AC/DC - Let There Be Rock (Dlx)
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Free Music Review: It's all about the guitars!!
Hit: 5 Stars
When asked to pick the best AC/DC album, it's a tough call for me between POWERAGE and LTBR. Although POWERAGE is my personal fave, LTBR is right on it's heals. No other AC/DC album has the same loud, obnoxious, nasty guitar sound that LTBR has. Period. It's evident from the very first track "Go Down" to the very last track, the classic "Whole Lotta Rosie," and on everything in between that Angus and Malcolm just plugged in, turned it to 11, and went for the jugular. If there's every been a good argument that AC/DC are a heavy metal band (which they whole-heartedly deny), LTBR (both the album and song) is that argument.
Not only is the guitar sound great, but the songs on a whole are magnificent. Bon's writing continues to grow from the earlier albums, combining sex, drugs, and rock n' roll with a good dose of humourous storytelling. Again, "Whole Lotta Rosie" is a prime example, as is the title song. Who else but Bon could pull off a shag story about a 19 stone woman so eloquently!?! To quote Angus, Bon truly was a "gutter poet!" In addition to the lyrical content, the hooks on this album are HUGE! The title track and "Dog Eat Down" are excellent showcases of the boys ability to work out some of the catchiest licks in rock history.
Bottom line, this is an essential album for any AC/DC fan (or any rock fan in general). If you're just starting out, you can't go wrong with this one. If you're an old timer, like me, this remaster brings the sound to an even better level, so even if you have other copies of LTBR, it's well worth the effort to get this one!
Free Music Review: WOW
Hit: 5 Stars
LET THERE BE ROCK in my opinion is AC/DC's first classic album. I don't count HIGH VOLTAGE as a classic album since it's actually a compilation of the best songs from their first two albums. You can tell this is going to be great right from the first song. GO DOWN kicks the album off with great guitar work, and the most inspired vocals Bon Scott had done up to that point. It's obvious Bon is peaking both as a singer, and as a lyric writer throughout the album. The entire band is much improved since the DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP album. Anyway, GO DOWN is a great opening track, and often overlooked. The second song is DOG EAT DOG, by now you should have your volume knob as far up as it will go. LET THERE BE ROCK is the third song, and it is as great as the first two. BAD BOY BOOGIE is the fourth great song in a row. PROBLEM CHILD is the next song, and it's a great song, but it seems out of place. And it should because it was on DDDDC. The next song is OVERDOSE, which has a slow build-up that AC/DC would use often for the rest of their career. OVERDOSE might be the weak point of the album, because it's just very good. Now we get to HELL AIN'T A BAD PLACE TO BE, at this point I'm trying to get my stereo to go louder. If anyone wants to know what AC/DC is about, just play HELL AIN'T A BAD PLACE TO BE. And finally we get to WHOLE LOTTA ROSIE, another classic song. Since I'm not a musician it's hard for me to describe this album. The best way I can describe it is loud guitars, loud drums and a very raw, hard sound. This is what rock music should be.Free Music Review: An Overdose Of Glory
Hit: 5 Stars
The third U.S. release of AC/DC (or maybe the second, its a long story), Let There Be Rock, stands out in the AC/DC canon. it's is an overall darker and (dare i say) more serious effort. Anfgus and Malcolm have traded in their meaty riffs for a shredded sound that is much more raw. And there's hardly a hint of production, hardly even any echo. And it's their best. No doubt. Bon Scott in all his glory screams and wheezes his best. And Mark and Phil pump that fat rhythm mercilessly.
The title track says it all. It's an epic with Biblical borrowings ("let there be light...sound...drums!") and three awesome solos. The final solo is one of rock's best guitar moments, expecially on the live version featured on If You Want Blood You've Got It. It's an appreggio filled mound of glry and Angus picks at the end of the fretboard. Classic. "Go Down" is Bon at his raunchiest, "Dog Eat Dog" (boasting another cool solo) is all down and out coolness. "Bad Boy Boogie" is just what it says, a funk fest of angry rock. "Problem Child" is actually from Dirty Deeds. Again, it's a long story. "Overdose," with a guitar lick that would echo into "Rock And Roll Damnation," is the most sinister track, with a menacing pace and great solos. "Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be" is Bon screaming and stuff. YAY! But the ending is the crown achievement. Every AC/DC fan knows "Whole Lotta Rosie," and the story behind it. Bon meets big strong lady...has fun. Yet another super AC/DC blues metal ending. And that's all folks.
Free Music Review: One of there best!
Hit: 5 Stars
Some may argue that this is AC/DC best album! And they may be right, its defnitly one of the best and one of the best hard driving great hard rock guitar albums to this date!
This is a 5 star album.....But i only give it 4 and half stars on this reissue!
I'll tell you why?
Because when the album was first released in Australia, it had a track on it called "Crabsody In Blue" which many beleive is the seaqull to "The Jack" its a diffrent sounding AC/DC song, almost slide guitar bluesgrass sounding! But the song did not make it onto the version that went world wide because someone thought it was too disqusting? or didnt want to promote a song about having crabs! HAHAHAHA....so it was replaced by a song of the Australian DDDDC album called "Problem Child" and also an unreleased world wide song "Rocker" which was on there second album in Australia TNT!
So the only downfall to this re-issue is they did not include "Crabsody In Blue" it should be there in its rightfull place amongst the rest of the great songs!
Crabsody in blue can be heard if you use the connect thing of this CD and use it to connect to the website. But you can only listen to it, you cant save it and keep it. But with so many people complaining about the errors and problems connecting to all that stuff, it just makes it annoying that they didnt just put the damn tracks on the CD themselves.
Free Music Review: Blistering and Raw Riffin': AC/DC at it's finest
Hit: 5 Stars
I'm not going to break this down song by song, but suffice it to say I have listened to a lot of rock & roll records in my day, and Let There Be Rock is an absolute gem. The echelon this record reaches is very scarcely populated indeed. The raw power and crunching riffs on this album are downright addicting and if they can't get your blood pumping, I'd suggest therapy!
Bon Scott was the heart and soul of AC/DC; my God, when they drew up the prototype rock & roll singer, Bon was it. Witty, charming, lyrically funny and clever, and with a voice that could strip paint off the walls, Bon and his mates are awesome on every song here. Ladies loved him and blokes wanted to be like him; I don't recall anyone ever saying anything bad about Bon. I love every single song on here, including the usual suspects Let There be Rock and Whole Lotta Rosie, but do not overlook a hidden gem in Overdose. Again, the riffs will sweep you up and blow you completely away.
I'm not going to knock the Brian Johnson version of AC/DC. Brian seems like a great guy and was a very good choice to replace Bon (if such can indeed ever be done). However, for my money the AC/DC between 1975 and 1979 is absolutely off the charts and all of their CD's should be in your collection if you like good old fashioned a**-kickin' rock and roll. Few, if any, have ever done it any better.