Reviews (page 5 of 14)
Some solid headbangers from down under. The perfect music when you're 13 years old. But other than the title track and If You Want Blood (You've Got It) these don't reach the heights of AC/DC's other famous album that came after tragedy a year later.
Dette er litt kjedelig. Noe av det er bra, men det er for repetativt og kjedelig. Veldig basic, men det kan være kult også.
Oh man. This ripped me back in time to when I was a huge Supernatural fan as a little teenager. As excited as I was to finally listen to this album, I still went in with lower expectations. The cover is a great representation of a culture I don't particularly enjoy: men trying to be cool and ultra masculine with no vulnerability in sight. To my surprise, it honestly kinda blew me away. The guitars were out of this world. Really fun, creative riffs, well executed and performed. The vocals are so unique and well done. Usually these kinds of "screeching" or "raspy" rock voices start grating after a few songs, but this just worked really well and had me locked in. The weakest point is definitely lyrics. Nothing really stuck out, the song meanings all kinda ran together, and the subject matter bored me. Not a lot of substance, but definitely a lot of fun. I'm going to rate this pretty high. I can't think of a reason to rate it any lower. It's not perfect, but it accomplishes exactly what it intends to in 40 minutes and accomplishes it well. 3.7/5!
AC/DC is one of those bands that feels like I know them well given how much they have played on the radio for the last 5 decades, but other than the title track, this was a new listen for me. I was surprised both at the level of consistency is creating great rock songs, and how many of the songs revolve around 'loving your girl'. Great listen, and excited to see more AC/DC appear on the list.
Unremarkable and bland.
Highway to Hell (the song) is a staple on my long drive playlist so it felt kind of wrong to be listening to it through headphones. Then the rest of the album also felt kind of wrong cause everything on here sounds the same.
It’s just SO fun. Time to dig out my devil horns light-up headband from the 2016 Rock or Bust tour. 👹
Great songs, albeit a bit too drawn out
Classic bangers
All sounds the same
Iconic
Same, same, same. 3/5
tbh not my classic rock, led zeppelin does it better
I couldn’t finish this one. I have heard enough AC/DC to know that it is not for me. Every song sounds the same and I feel like I heard the whole album after listening to the first two tracks.
Ein richtig geiles Hard Rock Album
Nicht schlecht an sich, aber irgendwie klingt vieles gleich bei denen.
Ganz geil, haben ihren Sound gefunden und ziehen ihn durch. Für mich besser ab und zu ein guter Hit, als ein ganzes Album am Stück. Trotzdem gute 4 Sterne
more honey guys with instruments. rock on. too masculine. don’t like the singers voice. unpleasant tbh
Несмотря на то, что не самый большой фанат голоса вокалиста AC/DC - альбом понравился
I mean, geras albumas, neturiu ka pasakyt Favorites: "Girls got rythm", "beating around the bush"
One should never, ever go into an AC/DC album expecting nuance, poetry, and Patti Smith level songwriting. Who needs that with killer vocals, sick riffs, and an album that you can bang your head to from beginning to end? Favorite Track: "Night Prowler".
A pleasant listen, was afraid of hating the album but it was solid throughout.
Find the vocals a bit grating, so listening to a whole AC/DC album is slightly hard work, but the vocals are probably the most iconic part. It also got a bit samey after a while. There's a little variation in the rhythm and the odd solo, but the instruments remain the same. Highlights: - "Highway to Hell" - good choice as a title track, classic very catchy song. - "Beating Around the Bush" - didn't know this one, don't know exactly what it was I liked about it but it stood out to me more than the rest. Straight 3 - None of it was bad, none of it was mind-blowing.
fun mindless rock. didn't think a band like ac/dc could have good deep cuts like the ones on here highlights: girls got rhythm beating around the bush night prowler
I immediately remembered he's incapable of doing a normal singing voice. It's a cool vocal style but it should be reserved for "big" moments imo. He is generally hard to understand. I hope he speaks like this in normal conversations otherwise what's the point! I kinda feel like I'm listening to the same song over and over. They all have the same structure. No standouts but I have nothing to complain about. Perfectly in the middle 3
Call me a philistine all you want, but this was so much better than that U2 album. Is AC/DC complex, meaningful music? No. Is AC/DC fun and do their songs kick ass and rock hard? YES! Sometimes the simplest things in life are best, like an ice cold Budweiser on a hot day. This album is that ice cold macro lager, it’ll always have a place. Very solid 4/5
The classic Bon Scott DC album. You cant complain about an album that opens with ‘Highway to Hell’. Which is an undeniably great rock song and shows off the band’s strengths perfectly. The opening riff, drums and the vocal intro is just faultless, as it builds to the epic chorus is so simple but also just pure perfection. Girl’s got rhythm continue to focus on the harmony between Bon’s vocals and Angus’s guitar. AC/DC tracks always have a groove to them (as well as a fair slice of innuendo) and this one is no different. I enjoyed Walk All Over You’s group chorus. Touch Too Much is a fun, infectious tune and is a highlight. The other tracks follow the same blueprint with If You Want Blood being another clear standout. Sometimes simplicity and an entire album following a very strict blueprint can mean it falls short, especially where there is such a classic track on it. But that’s not the case here, HtH is just a classic foot stomping rock album. It’s amazing to think that they were able to replace such a great vocalist who seemed so integral to their sound with another who just fitted seamlessly.
