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AC/DC APPRECIATION

GuzzoGuzzo 8,611 Posts
edited June 2007 in Strut Central
For those that love (real) rockI grew up in a void of rock music. I was so unfamiliar with rock that the first time I heard "Back In Black" I thought someone had made a remix of a BDP track.That was then, this is nowshow some love for Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams, Phil Rudd, and Bon Scott

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  • DJBombjackDJBombjack Miami 1,665 Posts
    For those about to rock... we salute you
  • FatbackFatback 6,746 Posts


    SOUL STRIPPER
  • edith headedith head 5,106 Posts
    i used to hate them. i don't know what happened or when i turned around



    bon is a freak

    also the videos for 'let there be rock' and 'jailbreak' are hysterical. i can't hate, they're fun
  • yoigotbeatsyoigotbeats 1,667 Posts
    For those about to rock... we salute you

    in my rah-rah "let's go get 'em" mood I was in days after 9/11 - that was the first record I played at my weekly jumpoff in Brooklyn.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    Do i "NEED" anything else after Back In Black? Really?
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    Do i "NEED" anything else after Back In Black? Really?
    "For those about to Rock" has about 5 good songs...worth the $1 you would pay for it.


    I was so happy the day I found the Aussie "TNT" LP...I now have all the records in their down under OG form...yeeuhh! (I dont have the "Can I sit next to you" 45 with the original singer, Dave Evans, however...can a aussie strutter help a dude out?)

    this is well worth seeking out as well...promo only steez...I found my copy mint with their first Atlanitc press release inside of it!


    great to spin out because during the intro of "Live Wire" this voiceover dude says "heres AC/DC!"
  • Birdman9Birdman9 5,417 Posts
    This is crucial:

  • rocco2nrrocco2nr 530 Posts
    I'm not an audiophile, but their 2-disc live joint is one of the best live recordings I have ever heard. a friend of mine who is an engineer at NHT pointed this out to me.
  • DB_CooperDB_Cooper Manhatin' 7,823 Posts
    Do i "NEED" anything else after Back In Black? Really?

    I thoroughly enjoyed this album as a youngin', and will still ride for it.
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
    The first ~10 years of his production career, Rick Rubin couldn't stop trying to get any record under his wing to sound as much like Back in Black as possible.

    Beyond Run DMC, LL Cool J, and the Beastie Boys...Exhibit A:

  • CousinLarryCousinLarry 4,618 Posts
    When they come on in the car I rock the fuck out. My wife hates them though so she makes me change the song after about 30 seconds.
  • FatbackFatback 6,746 Posts
    The first ~10 years of his production career, Rick Rubin couldn't stop trying to get any record under his wing to sound as much like Back in Black as possible.

    Beyond Run DMC, LL Cool J, and the Beastie Boys...Exhibit A:


    I've tried to "rediscover" this album recently. Not bad, but Love is the shit.
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
    The first ~10 years of his production career, Rick Rubin couldn't stop trying to get any record under his wing to sound as much like Back in Black as possible.

    Beyond Run DMC, LL Cool J, and the Beastie Boys...Exhibit A:


    I've tried to "rediscover" this album recently. Not bad, but Love is the shit.

    Yep, Love and IMO Dreamtime as well....plus 12" b-sides from that era like Sea and Sky and Little Face.
  • Birdman9Birdman9 5,417 Posts
    The first ~10 years of his production career, Rick Rubin couldn't stop trying to get any record under his wing to sound as much like Back in Black as possible.

    Beyond Run DMC, LL Cool J, and the Beastie Boys...Exhibit A:


    I've tried to "rediscover" this album recently. Not bad, but Love is the shit.

    Electric > Love

    on Rubin's production alone
  • DB_CooperDB_Cooper Manhatin' 7,823 Posts
    Do i "NEED" anything else after Back In Black? Really?

    I thoroughly enjoyed this album as a youngin', and will still ride for it.

    This was supposed to be accompanied by this photo:

  • DrWuDrWu 4,021 Posts
    A killer band. I remember just absolutely hating on Back in Black when it came out. I was into classic rock and it seemed like teeny boper music to me. In hindsight it was a stupid call. I love the stripped down drumming. No fills just four on floor chugging, kinda like old blues dudes. These guys have party rock down to a sceince.

    Batmon. Everything up to BIB is worth checking, particularly Highway 2 Hell and Dirty Deeds.
  • BaptBapt 2,503 Posts
    I don't understand this Music.

  • GenePontecorvoGenePontecorvo 5,612 Posts


    Electric > Love

    on Rubin's production alone

    "Aphrodisiac Jacket" is my shit.
  • parsecparsec 5,087 Posts
    don't let me in this thread

    I will refrain on hatting
  • rocco2nrrocco2nr 530 Posts
    I don't understand this Music.


    you sound black
  • GenePontecorvoGenePontecorvo 5,612 Posts
    I don't understand this Music.


    'Tis understandishable. It's very cerebral.
  • PrimeCutsLtdPrimeCutsLtd jersey fresh 2,632 Posts
    high voltage was the first cassette I ever bought. Night prowler is my fav. ac-dc joint at the moment...
  • SoulOnIceSoulOnIce 13,027 Posts
    Do i "NEED" anything else after Back In Black? Really?

    Yeah, you do, because the true vocalist of AC/DC
    was dead in the ground when that album was recorded.
    Don't get me wrong, "Back in Black" is classic material,
    and "Shoot to Thrill" is one of the top tunes they ever
    recorded - but Brian Johnson is maybe 1/10 the frontman
    that Bon Scott was.

    So, yes, you at least "NEED" the Jailbreak '74 record, if
    only because it's an EP so you can take it in a quick, easy
    dose. But, personally, the one AC/DC album I would keep is
    "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" ... despite the inclusion of
    the only-funny-when-you're-eight novelty "Big Balls," it contains
    the superior version of their best track ever, "Problem Child" ...
    and the title track is the "hit" that best captures their humorous
    brand of nihlism matched with a truly face-shredding groove.

    "For Those About to Rock" is like, a guilty pleasure. It's fun,
    but at that point they were writing songs to match the lightshow
    they were debuting on that year's tour, ya know?
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