For my last AC/DC review, I gave my thoughts on Ballbreaker (1995), now I'll be looking at Stiff Upper Lip (2000). I bought the Stiff Upper Lip album in June/July; it's all a blur now. The point is, we're here, and I'm ready to share my thoughts on the band's 14th (13th internationally released) studio album. "Stiff Upper Lip" started the... Continue Reading →
AC/DC was "back in business," thanks to the success of 1990s The Razors Edge, which contains "Moneytalks" and "Thunderstruck." It was their first (and only) studio album with drummer Chris Slade; though, he wouldn't last long as fate would have it that the boys would reunite with former drummer Phil Rudd, who left some big shoes... Continue Reading →
This past Friday, while helping my mom do some last-minute Christmas shopping, I went to the Book Off at Pearlridge, hoping that I'd find at least one new AC/DC album to add to my collection. It wasn't The Razors Edge (1990), but it was something better, AC/DC Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition (1992). As you've read in my previous AC/DC... Continue Reading →
I've been all over the place with my AC/DC reviews recently. But this time, I'm going to take on the band's follow-up to Blow Up Your Video (1988). I reviewed that album back in August, which you can find over here. Anyway, today we're focusing on The Razors Edge (1990), which supposedly is AC/DC "comeback" album; I say otherwise, however. ... Continue Reading →
Ok, that was a bit of an exaggeration, but it did get you to click on this review. Right? I was going to do a review on Queen's first album, but after a trip to the Book Off at Pearlridge this past Friday, those plans changed. I scored four kickass albums, including AC/DC's High Voltage (1976). The... Continue Reading →
Metallica's Load (1996) is known for being criminally underrated by many fans. So, if you know me, I'm all about checking out the underrated albums because you can get sick of the popular songs, but you can't get sick of the lesser-known songs! If I could sum up the Load album in one sentence, it'd be this: Metallica playing... Continue Reading →
AC/DC's Blow Up Your Video, their eleventh studio album (tenth internationally), supposedly, was their comeback album. I see things otherwise! There were only like four tracks I liked, out of the ten on there. The reasons being the song titles were lame ("Kissin' Dynamite" made me cringe so hard), choruses were not the greatest, and... Continue Reading →
It seems that AC/DC hit rock bottom when they released their tenth (ninth internationally) studio album titled, Fly on the Wall on June 28, 1985. At the time, MTV and 80s hair metal bands were the next big thing. As a way to stand out, AC/DC decided to make the album as raw and real as possible,... Continue Reading →
AC/DC's Flick of the Switch (1983) was their eighth studio album released internationally and their ninth album released in Australia. Besides being the third AC/DC album to feature Brian Johnson on vocals, it was also the final one to feature drummer Phil Rudd before his eleven-year departure from the band. The previous three albums got produced by... Continue Reading →
Honestly, when I first got into AC/DC, I was blasting For Those About to Rock We Salute You (1981) more than Back in Black (1980) because I've heard "You Shook Me All Night Long" a million times, but you don't hear "Evil Walks" or "Let's Get It Up" often. I wanted to dive deep into the band's catalog, so... Continue Reading →
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