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

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[Captainpaintball]

They are one of the only bands where you can play a song from their early albums and later albums side-by-side, and not notice any real difference in sound. they haven't evolved. Which is a good thing! No 180 degree turns into disasterous experimentaion, no "finding Bhuddism", "the maharishi", or any other excursion into "spirituality" that ultimately screws up the music...

They are like a big-assed, beat up, smoke belching muscle car that just keeps running and running. Shooting flames out of the exhaust, waking neighbors, scaring old people and small children, AC/DC keeps on rocking down the Highway to Hell!!!

[Deetes]

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

Ain't spending my life here , I ain't living alone, Ain't breaking no rocks on the chain gang, I'm breakin out and headin home

Gonna make JAIL BREAK !!!!!!!!!

[Dan from Michigan]

And my favorite song from them - Problem Child.

"Dead or alive I got a .45, and I never miss."
"Say bye bye while your still alive, you time is through"

[streetpreacher]

My memory's a little foggy, but isn't "Touch to Much" Def Leppard?

[streetpreacher]

Bon seemed to preen while Brian looked like a construction worker.

[L.N. Smithee]

I still think of AC/DC as a guilty pleasure due to the devilish themes in their music. But any rock fan whose blood isn't pumped by "Hell's Bells" is already dead.

As I was listening to the chill-inducing track "Going The Distance" on the Rocky soundtrack (see above post), I was trying to figure out which songs contain the most musical adrenaline. Both "Distance" and "Gonna Fly Now" fit into that category, and so do songs like Queen's "We Will Rock You," The Ramones' "Blitzkrieg Bop," The Call's "I Still Believe," and LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out."

Any nominees?

[L.N. Smithee]

Who knew Angus was talking about Rosie O' Donnell??? I guess he spoiled her for other men.

[Deetes]

Yes it is great the rest is pretty bad a$$ too

Every night Street light I drink my booze Some run Some fight I win they lose What I need I like What I don't I fight N' I don't like you So say bye bye While your still alive Cause your time is due Cause I'm a problem child

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

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

[SamAdams76]

I saw U2 at the US Festival (underwritten by Steve Wozniak of Apple) back in 1983. That was one of the best rock performances I ever saw. Back then, U2 was dynamic and powerful, with songs like "Rejoice", "Tomorrow", "Out Of Control" and "I Will Follow". They had just released their War album and were on the verge of superstardom. Bono actually didn't make a single political statement and just sang his lungs out. The guy was a maniac, he climbed the scaffolding to the roof of the staging while belting out "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" from the new album.

I then saw them on the Joshua Tree/Rattle & Hum tour five years later. What a disappointment. Bono yapped half the time about Nelson Mandela and famines in Africa. The band robotically went through the motions, playing through a set list of songs and then everybody went home.

I understand the band revamped their stage show during the 1990s and got less pretentious but I never went back to see them. In general, I do like their music however.

[L.N. Smithee]

No. It wasn't. AC/DC made Def Lep possible.

[Never2baCrat]

<<<< Shoot To Thrill >>>>

One of my all time favourites. I'm in my mid 50's too. I have all their cassettes (when they were the in thing) before cd's. No other group out there that makes the sounds they do. Rock on!

[CaliGirl-R]

Nope, AC-DC Highway to Hell

On my cassette, side one, song 4.

You gotta hear it.

[Dan from Michigan]

It's off of the Highway to Hell CD.

[TheForceOfOne]

Excellent thread, you can all "Have A Drink On Me" and lets try "Given The Dog A Bone" while we are having so much fun.

Okay, I'll stop "Beatin Around The Bush" and tell you all my favorite AC/DC song, its "Let There Be Rock".

I'll probably get "Shot Down Flames" for this post but then again I have always been a "Problem Child" but I "Shoot To Thrill" while keeping a "Stiff Upper lip"

Well "Hells Bells" that was such a lame post! lol

[Dan from Michigan]

AC/DC also only wrote one political song that I know of.

"Burnin' Alive" which was a shot at Klinton.

[streetpreacher]

OOPS! Just remembered; Bon Scott. Was wondering why I couldn't hear Brian Johnson singing that ditty.

[CaliGirl-R]

"clears throat" cassette LOL That's how old my copy is. I had Back in Black on 8-track.

What is this "CD" you talk about? :)

[Always Right]

One of the best rock albums.

[CaliGirl-R]

I saw them in concert about 10 yrs ago in San Diego. I've never seen so many Harleys. I felt so safe there. One thing that sucked, they didn't sell beer at the venue this time. Probably because a bunch of drunken bikers wouldn't be so good. I love to watch Angus in his little school boy outfit rock out. He bared his ass to us that night!

The party in the parking lot before the concert was wild.