AC/DC are one of those bands that were on a lot in my house when I was young, as my dad is a big fan. I, on the other hand, am not. I like one AC/DC song - which is not on this album. Some I don’t mind or have a fondness for, like a couple here. Most I find irrelevant. The title track is obviously a classic, and I am fond of “Touch Too Much” off this album; the issue is all the tracks sound the same. Which is the overall problem I have with AC/DC: it all sounds the same. They are the Status Quo of hard rock. I prefer Bon Scott’s vocals compared to Brian Johnson’s, so at least I’m not a complete and utter disappointment to my father.
Finishing yesterday's beepy bloopy Brian Eno album and immediately moving on to Highway To Hell was quite a vibe shift. I really enjoyed the chanting backing vocals of Walk All Over You, but honestly I enjoyed the whole thing. The gang vocals on multiple tracks particularly are really fun, but I didn't even get annoyed by the guitar solos. The hook of the bassline on Love Hungry Man is very funky. Look, does this sound pretty cheesy listening to it in 2026? Yes, but you know what? Cheesy can be fun. This just makes me smile and tap my toes. The last words being spoken on the album being a quote of Mork (of "and Mindy" fame) feels very fitting, even if the song it appears on is tonally different from the rest of the album. I am wishing for a half star, as I think this is more a 3.5 for me but it's much better than a 3 so: 4/5
This album kicks butt. I'm a fan of this sound and it's now iconic from games like THPS.
Não desagrada , mas não cativa. Não é meu tipo de música, mas não me incomoda. Só mais um disco de rock’n’roll eletrificado
Proper riffs, such a good time
Never got the hype with them, all their songs sound the same
Simple, loud, hard rock. There is something to be said about using the same sounds, instruments, amp settings, etc.. for a whole record. There is no dynamics, not a minor chord in site-- no band in 2026 has the balls to make a record like this. 1979 was probably a fun year.
I liked the energy, definitely kind of repetitive. Need a few more listens to get into it.
I really wish i was more into heavy rock i’d feel a lot cooler but unfortunately i’m not wired that way, i can appreciate this is a good album but just not an album for me:(
I liked this album ok. I appreciate harder rock and huge bands, however in a folksy jam band girl at heart (with gangster rap in my soul).
Absolute classic. Give me a beer, give me another beer, give me a hell yeah. My first 5
Tremendo disco. No hay una canción de más. Es para escuchar haciendo ejercicios, para escuchar en la ruta, para descargar, para putear, para festejar, para todo
Definitely good, I love the guitar riffs, but I find all of the songs too similar, probably because hard rock it's not my thing. Maybe on second listening I would enjoy this more.
a decent listen but lowkey every song sounded the same except for Love Hungry Man which had a funky little bassline
It all sounds the same to me tbh but it’s still good stuff
All the songs sound the same
🥞
6/10
AC/DC has always sounded very samey to me. Highway to Hell is great of course
3.5
Great album! Haven't listened to it for years. Really enjoyed it!
Son un grupo muy monótono y pesado. No sé de dónde viene su fama. Y con todo, este disco todavía tenía su gracia por la novedad.
got bored
AC/DC also rocks. Just classic and fun. Makes me want to throw a few lite beers and party back in Gastonia where I grew up!
You know what you’re going to get with these boys!
3/10, 30%
4/10
++: Highway to Hell, Girls Got Rhythm, Touch Too Much, Beating Around the Bush, Shot Down in Flames, Love Hungry Man, Night Prowler +: Walk All Over You, Get It Hot, If You Want Blood (You've Got It) 8,8/10
like it. my fav: touch too much, night prowler
Az elején berúgja az ajtót, aztán kezd ellaposodni, mikor ugyanazt hallod 8-adjára. A gitársound zseni, a dobos ugyanazt üti végig.
Classic rock n roll
Один із лутших альбомів ас/дс, хочу мати його на вінілі,це просто сок,слухав його вже багато раз і ше раз з радістю переслухаю,10/10
Muito legal
DIdnt listen to album but know songs on it are good
Lavly
Great in a very simple way. Hearty vocals, superlative guitar and the clear recording allowing the drums to cut through in the background. The strong, high energy sound delivered so convincingly makes up for some of the repetitive elements. It isn’t revelatory but it doesn’t need to be, it’s just great.
I am at danger of repeating myself vs Back in Black. I am sure the critics will explain wide differences in the albums. I don't think there is. - Mega energy - Riff / drum formula and pattern that drives the whole thing - Chuck on top a neat but slightly demented vocal - Now polish the hell out of it This is what your left with. It is repetitive in some ways as a result but remains engaging and I don't tire of it which is to their credit.
Another album where AC/DC sort of nail it. OK, so each Song is a one-riff-wonder, the tracks are formulaic, and the lyrics aren't exactly deep... But its tight, its fun, the vocals are absolutely killer, and it rocks. AC/DC are one of those bands that I will rarely choose to listen to but every time I hear them, I can't help but enjoy it.
My first one on this journey, classic of course. Some songs I've ever heard before but all seem like the same song, not much variation. Still, love it.
Great album top to bottom
3/10
I could make the obvious comment that all the songs sound the same, but that formula works. Favorite song is highway to hell and that could honestly be because I heard it first and then the rest of the songs blended together a bit. I also loved if you want blood & night prowler
ac/dc is fun but after awhile it's all very similar!
