, then went into the studio focused on giving Bon the perfect musical farewell.Now, the album. The tolling of the bell for Bon ends it ominously but perfectly, leading into Hell's Bells. Right away I was blown away by the pure range and power Brian delivers. You know this is something special. Don't think they're playing mournfully either, this is still down n dirty AC/DC rock, just more intense. They get back to more typical subject matter with the fun Shoot to Thrill, and by the time you get to What You Do For Money Honey the middle of the album just grooves along like no collection of songs you've ever heard. The title track is an all-time great (just like everything here) metal march that is the most personally linked to Bon.Everyone knows You Shook Me All Night Long, and it still holds up. The album rolls along to the song that gives a great middle finger to the people that would come to call AC/DC too vulgar or juvenile: Rock N Roll Aint Noise Pollution. The perfect anthem for rock fans to pump their fists too, it closes the album with a thunderous bang. So enough of me talking, go get this album and see the greatness you're missing. Like the last song says it just "makes good, good sense."