AC\DC announce new album

[DLR Bridge]

Love their riff oriented tunes like this one. Ones where it's just banging on two, maybe three chords the whole way, like Play Ball, not so much.

[78/84 guy]

Name one song...

Your kidding right ? I love Bon more than anyone. But I'll give Brain his due.They did lot's of great stuff with him. He walked into a almost no win situation and did o.k. Sure they weren't big in America yet but they were other places. I would say the first 2 albums with him are great then it's hit or miss. But still a lot of good tunes mixed in there.

[Mr. Vengeance]

Name one song...

Yeahhhhh ok. Every song they've done since 1981 has sucked.

Don't be a 'tard.

[ELVIS]

No songs named, though...

[FORD]

[Mr. Vengeance]

No songs named, though...

Why would I waste my fucking time? Anyone who would make the statement you did isn't going to agree with any song I could name, and I'm not about to indulge you in your game.

[binnie]

Drives me nuts when a long running band puts out an album and people say "They haven't done anything good since...." and then name a 25 year old album. It's never true. They just haven't duplicated the stuff they did during their prime.

Latest album is a disappointment, but they've had some good material since fucking FTATR, people....

They've certainly done good songs since FTATR, but a good album? I'm struggling.........

[Mr. Vengeance]

They've certainly done good songs since FTATR, but a good album? I'm struggling.........

Flick of the Switch rocks, baby! Razor's Edge was good. Hell, Fly on the Wall was good.....It's hard to say they have BAD albums. Some are just better than the others.

[Nitro Express]

Bon Scott was the element of AC/DC that made that band great. They're mediocre without him. I've always maintained that Brian Johnson is the Sammy Hagar of that band.

I couldn't agree more WARF. There was a wonderful rawness and authentic vibe to Bon that never was equaled. I don't like my rock and roll too polished. This is why in many cases the first albums are the gems. It's like one of the guys in Metalica said. It's hard to write negative angry lyrics when you are getting a blowjob by the pool behind your multi million dollar home with a Ferrari in the driveway.

[Mr. Vengeance]

I couldn't agree more WARF. There was a wonderful rawness and authentic vibe to Bon that never was equaled. I don't like my rock and roll too polished. This is why in many cases the first albums are the gems. It's like one of the guys in Metalica said. It's hard to write negative angry lyrics when you are getting a blowjob by the pool behind your multi million dollar home with a Ferrari in the driveway.

I don't buy that, because AC/DC has never been a band that lived the high life, even though they could. And their lyrics were never angry anyway. AC/DC is rock n' roll. I LOVED Bon, but Bon is dead. Brian Johnson has done an admirable job replacing a guy who was beloved, and has done it a LONG time. AC/DC never would have made another Highway to Hell with Bon either.....can't be done. (It's my favorite album)

[binnie]

Flick of the Switch rocks, baby! Razor's Edge was good. Hell, Fly on the Wall was good.....It's hard to say they have BAD albums. Some are just better than the others.

Ok, I'd totally agree with 'Flick Of The Switch' (in fact, I think I reviewed that). 'Razor's Edge' was patchy to these ears, though. The one I like the best, however, is 'Stiff Upper Lip'. I find myself listening to that more and more. I think I like it because it's genuine - it's not big rock, it's pure blues, and AC/DC clearly want to be a blues band.

None of those records is as good as the '70s stuff, though. That doesn't mean it's shit. It just means it's a step down.

[binnie]

AC/DC never would have made another Highway to Hell with Bon either.....can't be done. (It's my favorite album)

I know a lot of people who agree with you, but 'Highway..' is my least favourite Bon record. I've always felt that Mutt streamlined them too much, and they lost some of the unpredictable raw power of 'Powerage' and 'Let There Be Rock' (my favourite - NOTHING sounds like that record, gutsy and thick).

[CVH Rulz]

AC/DC opened up the Grammy's in stellar fashion!
Grammies? Grammys? Aww...who cares!

[Carloscda]

AC/DC opened up the Grammy's in stellar fashion!
Grammies? Grammys? Aww...who cares!

Yea they should've done For those about to Rock as their last song!

[FORD]

A band that actually plays instruments was on the Grammys?

Figures it would be the one year I didn't even bother watching (because of all the autotuned untalented corporate bubblegum shit they usually have on)

[FORD]

Oh shit... here we go. The DEVIL made them do it!