Let There Be Rock

You cannot get a best of or greatest hits of AC/DC well not an official decent quality cd or album. So what I did was choose CDs with the most famous tracks on which I wanted altogether I chose four different albums all absolutely great

As good as it gets!!

6 on the dice

This shows a vast difference to their first 2 international releases, or 3 Australian ones. It is tighter and contains a surplus of good songs. Yes it does reuse the excellent 'Problem Child' from Dirty Deeds and try to pass it off as its own but its no matter as it does fit and it is such a beauty.'Go Down' is a great start. Not a classic but a good, beefy, filthy start, the riffs being that little bit meatier than of those past. 'Dog Eat Dog' is a typical catchy rocker that AC/DC can just do. The title track is by now immortal and it is a huge song. 'Bad Boy Boogie' is one of the also-rans of the album. It is a fine, rocking tune but it lacks a certain edge and quality that the others have. Then comes the aforementioned 'Problem Child' as a replacement for 'Crabsody in Blue' from the australian version. The excellent and almost bluesy 'Overdose' comes next. Slow and dirgey but has such power and such a riff that it becomes an almost classic. Then the actual classic 'Hell Aint A Bad PLace To Be' kicks in. It's good ;). Followed by ANOTHER belter 'A Whole Lotta Rosie'.First true band classic and a monster of an album. Despite it's release date it still sounds fresh today, which is why these songs will exist for a very long time.

I'm just updating my Acker/Dacker vinyl collection for ease of ripping to PC and had to get the best ever - Let There Be Rock. It just has that early raw sound that I've always loved and which they've lost since, though Black Ice is not bad at all. Didn't look at the track list on Amazon, thinking it would be a faithful copy, so bought it and eagerly anticipated its arrival. Put it on to rip and listen to just now and was waiting patiently for Crabsody in Blue, which I always loved on the original. Then the awful truth sank in... they'd replaced it with Problem Child! Not sure why, as that's on Dirty Deeds anyway and it's not a major issue, as for me, this is still the best AC/DC album. It would have been nice to hear the old, "Walking sideways, gives me the blues" again though and hence, four stars rather than five. Will have to get the vinyl out again. Bah! Incidentally, saw AC/DC as a kid on the Back In Black Tour in 1980 and always regretted missing Bon. Brian's fine, but he's just not as good for me and BIB was a bit of a let down after what had gone before. Oh well, each to their own. They're still the best rocking band out there.

If ever a band produced 1 great album and never again came close to repeating that brilliance it was Ac/ Dc. Most people suggest Back In Black is their masterpiece but, for me, aside from that title track the band became a pop/ rock boogie band from that point until now. This on the other hand is full throttle, strangle your jugular fast and heavy rock 'n' roll. If you listen to the follow up 'Powerage' it is a very good album in it's own right but following Let There Be Rock it could never withstand comparison. Balls to the wall rockers like Whole Lotta' Rosie, Get Down and of course the title track epitomise the band as a monster that steamrollered all competition and sadly were never the same again.So this album is 37 years old and many reviewers have gone into detail about the music so no point in me adding my quota. All i can suggest is, for those of you who enjoy the band's more popular and commercial material, i can only advise you give this a try. If you still prefer Flick Of The Switch, Fly On The Wall and the recent Black Ice and the like well good for you.

Brilliant in every respect

I was introduced to the music of ACDC in 1987 by an ex boyfriend. I went to see them twice that year and was moderately impressed. I went mainly because my boyfriend wanted to go. However, 24 years later I decided to invest in my first ACDC album - this one - because it has 'Whole Lotta Rosie' on it which I remember was pretty good. Well, what can I say? It feels as if I've been re-born when listening to this album. The first track 'Go Down' blew me away the first time I heard it and is being repeatedly played in my car because it fires me up for work each day. My family are now familiar with 'Whole Lotta Rosie', thanks to having no choice but to listen to it when we drive anywhere. I've converted them! The album to me is a classic which won't date, even though it was recorded in the late 70's. Timeless rock which would be a sound investment if this is your first ACDC album. If I had listened to this album all those years ago, I would have the whole back catalogue firmly in my collection by now. Buy it!!!!