AC/DC - Highway to Hell
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Free Music Review: AC/DC Review
Hit: 4 Stars
I bought this CD for my son for Christmas. He loved it and I would purchase it again if I had the chance.Free Music Review: The quintessential Bon Scott AC/DC album!
Hit: 5 Stars
From the first chords of Highway to Hell, you can tell this is a winner.
Buy it.
Free Music Review: AT THE TOP OF MY LIST
Hit: 5 Stars
This album is why I love AC/DC. It seems to me that a lot of their records have great songs but it really depends on what a person connects with first by them in terms of style for what they consider their favorite. So if you started with High Voltage and fell in love, your obviously not gonna be that wild about their evolved sounds on Highway to Hell and Back and Black. Or maybe your smarter then that and love them all. I guess I do love all their albums, but this one really introduced me to their raw energy, and on this album it's just non-stop. One reason I like it better then Back in Black is because it's more focused on hard rock then blues which I personally like when it comes to mixing the two genres. On this album a couple songs even...gasp...have some tinges of punk rock. Now come on, how can you listen to Beating Around the Bush, Walk all Over You, or If You Want Blood and say that the speed and ferocity of punk didn't have any influence on them at all in the late seventies. Well anyway, every song on this album rocks hard and that's why I love it. Oh and by the way Bon Scott is at his best here. You can really tell the difference in the passion, energy and sheer volume of his voice on this compared to other AC/DC of the time such as Powerage or Dirty Deeds. The whole record in fact is maxed in volume and rage. So get the album, it's the apex of their hard rock style in the seventies before they went more blues rock and hopefully you wont be dissapointed with bare bones AC/DC. Free Music Review: Now this is REAL rock and roll!
Hit: 5 Stars
Ignore the naysayers who criticize this album and AC/DC in general. AC/DC is one of the greatest bands in rock history. Whether you consider them blues-rock, hard rock, heavy metal, or just down-to-earth rock 'n' roll, they do it great. Don't believe me? Look at all the albums they've sold and their tremendous fan base.
Anyway, back to the review...
Even though I wasn't born in the '70s, it was a great time for music. Bands like Led Zeppelin, KISS, Aerosmith, Queen, Rush, Deep Purple, Blue Oyster Cult etc. etc. etc., were achieving great success and producing great albums. AC/DC was no acception.
Although such early albums like "High Voltage" and "Let There Be Rock" were hard-rockin' classics, AC/DC was never really considered a "commercial" success. And by that, I DO NOT mean a sell-out band. I just mean that their records didn't sell as well as some other bands. However, that all changed with "Highway To Hell". I read that as of May '06, "Highway..." sold more than 7 million copies. More than that, Highway To Hell was a statement. If the '70s were closing out, they were closing out with a bang.
"Highway To Hell" 10/10: Absolutely killer song! The heavy guitar, especially in the solo section, and the groovy, pounding drums partner with the anthemic lyrics. Great rocker with a great hook. This is the type of song that everybody can like. My mom even loves this song whenever she hears it on the radio!
"Girl's Got Rhythm" 10/10: Terrific follow-up to the title track. Fantastic, blues riff and great chorus. I wouldn't be surprised if this was released as a single.
"Walk All Over You" 10/10: This five-minute headbanger shows AC/DC's maturity as songwriters. Love the progressive intro and the fast riff and drumbeat show just how hard these guys can rock. Awesome solos and great ending, THIS is a great song.
"Touch Too Much" 10/10: Very cool song with a catchy chorus and some hard-rockin' guitars/drum combo. I just love it when Bon Scott sings "She's got the body of Venus with arms.".
"Beating Around The Bush" 10/10: SPECTACULAR!!! I love this song, in fact, it's ones of my favorites on the album. The lyrics are funny and do a great job accompanying the rhythm that boasts a killer guitar riff.
"Shot Down In Flames" 8/10: Very good opener to the B-side of the album. Like I said, there are no weak tracks, but this one doesn't stand out as much as some tracks from the first half of the disc.
"Get It Hot" 10/10: Probably the first AC/DC song I know that's only two and a half minutes, but definitely NOT filler. The riff is simple, but catchy, and this would serve as a great song to dance to.
"If You Want Blood (You Got It)" 9/10: Another catchy one that just seems to be an awesome track to listen to while driving down the highway, for some reason or another.
"Love Hungry Man" 9/10: Once again, the lyrics really accompany the rhythm, and this is a great track about a common rock and roll topic... basically, finding a great woman by love at first sight. It's been done before, but this is something of a stand-out.
"Night Prowler" 10/10: Slower, almost epic song and an interesting way to close out the album. Although it's kinda dark, I heard somewhere it pokes fun at something or another. I don't really know what, but this song is, kinda obviously, something to listen to at night. Right at the end, Bon Scott quotes Mork and Mindy by saying, "Shazbot! Nanu nanu!" This was rumored to be the last take ever recorded by Scott, and the creepy thing about it is how "Shazbot! Nanu! Nanu!", was a way Mork used to end transmissions with his home planet with.
Anyway, "Highway To Hell" is a classic rock album that should be in everybody's collection, especially if you love '70s music, hard rock, blues-based stuff, and of course, AC/DC! Rock on!
Free Music Review: One of hard rock's legends
Hit: 5 Stars
This is where it all began for me. "Highway to Hell" was one of the very first albums I received. I own it on vinyl, cassette, and 3 different masterings on cd. AC/DC have been my favorite band ever since. I remember I had just got a boom box at the age of 14 and I got "Highway to Hell" for Christmas. At the time I knew very little about rock music and after I put the album into my player I was hooked. This record remains my favorite AC/DC album and one my favorites of all time.
This record just kicks plain and simple. AC/DC are the pure meat and potatoes of hard rock. With every album the listener knows what they are going to get, nothing but heavy riffs, steady rocking drum beat, kicking bass, great rocking vocals, and plenty of lyrics about sex, rock n roll, and having a head banging good time. "Highway to Hell" in my opinion celebrates these aspects the best of all their work. Alas it was the last album with Bon Scott. He died less than a year later. But the band came back with Brian Johnson and produced a hard rock milestone of an album, but I'll save that for another review.
The album starts off with the title track that defiantly sets the mood for the rest of record. This is a mood that is nothing but strait hard rock'n greatness. Angus's guitar work is top notch on this one. Bon's vocals are unmatched and are by far his best, and Malcolm and Phil keep the beat grooving throughout the whole record. Songs that follow the title track are equally as head banging worthy. "Girls got a rhythm", "Shot Down in Flames", "A touch too much", and my all time favorite AC/DC song "If you want blood you got it". A rip-roaring tune that shreds so hard one cannot help but get up and strut Angus's duck shuffle all up and down the house.
This album will always remain close to my heart. It was one of the records that introduced me to the world of hard rock and heavy metal. A form of music that only grows more and more broad in my listening preference. After my first introduction to AC/DC I have been on a highway to hell ever since and I've never looked back. Long live rock n roll.