AC/DC !!!

One of my favourite bands !! AC/DC : do you like them, what albums, what line-ups, and are you looking forward for the release of the new album?? Answer

You've got guts, Thirdeye-- AC/DC are great, maybe the finest hard rock band ever but you'll get a ton of resistance here, mostly cause the band is about as far from progressive as you get but don't let that bother you.

I like the Bon Scott era the most, "Highway to hell" and the live "If you want blood..." are my favourite ones.

I used to like them when I was younger, but they bore me severely nowadays.

I don't like, but respect them for their distinctive sound.

Rock 'N Roll Damnation. 

I've mostly been rather indifferent to them. 'Back In Black' is the only one I really like that much.  I've often found it somewhat unfair that whilst Status Quo have been pilloried by critics for doing the same thing for years on every album, AC/DC are even more guilty of this. IMO, Quo's first few Vertigo albums were all different, whereas I've never had one AC/DC album that has any evolution.

The album Let there be Rock is one of the best hard rock albums around.

Certif1ed wrote: "Highway to Hell" and "Back in Black" kick more ass than an ass kicking machine in kickass street - and "Back in Black" does it twice over with ketchup.

Atavachron wrote: Certif1ed wrote: Mind you, I'm only half interested to hear their next album, coz they haven't really lit any fires since "For Those About To Rock".      Though the live CD about 9 years or so was good and had 'Who Made Who' on it which aint bad.

    
AC/DC are always good value for money live - I've NEVER seen a band that can get so many people going. I last saw them in 1994 at Donington Park, where there were about 150,000 if my memory serves me correctly. It was the one they released a video and live album of, and, as on "If You Want Blood" and the Atlantic Sessions, the atmosphere is tangible - electric, you might say.

They've done good stuff since 1982, of course - I like Who Made Who, Razor's Edgs and Ballbreaker, but Johnson's voice has been giving out over the years, and the sheer power of BIB and FTATRWSY are not there any more. I must say that BIB really surprised me at the time - if you've ever heard Geordie you'll understand why!

Angus' riffs are more subtle these days - it's all good - but not "High Voltage". It doesn't matter though, as when they play live, everything gets 110%, and all the new stuff just serves to highlight how great the old stuff is - and never feels like filler.
    

Edited by Certif1ed - October 16 2006 at 03:28