Very screamy. All songs sound nearly the same. Good beats.
This is how a found out AC/DC are Australian?
Highway to Hell is a classic rock song. Hard to listen to entire album at once though
Finally getting round to listening to some of the early albums I've been putting off. Yeah this isn't for me - very Teenage Bedroom once again.
i’m going to be honest with you guys, i didn’t listen to this album i find AC/DC boring and i can’t find myself enjoying this one which is a hot take so im using my free pass to skip this one album but that’s it oka guys please understand.🙂
wowwww amazing
i don’t think I can get behind this sort of rock music. I cannot stand the 70s hair metal scene. It’s one of my least favorite rock genres rock eras ever. rest in peace to the original singer. I read that he passed away sometime ago, but his vocals just don’t do it for me. The two songs that I really like our girls got rhythm and night prowler.
80s workout/training montage music
Yeah man this sure is AC/DC
Of course the title track is a classic, but I found the rest of the album kinda boring. This isn’t my genre, but I still expected more and I think I’m gonna give it a 2 based on that.
Perfect in every way
Classic rock. Bangers. Good energy. Idk what else to say.
Super hot fire! Good god yesssssssssssssssssssss. This is the kind of album that puts many of the records included on this list to shame. AC/DC stands the test of time as the essence of energy and the key to the soul. When they started their formula was simple: Punch you square in the eye without remorse. 50+ years later, the formula is simple: Punch you square in the eye without remorse. Likely the greatest hard rock band to ever walk earth, an unchanging fact for the rest of time. Get this on and listen to it LOUD. If you don't understand a bit more about the important things in life after you give this at broken headphone volume, hang up the cleats early. Absolute powerhouse, 10/10 without hesitation
It's pretty damn good. I know Highway to Hell is the classic song, but Beating Around the Bush might be my favorite. I think the back half isn't quite as good as the front half, but this album is top tier.
YAASSSSSS este no me hace falta escucharlo es obvio
Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: Highway to Hell, Night Prowler To be honest, if you've heard Back In Black (also on the List), you've also heard Highway To Hell, and vice versa. This album just has two less rocket-to-the-moon hits on it (but there are still a handful that have quite high play counts). It's not bad music, it just very quintessential, stereotypical rock music. You put this on for background music when you're in the shop or the garage, or drinking beers with your buddies on a summer day. There's nothing deep to contemplate; No hidden meanings (sexual innuendos aside) to ponder. It's just hard rock music.
Classic one but not really my taste
I was not looking forward to this one, never been a huge fan. It was better than I was expecting, but all of the albums just sounds the same to me.
I really enjoyed this - I only knew Highway to Hell as a song and really like that and yet there were plenty of other great songs on this. Felt like a real rock classic.
Great album
This went on forever and scored 0/10 for the duration pretty much, albeit with a possible half mark for the title track given the opening riff and that the connection always makes me laugh when anyone mentions “Highway to Holiness” a VCFS organisation based in Haringey… I’d be up for albums on weekends too if others are? Tom.
Got me through a stale elliptical session and still has some fire and bite. The horns are a nice touch
Leather jacket speeding down the highway classic rock!!!!!
I like it
not my taste at all
Enjoyed it. Bit middle of the road again. Could rock on to it. But not much stood out.
Great start with highway to hell, but the rest was just as classic.
Unapologetic Rock N Roll. I can almost make it through the whole album without a break. Just good rock.
Classic. Just not always for me. Sad the best song is first on the album.
great album
3/10
Highway to Hell is an undoubtedly classic album. There is no shock when saying that everyone has heard this album. A culturally important phenomenon with some of the best and most iconic AC/DC sounds. Highway to hell has been featured in many movies, media, and will continue to be as long as rock is alive. Some of my stand-outs were Beating around the Bush and Shot down in Flames.
One of the greatest rock n roll albums of all time. Instantly recognisable. The title track and “if you want blood” stand out tracks
fire songs, nothing that’s really like WOAH but fun to listen to
Honestly not my favorite, I thought most songs sounded the same and blended into each other
Before metal they were a rock band with a better singer and real rockn roll songs
Pari hyvää biisiä
Classic. My type of dad rock
What can I say. A classic rock album with a lot of bangers.
catchy but not my vibe
vyer enjoyable
Mostly meh
every song sounds the same... took me back to my high school years tho.
A classic for a reason, hell yeah.
Only 2 songs that really had any substance, the rest was sex and rock and roll. Most of the songs felt like they had the same tempo and patterns, even the solos were pretty similar.
Banger of an album. This record is evidence that having an album full of songs that sound the same CAN work. Girls Got Rhythm, Touch Too Much, Shot Down in Flames and Night Prowler all great songs, as well as the title track. Overall a very enjoyable 41 minutes.
I mean...its ACDC...good 'ol rock and roll, good sound, bit of nice screaming, good vibes.
Better than I expected. And I actually prefer this over the Brian Johnson years. Still not my thing. Faves: Highway to Hell, Shot Down in Flames
Its a clasic for a reason, but a bit one note
I don't like AC/DC as much as I should. And I like Bon Scott less than Brian Johnson. Yet despite only knowing the title track I have to admit this was a lot of fun and varied enough in parts for AC/DC. Well done. The second half especially good.
