AC/DC's 'Back in Black' cracks all-time top 5

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[Deetes]

Hell ain't a bad place to be

Sin City

TNT

Long way to the top

Live wire

ETC .........

The JACK ..... Both versions....

[axes_of_weezles]

Rock and Roll aint noise pollution
Rock and Roll will never die


.....

I going in, to Sin City

[Gillmeister]

SHAKE A LEG........one of the all time greatest rock songs

[SengirV]

Sooo close

[SamAdams76]

Around the same time Back In Black was released, Molly Hatchet released probably the the best hard rock single ever...Flirtin' With Disaster. I must have played that song 10,000 times since 1980 and I still never get tired of it.

I saw Molly Hatchet in Birmingham, Alabama back in the day and they would have eaten a sissy band like Coldplay for breakfast.

[CaliGirl-R]

I love "Touch to Much". "It was one of those nights when you turn out the lights, and everything comes into view. She was taking her time I was losing my mind, there was nothing that she wouldn't do".

Such good hip-rocking music.....

They rock in concert. One of my favorite. I think every song on Back in Black is great! Good housecleaning music.

[sourcery]

If I could only own one AC/DC album, it would be "Highway to Hell." "Back in Black" would be my second choice (on "Back in Black," my fav song is "What do you do for money, Honey?")

[Billthedrill]

In the beginning...back in 1955...

[SamAdams76]

A reviewer of Back In Black on Amazon.com summed it up perfectly in one sentence...

On this album, AC/DC has captured and perfectly transmitted the idea of MASCULINITY. It's a man's record full of men's images and urges. Rock 'n' roll is basically a man howling about his desires, and he often desires women, liquor, and guitars that sound like sheets of metal being destroyed by power tools. It's a very simple thing, really.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

The best stuff was pre Back in black.

I agree 1000%. Bon Scott really gave the band a personality. Brian Johnson is good, but could never quite fill those shoes.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Long way to the top...

Those bagpipes with rock and roll just can't be beat...

[relictele]

>> I saw Molly Hatchet in Birmingham, Alabama back in the day and they would have eaten a sissy band like Coldplay for breakfast

Would have loved to see MH with the classic Danny Joe Brown (RIP) lineup, especially in the south. Have also heard that they were loud to the point of causing nausea (inner ears took a battering).

[Dan from Michigan]

Great band and great album. Brian Johnson's best work. While it's not AC/DC's best work, I can listen to it straight through without hearing a weak song. No filler.

Their best is off of the Bonfire boxset. Two of the CD's from that are from a 1979 concert with Bon Scott. "Let There Be Rock/Live in Paris".

Best to average list IMO
1. Bonfire Box set(Two live sets, a reissue of Back in Black, and unreleased songs)
2. Let there be Rock
3. High Voltage
4. Highway to Hell
5. Powerage
6. Back in Black
7. If you want Blood (Live W Bon Scott)
8. Dirty Deeds
9. 74 Jailbreak
10. Live (Brian Johnson 92) 11. Ballbreaker
12. Fly on the Wall
13. Who Made Who
14. The Razor's Edge
15. For those about to Rock
16. Stiff upper Lip
17. Blow up your video
18. Flick of the Switch.

[rimride]

So come on have a good time,
And get loaded outta your mind.



Brings back alot of memories of my younger days.

[Deetes]

http://www.acdcrocks.com/

[Dan from Michigan]

72 Jailbreak.

74 Jailbreak

"There was a friend of mine on murder, and judges gavel fell. Jury found him guilty, gave him 16 years in hell."

[discostu]

Yeah, pre-hairband heavy metal is pure guys music. Thank God for the 80s hairbands though, it was hard for metalheads to get a date before they invented the power balad (though my wife prefers real metal).

[L.N. Smithee]

The best stuff was pre Back in black.

Well, the best days of just about any great band are the early days, when they broke through the prevailing trends to stand out. I was a huge fan of U2 when they first got airplay here in the States, but not so much now. They're decent, but back in the early eighties, they were a breath of fresh air. The megaselling, world famous, politically powerful group now could never create anything with the raw energy and excitement of "Out of Control," "Rejoice," or "Two Hearts Beat As One."

I recently purchased my first mp3 player, a 128 MB $30 closeout that nearly cracked open with the first 48 hours of use. But it still works, warts and all, and now have to decide what songs to stuff in it. Currently, I have Sponge, Meco (yes, THAT Meco), Weird Al Yankovic (when I really need some laughs at work), Adam Ant, Oscar-winning composer Bill Conti's Rocky soundtrack, and my current favorite band, Puffy AmiYumi.

[cripplecreek]

You're right. They've been around since 72 so that must be where I got that. Damn I was 8 years old in 72.

[SteveMcKing]

Apples n oranges... different decade, different sound, different everything.

My definition of an AC/DC fan is anyone who can tell the difference between a Bon Scott and a Brian Johnson song. If you think they sound the same, then you're not a real fan! :-)