AC/DC - Highway to Hell
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Free Music Review: Awesome Album Ruined by Loudness War
Hit: 1 Stars
"The Sound on this cd is SO much louder than the original" "This has got to be the best this album has ever sounded" Yeah, right. Highway to hell is one of the latest victims of the loudness war, and this cd is compressed to death. Clipping is evident and the sound is consistently grating. Too bad increases in technology mean worse sounding cds. Pick up the orginal Atlantic cd - its much more dynamic - and consequently better sounding. And to those who say older cds are mastered not as loudly as todays - yeah, that's the point - more dynamic range. If it's not loud enough, guess what? All you have to do is turn up the volume. Best AC/DC album ruined by HORRIBLE masteringFree Music Review: A Final Bow...
Hit: 5 Stars
AC/DC is in top form on this legendary album. Their playing is tight, the song writing is great, and Bon Scott's vocals take on a rougher, edgier sound on this, his last album. There just isn't a weak song here. You can rock all night to this one!Free Music Review: You can tell...
Hit: 5 Stars
That about nine out of ten of the one-star reviews for this album are all from the same prig registered under different names; he mispells "insted" in almost every review and constantly plugs Dire Straits, Foreigner and Metallica. Yeah, enough said. Amazon should really create a system to weed out spam reviews like his/hers/its.
Anyway, this album is a classic. If you listen to only a few songs and decide you dislike the entire work, just do us a favor and stick nails into your ears. Rusty ones, at that. If you listen to the entire work and still dislike it, well, your loss. Geddy Lee I'm sure will console you (I've found that the majority of AC/DC-haters are unfortunate Rush addicts.)
This is Bon Scott-era AC/DC at its most humble, in my simple (but correct) opinion. Earlier works were definitely raunchier, focusing moreso on cranking out rough-edged rockers whereas with this album, the focus switches towards a more 'produced' sound, courtesy of Robert John Lange. That's not to say it doesn't rock as hard as their previous releases; this album rocks - hard - and in spades, it just seems, not necessarily 'cleaner,' but more matured?
They're getting older, and it shows. By the time they laid out Powerage, it is apparent that they had determined to produce the best album they possibly could have at the time, not necessarily one that only rocks as loudly as it can just for the sake of rocking loudly. Powerage is an excellent album, and Highway to Hell really shows that they could take an idea that works and build upon it without changing formula, but also without simply repeating more of the same. This album really seems like one put together for the fans in mind.
AC/DC has definitely discovered their values by this album, and it's a shame that we could not have had Bon Scott around for at least a few albums more before he decided to...Well, you know. But did anybody really expect him to live to old age anyway?
This album was of course followed by Back in Black, an album which I'm convinced will still be listened to for decades to come.
Five star album.
Free Music Review: the key to a happy adolescence
Hit: 5 Stars
I don't mean echo the scads of great reviews written here, except to say: This album is a perfect multi-faceted gem. Whether a Catholic school girl or journeyman builder, Scott, the Youngs, Williams and Rudd seemed to have every one of us in mind when they struck those elemental chords. The effect is powerful, and resonates still. Best experienced in some social milieu: this is key to a few generations' "the first time I heard Highway to Hell" stories. Get one for yourself.Free Music Review: Highway to AC/DC!!
Hit: 5 Stars
This was the first rock album I ever listen to back in the late 70's.
This album changed my out look on music all together, as I've gotten older I've gone more metal like MEGADETH and SLAYER.
I still listen to this album from time to time, this album will always be one of my favorites!!
If you are a fan of AC/DC this album is a must have!!
I rate this album a 9 from 1to10!!