I was gonna put onto he byrds today but it was raining and I didn't want to be miserable. So I put this on... And boy what a great decision. I heard this album a bunch but never fully indulged in it. It is great. A bit formulaic perhaps with the often utilised chorus gang vocal, but the grooves behind each track just make everything so much fun I don't care. There are stand out tracks like highway and if you want blood (thanks to empire records for my introduction to that masterpiece), but nothing here lets the side down. Nothing takes you out of the moment. I loved some of the rhythmic interplay between the guitars on touch too much. Beating around the bush reminds me of oh well by Fleetwood Mac, and they hit a status quo style stride with get it hot. I've always thought I preferred Johnson to bon Scott, but I don't know anymore, they both have a swagger that pulls you through the riffs and neither take themselves too seriously. Brilliant.
Tracks flow really well into one another. Production very crisp little reverb in your face classic plexi tone, everything cuts through really well balanced and warm sounding. Absolute classic of an album cover
Big riffs, big drums, high-pitched screeching. It's generic and formulaic, and it's pretty fun.
As a feminist, it deserves less than what I gave it. However, the guitar slaps. Musically gifted for sure.
Classic rock album, every track was enjoyable. Very iconic album cover. Touch too much is ontop for sure.
Run of the mill acdc. Nothing special. Title track is highlight
It's an album full of very basic, standard rock songs. There's nothing on here that really pushes the bar. And sometimes I like listening to basic rock music and that's okay! They might be a little vanilla, but goddamn if the songs ain't catchy. I do wish there was more variety in the lyrics. I don't want this to sound prudish, I don't have a problem with songs being about sex. I do have a bit of a problem when almost ALL of the songs are about that. It's hard to knock the band for that because songs about love, sex, and breakups have been overdone by nearly artist since the beginning of time. But it does get a little irritating when a band does the same topic over and over without bringing anything new to it. Yet again though, the songs are so. goddamn. catchy. It's soooo close to being a 4 for me. I give it a 3.8/5.
Yeah it's fine
Good 3. Really cool!
Great
4⭐️/5 01.03.2026
bon scott over brian whatshisface for sure but i can only really hang with the first two or three dc albums…
Just good, loud, simple rock. Mutt langes production is great. Sounds drag and clean still now.
if you’ve heard one song from this album then you’ve heard them all.
repetitive, uncreative, and inauthentic def their best album cover tho no favorite songs because nothing stood out to me
I don't like AC/DC. All the songs feel the same.
7/10 AC/DC always deliver exactly what you expect of them
This is NPC rock, unfortunately I'm not a so called "free-thinker"
Solid rock n roll album. Widely known. Super consistent. Sonically great. The best one with Bon Scott, if not best overall release from AC/DC. 3.9/5.0
82/1001 These guys have some great songs. Some bands like the Eagles have a greatest hits album bigger than all their other albums. AC/DC seems like they would be one of those bands. A band that I enjoy when I hear them but almost never play them intentionally. 6/10
pretty good
decent ! lots of the songs sound the same ? wouldn’t replay any of the songs but if they came on randomly , i don’t think i’d skip?
This is a very cohesive sounding album - they found the sound they wanted, went with it, nailed it. Probably need a few more listens before it’s a favorite of mine though
Great album. Classic songs
It's a solid album, it has some groove but like with other stuff by AC/DC it's just not that groundbreaking for me. It doesn't speak to me. Hence solid three stars.
One of the original sings from the balls singers. Now I feel like this is dorky rock that has been super over played and lost its luster a bit. 6/10
Not an ac/dc fan, not my thing
Realistically a 3.5, fun to listen but doesn't particularly stand out.
I loved this one! Super fun to hear this album and to hear the transition in their sound.
AC/DC was my favorite band when I was like 12, which coincidentally the best way to describe AC/DC is a 12 year old boy’s favorite band. It’s simple rock, nothing complicated here. Lyrics anybody with a 4th grade education could get. But it’s fun and it just works
4.4
Great guitar work but his voice can be a bit too much for me at times.
The penultimate great AC/DC album. After they blew their wad with Brian Johnson’s fist album with them on Back In Black, it was all autopilot from here.
I’m a hater I guess. Other than the opening track this album didn’t really do much for me.
I wouldn’t change the station if the title track came on. The rest of the album doesn’t do much for me: sophomoric lyrics, repetitive vocals.
They all sound quite similar and I wondered I like that fact or not. Im listening to it while studying and it’s kinda hurting my head but its probably because I’m not in the mood for loud music today. All in all I would listen to it again when I’d have the vibe for it. Some songs are bangers. 8/10
a classic rock album with an energy that helps get those dishes done!
Nice
Nothing
I find AC/DC has great songs but listening to albums is a bit of more of the same. Drops it to a 3 because of that.
As Winston Wolf says, "If I'm curt with you it's because time is a factor" - had four albums to catch up on today because of the holiday. I feel like this album deserves more commentary than I'm about to give it but I'm not really in the mood. I enjoyed AC/DC when I was younger but at some point it all started sounding the same to me. RIP Bon Scott.
Already 5 stars to counter the clueless haters here, wannabe critics.
It's a 3.5, The great songs ARE great but there is a Touch Too Much filler.
