From: PETER.GORMLEY@OFFICE.WANG.COM ("Peter Gormley")
Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll.acdc
Subject: Top AC/DC albums/songs...
Date: 17 Apr 92 19:39:05 GMT
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in sflfpINNhl7@agate.berkeley.edu (Greg Lentz)  writes:

>Seeing as how conversation has been very slow on this newsgroup, what are your
>Top 3 AC/DC albums (American or Australian releases) and your Top 10 AC/DC son
>s

I can't do this without breaking my answer up into Bon Scott and Brian
Johnson eras. So, here are the LP's, I'll need the weekend to think about
songs. All are US versions unless otherwise noted.

Bon Scott era:

1) Highway To Hell: This may seem a predictable #1, but I think it was their
   first LP to combine superior songs and superior sound (production). Bon
   sounds great on this one, and Phil Rudd's power groove drumming was
   finally given the up front production it deserved. There's great upbeat
   stuff (If You Want Blood..., Walk All Over You, Beating Around The Bush)
   midtempo (Highway To Hell, Get It Hot) and blues (Night Prowler). This
   was the first CD I ever owned, and I never fail to enjoy any song on it.

2) Let There Be Rock: What needs to be said?  Whole Lotta Rosie, the
   title cut, Overdose, and more! This LP just flat out rocks. The
   sound is messy, but it works.

3) Powerage: This was the first AC/DC Lp I owned, and I played it to death,
   so it holds a special place in my heart. "Rock-n-Roll Damnation"  is
   one of my favorite Bon songs, and I like the blues groove they ride
   in "Gone Shootin'". There's also "Riff Raff", "Sin City", and 5 other
   rockers that put this in my Bon top 3.

Brian Johnson era:

1) Back in Black: Talk about predictable #1's. However, Brian has never
   sounded better - and like Highway to Hell from the Bon era, I find this to
   be a consistent LP from start to finish.

2) For Those About To Rock: Another predictable choice, but with good reason.
   While the songs aren't as consistently catchy as on BIB, they are good
   enough to place this at #2. I've always wondered why they don't play
   "Snowballed" live, I think that may be the heaviest fast rocker ( somewhat
   in the "If You Want Blood, You've Got It" style) that the band has
   recorded in the Brian Johnson era. The title cut, "Spellbound", and
   "Inject the Venom" are also faves.

3) The Razors Edge/Flick Of The Switch: OK, I cheated, but I had to to get
   both of these LP's in. I find The Razors Edge slightly better than
   Flick, but the four of them (BIB, FTATR, TRE, FOTS) stand apart for
   me from the other Brian Johnson LP recordings. While Brian's sound is
   not as good on TRE; the overall sound,and the strength of songs like
   "Thunderstruck", "Fire Your Guns" , "Shot of Love", the title cut,
   and "Moneytalks" make this one really enjoyable. FOTS, on the other
   hand, has a garage jam sound to it which in its own way is very appealing.
   "Guns For Hire", the title cut, "Badlands", "Nervous Shakedown", "Bedlam
   In Belgium" and "This House Is On Fire" are my faves on this one.

   ***Trivia***
        The Dutch Damager and the Georgeous Glaswegian referred to in the
        FOTS liner notes are Harry Vanda and George Young, who apparently
        helped Angus and Malcolm  with some production ideas.

                 "Nobody's playin' Manilow...nobody's playin' soul!"


                               Peter
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