🥇touch too much 🥈highway to hell 🥉get it hot HM: girls got rhythm, shot down in flames, if you want blood (you’ve got it)
Un clásico, rock clásico, no puede fallar.
I wonder how much my daughter rated it....
Classic ACDC. Love it.
One of their best, but not their very best. Actually surprisingly weak relative to some of their other albums after the title track.
I forgot 'if you want blood' was on this record and I was pleasantly surprised by how cohesive this work was. it's just a jam fest with really fun drums and guitar. it makes me want to swing my hair and be a nuisance to my downstairs neighbours.
Used to love AC/DC, then stopped cause all their songs started kinda sounding the same. Fast forward to today and I realize that I’ve never actually listened to an AC/DC album all the way through. This was a fun time. Real rock and roll grooves, it was a little grimy, and hearing Angus on the guitar is never a bad time.
Good to hear a Bon Scott AC/DC album on here, even if it was his last one. I guess "Highway to Hell" unintentionally ended up being a swan song in that case. Anyway, this probably gets overshadowed by AC/DC's next release due to all of the hits featured there, but the makings of a group about to explode internationally are heard here. Not really any mega-hits outside of the titular track, but the performances are competent enough, with party/sex-adjacent lyrics as expected from AC/DC.
Léger 4 j'ai pas vibé tout le temps mais c'est quand même légendaire
Le pouler
Wesh ça c’est du rock qui roll hard. Guitare qui envoie, ça parle de femmes et autres amusements. La seule critique que je peux faire c’est que tout est très similaire. J’ai un grand regret d’avoir mis un 5 à Pump peut-être que je vais compenser ici
Tight sound. AC/DC at its perfection.
HELL (pun intended) of an opening track Girls got Rhythm. Has got rhythm If you want Blood - rocker
It’s alr not bad
AC/DC they could never make me like you❤️🩹
Not bad, added Night Prowler to my playlist.
Such a great but simple riff o start any album - then the drums kick in before Bon Scot’s gravelly voice melds it all together. Don’t need reason Don’t need Rhyme This is a great album. Everything from the brilliant album cover to the last chord oozes class
A lot of the albums from late 70s sound very dated, but this one is fun.
Good for what it is
No tenía ganas de escucharlo, pero me sorprendió. Me pasa, no solo con este género particular, que las canciones me parecen todas las mismas. Pero me alegra haberlo escuchado. Sí tuve secuencias de monotonía, pero también quedé boquiabierta con las guitarras, los gritos y esa voz hermosa filosa violenta expresiva, muy buenos sonidos. Lo bailé simulando que tocaba la guitarra, fue disfrutable pero me dejó un poco quemada (capaz fue la tuca que me fumé antes de que empiece) TOP 3 – Night Prowler, Shot Down in Flames, Girls Got Rhythm.
Oh wow Highway to Hell? Well I have definetly never heard this before XD. This was not a bad listen, but I knew all the songs inside out already.
Another solid classic.
Acdc is mid dad rock
Great songs and great flow throughout, easy rock to listen to and to spend the time. Good riffs and one of the best rock albums that have ever existed, sadly the last one with Bon Scott as singer, and leaves a great legacy with this one.
Good classic rock album.
A solid and fun listen.
One of my early favorites as I turned from a boy to a man. My adolescence reeks of this record. Not my favorite AC/DC record but one I did listen to a lot.
NO
i got to see ACDC in concert may 2025. they were amazing. this album is amazing too. i'd give it a 7.5/10
Hell yeah, this album goes hard!
Was kinda disappointed when this was todays pick ngl. Really wanted a weird underground never heard before album but oh well. Went into with an open mind, felt nostalgic, took me back to my guitar classes in elementary school. But overall just white cishet rock. Aka: not for me🤷
sonically nice but a little boring. forgot i was listening to it and did other things a few times getting through it. 6.5/10
Pretty cool.
I like Bon Scott as a singer better than Brian Johnson, but Back in Black had a slightly better set of songs (or at least more songs that I already knew). We'll call this one a draw. (Really it's a slight edge to Highway to Hell, but not enough to bump it from a 3 to a 4.)
Other than the hits, the other songs sort of blend together. Beyond the first two songs, there isn't much to explore. The lyrics leave a lot to be desired. The drums for every song are kick, snare, kick, snare. 2/5
Fun album
I've never been a big fan of AC/DC, and the songs on this album sound too similar to one another. I don't know, could have been better.
Solid and easy to listen hard rock, tho the hits are a tad above the average compared to the unremarkable other tracks
Are you kidding me?
Never really saw the appeal. Never liked the singing, still don't. The music is good though.
I'm happy for the guys' success, just like I'm happy for the inventor of paper towels. It's a solid product, totally innovative (at the time), and really important that it exists, but if we're being honest, it's also so straight-forward that it almost feels offensive. 3.5/5
Labai chill
I mean it is AC/DC. All the songs sounded the same.
It's hard to look at this album in isolation given the legacy of AC/DC since it came out, and arena rock is a hard sell for me generally. That said, the rock and roll of it all is undeniable, and this record probably encapsulates peak AC/DC and is therefore well curated. Solid 3 stars.
I didnt like a single song. I think it was his voice. And sometimes what he was singing about and maybe the brand. It could have used more variety of sound and pacing within the album. Nothing really stood out. I liked how quickly it was over. Im not sure the actual runtime but it felt short.
Angus: “Right then boys, firstly thanks for making the time. Because, yeah, look. It does feel like time we had a talk.” Malcolm: “Beer?” Angus: “No, no; I’m not sure a beer is appropriate right now, thanks though.” Malcolm: “Ok if I have one, though?” Angus: “Yeah, or maybe no… just have a beer, mate. Sorry. Once I’ve said my piece you’ll see what I mean.” The room’s quiet but for a little shuffling around. Malcolm doesn’t stand to get a beer. Angus, recomposed: “We’ve had a bloody good time. Written records I’m so bloody proud of. A bloody good time. Everything changes though. You keep doing things the same way, something’s bound to change along the line. It’s just to be expected. Sydney feels a lifetime ago, the harbour, the smell of that…” Malcolm: “You getting to the point, Angus, mate?” Angus: “Sorry, sorry. This is hard to say.” Bon walks in. Ciggy on, shirt all but off. Bon: “Mind the dishevelment, fellas! Hot in here, ain’t it? What have I missed?” Malcolm: “Angus was telling us about the smell of Sydney Harbour again.” Bon, cackles: “What I wouldn’t give for a sniff of Fremantle!” All laugh. The room, though already cramped, breathes easier for Bon’s being there. It isn’t the first time Angus has gestured to creative furrows further afield than ACDC’s typical heartland. It’s the first time he’s called a meeting about it specifically, though. Angus: “I think we need to try something new.” Malcolm: “Oh, fuck me, Angus. First they make us get rid of George, now you’re back on this too? This is the label, isn’t it? They telling you to listen to Neil Young again?” Angus: “No, no. I got here on my own.” Bon: “Well why don’t you take us with you then, Angus, mate? Show us. If you’ve found somewhere new to take us; if everything we’ve built is just so much, fucking … dust…” Angus: “I never said that, Bon, that’s unfair…” Bon: “… then why don’t you show us.” Bon looks around the room, mock apologetically. Most avoid his gaze; Malcolm, scratching at his chin, catches him and stares back, eyebrow cocked accusatorially. Angus picks up his guitar, downtuned a semitone. His fingers form an A shape, a D shape, a G shape. It’s the first time the world’s heard what will become “Highway to Hell”. The room is quiet. No one shuffles. Bon: “Livin’ Easy. Lovin’ free.” Angus: “You always say that.” Bon: “I know mate, but I really mean it this time.”
What I thought he said: 'evan eezy, evan fwee / sees a nagga on a woahman fry / as another leave me be / check a moma not a moments fied'...vs (look it up). Musically catchy with simple chords, the entire album is mumble, mumble...I want sex, give me sex, I have needs, etc. in increasingly insensitive and offensive ways. Night Prowler is especially bad - there is nothing cool about sexually assaulting a sleeping woman. And Love Hungry Man? What kind of sophomore locker room, immature, entitled bullshit is this? A much better lyricist once quipped: how could this mean anything to me -- and -- what's become of subtlety? Thanks MJK. RIP Bon Scott but seriously go to hell. The Cult > AC/DC forever. 2/5
Sure, this is basically the same song over and over. Yes, it's "Meathead rock" (apologies to Rob Reiner and his character from "All in the Family"). But, damn, when you have a song as good, crunchy, and perfect as "Highway to Hell" why mess with a good thing? The puerile, juvenile lyrics get old very quickly, though, over the course of an album. It's empty and it's ear candy, like a Big Mac meal for the ears and soul. And no one did it better.
Every song here is approximately like this: *Drums kick in, a persistent, steady, unadventurous beat* *really pedestrian power chords with intermittent shredding* *Bon Scott yowls something horny, or depicts himself as a badass, or both* Tons of white dudes 60 years old and up - "Holy fuuuuuuck ACDC is the best rock band ever, they just dont make music like they used to." Rinse, repeat Hard to take the boomers who shit on modern hip hop or pop seriously if they fail to recognize that this, too, was cringy posturing emptiness that was massively popular in its day. They were technically skilled for sure but made just deeply uninteresting stuff, Bud Light rock
"I'm sick to death of people saying we've made 11 albums that sound exactly the same. In fact, we've made 12 albums that sound exactly the same". -Angus Young. There is a brilliance to just playing balls out rock songs composed of 3 chords and the truth over and over. This could have been there apex with the death of the singer after this album but they kept going and just kept improving. 11 years later with The Razors Edge they were still releasing hard rock masterpieces.
I unfortunately don’t like the main singers voice. I saved Walk All Over You
pretty good made me feel tuff.
Guttastemning
I find AC/DC a bit samey
Pretty sweet album
Actually pretty good
i’m no music critic, but this album is badass
Only 1 stand out song. nothing good and nothing bad
good, not my style
Album #1 ACDC: Highway to Hell Good album to work out or do something high energy to, but once the adrenaline dump kicks in, there isn't much substance to it. Still, a fun listen and the title track is a classic. Best Tracks: Highway to Hell, Touch Too Much, Walk All Over You Worst Track: Beat Around the Bush Score out of 10: 5.5
8/10
I’ve never been an AC/DC fan, so I wasn’t expecting to really enjoy this anyway
The kind of music that makes you want to crack a beer and cheers it in the sky to no one in particular. This album makes me want to spin shitties in a field and cause mild public destruction. Rock n fucking roll. 🤘
I’ve heard this so many times over the years its no longer fresh. One of the first bands I saw live was AC/DC, and they rocked. Hell of a show. On this listen I was thinking only a 3-4, but I ought to give them a 5.
First time listening to AC/DC and I liked it a lot more than I thought I would 🎉🥹
All the songs really do sound the same but still a really good album
Didn't age well.
It’s just one of the classic albums
No puedo bajar de puntuación un disco de AC/DC por debajo del 3, pero aparte de Highway to Hell no he descubierto ninguna canción que me interese.
high octane rock and roll
If you like good ol classic rock its hard to go wrong with AC/DC. The great thing about AC/DC is if you have one of their albums you pretty much have all of their albums. There is a formula there and they are sticking to it. Is this an album you must listen to before you die? God no, you've already heard it a million times or one of their other songs that for better or for worse are pretty much the same. Im clicking 3 stars but honestly its a formulaic 2.67.
Maybe just behind Back in Black as an album, but with the same appealing flair & flavor to it.
AC/DC’s sound is instantly recognizable and damn near bulletproof. Even their weakest album still kicks the doors off most bands’ best efforts. Spinning one of their records feels like running into an old mate you haven’t seen in years, everything clicks right back into place, and you suddenly remember how much garbage you’ve been wasting your time on when you could’ve just been blasting AC/DC the whole damn time.
It's easy to see why this is considered a classic AC/DC album, it's pretty much all killer no filler. I know a good amount of songs from these, having been into rock music for over half my life, but never listened to a full album by them. There's a few surprises I've really enjoyed like Walk All Over You, and the high energy Beat Around the Bush which has some killer riffs. They've been called "one trick pony" in terms of their formula but it works.
Always have been a one-trick parody band.
Iconic band, with an iconic voice. Highlights: Highway to hell & Shot Down in Flames.
Very good, just not my taste
i really dont like ac/dc
Overall not a bad album! The first song was certainly my favorite/best on the album.
You know what you're getting with AC/DC. And it's good. It's catchy rock songs either directly about one thing or heavily hinting at one thing. It's just a steady stream of bangers.
I liked it more than I wanted to 4/5
Son great rock and roll! The title track is so incredible.
Outstanding sounds and fury! I love the sound of Bon Scott and the band was still doing fresh songs, they weren't yet in the, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" mode. Sure, a bit of it is repetitive but it still makes you want to get up and dance and bang your head.
A classic but not really to my taste
Great riffs, great hooks, but most of the lyrics make me cringe so I’ll balance it in the middle. 5/10 Favorite tracks- “Highway to Hell” “ If You Want Blood”
6.5
Acdc found a sound and stuck with it
Thank you for reminding me how much I do not like this band. I get the appeal to this band but my God it does not appeal to me. I honestly wish it did. I wish I see what so many people see in one of, if not, the greatest and most important hard rock band in music, but I just don't. And that's okay.
(devil horns emoji)
Any AC/DC album with Bon Scott is a 5 Star Album!
On se edelleen menevä levy!
All about bombastic energy, and they do it well. They have the formula for arena anthems for sure. I found my attention drifting towards the second half of the album. They are classic for a reason, but the dose probably needs to be less than an entire album.
Geht gut nach vorne - 4.5
Probably good but to me everything sounded the same. Couldn't finish it
ACDC was never really my thing, so while I appreciate the quality of the music, it's not something that I enjoy listening to.
It's Basic. Basically good.
Balsas nepakartojamas. Labai geras abumas, labai geros gitaros. Problema, kad man visos dainos tiesiog skamba thunderstruck lol
Embarrassing. Just listen to Big Bottoms by Spinal Tap instead.
I would never consider myself a fan of AC/DC. Everyone i knew as a teenager had the Live CD and Back in Black. They were never my choice when it was my turn to play music. Be that as it may this album is really good. Beyond the title track the remaining songs are well produced and sound good.
I am not a big acdc person and that's okay
Blistering Riffs, screaming vocals, a bit samey musically gotta be AC/DC but it’s just what the Dr ordered!
AC/DC is one that I never really clicked with. I mean I like the music but it’s not exactly like there is a lot to dig into. I enjoyed this album and like a handful of songs but it wasn’t exactly a revelation and my relationship with this band is exactly the same as it was. 3/5
Did not fit todays mood.
A few years back I listened to Back in Black alot and really got into the album - but did not explore the rest of the ACDC catalogue. Very much enjoyed Highway to Hell - not quite as polished as BiB - but it rattles along at non stop pace and is a great undemanding listen. Not quite a 5 but a high 4. No stand out track as they all pretty much sound the same - not really a criticism as I enjoyed the whole.
ACDC - you know what you're getting. High energy Bluesy rock. All much of a muchness.
A lot of AC/DC lacks variety for me I never get tired of the song "Highway to Hell" but the rest of the album is just, AC/DC. Pleasant if you like them but no other highlight songs for me.
Own this one. A banger
Great album
Only actually like highway to hell lmao
Absolutely straight up AC/DC. No nuance, no nothing. All rawk. I enjoyed it.
Fuck yeh part II
second ac dc album and i love this. genuinely gets me so excited and hype
нуу нормально. все песни очень одинаковые, но вроде бы даже хорошие
Classic AC/DC that doesn’t go wrong, and I don’t care if many of the tracks sound similar. Lot of new songs to me and I did enjoy them all, great album length so nothing overstays its welcome. 4.25/5
This was good!
Perfekt timing 🎯 enkel, men god energi
It is a classic, what can I say.. a little too repetitive for my taste
It has always been unclear to me what AC/DC are more like - Status Quo, or a shitty Hair Metal band, but without the makeup. What is clear is that they only make very silly formulaic rock. How much mileage you get out of this directly corresponds to how much you dream about fiddling with women. This, and any DC album, is essentially a Carry On movie in musical form. Do you like a solo? Hmm, I have a big one. Matron! I'm an Aussie and I like the bush. Ooh Matron! I bought a nice packet of biscuits, I just need to unsheath them. Matron! Would you like to CUM around and 'ave one? Oooh Matron! Have a little nibble, my dear, or maybe even a suck. OOOOH MATRON! I have made a mess in my pants.
Never really a fan.
Solid after solid, not much variety but that’s not what you come to AC/DC for. You enter this house for energy and fire and then you leave
Simple music for simple people
Really loved Brian Johnson’s voice on the first AC/DC album i got on the list, so curious to see how the OG lands… …Well, that is how you start an album. And your last one at that! 😮💨 and just the classic AC/DC, 80s rock sound. Fierce, sharp and full of heart and groove. Think I still prefer BiB (should have given it a 4* btw) but still a great sound and record. Get the gist after a while, but still lands well (3.5)
Metal/hard rock about parties, girls (a million of them, + w/ rhythm), and all manners of a 'touch too much,' Highway to Hell boasts peculiar love songs and not very good ones: an abstract 'she' pervades the album inanely and boringly. My issue w/ AC/DC is that they don't do one thing all that well: riffing, raspy vocals, choruses, backbeats, don't-give-a-fuck-attitudes. I know they brand themselves as 'simply rock and roll,' but this primitivism doesn't guarantee authenticity or good song writing: 'We're rising, falling, like at sea / You're lookin' so good under me'; 'You can throw me lefts / And you can throw me rights / But where were you last night?’ This isn't 'back to the basics' (that'd be the Ramones), it's back to the same shit, over and over.
I always through they were more like the Ramones. Tight 2 minute bangers. These songs were all a lot longer than I expected. I’ll leave that up to you wether it’s good or not.
Like the Ramones without any gimmicks and a double dose of sleaze. Overall it makes for pretty fun straight ahead rock and roll. 3/5
Great stuff.
4/5 8.3/10 has some bangers.
Their sixth album. Rock. Brilliant intro and first track. Highway To Hell is a classic Rock song. After that it is all a bit same, same over and over again. However it's a solid Rock album and AC/DC doing their thing. I prefer Back In Black though.
These guys put Australia on the map back in the day but after the kick-ass opening title track this record kinda falls off in my opinion. All I'm saying is if Highway To Hell is on this here 1001 list then Back In Black and maybe even For Those About To Rock both better be on this mother fucker then, too.
Anther classic album by the Aussies in this collection, and a fitting swan song for Bon Scott and his distinct vocals. I never really idolized AC/DC the way I did bands like Van Halen or even Iron Maiden, but I always respected their commitment and consistency, and this album is probably their finest moment. Curiously, there aren't too many outstanding tracks on this album for me, aside from the indelible title track and "Shot down in flames" and "Night Crawler", but taken as a whole it's a whole lot of heavy-duty rock filling your eardrums. Sadly, the videos to many of the tracks are incredibly boring faxu-live performances, and so clearly lip-synched/air-guitared that they kind of tarnish the otherwise fine songs. But very interesting to read how they chose/recruited "Mutt" Lange to produce the album and how transformative he was for helping them be better musicians.
Highway to Hell is great but everything else took me ages to get through. I think I've listened to parts of this album 4 or 5 times just trying to get through it. Nothing too compelling beyond the title song which now reminds me a little too much of one of the songs they did in School of Rock.
Ok, Ac-dc is better on playlists than a full album, but here sure is a few songs that would make any playlist better.
A bangin ride. Wasn't coming into this with high expectations given I'm not the craziest about the vocals on the biggest AC/DC hits but I ended up liking Bon Scott's vocals more
While it lacks the massive commercial footprint of Back in Black, Highway to Hell remains peak AC/DC—a masterclass in high-voltage economy. From the instantly recognizable opening riff of the title track to the swampy, blues-drenched finale of 'Night Prowler'—where the lead guitar bleeds out with the soul of a tenor saxophone—the album is a relentless, lusty romp. Between those pillars, the structure is admittedly formulaic, leaning on predictable verse-bridge-chorus transitions and key shifts. Yet, this rigid framework is exactly what allows Bon Scott’s vocals to shine; his whiskey-soaked snarl acts as a third lead instrument, dancing dangerously amidst the swirling Young brothers' guitars and the band’s commanding, metronomic backbeat.
Music that appeals to pot bellied beer drinkers and whore mongers on safari at drag racing venues...but that's a bit cruel. I get the attraction but not my genre at all.
AC/DC is probably too ingrained in my commercial psyche to review adequately. Like Highway to Hell is good, but it’s so culturally built in rock that it’s almost like listening to a windex commercial. It is good for what it’s worth, a bit one punch but to the point with their sound.
Bon Scott AC/DC > Brian Johnson AC/DC